My cell rung and Will handed it to me.
"Hello?"
"Syd?"
"Michael? What's wrong?"
"They want you to come down to the courthouse."
"What?Why?"
"I don't know. The judge just requested that you come down here."
"Um, Okay. I'll do my best to be there soon."
"Where are you?"
"Francie and Will took me out shopping for a dress."
"Did ya find one?"
"Yeah. You'll like it. Anyway, I'll be there soon. Bye."
"Bye."
I hung up, handed the phone to Will, and he put it back in my coat pocket.
"What was that all about Syd?"
"I don't know. I gotta go, guys. I'll talk to you two later, and Francie, here's money for that dress. Now, Just find me a pair of shoes to go with, size 7. Thanks. Pay ya back Later!"
I put my coat on, got in my SUV, and drove down to the courthouse.
"Syd?"
"Eric, what is going on?"
"I don't know. Vaughn is in there now."
I walked into the courtroom.
"Agent Bristow, could you please go sit by Agent Vaughn and calm him down?"
"Yes, your honor."
I sat by Michael.
"What's going on, Michael?"
"I don't know. If they say no, I don't know what I'll do."
"Don't worry about that."
"But we'll have to sooner or later."
"Let me take care of that."
He looked like he was about to cry.
"Come 'ere Michael."
I hugged him.
"Everything will be okay Michael. I promise."
"I know I should be supportive."
I pulled away and looked him right in the eyes.
"Did you just tell me that you weren't supportive?"
"Uh...Yeah."
"Don't you ever say that Michael Vaughn! You are the most supportive person that I know!"
"I'm sorry Syd. You need me to be your Guardian Angel and I can't be."
"Vaughn,"
"I know Sydney. Just let's get through this."
The judge got my attention.
"Agent Bristow?"
"Yes your honor?"
"Please approach the bench."
"Yes your honor."
So, I did.
"My sister went through the same thing you have. Why do you want to live?"
"That's easy. Look at all of these people."
I pointed my arm around behind me; towards Eric, Michael, My dad, and everyone else that was there for me.
"They all care so much about me and would do anything."
"I could tell. Agent Vaughn instantly calmed down when you walked in.
"Please. All I ask of you, is this. I need that medication. It's not the fact that I want it for myself. I need it so they don't feel the pain of...of my death. All of those people care about me so much. If I died, I don't know if they could stand it. Please."
I went and sat back down.
"It is this courts decision that Ms. Bristow receive the medication."
"Thank you your honor."
"Treatments are to begin a week from Friday."
"Thank you your honor."
I got up and hugged dad and Eric. I went outside to stand next to Michael.
"Hi Michael."
"Sydney, about earlier."
"Michael, don't worry about it. We were all worried."
"Are you okay?"
"I am now, yes."
"Tell, me about this dress you bought."
"It's halter-top knee length black dress."
"Too much information, Syd. Really."
"I know."
We laughed. Michael and I grabbed each others hand and began to walk.
"You hungry, Michael?"
"Are you, Syd?"
"No, I ate earlier. I feel like cooking you something."
"What did I do to deserve you?"
"Be yourself. I like natural guys who don't fake anything."
"You're not fake either."
"I know."
"Come on. Let's go somewhere."
"Where?"
"I don't know. Somewhere where it is just you and me."
"When?"
"Tomorrow. I know how you want to go to this dance tonight."
"I don't care about that. I just want to be with you."
"I want to be with you, too. But we're going. How about we go tonight after the dance?"
"What about clothes?"
"I already have some up there."
"You just think of everything don't you?"
"Yep."
"What are you? Some kind of saint?"
"That's me. Saint Vaughn of the wilderness."
"Come on. Let's go."
We went and got in our cars. As soon as we got home, Michael and I both jumped into the shower. After that, we finished getting ready. I put on my dress, did my makeup, and did my hair. I put on my dress. I was wearing a pair of diamond earrings that Vaughn had got me for my birthday. I was also wearing a diamond necklace that Michael had bought for me while he was in Japan. While he was in Japan, he also bought me a silk oriental robe. I heard a knock on the bedroom door.
"Can I come in Sydney?"
"Sure."
I was facing the mirror. I heard the door open and felt Michael's arms slip around my waist. I put my hands on his.
"You're beautiful Syd."
"and You're handsome."
He kissed my neck and shoulders. Michael also kissed my back where it was exposed by my dress.
"Michael."
"What?"
"We're going to be late."
"I can finish this later, though, right?"
"Absolutely."
"Okay then. Come on."
Michael and I drove to the place where the gala was being held.
"Sydney, you look great."
"Thank you. So do you."
I sat at a table with Michael, Eric Weiss, my father, and a few other agents. We talked and laughed for a while.
"Sydney, let's dance."
"Okay."
Michael and I went on the dance floor. We danced to a couple of fast songs. Michael and I's song, Mad World by Gary Jules, came on. I layed my head on Michael's shoulder and had my arms wrapped around him. Michael had his face kind of nestled into my hair/neck. He had his arms around my waist. He was whispering the words of the song into my ear. Vaughn pulled away so that we were looking each other in the face.
"Sydney Bristow, you are the most amazing person I know and I love you."
"Michael Vaughn, you are the most amazing person I know and I love you too."
We kissed and I layed my head back on his shoulder.
"I find it kind of funny. I find it kind of sad. The dreams in which I'm dying, are the best I've ever had. I find it hard to tell you cause I find it hard to take. When people run in circles, it's a very very mad world."
"Hello?"
"Syd?"
"Michael? What's wrong?"
"They want you to come down to the courthouse."
"What?Why?"
"I don't know. The judge just requested that you come down here."
"Um, Okay. I'll do my best to be there soon."
"Where are you?"
"Francie and Will took me out shopping for a dress."
"Did ya find one?"
"Yeah. You'll like it. Anyway, I'll be there soon. Bye."
"Bye."
I hung up, handed the phone to Will, and he put it back in my coat pocket.
"What was that all about Syd?"
"I don't know. I gotta go, guys. I'll talk to you two later, and Francie, here's money for that dress. Now, Just find me a pair of shoes to go with, size 7. Thanks. Pay ya back Later!"
I put my coat on, got in my SUV, and drove down to the courthouse.
"Syd?"
"Eric, what is going on?"
"I don't know. Vaughn is in there now."
I walked into the courtroom.
"Agent Bristow, could you please go sit by Agent Vaughn and calm him down?"
"Yes, your honor."
I sat by Michael.
"What's going on, Michael?"
"I don't know. If they say no, I don't know what I'll do."
"Don't worry about that."
"But we'll have to sooner or later."
"Let me take care of that."
He looked like he was about to cry.
"Come 'ere Michael."
I hugged him.
"Everything will be okay Michael. I promise."
"I know I should be supportive."
I pulled away and looked him right in the eyes.
"Did you just tell me that you weren't supportive?"
"Uh...Yeah."
"Don't you ever say that Michael Vaughn! You are the most supportive person that I know!"
"I'm sorry Syd. You need me to be your Guardian Angel and I can't be."
"Vaughn,"
"I know Sydney. Just let's get through this."
The judge got my attention.
"Agent Bristow?"
"Yes your honor?"
"Please approach the bench."
"Yes your honor."
So, I did.
"My sister went through the same thing you have. Why do you want to live?"
"That's easy. Look at all of these people."
I pointed my arm around behind me; towards Eric, Michael, My dad, and everyone else that was there for me.
"They all care so much about me and would do anything."
"I could tell. Agent Vaughn instantly calmed down when you walked in.
"Please. All I ask of you, is this. I need that medication. It's not the fact that I want it for myself. I need it so they don't feel the pain of...of my death. All of those people care about me so much. If I died, I don't know if they could stand it. Please."
I went and sat back down.
"It is this courts decision that Ms. Bristow receive the medication."
"Thank you your honor."
"Treatments are to begin a week from Friday."
"Thank you your honor."
I got up and hugged dad and Eric. I went outside to stand next to Michael.
"Hi Michael."
"Sydney, about earlier."
"Michael, don't worry about it. We were all worried."
"Are you okay?"
"I am now, yes."
"Tell, me about this dress you bought."
"It's halter-top knee length black dress."
"Too much information, Syd. Really."
"I know."
We laughed. Michael and I grabbed each others hand and began to walk.
"You hungry, Michael?"
"Are you, Syd?"
"No, I ate earlier. I feel like cooking you something."
"What did I do to deserve you?"
"Be yourself. I like natural guys who don't fake anything."
"You're not fake either."
"I know."
"Come on. Let's go somewhere."
"Where?"
"I don't know. Somewhere where it is just you and me."
"When?"
"Tomorrow. I know how you want to go to this dance tonight."
"I don't care about that. I just want to be with you."
"I want to be with you, too. But we're going. How about we go tonight after the dance?"
"What about clothes?"
"I already have some up there."
"You just think of everything don't you?"
"Yep."
"What are you? Some kind of saint?"
"That's me. Saint Vaughn of the wilderness."
"Come on. Let's go."
We went and got in our cars. As soon as we got home, Michael and I both jumped into the shower. After that, we finished getting ready. I put on my dress, did my makeup, and did my hair. I put on my dress. I was wearing a pair of diamond earrings that Vaughn had got me for my birthday. I was also wearing a diamond necklace that Michael had bought for me while he was in Japan. While he was in Japan, he also bought me a silk oriental robe. I heard a knock on the bedroom door.
"Can I come in Sydney?"
"Sure."
I was facing the mirror. I heard the door open and felt Michael's arms slip around my waist. I put my hands on his.
"You're beautiful Syd."
"and You're handsome."
He kissed my neck and shoulders. Michael also kissed my back where it was exposed by my dress.
"Michael."
"What?"
"We're going to be late."
"I can finish this later, though, right?"
"Absolutely."
"Okay then. Come on."
Michael and I drove to the place where the gala was being held.
"Sydney, you look great."
"Thank you. So do you."
I sat at a table with Michael, Eric Weiss, my father, and a few other agents. We talked and laughed for a while.
"Sydney, let's dance."
"Okay."
Michael and I went on the dance floor. We danced to a couple of fast songs. Michael and I's song, Mad World by Gary Jules, came on. I layed my head on Michael's shoulder and had my arms wrapped around him. Michael had his face kind of nestled into my hair/neck. He had his arms around my waist. He was whispering the words of the song into my ear. Vaughn pulled away so that we were looking each other in the face.
"Sydney Bristow, you are the most amazing person I know and I love you."
"Michael Vaughn, you are the most amazing person I know and I love you too."
We kissed and I layed my head back on his shoulder.
"I find it kind of funny. I find it kind of sad. The dreams in which I'm dying, are the best I've ever had. I find it hard to tell you cause I find it hard to take. When people run in circles, it's a very very mad world."