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own nothing....R/R please!!
Vaughn
Vaughn sat on one of the many crates and motioned for Sydney to join him. She didn't but instead sat across from him, not trusting herself to be that close.
"Sydney," he started gently, "talk to me about this, please?" he finished in more of a plea.
"Vaughn, I..." She looked down as she said it not wanting to meet his eyes; the same eyes that could read her so easily, the same deep emerald green eyes that could dive into her own chocolate ones and break her mask.
"Syd, talk to me. Did he hurt you?" he seemed scared to even receive an answer to his question. He knew her physical injuries to a degree but knew nothing of the mental damage he had inflicted.
She closed her eyes tightly, but nodded slightly.
"Sydney please, talk to me..." he was practically begging now, pleading for her to open up to him.
He knew she liked to keep her feelings locked away; that she had always felt like it was a burden to bother others with them. He had only just begun to show her how much it wasn't before she had disappeared, only just begun to truly know her. He knew she would probably never open up to him now, not after he had caused her so much pain, but he could try.
"Sydney ple.." he started but was interrupted just as he had begun.
Sydney stood and looked at him now on the verge of tears before she said, "I never should have come here Vaughn," suddenly her tears overwhelmed her before she continued; "I can't stand to be here anymore Vaughn. I can't stand to see you like you are. I need to leave this behind" and with that she turned from him her sobs echoing and growing within the warehouse.
She walked towards the gate slowly, but suddenly her tears overtook her and she stumbled to the floor. Vaughn ran towards her, but she had already gotten to her feet.
She underestimated her state and fell forward again, but this time Vaughn caught her and eased her to the ground.
She looked away from him as his arms closed around her. She looked at the floor, the wall, anywhere but his face, his haunting eyes.
He took her face in his hand and turned it towards him. He looked into her eyes and saw the hurt and pain within them. He immediately found the love he had had for her so long ago burning back within him. He held her tightly to him letting her cry into his shoulder, letting her rid herself of the demons she was fighting. He knew she would talk afterwards so he waited. All he wanted to do was to protect her from the pain in her life.
Sydney
Sydney hadn't wanted to, but she didn't know what else to do she melted into his embrace like old times and released everything: he anger, her pain, and her feelings all in the form of tears. She didn't know how long she had cried, it could have been hours or days for all she knew. All that was holding her to reality was Vaughn. He hadn't let go of her since she had started and she could tell he never would.
Her sobs slowly began to cease and she pulled away from him gently.
She looked deep into his eyes no longer afraid of him seeing her for what she felt and who she was.
"Vaughn," she started, "I'm so sorry for that." She said quickly
She was cut off abruptly, "Shhh Syd, it's ok, don't be. I know you needed to get it out. Now will you talk to me about what it is that caused all of that?" he asked just as gently and reassuringly.
He looked at her and studied her tearstained cheeks and puffy red eyes as she nodded slowly.
Vaughn
He knew this wouldn't be the best place for a discussion of this sort. He wanted Sydney to be comfortable, and being in a place that reminded her of the past and him was not a good start.
He picked her up easily and carried her towards his car. She said nothing as he placed her in the passenger side and moved towards the driver's seat.
"Sydney I'm going to drive us back to your apartment so we can talk, I think we'll be more comfortable there.
They rode in silence with Sydney choking back an occasional sob or two along the way. Vaughn moved one hand to rest on her back tracing circles to try and soothe her as he continued along the road.
He hadn't really been to Sydney's new apartment, but he knew how to get there. He had sat up so many nights very close to getting into his car and driving over there. He had planned the shortest route, the longest, and had even driven by it multiple times just so he could feel close to her.
He pulled into her driveway and got out. He checked for anything seeming out of the ordinary or somewhat suspicious, but found nothing. He opened the passenger door and let her fall into his arms again. He couldn't help but revel in how right holding her seemed.
He walked to the door and opened it gently closing and locking it behind him before he drank in her new apartment. It resembled her in every way. The walls were an even mix of light and dark paint seeming mysterious and somewhat guarded. He placed her gently onto the couch in what he assumed was her living room and sat down beside her.
"Sydney, talk to me." he said knowing it would be the beginning of a long conversation and night.
Vaughn
Vaughn sat on one of the many crates and motioned for Sydney to join him. She didn't but instead sat across from him, not trusting herself to be that close.
"Sydney," he started gently, "talk to me about this, please?" he finished in more of a plea.
"Vaughn, I..." She looked down as she said it not wanting to meet his eyes; the same eyes that could read her so easily, the same deep emerald green eyes that could dive into her own chocolate ones and break her mask.
"Syd, talk to me. Did he hurt you?" he seemed scared to even receive an answer to his question. He knew her physical injuries to a degree but knew nothing of the mental damage he had inflicted.
She closed her eyes tightly, but nodded slightly.
"Sydney please, talk to me..." he was practically begging now, pleading for her to open up to him.
He knew she liked to keep her feelings locked away; that she had always felt like it was a burden to bother others with them. He had only just begun to show her how much it wasn't before she had disappeared, only just begun to truly know her. He knew she would probably never open up to him now, not after he had caused her so much pain, but he could try.
"Sydney ple.." he started but was interrupted just as he had begun.
Sydney stood and looked at him now on the verge of tears before she said, "I never should have come here Vaughn," suddenly her tears overwhelmed her before she continued; "I can't stand to be here anymore Vaughn. I can't stand to see you like you are. I need to leave this behind" and with that she turned from him her sobs echoing and growing within the warehouse.
She walked towards the gate slowly, but suddenly her tears overtook her and she stumbled to the floor. Vaughn ran towards her, but she had already gotten to her feet.
She underestimated her state and fell forward again, but this time Vaughn caught her and eased her to the ground.
She looked away from him as his arms closed around her. She looked at the floor, the wall, anywhere but his face, his haunting eyes.
He took her face in his hand and turned it towards him. He looked into her eyes and saw the hurt and pain within them. He immediately found the love he had had for her so long ago burning back within him. He held her tightly to him letting her cry into his shoulder, letting her rid herself of the demons she was fighting. He knew she would talk afterwards so he waited. All he wanted to do was to protect her from the pain in her life.
Sydney
Sydney hadn't wanted to, but she didn't know what else to do she melted into his embrace like old times and released everything: he anger, her pain, and her feelings all in the form of tears. She didn't know how long she had cried, it could have been hours or days for all she knew. All that was holding her to reality was Vaughn. He hadn't let go of her since she had started and she could tell he never would.
Her sobs slowly began to cease and she pulled away from him gently.
She looked deep into his eyes no longer afraid of him seeing her for what she felt and who she was.
"Vaughn," she started, "I'm so sorry for that." She said quickly
She was cut off abruptly, "Shhh Syd, it's ok, don't be. I know you needed to get it out. Now will you talk to me about what it is that caused all of that?" he asked just as gently and reassuringly.
He looked at her and studied her tearstained cheeks and puffy red eyes as she nodded slowly.
Vaughn
He knew this wouldn't be the best place for a discussion of this sort. He wanted Sydney to be comfortable, and being in a place that reminded her of the past and him was not a good start.
He picked her up easily and carried her towards his car. She said nothing as he placed her in the passenger side and moved towards the driver's seat.
"Sydney I'm going to drive us back to your apartment so we can talk, I think we'll be more comfortable there.
They rode in silence with Sydney choking back an occasional sob or two along the way. Vaughn moved one hand to rest on her back tracing circles to try and soothe her as he continued along the road.
He hadn't really been to Sydney's new apartment, but he knew how to get there. He had sat up so many nights very close to getting into his car and driving over there. He had planned the shortest route, the longest, and had even driven by it multiple times just so he could feel close to her.
He pulled into her driveway and got out. He checked for anything seeming out of the ordinary or somewhat suspicious, but found nothing. He opened the passenger door and let her fall into his arms again. He couldn't help but revel in how right holding her seemed.
He walked to the door and opened it gently closing and locking it behind him before he drank in her new apartment. It resembled her in every way. The walls were an even mix of light and dark paint seeming mysterious and somewhat guarded. He placed her gently onto the couch in what he assumed was her living room and sat down beside her.
"Sydney, talk to me." he said knowing it would be the beginning of a long conversation and night.