A/N: Yes! I'm back! Civilization is good, very very good. ::gets down and kisses the ground:: blech, okay maybe that wasn't the best idea, but who cares? I'm back!
Okay and now for the chapter everyone has been waiting for, for like a week and a half.
Previously on A Charming Alias
Sydney stopped running. She had been running for what felt like forever and still didn't feel far enough away. It started to rain on her the second she stopped running, Just great, she thought, looking around to see where she was. She was surprised to see where she was. She couldn't have run that far, could she? Sighing, she ran up to the house in front of her and rang the doorbell. She heard some fumbling of someone dragging themselves out of bed, and a faint voice saying, "1:47 in the morning, this had better be good." The door opened and the other party stopped it's mumbling, "Hey."
Sydney smiled a weak smile, and asked bluntly, "Can I come in?"
Vaughn's fabulous green eyes flashed with concern as he moved from the doorway so she could enter. Giving him another smile, she walked inside. "Do you want to tell me what happened?"
Forgetting all of her self control, she threw her arms around his neck, pulling him close to her, and sobbing into his white T-shirt. The T-shirt wasn't warmed by body heat which meant that he had just put it on to answer the door. Unconsciously, he wrapped his arms around her, comforting her the best way he knew how. He had the driving need to help her and make all of her pain go away, even if she was soaking wet. Sydney pulled back, wiping the tears from her eyes. His eyes caught hers, green meeting brown, pouring into each other's souls. The both leaned in, entranced by the other.
The kiss was soft at first, both gently exploring how they felt. As the seconds passed, they became more daring, taking their kisses deeper and more passionate. Hands took on mind of their own, caressing and stroking, causing small moans.
Sydney was the first to pull away, to realize what they were doing, "Michael..." The sound of his given name on her lips drove him to capture them again with his. She gave in, tasting the sweetness of his lips again. Remembering that she wasn't allowed to kiss another woman's boyfriend, no matter how much she hated that woman, drove her to push him off again. This time she took several steps away from him, forcing his arms to leave her. She suddenly felt cold and alone, "We can't do this, Vaughn."
Sydney was the only one who could make his surname sound sexy. Running a hand though his hair, spiking it even more- and he looked so hot with his hair spiked- he nodded, "I know, Syd, but that was one hell of a-"
"Stop," She interrupted him, "We can't and you know it. You have a girlfriend, even if she doesn't believe in a thing called monogamy." Sydney bit her lip hard realizing what she had just said.
"What?" Vaughn questioned. He had a feeling that Lauren wasn't faithful but when Sydney said it, it became horribly true.
"Nevermind," Sydney said quickly, turning on her heel to run out the door, "I shouldn't have come here. Just forget that I did. Sorry if I woke up your mom or sister."
"Syd, wait!" It was too late, she was already gone.
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Piper looked up from her book, hearing a knock at the living room window. She had called everyone she could think of, trying to find where Sydney had gone. Nevermind that it was the middle of the night. Vaughn had said that she had been at his house but had left already. And then Piper had called Leo next, spending most of the entire half hour on the phone with him talking about everything but Sydney. She had forced herself to hang up, feeling guilty that she was talking to her boyfriend when her best friend needed help.
Cautiously, Piper made her way over to the window and opened it. Rain spotted wind greeted her immediately, followed by Sydney stepping out the shadows. "Syd, where were you?"
"I kissed him," Sydney said, climbing into the house through the window. She was soaked but didn't seem to care.
"What? Kissed who?" Piper asked, closing the window after Sydney.
"Vaughn," Sydney answered simply.
"You what?"
"It just kind of happened, he was comforting me and then we kissed." Piper handed Sydney a blanket and Sydney wrapped up in it, then settled onto the couch. Piper sat next to her, waiting for her to continue, "And then I told him that Lauren was cheating on him."
"How'd he take it?"
Sydney shrugged, "I have no idea, I left before he could say anything." Sydney laid her head against Piper's shoulder, "This whole thing is just messed up."
Monday was going to be interesting, Piper thought, smoothing some of Sydney's wet hair. She noticed that Sydney was crying and just decided to let her cry it out.
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Monday came far too soon in Sydney's mind. She hadn't gone home all weekend and had refused to speak to anyone but Piper and occasionally Paige. She sat sullenly in the back seat next to Paige on the drive to school, staring out the window.
"Syd, you okay?" Piper asked, after Paige and Phoebe had already left the car.
Sydney snapped out her daze and noticed for the first time that Phoebe and Paige had indeed left. She nodded, slowly and gathered her stuff, "I'll be fine. I'm not so sure about my car however."
Piper smiled. Sydney was trying to lighten the mood but wasn't succeeding. Piper could tell that she was still hurting over her father lying to her and her encounter with Vaughn. She nodded, "Well, I'm going to class. Care to join me?" Sydney smiled and nodded.
"Hello my darling," Leo greeted Piper with a hug and a quick kiss. Piper smiled and kissed him again. "How was your weekend?"
Piper glanced at Sydney, "It was enlightening."
Leo frowned, "How so?"
"It's nothing," Piper said, putting her arms around his waist. "Syd, are we bugging you?"
Sydney laughed, "No, I think it's adorable, which is why I'm leave you guys alone." Sydney wandered off, despite Piper's protests for her to stay.
"So we have ten minutes before we have to at class," Leo said, suggestively. "Oh really," Piper asked, knowing what he meant, "And what exactly do you have in mind?" Leo kissed her and when he pulled back, she added, "Oh, I like the sound of that."
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"Hey Phoebe."
Phoebe looked up from her locker to see Cole standing there. A smile crept up on her lips at the sight of his handsome face. For the past three weeks, she had been confused as to where they stood. One minute he was flirting with her, the next he was distant and ignoring her. "Hey Cole."
"You have a gorgeous smile," Cole commented.
Phoebe only smiled wider, "You think so?"
Cole nodded, "Yeah, I think so." She blushed and looked at the ground, "What I wanted to ask was if you were going to the Halloween party at Weiss's this weekend with anyone." Phoebe shook her head, dumbly, blinded by his eyes, "Well would you consider going with me?"
Phoebe almost chocked on her spit when he said this. She swallowed hard, and nodded, "Yeah, I suppose I could."
Cole noticed her hard swallow and smiled to himself, "I'll pick you before the party."
"Okay," Phoebe said, almost out of breath. Cole smiled at her again, and wandered off. Phoebe stared after him, then when he was out of sight, fell back onto her locker and sighed. Finally, things were going somewhere with Cole.
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"Good morning, my beautiful lady."
Paige smiled as Glen wrapped his arms around her waist. Suddenly she was reminded of their first kiss. It was the Monday after their date and Glen had just come right up to her and kissed her. Afterwords, he said he was making up for what his brother had interrupted. She had no objections. "Good morning, my handsome prince."
Glen matched her smile and turned her around in his arms, "You don't have to call me a prince."
"You don't have to call me a lady," Paige answered.
"Well, I want to."
"Well, I want to, too." Paige replied, smiling wider.
"You two need a room," Richard said, coming up to the couple, "Or a closet," He added, as an afterthought. Paige stuck her tongue at him, Glen followed and doing the same immature gesture. "Same to you."
Glen turned back to Paige, giving her a quick peck on the lips, "I have to go to class and if I am late once more, I don't think I'll be able to go to this school anymore."
Paige smiled, and kissed him, again, "Alright, go and don't get yourself kicked out of school." Glen smiled and reluctantly went off to his class. "You coming, Richard?"
Richard nodded, "Yeah, just a sec." Paige shrugged and sauntered off to her class, not noticing that he was gazing after her.
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"Sydney wait!" Sydney caught sight of Vaughn running towards her and sharply turned on her heel to walk away from him. He caught up to her and grabbed her arm, forcing her to stay to the spot. "Syd, we need to talk."
"Funny, I don't agree." She answered, dryly, and yanking free her arm.
He reached out and grabbed her arm again, "Funny, I think we do." He replied with the same dry humor.
She glared at him, "What is it that you wish to speak to me about?" So, that's how she was going to play it. Act all innocent and confused like she had no idea.
"You know what," He answered, lowering his voice before adding, "Our kiss."
"Oh, right, that." She glanced around, "Maybe we shouldn't talk about it here." He nodded and followed as she led him to his own car.
Lost Darkness- Sorry I couldn't find a way to update before now, my dad wouldn't let me anywhere near his laptop. I don't think he trusts me.
LeoPiper24/7- You know me too well or I'm just really predictable. Anyway, you guessed that she was Vaughn's and guess what, there she was. I think I'm just too predictable.
x3Tinkerbell07- I think everyone seconds the notion of no school, at least everyone that I know. I still have yet to meet someone who wants school. Oh well, I hope that I don't meet anyone like that. That would be scary.
p3charmed4eva- I'm planning a another Leo/Piper chapter. They are so cute together and if Brad Kern knows whats good for him, they will get back together on the season premire. I mean, come on, they have 2, count them 2 kids together, they had better get back together.
Charmed-angel4- lol, the naked Vaughn-ness is great. You guessed that she was at Vaughn's too, I am to freakin predictable.
syadyniar- At least you have someone that you can pretend is your twin. Most of my frinds are to sane to ever be considered my twin, a sister maybe but never anything more. Yay, I have another person who says that they're my fan. I feel so special.
Princess Pinky- I think your review is the longest one I have ever recieved. That is so cool! There is some Phoebe and Cole coming. I feel so stupid for leaving them out of this. And I can't tell you where the call came from because it's a secret. And Rambaldi is on Alias. He's this prophet who lived 500 years ago and was able to predict things like cell phones. If you need more of an explaination, email me and I'll try to explain it better.
lil-whitelighter1114888- Thanks and I will.
neoripley- I'll think about the coupling of people from the different shows, we'll see where this fic takes me. I love Alias and Charmed too, they are the best TV shows on TV.
charmedeva- I'm glad and I will keep writing.
Chub- Well, if you want anything from Alias explained, just email me and I will do my best. I realize that I'm using some stuff from Alias and not explaining it very well, i.e. Rambaldi. Anyway, I am so happy that you like my fic. It makes me all warm and fuzzy.
pyschokitty3- Wow, I don't think I've gotten that many reviews from one person. Anyway, I noticed that Victor Garber plays Jack and he works with someone names Victor. Oh well, wierd things happen. Well, an hour and a half when they thought it would be like 3, put things in perspective. again, you guessed that she went to Vaughn's. Now I need to be more cretive and less predictable as to what these characters do. I wish I could write more, but I have absolutly no time right now. Thanks for all the updates.