Name~ Kristal

Title~ A Gift left Forgotten

Pairings~ Hopefully S/V, but V/L at least in the beginning! Maybe some others!

Spoilers~ any or All episodes before "A Missing Link"

Summery~ this take place after "A Missing Link." Sydney's life has been torn apart, but maybe a precious gift will bring all hope back to Sydney and maybe things will become clear once again. S/V hopefully!

Disclaimer~ I own nothing of any character on Alias. I own anyone who comes up in the story that you don't recognize from the show. Ex. Michelle is mine.

A/N~ No one reviewed my last chapter. I'm such a horrible writer! Oh well Kristal you have some people who like your writing on other stories! Yes other people like my other stories just no this one. This on sux, yes Kristal it sux!

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After Jack Bristow left that night Sydney only wanted to run and find her daughter. But she didn't know what to expect when she found her child. She knew that the child knew her, for Simon told her that she had never been gone so long from the child before. But also whom was the girl staying with?

But the question that haunted her still remained unanswered. Who was her daughter's father? The question seemed to be obvious but to her, it could be anyone depending on her child's exact age. All she knew was it was at least one, but that could have given her several mouths to meet someone, or other wise the child would be Vaughn's. Sydney didn't know what was worse.

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Lauren was tired when she reached her house. Her car pulled into the garage next to her husband's SUV. Seeing her husband's car brought fresh tears to her eyes.

She wiped a tear away from her cheek as she headed into her home. The house was quiet and empty and seemed so deserted. It had been this way since her husband had gone missing. And Lauren only blamed one person and that was Sydney Bristow.

Lauren Reed hated Sydney; she was the reason Michael was missing, the reason for everything that had gone wrong in the past few weeks. But Lauren only hated Sydney for making her husband go on that mission and disappearing. But also there was another reason, Michael Vaughn still loved Sydney Bristow, and she knew it.

But yet again, it was Sydney who was the reason for their meeting. Well get technical and it would be her mother, but Michael and the others knew Irina Derevko through Sydney and Jack Bristow.

As she opened the door to her bedroom Lauren slipped into her researching. But as new information was popping up and phone ring made all the difference. Lauren answered it lazily.

"Hello?" Lauren asked.

"We found the whereabouts of your husband Michael Vaughn!" It took Lauren a minute to register what the man on the other line was talking about. But when the sentence Dixon had said reached her brain, she screamed in joy.

"Where?" Lauren ordered into the phone with such excitement, yet also a tincture of worry.

"His body was found by a farmed and was brought to a hospital." Dixon told Michael Vaughn's desperate wife.

Lauren breathed deeply into the phone and all the blood seemed to disappear from her body. She started shaking and her heart completely left her. All the hope and faith that she had had was flowing from her.

'No, no, this can't be happening. Michael is alive, he's alive, is just visiting his mother in France, or he's a Eric's, yes he's at Eric's house. I'll go to sleep and he'll be holding me when I wake up tomorrow morning. He's safe and he's here in LA. Please.'

Lauren went over and over in her mind that Michael was alive and safe. But she knew the truth, and all she wanted was to die. Tears streamed down her cheeks and she quivered and shook.

"Hello?" Dixon asked into the phone. He knew how hard it was, and all he wanted was the best for Lauren Reed right now. "Please Lauren, please answer me."

"His body?"

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A/N: Sorry for the VERY, emphasize very, short chapter. But since no one reads this, no one will care. I guess I'm just talking to my self. You're not talking to yourself Kristal; no I guess I'm not. I updated 5 different stories today so this is you Christmas present everyone! I still have my Hp, LotR, and Charmed fics to work on. But I got both Alias ones, both Buffy ones, and my X-man one! So go me!

Laterz, and PLEASE, please.. Review!