I know I've said it before, but thanks to everyone for reading and commenting. It means so much and makes my day. I hope you enjoy this chapter and stick with the story, it's going to get really interesting. )

So a little timeline info you need to know, this part of the story picks up a few hours after Double Agent, and everyone knows what happened at the end of that episode. ) And if you don't you shouldn't call yourself an S/V fan. Also Francie is not a double.

And you know there are some things implied here and a little bit of bad language. PG-13 ish.

Chaper 2 - Hurt You Now

Four months earlier

Vaughn stirred out of his blissful sleep. He smiled when he realized where he was. He was in Sydney's apartment with her wrapped tightly in his arms. He untangled himself from her grasp and slipped out of the bed. He padded across the soft rug and into the bathroom.

Sydney watched as he quietly slipped into the bathroom. She smiled, trying to take in everything that happened. SD-6 was gone. She felt liberated and happy, the only thing keeping her from complete relief was the fact Arvin Sloane was still out there. She pushed the thoughts out of her mind. She wouldn't let him ruin this night.

Sydney heard a crash in the bathroom and bolted upright in the bed.

"Vaughn?" she called. "Are you alright?"

Vaughn walked out of the bathroom with a sheepish grin rubbing his knee.

He smiled, "I ran into the bath tub."

She laughed and wrapped herself up in the blanket. He climbed into bed beside her.

"This night was amazing," he smiled, leaned in and kissed her forehead. She nodded and smiled at him.

He pulled her into his arms and started kissing her neck. She covered them both with the blanket and laid down on the bed. They wrapped their arms around each other and she stared in his eyes.

"Your eyes look different." She stated stroking his cheek.

"Really? Maybe you just never really looked at them before."

"Oh, believe me. I used to stare, you never noticed. They look blue; it must just be the light." She smiled and nuzzled into him.

Vaughn pulled her closer towards him and start to stroke her lower back. He kissed her deeply, she pulled away and was met with his mischevious grin.

"You've got to be kidding me." She laughed. "Aren't you exhausted?"

"No, I've been waiting for this night for a long time, I don't want it to end."

"Well, I'm sorry but I need a little bit of sleep, it's 4am." She rolled over with her back towards him.

He slid towards her, slding his hands up and down his arms. "Come on, just one more time," he whispered. "I'll make it worth your wild."

She rolled over facing him, putting her forehead on his. "I don't think so."

"God Sydney, why are you rejecting me like this?"

"I can't believe you, you think I'm rejecting you, I'm just tired."

"Okay, Sydney, whatever. You frustrate me so much sometimes."

Sydney sat straight up in the bed. "So, first you want to go for another round and now you're not going to talk to me?"

Vaughn didn't answer her. "Really mature, Michael."

He sat up beside her, pulling her into his arms. "You make me so mad, I've been waiting for a year for this to happen and you don't even want to be with me again." He shook her violently and pushed her away.

She tried to grab on to anything to keep her from falling off the bed but she couldn't find anything and he wasn't paying attention. She crashed onto the floor hitting her head on the bedside table.

He laid back down in the bed, as she writhed on the floor.

"What the hell was that for?" she climbed back up on the bed wiping the blood off of her head.

"Sydney? What happened?" Vaughn sat up looking at her forehead concerned.

"What do you mean, how did that happen? You pushed off the fing bed." She pushed on the deep cut wincing in pain.

"Sydney, I've been asleep, you probably just fell." He frowned. "Let me see." He climbed over to her, looking at the deep gash on her forehead. She pulled away from him and looked at him confused. "Sydney," he grabbed her arm and turned her to face him, "I was sleeping, you fell off the bed. I'm going to go get some stuff out of the bathroom. Wait right here."

He slid off the bed and walked into the bathroom. He stared at himself in the mirror, piercing blue eyes stared back at him.

Sydney allowed him to clean his cut, pulling away from him, and each time he pulled her closer.

He helped her get comfortable in the bed and wrapped his arms around her. She waited until he was snoring and slipped out of his arms. She lay down on her side and quiet sobs started to wrack her body. Vaughn snored quietly but if you looked closely a small smile was forming on his lips.

they tell you that this rain can sting, and look down
there is no blood around see no sign of pain
hey, no pain
seeing no red at all, see no rain