I
believe in you
I'll give up everything just to find you
I have to be with you to live to breathe
You're taking over me
I look in the mirror and see your face
if I look deep enough
so many things inside that are just like you are taking over
~Evanescence, 'taking over'
"Wait… she ran away?" My story comes crashing to a halt as Francie poses her shocked question.
"Yeah."
"I don't get it… why? I thought…" she trails off, looking confused.
"I didn't know either at that point."
"Did you find out?"
"In time, yes."
"What was the reason?" I give her a semi-annoyed look.
"Can I continue the story where I left off? I'll get to that pretty soon, I promise."
"Oh yeah, I'm sorry. That's just… it's unbelievable. I mean, to think that you were so close that you could see her eyes…" We both fall silent for a moment, and all I think about it how much things could have been different if I were a little faster… a little smarter… a little better. I finally realize that Francie looks concerned.
"Are you ok?" she asks.
"Yeah… just thinking." She nods in apparent understanding.
"Sorry I interrupted… you can keep going."
"Thanks… now, where was I… " I take a moment to gather my thoughts, and then launch back into the story.
Dixon and I somehow found our way back to Jack, Irina, and Sark, though I had the feeling it had more to do with Dixon than with me. I was still in absolute shock.
The three of them were discussing their efforts when we walked in. They fell silent, and stood to greet us.
"We found nothing," Irina said in disgust.
"We did," I said softly.
"What did you say?" Sark asked quickly.
"We found something," I replied.
"What? Did one of the phones match?" Jack, who had been silent to that point, pushed to the front. I glanced over to Dixon, who gave me a reassuring nod.
"Yes, a phone matched. But more importantly… we saw her." There was dead silence in the room for a very long moment. I glanced at the three people in front of me. Irina's face remained calm, but her eyes were stormy, and a war of emotions raged within their depths; Jack had drawn in a breath, and was now glaring at Dixon and I, a look close to fear residing in his eye; and Sark looked highly interested, but no more emotional than usual.
"Saw her where? Why isn't she with you now?" Jack questioned.
"We went into a room to check their phone, and this guy ran out. We chased him, and realized that Syd was with him. I called her, she looked back and started crying, but then ran. When we tried to follow her outside, someone started shooting at us. And… that was it." Jack frowned.
"Someone shot at you?" I nodded.
"When you went outside after Sydney…" Irina said, looking to Jack. They stared at each other for a moment, seeming to communicate with their eyes. Finally, he nodded.
"It seems likely to be the reason Sydney ran from you. We all know she wouldn't be working with this man; and her reaction just further proves that." I nodded, not quite following their train of thought.
"I doubt there's much more that can be done in Vilnius," Sark said.
"What? We can search for her! She was just here, in my sight, ten minutes ago!" I protested.
"Ten minutes is a long time, Mr. Vaughn. These people have been eluding us for quite a while now; obviously, they know how to disappear. By now, Sydney and her… captors will be long gone. By scouring the city, we'd simply be wasting precious time that could be spent on other endeavors." I began to argue again when Irina spoke.
"He has a point. Whoever has her, they're no idiots. They won't hang around any longer than necessary now that we're onto them. However, we are getting closer. We will get her back."
"Fine. What next?" I asked irritably.
"You go back to LA, Michael. Irina, Sark, and I continue trying to track them down, and Dixon finishes his SD-6 mission and goes back." I sighed in resignation.
"Let me guess… you'll be in touch?"
"Exactly."
"I had best be going; I'm running low on time," Dixon said. I nodded to him, and he walked out with a brief, somber wave. Sark turned to Irina.
"I'll be waiting outside." She nodded, and he followed Dixon out. Irina faced me then.
"I'm sorry about how he acted. I can only imagine how difficult this must be for you, and he didn't make it any easier." I waved her off.
"I don't need sympathy… especially not yours. All I need is to have Sydney back." I looked to Jack.
"Be in touch. Soon." He nodded and I turned on my heel and stormed out. The whole Vilnius debacle had put me in a very sour mood… one that wouldn't be lifted by anything but the return of Sydney Bristow to my arms. I would do anything to make that happen.
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