TheDerevkoGirl
Cadet
So, here I am. I've had an account here for a long time, but then I forgot. My story was posted at SD-1, but since it has been shut down, I've been looking a place where my story would find a new home. I've heard that this is the place!
Title: And What Appears To Be, Is Not
Rating: PG-13(just in case.)
Pairings: Mainly focuses on Jack/Irina, but has some Sydney/Vaughn and some other couples.
Disclaimer: I own NOTHING. It all belongs to someone else...<_<
Summary: Sloane is gone with the Rambaldi device, Irina has disappeared. All is good? Afraid not. And they thought Irina was the only Derevko they had to deal with...
Must know: The two missing years don't exist here, Sark never had that meet with Allison in the episode. And remember: we know nothing of Elena nor Katya ( Katya's character doesn't change in my story, but let's pretend that Elena didn't try to destroy the world and didn't torture her sister. Let's explore that angle. )
Thanks To: My wonderful muse Dagmar :flowers: ( Who went to Sweden for the summer and left me alone, not that I'm bitter or anything... )
Chapter 1
The night was warm and quiet. Except for a few crickets nothing was heard. A few cars drove on the streets, but otherwise it was a beautiful spring night. A dark vehicle pulled up in front of the two-story building and the two passengers faced each other.
Sydney sighed and stared at her hands, not able to look Vaughn in the eyes. “Sloane has got the device.” She deliberated how to continue knowing it was still a sore subject for him. “And my mother…she…” Before she could finish her sentence Vaughn stretched out his hand a lifted her chin.
“Another day.” It was all he said but it said more than hundreds of words could. Sydney wondered how could he be so accepting. Her mother had caused his father’s death and Vaughn still loved her. That thought was punctuated by a light kiss from him a minute later.
“So I did it.” He announced sweetly.
“Did what?” Sydney wasn’t exactly aware what he had done.
“Booked the hotel.” He said lightly. Sydney remembered the promised trip to Santa Barbara. She hadn’t dared to hope they would actually go. It had been wishful thinking on her part.
“No, you didn’t!” She exclaimed with a smile on her face.
“Yes, I did.” He confirmed with a smile that told her everything was going to get better.
“You didn’t:” She still couldn’t grasp the concept that they would actually go on a holiday together. “Santa Barbara?” She confirmed with a full-blown smile.
“Three nights. Starting tonight. You know it was probably the greatest phone call I ever made.” He didn’t think he would actually do it until a few hours ago when he was on the phone with the hotel booking the royal suite for them.
“You’re a genius!” She announced. Then she closed the distance between them by pulling him into a sweet kiss.
“Thanks you.” He said simply. “So, after the debrief I’ll come to pick you up.” He confirmed.
“Okay.” Sydney nodded to his idea. She started to get out of his car but then turned around. “Would you like to stay the night? I could use the company.” She offered. So much had happened during the last few hours and she would love to have Vaughn’s comforting presence.
Vaughn sensing Sydney’s state agreed. “You have all my comfortable clothes anyway.” He declared while getting out of the car. Sydney gave a small laugh and closed the car door on the passenger side.
“I’m going to keep the clothes at my place if they guarantee your often visits.” She promised while watching him walk around the car and on the sidewalk next to her. He put his arm around her shoulder and sighed.
“I am too easy.” He said dramatically.
“I’m not complaining.” She grinned mischievously at him and then turned to unlock the door. She pushed the door open and stepped inside Vaughn close on her heels. Sydney dropped her keys on the counter and greeted Francie who was on the couch reading.
“Hey!” Francie looked up from her magazine.
“Hey,” she put her magazine down. “I didn’t know we had company tonight.” She said a little teasingly while getting up from her comfortable position.
Vaughn squirmed a little. No matter how many great stories Sydney had told him about Francie and what she had done for her during many years, he couldn’t shake off the feeling that something wasn’t right with the woman. But knowing that his observation would not be welcome, he had kept his mouth shut and intended to keep it shut for an undetermined time.
“You don’t mind, do you?” Sydney asked smiling sheepishly. She wished she could tell Francie about her day. Scratch that, she wished that she could tell Francie about her real life. Sydney wanted to be just as honest with Francie as she was with Will. It made her despise herself that because of her, Will had to lie to Francie.
“No, no! Don’t mind me.” Francie smiled and moved to the kitchen.
Sydney took Vaughn by the hand and guided him to the sofa. She pushed him down and sat with her back resting against his chest. “Can you bring me my ice cream?” She yelled to Francie. She heard a faint ‘sure’ from her and relaxed against Vaughn’s chest. He wrapped his arms around her waist and she sighed in content. This was just what she needed after her day.
Sydney felt a whirlwind of emotions and couldn’t get her mind cleared. Everything was so confusing and made her feel helpless. Sloane had got away with the Mueler device. They still didn’t know who the other double was. Her mother had escaped. Sydney felt guilty for not being able to shoot her. She chuckled at the irony that she felt that way. Normal people shouldn’t feel guilty for not having the guts to shoot their mother… twice.
“What?” Vaughn asked when she felt Sydney chuckle. He was worried about her. He was scared that Sydney would meet her breaking point of no return soon. She had experienced so much loss and betrayal lately, which people don’t overcome easily.
“Nothing.” Sydney assured him and pulled out her mobile phone. She wanted to do something as mundane as listening to her voice messages. In the meantime Francie had come from the kitchen and handed her a spoon and coffee ice cream.
“Where’s Will by the way?” Sydney asked Francie as the woman sat down. There was a flash of panic in her eyes but neither Sydney nor Vaughn noticed it.
“He said he would work late tonight. Following some lead. You know him.” Francie grinned nervously. Sydney merely nodded understandingly.
Sydney put the phone by her ear and listened to her first message. It was from Director Kendall’s office. She had no wish to deal with him right now.
Then the second message began from a very distraught Will. “Sydney, it’s me! Listen,” he began very anxiously. She could sense the trepidation from his voice. “This is going to sound insane but I just found provacillion in the bathroom and I think that…I think that… okay, just think about it. I think the double is France!”
Sydney froze for a minute. ‘It couldn’t be!’ half of her mind screamed at her. The other half was rationalizing. It found that it made sense. She looked at Vaughn who was unaware. Still.
“Want some?” Sydney asked Francie while holding out the tub of ice cream. She plastered a fake smile on her face and excused herself with the fact that she needed to change her clothes when the woman ate a spoonful of ice cream. Francie hated coffee ice cream. She pulled Vaughn with her to her bedroom.
“That is not Francie.” She managed to say before Allison Doren appeared in the doorway pointing a gun in their direction.
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Reviews are appreciated. If you want a PM when I update, just say the word.
Title: And What Appears To Be, Is Not
Rating: PG-13(just in case.)
Pairings: Mainly focuses on Jack/Irina, but has some Sydney/Vaughn and some other couples.
Disclaimer: I own NOTHING. It all belongs to someone else...<_<
Summary: Sloane is gone with the Rambaldi device, Irina has disappeared. All is good? Afraid not. And they thought Irina was the only Derevko they had to deal with...
Must know: The two missing years don't exist here, Sark never had that meet with Allison in the episode. And remember: we know nothing of Elena nor Katya ( Katya's character doesn't change in my story, but let's pretend that Elena didn't try to destroy the world and didn't torture her sister. Let's explore that angle. )
Thanks To: My wonderful muse Dagmar :flowers: ( Who went to Sweden for the summer and left me alone, not that I'm bitter or anything... )
Chapter 1
The night was warm and quiet. Except for a few crickets nothing was heard. A few cars drove on the streets, but otherwise it was a beautiful spring night. A dark vehicle pulled up in front of the two-story building and the two passengers faced each other.
Sydney sighed and stared at her hands, not able to look Vaughn in the eyes. “Sloane has got the device.” She deliberated how to continue knowing it was still a sore subject for him. “And my mother…she…” Before she could finish her sentence Vaughn stretched out his hand a lifted her chin.
“Another day.” It was all he said but it said more than hundreds of words could. Sydney wondered how could he be so accepting. Her mother had caused his father’s death and Vaughn still loved her. That thought was punctuated by a light kiss from him a minute later.
“So I did it.” He announced sweetly.
“Did what?” Sydney wasn’t exactly aware what he had done.
“Booked the hotel.” He said lightly. Sydney remembered the promised trip to Santa Barbara. She hadn’t dared to hope they would actually go. It had been wishful thinking on her part.
“No, you didn’t!” She exclaimed with a smile on her face.
“Yes, I did.” He confirmed with a smile that told her everything was going to get better.
“You didn’t:” She still couldn’t grasp the concept that they would actually go on a holiday together. “Santa Barbara?” She confirmed with a full-blown smile.
“Three nights. Starting tonight. You know it was probably the greatest phone call I ever made.” He didn’t think he would actually do it until a few hours ago when he was on the phone with the hotel booking the royal suite for them.
“You’re a genius!” She announced. Then she closed the distance between them by pulling him into a sweet kiss.
“Thanks you.” He said simply. “So, after the debrief I’ll come to pick you up.” He confirmed.
“Okay.” Sydney nodded to his idea. She started to get out of his car but then turned around. “Would you like to stay the night? I could use the company.” She offered. So much had happened during the last few hours and she would love to have Vaughn’s comforting presence.
Vaughn sensing Sydney’s state agreed. “You have all my comfortable clothes anyway.” He declared while getting out of the car. Sydney gave a small laugh and closed the car door on the passenger side.
“I’m going to keep the clothes at my place if they guarantee your often visits.” She promised while watching him walk around the car and on the sidewalk next to her. He put his arm around her shoulder and sighed.
“I am too easy.” He said dramatically.
“I’m not complaining.” She grinned mischievously at him and then turned to unlock the door. She pushed the door open and stepped inside Vaughn close on her heels. Sydney dropped her keys on the counter and greeted Francie who was on the couch reading.
“Hey!” Francie looked up from her magazine.
“Hey,” she put her magazine down. “I didn’t know we had company tonight.” She said a little teasingly while getting up from her comfortable position.
Vaughn squirmed a little. No matter how many great stories Sydney had told him about Francie and what she had done for her during many years, he couldn’t shake off the feeling that something wasn’t right with the woman. But knowing that his observation would not be welcome, he had kept his mouth shut and intended to keep it shut for an undetermined time.
“You don’t mind, do you?” Sydney asked smiling sheepishly. She wished she could tell Francie about her day. Scratch that, she wished that she could tell Francie about her real life. Sydney wanted to be just as honest with Francie as she was with Will. It made her despise herself that because of her, Will had to lie to Francie.
“No, no! Don’t mind me.” Francie smiled and moved to the kitchen.
Sydney took Vaughn by the hand and guided him to the sofa. She pushed him down and sat with her back resting against his chest. “Can you bring me my ice cream?” She yelled to Francie. She heard a faint ‘sure’ from her and relaxed against Vaughn’s chest. He wrapped his arms around her waist and she sighed in content. This was just what she needed after her day.
Sydney felt a whirlwind of emotions and couldn’t get her mind cleared. Everything was so confusing and made her feel helpless. Sloane had got away with the Mueler device. They still didn’t know who the other double was. Her mother had escaped. Sydney felt guilty for not being able to shoot her. She chuckled at the irony that she felt that way. Normal people shouldn’t feel guilty for not having the guts to shoot their mother… twice.
“What?” Vaughn asked when she felt Sydney chuckle. He was worried about her. He was scared that Sydney would meet her breaking point of no return soon. She had experienced so much loss and betrayal lately, which people don’t overcome easily.
“Nothing.” Sydney assured him and pulled out her mobile phone. She wanted to do something as mundane as listening to her voice messages. In the meantime Francie had come from the kitchen and handed her a spoon and coffee ice cream.
“Where’s Will by the way?” Sydney asked Francie as the woman sat down. There was a flash of panic in her eyes but neither Sydney nor Vaughn noticed it.
“He said he would work late tonight. Following some lead. You know him.” Francie grinned nervously. Sydney merely nodded understandingly.
Sydney put the phone by her ear and listened to her first message. It was from Director Kendall’s office. She had no wish to deal with him right now.
Then the second message began from a very distraught Will. “Sydney, it’s me! Listen,” he began very anxiously. She could sense the trepidation from his voice. “This is going to sound insane but I just found provacillion in the bathroom and I think that…I think that… okay, just think about it. I think the double is France!”
Sydney froze for a minute. ‘It couldn’t be!’ half of her mind screamed at her. The other half was rationalizing. It found that it made sense. She looked at Vaughn who was unaware. Still.
“Want some?” Sydney asked Francie while holding out the tub of ice cream. She plastered a fake smile on her face and excused herself with the fact that she needed to change her clothes when the woman ate a spoonful of ice cream. Francie hated coffee ice cream. She pulled Vaughn with her to her bedroom.
“That is not Francie.” She managed to say before Allison Doren appeared in the doorway pointing a gun in their direction.
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Reviews are appreciated. If you want a PM when I update, just say the word.