Title: Why Can't I
Author: li'l roo
Genre: General
Status: In progress... ^_^
Rating: PG
Spoilers: No spoilers in this one.
Summary: Whoa! It's an Alias set in Australia! Sydney and Vaughn are complete
strangers but are brought together through the turmoil of their fathers'
professions. What happens though, after Sydney goes missing?
This is my first fan fiction story. The story has also been posted at another website where there's ten or so chapters that have been published so far. But I plan to post them all here too. So there's a few more still to come.
Please tell me whatever you think about it. Everyone's thoughts are most welcome
The footsteps were starting to get louder and louder. Sydney peeked around the desk, trying to determine whether they were heading in her direction. Luck was on her side as she heard a door slam further down the hallway.
Heart pounding a million beats a minute; she crawled to the far side of the room where the moon was casting dark shadows. Bookshelves lined the walls, stuffed with thousands and thousands of books. And her task was to find one.
“Great,” Sydney thought. “I have more chances of finding a needle in a haystack.”
With her new found sense of negativity, she stood and automatically cringed, as her knees cracked in protest at the sudden movement. The sound reverberated off the walls, making the simple joint protest sound more like that of a gun shot. Sydney held her breath, expecting her cover to be blown. Silence surrounded her, and she breathed in relief. Still determined however, she tiptoed over to the spiral staircase and started to climb, being careful to skip the sixth step (a culprit to squeaking).
Upon nearing the top, Sydney paused, allowing her eyes to adjust to the darkness. Reaching into her back pocket, she pulled out a small maglite and raced to the nearest row of books to start her search.
“Sydney!”
A booming voice and the flicking-on of the overhead light stopped her in her tracks.
“What in God’s name are you doing in my library?”
Sydney whirled around, whipping her hands into her back pockets, trying to look inconspicuous.
“Dad, I just wanted-”
“You just wanted what Sydney?”
“I just wanted to get mum’s-”
“Get down from there now!”
“But-”
“No ‘but’s’. NOW!”
Sydney lowered her eyes, and did a mental eye roll.
“Great,” She thought. “Just my luck.”
Slowly but purposely she sat down on the staircase railing and slid down. She jumped off at the end and
stalked past her dad, avoiding his eyes but still felt the penetrating glare.
Once out of the room, she ran to her room only to find Francie cowering in the corner.
“Syd, I’m sorry. I tried to hold him off. I really did!”
“Hey! Head up! All’s good,” Sydney said calmly.
She walked over to the corner and offered her hand to her best friend. Francie took it and stood up.
“He just stormed in here wanting to know where you were, and I just... You know me! I can’t lie to your
dad!” Francie cried, trying her hardest to explain the predicament to her friend.
“Hey? Didn’t I say all was good?” Sydney said, a smile forming on her face.
Walking over to her bedroom door, she kicked it close then turned back to face her friend.
“Ta-da!” She whispered, and from behind her back she pulled out a book - the first edition of Alice in
Wonderland.
Author: li'l roo
Genre: General
Status: In progress... ^_^
Rating: PG
Spoilers: No spoilers in this one.
Summary: Whoa! It's an Alias set in Australia! Sydney and Vaughn are complete
strangers but are brought together through the turmoil of their fathers'
professions. What happens though, after Sydney goes missing?
This is my first fan fiction story. The story has also been posted at another website where there's ten or so chapters that have been published so far. But I plan to post them all here too. So there's a few more still to come.
Please tell me whatever you think about it. Everyone's thoughts are most welcome
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Chapter One
The footsteps were starting to get louder and louder. Sydney peeked around the desk, trying to determine whether they were heading in her direction. Luck was on her side as she heard a door slam further down the hallway.
Heart pounding a million beats a minute; she crawled to the far side of the room where the moon was casting dark shadows. Bookshelves lined the walls, stuffed with thousands and thousands of books. And her task was to find one.
“Great,” Sydney thought. “I have more chances of finding a needle in a haystack.”
With her new found sense of negativity, she stood and automatically cringed, as her knees cracked in protest at the sudden movement. The sound reverberated off the walls, making the simple joint protest sound more like that of a gun shot. Sydney held her breath, expecting her cover to be blown. Silence surrounded her, and she breathed in relief. Still determined however, she tiptoed over to the spiral staircase and started to climb, being careful to skip the sixth step (a culprit to squeaking).
Upon nearing the top, Sydney paused, allowing her eyes to adjust to the darkness. Reaching into her back pocket, she pulled out a small maglite and raced to the nearest row of books to start her search.
“Sydney!”
A booming voice and the flicking-on of the overhead light stopped her in her tracks.
“What in God’s name are you doing in my library?”
Sydney whirled around, whipping her hands into her back pockets, trying to look inconspicuous.
“Dad, I just wanted-”
“You just wanted what Sydney?”
“I just wanted to get mum’s-”
“Get down from there now!”
“But-”
“No ‘but’s’. NOW!”
Sydney lowered her eyes, and did a mental eye roll.
“Great,” She thought. “Just my luck.”
Slowly but purposely she sat down on the staircase railing and slid down. She jumped off at the end and
stalked past her dad, avoiding his eyes but still felt the penetrating glare.
Once out of the room, she ran to her room only to find Francie cowering in the corner.
“Syd, I’m sorry. I tried to hold him off. I really did!”
“Hey! Head up! All’s good,” Sydney said calmly.
She walked over to the corner and offered her hand to her best friend. Francie took it and stood up.
“He just stormed in here wanting to know where you were, and I just... You know me! I can’t lie to your
dad!” Francie cried, trying her hardest to explain the predicament to her friend.
“Hey? Didn’t I say all was good?” Sydney said, a smile forming on her face.
Walking over to her bedroom door, she kicked it close then turned back to face her friend.
“Ta-da!” She whispered, and from behind her back she pulled out a book - the first edition of Alice in
Wonderland.