**LEMON WARNING**

Even The Fallen May Rise

Chapter 9: Io la sete per lei; I Thirst for You

Chapter Summary:"Promise me you won't do to me what Edward's doing to his girlfriend," she mumbled hazily. Dru was quiet for a long time, squeezing Charity tighter... "Alright il mio amore. Prometto... I promise."

Dru returned much later, well past dark, carrying new supplies, on the fixed motorcycle.
Charity was already curled up in bed waiting for her.

"Hey," Charity murmured as the vampiress laid down next to her.
A cold finger traced down her spine and Charity turned over to bury herself into Dru's embrace.
Looking up Charity was instantly frozen by Dru's nearly black eyes.

"Hello my dear," Dru murmured, leaning forward and breathing against Charity's neck.

"Io la sete per lei," Dru whispered against her neck, teeth grazing over Charity's pulse.
Shivering with arousal and fear Charity clung tighter to Dru's form.
She knew what Dru said to be; I thirst for you, it was something Dru always told her when she wished to feed.

"Take me," Charity consented breathlessly.

"You're wearing far too much clothing for my taste," Dru breathed in her ear, nimble fingers sliding up the back of Charity's shirt, unlatching her bra.
Her lips captured the frail human's beneath her with bruising force.
The passionate kiss was broken only with the removal of Charity's shirt.
Dru's chilly skin made goosebumps ripple across Charity's body and her nipples harden instantly.
Her cold mouth captured one quickly, her other hand roaming up and down Charity's sensitive sides.
Her gentleness was impossibly arousing.
Charity took in a loud shaky breath and Dru's mouth was suddenly there to capture it.

"Chetare il mio amore," Dru murmured against Charity's lips, "Hush or the Cullens will hear you."
Charity bit her lip and arched her back as Dru kissed a trail down between her breasts, over her bellybutton and to the button of her jeans.
Like lightning Dru had them undone and stripped them off of her faster than Charity could register.
One moment they were there the next they were gone, not that Charity was sad to see them leave.
Covering Charity's inner thighs were dozens of crisscrossing scars in the shape of crescents.
Dru tenderly caressed the scars making Charity shiver.
Bending between her thighs Dru took Charity's warmth in her mouth, her fingers reaching up to run across her breasts.
Charity's fingers tightly gripped Dru's short hair and she bit down harder on her lip trying not to moan.
The intense temperature difference was shocking and stimulating.
She felt a cold finger snake into her while Dru's mouth pleasured her clitoris.
As Charity's orgasm shook her she felt a new sensation spreading through her inner thigh.

Pain

This time Charity did moan as the wound burned like liquid metal.
The agony seemed to take ages before it began to fade.
She felt Dru's chilly hand cover the new scar, the coldness soothing.
The other hand reached up and wiped up a drop of blood from Charity's lip.
She'd bitten it to the point of bleeding.

"Perdonarmi."

"Of course I forgive you," Charity murmured through the veil of fatigue.
Dru smiled gently wrapping the small human in her blankets before moving to hold her.

"Dru...?" Charity began quietly.

"Yes mio cara?"

"Promise me you won't do to me what Edward's doing to his girlfriend," she mumbled hazily.
Dru was quiet for a long time, squeezing Charity tighter.

"Promise," Charity spoke again.

"Alright il mio amore. Prometto... I promise."
Just as Charity was about to drop off to sleep Dru kissed her forehead gently with a sigh.
Dru uncrossed her fingers.