Dirty Sunshine

Chapter 4

To Riley's surprise he actually found himself nervous to visit the vampire with the haunting eyes the next day. He scanned the long cell-like room for Walsh before he walked up to Dru's cell.

She looked up, as if she sensed his precaution before he even made a sound and smiled slightly before looking back down at Miss Edith and continued talking to her; dipping her finger in the blood bag that was her meal and painting it on Miss Edith's lips with the tip of her nail.

Riley checked for Walsh again before opening Dru's cell and walking in, shutting the door behind him and walking over to her, sitting down silently, watching her a moment before asking quietly, "What are you doing?"

"Feeding Miss Edith" she replied as if it was the most obvious thing in the world, "I won't drink the drugged blood, but it doesn't harm Miss Edith and she was getting quite hungry. She's cross with me for getting us here, but it wasn't my fault, was it?" Dru asked, setting the blood bag aside and wiped her crimson stained finger on the skirt of her long dress.

"No, it wasn't you fault" Riley found himself answering, before shaking his head, "Wait, yes, yes it was. You sent a man to the hospital and you've killed countless others before him, you're a cruel blood thirsty animal" Riley told her, "An evil thing"

Drusilla giggled softy, "Silly boy with the sunshine hair" she replied, "You're fond of me, you only taunt me to make it not seem so" she replied, "But you're here, with me and Miss Edith, holding my hand and grinning like a bashful school boy"

Riley tugged his hand out of her grasp and crossed his arms, "I'm studying you, don't mistake scientific observation for infatuation, vampire" he hissed and followed his harsh words immediately with an apology. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean it, I just…this is hard for me, I don't know how to act around you"

Dru shook her head, "Don't act, just be" she said, "If you feel like screaming then scream, or talk to the stars, dance to music in your head, it doesn't matter-" Drusilla paused and looked over at Miss Edith who was laying on the floor a few feet away from her. "Miss Edith, be quiet! I'm trying to talk to the boy…" Dru cradled Miss Edith in her arms, "Oh all right Miss Edith" she said and turned to Riley, "She wants me to sing her to sleep" she told Riley, rocking Miss Edith. "Jump and catch, jump and catch, the lamb is caught in the blackberry patch"

She set Miss Edith down gently and turned back to Riley, "Miss Edith can be so demanding sometimes" she muttered.

Riley smiled at her and pattered her hand, realizing that she really was completely out of her mind. But her words were poetic and her thoughts deep, it was almost comfort to Riley that she wasn't all there, she said and did things he never would have considered and it was refreshing, she didn't follow any rules, just made up her own.

"I want to see the stars, there aren't windows in here" Drusilla said looking up with a frown on her face.

Riley frowned too, "You're not missing much, they've always been there and they always will be" he replied with a shrug, "Just like the sun and the moon and everything else"

"I haven't seen a sunrise in over a hundred years" Drusilla whispered and patted Riley's arm once she saw the pity in his eyes for her, "No worries, poppet" she told him, "It's the sorrow of unlife, but no worries. The air around us is thick with stress enough for the both of us"

Riley nodded and pulled her into his lap, noticing how thin and frail she seemed, "Are you hungry?" he asked.

Dru nodded, "My stomach's all rumbly, but I won't drink the poison blood"

Riley nodded, brushing a lock of brown hair from Drusilla's eyes, "I'm full of blood" he replied, "You can drink…just a little bit" he said, putting his index finger to her lips.

Drusilla's lips parted as his finger slipped into her mouth and her fangs slipped down from her gums piercing his skin and eagerly lapping up the blood that ran onto her tongue.

Riley closed his eyes and leaned his head back, trying to get his mind off the fact that he had a very hungry vampire latched onto his finger and if Walsh was watching the security cameras he could get fired and kicked out of the Army as well…possibly even jailed for treason and failing to obey the rules of a superior officer. Riley felt the panic well up in him and he pulled her finger back, easing it out of Dru's mouth.

Drusilla opened her eyes and returned to her human form, the hard ridges of her forehead smoothing out and her fangs sliding easily back up into her gums. "Your blood warms me, it whispers to me of your internal comfort and desire," Drusilla told him, licking her lips and grasping his wrist, sinking her fangs in deeply and drinking hungrily.

"Ow, stop, Dru" Riley said, trying to pull his wrist back as he started to feel lightheaded from the loss of blood. "Dru, honey, Dru ease up a little" Riley said softly, gently grabbing her jaw and pulling his wrist free as his vision swam a little.

Dru looked up surprised and wiped her mouth, "Your blood makes me feel alive" Drusilla exclaimed in a shrill and giggly voice, "I can see the stars, Riley, I can see them!" she exclaimed, standing up and swaying to an invisible music.

Riley smiled faintly and his head slumped to the side as he weakly tried to put pressure on his wrist wound to stop the blood.

Drusilla spun in circles laughing before she noticed the dazed look on her boy's face and sunk down next to him, her skirts ruffling as she sat down, "Did I drink too much, poppet?" she asked, concerned.

Riley nodded and coughed weakly, "I can't stop the bleeding…it won't stop" he said weakly.

"Shh, sunshine, mummy's here. I'll talk care of my golden haired one" she cooed to him, feeling his forehead and pushing on his shoulder to get him to lay down, "My William was in a wheelchair for a bit of time and I tended to him…I can be a very good mummy" Drusilla told him, tearing a piece of cloth from her skirt and wrapping it around his wrist tightly to stop the bleeding, then kissing him on the forehead. "Sleep, my pretty boy, just sleep" she told him, wrapping her arms around him and rocking him as he closed his eyes obediently.

Dru didn't question her feelings for him, she just felt. Her William had left her and she was ready to sire another. Riley awoke new feelings in her; it made her want to drink her blood from a bag just to make him proud. She wanted him to be her new master, she wanted him to hurt her, but it intrigued her even more that he was so gentle. Angelus had brought her to the edge of her sanity, and William tortured her while she was there, but Riley would never dream of hurting her, he just wanted to make her pain go away. Drusilla didn't know how she felt about that; she'd never met anyone like him before.

When Riley awoke he felt much more clear headed and noticed that Dru had curled up next to him, looking very child-like as she slept.

Riley looked around and realized the lights have been shut off…it must have been morning; they turned the lights off in the day hours when the animals slept.

"Shit" Riley muttered sitting up, "Walsh is going to kill me" he gently shook Drusilla. "Dru, honey…Dru, angel, wake up" she didn't stir, and Riley shook her again, "Wake up princess"

Drusilla opened her eyes slowly and smiled at him, "My William called me princess" she said sitting up, "How are you feeling, sunshine?"

"Better" Riley replied, "But I have to go, I shouldn't have stayed this long, I'll come tomorrow night if I can" he promised and stood up, about to walk away, noticing Drusilla's round child-like eyes staring at him solemnly.

Riley rushed back to her, gripped her firmly around the waist and pulling her to him, kissing her, before stumbling out the door.

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