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Riley Finn was a good man. No one would ever think twice about that. He had never done anything that made him lose sleep and his conscious had always been clear. When he had been recruited by the marines after college graduation, he accepted with the good of his country in mind. And after being chosen for a place within the Initiative, he did so with the same pure intensions.
But now, he constantly questions his actions. At first it was simple; good and bad, black and white. But now all the lines were blurred and for the first time in his life sleep was hard to come by and when finally achieved it was filled with dreams and nightmares.
He looked at the young vampire in her cell. She was lovely. The woman had been brought in several months ago, the first one to be installed with the chip. She hadn't seemed to be all that bothered by it actually. He recalled her first words after she had woken up from surgery.
"The voices have stopped." She looked up at him, tears in her eyes. "It's been so long since I've been all alone. The voices have stopped."
So now, he looked in at her sitting on her cot, rubbing her protruding stomach in the same circular motion he had seen his sister use. She was in a part of the complex that very few people besides Professor Walsh had access to. But since the vampire had been impregnated with his seed he insisted he be allowed to see her, he felt the need to be with her. To spend as much time with her as her could. After the child was born he had no idea what would happen, but he lived in fear everyday. And he lived with shame. It was one thing to kill the demons, they were a danger to humanity. But these experiments, it wasn't right. And now Drucilla was carrying his child and he had fallen more than a little in love with her. He touched the glass as she looked up at him.
"Don't fret so love. Some things are beyond man and demon." She smiled what he referred to as her Mona Lisa smile. "I feel wonderful. We both do. It's been over a century since I've felt my soul Riley and with the baby growing I feel it more strongly every day." She took an unneeded breathe. "I know it's his soul I'm feeling, but I don't care. I'll feel it until I can't anymore." She rose and walked over to him. "Riley, you must promise me that you will not allow me to hurt him. Once he's born, protect him."
"Dru, you'll be his mother. Of course you won't hurt him." He laid his hand on the glass as if trying to touch her.
"Oh you dear, sweet boy. Once the soul is gone there will be nothing left of this woman. Don't you see that? The chip may help some, but I am afraid." In a softer voice she added. "And Riley, don't let them hurt him. Please. He's your son too. Protect him."
"I'll do everything I can. I promise Dru."
"No Riley. Not just everything you can, everything you can't, everything you shouldn't. This is beyond your job. He will need you to get him out of here. I don't hear the voices anymore, but I still have the sight. If you leave him here they'll do unspeakable things. She's even more evil than you could ever know, this woman you call 'mother'." Her eyes were large and filling with tears. "And you must find him, my sire and his mate. They need to be protected as well."
"Are you talking about Angelus?" Riley knew her lineage and he was part of the team who had captured the master vampire.
"Angel, Angelus. Back, white. Ying, yang." She leaned her forehead against the cool glass. "He is, he isn't."
"Dru." He whispered. "I'm going to get you out of here. Just be ready, okay?"
She smiled at him. "Yes my love. But beware the evil one. She may not be a demon, but she is demonic. Remember, never trust her."
"Yes, I know that Dru. I do know that."
"So captain, did you find out where the librarian went to last evening?" Professor Walsh was miffed. The tracking device on the slayers 'watcher' had failed and she needed to know where he went at all times. The soldiers assigned to follow the slayer had lost track of her and with the master vampire discovered missing a few hours before she was sure they were together. She had no doubts they would be recaptured, they were amateurs, but the fact that they were throwing her schedule off by a month was very upsetting.
"He drove up to Half Moon Bay and met a fellow watcher for dinner and drove back," Riley lied. He knew exactly where Rupert Giles had gone and with whom but he wasn't about to share that information. He was the one who had disabled the tracking device and if his planned worked out no one would ever know where their hide-away was. As long as he still had the professor's trust he'd use her until he could get Drucilla out of here.
Maggie Walsh broke the pen that she had in her hand, her anger getting the best of her. "Fine. We have no idea where the slayer and her demon lover are." She looked at her assembled group with distain. "You are supposed to be the best at what you do and you let a little girl and her disabled boyfriend disappear off the face of the earth? Get your collective asses out there and find them! They can't have gotten very far." The group of men and woman looked at each other, not sure if they were being dismissed. "Go! Now!" She turned to Riley, "You stay captain."
"Yes professor." He stood at attention, his mind working a mile a minute.
"How is hostile 17 doing? I notice you are spending time with her. Do you think you are spending a little too much time? She may be carrying a child with your genes but that child is more mine then yours. Do you understand this Riley?" She gave him a penetrating stare.
"Yes ma'am. I understand completely. I just want Drucilla, hostile 17to be comfortable while she's pregnant. It can only be best for the child." He looked straight ahead, still standing at attention.
"You can relax captain. I like your initiative. Keep the vampire happy, once the child is born we'll decide what to do with her. She may become our permanent incubator. I mean, she is virtually ageless and indestructible." Professor Walsh looked down at her papers and began to work. "You may leave now."
"Professor Walsh. Since hostile 17 is incapacitated, what with the chip and it's pregnancy I thought I might take her outside for some fresh air. It makes sense that it would be good for the child."
She looked up at him. "I suppose it would. Take someone else with you for back up." She returned to her papers.
"Yes professor."
"Riley, this is insane. Why would you risk your career for a vampire?" Graham was following his friend to the restricted area.
He turned to his best friend of the past 7 years. "Do you really agree with what we have been doing here Graham?"
"No, but an order is an order Riley. It's how it's always been."
"That's fine during a war, but what she's doing," he shook his head, "it's not right and I can't do it anymore." Riley took a deep breathe. "She's carrying my child Graham. It may be half demon, but it's also half me. I need to save him and I need to save her. Will you help me?"
The shock showed in Graham's face. "Your child? How? I mean, did you know?"
"Yeah. It was an order and as Walsh reminded me, everything I am belongs to the corps, including my sperm. But now…he's mine Graham and I will not let Walsh experiment on him. If I have to take them to the ends of the world to protect them I will. Just don't stop us." He lifted his gun." I'll have to hit you with the taser, okay?"
He looked at his friend and nodded in agreement. "Yeah. You gotta make it good Riley. In the chest."
"Thanks Graham." He opened the door that led to Drucilla and his baby.
She looked up at them with a small smile and nodded. "We're ready."
"I'm glad Giles remembered to get some regular food. For a second I thought he had just brought blood." Buffy was unpacking the bags her watcher had left for them. The first two being filled with blood that she stashed in the 'fridge.
Angelus laughed. "Guess he was afraid I'd be snacking on you if there wasn't enough." He came up behind her and took a box of cereal out of her hand. "We need to talk Buff." She looked up at the serious tone in his voice.
"What?"
"Well, it's obvious we can't stay here forever."
She smiled up at him and put her arms around his neck. "I could so stay here forever with you. All I need is chocolate chip cookies, peanut butterand you and I am complete." She nuzzled under his neck, running her tongue over his chin.
He shivered and pushed her to arms length. "Baby, the Initiative will be looking for us. We have to find a way to bring them down or we'll never be free."
The intensity in his voice surprised her. "I'm sure Giles is looking into it. The council is sending someone over to help. I mean, I'm their slayer. They aren't going to look too kindly on some government agency wanting to experiment on me, you know?"
"Yeah, I guess. But in the meantime we can come up with some ideas of our own." He was furious with these bastards. He had a short time of freedom and he wanted it back.
'Like I'm gonna just leave? Get a clue Angelus, I'm here and I'm staying. I feel myself getting stronger, you must feel it as well. Just relax. I know what to do and I can keep you in good graces with my Buffy in the meantime.'
He looked down at her trusting face. 'Don't push me little brother. I'm here with her now and as long as I am she's mine.' He pulled her back into his embrace and kissed her, lifting her so her legs wound around his waist. "I think those groceries can wait, let me show you the rest of the place."
"Angel, we just got here. Why don't we settle in and…" He silenced her with a deep kiss.
"Later. We'll settle later. I need you now."
The passion in his eyes pushed all thoughts out of Buffy's mind and she went on pure emotion. "Angel, I love you." She rubbed her body against him and kissed him in acquiescence.
"That's my girl."
Buffy looked over at her lover, she inwardly giggled at the word, with just the slightest bit of puzzlement. He was such a contradiction. One moment he was so gentle and caring the next he was slamming into her with such ferocity she thought she would faint. But each coupling ended with his whispered endearments. And hers. She didn't have any experience in these matters, but she was feeling totally satisfied so she wasn't going to question it. She quietly got out of bed and pulled her t-shirt and jeans on. She was starving.
Upon entering the kitchen Buffy noticed a car parking in the driveway of the house. She went to the front window and saw two people disembark. Must be lost, she thought. But she went to wake Angel anyway.
"Baby, there's someone coming to the door. Should I answer it?"
He jumped to his feet at her words, grabbing his jeans he pulled them up as he ran into the living room. "Get in the other room Buff, be ready to run if I give you the word." Angelus pushed the curtain aside an inch or so to look out the window. What the hell? He thought. Was that really who he thought it was? As if reading his mind, Drucilla looked up at the crack in the window and smiled.
Angelus quickly closed the curtain. "I think we're safe. I know who it is, well at least one of them."
He walked to the door and opened it to a very conservative looking young man in jeans and a sweater and his childe, who seemed to be bearing a child of her own. For the first time in a very long time Angelus was speechless.
"What? No congratulations for your wayward childe?" Drucilla smiled as sheplaced her hands on her rounded stomach.