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To say that the pink haired girl was shocked to discover the baby would be an understatement, she was slightly horrified and freaked out to discover the child but she thought Eve was cute, even if Annie wouldn't let the Wendigo hold her, but she was fine with that, in fact more than fine as she had said 'Sunny and Babies are unmixable things'
It's been just over a week since she moved in and she was bored senseless, crawling around looking for a job and then going back to the house, so she decides to ditch the job search today and finds something to pass the time…
The two boys return from work, Annie ready with her tin, baby Eve giggling happily with toy, but the werewolf asks "Where's Sunny?"
"In Here!" they hear her shout in a sing song voice
The two look at Annie who smiles with a raised brow "you should see this…"
They exchange curious expressions and follow the ghost into the kitchen, but what they find leaves them wide eyed "What in the lord…"
Sunny turns to them with a bright smile, her hair throwing into a messy pony, a smudge of white powder on her cheek and mittens on her hands, holding a backing tray, the kitchen is cluttered with plates of different cupcakes "hey boys!"
"What's all this?" Tom asks looking around at the treats
Sunny puts down the tray and says with pride "oh, well those ones are Chocolate with Vanilla frosting, the ones on the table are Apple and Cinnamon, the ones by the window are blueberry with honey buttercream and these will be Lemon and Strawberry icing"
She goes to her ingredients for the icing and starts to blend "if use want you can lick the bowls, haven't washed them yet."
The two men walk in, both staring at the pile of dirty dishes in the sink, excitement on their faces for different reasons and Tom smiles "Alright!"
Sunny smiles as they walk over to the sink, Tom licking at the bowls and then passing them to Hal who washes them gleefully, Annie watches them and shakes her head with a light smile, she liked Sunny, she just… well she didn't trust her, not yet.
Later that night they all sit on the couch, sipping at their teas and eating the cupcakes "these are real good Sunny."
"Thanks Tom" she smiles to the werewolf
Hal swallows his bite of apple and cinnamon "they truly are delicious, where did you learn to bake?"
The girl shrugs with pride and beams "mum taught me, I just added a few twists"
As Eve starts crying they all look over to the basket, the pink haired girl goes to stand, being the closest and all but Annie bites that idea in the nose "Don't get up, I'll get her."
The ghost picks her up and her eyes meet that of the vampire, he didn't look too happy and she just shrugged lightly, bouncing Eve gently. Sunny takes one last swig of her tea and stands "I think I'm going to have an early night. Goodnight."
She leaves the room, their muttered goodnights following and Tom stands "me to, I've got breakfast at the café"
They watch as he leaves the room and Hal turns to Annie "what are you doing?"
"What are you on about?" she asks innocently
The vampire stands and takes a step to her "Sunny; every time she goes to help with Eve you block her out, why?"
Her curls fall with her gaze as she says "I just… we don't really know her, I think we just need more time that's all."
He sighs lightly and nods "yes, yes of course…"
Meanwhile upstairs the werewolf has been standing outside a certain door for about two minutes then swallows and knocks "come in…"
He opens the door and smiles at seeing Sunny sitting crossed legged on the floor, book in her lap "sorry, I didn't mean to interrupt…"
"Don't worry about it, so what's up Tommy?" she smiles while getting on her feet
He shrugs and looks at his hand "I just wanted to make sure you're alright, you seemed upset before"
The pink haired girl puts her book on the bedside table and walks up to Tom "thanks but I'm ok, I get why Annie's so protective and stuff and I haven't been here long so I understand why she doesn't trust me, but I can't help but get a tad offended."
He nods lightly and says "I'll speak to her; I mean you're a proper lady and she's just being protective"
Sunny smiles and shakes her head "no that's ok, she'll come round on her own and I don't fancy being pushy… hey why don't you stay, talk to me for a bit?"
He smiles happy and nods "I'd like that, so… what you reading?"
"Wuthering Heights, it's kind of a tragic love story, but I love it… takes me back to being a kid is weird way" she smiles up at him
"How so?" he asks innocently
She shrugs and takes a seat on the bed "one of the main characters, Catherine, she was a lot like me, she did what she wanted when she wanted she followed her heart, but then… things changed, she changed, became someone else and died before she had a chance to make it right… but anyway, what about you, your childhood?"
"Lived in a van with McNair, he taught me what I needed to know, not much to it" he shrugs, taking a seat beside the girl
Sunny's face falls and she tilts her head "you never lived in a house, went to school, had a pet, anything like take?"
He just shakes his head and the Wendigo's heart clenches for him, she gives a sad smile, taking his hand "it's alright Sunny, I liked living with McNair, I like living here to."
Her eyes search his and she can't help but giggle "you really are a sweetheart Tommy…"
A blush creeps to his cheeks and he stands "thanks, well night then"
"Night Tom…" she smiles as he leaves the room
Hal is lying in bed, sleeping peacefully but then there it is again… that tune, the same one that's been plaguing him since the Wendigo moved in. He makes his way out and follows the sound, only to be stood outside Sunny's room, he gently opens the door ajar and peers inside and he finds the girl kneeling before the window, the music is soothing even to him and he listens carefully, curiously "…I know what you must think, but I just believe this could be good for me, I'm tired and I'm starving and I just keeps slipping… but I've never had people who understand before, people who can help me… I think, maybe you did this, led me here, maybe I'm finally ready to be saved!"
Realizing he was intruding the vampire moves away, he hadn't meant to violate such an intimate moment but he'd been curious about the melody that at the same time, every night, would play until midnight exactly
He thinks back to Sunny's words, he wondered how old she was, how long she'd been alone… she needed their help but thirst they needed to see if they could trust her, really trust her…
Sunny awoke to the sound of echoing cries, after a few minutes with a pillow over her head and no silence she stands shouts from her door "Annie the baby's crying"
There is no replay and she knocks on Tom's door, opening the door, nothing, the same with Hal's and she starts running around the house "Hello, anyone?"
She now stands looking up at the stairwell to Eve's room, she can't find anyone and she just keeps crying, so with a tight chest and cotton mouth she takes the first step. When she gets into the room the crying is almost hysterical and she stands over the cot "sshh hey Eve, look its ok, you're ok."
The screeching continues and she realizes she's going to have to pick her up. Sunny grunts slightly and lifts the infant into her arms, the scent of her blood pulsing around cursing the girl to bite her lip but she closes her eyes and simply starts to hum and then ….
"Many years ago, my mother sang a song to me…. in tones so sweet and low. Just a simple little ditty… in her good old Irish way… And I'd give the world if she could sing… that song to me this day" her voice is sweet and she lets out relieved breath as the child stops her screaming
The pink haired girl takes a seat and carries on singing "Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral, Too-ra-loo-ra-li, Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral, hush now, don't you cry! Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral, Too-ra-loo-ra-li, Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral, that's an Irish lullaby."
She smiles down at the girl lightly and brushes a finger over her fair little face "Oft in dreams I wander, to that cot again. I feel her arms a-hugging me, as when she held me then. And I hear her voice a-hummin', to me as in the days of yore, when she used to rock me fast asleep, outside the cabin door."
"Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral, Too-ra-loo-ra-li, Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral, hush now, don't you cry! Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral, Too-ra-loo-ra-li, Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral, that's an Irish lullaby….hey Eve, there we go… you know you remind me of my brother Joseph, he was the spoiled one, always crying… but he was everyone's favorite, he could always make me laugh. You're a lucky kid Eve" Sunny beams down at the girl, fighting against the tears in her eyes
"Sunny?" the wendigo stands and turns to the door
"Hal, hey, she was crying, I couldn't find anyone." she quickly explains
He just takes a step inside and nods "it's fine, you seem better with her than you led us to believe!"
"I'm the second eldest of five kids; we kind of had to learn the baby stuff… I just, I don't know…" she smiles at him; they stand there for a moment just looking at each other
Their trance id broken by the footsteps of the ghost "hey you two, sorry I was just in the yard, everything ok?"
Sunny nods, unsure of why the child wasn't snatched from her grasp so she gently handed the child back to Annie "I'm going to get dressed…"
Annie smiles as she goes, placing a kiss on Eve's head "you were right… it worked like a charm. She didn't even notice me. I think she misses her family."
Hal nods, he wanted Annie to see how the new girl was around the war child, knowing who she was and determining if she's a threat but he can see she was upset, he wasn't stupid, this girl had a family once and she missed them
Later that morning Sunny is standing, brushing out her pink curls before the mirror on her wall, she looks over to the box on the window and theirs a flash of images before her eyes:
She smiles, giggling as she is twirled around in a tight, loving embrace
She lies in bed, a strong arm draped around her middle, fingers intertwined, the warm body holding her close, shallow breaths against her neck, she feels happy, blissful
Then a hard mix, crimson and screaming and then eyes, beautiful green orbs glistening in the sunlight
She snaps out of it and paces herself, hand on the wall but she just takes a deep breath and makes her way out, away from the music box.
Hal's face is barely an inch from the floor as he pushes himself up and then down, but he sees a pair of white fury boots out of the corner of his eye, he glances up at her but carries on with his counting, she doesn't leave like he assumes she will, it's been ten minutes and she's just watching him "can I help you Sunny?"
"Nope, just enjoying the view…" she smiles leaning against the doorframe
The vampire stops and stands before her, eyebrow raised "you find watching me entertaining?"
She just nods with her usual glowing smile "Yep! You and Tom are funny together, but you with a top off… well a girl can't complain."
She confesses, not even slightly embarrassed, the vampire quickly grabs his shirt laid out on the bed and puts it on "I have a Rota… morning press-ups, breakfast, free time, then more press-ups, then…"
"Yeah I get it, you like order, routine…I can get how that could help" she says walking into the room
He looks her over and needs to ask this question "how did you do it, be around them, and even be in a relationship with one?"
She shrugs and looks him in the eye "when I feel it, the hunger, when their so close I can smell them… I count down from ten, remind myself why I can't, what I don't want to become. As for the relationship thing well, it might be my fault he strayed, lack of sex can do that I guess"
He examines the diamond blue of her eyes and almost feels like he's going to be swallowed whole "Love should outweigh the other aspects, he was obviously an idiotic fool with no sexual control!"
Sunny bursts into a fit of giggles and nods "Oh, Hal… you just describes ninety-nine point six percent of the male population. Thanks Hal, you're a sweetie pie"
Her hand brushes against his stubble cheek before he watches her leave, their eyes meeting one last time before she vanishes from sight. Sunny skips happily down the stairs and goes behind the bar "Morning!"
Annie turns to her with a smile, Eve in hand, Tom eating some toast and the quirky wendigo pulling up the biscuit tin and munching on a digestive. Not long after Hal comes down and Annie quickly pushes the infant into his shaky arms "it's your turn with Eve, I need to make her bottle."
The vampire looks baffled and quickly runs to Sunny, who just holds her biscuit hands up and backs away to the couch, he follows and sits in horror at not being able to calm the baby but then as Tom finishes his Toast and stands from the table he says something that shocks them all "Annie's made a Rota"
The vampire put Eve in her basket as the pair run over "But I already have a Rota."
They look at it, the two men utterly horrified, but Sunny just smiles "Hey, look I get shifts to!"
They look at her like she's mental as the door goes, they all stand at the door and when they open it ambush the visitor, but he's clean and claims to have been sent by Nina… well this wasn't good