A/N: So this is the continuation to the Prequel of The Sun Never sets. It covers the first few months of Chris's life with the Cullen family. It made more sense to create another story for this. I hope everyone enjoys it. Per questions, Esme as well as Emmett, and Rosalie are here.

Edward pushed open the front door and I followed him into the warmly lit house. It was not what I had expected, but I was glad what I had expected wasn't the reality.

A medium height woman with caramel coloured hair greeted us as soon as we walked into the house. I stayed behind Edward, unsure what I should be doing. The woman pulled Edward into a tight hug.

"We were getting worried Edward." she said motherly. From behind her, a tall muscular teenager with dark brown hair and a tall beautiful blonde girl with her arm linked in his. He had a big grin plastered on his face and she was smiling gently.

"Yeah, what happen you get lost?" the big teen asked. Edward ignored him, and turned to the woman.

"Sorry Esme. Getting Chris to move quickly was not going to happen. He wanted to sightsee."

I growled at him, but stopped when Esme looked at me. Her eyes were like my mother's, not in color of course, Mrs. Cullen had golden eyes while my mother had green, but it was the same concern in them and I couldn't help but continue to stare into her eyes. I felt safe… protected, like my mother was here and she was going to hold me close.

She stepped closer to me, slowly and cautiously. But I could read her body language, she wasn't being cautious of me for her own safety, she was being cautious so not to frighten me. I glanced to my left and saw a hall mirror, but I couldn't read my face, I didn't feel frightened, nervous maybe…but, I looked at her face and her eyes and the only word that came to mind was home.

"Hello Christian. My name is Esme, I am Carlisle's wife. This is Rosalie and Emmett, welcome home."

"pleasure to meet you Mrs. Cullen," I said softly. She reached over and put her hand on my shoulder, I didn't mean to flinch and I felt awful after I did, but this didn't seem to bother Esme at all, it was like she had expected this kind of reaction from me.

"About time we had some fresh blood around here," Emmett boomed, seriousness in his voice.

I stopped breathing for a second, staring at Emmett, I moved closer to Edward timidly, he put his arm around my shoulder protectively, reassuring me. Rosalie smacked Emmett's shoulder and Edward growled at him

"Emmett, look at him, he's frightened enough, he's practically shaking!" Rosalie hissed at him "the last thing he needs is you making it worse."

"Emmett, Rosalie is right, that is not amusing." Esme reprimanded him, "not everyone is laid back and welcoming about this life as you, and he's younger than you were don't forget, imagine how frightened he must be feeling, thrown into this new life, coming from the midst of a war, being brought into a new country, and surrounded by total strangers no less. This is overwhelming enough for him without your jokes."

Emmett ducked his head for a second shamefully,

"Sorry," he looked at me "sorry kid, I didn't mean anything by it."

"It's all right," I replied.

Esme reached over and took my hand as gently as possible, she offered me a warm smile

"Come with me Christian, we have your room all set up."

I looked at her surprised

"My room?"

her smile grew bigger

"Yes of course," she replied "we've fixed the room next to Emmett and Rosalie's. I hope you like it."

"I don't understand, we do not sleep, why in the world do we need a place to kip if we don't sleep?"

Rosalie came over to me and smiled softly, much like Esme had.

"A room is more than a place to sleep Christian, everyone needs a place of their own to relax and have time to themselves." She paused "do you like to read Chris?" I nodded, "well a room is perfect for a nice quiet place to enjoy a good book. Especially when these two blast the radio at all hours, especially when one is trying to study." She finished nodded at Edward and Emmett who both shrugged innocently, I stared at Rosalie for a second, wait, study, as in school work? "Come on Chris, Esme and I will give you the grand tour."

By the time Carlisle returned a week or so later I had more or less settled into the routine of the house, but found myself gazing out the window wishing to go outside without supervision. When we heard his car coming up the gravel, the family headed outside to welcome him home, as did I.

Once the greetings were over, everyone drifted back to the activities we had been occupied with, well they did. I returned to the spot which had been dubbed Chris's window, a small window seat where I spent most of my time, just staring out at the woods surrounded our house.

I knew a town was not far and I longed to go exploring it, I hated being housebound. But until the newborn blood lust passed (or my eyes went completely yellow whichever came first) I was under house arrest and boy was I ready for it to be over with.

I had been out in the woods a few times with Edward and Emmett and kept on a pretty short leash.

Both of them were keen to test my strength. I easily took Edward down in a wrestle match and nearly pinned Emmett. Both of them easily towered over me and outweighed me so I was surprised at the ease of taking them out. Till Edward explained why, for the first few months of being a vampire I would at my strongest, stronger than any of my family stronger even then older larger of our kind.

Of course Edward explained that the strength would not last, as what little blood remained in my tissues slowly was used up I would not be as strong as I had been the first few months of this life. But Emmett promised I would still be stronger than any human and would put up a decent fight with one of our kind, especially with my ability to protect me.

My eyes left the window for a brief second as they drifted to the now closed office door, just past the foyer, into which Carlisle and Esme had disappeared.

I sighed and rested my head on the glass.

I closed my eyes even though I wouldn't sleep, but I wanted to…I was so bored…I had read all the books in the house, even Carlisle's medical books, a few times over…

I even missed school…suddenly, sitting in a hall listening to the headmaster lecturing, didn't sound like a bad thing, how could I have ever thought it was boring and had wished to be somewhere else. I would give anything to sit in a class right about now.

A rumbling caught my attention, I felt the slight vibration through the glass and it forced my eyes open, did I imagine that…what was that?…it sounded familiar, but…no, it couldn't be not here…not now, it wasn't bloody possibly.

Seconds after that thought, I got my answer, that slight rumbling was soon followed by a more forceful rumble and with it an explosion that literally shook the house.

I couldn't help my reaction

"NO!" I yelled and ducked for cover on the floor leaning against the wooden floor base that the window seat lay on. I threw my arms over my head and crunched myself into a ball. "no not again… not here, please God no more..."

More bombing…blitzkrieg…those were the first thoughts that entered my mind, the lufe-waffe was attacking. Had Great Britain fallen, had we lost to Germany and now as I predicted was Hitler setting his sight on America?

My god…what 'bout my parents…were they safe…? Were they even alive? I shouldn't have left…I should have stayed in England, protected my mother. I abandoned them…I abandoned my family and left them to face this war alone.

I could have protected them, I'm no longer human I could do things no human could do. Emmett had said it himself I was stronger than any human and would stay that way and with my newborn strength right now I was like Superman or other superheros I read in comics. How could I not use this strength to protect my family!

I tried to think for a second, where could the luff-waffe take off from…Japan? Germany's ally…unlikely, from what I had read Japan had it's own agenda with conquering China and the rest of Asia.

Then the only other option, Germany had infiltrated the United States and was spreading and attacking.

How long would it be before Nazi's came crashing down our door…like so many of us British kids had feared, as we told each other, trying to lessen our own fears by spreading it to our peers. We feared that it wasn't just bombs the Gerry's were dropping on London, that amongst the bombs were German soldiers, coming to kill us from the ground as well as the air.

We would hide in the homemade shelters or cower with our families, neighbors, and strangers in the shelters in the Tube, waiting for the sounds of boots on the floor, coming closer, and closer a knife with the Swastika carved upon it coming to slit our throats.

I stayed like that for a few seconds, even when I felt a hand on my shoulder. I winced and pulled myself tighter,

"Christian…it's alright," Carlisle's voice called to me. Slowly I glanced up. Esme and Carlisle were kneeling beside me and Edward, Rosalie, and Emmett were gathered around looking concerned. "We should have warned you, we are near a mining town, they use dynamite to open the tunnels, they do this every now and then, there's nothing to be frightened of, it's not what you think it is."

I couldn't speak, another explosion rattled the house and I ducked my head once again, fully prepared for the debris and smoke to reach us.

This time Esme didn't hesitate, she pulled me close to her hugging me, I flinched again, but didn't fight her.

Each explosion she held me tighter, she smoothed my hair gently stroking the back of my head.

"Shh, it's all right, little one…it's all right" She soothed, rocking me like a baby, like my mother had always done.

At first, I felt embarrassed, knowing the rest of the family was looking on, but this was what I had wanted…I automatically saw Esme in the mother position, not my real mother, but deserving of the same post and I desperately wanted to be held and assured everything would be fine, but I hadn't been able to find the words to ask, and randomly hugging her felt awkward.

So even with the family looking on, even with the embarrassment I felt… I didn't pull away from Esme's hold on me, in fact I allowed myself to ease closer to her.

"You are safe." She assured.

My mind wanted to believe her, but I couldn't stop my reactions. She continued to rock me, and hummed a song that I did not recognize, but felt calmed by not by the tune, but by her soothing voice.

This would go on for a few more weeks…weeks turning into a month…the bloody mine was pretty far from our house I would learn, but thanks to our extraordinary senses, it's blasting was amplified.

Everyone in the family grew use to my…er…panic attacks. Carlisle felt there was nothing they could do to put a stop to them, and he was right, my mind was still in a warzone. To me, Washington was just as vulnerable to Nazi attack as London is and until I felt more comfortable, the panic attacks would continue.

Each time, Esme was there to comfort me. Apparently Carlisle had explained everything he knew about me to his wife and once she learned all this, Esme did everything possible to fill the role of mother to me, which I know was her personality prior to my joining the family.