It is another day after the incident of on the train and the day Czeslaw finally able to meet his said old friend, Maiza. At first Czes doesn't even want to get near with all the other immortals except Maiza, Miria or Isaac, he would flinch just by being touched on the shoulder. On the first night he would get nightmares about his day being tortured, sliced, stabbed, burned and feel all the pain in a never ending cycle. But he didn't tell enyone about this, he don't want others to know about his weakened state, afraid if any of the immortals going to take advantage on him.
Until now his act still continues and all the immortals didn't find out about his nightmares including Ennis and Firo the ones who live with him. He didn't open to anyone, only when Maiza come over to visit or when they're coming to Maiza, he would run toward him just like a lost puppy finding its mother. It is true that knowing he is an immortal, Czes isn't a child anymore knowing his age and he always hate it when others treat him like a child since Firo often bring him to the meetings of Martillo family and all the people there only consist of middle aged man so of course he would be the baby there even though his is older than any of them it won't help with his child appearance. All he would do is searching Maiza and only with him he would back to being a child, except when Isaac and Miria comes around he would be forced to be hugged by them.
One year passed after that, Czes still have nightmares about his past but his relationship with others getting better. He is starting to trust Ennis and Firo and he allowed them to treat him like what a child wold be treated.
Ennis becoming more and more protective about him, she would nagging him whenever Czes going home late after take a walk outside. Yes, Czeslaw starting to make a habit to go out just for a walk, take a stop at some random park and watching as families come and goes. Sometimes he got too caught up in watching them and didn't realize the time. Firo would just laugh when Ennis is mad at him, and sometimes defending him , "Come on Ennis, he is a man. He needs his time alone", and just like that Ennis would turn to Firo and began nagging at him too. Seeing this, Czes start to feel like in a real family and it really help him to ease his heart and escape from all his nightmares. Until one night he start to have a nightmare again, by far this is the worst nightmare he have.
"No, you are a bad boy Czes, I have to punish you again"
"Nononono! Stop it please Fermet.."
"Be quite Czes, it just an experiment, we are alchemist so its normal right", its not a question, it's a statement. Fermet start to take his scalpel and walk slowly toward tied Czeslaw.
"No…please Fermet..i-its hurAAAAAHHH!", Czes's scream echoing trough the room as Fermet start to sliding the scalpel to his stomach making fresh blood dripping from the now fresh wound.
"Its okay Czes, see, it will go back to normal again. Hmm I wonder, what if I gouge one of your eye and crush it? Will it go back to normal?", wide eyes stare with horror as Fermet saying his start to struggle trying too untie the rope tying him to the bed.
"NONONONO! I don't want that! HEEELP! PLEASMMMPHH!", Fermet bring one of his hand to Czes's mouth, shutting him up while the other held a scalpel and made its way toward his eye. Czes's eyes widening as he see the scalpel toward his eye, he struggle wildly to loose the tie, tears start to form in his eyes.
"Calm down Czes, do you want me to get tired of you and eat you? I'm sure you don't want that", said Fermet with his sickening smile all over his face. He start his new experiment to Czes, put his scalpel to one of his eyes, and push it deeper to the corner of his eye to start gouging it.
"MMMPPHH!", pain shot trough his body as he struggle wildy again when blood start gushing out from his eye. 'nononono! Stop! It hurts! IT HURTS SO MUCH! Please Fermet, why are you doing this?! I trust you, please', tears and blood become one, and he cant hold it anymore, the pain of getting your eye gouged without any painkillers really makes him want to just die. "hehe…hehehehe…hehee", all he can hear only a sickening laugh from the once friend he trusted the most.
"No!...please…stop it!", Czes start trashing his body on the bed, sweat all over his body while screaming the memories he want to forget the most.
"es, Czes!"
"no…it hurts please!"
"Czes! Czeslaw!", with that his eyes shot open, his vision blur cause by the tears forming in his eyes. And the he feel a hand on his shoulder before he slapped, make it away from him. "NO! DON'T TOUCH ME!", he scream in panic.
"Czes, it's me, Ennis. What happen? Do you have a nightmares?", she try to touch him only to get slapped again.
"No…please…it hurts..", he get to the corner of the bed to get away from all hands that try to touch him.
Seeing this, Firo sighed "Czes, please calm down, its only me and Ennis. Please open your eyes", with that he climb to the bed and get close to Czes ignoring all the scream.
"NO! DON'T COME NEAR ME! GO AWAY!", he start trashing his body again when he feel a pair of warm hands around his body.
"No….i'm scared..please stop it…*sob", he whimpering followed by sobs that escapes from his mouth.
"Sshh, its okay Czes, I'm here and Ennis too. We won't let anything happen to you, we will protect you okay", pulling Czes tighter to his body and start stroking his head gently.
He can feel his shirt wet from the tears. Ennis followed to climb to the bed and holding his hand, "You can sleep with us Czes so when you have nightmare again we will be there for you", she said gently drawing small circle on his back hand to calm him down.
After a few minutes of crying, Czeslaw start to calm down with only small sobs escaping his mouth.
"Ah! I know, why don't we see Maiza tomorrow?", Firo said.
Hearing that Czes tilted his head to see Firo, "Maiza? I can see him?", asking with a puffy eyes and a pink tinted cheek. Ennis and Firo found it cute and makes them want to cuddling him more, sometimes Czeslaw would slip and unconsciously acting like a child should do.
Firo chuckle, "Of course, and if Isaac and Miria there you can play with them too".
"mmm, mkay..", with that he yawn and rubbing his eyes. All the cries makes him very sleepy and the warm on Firo's body makes him snuggling to him more and with that he sleep again knowing he's safe within Ennis and Firo's embrace.
"So, lets continue our sleeps", Firo got up from bed while picking up the sleeping Czeslaw. Seeing this Ennis can't help to smile when Firo noticed her.
"What are you smiling about Ennis?", Firo asked her curiously.
Ennis chuckle "no, maybe it's a bit cruel when Czes crying and remembering his past. But I'm happy knowing all this".
Hearing that Firo too can't help smiling, "yeah you're right, I'm glad he can finally open up to us". With that the three of them heading to their bedroom and ready to end the night.