Internal Demons

Prologue


"Iria! Iria!" a small boy screams frantically and thrashes in his bed. Sheets twist around his fragile body, and he struggles to free himself from them. A rooms door is thrown open and within seconds the diminutive child is surrounded but calming words and a strong hold.

"Shhh Quatre, its ok, just breathe", the room flickers and the light from a hallway brings the child and savior into view.
A blonde boy latches onto a young women and gasps. His face is a mess and pajamas are sweat soaked. He cries and tightens his grip mumbling and hoping to free the demons raging within himself.

"Its ok baby, shhh, deep breathes", he listens to her soothing voice and tries to relax and calm himself. Gasping he reclaims some small control.
"Iria..." he cries and tugs at the womans' nightshirt She holds him as he cries and shakes.
"That's it Kitty-kat, shhh calm down" he child sniffles and opens his eyes.

A brilliant blue color.

She smiles and brushes the childs sweaty bangs from around his face, and places a small kiss on his forehead.
"Bad Dream kitty-kat?" she asks picking the frightened boy up and carrying him in her arms. The boy snuggles in face into her shirt, his fist holding the soft material in a tight grip.

Patting his back she rocks him slowly trying to urge him back to sleep.
"My heart hurts" The rocking stops suddenly.

"Your heart baby?" in more of a question than a statement she asks him. The child nods and whimpers one of his loosens its hold on her shirt and clasps around his heart.
"It hurrtttts sissy, make it stop." A desperate voice pleaded. The female stood still and then began to rock the boy slowly once more. Placing one of her hands behind the young childs head she whispers.

"Shhh kitty, shhh it will be ok"

"sissy, I'm scared- b-bad th-iings are gonna happ-pen" the frightened child sputters, tripping over his own words.
"please don't send mm-e away, don-tt, plee-ase" sobbing against her shoulder the child cries once more.
Sad eyes look down to the child in her arms then close, while she tightens her hold.
"Shhh sleep kitty"