It's Wednesday, three days since Sunny got the postcard and she shakes her head while packing up CV's and Cakes into her bag "Can we drop this already?"
The ghost looks up from the suckling infant to the wendigo "I just don't understand why you had a birth certificate made"
Slipping on her boots she sighs "because it turns out some people need those for a job. I'm off, bye-bye Eve, be a good girl"
She leans in and kisses the baby's head then Annie's cheek "don't forget the milk"
The pink haired girl smiles and then leaves the house, going looking for a job and forgetting about Myrtle, or at least trying to
She walks into the café a few hours later and smiles to Tom behind the counter "hey Myrtle"
She gives him a pointed look and snarls "keep calling me that and I'll never make another cupcake for you again"
"What? No, I'm sorry" he says with a fallen expression
She can't help but giggle lightly and opens her bag "trade you some cupcakes for my usual?"
He smiles and nods going into the back, but as the pink haired girl turns she sees a certain someone sitting at the corner table "you've got to be kidding…"
She shakes her head and walks over to the table "what are you doing here?"
The tanned blonde looks up with a smile "well I heard the food here is just yummy, so is that him? Is that Hal?"
"No, it's not. What are you really doing here, Jess?" she says folding her arms
The blonde leans back with a smirk "like I said, food looks good"
She's more than tempted to slap the chav when a posh voice says "Sunny, thank god, I saw Tom with cupcakes… please tell me you have my apple and cinnamon"
She smiles to the vampire, his timing perfect "I do, I made them fresh this morning just for you"
He takes his cupcakes with a smile and she gives a toothy smile "sweetie this is Jess, remember I told you about her?"
His eyes shine with realization and he smile to the girl "oh, yes the harlot"
Sunny snorts slightly with a giggle, Jess's face falls and her eyes narrow, knowing she's just been insulted but not knowing the word "so, your Hal then?"
"Yes, are you going to order anything or are you just going to sit there" he bites and the blonde looks at him with shock, not used to being spoke to like that
"I'll have a bacon butty and a cuppa. So how did you two meet?" she says eyeing the vampire suggestively
Sunny puts a hand on her hip and raises a brow to the girl while Hal answers "I work in a café, how do you think?"
He smiles and then looks to Sunny, who leans over and gives a quick pick on the anxious vampire's cheek "well he's kind of rude"
"Nope just a good judge of character" the wendigo smiles and twirls a pink curl around her finger as she sways to a table near the counter
Tom comes out and puts her meaty meal and a dr. pepper down in front of her. He stands there for a minute "Sunny?"
She looks up at him with a smear of blood on her mouth as she chews happily then swallows "Tom?"
"Why did you just kiss Hal?" he asks with a confused and trodden expression
She gestures for him to sit down and leans across "that's Jess, my ex's new girl… I bumped into them the other day; they were acting all high and mighty so I just ended up blurting that I had a boyfriend and was living with him, his kid and some mates, Hal's name just sort of popped out"
His face brightens again and he nods "so it aint real then, you just want to show them up?"
She takes a sip of her can and nods "yep"
His smile comes back and he gives a nod, happy with her answer and heads back to work. Sunny looks over her shoulder, a smile on her face as Hal starts cleaning a table after putting his cupcakes away, but she notices the orange blonde eyeing the vampire, the wendigo felt something then, a twinge…
Sunny sits in the café, looking over her post card from her 'cousin', reading over the words again for the umpteenth time, she had used her real name for the birth certificate, she'd considered using another one, something plucked out of the air but in the end she couldn't bring herself to do it, this was her name, the name that on the day of her birth her mother looked down at the life she'd just created and smiled, then announced the words with pride. Her name… she couldn't let it go, even if it was just on paper.
"Sunny?" a voice snaps and her head shoots up
"Sorry, what's up?" she smiles up at Tom
The werewolf smiles down to her and holds up a chilled can "thought you could use a top up"
He places the drink on the table and asks with a tilt of his head "what's the matter?"
"Nothing, just thinking is all" she smiles while tucking the postcard in her jacket
"You look upset" he states down to the girl
She then realizes her eyes are primed with unshed tears and slaps on her brightest smile "No Tommy I'm fine, just got a something in my eye"
"Alright, you sure?" he asks with a raised brow
The pink haired girl gives off a small giggle and stands "positive"
She walks past him to the counter, pocketing the can of her favorite beverage and standing in front of the queue, earning her a scowl from the woman who is about to tell her off but the wendigo just smiles to Hal "hey, I'm heading home, have you got that milk?"
He nods and quickly gets it from the fridge, handing it to the girl he looks over to Jess; the girl's been there all day "will she eventually leave?"
"Hopefully, if not we could just do a Mrs. Lovett" she smiles cheerfully
He gives her a shake of his head and a small laugh, while he's not expecting it she leans over and gives his a peck on the lips and chuckles as he stands uncomfortably for a moment, she turns to see Tom and kisses him on the cheek "I'm out, see use at home"
They both watch as she goes, Hal shaking his head in an annoyed manner and Tom just stands there, hand on his cheek with a small smile… both watched by the blonde wearing a sinister smirk
Sunny smiles as she walks into the house, hearing Eve crying and walks into the living room to find Annie rocking the infant with a defeated expression "got milk?" the wendigo smiles holding up the carton
The ghost sighs in relief at seeing her friend "thank god, she won't stop crying and I can't find her pacifier"
Sunny nods as Annie thrusts the baby into her arms and starts searching frantically, Sunny sees the red pacifier on the bar and says "um… Annie?"
The curly haired ghost looks to the line of sight of the wendigo and huffs when she sees it. The pink haired girl bites her lip and asks "look why don't I take Eve the park, feed the ducks and you chill out for a bit, relax…"
Annie slumps slightly and nods with a weak smile "Sunny that's really nice of you but I…"
"I'm not taking no for an answer, you do too much, taking care of us lot. You deserve an afternoon to yourself" she smiles while giving Eve her pacifier
The ghost gives a heartfelt smile and nods "thanks"
A short while later Sunny is sitting on a bench, Eve rested perfectly in her arms as she puts the girl's bottle in the pram "they're we go, all happy now aren't we? Yeah we are"
She looks down to the child, her big blue eyes and smiles "how can something so small have such an impact huh? But don't you worry, you're going to be ok, we'll take care of you. Besides your adorable, maybe even as adorable as me"
She laughs as the infant gives a small burp and she holds her close, keeping the brisk air at bay and looks out to the trees, the small playground just ahead with children playing.
1794 – Clayton Manor
A small girl is running gleefully, a larger boy pulling on her hand and the two hide behind a trimmed bush, they look to each other with a smile when suddenly "Boo!"
A much older blonde boy yells and they start running again, the other boy picking her up as they giggle "Run Fredrick Run"
They bump into another little girl, who is having a tea party with her dolls, younger than the one in the brown haired boys arms, he grabs the blonde girl quickly "come Eloise, before brother catch's us"
The girls giggle as their brother chases them, on seeing he's closing in they scream, all tackled to the soft ground and the older girl shouts as he tickles them "No, Joseph please"
"Children, supper" a sweet voice calls from the large doors of the house
They all stand and race to the threshold, slowing down after getting a stern look from the woman waiting there, one hand on her swollen stomach and the other running through the hair of her children as they pass. The elder girl is last and takes her mother's hand, who smiles warmly down to her, her blue eyes sparkling as they walk in for supper… ignorant and blissful, utterly human
Present day –
Sunny takes a deep breath and pulls the post card from her pocket, with a bite of her lip she looks down to Eve, who's munching happily on the Wendigo's thumb "I don't know Eve, what would you do? …"
When she gets back to the house the boys are home and Tom quickly rushes over to her, seeing her struggling with the pram and take-away "let me help"
She smiles as he starts getting Eve out and putting the pram away "thanks babe"
She walks into the kitchen and starts putting the food out "I got extra chips and garlic bread, I'm feeling greedy tonight. Where is everyone?"
"Hal's reading in his room and Annie's gone for a walk, something about relaxing" he says while putting Eve in her basinet
She plates up and smiles to the werewolf, setting the food on the table and the two take a seat, the werewolf looks to baby Eve then Sunny with a smile, the two eating in a comfortable silence, having the odd chit chat. All the while his eyes never leave her… the pretty little wendigo
Annie walks into Sunny's bedroom a little after nine and smiles, cup of tea in hand "thanks for today"
"Don't mention it, I had fun" the pink haired girl smiles and shuts the lid of her laptop, sitting cross-legged on her bed
The ghost walks in and smiles, seeing the postcard on her nightstand as she sets the mug down and sighs "what are you doing about this?"
The girl shrugs in reply "nothing to do, not like I can even go if I wanted to"
"Why not?" Annie asks taking a seat on the bed
Sunny just looks at her a breaks out a smile "you trying to get rid of me?"
The brunette laughs with a shake of her head "no, I just don't see why you can't go. I think it'd be exciting, finding out about your lineages and stuff. It's just for the weekend; we could all go, make a holiday of it"
"I don't know, maybe…" she gives a small smile, forced and weak. Annie seems to get the hint and returns her smile before leaving the room
"Just thing about it" she says, sending a reassuring look to the sad girl
Once the door closes the pink hared girl opened the laptop and sighs, seeing a picture of her old home, the family having made a website. She runs her silver painted nails over the screen "I can't think of anything else"
As the clock chimes she takes her usual place, looking up at the stars with Beethoven's soothing notes flowing and the diamonds of her ring biting into the soft flesh as she closes her eyes "I'm scared… confused. I genuinely have no idea what to do here, should I go? Should I rip up that bloody postcard? A sign would be nice, tell me what to do… please"
She looks up at the starts through her windows and a tear rolls down her cheek…
1796 – Clayton Manor Gardens
Myrtle is lying on the grass in her white nightdress, mother would be furious, but she's tired after a busy day with the youngest addition to the family, sweet little Cecily. So the fourteen year old girl smiles up at the clear sky, the stars shining brightly. She doesn't flinch as another body lays beside her, so their head to head, toes in the opposite direction.
"I'm sorry about today" a nervous voice comes from beside her and she turns her head, finding a head of crimson and eyes of amber looking back at her
She smiles raising her arm over head to take the other girls hand "it's alright, I understand. Father shouldn't have shouted like he did, it was uncalled for"
"No, it's my job to make sure that house is spotless, I suppose I've slipped" she says lightly while looking away, up to the sparkling lights above
Myrtle feels the squeeze of her friends hand and mimics her, both looking to the heavens as she smiles, but then her friend's voice questions "do you think we'll be together forever?"
The girls head snaps to the red head and she answers with a smile "and always"
Amber and sapphire meet with a shine and a smile "you're my best friends Darcie and that shall always be the case"
The two smile brightly and giggle and their fingers dance together… if only they'd known then, if only…
The next day Sunny is walking down the street to the café when she sees something that makes her cringe down the alleyway heading to the back. She quickly runs down and snarls, seeing her ex lent against the far wall "first Jess, now you? I'm thinking its restraining order time"
He pushes off the wall and takes a step to the girl "leaning on a wall isn't a crime"
"No, but harassment is" she folds her arms and a defiant manner
"Come on Sunny, you can't really expect me to believe you're with this lad, you don't even know him. I bet he'd do a runner if he got wind of what you really are" he stands with a rage filled expression
"He knows, you dick!" she states with a roll of her eyes
Mick just scoffs lightly and shakes his head but they both turn at the sound of a voice "I really wish you and your strumpet would stop coming here, you're not welcome"
Sunny smiles over to the vampire as the blonde man snarls "you have no idea what you're getting into here mate"
Hal makes his way over to the pair and nods "you mean that she's a two-hundred and thirty year old wendigo, who craves human flesh, yes actually I'm very aware"
"So, what you just don't care? She's a murderer!" he says with a confused expression
Sunny watches as Hal stands close to them and shrugs "my boy I'm a five hundred year old vampire working in a café and living in Wales. If you think anything frightens me at this point then you are sadly mistaken"
His eyes shoot open, wide in disbelief "you're a… your both a pair of fucking freaks!"
Sunny's eyes close and she lets out an angry breath "I fucking hate that word. Why don't you just fuck off Mick, you're not wanted around here"
He just stands there for a moment as the two turn and head inside, only for Hal to be ambushed from behind. The two men struggle slightly but the vampire quickly throws the thug off him, the blonde hits the dumpster and the scent of blood fills the lungs of both immortals. As Mick looks up, his vision blurred as blood trickles down his head lightly, he sees the eyes of the vampire turn midnight black, he's panting slightly, however the human doesn't seem to frightened.
He sluggishly gets to his feet as Sunny looks between them, seeing Hal having an internal battle with himself "you fucking twat, you cracked my head"
Hal closed his eyes, blocking him out and trying to gain his composure, Sunny goes to his side, hand on his arm "just breathe ok, breathe through it"
"Hey asshole, I'm talking to you" Mick shouts
The pink haired girl whips round and snarls "why don't you just piss off? You've done enough damage"
"He's the fucking lunatic here!" he tries to reason but Sunny just shakes her head and goes back to Hal, who hasn't moved an inch
This seems to upset the hooligan even more and he grabs her arm, going to pull her back roughly "you fucking cock-sucking monster slut!"
These words and actions seem to make the vampire's control laps and he runs for the bleeding human, only for the wendigo to throw Mick aside and catch Hal in her arms, his fangs bared and eyes washed out "Hal no, he's not worth it, calm down, focus!"
"Did you hear the way he spoke to you?" he fights her restraint, never taking his blackened eyes off his target
She looks from him to Mick, she needed him to gain his strength back, forget about the despicable man so she quickly pulls his face to hers, smashing her lips onto his in a harsh kiss. The vampire is about to push her away and ask what she's doing when he realizes, she's helping him, he needs to focus on something, anything other than the euphoric scent of blood mixed in the air, the desire to rip out the humans heart and suck it dry.
So he throws himself into the kiss, pulling her cooled body close and burying a hand in her blushing ringlets, securing her to him as their tongues battle the demon inside him. It's harsh and violent and they don't really need to breathe so they keep their lips connected. Sunny's hand gripping the muscle of his toned chest through his shirt, her other hand cascading and distorting his soft locks. Both their eyes closed, because they need to save him from the monster inside, keep him focused, not because it's been so long since either has been kissed or able to kiss like this, so afraid of what could happen if they let go and throw themselves to passions feet, not because their enjoying the release of control, the freedom of hunger for the ravishing of desire, no… not because they like it!
It takes them a minute to hear the echo of footsteps, breaking apart and panting heavily. They stand there for a moment; bracing themselves before pealing their hands back from each other's skin. Hal's gaze falls to the floor and he smiles weakly, glancing back to her awkwardly "um… thank you Sunny"
She smiles and shrugs it off, pretending like the butterflies in her stomach aren't attacking every corner of her insides "what are friends for"
He smiles to her, feeling reassured by her casual and cheery ambience "well, I don't think we'll be seeing him any time soon. Would you like a sandwich?"
She smiles with a nod and follows him inside, her smile falling slightly as he looks away; biting her lip… this was not of the good… was it?
Later that night Sunny is looking at the post card and thinks back to the last few days, hell the last century and she jumps off her bed "fuck it"
She storms into the living room, Tom sitting with Eve, Annie watching TV and Hal doing his embroidery "pack up people"
The ghost smiles, while the two men look to her confused "why? Where are we going?" Tom asks innocently
She just holds up the postcard with a bright smile "we're going on holiday, we're going to Devon!"
Meanwhile, across the small Welsh town of Barry a man lays on the floor, tears streaming down his face and hand on his stomach, holding his guts in as blood pools around and out of him, the other two bodies staring off in the distance as he tries in vain to escape, a trail of blood following him as he begs "please, please don't, I don't want to die. I'm sorry, I'm so fucking sorry"
The sound of tender footsteps close in and the murderer looks down at their pray, weak and pathetic "you didn't deserve her, didn't even deserve to look at her"
"Please, god help me" he cries, but the no avail, the crimson soaked killer kneels down, licking blood off their fingers and smiling to him
With a tilt of the murderers head their small vicious voice echo's in the corpse filled room "she's beautiful isn't she, even now… she's lost her way, my poor princess, but it's ok, because I'm here and she'll be by my side again… she's mine you see, my princess"
He's only half listening while bleeding to death as they lean in and whispers "MINE!"
His scream rips through the house, just as his girlfriend and mothers had, he was being eaten alive, Michael James, his mother and girlfriend, Jessica Chads died, that night, because he touched what wasn't his, hurt her… the last thing he ever heard was a name, a name he didn't even know…. Myrtle