Title: Let Sleeping Telepaths Lie
Disclaimer: Me no own, You no sue.
Warning: Angst, PTSD, slash, language
Note: italics is inside Erik's head; bold italics are memories.
Note2: "Hündchen" is German for "puppy" - genius, I know.
Chapter 2: Nazis
"Erik, I'm sorry, I'm so sorry," you whisper to yourself as you stroke his hair and close your eyes. Taking a deep breath you press your foreheads together and slowly, so slowly, walk in.
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You and mama are laughing when Hündchen stands and begins to growl at the door.
You only have the briefest second to share a glance before the door shatters in on itself and the Nazi's are there, barking orders and filling the house.
"Mama!" you cry out reflexively as a Nazi grabs her by the hair and shoves her to her knees.
Then Hündchen is on the soldier, all vicious snarling and you can't grab him back before the soldier pulls his pistol and shoots Hündchen down.
You remember the anger then, but it's nothing to what you feel now. Then, it had broiling over…
You go to hit the soldier-
But now the memory's changed. And instead of anger, it's fear.
But stop as the soldier puts the gun to mama's head.
"Erik?" a soft voice comes from the soldier's mouth. But even after all these years, you know it's not the soldier's voice you're hearing. It's someone else….
"Shh, Erik."
The soldier is putting the gun down and he helps mama to her feet. Hündchen's body is gone and so are the other soldiers. The house is suddenly brighter and there's sunlight coming through the window.
"Charles," you don't know where the name comes from, but it soothes the panic and fear.
Then your mother is gone and so is the soldier and you're thirty and Charles is standing there, tears in his eyes and he keeps saying your name.
"Erik? Erik, I'm sorry, I'm so sorry," he slowly walks towards you, arms open. "Come back to me, Erik. I'm sorry, please, come back."
Then you're eight again and the fear clamps down on your heart, tightening your chest and throat and you can't breathe.
"Charles," you fall to your knees as the house around you shakes and trembles.
"Erik!" Charles' voice is all around you, but you can't see him. There's blood in your eyes and the house collapses in on the both of you.
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"Dammit, Erik!" you shout to no one in particular as you race after that little boy.
To be continued...