Sleeping Sun

"I wish for this night-time
To last for a lifetime
The darkness around me
Shores of a solar sea
Oh how I wish to go down with the sun
Sleeping
Weeping
With you"Nightwish

Screams that haunt me day and night, nightmares come and go. One life, the single most precious life that will always haunt me, will always hold dear to me is my brother Alfie just three years old, when the assassination of Austrian prime minster Archduke Franz Ferdinand June 28th 1914 that started World War 1. Nobody would protect our little farm in the northern banks of Germany, Adolf Hitler ordered the slaughter of anybody not being German gave orders on the northern banks of Germany to be at the ready prepare for war. Was nursing my brother who became my son papa never liked that idea but mama couldn't feed him he would die so I saved Alfie even named him. Was in the kitchen tending to him as my parents talked quickly papa knew what he had to do nobody was to know that night changed him to get me and my son to safety mama knew as did papa. With the sack prepared for me, in the bunker as the sirens went up the air raids started as we knew that our government turned their backs on us, our government was now showing our true colors. The German soldiers came in breaking stuff all was silent father covered mama's mouth and my sisters I kept mine along with Alfie's mouth occupied never smiled only when we were alone during my feedings with him he was growing well enough soon he will be four years old it would be time to when him off my breast soon. Mama and papa knew that once the shooting started Alfie never moved nobody made a noise not even my sister then we hear "you drunken fool killing one of us!" The German soldiers said as he fired six rounds of bullets when all was quiet we waited a few minutes going up from the bunker all was lost, on foot we left our small village even others were on foot where we didn't know men using what they could find to provide for their families some left to join the war for money whether they lived or died they would get money for their families. Papa knew he was too old to join least the summer days would give us time until the winter. We became refugees in Poland over 400,000 of us to keep the happiness I played with my siblings the best I could while mama and papa had the house to themselves. Blushing I knew how much they loved each other but something else more sinister was in the air it wasn't my parents marriage but something that would change everything forever. Finally was able to make Alfie eat solid foods which was huge was so proud my breasts seemed thankful too, as my body was filling out we didn't have much food but it was scarce of food but still with four people it made it a lot harder. We didn't have much but our neighbors helped us the best they could as well, we started to learn Polish even changed our last name so nobody knew we were a German family. Later that night I put my son and my little sister to bed my parents went to bed, as I was knitting for myself looked out the window wondering what my life will be with my son happy thoughts. With July in the sights the never ending war still we are safer here then back home at least I hope and pray we are safe.

November 11th 1918 marks the end of War World One that became a national holiday for all that severed in the war known as Veteran's Day my mama hugged me as did papa we celebrated with love and laughter however that would soon end, felt in my bones that War and Peace do not end well right as rain mama started working as did papa my son went to school as did I along with my sister. We didn't know what was going their was a fight in the school yard all I could think of was Alfie but I had to let that be mama made sure the school knew was the "sister" even Alfie had to practice that he was beat by papa several times he wanted my breast once more as he cried at night for not being able to be with me it was the first time in a long time that my breast lactated without Alfie drinking from it a slept a lone by body hurt the next morning Alfie sneaked into my room felt him tugging and pulling as he went to sleep same as me knowing the beatings we would both receive. Was firm with Alfie on the reasons he understood for a four a year old he hugged me for the first time he called me "sissy" my heart hurt as he knew who raised him he call me mama in private. Mama picked us up from school she started smoking papa was loving up on mama a lot when he was drunk but he never strayed papa couldn't work anymore. On the radio we hear one night when the children are sleep papa let me stay up along with mama for the nightly announcements "Poland government never came to agreement of the German government Adolph Hitler declares war on Poland." I gasped, papa looked over at mama then myself "Sylvie, get your son together and leave now! Go Sylvie!" Papa said in a booming voice as Sylvie did what was asked once she came back with a sleeping Alfie "here is a ship that is leaving go to America, the both you do not look back." Papa said as he hugged them both as the neighbor's son came over "I will take them to the ship that is leaving Poland." Papa agreed as they get into the car mama watched as did papa the last time they will see their daughter knowing their fate but knowing both of their child will be safe is good enough for them.

That night while Alfie was sleeping in the carriage it stopped near the docks "Alfie go feed the birds." Alfie looked at me "stay where I can see you its okay go on." I said to my brother I didn't know what was happening didn't want this "you are my send off I get a virgin its you before I go to war, you will carry my daughter or son hell both in your womb you are now a solider whore." I was raped that once I put my clothing on that wasn't tared I grabbed my stuff as he tossed money at me was now a whore like he said I didn't like the feeling. Alfie sees me battered and bloody he knew as he tossed the bread he cried as he laid on my heart that always soothes him. "Mama, I love you mama." Sylvie smiled this was the moment she would always smile "I love you too my son." Once they aboard the ship to America, two weeks go by as she knew she was in the family way their was way around it. Looking at Alfie he knew as well as he hugged me we slept soundly that night I turned on the radio later that night hearing the destruction in Poland the area where my parents lived the neighbor who raped me all died those who lived rallied they gave all the living the neighbor lived pity she wanted him to suffer. Turning off the radio she went to sleep or tried to "mama he raped me mama, papa I am in the family way protect me in heaven please protect me. Want him to die for what he did only him." Sylvie sobbed Alfie woke up and played with his mama's hair it soothed her as he knew he couldn't protect his mama.

Sylvie sees the flashes of lighting in the sky being a vampire over 658 years old at the age of 30 Alfie died at the age of six from illness the baby died as well from a weakened heart the only child that Sylvie loved was Alfie she goes to grave often to place flowers he loved feeding the birds she added a bird feeder nobody understood the bird feeder nobody cared it was in a different spot all together just near the shade of the tree enough for the bird feeder to go Sylvie placed flowers the birds nests she could see and blue bird that Alfie told her was a blue jay was their its a male "Alfie my son you come to visit your mama?" Sylvie giggled when it chirped "I love you my son always sorry I couldn't save you my Little One, mama is a monster now I will be back tomorrow I always will be." Sylvie said as she takes off in bat form she takes off where she doesn't know but something is calling to her.

Kelly and his friends where laughing and goofing around it was senior year in high school from the Catholic School they all go to. Sylvie slowly approaches she can smell the after effects of sex but one the male near the bonfire "yo Severide when you going to pop the cherry?" Leslie Shay asked as she laughed when Kelly shakes his head as he leaves the area when Stella Kidd follows him "we can fake it you know." Stella said as she smirked Kelly shook his head "no, I made a deal to both of my parents no sex until after I graduate high school." Kelly said as Stella smirked "okay, keep me mind when your ready." Stella ran back as she screamed "HE WAS YUMMY!" Kelly shakes his head as he smoked a cigarette when Kelly looked up he meets blue eyes when she spoke softly that Kelly barely heard her as she pulled her own cigarette "I was raped when I was sixteen was pregnant it died my son Alfie died at the age of six I was a soldier's whore its laughable because he did the best way I don't mind going to hell for it but the gas chamber in Chelmno I looked up the death records found him, along with my family in different parts they died in Auschwitz me and Alfie are the only ones that made it alive." Kelly looked up she was gone he wondered if the conversation ever happened their was a photo of the four of them on the back was the names of her parents and her son's name Alfie with shaky hands he pocketed the photo. Wondering if he would ever get the chance to talk that woman once more. As the night wore on Kelly knew it was dark to see her face "leaving you all have fun don't do something I wouldn't do." Kelly said as they laughed at that Kelly walked underneath street lights seeing nothing Kelly couldn't get that woman's voice out of his head that she was raped her rapist died in the first death camp while her family died in the last camp is heartbreaking yet they wanted you to live fulfilling life seeing a cemetery seeing a bird cage Kelly goes into the graveyard near the one that is distant pulling out his flashlight their he reads Alfie Elijah Brett son, grandson written on the bottom he reads in bold letters "FLY LITTLE WING, FLY WHERE ONLY ANGELS SING, FLY AWAY WHEN THE TIME IS RIGHT, GO NOW, FIND THE LIGHT." Kelly cried as he felt a presence near him hearing the same voice "I made a promise to my son I would go to school get an education make something of myself he was just 8 years old when he died he loved to fly I heard this song made it his song." Sylvie said as Kelly wasn't scared then hearing the words next stung him "this isn't going to work out if I go where you go, you will find out things about me things I am not happy about the need to be close to you hurts, the need to stay away hurts." Then Kelly turns around she was gone the photo gone also from his pocket kicking a stone he leaves not before getting caught.

At the police station Kelly sees the woman was arrested to for what he didn't know "guess passed hours would get you placed in jail." Kelly said as he smirked but it faltered when he heard "wonder if this what my family felt my little sister stuffed in something smaller then my mama along with my papa seeing their ashes in the air, toured it once it hurt hearing the screams that belonged to them found letters with my name of them was granted them after many court proceedings even my father's belongings my sisters belongings. I have them in a locket room that is safely guarded in Alfie's room its a shrine of sorts. Will show you and only you seeing how will be going to school together the court granted me community service well the coven did of course your humans always get your wish, nobody what I say its granted I am not happy about this." Sylvie said as his parents showed up Kelly made bail as he let the tears sting his eyes he finally knew the truth vampires existed one of them wanted to do with him Kelly hopes he can change that.

The next morning it was school shopping Kelly had community service as well once he arrived for trash pick up he sees Sylvie one look he turned around in his seat it was like his heart was breaking like it was his girlfriend or something more, once they allowed to get up Kelly put his head down as they got to work on the road cleaning duty. Kelly looked around and did not see Sylvie which was odd but its true, then he realized why asking the guardsman he was yelled at that nobody by that name existed so Kelly put her out of his mind still his heart hurt for someone he knows she isn't gone something tells me we will see each other again.

In the fall of September classes picked up at Mount Carmel High School seeing Andy Darden his elementary school and childhood buddy along with Matt "Matthew" Ryan Casey the plan is go to the fire academy which would be epic if they all went to the same firehouse. As Kelly wait in line in the "K" area his heart ached again when he sees the Gothic area of the gym then sees the other clique then he sees the blue eyes that haunt him seeing someone tap the woman to look she did it was no other then Sylvie the woman fled as a male chased after her for what Kelly didn't know it was to assume it was about him. Sighs high school drama then one of the newest members of the clique came over to him "lets talk in private shall we." The male voice whispered as they went over to other side where others looked chummy "Sylvie is how we shall use the word." However he was cut off by another part of the clique "stubborn would be the word I don't know why he is highly yummy for a human." Kelly realized where he was standing with "they can see you right they can all see you?" Kelly asked he didn't mean to blunt but he truly didn't want to make it look like he was having a conversation with himself, then be committed into a stray jacket. "Yes they can all see us, my name is Lutheran, pleasure my sister Sylvie is a handful to say the least." Lutheran said as Kelly didn't know that they were related then Lutheran smirked "I turned her if that's what your asking our parents if you will turned us I was given a choice to save two lives my wife's and Sylvie's frankly I wouldn't call her a sister more like pain in the ass, but you are here to help with that good luck to you Kelly we choose our spouses somehow she chosen you." As the bell rang Kelly blurted out "I have my career in set and stone want to keep perusing that." Then Lutheran's wife Carmella said "well of course you are Sylvie plans on following suit she found her passion but her PTSD is one thing she has to over come you see she went back during World War 2 as a boy Alfie lived with me I have Sylvie's letters she wrote the rapist that hurt her was your gift its why she is angry she was touched so speak she can't get him from her mind that night she was raped then with a child that shorty died she had no feeling towards it called her a soldier's whore. Sylvie tried to turn Alfie but she failed she is highly scared you will die its why she won't get so close however with new the age stuff coming out our father so to speak is a doctor will do anything means to keep you human but your offspring will be both." Carmella said as Kelly has his schedule for the classes seeing Sylvie in his class he said to the whole class but eyeing Sylvie "Welcome to Mount Camel High School." Kelly said as he takes his seat while he smirked knowing Sylvie is in front of him as he smelled the fantastic smell of her shampoo her perfume that smells just as wonderful. Stella Kidd was jealous but Matt rolled his eyes knowing that Stella would lose once more to someone new in town.