WAKEFIELD, Benjamin

[style= text-align: center; text-transform: uppercase;]BENJAMIN PAUL WAKEFIELD

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NAME: Benjamin Paul Wakefield
AGE WHEN TURNED: 24
AGE: 34
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BIRTHDAY: April 5th, 1978
STATUS: Fledgling
PLAYBY: Ben Bruce

CREATOR: Melinda Wakefield
COVEN: Florida

MOTHER: Melinda Wakefield (vampire)
FATHER: Bryce Wakefield (human, deceased)
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Ben is a bit on the tall side, being five foot, eleven inches in height. His hair varies in shades between a brownish color and a an auburn shade, and his eyes are dark brown in coloring. He keeps his hair about shoulder length, and it is generally messy in appearance, as he is constantly running his hands through it. Ben has lip piercings in the form of spiderbites - two close together rings on his lower lip. He also has a half sleeve and chest piece done; he has family first and a pair of swallows on his chest, as well as a sea monster and sinking ship on his arm. Ben has several other tattoos scattered across his body that are less notable, but no less important to him. He tends to dress in skinny jeans and band tees or wife-beater shirts. Often times Ben hides his messy hair under a beanie or other form of hat.

First and foremost, Benjamin Wakefield is nearly two people: there's the fun guy who's always laughing when hanging around his tight-knit circle of friends, and then there is the more closed off, secluded Ben who has a very dark secret. Ben's most notable personality trait is his goofiness. He is definitely a clown and a bit of a prankster as well. He's not one for dwelling on the bad, as he has too much of it in his life, and is always looking for the brighter side of things. Ben dislikes guys who treat girls badly, and is often getting himself into trouble for standing up for an underdog. That's not to say he hasn't done his own share of bullying from time to time, his targets simply happen to be the crueler portion of the world's population.

Benjamin is actually rather secretive, with a few skeletons he never wants out of the closet, despite what most perceive him as. His father was an abusive man, who flew into unpredictable rages. He beat Ben and his mother, Melinda, frequently. Ben spent most of his time locked away in his room - or outside of the house - while his mother drank herself away. Ben doesn't want other people's pity or judgment and so he keeps this secret locked tightly away, and his scars well covered. For him, vampirism was an escape from a hell, a fast getaway from a world that crumbled around him. Because of this, Ben safe guards himself by being a bit of a loner, when not with his best friend Danny and a few other close confidants.

Music has always been a world where Ben is free. He finds himself constantly creating something new and never comes around without at least a guitar or two. He has occasionally been bullied by the people who don't understand him, and even a few who find his taste in music anywhere from eccentric to terrible. Ben however does not judge another's musical preference, as he is all too aware of what just a few simple notes can mean to another person. He is often private with his music as well, spending time in quiet or emptied rooms, strumming away on a favorite guitar. Although he is more closed off about his artistic talents, Ben is more than willing to teach others who want to learn and to share what he has created with those he feels safe around.

BIRTH PLACE: North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
CHANGED: Spring 2002

Benjamin Thomas Wakefield was the the name he was given the day of his birth. His family was never what one would have called happy, but it did have some more memorable moments. Ben was born in North Yorkshire, in a cozy home to two people who - at the time - had been very much in love. Then, the year Benjamin turned two, the Wakefields moved to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. For eight years they lived there and while the first three years were good, they were the last good years Ben would ever have with his family.

Bryce Wakefield lost his job on his third year in Dubai, which was the reason the family had relocated in the first place. He had been head of a construction company, working on several high-dollar projects off the coast of Dubai. When he found some numbers to be incorrect and numerous withdrawals unexplained, the man was simply sacked. Bryce was never the same and something inside him went mad; whether it was an underlying condition or not, the family was unsure. However, he began to take his rage out first on Ben, then soon after on his wife.

After five more years, being nearly penniless in Dubai, the family moved stateside, to Florida. Bryce continued to beat on the people he was expected to love most. No amount of pleading from Melinda could get the man to stop abusing their only child. Benjamin, however, saw it as his duty to protect his dear mother, regardless of her need for the bottle. Ben went to school each day, covering bruises and broken bones and finding solace in a broken down guitar he'd scraped up enough money for. On one of these days at school he met a boy named Danny, who very quickly became his best friend.

The two completed high school, and worried about their futures, as most young men would. They halfheartedly flirted with girls and worked on songs together. Then came the day that Ben's father, Bryce, lost complete control. Little did Ben know, but a small group of vampires had forced Bryce to care for them, giving them his blood and Melinda's. It was what at gradually snapped Bryce's mentality. Caused him to morph into a monster with iron fists and a steel heart, and beat those he was supposed to cherish. That fateful day, Bryce bloodied and broke Ben into a nearly lifeless form. He left the young man laying on the cold floor, drowning in his own blood. And when Daniel tried to save his best friend, he too was beaten down.

It was Melinda who saved the boys. She'd been made a vampire only nights before, and she came upon the scene. In a fit of rage akin to a mother bear, she tore Bryce limb from limb and turned both her son, and the boy who was like a son to her. The three of them fled the group of vampires and moved to a new city in Florida. There they rebuilt their lives. Ben and Danny met the master of Florida, Andrew Deldrach, and they fell easily into his tight-knit group.