A/N: This is my first X-Men fanfic… I started writing this story a few years ago and decided to put it up here and finish it.
I don't own X-Men, but three of the characters are mine…. Natalie, Egan, and Kael… they belong to me…. Hehehe.
The Lost Daughter
Chapter One
"Natalie."
Nothing.
"Natalie."
Still nothing.
"Natalie, you must come find me. The longer you wait, the worse it will get."
Natalie mumbled as she rolled over, but bolted awake as she heard his unmistakable voice. After silence fell once more, she fell back asleep.
"Natalie, dear, it's time to get up," her aunt said as she knocked on Natalie's door.
"I'm up," Natalie said as she yawned and looked for her school uniform. She found it neatly folded on her dresser. Natalie examined it for the first time since she had enrolled. 'Damn,' she thought. 'Are the skirts short enough? At least the colors are decent.' The uniform was a deep sapphire blue and silvery white and a touch of black. Natalie picked up her hairbrush and began brushing her long blonde hair. Her beautiful hair was one thing Natalie liked about herself
"Natalie," her aunt called. "You're going to be late. Natalie sighed as she grabbed her backpack and raced down the stairs. "Are you excited?" her aunt asked as they walked out to her car.
Natalie shrugged, "Not really. I've been to a lot of different schools. What makes this one any different?"
Natalie walked down the hallway, silently weaving her way through her peers. Finally she found what she was looking for, her locker.
"Damn lock," she muttered as she hit the locker door lightly only to have the door swing open at an unnatural speed. She put her backpack into her locker, stopping only to grab a notebook and an ink pen, and then left for class. As she walked into the classroom, all fell silent. Natalie could feel all the eyes burning into her. She looked at her classmates and gave them a dazzling smile.
"Attention students," Mr. Jones, the teacher, said as he saw Natalie and motioned for her to come to the center of the room. "We have a new student today. This is Natalie Delune. Ms Delune, who don't you tell us a little about yourself?"
Natalie smiled again and let out a little sigh, "Well there isn't much to tell. I have been to almost eight different schools in the past three years. I never seem to stay in one place very long. But while I'm here, just call me Natalie and I hope we can be friends." Natalie looked around the room and found a pair of the most beautiful ocean eyes fixed on her violet eyes.
"Well Ms Delune, you may take your seat behind Mr. Kai," Mr. Jones said as he pointed to the owner of the ocean eyes. Natalie nodded and took her seat. Mr. Jones continued the lesson and it wasn't long before the bell rang for lunch.
Natalie stood up and walked to her locker. As she closed her locker after retrieving some money, she gasped as she saw him. The boy with the ocean eyes.
"My name is Egan," he said calmly.
"Natalie," Natalie said as she blushed.
"Listen, I was wondering, if you don't have any prior arrangements for lunch if maybe… you wanted to sit with me?" Egan asked as he brushed a strand of his silvery blue hair behind his ear.
Natalie smiled and nodded, "I'd love to."
Egan smiled and led the way. After ordering some form of food, they retreated to the courtyard and sat under a tall oak street. They had just finished eating when a large shadow hovered over them.
"I thought we told you to stay out of our courtyard or else we were gonna mess you up, freak!" a teen with red hair and freckles shouted.
"Your names aren't on here," Egan replied calmly.
"Get em' boys, get the freak!"
A swarm of preppy boys began to tackle Egan. Natalie was terrified and tried to go to him, but the boy with red hair held her back.
"You're the new girl, Natalie, right?" he asked and Natalie nodded. "Well I'm Tom. Why in the world would you want to associate yourself with freaks like him anyways?"
Natalie glared at him, "What makes Egan any more of a freak than you and your clowns?"
Egan knew it was coming. He knew that Tom was just itching to tell her. 'First Stephanie now Natalie,' he thought.
"Some say that Egan is one of them mutants. So it would be best if you steered clear," Tom said.
Egan saw Natalie's eyes widen and a gasp escaped her lips. She looked at Tom, "Do you always believe what others tell you to believe?" Tom's mouth dropped. He was in utter shock as Natalie went to Egan's side and helped him up. "Are you alright?" Natalie asked as she checked for any major injuries.
"I'm good. Listen, I'm gonna go," Egan said as he started to walk away.
"Why?"
Egan looked back at her, "Because, you don't need guys like that hassling you all because of me."
"But Egan!" Natalie said as sadness began to set in. She was pretty sure she just lost what could have been her first friend.
Natalie was silent the rest of the day. Egan knew that this change in her behavior was because of him. 'It will be better this way. At least this way I know she will be safe,' he thought.
Once the final bell rang, Natalie went to her locker and began to put her books in her backpack, when a girl from class came up to her. This girl looked rather odd to her. Her cropped black hair and yellow jacket made her seem like a walking firecracker.
"I saw what you did for Egan at lunch," she said.
"Who are you?" Natalie said softly.
"I'm Jubilee. Don't let Egan upset you, that's just the way he is. He doesn't know how to deal with things very well."
"Apparently," Natalie muttered.
"Well, are you doing anything after school?" Jubilee asked. Natalie shook her head. "Well how about you come over so we can hang out? I'm also pretty sure Egan would like that," she asked.
"You live together?" Natalie asked.
"Yeah, we both live at Xavior's School for the Gifted."
"If you live at a school for the gifted, then why do you go to school here?" Natalie asked.
Jubilee bit her lip, "Well, the Professor likes us to have a better social life, since some of us tend to be somewhat of loners. So we take most of our general classes here, and then some more… advances classes at the mansion. Listen, I gotta jet, but the offer still stands."
Natalie smiled and picked up her backpack, "Sure, let's go." 'Could he be the one? The Professor? Maybe he will be the one to be able to help me.' Natalie and Jubilee walked out to where a blue firebird was parked.
"Egan, looks like you will be sitting in the back. My new friend here is gonna be riding shot-gun," Jubilee said as they all crawled into the car.
"Ah hell no! She is not coming to the mansion. The Professor will not be pleased," Egan argued.
"He is not gonna mind. Besides, he is the one who is always telling us that we need more friends outside the mansion," Jubilee said as they were driving down the road.
Suddenly Natalie noticed a pounding starting to grow in her head. 'NO! Not now, please not now…' She screamed in her mind. She put her hands over her ears and began to whimper softly as the pounding grew.
Egan noticed all this immediately, "Jubilee, get to the mansion fast. I think something is wrong with Natalie." Egan tried rubbing Natalie's shoulders to sooth her. Suddenly he heard her voice inside his head. 'Make it stop! Please make it stop! Must get to the Professor. Maybe he can help me.'
"I can't be sure, but I think there is someone attacking her mind or something," Egan said as he lifted her out of the seat as they arrived at the mansion. A tall red head walked out and started coming towards them.
"What's happened?" the red head, Jean Grey asked. "I keep hearing this strange voice crying out for help."
"She is being attacked." Egan exclaimed.
"No, she is not," an older man in a modern wheelchair said. "Jean, bring her into my study." Jean nodded and took Natalie from Egan's arms. Natalie looked up at Jean and looked as though she was trying to speak but instead collapsed into unconsciousness.
