Hello! My first X-Men fanfic based in the Evolution series…so I hope I got the character's attitudes and such right. Sorry if it's not too good in the beginning, but it will get better! Reviews are appreciated!
It seems that the whole world has been, as the normal humans say, infected by the mutant population. A war against mutants has been called, and mutants are fighting to keep themselves secret, and alive. Children around the world have been changing, but no incidents have been called in the country of Japan. Well that's all going to change.
In Tokyo, there is a small apartment that belongs to the Neko family. The couple living there wasn't able to have any children, but they did have their fourteen year old niece named Akane. Akane was a quiet girl that was very respectable and smart, but she never knew anything about her parents.
"Akane! Are you awake yet?" her mother asked through the door. Akane was in her room, wandering around trying to find her favorite shirt.
"Yes! I'm getting dressed!" Akane called back. She found the t-shirt with a rainbow colored heart pattern, pulled it on, and went to her mirror to go find her hair brush, but instead she found a shock.
Her hair, which was very shiny black the day before had turned a deep, blood red. Instead of her usual round human ears, large, fuzzy cat ears took their place. Her brown eyes changed to slits and were pure gold. Her skin was once pale, now the skin was covered with short hair that was a reddish-brown. Akane's nails were longer and sharper, same with her toe nails. Akane screamed loudly, loud enough to get her guardians' attention. Both her aunt and uncle ran in and jumped in surprise.
"A-AUNTIE!!" Akane cried. "What's happening to me?!" she stepped closer and her aunt stepped back in horror. Akane turned to her uncle. Akane began to cry. Mrs. Neko stepped forward and gently grabbed Akane's furry arm.
"I think its time we've explained some things…" she said, pulling her out into the family room. Mr. Neko looked around the room for a brief moment, and then followed them out.
"Wh-what's happening to me?" Akane repeated as she sat down. She jumped slightly when she felt a tail under her, so she stood up and moved it away before sitting down again. Her whole body was shaking violently. Her guardians sat down across from her. It was silent; none of them had anything to say. Akane waited patiently, or as patiently as she could while trying to control her violent sobs.
"You see…you're parents were…different. You've heard the news, how mutants are –"
"Are you saying I'm a mutant?" Akane asked.
"Well we didn't think so at first. We knew your mother was."
"What was she?"
Mrs. Neko hesitated before saying, "your mother had strange abilities, she could…"
"She could jump to amazing heights. Almost as high as Mount Fuji if she really tried." Mr. Neko spoke up for the first time. "And your father, my brother, he could run at incredible speeds."
"So my whole family was outcasts?"
"You are not an outcast!" Mrs. Neko interjected.
"How do I know that my parents are dead because they were freaks?" Akane spat.
"That's not it and you know it." Mr. Neko practically shouted.
"Yeah, right, and I'm guessing I was the one who really killed them." Akane slouched forward, depressed by the conversation.
"No, no, it wasn't you."
"So someone did kill them…?" Akane asked, sitting up straighter.
"Yes, and it wasn't you." Mrs. Neko said, emphasizing the you. "It was Akai." Akane's eyes widened. She knew Akai was a ruthless, cold soul, but she had no idea she was a murderer.
"We were afraid that something like this would happen to you, so here." Mr. Neko handed her a brochure. She took it and looked at every detail.
On the cover of the brochure was a picture of a very magnificent looking building. Above the picture was something written in English. She took several classes, but not enough to read what it says.
"It's for an English mansion called Xavier's Home for Gifted Youngsters."
"You want to get rid of me? Fine by me." Akane said, standing up and heading to her room. "I'll leave as soon as I pack."
- - Several days later - -
"Hey, professor?" Jean asked, wandering up behind Xavier. Xavier was just about to turn on his Cerebro when Jean walked in. He already had on the helmet.
"Hello Jean. What brings you here?" Xavier asked as he wheeled his chair around to face her. The door closed behind them.
"I just got a bad feeling. Did you feel it too?" she asked casually.
"Yes I did. It seems we have a new student heading our way."
"Did you already locate him?"
"No, well yes, but that's because her aunt just called to make arrangements." Again, he smiled. He faced the board again and got started. "I just want to make sure she'll be here on schedule." Lights flashed and flared on the screen. Jean looked around, trying to see if she could pinpoint the new student. Xavier's eyes moved around frantically.
"Well…that's odd…she's not anywhere I would expect her to be…" he sounded worried, which, in turn, made Jean worried.
- - Upstairs - -
BAMF! Scott jumped in surprise when Kurt popped onto the open seat next to him.
"Oh, sorry." Kurt said, trying not to laugh at Scott's surprised face. Scott pushed him over, and then laughed.
"No problem. I just got to get used to that, that's all." he explained. Scott, Kurt, Kitty, Evan and Rogue sat alone watching television while outside a storm was brewing. Kurt cocked his head to the side when he began watching what everyone else was watching.
"Vas ist das?" Kurt asked. Scott glanced at him, and was about to answer, but Evan cut him off.
"Spiderman 3." He mumbled over the loud explosions as Peter Parker fought off the new Green Goblin. Thunder rumbled outside and the rain began to pour down.
"Oh, I've heard of that." Kurt nodded. "What's with the ring?"
"He wants to propose to his girlfriend." Rogue said. Kurt sat silently and watched, even though he had no idea what was really going on. From the main hall the front door could be heard, opening and closing again. Heavy footsteps headed down the hall in a steady pattern. The footsteps led into the entry way of the game room. Everybody looked up and saw Logan standing there, sopping wet.
"Hey! You're back!" Rogue said happily. Logan sneezed and nodded.
"Yeah, yeah…" he mumbled, shaking his head so the water in his hair would fly off. Some of the water landed on Scott and Kurt.
"Hey." Logan said, looking at the TV. "Don't you guys ever get tired of watching those lame super hero movies?"
"No. And why shouldn't we? Making fun of these movies is cool because we're actually real super heroes!" Evan said excitedly, jumping to his feet and punching the air. Logan nodded slowly and looked around the room.
"Hey, in my defense, this is the first time I've ever seen this." Kurt shrugged.
"Wasn't blaming you kid." Logan said, walking down to his room to grab some dry clothes.
Scott turned the movie off and stood up. "Alright, enough laying around." He said. He adjusted his sunglasses and walked out of the room.
"Where's he going?" Kurt asked.
"If we know Scott -" Kitty started.
"Which we do." Evan interrupted.
"Right, like, as I was saying, if we know Scott he's probably going to go train." Kitty finished. Everyone instantly agreed. Thunder clapped outside, loud enough that it shook the whole house.
The mutants looked up when a very soft, barely audible knock sounded at the door. It was dark and pouring outside, why would someone come now? No one moved, waiting for more. If nothing happened again it was probably the wind or their imaginations. Knock…knock…it came again, very, very quiet, quieter than the last time. Everyone got up and bolted for the door. Kurt teleported for the door, and beat everyone to it. He gripped the handle and yanked it open, being greeted by a gust of strong wind and a splatter of rain. Kurt, Rogue, Kitty, and Evan all gasped in surprise.
Standing there, hunched over in pain was a young girl with dark, slightly furry skin, long bright red hair and gold slit eyes, two large cat ears and a long fluffy tail standing in the doorway. She was holding her left arm tightly, and the mutants saw the blood gushing down her arm. The girl looked at them, panting for breath.
"T… Tasukete…" she croaked. Her eyes rolled back and she passed out right then and there. Kurt caught her before she could hit the ground, but her added weight made him sink to his knees.
"Uh…I think I'll go get the Professor…" he said when Kitty and Rogue bent down to help with the new girl. When Kurt stood up he disappeared from sight. Kitty looked over the new mutant carefully.
"She looks Asian." She pointed out. "Look at her outfit." She said, pointing out the Japanese characters on the hem of her shirt.
"Thanks for the obvious note, Kitty. She's Japanese." Rogue said.
"How do you know that?" Evan asked, helping them lift her up.
"What she said, it sounded Japanese." Rogue shrugged. Kitty saw something in the new girl's left hand, which was curled up like it was holding something. Kitty carefully opened the clenched fist and pulled out a folded up note.
"What's that?" Evan asked, snatching it from Kitty. He unfolded it and raised his eyebrows.
"Well…it's in English…really bad English…but English none the less." Evan handed it back to Kitty.
"What's it say?" Rogue asked.
"Um…don't wake me up?" Kitty mumbled, cocking her head to the side as she read it. Before any of them could respond to the strange note, Kurt popped back into view, grabbed the girl and disappeared once more.
"Come on, let's go to the infirmary!" Evan said, running down the hall.
So…that's the first chapter. Please review, and don't worry about the Japanese, I will add translations in the next chapter….so…yeah…