Chapter 4: to forget

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Before the man's hand got to her skirt, metallic claws were in his face.

"Get off the girl, bub." Logan said to the man holding Yuuki down, he was pulled off by Scott and Kurt. They pinned him up against the wall while Jean and Rogue helped the scared Yuuki up. Logan threw his jacket to them so they could cover Yuuki's bare chest as her shirt was now gone.

"They didn't go too far with ya did they?" Rogue asked her, Yuuki shook her head still in shock at what these men had just tried to do to her. Logan looked back at the man and said,

"Your lucky she's OK... If she weren't your face would in pieces right now." With that Logan threw the man to the ground, he went over to Yuki to see if she was ok.

"Th-Thank you." Yuki stammered, not able to relax yet or form proper sentences. Kurt and Scott also went over to them after punching the other man unconscious.

"YUUKI! What happened?" A loud voice was heard, everyone turn to see Aidou and Ichijo running to them. At the sight of Yuuki, her shirt torn and bra gone they got the picture of what had just happened.

"What are you guys doing here? Did they send you to take me back?" Yuki asked, fear and panic now taking over her voice, but this fear was different. Aidou and Ichijo had never seen Yuuki this way.

"Yuuki we're sorry, we should have been here for you." Ichijo said walking over to her, only to have her take a step back.

"Don't worry, we aren't here to take you back, we wanted to come with you so we followed you. But because it was light out we had to stop somewhere to get out of it." Ichijo said, trying to calm the scared and panicked Yuuki down.

Ichijo turned to Aidou and yelled, "I told you we should have kept following her!". Before anything else could be said, Professor X arrived.

"Miss Yuuki Cross... Why are you here?" Professor X asked her softly, like he was talking to a hurt animal, as not to scare the girl any further. Yuuki didn't say anything.

"I see, and I understand, you don't have to tell me my dear you may come with us if you wish we wont hurt you. You two may come, if Miss Cross does come with us as well." He explained to Yuuki, Aidou, and Ichijo as he rolled his wheelchair ahead of them.

"Come on it's ok, we won't hurt you." Rogue said as she and Jean walked her to the X-jet, the others following them. When they arrived back at the Institute, Jean and Rogue took Yuuki to one of the rooms. While Kurt and Scott showed Aidou and Ichijo to their room. Rogue gave Yuuki some her some of her own clothes but she didn't want them.

"No, I don't want to wear them... I don't ever want to wear another skirt again." she said looking at the article of clothing with hate and more fear.

"It's ok I understand, here wear some of mine." Jean said as she gave her some of her own clothes, a pair of pajama pants and a simple T-shirt. Yuki took them and went to go change.

"You can stay here for tonight, and we'll see you in the morning." Rouge explained while she and Jean headed for the door, but before they could leave Yuuki asked them a question. (A.N: It's night time ok.)

"Why are you helping me?"

"Come on girl, you're one of us now. We have to stick together" Jean replied, smiling warmly.

"Yeah, we're all family here." Rogue added.

"Thank you so much, you don't know how much I need people like you right now" Yuuki said with sincerity, they nodded and left the room. Yuuki went to bed, willing herself to fall asleep ,but it was impossible; every time she'd close her eyes she saw the man's frighten face as he tore her shirt open and ripped her bra off. Tears began to fall again from her eyes once again, she didn't want to be so weak! Why did everything affect her so much? She wanted nothing more than to just forget and start over again, to be a whole new person, she just wanted to forget so badly. But that was impossible, or at least that's what she thought...

X The next day X

"Professor X! There's something wrong with Yuki come quick!" Yelled Kurt as he franticly yelled for Charles Xavier. They went to Yuuki's room only to find her on the floor, her arms bleeding. She had tried to kill herself but failed, Jean was now bandaging her wrists, Aidou and Ichijo were on each side of her both consumed with worry. They had never seen Yuki this way before... So defeated. They had walked in on her, pale and with tears running down her face, crumpled on the floor in a heap, their concern for her had overridden their bloodlust as they ran to her side. The image of her pale and bleeding had been burned into their memories and would never go away. They shared a look, their eyes mirroring the same hate for the people who had made her this way.

"Everyone please leave I need to talk to Yuuki alone." Professor X said, they all started to file out of the room.

"Ichijo, Aidou you may stay if you like." He added as he noted the reluctance in their features to leave the girl alone, they nodded thanks and stayed.

"Yuuki why did you do this?" Charles asked softly.

"I don't want to live anymore. I just want to forget and the only way to forget is to die..." Yuuki explained to them in a sad pained voice.

"Don't say that Yuki there are other ways to forget." Ichijo said as Aidou nodded in agreement.

"No there isn't, the only way is to kill myself! I hate it, my own family doesn't even care about me anymore. They all know I'm worthless and stupid, even my own father gave up on me helping me! The only thing I can do is kill myself. Even the girls from school hate me and wanted me to leave, I heard them talking! So I did leave, what's the point in staying if I'm not wanted? I'm so weak, I can't go on, not with all these painful memories holding me back...I just can't..." Yuuki said as her voice gradually got louder, then quieted off to a broken whisper at the end. With that, she stood up and took something from the table, plunging it into her chest, Aidou and Ichijo leapt to their feet, grabbing her hands just in time to see the wound healing over.

"No Yuuki... Your mother was right, we did find you in pieces." The Professor stated, wheeling himself towards her.

"What are you talking about? I have no Mother" Yuuki replied, a bit hysterically.

"Yes, yes you do Yuki. Your Father was Aidou's uncle and your Mother was Ichijo's aunt. Though I never had the chance to meet your father, I did however meet your Mother. She was the one who told me that I would find you sooner or later, she has some letters that she wanted me to give to you, here." Charles handed Yuuki a letter,

"This one is meant for the three of you." Yuuki took the letter and opened it, she then proceeded to read the letter out loud for Aidou and Ichijo to hear as well.

Dear Kitty, or should I say Yuuki, Takuma and Hanabusa,

If you are reading this then you must be with Professor X, Don't worry, he is a very trustworthy man and wishes to help you. First things first, you should know is that your name really is Kitty. I know that you, Kitty, must be in your darkest time right now and that is why I have written this letter for you and your cousins, so that it may help the three of you move on, and to say that even though I am gone, I am still in your life.

First of all, you are a pureblood vampire. That is why you have been attacked by vampires more than normal a normal person would have been. I know this is hard to believe as you have never tasted blood, but your Father and I are Purebloods. The reason you have never tasted blood was because your Father took you from me, along with some others and he did some lab work on your blood to make you more like a human, which wasn't hard as you Kitty are a mutant. You may be having strange dreams of all this lab work being done on you. Everyday I would do anything just to see you, this was not the first time they had done this to someone, so you're not alone in this. There was another man his name is Logan, you will meet him later on. He will hopefully help you through this.

Now to Ichijo and Aidou. You're both Kitty's older cousins and so I would like you two to be by her side no matter what, not just as family but as the last two full vampires left. You will soon learn how you can make Kitty a vampire again, only if she chooses to do so. Please protect Kitty with your lives.

Now to you Kitty, I want you to treat Takuma and Hanabusa kindly, I met them when they were younger and I know they will do what I say. I know you're in pain, and that is why I have asked Professor Xavier to do something more for you. So please my dear, never forget that I love you. Until the next letter...

With all the love in my heart,

Eva Weiright

Yuuki put the letter down and Ichijo and Aidou looked at each other their mouths agape, speechless.

"What did she tell you to do?" Yuki murmured, looking to the Professor.

"She told me to erase your memories of your late family and keep them from you until you're strong enough to handle them. She also told me to take you in as my daughter, and once it is time to go, to leave you in charge of everything. So what do you say Yuuki?" He explained, keeping eye contact. This was her chance to forget and start over...Just like she wanted.

"Yes please...Just take these memories away...please." And with that, Professor. X erased all of Yuuki's memories regarding her late family.

X End of chapter 4 X