Rahne grasped onto Elizabeth tightly, as they all ran down the dark subway tunnel. "What the hell was that about back there?" Rogue gasped, as she ran.
"I'll explain this later!" The man told them.
Elizabeth had had enough. She stopped suddenly, "No! You'll explain now! There are grown men wanting to kill an eleven year old child!" Elizabeth growled.
Rogue and the mysterious man stopped running, and turned to face her. Rogue turned and glanced at him, also giving him a look, demanding an explanation. He sighed heavily, watching Elizabeth sit onto the edge of the concrete level, while holding onto the young girl. Elizabeth glanced at Rahne, noticing her trembling furiously, "It's alright, luv. We're safe now." Elizabeth warmly told her.
Rahne reluctantly pulled away from Elizabeth, and finally opened her eyes for the first time, since Rogue had covered them in the subway, and looked around nervously. "First off, how 'bout you introduce yourself!" Rogue snapped at the man.
"My name's Michael." He told her.
"Why are you helping us, Michael?" Elizabeth asked him.
"What's going on?" Rogue asked.
Michael walked towards the three young girls, and stood in front of them, "it's a little hard to explain in a nutshell. But, this girl is important for the survival of our species."
"Species? What species?" Rogue asked him.
"Lycans," He paused, noticing the looks of confusion suddenly wash over their faces, "Werewolves."
"So there is a species." Rogue said aloud.
"Has been for centuries," He added, "She is the last of the full blooded kind. If she dies, the Vampires will wipe us out. They'll be able to easily do so, without having to use silver nitrate." He slightly explained.
Rahne and Elizabeth looked at each other, confused, "I don't understand." Elizabeth told him.
"Her bloodline has been the reason on why we've survived for so long. We can only be killed by using liquid silver nitrate bullets. If she were to die, since she is the last of her bloodline, the gift dies with her." Michael explained.
Rahne tightened her hold onto Elizabeth, as she stared at the man curiously, "But I'm a mutant…" Rahne softly admitted.
Michael smiled at the young girl's innocence. "We're not going to follow you to wherever you plan on taking us. We're safer in our own home!" Elizabeth sniped at him.
Rogue sighed heavily, and looked towards the end of the subway tunnel, to make sure they hadn't been followed. Michael immediately shook his head, and protested, "No. You've been attacked in your home before. She'll be safer with us." He told them.
"Over my dead body!" Rogue hissed.
"I just want to go back to the institute." Rahne finally broke in.
Elizabeth stood, holding onto Rahne, "Thank you, sir, but she's safer around us. We have the proper security she needs."
Rogue turned, and followed Elizabeth down the small tunnel, towards the next station not too far ahead of them. Michael continued to watch them, and was soon met with the two men from the station prior, obvious that they had finished the killing in the station, "You're just going to let them take her?" One asked.
Michael shrugged, "We obviously have no other choice. But, we must keep a close eye on them. Today's attack had come too close." He told them.
*~*~*~*
The mansion gates opened, with Rogue speeding on the grounds, towards the mansion. She had driven Elizabeth's car back from the subway parking garage, with Elizabeth in the passenger seat, and Rahne in the back. The drive was silent; with the day's events heavy on their minds. "We have to tell the Prof about this." Rogue lowly told her best friend.
Elizabeth grunted, "Yes, I agree," She then turned, giving Rahne a smile of comfort. "Are you alright, luv?" She asked her.
Rahne looked up at her, and nodded. "Fine."
The thought of what Michael had explained so vaguely weighed heavily on her mind. She was now deathly paranoid; she was being hunted. And by an immortal group of people. But she reassured herself in her mind, that she would be under the right protection of the X-Men.
Maybe the institute isn't the best place for her, Rogue's mind projected the thought, knowing Elizabeth would hear her, as they pulled into the parking garage.
Elizabeth shook her head, as they each stepped out of the silver BMW, she's safer here, than anywhere else, Rogue. We just have to be more cautious than usual. Elizabeth answered her.
Rogue nodded hesitantly in understanding, and the two watched Rahne solemnly walk up the stairs. They turned, looking towards the elevator, as Logan stalked towards them, "What happened?" He frantically asked them.
Rogue and Elizabeth looked at each other, realizing that the news had most likely published the event, but with unknown circumstances. "We ran into a quarrel. But we're fine." Elizabeth answered him.
Before Logan could speak any further, Rogue had placed her hand onto his arm, "We have to discuss something in the planning room. We've found somethin' out that is quite a nice piece of information." Rogue told him.
"Whatya mean?" Logan asked.
"Just tell the Professor to have everyone meet in the planning room. I'm going to go check on Rahne," Rogue told him.
"I'm going to the infirmary and check on Remy." Elizabeth added.
The two girls split, leaving Logan a slight confused, but he did as he was told. He walked towards Charles' office, and opened the double doors, "Prof, Betts and Rogue are back with Rahne. We need to have a meetin' in the plannin' room. They say they've got somethin' to tell us. I think it has to do with Rahne."