The Daughter Of Yuma

Introduction

My name is London Mukami and I am the daughter of Yuma Mukami.  I live at home with my dad and my three uncles, Ruki, Kou and Azusa. I had a mom, but she passed away, when I was two years old. I never knew her, but I've seen pictures of her. Dad had always shown me pictures of her and told me about her, but I never truly met or knew my mom. The day she passed, I ran away as my way to fight the pain and I was out all night. I truly didn't want to be there, seeing how her body was in the bathroom, before dad took care of her. It was freezing cold and I forgot to grab my jacket from being in a hurry.  I ended up walking around town until I was tired, then crashed on the Sakamaki's front door. My dad didn't realize I was gone, until Reiji found me on his porch, freezing to death. He was checking the mail that afternoon.  It just turned out to be a snow storm at that point. I lied there shivering, not knowing what to do with myself. Parts of me wanted to run out of town, but another part of me told me different. I was covered in snow, completely buried so no one found me.  I didn't move at all, because I was too stiff. I lied there, thinking I was going to die.

Suddenly, I heard the door swing open and a foot kicked me in the back. I wanted to flinch, but I was too cold. So I lied still, unable to move.  I heard movement, as Reiji brushed the snow off me, gently. "London?" he said puzzled. I struggled to look up at him, as I lied there.  Quickly, he pulled me up and dragged me inside to the bathroom.  He filled the tub with hot water and hung a towel over the railing near it. He huffed as he walked out.  "Alright, take a bath and warm up.  I'll ask Yui to give you some of her clothes, for now" he said, as he shut the door. There I was left to take care of myself.  I did as I was told, I hopped in the scorching hot tub and pulled the curtain, so they can come in if they needed too.  He came back slowly with a change of clothes for me, then left again. When I was in the bathroom, he contacted my dad and that's how we ended up getting reunited. If it wasn't for this, I don't think I would've knew my real dad. 

Everyone says I looked more like my mom than my dad.  I had short brown hair, that flowed in my face, which got annoying. I pulled it back in a braid half the time, to keep it from getting in my way.  I had green eyes with little yellow that streaked for design.  People told me that they shined in the dark, but that was usually just people playing around, which I got a lot. I sat in the dark to look at them and it didn't work.  According to Uncle Ruki, I acted just like my mom, calm and a little afraid of my dad.  When dad yells, I pretty much sit down and act all lady like, which everyone found it funny a little bit. I don't know why I did it,  I just did it naturally.  He didn't force it on me, but I just did it anyway. It felt like the right thing to do.

We live together in a mansion on the opposite side of the town.  I dropped out of school just a few months ago, but no one knew it yet, except for Shu Sakamaki.  Shu kept my secret, because he knew how my dad would be like. If my dad found about it, he would have a huge problem, so no one told him. Too be honest, none of my uncles knew about it.  When it was time for school, I would go over their place and hang out with Shu. Shu would force me to help him with his homework, which I found strange.  But he didn't also want me without a education either.  After we were done with his homework, he would make me do extra work, just so I could practice more.

The Sakamaki's used to fight with my family, but they made up a year back and been close friends ever since.  The Sakamaki's would help with things, like giving me a ride where I needed to go and letting me hang at their place, when I needed too.  Since they made up, we've been having trouble with wolves throughout the town.  I remember one day that we were attacked. The day, both us Mukami's and the Sakamaki's were attacked and I would never forget that day. It was one of the most scariest days of my life and I still have flashbacks from it. I stay up late at night with the memories of them and I didn't know how to handle them.

We were all in the living room when it happened.  Dad was sitting on the couch with his homework and I was in the giant window, drawing. I had to figure out a way to make it look like I was going homework, which got harder to do. Uncle Kou was next to dad, watching the news on his phone, and Uncle Ruki and Azusa were on the other couth, watching a movie on the TV.  Yui had already left us to live with the Sakamaki's at this point, so the house was more quiet.  I shifted a little, as I looked out, seeing a group of wolves running towards me.  It was too fast for me to move, so I slouched down, just as the group jumped through the window, making the glass shatter all over me.   Quickly, my dad took action and lunged towards me, shielding me from one of the wolves.  He sat with me in a corner, blocking the view from me, so I couldn't see anything.  I huddled myself as close as I could in the corner, with him blocking me.  I couldn't move, even if I wanted too. He sat there, asking me things but the sound of the wolves blocked his voice.

  The fight ended with everything broken and Uncle Ruki was hurt. He was all cut up with bloody scratch marks all over him.  He protected Uncle Azusa from getting attacked, when he couldn't defend himself.  I helped my dad take care of him and eventually he healed up.  I asked him if it hurt and the only thing he said was, he was glad it wasn't me.  That comment stuck with me ever since, making me feel like I was the reason for the attack.  No matter how many times they told me, I still felt like it was my fault.  No one could keep me from thinking anything different. Shortly after, I ran from home for a week and got stuck in the snow. That's how I ended up on the Sakamaki's porch. Now I worry everyone with the way I act and always being cold.   So this is how we dealt with things, as our story begins.