A Night for the Birds (Introducing Hummingbird)

"Gee,the way you make her sound,she must be very strict.Loving of course to her daughters,but very strict." Xuan bit her lip and looked down. "I know you keep saying she'll accept me,but...What if she hates me? What if she doesnt want you two to see me anymore? W-What if--" Xuan takes several deep breaths,that get shorter and shorter,and soon...More shallow.She was getting all worked up and anxious over nothing.

Hiro would put her hands on Xuan's shoulders to calm her down as she said, "Xuan...look at me and please be calm. I know our Mom sounds strict, but she isn't always like that. She also allows us to have fun when we need to so she'll enjoy you for who you are no matter what."

Junko walked to the two girls and said, "She's right, you know. Our Mom usually wants us to be proper ladies in hopes of getting a boyfriend, but she knows that we want to be ourselves too. She will love you, so stop worrying about it and just believe that we'll be a family...We really would like for you to have a family."

"Y-You're right....What should I be worried about?" Their words indeed helped the thief calm down considerably.But,one word brought back just a bit of that anxiety.Her eyes noticeably opened more wide as she thought about that word.It spun around her and taunted her,but she didnt say it out loud.

Boyfriend.....

Would their mom be angry if Xuan came home one day,with a girl? The anxiety did return,but on a much smaller scale.

Junko could see that Xuan still looked nervous over this whole family reunion, so she needed to find a way to calm her down. So, she would suggest, "Say, how about we all get some ice cream? That should lighten up some tension and calm our nerves before we rest for tomorrow."

"I'm cool with that," said Hiro as she was standing up. "What about you, Xuan?"

She shakes her head. "No,I-Im fine.There's ice cream in the freezer.Help yourself to it." Xuan tries to put her mind on other things to try and cope with her thoughts.She looked at her clock for the time.It was late.Almost eleven o'clock late.

"Okay then," said Hiro as she went with her sister to go get some ice cream. They took out three bowls just in case Xuan would really like some. They managed to find cookies and cream, which is actually the sisters' favorite amongst them all. They took out the carton and closed the freezer so they can scoop out some for themselves.

Junko however couldn't help but see that Xuan still was processing a lot. This change was definitely something that's not to be taken in so easily. But both sisters ensured that Xuan will be their sister also and that their Mom will love them all just the same.

--XUAAAAAAAN......Come on....You had dinner already.And got some exercise too.Just....Just treat yourself some.Get some ice cream,please?--
--If it will shut you up and keep you awake,fine--

The thief stood up and walked into her medium-sized kitchen.Well,more like hobbled a bit in there. "O-Oh.You already got a bowl ready for me..." The thief sat down to take the pressure off of her foot.

Both Hiro and Junko smiled as they saw Xuan coming over to join them. Hiro would pull a seat for her as she said, "We sure did, Xuan! Here, let me get you some ice cream." She would get the scooper and start filling up the bowl with some delicious cookies and cream ice cream. Once there was enough, she would give Xuan a spoon and passed the bowl of ice cream to her.

To lighten the mood a little, Junko would say, "You know, cookies and cream is a favorite of our Mom's. Once you get to our house you might be seeing that a lot during snack time and after dinner."

She slumped in her chair and sighed. "T-Thanks,Hiro." While the girl was scooping out some ice cream for her,Xuan once again reiterates her pain. "Jeez,you think you could um....Get me an ice pack for my foot? It r-really hurts."

The thief received her ice cream with a smile,as she dove right into it.She tried not to laugh at the term 'snack time' but couldnt help it,laughing out loud in front of both Junko and Hiro.

"Sure thing, Xuan! Give me a moment." Hiro would rush upstairs to get a small towel from the closet first before returning downstairs. She would open the freezer to get an ice pack before closing it and wrapping the towel around the pack. She would hand it to Xuan so she can relax her foot.

Junko was quite confused when Xuan suddenly bursted out laughing in front of them after just saying "snack time". "Uhhh, what's so funny?"