A Night for the Birds (Introducing Hummingbird)

Xuan bows back to them.It was finally time. "Yeah,lets go." She was going to meet their mother.Of course,Xuan was hoping that their mother would ask the questions that Xuan wanted to answer.She DID want to tell her about a few personal things,but not unless she asked.More importantly,Junko was going to be reunited at last,after so long.

Without further delay, the three girls would get on their shoes and lock the door behind them to set out for the Schultz's house. It wasn't quite a far walk, it was only three blocks away and it was a nice exercise for them all. Along the way, Junko was feeling a little queazy about what could happen next.

"Even though I'm excited to see Mom again, I still feel nervous when she finally sees me after such a long time."

When they approached the house,Xuan made an odd face. "Three blocks? Are you sure this is where you and your mom live,Hiro? Ive walked past here a few times..." To think that they were this close was shocking.She notices that Junko was starting to get nervous. "Well,you arent the only one Ms. Deathbird....You are definitely not the only one."

Hiro chuckled as she too was surprised in the realization of that. "Yeah, it is. Even I can't believe that you lived three blocks from our place! Well, here we are!" The three girls would stand in front of a sky blue two-story home that was quite beautiful. A little bit of the past with a modern look.

Deathbird would heave a sigh to relax herself before asking Xuan, "Okay, Xuan, are you ready?"

Walking up to the house,it seemed to loom over Xuan in a menacing way.Even as nice as the house was,this was the vibe that she was getting from it.Maybe because she was nervous.Swallowing that nervousness down her throat and nodded without looking away from the house. "Y-Yeah...Im ready."

Hiro would then walk up to the door before saying to the two girls, "Junko, Xuan, go and hide really quick. I want this to be a surprise."

Junko was fighting back her fears as she replied, "I hope you know what you're doing, Hiro."

"Just trust me." As Hiro knocked on the door, Junko would take Xuan's hand and ran off to hide.

Xuan didnt need to be told twice.She shook Junko's shoulder. "Come on." She whispers.When Junko suddenly grabbed her hand and ran to find a place to hide,the thief's cheeks lit up. "U-Um...." She said ever so softly.But this wasnt the time to mess up or do something stupid.She sees a large bush a few feet away where they could hide behind. "Here,here!"

Junko looked to the direction where Xuan was pointing and immediately joined her behind the bush. She would then whisper, "Okay, Xuan, remember, Hiro will give us a signal and I'll go out first. Then I'll motion for you to come in."

She would watch as the Mother came out to greet Hiro and hug her. This immediately had Junko teary eyed because she saw how old their Mother was becoming and how much stress she was in since the fire.

Xuan gasps softly and her mouth becomes agape as she sees their mother at last.She was in shock too.Obviously not as much as Junko,though....She waits alongside her friend as Hiro talked to her mother and waited to gve the signal for Junko;and then her.

Hiro would give the signal to Junko as they were still hugging so the surprise could be bigger. Mrs. Schultz then said to Hiro, "Oh, Hiroka, I'm glad you're alright. I see that you've found your way back home after your time at your friend's house."

Hiro would reply, "Thanks, Mom, and I have someone important I want you to meet."

"Who?" Hiro would look over to her left and Mrs. Schultz followed to see that very person. Her eyes went wide and she was in shock as she struggled to say the name. "J...Junko?"

"Hai..." said Junko walking with tears in her eyes. "It's me, Mom."

When Junko reached their mother, Mrs. Schultz would shakingly and slowly touched Junko's cheeks to see if she was real. It was so surreal to her, but soon her eyes would overflow with tears as she hugged her and cried out, "Oh, Junko! Oh, my darling!"

"Mama!" Junko cried back as the two shared a warm embrace with Hiro crying herself before joining in.