A Night for the Birds (Introducing Hummingbird)

"Hiroka?" Xuan said softly,giggling a bit.She didnt know Hiro's name...Until now.Xuan peered through the bushes and gasp a bit in seeing that they all shared a tearful reunion.It made Xuan shed a few tears also...

She had never even met her parents,let alone have any siblings.So Xuan could only partially relate to the matter at hand.She remembered when the Guild Master died.She cried for days and days....

Junko and Mrs. Schultz still maintained their hug as both mother and daughter wanted to remain in each other's embrace that was so long forgotten. Hiro wiped her eyes before giving Xuan the signal to come out. She smiled to her for she was confident that their mother will accept a third daughter.

The thief girl saw her signal.Being so nervous,her hands were shaking,and her breathing was labored.She stands up reveal herself.Xuan uses her hand to gently brush her hair back and away from her eyes.She tried to give her best smile in the face of someone new. "H-Hello..."

Hearing Xuan's voice, Mrs. Schultz looked up and Junko slowly broke off the hug so that their Mom can have a better look. She never saw this girl before so she might be the one Hiro mentioned. "Oh, hello. You must be the friend Hiro was mentioning."

Hiro nodded and said, "Yes, Mom. This is Xuan Lee and she's also good in martial arts."

Mrs. Schultz looked intrigued as she said, "Ohhh, you must have gotten it from your folks."

She smiled when she heard that Hiro commented on Xuan's skill in martial arts. "W-Well,not that good..." Xuan was being modest,but it was true.At least to her...But then,Mrs. Shultz speculated that Xuan had gotten it from her parents.She shook her head. "N-No...Thats not quite it." She bit her lip and looked down to the sidewalked-ground.

"Oh?" Mrs. Schultz seemed intrigued. It seems that Xuan may have been taught well outside her parents if she is good as Hiro says. "Have you learned from a great teacher then? I'm good in martial arts myself, but surely there is a teacher who granted you such knowledge and skill."

Well,it should come out here and now....

"I was apart of the elite of the Thieve's Guild.I was taught by the best in the business to steal and re-steal.To defend myself,I was taught martial arts,amoungst other types of attacks and fighting." She takes a few steps closer. "As for my parents....I-I never knew them."

Mrs. Schultz would listen as Xuan told her story about being in the Thieves Guild and learning how to defend herself by the elites there. "Ahh, yes, the Thieves Guild. I have recalled having several encounters with them in the past. They are very skilled indeed."Then when Xuan mentioned not knowing her parents, she would slowly put one hand over her mouth in shock. "Oh...you mean you're...an orphan?"

Xuan nods when she asks if she was an orphan."There has not been any news about them,at least that I know of." Xuan shrugged.Though sad about her parents,she has learned to come to terms with it "You? Y-You had encounters with the Guild? Were they on good terms or bad?" Xuan would feel pretty embarrassed if it was on bad terms....

Mrs. Schultz couldn't help but feel sympathetic towards Xuan for as a mother herself, she believes that no child should be without their parents. "Oh, sorry I asked." when it came to the Guild though, she did her best to recollect what her experience was with them. "Well, one way and then the next I should say. The first time was when a couple of them were trying to steal from me and I managed to beat them down. I examined their emblems regarding that Guild so I had to be on the lookout. Second time wasn't really to harm me, but rather to observe and then carry on their way. As of now, I don't know what to feel for them. But with you, they're your family aren't they?"