A Night for the Birds (Introducing Hummingbird)

They seemed to have really wanted to absorb Xuan as a member of their family. She couldn't help but have to bite her lip and look away. To go through being in another group.....Just like the Guild? The thief knew that she would be loved. But,the bridges the thief had were not yet strong, and could easily be burned with unintentionally done things..... "Yeah....W-We sure will."

The hug slowly broke off as Mrs. Schultz backed away and said, "Okay, girls, you can have another piece of cake if you want. I'm going to head to my home office to work on a few things. You'll be okay down here, right?"

"Of course, Mom!" says Junko. "We'll make sure to clean up as soon as we are done."

Hiro then added, "And umm, we have to tell you something else a little later. It's about AFW."

Mrs. Schultz nodded and said, "Alright, girls, be sure to let me know by then. See you later." She waved goodbye to her girls as she began to walk over to her home office.

Xuan watches for a few moments as their mother walked off to work on something in her home office. Instantly, the thief nearly melted her body all over the edge of the counter. "Oh, GEEZ! I felt so nervous....I-Im sure I made a good impression, but...." She sat up and looked to Junko. "What'll happen if I screw something up? Or something bad happens?" Sure, Xuan was worrying too much (again), but it was still for good reason.

Both sisters looked over to Xuan as she nearly melted over the counter. Only word came to their mind in seeing this: OVERREACTING...again. (Make that two) Then Xuan would ask Junko what if something bad would happen. Smiling, Junko would walk over to her and put an arm around her shoulder. "Xuan, will you please stop worrying? You already made a wonderful impression, so what's there to be afraid of? We'll still be here to help you out."

Then Hiro would ask, "Wanna get another piece of cake or should we clean up?"

"I have to worry, just a little." Xuan told Junko right back. "If I dont worry, I'll get too comfortable and that will be my downfall." Shrugging, Xuan then sighs and picked up her plate to put in the sink. "Nah, Im good on the cake. If I have anymore, The Voice will--" She put her plate in the sink in a bit of a freaked out way that caused the plate to clatter. "U-Um.....If I have another piece of cake....I'll ruin my um, sorta diet...."

Hiro would pause for a moment at first when Xuan seems to have trouble saying her thoughts, but she would then smile and say, "Okay, if that's what your mind tells you, then I think we should comply." Both she and Junko would help wrap the cake in foil before putting it in the fridge and clean up the table of crumbs. They would also put their plates in the sink to start washing.

But Junko would then ask softly to Xuan so Hiro wouldn't hear, "Since when did being comfortable become your downfall?"

Xuan looked over to Junko, and also began to whisper. "To be completely comfortable is to drop your guard when any unkown danger is about. Of course I can feel comfortable, but to be entirely so would result in my downfall. I wouldn't be ready to fight should the occasion arise." This was what she was taught, and so she lived it.

"Isn't there any alternative you can use instead of worrying to make you feel better? asked Junko as she started to dry the dishes. "Right now, I'm not sure if it's going to get you as far as it did back in your old group."

Meanwhile, Hiro would finish her own dish and utensils before placing them back in the cupboards. She was feeling happy-go-lucky as always, but she wondered what else the three sisters can do together.

"I-I can try to think of something, I suppose.....If there's something I can do to keep my mind off of things, I-I guess I can relax and keep calm." She thought a bit on what she could do. Her eyes then widen. "And Im NOT doing that." She crossed her arms, then looked over to Hiro. "O-Oh.....Thanks for doing the dishes. Both of you. Im sorry I didnt help..."

Hiro smiled as she said, "Don't worry about it, Xuan. Since you're new to the family, it takes a lot of responsibility to handle. I know it sounds like a lot, but we're your sisters. We're here to help however we can."

Junko would then suggest, "Shall we check back to your room, Xuan? Or do you want to check ours?"