Reasons for being here

The best possible way to meet understanding would be to meet the task head on. Thus was Manx's full intentions when bringing the girl to the shop the next day. Yaku having sat herself in the backseat had kept her gaze locked solid to the floor. Eyes dull and seeming lifeless as lips stayed pursed tightly so nothing escaped her. It was odd that for the middle of May, Yaku was decked out in a heavy pair of black jeans, a thick cotton sweater and a jacket to boot. The weather was actually warm, and here the girl was stepping from the parked car dressed for the beginnings of winter.

Manx always a few steps ahead of the girl as she moved to the flowershop door to open it and give entry to the younger one. Yaku only paused as the door was opened for her and Manx gestured for her to go ahead inside. Legs clearly refused to budge from her spot on the sidewalk. Hesitation was written on the young woman's face like a doe in the headlights.

"Come on" The redheaded elder one tried to coax in sugar coated tone as she waved again for Yaku to join her.

"Either come in or stay out but either way close the door you're letting a draft in" Aya hissed from his spot behind the counter, not seeing that it was the Weiss mission messenger.

Manx finally gave in to impatience as she walked over to the other girl and grasped onto her arm, dragging her into the shop. "See… That wasn't so bad" trying to sound cheerful as once more that melancholy gaze dropped to the floor like it was meant to be glued there.

"Aww Manx San! You're back" Came Omi's chirpy greeting as he was sweeping up the dead leaves from around the shop. She gave the boy a curt nod then tilted her head to the other girl she was accompanied with.

"Hai I am, and I brought Yaku with me as promised" Omi seeing this clearly perked up to his full genki high and scuttled over to where the girl stood. They were about the same in height though she seemed to be a bit smaller then him if such were possible. Perhaps this was due to her cowering as when Omi drew close she'd back away.

"konnichi wa!" He burst out his happy introduction as he stuck out his hand to her for a shake. The boy got nothing. Just unease and eyes still to the floor as she once more backed up. Baffled from this he canted his head curious " Etou… Daijoubu desu ka?" He questioned, slowing his words down trying to confirm if she was comprehending him when he was about to ask again in a different language she suddenly gave reply.

"Hai..Daijoubu desu…." Voice meek and soft finally floated from the small figure, catching Omi off guard by the way she rolled the words around on her tongue, accenting a bit high in places with an unintentional nasally sound to it. He was one to quickly rebound in situations like these as the smile was back and so was the perk. "So you must be, Yaku is it?" Trying as he might to make polite conversation with one Yaku whose eyes were suddenly no longer to the floor but instead glaring darkly over Omi's shoulder as she slowly continued to make a sneaky slow get away to the door while Omi then followed her glare.

Well that was odd… All he saw was Youji leaning to the counter, most likely getting on Aya's case over yesterday's inventory check. "…You, know Youji kun?" He questioned as he turned back to her in confusion only to find she'd managed to wander a few paces to his right and for the door. Yaku gave a frantic shake of the head then spent back once more accidentally bumping into Ken, who had come up from blind side to switch the sign around. "Gah! Excuse me" Ken apologized cheerfully then went about his business. Yaku moved her hands up to grab the opening's of her jacket and hold them closed tightly together as she froze in her new spot. Eyes remaining fixed on Youji.

Omi made the next biggest mistake, thinking it was the elder blond male the girl was interested in perhaps talking to. Calling his teammate over only caused for the girl to panic as an older man was brought into close proximity of her.

"Yaku san, this is Youji kun" A smile curled to the older male's face as he took to looking the girl over. Legal yes, good looking as well, very pretty despite her body being hidden beneath pointless thick layers of clothing from what he could tell. Perhaps he'd be able to…

"Get away from me!" She hissed out in malice, hands clinched tightly to the ends of her jacket as she backed up finding no where else for her to go being back pressed to the wall.

"Youji! What did you do!" Aya spat out from the counter where now Manx was standing looking over to the three. The blond one flailing a bit. "Betsuni! I did nothing to her! She's clinically insane!" Yep, Youji knew there had to be a tag to this one… to little, cute, and seemingly perfect and in his eyes, a loon.

" Iie Youji, she's not insane so just calm down ok?" Manx tried to convince him as Yaku made a dash for the door but got stopped as a hand grabbed the back of her jacket and yanked her back over to the growing group. Aya had stealthily moved around to catch the girl in mid-flight.

Feet kicked about in the air in much the helpless attempt to rid the hold without losing the jacket causing her to be lifted in the air slightly as she was lifted back over.

"So this is the temporary assistance you're assigning to us, Manx?" A gruff yet soothing tenor tone from the redhead one called Aya spoke out. Looking down to the girl in hand with narrowed amethyst orbs.

Yaku took her time tilting her head back to match sullen brown eyes to Aya's more exotic color and tried to determine the age difference. He didn't seem much older in number but still just the thought caused her to tremble in obvious fear.

A brow twitched from the shaking as he let the girl go, watching Yaku scurry over to hide behind Manx.

"Strange one. Easily frightened… of no use to us… get rid of it" the crimson haired man spoke out as bluntly as broken sentences could say it as he turned to leave to head to the back of the shop.

"No wait! I have to explain about her first!"

Down to the mission room

The boys had once again gathered around Manx to hear about this time's mission and why it was so necessary the girl be present. Each one assuming their own respectable seating. Aya to himself on the farthest end of the couch while Omi and Ken sat nearest the middle and Youji pulling up a chair to Aya's side. Yaku was present as well, still shutting herself off from the men as she was the constant shadow behind Manx (o.O I bet you'd be one too if you were thrown from your comfort zone into a room with things that cause you endless nightmares XD explaination later to come about that and later on I'm going to talk about that nasty orange sweater of aya's oh joy X3).

"Since you've all kind of met I'll just assume there's not need for farther introduction unless you want to do so on your own… but make it on your own time. And like I said before Aya. There is a reason she'd be useful to us."

"Stop wasting time than and tell us," semi fuming as he folded his arms over his chest and sent a dark 'I'm in no mood for idle chit chat because I've better places to be' glare.

With a roll of her eyes Manx continued. "As I was saying. There's a unique talent, a gift if you will about this one behind me." She claimed, nodding her head over her shoulder to the one not paying so much attention to the woman as she was to her feet.

"Supposedly at birth she was gifted the ability to heal. A minor fluke of life or in this case a blessing one could say. We've decided she'd be of more use as an allie rather then an enemy for quite a few reasons. Say she fell into the hands of schwartz... then they'd be damn near hard to tend to."

All eyes were wide and locked to the woman until finally the silence was broken with a snicker from Youji

"You expect me to believe that crap?"

"Why not Youji it seems possible..I mean if Schwartz has some powers on their side then perhaps it's about time that we gained a little backup power of our own even if it's homebound defensive."

"Yea right Omi. Bandages and proxide really count as special healing powers. What's your take on this one Aya?"

"... I'll believe it when I see it."

"They asked for it now show them" Manx ordered giving Yaku a firm look. The skittish girl finally looked up from her shoes as Manx gave her anod. Nodding backwarily, Yaku clapped her hands tightly together then separated them slowly. Between then newly created space now hovered a glowing pale green aura. Youji's eyes widen in panic as his first response was to bolt up from his seat, but moving too fast he fell over the chair backwards, still managing to clinch tightly on to his half finished cigarette.

"Holy shit you're shitting me!" The blond hissed out as he scuttled back on the floor to sit up right glaring to the ball of energy. With a second clap, Yaku smashed the ball into nothing more then the air it once was as she looked over to the male weakly as Manx spoke for what the girl couldn't. "I shit you not"

"I blieve what I saw."

"Aya you can't be serious!"