A/N this is a scene that Lulu and I discussed, and wanted to add, however we never were able to fit it into the plot. Enjoy! -Reibun

"Alright...the paperwork should be right here" Reibun trails off as she searches the wall of scrolls in Ja'far's office. "And it is!" She chirps, retrieving the necessary scroll. "Wonderful."

She brings said scroll over to his desk and sits across from Lulu. "Alright hun, we're going to get this all worked out." She assures the young girl. "By the time we're done here, you'll be an official citizen of Sindria. Okay?"

Lulu nods. "Okay."

Reibun grins. "Great! Alright let me just look through this..."

She scans through the paperwork a moment before speaking up again. "Oh shoot!" She exclaims.

"What's wrong?" Lulu asks nervously, her eyes widening.

"It says here that for anyone under the age of eighteen to become a citizen they have to have a family..." Reibun says with a frown.

"Umm...no."

They both turn to see Ja'far standing in the doorway. He is staring at his assistant with a look of confusion as well as disappointment. "You must be reading that wrong...I never would allow that stipulation."

"It's written in this scroll" Reibun argues. She picks up the scroll and brings it over to him, but instead of showing him a non existent sentence, she leans over and whispers into his ear. "Even if she becomes a citizen on her own...she's got nowhere to go."

Ja'far frowns and replies, "There is no one here to adopt her...and I don't see why it would even be necessary." He hissed.

"What about us?" She asks. "We can adopt her, we have all the means to take care of her physically and we both are good with children."

"But why is adopting her even necessary?" He asks, his eyebrows furrowing.

"It's her last line of defense" Reibun explains. "If anyone comes to reclaim her we will have legal responsibility over her...stronger than that of any of her past owners. "

Ja'far sighs, as he can't argue with that.

Meanwhile Lulu is gazing nervously at them, her eyes darting back and forth. "I don't really have a family..." She says sadly. "Does that mean I can't get citizenship?"

"Of course not." Reibun assures her. "Ja'far and I will adopt you. Right Ja'far?"

Ja'far rolls his eyes at her, but can't help but smile a little. "I'll go get the necessary paperwork."

Reibun grins. "Yay!"

She then turns to her precious first child and beams. "We get to be family!" She all but squeals.

Lulu chuckles nervously, but her smile is sincere. "A family does sound nice...it's been so long since I've had one I barely remember what it's like."

Reibun's face falls and she hugs Lulu. "We're going to be the best family we can, and I'll be a nice mommy like Ja'far's mom was. So if you ever need help with something, or you need a friend, don't hesitate to come to me okay?"

Lulu grins and returns the hug. "I will I promise" she says softly. "Thanks Rei...mom."