Yuki had just set down the snacks for their impromptu girls' movie night, when the door bell rang. It was a little late, around seven in the evening, and it was a little odd to get a visitor at that hour. Usually, if one of the neighbor ladies had something to tell her, they came over in the mornings, or caught her right as she was coming home. Yuki thought it was odd that anyone would be at her door at this hour, but she didn't wonder too much about it. When she opened the door, she wondered if she should have.

There was a girl, standing prim and proper at her door step. Yuki raked her eyes over the girl, thought about how exactly she was standing, and how exactly she was holding her hands, folded gently in front of her. She also took note of how she felt like she might have met the girl once before, but it was difficult to say that she actually had. It was a sinking suspicion that came over her, but Yuki reminded herself that she left probabilities to Inaho. Usually.

In only a matter of seconds from opening the door, Yuki smiled down at the young woman in front of her. "Can I help you?"

The girl, for her part, seemed composed and refined. She smiled up at Yuki serenely. Yuki tried not to check off another mark on her mental ledger. "I apologize for coming over so late. Is Inaho at home?" The girl asked. She didn't presume to look past Yuki into the house, like Inko usually did. The girl's green eyes were squarely, politely, set upon Yuki.

Yuki gave a sheepish smile, and shook her head. "Na, he's staying at the office tonight." She saw obvious concern filter through the girl's eyes. "Are you a friend of my brother?"

She had a feeling she was pushing her luck. She could hear Inko inside chattering away at Rayet, and the musical intro to the Disney movie that they'd picked to start the evening with. Instead of focusing on that, Yuki paid close attention to the girl in front of her keeping her posture unassuming, and casual. The girl's eyes softened at the statement. She raised one of her delicate little hands up to her heart, before placing it back down to clasp with the other. Yuki did not miss the glisten of a wedding band on the girl's hand. "I consider him a dear friend."

Yuki quickly decided there was no point in pursuing this line of inquiry. She was already pretty sure what was going on. She had mixed feelings about it, but that didn't stop her from what she was about to do next. She smiled down warmly at the girl. "Any friend of Nao is a friend of mine! Come on in!" She pushed the door open a little wider, and beckoned the young lady inside.

She noticed some hesitation, a slight delay in movement, a soft downward look before green eyes were back on her, but it didn't matter much. The young lady came inside, and Yuki closed the door after her. "We were just starting a movie. You're more than welcome to join us! Though, Inko and I always sing along to the songs, so you'll just have to grin and bear it. You're welcome to sing along with us!" Yuki smiled at the girl, and placed a hand on her small shoulder, ushering her deeper into the apartment.

The girl hesitated for a few seconds, taking in the appearance of the apartment, before being herded into the living room. Rayet and Inko were already seated on the living room sofa, munching on snacks. Yuki had no intention of letting the girl out of her sight. No polite refusals were going to do. "Inko, Rayet, this is Inaho's friend, she's going to be joining us."

The girl politely nodded her head at the two other girls, and Yuki did not miss the softening of those green eyes when they fell on Rayet. "Please, call me Lucia. It is a pleasure to meet you."

If Rayet suspected something, it was well overshadowed by Inko's blush, and instant look of disappointment. It was enough to make Yuki feel bad. She had wished several times that Inaho had just fallen in love with Inko. Inko would have been a perfect girlfriend for him. It really wasn't fair.

"We're having a girl's night Lucia! Inko and I started the tradition ages ago. She used to be our neighbor. Back then, we always started with a Disney movie, then moved onto Ghibli, after that came some light romance, and if anyone was awake after that, we put on a tearjerker!" She motioned to the screen, where the opening score of Beauty and the Beast was playing. "Of course we do switch it up from time to time. Every now and then we both just wanted a good cry."

Yuki looked over at the two girls on the couch. Inko was pouting a little, but she'd plastered a smile on her face, and was getting up to greet their newest addition. Rayet, was watching the movie, sending occasional half glances over at the other two. Yuki had a feeling it was more on behalf of Inko, than any sense of suspicion.

As Inko approached, Lucia shook hands with her, and smiled, before nodding over at Rayet. Once that was done, Inko ushered their newest addition over to the couch, chattering at her, as if she wasn't upset at all.

And later that night, when young Lucia would insist that she should be getting home, Yuki would counter that it was far too late for a young girl to go home on her own. She would insist that Lucia stayed the night, for her own safety, and that of her driver, who really shouldn't be driving out this late anyway. She would also guarantee that she would be happy to drive Lucia home the next morning.

Yuki wasn't sure she'd get a restful sleep that night, but it was a girl's night. It would be worth it.