Mako strained against Rei. "You better run, you little bastards!" she yelled after the boys.
"It doesn't matter."
"It DOES! You're not…" She picked the least offensive word. "WEIRD."
"They don't understand."
"A fist to the face explains A LOT."
Rei shook her head. "I'm used to it."
That only made Mako more upset. "How could anyone think those things about you?"
"That you don't know is all that matters."
Mako scooped Rei into a tight hug.
Rei endured for several seconds. "You can let go now."
"No."
"Really. Let go."
"You not liking hugs is weird though."
"Mako."
"Weirdo."