[Evil Tink]

She watched him closely for a bit, not believing he was 23..he looked so much younger to her. "Books." She finally took a long drink of her water, almost emptying the glass. She still had that..anxious feeling around him. She decided to address it. "Why is it, that ever since I've been near you..I get that..dreading feeling? The one that tells you something isn't right and you should haul ass...?" She doubted it came from him being almost a complete stranger to her..they didn't bother her since she never really encountered many people. Just then, she heard the bell of the cafe door chime. She winced, feeling like someone was staring her down with such a glare, it could light something on fire. Sure enough, she turned around to find her mother standing in the doorway, furious as ever.

The tall woman had a strikingly similar appearance to Keiko, they could almost be sisters. She had black hair like her daughter's, but at a much more reasonable length-to her shoulders. Her brown eyes narrowed slightly as she came over, but as soon as she put her hand on Keiko's shoulder, she sighed deeply, obviously having been worried above all else. "Keiko..." She trailed off, noticing the man she was sitting with. She tilted her head a bit, "Who is this?"

Keiko spoke up before Xavier could, "His name is Xavier..and..he helped me get inside after I..had started to feel a bit exhausted. I was going to call you, I swear, but he wanted to make sure I had something to drink at least while we waited for the cafe employees to get the phone." She groaned a bit as her mother forced her up and started to inspect her. "Really mother, I'm fine..and I'm not two years old...please stop."

The woman sighed, giving Keiko a hug, "I'm glad you're okay, and I know..I just..worry..with your condition and all." She let Keiko go, then addressed Xavier, "Thank you very much for helping her...even though she should not have left the house.." She shook her head, turning Keiko towards the door. "Oh.." she let Keiko go, reaching into her purse to pull out her wallet. She gave him five dollars, "For getting her the water...or use it as the tip. I don't mind..." Before he could respond in any way, she was gently leading Keiko towards the door; much to her daughter's silent protests.