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Istina's presence was ignored,Emo waved mutely to the children crowding her, eyes shining brightly at the siren, some praising her singing,which was echoed by those who visited Shanotelle.A girl styled in pigtails, bounces on feet, staring up at Emo. “Miss. Emo, may you sing for us,please?” pleaded the pigtailed girl, clasping her hands together, a few of her friends joined,giving puppy dog eyes.Emo, put her weight on one leg and the other, peering up at her wife, Istina lifted her chin, smiling warmly. Turning toward the children,Emo nodded her head meekly, her hand tugged by the kids, cheering, bursting with questions,requests being blurted out.Istina stepped in, they fell silent dropping their arms to the side, waiting for their House Mother to continue. Crouching in front of the kids, she murmured softly. “Miss. Emo is a special guest, and important to me. So please treat her like one of our own here okay?”Each one nodded slowly eagerly, a young boy bowed at Emo, his face ashamed. “Sorry, for ganging up on ya, miss Emo. We were just excited to meet someone outside of our town.” Apologized the boy, clutching his shirt, sniffling.“Me too,miss. Emo! We're sorry!” wails a girl with a bob cut.“Y..yeah.” cried another, wiping tears away, tugging her stuffed bunny closer.Emo kneeled over the three, patting each one's head, humming a tune, the warbled cries, slowly fading.“Thank you, come let's sing together okay?” Waving them over, the others followed with excitement lit up on their faces. Istina holds up the rear of the group, watching them follow Emo like ducklings.Emo placed a hand over her heart,singing in her native tongue, the children awed, amazed by the harmony.Clapping, the kids rushed up to Emo, compliments assaulted on both sides, Emo giggled.“Up for a rousing game,Em?” A small smile showed on her face, the children perked up, deserting the area, only leaving Emo and Istina at the courtyard. Striding towards her wife, Istina cupped Emo’s cheek, who nuzzled her palm looking lovingly at her partner,leaned forward to kiss her forehead, disappearing in a blink of an eye.Emo blinked, peering out at the courtyard, eyed the bushes rustling slightly. Stepping quietly, her fingers grazed the freshly manicured leaves,popped out two faces, pouting up at her.“Aw, we lost!”“Man…”“I want to hide a little longer..”Whining the three, rushing toward the middle of the court, Emo left momentarily, opening the orphanages door, awaiting her were two boys hidden poorly behind plants, snickering to themselves.“Aw!”“Hey, not fair!”“Wahh”“Can you please carry me?”“Huh, I'm out?”“Can I stay with you?”“Noo!”“Are we gathering in the courtyard?”Emo bent down to look under a bed, a hand glided down her back,jumping back, Istina sat on the edge of the bed, giggling in the palm of her hand, her other one stretched out to Emo. Emo curls her fingers into hers, entwining their fingers, laying her head on her shoulder.“Having fun?” Asks Istina, brushing a strand of hair away from Emo's face.Mhm..” hummed Emo, bringing their hands forward, kissing the back of her partner's hand.“...There's no need to hurry..I've asked one of the helpers to tend to the children for a little while.”“It's nice coming here. Thank you for showing me your home.”