[i]...Why did it have to be a little brat?[/i] Kazumi thought with increasing despair. Where did that haughty attitude come from? Was she so oblivious to the possibility of danger in the world? With a personality like that, this girl had no business wandering the streets at night.
With a disgruntled sigh, Kazumi quickly followed after her, "hey, wait right there!"

The older woman had closed the small distance between them, and gave the child a rather disapproving glare from behind her glasses, "yes, you [i]are[/i] going home! I don't care if you're trying to run away or something, but walking around by yourself like this is a pretty dumb idea, you know!"