"STAY AWAY FROM ME!", the girl shouted.
She seemed terrified, her entire body shaking every time Leo walked closer.
As she raised her voice, Xue woke up almost instantly.
"What happened?", she turned right only to find the little girl lying down, hugging her own body while trembling and Leo standing in front of her.
It was bound to cause misunderstanding as if Leo was doing something improper to the girl, however, Xue didn't get ahead of her thoughts.
She just woke up and seeing her scream, she stood up and walked towards her without thinking anything else.
She asked, "Are you alright?"
"Xue, I think she is-", Leo wanted to explain that she is scared or terrified because they were some strangers whom she had never met, but before he could say anything, the girl screamed yet again, "Stay away!"
The little girl then turned her head towards Xue and right after spotting her, she jumped into her arms.
"…"
"Huh?"
Leo was confused and surprised by this behavior of her.