James chuckled, "You like alcohol." he challenged, "There must be something else you like."

"Alcohol gets me into trouble with gege," she replied bitterly. "I always do something stupid that makes him angry with me."

"Your gege seems like a harsh person." James said quietly.

"He's not!" Yue snapped at James, her temper flaring up again. "How dare you say that!" She cussed at him a little in Chinese.

James raised his eyebrows a little, "It's clear you really love your brother." he nodded to her, "I didn't mean to offend you. He just seems over protective."

"Of course he is," Yue snarled, letting off some access steam. "He's only ever done what's best for our family... Yeah..." She tossed another rock. One skip. "

"Who else is in your family that he looks after?" James asked, managing to get one skip this time with his pebble. He looked proud.

"... Just me," Yue whispered.

"Hm, no wonder he's so protective then." James agreed, "I suppose Wolfe is the closest thing I've had to a 'protective brother'" he chuckled.

Yue didn't say anything as she kept tossing stones. She wasn't doing nearly as well as she had been before.

James paused for a moment as he glanced around before focusing back on Yue, "Hey..." he said gently, "Do you trust me?"

"Only trust family," Yue replied quietly. "That's what they say; family is everything."

James nodded, "But who defines what family is?" he asked quietly.

Yue was about to reply automatically, but paused. Then after a moment her face contorted with anger. "Only by blood," she spat.

"Hmm, then aren't I family?" he asked.

"No," Yue replied smoothly.