In actuality, Julian was rather embarrassed that he had forgotten to invite his friend in, but his eyes didn't much show it as he shifted his gaze away from her for a moment, and returned it back to her after a swift second to nod briefly and fully open the door, getting out of the threshold for her sake. "Of course, come on in, Hitomi." Once the two were in his room, Dratini immediately crawled up to Hitomi, coiling around her leg a little and looking up at her with a pair of affectionate and curious eyes. Unlike Julian, his Dratini was actually very open, emotional, and lovable. Julian smiled softly and planted his back up against the wall with his arms crossed, lowering his gaze as Dratini attempted to introduce itself to the two bugs on Hitomi's head and shoulders, if that's where they remained during their trip upstairs to Julian's room.<br/>