Kijani heard noise behind her, through her music. She felt eyes. Whipping around, there was a weapon pointed at her and she reacted. Her leg lashed out, and she kicked high. The weapon popped from the man's grip into the air, and she caught it. 

In that moment, as she moved to attack, she realized the weapon was nothing more than a broomstick. The man that she thought was attacking her was merely a boy, one that looked her own age. Blinking, she set the broom the proper side down.

"You startled me."