[This is an academic topic and she's not exactly helping him study for a test on it she means you, Xander, so Willow switches subject easily.

Even if she is far from keen to discuss her own family. She gains a kind of embarrassed smile, hiding any associated hurt easily from long practice.] Um... not much has happened. I don't have any siblings or anything. My parents worry about me a lot, but they're, well, they're pretty busy. I see them for holidays sometimes, and they give me their opinion on my life.

[Willow shrugs.] My friends are really my family. It's... not supposed to be like that, but I'm happy this way.