Snippet #1514012

The Exons were having another of their backyard rendevous that day, like they did most afternoons. Kimoko was sitting in the grass on a blanket next to their lily pond. She was sitting cross legged, practicing her Ujjayi breathing excercises while little Eiji sat on the edge of the water, dangerously close, dipping his finger into the still surface, making little circles. His mother was too preoccupied by her meditading while her husband was too busy tending to his garden.

Like a gust of wind through a quiet meadow, Kai swooped in on the serene scene. She came through the back door of the house with shopping bags on one arm and her little brother on the other.

"Greetings family!" she said grandly "We've returned from yet another escapade of the financial kind."
"Did you all have a nice time?" Haru asked as the two teens settled on the blanket with their mother and little brother. Umi grabbed Eiji and pulled him away from the water and onto his lap.

"Oh yes!" Kai enthused "It was lovely. This time, we got purses."
"You got purses" Umi corrected.
"I got purses" she agreed "And we both got lunch at this little Tai place."

"Sounds lovely dear" Kimoko said in her breathy voice.
"Did you have a nice time in the village today Mother?" Kai wondered.
"Yes. I got all of my nessecary painting supplies" she said "Now I can begin that landscape I've been meaning to start."

"Good for you mother" Kai agreed "So, where are the kitties?"
"Inside, I suppose" Kimoko siad easily.

"Why didn't you have them come out with you?" she wondered.
Kimoko shrugged. "They do as they please Kai" she said simply "Who am I to hinder their natural course?"

Kai sighed dramatically "Well would it disrupt their natural course to invite them to come outside?"
"If you wish" her mother said simply.

"Yay!" Kai cheered, jumping to her feet and running over to the backdoor. She opened the door and leaned into the cool, air conditioned house and called for her nekos. "Lulu! Aoi!" she called their names loudly "Here, kitty kitty kitties."