Mischief unfold

Jiro is lounging idly in a small corner of the bamboo when Asahi goes running through. His cat, unnamed for now, is perched upon him, grooming himself to perfection when the little golden and ivory sister careens to a dust and pebble spraying stop. A sputtering cough leaves Jiro quickly as his cat zooms out of the way to hide in the shadows of the bamboo. Asahi's whispering urgency gives him no choice or time to question the issue. Instead, Jiro finds himself hefting himself up onto his paws, giving a quick shake of his coat, and off he goes to follow his sister.

Racing through the bamboo as if there's a fire, his brow furrows too when Seiko is roped into the group. A look is cast over to his other sibling as they dutifully follow Asahi along the corridors. Though he and Seiko are larger than Asahi, they had trouble keeping up. Their sister is quick to pull ahead of them, leaping over a stream that divides the path ahead of them. As she zooms up to the corner, Jiro is not far behind Seiko as they approach the stream. Noticing the boards placed neatly over the water, he doesn't waste time thinking of why they weren't there the day before.

Stepping forward onto the board beside Seiko, Jiro's own paw slips into the icy water. A disgruntled noise of surprise leaves him as he tries to balance, wobbling back and forth on the wood. Looking up from the predicament, he see the small form of Asahi ahead of them, waiting at the corner. Had she planned this little joke? "Come back here, punk!" Jiro shouts out after Asahi, a grin on his dark muzzle.