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Curled up on a couch in the Realm HQ was Sere. It was hardly an unusual sight, the skittish male as far back as possible--nearly stuck between the back and seat cushions--with tails wrapping his form like a glove. Time away from his mate had reverted him a little bit. Only a little, of course. Having to deal with his daughter had been enough to keep him from pulling back into himself completely. For a while he'd tried to shelter her the way he'd wanted to be as a kit. She slept in his tails, but mostly wandered around. Not like her father, who'd spent nearly his entire kithood hiding in his father's tails. Amber eyes peered out from behind paws, watching the room and the young adult exploring it still. He was honestly glad that his daughter had stayed with him for so long...
















Well, she had stayed with her father. Had she not loved him so very much, she would've been out exploring the world by now. Until she felt comfortable leaving him alone, world exploration would have to wait. All three tails flicked behind her as she lowered her nose to the ground, sniffing and trying to memorize the scents of every Kitsu that had passed through. The smells were so muddled and many, however, that she had a difficult time. Every once in a while she would cast her soft gaze to her father and wave a paw when he looked back.

Akari beamed excitedly at the thought of their family reunion at last. This was their first one, if she recalled correctly. Their first offically planned one anyway. She would have prefered this happened much earlier, before her children grew up to be adults...but things came up which added onto the delays.

But no matter! They were going to meet now. Her sand swirled tails wiggled with excitment as she made her way towards the HQ, with her son not too far behind her. She missed her mate and her children. Of course, she missed Ronan too. She hadn't seen their old time friend in such a long time. His reaction when they asked for him to take care of their other child was a most interesting one, too. The blue female could only wonder if that's how he still felt now.

The crimson colored male grumbled lightly as he followed behind his mother. He couldn't act too ungrateful to her, after all, she was the one who gave him his existence. Plus she had this weird little way to force people to willingly participate in whatever she wanted them to. The scary part was half the time she doesn't even mean to. Still, this long walk was going to get his drop-dead gorgeous fur dirty. He'll have to make note to groom himself when they arrived.

Not one second after they opened the door, Spin winced and 'oophed' as he was plowed into. His blackened form curled inward, hugging the body of his tackler as they rolled a full circle before landing on his back. Pale eyes blinked reopen, and nose wriggled to the familiar scent before him. Was this his sister? The scent said so, but he couldn't be certain with how the other was laying against him. "Avel?..."

"Woah now!" Ronan leapt to the side as he avoided the crashing tumble of furs that rolled by. Well, that was one way to greet another. Canting his head to make sure they were alright, the male flicked his tail tips before entering further in the building. Surely one of the parents were here with the blue daughter...

Amber eyes widened from the couch. It wasn't everyday he saw his daughter charge the door and go rolling out with whatever poor soul she'd tackled. "Avel..." he called quietly, wary of raising his voice more as he stood ad jumped from the couch. A few steps towards the door and he was surprised. Not by his daughter's return, but instead by the bright colors of a familiar old friend. "Ronan," he called happily, a bit louder, tails picking up a wiggle. His mate's arrival was still a mystery, since she was outside with the kids. However, he looked quite excited now. "How have you been?" A few more steps. Silently, he wondered how raising that kit had gone... Heh. He and Akari may have been a bit pushy on that one.

"Hi, Mommy!" The peach banded girl exclaimed, tails swaying back and forth while she herself was still perched atop her victim brother. "Hi, Uncle Ronan!" Her happy voice said she had most assuredly been a good girl. Finally satisfied in that area, she looked down to her cushion, acknowledging that he'd questioned her. "Of course it's Avel, Spin. Who else?" The joking tone in her voice was obvious as she moved to give him some air, nuzzling at his neck and shoulders instead. "And Sans is here, too. Maybe we should include him in the group hug." A secret little smile crossed her maw. A sly and playful side of her personality that was usually portrayed as playful only to the unsuspecting parental figures.

The usual warm smile grew on her face. She was more than pleased to see her kids get along so well not too soon after meeting. She was also pleased to see her mate as well as their old time friend, Ronan were doing well. Perhaps his influence was better than he expected of himself. She knew they could rely on him. Even if it was a bit forced, her other son grew up to be a rather good son from what she could see so far. Maybe a little bit hesitant and skiddish like his father, but still a good son. "Avel~ Spin~ How are you two?"

His eyes widened at their words. What? Group hug? That would surely ruffle and ruin his beautiful fur! "Noooo!" He screamed dramatically, "No group hug!" He almost hissed. Almost immediately he dashed away from his two siblings, hoping to escape that group hug.

What a drama queen. Spinelli just glimpsed to his odd brother than acted and even smelled like a pampered femme. There was always one in the family. The dark male yawned lightly then flicked his tails around his ankles. A smile graced his face to his approaching mother, and he stood to meet her half way. A nuzzle across the face and the son was content. "I'm well. And you?"

Ronan just shrugged with a chuckle. "Guess you spoke too soon." Ears pinned back to the open door behind them. "Sounds like it." So he wasn't the only one to hear voices. A brow rose at Sere with amusement. "Yeah?" Now that was an odd word to match with the black male. Noise. Sere. ...Sere, noise. 8D; Ronan spoke up some as he stood and they made their way outside. "I guess Spinelli takes after you then?"

"AWW." Avel stopped, lower jaw jutting out as she made a pouty face at her still fleeing brother. "I just want some love." That was all, honest. It didn't occur to her that a crazy bear hug would ruffle Sans's fur quite a bit more than he wanted. "Don't you wanna give your only adorable sister a hug?" Not waiting for a reply, she began towards him again. A bit slower this time, but certainly not lacking enthusiasm.

"I must have," he muttered, still looking sheepish and hardly able to recover. The idea that his children had grown so differently than he was slightly puzzling. Then again, he knew he was quite different from his own father and felt it almost every time they met... Hm. He idly wondered where his father was. It was rare that he journeyed outside the HQ. But his thoughts were cut off as Ronan spoke again. "Does he?" So, one of his kids had taken after him in a way? That... Well, he wasn't sure whether to be proud or worried about that one. "I guess he's a quiet one." Another laugh. Quiet would be good. Scared of his own shadow like daddy, not so much.

With a slight pout in his maw, he considered the thought a little bit. It has been a long while since he saw his siblings. And she did have a good point, she was his only sister. Maybe just a small one wouldn't hurt his fur too much. With much resistance and hesitation, he slowly moved towards his sister with an arm extended. His face was full of sourness and uncertainty, like he was about to hug a cactus. Just one hug...it wouldn't hurt too much. "Just one, though. And nothing too hard..." He said hesitantly.

A soft smile formed upon her maw at her son's answer. Good. Even though he was sort of...forced upon their "Uncle", she wouldn't want her child to be bothersome to him. But that was to be expected, otherwise they'd get a scolding from her when they met. "Guess what, kids?" She asked with a grin. There was another purpose to this meeting besides having a family gathering. Oh yes...A rather unexpected surprise for them.