A Stroke of a Brush

[Kyou Takeda]

Kyou nodded. "I promise I won't forget." Well, not intentionally anyhow, some things were just beyond his control.

[Ayumu Takeda]

Ayumu smiled cheerfully. "Good." she responded, satisfied although she basically knew what he would say anyway. After another moment or two she looked up at the sun(well, around its direction, looking straight at it would cause her to go blind). "So, what's next on the agenda, West?" she asked him, looking back at him cheerfully.

[Kyou Takeda]

Kyou gave a shrug and lay back down on the soft grass. "I dunno, it's a nice day though..." And it was hard to believe fall was just about to roll on in with how warm it is, still, that would change soon enough and the younger of the two Takedas knew better than to pass the day by doing nothing. "How about we go explore?" He suggested. "Its been forever since I've been here, I dunno about you though..."

[Ayumu Takeda]

Ayumu thought about it, nodding soon after. "Sure, sounds fun!" she agreed, closing up her set of paints and setting them in the orange book bag she had. After deciding the paint on the canvas had dried up finally, she held it carefully to her chest, her bag over her shoulders as she looked at her twin merrily. "I'm ready when you are."

[Kyou Takeda]

Kyou hopped to his feet almost instantly, eyes bright. "Okay then, this way!" He grabbed his sister's wrist to tug her in the proper direction, a thicket of trees that concealed who-knew-what and looked decently mysterious. It was as good a place as any to start, at least, that's what he figured.

[Ayumu Takeda]

Ayumu giggled, following West in the direction she was being tugged to. After entering the thick bundle of trees, it finally hit Ayumu that she was somewhat scared of places like this. It wasn't exactly the darkness of it all, if it even was that dark, it was just the fact that something or someone could pop up out of nowhere and scare the heck out of her that worried her.

Despite this though, if West wanted to go exploring there first, then of course she would go with him. She took his hand and squeezed it slightly to assure herself that her brother was there with her.

[Kyou Takeda]

Kyou seemed enthralled with his surroundings, creating an odd juxtaposition between himself and his twin. He poked his head around a few trees startling a cat to rush out of a bush. His eyes widened. "Kitty..." He mumbled, rushing towards the fleeing feline, expression of shock turning into one of glee. "Kitty!"

[Ayumu Takeda]

Ayumu jumped in shock when the cat dashed out of the bush it was hiding it, taking a quiet breath afterward to calm herself. Why was she such a wimp? She pushed the thought aside as she watched Kyou and the cat. "D-don't hurt yourself!" she warned him, slightly concerned.

[Kyou Takeda]

Kyou dashed after the cat, calling out a quick 'I won't!' to appease his sister. The feline was pelting through the clearing only to weave through the trees and loop back around in a circle, starting the entire chase over again. Kyou managed to place his camera bag and supplies on a tree he passed, he poured on the speed and lunged for the kitty.

When the dust cleared, Kyou sat triumphantly in the middle of the clearing, a tired (and rather hungry looking) cat mewling in his raised hands. "Caught 'er!" He hollered, ignoring the bumps and scrapes he had gotten as a result of the mad chase and the light scuffle with the kitten.

[Ayumu Takeda]

When West hollered out, Ayumu quickly followed, making sure to grab his camera and other belongings from where he had them. She didn't know whether to get on to him or start laughing. In the end, she sighed, shaking her head and giving him a smile as she reached out to scratch the kitty's ear. "She's so cute." she beamed. "What should we call her?" she asked, looking back up to her brother curiously.

[Kyou Takeda]

Kyou got to his feet, a bit of a struggle seeing as he refused to put the kitten down, and shrugged. "Didn't really consider that one..." He admitted, gears turning in his head as he looked at the kitten. It was a little calico cat, short furred and kinda scrawny with a slight tear in her left ear. "...Madison?" He tried, the kitten seemed to scowl.

[Ayumu Takeda]

Ayumu thought about the name, looking at the scowl on the kitten's face. "She doesn't seem to like that one very much..." she trailed off, petting the cat a little more as she tried thinking of a good name. She could both hear and feel the cat purring as she continued petting her a little longer. "How about... Jupiter?" she asked, looking at both the cat and West to see their opinion on the name.

[Kyou Takeda]

The cat gave a meow at the name, seeming to like it. Kyou grinned. "Jupiter she shall be!" He cuddled the kitten close, being sure to be gentle and soon enough the kitten didn't seem so skittish. The black-haired Tora looked to his twin with a smile. "You wanna hold her?" He asked, besides, he needed to take his stuff back. It wasn't fair to make East hold everything while he cuddled a kitty.

[Ayumu Takeda]

Ayumu smiled wider as she nodded, giving Kyou his things in exchange for Jupiter. The little calico seemed to warm up to her pretty quickly, rubbing her head against Ayumu's neck. The older Takeda giggled. "Hey, that tickles!" she told the cat, making her look at the light haired twin curiously. Jupiter tilted her head to the side slightly, as if she couldn't understand what Ayumu was saying.

[Kyou Takeda]

Kyou smiled wider as he slung his bag over his shoulder and looked at the kitten. "We can keep her, right?" The Tora clan was the clan of tigers, surely they wouldn't ban a cat, would they?