Her hand went to meet the head against her leg almost out of reflex. She gently stroked the wild hair while she waited for the total. Aiko glanced at the total before pulling out the correct monetary value. Her tail flicked gracefully behind her as she listened to Sage's simple question.<br/><br/>The siblings were practically exact opposites. The feline knew that. Their expressions, personality, likes, nearly everything were different. Though, there was one thing the two had similar. There was no way the older sibling was still mad at his sister. Finishing up the transaction, Aiko grabbed the two bags of clothing without any effort. She bonked Sage on the head with her tail lightly.<br/><br/><span style="color: mediumpurple">"There is no way he is still mad at you, baby girl."</span>She simply smiled down at her daughter.<span style="color: mediumpurple">"You'll understand why soon when you're a big sister in a few months."</span><br/><br/>It was never a wrong time to say that news to a young girl. Aiko just hoped her husband would be as excited she was sure Sage would be. Though, a strange sound in the distance caught the feline's ears rather than the reaction she got from her daughter. Aiko quickly slipped out of the shop in a heightened attention. There was just something wrong about this.<br/><br/>-----<br/><br/>Daikon let a rather small smile light up his face as he traveled with his father. Regular routines or not, he was happy for this time. Probably more than anything right now. Though, he really was pondering how to break the silence with some sort of small talk.<br/><br/><span style="color: seagreen">"Mom's been acting weird lately. Is there something going on?"</span>he asked, hoping that his dad had a clue.<span style="color: seagreen">"Kinda seems like she's got a secret. That whole excited to tell everyone thing, but won't."</span>