Inoue jumped a bit as she was addressed to by Mother Yan; she flushed a light pink feeling embarrassed. She hadn't meant to be so expressive with her emotions, though it seemed as if they all had caught on to her mood. She was pleased that everyone seemed to comfort her, Mother Yan even going as far to say why she would have a very pleasing price. She bowed her head slowly, a small smile on her lips. "Thank you, Oka-san," she said gently. Normally she would jump for joy at the compliments but it was still too early in the morning for outbursts of joy. Also, she wanted to be more reserved like Umeji and Hatsuyuki. "I have...my worries however I feel more confident with all the well wishes from my sisters."<br/><br/>Umeji smiled, seeing how her younger sister's spirits were rising. She was blessed with such a lovely house of sisters and a compassionate mother. She cleared her throat slightly. "Not to take away from this wonderful occasion, but what have the Seimei predicted about the fortune of Inoue's Mizuage? Should we expect the good news later in the year?" Umeji was confident in Mother Yan's intuition but as Geisha, they lived by horoscopes and astrology. She wanted to make sure that they were taking all the proper steps towards the fateful moment. Umeji may have been putting all her hopes into her younger sister, seeing how she had found the orphan all those winters ago. She wanted to create a masterpiece, something to hold the Yanagikuze Okiya high throughout Japan.<br/><br/>Inoue glanced over at her elder sister, knowing that this was the first time that she had asked about the Mizuage in front of Inoue. She knew that Umeji, Hatsuyuki, and Mother Yan spoke about it late in the evening, while they were preparing for catching the eyes of the men at the teahouses. She was sure her older sister was trying her best to find a suitable bidder and out of all of them, Umeji was the most superstitious about the words from the Seimei (astrology expert). Umeji often spoke of the teachings of Mamehide to her and of how she had been taught to strictly follow the flowing life of Geisha. Many say that she as too much water in her, but through Mamehide's training and guidance has frozen that water.<br/><br/>Inoue glanced over to Akira and Mika, a sheepish grin coming to her face. She leaned closer to them. "Are you scared," she asked in a hushed tone, as the older sister's spoke with Mother Yan. It was embarrassing to think of it in a perverse manner, but the twins were closer in age to her and their sacred caves would be given to Lord Hitarugi. To Inoue, it was terrifying to think that about giving her cave to a man's eel. Surely, the twins would understand her impending fear as to who the bidder would be for her own Mizuage.