Wheeling Gull Isle Family is everything.

She was impatient; for what, that was unclear. 

Would someone come running to her across the sand, sweep her off her feet? Would someone howl first, and should she be listening? She watched the sand to her left for a few seconds, then the right, then turned around and stared back out to sea where the tide drew up and back again - contemplating the mainland - when the crunch of paws on sand locked in her ears.

Chun spun to face the oncoming sound, saw that it was attached to an intimidating body swathed in the colors of storm clouds, and instinctively began to make herself smaller. The closer they got the better Chun could see them, and when she saw the familiar eyes of Lei Lei staring back at her she let out a small but effective sigh of relief.

Lei, gosh, She felt her face flush with warmth, and with her eyes squeezed shut Chun took a deeper breath and felt her nerves steady as she exhaled again. When she opened her eyes and began to investigate her cousin's coat for signs of the other family members, she felt elated at what she discovered. I thought I'd gotten so lost. But you're here!

Hua, Ying, Kun - some others she did not know, too - but enough family to sooth her.