Northstar Vale Away We Rush We Run for the Hills

In the time that her brother received the attention he sought, Hotaru's attention had been entirely sapped by a nearby flower. Luckily it was merely a foot away from where she sat so she could sniff at it from her seat, soon raising a paw to bat at its petals. It came as a surprise as a kiss was pressed to her own forehead, the shadow that had been cast over her completely unnoticed until her father's touch broke her intense concentration. A squeak escaped her as the girl tilted her head back to blink up at Takeshi letting loose her familiar childish babble.