Northstar Vale The Ants Go Marching One By One

Today their mother had decided to take them somewhere new and supposedly further than Hotaru and her siblings had been before. How true that was, she wasn't quite sure given that even she had wandered off a few times on her own and surly Sumi more than she. When Reiko asked for them to take each other's tails, she was almost certain Sumi would rush to be first, but surprisingly she would be the last to join the train.

Not really favoring first place, Hotaru would allow Haruki to take the lead, latching on to his tail carefully as Sumi grabbed her own. This way even if Sumi fell behind or ran off she could ensure her sister stayed close by or have their mom bring her back, but once more to her surprise the youngest seemed to be well behaved today. Strange, but no complaints from her. It meant she could trot along silently to whatever their mom wanted to show them.