Every morning Dongwa did the same thing, practice Tai Chi. It was a daily routine for him. It was something that he loved and that he had done since he was a young kitten. But not many knew how he came to love Tai Chi. Dongwa was used to flying under the radar so his love for Tai Chi wasn't one of the things that Sagwa had found her self curious about, and she loved to explore. The smell of shrimp cooking signalled the end of Dongwa's morning Tai Chi session, and he went to the kitchen to join his family for breakfast.

While they were eating, Sagwa looked up every five minutes to study the expressions of Mama and Baba to see if they were in a good mood. It appeared they had woken up on a good note, so she let the question rip.

"Mama, Baba, may I please go with Han Han to the night festival tonight?" said Sagwa.

"No Sagwa!" said Mama. "Not until you're scrolls from yesterday are finished. Dongwa and Sheegwa have already finished theirs so they are excused."

"Okay, okay! I will get them done today, I promise!" said Sagwa.

Sagwa had gotten done with her meal and ran up to the Magistrate's office to get a head start on the rest of her scrolls. Dongwa finished his a few minutes later and headed outside to go lie in the shade for a while. Sheegwa remained with Mama and Baba.

"Mama do we have a guest coming today?" said Sheegwa.

"Why do you ask that Sheegwa?" said Mama.

"Because I saw the Magistrate wearing his best robe this morning!" said Sheegwa.

"I will have to look into that" said Baba.

The Magistrate had gathered Tai Tai and their daughters together in the throne room to tell them of the surprise guest. The Magistrate was very excited for this news that he would share.

"My younger brother, Yao is coming for a visit!" said the Magistrate!

"You mean we get to see Uncle Yao again after so many years?" said Ba Do.

"Yes my daughter, Uncle Yao is coming back to stay with us for a few months" said the Magistrate.

Baba had just walked into the throne room when he heard the Magistrate talking to his family.

"So Yao is coming back!" said Baba to himself. "He was always fun to have around, I can't wait to tell the others!"

"He will be here tonight!" said the Magistrate. "So please try to look your best."

Dongwa was oblivious to the news and would remain that way because while he was lying in the shade, he dozed off and went to sleep. Sagwa had just finished her last scroll while preperations were being made for Yao's arrival.

"What's going on here Baba?" asked Sagwa.

"The Magistrate's little brother is coming to visit the palace!" said Baba. "And if I am not mistaken he will be bringing his cat, Peng."

"Who's Peng?" said Sagwa.

"Peng was one of Dongwa's best friends when Dongwa was little. He was a little bit older than Dongwa but he was still friends with him." said Baba. "I would not be surprised if Dongwa still remembered Peng."

"Speaking of which, where is Dongwa?" said Sagwa.

"Let him be" said Baba. "We will let Peng be a surpise for him. Dongwa probably fell asleep somewhere anyway."

Sagwa was then excused and went outside to see if Fufu had gotten there yet. Just as she made it out, Fufu flew in and hit one of the pillars and slid down it.

"Sagwa! How's it going my friend?" said Fufu.

"Great!" said Sagwa. "The Magistrate's younger brother is coming."

"Wow!" said Fufu. "I didn't know he had a brother."

Sagwa and Fufu then ran to play because they heard the Cook coming. Sheegwa was having fun. She found Dongwa asleep under a tree and was going to pounce on him.

"Heeeeeeeeeeey! Dongwa!" said Sheegwa as she jumped on him. The impact woke him up.

"Sheegwa get off!" said Dongwa as he got up. Sheegwa slid off his back.

The time for Yao's arrival had finally come. The Magistrate was ready to see his brother whom he hadn't seen in a few years. When he walked in the door the Magistrate could hardly believe his eyes. His brother had lost a lot of weight and he didn't wear fancy clothes, like he had worn the last time he saw him.

"Brother?" said the Magistrate. "How are you brother?"

"I am great, thank you. How about yourself?" said Yao.

"Even better now that you are here. But might I asked what happened to you?" said the Magistrate.

"I gave up the life of the palace to become a worker in a field. It feels so good to earn a living. Not that I look at you any different, my brother" said Yao. "I just wanted to do things differently. Me and my cat, Peng have been through alot together over the last few years."

Yao was a fairly skinny man with glasses and a small hat. He had a small mustache as well. And Peng was a Siamese cat as well as the Magistrate's cats. His facial markings were similar to Dongwa's but his fur was a little bit darker in color than that of Dongwa. The Magistrate welcomed Yao to the palace and led him to his room. Peng felt like roaming around the palace.

Peng found himself outside after a few minutes. The sun was getting close to setting, and it was starting to get a little dark outside. Dongwa did a little bit more Tai Chi after taking a nap earlier, so he could wake back up for the Night Festival. Peng noticed the style of Tai Chi that Dongwa was doing and he recognized it as the same style that he used to do it in.

"Dongwa?" said Peng.

"Yes" said Dongwa.

"It's me, Peng!" said Peng.

"Peng?" said Dongwa in amazement. "Wa! It's been so long! I can't believe you are here!"

"I can't believe you remember me, kid!" said Peng. "You were pretty small when I left!"

"I never forgot you!" said Dongwa. "You're the reason why I do Tai Chi! I wanted to do something to help to never forget you!"

"Was I that special?" said Peng.

"Oh yeah!" said Dongwa. "Don't you remember? You stood up for me when I was getting bullied by some alley cats!"

"Oh yeah!" I remember said Peng.

Stick around for Chapter 2! It's going to be really good!