I would suppose our family was to be graced with the presence of Ran bearing a litter. Her litter had been smaller than the previous one, as in the previous one she had five, while, in this one, she had three. Like all things new, Reimu was drawn to the babies and, so, would often spend hours watching them wriggle and squirm. In her misguided sweetness, she would try to feed them, to which Ran would tell her that they couldn't eat solids yet and could only have milk until they had teeth.

Like the pups previous to them, they were drawn to her for little reasons if not her warmth. She was warm, clearly, so they would linger near her her and she would keep them warm, however, they seemed to like her, seeing as a secondary protector of sorts. Much like Ran became her "fox mother", as I'll dub her, she became their littermate and, so, partook in littermate things, such as lingering and, at night, keeping them warm. Sometimes, in the few moments she'd speak, she'd sing to them or tell them about the wonders of a world outside their nest.

When they would squirm away from the bedding, she was there to relocate them back. As they got to be bit a more mobile, they've made it a point to make their little escape attempts a game for them to play, something that she enjoyed rather well. Perhaps, their game of escape was their way of learning with Reimu as their teacher, considering that they learned how to hide from her, regardless she'd retrieve them and bring them back to the nest where they belonged.

Sometimes, she'd carry them around and they'd let her, becoming even more at ease with her presence and confused with her absence. As one could tell, I found their interactions to be amusing, allowing that to be my entertainment. I had few things within a long lifetime to look forward to, thus the Reimu and the babies' interactions brought me some happiness, as she had remained very much unchanged.

Chen, as I could observe, remained distant, indifferent to her new siblings. I had much to anticipate that, considering how Reimu's presence was something she could tolerate, however, begrudgingly, as she still couldn't stand being around her. Reimu, on the other hand, was clueless to the extent of the former's dislike, thus she was confused at Chen's distance, after all, she wanted to interact with the babies and very much did so, so why wouldn't or hadn't Chen?

She did ponder that but didn't let the question be her only thought process. Of course, I would deem babies to be more perceptive, as they seem to have picked up on Chen's dislike and would become agitated when they'd notice her there. In that case, Reimu became their protection and, unlike them, she she saw no reason to be agitated of Chen, actually, she was the opposite, as she'd chase her away.

That was just as amusing. It was an oft humorous thing to watch, almost as if watching Chen chase around Nazrin, except Reimu was smaller and was doing the chasing, hissing and spitting like a cat, even getting a few nips at her. Once, during such a tussle, Chen did something of a sideswipe. Her claws barely connected and, while they left a mark, Reimu didn't bleed. She wasn't deterred and clawed her back, as the babies watched in amusement. I wondered if the satori had trained Reimu in any semblance relating to physical strength, considering that, without a thought, she wrapped her chubby hands around the nekomata's wrists and hurled her over her head with THAM!

The act was downright comical in some regards as the babies could see it but the feat itself was incredible, as Reimu was smaller than Chen by at least a mile. It was shocking and it definitely had an effect on Chen, as, some time after that, she learned her place. She was seething but she remembered to keep that to a minimum.

I suppose the haughty was broken.