Lazy day.

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Alison decided to take advantage of the milder day and was out walking around the koi pond. She'd fed them up and leaned lightly on the bridge rail to watch them. It was chilly enough for a coat, but not so icy that she shivered. A good day, she decided.

Sadie lay at her feet and peered over the side of the bridge to watch the fish. Alison had the feeling that the dog would love to grab one of the shiny fish. But, then she probably wouldn't know what to do with it once she had it. It was a good thing Sadie wasn't a cat.

Plum blossoms fell from the trees and onto the water's surface. The fish would swim up to nibble and look sad when they discovered it was not food. Alison kind of felt bad for giggling.

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"Thank you. I'd appreciate it." Very much. The more reasons Longshot had to find his way home, the better.

Meanwhile, the jonin's future grandbabies were having a fine time kicking mommy. Alison squirmed a little in her seat and tried to get more comfortable. Her little monkeys were getting bigger and learning stronger kicks. She lifted the hem of her shirt a bit and looked down at the little bump made by a foot pushing against the side of her belly.

She looked up at her mother-in-law with a wry expression. "Can you tell them that it's too early yet and that's not the way out, anyway?"

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The jonin nodded with all due seriousness. She bent over to talk to the children in her daughter-in-law's belly.

"Hello." She wasn't sure how to start. She had never talked to a baby inside another woman before. "This is your grandmother. Despite what your father may say, the belly button is not a point of exit. There is a better path, but you will have to wait. Also, it is too early. It is too chilly outside for you."

She nodded in satisfaction and sat back up.

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Alison started giggling from 'hello' and didn't stop until the end. Whichever baby had been stretching pulled its foot back and the kicking stopped. Alison could almost swear they were listening to the new voice. The jonin lived with them but, was so quiet that they probably didn't hear her very often.

"Thank you." She smiled and shook her head, rubbing her belly in light circles. "Why am I not surprised that they listen to their grandmother quicker than mommy?"

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"You are welcome." It was a job well done then. The jonin would mark this down in her success column.

"Possibly because I will sneak them cookies when you aren't looking." Though probably cookies baked by Alison or Momoko since the jonin was not a cook by most stretches of the imagination. She only tended to use the stove to help make medicine.

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"Ahhh, I see. That's a pretty clever plan." Alison giggled again. It felt good to relax. She wasn't the slightest bit worried about the jonin stuffing her babies full of cookies. She was sure to know more about taking care of babies properly than Longshot and Alison would at first.

"Do they get bedtime stories when grandma watches them?"

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"I have many, but that was the only one I could speak about," she deadpanned again. She really should stop watching those late night Japanese comedy shows. Except Alison and Longshot had a television in their home. It was like crack.

"Certainly. Though I hope the ones in Japanese are suitable. I am not a good storyteller in any other language." There was that Japanese modesty thing again.