When Chrysanthemums Attack!

[Dashiell]

Senzo stormed into the backyard, looking left and right to make sure that if a certain chrysantemum was there, he would vent her in seconds. Reiko was hot on his tail.

"what has gotten into you? don`t chase the cat around again..."

"stay back honey, I think we may have a burglar in the vicinity"

"really? that might explain the car alarm, speaking of which..."

Reiko walked around the side of the house towards the driveway when a small tube-like object fell before her feet.

before Reiko realised what was happening a flash blinded her, followed by a deafening loud bang
she fell over backwards, screaming.

Senzo came running around the corner. "is it that cat again?! honey? what happened?"

Reiko was blinking her eyes, looking around glazely as Senzo sat her up. she saw his lips move but couldn`t hear a word he was saying. all she heard was "peeeeeeeeeeep".

Senzo picked her up and carried her inside the house.

"don`t worry honey, just lay down for a while. I`ll handle that burglar. you just calm down and lie down in bed and relax."

Senzo lay is his blaster on the closet in the hallway and walked up the stairs with Reiko on his back.
He nearly tumbled all the way back down again, with Reiko still on his back, as the cat came zooming by.

"I`m too tired too yell at you now you misbred of nature" Senzo mumbled as he opened the bedroom door and put Reiko down on the bed.

"you just lie down and get some sleep honey, I`ll make sure nothing weird will happen again"

He walked down the stairs, kicking at the cat as it came running past, and entered the livingroom.

"buddha in heaven, I`m getting too damn tired of this..."

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