Jigsaw puzzles are rated E for Everyone.

"The day your mother and I started becoming friends is a memory I'd never forget," her dad started, Aneko staring intently at the puzzle they were putting together. The two were sitting at home while Mika was out with the Boys.

Since it was the weekend, Reishi had decided to use jigsaw puzzles as a father-daughter bonding activity after going to the local park. Aneko chose which puzzle she wanted them to put together from the King's small collection of unopened puzzles, which was a box for a thousand jigsaw pieces depicting a sakura tree blooming. He wore a grey striped t-shirt and jeans to look more casual, while Aneko wore a deep purple blouse and shorts.

Aneko sat beside her father; a glue bottle clutched in one of her hands. One of the young girl's favorite stories was when her parents were kids, still oblivious of the dangers in the world. Before the whole business with Kings, and the powers the elder Munakatas wielded.

"I was always a…straightforward person, and it showed during my youth more often than not," he continued, "My middle school teachers were petrified when I showed myself in their office, and I had no fear of the other students."

"Mom said you liked being a buttface and terrorized the school," Aneko commented with the brilliance of a six-year-old, grinning up at Reishi. She'd lost a few teeth already, gaps and slowly growing adult teeth visible from her smile.

"I can't dispute that," the man agreed, "Either way, the only companion I had was your mother. She wasn't like the other children; she was bold and reckless, and consistently got average grades while daydreaming in class. One day, some of our classmates were annoyed with me, for some asinine reason, and had ganged up on me after school. They roughed me up quite a bit." He found a fitting piece, taking the glue bottle Aneko offered him and pasting the bit of wood into the puzzle frame.

"And that's when mom beat them up!" the small girl piped up, clapping her now empty hands. This was her favorite part!

"Yes. There I was, on the ground and already punched a few times, when your mom stormed into the area. She was like a fireball; her hair had gotten loose when she slammed one of my aggressors into a fence. I never had much of an interest in martial arts, but she'd convinced me in that moment to pick it up. Mika was the most beautiful person I'd ever seen."

"Ewwww, lovey dovey talk," Aneko stuck her tongue out, disgusted when her dad had a certain glint in his eyes. He did that sometimes, enough that she noticed it happened when he started talking about mom.

"When your mother was done, she looked at me, and smiled. She said to me, 'Pick yourself up, Munakata. Those guys are idiots. They're just jealous you're smarter than them and can act like an asshole without being all bark and no bite.' And then she pulled me up and escorted me to the nurse," Reishi chuckled, humored by his own memories.

"Man, daddy, your classmates were really stupid," Aneko solemnly said, frowning, "Beating you up doesn't make them smarter."

"You are correct," her dad agreed, "My classmates weren't very bright. Even so, had they not created an altercation, I wouldn't be as close to your mother otherwise."

"Then they did a favor," she decided shortly, "How nice. I guess it did work out anyway." Aneko was silent, concentrating on finding the next matching piece. The girl glanced up when she noticed her dad smiling sadly at her. "Papa?"

"Ko-chan, I know one day, you'll have your own people you love. For most children, their family is their world. But like I have, you look out the window to watch the outside, and want to make that world your own. Your mother, your sister and I are only a small corner of the world you see," Reishi's voice grew softer, his smile slowly disappearing.

"What'd you mean? I love you, mama and Anna. And Azu-chan 'n' Yuu-chan, plus Kuma-chan too! You're very confusing, daddy," the girl mumbled, her eyebrows raising to her bangs. Of course her family was part of her world. It was just that the outside was more interesting. Places to be, people to see. Didn't everyone see it like that? Her family was always there, and so was Hiko-oji, Yata-oji, Seri-oba and Izumo-oji too. But they weren't the only important things she cared about. The outside had more to give.

"I hope you'll understand when you're older, Ko-chan. Just live in your small world now," her dad sighed. The puzzle was nearly complete, depicting a Sakura garden with a thousand tiny pieces.

"Done!" Aneko cheered, slotting the last bits in.

"Good job, Ko-chan. We'll put this in the main room," Reishi praised his daughter, Aneko grinning as the man insured the pieces were secure to the wooden board they were glued on.

A telltale noise of the front door unlocking drew their attention to the front, the door opening and a cheery voice of "I'm home! Where are you guys?"

"Mama!" Aneko stood up quickly, nearly stumbling, and ran downstairs, eager to see her mom.

"Ko-tan!" Mika caught her daughter by the armpits, swinging her in the air, "Where's your dad, huh? Did you two do anything fun?"

"Puzzles. We did the pretty sakura one!" the six-year-old squealed, her legs dangling as she kicked slightly, "Oh, and we went to the park!"

"Wow, it looks like you did a lot," Mika commented, hearing Reishi coming down the stairs, "Yo, Rei-chan!"

"Welcome back," Reishi smiled as his wife put down their daughter, "You haven't created too much chaos since you've been gone, have you?" He pecked Mika on the cheek, Aneko going 'Blech!' at the affection.

"Shizume's still in one piece," Mika nodded solemnly, "Hey, Ko-chan, I ran into Kuma-chan and his mom when I was out. He wanted me to give you an invitation to his birthday party next week." She dug into her pocket, snagging an envelope she crammed in.

"We should go present shopping. Eh, during the week should be fine," Mika mused, before looking down, "What do you think, brat?"

"Yeah. I'll get him the best present I can find!" cheered Aneko, "But first, I'm hungry!" She ran off towards the kitchen, the envelope quickly forgotten. All the activities today made her hungry.

"She gets that from you," commented Reishi, and Mika swatted him with the envelope.

"Hush, you!"