"Stupid cat," Keoni picked the litten up from its attempt to settle on his face, and flicked her over back towards the very cushy cat bed Asuna had put in the corner. The woman herself hadn't woken at his movements. Hadn't even reacted, in fact, except to snuggle herself closer against him under the blanket. Keoni settled back down himself. It wasn't time to get up yet. He could enjoy a few more minutes.

"Keoni?" He swore, softly, into the pillow. Asuna's eyes opened just to glare at him before closing again. "Keoni, we'd like you to help with the hot springs today, if you don't mind."

Rolling onto his back, he called to Asuna's grandmother, "Of course. I'll be out as soon as I'm dressed."

"Take your time, dear." Her footsteps padded down the hall.

 After about a minute, Asuna reached down and tightened her grip. "What did you call my grandmama?" 

Keoni whimpered. "Nothing. Nothing I meant."

"Good. I like those too much." She walked her fingers up across his stomach. "Though I like the way you kiss me more. Is that funny? I do like the way you massage me, especially with the hot spring water, but your kisses are like candy." She moved forward and kissed him lightly. "Mm. Like candy bars."

He smiled, kissing her until she rolled onto her back. "So you don't want sugar in your coffee?" Asuna grimaced, sticking her tongue out at him when he stood to get dressed. He turned back and ran his hand through her fuzzy morning hair. "Try to be sitting up when I come back, OK?" Her only response was a grumbled complaint involving early birds and holidays.

By the time Keoni got to the kitchen, the house guests were about. Funny how he thought of them as guests, even though he'd only been here not even a day longer. Katherine had quickly found that injured people with little else to do were rich sources of scratches and attention, and so had quickly tried to make Keoni jealous by ignoring him in favour of them. It would have worked more if she didn't look over at him every time he came past.

The coffee machine was halfway through the boil when Mr Mura came down wearing an old-fashioned ranger's uniform. The insignia were still recognisable, and so Keoni duly saluted when he entered the kitchen. "Morning, sir. Looking very official."

"Mmm. Good for the people to know that the rangers are looking out for them," Mr Mura commented. He tugged the ends of the sleeves and adjusted the collar. "I'm surprised this still fits, you know."

Keoni found Asuna's favourite cup, an orange construction meant to resemble a cylindrical sleeping Abra, its tail the handle. He'd adopted a simple blue cup, reminding him of the ocean at home. "Sir, I am not at all. I suspect you only carry the cane to remind the Pokemart cashiers that you need the senior discounts." Catching the wary look in Mr Mura's eyes, he explained, "You're still fit enough, sir, that they'd probably forget otherwise."

Mr Mura snorted, satisfied with that answer. "My wife mention we need you to clean out the hot springs today?"

"Yes, sir." Keoni added a rather alarming amount of sugar to Asuna's cup, topping it off with milk. "I'm not sure how you clean out a pool that's always filling, sir, so I hope you'll show me the right way to do it." 

Mr Mura grunted. "There's a trick to it, kid." Keoni finished his own cup and carried them upstairs to Asuna's bedroom. Evidently under massive protest judging by the constant string of grumbles she was emitting, she was sitting up in bed when he came in. She stuck both her hands out for her cup, letting the blanket fall off. "Coffee."

Keoni chuckled and leaned down to hand it to her. "You sound like a z-"

"Sh. Coffee time." He smiled and blew on his cup, stirring it a little more. Asuna, on the other hand, had an iron throat, and started drinking it right away. Keoni could almost picture a little battery meter next to her, gradually filling from red, to yellow, to green as the cup emptied. By the time he was halfway through his coffee, Asuna had topped up and she was her usual perky self. She pushed her hair back, looking at him with a feline glint in her eyes.

"They don't need you right away, do they?" She asked, crawling toward him in such a way that Keoni realised just how well she resembled her pet. He shook his head as her hand settled on his lap. "Good. Gimme candy." She nuzzled his neck before settling into a insistent kiss, biting his lip a little. He put his mug down just before she pounced.