This is a good sized plateau in the mountains as it’s high enough above the plains to give us a nice bit of cooling from the mountains, it’s prote...ted from the worst of the weather by the mountains rising above us, with easy access ways to the lower lands via passes to the east and south. My maps indicate good trails through the mountains to both the north and west as well. We’ve plenty of room on the plateau to run lots of stock as well as crops, so we should do very well here. We’re off the. Like all teenagers, we thought our parents were stupid, we thought we had the upper hand. A perfect example of this was one of us distracting our parents, so the other could sneak some cake out of the kitchen. This illusion came crashing down when I was about fourteen and Mum handed me two napkins, to catch the crumbs.Before Laura left for University we swore an oath together. No matter where we ended up, we would always look out for and look after each other. At the very least to make sure we. Keiko stayed in the chair she was in, about ten feet from me, looking me over, kind of warily though, with her knees together and her hands in her lap.After talking a while, I asked them, "Do either of you have a boyfriend?"They both looked at each other and giggled. "No, not really," Nobuko shrugged."You're both so pretty, I thought you would." They both looked at the ground with bashful grins.Nobuko asked, "American men, they only like women with blond hair and big." Holding her hands in. A quick pull of the blanket would reveal this and no excuse would suffice. But the thrill of engaging in something marginally forbidden was part of the excitement. We were not committing any social sin as Nat pointed out the other night. We were related only by marriage, like the Brady Bunch. They could have a grand old orgy and not a single person could impose any moral taint upon the scene. Wonderful, I thought. But we suddenly realized the trouble that could befall us and decided to head.