Hi! This is just something that popped into my head , I'm not exactly sure where I'm going here, I'm testing it out to see how things go, if you like this I can write more just be sure to tell me. The writing in italics is when a character speaks japanese in front of or to the main character (my OC). For anyone reading the Flash/Avatar crossover or Enter Wally West, I promise to get out new chapters soon!
Lisa Miller took in a deep breath as she took one last look in the mirror. It was her first day at Karasuno High School as an exchange student. She had prepared a small sheet of things to say and how to say them since she could only speak very basic japanese. On the sheet was a short introduction about herself, basic words, some phrases and lots about smiled, tucked the piece of paper into her pocket and went to say goodbye to her host family.
She felt a buzz of excitement as she walked to Karasuno, but as she got closer she became nervous. What would they think of her as a foreigner? How would she participate in class if she couldn't understand the language? Would she make any friends? Would she be able to play volleyball?
Lisa took a deep breath and clutched the straps to her backpack. A boy with a bike came up next to her. He was quite short and had bright red hair. He had his head tilted slightly and his brows furrowed in concern.
"Are you OK?" He asked. Lisa's eyes widened, what was she supposed to say? The phrase sounded familiar so she pulled out her sheet. Once she found what she was looking for she smiled at the boy.
"Uh, Yes." she said as best she could. The boy smiled before running off to what looked like the bike racks. Lisa checked the time and sprinted towards the entrance. Once inside she walked around looking for the vice principal's office, but everything was in japanese. She must have had a desperate look on her face because someone (probably a teacher) came up to her and started asking her questions.
"Are you the American exchange student? Are you lost? Are you Ok? Can you speak any Japanese at all?" The teacher asked. The distraught and confused expression on her face was a clear indication that she had absolutely no idea what he just said.
Lisa pulled out her sheet and looked for "I'm lost, please help me.". Once she found it she pronounced it as best as she could. The teacher smiled.
"I am Takeda Sensei. Let me take you to your classroom." He said. Lisa smiled and sighed happily. "Finally something I can understand.' she thought to herself.
Takeda Sensei asked her a few simple questions in english while he showed her to her classroom. His english was pretty basic so he couldn't understand everything she said. Lisa also tried to speak in japanese, she showed him her sheet and asked for anything she should add or change.
"This was a good idea. Your introduction is very well written. Hopefully you won't have to rely on this by the end of your time here. Oh, you like volleyball?" He asked when he noticed all the volleyball terminology and phrases asking about volleyball, asking how she can play and when.
"I love volleyball, do you know how I can play?" Lisa asked him enthusiastically and a little too fast. Takeda Sensei could barely understand a word she said. By then they had reached their destination, year 2 class 3. They were about to have homeroom and were all sitting down at their desks. Takeda Sensei went to speak with the teacher for a moment, leaving Lisa to look at her new temporary classmates.
"Lisa, come over please." Takeda Sensei asked her. He introduced her to the homeroom teacher and english teacher Ono Sensei. Right after Takeda Sensei left to go to his own homeroom class.
"Would you mind introducing yourself? It can be in English and I will translate for you." Ono Sensei said. Lisa Shook her head.
"No thank you, I'd like to try it in Japanese please. I have a sheet." Lisa told her. Ono Sensei nodded.
"Listen up everyone! This is the exchange student from America, she can only speak basic japanese but she is trying very hard to get better. Listen to what she has to say and help her out, in return she could possibly help you with your english." Ono Sensei said as she addressed the class, by the time she finished speaking all eyes were on Lisa. She took out her sheet and read her introduction to the class.
"Um, Hello my name is Lisa Miller. I'm from San Francisco California.I love volleyball, a lot. I'll be in your class for four months. It's nice to meet you." Lisa said. Her pronunciation wasn't perfect but It got the point across. When she was finished her cheeks we red. Right after she said the word "volleyball" a short looking boy with the spikey hair perked up, suddenly a lot more interested in the foreign American girl. She looked at Ono Sensei who nodded as a symbol to go sit down.
Classes started soon after. Each teacher could speak a little English and had prepared a sheet with the lesson written in English so that she wouldn't be at a complete loss. The day seemed to go by pretty quickly, lunch came soon enough. When it did, half the class came up to her and started asking questions, some of them were in japanese but most were in broken english.
When people finally started to get bored of her she took out her lunch and started eating. A couple girl's came to sit with her, they spoke in english for the most part and taught her some japanese words, by the end of lunch they had become close but not quite friends.
Soon classes started again, there were only two more before the end of the day. Last class came and went and before she knew it the day was over. Lisa decided to look around a little as she hadn't had the opportunity to do so during her lunch break. She had explored for about ten minutes before she heard it.