Perfect
"Sometimes is never quite enough
If you're flawless, then you'll win my love
Don't forget to win first place
Don't forget to keep that smile on your face."
"You never understand. It's like your eight years old. Do you realize how hard it is to love you when I can't even talk to you on a regular level?" Piccolo asked the human girl harshly.
Saiai looked at Piccolo sadly. "I'm... I'm sorry. It's not like I try to be dumb. And I do understand sometimes. I don't miss everything."
"'Sometimes' doesn't make it any easier, baka onna."
"Be a good boy
Try a little harder
You've got to measure up
And make me prouder."
"Well, how do you think I feel? You are always insulting me, regardless of what I do. Even when I do something right, you say I "didn't screw up too bad this time" and stuff. That makes it so hard for me to love you, too. Maybe you don't realize it, but it's hard to care about someone that makes your self esteem practically non-existent." Saiai wiped a tear from her eyes. "Don't criticize me for something I can't help, when you haven't changed what you can help."
"How long before you screw it up?
How many times do I have to tell you to hurry up?
With everything I do for you
The least you can do is keep quiet."
Piccolo looked down at the girl. He smirked. "I don't insult you. I state the truth. You choose to take it as insults. That's not my fault."
Saiai semi-glared at him, then sighed. "Whatever you call it. It hurts. And there's no way it can help me."
"It does."
"How? How does telling me I'm going to mess up help?"
"You go out of your way to prove me wrong. You're improving what you and I think of you, whether you realize it or not. And trust me, I know nwhat you can and can't do. I wouldn't let you try something if I know you were going to get hurt." He ruffled her hair playfully. "Now quit whining about what you think you know."
"Be a good girl
You've got to try a little harder
That simply wasn't good enough
To make us proud."
Saiai looked deep into Piccolo's eyes. "But, it hurts. It hurts so much, because I feel like... Like you don't care."
"So don't let it hurt. You know I care. You control your emotions. Not me. You decide if you let something get to you or not. I can't "make" you feel something. Think about it logically. You know sure as hell I don'tmean 99% of what I say. So don't let it cut you too deep. Next time I say something, and you let it hurt you, just remember, it's up to you what emotions you feel. Don't let me cause you pain." He looked away from the girl, staring into the sun.
Saiai looked into the sun too, watching the colors stretch across the sky as it set. "I'll try Pikoro. I'll try, because I love you."