Disclaimer: Hetalia and its characters do not belong to me - unfortunately - they belong to their respective creator/owner.
Author Note: Finally the next chapter! I like how this turned out, even if it's probably the smallest chapter I've ever written of something. It made me chuckle. Enjoy and leave feedback!

Assignment 2

"Konnichiwa."

Colin stared once he looked up from his small but time-consuming paperwork in front of him (apparently babysitting someone narcoleptic didn't give you the right to be lazy yourself). "What language is that?"

The Greek across from him tilted his head as he continued petting one of his cats in his lap. "It's Japanese. I learned it for my friend. For when he visits sometimes."

"Oh? You have friends?" is what he almost said. He instead changed it to: "Really? I didn't think you knew other languages besides Greek and English."

"Hm. I know plenty." He turned. "Want to hear some?"

"Uh…no thank–"

"Pocky…sushi…sake…"

"B-But that's stuff that we already have here in Greece! It's not really learning another language…."

"…Soy sauce…steamed buns…rice balls…"

"None of that is in Japanese – you're still speaking Greek!"

"…rice-oo barr-oos–"

"Adding an "Oo!" on the end of words does not mean you're speaking another language!"

Greece paused and sighed as if irritated with his assistant's constant doubting of his bilingual abilities, though one could not see any signs of it on his face.

"I did remember one word from Japan: baka."

Colin blinked, surprised – that actually sounded a bit Asian. "Okay. What does it mean?"

Greece looked him in the eyes. "It means a smart, hardworking man. You, assistant, are a baka. The biggest one."

Colin was pleased with this out-of-the-blue compliment from his weird employer, but decided to take it – he didn't get many compliments in this job. "Well, thank you, Mister Karpusi. I wish I could say the same for you, but…"

Greece went back to petting the cat in his hands. "No, it's alright. That is one thing I'm glad I'm not."

TBC...

Post Script - The reason it took so long for this chapter is because I have a hard time coming up with a humorous situation for each chapter. Greece is hard to write! That said, I'm now accepting suggestions for chapters - to get the ball rolling, so to speak. Feel free to post ideas for these two.