Note: Faolan's name is not pronounced, fey-oh-lan it's pronounced, fuay-oh-lawn. It's an Irish name. And Ylva is a Swedish name. Yay. :) Okay, I'm done now.

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No I'm not. Okay, here's the last switch.

Regular: Japanese

Bold: English

I promise, this is the last time! Please don't hurt meh! T^T


"Faolán, get up now." I groaned and rolled over, pulling my blankets up over my ears.

"Fuck off..."I growled. My dad's laughter filled my room and he grabbed the bottom of my blanket, yanking it off.

"Hey!"I yelped. I sat up and jumped at him out of instinct. He pushed me back down. He walked to my door.

"It's time for breakfast. And you're making it." He left and I heard him walking down the stairs. I was so tired. Yesterday we'd gotten back from the airport, and I went straight to take a nap... and I ended up sleeping until 9:00 pm. I'd gotten up, went downstairs, grabbed an apple and rushed outside. It had been warm, and I hadn't gone back inside until one or two in the morning. I rubbed my eyes and tried to remember what I did last night, but nothing came to mind. I rolled out of bed and landed on the floor. I huffed and literally crawled to the door. I lifted myself up on the handle and plodded out of my room, leaning on the wall for support. I walked downstairs and yawned. My mother and father were at the table, and a door opened behind me. I turned around and our house guest appeared, looking about as miserably tired as I felt. His black hair stuck up in every single possible direction and his unusually blue eyes were half open.

"Good morning..." I murmured absentmindedly.

"Morning... wait a minute!" He looked at me, eyes now wide open. I looked back at him, then realized that I'd greeted him in Japanese, like I usually did with family. Not that the others understood it, but of course Rin Okumura would. He pointed at me in disbelief.

"You speak Japanese?" He asked, looking slightly bewildered. I nodded.

"Yeah. I speak Japanese fluently and I understand it." I smiled. I was glad to see someone not reacting... well, badly to me. I just kind of... naturally repelled people, so my only friend was Beowulf.

"That's so cool! An American can speak Japanese!" He cut into my thoughts. I laughed and said, "It's amazing that some Americans can speak proper English even! Come on, it's time for breakfast. I hope you like meat." I sauntered off to the kitchen, feeling a little more awake.

'He's so... friendly with me...' I thought to myself as I opened the fridge and pulled out some steak. I pounded on it with the meat tenderizer and my mom looked up. She groaned jokingly.

"Fao, I've told you once, I've told you a thousand times... steak is not a breakfast food!"I cracked a few eggs into the pan along with the now cooking steak before throwing an eggshell over my shoulder at my mother. She batted it away, laughing.

"Also, eggshells are not the best choice of ammo. Try the meat tenderizer, it might work better."I giggled at my mom's jest.

"You're violent this morning. Actually, I can't really talk..."I added, referring to my attack on my dad when he tried to get me up. Although, mom wouldn't know about that. Wait.

"Where's dad?"I asked. "He was here just... what? Three minutes ago?" My mom gestured towards the door.

"He just went outside for a moment. He needed to... check on something." She replied before going back to her book. I frowned and lifted the meat and eggs from the pan and onto a platter. I took out four plates and carried the whole array to the table, along with four forks. I set the food and plates out on the table before going to get water. I got the water, gave them to the two others, and sat down.

"Itadakimasu!" I cheered before digging in happily. I knew that if I didn't start eating soon, I'd start drooling. It'd happened more than once. Not that it was embarrassing, it was just a pain to eat around. I heard Rin repeat me. My mother didn't bother. She just started eating. I mentally huffed.

'After all the time I put into that meal, and she didn't even give thanks for it! Huh! 'Course, it didn't actually take that much time or effort...' I mused. I finished my food and stood, picking up my plate as I did so. Rin looked at me before turning to my mother.

"Does she usually eat that fast?"He inquired. The corner of my mom's mouth twitched upwards.

"Yes. It's as if she expects someone to take it from her."She looked up at me, about to say something. I shot her a glare and she closed her mouth. I stalked off to the kitchen and put my plate into the sink. I knew what she was going to say, and I wasn't going to let her say it. Even if it was meant to be a joke, it still got under my skin.

Just like an animal.

I'd heard that a lot in the duration of my life. Kids, their parents, adults in town. I was sick of it. I didn't blame them though, I could snap. I didn't like to think of that though. I headed off to the bathroom to get ready for the day and I heard my dad walk in. I closed the door behind me and washed my face. I lifted my head.

I stared at my reflection. My blonde hair was a frizzy, tangled mess around my head. My freckles stood out against my pale face. My large, bright green eyes gazed back at me. I looked at the dark hazel spot in one eye. I liked it. I've always thought that it was cool, but others thought it was abnormal. I opened my mouth to reveal my most prominent feature; my teeth.

They were very, very far from perfect. They were definitely not a perfect white, there was an obviously crooked one on the bottom, my two front teeth were just slightly un-even, with the left one having a tiny chip in it. But the thing that caught the most attention were my canines. They stuck out more in front of my other teeth, and they were a bit longer. They were sharp as well. I had learned the hard way that they could draw blood.

My sneered at my reflection and my pupils constricted. I hated looking at myself. I was weird, abnormal, creepy. Those were some of the lesser things people called me. I brushed my teeth and hair and walked out of the bathroom. I dashed upstairs to get dressed and threw on a pair of sports shorts and a loose tee-shirt before looking around for my helmet.

"Fao! Can you come down for a minute?"My dad called up. I moaned in frustration and went back downstairs. I walked into the living room, where the three of them were now sitting. My dad was reading papers from a folder and didn't look up as I entered.

"What is it?"I asked, leaning against the doorway. Without so much as a glance in my direction, he replied,

"I was wondering if you would like to show Rin around town. Maybe you could take him to the swimming hole or something." I looked at Rin, who was picking at the cloth of whatever he was holding. It looked like it was holding a long, wooden pole or something. I resisted the urge to ask him what it was and nodded.

"Sure. Do you wanna go swimming or..." I trailed off, staring at the boy. He stiffened and looked over at me before averting his gaze.

"S-sure, okay..." He looked a bit unsure, and I frowned.

"We don't have to go swimming if you don't wanna, we can just like... dip our feet in or something. I might jump in but..." I offered. Rin smiled.

"That's fine. Sorry, I'm a bit ah... self conscious..." His eye twitched and my eyebrow threatened to travel up my forehead. He was lying. But it didn't matter. He had his reasons. I shrugged.

"Okay then, whenever you wanna go, we can go. I'll get the bike ready."I turned away and walked for the door.

"Fao, I think you'd better take the car instead. The motorcycle is probably not the best choice right now." My mother said. I rubbed the back of my neck.

"R-right... sorry, I'm used to driving the bike so..."I straightened up and sighed. I muttered something about how the motorcycle made me feel more awake before opening the door and going outside. I sat down on the front step and huffed. I swept my hair back, pulling it into a messy ponytail to keep it out of my face. Something fluttered past my face and I blinked to focus my vision.

It was a painted lady. I smiled and held out my hand as if pointing at something. The small butterfly landed on my extended finger and crawled up my arm. It came to a stop on the inside of my elbow and it's proboscis touched my skin. I giggled at the sensation. After a moment, the small bug flew away. I watched it land on one of my mothers peonies. I wiped my brow and closed my eyes. The sun beat down on me, but it wasn't as hot as it was yesterday. I had a feeling that I was going to have a lot more freckles tomorrow than I did today.

"Are you okay?" A voice said from behind me. I squealed and whipped around to look at Rin. I hadn't heard the door open. He jumped as well, startled by my reaction. We stared at each other for a moment before bursting into laughter. I wiped a tear from my eye and managed to say,

"Y-yeah, I'm fine, thanks." He grinned and I noticed something. I leaped up from my sitting position and went right up to him. He blinked and opened his mouth to say something and I took the moment to hold his lips open.

"Ah!" He muttered as I stared at his teeth. I smiled and drew back. He gazed at me warily.

"I'm not the only one!" I stated. I took note of his confused expression and pointed at his mouth.

"Your canines, mine are like that too. See?" I bared my teeth, showing him that mine were not too different from his. Although, his were definitely whiter and better kept than mine. He smiled.

"C-cool. I'm glad I'm not the only one either." He still looked a bit weirded out by me, and I realized why. I'd just stuck my fingers in his mouth. I blushed and looked away.

"S-sorry about that... I don't really know my limits sometimes." It was true. I hadn't had much experience with people my age, so I didn't really understand the 'personal space' rule. He waved his hand dismissively.

"It's okay. So, are we gonna go to this swimming hole?" He said. I nodded and started over to the car. I stopped and patted my pockets.

"Ah, keys... one moment, I'll be right back." I dashed inside the house, grabbed the car keys from off the key hook, and made my way back outside. I ran over to the car, opened the drivers seat door and got in. I slammed the door behind me, and just as I was buckling my seatbelt, Rin closed his door. I stuck the key into the ignition and started the car as Rin fastened his belt. I looked over at him to make sure he was in right, as I knew that the passenger seat belt was whacked up, and backed out of the driveway after checking to see if any cars were coming.

We rode in an awkward silence, and after about five minutes, I decided to break it.

"So, what's it like in Tokyo?" I asked. Rin looked over at me in surprise.

"You've never been to Tokyo?" He said, his tone one of disbelief. I shook my head.

"I've only been to Kyoto. Have you ever been to Maruyuma Park?"

"No. I've been to the city in Kyoto."

"Oh."

There was a little bit more silence before I said,

"If you ever go again, I know a few places you might wanna go." He looked at me expectantly. I went on.

"Like Kinkaku-ji, Ginkaku-ji, and Maruyuma Park of course... go there in the spring, right when the cherry blossoms are in full bloom. It's amazing." Rin nodded and looked out the window.

"I'll keep them in mind. Thanks." He murmured. I snuck a glance over at him and immediately recognized the look in his eyes. He was already homesick.

"Do you miss your home?" Rin twitched and shook his head rapidly.

"N-no I..." I cut him off before he could make an excuse.

"I have a Skype you know. If you wanna talk to your friends or someone, you can use it as long as you know their Skype name." He thanked me and the awkward silence was back yet again. I huffed and said,

"We'll be at the swimming hole in around three minutes."

"Cool."

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"Hey, Rin,"

"What?"

"Have you ever thought of how weird it would be if Americans made their swear words into the scientific words in order to insult someone?"

"Uhm... no... why?"

I cleared my throat as I parked on the side of the road next to the woods. I threw my hand out dramatically as if pointing at someone and yelled,

"Go and sex yourself you offspring of a female canine! Go down to the evil afterlife!" I calmly unbuckled my seat belt and got out of the car as Rin laughed. He got out after me and grinned.

"You're right, that would be weird." He chuckled. I smiled. I'd done it, I'd broken the ice. I locked the car and led Rin down the path through the woods. I started hearing the rush of the water and sped up a bit. I saw the water and with no hesitation, I jumped in after hastily kicking my shoes off.

I opened my eyes and the water swirled around me. A few minnows darted around me, nibbling at my fingers and my toes. I swam deeper down to the bottom of the pool, and it got darker and cooler. I large trout swam past me. I reached my hand out and my fingers glided over it's smooth scales. The fish swirled around in the water and swam back to me. It curled it's body against my stomach before it darted away again. Then I noticed that my lungs were aching, and I kicked off the rocky floor and broke the surface of the water.

I gasped for air and swam back to the shore. I looked up at Rin, who was staring at me, mouth gaping open in shock.

"Hi."

"You were under water for two minutes."

"Yeah?"

"... TWO MINUTES."

I laughed. "I've always had a large lung capacity. I like to put it to use." He shrugged and sat down on a rock. I leaned back and floated in the water.

"You're not gonna even dip your feet in?" I asked. He gazed at me for a moment before shaking his head.

"Nah. I'm not hot." I raised an eyebrow and eyed his skin, which was glistening with sweat.

"Sure you're not. C'mon." I pleaded. He laughed.

"Fine. But only my feet. And if you splash me..." He let the good natured threat hang in the humid air. He pulled off his shoes and rolled up the pant legs to his knees. He walked over to the shore of the tiny, rocky beach. I grinned evilly. He stepped into the water and yelped as he found that there was no ground. He fell in up to his waist. I cracked up. He growled at me, obviously trying hard to hold back a smile, and tried to splash me.

I ducked under water and swam around, kicking up a cloud of sand. I paddled over to him and my arm shot out of the water. He cried out in shock, as he'd not seen me through the now murky water, and I grabbed a hold of his arm before pulling him down. I let go and tried to swim out of his reach, but he snatched my ankle and pulled me back. I squealed and squirmed, trying to get out of hold on my leg. I splashed him and he let go. I giggled as I took in his appearance. Tousled, wet hair, soaked clothing. I swam over to the water fall, turned around, and stuck my tongue out at him playfully, daring him to follow me. He beamed at me and started towards me.

I faked a scream and ducked behind the waterfall. I held my breath until I got to the other side... meaning the tiny cave behind the splashing water. It was just big enough to fit at least three people, and I pulled myself up and into the rocky hole just as Rin burst through the water. I gasped and pressed myself against the back wall of the cave.

"You win..." I panted. I ran my fingers through my hair, pushing the wet locks out of my face. Rin sat down at the entrance to the cave, staring at me. I cocked my head at him.

"What?" I asked, confused.

"You have a piece of leaf on your cheek." I blinked and touched my face. Sure enough, a large piece of a water logged oak leaf was plastered to the smooth surface of my skin. I peeled it off and flicked it away, where it stuck to the cave wall to join the lichen and moss growing on the damp surface.

"Well," I started wearily. "That was fun."

Rin nodded. "Yep. Thanks for forcing me to get into the water, that really cooled me down."

I smirked and pulled a dramatic pose and purred,

"Even while being around my smokin' hot body?"

We laughed and I noticed that I got along better with him then I did with my parents sometimes. I guess we just... clicked. I smiled. I had a feeling that he was actually going to be a good friend. My first human friend I'd ever had. I was determined to keep it going.

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"S-say..." I muttered, staring at Rin as he looked at me. We were stading in front of my car, both soaked to the bone, and faced with a serious problem.

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Cloth seats and no towels.

I sweat dropped.

"I-I guess we just... wait until we dry off?" Rin suggested. I shook my head. We were both tired and in need of a shower... we had sand in our clothes and leaves stuck in our hair. I sighed.

"Let's just go, I'll deal with it later." He nodded and we got in the car. I closed the door and reached for my seat belt. I accidentally grabbed the hot metal end instead of the strap.

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"OUCH!"