Part 3: We all learn sometime...
By Nijuukyuu and Hiei Joro (Friday, August 5th, 2005)
Before Notes: I would like to thank TigerChickTigriss, for giving me ideas for this... even if she copied my idea... hmph.
(Sha's P.O.V.)
I can't believe that for the last week and a half, I have actually been able to hide Hiei in my room...
Nobody was interested in going into my room, but the grownups were becoming suspicious of me, and my mother thought there was something wrong going on that was bothering me; because I was being more quiet then I usually was, and I had tended to snap by accident whenever someone asked me a question or talked to me, because I was too caught up in trying to figure out how to take care of the fire demon in my room... who was being very hard to deal with.
Also, I had became stressed out; and at night, I would sneak downstairs, and go onto the computer, and was forcing myself to memorize Japanese words and phrases... luckily, I had found a very useful Japanese site almost right away; that provided sound clips so that was easier then I had suspected...
Why hadn't I thought of that sooner?
I mean, it's such an obvious smart plan to try to talk to him - it's not like he could just up and learn MY language in the state he's in...
He's in such pain that I'm almost tempted to just ask for help on taking care of him... but I can't, and that hurts that I'm helpless... but I'm not one to give up, as I believe in the saying : 'He who tries, and fails can never be a loser; but he who tries, loses and quits is.'; or something like that...
I still wasn't sure how to take care of his wounds, and broken bones, but every time I tried to reset them, he'd hit me, and snap at me... Oh, the pain he must be in...
But... who did this to him? I wondered, as I stood up from the table where the computer was; before turning away from it, I checked the computer clock; which read : 5:53 AM...
I should return to my room now, and try to get some sleep... I've been sleeping on the sofa in front of my window, while he's just stayed in my bed... Whenever I tried to feed him, he refused, but if I left and returned, I knew he ate it - but he was too prideful to do it in front of me, so I acted like I was clueless about that...
I walked upstairs as silently as I could, opening my door to see Hiei sitting up, moving his arm around... wait, wasn't that the broken one? Oh, perhaps he was getting better afterall...
As I walked into the room, closing the door behind me; Hiei glared at me as that was the way he always greeted me... I, however, just sighed and rolled my eyes; then went and sat on my sofa, facing him; while he stared at me like I was going to attack him sooner or later...
Me? Attack him? Haha...
But maybe, I should try some Japanese on him... I studied it enough to have a simple conversation, and luckily for me, Hiei wasn't much of a talker, so he wouldn't try to use hard words on me... hopefully.
I stood up, walked over and sat down on the side of the bed, while Hiei backed up from me, glaring furiously at me... He probably thought I was going to try to touch his injuries again...
Heh... poor fellow...
I smiled at him, and received a revolted look; which made me become taken back, but that vanished quickly, I mean - what was I to suspect?
"Konnichiwa... ohayou-gozaimasu."
After I just said 'Hello... good morning' to him, he looked surprised and confused... only to edge closer, staring at me like I wasn't me anymore; then he quickly backed up again, with a cautious expression coming over his white face, as if I was trying to trick him somehow...
"Ogenki desu ka?" He continued to stare at me strangely, then I sighed, then I asked:
"Watashi wa jouzu nihongo ga hanase masen..."
I can't speak Japanese well...
"...Watashi no nihongo wa wakarimasu-ka?"
...Can you understand my Japanese?
He stared for a few more minutes, then nodded slowly, answering: "Hai..."
"Ogenki desu ka?" I asked him if he was well again, and he hesitated before responding, but I didn't understand, so I asked him to speak in simpler terms...
"Motto yasashii kotoba de itte-kure-masuka?"
"Sou omoi-masen." He answered... so, he didn't think he was okay... Oh, dear.
"Jiko-shoukai sase-te kudasai. (Let me introduce myself.)" I said, then sat up straighter, while he just continued to stare, curiously.
"Watashi no namae wa Sha desu - watashi wa juugo-sai desu. (My name is Sha, I am fifteen years old.)" I said as steady as I could, hoping I didn't mess up on that.
He blinked a few times, then said: "Sha?"
"Hai." I nodded, then smiled again. "O-namae wo kiite-mo iidesu-ka? (May I ask your name?)"; I asked; and he glared again, and frowned.
(Hiei's P.O.V.)
Tell her my name?
Why should I?
...Well, she did tell me hers... and she's trying to make an effort to take care of me, I was sure of that now, as she never did anything that was suspicious...
But I was still in really bad shape, although I was recovering quickly; and I was being fed at least... Sha, as she had said her name was, was even letting me stay in her bed, while she slept on that small sofa... then again, I never let her try to make me get out of bed yet...
I wondered when I would be able to walk again...?
I snapped back to reality when she asked again, although more quietly, as if she was suspecting me to hit her again or something.
I hesitated, then sighed as I decided to give in, afterall, things would go more quickly for me to get out of here if we weren't attacking each another...
"Watashi no namae wa Hiei desu."
She smiled again, and said : "O-ai deki-te ureshii desu!"
...'Nice to meet you.'?
Even after all the hits I gave her? and the way I treated her when she tried to mend my bones?
Oh brother... but, as I know, these humans are so soft-hearted...
Hmm... I guess I should test her Nihongo ablities to a limit, so I tried to think of things a normal person might ask someone they just met...
Ah.
"Doko no gakkou-ni itte imasu-ka?"
Stupid question, but these humans love to talk about where they go to school...
"Iie... Sensei haha-sama."
Hm, so I got her limit already - bad nihongo...
Oh well, I understood though.
She said 'No... teacher mother."; so she didn't go to school but was homeschooled... okay...
I answered; "Wakari-masita." to let her know I understood what she meant by that, and she nodded, and seemed to become as if she felt awkward, so I shifted, and let silence take the spotlight, as I thought hard of what to say...
Well, I didn't have to talk to her... but it would be interesting... it already was...
When she first started taking care of me, she didn't even know Nihongo, so she must've learned it to understand me better... That was smart.
She stood up, leaving the room... and returned a while later, with a bowl of steaming rice; then sat down in front of me again.
"Cho sho ku."
Breakfest?
This is what they ate for breakfest?
...Either that, or an easy meal to make... Oh well... I took it, and nodded my 'thanks'; then began to eat it as she went and sat on the sofa, but she was turned, staring outside the window... it looked foggy outside, and I could tell it was raining because of the sound of the heavy raindrops pelting the roof and trees.
I tossed the bowl onto the sidetable, then sank down under the blanket; looking over at her as she stared at me with a kind expression.
Yeah... humans are very soft.
"Dewa mata."
(Sha's P.O.V.)
He said 'See you later.'?... wow, maybe he didn't hate me as much, or perhaps he was just tired of being a pain...
I laid down on the sofa, turning onto my side, so I was facing him, while he looked at me a final time, then closed his eyes.
"Oyasumi... (Good night...)" I said softly, then drifted off to sleep myself, finally feeling peaceful for the moment.
(Hiei's P.O.V.)
When I awoke... Sha was still sleeping on the sofa, with one arm hanging off the side, while a distressed look was on her face... probably having a nightmare...
I turned away, then lifted both of my arms... they hurt, but not as badly... however, one of my legs were still badly broken.
"Ohayou-gozaimasu, Hiei-san..."
'Good morning, Hiei-san...'
When I heard her soft voice, I turned to see her sitting up with a worn out look; and her dark, long hair was a little messy, but I didn't care.
"Konbanwa, Sha. (Good evening, Sha.)" I corrected her, and she smiled, then got up; and let out a small cry, grabbing her left hip when she stood straight...
I just looked concerned at her, or tried to as my best effort, but she didn't notice, as she said:
"Oai-deki-te ureshii-desu... Ogenki desu-ka?"
'I'm glad to see you... how are you?'... I just nodded as an answer, and she gave a small smile; then sat down again, rubbing her eyes.
"Anata wa? (And you?)" I asked, just to be... I wasn't sure, just polite, I guess.
"Genki-desu... arigatou-gozaimasu..."
'I'm fine... thank you..."
I nodded, then began to ignore her while I started moving my arms around again... and let out a small scream when she came over and accidently tripped, falling forward onto my leg.
"Hontou-ni gomennasai! (I'm really sorry!)" She cried quickly, sitting up properly next to me; while rubbing my leg with both of her hands... surprisingly, she had a pretty strong grip for a female human... and I winced, gasping: "Goshinpai-naku."
'Don't worry about it.'
"Gomen nasai... (Sorry...)" Sha repeated, looking ashamed; but I just shook my head to let her know I wasn't going to whine about it.
"Nan-sai desu-ka? (How old are you?)" She asked after a moment of silence, as I relaxed against the bed board, while she massaged my broken leg, actually making it feel better a little... if she tried to reset the bone, I would handle it as strongly as I could.
"Sheinen..." I answered to let her know I was over sixteen years old, and still young... at least for my race... but wouldn't tell her my real age.
"Shusshin wa doko-desuka?" She asked 'where are you from?', then turned red as I became surprised... I was a little touchy on that subject, and she quickly said "Gomen nasai" a few times over, shaking her head.
"Ii-desu-yo, goshinpai-naku. (That's okay, don't worry about it.)" I told her, and she wouldn't look at me, but continued treating my leg, when she slowly started to pull it - I whinced, but shook my head when she looked up; then she pulled it harder until I nearly screamed... "Itai!"
'Yeeeeowch!'
"Wa! Hontou-ni gomennasai... (Oh no! I'm really sorry...)" Sha said quietly after my leg was reset, or at least, I hoped it was.
"Ii-desu, wakatte-imasu... (Okay, I know...)" I answered, but ended up sounding sharp again when I didn't mean to... it was just the pain was still there... then she stood up, quietly saying: "Sayounara."
'Goodbye.'
"Doko ni ka? (Where?)" I demanded, and she just shook her head, replying: "Yu sho ku... Dewa mata."
'Dinner... see you later.'
Oh, I thought she was going to leave the house. She just wants to go to dinner with her family... I wondered how many family members she had?
Hm... well, none had bothered me yet... I don't think they even knew about me... which now made sense as to why she would cover my mouth whenever I had screamed loudly... Hmph.
"Ja mata ne." I said 'goodbye' to her before she left - I didn't feel like playing formal anymore... I hope she brings me dinner too; I was hungry again I realized as my stomach growled...
.:.To be continued.:.