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Document 4: Haruo Watanabe

Haruo was busying himself with work, cleaning the dishes and sweeping the floor. The cuts and bruises that he had sustained when he fell out of a very high tree and onto the unforgiving ground did not seem to be hindering him in any visible way. He was just lucky that he didn't get more severe injuries than he did. If he had, he would be lying down right about now with someone tending to his wounds. He hated just sitting or lying somewhere doing nothing. He needed to do something so he wouldn't drive himself crazy with the lack of activity. He remembered being picked up by a woman, who had noticed him fall from the tree, and brought him to a small cottage that was quite cozy, he had to admit. The woman had light brown hair, which reminded him of the color of tea somewhat, and there was something in her hair that he simply could not identify what it was. She also had fair skin, like himself, and had a red dot in the middle of her forehead. This baffled him a bit, but he was not one to outright ask questions out of the blue that may as well be personal to the person. He later learned from her, after they both had settled down from the long trek to the cottage, that she was named Yue Ying, wife of the brilliant strategist Zhuge Liang. He didn't know what she was talking about in the least when she mentioned her husband. He had never heard of this Zhuge Liang, but then again, how was he supposed to know when he didn't know anything about where he was? He didn't want to upset her by saying he didn't know who her husband was, since he had just met her not too long ago. He kept his mouth shut and listened to her explain who her husband was.

He had never asked her for an explanation, but apparently he wanted to know because she noticed the bewildered expression on his face. She had mentioned this, surprising him a bit before beginning her story about her husband. He was somewhat grateful that she was telling him of Zhuge Liang while he worked on cleaning the dishes, but was also somewhat disturbed. Hadn't she suspected that he might be dangerous in any way? Then again, when one falls out of a tree and can't get up on their own, they're probably not that dangerous. He couldn't bring himself to blame her for assuming such a thing. He had most likely not given off a good first impression because of what happened, but she seemed to brush it off easily and treat him as though he was a very well-known friend. He couldn't understand her. Why was she doing something that he would've never done without getting snippy with the person? Well that answer was quite obvious; she was different from him. Knowing himself, if he had met someone because they fell out of a tree, he would probably be mad at them and scold them for falling out of a tree like an imbecile. That was him, though. He didn't know how she dealt with meeting new people, but it was most likely very different from what he would've done. He had apparently slowed down in his work because Yue Ying asked with concern,

"Are you alright, Haruo?" He flinched somewhat at the question. No one had ever asked him that, especially his parents. He shoved the thoughts away before the bitter feelings could get to him and mustered up a response,

"Yes, I'm fine. Please go on. It's nice for someone to be talking to me while I work. Your story puts me at ease."

"Does it now? I'm glad." Yue Ying was a little surprised by his reply. Had no one tried to talk to him in his past while he worked? What did he do before he came here? Was he used to working alone like this? It pained her to think of these things, but she couldn't help but do so. Earlier, almost right after they had come back, he had wanted to make the two of them tea. She had told him that it was unnecessary for him to do such a thing, especially with the bruises and cuts he had received from the fall. She had managed to convince him to relax for a little bit while she tended to his wounds. She had just wrapped the last of his wounds with bandages when he got up and began to make the tea he wanted to make for the both of them. She had dearly wanted to contest, saying he shouldn't strain himself like he was. However, she instead stood a little ways behind him as he boiled the water and prepared the tea. The two then sat down and talked for a while, sipping at their tea so they wouldn't burn their tongues. She had learned his name and where he had come from. When she had asked about his parents, he said he didn't want to talk about them with disgust and anger in his voice. Had something happened between him and his parents? She didn't know. She spoke nothing else of his parents and began to talk about literature, which Haruo seemed to like. He had calmed down significantly when they talked about different authors and writers. She was glad when he calmed down and was more at ease. She still wondered now what had happened between him and his parents to create the disgust and anger that had arisen when she asked about his parents. She would avoid the topic for as long as she was able to, wishing for him more comfort. She noticed that he was drying the very last dish and placing it in the cabinet. She walked over to him and gently touched his hands with one of her own, making him blush a bit.

"You should really rest for a bit. You look tired."

"Ah, do I? I never noticed." This Haruo was a surprising individual. How could he have not noticed his own fatigue? Was he always like this and learned to live with it? Yue Ying would have to talk with him a little more and with her husband about him. He knew that Haruo was here, but knew nothing of Haruo's past. She would have to explain those things later to him when she had the time. Haruo set the towel down off to the side and removed his hands from underneath hers. Yue Ying walked past him and motioned for him to follow her. He did so and was led into a small bedroom. She stopped right beside the bed and he caught onto what she was trying to say to him.

"You really want me to rest, don't you?" He asked softly. Yue Ying nodded once and he prevented himself from sighing by biting his lip. He made his way over to the bed and sat upon it, sinking into it only slightly. That was exactly what he liked, a bed that wasn't too soft or too hard. He soon laid himself down and his head gently rested on the pillow. Yue Ying smiled a little at this. She turned to leave and was about to step out of the room when Haruo raised a peculiar question,

"How did you meet him?" She turned back around, a bit surprised at what he had just asked.

"Who do you mean?"

"Your husband? How did you meet him?"

"Well, the two of us met because he was interested in my knowledge. I know a great deal about astronomy and inventing new devices. There are also some other fields that I'm good in."

"You're married to him because he was interested in your knowledge instead of your appearance?"

"Yes. You see, here I'm considered unattractive. But he didn't see me as someone who was not beautiful. He saw me as someone who was capable of being by his side."

"I simply don't see how you're unattractive to other people. To me, you're quite beautiful. That's just me talking, though." Yue Ying laughed a bit at this before settling down.

"Why, thank you. You're quite handsome yourself." Haruo wanted to say something back, but stopped when he realized what she had said to him. He blushed a bit and turned away somewhat.

"T-thank you." He said, a bit more of the seriousness leaving his voice. Yue Ying seemed to notice this and smiled. She walked over to the bed again and pulled the sheets over Haruo's body, tucking him in. Haruo wanted to tell her that what she was doing wasn't necessary, that he could do it himself, but just did not have the heart right now. She was being too kind to him and the least that he could do was let her do what she pleased. She pulled away when she was satisfied and stared at him for a couple moments before whispering,

"Rest now, Haruo. You need it."

"You're right…" Haruo said tiredly. He was soon drifting off to sleep, making Yue Ying worry less. There was still some worry in her about him. Never had she seen such a young individual push himself so far. He was reminding her of Liu Bei, the man that ruled over Shu and the one that her beloved husband was working under. She turned away and walked out of the room. She would need to talk to her husband about Haruo very soon. She didn't feel comfortable with the thought of Zhuge Liang not knowing about what the poor boy had been through. She needed to find her husband and speak to him. This was urgent news she just simply had to bestow onto him. She walked in the direction of Zhuge Liang's room a bit quicker than usual, desperate to tell him of what she knew.

Two chapters posted in one day? I'd say that is some progress. Alright, four of the six people have been introduced. I will try to post their chapters a bit sooner than I did the last two. I shall post the next chapter(s) very soon! Please look out for them!