O.K... I got my job. It wasn't that hard really. He believed everything I said. I still can't understand why he did. I never knew I appeared so trustworthy.
Well, I got to unpack everything last night, so I came in to the dojo to watch the night class. They were progressing slowly, and I had a hard time watching because one boy, (he was about 16), didn't keep his guard up when he kicked. It practicly drove me nuts. Then, Yama looked at me and nodded. I knew that was the signal for me to get up.
"Please join the group, if you wish." Yama told me.
I think that wasn't much of a request, but more of an order. I didn't care though, I was already starting miss the kicking drills we did in ANBU. WAIT! I am not going to miss ANBU.
"Are you going to join us? Class is almost over." Yama stated.
"Oh, yes! I'll come. Thanks." I quickly responded. A bit too fast though.
The students kind of looked at me a bit funny, but I didn't care. I joined in with the group, careful not to be too strong or break anything. It worked, to a certain extent. I didn't get much enjoyment out of it, but it was O.K.
Today I got up early to clean the dojo, and I found that Yama was already there. It didn't really act surprised though. He was kind of weird anyway. I wouldn't be surprised if he kept raccoons in the cabinet or something.
"Good morning." he said.
He was hmmm... What was he doing before I came in? He was just walking around the dojo. I have to admit, he's super weird.
The rest of the day he just told me to do yard work like raking leaves, pruning bushes, and cleaning the koi pond. He introduced me to each class, saying the exact same thing each time-
"This is Zutto, she is the new apprentice to me here in the dojo. Treat her with the respect you would treat me." he said.
And he always got the same reaction. Everyone looked at me with the same disgust you would see if they had just eaten a worm. I don't care, but it's a little upsetting to see that they would treat me with such disrespect. They propably think I'm his grand kid or something. The only thing I'm really concerned about is that there's a chance one of those idiots will try to kill me in my sleep. Well, good night for now, . . . at least. mrgreen
 Grumpy Dragon · Tue May 12, 2009 @ 05:16am · 4 Comments |
