NAKAMURA RIKAKO<br/><br/><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote">Quote</div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">"I am Roberto Mendes da Silva, from Brazil, end zese are Theo-san and Tetshuhãora-san, whoze naime we have been treeppeeng over evehr seence we met heem."</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>I cocked my head trying to find a way through the accent. It was hard work but I think I made it.<strong>"What do you prefer I call you, is it de Silfa-san or Mentes-san? Although you don't sound well to me. But that is no matter,"</strong>I smiled warmly at him,<strong>"I've had some basic medical training. I'm a first-aider, so I can nurse you back to health."</strong><br/><br/><strong>"And your friends."</strong>I nodded and smiled at the other two boys.<strong>"Is the name Tayosan or do I say Tayosan-san?"</strong>I enquired of the other gangly<em>gajin</em>.<em>This is fun. Boys. Wow. And they're so <span class="bbc_u">tall</span>!</em><strong>"And Tetsuhara-san,"</strong>I gave him a special nod,<strong>"Welcome, I feel like I know you already."</strong><br/><br/>It was quite nice to have a Japanese face among all this strangeness.<br/><br/>Then Roberto came closer and leaned on the wall beside me. He towered over me by several inches. I looked up. He lifted my hand and kissed the back of it. No boy had quite done<em>that</em>before. I knew of the western custom of course, but experiencing it the first time was rather fun.<br/><br/><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote">Quote</div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">"Tell me, Nakamoora-san, do you maind eef I yooze yowr charmeeng end easier to pronãonce geeven naime? Beefore I do ehny more vaiolence to yowr fahmily naime?"</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>I couldn't suppress a giggle,<strong>"Not at all. It is a very strong family name, it can handle a lot of violence, and it can withstand much, even though it might seem small and weak. So Nakamura-san is fine, <em>arigato gozaimasu</em>. For now, at least."</strong><br/><br/>Then the second boy came over. Tayosan-san. Very close on my other side. I turned so my back was to the wall between them. And... he touched me. I glanced between them at Tetsuhara-san and quizzically raised an eyebrow as if to say to the Japanese boy 'are they always like this?' The look also had a small element of 'help!' in it but I suppressed it fast and held my ground. I was not going to be scared off by a pair of posturing poseurs.<br/><br/>Being tall as well, Tayosan-san also looked down at me. I didn't need to phone a friend to know where he was looking. I put my shoulders back against the wall.<br/><br/><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote">Quote</div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">"If every girl in this place looks like this gorgeous babe, then we're going to need every inch of this school to make love to them."</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>Smiling sweetly up at him I put my hand on his and lifted it away,<strong>"If every boy that comes into Sendai behaves like <em>that</em>, they'll need every inch of this school to run away and cry in. When the girls show them that a quick grope isn't the way to win a girl's heart, only the way to win a knee in the <em>groin</em>."</strong>I emphasized the last word by pushing his hand away from me and planting it's open palm squarely and low down on the front of his trousers.<br/><br/><strong>"You'll have to try harder than that, Tayosan-san."</strong>I winked and ran my tongue along my upper lip.<br/><br/>From behind one of the boys, I saw Mariko and the new girl come down the corridor and go into the dorm, then a minute later Suzi came by and asked about a take-out.<br/><br/><strong>"I'm game!"</strong>I called to her,<strong>"We've got time to go into town for lunch haven't we?"</strong>