A Human Among Countries

Chapter 1: Morning Gone South

(James' POV)

I slowly began to open my eyes as they were greeted by the ceiling of the bedroom I have fell asleep in. Slowly and sluggishly, I began to get out of the bed, stretching my arms and legs, until feeling one of my leg muscles twist, cause an intense pain. I gritted my teeth as I held my leg, trying not to scream for how bad it hurts!After that tearable moment, I got out of bed and went to the bathroom, grabbing a toothbrush, some toothpaste and then began brushing my teeth. As I brushed my teeth, I began to wander around in my head.

How will my life turn out since my dad is gone?  I'm living in a rich lady's house, who I barely know about, nor do I know how to properly talk to her without stuttering. Heh, Richard always teased me for being unable to speak to girls properly. It's not like I've ever tried to speak to a girl directly or ask any one of them out. I was... sort of an introvert... well still am an introvert, but a more..... composed? But still, I can help but wonder what my life will turn out. My life was fine as it was, but why did this had to happen? I mean, living in a luxurious mansion may sound like a good deal, but what happened recently? I don't think it was.... And I don't think Ame would want a freeloader on in her house doing fuck all.

After brushing my teeth, I opened the door to the shower/bathtub and entered, then closing the door. I twisted the shower nod, causing water to run out from the shower head, eventually, the water turned hot.

She must be a busy woman and probably worked hard to get into the position she's in now, so I need to pull my weight and save enough money so I could buy my own house.

I grab some soap that was already in the shower and began to wash myself, starting with my hair.

I mean, I didn't really expect to even get a job offer by simply helping her hold some bags, I mean what are the chances of that? Probably zero. I mean, I could still work at that restaurant, but the job she offered, makes me think other wise. Come on James. THINK of a decision HERE!

After a bit of yelling at myself in my brain, I came to a decision. I finished washing myself and turned the nob to stop the shower from running. After that, I grabbed a towel and began to dry myself off.

Okay James, you can do it. You talked to her before and asking to accept her job offer shouldn't be bad, okay? All you have to do is go up to her politely and tell her that you consider working for her.

As I finished encouraging myself, I removed the towel from my face and whipped the fog off the mirror. To my confusion, my left eye was... a different color? Instead of blue it was a reddish color. I rubbed both of my eyes and looked into the mirror again and found that my eye was back to a blue color. "What in the world?" I said in a low whisper, confused. "M-must've been my brain playing tricks." I said to myself in a reassuring manner. Suddenly my stomach growls, reminding me that I haven't ate. "I should probably eat. *chuckles* Can't work in an empty stomach." I said, wrapping the towel around my waist and leaving the bath room to get dressed.

Exiting the bathroom, I went to the wardrobe and grab a pair of clothes. It was simply a white shirt and a blue pair of pants. I grab two shocks and put them on, followed by my shoes. After getting dressed, I fixed my hair and walked out of the room, being greeted by the morning sunlight coming through the large window that stretched through the entire hallway. It did give me a good view of the city I was in, well I was brought to, since I had to bring Ame to her home. My nose soon smelled a sweet scent of food coming from down stairs, which increased my appetite.