"Japan? Can you come here?" you asked, walking up to your Japanese friend.
He was sitting, playing a Nintendo game that he closed before you could see. Hmm, was this something you should be concerned about? ....Nah.
"Uh, s-sure," he said, getting up and leaving his Nintendo DS on the couch.
You walked to your bedroom and sat down. He immediately tensed up.
"Can you count sheep for me, Japan?" you asked, looking at him with big, puppy-dog-like eyes.
"Hai. You couldn't sleep?" he asked.
You nodded, letting yourself under the covers.
"Okay, what was it again? Sheep? In my country, we call sheep 'Hitsuji'," he said.
"Could you say that then?" you asked.
He smiled and nodded. Then, he cleared his throat and knelt down by the bed.
"One hitsuji, two hitsuji, three hitsuji, four hitsuji, five hitsuji, six hitsuji, seven hitsuji, eight hitsuji, nine hitsuji, ten hitsuji. Is that enough?" he asked.
You shook your head back and forth.
"Then I'll continue. Eleven hitsuji, twelve hitsuji, thirteen hitsuji, fourteen hitsuji, fifteen hitsuji, sixteen hitsuji, seventeen hitsuji, eighteen hitsuji, nineteen hitsuji, twenty hitsuji. Are you tired yet?" he asked, his brown eyes gleaming.
"Keep counting...." you said, eyes closing.
"Twenty-one hitsuji, twenty-two hitsuji, twenty-three hitsuji, twenty-four hitsuji, twenty-five hitsuji, twenty-six hitsuji, twenty-seven hitsuji, twenty-eight hitsuji, twenty-nine hitsuji, thirty hitsuji. Are you still awake?" he asked.
"Y....Yea.....I'm.....I'm awake...." you said.
He smiled, watching your failed attempts at staying awake.
"Thirty-one hitsuji, thirty-two hitsuji, thirty-three hitsuji, thirty-four hitsuji, thirty-five hitsuji. Are you snoring? Yes, she's asleep. Hah....Oyasuminasai, (your name)-chan," he smiled, getting up and going back to the living room to continue with his game.
~Please excuse my translations, I'm only fluent in English and Google Translate~
(JAPANESE) Hai- Yes
(JAPANESE) Hitsuji- Sheep
(JAPANESE) Oyasuminasai- Good Night
