wanted to belong here but something felt so wrong [Fudge]

xJin Yu

xJin sat with his back to a tree trunk, his squinted eyes trained on the calm lake before him. No one was swimming, as expected at this time of the year, and it gave him the liberty to appreciate the natural sight. The surface of the water seemed so tranquil, undisturbed but for occasional glimpse of a Naiad or two. The nymphs vanished as quickly as they came though, shrinking away at the sight of him. He always seemed to have an aura of mystery about him, add to the fact that his smiles were scarce, so people and other creatures came to the conclusion that he was one of those creepy sons of Hades. Jin did nothing to convince them otherwise. Even he himself thought he was creepy. After all, he was supposed to be dead more than a thousand years ago.

Jin sighed. He could hear birds tweet overhead, bushes rustling from the undergrowth behind him and occasionally, splashes that told him how one of the nymphs surfaced for a breath of fresh air. He almost dozed off by then if it weren't for the soft padding of footsteps slowly nearing him. He remained in his position still, hands clasped together over his belly and his legs outstretched, not bothering to look at the source of the new sound. It was probably just another camper passing by.

i'm just one of those ghosts traveling endlessly

xJin Yu

xIt took Jin a few moments to realize that the girl was talking to him. Sitting up straight, he considered her in an inquisitive gaze. She seemed... excited? Why would that be? He shrugged the thought off quickly. Whatever the cause of her apparent happiness, it was not his business.

Jin did not return her smile but merely gave a brief nod in her direction. He was not annoyed, goodness no, but he had never been the type of person who gave smiles freely. He was never the kind to make the first move either. Jin always gave that honor to the other person. Most did not realize this, however, and took offense to his apparent aloofness. Safe to say that because of this, not a lot of people bothered with the quiet son of Hades.

i'm just one of those ghosts traveling endlessly

xJin Yu

xJin threw a sideways glance at Anna and gave her another curt nod. He figured she would start a conversation sooner or later. She struck him as the type who would go around and make friends often. Probably a daughter of Apollo, Jin guessed. Most children of the sun god had the same vibe.

"Wo jiao Jin. Hen gao xing ren shi ni," he said in one breath, words slipping out of his mouth before he could think them through. Words which Anna would not probably understand, but he failed to realize it at the time. Under the impression that he had made himself clear, Jin continued to gaze at the lake before them as though he had not introduced himself in Chinese to an American.

i'm just one of those ghosts traveling endlessly

xJin Yu

xJin blinked. Hadn't he just made himself clear - oh gods. He slapped a hand to his forehead. He did not just speak Chinese again, did he?

"Sorry," he amended, frowning at Anna. "I slide - slip sometimes. I am Jin. Nice to meet you."

His speech can be quite rusty at times, considering that he wasn't exactly a social person and he mostly learned English from the library. It annoyed him to an extent, how he had to adjust to this whole new world with a completely foreign culture. He could have just died back then, but no. Jin sighed. Life - or death, in his case - would have been so much easier.

i'm just one of those ghosts traveling endlessly

xJin Yu

x"Chinese. Mandarin, to be exact," Jin clarified. He was not really surprised by her reaction. Most of the kids he accidentally talked to in Chinese mostly reacted the same way. Some, however, looked like shocked fish. Jin could not understand why those ones were surprised. Last time he checked, he did not look American at all.

Jin spared a brief glance at Anna as his expression softened a little. He quietly wanted her to know that she was welcome to continuing the conversation if she liked and that he was not snubbing her in any way. But then, he would not be surprised if she suddenly made an excuse to leave either. Some kids, the ones who could not take a hint, tended to do that.

i'm just one of those ghosts traveling endlessly