-BEEP- -BEEP- -BEEP-
I groaned. That is the most annoying sound I've ever heard in my life. I looked up and slammed the snooze button and fell back asleep. Ten more minutes couldn't hurt right? It's like déjà vu every morning.
"How many times do you do this in the morning? Get up!" Mikuo shouted.
"I don't wanna!" I shouted back as I threw a pillow at him.
This time, he caught the pillow and threw it right back at me, hitting me straight in the face.
"You're gonna get it!" I yelled as I got up from my bed to chase him. In response, he ran away from me while laughing and teasing me. I soon gave up and got ready for school. I did the usual morning routine and left without Mikuo.
While I was walking, I couldn't help but think about last night's dream.
"All I ever wanted was...a friend."
"Consider it done."
Those sentences kept ringing in my head like my stupid alarm clock. Will I actually find a friend today? I had small hope in my heart and couldn't wait. Why am I making such hope out of a dream? Then I remembered that the jar given to me wasn't on my nightstand anymore. I always leave it there! What does this mean? Was the dream real? I was stuck in my thoughts and realized it started to drizzle. 'I forgot to bring an umbrella! Stupid me!' I started to run my way to school, being cautious of the steps I took in case if it was slippery. By the time I arrived in the classroom, my pigtails were soaked and so was my uniform. I walked to my seat and heard whispers among me. You could hear every harsh syllable in their low voice, you can see their expressions when they look at me in disgust. 'Rumors again...there's no way today I'll find a friend.' I disappointedly sat in my seat and watched the rain from the window.
"Alright class, please take your seats! I have a new student to introduce!" Kiyoteru sensei said as he entered the classroom carrying paperwork. Everyone turned their attention to the new student who walked in. Soon, the silence was filled with awe from the students.
"He looks so handsome!"
"He looks like the cool type!"
"No, he looks like the prince type!"
The girls started whispering. Most of the guys gave stern looks at the new student.
"My name is Kaito Shion! Pleased to meet you!" The new student announced with a smile on his face. His expression made some girls squeak of joy and some guys groan out of jealousy. The noise of the classroom raised many levels that Kiyoteru-sensei had to tell us to be quiet. I just continued gazing out the window, uninterested in the new student.
"Alright Shion-san! Can you sit at the empty seat over there?" Kiyoteru pointed. I looked at sensei and realized that he was pointing to the empty seat next to me. I looked around the classroom only to feel the vicious pounding of girls' stares. Their intense look ran chills up my back. I'm guessing that they hate the fact that I was the one who got to sit next to Shion-san. 'This isn't a good idea! This will cause problems! Get out while you still can Miku!'
"E-Excuse me K-Kiyoteru sensei?" I stood up from my chair and asked across the classroom, "Can someone switch seats with me? I get scared of the lightning outside, so can I move further away from the window?"
Everyone looked at me and started to laugh. The echoes in their laughs ringed in my head. I blushed, hid my face with my bangs, then sat back down in my seat.
"What's so funny?"
I looked up and saw it was coming from Shion-san. The classroom filled with silence. He looked around the classroom, confused and eager waiting for an answer. There was no reply. He just walked to the seat next to me and said, "Hi, what's your name?"
"M-Mi um uhh Miku H-Hatsune."
"Miku Hatsune? It's a pretty name! Do you mind if I call you Miku-chan?"
I nodded and replied, "I-It's fine!"
He smiled and turned to the board and I took this time to examine him. He had dark blue hair and a pair of sapphire eyes. His facial features were soft and gentle. In fact, this guy looks familiar...WAY too familiar. I just can't seem to hit the target!
It was the end of school and it was still pouring. Everything was in a grey scenery. The rain was pouring so loud that I could hardly hear myself talk. I had to make decision whether I should run home, or wait until the rain stops. But then again, it doesn't look like the rain will stop anytime soon. However, I don't want to get wet right after I got dry from this morning. Gah, what should I do?!
"Miku-chan?"
I turn around to see Shion-san holding a black umbrella over his head. Our eyes contacted and he soon greeted me with a bright smile.
"You can share with me!" He said nudging his umbrella towards me. I waved my hands in gesture and replied, "Oh, no! I-It's fine!"
"Don't be so modest!" He suggested. He walked out from under the roof and took my wrist with him. Shion-san dragged me with him under his umbrella and continued walking, forcing me to walk with him, unless if I wanted to get wet. We walked in silence with only the sound of rain hitting the surface to comfort us.
"Which way do you live, Miku?" He asked. I pointed to the direction and we both started walking towards the destination. We were once again enveloped in silence. I didn't know what to say, should I thank him? I can't communicate with strangers very good.
"Um, Shion-san?"
"Yes?"
"Why are you being so nice to me?"
He stopped and looked at me confusingly.
"It's not bad to be nice to a person. Besides, you seem like a nice person yourself."
All this was too good to be true. No one has spoke to me in years. So why now? He's calling me nice. This is a lie. There's no way. I hid my face in my bangs.
"...Liar!"
I ran off without him, I didn't care if I got wet from the rain anymore. He's lying to me. I felt the urge to cry, but held back. I've cried way too much, it's pitiful. I kept running and saw my every breath in the cold air. My legs felt like they could've ran forever, but what good would that do? I cant run away from my problems. But I'm only human! Can't I make mistakes? Just then I felt a warm hand grab my arm and prevented me from moving forward. I looked back and saw Kaito bending down to catch his breath. 'He followed me all the way here.' His sapphire eyes met my teal ones and he stood up all the way.
"I'm no liar." Shion-san declared. His sapphire eyes filled with seriousness told me the truth. He's not lying.
"Miku, will you be my friend?"
Just then, I remembered my dream again.
"All I ever wanted was...a friend."
"Consider it done."
I was astounded. My wish has actually came true? I felt happiness overwhelm me. Tears began to form in my eyes, not sad tears, but happy ones. I slowly nodded with wet beads rolling down the surface of my face. 'Thank you, granting my wish.' I did something I haven't done in a long time.
I smiled.
That night I found the jar with the blue wing engraved lid back on my night stand. I saw all my paper stars gone. They were missing. But somehow, it didn't alarm me, instead it gave me a sense of comfort. It reminded me that all those times I was in pain or I was sad, was gone. My troubles disappeared into thin air without leaving a regret. I grabbed an orange piece of paper, made a paper star, then dropped it into the empty jar.
This one is for making a friend.
That moment on, I decided I'll make a paper star for every time I felt happy instead of feeling pain. I held the jar against my chest tightly and smiled once again before I fell asleep
'Maybe magic really is real.'