"Enter the Star"
"My my Shiki Misaki." the boy said, shaking his head. "And here I was graciously giving you a free wish. Do you know how hard it is for me to penetrate through the noise of this city? I swear it's harder than trying to get free coffee."
Shiki could only stare, wide-eyed, at the boy. She gaped, gasped, blinked her eyes twice, rubbed them, and gaped again.
"W-what the-? How-?" she began, looking up and down at the boy. Light, almost like stardust, was still fizzing off of his clothes yet the boy was the picture of calm. With silvery-blondish hair and purple cat like eyes,
The boy looked like he was a walking star.
Star boy frowned. "I spend months trying to grant a single wish in this city and the first one I grant isn't even for the girl who finds me." he said, looking clearly disappointed. He sighed. "But a wish is a wish so I guess I'll just have to do it." With a snap of his fingers star boy said,
"Eri will now be a successful and happy fashion designer while her best friend Shiki shall remain here in the hotel for sick people."
"Hey!" Shiki said, her shock melting away as she stood up straighter in defiance. As much as she herself hated this hospital, she didn't enjoy the statement "hotel for sick people."
"I'll have you know that this hospital is helping people recover, so don't you go bad mouthing it!" she said, glaring at the boy.
It was the boy's turn now to look at her. He looked her up and down (like she had done) before crossing his arms. "It may be helping people," he said, "But it's also confining people against their will. People who have nothing wrong with them." He pointed at Shiki.
"People like you."
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Free cookies for those who know who the "star" is. I had fun writing him!
Thanks to The-Splatoon-Rook 64 and Your Little Ninja for reviewing!