What kinds of wishes Musaki and Ichi make?
Chapter 16: Wishes
It was one night at the orphanage and Ichi was sitting on the roof, just looking at the stars and he thinks about his mom and dad there, just imagining what it would've been like if they were still alive so he wouldn't have to live through this guilt anymore of killing them. He lets out a huge exhale as he feels his fur blowing through the wind and he said to himself, "I wish it was just me instead of them. Why did I have to kill them?"
He heard someone coming in from behind and when he turned around, he saw me standing there on the roof and he said, "Hey, Saki."
"I thought I'd find you here." I said, sitting next to him.
"Well, here I am."
We were both sitting on the roof, looking at all the stars and I couldn't believe how amazing they looked from above and I asked, "What brings you to see the stars, Ich?"
"Just felt like it." Ichi replied.
"No personal reason?"
That made Ichi turn around quickly and stare directly at me as if I immediately read his mind and asked, "How'd you figure that out?"
"Dude, I know you." I said.
Ichi turned away for a second and then said, "I was just wondering what would my life be like if I was...normal."
"You are normal, Ich."
Ichi sighed at that and he said, "Me killing my parents when I was four doesn't count as normal...nor do these fire powers that I can barely control."
"On the outside, no. But on the inside...that's a different story." I added.
Ichi didn't seem to believe that it's true, but how would I lie to him? I stared at him and Ichi said, "How am I normal on the inside?"
"You're normal in your heart."
Ichi looked down on himself and pointed his chest just so what I said could make a little bit of sense and as he placed his paw on his chest, he could see what I was talking about...almost. He looked at me and asked, "How can I be normal there?"
"You're nice, friendly, caring, compassionate and the most coolest person I know." I replied.
Ichi seemed to disagree with the latter part and he said, "I don't think I'm that cool."
"You are to me."
That made Ichi feel a little better, but even that's not enough yet. He sighed and said, "I guess so."
Suddenly, both of us looked towards the stars and we both saw a shooting star come out and I could not believe that I could actually witness this and I said, "A shooting star!"
"That looks pretty cool." Ichi added.
"You mean, my guardian Brutus told me that when you see a shooting star, you get to make a wish." I explained.
Ichi stared at me as if I was freakin' insane that we can actually wish upon a shooting star, but I know that my guardian is never wrong. Ichi then said, "I get to make a wish?"
"Yep. Just anything in the whole world."
Ichi blinked a few times and he began thinking of one and suddenly, he said, "I wish...I wish that I could live my life in peace where I wouldn't have to be afraid of my powers anymore."
I was surprised and blown away by that wish he made and I said, "That's a great wish, Ich."
"What's yours?"
This answer was a no-brainer and I replied, "I wish that both of us could get adopted and have a new family."
That part made Ichi feel a little uneasy because he was still really scared that he would do the same thing to his parents with his powers and I looked at him and I read his expressions like he's still got an emotional scar out of it and I told him, "We will get adopted, man. I'm pretty sure some parents out there are probably making room for both of us."
"I hope so."
Two more chapters left to go!