Aru Shah One-Shots

Make a Wish

(This was the song that helped Brynne fall asleep in Lucid Dream)

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He's just a boy who used to be my friend, but why would he remember my birthday? I remember the day it was my birthday, when he came to me as a joke, telling me that he was going to make my wish come true today. I remember his bright face and teasing words. It shook me up a little. I chuckle at the memory, then I start to cry. Regretting the thing I did. If only I hadn't taken the Astra, I would still be with the Potatoes right now. And, Aru even made me a Potato. I continue to cry in the room the Sleeper made for me. The Sleeper didn't even bother to give me a birthday. So, the Potatoes made one up for me. Now, I celebrate it every December 3rd. I haven't told the Sleeper about it, he probably doesn't want to know anyway.

But when we celebrated, everyone told me to make a wish, but my wish was him. The wish that no one knew about, was him. Instead of my lips, my eyes told him that the thing I wanted was him. Just thinking about him makes me want to continue bawling. Just thinking of the others, and the looks on their faces losing their weapons, makes my heart hurt even more. And when Aru lost Vajra, the look on her face is something that I'll never forget. It looked like a mix of shock, rage, and sadness.

I convinced her to trust me. I convinced all of them to trust me, and I just betrayed them in the end. Convince. To cause someone to believe firmly in the truth of something. Convince is made up of two Latin roots. Con, which means with, and vincere, which means conquer. In the mid-sixteenth century, convince meant overcome, or defeat in an argument. But, we didn't argue. The looks on their faces showed them all. I sigh, and wipe my eyes. I get up from the chair I sat in, and blow my nose. Mini would be ranting about germs right now. I chuckle again at the memory, and throw away the tissue. I sit back down in the chair, and bring my legs up to my chin, wrapping my arms around them. I put my head in my knees, recalling my birthday again.

Disregarding all the gifts I got, the gift that I loved the most, was next to me most of the time. It was him. Even if he liked Aru, all my feelings welled up, whenever he talked to me, I felt like trembling. Which hardly ever happens to me. My party was still a blast though. All the food Brynne made, Mini making sure everything was clean, teaching Rudy how to use a microwave, Aiden taking the pictures, Hira cooking food with Brynne, and Aru and I joking with each other once in a while. Those few seconds he spoke to me felt like hours. Could I tell any of them that I was dizzy?No, because Mini would start freaking out, and everything would be ruined. But I felt better after I drank some water, so all's well, doesn't end well. And when it was Aru's party, I thought it was the perfect chance to confess to Aiden.

I even wrote about him in a small paragraph:

My wish is you

My secret wish that no one knows is you

Instead of my foolish lips, my eyes are telling you

The thing I want is you

"I like you." I remember saying.

My wish was always the same. The only person I wanted at the time was him. My confession was to him, and I finally mustered up the courage to do so, he only saw me as a good friend. But no matter how many times I tried to get over him, I thought it was him. I thought that if he was my first, he was going to be my last. That's what I unfortunately believed at the time. But now, I'm completely over him, and I'll stick to being Ace. I sigh.

"I liked him." I say. "Even though he liked Aru."

I chuckle. "What was I thinking..."

I pull out my pen again, and write on the same piece of paper:

If you opened the door to my locked heart

Like the plant that sees sunlight

I would smile

I grin at the statement. And it was right. Even though he didn't like me, like a plant that saw the sunlight, or flowers blooming in the moonlight, I would smile. Just like I have for the others.

I would smile.

Even if I was sad.

Miss you, a lot, Potatoes.

I hope you're well without me.

Like a plant that sees the sunlight, I would smile (햇살이 닿은 저 화분처럼 웃을 텐데)

~EL FIN~

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First Kara one-shot! Should I write more of these? Well, I hoped you enjoyed reading! (Word count: 822)