I'm Totally Random - a book of random oneshots

Wishes

I watched as the star fell from it's place in the sky, wondering why people used to tell me to make a wish on them. Does something that can't even hold it's place in the heavens really have the strength to grant a wish? Yet, as foolish as it seemed to me, I still found myself making the same wish I did every time I saw a so-called shooting star.

"Please, just let me find someone who can love me for who I am. Someone who won't break my heart. Just this once, let me find someone who will treasure me as much as I would treasure them." As I whispered each word, I could feel the wind rush past me, carrying the words away into the darkness of the world around me to be lost forever like all the other wishes I'd made.

It was only when I turned around, shoulders slumping as I thought about how silly I must look still making wishes at my age, that I noticed the young man standing nearby with his eyes closed and lips moving in a soundless whisper. The moment his eyes opened and he saw me standing there looking at him, he blushed dark enough I could notice it even in the dark of night.

"So... You saw that, did you? What am I saying... Of course you saw that... Why wouldn't someone cute see me making a fool of myself?" His voice got quieter with each word until he was muttering to himself as he rubbed the back of his head, looking to the side with a gentle sigh.

"You think I'm cute?" I mumbled softly, eyes wide as I stared at him in shock.

Nobody had ever called me cutey before, not even the guy I had dated back in high school. He'd always said he liked me for my brains and that looks didn't matter, which was just another way of saying I wasn't attractive to him. Suddenly feeling embarrassed, I brought my hands up, trying to cover my cheeks so he wouldn't see me blushing.

"Huh? Why wouldn't I think that? Surely you get called cute a lot, I mean... Just look at you! I bet you hear stuff like that... all the... time? You haven't been called cute before, have you... Really? Are the people around you blind or something? I mean, I know I'm just a stranger to you, but even I can see how cute you are! I mean.. Umm.. Yeah... You probably think I'm creepy saying stuff like that... I'll go now." Shoulders slumped and eyes turned to the ground, he started to turn to leave, hands slipping into his coat pockets.

"Wait!" I quickly said, grabbing his arm before I pulled my hand back in embarrassment at my actions.

Coughing softly into one hand, I turned my head to the side a bit and asked him something I didn't think I'd ever have the courage to ask a stranger I'd just met. For some reason, I just couldn't stop myself.

"Want to have dinner with me tonight? If you haven't eaten, that is. I know it's late and I can understand if you say-" The words pouring out of my mouth stopped when I suddenly felt his lips press against mine, shock freezing me before I melted into the kiss.

It felt like forever before he pulled away, but at the same time it wasn't nearly long enough. My fingers danced across my tingling lips as I looked into his hazel eyes, specks of gold seeming to glimmer around the edges. I could easily find myself lost within them if not for him blinking, causing me to come back to myself as I heard him laugh happily before answering me.

"I'd love to have dinner with you! Tonight and every other night you'd let me!" The smile on his face as he said this was almost blinding.

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It wasn't until months later that I learned what he'd been wishing for, to meet someone he could treasure, someone who would accept him and love him for who he was. I guess wishes really do come true, because both of ours were answered that night. Maybe the stars aren't strong enough by themselves, but maybe if two people make the same wish enough times, the stars can build up the strength to grant that wish for them.

Tomorrow, we'll be celebrating our fifth anniversary together, under the same stars that brought us together. I think if we see another shooting star, we will be wishing the same thing we've been wishing each time we see a star fall from the sky. For another year to love each other. And another and another.