Little Kazu - Satoshi's Birthday Wish Part 1
Warning: You might be disappointed with the ending
It’s going to be Satoshi’s birthday in three days. He’s going to turn thirty. And, he has a wish. He hopes to find someone to love before he turns thirty.
That's why when he saw a shooting star on the way home from work, the first thing he did was to close his eyes and wish he would meet the love of his life.
When he opened his eyes, a cute petite man was staring at him.
"Whoa!" Satoshi quickly moved away from the man. "What the heck? Why are you standing so close to me?"
"Because Satoshi wished for Kazu," the man answered, getting closer to Satoshi.
“Huh?” Satoshi tried to push the man away. “Stay away from me,”
The man pouted as he stood still a few steps from Satoshi. Now that he didn’t have to push the man away, Satoshi took the chance to look at the strange man properly. He was around the same height as Satoshi, probably only 2 cm taller.
“He’s beautiful,” Satoshi thought.
The man was like a porcelain doll with his perfect and flawless skin. Despite his small stature, the man's head was quite big but it did not affect his beauty. Satoshi loved the dreamy look on the man's eyes as he shyly smiled at Satoshi. He also had a cute button nose and a mole on his chin, which made him adorable. Looking at the contrast between the man's pale skin and dark hair, Satoshi couldn't help but compare the man to Snow White. Well, was it an exaggeration to say the man was prettier than Snow White?
Now that Satoshi was done examining the man's face, his attention was on what the man was wearing. His eyes widened, baffling because of what he saw. Eh? It was winter right now but the man was simply dressed in a yellow tunic with a blue tight. No coat or shoes.
"Aren't you cold?" Satoshi asked, taking off the coat that he was wearing so that he could give it to the strange man. He wished that he could do something to cover the man’s legs but there’s nothing he could do about it.
"Thank you," The man said as Satoshi wrapped the coat around him. Satoshi’s house was only a short distance away. So, he would be okay without his coat. "Kazu feels warmer now,"
"Kazu?" Satoshi repeated. "Is that your name?"
The man nodded his head, confirming that Kazu was indeed his name.
“Hmm…” Satoshi glanced at his watch. It was already late. He should get home. But, he didn’t have the heart to leave Kazu alone. The other man seemed vulnerable and Satoshi had a strong urge to protect him. “Do you want me to send you home?”
“Kazu will follow Satoshi home,” answered the man with a toothy grin.
Satoshi responded with a frown. Did he introduce himself to Kazu? He didn’t think so. Then, how did Kazu know his name?
“How…”
“Kazu can hear Satoshi’s inner voice,”
Satoshi was baffled when Kazu cut him off. As he remained quiet, Kazu continued talking and it surprised him even more.
“Kazu comes here because Kazu heard Satoshi’s wish. Satoshi wants to find someone to love. So, Kazu decides to grant the wish,”
How did he…
“Kazu already told Satoshi! Kazu can hear Satoshi’s inner voice!”
“Who are you?” Satoshi asked. Kazu was a weird man. Cute but weird. How did he know Satoshi’s wish? Did Satoshi say it loudly?
“Kazu is Kazu,” The man answered matter-of-factly.
“No…” Satoshi shook his head. “What I mean is… how can you hear my thoughts? No human can read minds,”
“That’s simple,” Kazu rolled his eyes as if Satoshi had just said something stupid. “Kazu is not human,”
“Huh?”
"Kazu is a pixie,"
And to prove his point, Kazu suddenly disappeared, leaving the coat that Satoshi gave him earlier on the ground. Eh? Where did he go?
Satoshi started to look around, feeling annoyed when a mosquito kept buzzing near him. However, the buzzing sound suddenly became clearer.
"Satoshi, look properly! Kazu is here!" That's what the sound said. And, when Satoshi looked properly at the mosquito that had been bothering him, he was surprised to see a miniature version of Kazu with wings.
Oh my… Is this even real?
Shocked because of what he saw, Satoshi ended up passing out in the middle of the road.
The sound of the alarm clock roused Satoshi from his sleep the next morning. He switched it off and then sat on the bed. Ah, so sleepy! Can he ditch work today? Of course not! His manager, Sakurai Sho wouldn't approve the leave application. Not when he had an appointment with a client today.
With a heavy step, he walked towards the bathroom to take a shower. As he wasn't fully awake yet, he didn't notice a stranger sleeping on the couch. As he showered, Satoshi thought of what happened last night. To be honest, he didn't know how he got home. The last thing he could remember was a shooting star. Was it simply a dream?
Satoshi shook the thoughts away. He would have a busy day ahead. He should get ready for work instead of thinking about this. So, without wasting any seconds, he stepped out of the shower.
With only a towel wrapped around his waist, Satoshi headed to the kitchen to make a cup of coffee. However, he screamed when he saw another man there. The man was washing his hands and immediately turned towards him because of the scream.
Eh? Didn’t he see this man yesterday? But, where was it?
“Good morning, Satoshi!” The man greeted him cheerfully. “Did Satoshi sleep well last night?"
"Un…" Satoshi wasn't sure if this was a dream. "
"Did Satoshi know how heavy he is? Kazu had to carry Satoshi home,"
“Who are you?” Satoshi asked. Then he realized how stupid the question was. The man already said his name. “Kazu?”
“Yes, Kazu and Satoshi met yesterday. Satoshi wished to find someone to love. So, Kazu will fulfil the wish,” Kazu stated matter-of-factly.
Okay. Satoshi took a seat on the chair. He needed to think about this. Even though it was vague, he started to remember what happened after he saw the shooting star. He had closed his eyes, wishing to find the love of his life. Right after that, Kazu appeared, claiming to be a pixie who heard his wish and wanted to fulfil it.
“It wasn’t a dream?” Satoshi asked the man who took a seat in front of him. “You’re a real person?”
“Kazu is not a person,” The man shook his head. “Kazu is a pixie who comes here…”
“To help me find love,” Satoshi continued. The pixie had stated that before. And, even though the story seemed absurd, he believed Kazu. Perhaps, he had been influenced by Aiba Masaki, his friend who easily believed in the existence of things like fairy and pixie. “How are you going to do that?”
“Kazu is going to follow Satoshi around and then he’s going to choose the perfect mate for Satoshi,”
Satoshi tried to keep his expression neutral. He wanted to smile hearing the way Kazu spoke in the third person. It’s cute and adorable. But, then, his eyes widened, aware of what Kazu had just told him.
“You’re going to follow me?"
“Of course,” Kazu responded. It seemed like he was trying to fight the urge to roll his eyes at Satoshi. “How else can Kazu find a suitable mate for Satoshi?”
“You cannot follow me to work,” Satoshi told the pixie. “My manager won’t allow outsiders in the office,”
"Oh…" The pixie looked thoughtful for a while before he smiled widely once again. "Don't worry! Kazu knows what to do. Kazu will shrink himself and hide in Satoshi's pocket,"
Satoshi tried to look away. Kazu's smile was too bright, making him look even cuter. He should reject the idea but it's impossible to do so when Kazu was looking at him adorably like that.
"Okay," Satoshi agreed. "But you must stay quiet and don't show yourself to other people,"
"Don't worry," Kazu assured him. "Kazu will be quiet and Satoshi will not notice he is there,"
Hmm, that was hard to believe. But, Satoshi could only hope everything would go well and he won't regret his decision of letting Kazu come with him.
As promised, Kazu had stayed quiet when Satoshi was working. He settled comfortably inside Satoshi's pocket on the way to work and when they arrived at the office, the pixie flew and sat on the drawer. Luckily, no one saw him.
The morning went by peacefully without anyone noticing Kazu. Satoshi was busy with work and let Kazu mind his own business. He had to finalize the materials for the meeting with a client this evening.
"Satoshi,"
Out of nowhere, he heard a voice calling his name. But, when he looked around, no one was talking to him. Furthermore, no one in this office called him by his first name.
"Here, here," The voice was loud and clear. "It's Kazu! Look down, please,"
It took Satoshi a few seconds to remember about the pixie. True to his words, Kazu had been silent and Satoshi forgot that he was in the office with him.
"Why are you talking so loudly?" Whispered Satoshi, afraid that the others might hear him. But, no one looked at him as if they didn't hear Kazu. That's weird. Kazu was so loud. How could no one else hear him?
"Don't worry. Only Satoshi can hear Kazu. Kazu is speaking in Satoshi's mind,"
“What?” Satoshi raised his voice, too surprised by what he heard. As a result, everyone looked at him curiously. He quickly apologized for bothering them.
“Are you okay, Ohno-san?” Sho asked, giving him a weird look. “Do you have any problem?”
“Ah, it’s nothing. Don’t worry,”
Sho didn’t seem to be fully convinced. “How about you go and take a break? You’ve been working on that design for a while now,”
“Yes, thank you,” Satoshi bowed apologetically. He grabbed the pixie on the drawer and put him in his pocket. Then, he dashed to the washroom because he needed to talk with Kazu.
Luckily, there's no one in the washroom when Satoshi entered. He took the pixie out of the pocket and put him on his palm. To his surprise, Kazu glared at him. Eh? Was this pixie mad? But, why? Shouldn't he be the one who was mad at Kazu?
"Don't put Kazu into the pocket like that," Kazu pouted. When Satoshi looked at the sulking Kazu, his anger immediately vanished. Perhaps because of his small size, Kazu didn't look intimidating at all when he's angry. Instead, he looked cuter. "Kazu doesn't like it,"
"Okay, I'm sorry. I will not do it again," Satoshi apologized. "But Kazu shouldn't surprise me like that,"
"Okay, Kazu is wrong. But, Kazu is bored. Satoshi doesn't play with Kazu,"
Satoshi chuckled watching the cute pixie. Can this creature get more adorable than this? He was tempted to kiss Kazu on his cheeks just to see how the pixie would react. But, that would be inappropriate.
"I'm sorry, Kazu but I cannot play with you yet. I'm working. Why don't you wait for me at home?"
"Don't want," The pixie shook his head. "Kazu needs to find a mate for Satoshi to fulfil his wish. Maybe we need to go out. No one here seems suitable for Satoshi. Kazu thinks Sho is okay but he doesn’t love Satoshi,”
This time, Satoshi couldn’t stop himself from laughing. Of course, Sho wouldn’t love him. He’s in a relationship with Masaki.
“What’s funny?” The pixie asked, startled to see him laughing. “Kazu doesn’t understand,”
“Nothing,” Satoshi said. “You still want to stay here?”
Kazu nodded his head.
“Okay, but don’t complain anymore, okay?”
“Okay,” The pixie pouted. “Kazu will not complain if he gets bored again,”
“If you complain again, you will have to wait for me at home,”
Kazu nodded his head. Satoshi only smiled to see the pout on the pixie’s face. Kazu then flew to get back into his pocket as Sho entered the washroom.
“Are you alone, Ohno-san?” Sho asked, looking around the washroom.
“Yes, why?”
“Hmm… I think I heard you’re talking to someone,”
“It’s nothing,” Satoshi assured his manager. “I just practice for the presentation this evening,”
“Oh,” Sho sighed in relief. “It’s almost time for lunch. Let’s eat at Masaki’s restaurant,”
Satoshi quickly agreed. Masaki opened a Chinese restaurant near their office and usually, Satoshi would drop by to have lunch. However, he hadn’t done so for a while because of work. His friend must be angry at him. If he knew that Satoshi hadn’t eaten properly, he would definitely lecture Satoshi.
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It’s going to be Satoshi’s birthday in three days. He’s going to turn thirty. And, he has a wish. He hopes to find someone to love before he turns thirty.
That's why when he saw a shooting star on the way home from work, the first thing he did was to close his eyes and wish he would meet the love of his life.
When he opened his eyes, a cute petite man was staring at him.
"Whoa!" Satoshi quickly moved away from the man. "What the heck? Why are you standing so close to me?"
"Because Satoshi wished for Kazu," the man answered, getting closer to Satoshi.
“Huh?” Satoshi tried to push the man away. “Stay away from me,”
The man pouted as he stood still a few steps from Satoshi. Now that he didn’t have to push the man away, Satoshi took the chance to look at the strange man properly. He was around the same height as Satoshi, probably only 2 cm taller.
“He’s beautiful,” Satoshi thought.
The man was like a porcelain doll with his perfect and flawless skin. Despite his small stature, the man's head was quite big but it did not affect his beauty. Satoshi loved the dreamy look on the man's eyes as he shyly smiled at Satoshi. He also had a cute button nose and a mole on his chin, which made him adorable. Looking at the contrast between the man's pale skin and dark hair, Satoshi couldn't help but compare the man to Snow White. Well, was it an exaggeration to say the man was prettier than Snow White?
Now that Satoshi was done examining the man's face, his attention was on what the man was wearing. His eyes widened, baffling because of what he saw. Eh? It was winter right now but the man was simply dressed in a yellow tunic with a blue tight. No coat or shoes.
"Aren't you cold?" Satoshi asked, taking off the coat that he was wearing so that he could give it to the strange man. He wished that he could do something to cover the man’s legs but there’s nothing he could do about it.
"Thank you," The man said as Satoshi wrapped the coat around him. Satoshi’s house was only a short distance away. So, he would be okay without his coat. "Kazu feels warmer now,"
"Kazu?" Satoshi repeated. "Is that your name?"
The man nodded his head, confirming that Kazu was indeed his name.
“Hmm…” Satoshi glanced at his watch. It was already late. He should get home. But, he didn’t have the heart to leave Kazu alone. The other man seemed vulnerable and Satoshi had a strong urge to protect him. “Do you want me to send you home?”
“Kazu will follow Satoshi home,” answered the man with a toothy grin.
Satoshi responded with a frown. Did he introduce himself to Kazu? He didn’t think so. Then, how did Kazu know his name?
“How…”
“Kazu can hear Satoshi’s inner voice,”
Satoshi was baffled when Kazu cut him off. As he remained quiet, Kazu continued talking and it surprised him even more.
“Kazu comes here because Kazu heard Satoshi’s wish. Satoshi wants to find someone to love. So, Kazu decides to grant the wish,”
How did he…
“Kazu already told Satoshi! Kazu can hear Satoshi’s inner voice!”
“Who are you?” Satoshi asked. Kazu was a weird man. Cute but weird. How did he know Satoshi’s wish? Did Satoshi say it loudly?
“Kazu is Kazu,” The man answered matter-of-factly.
“No…” Satoshi shook his head. “What I mean is… how can you hear my thoughts? No human can read minds,”
“That’s simple,” Kazu rolled his eyes as if Satoshi had just said something stupid. “Kazu is not human,”
“Huh?”
"Kazu is a pixie,"
And to prove his point, Kazu suddenly disappeared, leaving the coat that Satoshi gave him earlier on the ground. Eh? Where did he go?
Satoshi started to look around, feeling annoyed when a mosquito kept buzzing near him. However, the buzzing sound suddenly became clearer.
"Satoshi, look properly! Kazu is here!" That's what the sound said. And, when Satoshi looked properly at the mosquito that had been bothering him, he was surprised to see a miniature version of Kazu with wings.
Oh my… Is this even real?
Shocked because of what he saw, Satoshi ended up passing out in the middle of the road.
The sound of the alarm clock roused Satoshi from his sleep the next morning. He switched it off and then sat on the bed. Ah, so sleepy! Can he ditch work today? Of course not! His manager, Sakurai Sho wouldn't approve the leave application. Not when he had an appointment with a client today.
With a heavy step, he walked towards the bathroom to take a shower. As he wasn't fully awake yet, he didn't notice a stranger sleeping on the couch. As he showered, Satoshi thought of what happened last night. To be honest, he didn't know how he got home. The last thing he could remember was a shooting star. Was it simply a dream?
Satoshi shook the thoughts away. He would have a busy day ahead. He should get ready for work instead of thinking about this. So, without wasting any seconds, he stepped out of the shower.
With only a towel wrapped around his waist, Satoshi headed to the kitchen to make a cup of coffee. However, he screamed when he saw another man there. The man was washing his hands and immediately turned towards him because of the scream.
Eh? Didn’t he see this man yesterday? But, where was it?
“Good morning, Satoshi!” The man greeted him cheerfully. “Did Satoshi sleep well last night?"
"Un…" Satoshi wasn't sure if this was a dream. "
"Did Satoshi know how heavy he is? Kazu had to carry Satoshi home,"
“Who are you?” Satoshi asked. Then he realized how stupid the question was. The man already said his name. “Kazu?”
“Yes, Kazu and Satoshi met yesterday. Satoshi wished to find someone to love. So, Kazu will fulfil the wish,” Kazu stated matter-of-factly.
Okay. Satoshi took a seat on the chair. He needed to think about this. Even though it was vague, he started to remember what happened after he saw the shooting star. He had closed his eyes, wishing to find the love of his life. Right after that, Kazu appeared, claiming to be a pixie who heard his wish and wanted to fulfil it.
“It wasn’t a dream?” Satoshi asked the man who took a seat in front of him. “You’re a real person?”
“Kazu is not a person,” The man shook his head. “Kazu is a pixie who comes here…”
“To help me find love,” Satoshi continued. The pixie had stated that before. And, even though the story seemed absurd, he believed Kazu. Perhaps, he had been influenced by Aiba Masaki, his friend who easily believed in the existence of things like fairy and pixie. “How are you going to do that?”
“Kazu is going to follow Satoshi around and then he’s going to choose the perfect mate for Satoshi,”
Satoshi tried to keep his expression neutral. He wanted to smile hearing the way Kazu spoke in the third person. It’s cute and adorable. But, then, his eyes widened, aware of what Kazu had just told him.
“You’re going to follow me?"
“Of course,” Kazu responded. It seemed like he was trying to fight the urge to roll his eyes at Satoshi. “How else can Kazu find a suitable mate for Satoshi?”
“You cannot follow me to work,” Satoshi told the pixie. “My manager won’t allow outsiders in the office,”
"Oh…" The pixie looked thoughtful for a while before he smiled widely once again. "Don't worry! Kazu knows what to do. Kazu will shrink himself and hide in Satoshi's pocket,"
Satoshi tried to look away. Kazu's smile was too bright, making him look even cuter. He should reject the idea but it's impossible to do so when Kazu was looking at him adorably like that.
"Okay," Satoshi agreed. "But you must stay quiet and don't show yourself to other people,"
"Don't worry," Kazu assured him. "Kazu will be quiet and Satoshi will not notice he is there,"
Hmm, that was hard to believe. But, Satoshi could only hope everything would go well and he won't regret his decision of letting Kazu come with him.
As promised, Kazu had stayed quiet when Satoshi was working. He settled comfortably inside Satoshi's pocket on the way to work and when they arrived at the office, the pixie flew and sat on the drawer. Luckily, no one saw him.
The morning went by peacefully without anyone noticing Kazu. Satoshi was busy with work and let Kazu mind his own business. He had to finalize the materials for the meeting with a client this evening.
"Satoshi,"
Out of nowhere, he heard a voice calling his name. But, when he looked around, no one was talking to him. Furthermore, no one in this office called him by his first name.
"Here, here," The voice was loud and clear. "It's Kazu! Look down, please,"
It took Satoshi a few seconds to remember about the pixie. True to his words, Kazu had been silent and Satoshi forgot that he was in the office with him.
"Why are you talking so loudly?" Whispered Satoshi, afraid that the others might hear him. But, no one looked at him as if they didn't hear Kazu. That's weird. Kazu was so loud. How could no one else hear him?
"Don't worry. Only Satoshi can hear Kazu. Kazu is speaking in Satoshi's mind,"
“What?” Satoshi raised his voice, too surprised by what he heard. As a result, everyone looked at him curiously. He quickly apologized for bothering them.
“Are you okay, Ohno-san?” Sho asked, giving him a weird look. “Do you have any problem?”
“Ah, it’s nothing. Don’t worry,”
Sho didn’t seem to be fully convinced. “How about you go and take a break? You’ve been working on that design for a while now,”
“Yes, thank you,” Satoshi bowed apologetically. He grabbed the pixie on the drawer and put him in his pocket. Then, he dashed to the washroom because he needed to talk with Kazu.
Luckily, there's no one in the washroom when Satoshi entered. He took the pixie out of the pocket and put him on his palm. To his surprise, Kazu glared at him. Eh? Was this pixie mad? But, why? Shouldn't he be the one who was mad at Kazu?
"Don't put Kazu into the pocket like that," Kazu pouted. When Satoshi looked at the sulking Kazu, his anger immediately vanished. Perhaps because of his small size, Kazu didn't look intimidating at all when he's angry. Instead, he looked cuter. "Kazu doesn't like it,"
"Okay, I'm sorry. I will not do it again," Satoshi apologized. "But Kazu shouldn't surprise me like that,"
"Okay, Kazu is wrong. But, Kazu is bored. Satoshi doesn't play with Kazu,"
Satoshi chuckled watching the cute pixie. Can this creature get more adorable than this? He was tempted to kiss Kazu on his cheeks just to see how the pixie would react. But, that would be inappropriate.
"I'm sorry, Kazu but I cannot play with you yet. I'm working. Why don't you wait for me at home?"
"Don't want," The pixie shook his head. "Kazu needs to find a mate for Satoshi to fulfil his wish. Maybe we need to go out. No one here seems suitable for Satoshi. Kazu thinks Sho is okay but he doesn’t love Satoshi,”
This time, Satoshi couldn’t stop himself from laughing. Of course, Sho wouldn’t love him. He’s in a relationship with Masaki.
“What’s funny?” The pixie asked, startled to see him laughing. “Kazu doesn’t understand,”
“Nothing,” Satoshi said. “You still want to stay here?”
Kazu nodded his head.
“Okay, but don’t complain anymore, okay?”
“Okay,” The pixie pouted. “Kazu will not complain if he gets bored again,”
“If you complain again, you will have to wait for me at home,”
Kazu nodded his head. Satoshi only smiled to see the pout on the pixie’s face. Kazu then flew to get back into his pocket as Sho entered the washroom.
“Are you alone, Ohno-san?” Sho asked, looking around the washroom.
“Yes, why?”
“Hmm… I think I heard you’re talking to someone,”
“It’s nothing,” Satoshi assured his manager. “I just practice for the presentation this evening,”
“Oh,” Sho sighed in relief. “It’s almost time for lunch. Let’s eat at Masaki’s restaurant,”
Satoshi quickly agreed. Masaki opened a Chinese restaurant near their office and usually, Satoshi would drop by to have lunch. However, he hadn’t done so for a while because of work. His friend must be angry at him. If he knew that Satoshi hadn’t eaten properly, he would definitely lecture Satoshi.
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