One in a Billion

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>One in a Billion [tn: Technically One in 100 Million, but went with "billion" for the sake of fluency.]

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>This is something that happened...
>one afternoon.

>Me (Tatsuki)
>Saki-chan

>Hm?

>...?
>...Tatsuki?
>What's wrong?

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>Do you...
>hear something?

>Eh?
>Yeah, I do.

>Wah!
>Wawawah!

>An earthquake?

>Ugh!
>Watch out!

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>Hya!
>Gyah!!

>Is it over?
>Saki-chan, you're heavy...

>...
>What was that?
>It was really loud...

>Hah
>Could it be

>a plane crash or something!?
>Eeh?!

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>It's a star!
>Eh~...?

>So stars really are star-shaped!
>You sure seem relaxed!
>Even though a star(?) landed so close by...

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>If it were off by just a few dozen meters...
>it might've crushed you to death, Saki-chan.
>Why just me?!

>We're supposed to die together~
>Wah~
>Oh yeah.

>But
>where did it fall from?
>The sky~ Obviously~
>Yay~
>...Right.
>I got it!
>What?

>When you think of stars,
>you think wishes, right!?
>Someone's carefree...

>But y'know...
>none of my wishes upon a star have ever come true.

>Eh~? You wish upon stars, Tatsuki~?
>You got a problem with that!?

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>Fufun~♪
>A wish won't reach a star
>so easily.
>How so?

>The answer is simple!

>It can't reach the star...
>because it's too far away!!
>Mm~
>>Wish
>Oh~ I see.

>However!! Our wish can easily reach this star!
>Ooh~

>Let's get wishing right away~♪
>Eh?
>Okay, me too...

>That being said...

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>What should I wish for...?

>I wish Saki-chan I can have a fun life
>together forever...

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>Okay.

>What did you wish for, Saki-chan?

>100 billion yen!!
>Eh~....

>Is that even possible?
>Boo
>Whaddaya mean "that"~?

>What about you, Tatsuki? What did you...
>Ah.

>Eh?

>Did it glow just now?
>It did! It glowed!

>Yay!
>Ooh~
>We're millionaires!!

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>...

>?
>Huuh?
>What's wrong?

>I kinda expected bank notes to start raining from the sky...
>It's not gonna rain that so suddenly...
>It's not a star...

>I got it!!
>?

>Hold on a sec!

>...Okay.

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>Tada~
>Yay~
>Let's use this to dig under the star!
>Ooh!

>There's bound to be a hot spring or oil well under here!!
>Once we dig here, it'll come shooting up!
>D-
>Do your best.
>...
>It's not coming out.
>Sure isn't...

>Shit~...
>What about my 100 billion yen...?

>Piece of crap!
>Hey now. It's a fallen star, after all...

>It might already be at death's door...
>I didn't wish for a star's corpse...

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>You must be tired, right?
>Let's buy some juice.
>Waah~

>I'll treat you!
>Yay!!
>I'll have a café au lait!

>I'll go with apple juice.
>I'm having café au lait!

>Yeah, I know...
>Yay♪
>Nothing beats something sweet after hard labor~...

>Hm?

>Ah!!
>What's up?

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>100 yen!!
>It fell under the vending machine!
>Oh my.

>My wish to the star came true!
>A billionth of it anyway...

>Well!
>It was on death's door, so it can't be helped!
>Eh~...

>Shouldn't we take it to the police box?
>It's a present from the star, so it's mine~
>You're such a bad girl...

>Come on!
>Let's go home and have a toast!
>We need to thank the star too!

>Don't run~

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>The star...

>...
>It's gone.

>You're right...?
>Did it die...?

>...I wonder.

>...Maybe
>it was just taking a break!

>...
>Then
>maybe it went home to the sky...?
>I'm sure it did.

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>Thank you, star!!
>Cheers~
>Don't bother the neighbors!

>You too, Tatsuki.

>Cheers!

>...
>Yeah!
>Even if it's only a billionth of it...

>maybe that star
>By the way, what did you wish for, Tatsuki?
>Not telling~!
>granted my wish too...

>The End