"Yes, is that okay, Jirachi?"
Lillie's big, watery eyes blinked as she looked at Jirachi with hope.
In fact, she really wanted to make a wish to make Damian love only her for the rest of his life, but...
If she did that, Lillie felt she would be too selfish. She already felt bad about Selene.
Selene was clearly Damian's girlfriend. Lillie was Selene's best friend, but she was thinking about her friend's boyfriend.
Lillie felt she was a very bad person...
But she really liked Damian. This was her first love!
"Hmm... let me think..."
A worried expression appeared on Jirachi's cute face. It did not quite understand.
If it did not understand, how could it grant Lillie's wish?
But Jirachi saw Lillie's hopeful eyes and could not say no. After all, it liked this human girl. Her flute music was also very beautiful.
"Mhm!" Lillie was very happy. Her face was full of joy.
If this happened, she could be together with Damian!
She felt sorry for Selene... but if Selene did not know, it would be fine! Selene was still traveling right now, so it was okay.
Jirachi thought for a moment. It decided to ask the powerful Damian.
It used telepathy to talk only to Damian. This was telepathy! It was very useful!
'Damian, Damian, what does "falling in love" mean?'
'Falling in love?'
Damian heard Jirachi's voice in his heart. His face looked a bit strange.
'Yeah. For example, making you fall in love with Lillie,' Jirachi gave an example very innocently.
Pfft—
Damian understood right away. He looked toward the kitchen.
Okay, okay. So Lillie has this kind of small wish?
Damian smiled, but he also had mixed feelings. He already had feelings for Lillie. That is why he kept meeting her by chance back in Alola.
However, he did not expect the girl would go to Jirachi to wish for his love.
'Answer her like this, Jirachi. Just say...'
Damian thought for a bit and told Jirachi what to say.
In the kitchen.
"Okay, Lillie! I'll help you grant your wish!"
Jirachi puffed out its chest with great confidence. Then it closed its eyes. A soft light glowed on its body. It looked like it was really happening.
Lillie bit her lip. She watched Jirachi closely. She was more nervous than ever before. But she suddenly felt a bit unsure.
Soon, the light on Jirachi's body went away.
"Did it work, Jirachi?"
"Mhm~ But I just felt something. Damian actually liked you from the start, Lillie."
"Eh?!!!"
Lillie's eyes got wide when she heard this. She was so surprised that she could not control her voice.
"Is it true? Damian, he..."
Lillie reacted quickly. Her hands nervously pulled the edge of her skirt. She bent down and looked at Jirachi with worry.
"Yes. Damian liked Lillie from the beginning. So, I want to ask you, do you still want to make this wish?"
Jirachi tilted its head. It looked confused and cute. It made people want to pinch its face.
"This..."
Thump-thump... Thump-thump...
Lillie put her right hand in front of her. Her pale face turned pink. She was so happy! She was really so happy!
So Damian liked her too?
But that is right. Damian always took such good care of her. He was very kind to her. Of course, he had feelings for her.
"Wow~ Thank you, Jirachi! I am so happy!"
Knowing this, Lillie hugged Jirachi. She felt that Jirachi really was a lucky star!
Jirachi made quiet "woo-woo" sounds. Its short arms pushed at Lillie. It tried to get away from the hug.
But it could not do it. The girl was hugging it too tightly! Jirachi did not want to use too much strength. It was afraid of hurting her.
After a while, Lillie calmed down. She realized what she was doing and let go of Jirachi. Jirachi was wobbling and could not fly straight. Lillie's face turned red again.
"I am sorry, Jirachi. I was too excited just now."
Lillie took a candy out of her pocket. She opened the paper and gave it to Jirachi.
"Nebby really likes this candy. Please forgive me for being rude just now."
"Mhm It is so sweet" The star-head was very easy to please.
"Then Lillie, do you still want to make a wish?" The star-head did not forget its goal.
"Hmm..." The girl was unsure.
She was already a bit unsure. She suddenly realized something. Is love from Jirachi's power really true love?
And if she got Damian's love this way, could she really accept it normally?
It was a bit dramatic, but Lillie suddenly thought of these things.
"No, Jirachi. Thank you. I have decided to earn my own love by myself."
Lillie bit her lip. She made her decision and spoke kindly to Jirachi.
"Okay~" Jirachi had the candy in its mouth. Its cheek was sticking out. It looked very cute.
It still did not understand love. However, Lillie gave up on this wish, so it did not have to worry anymore.
"Can I change to a different wish then?"
Lillie blinked her big eyes. She looked at Jirachi with hope again.
"You can."
"Then Jirachi, can you please help me get a bit thinner? I think I have gained some weight recently."
Lillie pinched the soft fat on her belly. She was very upset.
Damian had taken her to many places these past few days. She had eaten many delicious snacks and desserts. Lillie felt she had gotten fat.
"?"
Jirachi looked at Lillie. It was confused. Girl, don't you have any normal wishes?
It was late at night.
Damian sat in his room. He was cleaning the Poké Balls of Kyogre and the others.
The small Wish Star sat on the table. Its hands were at its sides. It watched Damian move.
"Jirachi, do you want to be my partner?"
Damian finished cleaning the last Poké Ball. It was Tyranitar's ball. He put it down. He took out an empty Poké Ball and asked Jirachi.
"Partner? We are already partners." Jirachi thought about it and replied to Damian.
"It is different. It means being partners who are always together. We will never be apart. I like you very much, Jirachi. So, I hope you can stay with me forever."
" Is that right? I like Damian very much too."
Jirachi smiled. Its telepathy was very clear.
"So, does Damian want to catch me?" Jirachi understood what Damian meant.
"That is right. This way, we can be together forever. For a lifetime." Damian had a kind smile on his face.
"But Damian, I will fall asleep. I will sleep for a very long time." Jirachi's voice became quiet. It was very sad.
It knew the truth. When the Millennium Comet ended, it would sleep again. It would give the energy from the comet to the earth.
"So, I hope you can be a bit selfish, Jirachi. Can you stop giving your power to Forina?"
Damian picked up Jirachi and put it in front of him. He looked at the legendary Wish Star.
"But if I do that..." Jirachi was worried. It always gave back to that land.
"Forina is already very good land. It will still be fertile without you. Many Pokémon live there. They will take good care of the land. You do not have to worry."
Damian felt that Jirachi only thought of others.
"Hmm..."
Jirachi was still very unsure. Damian's words made sense. But for a long time, it had followed a cycle. It wakes up for seven days. It takes energy from the comet. Then it sleeps to give energy to Forina. Then it wakes up for seven days again.
This was almost an instinct.
Damian thought for a moment. He took out a pen. He held the wish tag on Jirachi's head.
"Eh?" Jirachi was surprised.
Scribble, scribble, scribble...
Damian moved very fast. He wrote on Jirachi's wish tag.
"You cannot decide, Jirachi. So I will make a wish." Damian looked at Jirachi. Jirachi looked confused, and its body began to glow.
"This is my wish: I hope Jirachi does not have to sleep for a long time. I hope you can be my partner forever and live a free life like me."
"Damian!"
Jirachi's big eyes were wet. It looked at Damian with tears in its eyes.
The wish tag on Jirachi's head shone with a bright light. Jirachi floated up.
The line on its belly opened. It showed its true form: a strange, dark green eye.
The "Eye of Truth"!
Legends say Jirachi wakes up every 1,000 years. It grants the wish on its head. Any wish can come true.
Jirachi is only awake for seven days. Can it grant a wish to not fall asleep?
Damian was not sure. But he believed it was possible. Pokémon are amazing. They have rules, but they can break those rules.
Jirachi gets sleepy because it has no energy. It needs to sleep to feel better. Based on the movie...
Jirachi takes energy from the comet. Then it sleeps to share the energy with Forina. If it does not share, it should stay awake.
But that was not certain. It was better to just make a wish.
The Eye of Truth moved. Jirachi closed its eyes and began to grant the wish.
Time passed. The text on the wish tag disappeared. The light on its body went away.
The Eye of Truth closed. Jirachi landed on the table. It opened its eyes.
"Did it work?" Damian was not sure.
"Damian~" Jirachi looked at Damian. Its voice was very pleasant. Its big eyes were sparkling.
"Please take care of me from now on~"
The small Wish Star floated up and hugged the Damian's neck. It rubbed against him like a cute cat.
Yes, it had granted Damian's wish.
"I look forward to our time together."
Damian was very happy. He had caught the Mythical Pokémon, Jirachi.
This cute friend could stay with him. It would not sleep for a long time.
This wish would end when he died in the future. Then Jirachi would return to Forina. That land was important to it.
"This is great."
Damian rubbed Jirachi's head. He was in a very good mood.
Jirachi was settled. Now it was time for the final battle with the Hoenn League.
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