The Wish That Changed My Life

Chapter 4: Sema’s first steps into the human world

The next morning, Keiji wakes up feeling heavy in his body. His previous day was full of surprises, starting with the appearance of Sema, who suddenly became a little girl, and ending with explaining the matter to Sally. He looks at the alarm clock to find it hasn't rung yet. Then he turned to his side to find Sema sleeping peacefully, her tail wrapped around her small body, and her ears moving slightly as if she was dreaming. He smiles, covers her well with his blanket, and quietly gets out of bed to get ready to go to school.

He leaves the room and goes to the kitchen to eat his morning meal after washing his face and changing into his school uniform. He sits at the table trying to avoid making any loud noise so as not to wake up Sema. He starts eating his morning meal, which consists of a boiled egg with a slice of whole grain bread, a banana, and a glass of milk. After he finishes, he puts what needs washing in the sink to wash it later. Then he carries his bag after washing his face from the food residue on it. As soon as he reaches the door to go out, he hears the sound of the alarm in his room ringing loudly, followed by the sound of Sema screaming. Keiji quickly leaves the house, forgetting the door is open as he runs towards school. He notices Sema coming out of the door and quickly runs after him, terrified. He stops running for Sema to come, jumping into his lap, terrified. Keiji smiles. Laughing at Sema's reaction to the alarm and also at the fact that he was now actually ready to be chased by her like yesterday, they return home, where Keiji takes out the plate containing some of the remaining chicken soup from the oven and takes out a plastic cup with water in it, and places them on her table next to a spoon and a plastic fork. Then he opens the bathroom door, then finally leaves the house without forgetting to close the door.

Three minutes later, he notices that Sema hasn't followed him this time, reassuring himself. Meanwhile, Sema sits at the table at home, staring at the food Keiji left for her before he left. She's still not used to eating this way, but Keiji had taught her how to use a spoon and fork the day before. She's also feeling a little hungry, so she decides to eat it anyway. Returning to Keiji, who is walking to school, but he's thinking about leaving her alone all day, especially since Sema still exhibits some cat-like behavior and hasn't yet adjusted to her human life.

"I can't leave her alone like that... What if she messes with something dangerous?" Keiji thought deeply before sighing and deciding, "I think I'll miss school today, too..."

He walks back home and finds Sema taking a nap on the living room couch. As soon as she hears him approaching, she stands up and begins walking toward him in a feline pose called 'cross-stepping,' where she moves her hands and feet on the same side of her body together as she walks toward him. When she reaches him, she begins rubbing against him, a wide smile on her face, and her tail twitches smoothly and flexibly. Keiji puts his bag on the floor and picks her up.

"Well, we have to make sure you're able to live like a human, right?" Keiji said confidently.

"Meow...?" Sema nodded, tilting her head to the side, not fully understanding what he meant. Keiji continued confidently, "And I know where to start... walking and talking!"

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"Okay, Sema. We humans don't walk on all fours. We just stand on two legs, like that." Keiji said, standing in the middle of the room and pointing at his feet.

Sema watched him for a moment, then looked down at her feet and tried to stand like he did, but she barely managed to keep her balance before falling to the carpet.

"Meow!" she complained as she sat on the floor, looking down at her feet as if they were her enemy.

Keiji laughed and said, "It's okay, the first try is always difficult!"

He reached out and helped her stand again. "Try again, but this time move your feet slowly."

Sema began to move slowly, step by step, but suddenly lost her balance and fell again. This time, instead of getting upset and angry as she had just a moment ago, she showed excitement. She stood up again and moved a little faster until she fell. She did it again and again without even Keiji's help, increasing her walking speed to a run with each attempt.

"Oh..." Keiji said, amazed at how quickly Sema learned in just a few minutes. His surprise turned to happiness when he saw her running around him, laughing.

Of course, the laughter didn't last long. Sema stumbled and fell to the floor, causing Keiji to panic and run over to her anxiously.

"Sema! Are you okay?" Keiji said, worried and nervous.

Sema stands up, and her expression turns from laughing a moment ago to a frown, and it seems that she is going to cry, so Keiji rushes towards her to calm her down before that happens, and he notices a redness on her forehead where she hit the floor, so he panics and runs to bring a bandage to put on her. After a while, Keiji places a bunch of pillows around the room and asks Sema, who has lost interest in continuing her walking training, to continue. He tries to convince her to continue, but she refuses. An idea comes to him, so he goes to the kitchen and returns with some candy. He gives her a taste of it, which she really likes. She tries to get more, but he stops her and asks her to continue training until she gets more. She frowns a little, but stands up again and continues walking with steady steps. Strangely, this time, she lasts half an hour before falling, so Keiji rewards her with two candy canes.

Keiji smiles proudly and says, "Well done, Sema! Soon you'll be able to walk like everyone else!"

Sema is overjoyed, feeling a sense of accomplishment after hearing Keiji's words.

“Good, I think that’s enough for now for walking training, now for the next step… talking!” Keiji said as he patted Sema’s head gently.

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Fourth Chapter Has Ended