PUELLA MAGI HAKONA MAGICA
Episode 1: "M-magic? Impossible!"
Fairies, Magical Girls, and Witches. All were part of a vicious cycle on this blue planet. Nothing can save those who have made a contract with the white devil. Their fate is sealed upon their selfish wish. There is no escape. They are bound by the path of fate. The road they walk is one of pain and anguish. This tale is about someone who escaped. Someone that found salvation.
"Hakona..." a faint voice rung out. "Hakona!" the voice went from soft to a commanding tone. A hand reached outward and grabbed the sleeping girl by the shoulder. The hand had a tight grip on her shoulder as it shook the sleeping girl awake.
"W-what...?" a silver haired teenage girl opened her eyes. "Huh, oh hey Suzu-chan, mornin'!" the girl said as she sat up from her bed. She looked the girl in the eye with a tired smile.
"It's time for school." the brown haired girl said as she walked toward window closest to the bed. With one flick of both arms, she separated red curtains to allow sunlight to fall into the room. "I'm already dressed and ready to go." the girl said as she took her attention from the window to Hakona. Hakona showed little interest as she had already covered up with the sheets, ready to sleep again.
"Hakona! You're going to school!" the girl walked forward as she gripped the sheets. With one violent tug, they came off along with the silver haired girl. Hakona smacked the back of her head onto the wooden floor. She closed her eyes as she brought up both of her hands to her head. She gripped the top of her head and held it an effort to soothe the pain. It didn't work.
"Was that necessary!" Hakona bellowed. The girl wanted an answer and she wanted it now.
"For you, yes." the brown eyed girl said as she closed her eyes half-way. This was routine for the girl. Hakona was incredibly stubborn so she had to go to drastic lengths to even get the girl up and out of bed.
"Whatever." Hakona said in a huff. She stood up from bed with the full intention of getting ready. The top drawer of Hakona's dresser opened up to reveal a small, rectangular box. Hakona reached in and popped the lid off. The box housed Hakona's school uniform.
Suzu took a step forward, placing one of her hands on the dresser. She began to tap her fingers before she opened her mouth to speak. "Come on, Hakona, can you PLEASE start getting ready by yourself? I can't keep doing this forever, you know." Suzu said as she let out a deep breath.
Hakona caught wind of what that breath meant. "Alright, alright. I'll get up in the mornings. Sorry." Hakona said as she grabbed the white uniform and took it out of the box.
"Good, good." the girl known as Suzu smiled. She pulled her hand away from the dresser and turned toward the opened door. "I'll be downstairs, get freshened up too. Mom and I will have breakfast finished in a bit." the girl had said as she departed out the open doorway and into the hall beyond.
"Alright and make some rice balls for lunch!" Hakona called out to her friend as she left.
The girl was alone now. She took a couple of steps toward the mirror until she could see her own full reflection. She held the white uniform over her upper body to get an idea of how it would look on her. "Not bad." she said to herself with a smile. The uniform was white on the upper body and held a small, red scarf that wrapped snuggly around the neck. The bottom of the attire was a short, black skirt that stopped just below the knees.
"Better get dressed... don't want to make Suzu angry again." Hakona had thought to herself as she left the room. Hakona walked down the hall and entered first door to the right. She closed the door and then set the uniform down on the space near the sink. Hakona took her focus from the uniform and too the bathtub before her. With one twist of the nob, water came forth from the silver nozzel. A few moments passed before the bath was full of warm water. The silver haired girl stepped in after getting undressed.
A smile of delight expanded across her face. This was incredibly relaxing, at least to her. "Man... why do I have to go to school?" Hakona said to herself. She let her body sink further and further into the heavenly water. She allowed it to work its magic. She had escaped from reality for one brief second.
"Hakona!" a familiar voice boomed out from beyond the door. A very angry voice. "Hurry up, okay? You usually take half-an-hour to take a bath or a shower. Hurry it up!" Suzu said as she turned away from the door and headed back downstairs. She didn't want to be late just because of Hakona's habits.
"U-uh... alright!" Hakona said as she regained her grip on reality.
The bath didn't last as long as Suzu thought it would. Only eight minutes passed and Hakona was out of the bath and dressed. She brushed her teeth before she departed from the lavatory.
Hakona made her way down the hall, fully clothed. "Hey, is breakfast ready yet!" Hakona called out, grabbing the side of the wall. The girl held her head outward, looking down the stairs.
"Come see for yourself!" Suzu replied, peeking her head out from the wall. Hakona grumbled in discontent. Was answering that question such a bother, the girl thought.
"Whatever." Hakona said to herself. She took one step forward and ascended the staircase. She finally got to the ground floor and turned the corner, entering the kitchen.
"Good morning Hakona-chan!" an older woman stands at the stove. She had brown hair that extended down her back, gentle brown eyes and a kind smile.
"Good morning Mom." Hakona returned the kind lady's smile, sitting down at the table. What was at the table was a large stack of pancakes, a plate with two eggs and buttered toast. "Woooowww! THIS IS AWESOME, thanks a lot Mom!"
Suzu walked to the table, taking a seat right in front of Hakona. The brown haired girl looked at Hakona with a hint of disgust. "You have someone else to thank, you know." she said, pouring syrup on her own stack of pancakes.
"I don't see Ebi around anywhere." Hakona moved her head to the side, tilting it. She was looking for the family's golden lab. The dog was nowhere to be found.
"What are you doing Hakona?" Suzu said as she placed drenched piece of pancake into her mouth.
"Looking for the dog."
"Why?"
"Because he's probably the only one here who can cook besides Mom, of course!" Hakona said with a smile. She just loved getting on Suzu's nerves in the mornings.
"Do you want to live past breakfast?" Suzu said, her eye twitching. The girl sighed, trying to calm herself down. "Hakona isn't worth it. Hakona isn't worth it." she kept repeating those words to herself.
"I wonder if Ebi's poop could make your food taste any better..." Hakona said again, digging into her tower of pancakes.
"Hakona, shut up." Suzu said, gritting her teeth. No, she couldn't contain her anger. Her sister just won't leave her alone.
"Why are you two always fighting?" the older lady walked to the table, taking a seat of her own. "You were insepirable when you two were younger..." the woman continued talking, cutting a piece of pancake. She shoved it into her mouth and chewed.
"Hakona is just lazy. She needs to get her priorities straight." Suzu said what's on her mind as she placed yet another piece of the soft food into her mouth. "I have to keep getting her up. I'm her own personal alarm clock." Suzu kept on talking, chewing her food.
"Blah..." Hakona loved toying with Suzu during breakfast. It's mostly light teasing on Hakona's part. Deep down she really did love her step-sister.
"Hakona-chan." the woman known as Asami Tomoka spoke up, looking to Hakona from the side of the table. The woman was certainly concerned about Hakona's treatment of her friend, but she was more concerned about Hakona herself. "Are you going to be okay?" the woman said as her smile faded.
"I'll be fine Mom, don't worry! I may be lazy but I'm also stubborn! Nothing can knock me down so... don't worry. Smile, please?" Hakona looked her adoptive mother in the face, grinning wide. Her smile prompted Asami's own to return to life.
"Hmhm.." Asami giggled, biting into her pancake again. "You're right, what have I got to worry about? If you do get into trouble, I'm sure Suzu-chan will be there to help you." Suzu's mother looked at her daughter.
"Expecting me to bail out Hakona again? I have my own responsibilities you know." Suzu said, looking off to the side. Deep down Suzu felt it her responsibility to look after her friend. Suzu was the one who daught Hakona how to ride a bike, how to swim, plenty of other things. She acted as the older sister even though they were both close to the same age of fourteen.
"You know you love me Suzu-chan!" Hakona said with her mouth full of pancake.
"Mmmm.. yeah, I do." Suzu admitted to it as she sighed again. "Let's just finish eating, alright?"
"Sorry about the... comments about your food." Hakona said, her eyes falling half-open. She looked to the table and then back up to her best friend.
"Don't worry and you're.. probably right, my cooking skills aren't up to par.. ahahah." Suzu laughed, pulling a stray brown hair out of her face.
Asami looked at Hakona and then to Suzu. She was happy both made up. The two girls and their mother ate breakfast that morning. They didn't converse much but they were happy to have each others company. Twenty minutes passed and the girl's departed after saying their good-byes.
"Looking forward to making any new friends?" Suzu said, turning to look at Hakona.
The silver haired girl was pretty sociable and made friends pretty easily. That may be because of her likable personality and not her work-ethic. "I guess, it's not like I'll hang out with them after school or anything.. but it does ease the boredom of being there." the girl answered, sighing. She really didn't want to go to school or work. Hakona hated both with a passion.
"Ease the boredom? It's not so boring if you actually pay attention." Suzu put a hand to her forehead. One would wonder why the two of them are best friends. Suzu always took pride in her looks and intelligence while Hakona took pride in... nothing.
"Suzu, school is your thing and it isn't mine." the silver-eyed girl replied as she turned away, looking toward the park nearby. A small, pink haired girl in the distance ran forward into a young man's arms. Hakona continued to gaze at her, smiling. She wanted that in the future, maybe she wanted to raise a family. Was that her wish?
"Hakona, hey!" the brown haired girl waves a hand in front of Hakona's face, trying to snap her out of this trance. "Hakona!" Suzu yelled again, pinching the girl's cheek.
"Ouch, hey!" Hakona immediately snapped out of the day-dream, looking at Suzu.
"What are you staring at?" Suzu asked, placing her hands on her hips.
"That kid..." Hakona smiled as she walked forward and down the hill. She completely forgot about school and the time, she had to see that child.
"WAIT, HAKONA! AHHH!" Suzu lost her cool and gripped the sides of her head. She was frustrated and she wasn't going to be late for school. "I'm leaving you behind!" she yelled out, running down the walkway.
"Hey, excuse me!" Hakona called out to the purple-haired man. Below the purple-haired man was a small pink-eyed girl. She had pigtails, a cheeky face and a cute smile.
"Oh, hello!" the male said as he looked to Hakona. "Can I help you?"
"I couldn't help it.. this girl is just so cute! I had to know her name!" Hakona said, kneeling down to the small child. "What's your name?"
"Um.." the little girl pulled away and hid behind her father's leg.
"I'm Haruhi Hakona but.. you can just call me Hakona." Hakona smiled, holding out a hand in greeting.
"Madoka, say hi to the nice girl." Tomohisa said, nudging his daughter with his hand.
"Madoka? That's... a strange name." Hakona commented, still looking at the child. "You don't have to be shy, I don't bite... well not unless you want me to." the silver haired girl smiled wide, her teeth showing.
"Hakona-chan..." Madoka walked forward, taking Hakona's hand. She shook it up and down, smiling. "Hakona-chan!"
"That's right." the girl felt something deep inside. A feeling of warmth. This small girl's smile, her actions, they just lit up her entire day. She had no idea what this feeling was but it was bliss.
"O-oh crap! I forgot, I'm going to be late for school!" Hakona stood up, blinking.
"You better get going, we don't want to keep you! Hahaha!" Tomohisa laughed, edging the girl to leave.
"It was nice meeting you Madoka and ... uh, Madoka's dad!" with that, Hakona sprinted away as fast as she could.
"Bye Hakona-chan!" Madoka waved to Hakona as she ran away.
"Madoka, huh? That name is kind of strange." Hakona said to herself as she left the man and the small girl behind. Thoughts about a family circle in her mind. She wanted to raise a kid, she wanted to marry. Maybe that was what her life was meant to be? "Huhh..." she smiled, thinking about any man she could get.
"HARUHI HAKONA! HURRY UP!" Suzu yelled out, leaning against a pole.
"Oh, hey Suzu!" Hakona responded as she ran up to Suzu. "You're tired already?"
"Physical... exertion.. isn't my strong point." the brown eyed girl remarked, standing up to regain her composure.
"Neither are people skills." Hakona laughed at her own joke.
"Alright, alright, I'm not GOING to dignify that." Suzu stood up, taking in another deep breath. She was fine, she was composed, she could keep going.
"Sorry I just had to see that little girl... she was so cute and charming I.. couldn't resist." Hakona laughed nervously, scratching the top of her head.
Suzu just stared at Hakona for the better part of ten seconds. She then turned away, beginning her run toward the school again. Hakona shrugged and followed after her close friend. Eight minutes passed and they were making good time. Hakona walked infront of an exhausted Suzu.
"Yoooooooooo Hakona-chan!" a voice burst out from the crowd. A girl known as Yachi Koju stood in front of Hakona. She had long, blonde hair that went down her back, brilliant blue eyes and the air seemed to just sparkle around her. Hakona didn't take any notice to that, she just walked past her with Suzu following behind. "... ... HEY, Hakona-chan, are you ignoring me?"
"Yes, yes I am." Hakona said with a slight smile. She sort of wanted to get on Yachi's nerves. You know, fight fire with fire.
"Mmmmm..." Yachi crossed her arms, pouting. "You're no fun, you know that?" the blonde girl walked forward, barring Hakona's path.
"Get out of my way." Hakona said, frowning. Yachi had interrupted her thoughts of a happy family. That kind of irked her and naturally, Yachi was just a pain in the ass.
"Blaahh.. you're STILL no fun. Suzu-chan! Hakona-chan is being mean to me!" the girl then complained to Suzu.
"Please, just leave us alone Yachi." Suzu said, looking at Yachi's finger. She noticed a strange blue ring. "Yachi, what is that?"
"I could tell you.. but it's a secret!" Yachi boasted proudly as she placed her hands on her hips.
"A secret? How is getting a ring something you need to keep secret?" Suzu said as she pulled herself out of her slump.
"I'll tell you after school, we're going to have a little fun!" Yachi said as she clapped her hands together. "I'll explain everything then, okay? Anyway, I'M OFF! WHOOSH!" the girl yelled as she branched her arms out like an airplane. Afterward she ran away, making engine sound effects.
"Ehehehe.. haha." Hakona couldn't help but laugh at Yachi's display. She was annoying, yeah, but she could always make the silver-eyed Hakona laugh.
"Laughing at someone else's immaturity isn't a good thing, Hakona." Suzu said, closing her eyes as she walked past Hakona.
"I'm... kind of curious where she got that ring from though. I never took Yachi for one to wear jewelry." the girl said, straightening her red scarf.
"Well girl's like fashion... well..." Suzu stopped, her eyes falling half-shut. She examined Hakona up and down before continuing again, "I should say MOST girls like fashion."
"I'm not 'most' girls Suzu." Hakona said, scratching her head. "I just wear what I feel like, is that such a bad thing?"
"No, but it wouldn't kill you to dress like a lady for once." Suzu shook her head from side to side. "I'm sorry, I forgot who I was talking too."
"You also forgot who was listening." Hakona then walked past Suzu, ignoring her completely.
"Huh? Hakona, wait!" Suzu followed after the silver haired girl.
The school day went by rather fast. Hakona and Suzu were in different classes but that was fine. Hakona didn't talk to anyone, she just slept most of the day. Any assignments she had received weren't going to be finished, that was for sure. In Suzu's case she did everything. She wrote the assignments on the board, explained things to the other students and was overall helpful. The two really contrasted. Again, one would wonder why they were friends.
"Hakonaaaaaaaaa-chan!" Yachi smacked Hakona's desk with a large text book. The final bell had already rung and Yachi just stuck around to wake up Hakona. "WAKE UP!"
"Ahhh!" Hakona woke up as she threw her body back into the chair. "Oh crap... Yachi?"
"Yup, the one and only! Come on, come on, did you forget what we were doing today?" Yachi said with a wide smile. Whatever she was going on about, she was awfully excited.
Hakona had planned on going home and going to sleep for the rest of the day, but fate wouldn't allow it. "Alright, alright we're.. going to the park, right?" Hakona said, trying to recall their conversation earlier that day.
"Yep! Yep!" Yachi replied with a smile, standing away from Hakona's desk. The girl sat in the desk stood up, stretching her arms into the air.
"Alright, alright, let's just hurry this up so I can get home." the girl said as she yawned. She really didn't want to go through this fiasco with Yachi but the faster she got through this, the faster she got home.
"Alright, alright, this way!" Yachi took hold of Hakona's hand and walked forward and out of the classroom. Hakona didn't complain the entire way to the park. She remained silent, letting Yachi lead her. They didn't pass Suzu at all. Hakona began to worry if she ditched or not. The silver-haired girl wouldn't be able to stand Yachi by herself. That thought vanished as soon as they arrived at the park. Suzu was right there, reading a book on a bench.
"Oh there you two are." Suzu said as she stood up, putting the book away.
"Woohoo! At least Suzu-chan didn't forget about our little arrangement." Yachi said, making a cat face. She turned toward Hakona who took a step back.
"H-hey, I was asleep the entire time." Hakona said, scratching the top of her head. The girl really thought that justified her reasoning.
Suzu didn't say anything. The girl walked over to Yachi, looking at her ring. "Alright, you said this was some big secret so what's going on?" the brown haired girl said, flipping a stray hair out of her face.
"Well..." Yachi looked right and left. She turned around to see if anyone was nearby. The coast was clear so she could say it. "I'm a magical girl!" she said, presenting herself as she held out both arms. She closed her eyes, hoping the others would bask her in glory and praise.
"You've really gone off the deep end, haven't you?" Hakona said, sitting down on the bench that Suzu had abandoned.
"A magical girl? Like those things in manga, right?" Suzu said, placing a hand on the top of her head. "Hahaha, is that all you called us out here for?"
"I'm serious, I mean iiiit.." Yachi pouted as she plopped her rear onto the ground. "I wanted to take you two with me on a Witch hunt..." she looked to the ground, disappointed.
"She is telling the truth." a strange voice echoed in Hakona and Suzu's head. Both girls look at one another and then look at Yachi.
"Where did that come form?" Hakona said, her eyes darting past the fountain, over the walkway and into the woods. She couldn't find out where that mysterious voice originated. Were the trees speaking to her? No, no they weren't.
"Down here." the voice echoed again and the culprit was a furry white creature with long ears. The animal's tail swished back and forth, its beadie red eyes stare into space. "My name is Kyubey! It's nice to meet you Hakona." the faerie looked to Hakona and then to the brown haired girl, "Suzu."
"Is that rabbit talking?" Hakona looked at Yachi who was still seated on the ground. "Seriously.. if it is, it's kinda freaky." the silver haired girl laughed. She found this thing more amusing than scary.
"That thing is talking... it is..." Suzu crouched down, looking at the white animal. It was talking, yeah, or not, it was using telepathy. "Ahaha.. I think I'm going crazy." Suzu said with a lousy smile. Yeah, she was going mad. Rabbits couldn't talk... or could they?
"It's talking Suzu, there's no way you're wrapping your head around this. Just accept it and move on." Hakona, with her typical lazy demeanor, stated her thoughts on the matter.
"H-how is it talking and.. how can you just accept this Hakona!" Suzu spoke up, breaking out of her trance.
"Because life likes throwing fast-balls... no matter how crazy." the silver haired girl locked eyes with Kyubey and then looked to Yachi. "So magic, right?"
"Hakona... you're BUYING into this! It's a lie, a trick, this thing is..." Suzu kept trying to think of an explanation.
"You're going to hurt yourself and me if you keep doing that Suzu." Hakona stood up from the bench as she walked over to Yachi.
"Uh.. um... oii... my head hurts." Suzu said, placing her palm on her forehead. She walked over to the bench, taking a seat where Hakona just moved from.
"ALRIGHT, IT'S TIME FOR ME TO EXPLAIN.. the BASICS!" Yachi said, holding up her hand. She placed her pointer finger on Hakona's nose and then leaped backward. She spaced herself away and then looked to Kyubey. "Assume your stance Kyubey!" Yachi clapped her hands together.
Kyubey just looked up at Yachi, shaking his head. "I'm not doing that."
"COME ON, PARTY POOPER!" Yachi bent down and gripped Kyubey's arms. The blonde girl lifted him into the air, forcing him to raise his arms into the sky.
"Shouldn't you talk to your friends?" Kyubey said, completely disinterested in Yachi's antics. Yachi then snapped back to her senses... or whatever those were.
"Right, right, enough goofing off here!" Yachi took in a deep breath, dropping Kyubey to the ground. "Basically what you do is... you make a wish with Kyubey and he grants it.. at least that's what he did for me."
"WAIT, a wish? What...? How?" Suzu said in complete disbelief. Any normal human being would do the same thing. Hakona, on the other hand, remained quiet and crossed her arms.
"Magic!" Yachi said, clapping her hands for the second time this conversation.
"M-magic? Impossible!" Suzu claimed as she stood tall from the bench. "I refuse to believe such childish nonsense." the girl looked to Kyubey. "I'm not buying into whatever.. you're... I don't what YOU'RE doing but I'm not buying into it!" she was really stubborn.
"Suzu, calm down, please." Hakona leaned down, looking Kyubey in the eye again. "Wishes huh? Sorry but I'm not interested. I'm already content with my life. I've got a happy family to look after me and I have Suzu too." she smiled, looking at her companion who continued to chip away at this magic business.
"Are you sure you feel that way? I can make anything happen." Kyubey said, staring into Hakona's eyes. The red glow reminded Hakona of something. It reminded her of that accident when she was younger.
"When is mommy coming home?" a small child looked up to a young Asami who was in tears. "Where's my daddy?" the young Hakona said, but only got tears as a response. The thought ran through her head, about wishing her parents back to life or even wishing that the accident never happened. She only eyed Kyubey, smiling. "What's past is past, I have to live in the present."
"Okay, what about you suzu." Kyubey then looked to Hakona's friend who looked frantic for the moment.
"Wishes? N-no.. I don't have any wishes." Suzu said, trying to gather her sanity.
"WOWWwww.. you guys are BORING." Yachi said, leaping up from the ground.
"Hey, wait a second... you have that ring so you had to have made a wish, right? What was your wish Yachi?" Hakona put two things together. She thought in order to get one of those rings, you had to make a wish. Why was Yachi so eager to make Hakona or Suzu wish?
"My... wish?" Yachi said in a low murmur. "It's nothing important, nothing at all!" the blonde tried to keep her upbeat demeanor but it failed.
"In order to become a magical girl you have to wish, right?" Hakona said as she gazed at Kyubey for a moment. Her glare went back to Yachi in the next moment, "What was your wish? If you wanted us out here to join your cause and fight these 'Witches' then.. you at least owe us that much." while Hakona spoke, Suzu had finally gotten a grip on the situation. However, she didn't say anything, she was eager to hear Yachi's words.
"I wished that my Mommy and Daddy separated." the blue-eyed girl looked to the ground. The girl remembered all the fights her folks had been in. Over food, over shopping, over Yachi herself, they couldn't stop arguing. Both parents were at fault and recently the confronations became physical. Glasses began to break, words were thrown about. Yachi just couldn't take the pain anymore.
Hakona didn't say anything. She looked over to Suzu who was quick to embrace Yachi in a hug. Both Hakona and Suzu knew of the situation as Yachi usually told them in private at school. If Yachi wasn't scared, she would have ran away a long time ago. She would have visited Suzu and Hakona at their home but she wouldn't. Her father wouldn't let her leave the house. If her mother felt like she wanted Yachi to leave, she had to fight with her father. It was a mess that she didn't have to deal with anymore.
"I really.. don't get this magic business yet but... I'll try. Part of me doesn't want to accept it.. but another wants to help you, it's complicated." Suzu said with a smile.
Yachi perked up as she embraced Suzu as tightly as she could. "Thank you SO MUCH SUZU-CHAN! This means a lot to me, you know!" in almost an instant, Yachi returned to her former personality.
"Ehehe... you're welcome!" Suzu said as she pulled herself away from Yachi. The blonde tried to keep Suzu in the hug but she gave up.
"Alright, top priority right now is finding a Witch and.. you two stay close to me, I don't want you getting hurt!" Yachi said with a wink. "I won't let anything happen to the both of you, I promise!"
Hakona looked to Suzu who held the same face she did. Being protected by this clumsy girl, of all people? They both opened their mouths at the same time,
"We're screwed."
[End of Episode 1]