I paused for a moment. What did the creature say? Become a magical girl? This was ridiculous; I was on the verge of death, and I was asked to become a magical girl. The second after I had thought that, I thought something else: I was being given a second chance at life. I nodded at the creature. It smiled. "In exchange, I'll grant you one wish." It paused. "I'll let you think about what you want to wish for."

I nodded my head again, and thought of everything I could wish for. I could wish to be cured, but I wouldn't be faced with this decision if I wasn't going to get better anyway. What was it I wanted? There was a lot of things, but nothing I could single out. Would I be able to wish for everything I wanted? The beeping of the monitor beside my bed slowed down. It was telling me that my time was running out. Well, wishing for everything was worth a try. I could barely speak, and I hoped the creature could hear me. "Everything." I said, as strongly as I could. It wasn't much use, my voice was almost gone. "I wish for everything I want." I repeated, hoping to be heard.

The creature nodded. "Very well. Your wish has been accepted, and in exchange, you'll become a Magic Girl." The beeping was gradually slowing down and my vision waned. Everything went blurry as I saw the creature approach my face. With one of its rabbit-ears, it reached inside my chest, and pulled a glowing orb of something out.

The monitor droned; it was too late, I was now dead. I then realised that I wasn't, since I was able to hear the monitor, and I was able to feel the pain that circulated throughout every fibre of my being. I would have screamed and yelled, but my voice had left me. I would have thrashed around, but I had no strength, I just layed there, and endured what seemed like an eternity of pain, when I saw that the glowing orb had changed into a beautiful egg-shaped gem. It was a beautiful magenta colour, and I instinctively reached out for it.

Reaching out and taking the gem took no effort at all, when it used to take so much effort to move my head. I sat up, the monitor was still droning, saying I had no heartbeat, and I realised that I could move again. I heard the clamour of footsteps, and I knew they would soon reach me. I stood up without thinking, and ran the few steps across the room to the window. I reached up, and managed to clamour out, escaping onto the roof, just as the nurses and doctors rushed in. Luckily, I wasn't seen.

I was shaking. I could do so much more things than I could before. The creature looked at me, or rather, at the gem in my hands. "It's slightly bigger than normal." It said to me, its voice had a hint of delight in it.

I nodded and turned to it, I needed some explaining. I started with the simple question first. "Who are you?" I asked, my voice was as clear as it had been so many years ago.

The creature gave a simple reply. "Kyubey."

I sighed, now was the hard question. "Alright, Kyubey. I need some explanations." I pointed to the room where I had just been. "I died in there. Why am I still living?"

"Because your soul was removed." I looked at it- him. I decided that this Kyubey thing was a boy. I'm pretty sure I looked shocked, because he began to explain in detail. About what Magic Girls do, about soul gems, and what they are (and what that makes Magic Girls), and that when magic girls use their magic, their power depletes, causing their soul gems to darken, which requires a grief seed to fix.

It took me a few minutes to take all the information in. I was now a living corpse, essentially. A small part of me inside wanted to panic and freak out, but I knew that being a living corpse was better than being a dead one, which I would've been in a few minutes. My soul gem started to flash, and I gasped in alarm. "What does that mean?" I asked.

"A witch has appeared," Kyubey told me.

I stood up, and hesitated for a minute. I wasn't sure how to transform into a Magical Girl. I wasn't going to ask Kyubey, though. I was sick of his answers. I tried searching my soul for something -anything- that might spark a transformation. I found it; it was a bright light within my soul. The moment I touched it, I felt warmness spread throughout my body. I was suddenly taken back to reality, and I could still feel the warmness tingle on my skin. I knew I had done it, because I could feel clothing that was not a hospital gown on my body. I looked at my outfit; it seemed to revolve around red polka-dots, and candy. My weapon, a small wand of sorts, was even donned with a small gold candy on top.

I smiled, I was pleased with myself. I looked at Kyubey, and nodded. "Let's go." I said. I ran across rooftops, jumping from roof to roof, until I could feel a heavy presence nearby. I thought it was a witch, until I came close enough to see the full scene.

The glow of my soul gem had faded, and I saw her, standing where I thought the witch was a few moments ago. She had blonde hair, done in a drill-ringlet style, and she wielded a rifle as a weapon. Compared to me and my wand, she looked amazing. I then realised that this girl was not only a fellow Magic Girl, but she was also the girl who had appeared in my dream. I watched her transform back into a school uniform, and I watched her leave.

I sighed, and tried using my powers for the first time. I didn't know what they were, but I did know that I hadn't gotten anything I wanted yet, so I supposed getting what I wanted was my power. I closed my eyes and focused. I wanted a nice set of clothing, sine I only had the hospital gown. I felt a cold chill run throughout my body, and sitting in a neat pile in front of me, was a pretty little dress, along with a pair of matching shoes. I looked around; Kyubey had left, possibly to follow that rifle-girl. I jumped down from the building and into an empty alleyway, transformed back, and changed my clothes.

I stepped out onto the pavement, feeling refreshed and new, seeing nothing but a bright future ahead of myself. I smiled and sighed, I felt free. The sky was starting to become dark, and I walked down the path, wondering where I should stay for the night.