I felt a sensation that could only be described as my soul being sucked out of me. I was enveloped in a white light, and the man was pushed back with astounding force. When the light cleared, he was gone, but more peculiar was myself. I was dressed some sort of short white gown, trimmed with gold thread, and with feathery plumes hanging from the skirt and sleeves.

"What…is this?"

"You're a magical girl now."

"A what?"

"A magical girl! It's exactly what it sounds like."

"Hey…I didn't ask for this!"

"But you did! You made a contract with me."

It's right. This was what I signed up for, even if I did not know it at the time.

"Hmph…so how do I get out of this stupid outfit?." The flowing white dress and its golden lace seemed to imply I was some sort of divine being. It made me sick. Must I carry my supposed gift on my back wherever I go, for the rest of eternity?

"Just concentrate your mind out changing out of it."

I didn't know what that meant exactly, but it seemed to work. The white light appeared once again, though this time it's presence was much briefer. When it faded, I was back in my tattered school uniform.

"Oh, and you'll be needing this." spoke the creature suddenly. As he said it, a small white gem appeared before me, landing in my hands. It was encased in silver, and looking into it I felt as if I was staring into my own soul.

"That's your soul gem. It's your source of power."

Soul gem. So I was right. Was the white color supposed to represent the purity of my soul, draped in the light of God himself? How laughable.

But that was not important now. I was tired and beaten, and I had to return home before this situation gets any worse. As I took my first step I noticed it was surprisingly easy, consider my legs had just been crushed under the weight of a grown man. I ignored the thought and continued to walk towards my house.

"You may have noticed that your wounds from what just happened have been healed. That's a part of your power - accelerated healing."

I stopped in my tracks. The white furball was following me still, and seemed to be talking to me. What it was talking about was anyone's guess. My power?

I had apparently spoken my thoughts out loud, as it quickly replied:

"Your power as a magical girl. It has many other facets as well, your potential is quite great. "

Potential?

"I'm Kyuubey by the way. I'll be accompanying you from now on. Don't worry, normal people can't see me."

I was dumbfounded, but I decided to brush it off. My wounds may have been healed, but I was still extremely tired. I just wanted to lie in my bed and drift off into the escape known as sleep, waking up to find things all as they should be.

How naïve I was.

I felt an excruciating pain swelling within my shoulder blades. I fell to my knees and clasped my hands over my mouth to muffle the screams. Something emerged from my back, some sort of appendage, one protruding from either side.

Wings.

Yes, I thought. I was an angel after all. A child of God. This was my rebirth, my ascent into heaven.

But as the wings had been fully unsheathed they began to wrap around my body in a sort of embrace. It was then I noticed that were not wings at all, but arms.

Arms. Complete with hands, too. Draped around one hand was a white rosary with a cross hanging from it. The same cross my mother would grasp as she counted her blessings.

I can remember how I was always first on her list.

I was being literally embraced, by…myself? Or was it my mother? It was then I heard a voice. It was unmistakable. Gentle, as a mother would hold her child, it spoke out to me.

"My child, Megumi. You've met with a terrible fate. But I'm sure you've realized this by now, haven't you?"

It was without a doubt the voice of my late mother.

"You don't know yet, though. You don't know exactly how terrible your end will be. But rest assured, through all the pain, you will be blessed once again, and reunited with me. Like mother, like daughter, you shall suffer as I did, and in the end, we will meet in heaven. I eagerly await the day I can embrace precious gift for real, holding her again't my breast, kissing her as I once did during my time on earth."

And then -

Fade to black. No. White.

A short chapter, with not much happening. Oh well, let's hope I can at least build up to something good.