Chapter 11

"So what are we going to do?" Sayaka asked, twirling a bit of Kyoko's hair with her finger. Kyoko's head was on Sayaka's stomach, using her as a pillow. She liked it, the way her head would move up and down slowly with the motion of Sayaka's breathing, the way she could feel her pulse, but mainly it was the simple fact that she was close to the girl she loved.

"I don't know," Kyoko said, not really wanting to talk about this now as she worried it would ruin the mood. "We'll figure it out." She had a tone that implied it was the ultimate answer to the question and there was no need to think on it any longer.

It was currently around noon the day after they had broken into the hotel room. They had woken up inside each other's arms, each of them feeling just a little foggy and out of sorts because of the alcohol last night. Sayaka seemed a little worse off than Kyoko, so Kyoko took it upon herself to make breakfast and let her love rest a while longer. She didn't bother fully dressing herself, mainly because the blouse and skirt was uncomfortable, but she at least put her bra and panties back on before preparing breakfast. She would have been fine going about the morning nude, she sometimes liked the freedom of not wearing clothes, but figured it would make it difficult for Sayaka to eat.

Well, even seeing the redhead at the table in her underwear was a bit too enticing for the bluenette, as she couldn't keep her eyes off her. After a little coffee, a little food, and a little more rest, she was feeling a lot better too. Kyoko of course, couldn't help noticing the clothed girl being enamored by her, and it turned her on. Before they knew it, the two of them were right back in bed and Kyoko was once again stripping the girl who had only just gotten dressed.

They had ended up making love all morning, and now they lay in bed together, each fully nude and enjoying the other's quiet company. Kyoko had been staring at the ceiling, with her head on Sayaka, but she rolled over to look at her. With her ear against Sayaka's stomach she could hear all the natural sounds of her body even more clearly; her breathing, her pulse, an occasional gurgle. Kyoko found it to be strangely fascinating.

"We can't stay here," Sayaka pressed on. "We also couldn't ask Mami to take us for more than a couple days at a time. I'm sure she would take us for however long we asked, but it still wouldn't be right to impose like that."

"Yup," Kyoko passively agreed, still not really wanting to talk about it.

"They should be leaving again later this week, maybe we can spend a couple nights at Madoka's and a couple at Mami's until they are gone?"

"And sneak me out again a month later when they come back home? Yeah, great plan." Kyoko bit her tongue the second she said it. She was trying to shut the door on conversations about their future plans for now, and just enjoy the morning, but saying that threw the door wide open again. She sighed, realizing there was no avoiding it. "I don't want you to have to lie like that on my behalf, it's no good. Look, I've done just fine out on my own so far, so I could just-"

"Stop that," Sayaka said abruptly, brushing a strand of hair away from Kyoko's face. "I'll go with you, no matter where you end up, but the stealing and breaking into hotel rooms has to stop. You can't keep living like that. Last night was ok... it was just a one time thing, and it was actually a lot of fun." She blushed. "But we can't do something like that again." Kyoko had been watching her bare chest move up and down with the motion of her breathing, but now looked up at her girlfriend's face. "We'll find a way, and I'll always be by your side. No matter what." Sayaka smiled, running her fingers through Kyoko's hair.

Aw geeze, Kyoko thought, remembering how close she came to just running away herself. I really don't deserve her. Kyoko was looking at Sayaka's face over the mound of her breast, and without thinking she brought her hand up to it and circled a finger around her nipple.

Sayaka blushed, thrown out of the serious conversation they were having and without thinking said "You want to go again already?" Then blushed even more when she realized how plainly she had put it.

Kyoko smiled, lifting herself up so she could get a hand on each breast, then squeezed, raveling in the cute expression it forced onto Sayaka's face. "You know, it's a problem. If you keep letting me have my way with you like this, I'll never do anything else." She grinned. "I won't be able to resist, I'll just give in and end up staying in bed with you all day every day."

"Who says I'm the one letting YOU have YOUR way?" Sayaka said, moving a hand around to Kyoko's back, to pull her in closer. "You said yourself you can't resist. Maybe I'm the one who's got you right where I want you."

"I guess I'm alright with that too." A moment later, neither of them could say anything else, as their mouths were locked together.

Sayaka had to admit she had a lot of fun sneaking into the hotel room with Kyoko, and spending so much intimate time with her. The possibility of being exposed added to the excitement, and Kyoko must have been feeling it too, because the love making was even more passionate than when they usually do it. Sayaka thought it was a bad precedent to set, however. Mami and the others (mostly Mami and Sayaka herself) have been trying to get Kyoko out of her old ways, so when Kyoko suggested just breaking into another hotel room Sayaka had to turn her down.

They ended up staying the night at Madoka's house instead. Madoka was brought to tears when she heard about how badly Sayaka's parents had responded.

"You can stay here as long as you like!" Madoka said, practically shouting it at them while dabbing her eyes with a handkerchief. "My parents won't mind! And me and Homura would love to have you!"

Homura cleared her throat, thinking it was already a full house and she had enough trouble getting alone time with Madoka as it was. She couldn't think of a way to tactfully disapprove, however, so she grudgingly agreed. "Oh yeah, sure, stay as long as you like…"

"For reals? Are you sure?" Sayaka asked. "I mean, we wouldn't want to impose."

"Of course!" Madoka shouted, her eyes were glassy and pouring out tears. "Right Homura?"

"Huh? Oh, yeaaahhh… forealzies…"

Junko Kaname of course had no problem with them staying. Although, the next day she mentioned to Sayaka that her mother called.

"She did?" Sayaka asked nervously. "What did she say?"

"Not much, she just wanted to know where you were." Junko gave her a smile. "You can stay awhile until things cool down and you're ready to go back. I'll try and talk to her for you, too."

"Heh, thank you," Sayaka said. Madoka's parents were so cool, she thought, she sometimes wished her own parents were like that.

Staying at the Kaname's was nice. Sayaka enjoyed the fact that she could get a good meal without being the one to have to cook it. Despite her love of food, Kyoko didn't know how to make too many dishes herself, other than a few simple things. Although, Sayaka still helped in the kitchen occasionally, thinking she should repay the favor somehow, and Mr. Kaname seemed to appreciate the extra help.

Homura decided she didn't entirely hate have Sayaka and Kyoko around, either. Having Sayaka around gave her someone to poke fun at, and she did enjoy how easy it was to anger the bluenette; all it took was a sly remark here and there. She liked having Kyoko around too, because it gave her someone else to talk to. She always seemed to get along pretty well with Kyoko, perhaps it's because they had a similar way of thinking, and she was finding she really did enjoy their company.

Although, Homura's patience started to ware thin one night when she and Madoka were getting ready for bed.

"Homura thanks for being so welcoming of Kyoko and Sayaka," Madoka said as they climbed into bed together.

"Hm, yeah sure, can't just abandon a friend in need. Ya know?"

"Still, I was worried you would have trouble with this. I know you and Sayaka don't always get along, and… I don't know, I just wanted to say thanks I guess."

"Well, if you really want to thank me." Homura spoke in a low seductive whisper, moving in closer. "I can think of a way." Madoka smiled and blushed as Homura put a hand up to her chest and started undoing the top button of her blouse.

Then, their door swung open and Sayaka came into the room. "Hey Madoka, where's the strainer? I was trying to make some spaghet-" Madoka quickly pushed Homura away and pulled a blanket up over herself. "Woh, were you guys getting ready to do something weird?" Sayaka said, retreating back to the door.

"N-no!" Madoka said, her face glowing bright red. "W-we were just… um…"

"Ah, nevermind, I'll find it myself! Sorry to interrupt!" And she quickly shut the door behind herself.

Homura took a moment to regain her composure, then turned back to Madoka. "Eh, anyway, where were we?" and her hand started to go back to Madoka's blouse.

"Um, Homura, maybe tonight's not such a good idea?" she said, clearly no longer in the mood, and she pushed Homura's hand away.

The next night there was a similar problem.

Homura came into the bedroom holding a briefcase, and wearing a suit and a tie. "Honey, I'm home!"

Madoka was in there waiting for her, wearing an apron and using a duster on the top of a dresser. "Welcome home Homura-chan! Did you have a good day fighting witches?" she asked cheerily. "Do you want to take a bath? Or get something to eat… or… or…" She started fidgeting her fingers together and blushing "Or... something else?"

Homura dropped the suitcase and started walking towards Madoka with outstretched arms. "I want YOU Madoka!"

Then, the door swung open, and Kyoko entered the room. "Hey what's the deal with the TV remote? I can't figure out how to-" Then she flinched back and pointed at them. "Woh, gross! Are you guys doing your weird role playing thing?"

"N-no, we were just… um…"

"Ah, never mind, I'll figure it out," Kyoko said, retreating back out of the room. Before leaving, she stuck her head back through the door and shouted: "Have fun!" with a sharp toothed grin on her face.

Madoka, of course, was now embarrassed and no longer in the mood.

That's it! Homura thought, that's the last straw! After all those years of battling walpurgisnacht and fighting to protect Madoka, I'm still being kept away from her love. She left the room, transforming into her magical Girl attire and pulling an AK-47 out of her shield space. Although you are right by my side, I have never felt so far from reaching you. It seems that I must once again take up arms and fight. But if it's for you, Madoka, I will continue the battle, no matter how long it takes. Even if I'm stuck in this endless maze... forever.

In the end, Homura found a much less dramatic way of solving the problem. She found Sayaka sitting in the kitchen alone one day, eating ramen, and took this as an opportunity to confront her. "Hey Homura," Sayaka said, slurping a few strands of noodles up between her lips.

"Hey," Homura said, taking a seat across from her. "You know, Kyoko shared with me the full details of what happened that night. I totally did not see you as that kind of girl."

"Eh, full details? That kind of girl?" Sayaka's face turned bright red. "N-now, whatever could you be talking about?! Ah, you know that Kyoko and her imagination! Always telling stories!" Sayaka laughed nervously. "You know, she likes to exaggerate! Yup, if she ate four burgers in one sitting one day, the next day she says it's ten! If she walks two miles one day, the next day she swears it was twenty! If she gave me a kiss on the cheek one day… the next day it's… eh… something else…" She scratched the back of her head. "Yeeaaaahh…"

Homura just stared at her with a raised eyebrow. "What the hell are you talking about?"

Sayaka flinched back and folded her hands in her lap, trying to force the blush off her face. "Um… what are YOU talking about?"

"I'm talking about how you stood up to your parents."

"Oh yeah, that. Right, me too." She sighed with relief and regained her composure. "Really, I didn't do anything though, Kyoko is the one who was really amazing. She really managed to keep her cool through the whole thing, and said some things to my parents I never would have been able to say myself… All I did was storm out of there after everything was said and done…"

"If that's the case, don't you think it's a bit unfair to have Kyoko fight your battles for you?"

"What do you mean?"

"What I'm saying is this: Sure, you could just stay here for a while, and believe me we would love to have you." Her facial expression darkened and her teeth started grinding together, "We would just LOVE IT." Her expression then returned to normal without Sayaka noticing it had ever changed. "But you are going to have to face your parents eventually, right?"

"Well, yeah, I suppose so… but…"

"Look, what I'm saying is, you are going to have to go home eventually, and you can't just keep trying to keep Kyoko away from them. If you try to do that, then nothing has really changed, and a relationship can't last under those kinds of conditions. You are going to have to confront the issue, and go to them and make them understand. You are with Kyoko, and nothing's going to change that."

"I know you're right… but it's not that easy… I don't know what to say to them."

"Just go over there and be direct. They have had a few days to get use to the idea, so it probably won't be as bad as you think it will be. Just be strong, and do it soon. Very soon. Preferably tomorrow morning; and then get the hell out of-" She cleared her throat, "I mean, and then go be with your girlfriend in your own home, the way it should be." And Homura gave her a reassuring smile.

Sayaka pounded her fist into her hand and got a resolved look on her face. "You're right! I need to just go over there tomorrow and be direct! I'm going to do it!"

Sayaka felt a bit guilty for suspecting Kyoko of sharing details of their private life with Homura. She figured she should give Kyoko more credit. Sure, the girl could have a big mouth sometimes, but even she knew better then to go around blabbing to people about what they do when they are alone together. With that out of the way, Sayaka decided to go see what Madoka was up to. She found her in the living room with Kyoko, and could hear them talking to each other.

She walked in on the conversation just as Kyoko was saying: "Oh, and if you think THAT was crazy, I swear she was just as wild the next morning! I mean it, we went at it like five more times before it was even noon!"

Madoka's face was completely red, and she had her hands over her ears, shaking her head as if trying to bat the words away. "WHY ARE YOU TELLING ME THIS!" She shrieked.

"Huh? Cuz we're friends now, right? I thought friends were suppose to tell each other about stuff." Then she noticed Sayaka enter the room. "Oh, hey Sayaka, we were just talking about you! Um… are you ok? You look kinda pissed."

"I'M GOING TO KILL YOU!"

Sayaka knew the Kaname family would accept them for however long they wanted to stay. If they didn't, then Mami certainly would. That was no good though. Homura was right, she had a home of her own, and she couldn't just disown her parents. No matter how upset she was with them right now, they were her parents and she knew what she had to do. That's why, early one morning she gave a sleeping Kyoko a kiss on the cheek and snuck out of bed. She got dressed and tiptoed out to the front door.

Before leaving, she took a deep breath and thought: 'Come on Sayaka, you can do this'. It was a short walk back to her house, but at least she would have a little time to practise what she wanted to say.