Mami's apartment-Early Evening

The smell of tea and cakes wafted through the small apartment, delicately carried by Mami to the small glass table where Sayaka and Madoka patiently waited. Despite her best efforts to tell them the smell was a result of "magical enhancement", neither of the two girls believed it. Still, they decided to just nod in response.

The white cat seemed to try to crawl onto Mami's shoulder in the process, but after a few seconds of futile effort, it decided to instead nuzzle up to the both of them.

Needless to say, it was cute.

"Kyubey sees that you have a lot of potential, you know." Mami stated, putting a small forkful of cake into her mouth in the process.

"Shouldn't we get the studying done first, and then move on to all this talk?" Sayaka interrupted. "It's really important."

Mami shook her head.

"I can't just leave you with all these questions. You're probably mentally scarred, and it would be irresponsible of me to leave you without at least comforting you."

Madoka could practically feel Sayaka's frustration. Mami seemed to ignore it, though whether it was intentional or not is debatable.

"What you saw of me was a feat of magic, and as you may have guessed, I am a magical girl, sentenced to fight witches at the price of a wish." She explained, still putting pieces of cake into her.

"Wishes?" Madoka asked, mentally wondering why she was so curious.

"Yes, wishes." she responded with a nod. "Granted by Kyubey over there."

The cat purred in response.

"Yes, I'm sure it's a good idea to tell them all this." She stated to the cat. She then looked to the two girls, apologetically. "Sorry, I would let you listen in, but the things he is saying are really advanced. Don't worry, though. I'll teach those to you when the time's right."

The cat proceeded to knock over a teacup off the table, spilling its contents directly into Mami's lap. She hid her look of pain, though poorly.

"I'm...fine...Nothing a little magic...can't fix…" She responded to their looks of concern before looking off to the cat.

"You didn't...need to go that far, you know. A simple...voice of your...opinion on the matter would've been just...fine." She stated. The look of pain was really starting to surface.

"Are you sure you don't need help?" Madoka asked.

"I'm fine. Perfectly fine. Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to quickly transform over there and heal myself." Mami walked away from them, quickly grabbing something out of the closet and rushing into the nearby bathroom.

Madoka looked over at Sayaka beside her, slowly eating a slice of cake while looking through her textbook.

"Hey, Sayaka?" Madoka asked, curiously.

"You need help with your homework? It's a little difficult, but I can help you through it, if you want." She responded, taking another bite.

"No, it's not about the work. It's just that…" She started, thinking of the best way to ask what she wanted to ask. "If Mami was right, if magic did exist...what would you wish for?"

She continued reading, putting her fork down in the process.

"Hey, Madoka. Don't tell me you're actually buying into all of this, are you?"

Madoka definitively shook her head.

"No, of course not, but the thought is interesting, isn't it? You could have anything you ever wanted."

"I guess" Sayaka responded. "You already know what I would wish for, though. Better than anyone." She continued, slowly lowering her gaze. "Anyways, what would you wish for, Madoka?"

Madoka took a moment to think. She could have anything she wanted, and yet she couldn't pick one. It made her feel bad, to be honest. She had proposed the question knowing Sayaka's answer, and yet didn't have one for herself.

"Well-"

Mami burst through the bathroom door, full outfit, carrying two small plastic muskets in her hand. They chose to ignore her throwing her old clothes into the nearby laundry bin.

"Sorry about that. The healing took a lot more time than I would have liked." She looked off towards a small slice still resting on the cake.

"Everything okay?" Madoka asked, curiously.

"Yeah, everything is fine." She replied. "I just wanted you to meet my partner, but she's not showing up, which is weird because she loves cake. Maybe another day."

"Oh great, more nutcases" Sayaka thought.

As if on cue, there was a knock at the door. Mami rushed to get it, stopping only to momentarily observe the cake.

To everyone's surprise, it wasn't Mami's supposed partner.

The shy transfer student stood at the door, nervously fidgeting in front of Mami.

"May I come in?"

Mami nodded, the girl stumbling in, full costume.

"I still don't trust you, but I'll offer you a slice of cake. Don't want to look bad in front of my future magical girl juniors, after all."

Homura grew really excited, but quickly shifted into an attempt at an emotionless face.

"Thank you. I don't trust you either, but thank you for the cake."

"I'm keeping a watchful eye on you, you know. Don't try anything funny."

"I'm not here for you anyways." Homura stated nervously. "I-I simply came here for Madoka and Madoka alone. I want to talk with her, in private."

She considered the request, looking off to Madoka for confirmation.

"I guess it's fine. She came all the way here for me, after all."

"Alright, then. I'll hold onto your gem as insurance." Mami stated, holding out her hand. Homura gave her the gem, Mami putting it in her pocket. "Nothing funny, understand?"

"Of course" Homura replied. Madoka stood up, expecting Homura to take her into a private room with her.

Instead, however, Homura held out her arm, turning a small plastic shield in the process. Mami stopped mid-eating. She then grabbed her by the hands, forcing Madoka into a blush.

"Don't worry. Time is currently stopped, so nobody will know of anything we say. As long as I'm holding onto you, you'll be immune to the effects. Oh, and please don't tell Mami any of this. She doesn't know my magic yet."

"Um..I'm not sure if this is private"

"I-It's as private as you can get. Nobody will know." Madoka looked off to the closet beside her, mentally trying to figure out if it could fit 2 people.

Homura didn't give her time to think, however.

"The effects won't last much longer, so I'll just ask now." Homura took a nervous breath, preparing what to say.

"K-Kaname Madoka, please become a magical girl with me."

Neither of them could hide the redness on their faces.

A/N: Alright, this was fun to write. I hope you continue to enjoy my writing, and until next time...