A Magical Girl Reunion
Chapter 8
Because I Can Never Forget My Precious Memory
Credens Justitam played on the cell phone as Mami rushed to answer it. "Hello?" She breathed as she grabbed the electronic just in time and hit the flashing green talk button.
"Mami-san, I'm ready. Meet me at the school." Sayaka panted from the other side.
"Miki-san! Are you okay now? Because you sound awful." She was extremely worried for her friend. It was already 5, and she had just called. And it wasn't like she sounded as though she had gotten any better.
"J-just meet me. Now."
And she hung up on her respectful senpai, leaving her in shock. Whenever she behaved like this, Mami knew something was up.
She just never knew what.
Since she had been out shopping, she decided to make way to the school on foot.
Sayaka hadn't said what school, but Mami was pretty sure it'd be their old middle school. It was pretty spacious and mostly clear at this time of day, so it was fairly easy to host a meeting there.
When Mami arrived, she quickly spotted Sayaka who stuck out, probably because of her height. She had reached 5 foot 8 and was still growing, much to everyone's disbelief. But, when she finally reached the girl, she did know what had been wrong earlier.
"So, you must have enjoyed your little witch fight, huh?" She said with a tone of shear disapproval.
Sayaka pushed herself slightly off the small concrete ledge her arms and head had been resting on.
"Shut up, you idiot." She angrily said.
Mami was surprised at the girl's... remark. "Why, you really have been fighting. Got a Grief Seed?"
A small thumbs up poked up from Sayaka's hand.
"And did you use it?" She inquired.
No response now. She knew what this meant. "Okay, Miki-san, I trust that you're old enough to know to use it without me telling you, so I won't tell you. But seriously, you just got better, so why do this to yourself?"
The figure turned to face Mami, and once she could clearly see her, she wished that she would duck down again.
"I'm a witch hunter. My fate is to eternally fight witches. If half a day of fighting can get the best of me, I really shouldn't be a magical girl." Sayaka gravely declared.
Sayaka looked completely worn down, her hair straggly and her body doused in sweat. Cuts, scratches, and different sized wounds were all over her, in which some had small trails of blood pour from them.
"Miki-san." Mami began. "You know better than to do this. Let's get away from here so I can heal you, since you apparently even wore your magic down."
The two walked away from the front of the school and snuck their way up to the roof. Nobody ever bothered to look up there.
When up, the reliable and sophisticated magical girl transformed and began to heal the other as they planned.
"So, the parents' house?" Sayaka asked once she used the Grief Seed she had gotten.
"Yes, that sounds correct. Miki-san, please hold still. My magic needs to be very accurate with the injury." Mami tried to hold the other girl still as she continued to heal.
"Whatever, just hurry up so we can go. They never moved, right?" Sayaka wondered.
"Wait, what are you talking about? Who moving?" Mami had gotten lost.
"The fricken' parents! Did they move?!" She shouted, annoyed.
"No, I don't think they did." She responded sternly, implying to her to calm down.
The next few minutes were only filled with small talk, making it seem like it took forever for Mami to finish.
Finally, once every visible wound was fixed, the two made way to their destination. Sayaka still didn't feel so well, so Mami let her wrap her arm around her for support.
They arrived after an hour long walk, obviously delayed by Sayaka, but nobody pointed fingers. When they were all prepared, they rang the doorbell.
The door swung open as Junko looked at the two. "Who are you? If you're here for a foundation, I'm sorry, but we're not donating."
Sayaka jumped forwards in irritation. "What the hell? Hello! It's me!"
Junko just looked confused. "I'm sorry, you must have the wrong house. Do you need my husband or something?"
Mami stepped forwards. "Excuse us, Kaname-san. We're old friends of Kaname Madoka-san. We were wondering if we could come in for a minute." She explained as carefully as she could.
Junko thought for a moment when a lightbulb finally flashed in her head. "Oh! You're Tomoe, right?"
"Correct! Tomoe Mami, though."
"But, who's she?" She said as she pointed to the taller one.
Sayaka took her turn talking to the adult. "Nice to meet you. I'm Miki Sayaka, but just call me Sayaka. Do you remember me?" Her speech was full of sarcasm.
"Oh! Sayaka! Yeah, I see the resemblance now." Junko exclaimed.
"Sure, come on in." She opened up the door wider and moved to let the two in.
"Hey, Tomohisa!" She shouted to the second floor. "We have some guests!"
As the two settled in, Tomohisa came down the stairs. "Wow! It's Tomoe-san! But, who are you?" He asked Sayaka.
The girl exploded. "What the hell?! Why does no know me?!"
When she stopped screaming, he opened one eye. "You're Sayaka, aren't you?"
"Sure am."
The parents then sat on the couch opposite the supernatural two and prepared themselves for any questions.
Sayaka decided to speak first. "Umm, we were wondering if you had any idea where Madoka is. You see, we want to have some sort of
get-together, but we have no idea where she is or where to start." She was mysteriously nervous, but Mami knew that Sayaka's rudeness went down in front of other's with a higher position. That included people she respected all the way to random people who'd try to sell her stuff. Mami didn't completely understand it, but it was a bit of a relief.
"Well, we know what city she's in." Tomohisa replied. "I believe it's the neighboring one."
Mami gazed at them at the thought of such a lead. "What is it called exactly?"
Junko took the stand this time. "Kasamino."
"Wow, thank you very much! Miki-san, isn't this gre-. Miki-san? Are you okay?" Mami saw that the girl had gone completely white and sat wide-eyed.
"Kasamino." She started. "Is where Kyōko left to, too."
Shock filled Mami. "You two weren't on very good terms when she left, right? But, just to the point of bickering alot, right?" She stuttered.
"It was alot more than just that. Like, physically attacking." Sayaka whispered.
"Err, you girls just went quiet on us. Is there any meaning in this town or something?" Junko asked, puzzled.
Instead of pursuing the topic, the duo abruptly got up and turned towards the door.
"Thank you very much for the information. We'll be sure to inform you if we find Kaname-san. For now, this will be farewell!" Mami quickly replied as they ran out the door. They had well over enough information now.
There adventure would soon begin.
But matters weren't taken care of here.
Yet.
A/N: Actually, I think matters are taken care of. I can't really think of much. And let me just say that 'AWKWARD' is what I think of EVERY SINGLE CHAPTER. That's what happens when you're the author...
Anyways, 11 REVIEWS! WOO-HOO! This is going great! I changed all the chapter names to songs to play as background music while you read the chapter (Can only be found in the chapter selection section.), so if you forget anything and go back and read the chapters, PLAY THE SONGS! I keep getting stuck on some... And don't confuse the songs with the chapter titles IN THE STORIES, because I rip off song lyrics as titles all the time. And if you're really hoping for a certain song to be a background music, tell me the name in the comments. I'll see about using it. But the songs I'll use will span over many areas, including VOCALOID, Touhou PROJECT, Nana Mizuki, Eri Kitamura, ALI PROJECT, and maybe even to the extent of a single AKB48 song. (I'm not really sure where it'll fit, though.)
Oh, and if you're wondering why Mami had to heal Sayaka, that's because Sayaka no longer had the magic left to do so herself. It's not a black Soul Gem thing, but a 'used up as much magic as she could handle' thing. Makes sense?
Special notice: If I can learn how to use this animating program BlackSky has, I will make an opening theme for this story... and a closing if I ever think one up.