Closer : Chapter 3

"Please take that empty seat right behind Kaname-san." Saotome-sensei gestured.

Everyone's eyes were on the girl, but Homura didn't care. The sound of her steps echoed in the classroom

She stood right in front of her seat and stared up at Madoka who was looking at her nervously. Homura stared cooly at her, swiftly glancing away and sat down on her seat.

"So what's up?" Sayaka nudged Madoka, giving a weird glances at Homura and then at her friend. "You seem so flustered ever since that new girl came." She continued.

"Eh?" Madoka blinked. "Sorry I didn't heard what you said."

"You really are not yourself, Madoka." Hitomi nodded her head.

"Why is that so?" Madoka rubbed the back of head sheepishly.

"Homura. That girl." Sayaka pointed at the ebony that was sitting alone at her seat, doing absolutely nothing. "You were staring at her the entire time, and also during lessons. If we didn't call you over to sit with us during break time, I bet you'll spend your whole recess staring at her."

"I'm not that creepy!" Madoka blushed.

"Then are you feeling alright?" Hitomi asked gently.

"I'm fine. It's just that I owe her a debt." Madoka whispered.

"Debt? You allowance is twice as much even when Hitomi and I combine our money. How could you be in a debt." Sayaka rolled her eyes.

"It's a long story." Madoka said.

"Wait up!"

Homura almost stopped on her track, but she knew she had to keep on moving. She's not playing hard to get in a romance way, oh no, but Homura wanted to get Madoka's fullest attention so she can become her friend easily.

"I want you to get close to her and make her trust you. This is the most basic thing."

'Basic thing huh...' Homura frowned. This was in fact the hardest part of the mission. She really suck at making friends. Not because she's being a bitch, but kind of close enough. She didn't know how to express her emotions right to show that she cared for someone as a friend. People always regarded her as cold when she tried not to and tended to avoid her, thinking she was arrogant and stuff.

"Kyoko, I want to ask you something."

"Wow, are you actually trying to start a conversation with me?" Kyoko widened her eyes and snickered.

Homura held back and didn't roll her eyes, instead, she took out a packet of Pocky and threw it across the table and landed right in the palm of Kyoko's hand.

"Is this a bribe? You know you can just ask me anything yeah. It's not like I will threaten you with food or something." Kyoko laughed as she opened the packet of pocket and stuffed two sticks straight into her mouth. "So what's up?"

"How do you make friends?" Homura muttered.

"Is it about your new mission? Laugh out loud man, you seriously don't know how to make friends? You just sling you arm around that person and say 'what's up, let's be friends' and that's it!"

"Do you think I'll do that." It wasn't a question but a statement.

"O.K. Maybe for you, just try to act as cool as you can. Getting her attention silently and indirectly is the easiest way. The person will tend to find you weird at first but she'll get really interested and stuff and will talk to you. Kinda fits your personality since you usually never started a conversation yourself."

Homura was not sure if it was going to work at first, but she tried it. That night where it was about to rain, she used this opportunity to get Madoka's attention. And then the next few days, she popped into her school and ignored her entirely. And now, Homura seemed to owe Kyoko quite a lot... of food.

"Homura-chan! Please wait!"

She decided not to ignore any further since Madoka may give up running. So she stopped on her heels and turned, her hair whirled as she combed her hair through her fingers. "May I help you." She dryly said, staring impassively at Madoka who finally caught up with her.

"Y-Your umbrella." Madoka lifted the umbrella in her hand and laughed embarrassedly. "It's probably dark that night, or because it was days ago, or maybe I wasn't important to you, that's why you didn't seem to recognize me something. But you lent me your umbrella on that rainy night and let yourself walked under the rain."

"Oh." Homura's mouth turned to a shape of an O and took the umbrella, stuffing it mindlessly into her bag. They then stood awkwardly in the middle of the school without saying anymore word.

"I guess I'm going." Homura started first and turned.

"Wait up!" Madoka called. Homura glanced back a little. "Tomorrow, there's Physical Education and both of my friends were partnered up. I was wondering if I can partner you."

"Isn't that a bit early to tell me." Homura raised an eyebrow.

Madoka's face flushed red. "Since you seem so cool I'm afraid others would kinda booked you. It's fine if you don't w-"

"Sure, let's partner. It's my first lesson for sports so help me out if you will." Homura drawled before continuing walking away.

Homura knew that Madoka was actually skipping away to somewhere no one knows as she looked back a little and smirked.

A/N:

WELL AT LEAST IT'S THE END OF TEH WEEK! I KNOW I'M WAY PAST UPDATING TIME BUT I AM A GIRL YOU KNOW.
AND UM NO CASHBANKY, NO UPDATES FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS AND I LIKE GIVING VERY SHORT CHAPTERS TO MAKER YOU SUFFER