Nokoru: Mizuki-chan, Mizuki-chan!

Mizuki: What's up?

Nokoru: I'm bored…. Come and let's do something fun….

Mizuki: Eh? Like what…..

Shh… I'm trying to think here…

Mizuki and Nokoru: ….

Next day during class:

"Alright everyone! I know we missed a day of class yesterday, but today we'll get back on track!" Saotome-sensei said determined slamming her attendance book on her desk, Guess she found a new boyfriend… Sayaka chuckled quietly at her desk. Then the door opened softly and Mizuki put her head down as she walked in the classroom to Saotome-sensei, "Ah, Mizuki-san! Late…. Oh that's right, you were absent last time… Do you have a note?" She asked and Mizuki got out her note from her book bag, and Saotome-sensei took the note and read through it, "Ahh…. I'm glad his ok now! It's a miracle!" She smiled at Mizuki and Mizuki smiled back, "Ya…hehe….. a miracle…." Homura just stared at Mizuki and turned away before Mizuki noticed. Mizuki sat down at her desk and they began the lesson.

Breaktime:

"Ah, Mizuki-chan! You're a magical girl, too…." Nokoru said patting Mizuki's back, "Surprising, I'd say!" Sayaka giggled eating her onigiri. "It's nice to have extra help getting rid of witches." Mami smiled eating her octopus-shaped hot dog and Mizuki nodded, "I'll promise I'll do..my best…"

"Ehh? You were amazing yesterday with that witch, Mizuki-chan! You were a natural!" Madoka cheered hugging Mizuki and Mizuki blushed. "I wish we could have helped you with that witch…." Kyouko sighed eating her dumplings. Homura sat there quietly staring at Mizuki and ate her bento.

Afterschool:

Madoka waved good bye to everyone and headed straight home since her family was going out to eat later. "Alright, I'll be going now!" Mizuki waved at Sayaka and Kyouko and they waved back and she headed out the classroom. She was heading to the front door to get out the school, and she saw Homura standing next to the door. Homura walked up to Mizuki, "Mizuki, can you accompany me to a café nearby?" Homura asked with a slight smile, "Sure!" Mizuki nodded and walked next to Homura out the door.

At the café:

Mizuki's POV:

We sat there for quite a while, it was quiet. Homura sat there drinking her tea and I sat there taking a sip out of the strawberry milkshake, I looked at Homura and asked hesitantly, "Um… Homura-chan….eh… do you know…"

"What is it, Mizuki?"

"That magical girls…. If they feel too much sorrow and/or regret…. Their soul gems will get…..corrupted."

Homura stared at me with a hint of shock and slowly put her tea down and putting her hands together on the table, "So…. You know…."

"Ya…. I knew there was something fishy about this the moment Kyubey asked to form a contract with me and so I asked Kyubey this stuff before making my wish."

"I see…. And yet you still formed a contract…. And you also know about the possibility of dying in battle, right? "

"Ya., I didn't need Kyubey to tell me that. Does anyone else know this?"

"Most of the girls know the dying in battle part, but don't really think of it that much since they haven't seen the actually thing. In other hand, they don't know the whole witch part, they don't know where witches come from."

"I see….. I think I won't tell them about that… I don't want them to worry…"

"If that's what you want. Your quite cautious… anyway, may I ask you a question?"

"Ask away…"

"What made you for a contract and what's your wish?"

"Well… Dad originally died a few days ago but I wished to…."

-Flashback from that day -

I stood up and looked at Kyubey seriously and Kyubey stared at me, …. In that case…. Maybe… I thought and reached out to Kyubey. "I wish-"

"Hey, Miss!"

I quickly turned around and saw a police officer running to me, "I think you should get home, you know it's getting quite cold!" He chuckled adjusting his cap, I nodded and bowed, "Right…. Thank you sir." I walked away and Kyubey followed after me and turned to the officer. Kyubey, come on, and Kyubey hoped on my shoulder.

I walked down the streets with my hands in my coat pocket and sighed, I almost formed a contract with Kyubey…. I shivered as it got colder and I glanced at my watch, "6:20….." I whispered and entered the front gate and went in the door to my house. I took out my shoes and coat and headed upstairs to my room. I closed the door behind me and laid on my bed covering myself with my blanket and Kyubey just stared at me next to me, "Mizuki, are you going to form the contract with me?" I didn't reply and turned away from Kyubey and it sighed.

Just then my computer beeped and I poked my head out the blanket and got up slowly getting to me desk and opened up my hologram computer screen, A message from Izumi and Natsumi…. I tapped the envelope and it opened a letter:

Yo Mizuki!

It's Natsumi and Izumi! We totally miss you and hope your all settle in Mitakihara! We know it must be tough for you, but if you every want someone to talk to there's always us, ok? And hope you make new friends there, of course you can't find better friends like us, hehe…. – Natsumi and Izumi

P.S: Sorry if this letters lousy, Natsumi did the typing! - Izumi

I giggled and smiled, You guys… I sat down and started to type a response and Kyubey hoped on the desk and read my message, "Your friends from where you previously lived, right?"

"Ya… "

-Lots of typing later-

I pressed the send button and turned down my computer and sat down on my bed. "10:00? Must have written to much, I guess.." I yawned and stretched my arms and I noticed Kyubey staring at me. "What…is it?" I asked putting Kyubey on my lap, "I'm curious… are you still going to form a contract with me?" Kyubey tilted it's head. I sighed and started to pet Kyubey, "Kyubey… about that… there's something more to this than wishing and acting like a hero right?" Kyubey was enjoying being petted by me until it heard me say that, "Ah…. Your one of the few girls who asked or even suspect anything like that… impressive."

"Hehe… no need to rush anything anyway. So spill it, tell me. I'm aware of dying in battle because when I was being suffocated in the birthday witch's labyrinth. But where are witch's from? Is a soul gem… really my soul inside?"

"Well since you ask, I won't sugar coat it. Yes, soul gems are your souls in a physical form and as you know grief seeds from witches are used to cleanse your soul gem. However, if your soul gem gets corrupted and eventually you will fall into despair, then your soul gem will turn into a grief seed and you'll be a-"

"….. witch. Hmm… how cruel of….you…Kyubey."

"But thanks to magical girl's sacrifices, you humans advance. Probably you would be naked and living in a cave without them. Also the main reason we do this is to gather energy to the universe and my kind."

"So basically we're just a bunch of batteries and you can just toss us aside if we run out of juice…"

"Think of it as you humans eating pork, beef, or chicken. You take care of them and eventually one day you slaughter them for food."

"I guess…but that's different…. I don't know…."

Kyubey sighed and got off my lap and sat on my desk, "Also we ask you before we do it anyway….So ultimately your responsible." I looked down and looked at my family picture on my nightstand, If dad could be brought back… then… It would be worth it. But to risk my life? No, this is right…. I stood up and looked at Kyubey, "Kyubey… I'm ready." I said confidently and Kyubey looked up at me, " I wish….Dad's healthy and alive….." I said putting my hands together. Before I knew it something pierced through my chest and it was painful, "K…Ky…Kyubey…" I struggled to say and I held Kyubey's ears. (IDK I think it's the ears..)

"It's ok, Mizuki. Just grabbed your soul gem and accept your faith as a magical girl." Kyubey said and I saw a white light. Is that….my soul gem? I slowly reached out to it and grabbed it with both hands and I landed on my bed, "Ah…owww…." I groaned rubbing my head, "I feel horrible…" I sighed and looked at my soul gem in my hands, it was a nice white… like snow. It's glow is so pretty, but I remembered it was my very existence, my soul, in this gem. "Mizuki, now that necklace. The one you are wearing is where your soul gem will take form if your in your magical girl form. Take care of it, and also keep it with you at all time. No farther than 100 meters." Kyubey said landing on one of my pillows next to me. I nodded and sighed laying back down on my bed, I…promise… I won't regret this….

-Present time-

Homura drank her tea and placed it back on the table, "I see….. so that's what happened…. " She said putting her hands together. I nodded and took a sip of my milkshake, "Thanks for the chat, but I need to get home right now, we can talk tomorrow! See you then Homura-chan!" I smiled and placed my money for my milkshake on the table and ran out the café.

Homura's POV:

I sighed and watched Mizuki walked out the window with a smile on her face, She seems to understand the situation, yet she's still smiling. I stared down at my tea looking at my reflection, She and Nokoru are a great interest to me. To appear to this timeline only, does that mean this timeline is different? Will I be able to finally save Madoka?... or will a greater tragedy happen? I clenched my fist at the thought of it.

Mizuki: Eh…. Are you sure you don't want me to go easy?

Nokoru: No!

So did you find anything to do you two?

Nokoru: Tic-Tac-Toe is entertaining!

Mizuki: I win!

Nokoru: No! Again!

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