Hakurei Honor Ch.5

Author`s Note: Whew…. Another update…. Took me a while but here it is. Sorry for being short again, but I like to see you typing on your DS without getting too tired. But at any rate here's a Mami chapter for you.

As for EXpertUS : Too bad Nanoha A's is already post season in HH, but tell you one thing. It wasn't pretty.

Yes I know the Tome destroyed a lot of worlds before ending up on earth but Reimu was referring to how earth surviving such crisis due to the large number of defenders. And if ya read this chapter's omakes you'll know the're a lot of them. Also I do believe that even if we know the Tome did that, doesn't mean Reimu does.

Chapter 5: The Time is now!; Are you ready?

-click-

"Hello... sensei?..."

"Yes. Reimu... is that you? It`s been a short while since we talk. So... how is my favorite `student`? You`re not in trouble with Hongo-sempai are you?"

An irritated murmur and a snort could be heard on the other line.

"Sensei... please quit your smart comments, I do not have the time. I need your help!"

The shrine maiden`s voice was serious, and a little hint of confusion and desperation could be felt.

"I don`t care if you`re going to do the same with me like sempai-tachi but even if you`re just there I`ll appreciate it... because..."

Silence... As the maiden`s voice quivered in fear.

"...this is way beyond me and my ability alone. You, my friends, their friends... I will need everyone`s help for this."

A grim frown came to the man`s lips.

"Alright… Reimu, please tell me the specifics."

The shrine maiden told him everything. And from the information she had gained... she was right. It was way beyond her and the small batch of defenders stationed there.

"...I`ll be there in a little while. Until then, do what you can."

-click-

"So it has begun…"

The man silently fixed the sunglasses he wore and looked up to the sky.

" I owe you young man..."

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There was it again, the sound that annoyed her greatly. She hears it every day, every morning but even then; her irritation at it never gone away nor did it lessen. Tossing her arm upward, she slams her hand at the annoying object, grabbing it and silencing it... for the today at least. Pushing away the wayward strands of her from her face, she turned and stared at the object still gripped in her hands.

"I still don`t know why I`m irritated at my alarm clock, but I am...*sigh*"

And thus Tomoe, Mami begun her day.

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It was routine actually. Wake up annoyed, smash the nearly indestructible alarm clock, stretch and yawn loudly, stare at the hated way too large apartment for herself, do morning stretches, prepare and cook food, check bag if she had everything for school, eat breakfast, do the dishes, bathe, get dressed, spend quality time at the mirror fixing her hair and check her appearance, gripe on how her large chest did not help much unless it was attracting perverts, get pumped a minute and head out, then finally return to get forgotten lunch and leave again. It was all routine really.

Except that unlike those routine days, she did not think of who`s she was going to bump into this morning, nor what was she converse with her two best friends Reimu and Mirai and any other worldly concerns. No, she was thinking of how she unwillingly dragged two innocents into the darker side of the world despite her attempts of curbing their enthusiasm. Being a magical girl is not pretty despite whatever anime tell you so. It was far too different; as it wasn`t about those pretty rainbow lights, making friends and happily ever after. Nor was this for the tempting allure of a single wish. No, this was about survival and protecting all she loved and cared about, against beings of malice, of death. A hidden plague of unknown origin, slowly bleeding humanity until all falls into its dark embrace. It did not help that the one who gave these powers and granted those wishes was untrustworthy as well. If not for Kyubey`s appearance (as of present, the only reason she tolerates him/her is because of his/her cuteness), he/she would`ve been very shady. An all granting omnificent wish? Truly such a wonderful prospect! Only to become foot soldiers against these terrible using this wondorous power and be a magical girl? Well it is a wish... if only that was all it was. She lost a lot because of it. Her wish even if it save her life wasn`t worth it, for even what it was it was never truly granted. She remembered how horrible and lonely her life truly was until she met Reimu...

"Someone like you does not deserve to be alone... here take my hand."

And Mirai...

"From now on we`re going to be the best of friends! We`ll be with you always!"

It was then she realized how bad her life was. For back back she was nothing but a lonely girl. After taking the wish and surviving the horrible crash accident that killed her parents, she gone through the most horrific parts of her life. With a clan of wealth full of hyenas and jackals she suffered through grief and misery with her witch hunting the only escape. A life of solitude was bad enough, with the only relative on her side being busy keeping her safe from whatever her greedy relatives did she went through everything from public humiliation, attempts to her life to even a plan that included raping her till she broke. Hell it even involved sending a fake, an actor that she thought was a friend only to find an assassin. She began to hate life by then, she began to distrust others by then. If it weren't for her meeting Sakura, Kyouko then she would have probably slit her throat then and there. Of course Kyouko was unlucky as she was and their relationship went downhill from there. But after that, once she survived elementary and made it to middle school… well… Her fake smile and internal suffering went away and only then did she take being a magical girl seriously. Gone was the naiveté and innocence, with the lives of her friends on the line she was determined not to fail. Reimu and Mirai (apart from pre-family death Kyouko) was the only ones who shown her compassion, remorse and the friendship she truly needed. It was a great lesson learned and now; If she could only teach it to those two: Kaname, Madoka and Miki, Sayaka. Come what may, she was ready.

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Sometime later (and a few blocks of walking) after she had organized her thoughts she had her first two encounters:

"Yo!" A very energetic and tomboyish voice called out to the golden haired girl. Turning around she spotted two of her friends/classmates: Ritsu Tainaka and Mio Akiyama. Ritsu was blonde energetic tomboy that loves to make jokes and teasing friends, though mostly focusing on Mio. She is average in height and build and had her bangs parted (using a headband), showing her forehead. Mio, in contrast to her friend was shy and timid. She was easy to scare and is gullible enough to believe things even if it was wrong. Despite this, she is the one that reins in Ritsu if she ever goes too far. She was somewhat tall, long black hair and have hourglass figure, it is not noticeable though due to Mio`s oversized uniform (Mami and Mio's other friends knows Mio only wears baggy clothes due to her shyness). Due to how similar she and Mio is and how Ritsu and Mirai was as well, an easy friendship was formed.

"Good morning Tainaka-san, Akiyama-san." She greeted while stopping so they could catch up.

"Good morning Tomoe-san" Mio greeted back, flashing a small smile in the process. Mami smiled back of course.

"Oi. You two should stop being too formal!" Ritsu blurted out with vigor, the girl not liking to much formalities. " Soooooo... Maaaaaa... miiiiiiii... are you ready for today."

"Ritsu… If we only had your energy and boundless enthusiasm." Mio had countered, not noticing the confusion on Mami's face.

"Wait... what is it about today?" the girl in question asked. Completely unaware on what is about to happen.

"Ehhhhh...? Mami Tomoe, top grader... golden princess of Mitakahara Middle school forgot something important said by Hongo-sensei!? I mean there was some excitement yesterday with the apparition that tried to mug Reimu... But still..." the girl pauses as if discovering something wondrous. "IS THIS AN O-" Ritsu was stopped abruptly by Mio, not all liking where her rant would lead. After all, it would be bad if she froze up in the middle of the street.

"Stop teasing her. Anyway Mami, Hongo-sensei that we`ll have a new transfer student in her class today."

"A transfer student? Why now?" Mio could only shrug, not knowing how to answer Mami`s question.

"Who knows... it`s not like Hongo-sensei told us. Besides he got in- hey! Is that Reimu?!"

At Ritsu`s urgent prompting, the other two girls looked to where Ritsu was pointing at and was treated by a disturbing sight. Yes, it was the shrine maiden alright, but she looked much disheveled. Her hair was a mess, her ribbon barely fastened to her hair, her uniform barely put on and most importantly the dazed look she had on was as if she looked as if she witnessed the end of the world and her, the only survivor. No words was said, no signals were made as all three girls rushed to her side. Clamping on both of the girl`s shoulders Mami shook her and called out her name. A few minutes passed as an immovable Reimu continued to ignore them. However after realizing that her friends were there, she quickly latched on them surprising the trio.

"Kami... the flames blazed and twisted, images of death and destruction brought upon us... all... everyone gone... please don`t leave..." she sobbed.

Ritsu was shocked, and chills began to travel her spine.

Mio instantly froze in fright, as the sight of her emotionally strong friend cry and tremble.

And Mami... Mami drastically paled. Suddenly, she didn`t felt ready anymore.

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Kai: "Dun dun duuunnnnnn! This is the end of this chapter so this is a cliffhanger for you!

As you can see this chapter is similar to Reimu's first, an introductory chapter showing my version of Mami's characteristics. Heck this Mami is no zombie blindly trusting Kyubey since I removed her only reason to do so."

Mami: "That`s nice and all but...

WHAT`S THIS ABOUT REIMU HAVING A NIGHTMARISH VISION WHEN I HAVE TO FIGHT A WITCH SOON!"

Kai: "That`s for the next chapter, but I assure you nothing will happen... much..."

Mami: "Much?"

Kai: "Yep... so `til next time."

Mami: "We have omakes for you."

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Omake 1: Removing One's Ignorance

Homura could not believe her eyes. Upon being prompt by her senior to look into the world she lived she was shocked of how ignorant she was.

The world was completely and utterly different than she could ever imagine!

She could not believe other magical beings existed, other guardians existed! Metal heroes, super sentai teams, other magical girls, youkais… they were a lot of them… But was shocked her the most was that she was supposed to be a fan of them!

Looking through the now reverted apartment she found large sums of notebooks, magazines and books about these things.

"Kamen Riders… The black Cape… Magical Girls… Witches… Youkais… Demons… How ignorant am I and how… enthusiastic I should be… Is this… how I really am?"

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Omake 2: Reimu meets Mami

It was the first day of middle school for her, and the first day she had on finally getting into a school near home. Though the school was somewhat disturbing thanks to her over hyper active older sister's infodump, it was grand. The people was swell as well and she was sure no youkai's that would trouble her were near. Heck her teacher was someone she knows! Fantastic! But… who was that blonde girl who looked like she lived on the end of the world?

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Mami looked around. She knew no one… She wasn't sure she was glad or sad. Though there was no more incidents, her uncle assured her… she felt uneasy nonetheless. Leaving the school lobby she slowly walked to her classroom, trying hard not to show her displeasure... her troubles but.

"Excuse me."

Turning around she saw a student like her. She was somewhat short, had black hair tied with large red ribbon and had these brightest eyes she could ever see.

"Can I be with you?" The girl asked her.

Even with the bizarre question Mami went with it… She was never happier with her decision.