Entry 02: I Wish...

I woke up with a yell. I sighed as I cuddled my plushie, which looked like a black cat. I had an another nightmare. I sighed as I saw on the clock on the cupboard next to my bed that it was already 7 o'clock in the morning. With a groan, I stood up and, as I got out of the bathroom, started to change into my school uniform. It consisted of a white marine T-shirt with a dark blue colar and blue edges on the sleeves, a dark blue skirt, white stockings which reached my knees and trainers, which I'd changed into my brown shoes I kept in my school cupboard. I looked at the mirror as I tied a high-ponytail. The 15 year old girl, my reflection, had dark brown hair and even darker brown eyes, almost black. I looked at my reflection, checking the ponytail and then took my bag with the books and notebooks and went to the kitchen.

I lived alone in the apartment for months, since my parents are divorced. I used to live with my mom, but she had so many buissnes trips that she couldn't live with me. I guess she didn't truly forget about me since she payed the bills for water, electricity and the apartment. My dad however, was totally absent from my life. So I lived here completely alone.

Or not.

I opened the fridge and frowned as I saw that the salami and the cheese I bought yesterday for today's breakfast was gone. Again!

I sighed as I took out the cornflakes and milk. I'm actually not completely alone. I have a male roommate who appears sometimes to annoy me and dissapears leater. I don't know his name but I know what he is. And I know why he's annoying me. I kept ignoring him, though he knew that I was secretly mad at him and he enjoyed that thought. Why am I mad at him? Well, HE RUINED MY LIFE! (and ate my breafast).

After I finished the most important meal of the day, I went out and slowly started to walk towards the Akari City Middle School as usual to start a 'normal' school day. Only, my schedule is a bit different then normal schedules. Mine includes glares and nervous behaviour from my classmates the whole day, some bad events and eventually some teasing from the demon who's been stalking me and trigging these bad events.

I still didn't figure out how to get rid of him.

Since I already described my school day, I'd rather skip everything that happened to me today since none of it is worth memorizing. I can only say that, though I was accused for it, seeing my 'greatest school enemy' Satoru Reika's lunch being spilled all over her dress was quite amusing.

Satoru Reika is BTW everything I will never be. She's spoiled rooten by her parents, has everything she wants and is the most popular girl in the school. I'm mostly (when not accused for something) the invisible outcast without any friends.

The real meat event which happened to me was the one after school. I was walking home, after being again teased by that demon boy, with suicidal thoughts.

'I just wish my life would end. It'll be the best for everyone, especially for me.' and such.

I didn't notice I walked right into something which wasn't the street. It looked more like a twisted wasteland, with red roses, vines with thorns and rose bushes all over the place. It kinda looked like a rose garden inside of a house, since the place had a roof.

"What is this place?" I asked loudly. I heared a snap behind me and turned around slowly. My eyes wided as I saw a strange being, which looked human-like, but wasn't human.

It's head looked like a cotton ball and it had a moustache, but no eyes or other facial features. It had a thin 'body' which ended with orange butterfly wings and some sort of scissor like hands.

"Um, helo?" I greeted it, my first thought that that thing was a demon. Then the being showed me it had eyes, but they were more like dark botomless pits. It aimed it's scissors at me.

"HELP!" I cried out loudly, as the thing chased me around the place. I tripped and fell and closed my eyes.

I heared a shrill cry and turned around and saw a girl about my age in a fancy red costume holding a sai. She had blonde-brown hair tied in twintails with red ribbons and blue eyes. Her costume consisted of a red top uncovering her bellybutton, a light red shortsleeved bolero, a dark red skirt, black stockings which reached a bit under the skirt and red arm warmers which covered her lower part of the arms. I noticed a sort of gem on one of her ribbons which tied her hair. It was red as well, but a bit darker and had the form of a thunder.

"Again a familiar." she muttered as the field dissolved. She didn't seem to be happy. Her costume then dissapeared and she wore a school uniform,... the same as mine! I could swear I never met her. She then turned to me and observed me a bit.

"You don't seem to have a Witch's Kiss. Good. Next time watch out, coz I don't think I'll recuse you again." she said. I stared at her dumbfounded. Just then I noticed a cat like creature sitting next to her. It entire body was covered in white fur. It had what appeared to be four ears; two that resembled an average cat, pointed and up, while the other two appeared as long tassel-like appendages that split into three sections at their tip. The tassels faded from white to pink and had three red dots horizontally before the splits. They also beared a pair of floating golden rings. It also had two beady pink eyes with ark maroon irises and a tiny, sigma-shaped "cat mouth". I noticed on his back an egg-shaped red oval.

"How cute! Is it yours?" I asked, looking at the cat or whatever it was. The girl looked at it confused and shook her head.

"No." she said. She frowned. "But since you can see him I guess you want to make a contract. But I warn you: Akari City is not big enough for two Puella Magis, so back off!"

With that said, she walked away.

"How rude!" I commented. However, I didn't understand. What did she mean with Puella Magis and making a contract. I looked at the creature.

'Humans can sometimes be pretty harsh.'

My eyes wided as I heared a voice in my mind. I looked around but there was none except me and the creature. The creature still stared at me.

'You seem to have problems. Care to share them, Kaen?'

"Are you the one speaking?" I asked it.

'Yes. My name is Kyubey and I'm a Messenger of Magic.' said Kyubey.

"How do you know my name?" I asked. "And what do you mean with Messenger of Magic?"

'I observed you for a while.' replied Kyubey. 'Also, mine job as the Messenger means that I will grant you any wish you want. Any, even if it's a miracle, but it has to be one wish.'

"That's pretty cool!" I already knew what I want to wish. But then I frowned. Something wasn't right. "Do I have to do something to get my wish granted?"

'Yes. You'll become a Puella Magi, a girl with magical powers whose sole duty is to hunt Witches. Like the girl you met before.' replied Kyubey.

"Witches?" my eyes wided in confusion.

'Witches are enteties born from curses. They can make humans commit suicide and such things. The being you saw was a Familiar, a Witch's minion.' replied Kyubey.

"So, in exchange for a wish, I'll become a Witch Hunter." I thought for a bit, though I already knew I will say yes.

'Yes. So, what is your desicion? Will you accept the burden of being a Puella Magi?' asked Kyubey.

"Yes, I will. I mean, my life is already hell, so I guess it can't get that worse." I replied.

'Okay, so make your wish and contract with me.' said Kyubey.

I opened my mouth to say it. That my wish was that I get finnaly rid off that demon who's been ruining my life for two years. But just as I was about to say it, someone from behind grabbed my arm, and covered my mouth.

"I know what you're going to wish, and believe me you won't!" I heared a male voice from behind. I knew it was that demon guy again.

'You ain't going to stop me from wishing it.' I thought as I tried to escape his tight grip. I noticed that Kyubey was staring at me with that sigma cat-like smile.

'If you don't say your wish, I can't grant it.' He said.

I still tried to free myself from that demon's grip. I hated him so much! I suddenly came to the realization that, even if I make my wish, he'll just dissapear without any punishment for the months of terror I had to feel. I changed my wish.

I bit his hand and he drawed it back with a angry cry. That few seconds gave me enought time to say, no, yell my wish.

"I wish this demon would become my guardian - forever!"

"No!" he yelled.

'Your wish has surpassed entropy.' I heared Kyubey saying.

Then, everything blurred as I saw Kyubey's appendages grew. The boy released me. For a second I blacked out, but I saw then something dark purple flying out of my body. I catched it and it turned into a golden-purple gem. On the top of it was a purple feather and the bottom mark showed also two feathers forming a circle.

'This is your Soul Gem. It contains all of your magical powers. It'll help you in the battle against the Witches.' said Kyubey.

"What kind of magical powers?" I asked.

'They differ from Puella Magi to Puella Magi, but they're alway connected with the wish.' replied Kyubey. I turned to the boy. He gritted his teeth.

"Welldone." he said angrily. I smiled.

"Thanks. Now that you're my guardian, your duty is to protect me." I bowed my head sideways. "So, what did you say, what was your name again?"

"Like I'd tell you that." he replied.

"Okay, then I'll call you 'Demon'." I said. He sweatdropped.

"Call me Zetsuba Yukio; for now." he said. Yukio? It was a bit too normal for a demon name, so I guess it would be his human name. Well, somehow, it made sense as it meant 'despairing snow'. He then smirked. "Still, this means you won't get rid off me. That was your actual wish? Sorry that you've wasted it."

I also gave a grin.

"You know that, since you're now my guardian, that means you're also under my control."

"What?!"

"Checkmate, Yukio!"