Libera Me from Hell
Chapter 4 - Transfer student – Part 2.
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Author Notes:
Things haven't been what I expected around here, trying to relax with this story. Wanted this chapter to be longer but time is not on my side right now, heheh.
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After one last glance at Homura, Madoka took her seat in the last rows where she could observe the whole scenery, her mission was clear, now all she had to do was work for it and wait the right moment…
Despite not having her best introduction, the rest of the girls tried to welcome Madoka to class, surrounding her, started asking the same questions she had heard over and over, no, not me, Homura, keep your focus Madoka! she thought trying to keep herself together.
"So, Kaname-san, where do you come from?" said one of the girls, she laughed at me when I passed out during warm-up, no, she laughed at Homura, thought Madoka as the memories of other timelines she never lived came into her mind.
"I come from a Christian school in Tokyo" answered Madoka while trying to keep her polite façade.
"Did you attend any clubs? Art clubs? Sport clubs?" asked another girl. She smokes in the school's bathroom and speaks badly of people behind their backs, Madoka's mind answered her. She could point every one of that girl's flaws; she knew them very well from all the repeated timelines, even ones where she had tried to incorporate them in her schemes, trying to make them Contract, only to end in a bloodbath with everyone witching out afterwards…
"No, I didn't" said Madoka more serious, it was time to put her plan into action; she had to act while she still had the chance.
"Excuse me, but I don't feel very well. I'll ask the person in charge to take me to the infirmary." said Madoka, not a full lie, as she was feeling dizzy already from the crowd's attention and the unwanted information that was filtering into her brain. She wondered how Homura kept herself from going mad with all the data; then again, she hadn't been very sane last time they had met…
Standing out from her seat, Madoka urged her body to move to where Homura was sitting, the dark haired girl getting stiff after noticing the pinkette approaching. It was obvious she was keeping tabs on Madoka's location. Oh Homura, never change, thought Madoka about her friend's stalker-ish tendencies.
Homura kept casting sidelong glances at her while class passed, no doubt she was confused about the newcomer, but she still had no idea what to make of it. She was very interested in the new student; there was no doubt about that. To her surprise, the reason of her mental disarray went towards her without hesitation and stood staring at Homura's eyes without flinching, Pink eyes stared at purple ones, and Madoka spoke.
"Hello, my name's Madoka Kaname, I have to go to the infirmary in recess to take my medicine, can you take me there, please?" said the pinkette in the most happy tone she could manage, almost pleading for Homura to comply.
"Ehm…I'd like to…but the health representative should do it, it's the rules" answered Homura serious, to Madoka's astonishment, while pointing with her head towards another student.
"You expected her to be the health representative? Too bad, it's Sayaka-chan!" answered a blue haired girl while grinning widely and making a victory sign. It was obvious she was proud of her status. "Now, come with me transfer student!" said Sayaka happily while getting a hold of Madoka's arm.
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The hallway was a beautiful sight, glass walls that let people watch the scenery while keeping outside the heat lined the place, students staring at Madoka while she walked behind Sayaka who kept grinning and talking a lot.
"Welcome to Mitakihara, it's a very nice place to be, we have lots of places like the music store, the park and the factories, oh but don't get close to the industrial bay at midnight, things tend to get ugly there…they said there are ghosts, scary, isn't it" said Sayaka while making a ghost imitation and laughing at herself.
Madoka meanwhile kept quiet staring at her longtime friend. It was hard to watch people you knew very well and being unable to tell them about it, she felt outside of time. Misplaced, she fought the urge to cry again, lest she be seen as a weirdo by everyone.
"So transfer student, what's Tokyo like?" asked Sayaka suddenly interested in the new student.
"Uh…I…I don't know" answered Madoka slight nervous, she didn't want to remember those horrible months spent at the hospital. Just thinking about it, she felt the intoxicating stench of medicine, as if she was there again.
"Wha…? You don't know? What did you do then?" wondered Sayaka, confused at this student's weird behavior. She was the health representative, but she wasn't used to take care of such fragile students, she felt that if she spoke too loud Madoka would break into pieces.
"I…spent a lot of time at the hospital, I couldn't go out" said Madoka, obviously not wanting to continue that conversation.
"Oh…" was all Sayaka said. And so, with their conversation dead, they kept walking in silence, Sayaka thinking about what she would eat when recess came and Madoka looking at the floor, lamenting her plan to talk with Homura had been ditched. Why didn't I anticipate she wouldn't be the health representative, stupid, stupid!
"Well, here it is, take care transfer student" said Sayaka pointing at the infirmary.
"Thank you…Sayaka-chan" said Madoka softly, almost like a whisper before she entered the infirmary.
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Having lost her chance, Madoka decided to take a more direct approach. And so, as recess came, she went over to Homura.
"Hello Homura, I mean…Akemi-san" said Madoka reminding they weren't in close terms this time, her cheeks turning pink at the slip.
"Erm…Homura is fine. What is it? Kaname-san?" answered Homura, slightly nervous, not sure what to make of the pinkette. Still, she gave the pinkette a smile trying to make her feel at ease and not troubled about asking.
"Do you have some minutes?" asked Madoka once again looking straight at Homura's eyes, a look of determination etched in her face.
Homura looked at Sayaka and Hitomi who shrugged, "I'll be right back" Homura spoke to the duo and looking at Madoka spoke, "wanna go somewhere else?"
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Going to the roof, where they would have more privacy, a place that Homura loved when she wanted to be free from the stress of all the people and as a place of contemplation, they sat in one of the benches there, the pinkette looking peaceful, albeit tired. "So, Kaname-san, what is it that you wanted to talk about?" asked Homura in earnest.
Madoka decided to get to the point. "I just wanted to ask this, Homura, are you happy?" Her question was simple, but the meaning behind it was huge, did I do the right thing? Was it worth it? Did my suffering pay off in the end?
"Isn't that quite personal Kaname-san?" answered Homura, not expecting that question. Certainly this new student was very weird, still, no reason to not be polite. Focusing on her life, thinking of all good moments she lived, going out with Sayaka and Hitomi, spending afternoons talking with her mom. "But, yes, I'm very happy" said Homura with a slight smile across her lips. The answer was simple, but it meant the world to Madoka.
"I'm so happy Homura-chan; that it was all worth it in the end" said Madoka, like a child in Christmas, smiling greatly at Homura that seemed confused at Madoka's answer. Suddenly, Madoka started feeling a weird impulse, feeling an urge not from her, but from a black haired girl that died trying to save her, Madoka started getting closer to Homura, her face only inches of the confused black haired girl standing in front of her.
"Ka…Kaname-san? What are you doing?" spoke Homura almost in a whisper, unable to understand what was happening, the pinkette was so close, and she could feel her breath in her face, and she…didn't dislike it…
Madoka got a hold of Homura's waist with her left hand while her right hand rested on her shoulder, getting closer, Madoka closed her eyes. "I…just…want to…" she wasn't thinking rationally, she was intoxicated with Homura's presence, she wanted her, and she needed her. She knew it was wrong, she knew those thoughts weren't hers, but she just felt the impulse taking over her mind.
"Kaname-san, please, stop" said Homura weakly. Madoka was so close to her face, and she didn't know that to do…
Suddenly a bento box came flying from nowhere and hit Madoka in the head, separating her from the black haired girl and knocking her to the floor. Madoka clutched her head in pain, closing her eyes as she groaned and rubbed the place where she had been hit.
"Get away from her!" spoke Sayaka angry at Madoka for assaulting Homura, she just wanted to hit that student, how dare she? "I thought you were okay, but you're a creep!" spoke Sayaka in a harsh tone, resisting the impulse to keep shouting at Madoka after watching her begin to tear.
"Sayaka…" said Madoka as tears began to flow from her eyes. "I…I didn't want to…" spoke Madoka, sobbing.
"It…it's okay" said Homura trying to come to terms to what had just happened and keep the calm; she always disliked to pick fights unnecessarily.
"It's not okay! She just tried to attack you!" said Sayaka while staring at the sobbing form of Madoka in the floor. It was hard to stay angry at the crumpled figure so she instead decided to get away before a teacher could reprimand them. "Come Homura, let's go" said and grabbed Homura by the hand. The black haired girl didn't resist and only looked at Madoka as she walked, not sure of what to say.
"Ple…please, just one more thing" began Madoka, standing and wiping the tears from her eyes, "Homura Akemi, don't try to change who you're…otherwise, you will lose everything", and with that, she went away not looking back at the other girls.
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That afternoon Homura walked home in a daze, confused about that day's developments, it had certainly been a weird day, and that transfer student was certainly a case. She had tried to make friends with her, and what did she get? Cryptic answers and a rape attempt for her efforts…
She breathed the fresh afternoon air while looking at the sun setting in the horizon. She liked that vista, she felt it helped her relax and keep her thoughts in order. Walking home slowly, the better to ease her mind, Homura went without paying attention at the scenery.
"You better hurry up and make the Contract, if you don't want to die" whispered a malicious voice next to her. A girl, pretty much her age, walking in the opposite direction, black messy uneven hair, and cold amber eyes that seemed to glow with their own light, sporting Mitakihara's uniform. Homura turned her head towards her and the other girl gave a fanged grin, disappearing afterwards without leaving a trace.
When she felt the day couldn't be weirder, now she was also imagining things. Maybe Madoka's madness was contagious, she thought as she kept walking home…
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End Notes / Rant:
So here it is, the plot will begin developing from now on.
Also thanks to Guess for the nice idea, I just want more time to get Maiya's story, so much potential, and I already have everything planned out, from beginning to end. Hope to one day get to write it, hopefully in parallel with this one.
And to Timmy Sparx, I make no promises, but have high hopes for this one. I'll try to make this a story that will "warm your heart", heheheh.
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