Pain struck Homura all at once as she skidded to a stop next to Mami. It was something she was vaguely used to, but she couldn't stop herself from cringing as her chest began to twist itself in knots. She looked to Kyoko and Madoka, who were both telling Sayaka off in some way or another. At least she was safe.
Making a mental note to bring her medication next time they go on another adventure like this, Homura grabbed a handful of the fabric of her shirt, completely oblivious to the worried look Mami gave her.
"Alright you two, I get it, I'm dumb!" Sayaka laughed, rubbing her eyes with her sleeve and snapping Mami and Homura out of their thoughts. The blue-haired girl had since bundled hersef up in the hoodie Kyoko had brought along, although never admitting to the fact that she was indeed freezing.
"Come on guys," Mami sighed and the others all turned to her expectantly. "Let's head home, I'm sure we're all pretty tired."
A small chorus of "Yeah's" sounded between three of the girl's, both Homura and Kyoko being occupied with something.
"Actually, I'll catch up with you guys in a bit," Kyoko muttered as she stared up at the moss-covered building in front of her. "I've got something I need to check." The other girl's nod, Mami lingering for a moment before trotting back down with the others, running off to the bus stop.
The redhead reached out to open the never-locked doors of the old building, pulling one of the heavy doors open and stepping inside. No one would be there, it was after hours after all. She looked around the room; from the pews to the podium to the stained glass to fallen rafter that rested smack dab in the middle of everything.
"What am I doing?" she groaned to herself, rubbing her eyes before turning around sharply and stalking out the door. She nearly bumped into a tall, almost lanky man with gray hair a few tools with him. He looked too familiar to Kyoko, and she felt her eyes get watery before she bolted away, ignoring the man when he called after her.
Already fairly shaken up, Kyoko really didn't react well to the sight of a half dead looking Homura at the bottom of the hill. The raven-haired girl looked up at Kyoko with fear in her eyes as she lurched forward; pain drawing a strangled squeak from her throat.
"Homura, what's wrong?" she gulped as she reached forward to keep the girl steady.
"H-heart," Homura mumbles, interrupted by another shock of pain, causing her to choke on her words.
"Hey now, take it easy!"
"Just n-n-need... m-meds," the girl shivered as she tried not to make anymore pained noises. She almost cringed as Kyoko gently took one of her wrists, presumably feeling for the girl's pulse.
"Oh my god," Kyoko breathed, biting down on her lip and looking up to Homura. "Should I call an ambulance? the others? Something?" she asked frantically.
"N-no!" Homura coughed, the urgency in her voice taking Kyoko off guard. "I just n-need to get home, I can ta-take the bus."
"Y'sure?" the redhead asked skeptically and Homura nodded, clutching the fabric of her shirt tightly again.
"Can you n-n-not tell the others about this?" the raven-haired girl mumbled after regaining her breath, looking away when Kyoko turned to her with a look of utter disbelief.
"Not tell them? But what if this happens again and you need to go to the hospital or something? What if you end up going in the middle of the night and they wonder-"
"Please?"
Against her better judgement, Kyoko nodded, still internally questioning Homura as to why in heaven's name she wouldn't tell the others. She offered the girl a piggy back to the bus stop and without really waiting for an answer, picked Homura up and went on her way, telling the girl she wasn't just going to let her walk.
At this rate I'm going to need heart medication, Kyoko thought to herself, trying to focus on the task at hand.
Sorry for the somewhat choppiness of this chapter, also sorry for not posting in a while, I had harddrive troubles and then exams and then I got caught up in some other stuff I was writing so yep. Hope this chapter is at least semi decent?