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Jack's POV

"Where are we headed anyway?" I ask, glancing over at Maisie. My questions seems to knock her out of a thought and she quickly flips over a page in her notebook and starts writing again.

Downtown

We end up walking past the school then heading down from there, after that we have to weave our way through several streets until we reach a set of apartments.

I look up at the building in awe. Maisie's friends must be really rich to afford a place like this, the apartments here are large and in the downtown area where the prices for such apartments soar.

"Are you friends really rich then" I question.

A small smile crosses Maisie's face. You could say so. I think really that it was Mami-san and Homura-san who were rich but the others lived with them too. She writes.

"How many friends are you meeting?" I ask

Five. But I'm not sure that they'll all be in, they sometimes liked to travel. That's how I met them. Her pen hovered over the notepaper as if she'd like to add more but wasn't sure about it.

I insist on walking her to the door, despite her protests, assuring her I'll leave once she's with them. We head along to their apartment but a shock reaches us as we approach.

Outside of her friend's apartment door are a group of police officers. Maisie's eyes widen and she starts running forward towards them. I follow, wondering what could be wrong. Judging from the look on Maisie's face it's almost like she half expected something like this to happen, did she know that something was wrong?

The police officers look startled by our sudden appearance. Maisie has scribbled something down in her notebook and shown it to the officers.

What has happened to my friends?

"She's mute," I explain seeing the police officers expressions.

This seems to work because the police officers calm down and start explaining. "They've all gone missing." One of them said "all four of them" Four? I think but a single look from Maisie is enough to stop me from interrupting.

"We've been talking to their Neighbour who described them as an odd bunch, but very kind. They were well known for their odd hair colours much like this girl" he says pointing to Maisie, "There neighbour said that sometimes a couple of them went away sometimes, but they always left at least two here, because the youngest still attends school." He said. "It was the school who alerted us, when they realised that the girl hadn't turned up and there had been no message left saying she was ill, they tried ringing home but there was no answer. It's so odd though for the four of them to go missing all at once. Do you know anything seeing as their friends of yours?" he asks

Maisie shakes her head and starts writing. I had no idea they were missing I moved here just a few days ago in the hopes of seeing them again.

"What about you?" the officer asks looking towards me.

"I don't know them." I reply truthfully. "They're Maisie's friends; I just walked her over here."

"I see" the officer muses. Then he catches sight of our uniforms. "Hey that's the school the youngest girl went to!" He rummages around in his pocket and brings out a crumpled sheet of paper with four pictures on it. "Do you recognise this one here?" he asks pointing to the bottom right-hand corner.

I pick up the sheet of paper so that I can see it more clearly, then I blink in surprise. "Yeah I recognise her. She used to be in a few of my classes, but I never knew her to well. When she didn't turn up for the last few weeks at school I didn't think much of it."

"Do you remember when she was last at school?" the officer asks eagerly "Was she acting different?"

I puzzle trying to remember, it was a couple of weeks ago when I last saw her, sat quietly at the back of the classroom. Nothing different there. "I can't remember her acting any differently to normal. She was always very quiet and kept herself to herself." I answer

"I see" the officer is trying to hide his disappointment but it's obvious.

"Sorry" I apologise for not being able to remember much.

"It's not your fault" the officer says wearily, "this is just a slow moving case, we don't know what to think, it's like they just vanished! They didn't even take anything with them." He says sorrowfully. "It means now that there's a likelihood that when they turn up they'll be…"

"Shhh" I hiss, jerking mu thumb in Maisie's direction. I really don't think she'd be happy to hear that her friends are most likely dead.

Maisie turns towards us with what she written in her notebook. It doesn't look like she heard what the officer said.

Can I please go into the apartment? I really want something to remind me of them for now. They were very dear friends to me. I promise that when they come back I'll give I back to them.

The officer reads her note and looks thoughtful "Ok, I let you, but only because the forensics have already been and everything's already been photographed. I wouldn't normally let you but I'm sure your friends would want you to have something.

Maisie smiles gratefully and disappears into the apartment, I make to follow her but she shakes he head the meaning clear. Stay here.

When she comes out she's holding a book, that I think looks a lot like a photo album.

The officer smiles genteelly at her, "good choice, now if either of you remembers anything about them, that you think would help with the investigation please come and tell us at the police station. Ok?"

We both nod and start to slowly walk away.

We end up in a small park, not far from the apartments and Maisie sits down on a bench. I sit down next to her and the two of just sit in the silence for a while.

The soft scratching of Maisie's pen against paper breaks the silence.

Thank you very much for bringing me here. However, can I please be left alone for a bit, I need to sort out the thoughts in my head. I'm sorry and I'll make it up to you. She shows me.

I pause, not wanting to leave her alone considering how late it is, but knowing that in her situation I would probably want to be alone for a bit too.

Seeing my expression Maisie hurriedly adds more, I'll go home soon and won't stay out late, ok?

I nod; understanding then I dig my hand in my pocket and pull out a slightly crumpled but clean tissue. "If I were you I'd probably want this" I say with smile passing it to her. She nods thankfully and watches as I walk off, giving one last wave before disappearing around a corner.

Once I get home it's almost completely dark, I can't help but glance off to the forest once again today. Seeing as I had to leave earlier I think I'll head back now for a bit.

Maisie's POV

I feel a bit guilty for sending Jack away like that, after all he's been nothing but nice to me this afternoon since the archery session. It was a big comparison to what he'd been like at school this morning. Had that really only been this morning? It seemed like an eternity ago. I'd meant it though, when I said that I'd make it up to him. I could do something I was sure.

But I couldn't let Jack see this; I think gripping the book, she's taken away from the apartment tightly. The police wouldn't have found this. This had been well hidden. This was a sort of diary written by the girls about life as a Puella Magi. They had told her and all the other Puella Magi they had met of it so that if they ever came to visit they could read it and write their advice in it, to help other magical girls.

I open the book by pressing my soul gem against it lightly. I hear the slight click of the lock on the side of the book and know that it's open now.

Inside of the front cover is a picture of the five of them together, and they all look so happy. Mami-san is at one end and next to her is Kyuoko-san. Next to Kyuoko-san is Yumi-chan. She's grown up so much, I forget that she's the same age as me because the only picture I have of her was taken five years ago. Next to Yumi-chan is Sayaka-san who is one of the main reasons that this book is hidden so well. And also, why that officer only talked about four girls. I made a mistake by telling jack about the five of them. Because Sayaka-san is dead. Officially anyway. Her body was found by the police close to ten years ago so it would be weird for them to see a picture of a ten years older Sayaka-san. Because of course, she died ten years ago when her Soul Gem turned black. Then later when Yumi-chan was met by Kyuoko-san who treated her like the family she never had she made a wish that Kyuoko-san would be happy and stay with her. Much to everyone's astonishment, this wish brought Sayaka-san back. This had led to a lot of teasing much to Kyoko-san's embarrassment. While she said that, it was probably because she had last felt really truly happy when Sayaka-san re-kindled her idealism. Homura-san, who was sat next to Sayaka-san, had a different explanation. She explained how Sayaka-san was the first person Kyouko-san had trusted for years in many of the alternate timelines. Her first friend, which is why Kyouko-san had sacrificed herself to killing Oktavia – Sayaka-san's witch form. She reckoned that Sayaka-san's death was leading Kyuoko-san to an early death. Certainty Kyouko-sab's soul gem darkened quicker than the rest. So for the stay with me part of Yumi-chan's wish had brought Sayaka back. I personally thought that it could have been both.

I sit there for a while longer flipping idly through the pages and stopping on one on which shows a picture of me sat on a purple-haired girl's lap when I was only nine. I say on this page for a long time before above me I notice the street lamps turning on.

I think of my promise to Jack and stand up ready to go home. I'll dump my schoolbag there and then go out hunting for the night. That way I won't have broken my promise to Jack.

It takes a while before I am on the street next to Jack's home but I don't really mind. It's given me time to think. I knew that there was a chance that some of them could be gone. It was something that I learnt from being a Puella Magi. I just never thought that all them…

I grip the book tighter holding it against my soul gem, that's the closest it will get to me really.

Kyubey has been sat on my shoulders in complete silence for a while now. I think he knew that I didn't really want to talk. However, as we near the end of the street, Kyubey stands up.

"'Phantoms"' he says "'in the forest."'

A frown crosses my face. Why would the phantoms be in the forest? They can sense despair but there's no one in the forest. They can track magic, but the only magic I'd done there was cleansing my Soul gem and that had been hours ago, the magic would have dispersed by now. I didn't even cleanse it for that long because Jack interrupted.

Oh God, Jack. He knows about the clearing!

I take off at a run.

Jack's POV

I shift backwards slightly. Completely scared out of my life I don't mind telling you.

I'd come along to the clearing not feeling great because I felt that I'd been a useless friend to Maisie. But then again I'm useless all round really and I use my popularity at school as a mask for how I really feel.

So I'd sat down in the clearing, when I noticed a shadow behind me. I'd turned around to see what caused it, but when I saw it, I almost thought I was dreaming.

It was one of the monsters Maisie had drawn in her book. Only it looked far, far taller in real life.

I was certain I was dreaming until it lashed out and I was being thrown against a tree. That hurt way too much to be a dream.

I've been here ever since trying to silently edge away from these creatures, in the hope of running away but their fast. Like really, really, really fast. I had no hope.

I heard a rustle from above me and I look upwards expecting to see another of the monsters attacking from above. Instead, Maisie jumps down nimbly from a tree branch, and lands in front of me. She gives me a sidelong glance then a small white creature lands on me. At first, I think it's a monster and try to push it off when I realize that this is another of the things Maisie drew in her book. It had been on the page with all the good guys so surely that meant that this was a goodie too? I'm making this all sound like some action hero movie. But it's not. It's real and it occurs to me that if this creature and the monsters exist then those girls in the picture…

I look up at Maisie. There's suddenly a flash of green light and I'm forced to shut my eyes. When I open them again, Maisie's well different. Instead of her school uniform, she's wearing a green dress with a skirt that sticks out and ends just above her knees lying on several layers of white petticoat I think it's called. She's wearing long boots that end just below the knee that's held up by dark green ribbons. Each boot has a high heel that I reckon must make it hard to fight but Maisie seems unbothered by it. The top of her dress is strapless and decorated with more dark green bows. She also has a bow tied round her neck and he hair has been tied up into two side bunches with more ribbon that trails around her waist. She also has more ribbons tied around the top of her arm and around her wrists. In her hand, she's holding a bow. But this bow looks different to her other bow. It's far bigger for one, almost as tall as Maisie herself and instead of an almost invisible string, this string is glowing green. I can't spot a quiver or any arrow though.

"You're a magical girl," I blurt out.

"'Puella Magi'" a voice says "'but it means the same thing so I suppose you're right."'

I turn around to look for the source of the voice and my eyes fall on the creature in front of me.

"You can talk," I say.

"'It's telepathy"' the creature says "'fairly simply. Shame you humans can't all do it. The world would be so much quieter"'

"'Shut up"' Maisie says. Her voice has a sharp edge to it but you can tell that it's a sweet voice. Wait! Maisie spoke!

I'm about to say something about Maisie speaking when a Phantom makes a lunge at me. In the next instant Maisie's arms are around me and she's jumped. We land safety on a tree branch above the monsters.

Maisie gives a sigh of relief. "'Stay here"' she says. I grab her arm

"Wait! You can talk?"

"'Telepathy"' both Maisie and the creature say together. I notice that neither of them have opened their mouths.

"'You can hear it because Kyubey's letting you"' Maisie says pointing at the creature.

"'Now I need to go fight the phantoms, so will you let go of my arm? What's more don't ever tell anyone I'm a Puella Magi."'

I shake my head "Way to dangerous" I say.

Maisie scoffs, "'I've fought far worse, than this little group, I've been a Puella Magi for four years and I haven't lost yet"'

All of a sudden, Maisie's snatched her arm away and fired an arrow behind me into the face of a phantom.

"'Change of plan"' she says briskly "'I'll take you higher up first"' her arms go back around me and she's jumping up from branch to branch until we've stopped on a fairly large branch with a couple of bag's on.

"'See you"' Maisie says with a wave. Jumping back down the tree. I peer over the edge of the branch but I can't see anything through the tangle of branches and leaves.

"Will she be ok?" I ask the white creature – no, Kyubey.

"'Of course"' Kyubey replies "'as she said she's fought far worse. Like those ones on at the school this morning"'

So that's what happened this morning. She wasn't being bullied she was fighting phantoms. Of course.

"'You're very lucky that Maisie came along when she did though"' Kyubey says "'another five minutes and you'd have been dead for sure"'

I gulp, realizing for the first time just how close I was to dying earlier.

I think that I can appreciate life more now.

I glance over at the bags by the trunk of the tree. "Whose are they?"

"'Maisie's of course"' Kyubey replies.

"'but why is she keeping them here and not where she's staying?"

Kyubey's silence is enough of an answer for me.

I sit there silently with Kyubey beside me after that. Waiting for Maisie to come back up. Soon enough she does. She's covered in scratches and has blood dripping down her dress. I couldn't see it before put she has a green gem in her neck. At first it looks like it's a pendant hanging from the ribbon round her neck but when she lifts her head up you can tell that it isn't connected.

"'You fought at close range again didn't you"' Kyubey says "' you know how dangerous that is for you"'

"'I needed to keep them close to the ground"' Maisie replies with a shrug. Then she catches my expression, which is guilty because she needed to keep them close to the ground to keep them away from me. "'Don't worry"' she says quickly "'look."'

I sit up so that I can look at her. Small circles of magic are surrounding her cuts and mending the torn skin before patching up her outfit. "'I've got enough Grief Cubes to use a little healing magic"' she says with a broad grin.

She saw my confusion and seemed to consider how to explain it. "'Look through here'" she says after digging around in her school bag and bringing out the book she took from her friend's apartment. I suddenly realise what her friends are. They match the drawing she did too, only that they look much younger. She shakes her body slightly and there's a small green flash before she's wearing her uniform again.

I take the book into my hands "What is this about?" I ask.

"'The truth about Puella Magi"' Maisie says. "'It will be quicker than me explaining it to you. Although it's not all very nice. Puella Magi… well we don't generally have a good life. But you want to know anyway don't you"' she says looking at me. It seems weird that her mouth doesn't move when she talks but it's obvious that it's her voice in my mind. It just kind of fits her. "'Please be careful with it"' She asks "'It's really important to me. If you have any questions afterwards you can ask me, ok? And remember don't ever tell anyone that I'm a Puella Magi or I'll come and kill you."'

"You wouldn't," I say

"'I can."' She replies. And it's so sincere that I believe her, she could kill me. But I don't believe she will.

Maisie sighs, "'I'll walk you home, in case there are any more Phantoms lurking about."'

I nod, just what I'd hoped for. I walk over to the trunk and pick up Maisie's bags.

"'What are you doing with my stuff!"' Maisie yells.

"Taking it with me," I reply nonchalantly.

"'But I need it!"' Maisie whines. "'Please, give my stuff back"'

"Nope" I say popping the 'p'

"'Then what am I supposed to do?"' Maisie says, completely exasperated.

"Come too." I say calmly, watching as Maisie nearly topples off the branch.

"'What!?"' she says weakly, climbing back onto the branch.

"Come along too, you're living in this tree right?" Maisie doesn't say anything. Which is the confirmation I was looking for. "Then come and stay with us." I continue.

"'I can't just come and live with you,"' Maisie says, shock written all over her face.

"Sure you can." I reply

"'But what would you'll dad say?"'

"I'll come up with something"

Maisie stays silent for a while, considering.

"'I'll come so long as you let me earn my keep"' she says. "'I can clean or cook or whatever. I used to give the other Puella Magi Grief Cubes-"'

Over in the corner Kyubey snorted, "'Ones you could have used yourself"' he inputs

"'I had plenty"' Maisie replies, "But, anyway, you don't want Grief Cubes so It'll have to be something else."'

"'I'm sure we could settle on something"' I say, "But can we go now? I'm tired"

"'Fine"' Maisie mumbled.

Once we reached home, I apologise to Dad for being so late, but once he sees Maisie I think that he knows something's up. He takes us through to the lounge where I slouch on the sofa. Maisie sits up straight, looking really nervous. I launch into a story telling Dad how Maisie had come here to visit her friends and how she had going to be staying with them, but that she discovered that they were missing. So I invited her to stay with us, saying that she shouldn't be alone like she is at the moment. I may have elaborated slightly which leads to Maisie telepathically yelling at me throughout the whole of my story telling. It was annoying, because she knew I couldn't yell back. Not without my father thinking, I'd gone crazy.

My Dad accepted the whole story though, and said that Maisie was more than welcome to stay, and that she could sleep in the guest bedroom.

At this point Maisie got her notebook out and thanked him saying that she'd been happy to do any chores to help out.

At this point Dad had laughed and asked if she could cook.

To which Maisie nodded.

That would be brilliant, Dad had said, explaining how we haven't had a proper meal since Mum died because no one else could cook.

Which is not true. I can make very good beans on toast.

A/N Please rate and Review - tell we what you love hate or any suggestions of your own!

Well i hope you like this chapter, I'm glad I finally got to this one. Jack finally knows that Maisie is a Puella Magi. Now I can start revealing all the other secrets.

Also I'm curious - has anybody worked out what Maisie's wish was? Please tell me if you have a guess!

And keep on guessing who the mystery people who were mentioned a couple of chapters ago were. I really want to now if anybody got them right so please PM or leave a review.

My book Recommendation this time is:

The forsaken by Lisa M Stasse. It's a fairly recent book that I got for christmas and it was so good that I finished it by the afternoon too!