aboxfulloftea222 | The 46th Post!

The 46th Post!

[The 5th continuation of the Rin, Len, Miku, Nagisa and the Madoka girls thread, including Path 1, Path 2, and Path 3! (Path 3 has been branched off Path 1)]

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[The outside world, Homura's room]

[Homura sighed, then. Incubators.]

[Eight, in the meanwhile, was trying to get as much information about the situation in general as possible.]

...So what happens when the Walpugis arrives? Oh, I'd like to know what it looks like, and what it's abilities are, too, if that's possible...

[Inside Sayaka's mini world]

[Kyoko-Ophelia took a deep breath, then. Well, she'd just have to try this, wouldn't she?]

[And then, she opened up a portal to where she thought her horsie should be, and stepped through it, changing her form to what she thought wouldn't look too out of place in the human world.]

[She arrived in a wide open space with plenty of greenary, and a stable in one side. An old man in work clothes looked at her and grinned.]

...Kyoko-chan! It's you, isn't it?

[Kyoko-Ophelia looked at the old man, and paused, trying to smile.]

< Oh, yeah, it's me, Genjirou-san! Long time no see, eh? >

[The old man tilted his head, then.]

...Is there something wrong with your voice, Kyoko-chan? I couldn't get what you're saying at all!

Edited 2016-03-13 06:42 (UTC)

[[Homura frowned at Eight] You don't know?"
"We weren't there when she first made the transition We felt it though. Her potential and wish and transformaiton it changed some of the reality of withches. That's why they have new lairs of lost dreams, appearences, and European names and mostly german" [he scrtahced his year] "I can tell you this. She was a Gernman queen, already an adult. and a bunch of the young wards she had in her care were magical girls."

[menawhile, Oh yeah. Still the witch language. Kyouko Ophelia cleared her throat, doing her best to switch back to japanese] "sorry. Yeah, long time no see, ojii chan!"
[He smiled warmly ] "Ah yes, it has been. You've grown up so much.]
"It was only a few months since I last visited, ya know." [she shrugged]
"I know, I know. but I can till remember when you were a child. Ah how the years go by... ] [he shakes his head wistfully, yet sadly] 'Are you getting on all right?"
"Yeah yeah, staying with some good friends of mine, things are goin pretty good. " [of course she didn't mention the illusionary dream world] "Anyway can I see my friend?"
"Of course. out in the pasture." [the old man led her out to the pasture where the black and white speckled horse was grazing.]
[Kyouko ophelia smiled and reached out for it gently] "hello there, my friend..."
[The horse shifted warily as she approached. It sensed the dark energy eminnating from her. Yet, it also recognized her as its old frined and rider...

[Homura's apartment]

[Eight paused a little, then.]

- Oh, I didn't mean that all Witches have german-ish names now, of course - They're just lots more who do, compared to before. And the lairs of lost dreams thing seems to be something most Witches automatically seem to know how to create now, for whatever reason...

[Homura stared at him, then.]

...Lairs of lost dreams...Wait a minute - You mean to say Witches creating Witch Barriers is a recent innovation?

[Eight shook his head.]

- Well, it wasn't at all unheard of, even back then, but it wasn't something that happened practically automatically, either. They usually needed some time to figure out how to do that, and a lot of them never did produce any Labyrinths, at all.

[At the stable where Kyoko's horse lives]

[Kyoko smiled at the horse, then, and slowly reached out, a cube of sugar in her hand. The horse stared at her, and then at her hand, but eventually ate it.]

...Did you miss me?

[The horse wuffled, then, and put it's face on her shoulder.]

- Awww, you did, didn't you!

[And then, she turned back toward the old man.]

...Hey, Ojii-chan - I got a friend who says I can keep my horse at her place, if I wanted to. She's got a big pasture and a stable and everything, and...

- Huh, really?

[The old man said with a smile - And that was when he turned away, and began to cough.]

...Hey, Jii-chan, you OK?

[The old man kept on coughing for a while. Kyoko-Ophelia's eyes narrowed when she realized he was coughing up blood on his handkerchief.]

- Do you want me to call a doctor?

[The old man swallowed some medicines with a sigh, then, and sat down on the ground.]

...Naah, never mind, girl - I've been to the doctors, and they've done all they can do, already.

[And then he looked up at her with a sigh.]

- It's probably a good thing you came over, actually - The doctors said I only have an year or so left at best, and I have no idea how to find anybody to take care of all the animals here...

[Kyoko looked around the pasture, then, thinking. The old man was taking care of her horse, an old pony, and and about ten cats and dogs, if she was remembering things correctly.]

[And that was when an idea struck her. Maybe she could just move everybody - her horse and the old man and the pony and the other pets - into Sayaka-Oktavia's mini-world, eventually! She'd have to ask Saya-Okty's permission first, of course, but they had plenty of room, she was pretty sure.]

[But as for now...]

Hey, Jii-chan! Let me rub your back for you, OK?

[And then, she sighed a bit. She didn't think healing other people had ever been a thing she was particularly good at, even when she'd been a - a what? A normal Magical Girl?]

[...Were they any such things as normal Magical Girls? Well, whatever.]

[She tried to push herself back into Puella Magi mode as far as she could, and then visualized her magic powers floating into the old man's body, making it easier for him to breath and healing what was wrong with him. Soft and fluffy was the key, right?]

< Sickness sickness go away, make Jii-chan genki again! >

[She chanted in Witchspeak as she made the magic float into his body, and then sighed. Oi, come on, she was trying to get into Puella Magi mode now, or that was the idea, anyway.]

[The old man blinked for a couple of moments, and then, he started to cough a lot, coughing up even more blood and plegm onto his handkerchief. Kyoko-Ophelia looked at him in alarm - She hadn't made things worse by accident, right?]

[And then, the old man took a deep breath. And then another deep breath, and another deep breath after that.]

...What are you doing? It got easier to breath, all of a sudden!

[Kyoko-Ophelia, in the meanwhile, was staring at the old man's aura. Was it just her, or had Genjirou Jiichan's aura just started to turn slightly Familiar-ish around the edges?]

Edited 2016-03-18 06:23 (UTC)

" yeah. Once we see her again. I hope she did make it home...Idiot..." [Kyoukooo sighed and shook her head, making not e to follow her soon after] "So. what's with that music box thing anyway? Where did ya get it?"
[Mami nodded and explained the whole story, from Hachibei's arrival and preseting her with the music box, to when she first put Bebe in there]
[Kyouko raised an eyebrow] "Ok, so mmaybe it helps that we got tamed witches on our side and all. but ya sure we can trust that Hachibei thing? For all we know he could be a schemining lying demon like Kyubey!"
[Mami sighed] "Well, I feel I can trust him..."
"Like you did with Kyubey?"

Edited 2016-03-18 05:27 (UTC)

[Mami rolled her eyes, then.]

- Well, you may have a point there, but just telling Hachibei to go away and not come back isn't going to make anything better for any of us, either, I don't think.

[And then, she patted the Music Box Thing and the Mini Witches, one by one.]

- He did give me this thing, which proved to be quite useful. And I think he also has lots of valuable information that we could use, too, I think...

[Kyoko shrugged, then.]

- Well, alrighty, then. I don't feel like trusting any version of a Kyubey, to be honest, but they can be useful, I gotta admit.

[And then, she grinned.]

...Say, why don't we go find Sayaka, and maybe that Akemi girl to if she happens to be hanging around, and let them use the Grief Seed? And then, we can put it in that thing, and - Hmmm...

[Kyoko thought about this, then.]

- And just maybe, you could try and introduce me to this "Hachibei" critter once we get home, if he's still hanging around. What do you think, Mami?

Edited 2016-03-18 06:58 (UTC)

[After all the girls had cleaned off their gems, Rin pocketed it] "Right then. Quite a night huh. Well, guess I'll see you all later." [She started to head off and then she paused, looking back at them] "By the way, I wouldn't trust Kyubey anymore. He's definitely bad news."
[Nagisa pouted her lip] "I know that!" [Though, she was scared to find out what the dark secret of magical girls and what the mean kyubey kitty was really hiding. A yawn suddenly over came the child, as she realized how tired she was, even though she just cleansed her gem]
[Mami noticed this and patted her head] "Oh, Nagisa. It's getting ltae. You need your rest It's been a big evening."
"Ok, Mami nee chan..." [Nagisa yawned again and leaned against her adopted big sister]

"Yes, of course." [Mami nodded, then realized something] "Ah! Haruhi!" [Now that the witch was defeated , the curse was no longer on the girl. Mami ran over to the class mate, who was laying on the ground unconcious]"Here, you'll be ok now..."
[Kyouko just shrugged and took out some pockie and munched on it. Bebe giggled and hopped onto Mami's back playfully. So. Tamed witches like this. Weird...]
"Well. Let's go find Sayaka now."

...Nuuhhhh?

[Haruhi groaned, then, and then woke up. She tried to get up, her eyes wide.]

- Nooo, I don't wanna be a ball, and I don't wanna play with you!

[And then, she looked around her, her eyes wide.]

.......Um. What? Tomoe-san???

[Mami quickly hid Bebe behind a nearby tree, and gestured at the other Mini-Witches to hid.]

- Haruhi-san! I just came here, and you were out like a light on the ground...

[Haruhis shook her head, then.]

........Oh. I fainted, then? I do feel awfully woozy, now that I think of it......

[Mami nodded.]

- Don't worry, Haruhi-san, I'll take you home now, OK?

[And then she did so, Kyoko and the Mini-Witches trailing behind them. Thank goodness Haruhi-san's house and Sayaka-san's house were both near by, she thought.]

[She explained that she'd found Haruhi in a faint to Haruhi's mother, and helped Haruhi into the house. And then, they started toward Sayaka's house.]

[Sayaka was outside the house, waiting for them.]

- I could sort of smell all the little ones coming, ho ho ho - So what's up?

[The Mini Witches cheered at her, waving. Sayaka waved back, and then, turned toward Mami and Kyoko. Mami held out the Grief Seed with a smile.]

...We thought you just might like to use it before I put it in the Music Box Thing, you see!

[And then, she sighed a bit. She really should explain to Sayaka-san what the Mini-Witches had done, she felt, but it would be nice if they had a bit of privacy for that kind of thing...]

[Homura, in the meanwhile, had appeared right on top of where Madoka was, outside the concert hall.]

- Owww...

[She mumbled, as a waved of dizziness hit her, and she nearly crumpled to the ground. Madoka gasped, and ran toward her.]

...Homura-chan! Oh, no...

[Madoka pulled Homura up, and pulled her over to a nearby bench.]

- Don't worry...We dealt with the Witch...

[Homura mumbled, woozily.]

...OK, Homura-chan. That's good. That's really good.

[Madoka whispered - And then, she took out a wipe to pat at Homura's brow. Oh, no - Homura-chan didn't have a fever, right?]

[And that was when there was a sigh behind them.]

...And what kind of experienced Magical Girl just runs off before she even tries to get the Grief Seed, anyway?

[Homura opened her eyes and tried to sit up straight.]

- You!

[Madoka stared at the blond girl, her eyes wide. She was one of the Magical Girls who'd fought the Witch Miku-san had turned into, Madoka was pretty sure, but...]

[Rin sighed, then, and just held out the Grief Seed, sticking it to Homura's Soul Gem.]

...I let all the other Magical Girls in the fight use it once, so.

[She said tiredly, as Homura stared at her, owlishly. Homura closed her eyes as the dark stuff in her Gem was pulled away.]

.......Thank........You???

[Rin huffed, then.]

- Oh, never mind that, I can get all of you to pay me back for this is some fashion, I'm pretty sure...

[Well, if she ever had to need some help with the Puella Magi business, she had a whole lot of people she could talk to now, that was for sure...]

...But for now, goodbye.

[And then, the blond girl was gone, just like that. Madoka looked at Homura with a shy smile.]

...Um. Maybe we should just sit on this bench for a bit, then?

- Yeahhh...

[Homura mumbled, as she rubbed her eyes.]

...Just for a little...And then, we have to...

[And then, Homura leaned against Madoka with her eyes closed, and began to snore, very softly.]

" oh... Dear homura..." Madoka smiled softly and stroked her silky black hair. She seemed so cute when asleep! And that cold expression wasnt there. Well if course homura looked nicr no matter what expression she wore...
Being careful not to wake up homura, mafoka reAched into her purse and took out her cell phone)
" hello, papa? I think wete ready to go home now could you pick me ans homura up please?" She shos probably call the orhers afterwards to make sure they were all right. She knew they could handle themselves, but she was still worried

[The amusement park, outside the concert hall]

...Madoka! Oh, thank goodness you're OK, I was just trying to call you but I kept getting some weird buzzing -

[Tomohisa said with a relieved laugh.]

- You did say you were going to the big Hatsune Miku concert with your friends, right? I nearly had a heart attack when I saw the news on the TV!

[Madoka groaned, then, and patted Homura, who was still sleeping, leaning against her.]

...It's on TV already? What are they saying?

[Her father sighed.]

- Nobody seems to know for sure what happened, but there was this big ruckus at the Hatsune Miku concert, they were saying something about colored smoke flares I think, and then Miku-san herself disappeared in the confusion?

[Madoka almost cried, then, and then rubbed at her eyes.]

...I'm not sure what happened either, Homura-chan got me out right away when things started to get weird, but Sayaka-chan and my friends are all OK, I just called them. So could you just come, Papa? I'll meet you outside the east gates with Homura-chan...

[The Kagamine house]

[Rin looked up at her house. And then, she wrapped Miku's - Elly's - Grief Seed in a handkerchief, and then she put in in her pocket. She really needed something better to put Grief Seeds in if she was getting back into the Puella Magi business, she thought with a sigh, and then she wiped her eyes again.]

[She was going to have to talk to Len.]

[Kyoko-Ophelia grinned, then. Hey, this wasn't a bad thing, now that she thought about it - Humans, and probably horses too now that she thought about it, couldn't really live very long in a Witch Barrier, after all. They'd have to be transformed into Familiars of some kind if Kyoko-Ophelia wanted them to live with her, she was pretty sure, and...]

[...Well, she wasn't a 100 percent sure that Sayaka-Oktavia's mini world was actually a Witch Barrier all the way yet, but whatever, whatever.]

< Hey Jii-chan, I changed my mind - Could you take care my horsie for a while more? I've got some arrangements I have to make! >

...Sure I can, Kyoko-chan!

[Genjirou said with a smile, and then stood up and put his arms up, moving them about. Even his arms were moving better!]

[Kyoko smiled at him, and then blinked. So he could understand her Witchspeak now? Good, good, that would make things easier, she was pretty sure...]

< I'll try to come visit every day for a while, OK? And there's something else I wanna talk about with you, later...>

[It'll probably take her about 10 days to get her horsie and Genjirou Jii-chan and the rest of the dogs and cats Familiar-ized enough to bring into Saya-Okty's world safely, Kyoko-Ophelia thought with a grin.]

[That should be plenty of time to get them used to things...Right?]

[Sayaka sighed and shrugged] "I don''t know...I mean, now that we know what grief seeds really are..."
"It doesn't make a difference" [Kyouko sighed] "Look, youn know you still got a lot to go on for. friends, family, that date with prissy violin boy," [there was a slight edge of unhappiness aat the last part] "you you cna'tt enjoy it iif your gem is laden with darkness. Besides, now we know how to make the witches feel better."
"yeah, that's true..." [Sayaka tried a smiel and accepted the grief seed]
[Mami was about to acept the seed back when her phone rang] "One moment." [She stepped away and answered it.] "Ah, Satoro-san?" [It was her family lawyer]
"Mami san. Good afternoon" [he sounded grave] "Listen, we need to meet as soon as possible. something important came up..."
"Oh?" [she blinked] "when should I come?"
"Perhaps in an hour, in my office."
"All riggt. I shall see you then." [she hung up and went back to the others] "My apologies, but there is an appointment I must attend to. Could I trouble you to take care of the little ones for me?" [she gave the music box to Kyouko]
"no problem, Mami!"

[Later Mami was at the lawyer's office. She trusted her lawyer, he helped arrange things for life on her own after her parents death. To her surprise, she saw a couple of her parents business associates, even possible rivals, there as well. ]
"Ah, Tomoe san. please have a seat]

[Mami's lawyer, Mitsurugi Satoru wiped at his brow.]

...Ahh, Mami-san...It's about your Uncle and Aunt, you see...

[Mami made a face.]

- Are they making trouble again? I'm not going to give them even more of my parent's money, Mitsurugi-san - They got a big enough chunk of it when my parents passed away! Where'd all that money go, anyway?

[The lawyer sighed.]

...Oh, I do understand how you feel, but they've been apparently trying to get legal guardianship of you again, and...

[Mami stared at him.]

...My legal guardian is still my Grand Aunt Miyoko, correct?

[The lawyer nodded, his head bobbing.]

- Oh, yes, yes, but - Tomoe Miyoko-san is a very old lady in her 80s now, you see, and though her mind is still quite sound, from what I gathered the last time we talked...

[And then, he wiped his brow again.]

...Ahem. Mami-san - It might be worth trying to give your Uncle and Aunt at least some of the money they keep saying they need, I think?

[Mami sighed, then.]

- It might be worth trying to pay them off if it'll stop them from causing us trouble, you mean?

...That would be the gist of it, yes.

[Mami nodded, then, and asked her lawyer to set up an appointment with her uncle and aunt. So how much money was this going to cost her now, anyway?]

[Later Mami returned to the others at sayaka's house. The little witches seemed to be behaving well. Bebe had found a playmate with the witch they defeated earlier. They were both young girls after all, and were drawing together with crayons.
"hey welcome back Mami" Sayaka said waving "Where did you go?"
"An appointment with my lawyer. " Mami picked up Bebe for a hug
"What about?"
"Just some family and finance issues. I'm sorry Kyouko, I can't join you ffor the trip tomorrow. I have a meeting with my lawyer again and some relatives."
[kyouko raised an eyebrow, munchuing on some crackers] "I thought you didn't have any family left?"
"Well, not,close family , per say." Mami looked down, patted Bebe's pink curls , "They're a couple times removed. " My great out, and third uncle and aunt, and my third cousins. " [Mako and Rukia. They were about Mami's age. Mami wanted to be friends with them and enjoyed their company. Even if they were rather unpleasant girls admittedly and up their high horse and often made fun of Mami...]
"Oh really? And why are they showing their faces up now huh?"
"Just, family business..."
"Mami,"
"I'll be fine." She smiled and put the witches back into the back, keeping Bebe in her arms "Come on dearies, it's time to go home."

[she opened the portal back up to Sayaka Oktavia's world and went back in.
By now, the witches they had brought in had gone up to around human size, some even starting to look more human. Some of them had even set up their wards again, though smaller, a habitat for them. Gertrude had her gardens, Kirsten Elly had her tv set and music studio, Izable had her art studio and paintings and Albertine had her playroom. Bebe, starting tolook a bit like Nagisa again, had remained with Mami candleoro. Along with Kyouko's family church and Sayaka's house, it was like a witch neighborhood now.]
"Yo, I'm back!"
"Welcome back!" [Sayaka Oktavia looked up from the music sheets she was working on] "Did you find your horse?"
"yeah. Things went well. be ready to bring 'em in soon."

That's wonderful, Kyoko-Ophelia!

[Mami-Candeloro said, clapping her hands, and then she blinked. Wait, so how were the Mini Witches - Or rather, the ex Mini Witches - getting enough energy to make their own Barriers, even little ones, anyway?]

[She put a finger to her head, and then went and looked into the Music Box Thing.]

...Ohhhh - Ha ha ha! The sly little things!

[Kyoko-Ophelia looked into the Music Box Thing, then, craning her neck.]

- Huh? Where'd the Grief Seeds go?

I'm not sure, but...Bebe! Oh, Bebe, where are you~

[Mami-Candeloro sang out, and it wasn't long till Mami stuck her head out of a round door that hadn't been there a moment before.]

< Big Sister! What is it? >

[Mami-Candeloro grinned at her, and then shook the music box thing is Bebe's direction.]

...Is there something you haven't told us going on, Bebe-chan? This is mighty suspicious, you know!

[Bebe sweatdropped a bit at that.]

< ...But we didn't do anything! They all came back on their own, once we were all stronger and thinking better and stuff like that! >

[Mami-Candeloro and Kyoko-Ophelia looked at each other, then, blinking.]

...Ya mean the Grief Seeds went back to you on their own, once they decided you could handle them better?

[Kyoko-Ophelia said slowly.]

That's...sort of neat, actually, isn't it. Ha ha ha!

[The next day, Mami hugged all the Mini Witches goodbye, and went to meet her relatives, along with her lawyer.]

...Oh, Mami-chan!

[Her Aunt Rinako said, a smile as fake as Kyubey's normal one pasted on her face.]

- It's so good to see you, my dear...

[Mami looked at her Rinako's fur coat, and sighed. She usually wouldn't give a damn what her relatives wore or didn't wear, but that fur coat looked like it was real fur, and also like it was brand new.]

...Hello, Aunt Rinako, Uncle Seijirou, Makoto, Rukia...

[The main problem with these particualar relatives was, she thought with a sigh, they couldn't manage their budgets if their life depended on it.]

- So I hear you've been having some problems with Mako-chan and Rukia-chan's school fees and whatnot?

[Mami said lightly, and then served everybody some tea and cakes. She waited until her relatives had all taken a bit of the cakes, and then dropped the bombshell.]

...You know, Aunt Rinako, Uncle Seijirou - It would be so much easier if Mako-chan and Rukia-chan could transfer to another school, don't you think? Financially, I mean.

[And then, she turned to her cousins, who were looking at her with utterly horrified looks in her eyes.]

- I know Akitsu Gakuen is supposed to be a very good school, and I must admit I did want to go there when I was younger, since my mother and father did meet at Akitsu University and all, but - To put things frankly, it's a school for really, really rich people, especially nowadays, and considering the financial situation of our branch of the family is in now...

[Makoto and Rukia looked at each other in horror, then.]

...Nooo! Mama, Papa, I don't want to have to quit - Our family's always gone there!

[Rukia, in the meanwhile, had turned on Mami, angrily.]

- How dare you! Just because you decided to hide yourself away in some stupid school for commonors -

[Mami stared at her cousin, then. What?]

...We're all commonors here, now, the last time I checked. And most of our ancesters were merchants. Rich merchants, but still.

[And then, she nodded at her lawyer, and passed along some papers to everybody sitting at the table.]

- As you can see here, if Mako-chan and Rukia-chan could go to any of those schools from high school, and then to any of the universities on the list, it would become much easier to pay for their education. Those are all perfectly respectable and high ranking schools, just in case you were wondering.

[The problem, Mami thought with a even bigger sigh, was that Akitsu Gakuen had changed from a school for the well to do to a school for the mega-rich in just a couple of generations - And their branch of the Tomoe family just wasn't able to keep up with that, to be honest.]

[There was a reason she was going to Mitakihara Middle School, after all.]

[Her aunt and uncle looked at each other, and then at the papers, muttering to themselves about education fees and school loans and classmates of their daughters who kept making them spend money they didn't have. Mami grinned a bit at that, inwardly - Ha ha ha, maybe they'd actually listen to her and her lawyer for once?]

[And that was when Rukia stood up, and threw some of the papers at Mami's face!]

...But I don't want to go to some stupid school for - for ordinary people!

[Mami stared as her cousin staggered to her feet, her face as red as a beet.]

- You, You - This is all your fault, Mami! If you hadn't wanted to go to some stupid Tea Convention, Uncle Mitsuo and Auntie Minako would still be alive!

[Mami froze at that, the words stinging into her. ..It was true...]
["Now now girls," [her aunt said, ruffling her coat] "Why don't you go out and get a drink while the adults finish business here?"
"yes, mother."
"We do have a lot to catch up on with our dear cousin after all]
[the two girls paraded Mami outside and tossed her cookies into the garbage] "Really, stop serving this tacky, sugary foods. its so fattening! We're on a special diet, you know!"
"I'm, sorry about that, I,"
"So who do you think you are anyway, telling our parents what to do! You think you're in charge or something?" [Mako sneered]
"I, only was pointing out what might be a better option considering.. I just wanted to help."
"Well you don't know! Hah, you're always such a goody goody Tomoe!"
"Oh, but is she really?" [Rukia added[ "Wev'e been keeping an eye on you. Rumor has it that you['ve been seeing going into rather suspicious and seedy places the last few years. Just what was it that you were doing there? Some little extra activity?"
"Oh, and what about that redhead you were hanging out with? Wasn't she the daughter of that psycho preist and that cult and kileld himself? And she's a criminal now?"
[Before Mami could defend Kyouko they kept drilling into her]
"So what dirty little sercets are you hiding, hm? Oh and is your cherst even real? Oh, you're always playing the dainty perfect lady!"
"We know your' hiding something. And why is it when your parents died, druing the crash, you came out without a single scratch! Like magic!"
"Like a witch! Are you a witch Tomoe?"
[Mami was shaking by now. she could hear a voice whispering in her mind, her voice.]
[meanwhile as the sisters continued bullying an dpointing out all of Mami's flaw, Aunt Rinako was drilling into the lawyer]
"Come to think about it, isn't there european nobility in our bloodline? surely that amouts for somehting?"
"Well, yes, but the near direct dscededy applied to Minako and not as much you..."
"Well, I know you can do somehting more in our favor." [she leaned forward sensually] "There are benifits, and things to work around. And really, does young Mami really need all that money for herself? Even by herself all in that big lovely penthouse, surely she'd be more comfortable in something smaller. We can take of her assets."
"Well, normally I do, and her parent's trusted tax accountant helps her maanage the finances. And she willed everything to chairty in case of her loss and_" [he was sweating more nervously]
"Hm. Let's cut to the chase. Like I said, I know you can work with us. Afterall, I had some people dig some information on you, and I have connections... it would be a shame for you i certain information got out wouldn't it?" [she smiled nastily as the lawyer blanched]

[Inside the room]

[The lawyer took a deep breath, then. What the hell did they think they were, anyway?]

.....Ahem. Tomoe-san, please. Haven't you ever heard of that saying about stones and glass houses?

[And then he grinned, a cold edge to his smile, and took out a file.]

- I hadn't really planned to bring this out, but since you started this first...

...Hmmm, let's start with something simple, then. You own three small companies, and have part ownership of several more, but your tax filing seems to be quite, let us say, creative indeed. And as for -

[And outside...]

...A witch, huh? As if you idiots would know of witches. Or magic. Or anything important, really.

[Mami growled out, and then held her head, grimancing.]

- Your parents are idiots! The only company of theirs that actually makes money is the company my father made for them to manage the apartments and other buildings they inherited from their grandparents - Everything else just keeps bleeding their money away, but they wouldn't sell them no matter what my father used to say, and -

[She shook her head, then.]

...And then, they even sent you two to Akitsu! How come stupid idiots like you two get to go to Akitsu, when even I couldn't afford it?

[A dark aura was starting to leak out of her. Makoto and Rukia looked at each other, and shuddered - Why had the air become so cold all of a sudden, anyway?]

- I liked Mitakihara so much more then I thought I would, but it's not the same, it's just not. Mother and Father would have been so disappointed...

[If only she'd made a better Wish...]

[Inside the room]

- Your problem, Tomoe-san, is that you're still trying to cling to a upper class lifestyle when your family is, in reality, only upper middle class at best, financially speaking.

[Mami's lawyer said with a cold smile.]

...You still do have quite a bit of wealth left, so - If you sold off the companies that were losing money, and perhaps some of your houses too, and got your daughters to go to more affordable schools, and just downsized your lifestyle in general - You probably could get out of debt in a couple of years.

[And then, he rubbed his head, and sighed.]

- But in either case -

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( the cousins faltered for a bit, taken aback at the sudden dark feel)
" y-you know what tomoe!! You should just have diwd instead of your parents! Its your fault theyre gone any way!!"
" yeah!! Witch!!"
( mami felt a sharp pain in her heart and fell to her knees, gasping. She could feel her soul gem darkening. She knew now whst was going to happen...) " no... I cant..,." ( but why shouldnt i, her voice in her mind whispered. Things would be much better off this way. I am a witch after all. Just... Let go.. Be happy....)
( mami felt a rush of fiery magic suddenly fly by her and heard the coysins scream)
" you!!!"
( when mami cracked open her teary eyes she could see kyouko blazing in anger beating up the cousins)

[Mami came to her senses, then, her dark aura's energies falling apart and drifting up into the air.]

[Her eyes widened, then, as she realized what Kyoko was doing.]

...Kyoko, no!

[She said, and threw herself at Kyoko's back, pulling her to the ground.]

- Get in the house now! I mean it!

[She yelled at her cousins, and then sat on top of Kyoko, waiting for her to come to her senses.]

...Kyoko, Kyoko, calm down, those idiots are my cousins, and they're just normal girls, not Witches or Familiars!

[Mami's cousins, in the meanwhile, had run into the house their parents and Mami's lawyer was, crying. Rukia's skirt had almost been torn in two, while Makoto was bleeding from a gnash in her arm.]

- Papa, Mama, help! That - That red headed delinquent Mami used to hang out with almost killed us!

[Mami's lawyer stared at both of them, and put his hand to his head. What the bloody hell?]

[And then, he blinked. Wait, how did Mami's cousins know about Sakura Kyoko at all, anyway? Had their parents hired PIs or something? Well, shit!]

[And in the meanwhile, Kyoko apparently had calmed down a bit.]

...Kyoko? Where'd you come from, anyway?

[Mami mumbled. Kyoko sighed, then.]

- You're right in my territory, dumbass - Why'd you think I wouldn't notice?

[And then, Kyoko sighed, and reached up awkwardly to pat Mami's cheeck.]

...Yeah, right. Sorry, Mami...- I just made things a lot worse, eh?

[Mami shook her head, then.]

.....Never mind, I'd talked things over with my lawyer beforehand, and we'd sort of decided we'd probably have to pull all the stops out anyway, if they wouldn't listen to reason.

[They were probably going to have to blackmail the heck out of her uncle and aunt and cousins to make them shut up and go away about this little fiasco, and also give them much more money then Mami would have liked, but whatever, whatever.]

[Mami gave Kyoko a hug, anyway, with a soft smile.]

- Thank you, Kyoko. I mean it. Really.

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[Later everyone headed home. Homura covered the story for Madoka about what happened at the concert that night to her parents and accepted Madoka's offer to sleep over.
Sayaka headed back home, still feeling shocked about the events of that evening.
[Mami went home and helped get Nagisa get ready for bed and tucked her in, kissing her goodnight. this was a routine she's been enjoying the past few nights ever since Nagisa came to live for her. She still felt warm about it, a sense of fulfillment in her life from this. a sisterhood....
[As Mami was getting ready for bed herself, the phone rang. She answered.]
"hello?"
[It was her family laywer]
"Hello Mami san. I'm afraid I have some bad news. Your great aunt has just passed away.]
"oh... oh no..." [That was too bad. Mami wasn't the closest with her due to not getting the chance to see her often, but she was still a good woman.]
"the funeral is this weekend. her friends will be arranging the funeral. However, there will be some things I shall need to talk over with you."

[Mami groaned, then. Her Great Aunt, Miyoko-san, had also been her legal guardian after her parents had died. She'd let Mami live by herself, and go to the schools she wanted to go to, and generally let her live her life the way she wanted to, as long as she didn't cause problems and kept her grades up...]

...Yes, I think we should talk, too. Tomorrow, then?

[She had to find some way to get Uncle Seijirou and Aunt Rinako off her back, or the money and other things her parents had left her would probably gone in no time flat.]

[...And then, Mami groaned again, feeling herself go cold. What in the world was she going to do with Nagisa-chan? They were only allowed to live together because both Miyoko-san and Nagisa-chan's uncle had said it was all right for the time being!]

[Darn - If only she could find some other relative to be her legal guardian. Anybody would do, as long as they were legally an adult, and willing to let her live her life as she pleased...]

( but the only relatives she had left was aunt riksko and her cousins and third uncle. And that ideal was pretty much certainly a no concerning them. Still, it was worth a try...
So she arranfed a meeting time with her lawyer.

Sometome later mami was on her way to her office, nagisa accompaniying her. Mami kept her calm composure, but she was rather worried inside. Thiugh she told nagisa about her freat aunts passing, she didnt tell her about yhe issue of guardianship yet. ...)
" so, the funeral is this saturday in my great aunts villaige " mami was telling nagisa " so i shall be going. Of course you can go with me, but i understand if you dont want ti go to abother funeral so soon. I suppose you can stay in the hotel rpom for it, thiugh i dont want to leave you slone. Of course you can alsi stay in mitikigara and stay at madokas house for the weekend..." ( though homestly she wantsc nagisa to stay with her)

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