[Anthony trotted after her, really looking like a walking cotton ball. Most of the servants ignored her as she went though, though some seemed a bit apprehensice. Word on the grapevine was that she was starting to get rather creepy and into suspicious activities. she found the snacks and fed them to her pet ] "here you go, my friend. Enjoy!"
"Oh, hello Kubey!" She looked up "Boy, what a night. It ws really stressful! I hope things will calm down soon.... By the way. Did you know that my friend Rin Kagamine ws also a magical girl?
[And that was when Hanako's mobile phone rang. Hanako stared at it for a couple of moments, and then put it to her ear with a grimance.]
...What? How could you be in that much debt already - Oh, Papa, don't be an idiot, I told you to sell your company or close it or something -
[She listened for another couple of minutes as her father talked to her, and nearly threw the phone to the floor.]
- Well, of course the banks wouldn't help you, they're in the business of making money, not losing money!
[And then, she grimanced at the phone again.]
...Oh, fine, fine. This is the very last time, though, you get it? You aren't even going to be able to pay your employees their severance pay at this rate!
[Hanako groaned again as the phone clicked off. What the fuck was wrong with her father? He hadn't used to be so...so...]
[Anthony came up to her and meowed again, then. She looked into his eyes, and almost started to cry.]
[And in the park...]
[Kyubey grinned as he saw Miku.]
- Oh, her? I did indeed - I hadn't expected to see her here, though, I must admit!
[He then looked up at her, and tilted his head.]
...I'm glad to see you, though - There was something I wanted to ask you, you see.
Have you ever heard of such a thing as a male Magical Girl, Hatsune Miku?
[Hanako picked him up and returned to the garden, taking a seat in her favorite red chair, trying to relax again among the presence of her beautiful gardens. Why were things going so difficult lately? At first they went great after her wish a while back. The wish to revive her motoher's gardens, and they would be even more splendid then before, and that she could bring life to other gardens. That began her exciting life as a magical girl and her dream gift of automatically mkaing flowers grow whenever she wished. As she began mroe skileld, so did her confidence, and even her beauty. It was great. She was like a awkward caterpuillar that had blsosmed into a beautiful butterfly. But lately, there seems to have been mounds of bad luck, and she felt tired more easily. What was happening? her thoughts were interupted by the sight of some of her father's employees and some suspicious men milling about the garden, taking pictures and movig some stuff away] "H-hey! stop it! What are you all doing! and you can't be here!" "Oh sorry Hanako. But you know business is going bad and we can't afford to keep up these extravagant gardens, so we have to foreclose and deolish them" [her eyes widened in horror, unable to beleive what she was hearing] "No! You can't!! These are my gardens!! These were my mother's gardens!!" "Sorry kid, it has to be done. theyre just a bunch of plants after all" "Probably cultivated for so cheap too since the mother was having an affair wth the gardener,,," another man muttered
Miku blinked "You mean, like a cute boy dressing as a magical girl and he's so cute you can't tell it's a boy?" her thoughtss turned to Len as that
[Hanako glared at the men, then, feeling the magic raising through her cletched fists.]
...You people get out of here, right this second - Or my father is never going to get the money he needs!
[One of the men laughed at her, then.]
Young Miss - He's not going to be able to keep the company afloat for very much longer anyway, everybody knows that! It was a miracle he managed not to go bankrupt this long, anyway...
[And that was when Hanako's eyes went scarlet, dark energies fizzling around her.]
...Back. Off.
[And then, she threw some wads of money at the men, using her powers to teleport them into her hands from her safe. The men stared at her, their eyes wide - Where had all that money come from, anyway???]
- I am buying this house and those gardens from my father as soon as it's legally possible, and by that, I mean tommorow. So for now - Take that money, and git, you arseholes!
[She waited until the men had taken the money and gone, and then went back to her bedroom, laughing helplessly as she remembered how those men had run away wide-eyed, clutching the wads of money to their chests.]
[...And they'd called her a monster, too. Ha ha ha, she risked life and limb on an almost weekly basis protecting all those stupid normal people from Witches, and then they went and called her a monster...]
[And in the park...]
[Kyubey laughed.]
- Oh, no, no, I meant a Magical Girl who was actually male!
[He then tilted his head again.]
...Though I do supposed that, in that case, I should call him a Magical Boy.
[And then he sighed a bit, and walked up to Miku.]
...It's just that human languages are so needlessly complicated, you see. Teenage human females are still called girls, but teenage human males can get so angry and upset if you call them boys...
( after lounging on her bed for a while, hanako stood back up and flung open the windows " come Anthony! I am in the mood for the hunt!" ( he fluff ball squealed and hopped into her shoulder . They descended, gently carried by rose vines she had summoned, and off they went in search of more witches.
" oh! Yes of course ! " miku nodded " do you mean to say you offer contacts to Boys as we'll?"
[Rin, in the meanwhile, was tossing and turning in her bed.]
...What the hell do you think you're doing, you...
[Nobody realized Hanako and Anthony had just jumped over the Kagamine house.]
- Witches, Witches, where are you~
[Hanako softly sang to herself, a slightly demented look in her eyes...]
[Kyubey laughed again, actually looking like he meant it for a change.]
- Oh, most of my Contractees are girls, nowadays, but I still don't mind offering the occasional boy a Contract, either, if the conditions are right...
[He then looked up at Miku, and tilted his head.]
...And that boy called Kagamine Len is a wonder, indeed! I haven't met anybody with that much potential in years!
- Say, Miku - Would it be OK if you came with me when I go and talk to Len? I thought it might be better if somebody who knew what it was actually like could explain stuff to him, you see...
[Hanako finally picked up a trail and followed it eagerly, eventually reaching the hosptal. Ah, an easy feeding ground for witches. Hanako delicately leapt up rheough a window, finding herself in a childs hosspital room. There was a pale haired little girl holding a pink and rown and red plush doll, sitting up in bed and looking at Hanako in awe. "Hey! You're the pretty onee-chan who showed me the flowers and cattepillar and butterfly the other day!" She exclaied "Ah, yes of course. I remember you. Nagisa right." "Uh-huh! Nagisa Mommoe!" "Wht are you doing here in the hospital?" the girl did look rather weak. Nagisa's smile faded "Im here because I became sick, like my mommy. But, the doctors will make us better! and then we can eat sweets and cheese again!" She looked over Hanako brghtening up again"Youre dressed all pretty, and you came in on a magic flower! Ar eou a fairy?" "Not quite. I am a magical girl"
"Well, it would make sense for him to join Rin. And he is involevvd now that he witnessed. So sure" Miku scratched her head . It would be fun and helpful, if Len joned, on one hand. On the other hand, it was difficult, and she didnt wnat the twins to go through that]
[And in the meanwhile, Hanako's Father was walking down the corridors of the hospital, groaning.]
[Was his daughter actually planning to throw him to the wolves if he didn't sell her that entire house, gardens included?]
[...Well, actually, he did know how much she loved those gardens, and he wouldn't have even thought of selling the house in the first place if his financial situation hadn't been so dire, but...]
[But anyway - For now, he had to see the doctor. His ulcer was acting up again, and so was his arthrites...]
[And anyway - As long as it was his daughter who brought it, it wasn't like they were losing the house entirely, right? And though he really was a bit worried about where and how she was getting all that money from...]
[But no, no, he didn't have time to think about now. Doctor first, worry later - He couldn't afford to collapse now, after all!]
[And in the gardens...]
[Kyubey looked up at Miku again, smiling.]
- But Miku - Kagamine Rin is a Magical Girl, already!
[And then he tilted his head again, trying to look "cute" - He did understand the concept, if not very well.]
...Don't you think they'd be better off it they could fight together? They're twins, after all, right?
( Nagisa leaned forward, some excitement piqued ) " a magical girl? Really? Cool!) " yes yes, very..." ( hanako murmured in a disinterested way, trying to sense the direction of the witch. She had no time to deal with this innocent, naive child, who would. Never be able to handle the life of a magical girl.. ) " excuse me I must deal with something..." And off she went, leaving Nagisa confused. Why did she act all brusque and cold? This wasn't the gentle girl who explained to her more about the beauty of nature. Maybe she wasn't feeling we'll? She die look rather haggard and out of it...
" we'll that's true." Miku nodded " we'll talk to them tomorrow about it. It's getting late and we all had a hug night "
[Hanako walked down the hospital corridors, Anthony sitting on her shoulders, whistling off-key as she walked.]
...Witchy, Witchy, where are youuu???~
[Hanako sang out softly, giggling, while Anthony meowed softly. She didn't realize that both her and her cat were starting to look very strange indeed...]
[And in the meanwhile, Hanako's father was looking around, mopping his brow.]
[What in the world was going on, here, he'd been to this hospital 3 times this year already, how in the world could he get lost???]
[But lost he was, apparently. He grimanced and rubbed his eyes, looking at the signs on the door - Great, they didn't even look like they were supposed to be written in Japanese anymore.]
[...Oh, damn it, could there something be wrong with his brain or something? He was too young to go senile, damn it!]
[And then, he stopped dead as he heard somebody laugh.]
...Oh, husband. You're so silly...
[It was his wife's voice, but not the voice of his wife just before her death - This was how she had used to sound when she was young and healthy and beautiful, back when his daughter Hanako had been a young girl, and his son Kengorou hadn't even been born...]
[And outside in the gardens...]
[Kyubey sighed a bit at that.]
- You think so? I thought I might try and go talk to him today, but...
[Curious, Nagisa slipped out of her bed and decided to follow her. Her stomach still let out a pang of hunger; Ever since she had gotten sick her diet had been strickly limited, no more of her favorite treatts, sweets and cheese. It was distressing. She noticed a few other patients ambling along, looking as if they were sleewalking. they all had what looked like a small marking of a cloud upon their necks. Among them was her mother.] "Mama? What are you doing up? " The child tugged on her hospital gown] the doctors said you need to get some rest to get better!" [the doctors were nice enough for the first part, on the outside, but they got scary with their many needles and pills and masks... Nagisa felt then the air felt heavy and strange. Like an invisible loud of dark emotions. There were faint whispers, trying to get to her... the air was distornig..] "no! Whats going on!"
"I'm sorry Kyubey... I'll see you tomorrow" [Miku shook her head and headed off to home. She could use a nice bat and sleep. Kyubey shrugged/. Ah well, he could afford to wait a few more hours. He remembered then the other magical girl tonight and how close she was to breaking. It wpuld be tonight, he was sure of it. It would be worth to check in on her and watch.
He followed her tack over to the hospital, a common place for despair. Ah yes, there was a witch here indeed, but not her yet. He could see her slinking about, looking worse for wear. And oh, what was this? That child was quite young, but such great potential he sensed from her! She was already resisting the invitation of the itches curse. Well, he knew whom his next contractee target was going to be.
[Nagisa took a good look at her mother and bit her lip.]
...Are you sleepwalking, Mama?
[More and more people were starting to join the milling crowd. Nagisa looked around them, and grabbed her mother's arm again.]
...Oh, no - It's just like when the Dark Siren came and tried to kidnap everybody with their Siren Song, in the Moonstar series...
[And that was when Kyubey came up to her, looking pensive indeed - He's practiced putting this expression for a long time, and it looks almost real, if nobody looks into his eyes.]
- Hello, Young Miss!
[He whispered to her. Nagisa's eyes widened as he saw him.]
...Whaaaa?
[Kyubey looked up at her, and nodded once.]
...You can see me, right? Well, I hope you can, anyway...
[She then grinned widely, and let go of her mother's sleeve, leaning down at him.]
- You're - You're a Magical Mascot, aren't you! Just like Aurora and Sunflare...
[The white creature in front of her wasn't quite as cute as the Stardogs from the Moonstar series, but he did come pretty close, Nagisa did have to admit.]
[She wanted to pick it up and hug, but her mother drifted away]"No, Mama! Wait!" Nagisa trotted after her as the surrounding area became even more warped, changing from a hospital to a distorded bedroom. Monstroud stiched up plushies danced about the people , tugging at their clothing. The whispers soon sounded like a lullaby]
[Meanwhile Haako had managed to break into the barrier, grinning madly, tearing through any familiars she came across] "I'm almost there, monster!!!"
[Nagisa's mother walked down the corridors. Nothing hurt anymore, and yes, that was her husband's voice, calling to her...]
[Nagisa groaned as her dead father appeared before her, a little baby in his arms.]
Misako, come on - I wouldn't know what to do if Nagisa started to cry!
...Oh, husband...
[Nagisa's mother said, a smile on her lips. Nagisa, on the other hand, groaned again - She barely remembered her Daddy, and now this?]
- Come on, Mama, it's not real, he isn't real and that isn't me, either, please wake up!
[And elsewhere in the Witch Barrier...]
[Hanako paused, as a familiar voice tinkled through the air.]
- Oh, husband, I really missed you, and so did our children!
...You're not going to go away again, right?
[And then, she looked into a room, her eyes widening.]
[Her father was sitting at a table, a hot pot bubbling in front of all of them, with some people who were very familiar indeed. Her deceased mother, looking like she had before she'd gotten sick, and her brother, and Hanako herself -]
[Except that Hanako was a rather creepy doll, while all the other people looked more or less normal.]
[Hanako groaned as she caught sight of a very creepy looking stuffed something with whiskers trying to meow at them from under the table - So that was supposed to be Anthony, eh?]
...Oh, come on, Papa - Anthony wasn't even born when Mama died!
[She caught up to her mother and tugged at her arm] "Mama! Please snap out of it! It's just an illuion!! "She can not hear you" Kyubey said, sitting down on a pillow "She and the other's were put under a witches curse. " "A witche's, curse?" her eyes widened " Yes. They are under a spell. The only way to wake them up is if a magical girl defeats the host witch of this labyrinth." "Oh!" ashe bounced eagerly "I just saw a magical girl here! Miss Hanako!" "Ah yes, I am aware she is here in this location. Ah, there she is."
[Hanako blinked] Wait a minute... Papa? What are you doing here?" [she saw the itch kiss upon him] "oh no... now it's personal!!" she snarled. She caught sight of the witch and charged over with a scream, all power ready
[The Witch looked at her, still looking just like her deceased mother, and her eyes widened.]
- Ha-Hanako-chan?
[She then looked at the creepy Hanako doll, her eyes widening even more.]
...Why are they two of you???
[Hanako, in the meanwhile, was inceased indeed.]
- Oh, shut up, you, how dare you pretend to be my mother -
[And that was when Hanako's father stood up, cletching his hands.]
...What in the world are you talking about! Sit down and eat your dinner, how dare you talk to your mother like this!
[The Hanako doll tilted her head, looked a bit sad at this - She wasn't the one who was acting up, after all. The stuffed animal version of Anthony meowed at her, sounding concerned.]
[Kyubey, in the meanwhile, was looking up at Nagisa, a fake concerned expression on hsi face.]
...Yes, there she is - But I'm not at all sure she'll be able destroy the Witch in time to save your mother and the other people, I'm afraid - There're at least 7 Familiars wandering around here, after all.
[Nagisa stared at him, her eyes widening. What did he mean, he wasn't sure Hanako-san could save her mother? Hanako-san was a Magical Girl, and Magical Girls went and saved people, right? That was what they were all about!]
...Wha...What's a Familiar?
[Kyubey sighed at that.]
- Familiars are monsters that Witches tend to produce - They're sort of like minor Witches, and they can get upgraded to full Witches themselves, if you're unlucky. They're quite dangerous in their own way, so.
[And then he sighed again, theratically.]
...Oh, if only there was another Magical Girl who could come and help her fight that Witch and her Familiars...
"Stay out of this, Papa!! That's not really Mama, you're just under a spell!" Hanako yelled as she pushed him out of the way, thorny vines swarming around to ensnare any familiars in the area. After making sure he was out of the way safely, she continued her attack against the witch, looking terrifying. She was filled with wrath against the witch, especially at cursing her father and imitating her mother; it made her sad to see hermother's face again, even if it was a fake. And it also stirred up latent angry emotions...] "..why mama... why..." there were tears as she slashed at the witch "why did you have to go... leaving me all alone... Papa doesn't understand... did you understand him either.. did you ever really love him?! Maybe not!! Why did you go with Albert!!! Couldn't you see that Papa loved you"!?! What about me?! We're all apart!! ITS ALL YOUR FAULT!!!!"
"You're right.. she could help..." "Indeed. However," [he tilted his furry head quizzically, upping the cute charm "I would have an idea. How would you, Nagisa Momoe, like to form a contract with me and become a magical girl yourself? " [Nagisa's eyes widened if surprise] "eh?! Me? A magical girl?" "That is right. I have sensed great potential for the role within you." [If it weren't for the disturbing circumstance currently, this would be a dream come true for Nagisa] " You can do that? Well I'm sure you could since your'e a magical kitty. But, What do you mean by a contract? " "Just a formal term really for our agreement. I shall unlock your magical abilities, and furthermore, I shall grant you one wish. In exchange, it shall be your duty to battle this wicked monsters and defend humanity when the time calls for it." [as usual, he leaves out the fine details.] "So? what do you think?
[The Witch wearing Hanako's mother's face jumped away from Hanako, then, biting her lip.]
- But Hanako-chan - It was all a mistake, about Albert-san...He was just a good friend, that's all!
[And then she looked up at her, tears in her eyes.]
...And I didn't really die either - That wasn't real! It was all a bad dream, Hanako-chan - don't you see?
[And someplace nearby in the Witch's Barrier...]
[Nagisa bit her lip, thinking furiously. This really was like something out of the Beautiful Moonstar series, she thought...Though she hadn't realized that the battles the Moonstars went through really were this scary, to be frank.]
- So I make a, um, "contract" with you, and I can be a Magical Girl? With real magic and everything?
[Kyubey smiled up at her, and nodded.]
...Oh, yes you can - And you'll even get a Wish granted in the bargain, like I said!
[He then put on his "I am a wise and experienced Magical Mascot" face.]
...I really can grant you almost any Wish you can think of, you know...
[Nagisa nodded at that - She'd never heard of any of the Magical Mascots in any of the Magical Girl series she heard of ever offering to grant wishes like this, in addition to turning anybody into a Magical Girl, but it did sound like a good bargain, she thought...]
[And that was when Hanako came crashing through the corridors Nagisa and Kyubey were talking in, roaring.]
- Oh, shut up, shut up, you're not real, none of this is, you - you monster!
[The Witch wearing Hanako's mother's visage looked terribly sad, at that.]
...Oh, Hanako-chan...
[Nagisa stared at both of them, and then turned around, looking for her own mother. She managed to catch sight of her just as she was about to go into run of the rooms of this strange place, and quickly ran after her, pulling her over to were she and Kyubey were talking. Nagisa's mother followed her without protest, blank-eyed, though she still smiled into the thin air, talking to her deceased husband.]
...Look, husband! Nagisa is talking already - She's such a smart little girl...
[Oh, no! Nagisa bit her lip, and then stood up as an idea struck her.]
- OK, Kyubey, I'll do it - And I've thought of a really good wish, too! The best!
[Kyubey smiled up at her.]
...All right, then - Let's do this thing!
[And then he gestured at her, and they both ducked behind some lockers.]
[Nagisa took a deep breath.]
- My wish is that I want a cheesecake to appear, and it's not going to be any kind of ordinary cheesecake - It has to be absolutely the very best cheesecake in the world! And it's going to be so good that anybody who eats even a little bit of it would immediately remember all the good things that ever happened to them, and throw off any bad spell anybody put on them! Oh, and they'll regain their sanity even if they weren't under a bad spell, either, because it's just. So. Good!
[And then she took a deep breath.]
...Oh, and it's a magical cheesecake, so it never goes bad, either. So there!
[And Kyubey smiled, as his ears rose into the air with the magical energies swirling around them.]
- Done!
[And a gigantic whole cheesecake in a box started to form right in front of them...]
[Hanako crahed into another room, pining the witch down "I SAID SHUT UP YOU MONSTER!!!!" [and she struck and struck, laughing madly]
[Nagisa gazed wide eyed at the giant magical cheesecake. the sight and smell of it was causing her to alvate. No, she would have to be patient. this was to be shared with her mother." "Oh thank you! It looks so wonderful!" " the contract is made!" [In kyuubey's unseen records, the data of this latest 'transaction' is put in] "Now then, for your part. Hold still, please." [He sidles up closely, then plunges his long appendages into her chest. Nagisa lets out a scream, the pain is immense, as if something very important from being drawn from her. She falls to the floor, and the pain ebbs, the shining light from her chest forming into a prettyegg shaped gold cased jewel] "Go on, take it and accept your destiny. This is your soul gem, the oroof as a magical girl and container for your power." kyubey said pleantly, sitting back. "pretty..." As Nagisa takes it, she feels a new rush of energy, almost like a fresh battery. Shortyly after, the scenery goes back to the normal hospital.
[Hanako has finally defeated the witch. chuckling weakly and splashed with blood. Anothony lays at her feet, gravely injred by the battle. Hanako turns to her still concious father with a cheerful smile "Look Papa! I destroyed the monster! you're safe now! And those nasty men won't be coming back to the garden anymore."
[Hanako's father looked at her, his eyes wide and horrified.]
...You...You killed your mother.
[And then he gulped.]
How could you?
[Hanako stared at him.]
- That wasn't my mother, and that wasn't your wife, either.
[And then she snarled at him.]
...My actual mother ran away with our gardener, and then she got sick and died far away in another country.
[And then she sighed, looking down. She'd liked Albert-san a whole lot, back when she was young, and he'd been so patient with her, teaching her the ins and outs of gardening...]
We didn't even get to see her before she died, because nobody expected her to die in such a simple operation, but she did.
[And then she glared at her father, her eyes beginning to go red, and the dark energies rising around her. Anthony meowed at her feet, starting to look almost as creepy as his stuffed animal version had.]
- Why are you so weak, Papa! I tried so hard to make things right, but you always...you always....
[Hanako's father took a step back, his eyes going even wider.]
...No, no - Don't you see I didn't want to wake up from that dream, even if it was just a dream? ...But then you...you always...
[And then he stopped moving back, and stood up straight, glaring right back at her.]
- And you say she was a fake, but then, what are you? My daughter Hanako was a good girl, she didn't run around with suspicious people and pull money out of thin air!
[Nagisa stared at Hanako and her father from behind a locker, Kyubey at her side.]
[Uh, oh, this didn't look good - This didn't look good at all!]
"...I don't know who you are or where you came form, but you are certainly not my daughter, you psychopath..." [Hanako stared after him as he walked away, shock still, eyes brimming with tears, the grief seed lay abandoned at her feet] "Papa.. please, wait... come bak..." [as she fell to her knees, no one except Kyubey noticed the cracks appearing at her nearly completely black soul gem] [Nagisa whimpered] Poor poor Hanako... She's probably cursed too!" She then got an idea and scooped out a piece of cheesecake, at perfect creaminess, and sidled up to Hanako" Here hanako chan, please eats this. it will make you feel better!" She managed to stuff it into the older girls math and swallow. hanako blinked, her head clearing a bit] "...oh...I feel.." She looekd down at Nagisa "Oh Nagia..." She gave the hild a hug "I am so, so sorry.. for the way I acted..." "Its ok Hanako Chan, it wans't your faut. you were cursed!" "yes.. I was cursed.." She stood up and patted Nagisa's head "I should go now... thank you for the cake Nagisa, it was delicious. I wish you the best.. " [She picked the very weak anthony up and slowy walked off, making her way home] [Nagisa waved afeter her, then ran to her moter's side, ready to share the cake with her and to tell her about the magical kitty. Buy now patients were waking up and the hospital staff were runnign over on alert]
[And that was when their was a meow. Nagisa almost tripped as she realized that Anthony the cat was almost right at her feet.]
- Gaah! Don't do that, Anthony-chan, please, OK?
[Nagisa sighed, putting her hand against a nearby wall, and then blinked as Anthony pointed to her cheesecake and tilted his head, a begging expression on his face.]
...What...You want some more of the cake? Well, OK...
[Nagisa searched around the box the cheesecake had come in, and discovered it came with lots of napkins and plastic knives and folks, and also a couple of plastic bags. She cut off a large wedge off the very big cake, wrapped it in a napkin, and put it in a bag, along with a plastic knife and fork.]
[And then, she held out the whole thing toward Anthony, and sweatdropped a bit when he managed to take it with one of his paws with no problem. Were cat's paws really supposed to be able to hold things like that?]
[But then, she grinned - Well, Anthony was Hanako-san's cat, after all. Maybe he wasn't just a ordinary cat in the first place!]
[And then, Anthony meowed at her again and gave her a small bow. Nagisa smiled at him, and gave him a small bow back as he walked away, the plastic bag with the cake in it on his back.]
[And then, she cut off another piece of the cake, and turned toward her mother, who was still looking at the wall, smiling aimlessly.]
- Mama, Mama, look at me, OK?
[She said gently, pulling at her sleeves...]
[Nagisa did not notice that Anthony had turned course to scoop up something from the floor with yet another plastic bag, and was now carrying two plastic bags with him, as he ran out of the hospital.]
[Hanako, in the meanwhile, was sitting in the garden, tears falling from her eyes.]
...It's all over, then, I suppose.
[She whispered.]
- I'm done.
[And that was when there was a meow from her feet. Anthony was looking up at her, holding out a Grief Seed inside a plastic bag with one paw, and a cheesecake wrapped in a napkin in the other.]
...What?
[She whispered, but then sighed a bit, taking the Grief Seed in her hand.]
[There was already so much dark energies leaking from her Soul Gem that she could see the darkness being sucked into the Seed already, even though she hadn't even stuck them together yet.]
...I don't think this is going to work, Anthony -
[She said, and patted his head, awkwardly.]
- But thanks, anyway.
[She then looked at the cheesecake, and then cut off a small square off it, putting it in her mouth. Hmmm....]
[And then, she cut off another square of the cake, and held it out toward Anthony, too. He ate it, a sad expression on his face.]
[She then stuck her Gem to the Seed, just to buy some more time, and first went to her room. She then went into the kitchen, and took out her father's favorite plate, and put a piece of the cheesecake on it, and then put a plate cover over that, so the bugs wouldn't get at it. She put a piece of cheesecake in the fridge, too, for her brother, just in case.]
[And then, she took her father's plate with the cheesecake on it to the dining room table, set a fork and knife next to it. And then, she put a large plastic carrying bag with all the money from her safe on his chair, and then wrote him a note.]
Goodbye.
[Hanako did not realize that the words she wrote on the piece of memo paper were turning into Witch Script, even as she was writing them.]
[And then, she headed out for the gardens for the last time, Anthony in her arms.]
[Finally Nagisa managed to put the cake into her mouth] "Cheesecake mama, our favorite!" [Her mother snapped back to reality and looked down at her daughter] "Nagisa..." [she smbraced her] "I'm sorry sweetie, I must have been sleepwalking. But I am all right now. Did you just give me cheesecake?" "Yep! It is a magic cheesecake that I wished for, the talking kitty granted it, and now I am going to be a magical girl and battle evil!" "Ah, how wonderful!" The doctors found them. Nagisa quickly hid the cake magically.
[She lay among her roses, resembling a wilted flower, her breathing heavy] "... It will probably be a good thing I am gone. I was just the cause of problems. He will be better off without me..." She echoed the voice in her mind, her own voice. a small smile appeared on her lips "..but really, what was the point of all of this? This whole world is so ugly. Let it rot, with all its weeds and pests. I shall remain here forever in my beautiful garden..." [ a drifting rose petal landed gently on her pitch black soul gem, and it shattered, a mass of dark energy exploding forth. The remaining pieces formed to make a newgrief seed with the emblem of a rose and a butterfly she screamed in pain, her body writihng, before going limp, an apparition of her floating above and continuing to scream in pain and madness. Her leaf green hair, in witch red roses were sprouting, drooped until it hid all of her face. A thick gelatinous orange texture covered her torso and arms and her legs became like the roots of a plant. Finally Large Green and black butterfly wings emerged from her back. Through the pain and madness her most of her mind and memories of her former life became lost in the darkness.... a name came through... Gertrude, yes, that was who she was. and this was her beautiful garden....
[Gertrude looked at the strange puffball thing with whiskers, curiously.]
...Anthony?
[She said in the Witch Language though she didn't really understand what this thing was at all.]
- Maybe you should go away, Anthony - You'll stop being a cat at all, if you stick by me anymore...
[And she didn't understand just why those words were spilling out of her mouth, either, but she did feel a odd burst of happiness when the thing shook it's head, and jumped into her arms.]
...All right, then.
[She said, and stroked it's fur.]
- Together to the end, eh?
[And back in the hospital...]
[Nagisa blinked as the doctor told her something rather unexpected.]
...You mean - It's OK if my mother eats cheesecake now?
[The doctor looked at her and nodded, sadly.]
- She can eat anything she wants to, now. Within reason, of course - Overeating is no good.
[And then she sighed a bit.]
...She can also go out of the hospital for a couple of days, if she there's anyplace she wants to go to, as long as she takes her medicine. It's OK, I'll just sign the papers, and she can come back anytime she wants to, too...
[Nagisa looked up at him. That was wonderful news!]
[But then...Why was the doctor looking so sad?]
...But...That means she's better, right?
[The doctor looked at her, and then looked at the middle aged nurse, looking like he wanted to hide in a hole or something. The nurse sighed, and turned toward Nagisa.]
- Nagisa-chan...It's not that your mother is better, it's that - We've decided that it's OK if she eats what she wants, and goes where she wants, too. She's also be moving to a new wing of the hospital, and getting a new doctor, though you're staying here with us for the time being...
[And then she sighed.]
...She said she wanted to visit your family's graves, and also that there were some nice Onsens nearby, too...
[And Nagisa felt like her heart was sinking down to her boots.]
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Date: 2014-07-12 06:32 am (UTC)...Awwww.
[Hanako said, feeling much better already.]
...So you want some food, do you now? You cats sure have a simple and easy life...
...Meoooowwwww???
[And so Hanako laughed, and went to go get him some kitty terrines.]
[Len, in the meanwhile, had taken Rin home, and had put her to bed.]
...Shut up, Incuba...
[Rin muttered, tossing and turning restlessly.]
[Len put some blankets over her, and then went out of the house.]
[He really wanted to clear his head, he thought...]
[And in the meanwhile...]
[Kyubey was walking toward Miku, grinning.]
- Hi, Miku! How are you doing?
[Now, if only he could find a way to help Miku recruit Kagamine Len...]
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Date: 2014-07-13 05:19 am (UTC)"Oh, hello Kubey!" She looked up "Boy, what a night. It ws really stressful! I hope things will calm down soon.... By the way. Did you know that my friend Rin Kagamine ws also a magical girl?
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Date: 2014-07-13 05:39 am (UTC)...What? How could you be in that much debt already - Oh, Papa, don't be an idiot, I told you to sell your company or close it or something -
[She listened for another couple of minutes as her father talked to her, and nearly threw the phone to the floor.]
- Well, of course the banks wouldn't help you, they're in the business of making money, not losing money!
[And then, she grimanced at the phone again.]
...Oh, fine, fine. This is the very last time, though, you get it? You aren't even going to be able to pay your employees their severance pay at this rate!
[Hanako groaned again as the phone clicked off. What the fuck was wrong with her father? He hadn't used to be so...so...]
[Anthony came up to her and meowed again, then. She looked into his eyes, and almost started to cry.]
[And in the park...]
[Kyubey grinned as he saw Miku.]
- Oh, her? I did indeed - I hadn't expected to see her here, though, I must admit!
[He then looked up at her, and tilted his head.]
...I'm glad to see you, though - There was something I wanted to ask you, you see.
Have you ever heard of such a thing as a male Magical Girl, Hatsune Miku?
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Date: 2014-07-13 06:12 am (UTC)her thoughts were interupted by the sight of some of her father's employees and some suspicious men milling about the garden, taking pictures and movig some stuff away]
"H-hey! stop it! What are you all doing! and you can't be here!"
"Oh sorry Hanako. But you know business is going bad and we can't afford to keep up these extravagant gardens, so we have to foreclose and deolish them"
[her eyes widened in horror, unable to beleive what she was hearing] "No! You can't!! These are my gardens!! These were my mother's gardens!!"
"Sorry kid, it has to be done. theyre just a bunch of plants after all"
"Probably cultivated for so cheap too since the mother was having an affair wth the gardener,,," another man muttered
Miku blinked "You mean, like a cute boy dressing as a magical girl and he's so cute you can't tell it's a boy?" her thoughtss turned to Len as that
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Date: 2014-07-13 06:31 am (UTC)...You people get out of here, right this second - Or my father is never going to get the money he needs!
[One of the men laughed at her, then.]
Young Miss - He's not going to be able to keep the company afloat for very much longer anyway, everybody knows that! It was a miracle he managed not to go bankrupt this long, anyway...
[And that was when Hanako's eyes went scarlet, dark energies fizzling around her.]
...Back. Off.
[And then, she threw some wads of money at the men, using her powers to teleport them into her hands from her safe. The men stared at her, their eyes wide - Where had all that money come from, anyway???]
- I am buying this house and those gardens from my father as soon as it's legally possible, and by that, I mean tommorow. So for now - Take that money, and git, you arseholes!
[She waited until the men had taken the money and gone, and then went back to her bedroom, laughing helplessly as she remembered how those men had run away wide-eyed, clutching the wads of money to their chests.]
[...And they'd called her a monster, too. Ha ha ha, she risked life and limb on an almost weekly basis protecting all those stupid normal people from Witches, and then they went and called her a monster...]
[And in the park...]
[Kyubey laughed.]
- Oh, no, no, I meant a Magical Girl who was actually male!
[He then tilted his head again.]
...Though I do supposed that, in that case, I should call him a Magical Boy.
[And then he sighed a bit, and walked up to Miku.]
...It's just that human languages are so needlessly complicated, you see. Teenage human females are still called girls, but teenage human males can get so angry and upset if you call them boys...
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Date: 2014-07-15 08:36 am (UTC)" oh! Yes of course ! " miku nodded " do you mean to say you offer contacts to
Boys as we'll?"
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Date: 2014-07-16 05:09 am (UTC)...What the hell do you think you're doing, you...
[Nobody realized Hanako and Anthony had just jumped over the Kagamine house.]
- Witches, Witches, where are you~
[Hanako softly sang to herself, a slightly demented look in her eyes...]
[Kyubey laughed again, actually looking like he meant it for a change.]
- Oh, most of my Contractees are girls, nowadays, but I still don't mind offering the occasional boy a Contract, either, if the conditions are right...
[He then looked up at Miku, and tilted his head.]
...And that boy called Kagamine Len is a wonder, indeed! I haven't met anybody with that much potential in years!
- Say, Miku - Would it be OK if you came with me when I go and talk to Len? I thought it might be better if somebody who knew what it was actually like could explain stuff to him, you see...
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Date: 2014-07-17 06:02 am (UTC)"Hey! You're the pretty onee-chan who showed me the flowers and cattepillar and butterfly the other day!" She exclaied
"Ah, yes of course. I remember you. Nagisa right."
"Uh-huh! Nagisa Mommoe!"
"Wht are you doing here in the hospital?" the girl did look rather weak. Nagisa's smile faded
"Im here because I became sick, like my mommy. But, the doctors will make us better! and then we can eat sweets and cheese again!" She looked over Hanako brghtening up again"Youre dressed all pretty, and you came in on a magic flower! Ar eou a fairy?"
"Not quite. I am a magical girl"
"Well, it would make sense for him to join Rin. And he is involevvd now that he witnessed. So sure" Miku scratched her head . It would be fun and helpful, if Len joned, on one hand. On the other hand, it was difficult, and she didnt wnat the twins to go through that]
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Date: 2014-07-17 07:05 am (UTC)[Was his daughter actually planning to throw him to the wolves if he didn't sell her that entire house, gardens included?]
[...Well, actually, he did know how much she loved those gardens, and he wouldn't have even thought of selling the house in the first place if his financial situation hadn't been so dire, but...]
[But anyway - For now, he had to see the doctor. His ulcer was acting up again, and so was his arthrites...]
[And anyway - As long as it was his daughter who brought it, it wasn't like they were losing the house entirely, right? And though he really was a bit worried about where and how she was getting all that money from...]
[But no, no, he didn't have time to think about now. Doctor first, worry later - He couldn't afford to collapse now, after all!]
[And in the gardens...]
[Kyubey looked up at Miku again, smiling.]
- But Miku - Kagamine Rin is a Magical Girl, already!
[And then he tilted his head again, trying to look "cute" - He did understand the concept, if not very well.]
...Don't you think they'd be better off it they could fight together? They're twins, after all, right?
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Date: 2014-07-18 02:32 am (UTC)" yes yes, very..." ( hanako murmured in a disinterested way, trying to sense the direction of the witch. She had no time to deal with this innocent, naive child, who would. Never be able to handle the life of a magical girl.. ) " excuse me I must deal with something..." And off she went, leaving Nagisa confused. Why did she act all brusque and cold? This wasn't the gentle girl who explained to her more about the beauty of nature. Maybe she wasn't feeling we'll? She die look rather haggard and out of it...
" we'll that's true." Miku nodded " we'll talk to them tomorrow about it. It's getting late and we all had a hug night "
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Date: 2014-07-19 05:43 am (UTC)...Witchy, Witchy, where are youuu???~
[Hanako sang out softly, giggling, while Anthony meowed softly. She didn't realize that both her and her cat were starting to look very strange indeed...]
[And in the meanwhile, Hanako's father was looking around, mopping his brow.]
[What in the world was going on, here, he'd been to this hospital 3 times this year already, how in the world could he get lost???]
[But lost he was, apparently. He grimanced and rubbed his eyes, looking at the signs on the door - Great, they didn't even look like they were supposed to be written in Japanese anymore.]
[...Oh, damn it, could there something be wrong with his brain or something? He was too young to go senile, damn it!]
[And then, he stopped dead as he heard somebody laugh.]
...Oh, husband. You're so silly...
[It was his wife's voice, but not the voice of his wife just before her death - This was how she had used to sound when she was young and healthy and beautiful, back when his daughter Hanako had been a young girl, and his son Kengorou hadn't even been born...]
[And outside in the gardens...]
[Kyubey sighed a bit at that.]
- You think so? I thought I might try and go talk to him today, but...
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Date: 2014-07-19 07:05 am (UTC)She noticed a few other patients ambling along, looking as if they were sleewalking. they all had what looked like a small marking of a cloud upon their necks. Among them was her mother.]
"Mama? What are you doing up? " The child tugged on her hospital gown] the doctors said you need to get some rest to get better!" [the doctors were nice enough for the first part, on the outside, but they got scary with their many needles and pills and masks...
Nagisa felt then the air felt heavy and strange. Like an invisible loud of dark emotions. There were faint whispers, trying to get to her... the air was distornig..] "no! Whats going on!"
"I'm sorry Kyubey... I'll see you tomorrow" [Miku shook her head and headed off to home. She could use a nice bat and sleep.
Kyubey shrugged/. Ah well, he could afford to wait a few more hours. He remembered then the other magical girl tonight and how close she was to breaking. It wpuld be tonight, he was sure of it. It would be worth to check in on her and watch.
He followed her tack over to the hospital, a common place for despair. Ah yes, there was a witch here indeed, but not her yet. He could see her slinking about, looking worse for wear. And oh, what was this? That child was quite young, but such great potential he sensed from her! She was already resisting the invitation of the itches curse. Well, he knew whom his next contractee target was going to be.
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Date: 2014-07-21 05:21 am (UTC)[Nagisa took a good look at her mother and bit her lip.]
...Are you sleepwalking, Mama?
[More and more people were starting to join the milling crowd. Nagisa looked around them, and grabbed her mother's arm again.]
...Oh, no - It's just like when the Dark Siren came and tried to kidnap everybody with their Siren Song, in the Moonstar series...
[And that was when Kyubey came up to her, looking pensive indeed - He's practiced putting this expression for a long time, and it looks almost real, if nobody looks into his eyes.]
- Hello, Young Miss!
[He whispered to her. Nagisa's eyes widened as he saw him.]
...Whaaaa?
[Kyubey looked up at her, and nodded once.]
...You can see me, right? Well, I hope you can, anyway...
[She then grinned widely, and let go of her mother's sleeve, leaning down at him.]
- You're - You're a Magical Mascot, aren't you! Just like Aurora and Sunflare...
[The white creature in front of her wasn't quite as cute as the Stardogs from the Moonstar series, but he did come pretty close, Nagisa did have to admit.]
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Date: 2014-07-21 06:12 am (UTC)[Meanwhile Haako had managed to break into the barrier, grinning madly, tearing through any familiars she came across] "I'm almost there, monster!!!"
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Date: 2014-07-21 06:43 am (UTC)[Nagisa groaned as her dead father appeared before her, a little baby in his arms.]
Misako, come on - I wouldn't know what to do if Nagisa started to cry!
...Oh, husband...
[Nagisa's mother said, a smile on her lips. Nagisa, on the other hand, groaned again - She barely remembered her Daddy, and now this?]
- Come on, Mama, it's not real, he isn't real and that isn't me, either, please wake up!
[And elsewhere in the Witch Barrier...]
[Hanako paused, as a familiar voice tinkled through the air.]
- Oh, husband, I really missed you, and so did our children!
...You're not going to go away again, right?
[And then, she looked into a room, her eyes widening.]
[Her father was sitting at a table, a hot pot bubbling in front of all of them, with some people who were very familiar indeed. Her deceased mother, looking like she had before she'd gotten sick, and her brother, and Hanako herself -]
[Except that Hanako was a rather creepy doll, while all the other people looked more or less normal.]
[Hanako groaned as she caught sight of a very creepy looking stuffed something with whiskers trying to meow at them from under the table - So that was supposed to be Anthony, eh?]
...Oh, come on, Papa - Anthony wasn't even born when Mama died!
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Date: 2014-07-21 07:14 am (UTC)"She can not hear you" Kyubey said, sitting down on a pillow "She and the other's were put under a witches curse. "
"A witche's, curse?" her eyes widened
" Yes. They are under a spell. The only way to wake them up is if a magical girl defeats the host witch of this labyrinth."
"Oh!" ashe bounced eagerly "I just saw a magical girl here! Miss Hanako!"
"Ah yes, I am aware she is here in this location. Ah, there she is."
[Hanako blinked] Wait a minute... Papa? What are you doing here?" [she saw the itch kiss upon him] "oh no... now it's personal!!" she snarled. She caught sight of the witch and charged over with a scream, all power ready
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Date: 2014-07-22 06:19 am (UTC)- Ha-Hanako-chan?
[She then looked at the creepy Hanako doll, her eyes widening even more.]
...Why are they two of you???
[Hanako, in the meanwhile, was inceased indeed.]
- Oh, shut up, you, how dare you pretend to be my mother -
[And that was when Hanako's father stood up, cletching his hands.]
...What in the world are you talking about! Sit down and eat your dinner, how dare you talk to your mother like this!
[The Hanako doll tilted her head, looked a bit sad at this - She wasn't the one who was acting up, after all. The stuffed animal version of Anthony meowed at her, sounding concerned.]
[Kyubey, in the meanwhile, was looking up at Nagisa, a fake concerned expression on hsi face.]
...Yes, there she is - But I'm not at all sure she'll be able destroy the Witch in time to save your mother and the other people, I'm afraid - There're at least 7 Familiars wandering around here, after all.
[Nagisa stared at him, her eyes widening. What did he mean, he wasn't sure Hanako-san could save her mother? Hanako-san was a Magical Girl, and Magical Girls went and saved people, right? That was what they were all about!]
...Wha...What's a Familiar?
[Kyubey sighed at that.]
- Familiars are monsters that Witches tend to produce - They're sort of like minor Witches, and they can get upgraded to full Witches themselves, if you're unlucky. They're quite dangerous in their own way, so.
[And then he sighed again, theratically.]
...Oh, if only there was another Magical Girl who could come and help her fight that Witch and her Familiars...
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Date: 2014-07-22 07:28 am (UTC)"..why mama... why..." there were tears as she slashed at the witch "why did you have to go... leaving me all alone... Papa doesn't understand... did you understand him either.. did you ever really love him?! Maybe not!! Why did you go with Albert!!! Couldn't you see that Papa loved you"!?! What about me?! We're all apart!! ITS ALL YOUR FAULT!!!!"
"You're right.. she could help..."
"Indeed. However," [he tilted his furry head quizzically, upping the cute charm "I would have an idea. How would you, Nagisa Momoe, like to form a contract with me and become a magical girl yourself? "
[Nagisa's eyes widened if surprise] "eh?! Me? A magical girl?"
"That is right. I have sensed great potential for the role within you."
[If it weren't for the disturbing circumstance currently, this would be a dream come true for Nagisa] " You can do that? Well I'm sure you could since your'e a magical kitty. But, What do you mean by a contract? "
"Just a formal term really for our agreement. I shall unlock your magical abilities, and furthermore, I shall grant you one wish. In exchange, it shall be your duty to battle this wicked monsters and defend humanity when the time calls for it." [as usual, he leaves out the fine details.] "So? what do you think?
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Date: 2014-07-23 06:24 am (UTC)- But Hanako-chan - It was all a mistake, about Albert-san...He was just a good friend, that's all!
[And then she looked up at her, tears in her eyes.]
...And I didn't really die either - That wasn't real! It was all a bad dream, Hanako-chan - don't you see?
[And someplace nearby in the Witch's Barrier...]
[Nagisa bit her lip, thinking furiously. This really was like something out of the Beautiful Moonstar series, she thought...Though she hadn't realized that the battles the Moonstars went through really were this scary, to be frank.]
- So I make a, um, "contract" with you, and I can be a Magical Girl? With real magic and everything?
[Kyubey smiled up at her, and nodded.]
...Oh, yes you can - And you'll even get a Wish granted in the bargain, like I said!
[He then put on his "I am a wise and experienced Magical Mascot" face.]
...I really can grant you almost any Wish you can think of, you know...
[Nagisa nodded at that - She'd never heard of any of the Magical Mascots in any of the Magical Girl series she heard of ever offering to grant wishes like this, in addition to turning anybody into a Magical Girl, but it did sound like a good bargain, she thought...]
[And that was when Hanako came crashing through the corridors Nagisa and Kyubey were talking in, roaring.]
- Oh, shut up, shut up, you're not real, none of this is, you - you monster!
[The Witch wearing Hanako's mother's visage looked terribly sad, at that.]
...Oh, Hanako-chan...
[Nagisa stared at both of them, and then turned around, looking for her own mother. She managed to catch sight of her just as she was about to go into run of the rooms of this strange place, and quickly ran after her, pulling her over to were she and Kyubey were talking. Nagisa's mother followed her without protest, blank-eyed, though she still smiled into the thin air, talking to her deceased husband.]
...Look, husband! Nagisa is talking already - She's such a smart little girl...
[Oh, no! Nagisa bit her lip, and then stood up as an idea struck her.]
- OK, Kyubey, I'll do it - And I've thought of a really good wish, too! The best!
[Kyubey smiled up at her.]
...All right, then - Let's do this thing!
[And then he gestured at her, and they both ducked behind some lockers.]
[Nagisa took a deep breath.]
- My wish is that I want a cheesecake to appear, and it's not going to be any kind of ordinary cheesecake - It has to be absolutely the very best cheesecake in the world! And it's going to be so good that anybody who eats even a little bit of it would immediately remember all the good things that ever happened to them, and throw off any bad spell anybody put on them! Oh, and they'll regain their sanity even if they weren't under a bad spell, either, because it's just. So. Good!
[And then she took a deep breath.]
...Oh, and it's a magical cheesecake, so it never goes bad, either. So there!
[And Kyubey smiled, as his ears rose into the air with the magical energies swirling around them.]
- Done!
[And a gigantic whole cheesecake in a box started to form right in front of them...]
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Date: 2014-07-23 06:48 am (UTC)[Nagisa gazed wide eyed at the giant magical cheesecake. the sight and smell of it was causing her to alvate. No, she would have to be patient. this was to be shared with her mother."
"Oh thank you! It looks so wonderful!"
" the contract is made!" [In kyuubey's unseen records, the data of this latest 'transaction' is put in] "Now then, for your part. Hold still, please." [He sidles up closely, then plunges his long appendages into her chest.
Nagisa lets out a scream, the pain is immense, as if something very important from being drawn from her. She falls to the floor, and the pain ebbs, the shining light from her chest forming into a prettyegg shaped gold cased jewel]
"Go on, take it and accept your destiny. This is your soul gem, the oroof as a magical girl and container for your power." kyubey said pleantly, sitting back.
"pretty..." As Nagisa takes it, she feels a new rush of energy, almost like a fresh battery.
Shortyly after, the scenery goes back to the normal hospital.
[Hanako has finally defeated the witch. chuckling weakly and splashed with blood. Anothony lays at her feet, gravely injred by the battle. Hanako turns to her still concious father with a cheerful smile "Look Papa! I destroyed the monster! you're safe now! And those nasty men won't be coming back to the garden anymore."
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Date: 2014-07-24 06:31 am (UTC)...You...You killed your mother.
[And then he gulped.]
How could you?
[Hanako stared at him.]
- That wasn't my mother, and that wasn't your wife, either.
[And then she snarled at him.]
...My actual mother ran away with our gardener, and then she got sick and died far away in another country.
[And then she sighed, looking down. She'd liked Albert-san a whole lot, back when she was young, and he'd been so patient with her, teaching her the ins and outs of gardening...]
We didn't even get to see her before she died, because nobody expected her to die in such a simple operation, but she did.
[And then she glared at her father, her eyes beginning to go red, and the dark energies rising around her. Anthony meowed at her feet, starting to look almost as creepy as his stuffed animal version had.]
- Why are you so weak, Papa! I tried so hard to make things right, but you always...you always....
[Hanako's father took a step back, his eyes going even wider.]
...No, no - Don't you see I didn't want to wake up from that dream, even if it was just a dream? ...But then you...you always...
[And then he stopped moving back, and stood up straight, glaring right back at her.]
- And you say she was a fake, but then, what are you? My daughter Hanako was a good girl, she didn't run around with suspicious people and pull money out of thin air!
[Nagisa stared at Hanako and her father from behind a locker, Kyubey at her side.]
[Uh, oh, this didn't look good - This didn't look good at all!]
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Date: 2014-07-24 07:09 am (UTC)[Hanako stared after him as he walked away, shock still, eyes brimming with tears, the grief seed lay abandoned at her feet] "Papa.. please, wait... come bak..." [as she fell to her knees, no one except Kyubey noticed the cracks appearing at her nearly completely black soul gem]
[Nagisa whimpered] Poor poor Hanako... She's probably cursed too!" She then got an idea and scooped out a piece of cheesecake, at perfect creaminess, and sidled up to Hanako" Here hanako chan, please eats this. it will make you feel better!" She managed to stuff it into the older girls math and swallow.
hanako blinked, her head clearing a bit] "...oh...I feel.." She looekd down at Nagisa "Oh Nagia..." She gave the hild a hug "I am so, so sorry.. for the way I acted..."
"Its ok Hanako Chan, it wans't your faut. you were cursed!"
"yes.. I was cursed.." She stood up and patted Nagisa's head "I should go now... thank you for the cake Nagisa, it was delicious. I wish you the best.. " [She picked the very weak anthony up and slowy walked off, making her way home]
[Nagisa waved afeter her, then ran to her moter's side, ready to share the cake with her and to tell her about the magical kitty. Buy now patients were waking up and the hospital staff were runnign over on alert]
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Date: 2014-07-26 06:31 am (UTC)- Gaah! Don't do that, Anthony-chan, please, OK?
[Nagisa sighed, putting her hand against a nearby wall, and then blinked as Anthony pointed to her cheesecake and tilted his head, a begging expression on his face.]
...What...You want some more of the cake? Well, OK...
[Nagisa searched around the box the cheesecake had come in, and discovered it came with lots of napkins and plastic knives and folks, and also a couple of plastic bags. She cut off a large wedge off the very big cake, wrapped it in a napkin, and put it in a bag, along with a plastic knife and fork.]
[And then, she held out the whole thing toward Anthony, and sweatdropped a bit when he managed to take it with one of his paws with no problem. Were cat's paws really supposed to be able to hold things like that?]
[But then, she grinned - Well, Anthony was Hanako-san's cat, after all. Maybe he wasn't just a ordinary cat in the first place!]
[And then, Anthony meowed at her again and gave her a small bow. Nagisa smiled at him, and gave him a small bow back as he walked away, the plastic bag with the cake in it on his back.]
[And then, she cut off another piece of the cake, and turned toward her mother, who was still looking at the wall, smiling aimlessly.]
- Mama, Mama, look at me, OK?
[She said gently, pulling at her sleeves...]
[Nagisa did not notice that Anthony had turned course to scoop up something from the floor with yet another plastic bag, and was now carrying two plastic bags with him, as he ran out of the hospital.]
[Hanako, in the meanwhile, was sitting in the garden, tears falling from her eyes.]
...It's all over, then, I suppose.
[She whispered.]
- I'm done.
[And that was when there was a meow from her feet. Anthony was looking up at her, holding out a Grief Seed inside a plastic bag with one paw, and a cheesecake wrapped in a napkin in the other.]
...What?
[She whispered, but then sighed a bit, taking the Grief Seed in her hand.]
[There was already so much dark energies leaking from her Soul Gem that she could see the darkness being sucked into the Seed already, even though she hadn't even stuck them together yet.]
...I don't think this is going to work, Anthony -
[She said, and patted his head, awkwardly.]
- But thanks, anyway.
[She then looked at the cheesecake, and then cut off a small square off it, putting it in her mouth. Hmmm....]
[And then, she cut off another square of the cake, and held it out toward Anthony, too. He ate it, a sad expression on his face.]
[She then stuck her Gem to the Seed, just to buy some more time, and first went to her room. She then went into the kitchen, and took out her father's favorite plate, and put a piece of the cheesecake on it, and then put a plate cover over that, so the bugs wouldn't get at it. She put a piece of cheesecake in the fridge, too, for her brother, just in case.]
[And then, she took her father's plate with the cheesecake on it to the dining room table, set a fork and knife next to it. And then, she put a large plastic carrying bag with all the money from her safe on his chair, and then wrote him a note.]
Goodbye.
[Hanako did not realize that the words she wrote on the piece of memo paper were turning into Witch Script, even as she was writing them.]
[And then, she headed out for the gardens for the last time, Anthony in her arms.]
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Date: 2014-07-26 07:11 am (UTC)[Her mother snapped back to reality and looked down at her daughter] "Nagisa..." [she smbraced her] "I'm sorry sweetie, I must have been sleepwalking. But I am all right now. Did you just give me cheesecake?"
"Yep! It is a magic cheesecake that I wished for, the talking kitty granted it, and now I am going to be a magical girl and battle evil!"
"Ah, how wonderful!"
The doctors found them. Nagisa quickly hid the cake magically.
[She lay among her roses, resembling a wilted flower, her breathing heavy] "... It will probably be a good thing I am gone. I was just the cause of problems. He will be better off without me..." She echoed the voice in her mind, her own voice. a small smile appeared on her lips "..but really, what was the point of all of this? This whole world is so ugly. Let it rot, with all its weeds and pests. I shall remain here forever in my beautiful garden..." [ a drifting rose petal landed gently on her pitch black soul gem, and it shattered, a mass of dark energy exploding forth. The remaining pieces formed to make a newgrief seed with the emblem of a rose and a butterfly she screamed in pain, her body writihng, before going limp, an apparition of her floating above and continuing to scream in pain and madness. Her leaf green hair, in witch red roses were sprouting, drooped until it hid all of her face. A thick gelatinous orange texture covered her torso and arms and her legs became like the roots of a plant. Finally Large Green and black butterfly wings emerged from her back. Through the pain and madness her most of her mind and memories of her former life became lost in the darkness.... a name came through... Gertrude, yes, that was who she was. and this was her beautiful garden....
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Date: 2014-07-27 04:53 am (UTC)[There was a soft meow.]
[Gertrude looked at the strange puffball thing with whiskers, curiously.]
...Anthony?
[She said in the Witch Language though she didn't really understand what this thing was at all.]
- Maybe you should go away, Anthony - You'll stop being a cat at all, if you stick by me anymore...
[And she didn't understand just why those words were spilling out of her mouth, either, but she did feel a odd burst of happiness when the thing shook it's head, and jumped into her arms.]
...All right, then.
[She said, and stroked it's fur.]
- Together to the end, eh?
[And back in the hospital...]
[Nagisa blinked as the doctor told her something rather unexpected.]
...You mean - It's OK if my mother eats cheesecake now?
[The doctor looked at her and nodded, sadly.]
- She can eat anything she wants to, now. Within reason, of course - Overeating is no good.
[And then she sighed a bit.]
...She can also go out of the hospital for a couple of days, if she there's anyplace she wants to go to, as long as she takes her medicine. It's OK, I'll just sign the papers, and she can come back anytime she wants to, too...
[Nagisa looked up at him. That was wonderful news!]
[But then...Why was the doctor looking so sad?]
...But...That means she's better, right?
[The doctor looked at her, and then looked at the middle aged nurse, looking like he wanted to hide in a hole or something. The nurse sighed, and turned toward Nagisa.]
- Nagisa-chan...It's not that your mother is better, it's that - We've decided that it's OK if she eats what she wants, and goes where she wants, too. She's also be moving to a new wing of the hospital, and getting a new doctor, though you're staying here with us for the time being...
[And then she sighed.]
...She said she wanted to visit your family's graves, and also that there were some nice Onsens nearby, too...
[And Nagisa felt like her heart was sinking down to her boots.]
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