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It‘s February 12, 2011. 6:30 am. Waaaay to early for Kanade to be awake, but duty calls. She somehow makes it out of her bed and tiredly walks to the kitchen for some breakfast. She opens the fridge and sees her birthday cake from yesterday with the numbers 1 and 4 written on them with purple glazing. She can’t believe she‘s already 14. After a few seconds of letting the cold air from the fridge spread over her face to wake her up, she picks up the cake and sets it on the counter. Out of the corner of her eye she can see the bedroom door of her father slightly open. Seems like he hasn’t slept during the night again.
„Dad! Are you awake?“
She walks to his room, abandoning the cake on the counter, before knocking and opening the door. He quickly notices her presence and takes of his headphones and turns to her.
„Oh Kanade! You‘re awake! Uh… what time is it?“
He asks, but his expression already shows the guilt etched on his face. He got too involved in his compositions again, that he didn’t notice the time… meaning he forgot to make breakfast for Kanade. Again.
„It‘s 6:33.“
Kanade glances over at the clock in the hallway.
„And you don’t need to worry about making me breakfast. We still have cake from yesterday!“
She smiles. Her father looks away for a second before turning his head back to her.
„Sorry Kanade. Next time I‘ll look at the time.“
Kanade nods and says ‚it‘s okay! Don‘t worry!‘ before turning on her heels and walking back to the kitchen. She‘s already gotten used to this. And she doesn’t really mind. Ever since her mother… died… she‘s had to take care of herself, since her father often lost himself in his work, his compositions. But she knew that he still loved her and cared for her.
She eats some of the cake and goes to get ready and put on her school uniform. Hopefully Mizuki will come to school today, since they often skipped.
She says goodbye to her father and leaves the house, making her way to school. Kanade and Mizuki often meet in the park in front of the school grounds. She plucks in her earphones and starts playing some songs from her favorite singers. Kanade had to take the cramped train to get to the school, but luckily the ride is no longer than 10 minutes. She gets out of the vehicle and starts walking again and It isn’t long before the school comes in to sight and luckily Mizuki is already standing there, her pink locks hanging down her shoulder as she looks down on her phone. Kanade walks up to her and taps her on the shoulder, snapping her out of whatever daydreaming session she‘s currently in.
„AHHH! Kanade! You scared me! Don’t do that!“
Kanade flinches slightly before breaking out into laughter (Yes, yes Kanade can actually laugh).
„Not my fault you’re daydreaming again! Anyway we should go inside, I kinda headed out a bit later than usual.“
Mizuki nods before they both make their way towards the school entrance. Sadly Kanade and Mizuki don’t go to the same class, because Mizuki‘s a year younger than Kanade.
The classroom is already filled with people as she enters. She quickly makes her way towards her seat. The usual banter of her classmates already managed to give Kanade a headache.
After about 5 minutes the teacher walks in, accompanied by some girl. She has slightly wavy purple hair, tied up in a ponytail that hangs over her right shoulder and gorgeous purple-blue eyes that really stick out. Kanade was stunned. Her mouth was slightly opened, but she quickly closed it so that her classmates wouldn’t see.
„Good morning! I‘m Asahina Mafuyu! I just transferred here.“
Her smile is vibrant but it doesn’t quite reach her eyes, her body language is stiff, like she‘s uncomfortable just existing. After bowing she quickly sits down on the unoccupied seat at the front. The rest of the day goes normal, except for Kanade being distracted by Mafuyu almost the whole time, but it‘s not like she really pays attention to the lessons anyway.
Then at 1 pm the bell rings, finally signalizing the end of the school day. Kanade and Mizuki are stepping out of the school, immediately getting greeted by the cold winter weather.
„Well, well, well… Looks like somebody‘s REALLY interested in somebody!“
Mizuki suddenly bolts out. The loudness in her voice makes Kanade‘s ears ring for a second.
„Shut up! It‘s not like you‘ve never had a crush before!“
Kanade quickly protests. Mizuki smirks.
„Ofc I did! But never to the point that my eyes were practically glued onto that person!“
Then Kanade abruptly stops.
„Huh? The heck you stopping for?“
Mizuki turns her head to see Mafuyu sitting on a bench crying. They were both frozen in place. Should they go up to her, or no? They probably don’t know her well enough to actually help. But Kanade‘s lovey-dovey heart can’t help it. She takes a few steps forward and calls out her name.
„Asahina-san..? Are you okay?“
Mafuyu, a bit startled, quickly wipes away her tears and looks up. Kanade notices some weird thing on her neck. Is it a tattoo? Well now‘s not the best time to ask.
„Uh… me..? Yeah I‘m fine.“
She sniffles. Then Mizuki chimes in.
„Are you sure? You were just- AHHH WHAT IS THAT?“
There‘s a creature sitting next to Mafuyu on the bench. A cat? What the heck is that? The creature starts speaking, though it seems its mouth is not moving.
„Hello. Don’t be afraid. I am Kyubey. I’ve come because I sense… potential. Potential to make a wish, to shape reality in a way you’ve longed for.“
Mizuki, still completely confused, suddenly interrupts.
„What the fuck?“
Kanade hits her arm.
„What do you mean?“
She asks the animal-like creature gently, trying not to scare it off. Kyubey quickly answers.
„I can grant you any wish, but in return you must become magical girls!“
Mizuki is still looking at Kyubey confused.
„What the heck is a magical girl- AHHH WHAT‘S HAPPENING?“
She exclaims, as the floor starts shaking and their surroundings get all warbled. Some weird circus tents and carousels appear out of nowhere. There’s animals like monkeys and elephants roaming around as if they own this place. Then there‘s an unfamiliar voice calling out.
„Stop! Don’t move!“
A blue haired girl charged into the place, making guns appear literally out of nowhere. She quickly shoots the… thing?… down and turns to face the four of us.
„Oh don’t be scared! It was just a witch, wasn’t it?“