So, I recently wrote two short stories and I figured why not post them on here. While i'm at it, when I decide to write more shorts when i'm not working on main projects, I'll have this here thread to post them in. I hope they are enjoyable.
So here we go:
It wasn't that she didn't like going to school and learning about different things of course, that was all well and good, but lunch was when she got to hang out with her best friends in the world. Lunch was when the magical girls got together and hung out, ate good food and enjoyed each other's company. Sayaka would always bring extra and Kyoko would always sneak up even though she didn't go to school there and technically wasn't allowed on campus just to nab what she wanted out of it. Mami would smile and offer desserts and Homura would try to be cold and aloof but eventually be dragged over at Madoka's insistence and have this small smile on her face as she's included in the banter and fun.
Today Madoka had made a pound cake for Mami (with lots of help from her papa) to show the older girl just how much she appreciated her. She'd spent all morning nervous about what the dessert making expert of the group would think and had convinced herself that she had botched the entire thing up and it was only Sayaka confiscating the box the sweet was housed in that saved it from being tossed away.
"Mami is going to love it." The blue haired girl said firmly "No matter what it tastes like."
That had mollified the pink haired girl somewhat right up until lunchtime when she was standing in front of the blonde, box held out and stuttering in a way she had never done before.
Madoka hated being so nervous and shy all of the sudden.
"I just…I thought you'd like it because you love cake and…and you're always there to help us when we..when we need you and we all appreciate that." Madoka said. Sayaka and Kyoko looked on with knowing grins on their faces and Homura looked impassive, arms crossed. Mami stared at the box with wide eyes, gingerly taking it from the smaller girl and opening it.
"Madoka.." she whispered.
"Papa helped me make it because I'm not quite good at making cakes just yet." Madoka said, fighting the urge to wring her hands.
Mami smiled at her as she placed the box down and moved forward, enveloping Madoka in a hug. The other girl stiffened for a moment before slowly relaxing into it, returning the embrace as the butterflies in her stomach subsided and gave way to another, warmer feeling.
"Thank you." Mami whispered in her ear and then kissed her on the cheek, quite close to her lips.
Madoka blushed a deep red but was quite pleased nonetheless.
"You're welcome." She smiled.
The two broke apart and Madoka kept her smile all throughout lunch as she watched Homura hover, Sayaka tease and Kyoko trying her best to steal Mami's pound cake, which made Madoka laugh.
But the best part of it all was the warm look of affection that entered Mami's eyes every time she looked over at her.
"But I don't understand.."
It pained me to see the hurt in his eyes, eyes that normally danced with good cheer and never failed to cheer me up just by looking into them. But this is for the best, I know it. I can't hurt her, not Hinata. She's been through enough.
"She loves you. I…can't."
Naruto shook his head in denial, refusing my words.
"And you think I can love her? Just like that? You think I can just forget about what I feel for you and go on with my life living a lie?" His voice rose with each word as he grew more and more furious at the very idea of it.
"It's better this way!" I snapped
"For who?!"
"For her! And you too! She's always been watching you, always silently cheering you on, always hoping that you'll succeed! All I've done is belittle you and hurt you over and over again" I chocked on the last word, guilt rising up in my chest as I remember our early genin days. All those times I hit him.. Called him a dumbass..
"Sakura…" Naruto's voice changed, it turned contemplating. He was thinking. I shut my eyes, waiting for him to tell me I was right. Waiting for him to choose Hinata like everyone knows he should…
"Your an idiot."
My eyes shot open "What?!"
Naruto laughed, staring at me with a warm smile on his face that made my stomach flip.
"You're my first and last love." He said, shaking his head, smile never leaving his face "You're one of my first bonds too. So what if you used to hit me a lot? We were kids. I did dumbshit things that probably earned me a whack upside the head or two."
The smile faded and he adopted his serious face "Hinata may have watched me from far away, but she never came and spoke to me. Never offered to be my friend. Nothing against her!" He quickly amended "it's just I could have been happy a lot sooner if she had just bucked up a little. Hinata is my friend and nothing will ever change that, but the idea that she's entitled to me is retarded and I won't let you make yourself miserable thinking it!"
He stepped forward, putting his hands on my shoulders and staring deep into my eyes
"I told you once that I hate people who lie to themselves."
"Naruto.."
"What kind of Hokage in training would I be if I let you start?"
Whatever I was going to say died in my throat as he leaned in and kissed me. It was clumsy and he clearly didn't have much practice but it was passionate. It was filled with determination. He was rejecting my rejection and a part of me was elated, a small part that grew bigger and bigger as I returned the kiss with as much passion as I could.
I loved him. He loved me. We were going to be together and no one would change that.
I wasn't going to lie to myself anymore.
Here's a link to the other shorts:
Just another Tuesday
Bedtime Stories
Glass Therapy
Super Emergency One on One Tutoring!
Triggers
So here we go:
Lunchtime (Puella Magi Madoka Magica)
MadoMami. "If she had to choose a time of the school day that she liked the most, Madoka would always choose lunch."
Lunchtime was Madoka's favorite time of the school day.MadoMami. "If she had to choose a time of the school day that she liked the most, Madoka would always choose lunch."
It wasn't that she didn't like going to school and learning about different things of course, that was all well and good, but lunch was when she got to hang out with her best friends in the world. Lunch was when the magical girls got together and hung out, ate good food and enjoyed each other's company. Sayaka would always bring extra and Kyoko would always sneak up even though she didn't go to school there and technically wasn't allowed on campus just to nab what she wanted out of it. Mami would smile and offer desserts and Homura would try to be cold and aloof but eventually be dragged over at Madoka's insistence and have this small smile on her face as she's included in the banter and fun.
Today Madoka had made a pound cake for Mami (with lots of help from her papa) to show the older girl just how much she appreciated her. She'd spent all morning nervous about what the dessert making expert of the group would think and had convinced herself that she had botched the entire thing up and it was only Sayaka confiscating the box the sweet was housed in that saved it from being tossed away.
"Mami is going to love it." The blue haired girl said firmly "No matter what it tastes like."
That had mollified the pink haired girl somewhat right up until lunchtime when she was standing in front of the blonde, box held out and stuttering in a way she had never done before.
Madoka hated being so nervous and shy all of the sudden.
"I just…I thought you'd like it because you love cake and…and you're always there to help us when we..when we need you and we all appreciate that." Madoka said. Sayaka and Kyoko looked on with knowing grins on their faces and Homura looked impassive, arms crossed. Mami stared at the box with wide eyes, gingerly taking it from the smaller girl and opening it.
"Madoka.." she whispered.
"Papa helped me make it because I'm not quite good at making cakes just yet." Madoka said, fighting the urge to wring her hands.
Mami smiled at her as she placed the box down and moved forward, enveloping Madoka in a hug. The other girl stiffened for a moment before slowly relaxing into it, returning the embrace as the butterflies in her stomach subsided and gave way to another, warmer feeling.
"Thank you." Mami whispered in her ear and then kissed her on the cheek, quite close to her lips.
Madoka blushed a deep red but was quite pleased nonetheless.
"You're welcome." She smiled.
The two broke apart and Madoka kept her smile all throughout lunch as she watched Homura hover, Sayaka tease and Kyoko trying her best to steal Mami's pound cake, which made Madoka laugh.
But the best part of it all was the warm look of affection that entered Mami's eyes every time she looked over at her.
Next is: Deserving (Naruto)
NaruSaku. "Sakura tries to do the right thing. Naruto's not having any of it. He hates it when she's miserable after all."
NaruSaku. "Sakura tries to do the right thing. Naruto's not having any of it. He hates it when she's miserable after all."
"But I don't understand.."
It pained me to see the hurt in his eyes, eyes that normally danced with good cheer and never failed to cheer me up just by looking into them. But this is for the best, I know it. I can't hurt her, not Hinata. She's been through enough.
"She loves you. I…can't."
Naruto shook his head in denial, refusing my words.
"And you think I can love her? Just like that? You think I can just forget about what I feel for you and go on with my life living a lie?" His voice rose with each word as he grew more and more furious at the very idea of it.
"It's better this way!" I snapped
"For who?!"
"For her! And you too! She's always been watching you, always silently cheering you on, always hoping that you'll succeed! All I've done is belittle you and hurt you over and over again" I chocked on the last word, guilt rising up in my chest as I remember our early genin days. All those times I hit him.. Called him a dumbass..
"Sakura…" Naruto's voice changed, it turned contemplating. He was thinking. I shut my eyes, waiting for him to tell me I was right. Waiting for him to choose Hinata like everyone knows he should…
"Your an idiot."
My eyes shot open "What?!"
Naruto laughed, staring at me with a warm smile on his face that made my stomach flip.
"You're my first and last love." He said, shaking his head, smile never leaving his face "You're one of my first bonds too. So what if you used to hit me a lot? We were kids. I did dumbshit things that probably earned me a whack upside the head or two."
The smile faded and he adopted his serious face "Hinata may have watched me from far away, but she never came and spoke to me. Never offered to be my friend. Nothing against her!" He quickly amended "it's just I could have been happy a lot sooner if she had just bucked up a little. Hinata is my friend and nothing will ever change that, but the idea that she's entitled to me is retarded and I won't let you make yourself miserable thinking it!"
He stepped forward, putting his hands on my shoulders and staring deep into my eyes
"I told you once that I hate people who lie to themselves."
"Naruto.."
"What kind of Hokage in training would I be if I let you start?"
Whatever I was going to say died in my throat as he leaned in and kissed me. It was clumsy and he clearly didn't have much practice but it was passionate. It was filled with determination. He was rejecting my rejection and a part of me was elated, a small part that grew bigger and bigger as I returned the kiss with as much passion as I could.
I loved him. He loved me. We were going to be together and no one would change that.
I wasn't going to lie to myself anymore.
***
Here's a link to the other shorts:
Just another Tuesday
Bedtime Stories
Glass Therapy
Super Emergency One on One Tutoring!
Triggers
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