[X] Plan The Melancholy Of Assassin Serenity
"If you come back alive on Sunday, then I'll give you a kiss for real."
In a lifetime long since extinguished, the sensation of your heart swelling would have been cause to seek medical attention. But today, your heart swells for reasons unrelated to your feeble health. Now, your heart swells at the thought of keeping this timeline at all costs. "Well, with motivation like that, how can I allow myself to lose?" Not that you were intending to lose - expecting to lose, yes, but that's another issue entirely - but the extra motivation from Madoka makes for a nice incentive.
It will just break you all the harder when you do lose.
No. You can't let yourself think like that. You have every reason to want to win this time, and more. You will not fail.
You won't allow yourself to fail.
"Shall I walk you home, then?" you ask, taking Madoka's words as the closing of the night's activities.
"Sure," Madoka replies, as you take her hand and lead her through the park. "You know Homura-chan, you're welcome to stay the night with me, if you want. I'm sure mama and papa won't mind."
"If I were only a normal girl," you say. "I'd love to take you up on your offer, Madoka, but the city still needs me. I had planned to check in with the others to see if there was anything they needed me for. If not, I'd have loved to spend the night with you." Madoka pouts; you wish there were something more you could do for her than this, but for how little time you have left you need to make sure everything is running smoothly for your team. "Now, I think I can spare a few minutes when we reach your house, but after that I really must be going."
"Alright."
At night, you find yourself particularly glad that Madoka's house is so close to the park; it makes getting her home safely without interruption an easy task, and you make it to the Kaname residence without issue. If only your first date could have similarly gone without issue, you lament to yourself as Madoka rings the doorbell. "Did you two have fun today?" Kaname Tomohisa asks as he opens the door to let you both in.
"Mhm! I had a lot of fun!" Madoka chirps to her father as she takes her shoes off at the door. "Homura-chan took me to all kinds of cool places today." She turns to you, and says "I hope Homura-chan enjoyed herself as much as I did."
"I had a lot of fun today," you say, bowing for the father Kaname, but declining the offer to enter the house. "I enjoyed taking your daughter out today. I hope all is well for you and your family."
"Junko's still saying her boss is going to retire any day now, but..." Kaname Tomohisa wags his hand back and forth. "I think we all know that guy's still got a few more years left in him. Junko's the only one who doesn't want to see it."
"Izzat Homura?" And speaking of Kaname Junko... "Hey, Homura, come 'ere," Kaname Junko calls out. "How're things between yer dad and Minako?"
"They're doing well, as far as I'm aware," you say. "Archer is having dinner with the Kures tonight, and I imagine he's made plans to spend the night there as well."
"Oh? Getting some action, is he? I hope he's as good to Minako as Tomo is to me."
"Nothing has happened between them," you say, as you and Madoka both ignore the colour staining her father's face. "I had plans to check in on some other friends of mine after bringing Madoka home, so Archer didn't see a reason to come home when he could stay out later and give them more help with their studies." And cook for them. You can't forget what Archer is best at, can you?
"Well, you tell him he better do something soon, ya hear? 'Cause that girl needs to get laid already!"
Kaname Tomohisa clears his throat, and from your vantage point at the door you can see him putting back in the cabinet the dark-coloured glass bottle Kaname Junko has been drinking from. "Junko, you're going to wake Tatsuya if you get any louder. I think it's time we got you to bed, what do you say?"
"Bed? Sure, I'll come with," Kaname Junko slurs her speech as her husband helps her up. "Come on, Tomo~o, let's try for a third, what'd'ya say? I think I've got one more in me..."
You and Madoka stare at each other, both of you at a loss for words. "Well," you say, forcing your voice to come to you. "I should probably be on my way now."
"Right," Madoka says. "I'll see you tomorrow, Homura-chan; and, um, take care."
"Right. I'll be careful." You and Madoka embrace for the last time tonight, and "I'll see you tomorrow," Madoka closes the door as the two of you part ways. Now, it's time to disappear into the night. "I've finished my date, and I should be able to meet up with the rest of you shortly. Where are you now?"
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