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August 2014 Edit: The time has come to retire
Madoka Magica: Pure Pink Pretty Lovers. I do this with some sadness, but it was a nice run while it lasted. But my passion for this project has dwindled considerably over the past few months, and it is just too time-consuming a project for me to continue with given how I'll likely be much busier in RL pretty soon.
But there is a silver lining here. Now I turn this thread to a general "Triple_R Fanfic Thread", which will enable me to directly share more than just one of my fanfics with the Anime Suki community. The way this will work is that I will update the title of this thread to reflect whatever it is I'm currently working on, and the first post on the thread will contain direct links to the start of whatever it is I'm currently working on.
And what I'm working on now is a Love Live! fanfic called
Yuri Halation (click on that to go directly to the start of the fanfic). It is a HonoEri fanfic. It starts in the in-canon time period between the two seasons of Love Live! I intend to have it later run through various in-canon events in Season Two, but I doubt I'll get there any earlier than Chapter 5. My hope is to update this thread about once every couple weeks with more LL! fanfic, but we'll see how it goes. Reader response could be very helpful there, so please read and review.
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The idea behind the Madoka Magica: Pure Pink Pretty Lovers fanfic is one that I've been bouncing around in my head for awhile, but it's only now that I've felt up to actually attempting it.
The basic idea behind it is this - I would take the VN/Galge-style narrative, with its diverging romantic routes and numerous alternated endings, and apply it to Puella Magi Madoka Magica.
It would be wrote from the perspective of Madoka (1st Person narration), and would follow the anime narrative closely, except the reader could make choices (mostly verbal) at key moments to shift the story in different directions, and potentially move Madoka into romances with other major characters. Different choices can "raise" or "lower" Madoka's level of affection with different characters, and that can open up (or close off) potential yuri romantic routes. So it's important for readers to keep track of the choices that they make as that will make a big difference later on in the fanfic. You can, of course, read what the results of each choice is, but pay special attention to the results of the choice that you make, as those are the results that will stick with your initial read-through of the fanfic.
Anyway, I hope that this is a fanfic that Madoka Magica, yuri, and VN fans will all enjoy!
Edit 2: Given the length and multiple branches of this fanfic, there is an
Index in the Spoiler Space below. This Index will take you directly to the chapters that your choices are leading you to.
Edit: And this fanfic has already been partially converted into an actual fan-made VN by computer programming whiz Kimidori! You can find a version including Chapters 1 through 5 here:
New Version:
Code:
http://www.mediafire.com/?xnsl4ba56q61x7r
Old Version:
Code:
http://www.mediafire.com/?atkx5w5k931y8a5
I strongly encourage people to check it out! It's worth it for one of the results of
Opportunity Choice 1 alone.
As for the fanfic itself, here it is...
Madoka★Magica
Pure Pink Pretty Lovers
Chapter 1
“Rise and shine everybody!”
That's what I shout to try to wake my mama up, and help her get started on a bright new day!
... But to be honest, it's also to help me get over the strange dreams I've been having lately.
The latest of these dreams was definitely the most disturbing one. Still, all four of them have left me feeling confused, and wondering what's going on with me.
I'm a young adolescent girl now, and so I know that now's the time in my life when it's normal and healthy to be developing romantic feelings for my peers. I'd always kind of assumed that this meant that I would be attracted to young boys just like my best friends Sayaka and Hitomi seem to be. But my latest dreams have left me thinking that maybe I'm what the school nurse called “lesbian” during a sexual education presentation she made to class a week ago.
I never thought much about romance or getting love-letters or going on dates until recently, since I felt that nobody could like a very ordinary girl like me
that way. But that presentation and these four recent dreams have made me think more about it, as I feel like they're saying something important about myself, and maybe even about where my life will be going soon.
In the first of the four dreams, I was wearing this beautiful and elegant pink and white frilly outfit. Sayaka was... fighting something dark and icky, with a sword, and while wearing a blue skirt and a white cape... and she was losing! So I saved her with a few shots of this glistening bow, and caught her while she was falling after she had been knocked back by these monsters. After I caught her, we made eye contact, and... and I felt my chest become tight while Sayaka reached one hand around my shoulder and leaned up to... kiss me? Was she kissing me? I awoke from that dream feeling very hot...
In the second of the four dreams, I was running away from some weird little creatures that were tying to hurt me! They kind of looked like the guy on the Pringles box! ...But without the nice smile. Just when I was cornered into the end of a dark alleyway, I was rescued by this absolutely lovely blonde girl with twisty hair. She smiled at me after she shot off her magical guns to save me. She then gracefully moved towards me, and cupped the side of my face with her hand while gazing into my eyes... Again, my chest felt really tight, and I felt like I was going to burst! Especially when she parted her lips and started to lean her head down towards mine...
In the third of the four dreams, I was fighting alongside this very acrobatic and fast spear-wielding redhead girl in a long-flowing reddish dress! We were fighting against this giant armoured knight of sorts... and it had something to do with saving Sayaka, but I forget what exactly now. During the struggle I managed to deflect away a large spinning wheel with an arrow, just before that wheel would have crashed nastily into this girl in the red dress. She said “Thanks for the save, sweetie” and then quickly pressed her lips against mine before shouting “Now let's finish this, and save Sayaka!”. I was totally stunned by the kiss, and I woke up while sweating a lot...
The latest dream was different in that it didn't have anything like a kiss in it, but it did show an entire city, the city that I live in, getting ruined by some large flying monster! One very cool-looking girl was trying to stop it all on her own, and... and I felt such a deep, incredible desire to help her. I felt... attached to her somehow, like I had known her and been close to her in spite of never seeing her before. This cute, fluffy cat-like creature was talking to me, telling me how I could save both her and my home. Just when I accepted his offer, I woke up... and here we are now, with me having woke up my mama, and with me trying to decide which hair ribbon to wear.
Mama pointed towards the red one.
“Isn't it too fancy?” I asked of her, as I didn't want to stand out too much.
“It'll be fine.” she responded to me, “Once you give up on your looks, it's all over.”
As I look at myself in the mirror after putting the red hair-ribbon on, I have to admit that I liked the way it makes me look. I've always liked very girly things, like pretty dresses and skirts, hair-ribbons, dolls, make-up. Maybe I just love
everything girly, including girls themselves?
“It's fine” Mama said to me, as I couldn't hide my concerned look from her, “Your secret admirers will love it.”
“I don't have any of those” I replied, forcing a slight smile.
“You should think you do.” Mama said back to me, “That's the secret to being a beauty.”
As I look at myself in the mirror, I couldn't help but smile as I did think I looked very pretty at least. Not beautiful, really, but hopefully cute. I wonder if Sayaka and Hitomi would agree?
With that thought in the back of my mind, and making me feel kind of anxious, I soon hurried off to the usual place where I meet up with Sayaka and Hitomi to walk with them to school. Thankfully, it was a bright brilliantly blue sunny morning, and that put an added bounce in my step and took a lot of my cares away.
“Good morning!” I shouted loudly to Sayaka and Hitomi, as I finally caught up to them.
I hated making them wait. I hope they won't mind too much!
“You're late, Madoka!” Sayaka shouted back at me, but then she became more pleased as she took notice of my ribbon, “That's a cute ribbon!”
I was glad she liked the ribbon. At the same time, though, I felt just a little bit bashful about it.
“Really?” I asked in returned, “I think it's a bit too showy.”
“It's wonderful” Hitomi said in turn, reassuring me.
Hitomi and Sayaka both liking the ribbon made me feel really relieved, and more at ease. We started to playfully race and skip to school, as we all felt great this morning!
“Your mom's great, Madoka” Sayaka said a little later on during our walk to school, “She has good looks and she's so energetic.”
“I wish I could be summed up like that” Hitomi interjected.
“That kind of problem you'd love to have, right?” Sayaka asked teasingly in reply.
“I'd like to try getting a love letter some day too” I said, as I started to dream of romance, “It must feel great.”
“Oh? You want to turn into a popular cutie like Hitomi?” Sayaka asked of me, “Is that ribbon the first step in your makeover?”
“No!” I exclaimed defensively in reply, as I didn't want to be thought of as a very superficial or shallow girl, “Mama...”
“So you're getting tips on picking up guys from your mom?” Sayaka jokingly asked of me, while she held her chin in her hand and had a sparkle in her eyes, “How rude! That kind of dirty...”
Sayaka then leaped playfully at me with her hands and fingers looking like they were about to tickle me!
“Stop it!” I cried, dodging her leaps as I'm very ticklish!
Sayaka eventually caught me and started lightly tickling me while her hands were wrapped snugly around me. I started laughing and giggling uncontrollably while Sayaka started laughing too. As scary as I find the thought of being tickled, I have to admit it felt good to laugh a little, as it took away some of the tension I had been feeling lately. But some of that tension returned because of what Sayaka said next...
“Oh, you're a cutie-pie!” she exclaimed, as I instinctively tried to wiggle away from her, “But I won't let you wonder off to some guy. Madoka, you're gonna be my wife!”
It was easy to hide how those words made me feel amidst the uncontrollable laughter, but part of me felt unnerved by those words. I know that Sayaka was just joking around, and yet... what she said... oddly appealed to me.
Is that what I
really wanted? Do I really want to be another girl's wife? Am I a lesbian?
Part of me was
scared of the idea, as I know that not everybody accepts a love of that sort. I didn't want to be thought of as strange, in a bad way. But, as Sayaka's had her body wrapped all over me, I found myself strangely enjoying the feeling of that. What should I say to Sayaka in return? Should I say
anything? Should I fight against these frightening feelings that were simmering inside of me, just below the surface? Or should I reveal them to see if they might take me to a happier and more contented place?
Choice 1:
A) Do and say nothing.
B) “...That wouldn't be so bad”.
C) “Cut it out, Sayaka! I don't like girls that way!”
Spoiler for B Response:
Hitomi looked stunned and disturbed at what I had just said, while Sayaka went “Heh?!”. Sayaka quickly released me while backing away a little from me, and she started blushing really red!
“I-I was only j-joking around!” she said to me, as she nervously placed one hand behind her head, “I-I hope you didn't take what I said too seriously!”
“A-ah..! W-well, I...” I began stammering in response, not sure what to say next, as in the heat of the moment I had taken Sayaka seriously.
“Oh look at the state you've put poor Madoka in!” Hitomi said in a slightly cross tone towards Sayaka, while sounding very sympathetic towards me, “You shouldn't joke around about these sorts of topics.”
“Sorry if I gave you the wrong idea, Madoka” Sayaka said to me, while smiling shyly my way, after she composed herself a bit, “Your response was kind of flattering even if I was only joking around, so don't worry about it.”
“I'm glad you found it flattering at least” I replied to Sayaka, while failing to hide a sense of dejection in my voice and finding it hard to make eye contact with her, “It looks like we're already at school, so let's head to our class!”
“Right!” Hitomi and Sayaka chimed in quick response.
With that, I tried to forget about what came of my response to Sayaka, as it was pretty awkward. It was silly of me to think that Sayaka might really like me, or any girl, that way. After all, she's had a crush on Kamijou for a very long time! I'll have to keep that in mind from now on. Anyway, it's time to get to class.
Spoiler for C Response:
What I said came out a bit more angrily than what I had intended, as my frustration with the dreams I've been having lately had tinged my words. Even Hitomi looked pretty shocked at what I had shouted, and I think a couple nearby students noticed as well.
Sayaka's arms and hands suddenly went a bit limp in response to what I said, and I could feel a chill in the air. Sayaka released me, and backed away as her face seemed strangely darkened.
“I-I was only joking and playing around, Madoka” she said to me, “I'm sorry for bothering you...”
“I-It's Ok” I responded to Sayaka, “I didn't mean to sound so angry, but... we're getting older now, so I don't think we should joke about those sorts of things.”
“Ok” Sayaka said in return.
I saw Hitomi motion over to Sayaka to whisper something to her. I think I picked out the words “forbidden love” in what Hitomi was whispering to Sayaka, and Sayaka nodded in agreement to whatever Hitomi was saying. Thankfully it seemed to get Sayaka's spirits back up, and help clear the air.
We then headed off to class.
The school morning started off pretty well as Saotome-Sensei talked about eggs and guys in a pretty funny way. I felt a bit badly about how her latest relationship clearly hadn't worked out for her, but some of my classmates and I couldn't help but be amused with the way she hinted at all of that.
Saotome-Sensei than introduced the class to a new transfer student.
The new transfer strode into the classroom with such impeccable grace and style! The entire class was immediately in awe of her, and I had to admit that I was too. Her long, dark hair flapped behind her like a majestic flag in the wind. She was only a teenage girl like I am, yet she walked with such confidence, like she was already a successful career woman!
“Wow, she's hot!” Sayaka said towards me.
She definitely did seem very hot...
But then... I recognized something even more important than that. This new transfer student was the same one as the girl I saw in my dream last night!
She stated that her name was Homura Akemi, while saying “Pleased to meet you.” She then finished writing her name on the board, and bowed with such picture perfect politeness.
After the class gave her a quick but earnest applause, I was caught completely off-guard by Homura looking directly at me! It made me feel very embarrassed and shy...
Why had this girl appeared in my dreams? Why was she focusing on me like this?! I'm so ordinary looking compared to her...
I felt much more at ease after Homura took her seat, and four of my female classmates started to flock around her desk, asking her a lot of questions. There was a lot I wanted to ask her myself, of course, but I knew that my questions would just make me seem weird, so I decided not to approach her.
Hitomi, Sayaka, and I chatted a bit about Homura, but not for long, as Homura stood out of her desk and started walking towards me.
“Madoka Kaname” she said to me, while her head seemed a bit tilted to the side, “You're the class monitor, correct?”
“... Um...” I responded, as I struggled to find the words to say to this wondrously mysterious girl.
“Bring me to the nurse's office” Homura said to me forcefully.
Looks like I might have messed up there...
I followed behind Homura, as we walked towards the nurse's office. I could sense the eyes of so many fellow Mitakihara students focusing on us, but mainly on Homura of course. It made me feel even more uncomfortable. Still, I tried to put all of that out of my mind as there were some questions I wanted to ask Homura.
“Um...” I began, “How did you know I was the class monitor?”
“Miss Saotome told me” Homura responded, after a brief pause.
“Oh!” I replied excitedly, feeling like I at least was managing to properly break the ice with Homura, “Well, the nurse's office...”
But before I could finish, Homura had made the correct turn without needing any direction from me.
“Here, right?” Homura said, while looking down the correct hallway.
“Yeah...” I confirmed, while puzzled over how Homura knew this.
“Wow, I didn't expect you to know where it was.” I said, amazed at how mysterious Homura was!
But Homura said nothing to that, and just kept walking. Homura seemed so interesting! I wanted to talk with her more, so after a tense pause, I forced myself to say more to her.
“Akemi-san...” I began
“Call me Homura” she said to that.
“Homura-chan...” I said, starting to focus on that strange name.
“What?” she asked at the sound of me saying her name.
“Well... Um...” I replied, “That's an unusual name!”
That didn't come out quite right. I didn't want her to take it as an insult! So I sought to make it clear what I really meant.
“I mean, not like it's weird or anything!” I said to reassure her, “It's just cool!”
After I said that, Homura suddenly stopped, and swivelled around to face me!
That forced me to a stop as well.
“Madoka Kaname” Homura said with such assertiveness to me, “Do you value the life you live? Are your family and friends dear to you?”
Those questions... almost overwhelmed me. They were so unexpected! And yet... I love my family and friends deeply! That's what I instinctively wanted to say, so as to leave no doubt as to my feeling for them. Still, a small part of me couldn't help but focus not on what my answer should be, but on how bizarre and kind of inappropriate the questions were. Was Homura testing me with them? Was this her way of trying to determine if I'd be a good and faithful friend for her? Or was this some kind of... veiled insult?
All of these thoughts raced through my mind really quickly, but I had to respond soon!
Choice 2:
A) “My family and friends... of course they are! I love them and care deeply for them!”
B) “My family and friends... of course they are! I promise you, Homura-san, that I'd value you a lot as a friend too! I'd love to be friends with you!”
C) “My family and friends... of course they are. But why are you asking me questions like those after you just met me? Don't you think that's a bit strange?
Spoiler for B Response:
Maybe I was imagining things, but I think Homura actually blushed a bit over my answer.
“It's kind of you to say that” she said, while closing her eyes, and waving her hair to the side with one hand, “However, I'm not interested in making any new friends. I'm content with what I already have now.”
“I see...” I said, wondering if this is how a person feels after a love confession results in a rejection.
“You should also be content with what you already have.” Homura said to me, “Be wary of people trying to befriend you, particularly if they make offers and promises that sound too good to be true. If they sound like that, they probably are too good to be true.”
And with that, Homura walked away from me, and towards the nurse's office.
Spoiler for C Response:
Maybe I was imagining things, but I think Homura was actually stunned by my answer.
“Yes” she said after a tense pause, “I can see why you would think that.”
“In fact” she continued, “It's good that you think that. You should continue to value normalcy. You should just stay Madoka Kaname, a young girl who values her life, family, and friends, while rejecting anything that seems strange. That will keep you safe, and it will also keep your family and friends safe.”
And with that, Homura walked away from me, and towards the nurse's office.
I felt a bit guilty over confronting her like that, as I don't want to seem cold. But being firm like that also made me feel better about myself in some ways. Maybe I should stand up for myself more often like this?
I myself started walking back towards the classroom. I had a lot to think about, given the dreams I've had lately, and what Homura had said to me. I couldn't help but feel that today would end up being pretty eventful. I wondered what would happen next?