Sixth Leap | [Dream]

[heartovertime]

[A verdant meadow stretches as far as can be seen, dotted with tall, thick fruit-bearing trees casting shade around them. The weather simply feels perfect, regardless of whoever feels it, with a deep blue, cloud spotted sky. Beneath one tree (bearing quite an odd mixture of fruit on its limbs), a blanket is spread, somehow not even pulling up at

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[stayedwithher]

[Kyoko is watching this from behind a nearby tree, musing to herself.]

Hmm, so that's why...

[Normally she'd probably interrupt just to be a jerk, but she knows how they feel and decides to be nice and not interrupt. Not in an obnoxious manner anyway. She just emerges from behind the tree as if it's perfectly normal but doesn't say anything. Instead she just picks an apple and munches on it.]

[heartovertime]

[The first few bites, Homura doesn't really pay attention to, but eventually the crunch of the fruit is enough to draw her attention away from Madoka.] Huh...?

[She backs away from Madoka slightly to take a look at what the noise may be. It takes a moment to fully register Kyoko when she looks, and Homura stares at the redhead in embarrassment.]

[stayedwithher]

[Kyoko turns around, a sly grin on her face.]

Good luck.

[heartovertime]

[Um...what kind of reaction is that even?] S-Sakura-san...?

[stayedwithher]

That was kinda cute.

[Kyoko is cheerful and genuinely happy for them. She'd been somewhat concerned in the past that Madoka might have feelings for Sayaka, and had been a bit jealous of her. This would make that a non-issue, if it came true.]

[heartovertime]

[That's still not the kind of statement she expects from this girl, even if over the few months she had begun to see a different side of Kyoko than the one she had in the past.]

W-What...? Why...?

[stayedwithher]

You really like her, don't you? I never would've guessed from before.

[heartovertime]

[Looking down with a blush, Homura more or less confirms that as she tries to think of how to react. There's probably no way they could pass it off as something different, could they? It would feel even worse to tell that kind of lie in front of Madoka as it is.]

That is... [She trails off, unsure what to even say.]

[stayedwithher]

[She grins at that reaction.]

I think I understand you better than I thought, then.

[heartovertime]

You think it's weird, don't you...? [Sure, the redhead had said it was cute, but that just easily could have been mocking her.]

[stayedwithher]

I think what's weird? That you like Madoka? Or that you like a girl?

[heartovertime]

Both of them...

[stayedwithher]

Well I'd never have expected you to like Madoka, but I guess you were always closer to her than anyone else. As for liking a girl...so?

[She almost says something about not being a hypocrite, but she doesn't really trust Homura and doesn't want to tell her about her own feelings for Sayaka.]

[heartovertime]

Then...it won't be a problem will it?

[stayedwithher]

I won't give you any trouble, if that's what you mean. So long as it's Madoka you're after.

[She really wants to say something about staying away from Sayaka, but again, she doesn't want to let Homura know about this, so she holds her tongue.

[heartovertime]

You...don't have reason to think otherwise, do you?