I tried to enter the door key quickly but it turned out to be quite a difficult task, my hand was shaking so much, finally, I managed it and turned the lock. I finally succeeded and turned the lock. As I enter I close the door tightly behind me, with the sound I remember that maybe that would have given me away, I look at my eyes towards the living room, the lights of the house are still off, I am the first one to arrive again, I was safe. I turn on the lights in the living room and run to my room, I go straight to the closet and remove one of the panels that hid a secret compartment, in it I keep my things, carefully I put everything back in place so it is not discovered. I go back and this time I go to the kitchen, I had to prepare something to avoid any suspicion, thank goodness I had already foreseen this and in the morning I had cooked a lot more, now I just have to reheat it and add something simple.
I can't believe how bad tonight went. This was supposed to be my big debut as the Morningstar Heroine, why did it all end up that way, I was working all month to find my first villain lair, why did the police were supposed to show up the same night I was going to do it. It was assumed that I would arrest them all and then they would show up later to wonder what happened, I didn't intend for people to get hurt, I didn't want anyone to die. I just wanted to be a magical girl just like on TV!
There was also that white girl, the one who saved me and let me escape so the cops wouldn't identify me. She was working with them even though she must be younger than me. She couldn't be a normal person either, she had ears and a tail, she was another magical girl? she had to be, there's no way someone could have something like that otherwise. There are so many things I want to ask her, things like who was she really? why was she with the police? did she belong to an association of magical girls? How could I join her group? But the one I was most curious about was how she got her powers.
From my pocket, I took out my little treasure. A small heart-shaped clockwork piece, it looked quite like a watch but if you opened it you could see a beautiful pink gem inside. This artifact was what changed my life, it gave it a new purpose after my father died. Earlier this year a little white cat told me that I was a unique person, told me that I had the power to change the destiny of the future, and gave me this strange artifact. With it, I got my magic powers and I also had the power to change my appearance so that no one would recognize me. It was clear that I had been chosen to be a magical girl and fight against evil people.
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Since then I have dedicated myself to helping people from the shadows. At first, I started practicing magic, I still don't really understand how it works, it's just something that comes out of me without thinking about it, something like walking or riding a bike. I realized that I could use all kinds of magic, but at the same time, it is all limited. I can create a fireball out of nothing, or freeze the environment to create ice. However, I can't heal any wounds or transform things. The golem that protects me also came with my artifact, it was just a small lifeless doll, but when I put magic on it it started to move and obey me. It can repair itself, but today has been the day that it has received the most damage, I would like to check it but soon my family will arrive so I can't be careless.
The door of the house started to ring, someone was opening the door. I turned to find out who it was, it turned out to be my older sister, Sakura. She took off her shoes at the entrance and looked at me, I told her that soon the food would be ready, but she didn't answer me, she just looked at me a little bit annoyed and continued walking to her room ignoring me. She seemed to be upset again, it's been getting more frequent. Since she went to that camp in the spring her attitude has changed a lot, I'm sure something happened, however, she doesn't want to say anything. Her attitude has become much more reserved as if she is sad or angry with herself. I hope it is not affecting her studies. But at the same time I can't let her know what I do, she worries about me a lot, even before dad died, when she woke up crying from that weird dream about dragons. She has always been watching over me so that I don't get into any trouble, but it has been getting to the point where she almost won't leave me alone. Besides she is very jealous if someone has something better than her, if she finds out that I can use magic she will definitely be very upset.
"Onee-chan, the food is ready, come down and dine!"
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"I am not hungry, thank you"
Yes, something bad had happened to her today too.
The door rang once again so I went to say hello. It was our mother who had just come home from work, in her hands she had the shopping bags, she looked very tired. I helped her carry the bags and told her to wait a moment while I served her food. She thanked me for the gesture and turned on the TV.
"As you can see this is part of the destruction level of port dock 3"
"The police tried to carry out a raid just one hour ago at this location to try to stop the Kanenaga terrorist group"
"Several such raids were conducted at the same time throughout the country"
"However, in this place, the terrorists became aware of the presence of the police and there was a confrontation that lasted several minutes"
"The shooting left 15 people dead, mostly members of the terrorist group, but also 3 policemen, 2 of them belonging to the special assault group when trying to rescue several civilians appeared by surprise during the assault and that is probably what triggered this horrible tragedy"
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"The names of the deceased officers are: ....."
"Oh my God, I can't believe something as horrible as that could have happened" Said my mother, bringing her hand close to her face.
I was tired of hearing the news. I was afraid of what had happened, was it all my fault? It couldn't be, could it? Yes, it was the police's fault.
"Where is your sister?"
"She' s in her room upstairs"
"She says she doesn't want to eat"
"Really?"
"....."
"....."
"Sakura!"
"Come and come down to eat!"
"Your sister made an effort to prepare food for you and you are rejecting it!?"
"Come out of your room and come down this instant!"
My sister came out of her room and slowly walked down the stairs. I could tell she really didn't want to come, but she still did it because she had to. She came to the table and sat down to eat in silence, not saying a word. Our mother, despite the fact that she was constantly conscientious about her work, still wanted us to be a close family. It had been a very difficult time for our family. My mother was originally from here, from Japan, she went to work for a company and her company needed someone to work abroad, and she had a serious argument with her father and took the opportunity to be away from him. She traveled to Sweden where she met our father. That is how my sister and I were born. Unfortunately, I was quite young and I don't remember much about when my father was still alive. But everything changed when the Continental war started, my father was called up to the army and served for two years, until he died on the front lines. We were all devastated when the news came. My mother especially, since then we have been struggling to move on, she even had to swallow her pride and apologize to her father in order to bring the two of us to Japan as well and get away from the war. When we arrived again our grandfather was very angry because we were not completely Japanese and threw us out, our mother did not want to leave us alone and also left her house to never come back. Since then it has been just the 3 of us. My mother got a job somewhere but she never says where and she is always late and very tired. My sister and I go to public school but we still have a hard time adapting to this place. Even though we are partly Japanese, everyone treats us as foreigners, and because we don't know the customs of this place since we were raised in another country, it is very difficult for us to get along with people and make friends. We have to do the best we can to move forward, that's why I thought that maybe being a magical girl would be a way for me to make friends.
"And tell me Mitsuki how was your day?"
"!!!!"
"My day?"
"....."
"Yes of course, I did well."
"The teacher checked my homework and gave me a good grade"
"However, I couldn't get a site for the next band exhibition."
"It seems that the fields are limited and since it will be on TV they are looking for people less .... flashy"
"Really?"
"....."
"I'm so sorry, I knew how important it was for you"
"But don't be discouraged, there will be another chance"
"....."
"And that what about you Sakura? how was your day too?"
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"Did something bad happen again?"
"Tell me Sakura what happened this time?"
"...."
"...."
"I was expelled from school today"
"...."
"...."
"WHAT!"
"WHAT HAPPENED!"
"HOW DID THAT HAPPEN?" my mother shouted, she was so surprised that she even dropped the chopsticks.
I was surprised too, I couldn't believe that something like that could happen, especially to my sister. She always had good grades and behaved excellently. This had to be a mistake, there was no other way.
"A couple of girls were picking on me and I just stood up for myself"
"They kept saying that they were better than me because they were more famous and that I should respect them or they would tell the rest of the class not to talk to me"
"....."
"But it seems that one of them got hurt and they ended up calling the Principal"
"He wanted me to apologize but it was all their fault, to begin with"
"Did you hit them!? Tell me the truth!?"
"...."
"....."
"Yes....."
"......"
"Damn it Sakura!"
"You are almost of adult age!"
"You are no longer so that you put yourself to fight only for a small problem!"
"Why don't you act like an adult!"
"....."
"Damn, how hard was the blow that you gave her?"
"If she ends up in the hospital for any reason her parents can sue us!"
"...."
"I don't have the money for something like that!"
"...."
"I don't even know what to do with you!"
"No decent public school will accept you because you were expelled!"
"I can't afford private school either, it's too expensive!"
"And the uniform, and paying for the school supplies again, and transportation."
"...."
"All that is a lot of money"
"....."
"What am I going to do?"
Our mother was hysterical, she was quite angry and sad at the same time. I was really afraid of how she was reacting. I hadn't seen my mother this bad since she had a fight with grandpa and we left her house. I felt pretty bad, even at myself, and even at my sister for making my mother suffer this way. But no matter how much my mother shouted or complained, Sakura only remained seated at the table without saying a single word. As if this problem was not related to her, how selfish could she be? My mother was yelling a lot and was so angry that she went to bed in her room without saying a word to us. It wasn't my fault and yet I was filled with guilt. My sister picked up the house phone and started dialing an unknown number.
"Who are you calling at this hour, Onee-chan?"
"Don't worry, I can fix this"
"I can fix this, you'll see"
"The situation is going to be so good in the future that we'll even laugh about it."
"Are you going to call those friends of yours from camp again?"
"The ones that never show up?"
"Why are you doing it?"
"I really don't want to talk to them anymore."
"But now I really need help if I want Mom to be happy"
"They are the only ones who could help me in this situation"
"I don't think it's a good idea"
"Mom doesn't know them and we've never seen them"
"Besides if mom says it's so expensive why would anyone help pay for someone else's school?"
My sister didn't answer me and instead started talking on the phone. When she came back from camp I heard that a couple of friends wanted to talk to her about a couple of opportunities, but she never said what they were about. But at a certain point, she didn't want to interact with them anymore, until now. But who could they be and why would they go to such lengths to help someone who rejected them so much in the past? What was the camp she went to about? What kind of people did she meet there?