Sugisarishi, Anata ni (What Might-Have-Been, With You)

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>Tomoe Mami.

>The senpai I once admired.

>And...
>my one and only family.

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>Several months ago.
>This is...
>Mami's place...

>She even bandaged me up...
>Why...?

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>Mami... must be at school, huh...

>Ah...

>This is...
>from back then...

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>...
>Sakura-san.

>P-
>Put some clothes on!
>That's what you complain about...?

>I'm so glad
>you're awake.

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>Tch...
>Why'd you help me?
>There's nothing between us anymore, remember?
>...

>Don't misunderstand.

>I'd help anyone who collapsed before me, that's all.

>Consider yourself lucky.
>Sakura-san.

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>Oh, is that so?
>Well then, thanks for...

>Ow!
>What are you playing at!?

>...No.
>You're staying here.

>At least...
>until those injuries fully heal...

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>Huh?
>What are you saying?
>I'll be just fi-...
>Sakura-san.
>You're bad at restoration magic, aren't you?

>It looks like you can at least do emergency first-aid on yourself
>...
>but you can barely stand right now, right?

>Being stubborn isn't going to help you.
>Besides...

>I bet you're hungry, right?
>Wha
>...
>Fufu

>Hmph!
>Just for one night, okay...


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>Hey, Sakura-san.

>Y'know... It's always been on my mind.

>Ever since that day...

>I though...
>I would never see you again.

>So, y'see...
>When I saw you collapsed outside that barrier...
>You might hate me for saying this, but...
>I...

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>was really happy
>that I got to see you again.

>So please...
>just for now...
>let things stay like this...

>...

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>Hm...
>Huh...? Why am I in my bed...?

>It must've been Sakura-san.
>She's probably already left...

>Yo.
>I borrowed your kitchen.

>Wha...

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>What are you doing!?
>What, you say? This is thanks for looking after me.
>Thanks...huh?
>*Kyouko-chan happily ate the remaining ingredients.

>W-Well, excuse me... I'm not used to this...

>...

>Sakura-san.
>Where are you living right now? What about food?
>...rk!
>Oh...yeah...
>It's got... nothing to do with me...
>..

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>Hey.
>If...
>If it's alright with you, you could stay...
>Stop it!!

>You're too naive, Mami.
>I betrayed you. I denied your way of things to the point of crossing swords with you.
>I'm no longer qualified for that kind of thing...
>Sakura-san...

>You're wrong. I just...

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>Hey
>I was thinking about this yesterday, but...
>Eh...?

>If you're that beat-up to the point of crying, you must not have gotten a lot of sleep...
>Bit of a let-down if you ask me.
>I-I'm wide awake...

>Geez...
>What the heck...

>You must be
>disillusioned, right?

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>I'm... such a useless girl...
>I try to act like a cool senpai
>but the truth is I just hate being by myself...

>You were the first magical girl
>who approved of my way of fighting.
>So...

>It was special to me.
>I didn't want to lose that.
>I wanted to be friends...
>And yet, I deceived you... I'm such a...
>Mami!!

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>Don't you go thinking that you deceived me!
>I'd surely be dead if you weren't around, Mami!

>It's true that I don't really know anything about you.
>But...

>You've saved so many lives.
>That part... is true, right?

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>Living the way that you do, Mami,
>isn't something others can normally do.

>That's why
>I don't wanna hear you say that stuff, Mami-san.

>That's right... I really did
>have someone who was thinking about me...

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>I wasn't all alone
>after all...

>Waaaaaaaaah!
>!

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>Once I regained my senses, she was gone.

>A letter...?

>Sorry for just leaving even though you were looking after me. You fell asleep right afterwards.
>I had no idea you could cry like that, Mami. So, I'll tell you how I feel, too.

>To me, you were like an older sister. You always looked after me and Momo.
>Yes.
>It's a cold...
>Yes.
>I'll get some rest.
>It's a little embarrassing, but I wanted to be spoiled some more.

>That's why right now, I consider you my one and only family, Mami... I don't know if you'll ever forgive me but, if you feel so strongly about it, then...

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>Coming.
>Ah...
>I-...
>I'm home...!

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>Welcome back!