Puella Magi Madoka Magica - Sayaka and Madoka

[lirillith]

Title: Magic
Fandom: Puella Magi Madoka Magica
Characters: Sayaka and Madoka
Length: 200 words
Rating: PG
Summary:  Sayaka tries to describe how magic feels.
Notes: A pair of drabbles.  The difference between episode five and episode eight...

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    "It feels great."

    "But... I meant in more detail than that."

    "That's hard to describe.  I mean, I feel a lot stronger, and faster... Hmm."  Sayaka slowed, obviously thinking about it, and Madoka trailed to a stop behind her.  "Making my sword materialize is like.... it's sort of like having a handful of sand in your fist, only instead of draining out of your hand, it gets solid.  And I can jump, and strike, and throw things, so much better than I ever could before becoming a magical girl."  She turned toward Madoka, grinning.  "Like I said, it feels great!"


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    "I feel sick." 

    "Do you think you have a fever?"

    "I don't feel hot.  Just... my feet won't do what I want.  Kind of dizzy, too.  I was fine before, when I was fighting the witch." 

    "That wasn't fine, Sayaka-chan." 

    "I felt unstoppable.  I always do.  I think that's what magic is."

    "But you're so tired afterwards."

    "Don't you think that might be normal?  If you only have so much power, and you use it all..."

    "Do you have to use it all?"

    "Yeah.  I'm not good enough yet to fight effortlessly like Mami-san did.  Maybe I never will be."

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