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Sana Futaba's Story: Episode 3

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Part 1


After Miss Purrs disappeared, I stopped wandering around the city. I stayed at school even after class was over.
My classmates had club activities, or went out with their friends.
I'd search for an empty classroom to pass the time...
That was when I made a friend.
*Sigh*
Finally done...
I'd finish up my homework for English class in one of those empty classrooms.
Somewhere I knew no one would be, where I could be alone...
I put my keychain on the desk to try to ward off the loneliness.
That homework took longer than I thought...
Mr. Purrs-a-lot, we'd better get going. The sun's already starting to set...
I knew it was time to go home, but I couldn't lift my head from the desk.
I hated going home. I wanted to put it off as long as I could.
Every day lately has been like this.
Time to head home, I guess...
And with that, I finally got up. That's when I heard a voice.
U-um...
Whoa!
Y-you scared me...
I-I'm really sorry! I didn't, umm, mean to...
Um... Who are you? I mean, it's nice to meet you.
I-I'm...
She was in the same class as me.
She was a very quiet student, never attracting any attention at school... Just like me...
Why would a girl like this talk to me out of nowhere? I soon found out.
Sana... Um... D-do you like Mr. Purrs-a-lot?
Huh?
That...that keychain...
Oh... Y-yes I do!
M-me too... I like Mr. Purrs-a-lot so much!
Wait! Really?!
That was how, for the first time ever, someone actually walked up and talked to me.
Once we started talking, I realized she was also lonely.
But my Mr. Purrs-a-lot keychain gave her the courage to talk to me.
Thanks to him... I made my first friend.
I-I've had this keychain since I was a little girl!
For the first time in my life, I made a .

Part 2


This wouldn't have happened without Mr. Purrs-a-lot.
The two of us started to meet after school and spend time together.
Oh, yeah! Do you remember that one episode?
The one where Mr. Purrs-a-lot and Wonderfur went to the sea together!
I do! They played beach volleyball together.
Yes! They entered that tournament! They got all the way to the finals...
But then they lost!
I was so sure they'd win!
But I never expected Curlymagne to show up.
That just shows you how great a writer Hajime Niboshi is!
Uh huh! Not to mention, Nekoyanagi's animation was so amazing, too!
Yeah!
I had so much fun.
Who knew it was so wonderful to find someone who shared the same thoughts?
I'd never felt that way before, ever.
But...
Those days didn't last long.
One day, at recess...
Huh?
...!
What's this keychain?
Oh, it's that show, isn't it? Mr. Purrs-a-lot or something?
Y-yes...
...
*Snort* Lame!
...?!
How old are you? Putting something like this on your bag!
What a baby! You should be embarrassed! Hey, come check this out!
She yanked the keychain away from me. Then she handed it to some girls.
I think she was just messing around, having fun at my expense...
But that keychain was so precious to me, it had such good memories attached to it...
I had to do something... But I was so afraid, my voice wouldn't come out...
I looked for my only friend, and she was standing in the corner.
Silent...
...
Uh...
Her eyes met mine. And then, still silent, she looked away.

Part 3


After the thing with my keychain, I stopped going to school.
I would leave my house in the morning, and then just wander around outside.
I made one last phone call to my only friend.
Hello? Um, this is Sana...
Er, uh...
You see... Um... About that stuff with my keychain...
Yeah...
I'm...um...I'm f-fine, so...
I'm s-sorry...
N-no, no... I mean...I should be the one saying sorry...
No, I am...
After that phone call, the two of us grew apart.
I think she was really scared, too.
I mean, I knew there was nothing she could've done.
But that painful void in my heart seemed to only grow bigger and bigger.
That was when that creature appeared.
...
Huh?
Miss Purrs? Miss Purrs?!
No, you're not her. Wait, are you a cat too?
Greetings, Sana Futaba.
...! D-did a cat just talk?
My name is Kyubey.
That's when I first met Kyubey.
'If you become a Magical Girl, I can grant you any wish.' That's what Kyubey told me...
I wish I could be close with my family. I wish I could see Miss Purrs again. I wish I could be close with my friend again.
But none of those wishes crossed my mind then...
There's no way someone in my state of mind would think of something like that.
I'd been betrayed by each and every one of those relationships.
That's why, all that came to mind was...
Take me to the animal village...
Animal village?
The animal village where Mr. Purrs-a-lot and all of his friends live...
Mr. Purrs-a-lot...? Who's that?
Heh...never mind. Forget I ever mentioned it...
Instead...
...make me invisible.
Invisible?
I want to disappear. Disappear from this world...
I don't want to see anyone ever again... And I don't want anybody to find me.
Because I'm completely useless! I'm an idiot, and I never do anything right!
I can't get along with my family...I can't even make a friend!
All I do is cause problems... I just exist to get in the way!
That's why!
Please...make me invisible...
And so I vanished from the world...

Part 4

...
...
...
...
Sana?
Huh? Y-yes!
What's wrong?
N-nothing! Nothing at all!
Until I met Iroha, I lived all on my own.
I couldn't be seen by ordinary people, I stopped caring about home and school...
I didn't want to concern myself with the world around me at all...
That's when I learned the true meaning of solitude.
If I hadn't met Iroha, who knows where I'd be now?
Hey, do you remember that one episode?
Huh...what?
! You know, that one episode!
He rides that huge bird, and flies to another animal city!
I love that episode sooo much!
M-me too!
At the bottom of that deep pit of loneliness, she grabbed my hand tight.
Iroha... Thank you so much...
Thank you so much for finding me...
Nowadays I think...I'm so glad I didn't have to stay alone forever.
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