It's the first day of school, and two Infinity students are on their way home. Homura is walking next to Madoka, because of course she is, holding a textbook in one hand while the other reaches for Madoka's hand. It's a nice peaceful day, at least as far as Homura is concerned, aside from one very strange text that Homura managed to hide under the desk.
She's actually heard a torrent of people telling her just how different she seems. She's happier, more lively, and people have noticed... and her personality change was especially obvious whenever she shared a class with Madoka.
Well what can she say? It's difficult for her to not be happy when her little angel is around, and despite everything she actually does feel like she's won the one battle that meant the most to her, keeping Madoka alive and happy, and not only that but she seems to be excelling. How could she not be confident, after that?
She reflects on this quietly as she walks away from Infinity, looking over the shops as she passes them by. Her purple eyes fall on the Crown, and she smiles. It's then that she speaks up.
"Hey Madoka-chan. Would you like to stop and get some ice cream?" She turns to face her beloved, black hair swinging behind her. "My treat, of course. If you'd like to, that is."
It's the first day of school of a new school year, and for Madoka it's first time in some three odd years that she feels like she belongs where she is, schoolwise. The last few she started classes in America, only to transfer into the middle of Infinity Academy's year. She was a bit of an oddball outsider in America, and it took a very long time for her to get her grades up to acceptable levels once she moved back to Tokyo- not only are the academic standards much higher here, but Infinity is one of the most elite academies ever designed.
Luckily she gained many good friends who were around to help her study and catch up so that by the end of the school year her grades, while not great, were acceptable. With the new year starting it's a fresh beginning, with the pink-haired girl not really behind her classmates in any way. She may not be a scholastic overachiever like many of the students at Infinity, but the education being provided to her is still one of the best money can buy. Unlike last year's full throttle catchup this year she intends to get not just 'acceptable' grades, but good ones!
Fate will more than likely conspire to take away her studytime, but she intends to make up for that in the same way she did last year- her awesome friends/tutors. One of these is, of course, Homura Akemi herself. Though the timetraveler could probably have taken all classes that were above Madoka's ability to comprehend, and it made her very happy she had made sure to still take some classes together. Even though she knows Homura cares about her very much it's things like that spotlight it.
She's more than happy to walk home with her girlfriend as well, looking over and smiling when her hand is taken, squeezing the one holding onto it. Ice cream is mentioned and Madoka blinks in surprise, only to smile brightly, "That sounds like fun! I'd love to go get a treat with you, Homura-chan." She looks past Homura to the Crown, eyes stopping for a moment to rest on the book her girlfriend is carrying. She doesn't bring it up despite the moment of curiosity. After a moment she looks back to Homura and smiles, "The last time we had ice cream together was a lot of fun."
Homura smiles softly at Madoka, squeezing her hand affectionately while a deep love gently hides behind her eyes. The dark-haired Puella Magi might not be as clingy and desperate as she was when she just arrived in this timeline, but she still doesn't want to go anywhere unless Madoka can go with her. It's not even in question.
On the other hand, the Crown is very much a place where Madoka can come along, and Homura is all too happy to go there with her. "It was. I was very happy having ice cream with you..." She leans in to whisper. "... and sharing ice cream kisses with you."
Homura turns towards the Crown, long hair flying through the air as she goes inside. She walks past most of the first floor, only glancing briefly at the arcade games as she passes by them. It's only until she goes up the stairs to the second floor that she stops. Turning to Madoka with a gentle grin, she asks, "So... should we sit in a booth? We might have some privacy if we find a corner."
Homura leans against Madoka and giggles, whispering, "We could also spend some time cuddling~. Just the two of us..."
Well Homura's intentions here are pretty clear now, if they weren't already.
She starts heading for the counter, tapping her chin to consider what she'd like to eat. "Say... wasn't there something you said you wanted last time? Banana split, right?"
Madoka smiles at the shared memory of going and having ice cream together, blushing when the other girl leans in and whispers to her. She giggles, and as Homura makes the turn for the arcade steps in so she's just a little closer whispering, "I remember the kisses being just as good as the ice cream," back right before they go inside.
Her eyes pass over some of the games as they walk, looking at a certain currently empty DDR machine for a moment as they move by it and head to the upstairs. It might be a little rude to walk side by side up stairs and block it, but they get lucky and Madoka doesn't have to keep from brushing against her girlfriends side as they walk as no one heads down while they ascend.
"A booth sounds nice. I like getting to sit next to you." The whisper gets another giggle from the pink-haired girl, and for a moment she leans her shoulder against Homura's and gives her hip a teasing bump with her own. "In that case a corner booth is definitely for the best~."
As they reach the counter Madoka smiles brightly, "You remembered! Yes, I wanted a Banana split with lots of sprinkles!" She shifts around on her toes playfully, holding her hands behind her back, "I was jealous of your sprinkles, but you shared them with me without realizing it~." Contrary to the point of hiding away in a corner booth Madoka's voice is gooey-sweet as she looks up at Homura, and she makes a point of lifting up and pressing a kiss to the taller girl's cheek afterwards, regardless of whether or not it's their turn to order.
Homura notices as Madoka's eyes go towards a DDR machine, raising an eyebrow. Well, that might also be something they could do later. Another way to dance with Madoka~.
Homura giggles even more as Madoka teases her back, holding her hand over her mouth to try to stifle it before it gets too loud, leaning against her best friend and girlfriend as she has her gigglefits.
"Oh, you were jealous of my sprinkles? I did indulge back then, didn't I?" Homura wasn't shy about toppings, that's for sure. "Well I don't mind sharing if it's with you, my dear Madoka-chan~."
Homura stands by the counter, raising her hand and trying to get the attention of the blonde-haired boy who tends this place. She's surprised by the kiss. "Eep!" Then she giggles more, leaning towards Madoka to give her a response kiss on the lips.
She's in the middle of this when Motoki interrupts. "So! Can I get you two anything?"
Homura blushes, turning around to face him and laughing. "Uuum. A banana split with lots of sprinkles, right?" She looks at Madoka, checking to make sure that's what she wanted. "... and I'll have a fudge sundae."
"Coming right up!" The boy is all smiles and cheer as he turns to make the treats.
Meanwhile, Homura's index finger and thumb rest against either side of Madoka's chin, and Homura regards her with a devilish grin, whispering softly. "I'll always love you, Madoka-chan."
"I was! I had a cone so I didn't think of them until you ordered after me. I was happy when you shared yours with me because I got some sprinkles too." Among other reasons. She has to fight to keep her smiling from becoming altogether too bright as Homura tries to keep her giggles from getting completely out of control as they tease each other in turn.
The kiss on the cheek earns Madoka one on the lips, and she closes her eyes as she accepts it, returning it happily despite the timely interruption. While Homura orders for her Madoka hugs onto her arm for a moment, nodding happily up and down and offering a cheery, "Mmhm!" to the banana split and sprinkles order. A moment later she realizes hugging her girlfriends arm inhibits it's use just as much as holding her hand does and lets go, only to find her chin captured between Homura's fingers.
"I love you too, Homura-chan, and I always will." Her whisper isn't quite as loud, but with this she isn't intentionally trying to tease her girlfriend, instead matching that devilish grin with a sweet and innocent smile of her own, her soft pink eyes doing more to betray the earnestness of her words.
Holding her beloved's chin, Homura leans closer to Madoka for another kiss... she apparently can't wait to get to a booth! This is interrupted again when their orders are finished. "Thanks, Motoki-san," she blurts out hastily, laying an amount of yen onto the table and taking the frozen treats, offering the banana split to Madoka.
The eager dark-haired girl starts heading towards an empty booth, smiling at the pink girl and giving her a playful wink. Homura fully intends to sit next to her angel, and also intends to get some kissing done. A passing thought reminds her not to forget to eat her ice cream, but it's dismissed rather quickly. Of course she'll remember her ice cream. And if she loses herself in Madoka's affections instead, guess who has two thumbs and doesn't care.
Homura sits down at the booth, scooting over to make sure there's plenty of room for her beloved. She opens the plastic top of her sundae and unwraps the spoon, digging into it for a moment before she starts watching Madoka. "So... now that you really are my little angel, would that make them angel ice cream kisses?"
Homura can't help but think that sounds more like an attack name than something two girlfriends would do. Not that she has any complaint about actually doing it!
This kiss is returned as well, and even a bit more fully than the last one, Madoka enjoying the expression of affection even in such a public space. She doesn't care who sees that she's in love. She looks again into Homura's eyes for a moment when the kiss is broken, looking over and waving as the ice cream is picked up by her girlfriend, "Thanks, Motoki-san!"
She's pleased when Homura slides into the booth first, following along after and scooting up next to her. And then scooting a little more, and a little more... until Homura has nearly no choice but to be nestled up against her. Not enough to mash her into the wall, Madoka isn't that rude, but she's picked up well enough on what the plan for this ice cream outing is that she's going to snuggle in close right from the start.
She slides one arm around behind Homura, resting her hand on her side, and with the other hand scoops a small bite of sprinkle laden vanilla ice cream with into her mouth with her spoon. "Hmm," she sounds thoughtfully to Homura's question as she eats her ice cream. "Maybe ice cream kisses with an angel?" she ventures once she's finished her bite. With a giggle she gets another scoop of ice cream ready, making sure to get a chunk of banana with it, and offers the end of her spoon up to Homura's lips rather than her own. "I think the best way is to find out~."
Homura has no complaints about being close to Madoka. Quite the opposite, in fact! As the cute little angel presses against her, the time traveller leans against her, and her arm is lazily draped around Madoka as Madoka's arm goes around Homura. The purple-eyed girl's arm squeezes Madoka, and Homura makes a pleased noise.
Homura lazily and ponderously scoops her ice cream into her spoon, giggling as the two of them speculate on what to call their kisses. "With an angel? Well it's true~. Your kisses are already so heavenly, my dear."
.She rests her head against Madoka's, watching as a bit of her girlfriend's banana split is offered to her. Smiling, she opens her mouth to accept it. "Aaaah!"
After that, Homura takes the spoonful of sundae, making sure to get whipped cream and fudge into the scoop as she offers it up to Madoka. "My sweet little angel. I really enjoy our time together, Madoka-chan~."
She leans her forehead against Madoka, smiling happily. This really is a lot of fun, and she thinks about that as she leans in for another kiss. Homura has some cold lips already, but not as cold as they're likely to get if she keeps eating ice cream. It seems she really has no intention of keeping her hands to herself today.
Madoka presses more closely into Homura when she's squeezed and gives a squeeze of her own arm in return, giggling happily at the noise Homura makes. Being able to see the other girl so happy and able to enjoy herself so fully lifts her spirits even further. It's a chain reaction and feedback loop that might explain part of why the two always seem to have such a good time together, even over something as simple as a cold, sugary treat.
"If that's what it takes to make me an angel then you must be one as well, Homura-chan, because your kisses put me on cloud nine." It's a bit of a silly, cheesy line but she doesn't mind, carefully placing her spoon in Homura's mouth when she accepts it and drawing it out, lifting it a little to make it all the easier to get all the delicious ice cream. When the gesture is returned she eagerly accepts with the spoon with an, "Ahhhh~" of her own and following up with an, "Mmm~!" when eating the sauce and whipped-cream covered bite of ice cream.
She tilts her head into Homura's as she's called a sweet little angel, one pigtail squishing fluffily against the purple-eyed girls cheek for a moment. Madoka looks sweetly into her girlfriends eyes as their foreheads press together, eagerly accepting the kiss with another, "Mmm," that seems like she might almost enjoy that more than the ice cream itself. "Everything we do together is my new favorite thing," she replies finally. It might sounds like a bit much, and she'd feel very silly if it weren't true.
There's a giggle at the cold lips along with a smile when their lips part, and Madoka rubs her nose against Homura's, taking another bite of her own ice cream. There's a playful look in her eyes as she goes in to give a kiss of her own right after, and Homura will find the texture of her lips a bit off, with just a bit of caramel sauce left on them.
Madoka at this point clearly doesn't mind if Homura doesn't keep her hands to herself, all but encouraging it as they display their affection to each other in their corner booth, sitting cuddly close.
Sitting this close to Madoka does make her happy, and the fact that Madoka also enjoys it only sweetens the deal. What could be better than spending time with the one you love, enjoying their affection and company? If there's such a thing, Homura isn't aware of it.
Homura giggles as her compliment is returned. "Well then let's see how high we can send each other~." The taste of the banana split is sweet, especially since it came from her sweetheart, and the next time Homura takes a bite of her own ice cream she chuckles as she uses the same spoon that Madoka just did. Heh heh heh heh.
She nuzzles against Madoka's pigtail as it mooshes against her cheek, smiling slyly as she enjoys the soft fluffiness of that adorable pink hair. Wonderful kisses are exchanged, and Homura pulls less than an inch away as Madoka comments.
"I feel the same. Everything we do together is so wonderful. Every moment..."
As Homura tastes the caramel from kissing, she smiles and pinches it between her lips, pulling some of it off and then leaning back to lick her own lips clean. She can't help but feel a little bold doing that. She opens her eyes to gauge Madoka's reaction.
The purple-eyed Puella offers Madoka another bite of sundae with one hand, and keeps the other wrapped around the back of her darling. There's no place she'd rather be right now.
If asked to write an essay on what's better than enjoying the affection and company of her loved one Madoka would probably have to end up writing a rebuttal to the assertion instead. Her recent time spent with Homura has proven that would be an incredibly high bar to reach, let alone surpass. World and intergalactic peace, maybe? Is it cheating if the 'better thing' is merely a way to spend more time together later?
Madoka giggles at Homura's comment and looks into her eyes, "That sounds like a challenge! And a dangerous one, here." She expresses what she means by leaning her head in and nuzzling her cheek against Homura's in a loving display of affection that would naturally be very embarrassing if any classmates happened to see. Or it would if either of them cared, anyway.
The chuckling is noticed and for a moment the pink-haired girl gives a curious look to Homura, only to figure it out. "An indirect kiss?!" She asks in a clearly fake shocked voice, only to lean in and press her lips firmly to the chuckling girl's, pulling away a moment later to state, "There's a direct one to go along with it~."
The caramel kiss is shared and Homura takes a bit of the extra sauce off of her lips in the process, and when Homura opens her eyes she'll find Madoka blushing at her and smiling. She accepts the bite offered to her and carefully takes the ice cream and hot fudge off of the spoon with her lips while looking into Homura's eyes. It's followed by a bite of her own banana split before a similar one is offered to Homura.
For the first time in many minutes she turns her eyes away from her girlfriend, peeking out around them. What follows is a soft and sweet peck on the lips, only for Madoka to comment, "Your lips got cold." She says the words as evenly as she can, but her pink eyes sparkle with playfulness and mischief, and when she goes in for yet another kiss she draws one of Homura's lips between her own, sucking on it softly and tasting it. ...to warm it up, right?
The deeper kisses that follow suggest this might have been an ulterior motive!
If any teacher actually asked for such an essay, then they must either not be very knowledgable of the subject matter, or they must be fond of trick questions. Surely, it would be a silly topic indeed, and Homura would have a hard time even comprehending the question. What could possibly be better than the best thing? 'Even more time together' may be cheating, but really it's the only honest answer one could reasonably expect. Could it really be considered cheating, in that case?
'That sounds like a challenge! And a dangerous one, here.'
"Oh sweetie." Homura's eyes half lid, and she can't hide the affection in her smile. "If this is dangerous, then we're going to be..." She leans in, voice dropping to a whisper. "... in so much trouble." Her lips touch Madoka again, and when she pulls away it's with a giggle.
Homura slyly smiles. "Well of course~." She accepts the kiss, and winks at Madoka. "I'll take all of your kisses. Direct or otherwise~."
The sight of a blushing Madoka is a welcome one, and Homura can't help but appreciate it. She eats the offered ice cream, and then giggles as it goes down. "Reminds me of our one month anniversary, but with ice cream instead of sushi."
She tilts her head as Madoka suddenly looks around. Homura doesn't, because while she does prefer to hide, she doesn't actually care if she gets 'caught'. Madoka kisses her, and says that her lips are cold. "Oh no! If only there were something we could do." Her own expression is also clearly faked, and she giggles again right up until Madoka kisses her again.
Her lips are caught between Madoka's, and Homura does likewise to her, tasting her lips and brushing her own against them. As the kisses get deeper, Homura wraps her other arm around Madoka, holding her close to enjoy the kisses.
Maybe it's not so crazy to think of such a question when you have a teacher like Saotome-sensei, who tends to go a little overboard when her relationships take a sudden turn for the worse. Then again she does mostly keep it to lectures and single questions rather than entire quizzes or essays.
Madoka giggles enough that she would normally cover her mouth when Homura whispers to her, though the kiss that's given to her is enough to calm her enough to keep from needing it. The wink gets even more of a blush from her, "I should have known~. You can have all my kisses if you want them, but you might have to take them..!" That sounds like a challenge as well!
The mention of their anniversary date puts a warm smile on her face and Madoka nods, "It is, isn't it? Sushi was such a good idea." She gives Homura an affectionate look and snuggles against her, "So was the movie~." Which she... doesn't remember anything about other than the name, actually. Because she was busy focusing on certain other things.
When the lip warming and deeper kissing is returned Madoka lets out a happy sigh through her nose, her eyes staying closed. Homura can feel her relax in her arms, but it only lasts long enough for her to set her spoon down and return the hug with both arms. She leans into the love of her life, turning a in her seat to face her a bit more.
She only breaks the kiss for a moment to whisper, "Homura-chan..." her breath warm over the other girls lips before she moves back in for more deep, lingering kisses that she's bound to get herself lost in. Some are sweet and giving, some are loving and affectionate, and others are longing and needy, begging for the same in return.
Saotome-sensei actually might just ask such a question. After Homura gave her a long, hard stare she might actually answer it, and grouse about it heavily when the teacher is out of earshot. Maybe if she made the whole thing into a recipe for eggs in essay form then that would be good enough?
'... but you might have to take them!'
"Oh believe me." Homura's voice almost sounds... sultry? "I'll gladly pry them from your cold, caramel covered lips~." She moves closer to do just that. Kissy kissy kissy kissy.
"Sushi was a good idea, and I did like the movie, but liked them especially because they were things I got to share with you." Homura's probably said as much before, but it bears repeating. Appreciation is only known when it's shown, after all, and Homura certainly appreciates Madoka.
Homura's body turns slightly towards Madoka, as much as it really can in this kind of seat, and she tucks her feet beneath her legs as sshe holds Madoka close.
She grins as her name is whispered, though it might be hard to see that underneath the kisses. Homura's own kisses are deep and passionate, kissing and loving and hungry. It's clear by now that Homura could probably be up for this for a long time if Madoka is. When she feels the longing and neediness, Homura takes it as an invitation to kiss deeper, hugging her girlfriend tighter to enjoy the moment.
One might have to be careful with that. You never know what Kazuko Saotome might try to read into an essay on how to cook eggs. You can almost imagine her turning 'hard boiled' into a suggestion to take a romantic interest into a hot tub. Then again, maybe that wouldn't be such bad advice?
'I'll gladly pry them from your cold, caramel covered lips~.'
Madoka blushes brightly at that, her cheeks suddenly a shade darker than her hair despite the only light blush that had been put there from all the kissing. Even so when Homura moves closer for to take several kisses she pretends to retreat, "Oh no~," she says while smiling, turning her face away to take the kisses on the cheek instead, "she's out of control and I can't possibly stop her~!" More very fake struggling before she lets Homura's lips find hers, upon which the 'struggle' ends and she returns the kissy-kissies with her own.
"Everything tastes better when it's fed to you by the person you love," Madoka responds in agreement. "Simple things like going to school and even going to sleep at night are fun with you," she adds with a smile. "It's really nice having fun events and moments like an anniversary to share with you, the fun things get better, too!"
Homura shifting in her seat and drawing her legs up lets Madoka turn a bit more towards her as well.
More kissing comes, and as Homura reads the cue properly and deepens them even further Madoka all but melts against her, making soft happy sounds as she shares long kisses with her girlfriend. The tighter hugging is also appreciated, earning Homura a warm squeeze, and soon she's letting her hands wander a little, which naturally means switching back and forth between rubbing her back and petting her long, silky hair.
The pink-haired girl is so caught up in the moment she wouldn't even notice if there were people staring only a few feet away.
There are some people who would be more than happy to follow that advice, if given the chance. Though if Homura really would write such an essay, it might actually end up having a deeper hidden meaning anyways.
Homura giggles at Madoka's fake struggling, only to make a soft 'mmm' sound as she finally catches Madoka's lips. After she breaks away she whispers, "I've got you, my pretty~," only to start kissing again, and kissing even more as Madoka kisses back. She'll happily play this game. Any game that involves her kissing Madoka is a good one in her book.
Homura nods as Madoka talks. "You're so sweet, Madoka-chan. It really does taste better. Being with you and sharing this time with you is so wonderful, and I'm happy to have the chance to celebrate our love. You've always meant so much to me."
Homura enjoys the petting and rubbing, and responds by reaching up to play with one of Madoka's pigtails, playing with the edge of her ribbon by rolling it between her fingers. She arches her back in response to the rubbing, pressing herself against Madoka as she adjusts her pose. If there's anyone watching, Homura wouldn't notice. If she did, she'd likely stare them down without breaking away from her kisses with Madoka.
Homura reaches over to grab her sunday cup, not to eat it, but just to hold it for a moment. Then, after a moment, she reaches up to brush cold fingers against the bottom of Madoka's cheek.
Madoka makes a playful quiet, "Eeee-!" sound as Homura breaks off the kisses for a short moment, but once again returns to showering Homura's lips with kisses of her own. She'd have never considered them before, but it's true- kissing games do have an appeal all their own. It also doesn't matter if you win or lose, if the end result is always a kiss.
"As much as I enjoy spending time with you, I might be even happier that you like being with me so much. It means a lot to me to be able to make you happy and see you smiling so much." She giggles a little and looks into Homura's eyes, "I wondered for months if I'd ever be able to make you so happy. I never guessed I'd get to be so happy myself. All I had to do was fall in love with you."
She squeezes Homura extra tight when the other girl arches her back, enjoying the extra closeness. She giggles softly as her pigtail and the ribbon tying it in place is played with, responding by sliding a hand up underneath Homura's hair. She brushes her fingers over Homura's scalp for a moment before drawing her hand back out through the length of the silky black hair, too slowly to flip it but instead letting if run through her fingers.
The cold fingers that brush against her cheek gets a surprised eep from her, but she giggles a moment later. "Mmm," she sounds happily, finally pulling away from the kissing for a moment after who knows how long. "Your lips are nice and warm now."
Her eyes turn towards the melting ice cream, tilting her head a little. She plucks the cherry carefully off of her banana split with her fingers, looking between it and Homura curiously, and then dips the piece of round red fruit into Homura's sundae cup, coating it, and her fingertips, with whipping cream.
"I want this, it looks yummy," she says in an oddly even tone, only to hold it out and try to feed it to Homura, pressing it to her lips and then trying to push it inside her mouth with one finger.
After which she'll lean in and kiss her girlfriend's lips firmly, only to deepen the kiss by trying to steal the cherry back!
This is a kind of kissing game, right?
Homura listens to Madoka, tilting her head and smiling. "Well, if your intent was to make me happy, you've won. I'm happier than I've ever been, even more than when I first met you. I have to admit... I had no idea it was possible for me to be this happy. I thought I'd be sad forever, really."
She cups Madoka's cheek with her hand, smile widening just a bit more. "You saved me, my little angel. In more ways than one." Closing her eyes, she adds, "... and if that's because you fell in love with me, then I'm very lucky."
Homura giggles at the reaction to her cold fingers. When Madoka pulls away, she touches her own lips. "Hmm. Well they are warmer now, but--" She's about to say 'a few more kisses to make sure wouldn't hurt' when she realizes that Madoka has something else in mind. Her head tilts, and she watches curiously.
Madoka wants the cherry? And a bit of whipped cream? Well okay. But then why is she---
Homura blushes intensely as the cherry is placed between her lips, and she barely has time to react before Madoka makes her move. The dark haired girl recovers quickly, licking the cherry while it's inside her mouth and getting at least some of the whipped cream off. She's playing a different game, not so much trying to eat the cherry herself (that would end the game) but trying to make the kiss last longer by playing keepaway with her tongue.
Eventually Madoka is able to reclaim her cherry, and Homura is left giggling uncontrollably over the whole thing, doubling over, and covering her mouth.
When the gigglefit subsides, Homura whispers between giggles, "I can't believe you did that!"
The words Homura speaks put an almost impossibly bright and happy smile on Madoka's face. Those are exactly the kind of words she likes to hear, and having them spoken to her fills her with emotion. Her expression turns just a bit sympathetic as Homura says she thought she'd be sad forever, and she nuzzles her cheek into the hand that cups it. "I know you did, Homura-chan. That's why I knew I had to save you from such an awful fate. I was so happy when you started to smile more as we became closer friends, and now... now I get to love you and show you I care in even more ways!"
'You saved me, my little angel. In more ways than one.'
If Madoka weren't in such a romantic mood she might cry, so instead she settles for pressing a much softer kiss than they'd been sharing to her girlfriend's lips before whispering, "Thank you for helping me find out how wonderful it is to love someone so completely."
The cherry between her lips puts a strong blush on Homura's cheeks, which causes a sympathetic blush on Madoka's. She's said plenty of times how cute she thinks the dark haired girl is when she's blushing, and seeing that only intensifies the kissing that follows. The cherry is cleared of whipped cream quickly as the game of keepaway is played, Madoka chasing after it with her own tongue. She gets a taste of it several times before she manages to collect it, not exactly playing for keeps as this is one game where losing can be more fun than winning.
She does get it eventually, though, face bright red when she finally pulls away from Homura and chews happily on the cherry, closing her eyes and smiling like the cat that got the canary.
A few moments later, after smiling cheekily to Homura's comments, and she's curling up laughing for so long her stomach starts to hurt a little. Eventually she calms enough to respond, "I did want it, but I wanted something else even more~."
Homura leans against Madoka, holding her tight. "I did start to smile more. A lot more. People actually noticed, you know... It was funny, really. With the way things are now, someone who just met me might think that there had never been anything wrong."
She nuzzles up to Madoka. "I have you to thank for that... though really, all I needed was for you to be happy." She squeezes tighter. "I have loved you so much. I'm glad we finally get to be together, after all this time." She gives Madoka a deep kiss, savoring the moment before saying. "Especially if it gets to be like this. I couldn't imagine anything better."
At the end of the cherry contest, Homura is blushing furiously and giggling hysterically. "You're so innocent except when you're totally not." She finally stops giggling long enough to move in for a kiss, tracing a fingernail along Madoka's jawbone, tickling ever so slightly under her chin. "I love you so much. Everything about you is sweet and cute."
She leans her head against Madoka, finally remembering that she bought some ice cream. She eats a spoonful of it while looking at her girlfriend with bright happy eyes.
"These are some of the happiest days of my life. Thank you for that. I'd never be here if not for you. If I can be with you forever, I'd do anything to make sure that would happen. Even if it means defying fate."
She puts the spoon back in her melting sundae, and then snuggles up to Madoka, closing her eyes for a moment. She wants to feel her girlfriend's warmth, just for a bit.