Authors Note: This is a pairing that I never really took seriously until watching Rebellion. I won't give out any spoilers but after watching the movie, I now ship these two almost as much as I ship my favourite pairing; KyoHomu. Almost. So I decided to take a stab at writing a story for this "Forbidden Ship"

Kyoko Sakura and Sayaka Miki were facing off at each other on a bridge overlooking the highway at night. The coldness of the night set in, but the only thing they acknowledged was the enemy in front of them. Neither of them was going to hold back for this fight. Kyoko stepped back as Homura Akemi volunteered to fight the blue haired idiot.

"You got until I finish eating this." Kyoko consented while pointing to the pocky in her mouth.

Homura scoffed. "That's all I need."

The redhead smirked at her attitude. "Well aren't you confident about this?"

"I'm sure I can at least do better than you."

"Hey! I was going easy on her!" Kyoko argued. "Besides, I would've won if you didn't interfere."

Sayaka could feel her emotions run high as she watched the girls talk to each other, as if they were friends. Her hands started to shake from her anger towards them.

No, they only care about themselves. I bet they don't even know what a "friend" is.

The sight of just one of them was enough to make her angry, both of them however, made her blood boil. She held out her soul gem, allowing it to shine brightly. "Don't underestimate me!"

"I'm so sorry Sayaka-chan!" Madoka yelled as she unexpectedly snatched the blue soul gem from Sayaka's hand before her best friend could transform. Without even thinking, the pinkette threw it over edge of the railing.

For a single moment, Homura watched Sayaka's body fall unconscious into Madoka's arms as all signs of life drained away from the bluenette's eyes, then the dark haired girl froze time completely with her shield. Homura jumped over the edge to take back the soul of Sayaka Miki.

She ran through the highway, freezing time and unfreezing time as she eventually caught up to the truck that the soul gem rested on. The loud sounds of cars driving past were the only thing the brunette could hear as she began to climb the moving vehicle. The girl sighed inwardly as the cold wind pushed against her body.

Why do I keep doing this?

It was clear that Sayaka had already begun her decent into madness. To help her now would be a wasted effort on Homura's part, but the time traveler did it anyway. She always saved the bluenette's life, even if it ended up hindering her plans.

Perhaps it was because Sayaka was Madoka's childhood friend, and felt obligated to save her. Or maybe it was because Homura had a sliver of hope that the blue haired girl would survive long enough to fight Walpurgisnacht. Whatever the reason, here she was again, clutching Sayaka's very soul in the palm of her hand.

That idiot.

Homura got back to scene and placed the gem in hand of its owner. The soul gem glowed momentarily as the soul established a connection to the body. Madoka and Kyoko turned around to find the black haired girl standing over Sayaka.

The blue haired girl gasped as her heart restarted itself. She struggled to get up from the cold surface of the bridge. Sayaka felt like she had been hit by a moving truck. Her arms and legs wobbled as she attempted to get up. The soul had just reconnected the link between itself and the body. It was going to be at least a few hours before Sayaka would be back at full strength.

It was then she noticed the strange stares she was getting from everyone. Well, everyone but Homura, who simply had an uncaring expression on face.

"Err, why are you guys staring at me like that? What happened?"

No one answered her, instead Madoka threw her arms around her childhood friend and continued to cry. This time they were tears of joy. "I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry." Madoka repeated over and over as she kept crying.

Kyoko realized she was still holding onto Kyubey's body, and decided to throw it over railing. A loud splat could be heard, which was music to Homura's ears.

The time traveler had seen enough. She disappeared then reappeared at Kyoko's side, causing the redhead to jump back a bit. "Oh for the love of, would you just stop doing that to me? It kinda creeps me out." Homura didn't respond and walked back home with Kyoko in tow.

Sayaka watched the two girls walk away together as Madoka eventually pulled herself away from Sayaka, wiping the tears from her eyes.

The bluenette was still confused by the situation. "Madoka, tell me, what the hell just happened?"

The pinkette looked apprehensive to say anything. She had just more or less killed her best friend, just what was she suppose to say?

If it wasn't for Homura-chan...

The silence was broken by Kyubey who jumped onto Sayaka's shoulder, surprising the bluenette as he did so.

"I can explain if you want."

Sayaka nodded her head, and Kyubey began to reveal one of the secrets of the soul gems.

"No...It can't be..." Sayaka started breathing heavily, not completely taking in what Kyubey just told her.

Kyubey sighed, or at least it sounded like he did. "But it works better this way. If your soul remained within your body, Kyoko Sakura would have surely killed you in the alley before Homura Akemi arrived."

Anger and hatred was the only thing Sayaka could feel right now. The blue haired girl grabbed Kyubey by the neck, strangling him with all her strength. "You...you...turned me into a zombie!"

Madoka watched in horror as Sayaka's grip tightened. "Sayaka-chan! Please stop it!" She forced her friend to let go of Kyubey. Sayaka angrily growled before dropping to her knees. Her own tears started to build up within her. The little white creature got up and left the scene, it had no further business there.

"Just how...how am I supposed to face Kyosuke-kun now?" She tried but couldn't hold them back any longer and let the clear liquid drop from her eyes. Madoka slowly embraced her, and offered the bluenette a shoulder to cry on.

After a while Sayaka was able to clear her mind and calm down about the situation. It's okay, everything is going to be fine, even as a…a… zombie, I can still save people from Witches. It was only after calming down did she realize something. She lifted her head to face Madoka.

"Umm, Madoka...if you threw my soul gem away-"

"I'm really sorry!" Madoka apologized. "I didn't mean to. I just didn't want you to fight!"

"No it's not that." Sayaka shook her head. "How did you get my soul gem back?"

"Oh that? It was... well..." Madoka was slightly hesitant. She knew that Sayaka wasn't fond of the dark haired girl at all. "...It was Homura-chan who got it back for you." Madoka eventually answered.

"She what!?" Sayaka couldn't believe what she just heard. "You're sure about this?" Sayaka asked to clarify. The blue haired girl was already convinced that Homura Akemi was a bad person. Anything that contraindicated her assumption was something Sayaka couldn't stand.

"Yes, she saved you Sayaka. Please don't hate her anymore." Madoka pleaded. She desperately wanted them to be friends, not just Homura and Sayaka, but that redhead girl too. If they just talked to each other instead of fighting, Madoka was sure they could all work together and be friends.

Sayaka still wasn't having any of it though, and shook her head in denial. Her eyes showed nothing but hate for Homura Akemi. "No! You haven't forgotten that she let Mami-san to die, did you? She doesn't care about anyone but herself!" Sayaka was Madoka's childhood friend, but the blue haired girl was pushing the limits of the pinkette.

"Face it Madoka. That transfer student is nothing more than a stone cold, uncaring bit-"

Sayaka didn't finish as she felt a stinging sensation on her left cheek. It took a few moments for either of them to even register what just happened. Madoka just slapped Sayaka.

The blue haired girl brought a hand up to her cheek, where the normally non-violent girl had hit her. Her were eyes wide, still trying to process what had just happened. "Madoka..."

Madoka was starting to sob again. "It wasn't her fault that Mami-san died...it wasn't..." Madoka wanted to tell her friend the truth without violence, but it was difficult if you're trying to tell someone who won't listen to reason.

"When Homura-chan tried to help, Mami-san tied her up with magic." Madoka started to explain. Her entire body trembled as she did so. To remember what transpired was still painful to think about.

"She was trapped, she couldn't do anything. Mami-san died...because of herself, not Homura-chan." The last part took all of Madoka's willpower to say. The pinkette looked up to Mami as much as Sayaka did, but she knew Mami made a mistake when she tied up Homura.

Sayaka could swear there was something wrong with her ears today. First the soul gems, then the transfer student saving her life, now learning that it wasn't Homura Akemi's fault that Mami died. This was getting too much for her to bear.

"I...I need to go." Sayaka's minimal strength allowed her to walk home at least. Her body told her to drop to the ground and sleep, but she had enough common sense to avoid that.

Akemi Residence

"Hey, can I ask you something?" Kyoko said as the two ate instant ramen within Homura's strategy room. "About that Sayaka girl."

Homura narrowed her eyes. "I told you to stay out of it." She said in an almost hostile tone.

The redhead put her hands up in a mock surrender. "I know and I will, but, tell me, why did you save her? I mean it's pretty clear you don't like her very much, but you still rescued her, why?" This had been nagging at the redhead ever since they left the bridge.

Homura was silent for a few moments, before allowing herself the luxury of a small laugh. "I wish I knew."

The Next Day

Sayaka walked along the path to school, with Madoka beside her. The blue haired girl had her head down at her feet, watching her own legs move. The sound of her own footsteps sounded hollow to her now. She was still mulling over what Madoka had told her last night. Her opinion of the transfer student was completely distorted because of it.

Was I wrong the whole time?

The sound of Madoka's voice snapped her out of her thoughts. "Sayaka-chan!"

"Huh oh, what is it Madoka?" Sayaka's body was fine now, but her mind was still a little slow on things.

"I said, you need to apologize to Homura-chan today."

The bluenette blinked in surprise as she stopped walking. "What!? There's no way I'm apologizing to her!"

Madoka wasn't going to give up however. "Come on Sayaka-chan. She saved your life. The least you could do is saying thank you."

She hated it when Madoka was right. She knew she should thank her, but Sayaka just didn't want to. She gave up however when she saw Madoka, with those big, pink, pleading eyes.

"Okay! Okay! I'll do it." Sayaka yelled in frustration. "Jesus, you don't give up, do you?" As they continued the walk to school, Sayaka couldn't help but feel a strange knot in her stomach.

When they arrived in class, Sayaka scanned the room and breathed a sigh of relief when saw that the transfer student wasn't here. That relief was short lived however when the bluenette took her seat and saw the dark haired girl walking into class. That feeling in her stomach returned.

Sayaka realized that Homura looked tired as she took her seat, which was thankfully far away from the blue haired girl. When class ended, Sayaka thought about rushing out of class, Madoka knew she was planning that and pushed her towards the transfer student, who seemed to be thinking at her desk. The closer Sayaka got, the more nervous she became.

"Good morning Homura-chan." Madoka greeted with a smile.

"Good morning Madoka." The blue haired girl instantly recognized a difference in the tone of her voice she had just used. It seemed almost…nice. Sayaka shook her head, dismissing what she believed to ridiculous thoughts.

"Sayaka-chan has something she wanted to say to you." Madoka mentioned, while quietly nudging the Sayaka.

The transfer student looked skeptical. "Oh does she now?" Her voice went straight back to being cold and uncaring, and it ticked off the bluenette.

Madoka turned to her childhood friend. "Well Sayaka-chan?" The pinkette pushed Sayaka forward toward Homura.

The blue haired girl gulped before speaking. Her nervousness was taking over as she fiddled with parts of her own uniform. She looked to the side, not wanting to even look at Homura in the eye. "Look...about last night...I...thank you for saving me."

Authors Note: First chapter done! Juggling 3 fanfics at once, yeah that's going to be good for my mental state (sarcasm) Please review to tell me about whether or not you enjoyed it and if you wish to see more.