"...You sure?"

"Do your work."

She nods, slowly. "Okay."

Good, because that's what Homura is going to be over here doing as well.

Definitely doing her work and thinking about her work. And not staring at Madoka's arms or neck or lips in any capacity.

It's so hot in here. Maybe she should offer Madoka's parents some money to fix their thermostat.

Madoka glances at Homura a lot while working.

Homura does not notice any glancing, because she is SUPER FOCUSED on her homework and not distracted at all.

Eventually she should really go home. But they can... do this again tomorrow? Or go on an actual hunt again? Homura is confident that she will continue to improve.

Tomorrow again sounds fun! Madoka might be up for a hunt, too - she'll need to see how her soul gem's doing. (A small one.)

Whatever Madoka's soul gem needs, they should do. Homura is determined not to be a hazard if they do in fact go hunting.

She bids Madoka farewell for the evening.

"See you tomorrow, Homura-chan."

Class, presumably, goes as normal...

Classes are perfectly normal! Homura sits out during gym. She hates it, but better embarrass herself now than later, when collapsing from exhaustion might get her killed.

She joins Madoka when school is over, prepared and determined. Homura has brought a silky blue ribbon to tie back her hair with. 

Madoka's waiting at the gate, leaning against the fence. Still, she straightens when she sees Homura. "Hi!" she calls.

Homura reaches her. "Ready?"

Smile. "Yeah, if you are."

She is, look, she has her hair tied back and everything. They can start walking away from school.

"I think I'm up for a hunt," Madoka says, pulling out her soul gem.

"Do you have a sense of where we should go?"

She hums, turning with her soul gem a bit, before pointing off away from the school - "That way seems closest."

Homura nods. "I brought a larger backpack to carry my bat in, this time."

"Alright. I can enchant your bat before we head off."

Here's a bat, produced from a nice and spacious bat-backpack. 

She smiles and waves her hand over it. 

...Well that is certainly an aesthetic the bat has just developed. It now coordinates very nicely with Madoka's meguca outfit. 

Oh no... pretty...

Homura keeps her face expressionless as she takes the bedazzled bat back. "Thank you."

"You're welcome."

Then, teasingly: "Do you like it, Homura-chan?"

What does that mean. Why would you think that.

"It is adequate," she grunts, face warm. "Let's go."

She laughs. "Alright."