An Idol's Song! The Melody Of Love, Cure Harmony!

My name is Aihara Utau. I'm a thirteen-year-old girl who dreams of becoming an idol. I've participated in all of my talent shows, and I've practised my singing. I even applied for the prestigious school for idols, Yumesaki Academy, so I could become an idol, even if means leaving my family. However, when I got accepted into Yumesaki Academy, something happened to me, something that doesn't come around very often…

I was in my room, making my bed and humming, while my twin brother, Taro, was lying on his bed and playing on his computer. When I finished, I looked at Taro. "Come on, Taro," I chided. "We have to clean our room."

Taro laughed. "Who died and made you queen, Utau?" He asked sarcastically, and I rolled my eyes. "You should really be more polite to me, you know," I said. "After all, I'm going to become an idol soon."

It was then Taro's turn to roll his eyes. "Assuming you get accepted into Yumesaki Academy," he said. "Which you probably won't." "Taro!" I shouted angrily, but just before I could punch him, our mum, Emiko, walked into the room, waving an envelope.

"Utau, dear," she began. "This letter is for you." "How come Utau gets letters?" Taro complained. "Because I'm special," I said as I poked my tongue out at him, and Taro made an akanbe face. I took the letter from Mum, and opened it up. The letter read:

To Aihara Utau,

We are pleased to inform you that you have the talents and potential to be an idol, and have been accepted into Japan's most famous school for idols, Yumesaki Academy. School items shall be provided by the academy, but you must buy uniforms and other clothing.

Term begins on February 10, 2017, and we await to watch you rise to the top as a fully-fledged idol. Good luck, Miss Aihara, and your idol career shall begin now!

Yours sincerely,

Fukushima Tsubasa, headmistress

"Yes!" I squealed. "I've done it! I've actually made it into Yumesaki Academy!" Taro stared at me. "Wha?" He stammered. "But how?" Mum clapped her hands with delight. "That's excellent, Utau!" She said happily. "Your dream has just begun!"

I nodded happily, but my eyes drifted back to the letter. This is it, I realised. I'm actually going to Yumesaki Academy. This is my chance to become an idol!

A few days later, Mum was driving me and Taro to Hoshi Akari, where Yumesaki Academy was located. "I still can't believe it," Taro said. "I'm finally going to be related to a celebrity!" "Just remember that Utau is only thirteen," Mum said. "She will have a lot to learn about being an idol."

"Yeah, but I'm actually going to be one!" I squealed. "I can't wait to start singing and dancing on stage, or maybe I could get the chance to star in a movie or model for a fashion show!" "Being an idol isn't that easy, Utau," Mum sighed.

"Burned, Utau!" Taro laughed as he pulled an akanbe face at me. I punched him in the arm. "You're really mean, you know that, right?" I complained.

Taro rubbed his shoulder. "But I'm your older brother," he protested. "You're not older than me, Taro," I sighed. "Hey, I was born first." "We're twins! How many times do we have to argue!"

Taro and I began arguing, but then Mum started yelling at both of us. "Both of you!" She scolded as Taro and I stayed as still as statues. "Knock it off! Honestly!"

Finally, we made it to Yumesaki Academy. "Wow," I breathed as I hopped out of the car. "Yumesaki Academy is huge!" "Hey, Utau," Taro said. I looked at him, and he put on a determined face. "I'm definitely going to watch your debut concert! So good luck!"

"Thanks!" I said cheerfully, and then pulled him in for a hug. "I guess I'll see you at Family Day!" When I pulled away, Mum walked up to me, holding a book. She smiled at me, and gave me the book. "Being an idol will be tough, Utau," she warned me.

I nodded. "I know that," I told her. "But this is my dream!" Mum smiled at me. "If you want to become a top idol," she continued. "You're going to have to do a lot, and if you ever want to confide your feelings into something, just write them down in this diary."

I stared at the diary. It had a pink cover (Mum actually remembered that pink was my favourite colour!) and also had a golden lock. Mum handed me a necklace with a key on it, and I understood immediately.

I beamed at her. "Thanks, Mum!" I said happily, and I then grabbed my suitcase as soon as Mum and Taro got back into the car. "Good luck, Utau!" Taro shouted as they drove away. I waved until they were out of sight, and I looked up at the academy. I smiled. "I'm no longer Aihara Utau, the nobody," I said to myself. "I am now Aihara Utau, the idol!"

I grabbed my suitcase, and ran to a bridge next to the school, where a building was on the other side. I knew immediately that the building was the dormitories. I opened up the door to the building, and walked inside.

"Wow!" I said. The inside of the building was basically a hallway, but it was huge! I kept looking at the hallway as I walked, but suddenly, I bumped into someone! The girl I'd bumped into and I both fell to the ground.

"I'm so sorry!" I apologised quickly. "Are you okay?" The girl asked in a soft voice. I looked at the girl. She had long dark blue hair worn down and glasses over strange blue eyes that seemed to be studying me, and calculating what type of idol I'd be. I had to admit, this girl was very beautiful, and she was wearing the Yumesaki Academy uniform, making it obvious that she was a student here. But although I've never met her, I felt like I had seen her before.

The girl repeated the question, and in a panic, I nodded. The girl then smiled warmly. "That's good to hear," she said as she got back to her feet. As I stared at the girl, I realised where I'd seen her from.

"You're Umino Hitomi," I realised. "The actress with great popularity." The girl looked at me, and nodded. She then stretched an arm out, offering me her hand. "Let me help you," she said kindly.

I took her hand, and she pulled me back to my feet. "Thanks," I said. Hitomi smiled. "Happy to help," she told me. She then saw my suitcase. "Are you a first-year?" She asked me.

I nodded. "I'm going to be," I said. Hitomi then started giggling softly, and I didn't know why. "Is something wrong?" I asked. Hitomi shook her head. "No, no," she said, trying to stifle her giggles. "I was just being incredibly rude."

"How?" I asked. Hitomi smiled at me. "You were searching for your room, correct?" I nodded. "You're looking for your room in the second-year students' dormitories. The first-year dorms are around the back."

I felt my face burn, and I bowed to her. "I'm really sorry!" I apologised. You're such an idiot, Utau, I scolded myself. Hitomi smiled kindly at me. "You have nothing to apologise for," she told me. "Come with me. I'll take you to your room."

"I never got your name, by the way," Hitomi said as we were walking. "Oh," I realised. Again, you're an idiot, Utau, I thought. "My name's Aihara Utau," I said warily. Hitomi smiled at me. "Aihara Utau," she repeated. "What a lovely name."

I thanked her, but just then, Hitomi stopped in front of a door. "This is your room," she explained. "Good luck at being an idol, Aihara-san," she said as she walked off. "Thank you!" I waved to her, and Hitomi waved back.

You're going to be living in this room with someone else, I realised. Nevertheless, I took a deep breath, and opened up the door. I was amazed at the room. It was huge! It had a pink wallpaper with a bunk-bed, a large TV screen as well as a desk, a small library and wardrobe.

As I marveled at the room, another girl jumped down from the top bunk. The girl was tall and slender, with long brown hair tied back into a bun and purple eyes. Like Hitomi, this girl was very beautiful, and had the perfect posture to be a model. She was actually my childhood friend, Mizuno Asami!

I beamed at her. "Asami-chan!" I exclaimed happily. Asami hugged me. "Utau-chan!" She said with delight. "It has to be coincidence that we're roommates!" "Pretty cool, huh?" I agreed. Asami pulled away from me, and then noticed my suitcase. "I've already finished unpacking," she explained. "So do you want me to help you?" "Thanks so much!" I said happily.

Afterwards, Asami and I were exploring the school, and we were both amazed by it. "I still can't believe we're really here!" Asami said happily. I nodded, but suddenly, a low growl could be heard. "What was that?" Asami asked. "That was my stomach," I laughed sheepishly. "Do you want something to eat?"

Asami laughed. "Oh, Utau-chan!" She giggled. "You're always hungry!" "I wonder where the cafeteria is," I said absentmindedly. Asami continued to laugh as I kept thinking about how hungry I was, but then, a girl walked up to us. She had short dirty blonde hair tied back into low twintails, and had golden eyes.

The girl gave us an elfish smile. "I've already explored most of the school," she explained happily. "And if it's the cafeteria you want, it's the cafeteria you'll get! Follow me!"

The girl led the two of us to the cafeteria, and Asami and I were both amazed at the cafeteria. It was outside, and students ordered many kinds of food around the world. There were also white round tables inside the cafeteria with silver umbrellas.

"Thank you so much!" Asami thanked the girl as I stared at the cafeteria in wonder. "Don't sweat it," the girl said. "My name is Mizuno Asami," Asami said. "And this is my childhood friend, Aihara Utau-chan."

At the mention of my name, I spun around. "I'm Aihara Utau!" I said quickly, but then I realised that Asami had already introduced myself. Why are you such an idiot, Utau? I thought unhappily.

The girl laughed. "Well, you're an interesting one!" She laughed. "My name's Amaterasu Kiyomi, the fresh new idol!" Kiyomi suddenly did a cartwheel without using her hands, and winked at us. Asami and I were both astonished.

"How did you do that?" I asked. Kiyomi laughed. "Never mind how I can do aerial cartwheels," she said. "The most important thing is choosing an idol talent!" "Idol talent?" Asami repeated. Kiyomi nodded. "Yeah, every idol needs an idol talent," she explained. "And the four talents are singing, acting, dancing and modelling."

Kiyomi winked at us. "I'm gonna be a dancer," she explained. I became excited. "And I want to be a singer!" I replied happily, but Asami stared at her feet. "I'm not sure what idol talent I should have," she admitted.

Kiyomi clapped Asami on the back. "Don't rush it," she advised. "Otherwise it would be bad." Asami nodded, but then Kiyomi did an aerial. "I'm gonna explore some more," she said. "So I'll see you around!" She ran off, waving goodbye.

Asami and I then sat down at a table and we picked up menus, but I noticed Asami was looking a little down. "Hey, Asami-chan," I said soothingly. "What's the matter?" Asami sighed. "I don't know what idol talent I should have," she said sadly. "It was probably a bad idea for me to enroll in Yumesaki Academy."

"Never regret your choices," a voice said, making me jump. "Because you were the one who chose it, right?" A girl then walked up to us, and I caught my breath. There were many pretty girls here, but this girl was the most beautiful! She had long dark purple hair tied back into a braid, and had blood-red eyes. She, like Asami, was tall and slender, and had a pale complexion which made her look gorgeous.

The girl flashed us a dazzling smile, but I couldn't find any warmth within that smile. This girl seemed… cold. "My name is Murasaki Kotone," she announced. "I'm a third-year student." I smiled at Asami. "Kotone-san - uh, I mean, Murasaki-senpai - is one of the most popular models around, and she always appears on the front cover for fashion magazines."

"That's very true," Kotone said, but then her eyes drifted to Asami. "You have such beautiful skin and hair," she said. "It is not my choice, but I'm sure you would make a wonderful model." Asami's mouth moved a little, and I could see the slightest hint of blush on her cheeks.

When Kotone left, I beamed at Asami. "See that, Asami-chan?" I happily stated. "You got scouted by a super popular model!" Asami nodded. "I guess I'll start looking at being a model!" She said.

Later, I was sitting down at my desk while Asami had gone off somewhere, and I stared at the diary Mum gave me. I smiled at it. Thanks, Mum, I thought as I opened up the diary. But when I opened it, three cards fell out.

"What the?" was my first reaction. I picked up the cards, and I saw that each of the three cards had pieces of clothing on it. I was also confused to see the words "Idol Star Pretty Cure " on the top of each card, and the bottom was "Cure Harmony - Basic".

"Maybe Mum put this in my diary?" I wondered aloud, but suddenly, the window flew open, and a strong breeze made the cards fly out of my hands. "Who opened the window?" I shouted as I struggled to shut it.

The cards were flying around the room, but I managed to catch them all. "Thank goodness," I murmured, although I had no idea why. I turned back to my desk, and sitting on it was a bird. A pink bird.

I walked to the bird, and looked at it. It was definitely a bird, but it was wearing a golden tiara with a pink jewel on it, and a golden necklace with pink, blue, yellow, purple and red jewels on it. I pet the bird's head, and surprisingly, it didn't fly away.

"You're so cute," I murmured. "But it's too bad that animals aren't allowed on school grounds. Sorry." The bird tilted its head, and to my surprise, it glared at me! "I am not an animal," the bird said.

I shrieked and fell. "A talking bird," I stammered. "There's a talking bird in my room!" The bird sighed. "I'm not a bird, either," she said. "My name is Cadence, and I'm a fairy from La Musique."

Cadence looked at me in the eyes. "Listen to me, Aihara Utau -" I almost passed out when she said my name. "- La Musique was attacked, and I was sent by the Top Designers to Earth in order to look for the legendary warriors who will save my home!"

Cadence then held her wings up. "And because you've found the basic Star Cards of Cure Harmony, the Melody of Love, you are to become a Pretty Cure!" I stared at Cadence. "Run that by me again," I said.

Suddenly, there was a scream coming from outside. I looked outside, and I saw Asami on her knees, covering her ears, and to my shock, she had a dark aura around her. I could hear Asami screaming for help. There was also a strange man in front of her, holding a bell and jiggling it around.

"It's Antaeus!" Cadence cried. "He's one of the people who attacked La Musique! Utau, you have to stop him!" My whole body shook with fear and rage. I ran outside, holding the cards, and Asami, who had seen me, held out her hand. "Utau-chan," she whispered before falling unconscious. "Asami-chan!" I screamed. Suddenly, the dark aura around her began to cover her, and Asami changed shape. When the aura disappeared, I was shocked to find that Asami had turned into a monster!

"Now that a Namida is on the loose," The man named Antaeus shouted, spreading out his arms. "A Top Designer will appear, and once every Top Designer is captured, Lady Lilith would force them to make an Aria dress for her, and she would use the powers that the Aria dress would give to destroy all forms of music!"

I was shocked, and I stared at the cards in my hand. You are to become a Pretty Cure, Cadence's words echoed over and over again in my mind. "Pretty Cure," I murmured.

Antaeus then walked over to me, and I felt myself trembling. "You have Star Cards," he said, noticing the cards in my hand. "You are to hand them over immediately." I continued staring at the cards, and then at the Namida which had once been my childhood friend.

"Hurry, Utau!" Cadence said to me. "You have to put on the basic Cure Harmony dress, and once you do, you'll be given magical powers!" "Magical powers," I repeated, my voice a faint whisper.

"Give me the Star Cards!" Antaeus lunged towards me, but I had been filled with so much anger that I managed to dodge him. I glared at Antaeus. "Asami-chan is my childhood friend," I snarled. "It's not fair for her to be turned into a terrifying monster!"

I took a deep breath. "I will do my best to protect everyone," I shouted. "As a Pretty Cure!" Suddenly, a glow appeared at my chest. "What in the world?" I wondered. The glow then changed into a strange bracelet ("An Idol Bracelet," Cadence had said), but somehow, I knew what to do. I put on the bracelet, and glared at Antaeus.

I inserted the Star Cards into the slot of the Idol Bracelet, and I took a deep breath. "Pretty Cure…" I began. "... Live Start!" I turned the rainbow dial on the bracelet, and suddenly, my body began to move on its own! My hair grew longer and turned bright pink, and I ran into three large cards, and my shirt, skirt and shoes appeared. I held my arms out, and ribbons appeared on my arm protectors, and I tapped my feet together, which caused frill garter-like segments to appear on my socks. I then tapped my chest, which caused a red bow with an emblem on it to appear. I struck a pose, and flew down from the sky. "Hearts represent the melody of love!" I said as I did a series of movements. "Magically musical, Cure Harmony!" I then struck a final pose.

"Yes!" Cadence squealed. "You've done it, Utau!" I looked down at my outfit, and although I was surprised, I started squealing. "I look just like an idol!" I said happily. "What the hell?" Antaeus said, shocked. He then shook his head, and started shouting. "Get rid of her, Namida!"

I stared at the Namida as it came bounding towards me. Look, I would love to tell you that I used my magnificent superhuman powers to fight the Namida. I would love to tell you that I laughed in the face of danger and defeated the Namida with a single blow. The truth? My only thought was AAAAAAAHHHHHH!

As soon the Namida was in front of me, I was like See ya! No, seriously. Imagine being forced to fight a huge monster. Trust me, you'll want to get out of there. I was trembling all over, and I'm pretty sure that Antaeus was laughing himself silly at my humiliation.

"Don't panic, Harmony," Cadence advised. "Just visualise yourself fighting the Namida, then do it." I looked at the Namida, then closed my eyes. I pictured myself fighting the Namida, and when I opened my eyes, I felt like I knew what to do.

The Namida clenched its fist, and proceeded to punch me, but I just raised my hands, and I somehow managed to stop the punch. I began kicking and punching the Namida, and eventually, I managed to weaken it.

"Alright, Harmony!" Cadence shouted. "Turn the rainbow dial on the Idol Bracelet, and unleash the magic of idols!" I did what she old me to do, but suddenly, the entire scene turned into a concert! I stared at the microphone which had suddenly appeared in my hands. "What in the world?" I said, confused.

"Time to sing, Harmony!" Cadence said. "Sing?" I repeated, then stared at the microphone. I heard music play, and suddenly, words flowed into my mind. I began to sing:

On a dark and lonely night without the stars
I could hear a voice, so calm and soothing
It was calling my name

I left my home to search in the unknown night
I knew my heart was captured, but who did it?
When will I find out?

My heart began to throb as I kept on searching
There are feelings of kindness, a desire to be free
As I stretched out my arm, the moon cast a light onto me
I stared at the moon, and asked myself
"What is love?"

"Pretty Cure Harmony Hurricane!" I shouted, and I spread out my arms and suddenly began spinning as pink crystals surrounded me. No wonder this is a hurricane, I thought when I stopped spinning. This sudden stop caused the crystals to fly straight towards the Namida and surrounded it.

When everything was cleared, I saw Asami lying on the ground. "Asami-chan!" I cried as I ran to her. I was so busy checking if Asami was okay that I didn't notice Antaeus leave. "Thank goodness," I whispered as a tear fell down my cheek. "I'm glad you're okay, Asami-chan."

Suddenly, there was a glow at Asami's chest in the same way the Idol Bracelet had appeared in front of me. The glow transformed into more Star Cards, and I picked them up. "These Star Cards are from the brand Sparkle Angel," Cadence explained. "This is the Harmonic Kiss Dress."

I smiled at my new Star Cards. Each of the three cards had a gorgeous piece of clothing on it: one had a shirt, another had a skirt and the last had shoes and accessories. I held them close to my heart. "This is fun," I murmured.

That night, I sat down at my desk, and began to think about my day. "This is going to be one heck of a weird year," I said to myself as I pulled out my diary. I opened the diary to the first page, and grabbed out a pen. Today has been a crazy day, I wrote. But I'm sure it's going to get crazier, what with being an idol and a Pretty Cure. Classes also start tomorrow, and all first-years are going to get a debut concert. I really can't wait to start my idol career. I put the diary back into the drawers of my desk, and headed to bed.