To Protect her Smile (by 雪 月な)
A/N: This takes place before ep. 33 and 34. Watch ep 42 though before you read this, to know Hayato's background and relationship with Yuri a little more.
Disclaimer: This story belongs to 雪 月な on Quotev, I am only helping my friend post it here. Here's a link to the original story: story/11423147/To-protect-her-smile
Chapter 1: Why is it you Despair?
(Hayato's P.O.V)
I was going off to see Yuri-nechan again.
It's been a while since I saw her, for we barely play together anymore
I didn't find her at her home, and went to go find where she could possibly be.
I searched the library, and even a little bit around her school
She wasn't anywhere. I was about to give up and go home when l suddenly remembered one more place she could be in
I ran as fast as my feet could take me, all the way to Kauruko's botanical garden.
I didn't want to go in at first, so checked through the glass panes to see if she was there.
Sure enough, there she was, standing and looking down at a patch of flowers.
"Yuri-nechan..." whispered, seeing that she was frowning again.
I really wish I could do something for her.
She lost her father, and her family was torn apart.
I wanted to go inside and comfort her, so I headed to the door.
But as I reached for the handle, I remembered how useless I was a few years back when I was younger.
"you're just a kid, that's why you couldn't help her." and I hesitated and pulled back my hand.
"but if I don't do anything now, Yuri-nechan might not smile anymore." I said, reaching out again
I had successfully placed my hand on the door, but then, "Yuri does not need your help."and I was now fighting these negative thoughts.
"Yuri-nechan needs help, and I'm gonna give it to her!" and I went in through the doors.
"Yuri-nechan!"
(Yuri's P.O.V) I had visited Kauruko's botanical lab again, to look at the flowers, and to try and comfort myself.
Just my luck that the red spider lilies were blooming today
I somehow found myself staring at them, my attention directly on them as I began to reflect on why I had come here today.
I had lost more than just a family member, I lost a father, and now, I lost a friend, and a beloved fairy partner.
Along with losing Cologne, I lost half of my heart, my powers, and my precure identity.
All I have left from Cologne's death, and my defeat with Dark Precure, was my precure seed, it's half gone, forever
But at least the precure legacy continued on.
Now Kibougahana has 3 new precures to protect it, the HeartCatch Precure, Cure Blossom, Marine, and Sunshine.
Though they fight well in battle, I still do not accept them as worthy precures.
Sunshine was acceptable, but Blossom and Marine, they still need practice.
I took out my precure seed.
"Cologne, I'm so sorry." I said to myself.
Suddenly, the doors of the botanical garden burst open, and a small figure ran in
"Yuri-nechan!" a voice cried
I recognized this voice straight away.
Soon, I was able to see who it was that came in.
I gasped once I saw who it was.
"Hayato-kun!"