Nijiiro's adventure continues..
She flew with her mascot Sora, who had large wings and a powerful beak. Nijiiro wasn't worried at all about her cousins, because she never cared about them except for one named Yoko Suzaku who always told her the truth. She wasn't at Nijiiro's house when her other cousins told her to leave for good. She didn't want any part of her other relatives' sick games and tricks.
Nijiiro and Sora found a place to take a nap... In the park where Mocho used to live in before he left it. Nijiiro didn't care, she just wanted to have a good night's rest to continue on until she finds the truth behind the truths about the crystal. Sora warmed her up with his big wings; he wasn't cold at all.
"Thank you so much," she spoke softly.
"It's all in the feathers, Sora."
"It's okay, Sora... Are you even tired yet?"
"Yawn all you want because I can sleep whenever I want to."
It was past ten on the public clock, and Nijiiro was fast asleep with Sora leaning his head against hers. Then, a young girl appeared from the darkness, giggling and laughing, saying that they're cute when they sleep.
"Mm-hmm... Who's there?" Nijiiro woke up early.
"Why are you and Sora sleeping here? Don't you have a home to stay in?" asked the girl.
Nijiiro looked up at her and shook her head, but shrugged her shoulders instead, not knowing if she does or not.
"I see. Well then. You guys can come with me! Don't ask me how I know the bird's name, because I'm a Pretty Cure like you! You're still in your outfit, look."
Nijiiro checked herself and gasped a bit, causing the girl to laugh.
"It's not funny," Nijiiro told her sharply.
"I know it's not. Need a hand up?" the girl said, stretching her right arm out for Nijiiro. Nijiiro looked at the ground and reached out for her. She and Sora got up way too early, thanking the girl for her small deed.
"You're welcome. Hey, why don't you come with me to my house?" the girl insisted. Nijiiro and Sora looked at each other and nodded in agreement. The girl's blue eyes were getting tired and her eyes began to close slowly. Nijiiro snapped her fingers in front of her face to wake her back up.
"Oh, oh, oh. Oh, hoho! I'm sorry. I'm tired to be standing here all night. Come on. I know where my house is, come on!" The girl grabbed Nijiiro by the arm, pulling Sora with them, and led them to her house. The girl knocked on the door twice, and her mother appeared in hair pins and a facial mask.
"Kiari, you... brought some visitors with you this late?" her mother yawned.
"That's right! Teheh!" the girl laughed.
"All right, Cutie Ace, time for bed."
"Kay!" the girl, known as Cutie Ace temporally, gave a kiss goodnight to her mother as she ran upstairs.
"Who is she?" asked Nijiiro.
"That's my daughter named Kiari. I'm Kiraki Natsume and my husband's Miki Natsume. Welcome to our home."
"Thanks so much, miss," said Nijiiro turning back into her human form. Sora turned back into Nijiiro's PreCure Ring and flew inside of Nijiiro's pocket. Kiraki smiled and showed the girl to the guest room where she can stay in.
"This is a very big room that maybe... eight people can use sleeping bags in here. Kiari slept here before we got the king size bed. She was in a big cradle with her little teddy bear called Filia. She still has it in her big room right now. It's so polished and shined so bright. She takes really good responsibility of her stuffed animals and her other possessions. That's why Miki never bought her anything else until she collected all 50 Neko-chan dolls. She only has 48 dolls now, so she needs two more and Miki will buy her something big. I'm so sorry for saying big too much. We live in a mansion-like home;we're mildly rich, so don't preassure us to buy anything. We need it for supporting the family. Kiari has her own account, so she's safe. If she feels like it, then she can send us her money to combind, you got me here?"
Nijiiro nodded slowly, surprised by Kiraki's long talk about their house and Kiari's rooms.
"When I was born, my mother gave me this name because it means 'rainbow color peach palace', and it's also because it could fit my personality. Sadly, when I was about four, my parents were going to America to celebrate my niece's newborn daughter, but the plane they were in, crashed in the mountains. There were only three survivors, but everyone else suffered the impact of the crash. My parents both died in the crash. Now, I had to live with my cousin named Yoko and my niece and her daughter. But, when the rest of my cousins arrived at my house, they told me to go away for good. I didnt trust them, so I left anyway. Well, I did come back one time, but they told me that I cannot return for a few months. I now live with Sora outside the house or in the park. Thanks to your daughter, I might have a new home. It could be here." Kiraki saw what was in Nijiiro's eyes; it was the tears coming out of them. She hugged Nijiiro, telling her it will be okay and she can stay here.
Kiari slept soundly with her Neko-chan doll called Furu. Her teddy bear that was sitting silently on her desk, fell on its side from the wind blowing from her open window. Kiraki came in, turning off the lights. She closed the window and picked up Filia and placed it inside Kiari's bed, where she held it tight to her chest.
Kiraki smiled and gave her daughter a kiss on her forehead. Kiari giggled softly and slid deeper underneath the covers. Kiraki sighed and left the door open while the light in the hallway of the second floor was still bright. After she left, Nijiiro came inside her room with Sora, who was sleeping soundly asleep. Nijiiro looked at the bright moon in the sky and looked down at Kiari. Her stuffed bear was on the floor after Kiari tossed and turned too much in her bed. She was having a dream about collecting all 100 Neko-chan dolls. Neko-chan is her favorite fictional character from an anime called Neko-chanMew Mew. Her father Miki wanted her to collect half of the 100 Neko-chan dolls that are out there. The next half will be something big for Kiari.
The next day, Nijiiro was sleeping soundly asleep in her soft bed with Sora sleeping in a bird cage. The sunlight from outside beamed in, shining down on Nijiiro's face. She hid in the covers, trying to get away from the brightness of the sun. Kiraki came inside her room and looked at the clock. It was past twelve.
"Nijiiro, wake up. You overslept." Kiraki shook the young girl. Nijiiro yawned and rubbed her eyes. She too looked at the clock and was surprised.
"Oh, no! I have to find the PreCure Crystal! Why did I have to oversleep at a time like this?!"
"Nijiiro, calm down. That's right... Take a deep breath.... Nice, now count in your head; 1, 2, 3... Again."
"1, 2, 3... Thank you." Nijiiro stopped procrastinating about the crystal. She has plenty of time to find it. If someone was psychic, she would need some help from that person.
"I need a psychic who can help me locate where the crystal is!" she gasped for air.
"Calm down! Shhh!" Kiraki rubbed her back to make her calm down.
"I can't take it anymore... Do you know someone who's psychic?"
"My daughter can tell you, but she can't right now."
"And why's that?"
"She's too busy being too cute in front of many poeple. She's one of the Card Deck PreCures."
"Card Deck PreCures? I've never heard of that kind of PreCure. What's the Card Deck PreCure for?"
"Well, Kiari made that type of PreCure team up. She's the team leader of it. She has a few comrades within the team."
"So that means Kiari's Cure Ace?" Kiraki nodded.
"Of course, and there's Cure Clover, Cure Diamond, Cure Spades, Cure Heart and Cure Joker."
Outside, Kiari was practicing with Sora.
"Now, transform, Sora," ordered Sora. Kiari transformed into her Card Deck form, by shouting, "MAGICIAN'S HAND! CURE ACE SHUFFLE!"
Kiari's outfit colors are red, white and silver.
"Now, use your attacks."
"Right! MAGICIAN'S GLOVE! CLAP! CLAP! CLAP! SPARKLING EMBER ACE IGNITE!"
Nijiiro came outside with a glass of juice in her hand. Se handed it to Cure Ace just in case if she was too thirsty to practice all day long. Kiraki peered from a window, watching the two talk.
