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Date 35

Playtime

Surprisingly, it would seem that Airu had taken her girlfriend's remark quite seriously. Which made it all the harder when she had to take it off to put a dress on in its place.

"Which one do you think will work better, Sugar?" Cho remarked and held up a pair of dresses. The dress on the left was on the more 'party' vibe, consisting of a blue sundress style with an exposed leg. The right one the other hand, was a purple apron dress style and had Airu's full attention at the moment.

"I guess it's pretty clear." the trapper whispered and pointed towards the right one, watching Cho slip it on.

After, the baker's attention turned to her girlfriend. At the moment, Airu had gone with a pink wrap dress. Which by six year old standards, looked quite stunning.

"Ready to go, Sugar?~" Cho inquired, getting a nod in return.

"Yep." Airu answered and made a quick glance to the shelves, possibly to make sure that her currently reduced cure doll count was still intact. Once she was certain that the small handful were in their proper place (somehow), she joined her girlfriend outside their room.

All that was left to do was go down the stairs and meet their mother downstairs. Of course, these two managed to find some way to mess that up. And by that, I mean Cho giving Airu a piggyback ride around that general area. It went as well as you think it would in their current situation. Thankfully, no one was injured.

Downstairs, the house looked the same as it usually had. Heck, even the Amazoneko mask was still there. Which makes no sense, but you know.

"Oh. The mask." Youko remarked and switched to her human form, mostly to avoid banging into the surprisingly low hanging lights. "It's from a mission that gave us our names."

Both Airu and Cho shot her a glance.

"Basically, we did some work for some company, who helped us defeat the big threat."

What was this company then?

"Shove a dragon up your ass." Youko muttered and confused our narrators. Whatever that was in reference too, seemed to fly over the girl's heads as well.

"Got it." Airu remarked, sitting herself down. Cho did the same, with both getting greeted with a plate of pancakes. "Thank you, mom!"

"Thank you." the baker added as they dug in. "These are really good!"

Youko cracked a smile, gazing over her daughter and their partner. It felt odd to see them both there. Sure, Airu was already going to be at home to begin. But there was something about Cho now that felt familiar. Like she had seen her before. Try as she might, the the reason why seemed fuzzy. Right now, it was a question that could wait answering.

"I can teach you how to make them, if you want." she explained and watched Cho perk up. "I'll take that as a yes then."

With breakfast out of the way, the two girls went off to play. In this case, coloring pictures out of a precure coloring book. Even though such books wouldn't even exist yet. I doubt such things would really stop the girls.

"Oh! This one has Blossom and Marine holding hands." Airu announced and began shading the two cures in. "What about yours, Cho?"

Cho made a glance down at the coloring book. Unlike Airu's, she had gotten a scene of a girl with purple hair sitting under a tree while getting observed by another girl in leather. Or would that be latex, perhaps?

"Sugar, could you tell me who these girls are?" Cho inquired and watched her girlfriend scoot over.

"That's Yuri," Airu started, pointing towards the first girl. "She got her powers taken away by this girl."

She tapped her pencil on the other girl.

"And that's Dark Precure." the trapper continued and colored her in the girl's eyes. "She's uh… Yuri's 'sis' kinda."

She got a confused glance as the baker tried to understand what was even going on here.

"So weird family relationship?"

A nod.

"Pretty much."

Both girls took a deep breath and returned to their coloring. Which went far better than what one would expect out of six years old. You probably expect it more out of someone far older or perhaps even a paid artist.

Carefully, the duo turned the page, only to find similar pictures as before. You would think that these color booking designers would have a bit more imagination and stuff. Oh wait. Probably can't go there. Especially since you're both six years old at the moment and you know, not eighteen.

"What are you even talking about?" Airu remarked and got something whispered to her by Cho. "Oh. As nice as that may sound, I'll have to pass."

Uh… good? Maybe?

With that now out of the way, the two continued their coloring for a little bit longer. They probably would have gone on all day, if not for Youko calling out for them.

"Want to bake something?" Airu's mom announced and watched the pair get up

"Yeah!"

After saying that, it was back to kitchen. But not before picking up their supplies and putting the it back into the respective spots. You don't want anyone to trip in the middle of the night.

Then it was a matter of finding the proper apron - purple for Cho and pink for Airu. Once those two things had finally been achieved, they were ready to bask in the wonder that was chocolate chip cookies.

"These ones have butterscotch and are chocolate."

Cho's eyes grew at least a couple centimeters, which seemed to catch Airu by surprise.

"One of us has to have some sort of housewive quality to us." the baker whispered and nuzzled her girlfriend. "Better me than you~"

Airu let out a giggle and closed her eyes for a brief second. While her partner wouldn't be a half-bad housewife, there were far more enjoyable pursuits that would suit the baker far better.

"I guess I'll have to get you a ring then." she joked, realizing what she said right after. While sure, it was unlikely that they could actually get married. It was wishful thinking.

She probably should have explained that to Cho.

"Really?" the baker whispered and watched Airu's attention lock on.

"Of course."

Her lover's face turned a bright shade of red, which provided the perfect opportunity to share a kiss. And take it Airu did. If she was lucky, that would be the end of that for the moment. Like Youko's faulty memory, it was something to solve later.

Right now, it would seem her mother had found them in the act. Again.

"Oh my." Youko remarked as she took the show in. "Are they always like this?"

You realize that you're her mother and all? Shouldn't you know about these sorts of things, since it is your job and all?

Youko let out a deep breath.
"Yes, but technically she's replacing the Airu I had initially." the mother whispered and watched the two children break away, with Cho taking the lead on the baking stuff. "Sure that sucks and all, I suspect it's for the better."

I guess? We're still new to this whole 'being narrators' thing.

"You're doing a pretty good job if you ask me."

Offscreen, both narrator's cheeks were glowing a quite cute shade of red. Not that they would admit it.

"Girls, do you need some help?" Youko inquired and watched both Airu and Cho shake their heads. "At the very least, a chair to maybe stand on?"
It was still a no from both girls. Not that one could really blame them. This was their shining moment to show this woman what they could do in the culinary world.

"I wouldn't go that far." Cho remarked as she cracked some eggs and put them in a bowl. Airu then put in a whole bunch of cocoa powder, followed by the chocolate and butterscotch chips. She didn't even check if that was the next step or if that was even the proper amount. "I stand corrected, Sugar."

The baker shot her girlfriend a quick glance, letting a sigh out afterwards. While she didn't want to send Airu out, it might be essential if they wanted to have anything on the side of edible.

"It's alright." Airu remarked and got down, taking a deep breath in the process. "We spent quite a bit together, an hour or two apart could do us some good."

Cho gave a nod, which was right as Jestery made her appearance. She was dressed in her usual outfit, but had taken the effort to make herself at least look like she's around Airu and Cho's age. Which I guess was nice of her.

"Is Jestery interrupting anything important?"

Airu shook her head.

"Not really." the trapper explained and motioned for the jester to follow. "We're just taking a bit of time away from each other in order to keep our relationship strong."

"Oh." Jestery answered, letting a smile form on her face. "I'm doing the same… kinda."

The two made their way back to the living room. There, Airu grabbed her coloring book and colored pencils.

"Jestery is sorry if Cho gets jealous." Jestery continued and watched the trapper get to work. "Jestery needed a slight change of pace."

Cho let out a chuckle.

"It's alright." Cho answered and turned to face Jestery. "I'll join you two in a minute."

Both girls gave a nod. After, Airu returned to her coloring book.

"Nothing that you want to ask Jestery?" the jester remarked and got a shake of Airu's head in return. "Really? Airu don't even want to know why Jestery showed up as a bush?"

Still no.

"If I had to guess, I am integral to whatever plans you may have."

She had expected some sort of reaction from the jester, possibly even a change of facial expression. But Jestery did not seem to give it to her. No, it would seem the jester was trying even harder to keep a straight face.

"Jestery guess that was to be expected of someone who's primary way of fighting is through nets and bear traps."

Her remark got her a chuckle from both Youko and Cho.

"Uh thanks?" Airu whispered, shooting a glance towards the kitchen. Cho had just loaded the cookies into the oven and was now making her way over. So she watched her come over. "Basically, I'm part of some plan she has."

"Oh." Cho answered and looked Jestery over. "I'm not entirely sure if that's a good or bad thing, Sugar."

She got a shrug from Airu.

"Pretty much." Airu continued as their gazes focused back on Jestery. "Can I ask you a question, Jestery?"

"Of course, Airu!" the jester answered and let herself become big again. "What did you want to ask me?"

The trapper took a deep breath and gave Cho a glance. For better or worse, this question needed to be asked.

"Why do so many people want me dead?"

For a few brief moments, silence seemed to be our heroines only answer.

"It's not for what you did, but what you could do."

Both Airu and Cho's gazes focused in on the jester. While the logic of that statement seemed sound, it still felt surreal and almost unbelievable.

"What did I do then?" Airu whispered as Cho put a hand on her back.

"You got married and had a child." Jestery continued as her eyes became watery. "That child would become a bitter and evil woman, hellbent on claiming this world."

And that's without getting into the mess as a whole.

Jestery's looked away, acting very unlike herself. Or maybe not. We're not experts on her behavior.

"We had to put her out of her misery."

But instead of getting a reaction of say something like I don't know - crying, just more confused looks. Inside, Airu wasn't sure what to think.

"And you're just certain about this?" Cho inquired, finally making her presence properly known after all this time. "Sure, there's a chance our relationship might not work. But, you can just throw it out without giving it a real chance."

While the baker's words gave Airu some hope, it did little in the way of assuring.

"Sorry, Jestery." Airu remarked. "I appreciate you telling me why. I'll make my own path then."

As confident as she tried to sound, she wasn't quite sure what the answer was here. Winging it would work for the moment, if she had something to go by. Maybe

"The future is kind of funny. One moment, a path might seem certain. The next, you might be wandering aimlessly." Jestery explained and closed her eyes, letting a smile form on her face. "But as long as you have a destination in mind, you'll never be lost."

And with that, she was gone. Not her strongest line she's left for us, but not the worst. Especially after attempting to traumatize you two.

"Huh." Airu answered and turned to face her girlfriend. "I guess we know what we need to do."

"Of course, Sugar." Cho answered as the doorbell rang.

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Back with the rest of our 'hunters', some headway had been made.

And by that, we mean proper communications had been made between both parties.

"Is there anything that we can help you with?" Astamon inquired as Ryouma and Ren approached.

"No." one of the plague doctors - a woman remarks. At the moment, they seemed to be hard at work using valuable resources to send what looked to be a pug in a plague doctor costume of all things to somewhere. "We are about to do the ritual."

With that, they began to chant as red light poured in. They didn't seem to care that they had an audience of sorts.

Notes:

Yes, Heartcatch Precure isn't supposed to exist. It's probably some weird result of the Dark Emporium or something.

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On our next date: Airu's Dream and Delia's Arrival