The PreCure 5 Return
Cast:
Cure Dream, Yumehara Nozomi - age 23
Coco, Yumehara Kouji - age 30
Yumehara Kanau - Nozomi's and Kouji's son - age 2 weeks
Cure Rouge, Natsuki Rin - age 23
Rose Vision, Ibara Shou - Rin's husband - age 29
Cure Lemonade, Kasugano Urara - age 22
Syrup, Kasugano Shirou - age 21
Cure Mint, Akimoto Komachi - age 24
Nuts, Akimoto Natsu - age 28
Akimoto Almond - Komachi's and Natsu's son - age 2
Akimoto Youka - Komachi's and Natsu's daughter - age 1
Akimoto Mihoshi - Komachi's and Natsu's daughter - age 3 months
Cure Aqua, Minazuki Karen - age 24
Minazuki Satsuki - Karen's husband - age 24
Minazuki Gentarou - Karen's and Satsuki's son - age 6 weeks
Milky Rose, Mimino Kurumi - age 23
Mimino Sunao - Kurumi's husband - age 27
January, 2016
The first shrine visit of the year.
It has been a while since Kurumi has met with Nozomi and the rest of the PreCure Five at the shrine that they all grew up near. This is the first time in years that they have met up on New Years Day and climbed the stairs as a group.
"Papa! Papa! Carry me!"
In that time, their group has grown considerably.
Nuts looks down at his son. "Not now, Almond. Papa has to carry your sister."
"Mama?" The boy immediately changes targets.
Komachi shakes her head. "I'm carrying your other sister. You'll just have to be strong."
"No!" Almond is almost three years old. Almost. "Coco?"
Kouji laughs, then looks to Natsu. Natsu shrugs. "Your Mama just told you to be strong, right? If you climb the first twenty steps by yourself, Uncle Coco will carry you the rest of the way."
Next to Kouji, Nozomi giggles. Somehow sensing the mood, the baby in her arms giggles as well.
Almond frowns. He has yet to fully understand that baby Kanau is his cousin, but he seems to feel that he is being made fun of.
"Could I be carried too?" Urara stops after only climbing a few steps. Normally this would not be difficult for her, but she is presently eight months pregnant. "Syrup, carry me like a princess again, please?"
"Even if you say that... I think my stamina would give out before we got to the top."
"That's nothing that couldn't be solved with the right supplements and a bit of muscle training!" Sunao, Kurumi's husband says as he shifts behind his wife. "Allow me to- ouch!"
"Not even if I were pregnant," Kurumi says, pinching his cheek hard. "Not even if I were having twins!"
"But you like it when I-"
Satsuki puts a hand on Sunao's shoulder. "Let it go, friend. There is a time and a place for everything. Let's leave the carrying other people to the mamas and papas for today."
"Speaking of which, darling, it's time you took over carrying Gentarou." Karen says, handing her baby over to Satsuki. Their son is only a few weeks older than Nozomi's, and is named in honor of Satsuki's grandfather.
"You know what? Forget that." Rin says, getting next to Urara and putting an arm around her shoulder. "If I support you from this side and Shirou helps you from the other, we can get you up these stairs, no problem."
Shirou hesitates. "I'd feel bad making you help me."
"You're not making me do anything. Besides, this is what friends are for!"
"I feel like I should be doing something here," Rin's husband says. "This is the anniversary of our first meeting, after all."
"Is that bothering you?" Rin replies. "After we're done here, you can treat all of us to something sweet."