Cure Narrative 26: Sweet Sweet Honey Candy

Season: Happiness Charge

Characters: Yuko O. Iona H. Phantom

Summary: What is his secret ingredient?

As soon as Yuko and the other three (plus the fairies) entered the Blue Sky Embassy, they were greeted with a sugary aroma.

Hime sniffed the air then looked around her, "Hmm... Yuko is here, Ribbon is also here. Then who's cooking?"

"Well, let's find out!" Megumi charged into the kitchen along with everyone else.

Inside they saw PhanPhan, or Phantom as he preferred to be called while in human form, cutting some sticky yellow stuff on the kitchen island.

"Oh, hi," he stopped when he noticed the girls.

Ribbon asked, "What are you making, PhanPhan..."

"Phantom!" he corrected.

"Okay, Phantom, what are you making?"

"Water, powdered sugar, honey..." Glassan flew over to count the ingredients, "I think it's pretty obvious."

"Attempting the honey candy again?" Iona said, "Admirable perseverance."

Phantom threw her a glare conspicuously but decided not to retort, instead, "Cure... I mean, Yuko, will you try one?"

Megumi and Hime "oooh"ed at this and both earning a sharp glower from Phantom.

Yuko took a piece of candy from the chopping board and popped it into her mouth, "Oh my goodness, these are as good as mine!"

"Really?!" Megumi doubted.

"Lemme try!" Hime ate one too, "Gosh! It really is incredible!"

"Oh I wanna try too!"

"Me too!"

A minute later, everyone in the kitchen were donning faces of pure happiness.

"Why weren't the ones you made for our class last week as delicious as these?" Hime interrogated.

"Yeah, did you discover Yuko's secret ingredient or something?" Megumi chorused.

"Uh... well..." Phantom muttered, flabbergasted.

"What is it?" Hime and Megumi cornered him to the kitchen cupboard.

Phantom, for one instance, suddenly glanced at Yuko, slightly blushed, and then replied, "No secret ingredient, just uh... luck?"

Unfortunately, his slight movements were completely captured by Iona, who, in the eyes of everyone else, suddenly started chuckling for no reason.

"What's the matter, Iona? What's so funny?" Glassan asked.

She loudly announced, "I think I just discovered Phantom's secret ingredient!"

"Eh?! What is that? Are you sure?" Hime and Megumi harmonised.

"Yes I am quite sure," Iona side glanced Yuko and started chuckling again.

Phantom immediately raised a warning finger and mouthed at Iona, "Oh no, don't you dare, Cure Fortune!"

"Tell us already, Iona!" Megumi urged.

"Well, it's not called a secret ingredient for nothing."

"What kind of answer is that?!" Hime groaned.

"Maybe, the originator knows what it is," Iona signalled at Yuko while Megumi and Hime crowded around Yuko.

Iona laughed and mouthed to Phantom, "You're gonna have to tell her someday!"

He looked at Yuko, then mouthed back at Iona, "That day is not coming soon!"

"Fine," Iona shrugged, then pointed at him playfully, "But by the way, your smile says otherwise."

End of Chapter 26