CHAPTER TWO - Sad? Cure Bliss Will Make You Smile!

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Mina woke up to the same 7 O'Clock alarm, she didn't urgently get out of bed, instead she stared blankly at the ceiling. Yesterday was such a whirlwind it pretty much felt like a dream to Mina. But it was actual reality and Mina was now a Pretty Cure protecting the Earth from ever being destroyed. The last thing she could remeber was destoying the Oblikon with her new weapon the 'Heart Scepter'.

"Mina-chan!" Mum called from downstairs, "it's breakfast!"

"I'm not hungry," Mina replied with a groan.

"Oh Mina-chan," Mina's mum came up the stairs and into her bedroom, "you're never like this. Are you sick?" She felt her daughter's forehead but Mina pushed her hand off.

"No Okāsan, I'm fine." Mina grudgily got up, she was just tired from all the fighting from last night.

"Ok, Mina-chan," Mum sighed but then smiled, "I prepared you waffles!" Mina tried to feel excited about that so she put on a smile and was lead downstairs by her mother.

"Ohayō ane!" Mina's brother loudly said sitting eagerly in his chair.

"Ohayō otōto," Mina said in her grudgy tone. She slumped down in her chair as her mother put waffles on her plate.

"Itadakimasu!" Mina and her brother exclaimed before they started to eat. Mina muched on the waffles, they were perfectly cooked topped with just the right amount of maple syrup Mina had to smile now. After the delicous meal Mina packed her satchel and walked out of the building with a full stomach.

"And what news do you bring us, Ridge?" Pandora asked him. Ridge put his hands on his forehead and looked down.

"You didn't get anything did you?" Pandora knew it, they had failed again.

"Ridge, your rubbish!" Basil exclaimed.

"Not now Basil!" Pandora shouted at him. Basil hated her, she was so vicious and cruel. It was certain that Ridge would get sent back.

"It's not like that," Ridge mumbled, he looked up to see Pandora's and Basil's puzzled faces, "Topaz, she's found the first one."

"The first...?"

"Pretty Cure. Cure Hope." Ridge then put on his mimical voice, "The light that will always shine in darkness! Cure Hope!" Basil couldn't stop himself but burst out laughing.

"Are you serious?! So pathetic! I'd crush that light in a instant!"

"I'd do it faster than you!" Ridge crossed his arms and looked away, he was much better than Basil.

"Wanna bet?" Basil held his hand out.

"Of course, loser has to..." Ridge looked around, "kiss Cure Hope!"

"Eww, but I'll take it!" They both shook hands in agreement. Pandora rolled her eyes, This is gonna end in a fight.

The school bell rang for the third period, it was swimming. Mina was rubbish at swimming, she wished she could swim like Aika Horiyama. She might be the class clown or more knownly the year clown, she was the year's (possibly school's) best swimmer. She swam like a dolphin in the water just as if she was born for swimming and born to be a comedian, she could put a smile on any depressed face, even when someone died. Mina had never really spoken to her probebly, the only times where when she was down.

"Aika! Your amazing!" Mina complimented her.

"Thanks, can't chat though gotta finish these few laps!" Aika dived back into the pool. Mina sighed, she realized she wasn't an only Cure, as she remembered from last night there were four others and she had to find them. Maybe after break Mina could ask her friends, Emi and Hisa, if they were Cures.

"So basically have you like turned into this superhero who defeats strange monsters called Oblikon?" Mina asked her friends after school. They stared at her blankly.

"I don't think so..." Hisa replied.

"Same, I would of known." Emi agreed. I sighed.

"Nevermind I'll see you tommorow!" Mina waved to her friends as they walked off.

"Hey Mina-chan!" It was Aika, Mina couldn't recongnise her without her swimming cap on or her hair tied up in a messy bun but she had let her wavy blue hair down reaching just above her shoulders with two light blue hairclips clipped in, Mina thought that she actually was kind of pretty.

"Aika-chan!" Mina called back, "What are you doing?"

"Oh you know, just checking stuff, hey I was wondering if you could help me prepare for the swimming match tommorow."

"Um, sure, my mum doesn't return from work 'till nine and my brother... he won't notice!" Aika laughed at Mina's joke, usually it would be her laughing at Aika, but it seemed that there was no jokes from Aika today. They walked over to the outdoor pool, Mina had rarely seen this pool because no one visited it but Aika insisted that she'd go in this pool as Likoro Junior had an outdoor pool. Mina felt sorry for Aika as the pool was so cold but the tempreture outside was completely the opposite and Aika told her that she had been in pools colder than this.

"Bombs AWAY!" Aika ran out the changing rooms and did a cannon-ball into the pool. Mina laughed at the pools edge, even though she had changed into her swimming costume she refused to get into the pool.

"Mina! Mina-chan!" Mina looked at Aika, she was splashing around, "Somethings dragging me down! I can't breathe!" Oh no, Mina thought, don't tell me it's an underwater Oblikon.

"Ok. I'll get some help!" Mina shouted, she didn't know where to go, the school was closed now and there was no teacher to be seen in miles. The only thing she had to do was transform into Cure Hope.

"Give me your hand!" Mina rushed over and leant out her hand, Aika grabbed it in distress and...

SPLASH!

The cold water shivered Mina and gave her goosebumps! She could here Aika laughing on the surface, so she grabbed her leg and pulled her under. Aika was still laughing even though they were underwater, Mina couldn't help herself but laugh as well because her laugh sounded so funny. When they couldn't breathe anymore they reached up to the surface and looked at each other for a minute or two before bursting out laughing once again.

It was a warm and sunny day on Wednesday, but Mina had a scarf wrapped around her from having a cold because of being in the cold pool for too long yesterday afternoon. Likoro Junior School was very grand and big compared to Osaka, but Mina never wanted to move school's because then she would miss Emi and Hisa too much.

"AND OUR NEXT EVENT IS THE 100M FREESTYLE!" Mina sat on the edge of her seat when the commentator announced the last event, the one Aika was in.

"IN LANE ONE... DAKORO GOKI OF LIKORO JUNIOR SCHOOL!" Most of the crowd cheered as Dakoro stepped out of the changing rooms, it carried on and on until it finally came to the last contender, Aika.

"IN LANE SIX... AIKA HORIYAMA OF OSAKA JUNIOR SCHOOL!" Mina's part of the crowd roared as Aika stepped out, Aika faintly blush red.

"Woo! Go Aika-chan!" Mina screamed, even though she wouldn't be able to hear her.