"Nika!" Rori and Emma called out. They ran up to Anika, who was standing next to Claire's desk.
"Morning Ri, morning Em. What's up?" Anika said as she turned to face them.
"Guess who's going to the district championships?" Rori asked Anika excitedly.
"And might have a good chance at winning our first game?" Emma interjected before Anika could speak.
"Are you serious? We did it!" Anika said as the three high fived.
"Good job. Keep it up." Claire laughed. Anika, Rori and Emma took their seats as Inoru-sensei entered the classroom.
"Welcome and good morning class. Today we will start with 20 minutes of reading our novels..." Inoru-sensei began.
(OP- Futari wa Tomodachi! Futari wa Purikyua!)
"Nai, what is the answer to 1b?" Inoru-sensei asked with the chalk in one hand, a textbook in the other.
"My answer is 'Yes, overtime, waves and winds can cause erosion.'" She read.
"Very good. Does anyone else have anything to add?" The teacher asked the class. Anika raised her hand.
"What a surprise. What is it Anika?" Inoru-sensei asked hestiantly with a sigh.
"I-" Anika started. She was interrupted by the door swinging open. A little girl stood in the middle of two upperclassmen.
"Yes? May I help you?" Inoru-sensei said impatiently.
"Is Hibani Anika in your class?" The little girl asked. She looked at Inoru-sensei.
"Yes... Is she needed somewhere?" Inoru-sensei answered hesitantly.
"I would like to have a word with her. If you don't mind ma'am." The little girl said as she smiled at the teacher.
"Anika, go." She said, rubbing her forehead.
(Eyecatch- Cira and Ciro dance sit and look at Anika and Claire. They clap their hands and a pile of assorted sweets and Lila fall down on them as the PCE logo appears.)
Anika stood and walked out the door. She followed the short little girl as she walked down the hall.
"So. Who are you and what did you want?" Anika asked impatiently, arms crossed and foot tapping.
"Don't give me that. I know what you're up to." The little girl snapped as she glared at Anika.
"Who are you? And what did I do?" Anika asked her, slowly getting frustrated.
"My name is Shelby Hart and you stay away from my brother!" She yelled.
"Your brother? Who's that?" Anika asked.
"Don't act stupid. Stay. Away. From. Tsuyoi." Shelby snapped.
"You mean Mamoru-senpai? I barely ever speak to him..." Anika said as she remembered Tsuyoi giving her a white rose the other day.
"Yeah, well you were talking to him a couple days ago. You went out and put a rose under a tree with him. That's not something I like. He wouldn't stop talking about it for the rest of the day."
"That was... Well I told him he should do something with the rose for his mother, but he suggested I do it with him. And why are we talking about this! How is this any of your business Shelby?" Anika said as she bent down to look Shelby in the eye.
"This is my business because I'm Tsuyoi's girl! I will never let anyone, especially you, take that!" Shelby cried.
"Shelby?" said a familiar voice as he walked up to them.
"Mamoru-senpai! H-Hello." Anika said as she looked at him.
"Hey Hibani. Shelby, what are you doing here? You're supposed to be a ballet practice." Tsuyoi said as he looked down at Shelby, who was still very angry.
"I came here to have a word with her," Shelby nodded to Anika. "And I wanted to see my big brother Tsu-nii-chan!"
"Well that's nice, but I'm sure Hibani has class, and I know there is a car out there waiting for you. So go on home now ok? I'll play with you when I get home." Tsuyoi said as he watched Shelby leave. He turned and faced Anika.
"Sorry about her. If she thinks any girl has something to do with me, she goes off her head. If she keeps it up, I'll never get a girlfriend." Tsuyoi said as he laughed. Anika laughed a fake laugh and sighed.
"Want me to walk you back to class?" Tsuyoi asked, catching Anika off guard. She nodded, not able to speak.
'Did he mean he wants a girlfriend? I hope so...' Anika thought as she looked out the window to see a rose bush.
"Come on, don't want to upset the teacher." Tsuyoi said, taking Anika's hand. Her face went red as she slowly walked down the hall.
"Ok. In a line!" Anika told the team as they ran over.
"This is our last practice before districts. We need to practice hard, so we can win and be proud." She explained as she ran out to the balls left in the field. She kicked them one by one into the net, a perfect shot each time.
"I want you to practice shooting at the net, and stealing the ball. I heard we're going to have some pretty tough opponents, so we need to be better than ourselves. And that means teamwork. Now get to it!" She told them as she laughed and ran over to the bench.
"Hey Claire. You coming to our game next week?" Anika asked as she opened her water bottle.
"Of course. I wouldn't miss it. I seen some of the other team practicing yesterday, and they were pretty good. But I have confidence in you. And the team." Claire said as she glanced at the team practicing, then at Anika.
"So do I. I think both of our teams will have a good game." Tsuyoi said as he walked up beside the bleachers.
Anika jumped and her water bottle flew into the air. It sprayed water all over Anika.
"Sorry, I didn't mean to scare you." Tsuyoi said as he caught Anika's bottle and handed it to her.
"Yeah. I'm fine. So, speaking of the game, what tricks have you got up your sleeve for the boys?" Anika asked jokingly.
"Actually, we're trying to come up with something new, so the guys sent me over here to see what you girls got." Tsuyoi said as he laughed.
"Funny. How about one on one, eh? I'm sure I can go easy on you." Anika challenged.
"Fine with me, but you won't be the one going easy." Tsuyoi said as he looked at the team.
"Perfect timing Anika. Practice is over." Claire said as she held up her watch.
"Race you to the other end of the field." Tsuyoi said as he ran off.
"Hey!" Anika called out. She ran as fast as she could to catch up.
"Why can I never get Tsuyoi's attention. I'm just a little kid to him. But no, Hibani Anika has him all lovey-dovey. Why doesn't he care about me? Why does he care about her?" Shelby cried as she ripped off the locket around her neck. A locket that had a picture of her and Tsuyoi, given to her by Tsuyoi.
"Silly little human. You don't need others' love. The only love one needs is the love of themselves." Sukushi said as she walked up behind Shelby.
"Who are you? You look like a witch." Shelby asked as she swung around on the bench.
"I am Sukushi, the one who will use your negative feelings to destroy this place!" Sukushi cried as she snapped her fingers. A darkness surrounded Shelby, and she screamed.
"What was that?" Claire asked as her, Anika and Tsuyoi heard the scream from afar. They looked around. There was nothing.
"I think it's coming from my house. Come on Hibani, Mizutama!" Tsuyoi said as her took Anika and Claire's hands and ran.
When they arrived at the mansion, they stopped.
"Tsu-nii-chan! Tsu-nii-chan! -Waku!-" sounded from behind the building. They all ran around to see what was shouting.
"Shelby! What happened?" Tsuyoi said as he seen the Meiwaku.
Anika and Claire snuck back and ran behind the corner of the house.
"Pretty Cure Miracle Eclipse!" they yelled.
Red and Blue light surrounded them, and a new outfit appeared.
"The flaming heart of the sun, Cure Blaze!" said Anika.
"The shining heart of the moon, Cure Star!" said Claire.
"Together we are Pretty Cure!" they both said.
"With the power of light," said Cure Blaze.
"And the shine of our hearts," said Cure Star.
"We will restore the power of hope!" they both finished.
"Watch out." Cure Blaze said as the two ran up behind Tsuyoi.
"We will help her, so please just move aside." Cure Star said as he looked at them.
"What? Who are you? I can't stand aside, that's my sister!" Tsuyoi told them.
"You'll just get hurt if you try anything." Cure Blaze said.
"Yes, you will human boy." Sukushi said as she appeared behind Tsuyoi and held her hand up.
"No!" Cure Blaze cried as she stood in front of Tsuyoi.
"Power of the Sun! Heart of Flame! Heart Sunshine!" Cure Blaze said as she raised her arms and shot out a flaming heart. It spread out into a shield.
"Get out of here now Mamoru-senpai. Now! We'll get Shelby." Cure Blaze said as she pushed against the slamming attack from Sukushi. Tsuyoi ran and hid in a bush, and the shield cracked. Cure Blaze screamed as she flew back.
"Blaze!" Cure Star yelled as she ran over to her partner.
"I'm fine. Now let's get Shelby back for Mamoru-senpai."
"What's going on here?" Tsuyoi asked himself as her watched Cure Blaze and Cure Star run up to the monster. His sister.
"Power of the Moon! Heart of Shine! Heart Moonlight!" Cure Star said as she shot out a speeding heart of stardust at the Meiwaku, leaving Shelby in it's place.
"Star! Don't let Sukushi go anywhere. I'll go get Shelby." Cure Blaze as she ran over to the pale girl. She picked her up and ran over to find Tsuyoi.
"Over here!" Tsuyoi called as he peeked out from behind the bush. Cure Blaze ran over and handed him Shelby. As she turned to go, Tsuyoi grabbed her arm.
"I don't know who you are, but thanks for saving my sister." Tsuyoi said as tears started to come to Cure Blaze's eyes. She nodded.
"Anytime." She said as she ran up to where Cure Star was fighting with Sukushi.
"No! I am sick and tired of you two! This is the end for you!" Sukushi screamed as she raised her fists up and slammed them down at Cure Star.
"Blaze!" Cure Star said as she opened her eyes and seen Cure Blaze holding back Sukushi.
The two joined hands and kicked Sukushi away screeching.
"No!" Sukushi cried as she stood, rage flaming in her eyes.
"Let's get this over with." Cure Blaze said as she lift her and Cure Star's joined hands.
"The Heart of the Sun," Cure Blaze said as she traced a half heart in the air.
"And the Heart of the Moon," Cure Star said as she traced the other half of the heart.
"Will eclipse the darkness!" They said as the two halves joined as one.
"Pretty Cure Heart Eclipse!"
"NO!" Sukushi said as she looked up and seen the attack coming full strength. She screamed as she disappeared.
Cure Blaze and Cure Star ran away.
"Who were they?" Tsuyoi asked himself as he watched them run off.
(ED- Zutto, Zutto Nee?)