A/N: Yeah, about posting every Saturday... *Nervously chuckles* Never mind. I lied about that. Sorry about the, once again, short chapter. I wanted to get it done. And there's not really much action that happens in here, just the battle and Honoka's confession. The idea of this chapter was back in November when I decided to be a part of the blood drive. I never got that chance. But I guess the Nagisa fainting came from one of my friends, who was close to it after school. Reminders: Nagisa is a boy named Kyou Meguorame. Only Honoka, Mepple, and Mipple will call her by her real name. Plus, this whole fanfic is mostly her point of view. "Ariennai" will be kept in it's original language, so it roughly translates into "Unbelievable." Finally, in Japan, the sport where you kick the ball is football, so it will be kept that way. Hummy, would you please?

Hummy: The author doesn't own anything from Futari wa Pretty Cure or the Pretty Cure series, nya. No comeback today, nya.

Chapter Three: Honoka's Newfound Love

"Emissary of Light, Cure Black!" I called.

Honoka followed. "Emissary of Light, Cure White!"

"Together, we are Pretty Cure!" was shouted simultaneously.

"Servants of the Dark Powers!"

"Return to the darkness from which you came!"

The Zakenna roared. It seemed like it was made from two goalie nets. It walked up to the stands where we were. Both White and I jumped away from them in time. The Zakenna looked around for us in confusion.

White jumped off a post first, aiming for the monster. She was kicking away, but the Zakenna kept blocking her. It grabbed the back of her dress and started to spin the smart girl around. As she was released, White slammed onto the field with an, "Ow…"

"White!" I rushed towards the thing, a bit angered. I started to punch and kick the Zakenna, but it obviously wasn't working. It took and threw me into a post.

"Black!" White got up and rushed over to me. "Black, are you okay?"

"Y-yeah." I struggled a bit to push myself up. White gasped as she saw me. "What?"

"Your back."

I turned my head and looked back there. There was bleeding, yes. But on a closer inspection, it was from a pretty small gash. "White, it isn't that bad. How many times do I have to tell you that?"

The Zakenna growled and swung at us. We jumped away again, landing behind the monster. Both of us continued to defend ourselves from its swats. I looked up at Pisard and shouted, "Why don't you come down here and join the fun, you coward!"

"I'm fine," he replied as he shrugged. In a moment, he went from joking to serious. "Now destroy them Zakenna!"

"Zakenna!" The monster's hand came slamming down. Honoka grabbed my hand to produce the rainbow shield to block its shot. Our hands gripped tighter as it pulled its hand back.

"Black Thunder!"

"White Thunder! Our beautiful souls!"

"Shall crush your evil heart!"

"Pretty Cure Marble Screw!"

We let go of each other's hands as the Gomenna left. Pisard was long gone. I looked out at the field and saw the mangled nets. "Now how are we going to explain this one?"

I sighed, looking outside of the stadium. "Thankfully everyone left. Pisard must have scared everyone." I turned to Honoka, who was acting weird again. "Hey White! Are you okay? Honoka!"

"Huh?" The girl shook her head in confusion. "Sorry Black. What did you say?"

That's odd. Honoka never really spaces out. I wonder what was up with her.

The ball slammed against the fence. I practiced lacrosse as Honoka sat on the deck. She was petting Chutaro. For some reason, neither of us spoke to each other. Of course, my mind was focused on lacrosse. But I still wondered what was up with her.

"Um…Nagi- I mean Kyou," Honoka stuttered, looking down and blushing. I looked to her with a face that said, 'What?' I waited for an answer.

"Are you okay Honoka?" I finally asked her. Waiting for an answer took a long time.

"It's just…" she sighed. "I have these…How should I put it…Mixed feelings. I just don't know what to do with them. It's so confusing."

I don't know what she's talking about, but it wouldn't be nice if I pried into it. That was when Mepple and Mipple changed into their normal mascot forms. I have a bad feeling about this…

"I know what's up about Honoka being around Nagisa, mepo," taunted Mepple. Though, I don't know what he was taunt- I mean talking about. "Do you know what it is Mipple, mepo?"

Mipple smiled. "Yes, mipo. It's…"

The both started to say the next word simultaneously, "Lo-"

The two never finished their sentence, which made me confused. I turned around, seeing Honoka glare at the two and had her hands around their mouths. She noticed me, put on an obviously fake smile, and replied, "Nothing."

I shrugged and went back to practicing lacrosse. Maybe I should practice soccer sometime, since that's my main sport for now. Hmm. Honoka pretty much kept quiet for the rest of the night. I really hope she's okay.

The next day of school went by like normal for the first few hours. It was what was happening at school later that I forgot about that made my day worse.

It was a normal and quiet lunch. I was still surprised that Honoka wasn't talking. This had to be serious. I couldn't continue to wonder though. Takenochi-sensei was walking towards us. Time to become Kyou.

"Mr. Meguorame?" she asked as she walked over. "May I have a word with you?"

"Um…I guess Takenochi-sensei." She pulled me away from Honoka for a few minutes. It's not like the dark blue haired girl cared. She kept staring into space and eating her lunch.

"Ms. Misumi signed up for this, but seeing her current situation, we're asking you to take her spot. Can you?"

I truthfully had no recollection of what I agreed to. Oh well, it won't hurt to help. "Sure Takenochi-sensei."

"Thank you Mr. Meguorame." The teacher started to leave. "I'll see you at the blood drive next class."

My eyes went wide as I finally remembered. "I really need to stop agreeing to these things…"

The whole class was pretty much just a free time. Students were being token out to give blood. Others were chatting. Honoka was reading a book, not even paying attention to anything. I was fidgeting my fingers. All right, so I'm not scared of needles, but it's not my favorite experience.

A student came into the room and called, "Meguorame, Kyou."

I gulped and stood up. Then, walked to Takenochi-sensei's desk. "Um Sensei, do you mind if I take Honoka as support?"

"Sure. Yukishiro-san!"

Honoka finally got her head out of her book and walked up. "Yes sensei?"

"Can you go with Meguorame-san?"

Honoka blushed bad. "Y-yes ma'am. Come on, Kyou." She quickly walked out of the room, pulling me behind her. Her eyes were focused on the hallway, making sure not to meet mine.

I sighed and stopped. Honoka stopped and turned around, asking, "What?"

"We're not going any farther until you tell me what's up Honoka," my voice demanded. "You've been acting weird all week. Please let me help."

Honoka tried to help psych herself before replying. "It's just that I-"

The student who was getting the donors came toward us, pushing me along the hallway. My hand instinctly grabbed Honoka's wrist to pull her with, making the smart girl blush. The student pushing me said, "Come on. No time to waste. Just go, get blood taken, and leave. It's that simple."

I looked away and winced a bit as the needle was stuck in my arm. Honoka rubbed my back through this, trying to calm me.

"You're doing well," the nurse said, handing me something to squeeze. Then she walked away.

I quickly grabbed the squishy object and started squeezing it. It felt really good and calmed me down. Honoka continued rubbing my back. I looked at her and demanded, "Continue."

Honoka looked at me like I was crazy. "What?"

"Continue on what you were going to tell me. I still want to help."

"But-but-but-"

"Don't worry, just say it." I smiled at her, trying to calm her down. "I won't be against it."

Honoka took a big sigh. "Well…You know how I kind of had a crush on you when you were a girl?"

I nodded yes.

"How should I put it…Since you became a boy, I liked you more. I mean liked- liked."

I think I may have blushed. For sure, I felt a sharp pain from the needle. "W-What!"

"I think I love you!" Honoka exclaimed more slowly.

"Why? Is it because I'm a guy?"

Honoka shrugged. She seemed to get more uncomfortable as we kept talking, so I stopped the conversation. So that's what Mepple and Mipple were joking about. As I finished thinking of that, I blushed.

The nurse came back over. She pulled the needle out after collecting the blood. Then, she gently put a bandage on the bleeding area, stopping it. "There you are. Done! Now go get some food. You must be starving."

The nurse left as Honoka helped me stand up. I stumbled a bit before regaining my balance. Wow! That blood giving did take a lot out of me. A stumbled a bit more, but regained balance again.

Honoka looked towards me, concerned. "Na-Kyou? Are you okay?"

"Yeah. Don't worry. I'll be fine." I might be. My body felt weak and my vision started blacking out. I hope I'm fine. Suddenly, I must have fainted. I felt myself falling over and heard Honoka screaming my name. After that, nothing.

I woke up staring at the ceiling in the nurse's office. What just happened? Oh yeah, I gave blood and fainted. I sat up feeling a tray on my legs. It was full of food.

"Eat it. You need to get your strength back up Kyou."

My eyes looked at Honoka, sitting next to me. "Thank you." I started to eat the food as quickly as possible.

"Don't scare me like that ever again, okay?"

"Okay."

We both chuckled as I ate the food.

A/N: Note to self, try to make the paragraphs longer...Oops...One down today, two more fanfictions to go.

Next chapter, we have a fundraiser and Pisard attacks again. Oh joy...