Singing Lalala! Utau's First Concert!
"Why does the headmistress want to see me?" I sighed as I walked down the hallway. You see, I had just received a message from the headmistress herself, saying that she wanted to see me.
"Maybe you broke a school rule," Cadence said helpfully as she flew out of my bag.
"Thanks for being so supportive," I grumbled as I stuffed her back into my bag. Just then, Moira passed me in the hallway, and she flashed me a gorgeous smile. I nodded at her, but as she passed, I thought I heard her say "I believe in you, Aihara-san".
"That's… weird," I murmured, but the thought was too weird so I put it out of my head and continued my way. Eventually, I found the headmistress' office, and behind a desk, I saw a middle-aged woman, drinking tea. She had light brown hair styled in a bob cut, and purple eyes. I realised with a chill that her eyes were the exact same as mine, colour and shape.
The woman smiled at me, and set down her teacup. "Welcome, Aihara-san," she said warmly. "My name is Fukushima Tsubasa. I'm the headmistress."
Sweat appeared on my forehead. The headmistress seemed nice, but I was still nervous. "It's a pleasure to meet you, headmistress," I said politely, but nervously.
Tsubasa then laughed, to my surprise. "Don't be so nervous, Aihara-san!" She smiled. "You're not in trouble at all."
She then stood up from her desk and walked towards me. "Now, here's what I really called you for," she explained. More sweat appeared on my forehead. Hey, I was still nervous, okay?
"You are slowly but steadily progressing as an idol, and it has just occurred to me that although you've debuted in the school, you have not debuted to the community." Tsubasa explained.
"Are you saying… I put on a… a concert!?" I stammered, surprised. Tsubasa smiled at me, and nodded. I felt like bursting into my happy dance right there and then. I couldn't believe it. My very first concert!
"Yes!" I said quickly, my mind racing with thoughts of the concert. "Please do this for me, headmistress! I'll make it a success, I promise!"
"I know you will," Tsubasa said kindly. She then gently tapped my shoulder. "I'll take care of everything, Aihara-san, and all you need to do is to choose a song and practice it."
"Thank you so much, headmistress!" I exclaimed happily, and bowed politely to her. "I'll definitely make this concert a huge success!" I then left the office feeling like I could take on anything.
(Meanwhile, Sisyphus was walking the streets of Hoshi Akari. "That girl, what was it, Kagamine Moira?" he murmured. "I wonder if she's got a connection to the princess of La Musique?"
He then shook his head and laughed. "That's impossible!" He convinced himself. "She is nothing but a human girl, and probably knows nothing about the princess, despite how strange she is."
After a bit of walking, Sisyphus stopped in front of a poster. It seemed to be promoting a concert, but he quickly recognised the girl in the poster.
"That's Cure Harmony!" He realised with a shock, but then smiled evilly. "So she's holding a concert, huh? The plan to defeat Pretty Cure and find the Top Designers is beginning to form beautifully in my head." Smiling evilly, Sisyphus then disappeared.)
Later, I was in my dorm room with my earphones in. I had picked the perfect song, as it kind of describes my journey to become an idol. Just then, Asami ran in and hugged me!
"Congratulations, Utau-chan!" Asami said happily. "I'm so happy for you! I heard from Hisakawa-sensei that you're finally going to hold your first concert, and I'm so proud of you!"
"Thanks, Asami-chan," I smiled, and then stood up. "If you don't mind, I'm just going to the lesson studio to practice my dance, okay?"
"Good luck, Utau-chan!" She told me, and I thanked her. I grabbed my phone and walked out, but as soon as I shut the door, I came face-to-face with Hitomi, Kiyomi and Kotone!
"Girls!" I exclaimed, a little surprised. I also noticed that the girls were wearing their tracksuits and holding their schoolbags. "What are you doing here?"
"We heard about the concert," Hitomi explained. "We're so happy for you! I remember when I starred in my first drama, and it was so much fun!"
"I agree," Kotone said. "My first fashion show was amazing, and I'm sure that you would put on a wonderful performance, Utau-san."
Kiyomi then jumped and hugged me, and almost knocked us to the ground. "Say, Utau," Kiyomi began. "Do you want some help with your dance?"
"Definitely!" I said happily, and faced everyone. I felt so happy that my heart would explode. "Hitomi-senpai, Kotone-senpai, Kiyomi, I can't say how grateful I am."
Kiyomi winked at me. "Well, that's what friends are for, right?" She asked, and then we all walked to the lesson studio.
Kiyomi then ran and stood up at the front, and made sure we were paying attention. "Listen up, everyone!" She began. "As the only dance-talented member of this group, I will be the one to teach you the dance for Utau's song."
"That would be great teamwork for future battles," Cadence said helpfully, and Kiyomi agreed with her. Kiyomi then grabbed three hairbrushes from her bag and threw me, Hitomi and Kotone one.
"Just pretend that these hairbrushes are microphones," Kiyomi explained. She then snapped her fingers, and suddenly, music (which was the song I chose) began to echo throughout the lesson studio!
"Ooh, I love the song you chose, Utau!" Kiyomi said happily as she began to sway from side to side. "It's so cute and catchy, it totally suits you!"
I thanked her, and Kiyomi gave us her famous 'Elf Smile', and started dancing. She pretended that the hairbrush was a microphone as she lip synched to the song, and danced so well that I was taken by surprise. When she finished, she struck a cute pose and I couldn't help clapping, and Hitomi, Kotone and Cadence also clapped.
"Thank you all so much!" Kiyomi smiled as she bowed to us multiple times. "This dance would be perfect for Utau," she explained when we finished clapping. "So let's get practicing!"
That night, I collapsed on my bed, exhausted. "I will never forgive Kiyomi," I groaned to Asami. "Because of all that dancing she made us do, I'm super tired!"
Asami laughed as she was brushing her hair. "Oh, Utau-chan," she giggled. "You'll be even more tired after the concert, you know. I suggest you get some sleep now."
I then sat up to face Asami. "I'm just worried, Asami-chan," I told her. "What if the concert isn't successful? What if it fails? What if I make a mistake?"
Asami set down her hairbrush and smiled at me. "Stop worrying, Utau-chan," she chided. "No fan likes to see a frown on an idol's face. Even if you make a mistake, the fans will see that you're having too much fun to care. That's why an idol should always smile."
I nodded. "Thanks, Asami-chan," I said, and pulled the covers over my head. My eyes then began to grow heavy, and I drifted into a dreamless sleep.
"I'm so nervous!" I said a few days later. It was finally time for the concert, and Hitomi, Kiyomi, Kotone, Cadence and I were in the dressing room, waiting for the concert to begin.
Just after I said that, Tsubasa walked into the dressing room. "Good to see you're already here, Aihara-san," Tsubasa smiled. "I've prepared the perfect outfit for you."
She took my hand, and placed familiar rectangle cards in my hand. I looked at the glittering cards, and I realised with a shock that they were Star Cards!
"Headmistress!" I gasped. "How in the world did you get a hold of Star Cards!" Just staring at the cards sent a chill down my spine, and although the clothing in the cards were beautiful, I couldn't help but be shocked.
Tsubasa chuckled. "You see, Aihara-san," she began with a wink. "I know you all are the legendary Pretty Cure, and now, let me reveal a secret of my own. I'm the Top Designer of Sparkle Angel, Aihara-san's brand."
A silence swept over the room. The headmistress of Yumesaki Academy… was from La Musique!? She's a Top Designer!? I looked at my friends, and I saw shock form on their faces.
"I can't believe it," Cadence murmured. "I didn't even know… and you were right in front of us the whole time. I can't believe it."
I smiled and held my new Star Cards close to my chest. "Well," I replied. "I can believe it. Because it's no wonder. The headmistress has this sort of 'la la la!' aura around her. And as for her eyes -" I smiled at Tsubasa. "I'm the Pretty Cure of her brand. It's no wonder our eyes are the exact same."
Tsubasa nodded. "Every Top Designer has the exact same eyes as their brand's Pretty Cure. That's how I knew you girls were the Pretty Cure."
Tsubasa then pointed to my new Star Cards. "This is the Aurora Dream Dress," she explained. "It's a Special dress, which is used for special occasions only, such as important concerts like this one."
I smiled at Tsubasa. "Thank you, headmistress," I said to her. "I'll do my best as the Pretty Cure of your brand."
Suddenly, there was a scream coming from outside the dressing room! We all ran out, only to find that Sisyphus person with a Namida! And the fact that he was laughing evilly was not good.
"Ah, so you're here, Pretty Cure!" He cackled and pointed to Tsubasa. "I know that she is a Top Designer. Hand her over immediately!"
"First things first, Sisyphus," I growled. "Get a life. We'll never hand over the Top Designers. And second, put on your shades -" I held out my transformation Star Cards, and the other girls followed. "- Because Pretty Cure is going to shine so bright, we'll make you blind!"
The four of us inserted our transformation Star Cards into the slots of our Idol Bracelets, and we shouted out "Pretty Cure, Live Start!". We turned the rainbow dials on our Idol Bracelets at the same time, and our transformations began. Our hair grew longer and turned bright pink, light blue, platinum blonde and lavender, and we ran into three large cards, and our shirts, skirts and shoes appeared. I held my arms out, and ribbons appeared on my arm protectors, and I tapped my feet together, which caused frill garter-like segments to appear on my socks. Hitomi placed her feet on a puddle of water, which caused ripples to be formed, and those ripples moved upwards while surrounding her body, which caused any extra parts of her outfit to be formed. Kiyomi twirled around, which caused herself to be set on fire, and extra parts of her outfit were formed. Kotone snapped her fingers, which caused electricity to surround her, and extra parts of her outfit were formed. I then tapped my chest, which caused a red bow with a golden emblem on it to appear, and I struck a pose. Hitomi put her hands over her chest, and took her hands away again, forming her bow and emblem, and and struck a pose. Kiyomi snapped her fingers to light her hand on fire, and she then placed her hand on her chest, which caused the emblem and bow to be formed, and struck a pose. Kotone touched her chest to make the bow and emblem appear out of electricity, and struck a pose. The four of us then flew down from the sky, and landed on our feet.
"Hearts represent the melody of love!" I said as I did a series of movements. "Magically musical, Cure Harmony!"
"Diamonds represent the rhythm of hope!" Hitomi said as she did a series of movements. "Eternally musical, Cure Serenade!"
"Clovers represent the beat of happiness!" Kiyomi said as she did a series of movements. "Happily musical, Cure Operetta!"
"Spades represent the song of courage!" Kotone said as she did a series of movements. "Specially musical, Cure Concert!"
Standing in a straight line with only our backs seen, the four of us each turned around as we shouted a phrase. "With the power of song residing in our hearts," we shouted together, and then raised our right arms to the sky. "Our beautiful voices will resonate forever!" We then struck our final poses. "Idol Star Pretty Cure!"
The Namida clenched its fist and tried to land a blow on us, but the four of us managed to stop it. We used our strength and pushed the Namida back, and I remembered about Cadence and Tsubasa.
"Cadence!" I yelled to the little fairy, hovering beside Tsubasa. I noticed her straighten up when I called her name. "Run! Take the headmistress away from here!"
Cadence nodded, and she turned to Tsubasa. "Come on, Tsubasa!" She said. "We need to leave now!" She moved her wing like she was gesturing Tsubasa to follow her, and they both ran off.
Once I was sure they were out of sight, I continued to fight the Namida. But a few seconds later, I noticed Sisyphus following Tsubasa and Cadence!
"No!" I cried out, but suddenly, there was a flash of purple lightning as Sisyphus got electrocuted. I looked back, and saw Concert with a smirk on her face.
"How's that for electricity?" She asked me, and, along with Serenade and Operetta, we continued to fight the Namida, and we managed to overpower it.
I held up my arm and turned the rainbow dial on the Idol Bracelet, and suddenly, the entire scene turned into a concert! I saw the other Cures sitting in the audience, and so were Cadence and Tsubasa, and they were thankfully safe. I walked onto the stage, Idol Mic in hand, and music began to play. I began to sing:
On a dark and lonely night without the stars
I could hear a soothing voice
It was calling my name
I left my home to search in the unknown night
Who was the one that captured my heart?
When will I find out?
I felt my heart beginning to throb
There are feelings of kindness, a desire to be free
The full moon shone a light on me
I stared at the moon, and asked myself
"What is love?"
"Pretty Cure, Harmony Hurricane!" I shouted, and I spread out my arms and began spinning as pink crystals surrounded me. When I stopped spinning, the sudden stop caused the crystals to fly straight towards the Namida and surround it.
When everything was clear, I landed next to the other Cures, Cadence and Tsubasa, and we saw a staff member for my concert lie on the ground. Sisyphus, on the other hand, was nowhere to be seen. Oh well, I didn't want to deal with him again.
As we ran over the staff member, we found he was still breathing, to our relief. Suddenly, there was a glow at his chest, and the glow materialised in more Star Cards, and I grabbed them. "The Gorgeous Heart Dress," I smiled as I inserted them into the Book of Stars.
I then remembered about Tsubasa, and, holding the Book of Stars, I walked over to her. "Are you okay, headmistress?" I asked her.
"I'm fine," Tsubasa replied, and then checked her watch. "You, my dear, have to go on stage now. You don't want to keep the fans waiting, do you?"
"No," I replied, and grabbed the Aurora Dream Dress, and I inserted them into the Idol Bracelet, and I transformed into the dress itself. I also found that I was no longer Cure Harmony, but Aihara Utau again. I smiled, and ran off.
Holding the microphone, I walked onto the stage, and I couldn't believe how many people were here. I felt myself become a little nervous, but nevertheless, I took a deep breath and began to sing:
The road to becoming a true idol is difficult
I have so many rivals to compete against
But I'm sure that with every song I sing
I'll spread joy and music to everyone
Extending my wings for an idol's journey
I'm on top of the world when I'm on the stage
An idol's prayer... is to be able to sing
So her feelings can reach everyone's hearts
Trust your future to me, I'll make it real
This is the dream I've accomplished
Although happiness can be hard to achieve
I want to keep going even if I fall
Because if I worry about what the future holds
The fans will be worried; I can't let that happen
Don't people say that the sky's the limits?
Anything is possible if I just believe in everyone
An idol's prayer... is to connect everyone's hearts
So her voice can touch everyone's souls
Don't give up yet, the future has yet to come
But let's focus on today and enjoy life
Sometimes I get that feeling I'll lose you
This very thought consumes me as my tears fall
I don't want to say goodbye, we're good friends
But even if you do go I will remember
How you always said "never give up"
Our souls are connected, our hearts are forever in harmony
An idol's prayer... is to be able to sing
So her feelings can reach everyone's hearts
An idol's prayer... is to connect everyone's hearts
So her voice can touch everyone's souls
Don't give up yet, the future has yet to come
But let's focus on today and enjoy life
We will achieve the dream we dreamed together
As I sang, I noticed that people were dancing to the song, and after the song, people were cheering so much I thought my ears would burst. "I did it," I murmured. "I finally have fans. I'm a real idol! This is fun!"
I smiled backstage, where the Cures, Cadence and Tsubasa were, clapping and smiling back at me. "I'm so glad that I became a Top Designer," I heard Tsubasa say. "Because God has blessed me with an amazing Pretty Cure." I thought I would burst with pride.
That night, I sat down at my desk and pulled out my diary. I opened the diary to a new page and grabbed a pen. I can't believe the concert was a huge success! I wrote. It was so much fun and now I can't wait for my next one. I also can't believe that the headmistress herself was a legendary Top Designer, and I can't wait to work with Fukushima-sensei more. I put the diary back into the drawers of my desk, and headed to bed.