Jonetsu darted her eyes between her friends in a sneaky fashion. She let out a few abrupt giggles, startling her fellow cures.
"J-jonetsu?" Sensaina's mouth twitched as she slowly peered towards the red headed girl.
"What's wrong with her now?" Haruko reluctantly asked.
"I have...something to tell you," Jonetsu said secretively.
Sensaina looked a little nervous,"Um..."
"My dad is letting me..." Jonetsu began. She made it look like she was about to implode of excitement.
"Letting you..?" The two girls droned.
"Rent a beach house!"
Haruko fell to the ground at the unexpected response as Sensaina tilted her head in confusion.
"Why would you want a beach house in the first place?' Sensaina questioned.
"Well it's not like I'm buying it," Jonetsu pointed out, " And besides, I've always wanted to know what it'd be like, to practically live on the beach!"
"Yeah, for two days.." Haruko remarked skeptically.
Jonetsu successfully ignored Haruko's comment," And..I think we should try and make the most of each and every summer!''
Sensaina was a little surprised to see Jonetsu so positive and hopeful.
Sensaina caved in,"Well, if it's something you really wanted to do.."
"Then it's settled! We're having a beach house sleepover!" Jonetsu declared.
"Wait you didn't anything about a sleepover!" Sensaina shouted.
Haruko nodded her head furiously in agreement, "Yeah and besides! Think of all the slimy and horrifying creatures we could encounter while we spend the night on the beach!"
"You mean like an angry lobster?" Jonetsu suggested carelessly.
Haruko let out a snicker," Not even. Think of all the land sharks, the mutated palm trees, the psychotic brain damaged seagulls and octopi! Oh the horror!"
Sensaina let out a yelp and covered her ears fearfully," Haruko, stop!"
Jonetsu narrowed her eyes in frustration,"Oh please, like I'll let that that happen!"
Haruko raised an eyebrow and Sensaina uncovered her ears.
"Yeah, I'll pulverize any land shark, destroy every mutated palm tree, and annihilate all of the brain damaged seagulls and octopi!" Jonetsu announced bravely.
The next day during the afternoon, the girls arrived at the beach. The scenery was beautiful with the waves crashing to the shore every minute and the sky was a cloudless and uplifting blue. There were still a few families who decided to stay on the beach a little longer and the girls didn't seem to mind. They dressed themselves up with glimmering pink lipgloss and shiny sundresses.
"You think this isn't too..dressy?" Sensaina asked Doki timidly. Doki gave her a head to toe examination.
"Looks perfect to me-kore!" Doki assured. Sensaina gave a sigh of relief. She was trying her hardest today to make herself seem like she had an impressive taste of fashion, as Jonetsu randomly decided to invite her one and only green-eyed boy.
"If I can look cute, maybe seem even pretty to him, it'd just make my summer," Sensaina confessed.
"Sensaina! You gotta catch up!" Haruko hollered from a few steps ahead. Sensaina took clumsily took large steps in an attempt to catch up.
Jonetsu reached for the keys to the house and opened to the door. The girls were amazed at how dainty and exotic the house was. It felt like a tree house, being so high up. There was a comfortable sized kitchen and three single beds one side with a large window on each side of the house and every other essential room a house would require.
"This is sick.." Haruko exhaled. Toki jumped from Haruko's beach bag and landed onto a bed. Sensaina took a view from one of the windows, delighted with what she saw.
"You can see the entire ocean from here!" Sensaina marveled.
"Yup, breathe every second of this in, girls," Jonetsu advised," And just remember who got you here!" The girls giggled and unpacked their necessities. As they unpacked, Haruko made it evident that she wanted to go swimming. She grabbed her beach towel and Doki by mistake as she bolted out of the house.
"Later ladies!" Haruko called out.
"And..she's off," Jonetsu announced. She rolled her eyes as if Haruko's actions were inevitable. She went to the kitchen and poured out drinks for herself and Sensaina. Sensaina flickered her eyes to the watch she decided to wear just for today. She bit her lip, even though the sun hadn't set yet.
"Impatient?" Jonetsu asked as she held a frothy drink in each hand.
Sensaina defended herself," N-no, I'm just-"
Jonetsu handed one of the beverages in her hand to Sensaina," -Nervous?"
"Why'd you have to invite him?" Sensaina asked. It was bad enough she had to spend the night with the two girls, plus the fairies, but was it necessary to invite Hideki?
"I thought it'd be fun," Jonetsu admitted thoughtlessly.
Sensaina shook off the vague response,"Well, it just puts even more stress on me because you know I-"
"-Like him?" Jonetsu interrupted," Trust me, this is a benefit to your relationship with him and you know it!"
Sensaina turned red and took a large sip from the beverage Jonetsu gave to her. Nearby, Toki was in very deep thought about something that she brought to her own attention today. She furrowed her brows and finally shook her head as if something was wrong.
"Not anymore.." She said quietly. She was feeling experimental and bounced onto the fragile table Jonetsu and Sensaina were on either sides of.
"It's so sunny out today-reko!" Toki remarked. Sensaina and Jonetsu exchanged expressions, then looked towards Toki.
"What was that?" Jonetsu asked with a slight giggle.
"I swear, it just feels like the sun is eating me up-reko," Toki responded. The girls blinked a few times in confusion.
"Toki, what are you doing?" Sensaina eventually asked. Toki let out a grunt.
"I just want to be different-desu!" Toki shouted," I mean, haven't you noticed how common and typical it's become to be a blue female fairy that says 'desu' as a verbal tic in recent fanfi-"
Jonetsu clamped to fairy's mouth shut as both the girls were alarmed.
"Toki, you're breaking the fourth wall!" Sensaina screamed in terror.
Toki shook herself free to speak," What's a fourth wall-desu?"
"It's something you're breaking right now, please stop!" Jonetsu begged.
"Doki, are you sure you don't want to come into the water?" Haruko asked as she neared the shore. Doki was laying nearby on the towel in relaxation.
"Nope-kore," Doki sighed peacefully," I'd rather just sit here and let myself be devoured by the sunshine-kore.."
Haruko stood up and leaned down towards Doki, who was cringing as Haruko was 'dripping' on her.
"Doki, do you know how to swim?" Haruko questioned.
"Kore.." Doki stalled with displeasure.
"It's easy. I'll show you the basics," Haruko persuaded, as she clutched the yellow fairy's wrist.
Although she was slightly reluctant at first,Doki was soon having a blast with Haruko in the aquatic oasis. The event also made Doki realize how childish Haruko really was.
Soon, it was nearly nightfall and the girls were enjoying every second of their summer escape.
"Oh, my pajamas are so boring," Haruko winced at she held her green zebra print pajamas.
"Mine too," Sensaina glanced towards her bed where her plaid yellow nightgown laid.
"You know what kind of pajamas I'd really want?" Haruko asked Sensaina with an excited gleam in her eyes.
"A Kigurumi!" They both exclaimed.
"Are they serious?" Jonetsu asked quietly from across the room.
"They're so cute! I'd kill for a frog kigurumi!" Haruko interjected as she and Sensaina pictured her in a frog kigurumi.
"I'd want a kitty kigurumi!" Sensaina added as she and Haruko were picturing her in a kitten kigurumi.
"Oh, boy," Jonetsu groaned quietly to herself. Suddenly the doorbell rang.
"I'll get it," Jonetsu called out. In the doorway was Hideki. Sensaina was thrilled and pleased with the fact Hideki decided to wear shorts tonight.
Hideki's looks seemed so effortless. He wore a light green hoodie with two stripes on it, one blue and one white with sandals and his drop-dead grin.
"Hey," Sensaina greeted in an artificial friendly tone to hide her joy. Hideki looked around the room with evident agitation on his face.
"Was I the only guy you invited?" Hideki asked.
"No, you were the only guy that accepted our invite," Jonetsu responded craftily.
Hideki let out a groan.
"You not going to leave are you?" Sensaina asked as she stood up.
"Probably not. I've been out and about all day. I'm actually too tired to walk back to my house," He admitted sheepishly.
"Alright! Now that everyone's here..." Jonetsu started," Let's play an epic, heart-wrenching game of truth or dare!"
Everyone but Jonetsu gave a negative reaction to the idea.
Sensaina hated the game as the basics of the game were if you chose truth, you'd have to confess you'd regret and if you dare, you'd do something you'd regret. But at the same time, she didn't want to back out of the game. This could be her chance to find out anything her heart desired from Hideki. When would she ever get another chance like this?
"Alright, I'll play," Hideki declared blandly.
"Me too," Haruko said.
Jonetsu was impressed with her outcome of players,"Well, then that leaves-"
"-I'll play!" Sensaina squeaked.
"Alright then.." Jonetsu shut her eyes and spiraled her fingers recklessly around the other three players. She abruptly stopped at Hideki.
"Hideki!" She shouted as she opened her eyes," Select a victim.."
"Okay.. Haruko, truth or dare?" Hideki asked.
Haruko bit her lip and cracked her knuckles behind her back, "Truth?"
"What's your biggest fear?" He asked. Jonetsu leaned in anxiously.
"Scorpions," Haruko replied neutrally. Jonetsu let a large moan ," But.."
"But?" They all repeated.
"I had an even bigger fear of something else when I was little.." Haruko admitted.
"Well, what was that 'something else'?" Jonetsu bunnyquoted impatiently.
Haruko clenched her fists and threw a frown onto her face," The vacuum cleaner!"
Hideki fell into a laughing fit," Vacuum cleaners?!" He echoed between laughs.
"It's not funny, shut up!" Haruko defended as she violently tossed a pillow to his face. That silenced him for the little while.
"Now, Jonetsu truth or dare?" Haruko asked.
"Truth." She responded without hesitance.
"I've heard things about Sensaina that have to be confirmed for my satisfaction," Haruko began.
Sweat was rolling down Sensaina's temples," What could she want to know about me?"
"Is it true that..she's never been injured in gym class?" She finished. Sensaina was relieved while Jonetsu was reactionless.
"Surprisingly, yes she's really flexible and evasive!" Jonetsu exclaimed. She stood up to bring something from the kitchen.
"Now that's really messed up," Hideki added.
"Like a human rag doll!" Haruko teased.
"Haruko, enough!" Sensaina yelled aimlessly pelting a pillow to her but instead let it collide with Hideki.
"Look what I brought," Jonetsu chimed as she came into with a silver platter. She lifted the lid of the platter, revealing the cuisine brought.
"Peanut brittle," Sensaina stated looking at the large array dipped in fudge.
"Thank you for the meal!" Haruko chanted as she slipped a piece away from the platter and dropped it into her mouth.
The girls ate the peanut brittle vigorously, arousing Hideki's attention, who was eating his first piece a bit more moderately.
"Alright enough of the peanut brittle before any of you crack a tooth," Hideki advised as he took the platter away.
"We really should've invited more boys," Haruko stated.
"Yeah but Sensaina gets all hot and bothered around boys like Andrew and Mitaro and Yukiyama," Jonetsu listed, causing Sensaina to blush even more.
"My turn! Hideki! What's your deepest darkest secret?" She asked darkly.
"Uh..." Hideki sweatdropped.
"I'm just kidding my question's for Sensaina!" Jonetsu chuckled," So Sensaina, truth or dare?"
Sensaina felt hesitant," Dare." She surprised the rest of the players.
"Ooh, well I dare you..to have a seven minutes in heaven session with Hideki!" Jonetsu commanded. Sensaina made a shrill yelp as she tugged on both of her twintails.
"I, er, can't, won't," Sensaina stammered.
"No back outs! Jonetsu proclaimed as she shoved Sensaina and Hideki into the nearest closet. She locked the door on the two of them, pressing her ear against the door.
Hideki leaned in and Sensaina wasn't sure if she was ready for something like this. Hideki instead whispered into her ear.
"We don't have to do this, if you don't want to," Hideki whispered softly.
Sensaina reddened as she was this close to Hideki and calmed herself down. She gave him a shy smile and shook her head. Hideki returned a smile, but this one wasn't his usual drop-dead grin, or maybe it was but for some reason, Sensaina couldn't tell.
Suddenly a child like cry was heard. The two alarmingly left the closet to see what happened.
"Jonetsu, what happened?" Sensaina asked. Jonetsu and Haruko were looking through one of the house's windows. Through the windows, they could see a pair of kids of different genders. The girl was bawling her eyes out and the boy seemed about ready to cry too.
"G..good thinking, Aimi," The little boy said," Maybe someone will hear you and help us g-g-g-get..." He began to cry as well.
"It's too dark out!" Aimi cried," No one's going to find us."
The girls and Hideki went over to the little kids.
"What's wrong?" Sensaina asked gently as she crouched down to the children in an attempt to match their height.
"W-we were playing hide and seek..and then we got left behind!" The little boy explained between sobs.
"Oh don't worry!" Haruko reassured, "We'll find your parents!"
"Ok then, The four of us will check this way!" Jonetsu instructed as she pointed to the left," Hideki, you and the boy check the opposite direction."
"Got it," Hideki responded. The girls ran off to the left.
"Here, get on my back," Hideki said lowering down for the little boy. The boy did as told and climbed onto Hideki's back and they began to walk.
"So what's your name?" Hideki asked.
The boy sniffled for a few moments before responding,"Isamu,"
"Well, Isamu my friends and I will make sure we find your friends if it's the last thing we do!" Hideki assured.
"Oh, I wouldn't my breath," A seductive, cold voice commented.
Hideki stopped walking and put down Isamu for the moment.
A woman walked up from the shadowed side, revealing herself to be Raika. She glowered her eyes onto Isamu, whose dreamstone was ripe for the picking. Hideki took a step forward and put himself of Isamu.
"It's sheer comedy when boys attempt to act all high and mighty," Raika snickered ,"But honestly." She snapped both of her fingers and enclosed Hideki into a clear yellow barrier. She walked towards the barrier," I couldn't care less who you are." She extracted Isamu's dreamstone.
"Escape, Malvoid!" She shouted as she pointed to a castaway beach ball. Isamu screamed one last time before losing consciousness.
"What was that?" Sensaina asked.
"It sounded like Isamu," Aimi sobbed.
"Sensaina, you take her back to the house and meet us over there," Jonetsu instructed.
"Wait why do I have to do it?" Sensaina asked.
"Because you now have the key," Jonetsu said as she dropped the set of keys in Sensaina's hands before darting off. Sensaina sighed and lead Aimi back to the house.
Jonetsu and Haruko were at a decent distance to see what was going on. They nodded and took out their dreamkeepers.
"Pretty Cure, Dream on!" They they transformed.
"Joining two hearts together, Cure Matchmaker!" Matchmaker announced.
"Growing everything in a lifeless land, Cure Garden!" Garden announced.
"Guardians of drea-" Garden started.
"What are you doing?" Matchmaker asked.
"Saying our motto." Garden replied.
"Yeah, well we can't do it without Cure Songstress," Matchmaker pointed out.
"Oh really?' Garden ignorantly asked. Matchmaker shook her head and went on ahead.
"Pretty Cure, Lovesick Barrage!" Matchmaker shouted. The beachball Malvoid efficiently rolled away and evaded the attack.
"Botanical Evergreen Flourish!" Garden chanted. Her vines managed to latch onto the Malvoid but that didn't seem to be much of an advantage.
"Wah! Matchmaker, duck!" Garden yelped. Matchmaker followed instructions and Garden did the same leaving her arms in the air.
"Release!" Garden screamed, letting her vines lose their grip on the ball.
The ball was still bouncing around recklessly around the beach.
"What happened to our summertime getaway?!" Garden barked to Matchmaker.
"It's still here!" Songstress shouted from very high up. She was driving her heel downwards and aiming for the beachball Malvoid. They intercepted perfectly and Songstress dug her heel into the Malvoid. They quickly descend and the Malvoid was left unharmed with Songstress bouncing up again!
"Songstress it's not a soccerball," Matchmaker stated. She quickly came up from behind the Malvoid and bumped it to Garden. Garden set it away Songstress. Songstress quickly caught on and spiked the ball to the middle of the ocean. The Malvoid eventually came back to the shore but was soaked and exhausted.
"There's no way I'm losing just yet," Raika said. She pointed her two index fingers to the Malvoid and snapped in an attempt to electrify it with energy. Her plan backfired and sent her a surge of an unbalanced static shock.
"Now where were we?'' Songstress chuckled.
"Pretty Cure, Lyrical Resonance!" Songstress shouted. A G-clef appeared to her and she swayed it to the Malvoid.
"Awake!" She shouted as the Malvoid was purified.
Raika left without another word escaping her lips. Isamu's dreamstone was duplicated and returned and the barrier holding Hideki broke.
"Thank you so much for bringing them back!" Aimi and Isamu's mother exclaimed.
"Mom, we're sorry we got lost!" Aimi bursted into tears again.
"Yeah I'm never going to the beach again!" Isamu clung to his mother's leg. The girls and Hideki laughed it off.
The next morning Sensaina was the first one in the house to awake. The sun was very bright at this hour in the morning. Sensaina at first squinted but then realized it was a pointless method and covered her face with her bangs. She reached for her watch and check the time.
"Seven fifty-nine," She said quietly. She looked over to Hideki. He had to sleep on the ground because of the bed shortage. He seemed so sweet and peaceful. She crawled over to Hideki's side.
"We didn't get much of a seven minutes in heaven session," Sensaina said aloud softly," Maybe just one on the cheek..wouldn't hurt." She slowly leaned in and when she was a lips distance away a loud obnoxious ringing blared throughout the house. Sensaina lost balance and fell onto Hideki's chest.
"Good Morning!" Jonetsu yelled as she awoke," Heh, Sensaina, what are you doing?"
"Yeah Sensaina what are you doing?" Hideki asked as he woke up. Sensaina turned red and sheepishly attempted to laugh it all off.