I don't own Hanazuki: Full of Treasures.
By the way, any reviews, positive or negative, are welcome. Don't be shy. Even if this story does not receive much attention, I wish to complete this story regardless. I love the Hanazuki series and I simply wanted to express my ideas through writing and make something sweet and enjoyable for others to read. :) Enjoy.
It's beautiful here, Hanazuki thought to herself as she walked through her mellowness' part of her subconscious. A field of colorful Treasure Trees, a rainbow of leaves fluttering in the breeze and landing lightly and gracefully on a small pool of clear water below, gently gliding in the ripples of the lake.
The Moonflower gazes at the sights in awe, until a dark green Treasure Tree catches her eye in the distance, a possible implication as to where her mellowness might be hiding. She runs to it, scattering little treasures and leaves from the other trees in her wake.
Sure enough, her emotion is waiting there, and of course, appearing to her in the form of Green Hemka. He lays in the tree's shade in a relaxed position, with a peaceful smile on his furry face, turning to face Hanazuki.
"Heeey, dude," he begins, stretching out for a moment merely to change his position slightly, "glad you're finally here."
Compared to the other emotions she'd met, Hanazuki was surprised at how deep her mellowness' voice was. Then again, each mood emulates the voices of her Hemkas.
"Hello," the Moonflower greets politely, "you're my mellowness, aren't you?"
"In the flesh," the Hemka replies coolly, leaning casually against the Treasure Tree, "but you can call me Green if you want to, man. It's all good with me. No need to be so formal."
He reminded Hanazuki of both Sleepy Unicorn and Maroshi. He motions for her to sit under the tree next to him, so she obliges.
"Is there something we're going to do?" The Moonflower asks quietly, mildly confused due to the scenery not changing at all. She looks to her emotion for an answer.
The Hemka just chuckles, as if the answer were right in front of her.
"Well, actually... we're doing it right now, Hana-Z. Didn't you notice?"
"We are?" Hanazuki inquires, looking around in bewilderment for her mindscape to change. This elicits more laughter from the emotion.
"There isn't any need for panic here," he says softly, "I'm your mellowness. The personification of your inner peace, you know? All you have to do here is relax. No tests or lessons or anything, just kinda... like a little break before you move on. Inner peace comes to you naturally, really."
"That's all?"
"That's all," Green echoes, resting his head on one ear and closing his eyes.
Hanazuki proceeds to lay on her back, staring up at the green leaves of the Treasure Tree above her, swaying gently in the light wind, and the starry skies beyond that.
"That's it," Green states patiently, not opening his eyes, "Remember, just let all your anxiety wash away. Clear your mind of all the unnecessary stress. You're safe here."
The Moonflower takes a few deep breaths, focusing on the tranquil dreamscape.
But no matter how she tried, she couldn't get herself to calm down. Something was missing...
"Um... Green?" Hanazuki asks softly to the Hemka next to her, "I feel like something is... off."
The emotion gives her a curious expression, ears perking up. It was really cute.
"There is something missing, isn't there?" he asks her, another smile on his face.
"Exactly!" Hanazuki confirms, bouncing with excitement at the fact that her mellowness had taken the words right out of her mouth, "Usually, I have the Hemkas with me, and it feels so much better to know I'm not alone on this moon. As long as I have them, I feel like I can take on anything."
Green gets up, hopping over to the girl and leaping up onto her lap.
"Does this help?"
For phantasmagoria created by Hanazuki's mind, the physical forms of the emotions felt so lifelike, being just as warm and cuddly as real Hemkas were.
The Moonflower wraps the Hemka in a hug, finally feeling more at ease.
"...Yes," she answers, smiling.
"You're not alone. You have so many friends looking out for you now," Green says nonchalantly, "you can take it easy knowing they care about you too much to leave you alone. And we, as your more... healthier emotions, are here to help you overcome Despair, too."
"You're right," Hanazuki answers confidently, closing her eyes as her highlights successfully change to a cool turquoise-green and the Hemka sitting with her starts to glow as well.
"Right on, Hana-Z! You're expressing mellowness!"
The Moonflower snaps out of her little moment of zen, examining the color on her bracelet excitedly until it fades from the sudden change of mood.
"I did! That's another one down, and only a few more to go!"
"You're halfway there, dude," Green smiles as the dreamscape fades away, back into the grey void, and a light blue doorway takes its place.
"Just believe in yourself. You've gotten this far. Despair isn't stopping you now." He frowns at the blob of darkness just waiting there behind them, cold, stoic and foreboding.
"Wha...? I didn't see it here before. Was it here the entire time?" Hanazuki looks concerned now. Would her Despair actually try to interfere at some point?
"Yeah, but there really isn't much it can do now, don't worry," Green assures her, "the more emotions you've been reminded of, the less powerful Despair gets. We know you can beat this."
The Moonflower manages to smile again.
"...Thank you for believing in me," she mutters, kissing Green's head before heading to the next door. She noticed it was sparkling and glittering somehow.
Glamour. Of course.
Gently pushing the door open, she finds this new area even more shiny and glittery than the doorway. This emotion clearly didn't know what "gaudy" meant.
"It'll be alright," Green tells her, "trust me."
Taking one more look at the Despair hovering behind Green, Hanazuki can't help but feel worried that something bad could happen as the previous emotion and area vanishes without a trace, just as the other ones did when she entered the next.
This was turning out to be an odd dream...
Mellowness is fun to write :/ Next chapter coming soon
Just a note: I see the Light Blue and Pink Hemkas as females, so their Emotion counterparts will also be referred to with feminine pronouns.