Afterword - A Doki Doki Precure Story

17 - Welcome To High School

"Girls, wake up. It's time for school."

Mana grumbled as her mother called her name, followed by an assault of sunlight on her still weary eyes as she tore upon the blinds.

Today was the first day of high school - for Mana at least.
Makoto, Rikka and Mana all decided that they would be going to the same high school to keep their close friendship.
The pinkette looked sleepily into the mirror. And then it dawned on her.
Mana suddenly felt a sinking feeling in her stomach.
'I'm going to high school. There's going to be people that don't know me. Or maybe they know me from those Precure interviews?'

Suddenly the Precure leader felt loving arms wrap around her small figure from behind.

"My, you're such a worry wart, Mana..." Regina whispered as she held her older girlfriend close to her.
"I can't help it..." Mana retorted softly, trying to keep herself awake now that her comfort person was holding onto her.

"Get dressed... you don't wanna be late now."

Mana couldn't help but feel an intense blush at how motherly Regina was acting.
For her age, Regina was certainly mature, both in behaviour and appearance, even if she was still connected with her inner child. The blonde looked particularly cute whenever she tied her hair to her side with a scrunchie for bed.
Regina also knew when to offer help and when to step back.
She really had grown so much as a person in the last two years.

Mana finished getting dressed, and looked at her brand new school uniform in the mirror.
It fit her well, complimenting her features well.
She wore a white long-sleeve shirt which was tucked into a blue-checkered skirt that extended to just above the knees. The skirt was held up by black suspenders. She also wore a black tie with a single blue stripe, showing that she was a first year.
To complete the uniform, she wore a blue blazer, with the logo of the school stitched onto the blazer pocket.

Mana turned to face Regina, who was currently looking at her as if she saw her favourite celebrity.
"Mana, you look so cute!" The blonde exclaimed.
"Were you watching me get dressed the entire time?"
"So what if I was? Gosh you're hot." Regina responded almost teasingly, but still eyeing Mana up and down.

Mana couldn't help but blush at Regina's teasing, flirtatious remarks. And it didn't help that she was still ogling her.

"If only we were home alone..." Regina said with a sigh after a while, before her smirk returned.

Mana looked at Regina in surprise before her phone began to ring.
'Thank goodness!'

Mana looked at the caller and answered.
"Yo, Rikka! How's it going?"

"It's going well, I called to check if you were awake and ready." Rikka responded on the other side.
"I've just finished getting ready. How's Makopi?"
"She's just getting her morning coffee. Can't blame her, though."

Mana chuckled lightly. Makoto and Rikka definitely acted like a married couple.
"I'll see you at school, yeah?"
"Yeah. See you." Said Rikka over the phone just as Mana hung up.

Regina was still standing by the door, already clad in her uniform. She gave one last ogle at Mana before closing the distance between them and crashing her lips against hers.

"So... I'm thinking of getting my hair cut. Maybe just below my shoulders. What do you think?" Regina asked after breaking the kiss and grabbing a handful of her golden locks.

Mana thought hard for a moment.
"You'd be really cute! Go for it honey!"

~Later~

Mana approached the school gates, where she was quickly approached by three girls.

"Aida-san! Aida-san! Over here!" They called out.
Being the only 'Aida' in the vicinity, Mana approached the girls.
"I'm Ai, I'm a second year here. I'm like a massive fan of you!"

Mana began to smile and tilted her head, curious as to how she knew who she was.
"How did you know I enrolled into this school?"

"Oh... my mother is the headmistress here. She kinda informed me beforehand..." Ai explained with a nervous chuckle.

The pinkette's smile widened ever so slightly. Ai looked like a pleasure to be around.
By now Makoto and Rikka had joined their best friend's side.
"I've gotta head to class, but it was really nice meeting you! I hope we can all be friends!" Ai exclaimed with a genuine smile before she skipped away.

"She seemed nice." Said Makoto.
"She looked like she was a second year." Said Rikka.
"She's a massive fan of us! And her mother is the headmistress here!" Mana exclaimed.

The girls smiled and chuckled to themselves until the sound of the bell rang.

They made it to their homerooms. Luckily they got the same room, and they were even more pleased when they had the same lessons according to their lesson timetable.
The last three hours were dedicated to clubs, a concept quite foreign to the Precure trio.

The teacher explained the very concept of high school to them before handing over to a second year student to explain clubs.
As if by chance, it was Ai that explained clubs to the class.

Makoto's interest piqued at the mention of an 'idol club', and she quickly shot her hand into the air.

"Kenzaki-san?" Said Ai, giving Makoto the chance to answer while trying to hide her excitement.
"Where is this idol club located?" She asked boldly and confidently.
"I can show you before club time starts if you want?"
Makoto nodded. "I have no more questions."

Mana looked hard at her friend beside her for a moment.
'What if... I could be an idol like her?'

"Aida-san! Jeez you've been staring at Kenzaki-san for the past five minutes." Ai chided. However she didn't seem completely serious. If anything she sounded like it amused her to scold the pinkette.

"O-oh! I'm sorry, I just... zoned out."

Rikka looked at Mana.
She never got like this unless there was something bothering her or if she was deep in thought about something.

Rikka made sure to look away to avoid getting embarrassed on her first day.

(A/N: Hey everyone! Jen here, I apologise that this chapter was really short, it was shorter to set up the following chapter, which will be more about idols.
If it wasn't obvious I've been obsessed with idol anime and J-Pop since watching Love Live.
Don't worry though! Next chapter will be longer!
Stay sweet everyone!)