Healin' Good ♥ Pretty Cure ~ Friend or Foe?

Chapter 4: Healing A Forbidden Romance (Nodoka and Daruizen)

While all of this was happening, Nodoka is sitting at a cafe drinking a hot cup of cocoa. The sweet taste of the chocolate reflected her calm nature, but she is starting to feel a bit bored, despite the fact that Rabirin is right in front of her.

Nodoka: It's such a nice day, but I sometimes wish it could be better.

???: Aww, is Cure Grace feeling lonely?

Nodoka: She looks up and is surprised to see the person in front of her. Daruizen...? I-I-Is that you?!

Daruizen: We meet again. Did you miss me?

Nodoka: I don't understand. You must have retreated after that secret of yours was revealed. What kind of no good tricks do you have on your sleeve this time?

Daruizen: Nothing too serious, and I wouldn't call it a scheme if I were you, little flower.

Nodoka: What did you call me? Her face somehow turns a bit red out of embarrassment.

Daruizen: You heard me, I called you a flower. A little delicate flower that is going to wilt with all this loneliness. He approaches her. If you come with me, you will be in for a treat. I promise you won't believe your eyes. What do you say? If we don't have trust, then what is it?

Nodoka: She looks at Rabirin who is pretending to be a plush toy, but she knew something was wrong. Eventually she sees this as an opportunity to purify him. I'll go with you.

Daruizen: Excellent choice. He takes her hand and lifts her onto her feet, and the two are still holding hands, with Nodoka being shocked and embarrassed. Now... we shall go.The two have vanished.

Latte: She has witnessed the whole thing, and now she is sniffing out the scent to tell everyone where they are heading off too. Arf! Arf!

Nodoka is now with Daruizen at a nearby flower hill.

Nodoka: This place is beautiful, but it's not like you to bring me here.

Daruizen: True, but Grace could easily find comfort in that.

Nodoka: Come on, Rabirin.

Rabirin: Alright!

Nodoka and Rabirin: They go through the transformation process together. The two flowers overlapping!

Grace: I'm Cure Grace!

Rabirin: Rabi!

Grace: So... what is it exactly you wanted me for?

Daruizen: Well little flower princess, I did say that this history is so interesting, that I thought I'd do a little something.

Grace: H-Huh? She is very confused.

Rabirin: He is lying to you, don't listen to him! He'll deceive you~rabi!

Daruizen: I am going to make you mine. He holds her close to him with a very tight hug.

Rabirin: Hands off her right now or else you are dead~rabi!

Grace: Daruizen, I...? I don't know what to say... She is blushing from the tight embrace he is giving her.

Daruizen: We are a part of each other. Don't you forget that. He smiles cunningly and is holding her chin.

Grace: Um... w-what are you doing?

Daruizen: Think of it, our destiny is about to meet its fate one day. So I'll give you exactly what you need. He moves his face closer to her as if he is about to kiss her, but before anything happens, a final blast of wind blows him away from her and he lets her go.

Grace: Daruizen!

???: And that shall be a poisonous marriage that is crashed by me.

Grace: Earth!

Rabirin: Finally!

Daruizen: Well that ruined the perfect moment.

Earth: Grace, you can't fall for his charm. He is going to try to make you sick multiple times until your health deteriorates. This is very toxic for you, physically and mentally, so this man is not right for you.

Rabirin: Ha! How's that? Are you trying to make the "flower" sick again? Oh, wait. You already did that twice~rabi!

Daruizen: Uh... it's not what you think...

Grace: I thought for a second you have changed, but you only escalated, Daruizen. I don't know if I will ever think of you this way. I almost did, but I am thankful that Earth stopped me, because in the end, you only wanted me to feel worse than I was before. And to answer that question of yours, if we don't have trust, we don't have anything. So this forbidden romance is finished before it even has a chance to start.

Rabirin: Nice one~rabi! She is laughing.

Daruizen: And your answer is correct. But you will never find a way to defeat me. He gives a smug look. Because you will still fall into the deepest pits of doom.

Grace: You're right. I won't defeat you. But since this history has been created in an evil way, I know exactly what to do to let you learn to love and not hate. Pretty Cure! Healing... Flower!!! She shoots a beam of magic towards him, and before he could escape, he gets hit and has also been purified, as he lays on the ground.

Latte: After the final purification, Latte has been healed. Woohoo! Arf! Arf! She jumps in Grace's arms before licking her on the face.

Earth: Did he hurt you Grace?

Grace: No, but it was weird... I couldn't understand why he did that.

Sparkle: Grace!! She hugs her tightly.

Fontaine: I think he's about to get up now, knowing that he will meet the same fate.

Daruizen: Yeesh... He is now shown as a teenage boy with dark teal hair, bright yellow eyes, and once again, his horns are no longer visible. He sits up and he rubs his eyes, only to see Grace standing in front of him.

Grace: Welcome to the world of the good. She gives him a warm smile, and offers her hand.

Daruizen: Cure Grace... He takes her hand and gets up, before he keeps his hand locked to hers. Thank you. I thought for sure I was going to hurt you again, but now I can't even bear it. I'll never forgive myself for that.

Grace: Well, everyone deserves forgiveness. So you will receive one too.

Shindoine: That was quicker than I expected.

Guaiwaru: She is good at heart.

Grace: But wait. What exactly did you mean when you said you are beginning to like me?

Daruizen: Well... at first I wanted you to suffer. I wanted you to feel eternal pain and agony after the incident. But right now, when you said I can learn to love and not hate, I think... I want to try it out. If you're okay with that.

Grace: Well, friendship always comes first in my eyes. Perhaps you can learn from that and once we are close enough in the next couple of weeks, we can try going on a date.

Daruizen: I promise, I will become the true gentleman that you deserve. And in the meantime, you will have my support to go to the Healing Garden to finish this battle.

Grace: I am forever grateful for that. She pulls him in for another hug and the two share a warm long lasting embrace.

Sparkle: How cute!!!

Fontaine: I don't really trust it yet, but if Grace is happy, then I'll go with it.

Earth: Come on everyone, we have to meet up again so we can plan our next trips to both kingdoms.

In the moment, everyone has gone their separate ways until the scheduled time is about to come for them to reunite and discuss their plan.