Disclaimer: The beginning of this word lines is from Breathe chapter 9 but updated. I'm also working on chapter 9 of Next Generation and I REALLY want to rewrite Breathe because of cringe way it's written and the title is just...eugh. I know I screwed on Breathe fanfiction as the girls actually graduated on Episode 49 on Max Heart. So don't be surprised to see them in High School.

I apologize for posting, deleting and re-posting, something was wrong with the site and after waiting for 8 hours until it was posted, it disappeared within an hour. It was so annoying...

I don't own Pretty Cure.


After Honoka left to visit Nagisa in the hospital, she was partly relieved. All the attention she was getting because of her condition and she didn't like getting sympathy, it made her feel weak and she would get vacation from Mepple. Still, it felt weird not to have a little voice whining for food. Before she tucked herself in, something hit her. The what-do-do list she made in school. She took out the paper from her clothes that was laid neatly by her mother on the chair. Nagisa would take her jacket and dress herself. She reads the paper over before looking at the clock across the room; 1:15. Nagisa drummed lightly on the paper, thinking. 'Maybe…if I went out just a second and come back before they notice I'm gone…' But…she felt like a little angel on her shoulder telling her not to. She tried to reason with the angel, 'what if I die? I won't be able to confess to Fuji-P'.

"Nagisa-san?" Nagisa snapped out of her thought when Dr. Hiyamori along with a nurse entered the room. Nagisa clenched her fists, cursing lowly at the angel who wasted her time to escape. The nurse lightly pushes Nagisa on the bed and lightly taps on side of her arm before cleaning the area with disinfection. The nurse would then inject a needle into that area, causing Nagisa to winch a little. The nurse would then attach the IV drip and cover her with blanket. Nagisa appreciated it but it was just too hot to be in a blanket in middle of July.

"You'll began chemotherapy in two to five days." Dr. Hiyamori explained as the nurse did her job.

"Expect hair loss, infections from low levels of white blood cells, tiredness, mouth sores, loss of appetite, nausea and vomiting, skin and nail changes and inflammation of the membrane covering the eye and lining the eyelid. There's a possible long-term severe side effect of any organ damage." Nagisa gulped, feeling nervous of the upcoming therapy.

Dr. Hiyamori catches on the paper Nagisa is holding and the jacket she was wearing. The nurse looked at him concerned. Hiyamori nodded at the nurse as thanks, the nurse would bow her head before leaving the two alone.

"Nagisa-san…do you plan to die?" Nagisa's body froze at that question, crumbling the paper as if the words stung her heart. She looked away ashamed as Hiyamori approaches and sits on her bed side. She looked away ashamed as Hiyamori approaches and sits on her bed side.

"I know this is all terrifying but running away won't help the situation." Nagisa hung her head ashamed but Hiyamori continued.

"If we Humans were always running away from our problems, we'd never would've gained courage to get on top of the world. Never gotten the courage to face those mammoths, you women getting the rights, freedom from slavery. Getting a bright future." Nagisa just played and unscrambled the paper while looking at it but would be listening to the good doctor.

"Why not atleast try to fight against the cancer when you have a chance of doing so? You did promise your family, right?" Nagisa stopped immediately and flung her head up to look at him. She crumbled the paper again without noticing it as her eyes would become watery. Dr. Hiyamori placed his hand on her head with a small smile.

"You can fight it. You can beat it. Have courage."

Nagisa looked down at her hands, the paper had been stained with her tears. Staring deeply at it with blurry vision, she gathered courage and ripped the paper in small pieces.

"I-I'm gonna beat this…"


Honoka kept her eyes on the sky in deep thought while walking. A yellow head would pop out of her pouch and look around then jumped into Honoka's school bag with Mipple on his tail giggling. Honoka closed her eyes, her head still aloft and whisper softly as if praying quietly to the sky. She stopped in her tracks, the wriggling in the bag getting more noticeable as exchange of words of love would be heard out of it. Her classmates around her would stop to look at the bag curious, some were giggling. But Honoka ignored them, still praying for Nagisa's recovery. Atleast she admitted why she was so cold towards everyone, but she should've just told them. She sighed deeply; it's what Nagisa is like. Honoka placed her back to normal, placing a hand on her bag as Mepple and Mipple would stop wriggling which worked.

"We're going to visit Nagisa, please behave." She smiled softly, two of them poking their heads out with a smile.

"Got it!"

"Can I come too, Honoka-san?" Hikari asked behind them with Porun jumping in her bag. Honoka nodded.

"Of course, Hikari-san. We can pick up takoyaki for Nagisa on the way."

"That pumpkin head will get bigger if she eats more of those-mepo."

"Mepple…maybe let her eat some just this time, hm?" Hikari said, Mepple replied with a mumbled 'Fine.'

They arrived at Tako Café but something was wrong; well except the lack of costumers that was normal during this time but the café was closed and the chairs were on top of the table. Honoka looked at her watch puzzled then at Hikari.

"Why did Akane-san close so soon?"

"She has been feeling down lately. Maybe sick?" Hikari shrugged. Honoka looked at her worried but it gave her an idea. The girls continued their way to the hospital, but they walked past their old school, still Hikari's school. Honoka stopped on her track with her eyes widen when she saw a green haired boy with pale skin dressed in the Verone uniform. The boy looked back at Honoka or more like stared as if he knew her from somewhere. Hikari looked between them confused causing the boy to disconnect his contact towards Honoka and nod at Hikari, saying before he'd left.

"Kujou-senpai."

"Ki….Kiriya…-kun?" Honoka whispered but Hikari managed to listen in.

"H-how do you know Irisawa-kun?" Hikari asked as Mipple poked her head out and looked at Honoka concerned.

Ki….Kiriya…-kun?" Honoka whispered but Hikari managed to listen in.

"H-how do you know Irisawa-kun?" Hikari asked as Mipple poked her head out and looked at Honoka concerned.

"I-I'll explain our way to hospital-mipo…"


Nagisa laid down on the hospital bed, still with the IV attached to her arm, watching the TV hung high next to the door. Nagisa sighed, picking up the remote and started to flip the channel until she found an old anime she had watched when she was a kid. When…she was sick all the time. Still, Nagisa snickered to herself as she watched the Magical Anime with the blonde-haired main heroine. Never in her life would she thought that all the magic and transforming in anime would happen in real life. She lifted her hand up, pretending to hold Honoka's hand with her right.

"Dual Aurora Wave!"

After few seconds of nothing happening, Nagisa lowers her arm a little with a goofy smile while laughing at herself. "Just kidding."

Nagisa froze when her eyes met on her friends, her face turning slightly red of embarrassment as her arm was lowered without her noticing herself. Honoka was trying to stifle her giggling while Hikari smiled, tilting her head.

"You miss being a Cure Black?" Honoka asked as the girls approached her bed side while Mepple, Mipple and Porun shifted into their normal form onto Nagisa's bed. Nagisa snickered lightly before replying.

"Y-yeah, watching this old anime made me miss saving the world."

Honoka turned her head towards the TV as a smile on her face appeared. "Ah, I remember that anime. I glanced at it occasionally as a kid." She turned her head towards Nagisa, but her eyes were caught on the IV attached onto Nagisa's arm and her smile fell again.

"When….will you start chemotherapy?" Honoka broke the silence.

"Two to five days." Nagisa replied as the mascots glued their eyes on the TV. Especially Porun.

"Kimo…therapy? Kimono therapy, what's that?" Hikari asked while she tilted her head.

"It's about time Nagisa goes into therapy-mepo." Mepple smirked. Nagisa clenched her teeth as anger built up and as usual, she ended up stretching Mepple's face. Honoka hurried over to Nagisa to try and keep the IV steady.

"Nagisa, please don't fuss too much or the IV will fall off." Nagisa listened to her and let Mepple go, Mepple jumped over to Mipple with a pouting face. "Che-mo therapy, Hikari-san. It's a treatment against cancer. It…might be given with a curative, reduce symptoms or…prolong life." Honoka explained but fell silent when she reached the last word.

"Honoka, I'm gonna beat this. Don't worry." Nagisa said with reassuring smile. Honoka gave a small smile before it fell again. Hikari, even though she got it explained, would be still confused.

"I…excuse me, I need to use the bathroom." With that Honoka left the room leaving Nagisa worried and befuddled.

"I think Honoka-san is…sad because she met an old crush?" Hikari answer puzzled. Nagisa would lean forward, wanting to approach Hikari but the IV would limit her movement. "You mean Kiriya?!" Hikari nodded.

"He goes into Verone Boys school." Nagisa looked over at the door where Honoka exited.

"Honoka…"

As if on a cue, Honoka would enter the room again and look at the two who'd stare at her. She washed her hands before looking up to small crowd infront of her, blinking. Nagisa, Mepple and Mipple gave her a sympathetic look but Nagisa broke the silence and put up a fake smile and different topic.

"Hey, Honoka, can you do me a favor?" Honoka's glance fell on Nagisa. "Can you bring me some homework from school?" Everyone's jaws dropped at that question but Nagisa knew the reaction would be that way, so she added.

"I want to feel atleast accomplished that I finished school. Besides, it'll help with boredom." Honoka smiled then nodded as yes. Nagisa threw up her arms, forgetting the IV on her arm but luckily it didn't de-attach. Honoka had her eyes on the IV just in case if it fell off. Hikari and Honoka turned around when the same nurse who injected the IV into Nagisa while the mascot turned back into cellphones and into their owner's pockets. Except Mepple went with Mipple. She pushed her feet down near the bed then looked at the teens.

"Misumi-san needs to get to an X-Ray inspection to see how big the cancer is. Would you like to wait for her?" The nurse asked the girls with gentle smile. The girls shock their heads.

"No need, it's late we need to get home. Nagisa, fight." Honoka said finally before exiting the room with Hikari, bowing their heads to the nurse as she did same. They held the door open for the nurse as she wheeled Nagisa out of the room, Nagisa would give Honoka a passing high five with a smirk.


The next day, while on her way to school, Honoka passed again her old Junior High School. She stood right infront of the boys' entrance as if waiting for someone as boys passed and looked at Honoka, complimenting on how cute she was. She gave the boys an unsatisfied glance which made them run hurriedly into the building. Honoka leaned against the brick wall until she heard the bell rung. She quickly looked at her wristwatch to check the time. She had some time to spare to make it to her school. She sighed, lifting herself off the brick wall and glanced last time at the running boys entering the gate, hoping to see the pale teen again but to no vail.

"Honoka-san?" A familiar voice asked, she turned her head towards the person and a smile appeared on her face. "Ryouta-kun."

"What are you doing here?" He lowered his bag; he wore a Verone uniform, a boys' one with his tie untightened, his jacket opened and his shirt looked like it was thrown on the last second. Honoka giggled; 'He's just like Nagisa.' she thought. Noticing that no one had said for a minute, Honoka replied.

"I uh...d-do you know Kiriya-kun?" She stuttered, Ryouta lifted an eyebrow.

"Irisawa-kun? Yeah, he's popular with the girls. If you ask me, tennis is much better than soccer..." Ryouta muttered, obviously jealous.

"Is he coming or has he arrived?"

"He usually arrives like ten minutes before the bell rings so yes. Do you need me to pass a message?"

"...N-no need, I'll see you later bye!" She said hurriedly, running away.

She started walking towards her school. When Honoka approached the entrance of the school she attended she saw two girls infront of her talking. When they saw Honoka approach, they ran towards her with lacrosse stick in their hands.

"Honoka-san, Honoka-san, Honoka-san, how's Nagisa?!" Shiho was the first who spoke and leaned up to Honoka's face. After graduation, Nagisa's and Honoka's friends started to move to informal phase of addressing each other. Honoka looked at the clock before responding but peered her eyes at the big clock that was build inwards a tower. She looked back at the girls with a smile.

"She's beginning chemotherapy soon; she'll be with us in no time." Rina and Shiho looked at each other worried. Though they had no idea how chemotherapy worked, they were still worried of their friend. "That idiot, trying to make us hate her..."

"I know!" Rina suddenly yelled. "We can make something for Nagisa to cheer her up!"

"Good idea, good idea, good idea! We can ask the Lacrosse team since some of our old members from Junior High joined this school. Honoka-san, will you help?"

"Of course. But…are any of you good with sewing?" Honoka asked as the girl froze.

"W-w-we'll think of something." Shiho added when the three of them walked towards the school as bell run.

The girls went through their usual routine of school and Honoka asked the teachers after each class for extra homework for Nagisa. She put the homework for Nagisa inside the pockets of her bag and her own inside with her note and study books. Mepple and Mipple groaned when she put the homework in, Honoka had to make a space for them and the homework. They nodded at her when the right place was put. Honoka turned her head towards the clock as Shiho and Rina skipped over to her with a normal sized paper.

"We got the Lacrosse team's signatures!" Shiho yelled enthusiastic which made Honoka smiled. "Great, let's get to work!"

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Okay so...I decided to do an alternative version of Breathe because of the Next Generation since she survived the leukemia. So yes, this story is in same universe as Next Generation and Breathe is in Alternative universe. I also wanted to include when the girls graduated and when Honoka moved to France, met Kiriya as reincarnation (I'm aware he's maybe 10 last episode of Pretty Cure? But I wanted to up his age four years so they can date)
Yes, that was Sailor Moon Nagisa was watching, haha. Since Nagisa was born in 1990 and Sailor Moon ran from 1991 to 1997, I thought it would fit.

If anyone know more about acute leukemia and/or about chemotherapy, please contact me via PM. I'm still using Google as a research source at the moment.

Please leave a review and tell me if the first chapter or story overall is good so far!