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Rei Takeo/Cure GoldenAsh Being A Mood (Sketched Artistry Pretty Cure) (Part 2)

Episode 13:

Jiro: “And according to my calculations, an Inkling appears once every week, so you will be fighting a monster every. single. week."

*everyone bursts out laughing*

Rei: "That's a good one Jiro! There's no such thing as a monster of the week! You're full of it!”

Rei: “Scavenger hunt. Great."

Botan: “And I see the rest of you are chic's."

Rei: *cracks her knuckles* "Oh, you think you're funny!"

*Shes about to charge, but Keiko and Sora hold her back*

Botan: “Overreaction. Typical chic."

Rei: “Chicks are idiots, and I'm looking at one right now."

Botan: “I deal with stoves every day, that doesn't hurt me.”

*Rei snarls*

Keiko: “Don't worry about it, it's all okay, Shiro's probably a picky eater, maybe more so than Rei is-"

Rei: “At least I'm not a brat about it!"

*Cherry Azure GoldenAsh and Crimson are stuck in a pot*

*GoldenAsh snarls and punches the walls with fire and metal*

Cherry: "Cure G, that won't work-"

*She dents the pot*

Azure: “Oh wait... That works somehow."

Rei: "You better explain yourself right now Nikko!"

Shiro: "What? Why? What did I do?"

Rei: “You were working for Botan! Giving away Midori's full name to him, so Midori could cut herself and lose the game? Your mean comments from earlier, telling Midori-Chan to quit?! It adds up!"

Shiro: “I didn't even know who that egomaniac was until today, alright?! I just moved here!! How could I have had an alliance with him?!"

Rei: “Oh okay… 'Just moved here', tense to wear anything other than black, rude as can be... Are you working for those aliens that've been attacking?!"

Shiro: "Alien things...?! I-I haven't seen those until today either-! H-how c-could I possibly-?!"

Shiro: (thinking) Kaede, you were wrong, they're smart! This one knows! She already knows!! What do I do?! They know!!!

Midori: “Rei-Chan, seriously? That's way too far of an accusation! Give her a break!"

Keiko: "Sorry about Rei-Chan, she's impulsive like that..."

Rei: “I'm telling you-!"

*Sora and Akemi put their hands over her mouth*

Episode 14:

Sora: “Ah, here we go! You want one of us to warm up your vocals?"

Keiko: “Oh! I'll do it!"

*Sora and Jiro run to the back and plug their ears*

Keiko: “I'm SiNgInG, i'M sInGiNg, I'm A mErMaId, aNd I cAn, SIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII-“

Akemi: "This is..."

Orenji: "TERRIBLE!!!"

Keiko: “I'm SIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII-“

Rei: “HEY!"

*grabs Keiko by the wrist*

Rei: "You are a disgrace to the very concept of warm ups."

Jiro: “That was actually, the dumbest thing we could have ever done. Why did we do that?"

Keiko: “Because it's fun!"

Rei: “You three are actually insane. Guess Akemi and I are the only sane ones here."

*Akemis happy enough, giggling*

Rei: “I will show you how to dance the steps!"

Keiko: "Like you can do better!"

Rei: "Unlike you guys, I actually know dancing choreography and took lessons from my dad, before he left, I mean."

*Rei demonstrates for Akemi*

Rei: “Second position vertical. Hand up and over. Bend the left leg. Hands to the chest. Hand out. Raise it. Right foot step in front. Transition to a twirl from there. Tip toe to right stage. Scroll hand through the balance beam as though they're human artifacts. Lay on the floor. Look frustrated.”

Keiko: “That's you everyday.”

Rei: “Leg over the back. Roll over. Sit up. Look up. Hands to the chest. Aim right hand at the ceiling- That's your left.”

Akemi: “S-sorry. Shall we do it all over again?"

Rei: “Is there something I'm doing wrong?"

Akemi: "What? Oh no, it's not you. You're cynical and you're aggressive, but you're not necessarily doing the wrong thing by calling me out."

*All the Cures get muted.*

*Azure is trying to explain what’s happening, but is muted.*

*GoldenAsh mocks Azures lip sync with her hand, but is muted*

Noir: “Voice cancelation aura! That doesn't affect Erasers! I just erased all your voices in an instant. Frankly, it sounds so much better in here."

*GoldenAsh is screaming something. Probably bad words. But she’s muted.*

Noir: “Music to my ears.”

Akemi: “I don't know what path my life is going, and I don't know where my voice will take me, but... it's just nice having one, ya know?"

Rei: “Oh yeah, definitely. Honestly, the nerve Noir had the guts to take away my pleasant voice! I mean come on, everyone likes it when I talk!"

*Keiko, Sora, Jiro, and Midori give iffy looks at her.*

Rei: "What? It's true! Don't give me that look!"

Keiko: “Maybe that Kaede girl had a wig.”

Rei: “Or it was Shiro.”

The others: “Rei, no!" "Seriously?!" "Come on, Rei!"

Rei: “What?! Don't you think I have a point?! Shiro shows up, and then there's this new Eraser?!"

Midori: “You don't have proof besides that!"

Rei: “I think it's proof enough! There's eyes on us! They're trying to get us from the inside! Sure, we foiled their plans on Akemi, but it's not stopping there! Keiko could be next!"

Keiko: “D-does that mean I get Rei protection?"

*Rei nods yes*

Keiko: “…sweet."

Episode 15:

Keiko: "I told you that you weren't good at math!"

Rei: "Yeah, like you are any better!"

*They both got bad grades*

Rei: "I still did better than you.”

Keiko: “Like, by two questions!"

Rei: “It's a basic equation, I get two questions more than you, therefore I get a higher number than you do, therefore I get more questions right, therefore I did better."

*Keiko draws a little medal around Rei's neck in her head, reading 'Not as bad at math as you could have been'.*

*Keiko and Rei are coming over*

Keiko: “Sora-Chan!"

*Sora doesn’t answer*

Keiko: "How'd you do?"

Rei: "Oh please, I'm sure she got a perfect score and she wants to rub it in our faces."

Sora: “I failed, I failed so bad, I'll never recover from this, I'll never recover from this..."

Rei: “It's a 97! Get over it!"

Akemi: “Yeah, that's still an A.”

Keiko: “I did so much worse than you."

Sora: “You don't understand... I can't get any job whatsoever if I don't get good grades. Let alone with my father... he's gonna kill me."

Rei: “Over a 97, who cares?!"

*Soras on the desk bawling*

Rei: "I dunno about you guys, but... I find this to be absolutely pathetic to cry about."

Orenji: “Alright, Pretty Cure! I'm just concerned about one thing... where's Ayano-san?!"

*They only just now noticed she’s missing*

Rei: *face palms* "How do we not notice she's not here?!"

Jiro: “…she was screaming. That's it. Screaming. For no reason at all. It was like she was possessed by a ghost."

Rei: “I guess she's really insane, then... I mean, hanging out with Keiko so much earlier than the rest of us..."

*Keikos offended*

Orenji: “Sora-Chan sold her soul! Sora sold her soul! Sora sold her soul!!"

*Keiko, Rei, Midori, and Akemi charge at the door, trying and failing to yank it open*

*They fail and collapse on each other*

Jiro: "That's a push open door."

Rei: “Why does it have an arched handle then?!"

Keiko: “Sora-Chan!! I-I know you're in there, Sora-Chan! You love fashion! You can't give up on it! You're smart, and beautiful, and you can do anything you put your mind to! Don't let the Erasers take you over!!"

Sora: “Uh, Keiko? I'm not brainwashed."

Rei: “Exactly what brainwashed people say..."

Rei: “She is not invested in that marketing test.”

Jiro: “Can you blame her?"

Shiro: “Wow..."

Rei: "Why are you here?"

*Rei is locked outside the classroom. She’s banging on the door. No one notices*

Sora: “I get at least a hundred on this test, I can do the edit. That'll be my reward. I'll deserve it."

Rei: *trying to get a bird out of her hair* “Deserve it? Girl, no one said you had to deserve doing the things you like! I don't like that mindset. You like doing something, do it. You don't have to earn it."

Shiro: “Of course she does."

Keiko: "N-Nikko-san! What are you...?"

Rei: “Painting birds.”

*The bird continues to use her hair as a nest. Rei groans and gives up*

*All the Cures are studying the same textbook together*

*Keiko falls asleep on the desk*

*Rei falls asleep on Keikos shoulder*

Rei: “Seven hundred eighteen inches divided by four! Go!"

*Sora hesitates*

Rei: "Did I stutter?"

Sora: “No, just, I don't know how to do that in my head.”

Rei: "Write it down. I'm not stopping you."

*Writes it down*

Sora: “One hundred seventy nine and five tenths!"

Rei: "Nineteen hundred fifteen divided by twenty three!"

Sora: “What?!"

Rei: "Eight hundred one divided by twenty!"

Sora: “Okay, I didn't mean 'what' as in, 'I can't solve it', I meant 'what' as in, 'why should anyone have to answer that?'"

Rei: “Tell me about it!"

*Rei snaps her pencil in frustration of the test*

Rei: "Hey hey hey! This isn't mine!"

Teacher: “Is there anyone else here named Takeo Rei?"

*Rei slumps in her chair over the 59% on her test*

Keiko: “Thought you were smarter than that, Rei-Chan.”

Rei: "Math is not my strong suit, okay?"

Shiro: “Ninety seven?!! Ninety seven?!! That's impossible! I ch- I... was just picking random answers!"

Sora: “That's... strangely good luck.”

Rei: "Oh please, Nikko-san cheated. She's just mad that the tests are rigged against us."

Shiro: “Cheat? Me?! I have no idea what you're talking about!"

Keiko: “You did better than me and Rei.”

Rei: “It's an A! You aced it! You're this upset over a 93?! Who cares?!?! You still did better than so many of us!!"

Sora: “I care, Rei! I don't need your mean jabs right now!"

*Rei stops talking*

Shiro: “It's not mean when you're just telling the truth. You said you had to get a hundred to be able to do this dress edit. Your reward. Well, you didn't get a hundred. You can't do the edit. You didn't earn it."

Rei: “Get out! Sora doesn't need you to throw her down right now!"

Shiro: “She's throwing herself down!"

Rei: “Get. Out!"

Shiro: “We're in class. I want to get out. But I can't."

Rei: “Then... go to a corner, read a book, or something, I don't know! Just don't be near Sora-Chan!"

Rei: “Well... Not what 'please let us get there first' being wrong, is exactly what we had in mind..."

Keiko: “W-who are you...?"

Kuran: “I believe the question should be, who are you?"

Rei: "We're not scared of you Shiro!"

Kuran: “Shiro? Don't know who that is, but sounds like a human's name. Bleh!"

Midori: "Shiro? Really?"

Rei: “It's obviously her! She just dyed her hair and she's wearing different clothes."

Keiko: "Or, you just don't like Nikko-san, one or the two."

*Kaede aims a scythe at Rei*

*Rei tenses up*

Inkling: “What is a theme?"

Cherry, GoldenAsh, Teal, and Crimson: “Huh?"

GoldenAsh: "Be more specific."

Inkling: “6/2(1+2)"

Inkling: “Cure GoldenAsh!"

GoldenAsh: “Of course... Nine!"

*Correct*

Cherry: “I thought you were bad at math!"

GoldenAsh: "I'm bad at math that has no relevance to life. There's a difference." ~

Cherry: “That's not even a question, that's..."

GoldenAsh: "Oh my gosh, it's simple multiplication! You got this!!"

Cherry: “Eh... You see... depends, what kind of crackers are they?"

Inkling: "WRONG!!"

Cherry: “I never studied that!!"

Teal: "Yes we did!"

GoldenAsh: “You actually have the IQ of a ROCK!!"

Teal: “Eh?"

GoldenAsh: “Oh come on, that's an easy one!"

Kaede: "No giving away the answer! We'll eliminate you automatically!"

GoldenAsh: “When was that a rule?!"

Teal: “I blame my job not being related to this…”

Crimson: “Just guess!!"

Teal: "The setting affects the plot by affecting the plot!"

GoldenAsh & Crimson: "You call that a guess?!!"

Inkling: “9 - 3 / 3 + 1"

Inkling: “Cure GoldenAsh!"

GoldenAsh: “How is anyone supposed to solve that?! Nine, minus three is six, divide that by three is two-"

Inkling: "TIME'S UP!!"

GoldenAsh: “Wha-?! Since when was it timed?! You never said that!"

Kuran: “I just did. Your fault you can't find the answer fast enough. Such a failure."

*Shes not happy*

Inkling: “The answer is 9! Cure GoldenAsh: Eliminated!"

*GoldenAsh gets trapped in sticky notes*

GoldenAsh: “That's not fair!!"

Kuran: “I'm sorry, it is fair. It's your fault you're not good enough."

Crimson: “What was I thinking?!"

GoldenAsh: "I don't know, but I don't get how you miss that!"

Crimson: “There's no purple in our group! That's how my director describes spotlights!"

Azure: “Hit me with your best shot!"

GoldenAsh: “Azure! You don't have to do that!"

*She says while trapped on the wall by a sticky note*

Akemi: “Well?"

Sora: “She loved it!"

*Keiko, Midori, and Akemi squeal and throw Sora into a group hug*

*Rei smiles but tries to stay out of it. Keiko drags her into the hug*

Episode 16:

'April 8th,'

'It's me. Takeo Rei.'

'Even to this day, I hate the fact my mom made me move to this boarding school.'

'Not to say it's all horrible. She's doing her best to keep us financially afloat in our shabby little place. Other girls at my school stay in these cozy little dorms. Not me. Can't afford it.'

'I will admit this, I told myself for awhile that I was done with friends. I didn't need them. They only tore you down. Then like some anime, a talking bird comes down to force you to become your fantasy superhero self insert, Ash Goldenflame... kinda. Okay, so they only allow you to have 'Cure' at the start of your name like some cult, but point is, I'm a superhero.'

'I also associate with girls now, which is... kind of a huge shift for me. Like, I'm not 'the tough sarcastic outcast' anymore.'

'Gina Akemi is actually a really nice girl, and I relate to her quite a bit.'

'Chokawa Midori is a girl I have huge respect for, even if I don't always agree with her.'

'Ayano Sora, I admit, we're still working things out, but I do think we've overcome her... jealousy?'

'Over who? Well, her best friend, Sakura Keiko, who...'

Keiko: “REEEEIIII-CHAAAANNNN!"

‘I have mixed feelings about.'

*Rei goes after her, seeing Ichiro bullying Keiko*

Rei: “What's your problem?! Why don't you just leave her alone?"

Ichiro: “Relax, okay?! I asked the chick if I could see what she was drawing, she agreed, so I took her book so I can see, and suddenly she's mad when I turn the page!"

Rei: "Don't. Mess with her."

'Ichiro is problematic to say the least. I do everything to slap sense into someone immature as him, and yet he never listens. Treats me like I'm the bad guy. Hey, I'm a very noble person.'

Ichiro: "This is why no one likes Takeo."

*He leaves*

Keiko: *blushing* “Rei..."

*Rei hands Keiko her sketchbook back, realizing there’s a drawing of Rei*

*Rei blushes hard at that drawing*

'I'm upset she drew me without permission. I'm upset she drew me without permission... I swear!'

'Frankly, I have a reputation in my school. It goes like this: I mind my own business, then someone thinks I'm pretty, walks up to ask me out despite not even knowing me...'

Boy: "Come to claim that kiss beautiful?"

Rei: “I told you no! Never gonna happen! Not when you act like this around me!"

Boy: "You're so annoying... aw, that beauty of yours is a waste!"

'...I give the logical answer. And then they find out my personality, and bully me for the rest of the year.'

*A guy throws paper at Reis head*

*Rei catches the paper and tears it up*

Rei: "You better have a proper definition of what a trash can looks like buddy!"

*They run away*

'It's always the same. Sometimes I... I don't know if it's me, or not me.'

Teacher: “How about Takeo-san?"

Rei: "I didn't raise my hand."

Teacher: “I called on you. Not paying attention, are we?"

Rei: “If I wasn't, I wouldn't have responded.”

Teacher: “Give me the book."

Rei: "It's private!"

Teacher: “I'm not gonna read it. Your attention needs to be brought onto the things that'll benefit you in the real world."

Rei: “Okay." *goes back to the book*

Ichiro: “You are impossible, Takeo-san... Was she always like this?"

Rei: “Yes! It's called being real."

Teacher: “Alright, that's it.”

*he throws textbooks on her desk*

Teacher: “Send these to the library. Now."

*sees Rika*

Rei: (thinking) Go in. Set the books on the front desk. Get out. Go in. Set the books on the front desk. Get out... No. Go in. Set the books on the desk. Get out. Go in... Set the books on the desk... Get out! Get out before she sees you! There's no way she's here... she can't be...

Rika: “Taki?"

*Reis frozen*

Rei: “Suki?"

*Rei and Rika stare at each other, Rika with a smile*

*Then Rei turns her back on her*

Rika: “Wait, why are you-? Taki-sama!!” *grabs Rei* “Please don't tell me you forgot about me!"

Rei: “Your name is Suki Rika.”

Rika: “It's so great to see you again! I didn't think you'd be in this school! I mean, I thought you quit writing after you..."

*she hugs Rei, who is uncomfortable*

Rika: “It's so great to see a friend again! Oh, did I mention how great you look? Takeo Rei with short hair? Gloves? What?!"

Rei: “Great, bye Suki!"

*she tries to leave. Rika follows her*

Rika: “Taki! I got so much to ask!"

*Rei is doing schoolwork, ignoring her classmates getting into a paper fight*

*At the door window, Rika is banging on it and waving at Rei*

*Rei is having lunch behind the stairs, minding her own business*

Rika: *popping out of nowhere* “Hi!!!”

*Rei is jumpscared*

*Rei is at the library reading a book*

Rei: “I can see you!"

*Rika is hiding behind a bookshelf*

Rika: “Coincidence?"

*Rei gets up and leaves*

*Rei is walking down the hallway*

*She whips her head back behind her*

*No Rika*

*She jumps the turn*

*No Rika*

*Rei sighs in relief, walking ahead-*

Rika: “Taki!!”

*Shes outside. Banging on the window. She has paper that says ‘I love you Taki-sama’*

Rika: “I love you!!! Taki!!!! Talk to me!!!!”

*Rei, embarrassed, walks away*

Rika: “Wait!! Taki!!! Come back!!! Taki!!!!”

*Rika falls off the windowsill*

*Rei is exhausted, head on the desk and book over her head*

Shiro: “Tak-"

Rei: “STOP IT!!! STOP FOLLOWING ME!!!"

Shiro: “U-uh..."

Rei: “Oh… Thought you were someone else, Nikko-san..."

Shiro: “Someone push your buttons?”

Rei: “Why do you care?"

Shiro: “Hey, who are you avoiding anyway?"

*Rika shows up and charges at them*

Rika: “Who are you?! What are doing with Taki-sama?!"

Shiro: “Excuse me?!"

Rei: “She's not my friend."

Rika: “I'm already starting to like you! Miss...?"

Shiro: “Nikko Shiro.”

Rei: “I see you two are perfect for each other.”

Rika: “You think so?"

Rei: "Yeah, you're both stalkers and you're obnoxious."

Shiro: “I've been called much worse."

Rika: "Taki-sama! You should go!! You should do this with me! We could be friends, be a little trio with us an Nikko-san... who knows? They might teach you a think or two on originality."

*Rika leaves. Rei looks at the poster of the book club*

*She crumbles the paper and throws it away*

Keiko: “Rei? Rei-Chan? You're not going?"

Rei: Too much on my plate.”

Keiko: "You don't even do anything!"

Rei: “I don't want to go! Okay?"

Jiro: "Rei-Chan, I really think this will be a good experience for you, as a writer, and since you know people, you can... talk more?"

Rei: “I can't write."

Sora: “Rei-"

Rei: "I'm not going, and that's final!!"

*Sora steps back*

Rei: “Sora, I'm sorry, okay? I-I said that badly... I-I know you're trying to help, but... I can't do this..."

Rei: “I get that. I do."

Shiro: “Sure you can! I know you can! You are a brilliant strong girl, and you're scared of a little book club?! Come on, I'll be there with you!"

Rei: "The cure to my curse..."

Shiro: "You know, Suki-san will probably force you to come anyway."

*Rei is dragged to the library by Shiro*

Rei: “Nikko-san!!!"

Shiro: “This will be fun!"

Rei: "Getting pulled by the arm is not fun!"

*They get in, and the entire book club stares at Rei*

*Rei is shaking*

Rika: "You came!! Taki-sama!!"

Rei: “Let's get this over with..."

*Rei takes a seat next to Rika*

Rika: "Don't worry! As long as you earn it, you're fine."

Rei: "Like how you earned the markers I gave you."

Rika: "Okay seriously, what is your problem?"

Shiro: “This is a book?"

Rei: “It's mythology. Read the room."

Shiro: “How do humans read these things and not get bored? There's no pictures."

Rei: “Your head is a picture.”

Shiro: “Wow, Takeo-san's insulting me!"

*Rika shoves Rei to make her raise her hand*

Librarian: “Takeo-san! Participating!"

Rei: “U-um... Person versus self."

Librarian: “That is correct!"

Shiro: “You know this stuff?"

Rei: "It's beginners writing class."

Shiro: “There are classes?"

Rei: “Yes, and guess who took them. Since she was four."

Rika: “She said she was self taught. That's why she's always writing and not paying attention in math class."

Rei: “Suki..."

Rika: “Then she reads a lot of books, books that nobody wants her to know that she likes."

Rei: “Suki!"

Shiro: “Oh, what kind of books? I'm curious."

*Rika holds up the book*

Rika: "The Chibi Gold Games?"

Rei: *embarrassed* "Suki! Stop it!"

Rika: "She has all nine books. Her social media account is filled with reviews on them. As well as some other books she dunks on."

Rei: “It's a good series for kids!"

Rika: “She's 'BookBurner58' if you want to find her.”

*people look at them*

Rika: “Yeah, she's THAT chick! She doesn't want to tell anyone that! Her own mom doesn't know she has social media!"

Rei: “SUKI RIKA!!"

Rika: "She ships Mai and Mia! She has one shots! And she has a knock off of-"

*Rei duct tapes Roma’s mouth*

Shiro: “Takeo, what gives?"

*Rei buried herself in her book*

Rei: (thinking) I can never talk to humanity again. I'm just gonna be friends with the Chibis for the rest of my days. Their lives are simple... so much so that book eight was the worst of the saga...

Rei: (thinking) Whatever. This can't get worse.

*she enters the club room*

Rika: “She's great! Isn't she?!"

Rei: *dropping her stuff* “What are they doing here?!"

Shiro: “Was only introducing Rika to the rest of your friends.”

Rika: “I'll be honest, surprised Taki-sama even had friends.”

Rei: “Har har.”

Akemi: “Weren't you Rei's friend?"

Rika: “Yeah! Of course! I was shocked to see Taki-sama in this school, considering how much she 'can't write'. But we were great friends in elementary school! Then, one day, Rei just... stopped talking to me and... I don't know why."

*Reis fists are clenched from her seat. She’s not happy. She’s standing up*

Rei: “Alright, we have club stuff to do, and you're not a member! The exit's over there!"

Rika: “What?! You can't force me to leave!"

Sora: “Yeah Rei! What's the problem?!"

Rei: “Suki-san isn't a poet, she's a hack! She just copies and pastes, changes the subject, and then somehow nobody catches onto the plagiarism!"

Rika: “Ha! Wow! Saying something that only applies to YOU! Just great!”

*The Cures are confused*

Rika: “Fine. I'll leave. I thought I was talking to Taki-sama. Guess not."

*Rika and Shiro leave*

Keiko: “Rei...? Something you're not telling us...?"

Rei: “I don't want to talk about it."

Keiko: “Rei-Chan?"

Rei: “You can't keep away from me for two seconds, can you?"

Orenji: “Hey, Keiko-Chan's worried about you, and so am I."

Rei: “Oh I'm fine, I'm just... reading a book!"

*She’s holding up her Chibi book*

Rei: “Wait..."

Keiko: “So you're into that, huh?" Rei: “O-of course not! My account is secret to my family, and-"

*Now it’s even more embarrassing*

Rei: “It's training for writing! Writers train a lot..."

Keiko: “They do? Wow! Can I follow you?"

Rei: “It's not mine! It's for a friend... you're my only friends..."

*Rei face palms*

*Keiko holds up a drawing*

Keiko: "So for this friend, you kept this doodle of these two chibi girls making out for them?"

*Rei uses her Neon Pen to burn that doodle*

Keiko: “Okay..."

Rei: “I like it. So what? It's been with me since I was a kid."

*Keiko elbow bops Rei to get her to loosen up. It works*

Rei: "If you tell anyone about that, you will sleep on pencil shavings."

Orenji: "So what's the deal with Suki? Don't like her?"

Rei: “Don't like her? That's putting it lightly! And for the record, she didn't win any of that stuff. She didn't do anything with her life besides draw emo sketches! That stuff was... my rewards."

Keiko: “Figured. If she's using your accomplishments to look cool, she must like what you do."

Rei: “Did you not hear me? She's lying to you to make herself seem friendly and cool. At least I'm straightforward."

Orenji: “And yet you're not telling us what's going on! Please, we care about you Rei."

*Rei sighs, slumping on the edge of the bridge*

Rei: "She didn't lie about one thing. I was friends with her once. A pretty long time ago. Then she... then she... then she said I needed to be 'tougher', that I needed to work on my mean sprit... and then I moved on to better things."

Keiko: “Who said you needed to work on meanness? That makes no sense."

Orenji: “I mean, it did rub off on you-"

Rei: "Did not!"

Rei: “There's such thing as a 'true friend'. Rika isn't one of them. Sometimes... sometimes relationships can't be fixed. Sometimes dark colors can't be made bright again. I mean, that's like saying an Eraser, our sworn enemies, can become a Pretty Cure."

(Are you sure about that?)

Keiko: “We all have stuff to work on, but that's why the past is... whatever! Who cares?! Right here, right now, Takeo Rei is a golden gal! Nothing will change the core of that!"

Rei: "Goodness..."

*An Inkling shows up*

Rei: “You gotta be kidding me..."

*Kaede and Kuran appear*

Kaede: “Nope. We’re pretty serious.”

Kuran: “When I feel like it, at least."

Rei: “Who did you rob this time? Huh?!"

*Notices the Rika statue*

Rei: "Okay. That's fair."

Keiko: “You're not supposed to like this!!"

Rei: "Did I say I wouldn't save her?!"

Kaede: “Now now sister, all good things come to those who wait."

GoldenAsh: “Yeah I don't believe that policy."

GoldenAsh: “I am not nothing. I have my faults, like everyone does... but I'll make up for them and protect everyone! Suki, Nikko, my friends, Canvas Corner, EVERYONE!! And I can do so much more than be firepower!"

Sora: “Are you gonna tell anyone?"

Shiro: “Oh yeah, I'm announcing it to the entire world as we speak."

*All the Cures become shocked. Except for Rei*

Shiro: “I'm kidding. I gain nothing from telling people."

Rei: “You meant that?"

Shiro: “…Yes. I was wrong to accuse you before I even knew you and what you... I'm sorry."

Rei: “I'm not innocent. And I... this is a lot of trust I have to put on you now. I'm not comfortable with that. Seems I have no choice though."

Shiro: "Is that forgiveness?"

Rei: "You need me to spell it out?"

Rika: “I didn't know what I did was gonna be... tone it down, will you?!"

Rei: “Please get off me."

Keiko: “REEEEIIII-CHAAAANNNN!"

*Rei runs up to see Ichiro bullying Keiko*

Rei: “Ichiro, get a job! You want to see her drawing? Keiko-Chan is gonna present it."

Ichiro: “Is she now?"

Keiko: “Rei-Chan..."

Rei: "You will never feel better if you keep that stuff hidden. Are you an artist?!"

*Keiko shows them a drawing of the sun*

*Ichiro’s impressed, and Rei gives a thumbs up*

'Would have been better if she drew me to be honest.'

'Frankly, I have a reputation in my school. It goes like this: I mind my own business, then someone thinks I'm pretty, walks up to ask me out despite not even knowing me...'

Boy: “Come to claim that kiss beautiful?"

Rei: “Hey, I am not ready for that yet."” *points to Rika* “Did you know she's single?"

*the guy chases after Rika, who’s scared out of her mind*

'...I offer a new situation. And then no one bullies me for the rest of the year.'

'It's always the same. But that's just me being me.'

Teacher: “How about Takeo-san?”

Rei: “I didn't raise my hand."

Teacher: “I called on you. Not paying attention, are we?"

Rei: “That's a thirty degree acute angle."

Teacher: “…I stand corrected. My bad."

Librarian: “Takeo-san, were you always so good with literature?"

Rei: “I'm a bird."

Rei: "I did something right today!"

Sora: “So... are you getting back to writing?"

Rei: “Uh-m-maybe...? I...? C-could I...? I could... I have a lot of ideas..."

Keiko: “What kind of ideas? More Chibi shipping fanfics?" *She’s reading one* “I didn't know you had a thing for rainbow colored kids!"

Rei: “AAH!"

Keiko: “Sheri? And her pink bun? Is that me?"

Rei: “GET YOUR HANDS OFF MY FANFICTION!!"

Librarian: “Get out of my library!"

*Rei chases Keiko out of the room*

*They’re still loud outside*

Keiko: “Aw come on it's addictive!"

Rei: “It's private!"

Keiko: “You left it open in the library!"

Rei: “Keiko, give it back!"

Keiko: “You're just asking me to say I love you at this point!"

Rei: “My story needed a lo-loafer! A loafer!"

Keiko: “Now you're calling me a shoe?!"

Rei: “Ye-I mean no! No! Keiko!!! Give up!!! I will chase you across the country!!! Give it back!!!"

Akemi: “Should we help them?"

Sora: *drinking coffee* “I say let them have it."

Episode 17:

Cherry: “I am so sorry! I-I tried to get here, and-"

GoldenAsh: *shivering* You left us in freezing temperatures! Other than that, I don't care. You saved us."

(This is one of only two lines she has in this episode)

Episode 18:

Rei: “Orenji, it's the weekend. We're meant to sleep."

Sora: “We need to know how they're even broken, right? Like, what's clogging the ink to work?"

Rei: "Maybe we should open them up and find out..."

*she tries to break the Neon Pens. It’s not working*

Rei: “O-okay, hang on, I can get it. I can get it..."

*Orenji snatches the pens from her*

Orenji: "These Neon Pens are not replaceable!"

(Flashback to Episode 11 when she nagged Midori for attempting the same thing…)

Orenji: “Okay, so first thing we need to do: We find Keiko's third pen!"

Rei: “How do we do that? You want Jiro to make a Neon Pen tracking device?"

Keiko: “About Shiro... Do you think she'll come back?"

Orenji: “I don't know.”

*Rei looks up from her seat*

Rei: “She took advantage of you. How can you forgive that right away?"

Keiko: “…Rei, I... I'm so sorry!"

*Rei turns around*

Rei: "Sora-Chan? Do you know anything about this place?"

Sora: "I don't. This is kind of Keiko's place."

Rei: “Yeah... Keiko's place..."

Orenji: “I guess this is Keiko's old school?"

Rei: "Keiko's old school? But..."

Akemi: “Rei, what's wrong? You've been awfully genuine ever since we started this trip."

Rei: “Wow..."

Sora: “Do you know this place?"

Rei: "To tell you the truth... this isn't just Keiko's old school..."

Keiko: *banging her head on the desk* “NOTHING!" *bang* “NO IDEAS!" *bang* “NOT FOR HOURS!" *bang* “USELESS.” *bang* “STUPID.” *bang* “HEAD.” *bang* “OF NOTHINGNESS!!" *bang* "That is now probably concussed..."

Rei: *writing in her notebook* “Wow..."

Orenji: “You don't know how to make this?!"

Rei: “That is a first for you, I have to say. I don't know how I feel about it."

Jiro: “I'm gonna go get ready to eat out.” *leaves*

Keiko: “Okay...?"

*Keiko looks at Rei, who is blushing at her*

Rei: “U-uh... I-I'll go too... starving..." *runs away*

Rei: "She's like a blank slate. Not the writers block kind, but like there's nothing going on in her head."

Keiko: “Maybe she was raised differently?"

Rei: “Either way, our point is, she's like diet Keiko, but without the cutesy appealing density."

Keiko: “The soldier represents war. The ramen represents peace after the war. And the noodles represent... the grandparents?"

*thought process broken*

Keiko: “It sucks! I'm sorry!"

(Delicious Party roast)

Rei: “Have you tried... uh... N-nevermind."

Keiko: “Rei? Are you okay?"

Rei: “I-yeah-I-I take back what I was gonna say. Really, it would make things worse and..."

Keiko: “I never said that, I would like your input, actually.”

*Rei blushes*

Rei: “U-uh... jelly! W-would that work?!"

*Midori, eating some, nods yes*

*Rei chuckles and fans her red face*

Rei: “It’s hot in here. I’m dying.”

Sora: “Okay, I guess Rei's out of the idea list..."

*Rei sighs in relief*

Shiro: “And I thought grandparents were supposed to be cooks.”

*Rei pinches Shiro’s feet*

*It makes Shiro fall over*

Shiro: “What is that for?!"

Rei: “If you want to stay with us, you better be nice. Senior Sakura does so much for us while we're here."

Akemi: “I haven't had chili in a long time..."

Rei: “Great. You two can try it together."

Seikai Takeo: “Loud crowd, huh?"

Rei: “Hi dad.”

Seikai Takeo: “You okay, sunshine?"

Rei: “I'm fine."

Seikai Takeo: “Okay... fine as in you're fine, or fine as in you're not fine and you just don't want to talk about it?"

Rei: "Why do you feel the need to do that?”

*He stares down his daughter*

Rei: “It's my... friend... We came on this trip for her. This is all about her needs. And you know, Sora, Midori, Akemi, they're all supportive. They have no problem helping her with what she needs to get done for the best of... everyone. I can't support anyone for the love of me."

Seikai Takeo: “That's ridiculous. Why can't you help the Sakura kid?"

Rei: “I'm... me. I open my mouth, and bam, everything becomes about me and my bad mouth. Keiko doesn't need that, she can't afford that, so... I'm doing her a favor. Then of course, doesn't help that you're here, and..."

Seikai Takeo: “You speak, and it's about you. That's the basis of life for anyone. In one of my classes, a kid cracked a joke about Pluto. Kids laughed at the joke. It became about the kid. But I didn't react, and I let it be."

Rei: “We're teenagers now. Doing dumb girly teenage stuff..."

Seikai Takeo: “You want to help her."

Rei: “Of course I want to help her! Are you kidding me?! But this is about HER. Not me. She knows what's best."

Seikai Takeo: “You know... if she didn't need anyone's help to find her inspiration, she wouldn't bring you here."

*he tries to hold her hand, but she moves it away*

Seikai Takeo: “You were your own inspiration with writing. Since the day you told me about a kid being made fun of at school, you wanted to write a happy ending for her. Since the first black light sequence of the fair you saw, you drew your own characters. Keiko may not be like that, but I don't know her well-"

Rei: “She's... I didn't know how I wanted to approach her, other than she was nicer to me than anyone has been for a long time. On the one hand, she can do really stupid stuff with her mind, which is both chaotic and cute-I mean-uh-crass! It's crass! That's a bad word to use... But any way, she doesn't know what to do, which is a first, so I don't know if she needs me-of course she doesn't need you, what are you thinking-UGH!! Y-you get it! I'm bad. She's great. Even when she's not great, she's somehow better than me..."

Seikai Takeo: “Sounds like you won't know if she needs your help if you don't help her. I met Satomi and Koi at these fairs, and your mom was helping clean their house floors. She needed help, but she didn't want to disappoint anyone either. From there, you can tell what came of us. And seeing how she's raising you, I think the messy parts are my favorites. Yeah?"

Rei: “Yeah... It's... messy... I just thought I hated people and people were dumb, but since Keiko... I'm seeing good sides of people I never knew were there. I'm feeling things I never knew I could feel..."

*She looks over at Keiko in the fields, admiring her*

Rei: “Puberty sucks. It sucks."

Rei: “What's your problem?"

Shiro: “H-hi Takeo... Okay, about Keiko-"

Rei: “Save it. You're being no help."

Mei Nikko (Kaede): “Don't tell me how to deal with my sister-"

Rei: "You can chill out."

Shiro: “Huh... I thought darkness was bad."

Rei: “It is. That's why people do this."

GoldenAsh: “Cherry, your call?"

*No answer*

GoldenAsh: “I say we go silent fist.”

Azure: “Cherry, we are in no condition to get her! We have to get her some other time..."

Cherry: “But-"

*She thinks about it*

*She sighs and back off*

*GoldenAsh puts a hand on Cherry’s shoulder to comfort her*

*They both hug each other*

Cherry: “I thought they were gonna take you too..."

GoldenAsh: "I know..."

Rei: “If that was me, and one of my friends was kidnapped, and all my loved ones were turned to stone, I'd probably be that upset too."

To be continued…

(I both love and hate this character)

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