HP!D!~MGMH~01

**Lovely! Sudden Meeting?! Let's become magical girls!** is the first episode of *Heartpounding! Dreaming! ~Magical Girl MeguHika~.* It was written by Akira.

## **Summary**

*Chiaki Megumi is your average, clumsy, cheerful high school girl who loves shoujo manga. When she meets Aikawa Hikari...her heart pounds intensely! The girls then meet Yumechu and Dokichu, cute fairies from another world that entrust them with special powers as they become Magical Girls?!*

## **Story**

“Ehehe~! Good mooorning!!” Cheerfully skipping outside was Chiaki Megumi. Now, being in high school, it’s an understatement to say that she was just excited. In all those shoujo manga she read, high school is like a new start..especially for romance. Just think of it, finding someone you could love forever and ever, go on dates with, marry, and just have the best time you can? It sounded like a dream. Megumi smiled. As long as she believes in herself, she’s going to find her dream love! No ifs or buts at all! She continued skipping happily, going inside the school as Hanakawagaoka’s signature cherry trees bloomed outside. She continued skipping through the hallways to class.

On the other hand, Aikawa Hikari was extremely, extremely nervous. Yeah sure, high school is a new start for everything, but how can she change? She sighed. Putting on a nervous smile, she admired the cherry trees. “So...so..pretty..” She thought to herself. She then walked inside, her precious sketchbook in hand. Of course, when she got to class, it..wasn’t what she expected. At all. Her eyes focused on a cheerful, fuschia haired girl. “How can one be so cheerful in a place like..this..” Hikari whispered to herself. Maybe she’s trying to tell her something.

But..what would that be? No need to worry right? ..Yeah.. That’s the mindset to have.

The day went by quickly. Before she even knew it, it was already time for lunch. Hikari sighed. The day can’t get any worse..

There was that girl again, unlike Hikari, who was walking reluctantly, with an almost gloomy air around her, the girl was skipping cheerfully.

Was this fate?

Megumi’s eyes sparkled right when she saw Hikari. Was this...love at first sight? Like in the shoujo manga? “She’s..so pretty..!” Megumi thought to herself. “I have to befriend her!!” Megumi ran over to her, smiling.

It was all going smoothly...until she bumped into her.

“Uwaaaa…!” Hikari almost cried. Oh, wait..that girl! “I’m so sorry! I was just trying to walk up to you, teehee~!” The girl still smiled after apologizing. Just..what kind of girl was she? “I-it’s...it’s fine!! No need to worry..” Hikari reluctantly smiled, a nervous tone in her voice.

“...Are..are...you alright?”

The girl nodded. “Oh, by the way, what’s your name?”

“A-ah..” Hikari answered. “I-I’m..Aikawa Hikari..! Nice to m-meet you..”

“Uwaah….even her name is pretty~” The girl thought to herself. “I’m Chiaki Megumi! It’s super nice to meet you Hikari-chan~!” Megumi smiled. Even the worst of things turn out better. “Want to sit with me for lunch?”

Had she done it? Has Hikari finally made a friend?! It was almost surprising. “S-sure..” Hikari smiled.

Megumi’s heart pounded. Hikari was almost the perfect girl! She looked cute, her name was cute, she sounded cute, she acted cute...everything about her was cute! This was definitely love! Absolutely positively love! Megumi blushed just thinking about it. This encounter was certainly lovely..

The day went by even quicker after that. It was almost over. But Megumi didn’t want it to be..

Little did the girls know that there was something waiting for them. Something..magical.

Megumi took Hikari’s hand and took her to the cherry trees. They’ve always been so pretty fully bloomed, but even like this, they still are. Or is that just because of Hikari? Either way, Megumi smiled. She just was extremely happy finding a girl as pretty as Hikari. It was almost fate…! It had to mean something!

As day became night, two fairies flew from the sky. Megumi didn’t notice, neither did Hikari. Megumi’s heart was pounding, she was blushing, she was extremely, extremely happy! This meeting..! This can become love, certainly!

Dokichu, one of the fairies, noticed this feeling. This feeling of intense love, the heart pounding, the blushing, the happiness Megumi feels…! That means just one thing! Reaching for her wish, Dokichu smiles. This girl...is going to have the love she always wanted.

Yumechu, the other fairy, was focused more on Hikari. Hikari seemed nervous, but really happy inside. Not much of an intense love just yet, but a small happiness can certainly become that. But Yumechu knew one thing. Even if Hikari didn’t feel love, as long as she was happy..

That..that would be fine.

Just seeing the girls made Dokichu extremely happy. If the world wasn’t in danger, their wishes would be true even faster.

But…

Well..

The world’s in danger. But if anything...their wishes will come true. No matter what the world throws at them.

So...the obvious thing would happen. Dokichu and Yumechu…

Together with the girls, with their connected “Hearts”, “Thoughts”, and “Strength”, a new “Power” will be born.

That’s..the only way, right?

“A-ah..Megumi..” Hikari nervously tries to speak. “Hikari-chan? Something wrong?” Megumi answers back, clearly worried. “N-no..but...what are those?” Hikari points to Dokichu and Yumechu.

“I don’t know but..they’re so cute!!” Megumi almost had the urge to say “Like you”.

Dokichu floats up to Megumi and Yumechu floats up to Hikari. Megumi smiles, while Hikari just looks confused.

“Ehehe~! I don’t know who you are but you’re really cute!!” Megumi hugs Dokichu.

“I’m Dokichu~doki! You and your friend over there, we have something to tell you~doki!”

Megumi’s eyes light up. “Really?! Tell us, tell us~!!”

“We~ll~doki..”

Megumi floats up and glows.

“We saw something special in you two~doki.”

“A-and because of that~yume..we..want to..~yume..”

“Share something w-with you..~yume..”

Hikari floats up and glows.

“...e-eeeeee?!” Hikari yells out.

The two of them can feel themselves in another world almost. Another plane of existence. Megumi poses cutely as she’s fully in a transformed state, everything about her appearance changing. Hikari, however, looks in confusion, with a changed appearance.

“..E-...eeee…? Why are we w-wearing these strange outfits…” Hikari’s nervous, while Megumi is as cheerful as ever. “Haven’t you noticed Hika-chan? We’re like real life magical girls!!”

“..y-yeah..” Hikari nervously smiled.

“Ooh!! We should give ourselves names~!! Like you could be YumeYume Heart Hika and I could be DokiDoki Love Megu~!!”

Megumi smiles.

Darkness fills the cherry trees and the rest of the outside is covered by a red substance, as right in front of Megumi and Hikari’s eyes some weird monster appears. “Ooh! We have to fight it!!”

Megumi’s still excited as she starts going in and doing punches and kicks, that are quite strong, of course everything’s going to be stronger in a magical form. Hikari tries to do the same. A wand appears in front of Megumi as she calls out “MeguMegu Love Heart-Pounding Beam!” and shoots a giant heart-shaped beam at the enemy.

She grabs Hikari’s hand as Hikari takes hold of the wand, and yells out “MeguHika Heart-Pounding Spectrum Kiss!” as billions of hearts rain down onto the enemy, finishing it off. Megumi strikes a cute pose and smiles. “Ehehe, that was so fun!!”

Hikari is visibly uncomfortable and nervous, and gets her hand off the wand. “..T-that..that was scary…”

“It couldn’t be that bad if we’re side by side like this, right?” Megumi asks with a smile as she detransforms.

“..Y-yeah..” Hikari smiles and detransforms.

The darkness disappears. Hikari sits under the cherry tree and Megumi follows, with Dokichu and Yumechu in her lap.

They both smile.