The Story of Love 💕 (RikkaxIra)

Chapter: 9

Rikka's POV

A few days passed since the incident with Mamon. Ira and I wondered why she came so suddenly...

One night, As we finished dinner , we heard a knock on the door...

"Rikka! It's me!!" yelled a voice.

"Mom!" I called as I rushed to the door.

I opened to see my mother smiling at me. We hugged each other and she kissed my forehead. Then she noticed Ira, sitting at the table.

I noticed her looking at him.

"That's Ira, he had some trouble at his house so I told him that he could stay with me for a few days... is that alright?" I asked.

"Oh of course! How did you both meet?"

Ira looked alarmed from that question.

"U-Uh we met down the street, by the mailbox a few months ago... He was passing by while I was mailing something to dad" I explained.

I wasn't lying...it was actually the first time we met! I was delivering a letter and then he summoned a Jikochuu. Well... I was kinda lying for some of my story... but not all of it!

"Thank you for taking care of Rikka for me Ira-kun" my mom said with a smile.

"O-Oh! No prob..lem" said Ira, stammering.

"Mom! You're embarrassing me!" I said with a blush.

"Sorry! It's not everyday I get to see my daughter's boyfriend" my mom teased.

"Mooooom!!" I said, embarrassed.

Ira was sitting there blushing a little at my mom's comment.

"Well, I'm heading upstairs now, I'll see you both later?" said my mom

"Ok!" I said.

Ira's POV

A few hours past and Rikka fell asleep on the couch beside me. I was going to head upstairs to get her a blanket until her mom noticed me.

"I really appreciate you taking care of Rikka" she said.

"It's not a big deal. It's the least I could do" I said, remembering all the times I used to summon Jikochuu's at Rikka.

When I started to remember, my heart ached... I wondered every time, what this feeling was...

"Are you alright?" She asked me

Ack! What do I say now..!!?

"U-Um... yeh.. I need some fresh air" I said, as I hurried to the door.

I went outside and sat on a nearby bench. I tried to contain all the emotions I was having.... but I couldn't...

Then I heard a voice...

"Ira? Is that you" said that voice of C. Heart

I turned to see her with a bunch of bags.

"Oh! It is you!" She said with a smile.

Her kindness made my heart ache even more. She noticed me clenching my chest in pain.

I said nothing.

"That feeling... is love" she said.

My eyes widened.

She knew what I was feeling??

She put her bags down and sat beside me.... I backed a way a bit.

"Y-Your gonna attack me, right?" I asked.

"Why would I attack you? What have you done wrong?" She asked, surprised.

"But all those times I summoned Jikochuus at you and the other Cures... you'll still... accept me?"

"Sure!" She said, "I believe that everyone makes mistakes! But if you overcome them, then that's a good thing"

"Why are you being nice to me?" I asked.

"You're in love with my best friend, and she's in love with you..." she said, with a smirk.

You have got to be KIDDING ME!!!!

"W-What makes you say that?"

"The way you looked at her during the war."

"U-Um.."

"I'm also being nice because I believe that you have a change of heart!" She said, smiling again.

"That feeling that you told me... love?" I asked.

"Yeh.. what about it?"

"Why does it... hurt..?" I asked, feeling stupid yet again.

"Remember when Regina used to be my friend? And she became evil again?" She asked.

"Y-Yes.." I answered.

"Well, after that battle, when Cure Ace showed up, I couldn't stop thinking about her... I cried when I thought of her... and all the times we had together.. and I knew that I had to get her back" she explained.

She went on,

"I experienced that pain that you have. Believe it or not... it's actually love! It's love because you care about whomever your thinking about... and I can tell that that's Rikka..."

I nodded.

"Well... are you worried about her?"

"I'm worried that she might hate me after remembering all the times I used to try and hurt her... I also am worried if you and the other Cures won't except her because she loves me.."

C. Heart laughed a bit.

"What's so funny, Heart?" I asked in confusion.

Then she held out her hand to me

"Call me Mana! And I don't hate you! Just the opposite!" She said.

I stared at her in disbelief,

Does she... actually ..

"I'm hoping that we can become friends Ira! How 'bout we shake on it?"

She still held out her hand, indicating that she wanted me to shake it.

I slowly placed my hand on hers and we shook. She still kept smiling.

Then she picked up her bags and turned to me.

"And don't worry about the other Cures.. they believe in you too! Trust me!" She said with a wink.

"Bye!"

"B-Bye.."

Then I turned to Rikka's house... and I began to feel much better...

"Abundant Love! I'm Cure Heart!"

"Love... is mysterious.."
I thought as I headed back in and sat beside Rikka and I fell asleep.