Rikka's POV

I woke up to find some wet spots on the side of my bed

What happened...? Was I... was I crying...?

I have been really worried about Ira lately... I couldn't understand why he was acting this way

Although, Ira doesn't seem like to the type to show his feelings. He generally keeps them quiet and pretends that everything's alright.

But this is worse than that. He tried to hurt himself! If I hadn't stopped him, who knows what would happen

Anyway, I need to check up on him..

I got up from my bed and went to the guest room where I kept him. I slowly opened the door and my eyes grew wide

No... this can't be happening...

He was gone

Mana's POV

I started getting worried about Rikka, but mostly Ira.

He seemed out of control lately, and he acted... different.

I decided to call Rikka, and see if everything was okay.

But the phone ended up ringing instead. It was Rikka!

As I picked up the receiver, I immediately put it down and ran for the front door

"M-Mana? What's the matter?" my mom asked

"I'm sorry, it's an emergency"

"M-Mana-

I never did end up staying to here what my mom then said, cause I made a run for Rikka's house.

Once I got there, the door was already unlocked, I swung it open and ran for Rikka's room.

I opened it and found all the other cures sitting in a circle around the room

"Rikka.. is it true...?" I asked, panting

She didn't say anything, she nodded

I didn't say anymore, I rushed to my friend and squeezed her tight.

"Don't worry" I whispered, "We will do everything in our power to bring him back"

The other girls nodded, even Aguri-chan did

"We will bring him back"

Hey you guys! Sorry for a small chapter, I was intending it to be long but I thought that it would be better to just end it off here. Sorry!

Also, I'm sorry that I haven't been updating lately, school has been overpowering my schedule, but now that it's summer, I can update again!

I hope you like this chapter! I will also be updating Chapter 9 and this just to make up for my absence 😊

Stay tuned for next chapter! Where we learn all about Ira's past!!!