Well I decided to write this because I felt it would be nice and plus I had a bit of down time and I needed to de-stress from exam revision quick question is anyone else doing IB? I will be doing 10 exams within two days and my first exam stars Monday so yeah I need luck. On a side note I think this pairing should be used more often and last thing is there will be frequent time skips. So here we go!
Love Can Bloom
Two kids sat in the local playground at dusk. The two are childhood friends one a girl with chestnut hair and vibrant beautiful violet eyes who had a cheerful smile to boot. The other a boy with short spikey brown hair and light brown hair. The two were jumping across the monkey bars however the girl was faster than the boy and clearly outclassing him. Irina jumped off the end of the monkey bar and turning to face her friend with her hands on her hips confidently.
"Come on Issei! You are slow!" The girl spoke to the boy now known as Issei while cracking a confident smile. Issei barely managed to finish the monkey bar before falling off.
"*pant* Irina we have been doing the same monkey bars forever" Issei droned in annoyance
"Then you should have said something!" Irina spoke with a roll of her eyes
"I have!" Issei shouted childishly all he got was Irina sticking her tongue out. Issei sent an angry expression before reaching forward and pushing her lightly.
"Tag you're it!" Issei shouted before bolting off while Irina just grinned before chasing after Issei.
The two chased each other around the playground before Irina leapt forward and tackled Issei to the floor pinning him to the ground with Irina on top of him. The two exchanged a flurry of blows in which their arms were only used and the only thing hurt.
After a few moments of the flurry of arm blows, the two looked at each other before bursting out into laughter at the stupidity of their moment. Irina got off Issei and rested on her back next to Issei. The both put their arms behind their heads before they both stared at the orange coloured sky and the arrays of faint white clouds.
A comfortable silence came between the two kids. But it was a morose silence as this would be their last time together, last time Issei would tag Irina, last time Irina would beat Issei on the monkey bars and the last time they would run through a playground.
"Irina…" Issei spoke with a underlying tone of sadness
"Yeah Issei?" Irina replied
"Do you have to go away?" Issei whined at the cruelty of their situation, Irina sent a puzzled look to Issei who looked equally confused by her reaction
"I didn't tell you?" Irina spoke in surprise
"Tell me what! Tell me what!" He spoke with childish impatience
"I am not leaving anymore, Dad and mom decided that they want me to stay here but I will have to go back during summer" she explained, Issei had tears forming in his eyes before he hugged Irina
"You're not leaving!" Issei shouted happily to which Irina nodded as she returned the hug
"So we can continue being friends!" Issei shouted with joy
"Of course!" Irina replied with confidence and assurance
"In that case! Tag your it!" Issei shouted before tagging Irina and bolting off with her hot on his feet
Middle school years
Issei was currently sitting in class waiting anxiously for the time to pass, his feet tapping against the floor in impatience. Him and Irina planned to meet afterschool today at the local burger place. They unfortunately were in different classes as Irina was slightly better than him in terms of academic but she had helped instill a decent work ethic into Issei as well as advising him to avoid his friends Matsuda and Motohama who aimed to "Corrupt" Issei as she told him in her own words.
The bell rang and Issei hurried to get out of his seat and out the door,
"Hey Issei Matsuda and I wanna show you something!" Motohama one of Issei's friends spoke interrupting his mad rush. They called to him as they held a magazine with triple X embellished on it and the two perverts were receiving stares of disgust from girls in the class. Issei sent them a sympathetic smile before replying
"Sorry can't I got to meet up with Irina so we can go for lunch"
"Come on man it will only take a few minutes" Matsuda begged while Motohama pleaded with his hands and eyes
"Sorry no can do, I got to meet her" Issei replied seriously before bolting out of the class and heading to the meeting point he had set with Irina.
Issei dashed down the hallways and eagerly down the staircase before bursting through the door to head to the school gate which was their meeting point. He didn't see Irina yet but better him early then late. He loitered around the school gate watching everyone leave before he glanced back to see familiar chest nut hair. As they saw each other, Irina waved her hand towards him before jogging over.
"Sorry to keep you waiting Ise" she apologized with a smile
"Nah it's okay come on let's go grab some food" Issei shook off her apology before leading the way to the local burger store.
Little did Irina know today was the day Issei had something planned, he planned to ask her to become his girlfriend. Ever since childhood he found himself having special feelings for Irina and after puberty and being introduced to the notion of love by his parents, he realized what those feelings were.
The two walked towards the nearby burger place, simply enjoying each other's companies anyone observing them could tell by the smiles on their face and their body language which oozed comfort and happiness.
They entered the burger store and got a booth where they both sat down ordering their food and enjoying themselves. However, Issei found himself staring at Irina mesmerized with her violet eyes and her smile with rosy lips and beautiful chestnut hair. He just really wanted to embrace her, kiss her and cherish her. He saw her lips moving, she was saying something,
"Issei"
"Issei!" the words registered as Irina shook his shoulder dragging him out of his reverie. He blushed realizing that he was staring at her and she probably did notice.
"Sorry Irina… I was just thinking about something" He quickly tried to lie
"Oh ok but try not space out on me like that Ise. It was weird and scary" Irina accepted his answer with a small smile to which Issei nodded. The two then talked over their burgers and fries. To others they seemed to be on a date and that was how Issei saw it but he wasn't sure if Irina saw it that way.
After their little lunch, the two decided to take a detour to a nearby park in the centre of Kuoh. There was a fountain in the middle surrounded by some benches. The park was deserted and all that could be heard was the gentle patter of the fountain.
"Let's watch the sunset Ise" Irina suggested
"Alright" Issei replied before sitting down on a bench with Irina next to him. The two sat in a comfortable silence watching the sunset. However, Issei found the girl next to him much more attractive than the orange, red sunset before them. A gentle wind blew making strands of her hair flutter gently and showed Issei her elegance but her violet eyes they were like sweet ecstasy Issei violet eyes that glistened no matter the time and glinting with happeniess and beauty.
Suddenly, Issei found himself acting on instinct, he slowly wrapped his arm behind her resting it on the bench while his hand rested on her shoulder. A few seconds passed as Issei's heart beat rapidly, his muscles tense and ready to pull at the first sign of trouble. However, Irina didn't even seem to flinch but rather Issei could feel her relax in his hand. Suddenly she leaned into Issei, resting her head on his shoulder. Issei's face became flushed and his heart was practically trying to break out of his ribcage.
"I-It's a bit chilly isn't it…" Issei managed to utter
"Not anymore" Irina replied with her trademark smile, Issei glanced at her lips, he just wished to kiss them, savour them, cherish them.
"Hey Ise…" Irina's words drawing him out of his fantasy, he turned to face her when she placed her hands on his cheeks. Issei blushed even harder as he felt her soft warm hands on his face.
"Yeah Irina?" he replied not knowing what else to say before the two of them closed their eyes, gently but surely edging closer to each other as their bodies tensed for the moment. Then it came, in a heartbeat the tension blew away and give way to relaxation.
They savoured the taste of each other's lips, Irina tasted like Issei expected sweet and like strawberry's just as he always imagined, her lips were softer then silk. The two were floating in the haze of love and pleasure as they shared their kiss. Each of them matching movement for movement showing their compatibility.
A few terse moments they parted almost begrudgingly from each other's lips. The two opened their eyes, brown against violet but there was nothing but joy within those eyes and also a glint of relief.
"Took us long enough…" Irina muttered in relief
"I guess yeah… so Irina would you like to go out with me?" Issei spoke suddenly finding the courage to speak, Irina just rolled her eyes before smiling.
"Of course silly!" to which Issei smiled as widely as he could
Issei's Seventeenth birthday
It was Issei seventeen birthday and he had been going out with Irina for several years, the two decided to spend it with their families and in each other's company. The parents obviously knew about the little romance going on and didn't care if anything they were encouraging it. Irina's parents were tactful but Issei's were praising Irina as if she was a goddesses sent from the heavens who made sure their sun didn't stray off. Mr. Shidou thought Issei was a good lad who always had his heart in the right place and knew that Issei loved Irina with all his heart so did Mrs. Shidou.
The two were once again sitting watching the sunset going down, it had become an enjoyable past time for the two lovers. They were sitting in the backyard of Issei's house, sitting on the step of the patio. The two huddled close with their sides touching while Irina rested her head on Issei's shoulder a content smile on both their faces.
"I can't wait to go to Kuoh academy with you" Issei spoke breaking the silence, he had worked hard to get into the prestigious school Irina had been allowed into as her father knew some people. He managed to enter as his desire to enter coincided with the all-girls academy allowing boys in, he managed to enter with the help of Irina superior tutoring skills and understanding of the subjects.
Irina glanced away at Issei's mention of the academy, it did not go unnoticed from Issei who after all the years of being Irina's boyfriend could pick up on when something was bothering her.
"Irina what's wrong?" Issei spoke with concern as he glanced at his girlfriend and childhood friend
"I-I have to go back to England with my mother… they just told me a week ago and I didn't want to ruin your birthday…" She explained nervously as tears formed in the corner of her eyes, Issei frowned he hated seeing Irina like this, he placed his hand on her head and brought her into the nook of his neck while placing his chin on her head. He began stroking her comfortingly and lovingly.
"It's okay if you have to you have to." Issei whispered trying to hide the pain in his voice from being separated from her
"It's only for a couple months but then I will be back. I talk with the student council president of Kuoh academy she said it was fine if I go and back due to family reasons" Irina informed Issei with a cheerful smile to which Issei couldn't help but smile, the pain in his heart slowly becoming an afterthought.
'It will only be a few months' he thought inwardly
"Oh I almost forgot about your gift!" Irina spoke in shock before getting up and dashing inside the house she returned a few moments later. An eager smile on her face as she cradled Issei's gift it was in a black bag that looked to be in a shape of a guitar.
"Is that a guitar?" Issei asked as Irina walked over and sat beside him, placing the gift on his lap.
"Yeah, I remember you use to take guitar lessons when you were younger and you always dreamed of being a guitar singer/ song writer" She elaborated while Issei blushed a little flattered that she remembered that.
Issei unzipped the bag, a breath of awe escaped his lungs as he saw the beautiful orange wood guitar with a brown head stock that meshed well with the rest of the guitar. He also find a small black that was encrusted with a silver II symbolizing Issei and Irina. While on the guitar itself in the corner it said "Love from Irina' it was embedded in silver cursive writing that flowed beautifully. Issei ran his fingers over it feeling the smooth silver and before he knew it there were droplets of white on the guitar.
Irina frowned before hugging Issei wrapping him in her warmth and love.
"It's beautiful Irina… Thank you, I will cherish it…" he said clutching the guitar like he would die without it as he cried.
"Stop Ise, I am going to cry as well..." Irina warned in a sad tone as tears pooled in the side of her eyes. Issei smiled and laughed before wiping the tears away,
"We wouldn't want that am I right?" he after his laughs before he kissed her on the forehead.
"I love you so much, Irina…" He said as he wrapped his arm around her bringing her close before she suddenly began crying
"Idiot you're making me cry… I love you so much Ise…" she spoke as she cried before they laughed
First Day of Kuoh Academy
Issei walked towards the building a determined smile on his face. The building was beautiful with an array of windows and red and orange bricks creating and elegant and institutional look.
As he walked to the school he saw two people he never expected but should have Matsuda and Motohama screaming praises of joy and glory to boobs in the main entrance of the school. Issei shook his head ruefully before smiling a bit.
"Those fools never change"
4 months until I see Irina again, damn I miss her already…. Issei thought to himself as he frowned
Little did he know his love for Irina would be tested the moment he entered Kuoh academy and the lair of Rias Gremory and Sona Sitri.
Well how was it? I hope it was good with regards to this staying as a single pairing or harem I am not sure I was just kind of thinking to go with the flow. So yeah first chapter of love can bloom hopefully more to come and good luck to anyone else who has exams! Until next time!
