"...Ichika?"

Silence.

"...Ichika...?"

"...is he okay?" Cecilia asked.

"It's Ichika..of course he's okay!" Rin growled a bit, looking at Cecilia with her eyes.

"I don't think being Ichika makes you...well.." Charlotte trailed off.

"He's thick headed...but even that would have knocked him out..I'm just glad he's not bleeding..or worse." Houki sighed, relieved.

"..what shall we do with him down?" Laura simply asked.

It was climbing down to the end of the summer school, and as such, each of the girls attempted to find a way to make Ichika fall in love with them in each of their own ways. After Houki's extremely close attempt, the other four attempted to step up their game: Skimpier bathing suits, dragging him out with them for 'walks' or 'shopping reasons', asking him to come out to the shore at night, and all other misguided attempts to get him alone, all to no avail to Ichika and his...mind. Each attempt lead to him being distracted, or simply not catching the point, and the fact that Houki was mere inches away from kissing him, the others girls took it as a challenge. And currently?

Ichika, passed out on the beach, evening. With Houki finding Ichika as he was, unconscious, she went to get help...and her meaning of help wasn't her rivals. But, she wasn't going to be picky at a time like this, so she hurried them to Ichika, and proceeded to give him an examination to the best of their ability. All was well..but now...

"So...uhm...what do we do now with him?" Charlotte asked, looking at the girls.

"It's simple! We carry him back to the resort for now!" Cecilia spoke up.

"But what if there IS something with him we can't see..we could be doing more damage than good..." Rin sighed.

"I bet SAND could give him a concussion, Rin." Cecilia said, glaring at the Chinese pilot.

"Fighting isn't going to help him! Now cut it out both of you!" Houki spoke up, the two arguing girls flinching a bit. "Now look, we just need to all lift him up lightly. Charlotte, keep his head still. Rin, Cecilia, lift him by the arms. Laura and I will carry him from his legs. That way he doesn't move. Does everyone agree?" She asked, looking at each one nod. "Wait...Laura?" She asked, looking around. "E-Eh?! Laura! Get back here with him!" Houki yelled.

Laura, on the other hand, was happily dragging Ichika through the sand towards the steps upwards to the road. "I think I have the better of the ideas." She simply said.

"Laura!" The remaining four girls yelled, hurrying after the German as she stole away with the only male in the school.


After a lengthy argument over who would carry the possibly injured male, the five girls finally agreed to Houki's original plan at walking him back to the resort. And...with each girl getting a stern, yet thankful lecture from Chifuyu about 'handling' her little brother with more care, they were forced to give Ichika up to better hands, mainly a few medical staff. News, thankfully, didn't get around, yet Ichika's condition was given to his harem. The prognosis was that he slipped, fell, and hit his head on something hard. No damage, no bleeding, just that he, simply put, knocked himself out.

"...seriously?!" The girls all exclaimed in unison.

"He must have one thick skull not to have been hurt by it. But, he'll be fine within an hour or so. Just make sure he relaxes and doesn't do anything strenuous."

"So we can visit him?" Houki asked, concerned for her childhood friend.

"Just don't wake him up, and make sure he gets his rest. He shouldn't walk around much, but he can sit up and stand if needed. Other than that, you can go vi-" The medical attendant 'finished' as the girls all rushed into Ichika's room.

The male was asleep on his bed, peacefully. The girls formed a small circle around him, all leaning over him.

"..Ichika?" They all asked in unison, looking for a response. "...Ichika?" They asked again. Nothing, aside from his breathing. Even that faint sound caused the girls to sigh in relief.

"He's safe...shouldn't we tell someone?" Charlotte asked.

"I'm pretty sure we weren't the first ones told about his condition..." Rin said.

"Well..what do we do now?" Cecilia asked.

"...watch him?" Houki asked, trying not to sound like some sort of creeper.

"I doubt us simply watching him will help him get better..." Laura started, seeing Ichika's eye twitch a bit. "...I stand corrected."

Ichika groaned a bit, opening his eyes slowly. "O-ow..my head..." he muttered, going to sit up. The girls moved aside a bit to give him room, yet each quickly helped him each, heated glares being thrown between each girl.

"..w-what's with the party going on?" The male chuckled.

"Y-you hit your head!" Rin spoke up, concerned.

"..I did?" he asked.

"What were you doing on the beach anyway? If you wanted to see us in our bathing suits.." Cecilia started, Rin quickly covering the Brit's mouth. "M-mmnnfff!" Ichika blinked, confused by the girls actions, as well as the question.

"O-oh yea..beach. Uhm..I just went down there to relax..think about some stuff..."

"..how did you fall then?!" Rin spoke up once more, pulling her hand off Cecilia's mouth.

"I...dunno.." Ichika chuckled nervously, causing each girl to groan. "Anyway..uhm.." he started to say, each girl leaning closing. Ichika chuckled nervously. "S-some room please?" He asked as nicely as he could. The girls grumbled, but listened to his demand. Each slid back a bit. "Thanks..heh.." he said.

"Do you need anything?" Charlotte asked.

"Actually..now they you mention it..I am kinda hungry." Ichika said, seeing the faces of his harem beam. "If..someone could get me some dinner and a drink...I'd be really glad." he said, feeling disturbed by the fact each girl was more than willing to go and get him food. He was used to their odd actions and reactions to what he did and asked, but at times, he was still taken by surprise by the girls that fought for his attention. "So..uhm..could one of you go get me something?" he asked, chuckling nervously.