Infinite Stratos: The Destined Knight

Ichika was kidnapped by a terrorist organization, during the second Mondo Grosso. But Ichika escaped, piloting an IS and changing history. Now he is off to IS Academy and just what sort of chaos is in store for him. Crappy summary? Yes. Crappy story? That is your decision. Strong, Mature Ichika. IchikaXHarem.

Author's Note

This Chapter will mainly be an Ichika POV, just giving you guys (and girls) a heads up.

"Speaking"

'Thought'

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Chapter 1: Amnesia, Entrance Exam, IS Academy!

Orimura Household

(Chifuyu POV)

Amnesia: Partial or total loss of memory, usually resulting from shock, psychological disturbance, brain injury, or illness.

That is what Ichika suffered after the events, He doesn't remember anything of piloting the IS, all he remembers that happen two weeks ago, was that he was kidnapped, escaped from his 'prison', talked to me on the screen and came across an IS. He believes that the German and Japanese Special Forces were the ones that save him.

I spoke with the commander of the infiltration; even he believes that Ichika saved himself. He said that they were at the front entrance of where the terrorist were located. There was this sickening boom and saw an IS came crashing out of the warehouse before being attacked by another IS.

However, the press were more interested in Ichika being the first male to pilot an IS, even though they have told that he doesn't remember, the press kept coming. Asking to interview my brother, every day when he would leave school, he's was been swarmed by these vultures. I had to now drive him to and from school. (He used to walk to and from school). IS developers went after him trying to see how he was able to control an IS. And hopefully use his data to understand if they can get other men to fly them.

All this unwanted attention from the press, IS developers and even the school he goes to, made Ichika very scared, he is just a ten year old boy. In fact, there was one time he wouldn't even leave the house for a week of two.

I eventually I sort it at with them, I am said to be the best at making amends (Cough… Death Threats… Cough). And Ichika finally went back school without having to suffer of getting mobbed by anyone.

But however, I have to leave Ichika for a while. Because of the German Military's support of helping me found him, I am to go to Germany, and become an instructor for a year. To help them train their next generation of IS pilots.

"So, because the German's helped you find me, you have to go away?" Ichika asked. We are in the dining room having yakiniku for tea (Ichika did the cooking).

Yes, I will be gone for a year and I can't leave you here alone since I'll be gone for a while, so I'll be dropping you off at the Gotanda residence. You remember the Gotanda's, right?" I asked him.

Ichika nodded his head remembering the Gotanda's kids Dan and Ran. "Yes Chifuyu-nee."

"Good." I said back to him.

(Ichika POV)

We have just finished having tea and I am putting away the dishes. But I see on the corner of my eye Chifuyu packing her suitcase. However there was something on my mind that was bugging me.

I remembered that our parents left us because of something bad happened. Chifuyu-nee explained to me that our parents were leaving for a long time. But I saw in her eyes, the anger she had against our parents. I didn't want the anger to consume her, so I told Chifuyu-nee that I want her to see her smile and be happy. And that we would look after each other.

And now, I seeing her getting pack and leave… leave, I hate that word.

"Um… Chifuyu-nee?" I asked in a worried voice. Chifuyu-nee turned her head to see me in the door way to her room.

"Yes?" Chifuyu-nee asked, I…I couldn't take it anymore and started crying and rushed over to embrace her.

"Don't leave me!" I cried out, as I hug her around her waist.

"Ichika," Chifuyu-nee said my name sternly as she understands what I am thinking about. "I'll be only gone for a year. I just need keep my end of the promise, but after that I'll be right back, okay?"

"But a year is so long! What did I do? Did I do something bad? I love you Chifuyu-nee! Do you… not love me?" I said, my face going completely red from the crying.

"Listen to me Ichika, This is not your fault that this is happening, I hate to do this too but I must do it." Chifuyu-nee said, knelt to my height, to look me in the eyes.

"Ichika, I won't leave you. You and I... we're family. We're the only family we have left, so we have to stick together like we've always done. So I would never ever leave you. And you know that I will always love you." Chifuyu-nee said, "Now stop with this crying nonsense. You do know boys aren't supposed to cry, right?" She ruffled my hair a bit.

I nodded, and started rubbing away the tears.

"That's it! Be strong, Ichika. Always be strong." Satisfied, Chifuyu returned to her packing.

Five Years Later

(Ichika POV)

I was standing at the bus stop, waiting for the bus to come. I let a loud yawn.

"What's the matter Ichika? Did your sister give you another beat down in those spars again?" asked my friend Gotanda Dan. The 'spars' that he mentioning are the kendo practice sessions that I begged Chifuyu-nee for when she returned home from Germany. As she is often away for her job, we would have a 'skill assessment' every two weeks to get me in shape, mind you that it's hard facing against some as skilled as Chifuyu-nee, but at least I am improving.

"No, I just had a rough night, last night. Anyway Chifuyu-nee hasn't returned home yet." I told him, it's true that last night wasn't the best. But I think it is best to not tell anyone about it. I turned to see my bus approaching. "Alright then, I'll see you later Dan."

"Okay then, later." Dan said, before the bus came to a stop in front of us. "By the way, which high school are you going to?" He asked. I just simply shook my head.

"It wouldn't be a secret if I told you." I told him, and hope into the bus.

As the bus drove around city, as it heads toward to my destination. I started thinking about what has happen in the last couple of years.

It has been five years since my kidnapping and the events of the Second Mondo Grosso, While the whole me flying an IS is mentioned once a while it isn't as hectic. Mondo Grosso finals were delayed, because of those events. The match was replayed and Chifuyu-nee won again for the second time; I couldn't see the match because I was in the hospital unconscious during that time. But at least I got to see her smile just like last time.

However, she retired straight after the match, before she then went to Germany to become an instructor. But when she came back from Germany a year later, she came back… colder. I mean she wasn't her usually self when she is at home. And at times she would leave to some odd job. Probably keep us out of debt or something.

But I missed her, I miss her smile. So I'd continue my school years without seeing her smile, and now I am heading for the multipurpose city hall for my high school entrance exams.

Multipurpose City Hall

(Ichika POV)

"Damn my sense of direction." I said to myself, the building was big on the outside, but it's enormous in the inside. There are so many hallways, staircases and dead ends that this building could be considered a maze. I've asked some people for directions but they're not giving me a clean answer.

I am heading down this hallway, which leads to a door. Maybe I could ask someone again to help me or better yet, that the door to the entrance exam. I went towards the door and turned the knob and open the door.

I stopped when my eyes saw the contents of the room. Right in front of me, more like kneeling in front of me was IS! I've only seen one when I was kidnapped.

I walked up to the machine that changed human society, I was now so close to it I could touch it, and without thinking, I slowly raised my arm over to touch it.

As soon as my finger brushed the armor of the IS, a bright light flashed. Did… did I activate an IS?! That is when I felt something vibrate on my hand. It felt like gears were grinding into place.

"It's moving…" I said, as stream of information on its operating methods, its capabilities, characteristics, movement range, current equipment…

"Hey! What's going on here?" A female shouted behind me, but I didn't that notice who was calling behind me.

"The IS, it's responding!" Another female as well shouted. "Wait a minute, he's Ichika Orimura! He has done it again, he activated an IS!"

While the two are in shock at what is happening in front of me. I was getting a flashback, it's not entirely clear, but I am seeing a door… the door opening… an IS in front… the IS activating… crashing into the Mondo Grosso… and seeing Chifuyu-nee's face. I now understand (kinda) but I know that I was the event everyone talked about five years ago, I activated an IS to get away from my kidnappers.

And I understand, that I, Orimura Ichika, a simple male, have just activated/piloted an IS, the machine that has rejected any male pilots since its creation ten years ago. (Or five years if you're talking about the event.)

IS Academy

(Ichika POV)

"This is going to be harder than I thought…" I gulped, as I'm sitting in a desk inside a classroom, surrounded by girls. I going to emphasize on the word 'surrounded'. Not only are all my classmates are female, the entire population in this school is composed of women. Even the staff members, from the teachers to the janitors are female. That's right, I'm currently enrolled in the IS Academy as the ONLY male student ever accepted. With a 99.9% female population, I felt very isolated. The intensity of the stares from my classmates only adds to my dilemma. Why do I have to sit in center-front seat of the classroom?

"First of all I would like to congratulate all of you on your enrollment." The woman in front of the class said, "I'm the assistant homeroom teacher, Yamada Maya." A screen appears behind her with her name written on it.

An awkward silence went around the room.

"Umm… As of today, you are all students in the IS Academy." She continued the screen shows off our locations and the dorms that will all be living in. "Here the students live in on-campus dorms. You'll be together in and after class. I hope that we can all get along and have fun for the next three years." She finished.

Awkward silence again. And the girls are still staring at me; I mean I had girls stare at me back at junior high but not at this level.

"L-let's start with self introductions." Yamada-sensei suggested. "We'll do it in the order the attendance list."

The only good news is at least I knew a familiar face, and that is my childhood friend Houki who is also in this class. Having not seen her for six years, I looked forward to catching up with her. Glancing towards her direction I see her staring at me as well. Having been caught she lets an angry puff of air out and turns away from me. Oh, Houki, is this any way to treat a childhood friend you haven't seen in six years? With my only support now dashed away, I felt alone again.

"Orimura Ichika-san…" A female's voice said.

"Yes, Orimura Ichika present." I said, seeing that Yamada-sensei asked for me.

"Please introduce yourself to the class."

Standing up and turning around to face my classmates, I finally see all the stares that were directed towards my back since homeroom started. Swallowing some saliva, and I prepared myself for the introduction.

"I am Ichika Orimura, first male to pilot an IS, I look forward working with you." Ending my speech with a bow, I take another glance around the classroom. Ah! What's with all these eyes demanding that I say more? What should I say? Taking a deep breath, I prepared for the next part of my introduction.

"…..That is all." I finished saying, a big mistake on my part.

BAM!

A hard object hit me on top of my head; you know it feels similar… there is only one person that could hit me with the same force, angle, speed and impact.

"Chifuyu-nee is that you?" I questioned, big mistake number two.

BAM!

As soon as I turn around and utter out my sister's name another blow hits my head.

Looking at me with stern eyes and wearing business women's attire, my sister stands in front of me. "I'm Orimura-sensei at school."

"Orimura-sensei, is the meeting over?" Yamada-sensei asks.

Turning towards her, both Chifuyu-nee's facial expression and voice took a gentler tone. "Ah, Yamada-kun. Sorry for leaving you to do the formalities."

'Why is she here?' I asked myself, 'Is this school the place she works. No wonder, she rarely comes home nowadays.' I sighed, and to think I was worried about her.

"Listen! I am your home room teacher. Orimura Chifuyu." Chifuyu-nee introduced herself to the class. "My job is to get you rookies in shape in under a year."

And that's when the chaos started.

"KYAAA—! It's Chifuyu-sama, it's the real Chifuyu-sama herself!" A student screamed.

"I've always been your follower!" Another shouted.

"I came to this school from North Kyushu because I admired you, oneesama!" One more girl said.

Chifuyu-nee sighed covering her face with the palm of her hand, at the sight of the fanatical girls. "I'm amazed at how many idiots gets every year. Are they only here for me?" She said to herself.

Chifuyu-nee made a scathing remark, and the girls only got more fanatical. At least it gave away some of the spotlight off me.

When the class finally settled down, Chifuyu-nee turned her attention back to me. "So, are you such an idiot that you even failed to even make a simple self-introduction?"

"What? No Chifuyu-ne-" Ah, wait wish I didn't say…

BAM!

"It's Orimura-sensei to you." Chifuyu-nee said, in an even colder tone, she's scary.

"Yes, Orimura-sensei." I said, not wanting to have any more brain damage.

And with that, Student Homeroom (SHR) came to an end.

Naturally, being the only male to pilot an IS, I expected the girls to be curious, but it seems that my new found relation to THE Orimura Chifuyu has increased my popularity even more. Even now I could see several of them mustering up their courage to even approach my desk. 'If this keeps up, I'm going to have a hard time making any friends.' I sighed to myself.

"Excuse me." Oh, it seems someone has actually come to talk to me. Looking up, I'm greeted by the familiar face of my childhood friend, Houki.

"Do you have a moment?" She asked.

I guess it must be hard to talk inside the classroom with everyone eavesdropping. Maybe she wants to apologize for ignoring me earlier? Well, whatever the reason, I do want to talk to my friend who I haven't seen in six years.

"Quickly."

Seeing her rush out of the classroom, I quickly followed her as well. As I exited the room, I saw Houki waiting for me in the middle of the hall. She relaxed her posture for a second, as if in relief seeing me follow her, before stiffening up once more when I approached.

Houki and I are now standing on top the roof of the classroom. And since Houki was remaining silent, I decided to start up a conversation, at least to get rid of the awkward silence I mean how many have we had, three?

"You won the National Kendo Tournament last year correct? I want to say a late congratulation." I said, bring up a friendly smile.

Houki's lips stiffened but two patches of red formed on her cheeks. Looking at her again, she actually seems kind of cute…

"H-How do you know that?" She asked me.

"How, well I saw it in the newspaper of course." I simply said.

"You read the newspaper?" She asked again.

"Yeah, they had a small article announcing that you were the winner." I explained to her.

"I see…" She whispered.

"You know Houki, even after not seeing you for six years I still managed to recognize you immediately." I said, so glad to see her again.

Houki once again blushed before whispering out, "How?"

"Your hair style, it hasn't changed even after all these years. As we are childhood friends, how could I forget that?" I said. I honestly never forget I childhood friend.

"Ah." Houki nods her head in confirmation.

Ding-Dong-Dang-Dong

"Oh, break is over. We best return to class Houki." Taking her hand, I lead us back to class. Strangely, Houki's face was extremely red the whole time we walked back…

When second period came about, I was glad that I didn't throw away the reference book. I would have not understand any of this, not even one percent of the materials presented today and with a teacher like Chifuyu-nee, I really didn't want to imagine the consequences. It was during this time that another girl came up to my desk.

"Can I help you miss…?" Dammit I zoned out during the self introductions that I didn't get her name… "I'm sorry; I don't remember your name…"

The blonde girl looked really offended. "What? You don't know who I am? Me, Cecilia Alcott?! Representative candidate of England and valedictorian of the IS exam?" She said, enrage.

Oh, so her name is Cecilia. Hmm something she said has caught my interest though. "What do you mean by valedictorian of the IS exam?" I asked she started walking around my desk.

"Oh? You don't know? Well I guess it is the duty of the nobles to educate the peons. I am the valedictorian of the IS exam as I was the only one to defeat the instructor in battle. Do you see why I am so great?" She explained.

"By the IS exam, you mean the one where we initialize the IS correct?" I asked her.

"Of course! Even a peon such as you should realize that!" She said, though she didn't have to insult me like that.

"Then I've also defeated the instructor as well. Does that make me a valedictorian too?" I half said, half asked, again. That's three times I asked her, I curse myself for my simple thinking.

"Wha-What? But… I was told that I was the only one to defeat the instructor…" Cecilia said, now her voice is in a panicky tone.

Trying to calm Cecilia down I told her a possible reason. "Maybe it's because I'm a guy so they didn't count it." I said. I am guessing that anyway, I am the only boy to pilot and they probably want my results it to be separate from the girls.

"Are you… Are you saying you defeated an instructor as well?! She shouted, and she's back to her loud enraged voice… lovely.

"Please, calm down." I asked nicely.

"How can I!" Cecilia shouted louder this time.

Ding-Dong-Dang-Dong

Phew, literally saved by the bell.

"I'll come back so don't you dare run away!" With that Cecilia returns to her own desk. Looks like I've only delayed the inevitable.

Seeing as Chifuyu-nee is teaching the third period, I quickly straitened my back and gave her my utmost attention. Anything less would definitely earn me another smack to the head and I don't think I can afford to lose anymore brain cells.

"This period, I will be covering different types of IS equipment, their uses in combat situations, and their characteristics so be sure to pay attention. Before that though, you will have to pick a class representative for the upcoming inter-class tournament. The class representative's job is quite self-explanatory. In addition to participating in the tournament, the representative also has to attend all student council meetings and committee meetings as well. The representative will effectively be the class leader and in tournaments, show the class' overall ability, so pick wisely."

"Sensei! I recommend Orimura-kun!"

"I second that notion!"

'Wait just a minute, there are only two Orimura's in this class. One of them is the instructor and the other… Ah, Dammit.' I thought to myself at my unfortunates

"Are there any objections? No? Then the class representative will be-" Chifuyu-nee was about to say that I am to be the class representative student, but I was to put a stop to it. Someone apparently had the same idea.

""I OBJECT!"" Cecilia and I yelled at the same time.

Huh, looks like I can agree with Cecilia after all.

"Do you expect me, Cecilia Alcott, to carry to have this shame of a man for a whole year?!" She shouted. Oh, I take that back what I said.

"Just living in this backwater country is unbearable enough!" She when shouted, okay insulting me, I fine with that… but insulting my country that is whole different meaning.

"It's not like England has anything to brag about." I commented back to her. "How many times has England held on to the Worst Cuisine Award again?" Okay this may be over the top, but if she is going to comment about our water supply, than at least I can insult their cooking.

"We have good dishes!" She said, clearly insulted by what I said. "Are you insulting my country?" Well you started it.

I simple stare back at Cecilia, not wanting to add anymore insult in this useless argument, I mean come on insulting other counties, was this originally about me being class rep.

"I challenge you to a duel." She shouted back at me, slamming her hands down.

"That's fine by me." I said… I probably shouldn't have said that, because I have no idea about my fighting capabilities, I mean when I was doing the IS exam, the instructor charged at me, I dodged and she crashed into a wall and was unconscious.

"Great. I'll show you Britain's representative candidate, Cecilia Alcott's true power. By the end of this, I'll have you at my feet so don't you dare change your mind!"

The girl sitting next to me gave me a worried glance. "Orimura-kun, are you sure you won't reconsider? As a representative candidate, Alcott-san should be really strong. At the very least, you should ask for a handicap."

"No, as a man, I will not go back on my word. A handicap is not necessary." I said to her, I maybe at a disadvantage, but I am not in need for a handicap.

"Then it is decided. The match will be scheduled next Monday in the third arena. The winner will be the class representative. Orimura and Alcott prepare yourselves for the fight." Chifuyu-nee announced.

I could nothing else put stare at my first opponent… and it has only the first day.

And that's Second Chapter, finished. Phew took me longer than I thought but doesn't matter. As long, it's finished and that you guys are enjoying the story than I am happy. Hope you enjoy this chapter.