Edited December 5th, 2012 2:08PM PST

Chip 004: Medals

"Why didn't you tell me that today was a break day?" Ichika asked as he sat before Leo down at the cafeteria and maneuvered his chopsticks to get himself a piece of his salmon, "Other than that, who were you talking to so early in the morning?"

A quiet sipping noise was emitted which barely anyone could hear besides Ichika as the questioned male had a cup of tea in his hand as the palate before him showed emptied and clean. Leo set the cup down as he looked at the man before him who continued eating his breakfast before a female walked up to the table and sat down with them.

"Good morning Houki," Ichika spoke as the female with long dark hair tied up by a red ribbon looked at him and nodded in response. She gave no regard to the other male sitting with them and soon others joined them as well.

"Good morning Ichika-san," a very lady-like voice spoke as Leo's eyes averted to the source to see a female wearing the IS uniform with her skirt going down like a dress and the rims were line with frills. Another female that paid no attention to the second male that stood up from his seat to hand over to her since more were coming in.

Even the two girls he fought in a mock battle two weeks ago were sitting themselves down at the table Ichika was at and previously Leo before he stood up. Now keeping his back to the group, Leo walked over to a different table that no one was sitting at before taking a seat and pulling his phone out before activating it.

His eyes were upon the screen as his finger swiped through the applications before someone's voice caught his attention and averted his eyes to the source. Standing near his table, a female with wearing some kind of yellow sweatshirt and looked at him with something he considered as "carefree" eyes was smiling at him.

"Can I sit with you Infinitus-kun?" she asked will carry her tray of food with her sleeves drooping below it, "You don't mind it right?"

"Feel free to sit…" he responded in a nonchalant tone as his attention returned to his phone and he started tapping away on the screen. In quick succession, he opened through some of his application and revealed some coins with animal prints appeared on the screen.

"Infinitus-kun, what are you looking at on your phone?" she asked as Leo's eyes looked back to the girl and he looked back down to his phone without answering. Now before she could say anything else, he pocketed his phone and looked at her giving his undivided attention.

"Forgive me for being so rude, but what was your question again?" he asked as he looked at the girl and realized that she was in his class, "Once more, forgive me for not realizing that you were here Nohotoke-san."

The smile on Nohotoke Honne's face returned as she seemed to have no grudge or any kind of ill intent appeared in the air around her. It was as if she was either used to it or she just didn't care about it at all.

"No problem, but if you're still bothered you can repay me by telling me what you were looking at on your phone earlier," she asked as she started munching away on her toast and looked as if she was partaking in the most divine treat of her life.

"I was looking at some designs made by my caretakers company," Leo answered as soon as the question was asked. His eyebrow perked up when he continued to watch the female student before him munch on her toast as it was the most expensive item she had eaten.

It took a while for another response to be heard from Nohotoke as she finished eating her toast before going for the light salad. Now he was watching her look around the table as if looking something before she looked up to him and gave him another smile for some reason.

"So what kind of company does your caretaker work at?" she asked as the plate holding her salad was lifted up by Leo to reveal a fork underneath it, "Ah, thank you."

Taking the fork, Nohotoke took it and Leo placed the plate back down on her tray. Starting her salad, a quiet munch was heard as the male turned his head and looked to the window as if he was trying to figure something out that was rising within his mind.

TAKA!

Hearing something outside, Leo inclined his head up to see a red machine taking the shape of a hawk flying around and flew closer to the glass before tapping on it with its mechanical beak. His eyes slightly squinted before getting up from where he was sitting.

"Where are you going Infinitus-kun?" Honne asked as she stopped eating her salad and looked at him with a smile on her face still, "Is there something the matter?"

"I remembered that I had an important meeting today. Forgive me for being so rude and leaving you here by yourself," he responded with a short apologetic bow and quickly turned his back to her before walking away.

Ichika was talking with Houki and the rest of the girls until he saw Leo walking out of the cafeteria as fast as he could. Sure enough he was stuck here as the girls continued to talking about something and wasn't able to move since he was stuck inside. A sigh escaped from his lips as he silently listened to the conversation Houki started that involved something about Leo.

"I've never seen an IS like that still…" Houki stated as she placed her chopsticks down and crossed her arms, appearing to be in deep thought, "Even my sister didn't seem to know anything about it either…"

"I don't think anyone knew about it at all," Ichika replied as he looked at the group of five girls around him, "Not only that, the mobility of his IS seems to be faster than the Aka Tsubaki even though it's a 4th Generation unit."

"That's not the only thing either. His close range weapon resembled the same weapon used the White Knight," Houki commented back as her eyes closed and she looked like she was in deep thought, "There's something fishy going on with him… Was there anything suspicious when he goes back into the dorm room or any time at all?"

A quiet thought ran in Ichika's mind as he tried to recall something that seemed relatively suspicious. There was something that came to mind and before anything could be said, something dropped on top of Ichika's head before landing on the table.

"If something is suspicious, then let me say this… I have my own reasons to it and no one should pry upon it," a voice said as Ichika turned his head and saw Leo standing behind him in some new set clothes, though the thing he was seeing first was a black shirt with a golden cross embedded on the top edge of it, "Also, I'm going to head out Ichika. If you need me, use that and have it search for me."

Leo pointed at the object that landed on the table after he dropped it on Ichika's head. Facing the table again, there was a can standing upright colored with red and gray while a hawk was imprinted on the can.

"What exactly is this thing?" he asked before turning his head to Leo, who was still standing behind him though his attention was somewhere else, "Leo… what is this thing you've given me?"

"Something that's been used a few years back," Leo responded as he looked at Houki with his red eyes that seemed to flare with some kind of emotion before turning his head to Charlotte and Laura, "I look forward to facing either of you in the battlefield again."

Saying what he needed, Leo turned his back to the group before heading off to exit the cafeteria. There were some unnamed girls looking at him walk off as they returned to talking amongst themselves about something else. Ichika continued to watch his roommate leaving before a thought ran through his mind.

What exactly am I supposed to do with this thing? Ichika asked himself as he carefully looked at the can that was given to him by Leo. It looked strangely like a drink, but there was something about it being used a few years back, Does that mean it's some kind of device?

As more thoughts appeared in Ichika's mind at the same time, there was the confrontation between student and teacher near the entrance of the dorm building. Orimura Chifuyu stood in front of Leo as he looked back to her as he scratched the back of his head waiting for her to get out of his way.

"Infinitus, what are you planning on doing?" Orimura-sensei asked as her cold stern gaze remained on the red eyed teen as he continued to scratch his head as if there was nothing wrong with what he was doing. Her cold gaze continued to bear into the teen as he didn't answer her question before it was restated, "I asked what you are planning on doing Infinitus…"

Now Leo stopped his action before he looked at his teacher with his red eyes. The teen flicked his hand and pointed at something outside as if it was the right thing to do at the moment.

"I'm planning on meeting someone. Is there something wrong with that?" he asked as his head turn to the side with the slightest movement as if he heard something within the distance, "Now I need to be going or I might be late in my prior engagement."

Taking a step forward, he moved to the side as he avoided bumping into Orimura-sensei and exited the dorm building. Now outside, he walked for about some yards before stopping to look up to the sky and catching sight of the flying hawk that circled around. The door to the building opened as Ichika walked out with the can in his hand and saw Leo standing there.

"Leo, what did you mean that-" Ichika started before seeing Leo started to run as fast as he could, "Or… not… I wonder what's up with him…"

Ichika looked at where Leo once was before seeing him run off. Turning back to the building he got back inside without knowing that there was something going on at the city where Leo asked to be taken.

9:28 AM
Few miles away from IS Academy

TAKA! TORA! BATTA!
TATOBA TATOBA TATOBA!

A sword struck a creature wrapped up in torn bandages across the chest and sparks flew into the air. The sword was being held by a yellow armored hand and black cloth that covered the rest of his arm.

"Why is a Yummy here? I thought all the Greeeds were destroyed by Professor Maki," the masked man spoke as his head was covered in a black helmet with a red hawk displayed out over most of his helmet and both eyes cover by giant green visors.

The creature called Yummy rolled its head in circles as a croaking voice escaped its bandaged-looking mouth, "Kill… kill ex-25526… kill."

Slowly the body began to change before a burst of shards flew off of its body to reveal a humanoid with various animal features, a head of a lion with parts of the flesh missing to reveal gnarled teeth.

"What kind of Yummy is this?" the person spoke before being struck across his chest and sent flying back into a lamp post. The metal post bent at a 45 degree angle and the armored person fell to the floor, "This power… it is completely unreal…"

A shriek pierced the air as a screams started to follow after the shriek. The man looked at where he was located and it was in the middle of the sidewalk where innocent bystanders were now running away in panic as the Yummy walked out into the open.

"This is bad!" the armored person shouted as he got up as fast as he could before being struck multiple times across the chest and sent flying once more. Landing on the street, sparks emitted from the stricken area as he tried to get back up again only to have the scaled reptilian feet stomped upon his back, "Augh!"

Sparks and smoke started to emit on the back on the person as the Yummy started adding more pressure which was causing the sidewalk to start forming a crater where the masked fighter was. In an instant, there was a rapid firing of shots as tens of bullets started to gouge themselves into the thick rhinoceros body.

The Yummy backed away from his prey as an unmanned motorcycle crashed against it and sent it flying into a concrete wall of a building. Someone ran up to the armored person before seeing that his colored armor turned brown and disappeared to show a male in his early thirties laying on the ground with wounds across his visible skin.

The person was wearing black shirt with a white cross embedding across the upper portion of his clothing and wore a biker's helm that had the visor up, revealing his red eyes. Taking off his helmet, the person was Leo as he quickly helped the person up over his shoulder.

"Hino-san, we need to get away from here as fast as we can," the teen spoke as he lead the injured male named Hino away from their current location. A crunching noise was heard as Leo turned his head to see the Yummy had flattened the motorcycle as its thick rough leathered arm reached out as if to take hold of them.

"I'll kill anyone that gets in my way… even that Kamen Rider…" the Yummy spoke as it slammed its reptilian feet on the concrete ground before it cracked from pressure, "I'll get you as well… for getting in my way…"

Leo's red eyes glared at the Yummy that drew closer to them before a cry filled the air and a machine-like hawk flew down from the sky in order to assault the lion headed Yummy. Seeing his opportunity, the teen quickly lead the male away from the area as fast as he could and the further away he got the better it was for them.

"Hold it right there you brat!" the Yummy's snarling voice shouted as it was still being assaulted by the hawk machine, "You annoying bug!"

A swing with its thick arm knocked the machine out of the air before smashing it to pieces upon contact with the concrete ground. Its attention returned to where both of his prey was before seeing that they were gone out of his sight. Obviously angered, the Yummy roared into the air as it swung its arms madly before being enveloped by some kind of smoke and disappearing as the smoke dispersed.

Another cry was heard in the air as another mechanical hawk flew down to where the Yummy was once at as well as where the destroyed pieces of machinery were. The hawk looked around before turning to its left before flying off in that direction. After sometime flying, the hawk had caught sight of a teen lying down a man on a bench at a nearby park. It soon turned around before flying off in the opposite direction and flew towards the direction where the IS Academy was located.

"Hino-san… Hino-san!" Leo shouted as he shook the man's shoulder trying to wake him up before hearing a grunt from the person, "Are you alright?"

In Leo's eyes, it seemed like there was an effort upon the man's part as he tried to open his eyes and tried to get up from whatever he was lying down on. As another grunt escaped the lips of the wounded person, Leo quickly put his arm on his back and helped sitting him upright.

"Ah… Leo-kun, it's been a long time," the person named Hino spoke as he grimaced a little bit before trying to hide his pain a bit, "Sorry for making a big commotion on the day I was visiting…"

"It's not your fault… but I never expected to see a Yummy over in this area…" Leo spoke as he seemed a bit concerned about a Yummy showing up in the city, his red eyes clouded for a few moments before the shine in his eyes returned, "I can't seem to find anything leading to the creation of it…"

"Leo-kun, you shouldn't use something like that just to find out where the Yummy came from! It's a big risk upon your part," Hino spoke as he placed a hand on Leo's shoulder and had a worried expression on his face, "Hina-chan is also worried about you when you use that, so please don't use your ability."

Leo's hand took hold of Hino's hand before removing off of his shoulder. The teen seemed to be a bit more considerate of what the older male said and nodded in silent agreement. Before another word was spoken, a cry was heard as a mechanical hawk flew down towards Leo and changed its shape into a can before landing on the ground. Both Leo and Hino looked at the can that rolled over to them and stopped upon hitting Leo's shoes.

"Why is a candriod here?" Hino asked as he pointed at it while Leo knelt to the ground and picked it up, "Did you open one before coming to the city?"

"No… I handed it to a fellow student at the Academy so he… could find me…" Leo slowly stated as he saw Ichika walking up to him in a casual outfit, "That would be the reason why…"

"Sorry for being late Leo. I had some trouble, but the machine you let me use is really handy for finding someone," Ichika spoke as he arrived at the park and seemed to look at Hino before looking back to Leo, "Ah, this must be the person you were going to meet today."

"Yeah… oh that's right, introductions are in order…" Leo spoke as he turned his head to Hino, "This person here with me is Hino Eiji, the person that's been taking care of me after I woke up. Hino-san, this is Orimura Ichika, my roommate for IS Academy."

"Ah, so this is the person you were talking about Leo-kun?" Ichika asked as he extended his hand out for a handshake, "It's very nice to meet you Hino-san."

Hino looked at the hand extended to him before reaching and shaking it with a happy smile on his face. It was a polite gesture he was returning and there was an obvious show of joy on Hino's face as he shook Ichika's hand.

"No, it's my pleasure of meeting you Orimura-kun. It's always nice to see someone getting along with Leo-kun," Hino spoke as Leo turned his head to the side and avoided eye contact from Ichika, who seemed to be quite interested in what Hino meant, "It's difficult for Leo-kun to make friends since of his serious nature, but deep down he's a good kid. So please continue getting along with him."

"Hino-san, you don't have to mention that to him," Leo's voice spoke as the teen looked to his caretaker and seemed to be irked by the mention of being friends, "Though for the time being, shouldn't we worry more about it instead?"

Hino looked at Leo for a brief moment before he looked like he just had an epiphany which made the red eyed teen press the palm of his hand on his face and seemed to be a tad bit annoyed that his caretaker forgot about the ordeal he had faced earlier.

"Please remain focused… I'll send out a few taka candriods to scout," Leo spoke before he walked away towards a vending machine that carried a different variety of cans with animal prints on them.

Hino and Ichika watched Leo make his way to the machine though Ichika seemed to have found some interest in what Hino had said before. Turning his gaze to the older male, he looked at him for a few moments before scratching the back of his head.

"Um… what did you mean that Leo has difficult times making friends?" Ichika finally stated as Hino looked over to him with a kind expression on his face as he smiled at him, "He seems to be having no problems over at the academy."

"Ah, well Leo-kun has some troubles since he's usually so serious," Hino spoke as he sat down on the bench that was near them and seemed a bit happy to hear about Leo, "Though I'm glad to hear that he doesn't seem to be having issues with making friends at the academy he's attending."

Ichika looked over towards Leo who kept on inserting large coins into the vending machine and getting the same kind of canned drink. With the final coin inserted, the last can came out; the top was pulled quickly for each can before it changed into a mechanical hawk that flew off into the air as Leo told them an order.

As the hawks flew off into the distance, Leo turned back towards the two and started walking back before a disfigured being appeared behind him. Ichika was in shock at seeing a creature with various animal body parts as its limbs and the blood lust that it was emitting. Hino was about to shout something to Leo, but before he had the chance, the short haired teen turned his head towards the Yummy a set of crooked claws grew out of his abdomen and blood spilled onto the ground.

"LEO-KUN!"