This two-shot is based in the IS universe. It has potential to evolve into a story, but I'll most probably not do so. If you want this to continue, then please tell me. You have two months. BTW, this starts from Laura transferring in. It's an 1/1000 pairing.

The day was beautiful. Ichika Orimura was looking forward to a peaceful day at the IS Academy- one without jealous women ganging up on him.

He loved Houki Shinonono, Cecilia Alcott, and Lingyin 'Rin' Huang well enough, and platonically, and was aware that Charles Dunois is actually a girl (he wasn't that dumb, considering that he knew that Houki, Cecilia and Rin had major crushes on him) named Charlotte Dunois. It didn't stop him from being hit by IS parts almost every situation, despite his unwillingness to date anyone. And that irritated him- he was no one's playtoy.

Now a new transfer student has come from Germany, and with four girls already on his case, he isn't sure of his sanity handling another potential berserker.

In comes the transfer student and she stands by on the Teacher's dais. She's short, has silver hair and a brownish crimson eye- the other eye is under a patch.

"Introduce yourself" snaps his older sister and homeroom teacher, Chifuyu.

"Yes, Instructor. I'm Laura Bodewig. The end" she snaps out in reply.

The assistant homeroom teacher, Ms. Maya Yamada is flustered, and asks "Could you say something else about yourself? Please?" but Laura wasn't even listening. She was actually staring around discretely.

When she saw Ichika, her eyes showed hatred, and he knew he would have to show some of his deeply hidden spine. She quickly stalked toward him and said "So, it's you."

She then proceeded to slap him... or so it would've happened, but Ichika was more prepared to dodge. Again, that should've happened. He caught her hand and went on to pull her in, then punched her squarely in the nose. Laura ended up sprawled on the dais, with a bleeding nose. She was also clocked out.

The class was shell-shocked. Ichika Orimura, 'No-Flies-Harmed' Ichika, as he was known among the girls for his refusal to harm a woman, had just exerted violence on a girl. Chifuyu was not sure she was seeing her kind-hearted brother, and Houki and Cecilia were wondering if Ichika really hated her (they didn't know that he was quite ready to punch them as well).

He then stood up, and dragged her by the scruff of her collar, saying "Orimura-sensei, Yamada-sensei, I'll take her to the infirmary. Excuse us, please." and left the classroom, to let the silence permeate.

"I'll follow them. You stay here, Yamada-sensei" said Chifuyu. She then proceeded to stalk them, to make sure that this Ichika didn't behave even more rashly.

Ichika dragged her to an empty arena, and ragdolled Laura down. That woke her up, and she wasn't happy. "You- you bastard! You'll pay for that!" was her yell before she activated her IS.

Unfortunately, Ichika was too fast. He went ahead and placed her in a chokehold, and then asked her in a voice that chilled even Chifuyu's blood "What's your problem, bitch? You wanna die?" Chifuyu knew then that Ichika had some explaining to do. But Laura doesn't learn very well, apparently.

"Let me go! And return Instructor Orimura to Germany right now!" was her defiant reply, and was the worst thing to tell Ichika as well.

"I see, you're one of her trainees from her stint in Germany. Well, news flash, missy! Your beloved instructor was there for a year because of worthless little me! I don't know even then why she saved me, and I don't give a damn about that as well. All I know is that I owe her more than my life, and that is enough for me. So, if I catch you coercing her into returning, then her blade is nothing compared to what I'll do. Your idol-worship is unwelcome to her. Be respectful, but DO NOT interfere in her life, especially if you want to live as Laura Bodewig. IS THAT CLEAR?" he ended his speech with a roar. His voice grew more menacing with each word as well. If every girl heard this at that moment, they would really fall for him.

Chifuyu, having heard it, was equally affected, but one phrase kept floating in her thoughts. ' 'Worthless little me', he said, 'worthless little me'. He doesn't even know what he means to me, how proud I am of him. Even this side of him, he hid from me, and that just increases the pride I hold. Yet he called himself worthless. When have I ever shown that he was worthless? When did he start feeling that way?'

As she thought of that she looked through her memories. What she found had her aghast at herself, and she knew that she had failed him. 'I never really showed him that I cared for him, not one bit, especially after 'that' happened. Just how does Ichika manage to live thinking that I think he's worthless? And how did I manage to think that Ichika was happy in life just as he was? No, the situation has grown untenable. My damn working persona has ruined my relationship with my treasure! And I will change it!'

Meanwhile, Laura was scared shitless. 'Who is this devil? How did I manage to anger him? And how do I placate him? Best obey him and be a proper student now ' " A-Alright. I'll do it. But let me at least speak to her about it, please. I want her to know how I feel." was her heartfelt and fearful plea.

"That's up to her. If she wants to speak to you, go ahead. I see a sign of coercion, though, and bets are off." was Ichika's merciful(?) reply. He then told her to play along, and the three of them proceeded to go to the infirmary. He deposited her in the infirmary, giving a nosebleed leading to a fall as explanation. The class would spread the truth anyway and he was fine with that.

When Ichika left the infirmary, he sighed, walked toward the dorms and then called out.

"You can come out now, Chifuyu-nee. I know you're there."

This stunned Chifuyu even more (a hallmark achievement in and of itself, as she didn't even register the use of her first name, which would normally rate a attendance smack on the head), as she was prone to surprising extremely paranoid people on her worst days. Still, she came out of her hidey-hole, and approached him, shamefaced. Having trawled through Memory Lane, she saw that her treatment of Ichika was borderline neglect, possibly mental abuse, bad enough that she was ashamed to think that she treasured Ichika the most.

"This talk is better served in the privacy of your room, Chifuyu-nee. We have a lot to talk about."

Not trusting her voice, she simply nodded. She even noted how manly he currently seemed, yet how boyish he also was. She missed all of his development, yet she thought she knew what was best for him. Heck, she hadn't even given him 'The Talk' yet, and she expected him to get a girlfriend! No, she wasn't prepared to hand Ichika over to anyone, not then, not now, not ever- she had a lifetime of mistakes to make up for. She also knew what her first question was going to be.

Her room, as dorm supervisor, was expectedly opulent, compared to the student dorms. It was meant for two people, considering that it shared the same design as the normal dorms, but for the lack of two single beds. In its place was a double bed, and a larger space for the school-issue desktop, which was even more high tech than the student use desktops.

Ichika took a seat in one of the chairs, and Chifuyu sat on the bed, both privately thinking that they should be sitting in the seiza position.

"You can ask anything, Chifuyu-nee."

Chifuyu dove in without hesitation- she needed answers. "Ichika, when you berated Bodewig, you called yourself 'worthless little me' Care to explain that?" Despite the wording, it was clear that she was shaken by that the most.

He just laughed despondently. " That's easy. Ever since the kidnapping, I always knew that if I never existed, it would've been easier for you to live. In fact, I probably realized the biggest drawback to you was my existence, and the kidnapping reinforced that and made me realize my own powerlessness, my inability to protect you, by protecting myself, despite all that training. It forced me to take a good long look at my life, and I have to say, I was too much of a burden to you.

"Now, realizing that is one thing. Working to raise my worth is another thing entirely. Opening that can of worms was a disgusting affair, but I stuck through my own new training regimen, something helped along by my part-time job. I improved everything about myself, from my brain, which I'm actually holding back on, to my perception- I'm not that dense, you know. Anything I could improve, I did. All naturally, of course. You would've noticed that I would, at times, till I was 12, wake up sore. Training till my limbs were sore was an excellent idea, it boosted my natural capabilities, even now, I feel itchy from lack of training and holding too much back.

Even then, I needed to protect you, and my worth was falling rapidly, and I needed to do something quickly. And that's when I started something that turned out to be useful as hell in my endeavours. Enough of that, next question please." When he finished, he was startled to find tears rolling off Chifuyu's, off Brunhilde's cheeks. "Was it that humiliating to hear, Chifuyu-nee?" asked the suddenly dense man. That question showed how bad the situation was- the humiliation he meant was that of him being her brother, not that of her actions as a sister. Knowing that, Chifuyu started to realize that Ichika was almost completely broken mentally- the kidnapping turned her treasure into something she didn't know.

And thus happened the biggest of all shocks, something the press would have a field day over if they ever found out. The world's strongest woman stood, walked towards him, pulled him up and hugged him tightly before she started apologizing repeatedly for leaving him alone, for not staying by his side, for neglecting his wellbeing, and for being the absolute worst big sister anyone could have had. Feeling that he needed to reassure her somehow, he drew her in, and kept telling her that he didn't blame her, that he was happy enough to keep protecting her, but she didn't let up for an hour.

For her part, Chifuyu was cursing herself for never seeing the signs- the overachieving, the knowledge he had even though his grades reflected mediocrity, the days he was sore, and the effort he made to keep her happy, regardless. She couldn't believe her brother, her treasure thought himself unworthy of being what he was to her. In that moment, the Ice Queen broke down, only halfway through his answer, and swore an oath to never ever ignore her brother again. She no longer cared for proper conduct, not with him anyway. The complete answer only reinforced that particular oath.

When she stopped crying (she did break down enough to start sobbing heavily), she told him her decisions on her attitude in the future. "Ichika, after hearing all that, I can't say that I deserve to have a little brother as good as you. I failed you for the last five years, and to a lesser extent, for most of your life. I'm so sorry that I was never there for you. With that said, you no longer need to call me Orimura-sensei, ever. No objections (He was about to object), I've gone too far off the deep end to change my new decision. I only hope that it was the worst of it. I think I need to know the extent of your current abilities, and how you are now."

Ichika grinned, happy that he could finally tell her all about himself now...