Sorry that it took so long to get this one out. It's getting towards the end of the semester for me, so I've been bogged down with a lot of work as of late (awesome time for me to start up a fanfiction, huh?). No promises on the quality of this one due to these time constrains I've been having and the fact that it's longer so it wasn't as easy to proofread.
Something that I want to clear up before we begin:
This fanfic actually takes place at the end (or at least toward the end) of Season 2 of Infinite Stratos and at the end of Season 1 of Date A Live. On that note, I'm not 100% sure if I'll have Phantom Task as a part of this story or not, but we'll just see how the story progresses to see if they even fit in or not. I know that there will probably be a few Madoka fans out there that want her to be in this, but again I won't make any promises at this point.
Also, the AST definitely will make an appearance in this (though you'll love how I'll do it), and they will be equipped with IS units for the purposes of this crossover (I know that the combat realizers are their preferred equipment, so these will almost be a hybrid of the two in a way, at least that's the plan for right now). Now, they won't all have them (keeping with the fact that there are only so many IS units to go around), but some members will have them.
I just figured that I should clear that up as I had some people inquire about this.
Anyway, on to the story.
I do not own either Infinite Stratos or Date A Live (but I honestly wish I did). I only own the Technician (including her powers) and whatever other OCs that I wish to add later.
It had been a little over a week since the unexplained noise woke Ichika up so early in the morning (and the misunderstanding that followed). Word around the school was that the sound was actually a space quake that hit just outside of the city. While everyone in the academy was familiar with space quakes, the occurrence was almost foreign to them due them not happening as often in that part of the country, if at all. Of course, as is usually the case, that wasn't the major topic of discussion in class 1-1 today.
"Hold on, another transfer student?" Ichika asked his classmates that had gathered around both his and Charlotte's desks at the front of the classroom. It was the usual group; himself, Houki, Cecilia, Laura, Charlotte, and Rin. "That's what I keep hearing," Rin replied, "apparently she even has her own IS and everything." "Another transfer student with a personal IS? We seem to be getting a lot of those recently." Houki noted, almost jokingly. The rest agreed, but before anything else could be said on the matter, the instructors, Maya Yamada and Chifuyu Orimura, entered the room to begin class. "Okay everybody, take your seats, class is about to begin." Ms. Yamada said in her usual cheerful tone. "Oh, I should probably get going to my class then. See you on the roof for lunch guys!" Rin said as she quickly exited the classroom, at the same time trying to avoid Chifuyu. "Okay, later Rin!" Ichika quickly replied, immediately after which the rest of group dispersed and went to find their seats.
As soon as everyone was seated, Ms. Yamada took her spot at the front of the class and began, "Okay, everyone. I'm sure everyone already knows by now, but we are going to be having a new student joining us today. Please, come and introduce yourself," directing the last part towards someone standing just outside the door. Sure enough, right after she said this, a girl with long, dark blue hair and brown eyes entered the room and made her way beside Ms. Yamada in front of the class. She wore a standard academy uniform with white knee socks and dark brown flats. The only thing really unique about her attire was the green flower hair clip that she wore in her hair. As soon as she found her place beside Ms. Yamada and faced the class, a holographic screen appeared on the board behind her left shoulder revealing her name before she could even say anything.
"Hello, my name is Shi-Shiori Itsuka," The girl stammered out nervously, almost messing her name up. There was a bit of a long pause as the girl simply stared down at the floor, clearly nervous, hoping not to make eye contact with anyone. "…is that all you want to say Itsuka-san?" Ms. Yamada asked, breaking the silence after a few seconds. "Uhh, yes sensei!" the girl replied. She seemed a bit nervous, and rightfully so. You see, not only was she starting a new school, but she also had a secret that needed to stay hidden. The fact that she was not actually a she, but a boy named Shido Itsuka. "Well then, go and take a seat then so we can begin class." Ms. Yamada almost cheerfully, feeling almost sorry for the "girl" that she could see was nervous. "Uhh, yes sensei!" Shido (which is how I will be referring to him as to avoid confusion on my part) said in agreement.
Shido did what he was told, and went and went through the rows of seats and sat in an empty seat to the right of the British Representative, Cecilia Alcott. Shido recognized her, as well as the few others who had their personal IS, as he had been briefed on who they all were prior to coming to the academy. He didn't fully understand why he needed to know who everyone was, but his sister Kotori felt that it was important to know on his mission to find the spirit called "The Technician" and seal her powers. Perhaps it was to help him figure out how get closer to them and gain their trust. If anything was to go wrong during his mission, it would probably pay to have allies with their own machines. Oh, and speaking of Kotori…
*You need to be more careful next time Shido. I can tell you came close to saying your real name up there.* his sister Kotori said to him via earpiece communicator. "Don't worry, I was just nervous was all. It's no big deal." Shido whispered quietly back. *Yeah, just keep in mind that if they find out that you're a guy, not only will you draw too much unnecessary attention to yourself, but they'll probably think that you're a pervert or something.* the young commander warned her older brother.
She had a point. It would probably be different if it was a girl pretending to be a guy, but a guy pretending to be a girl? That is definitely creepier. Class ended up going by relatively fast. Luckily, Shido had already been briefed on the basics of the IS in addition to many of the students, so parts of this he already knew. Before he knew it, it was time for lunch after which they were free for the rest of the day, something of which Shido didn't mind; more time to locate the Spirit. However, before he could get up out of his seat, Shido found himself approached by none other than the only other male in the room, Ichika Orimura, followed by his four female friends that were also in the classroom.
"Hey," Ichika said to get Shido's attention, which he did, "You're the new girl. Shiori Ituska is your name, right?" "Uhh, yeah. Why are you asking?" he replied back nervously, still a little embarrassed about being dressed as a girl in the first place. "Well, since you're new here, we just decided to introduce ourselves. I'm Ichika Orimura," he said. "I'm Houki Shinonono, it's nice to meet you Ituska-san," the girl with the long ponytail said with a respectful bow. Shido quickly noted how she actually looked quite similar to Tohka, the first Spirit that he captured. Immediately after that, the blond-haired Caucasian girl that Shido recognized as Cecilia decided to speak up after clearing her throat, "Well, I guess I should introduce myself as well. I am the British Representative, Cecilia Alcott. Of course, you no doubt knew that already knowing my family's reputation." Everyone in the group could only sweat-drop by that. Then silver-haired girl he recognized as Laura spoke up, "I am Laura Bodewig," she said with her usual serious tone, arms crossed and eyes closed. After a quick few seconds, the girl he recognized as Charlotte decided to speak, "Don't mind zem, zey are just always like zat. Zey are actually quite nice once you get to know zem, oui?" She noted. "Oh, and I am Charlotte Dunios. I am very happy to be meeting you, Ituska-san," she added. "Good to meet you all as well, but please call me Shiori," said the blue-haired cross-dresser. "Sure, feel free to call us by our first names as well, it's only fair to you that way." Ichika said, getting a quick agreement from the others. "Okay, will do." Shido replied.
"Oh Shiori, we were actually wondering if you wanted to come eat lunch on the roof with us since don't really know anyone else yet," Houki quickly chimed in after their introductions. "Yeah, we're actually meeting one other friend up there, but I'm sure she won't mind if you join us as well," Ichika quickly noted. After a brief consideration of this, Shido quickly answered, "Uhh, sure…I'd be happy to, I guess." "Awesome, the more the merrier!" Ichika said in his usual cheerful voice, and with that the group made their way up to the roof. There they were met by a girl that Shido recognized instantly as Rin, whose hairstyle actually reminded Shido a little bit of his sister Kotori.
"It's about time you guys got here! What took you so long?" Rin said in a slightly irritated tone. "Oh, sorry about that Rin! We just decided to introduce ourselves to the new girl, and thought that it would be a good idea to let her eat lunch with us since she is new and all," Ichika replied. Rin took a quick glance at "her" and started to feel sorry for the nervous looking "girl." "Well, I guess that's okay," the Chinese girl sighed back. "Well, I guess I should introduce myself as well then. My name is Lingyin Huang, but you can call me Rin," She said to Shido. "Okay, Rin. I'm Shiori Itsuka, but just call me Shiori," he said with a small laugh to keep in character. "Well, now that that is out of the way, let's say go ahead and eat? I'm starving!" Ichika inquired, and with that everyone agreed and sat in a circle to eat.
Everyone pulled out their well-prepared bentos (or a basket of sandwiches in Cecilia's case) and began to eat. Luckily Shido had actually prepared his own bento before coming to school that morning, so he was able to eat right along with them. The meal was for the most part uneventful except for the girls wanting Ichika to try the food they had prepared that morning (a few of them mentioning that they just happened to have more than they could eat). It was pretty easy for Shido to realize the girls' affections for the guy, though he seemed to be either ignorant of the fact or was trying his best not to acknowledge it on purpose.
This went along for a few minutes before Shido decided to ask them something. "Oh hey guys, I know that this might sound weird, but I was wondering if there were any more transfer students recently besides just me?" Shido quickly inquired to the group out of the blue, interrupting an argument about whose food Ichika thought was better. "Uhh, what do you mean exactly?" Cecilia quickly asked in confusion. Shido took notice of the slightly confused looks on all of their faces as well. "Well, I mean, has there been anyone else in like, say, the past week or so that could have transferred here as well by any chance?" "Um no, none that we're aware of anyway. We do seem to get more transfer students than normal, but we haven't had any recently besides just you," Ichika noted. "Why did you want to know that?" Houki inquired curiously. A quick scan of the group showed that they were all curious about this as well. "Oh…well I just had a friend that was supposed to be transferring soon as well, and I just curious if she had already done so or not," Shido replied nervously, which seemed to satisfy the group.
Immediately after saying that, Shido whispered into his earpiece, "Hey Kotori, did you hear that? There have been no recent transfers to the school besides me. What gives? You said that she'd be here!"
-Quick scene transition to the Fraxinus-
"She should have been, it doesn't make any sense," Kotori replied. "She might have gone back to where ever she came from for now, much like Tohka did after her first encounter with the AST," Reine quickly pointed out. "Yes, that's probably right, and knowing her she'll undoubtedly be back soon enough, and she'll be sure to get into the academy," Kotori added. *Alright, so what do I do until then?* Shido inquired. "You'll just have to sit tight and keep going according to plan for now. Well figure out what to do after she shows herself again," Kotori replied.
-Quick scene transition back to the IS Academy roof-
"Alright, I guess I don't have much choice in the matter, do I?" Shido whispered into his earpiece. *Of course you do, but we both know that you'll still go through with it, right?* Kotori replied back. "Yeah, you're right…"Shido grudgingly agreed with a facial expression perfect for his mood (-_-). The realization that he may be stuck at the IS academy as a girl longer than expected is perfectly clear.
I told you that this wasn't going to be easy for Shido, didn't I?
I realize that I may have played up the angle of him being nervous a little much, but he's not exactly in a situation that he's used to yet, you know? I'm going to try to make it to where he gets less nervous over time, so don't worry about that.
My apologies for any grammar or spelling errors. I've been pretty busy these past two weeks and at the same time I've been pretty anxious to get this one out, so I may have jumped the gun on the overall quality of it. I'll be sure to go back and fix any errors that I find to improve the quality wherever I see the need for it.
Hopefully this chapter didn't bore you too much. It's just the ever important "getting acquainted" chapter (with a bit of a plot twist of course, lol).
It might be a while before I am able to post the next chapter as, like I said, I've just got a lot going on with school right now. It may actually be longer than it took to get this chapter ready to do the next chapter as far as I know, but I'll be sure to get up here as soon as I can, so just be patient!
Anyway, I hope that you enjoyed it! Be sure to review, favorite, follow, or whatever. All feedback is appreciated (just nothing flaming or too rude), thanks!