well this chapter mainly covers Ichika getting back into a normal life seemingly unsuccessfully, anyways read and Review
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Ichika POV
I was released from the hospital a few days ago and was happy to do so, being on the ARK and learning how to free run made it hard for me to lay around for extended periods of time…School is going to suck. My school uniform was nothing fancy white shirt sleeves rolled up black pants the only difference are my forearm bandages. Yeah I have some bad wounds from the pelgo 14 incident you know me fighting the nut job with a katana? Well I'll get into that later. I am wearing the bandages to cover those up, figuring people would be less afraid of guy with bandages then a guy with cut wounds not that I could cover up the x shaped cut on my cheek.
Anyways, I was walking down the street and people were already giving me odd looks. Yes stare at the guy who looks like he can kill you, that's always a good idea. Probably doesn't help that I'm in a walking in a slightly hunched position and a bored look on my face. Well after awhile I got to the school, and I did not recognize anyone. That's when I heard a scream.
"Get away from me, creep!" one of the female students was apparently having trouble with a large guy he was wearing the school uniform. Another thing about him he has creepy look on his face. Well I'm about to do something stupid right now since no one seems to be helping, must be the school bully. Idiot Ichika to the rescue!
"What's going on here?" I asked he turned to me probably not taking me as a threat since he was bigger than me.
"None of your business" he replied shortly "I'm just having a talk with this fine lady"
"Get away from me!" she yelled
"She doesn't seem to be in the speaking mood." I retorted coolly.
"You got something to say to me?" he asked hotly. Oh great I'm pissing him off, I don't know why I thought I could talk him down.
"I already said it" I replied this seemed to piss him off more
"That's it you're going to get it now!" he threw a punch at me but before it met, I grabbed his arm with my left punched him in the stomach with my right and flipped him over my shoulder. Looked at the girl after the bully fell on the ground unconscious, her eyes still had fear in them except they were directed at me. Figures. I said nothing and kept moving, apparently my little interaction caught everyones attention.
"You see that guy?" I overheard several people talking
"Is that a transfer student?"
"He just took down Saizou like it was nothing"
"Look at those scars. Is he a delinquent?"
"Wait I recognize him he was that guy on the news the one from the ARK"
"So he killed someone!"
Perfect, in case you can't tell this is sarcasm. Well this is looking up to be great year, still sarcasm. That was until I heard a voice behind me.
"Ichika, is that you?" I turned up a saw a guy running up to me he had long red hair kept out of his face with a headband this guy is my childhood friend Dan.
"Hey Dan!" I replied happy to see someone I know.
"It is you!" he exclaimed "Dude what happened to you? You go missing 3 years ago and end up on news fighting on a floating city in a resistance movement!"
"Well I get kidnapped sold to pirates and then their ship exploded and eventually I ended up on the ARK" I explained, Dan just stared at me probably wondering how easy it was to explain this. Well when you explain this to federal agents, news reporters, and my sisters' icy gaze, you get good practice. "What it's true."
"Okay… Well anyway how'd get those scars?" he said referencing to my face.
"A few months after I arrived I got into a fight with a katana wielding nut job" I answered.
"Houki was there to?" it took me a little while to get what he meant and that it was a joke. In elementary school Houki carried around this practice sword and combine that with her usually serious face well needless to say she scared to hell out of everyone including Dan.
"Heheh no it was some whacked out security officer" I replied chuckling "She would probably kill you if she heard that"
"Well good thing she's at the I.S. academy and I'm here" Dan answered smiling "though I school full of girls I wouldn't mind going there" he said this with a perverted look on his face, he is Dan after all.
"Well I have to get my schedule" I said noticing the time "See you later buddy." I walked off to the principal's office. When I got he remarked that I got into my first fight within thirty seconds of entering school grounds. He went over some basic guidelines and handed me a schedule also my teacher was there. She had long blonde hair looked to be in her early twenties; in short she was the stereotypical sexy anime teacher.
When it came to introducing myself to the class everyone same welcome as outside everyone giving me fearful looks at least Dan was in my class and probably the only person not afraid of me. Well it could be worse.
I.S. Academy, Madoka POV
Chifuyu-nee came back after a week and went on teaching like nothing happened, but after class she called me to the teachers' lounge; she explained to me that my brother has survived and is back, I cried, I was so happy. You see I never knew my parents the only family I ever had was Chifuyu and Ichika and when he went missing I was torn apart and cried for a week but now he is back, and when my sister told me she was smiling it was a small one but she had a genuine smile I don't think I ever seen her do that before.
When I got to my room and told Houki she was happy too. Probably Ichika was the only one not afraid of her in elementary school; even I was scared of her I guess she latched on to him as her only friend. We were watching the news when something that caught our attention
"It has long been thought that I.S. were the number one combat system in the world that may have been false" said the news anchorman
"What are they talking about" asked Houki confused
"We have just recovered security footage from the ARK during the last stages of Operation: Exodus, apparently a prototype automated I.S. went rogue and attacked a group of Resistance fighters" it showed a few clips of an I.S. bursting through the wall and a few men retreating out of surprise and firing some automatic weapons, it then showed the survivors planning something though the youngest one out group seemed to be explaining something there was no sound so it was hard to tell.
"Wait a minute that's Ichika!" I said out loud Houki seemed to recognize him too. The footage went on the group seemed to figure something out and Ichika and a few others ran off while the remaining ones changed up for some larger weapons. The camera then changed to ichika's group and followed them down to the lower part of the structure where they began piling makeshift explosives. After that was done one of them said something and they all looked at Ichika, after a brief moment he went into a defeated slump and ran off footage tracked him this time, after awhile he made it to where the I.S. broke in and shot at it. Like that would do anything. The I.S. spotted him and he took off running while the I.S. gave chase. The camera lingered in the room long enough to show the one of the injured getting up and give aid to the others. It then cut back to Ichika who was cornered in front of the explosives he fired another burst and dove to the side. The I.S. flew up and the explosives detonated the camera got destroyed. The view moved to the hallway where Ichika got up after being knocked down and seemed to relax until the I.S. emerged from the fire badly damaged. Ichika took off running again and went into a large room. What Ichikia did next surprised me he went toe to toe with an I.S. with machete and was able to stand his ground that's when his comrades arrived for an ambush that failed and Ichika hid behind some cover but came back around slid under the I.S.'s blade and gave it an uppercut then there was an explosion, me an Houki gasped at that and when the smoke cleared Ichika was left standing over an I.S. he raised an arm in the air in apparent celebration. The footage ended after that.
"As you can see a squad of semi-trained fighters took down an I.S.. The prominent Resistance member has been recognized as Ichika Orimura, the one the earlier video from the ark. This boy has done what was thought impossible and took down an I.S. using conventional weaponry mostly on his own. Though it is reported he had life threatening injuries during the fight he has nonetheless survived and is currently attending high school, now on to our local news"
What the heck as Ichika been through
Ichika POV
My mouth was gaping at the T.V. out of shock. The security cameras at the welcoming center still worked! How the hell did no one realize this? Oh man, school is going to suck now! I'm not sure if Dan will even want to hang around me! Screw it; I'm going fishing to clear my head. Apparently the Resistance members got compensated for their work with some ARK souvenir and a firearm. I got a shotgun and a fishing pole. Another reason I'm going fishing is that the fridge and pantry is empty I guess since no one lived in the house because they were at the academy and I was missing on the ARK, there was no need to keep it stocked.
Well walked out with fishing pole and walked down to the canal where fish apparently swim through I sat down and casted my line.
"Hey, ichika" said familiar voice to the right of me.
"Hey Chang" I replied absently "Wait minute Chang what are you doing here? Not that I'm not happy to see you, but what the hell I thought you were Chinese?"
"I am" he replied bluntly "I swear Nick has rubbed off on you, anyways china is having an overpopulation issue and isn't taking any refugees. So I'm stuck here."
"Sorry to hear that" I replied
"Don't worry from what I hear socialism is something like on the ARK" said Chang "Even Chen is stuck in America."
"Well that doesn't sound too bad" I replied silence reigned for a few moments
"So why are you here?" he asked
"Oh, my sisters and by default my house is in the residential area" I answered
"I meant why are you 'here' fishing" he clarified
"Oh" I scratched my head embarrassed
"Like I said Nick has rubbed off on you" deadpanned Chang, I chuckled a bit
"Well I'm here because before my sisters left to go to I.S. academy, they emptied all the food out of the kitchen so I'll have catch my own no"
"Same with me" he replied "just like ARK except we have water now"
"Yeah" I replied we sat in silence after awhile Chang caught a fish and headed home, he was always a strong believer of do it yourself and strongly believed that should apply to everyone. It's admirable but I'm still here freaking hungry. It wasn't long before I caught my own, it wasn't big or anything but it should do for dinner.
The Next day when I got to the classroom I opened the door everybody instantly looked at me. "I take it everybody saw news?" I asked and everybody nodded at once, creepy. Anyways I walked towards my seat and sat down I could tell everybody was looking at me even though it didn't look like it, you know my combat intuition, it apparently works when people focus on me, and it was going crazy.
"ICHIKAAAAAAAAA!" I know that voice. Dan is currently running down the hall yelling my name. he then burst through door and made a bee line for my desk. "Is it true did you really take down an I.S. by yourself!" he asked rapidly
"Yeah, well I had help" I replied
"Dude you're a total badass!" he exclaimed "I thought those things were suppose to face entire armies"
"Settle down" I said "it's not that big of a deal, we used EMP grenades anyways"
"Actually the newer ones are suppose to be EMP resistant" Dan informed "But still dude how'd you do that"
"well the Base of the plan was that anything can be destroyed with enough explosives" I said
"Also how'd make your fist explode did you gain a supernatural power like shooting energy or making your body parts create explosions?" holy crap he was getting excited
"Actually I was holding a heavy grenade and went up and punched the damn thing" I explained "I almost died doing that"
"You looked fine in the video." He said
"Well that's because I had an adrenaline boost so the pain came after the video ended" I cringed as I thought back to that moment one second with so much pain doesn't seem possible, Ah well neither does beating an I.S. but it happened. The rest of the conversation was Dan asking me things about ARK and the Resistance. Eventually the teacher came in and if she cared about the news she didn't show it. Class was without incident.
After wards I was walking home and felt several stares at my back, I discretely looked over my shoulder and saw nothing though my CI has never steered me wrong before, but it also creeps the hell out of me if not in combat, I walked down an alley to see of the people followed me, they did. I turned around and saw four boys wearing different uniforms.
"So you're the guy that beat my underling." Said the apparent leader, he must be talking about the bully yesterday.
"If you're talking about the big dumbass yesterday than yeah" I seriously thought I couldn't avoid this fight so might as well look good going in.
"Funny guy aren't you" he said with a dry laugh "listen I was originally going to come and kick your ass, but then I saw that news report and thought hey this guy is tough how about he joins our gang?"
"No" I replied with a serious look, this seemed to catch him off guard with my immediate answer, but he quickly regained his composure
"I think you might want to rethink that answer" he said in threatening manner "you see we're are part of an interschool gang pretty every delinquent in this town is under our command"
"Nothing to think about" I replied "I live the way I want to, walk the way I want to, and I can't do that if I'm part of some group, so if you want to stop me I'm willing to fight heaven and hell" I said cracking my knuckles and cocking my head to the side, boy do I feel like a badass now.
"Fine lets go with Plan A" he turned to his men "Get him!"
"Bring it on!" you see I have two modes when I'm in combat I'm an aggressive fighter, when I'm not well I'm more laid back nearly being lethargic.
The first guy came at me I dodged under his punch and delivered two jabs to his stomach and finished with an uppercut finishing him. The next guy I sidestepped and gave him right hook knocking him out. These guys can't fight for shit! The third one however got me in the face but I quickly recovered and delivered a punch square into his face knocking him out too. Now all that's left was the leader who pulled a knife, he then tried to stab my heart but I dodged grabbed his arm punched him and flipped him over my shoulder and finished with a pile driver. I got up to survey my work four boys unconscious but no serious injuries.
My phone rang "Hello" I answered
"Hey Ichika!" it was my friend Dan
"Dan! What's up?" I asked
"Two things, one that delinquent you beat up yesterday is part of a large high school gang"
I looked over the boys I defeated "that info is a little late" I replied
"Oh really? What happened" he asked
"Oh, Four guys came after to get me to join their gang I refused they attacked so I kicked their asses" I explained "no big deal." I could practically hear the shock on the other side of the phone it made me smirk.
"Oh man!" said Dan "you just painted a huge target on your back! There are going to be hit squads coming after weekly if not daily!"
"I'll manage" I replied confidently "Anyways what was that other thing-" my phone signaled that I had another person calling me. "One second I have another caller" I switched over "Hello?"
"ICHIKA!" this time it was a girl's voice it sounded angry but vaguely familiar
"Yes, who is this?" I asked, there was a pause
"It's Madoka" she said, she sounded a little pissed that I didn't recognize her voice. I was shocked my younger sister- well younger by a few minutes was calling me, how'd she get my phone number?
"Hey Madoka" I replied happily "good to hear from you, how've you been" she seemed to get thrown off by my greeting.
"I-I'm fine" she stammered "but anyways what have you been doing for the last three years? I just get word your back and then get news that you fought an I.S. and won, how's that even possible?"
"Why the hell does everyone keep bringing that up!" I replied "look we just got back from our last mission we were about to take a picture to memorize the moment but then the I.S. attacked we blew it up after few attempts I do not get why this hard to understand I mean you saw the footage right?"
"Yes but-" she said "that was incredibly risky I mean you knew what it was but you fought in anyways why?" she had concern in her voice now.
"I was protecting my brothers." I said firmly
"y-your brothers?" I could she was confused and maybe a little distraught, see she loves her family a lot more than most siblings should, it's actually borderline obsessive.
"Well you see the Resistance on the ARK fished me out of the ocean and while we were together we came to see each other as brothers in arms and eventually referred to each other as such" I explained "They're like a second family to me"
"Alright well I'll talk to you later" she hung up and I switched back to Dan
"So what were you saying?" I asked
Madoka POV
I hung up Houki was out at her kendo class so she wasn't in the room. But Ichika had a second family? me and Chifuyu we're supposed to be his family. wait what if there's girl he likes in that family. No! no one is taking Ichika from me I lost him once I'm not losing him again!
Wow i write long chapters for this story anyways read and review.