A/N: Regarding pairings toward my OC, I'm going to have to put that element on hold as I have to ponder about what I have to do to make it work out...
Episode 3: The Transfer Students are the Second and Third Childhood Friends
~Battle Arena #2, Tuesday, March 27th, 2014, 10:25 A.M.~
Ichika's P.O.V.
Tony, Keith and I are outside the arena with the rest of the class as Chifuyu-nee is about to begin the training session... "For today's lesson, we're going to practice operating the basic controls of the IS. Orimura, Martin, Alcott, you're first." She said. "Not a problem." "Right..." Both Keith and Cecilia responded as they both activated their I.S. units.
It's my turn now to activate my I.S., but I get a bit of a difficulty doing something as simple as that. "Move it, Orimura. Any experienced IS pilot should take less than a second to deploy." Chifuyu said to me.
"*breaths deeply* Just focus. Engage! Byakushiki!" I shouted as I was able to deploy my I.S. onto the field. "Hey, it worked." I said to myself.
"Good. Now fly!" She told us. "Right." "Understood." Keith and Cecilia replied as they took to the air. "All right. I'll fly..." I said. I began to take off from the air before flying off to catch up with them. I fly as fast I can go, but they're just too far out my reach... "You're too slow. According to the output specs, the Byakushiki is superior to her IS." Chifuyu told me.
"That may technically be true. But right now, I'm focusing my imagination on deploying the pyramid part forward, okay? Oh, man. I'm just not getting this at all." I mumbled.
"An image is nothing more than an image. But it'll be far more productive if you can figure out the method that works easiest for you." Cecilia said to me.
"What she's trying to say is, to be more specific, think about flying the I.S. like a fighter jet. Your arms are your yokes and your legs are your thrusts." Keith explained to me. "Yeah, well, in the first place, I still haven't gotten used to flying the I.S. around just yet. Heck, I'm not even sure what makes it fly." I said to them.
"Well ah, if you're interested, I'd be happy to give you boys lessons every day after school." She suggested to me and Keith. "Huh?" (Keith): "Come again?" "And when I do, it'll be just me and Keith..." She whispered.
"Wait, what did she say again? I didn't catch her." Keith asked me. "I don't know, it's probably something related to you." I hinted to him.
"Orimura. Alcott. Execute a power-dive and then come to a complete stop." Chifuyu contacted us. "Right. Roger that. Well, ladies first." She said to us as we saw her dash down to the ground and slowing down at the right time. "Wow, she totally nailed it. Uh, would you like to go next, Keith?" I asked him
"Certainly. But I advise that you watch carefully just so you'll get it down perfectly like we do." He told me as he readies himself to speed down to ground level.
He nosedives head first, and just before he reaches the ground, he realigns himself to a proper stance as he stops as well and lands on the field. "You've got that?" He asked me as I nodded in return. "Good, now try it out for yourself." He said. "Okay then. Now let's see how I do." I said to myself as I went for the dive.
(switches to Keith's P.O.V.)
"Um, Keith? Shouldn't you move out of the way for Ichika?" Cecilia said to me as I turned my head over to her. "Oh, I'm sure he'll do fine." I assured her. Little do I know, I seem to notice that Ichika has been descending, surprisingly at fast speed, before I realized he was coming down straight towards me. 'Oh sweet lord... This is going to hurt.' I thought to myself as Ichika shouted: "Keith, look out!" He crashes right at me as ground implodes from the speed of the descent...
[Opening Theme: (Keith's Theme) (Short Ver. of...) Pompeii - Bastille]
"*coughs repeatedly* Jesus H. Christ!" I shouted in blasphemy as I tried to recuperate myself. "Oh, man! I seriously thought I was gonna die!" Ichika muttered. "You moron. Do you know how much it costs to fill in a hole this size?" Chifuyu scolded at him.
"I'm sorry about that." He apologized. "That was pitiful, Ichika. You still haven't mastered a single thing that I taught...!" She reprimanded before she got shoved out of the way by Cecilia.
She runs towards us, calling out: "Goodness, are you all right, Keith dear? Have you and Ichika been injured?" "Oh, don't worry, Cecilia. I'm sure it's a just a few minor injuries- Wait, did you just call me 'dear'?" I said to her.
"Oh! I'm so glad to hear you say that. Still, I do think it would be best for both of you to get checkout thoroughly at the nurse's office. In fact, I'll leave and go with you..." She told me before Houki got back in the conversation.
"Not necessary. It's impossible for anyone to get injured while piloting an IS." She told Cecilia. "Oh, Ms. Shinonono. Please understand. It's only natural for me to care about others."
"Oh yeah. Because your bosom overflows with human kindness." "Oh my..." I blurted out. "Yes, it does. And it's so much more pleasant than scowling like a crow." They both growled at each other with hatred.
"I don't get it, Keith. Exactly when did those two start hating each other so much?" Ichika whispered to me. "To make it very clear for you, it's a battle for who has the better relationship between you and me." I whispered back.
"Ohh..." He pondered. "*whistles* Oh man, I always love to see a run-of-the-mill cat fight going on." We all turn our heads to the one who said that.
"Oh for god's sake, Tony. Will you cut that out?" I reprimanded him.
(time skip)
~Academy, Front Side, 6:26 P.M.~
Normal P.O.V.
Two new students stand by the front of the Academy as they observe their surroundings. "Well, it looks like we've finally arrived." A boy with an unkempt goatee and a British accent said. "So, this is the I.S. Academy?" His brunette partner asked.
"Yep, and it sure looks big from just standing right here." He said. "Well then, are you ready to head in?" She asked him. "Yeah, come on. Let's go." He agreed as they both made their way to the entrance.
~Class Representative Appointment Party, Cafeteria, 8:25 P.M.~
Tony's P.O.V.
The guys and I are in the cafeteria as we and the rest of the class are celebrating the election of both Keith and Ichika being chosen as Class Representatives. "Wait, how did we become class representatives?" Ichika asked, confused of the outcome.
"Oh, you two were promoted because I decided to step down. Obviously, it's true that all of you boys did lose the match, but if you think about it, that outcome was inevitable. After all, what else could possibly happen with me as your opponent? Well, I just felt awful for behaving so childishly and getting upset afterward. So I decided to let you two be the class representatives." She told them.
'*sighs* Thank god she didn't include me...' I thought to myself. "Wow, that's so considerate of you, Cecilia." "I totally agree. Since they're the only male students in the academy who are the oldest, we'll have to give them like our full support." I heard the other students say. "Well, Aren't you two, Mr. Popularity?" Houki said to them, most annoyingly at Ichika.
"Huh, do you really think so?" She turns away, not wanting to put up with his unjustified actions. "And exactly why are you in such a bad mood anyway?" He asked her before someone had taken a photo of Ichika and Keith.
(Kaoruko Mayuzumi): "Hello there, I'm from the newspaper club." She told them. "Oh, Cecilia, if you don't mind, would you get into the picture with them as well?" She asks her. "What? You mean just me and them?" Cecilia asked. "Oh, you and your personal units are the center of attention. And it'd be lucky than better if you and Keith would shake hands or something." She said.
"Oh, do you really think so? You will make sense that I receive copies of the pictures as well, won't you?" Cecilia asked. "Oh sure, no problem. Ah, come on, stand up." The three of them got up from their seats, getting ready to take the photo.
"All right, can I get you guys to shake hands for me? Oh, and Keith. How about you put your hand on Ichika's shoulder, just to show the teamwork that you both will be giving as class representatives." She said to them. Keith puts his hand on Ichika's shoulder, assuring him that he isn't on his own. "Very good, just relax. Say cheese."
The photo was about to be taken until I felt that one of the girls pulled me in to be a part of the picture. And once it was taken, it's shown that everyone else wanted to be in it as well. "Wha-?! Why are all of you in my picture?" Cecilia shouted in frustration. "Just calm down." "We can't let you get ahead of us all by yourself." Keith and Ichika laughed, while I said to myself: "*sighs* Women..."
~Ichika and Houki's Room, 11:00 P.M.~
Ichika's P.O.V.
With the day just about over, Houki and I got ready to sleep for class tomorrow. Houki closes the blinds while I layed on my bed. "So I guess that you had a lot of fun today." Houki said to me.
"It just made me feel exhausted. Do you honestly think you would enjoy it if you were in my shoes?" I asked her. "Well, if I had a hazard to guess, I think I actually would enjoy it."
She says to me as she throws a pillow over my face. "What was that for?" "I'm going to change into my pajamas now so I need you to look away." I turned away from her while saying:
"I don't understand why you didn't just change early when I was brushing my teeth." She pulls out the wall right between our heads, just to make sure I wasn't peeping on her while she was changing.
It felt a little awkward, though. Having to look away from her, while still hearing her changing clothes. "All right. I'm done." She told me. I got up from my bed noticing something she's wearing:
"Oh. Hey, are you wearing a new belt tonight?" I asked her. "Actually, yes, I can't believe you noticed." "Well, yeah, of course I noticed. I mean I look at you all the time, you know." I reminded her.
"Oh yeah, of course you do. I mean I'm right here and you're there. So that's perfectly normal." She confirmed. "Right. It's time to go to sleep." She said as we both put over our covers and turned off the lights. But before both of us could sleep: "Um, Ichika." "Uh-huh?" "I just... well, I... I'm sorry. I was frustrated." She apologizes to me.
"That's all right. Don't worry, okay?" I assured her. "Oh, good. That's nice to know. Good night, then." She said to me. "You, too. Sleep tight." I said to her as we both dozed off to sleep.
~Class 1-1, 6:57 A.M.~
Tony's P.O.V.
Class is almost about to start as Keith, Ichika and I are talking with the other students about the upcoming class league match... "The class league match is coming up soon." One girl said. (Yuzu): "Oh, that's right. Have you heard that the representative for Class 1-2 has been changed?" "Yeah, now it's that new transfer student, what's her face?" Another girl said.
"I've also heard that there's another male student on his way here to be enrolled in this class." Yuzu gossiped. "Wait, are you serious?" One student asked. "Transfer students? Both male and female? At this time of the year?" Ichika asked. "Yeah. Supposedly, the girl is from China, and the guy's from the United Kingdom." She said. "Well, well. Another Brit in the academy, huh?" Keith pondered.
"I wonder if they transferred to the IS Academy in order to study my techniques." Cecilia inquired. "Oh, I'm sure curious. I bet they're good." Ichika said. "Well, I'm pretty sure they have a decent amount of skill in piloting an I.S. unit." I told them. (Shizune): "Well, the only classes with the students with the personal IS's are Classes 1 and 4. So we'll be fine."
Just then, someone called out to point out to us: "That information is outdated." We all turned our heads to find the person who said that. "The representative for Class 2 and this guy besides me (points to him) now has a personal IS as well. So it's not gonna be as easy to win it anymore." The girl said. "Greetings and salutations, my beautiful people." The guy said as he waved his hand.
"No way! Caddy? Rin? Is it really you guys?" Ichika questioned them as he got up from his desk. "That's right. I'm Rin Fanh, China's representative contender. This guy here is James Caddick. And we've come here today to declare war." She said to us. The rest of the class murmured about the arrival of the Chinese representative contender and the new male student.
"Exactly who is that new girl? She seems much too friendly with Ichika." Cecilia inquired. "Um, hello? Miss? You seem to be forgetting someone right by her." James called out. "Quiet! I wasn't talking to you!" Cecilia berated at him. "*scoffs* Wanker..." He muttered at her. "Good one. Coming in and acting like a showoff, it's so unlike you, Rin." Ichika taunted.
"What? Why would you say something like that about me, huh?" Rin asked. But then Chifuyu finally arrived to class as she bopped Rin in the head. "Oww! That hurt! What would you do that for?" She turned around until she saw Chifuyu standing right in front of her. "Consider that your homeroom bell being rung." Chifuyu said.
"Ch-Chifuyu!" Rin stammered. "That's Ms. Orimura. Now get back to your own class, you're in the way." She told her. "I'm sorry, ma'am." She apologized as she stood aside from her. "And you, Caddick. Come on in." She said to him. "But of course." He said. "Okay, but I'll be back later. So don't you run away, Ichika?! Hmph!" She said as she went back to her classroom, but she came crawling back to say to James:
"Oh, and don't you forget to come see me after class, Caddy!" She shouted at him. "I told you not to treat me like a little kid anymore!" He berated back.
~Cafeteria, 12:05 P.M.~
Tony's P.O.V.
The guys and I were able to reach the front of the line as Ichika is conversing with his longtime friends. "You could've knocked me over. I can't believe that you're Class 2's new transfer. And you, Caddy. I haven't seen you after a few years have passed. You haven't changed a bit. You two should have contacted me." Ichika said.
"Don't be stupid. If we had done that, it would have totally ruined our dramatic reunion." Rin said. "Sorry, Ichika. I was very busy with school work and other miscellaneous activites." James said to him.
"And maybe because you two used to have some issues with my big sister Chifuyu?" He asked them. "No, we don't have issues with her. It's just that... We're not good... at handling her." Rin said.
Rin finally gets her lunch as Ichika notices what she's going to be eating. "Ramen... the same order as always. It's been years since I last saw you guys. So how have things been?" He asked them.
"Oh, things have been going just fine for me. Thank you very much. But, Rin on the other hand, she's been having some... How do I say this? Major issues over the years." James told him.
"Well, Caddy. I was originally going to say this to Ichika, but... Maybe you're the one who ought to get sick or injured for a change." Rin sneered at him while walking over to an empty table. "Did Rin really just say that out loud?" James asked in a sarcastic tone.
"I think she might have did. Come on." Ichika said as they both followed her. "Hmm, those two seem to be interesting, Keith. How about we get ourselves introduced to them?" I asked Keith who has been dead-quiet this entire time.
"Yeah, let's see what these two have in stores for us." Keith said. We decided to follow them over to their table anticipating of what's to come from Ichika's childhood friends.
INTERMISSION: I don't think fan fictions don't ever do this, but I would like to take time to introduce you guys to the character who was recently introduced into this story: Caddicarus. If you don't know who he is, or if you do, I would like to show you a trailer for his channel on YouTube, or if you know him, just to be fully immersed as if this was actually being streamed on the Internet: /watch?v=FKZQ093PtfM (Sorry, you guys have to type this in. And don't worry, you know what website it is.)
Keith and I are sitting with Ichika and his second and third childhood friends, one of them a girl, and the other a boy. "Man, I can't believe you became a representative contender. And Caddy, I didn't get word at all that you were able to pilot an I.S." He said to them. "And what about you? It knocked us over when we saw you on the news." She said to him.
"You guys think you were surprised. The last thing I have thought is that it ended up in a place like this." He said. "We heard that you operated an IS at the entrance exam. But how on earth could something like that happen?" She asked.
"To be honest, I couldn't tell you how. You know that the high school entrance exams were held in the city's big multi-purpose facility, right? Well, I got lost in it. And even though I asked a lot of people for help, everything they told me was useless." Ichika explained.
"Well, a whole lot of crap happened after that, next thing I knew I was enrolled in this school." Ichika said. "Well, that's weird." Rin commented. "Hey, Keith. I think it's about that time." I whispered over to him."Okay then, after you." He said to me. "*clears throat* Excuse me, Ichika. But do you think you can introduce us to your friends over here?" I asked.
"Oh! My bad! I forgot that you guys were sitting here with me! Tony, Keith. She's Rin Fanh, and he's James Caddick. Rin. Caddy. Tony Kurosaki and Keith Martin." Ichika introduced them to us as we shook hands with them.
"I'm known back at home as "Caddicarus", but you guys can call me 'Caddy' because you know, Caddicarus is a bit of a mouthful." James told us.
Just then, my senses felt like they were tingling, I turned around to find that Houki and Cecilia are about to head for our table. "Keith, Keith. The 'Devil' and 'Angel' are descending upon us. What do we do?" I spoke in code to him.
"Don't worry. Just act natural... We've done nothing wrong." Keith told me as the girls approached the table.
"Ichika, I think it's about time that you gave me an explanation." Houki said. "That's right! You had better explain this. Don't tell me you're actually dating this transfer student now!" Cecilia barked at him.
"No! It's not like that at all, I swear!" Rin shouted. "It's true. We're just childhood friends." Ichika restated as Rin frowned on him.
"Hm, what's wrong with you?" He asked her. "Nothing's wrong. I'm fine." She said, turning away from him to Caddy with her eyes closed. "Childhood friends?" Houki asked.
"Oh that's right. I forgot Rin and Caddy transfered to our school right after you moved away. That's Houki Shinonono. I told you guys about her. Houki was my very first childhood friend. And later you guys became my second and third childhood friend, respectively." Ichika flatteringly explained.
"I'm first..." I heard Houki say to herself. "Now I see. It's nice to meet one of Ichika's old friends." Rin said. "Well then, it's a pleasure to meet you, Miss Shinonono." Caddy greeted her as he held out his arm.
"Yes. Nice to meet you two." She greeted back as she shook hands with him. "Ahem. Since you seem to have forgotten about me, allow me to introduce myself. I am Cecilia Alcott, the United Kingdom's representative contender."
While Cecilia blabs on about the Class Representative Match, We all turn away from her while Ichika and his old companions talk among st themselves. "So we heard that you and your friend Keith were recently chosen to be Class 1's representatives." Caddy said to Ichika.
"Yeah. That's what happened." "You know, if you want, I can help you, Caddy and your other friends with your IS practice drills. Wouldn't that be fun?" Rin suggested to all of us.
"Oh, yeah, that would help, sure." Ichika agreed. "Cool. Thanks Rin." I thanked her. "Sure thing." She replied. "Wha-? Look here! Are you listening to me?" Cecilia hollered out to Rin. "Sorry, I'm just not interested." She said to her.
"I can't believe you said that!" Cecilia said, completely bamboozled. "And in any case, it's my job to teach Ichika and the guys!" Houki reminded her.
"You're from Class 2, aren't you? I'm not looking for any assistance from the enemy." Cecilia jeered. "Look, I'm having a nice chat with Ichika and his friends right now. We weren't talking to you so you need to back off." Rin scoffed them as they get annoyed of her assertiveness. '*whistles* You're a feisty one, Rin. I'll give you that...' I thought to myself.
"Well, you certainly have a lot of nerve, you're the one who went into the picture after we did." Cecilia said. "Actually it wasn't after you. I mean, I've known him longer than you have." Rin boasted. "(in style of Bombnomicon from TF2) Oh, this is gonna be the best!" I commented. "Don't go there! Because I've known him longer than you have! In fact, we're so close, Ichika's eaten at my house several time."
"Oh, mine, too. What a coincidence. Ichika and Caddy used to come to my house and eat with us all the time ever since he was in elementary school and him (points to Caddy) while he visits me from time to time from England." Rin said as Houki and Cecilia are shocked of what they just heard. "Ichika! Just what is she talking about? And how come you've never mentioned any of this to me?" Houki questions him.
"You've never mentioned it to me, either!" Cecilia shouted out as well. "I used... to go eat at the Chinese restaurant, her family home, that's all." He pointed out. "Oh, her restaurant. At least that makes sense." Houki said. "Well, if her family owned the restaurant, I suppose it's only natural that you would've eaten there." Cecilia said.
"So Rin, how is your dad doing?" Ichika asked. "Huh, well, I think he's okay." She says before the bell rings. "All right, Caddy and I will see you after school. We'll come by around the time you finish practicing with them, so make sure you're available, okay? Come on, James." She said as he followed suit. "Yeah, yeah. Oh, I almost forgot, Ichika. Please remember to stay beautiful. Alright?" James said to him.
"Oh, uhh, yeah. Sure, Caddy. I'll try and remember that." Ichika responded. (Keith's and my thoughts) 'Well... That was an interesting conversation...'
Caddy's P.O.V.
"You know, you seemed to be getting on their nerves back there." I said to Rin while walking in the hallways. "Whatever. It wasn't like they didn't have any romantic feelings for him." Rin said while blushing. "But hey, think about it. You've been hanging with us since we first met, and well... One and the other must come back together at some point..." I persuaded her. "Yeah... You're right, James. I'll try and think about it when I get the chance..." Rin said to me as we headed for practice.
~Battle Arena #1, 6:16 P.M.~
Tony's P.O.V.
Keith and I are watching from the sidelines as Ichika is about to get ready for his training session. "What in the devil is going on around here, Ms. Shinonono? And how did you..."
"I've been given clearance to utilize a training IS. And I'll be using it for Ichika's intensive training." Houki told Cecilia. "Now hold on. That's the Japanese production IS. How on earth could she have possibly obtained clearance to use the Uchigane?" She questioned.
"All right, Ichika. Let's begin!" Houki said to him. "Oh, yeah, right." "You wait just one minute! I'm the one who's supposed to be conducting Ichika's training. Do you hear me?" Cecilia says as she activates Blue Tears.
"Oh shit. What does she think she's doing?" I shouted out. "Concentrate, Ichika. We'll start your lesson now." "No, let me start your lesson, Ichika." "Oh my god. This is gonna take forever!" I moaned.
"Come on, Tony..." Keith told me. "What?" "I'll go train with Cecilia. You try and keep up with Houki's intensive maneuvers." He planned out. "Okay then. Good luck training with your crush." I taunted. "Oh, shut up." Keith said.
"I'm just saying. You two are meant for each other!" I shouted out, seemingly catching Cecilia's attention as Keith makes his way towards her while I called out to Houki: "Hey, wait for me! I don't feel like waiting for my turn. So come on, Houki. 2v1. How about that?" I asked her. "*sighs* Alright then, Tony. Get ready for some hard labor." She said to me.
One hour and a half later...
Keith and I are so tired after having to practice combat maneuvers for nearly 2 hours, and Ichika is just about ready to pass out by now. "Well, I suppose we can call it a day now, can't we?" Cecilia asked.
(Ichika) "Uh-huh..." (Keith) "Oh, thank heaven..." (Tony) "Yes, please..." "You feel that way because you haven't kept up your training." Houki said to Ichika.
"Oh come on, you were going all out on me..." He complained. "Well then Ichika, I'll see you later then. Come on, Keith. I'll take you to my room where we can rest together. Oh, and while you're accompanying me, would you let me hold on to you? I'm so exhausted..." Cecilia requested out of romance. Keith, while blushing, stammered: "Wait, what? Umm... Well, alright then." He agrees as Cecilia extends her arms beside Keith while he puts his arm over her.
"Oh, isn't that cute. It's just like they're one happy couple. Good night, Cecilia! See you tomorrow, Casanova!" I shouted out to them. "Good night to you as well, Tony. Keith and I must attend to some, private business..." Cecilia slurred while Keith looked like he's blushing even more than ever. "What are you still doing down there? We should head back to our room now." Houki said.
"Yeah, you go on ahead. I can't move my legs." Ichika told her. "*sighs* What am I gonna do about you? All right, I'll go ahead and use the shower first." She said. "Yeah, fine." He said to her as she left the arena. "Welp, look at the time! I got to get back to my room now. It's getting late. Um, you sure you don't need any help there, Ichika?" I asked him.
"Yeah. Don't worry about me, Tony. I'll be able to get up later." He assured me. "Okay then. Well, I gotta go. I'll see you tomorrow." I said to him as I ran off. "Yeah, see you." He said back to me.
~Boys Locker Room, 8:30 P.M.~
Caddy's P.O.V.
Rin and I are on our way to meet up with Ichika again after we got finished with our training session. "Hey, good work out there, Ichika. You're okay with a sports drink, aren't you? Here." Rin said to him, offering a drink. "Oh, thanks, guys. Have you really been waiting for me all this time?" Ichika asked. "You could say that. So... we're finally alone together. Just me with only you guys." Rin said.
"Yeah, I guess so." "Ichika, Caddy, I was wondering if you guys missed me after I moved." Rin said to us. "Well, I suppose having one less friend to hang out with did make me feel a little bit lonelier." "Yeah, a few years not being able to see you again, kinda felt disheartening." I said. "That's not what I meant. I'm a childhood friend you guys haven't seen for a long time. And I know both of you have got something to say to me." Rin said.
"Oh yeah. I forgot something very important. Have you contacted any other friends from school yet? I mean, to tell that you were back in Japan. I bet they'll be thrilled." Ichika said, until Rin sulked her head down. 'Well... At least he's considerate about others...' I pondered to myself. "That's not it! I was talking about..." "Hey, guys, look, I need to get back to my room, okay? I'm freezing and hopefully Houki is not with the shower by now." Ichika said to us.
"Shower...? And Houki is that girl I met earlier? What kind of relationship do you two have?" Rin asked him. "Well, we're just... childhood friends. She was my first. And of course you were my second and (points to me) you're my third." He stated. "Really, Ichika? You're this late into the game, and you haven't even asked her out yet?" I asked annoyingly.
"C-C-Caddy! Why the hell did you say that?" Rin shouted at me. "Come on, Rin. He's already in high school, and he hasn't even asked his friend out on a romantic date. Shameful." I pointed out. "Well, sorry, Caddy. But I'm just not ready for that kind of stuff yet." He told me. "Come on, Ichika. You're 15 years old now, it's time for you to come out of that turtle shell of yours." I told him.
"Alright, James. I'll take your advice, but I'll have to think about it whenever I have time." He said. "Glad to hear you say that." I said to him. "Well, what does being childhood friends have to do with taking a shower!?" Rin asked. "Hold on, Rin! Calm down!" I pleaded her. "Can it, James!" Rin shouted at me. "Oh, that. That's because Houki and I are sharing a room right now." "What?!" Rin and I blurted out.
"Oh, yeah, and they couldn't give me my own room, so we're, you know..." He said to us. "So what's your telling us is that you and this Houki person are living together?" She asked. "Yeah, kind of, but thank goodness, it's with Houki. If it were someone I didn't know, I'd be nervous and I would never be able to get any sleep." He told us.
Rin then sulked again for some reason. "Hey, what's wrong?" "It's okay because she's your childhood friend..." Ichika didn't hear her at first. "What I said is you don't mind because she's your childhood friend!" She shouted out again.
(scene transition)
~Ichika and Houki's Room, 9:05 P.M.~
"And that is why we need to switch rooms." Rin said to Miss Shinonono. "Is your brain not functioning? Why switch with me?" Houki asked. "Wow, I figured it must be horrible for you having to share a room with a guy." Rin sarcastically said. "But I never said that sharing with him was horrible. Besides, this issue was between me and Ichika, got it?"
"Oh, don't worry. After all, I'm his childhood friend, too, right?" "I don't know why you're looking at me." Ichika said. "*sighs* This is getting ridiculous..." I commented. "In any case, I will not switch rooms with you. Now go back to your own room." Houki told her. "Oh, by the way, guys, do you still remember our promise?" "Promise?" We both asked.
"Mm-hm, from school..." She reminded us before: "Stop ignoring me, you trollop! Okay, it's come to this." Houki said grabbing what looks like a bokken sword before Ichika shouted: "Wait, you idiot!" Houki went in for the attack before Rin blocks the attack with her I.S. arm. "SWEET HONKING ASS BANDITS!" I shouted out before everyone turned their head over to me.
"What? Don't I get a say in this?" I asked. "You know, a normal person would have been seriously injured by that. Well, never mind." Then Ichika remember something: "Hey, I almost forgot. You were just talking about some kind of promise. What was it about?" He asked Rin. "Right. Well, you know, it was just... You do remember it, right?"
"Let's see... Oh, was it that I'd eat your sweet-and-sour pork every day if you became a better cook?" He asked. "Yeah, yeah! That's it!" "And it'd be your treat, right?" "What?" 'Oh shit, that can't be good...' I thought to myself as I snuck behind the conversation. "That's right. You promised that you would treat me your meal every day, wasn't that it? That would be awesome since I'm still a single..." Ichika said, before I pushed him out of the way, and got bitch-slapped by Rin.
"What a jerk you are!" "*growls in pain* Rin, why in god's name did you do that for?!" "Wait, Caddy! I wasn't going for you! That was for Ichika!" Rin shouted at me. "Just hold on there, Rin." Ichika said to her. "How can you not remember a single promise you made to a girl?! You're the most despicable guy ever! I hope a dog bites you to death!"
"Rin! You pinnacle wanker!" I yelled at her. "*gets bitch-slapped harder* Ahh! JESUS!" "Shut up, James!" "I don't understand why you're so mad. I did remember the promise." Ichika said. "But you didn't get the meaning of it! You didn't get the meaning!" She yelled at him. "Well, then, maybe you need to explain it to me. What the hell's the meaning?" He asked.
"You want me to explain it? How could I do that with someone who's so dense, and to someone who doesn't care about how I feel!" "Hey!" I shouted. "How about this then? In the next week's class league match, the winner will get to make the loser do any one thing that he or she wants. What do you guys say?" She asked us.
"Sure, why not? And if I win, I'm going to make you explain it to me." Ichika said. "Fine! But you're going to regret pissing me off after I'm done with you!" I pointed at her while growling at us. "And you two had better be ready for it. You understand?" She shouted at us as I followed her out of the room.
Normal P.O.V.
Tony came into the room saying: "Hey guys, I've been hearing such a commotion from my room. Was something going on?" "Ichika..." Houki started. "Yeah, what is it now?" He asked. "I hope a horse kicks you to death!" "Wha-?! You're not helping me in the slightest, you inconsiderate bitch!" He cussed at her. "Shut up! You weasel!" She insulted back.
"*sighs* Houki, I don't want do this. But, I'm afraid I have to..." Tony told her. "What...?" She asked. Tony walked right up to her, and bitch-slapped her face. "Wha-?! Tony! What was that for?!" She shouted at him. "Sorry, Houki. But I literally had to slap some sense into you." He told her.
"*breathes in and out* You know what, Kurosaki? I think I should return the favor to you." She said to him. "Oh no. Don't you dare try and get back at me for what I did. Training with you was punishing enough, and I do not want to put up with more of your bullsh-" She cries out at him, punching back at him in the face, causing him to stagger on the floor.
"*growls in pain* Goddamn you to hell, Houki! You're gonna pay for that!" He said while limping back to his room. "Go cry in a river, asshole!" She yelled back at him. 'Well now... That was one hell of a fight...' Ichika thought to himself.
~Battle Arena #2, Friday, April 6th, 2014, 11:58 A.M.~
Tony's P.O.V.
The Class League Match is about to begin with a special 3 on 1 fight, between me and the guys against Rin. After they told me about their quarrel last night, they warned me never to piss her off because she's very short-tempered. As we're getting ready for our fight, we get a look at Rin's I.S. unit from our unit's HUDs.
"Man, Rin's our opponent in the first match?" Ichika said. "Crazy, huh? We all get to fight her three on one." I said. "Her IS is called "Shenlong." This model is a close combat type, just like your Byakushiki." Miss Yamada explained. "This match is not going to be the same as the one between you and us. So please don't let your guard down." Ichika said.
"Don't get too stressed out. You guys can win as long as you fight like you're during practice." Houki told us. "Jeez, I bet it would really hurt to get hit by that thing." Ichika says as he stares at Rin in the distance. (Intercom): "Now then, all contestants, move to your designated positions at this time." The guys and I launch into the battle arena, prepared to fight against Rin and her Shenlong.
[Time Crisis OST: Order (Mission: "Time Crisis")]
"If you guys apologize now, I'll lower the intensity of the pain you're all about to endure." She told us. "I don't need any favors from you. Hit me with your best shot." Ichika bragged. "Hmph! You'll come crying to me once I finish you off!" James berated. "Well, since you're a close-ranged pilot, I'm going to give you the benefit of a doubt. All right?" I persuaded her.
"Fine, but for your information. The Absolute Defense isn't so perfect. If your attacks are powerful enough to rip through the shield, it's possible for you all to damage the opponent badly, but not kill them." She told us. "We know that." Ichika said to her. (Intercom): "All contestants, you may commence the match at this time."
Episode Over...
[Ending Theme: (Ichika X Houki Theme) (Short Ver. of...) Calvin Harris ft. Ayah Marar - Flashback]
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