Notice:I do not own Infinite Stratos or any of its associated characters, but I do own my OC.Welcome back to another chapter everyone, hope everyone is having a nice day.There will be some thanks and an announcement at the end of the chapter so stand tuned!
Connor slowly woke up groaning and sat up, his head still hurting from the attack yesterday. He looked over to Ichika's bed and found his friend was gone. Connor then realized that it was the weekend which was the only reason Flare let him sleep in. Connor then shrugged and got out of bed, holding his head slightly, before making his way to his dresser in the room to get some clothes to change into after he showered and yawned.
"Ichika's probably on a date with Houki or something since it's the weekend." He stated as he went to the bathroom to start showering.
After his shower Connor sat down at the computer desk and noticed that his foot hit something, looking down he saw a cardboard package and decided to open it. Grabbing the package, Connor set it on the counter so he didn't get any of the contents on the computer desk. Opening the package he smiled, inside where some ingredients and cooking utensils. He silently thanked Ichika before getting some of the ingredients out of the box and setting them out. He looked over the ingredients he had and sighed a bit, no meat. He then shrugged and got to work, donning a cooking apron and smiled.
"I may not have any meat, but that doesn't mean I can't make something delicious!" He stated as a fire appeared in his as he took out a knife and began chopping some of the ingredients and prepared a pan with some olive oil in it.
After about thirty minutes of cooking Connor looked at the meal he had made and smiled proudly. Just as he was about to put the final touches on it he heard a knock at the door and sighed as he went to open it. As he was about to open the door he realized he was still in his apron and shrugged, opeing the door he was met with a blonde with a questioning look on her face.
"Hey Charlotte, what's up?" Connor asked as he looked at the girl.
"Well, you weren't answering your phone so I decided to see if you were still asleep." She said before she took a deep breath, "what is that wonderful smell?" She asked.
"Oh, that would be the food I just made." He replied motioning to the apron he was wearing over his clothes. "Would you like to come in?" He asked and the blonde nodded, walking inside the room and Connor closed the door.
Charlotte sat in one of the chairs as Connor took the pan he was cooking with earlier and dumped them into a pot and stirred it a bit before taking some of its contents and pouring them into two small bowls and then walked over to Charlotte who looked at the dish.
"What is this?" She asked as he handed her a bowl and a spoon.
"Soup, one of the few things I can make without meat and more ingredients." He replied as he sat down and put his spoon into the bowl.
"Oh, cool." She said as she dipped her spoon into the bowl and brought it back out and blew to cool it down before eating it, her eyes going wide. "This is so good!" She exclaimed.
"Glad you like it." Connor said with a slight blush.
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For reference to the soup he made, looked up Spicy red tomato and lentil soup.Now back to the story.
After the two finished eating their soup Connor put what was left in the pot in the small fridge in the room. The two then smiled at each other with a slight blush on Connor's face.
"So where'd you learn to cook Connor?" Charlotte asked him.
"I started working as a part-time cook for a local restaurant for a bit before I just started making my own stuff." He said and then frowned. "If that IS never activated for me, I would have gone to college for it. I had a lot of scholarships waiting for me when I graduated from school." He sighed and sat back down.
"I'm sorry to hear that Connor." Charlotte said, placing a hand on his shoulder. "But you and Ichika are doing a grill booth for the festival right?" She asked and he nodded. "Maybe you can get one of the cooks to let you cook for the academy on the weekends?" She said with a smile.
"Yeah, that'd be fun." He replied with a smile. "Thanks Charlotte." He said and she blushed a bit looking down.
"Do you want to go and spar or train?" She asked him.
"Sure, sounds like fun." He said standing up and she did the same. "I'll meet you in the arena."
In the arena the two stood with IS deployed and Connor had his pistol out with the holographic targets up and he was aimed at them.
"You'll want to make sure that you have a good stance before you start firing." She said and Connor adjusted his footing.
Taking aim again Connor fired at the targets, hitting the middle on a few while on the others he hit just beside it and his score popped up and he sighed.
"Not bad, is this your first time shooting?" Charlotte asked him and he shook his head.
"I've shot regular guns before, but this is the first time shooting this weapon." He said as he inspected his gun. "It has a bit more kick than I would have thought."
"That's to be expected, it's a small weapon with some powerful rounds." She replied as he holstered his weapon. "Want to try and fight me?" She asked.
"Sure, seems like it would be fun." He said as he backed up and his sword and shield appeared in his hands as he took his stance.
Charlotte deployed her two submachine guns and took aim at him. They both counted down from three and the fight began with Connor dashing towards her as she opened fire. Most of the rounds connected with his shield as he put it in front of him as he continued towards her. When he got close enough he took a swing with his sword before she backed away and shot at him again.
Backing off, Connor's sword disappeared and he switched his shield to his other hand as his minugun appeared on his left arm and he returned fire. Most of the shots connected as he sprayed the bullets at her before a light shield appeared in front of her, blocking the rest of his shots. He groaned and dashed at her again as she made the gun in her left disappear and some type of cylinder formed on her lower left arm.
As Connor got close, his shield vanished and the claws on his hand glowed the same red as sword and extended a bit. He then took a swing at her and she backed up, making him miss as she brought her left arm up and the top of the cylinder popped off and a spear type weapon appeared. Charlotte then swung her arm into his side as the spear came forward and Connor skidded back, holding his side.
"A shield pierce? How is that fair in a spar?" He asked as she just shrugged.
Growling he backed off more as the missile launcher appeared on his left shoulder and fired one rocket towards her. She then fired at the rocket, exploding it, but the five mini rockets on it came through the explosion and impacted her and smoke was around her. Seeing his chance, Connor charged once more with his right hand at his side. As the smoke cleared Charlotte saw Connor practically right in front of her as he swung his claws at her, striking her left arm as she attempted to block his attack, the metal on it melting a bit. As Connor then backed off, he smiled. They were both breathing a bit heavily and began to laugh.
"Think that's enough, thanks for the spar Charlotte." He said walking towards the girl.
"Yes, it was quite enjoyable." She said with a smile
"Maybe we can do this again some time?" Connor said extending his hand.
"Definitely." She replied taking his hand and shaking it, and they both sent there IS's to their sealed forms and began to walk out of the arena.
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After the two changed back into their normal clothes they met up outside the school and started walking around the grounds. As the two walked they began to look at the trees and nature that were near the school.
"I never knew that the academy had this much of a natural area surrounding it." Connor said as he walked towards the water and took a deep breath.
"It is quite amazing." Charlotte said walking beside him.
"Do you need to do anything today?" He asked her and she shook her head.
"I've got nothing to do all weekend." She replied.
"Well, would you like to go into town with me? I need to get some ingredients and some better casual clothes." He said, motioning to the plain black t-shirt and jeans.
"Sure, I would love to." She replied and the two headed back towards the dorms.
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Connor sat at the tram station, waiting for Charlotte to get there. He checked his phone and decided to give someone he would rather not talk to a call. He dialed the number and put the phone against his ear, mentally asking Flare to record the conversation. As the phone rang a few times someone finally picked up.
"What do I owe this call to Mr. Rain?" A voice said.
"I want to know how my sister is doing Bastard." Connor said in a low and angry tone and the voice on the other end of the line laughed.
"You should know, she just transferred into class one-three a few days ago. Have you not had the courage to talk to your own little sister?" He asked in a joking manner.
"You damn well that's not why. I left her alone for two years because of you and your group of 'researchers'. Why is she here? Did something happen at home?" Connor asked, his voice becoming agitated.
"She was moved up a grade because of her skills with the IS so don't worry about her. We even made a deal with Scotland for her to represent them and give her her own personal unit. That is where she was originally born was it not?" The man said with a laugh and Connor lowered his voice.
"Listen and listen well you son of a bitch, if you try to do anything remotely close to her as you did to me, I will personally rip out your heart and crush it in my bare hands." He said, almost in a growl.
"Not to worry Connor, being as she is representing Scotland, we can't lay even a finger on the girl. So don't worry, you're the only we a concerned with. Also, you should receive a package soon, it's a few upgrades for your IS along with some extra parts. Figured you could use them." The man said hanging up and Connor sighed, in both relief and worry. Connor then put his phone up and saw Charlotte walking towards him.
"Sorry I'm late, hope you haven't been waiting long." She said with a bit of a smile.
"Not a problem, and I actually only got here a few minutes ago. You ready to go?" He asked her and she nodded.
"Yep, let's get going." She said and they boarded the tram heading for the city.
As the two of them got off the tram and went into the city they began looking for a shop that would have cooking supplies. As they wandered the shopping district they found the store they were looking for.
"Finally." Connor groaned as they went inside. "We were walking forever." He complained.
"We didn't walk that much." Charlotte said looking at him and he sighed, lowering his head.
As they walked around the store, Connor grabbed things that he would be needing. These things included a cheese grater, a bottle of cooking alcohol, a few pot holders, a peeler, and a chef's hat. He then paid for the things and they walked out of the store with Charlotte giving him a confused look.
"What was the last one fore?" She asked him.
"Well, you simply can't be making fine dining food without wearing a chef's hat." He replied as he smiled goofily.
"You're crazy." She said jokingly and Connor nodded slowly.
"Tell me something I don't know." He said with a laugh.
"Come on, let's go find a clothes store." She said with a laugh.
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As the two entered a nearby clothing store Connor grabbed a few sets of clothes that he found that he wanted to try on while Charlotte found a seat near the changing room, waiting for Connor to finish grabbing the clothes he wanted to try on. Connor then walked into a changing room and closed the curtain behind him.
After a few minutes the curtain opened up again Connor walked out in a pair of black jean that were faded on the knees and a black t-shirt with the head of a blue dragon on it. Charlotte stifled a laugh at the shirt and Connor noticed this.
"What? It's my own design from when I had a sponsor as a gamer." He said as he turned around and on the back of the shirt with his last name on it in red as the letters appeared to be dripping.
"I think it's nice." She said with a smile and Connor groaned a bit. He then went back in and closed the curtain again.
When the curtain opened again, Connor walked out in a pair of red cargo shorts with a black muscle shirt and Charlotte noticed part of a tattoo on right shoulder.
"Well, what do you think?" He asked looking at Charlotte smiled at him.
"Looks great." She said and Connor blushed a bit.
He then closed the curtain again and a few minutes later he walked back out in the black jeans and black t-shirt and just laughed at him.
"Oh hush, I like this outfit." He said walking towards the counter to purchase the clothes and grabbed the bag that held his other outfit and the clothes he walked in with.
The two then left the store as the clerk bid them farewell and began walking again until they saw an ice-cream stand and they smiled. Walking up to it the clerk asked what they will be having.
"Got any new flavors?" Connor asked the waiter and she nodded.
"We just came out with our mystery flavor. Is that what you would like?" The waiter asked him and he nodded while Charlotte ordered a regular strawberry ice-cream.
After waiting a few minutes the two were handed their ice-cream and they paid, going to a nearby bench to sit down. Connor saw Charlotte smile as she ate her ice-cream and looked at his own which was a pale blue compared to her pinkish colored ice-cream. With a deep breath he tried his pop-sickle and looked at it with a weird face.
"Something wrong?" Charlotte asked him.
"No, it's just that this flavor is weird. It's salty, yet sweet." He said as he continued to eat his pop-sickle and Charlotte shrugged.
As the two of them continued eating their ice-cream they heard a commotion behind them, looking in said direction was a small group of people talking about the two of them within earshot. They looked at each other and sighed, Connor then stood up and faced the group of people with a stern look on his face.
"Is there something I can help you with?" Connor asked and the talking stopped before one man, who appeared to be in his mid-twenties, stepped forward.
"Sorry if we bothered you, but we were all wondering if you happened to be the real Rain of Team Misfits that disbanded three years ago." The man asked and the group nodded.
"Maybe I am, maybe I'm not. Who's asking?" Connor asked and the man pulled out a business card and handed it to Connor.
"Sorry for not introducing myself, I am the CEO of a small gaming company, me and my coworkers here were wondering, if you are the real Rain, if you would be interested in a small tournament that is happening tomorrow that we will be hosting. It's one vs one and there will be slight media coverage." The man said and Connor sighed.
"Sorry, but I don't do gaming tournaments anymore." He said. "And if you are trying to find someone from Misfits, don't call them by their last name. Call them the title they earned, for example." He moved his shirt collar down and to the right a bit to show a tattoo of a blue dragon. "Mine would be Blue Dragon."
As soon as the words left his mouth the group smiled and Connor groaned, who would've thought that he would have fans here of all places. He then looked at Charlotte and she had just finished her ice-cream. They nodded to each other and Connor back up a bit, and before the guy or anyone in his group could say anything they bolted.
Connor had what was left of his pop-sickle in his mouth as the two of them made a break for the tram station, hoping to catch a ride to the school before any of the group chasing them could catch them again.
As they got to the tram station they hurry and boarded a tram that was just about to leave and were breathing heavily. The two looked at each other and smiled before breaking out in small laughter.
"Well, that was interesting." Charlotte said, getting her breathing under control and taking a seat.
"You're telling me." Connor said with a laugh sitting beside her.
"So, I take you still have fans from your gaming days." She said and he nodded.
"I guess I do." He said then looked at his IS in its sealed form. "Flare, you got the address of that company that is hosting that tournament?" He asked his AI.
"Of course, what do you take me for?" Flare said as Charlotte looked at him.
"What are you planning Connor?" She asked and Connor smiled at her.
"The return of the Blue Dragon. That's what." He said and she sighed.
After the tram dropped them off at the school they went back to Connor's room and he sat his stuff on his bed, getting out the cooking supplies and setting them on the counter. Charlotte then sat on Ichika's bed and stared at him with a smile.
"Can't wait to try your food at the festival." She said and Connor blushed lightly.
"T-thanks." He said as Ichika then came in the room, he looked tired.
"You alright there bud?" Connor asked him as Charlotte got off his bed and Ichika fell face first into it.
"Yeah, just been a long day." Ichika said, his voice mumbled by the bed.
"I got something to cheer you up then." Connor said as he opened the fridge and got out the pot and set it on the stove to reheat it.
"What would that be?" Ichika asked, lifting his head.
"Something I made this morning." He said with a smile as the aroma of the soup began to fill the room as it heated up.
"Smells wonderful." Ichika said as he moved to where he was sitting on the edge of his bed, Charlotte had moved over to one of the chairs.
Once the soup was reheated Connor made Ichika a bowl of it and handed it to him with a spoon. Connor smiled as his friend tried the soup and Ichika looked at him.
"This is amazing. What did you use to make it?" He asked and Connor listed off the ingredients he used off the top of his head, as well as how long each step took.
"You are incredible Connor." Ichika said and Connor shrugged.
"What kind of chef would I be if I couldn't name off the ingredients I used in my dishes. Speaking of which." Connor said as he got in the bag from the store and pulled out his chef hat and put it on and smiled.
"Really." Ichika said with a deadpanned look.
"Not you too! What is it with everyone hating on the chef hat." Connor said. "At least you like the new outfit right?" He asked, motioning to his new clothes and Ichika nodded.
"It's a Team Misfits outfit isn't?" Ichika asked and Connor nodded.
"Were you a fan of them?" Connor asked and Ichika nodded.
"I saw them a couple of times online. During an interview they all showed these strange tattoos they had their right shoulder area." Ichika said, eating some of his soup. Connor looked at Charlotte and smiled and she shook her head with a smile.
"Do you mean one like this?" Connor asked with a smile as he showed Ichika his tattoo and the bluenettes jaw dropped. "Surprise." Connor said.
As Charlotte excused herself from the room the two boys began nerding out about video games. Discussing things that happened during tournaments and just regular gaming. The sound of them laughing could be heard outside their room for hours.
"So, you're telling me, that the reason you guys disbanded was because you wanted to make a dramatic comeback?" Ichika said, putting his empty bowl up and laughing.
"Yep, and tomorrow is when I make my reveal back to the gaming world. Flare has already messaged the company hosting the tournament tomorrow and I've been given passes for all of my friends. So, would you guys like to go?" Connor asked Ichika.
"I'll have to ask the others, but I'm definitely going." Ichika said and they both smiled.
"Sounds like a plan." He said as they bumped fists and laughed.
Looking outside they saw that it was already night time and decided that it was best to get some sleep. As they got ready to sleep Connor took out his phone and texted Charlotte something and they turned the lights off.
Charlotte looked at her phone and smiled at what it said. In her text messages was a message from Connor that read as such.
"Goodnight my cher, today was fun.Can't wait to do it again sometime."
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