Ichika gotta deal with Charlotte. That won't end well. Meanwhile, Minato comes home with Kagari. And the news will surprise them. Especially cause they aren't fooled by the news.

And if I had done this first, we had the Maya fight in other fics. But hey, what is there to change?

Could it be it's the end of our world?

All the things that we cherish and love

Nothing left but to face this all on my own

'Cause I am the chosen one

Ichika dragged Charles along as the new 'guy' had no idea what was going on but the fact that Ichika was pressed made the person shock.

"What is going on?" Ichika couldn't help but gave a sarcastic smile. "Well, we're the only guys in this school. And those girls. Let's just say they're gonna play with us. Not that I'd mind that but if we don't get in the locker room in time, we're in for a rough ride."

So that's why the cheering from the girls came out and Charles got what Ichika meant. They got chased by the girls and they even got a shout for a photo.

They were getting out of breath but due to nature's biology, Ichika had an edge. He couldn't leave Charles behind but wasn't getting into making a big fuss. So that's why.

"That is usual here. You got an idea on how this school works?" Charles gulped on the way that Ichika was saying that.

"Either way, I'll give you some room. I don't think you want me staring down on you." From the reaction, Ichika hit the bullseye on the matter.

'How did he figure it out? There was nothing on my real gender.' He wasn't bothered on it as he'd wait off.

He hated liars but even so, he wasn't going to stir things up. From the few minutes, Charles or better said, Charlotte was something else. In either way, Ichika changed and turned around to see how Charles changed.

'Record speed for a girl to change. I have to ask Matsu about a picture of this girl. Cause someone asks me, that looks uncomfortable.' Even so, Charles wore a similar to his. A cut top on the middle so her navel could be seen. The legs were cut off.

It was better than his at least and there were some orange colors. It fitted him.

The chest area seemed tight for Charles.

"Better hurry up. Teach is strict on our time." The two left out the locker room with just that on and they were off to the arena. They were standing with the other class. Just his luck.

His teacher was wearing a gym outfit. So she was in front of the class. Which was great to look as Ichika couldn't help but sigh.

Why did his sis get that outfit while he had just this?

"For this class, we'll have a demonstration first. Therefore, Huang and Alcott."

The girls snapped to attention.

His sister wasn't just a teacher but also a drill sergeant.

"Yes."

"You two with personal units should be able to get going right away," Chifuyu commanded the two while the two weren't motivated at all on that endeavor.

Chifuyu picked up the complaints from the two.

"You two. Show some motivation. You might be able to show off. Especially for him." Ichika had heard that and if looks could kill, Chifuyu would have been burned to death.

Extra crispy.

'Can you not throw under the bus? Thanks, teach.'

She did know how to motivate them as both of them got a severe boost. Not to mention their egos.

Ichika had learned to zone out the boast of them got. His sister had something planned and he knew her well enough that it wouldn't go great for them.

"So who am I fighting? I think that Rin is a good opponent. It might actually be too easy." Cecilia boasted as the Brit put her hands up her hips.

Rin had her arms crossed and looked at her. "Right back at you. You'll be the one crying."

Those two had issues. Where was the damned shrimp when you needed him?

"You two. Don't be hasty idiots. After all, your opponent will be." A scream came from above. Ichika had recognized that as Maya.

'Our Assistant homeroom teacher. Okay. That can be something. But does she know how to pilot this damn thing?'

He wondered about that as the woman came crashing down. The green hair fitted nice with the machine.

"Out of the way!" She shouted and clearly, she was embarrassed. She came crashing down and would have landed right next to Ichika.

And the boy had no time to get out on time.

The dust settled and the girls of the two classes looked really interested in that. Ichika could barely recognize that he had landed on top of her.

And like good fortune or bad fortune wanted to uphold it, he could feel her up.

She had a good set of tits though so no harm in that. For him, at least as he couldn't help but give a squeeze.

"Yamada-sensei, did you really have to do that?" He asked embarrassed as he was sprawled over her.

"Well, ehm. This is a bit direct. But you can't do that. Otherwise, Orimura-sensei will become my sister-in-law."

Great.

Meek reply for a copout.

Blushed and flustered tone.

Plus that declaration.

Just his luck.

He veered up. "What gave you that idea? Besides, sensei. What were you thinking? Crashing down?" His instincts told him to duck as he barely avoided getting shot at by deadly lasers.

He turned to Cecilia who was smiling at him. Ichika on the other end looked at her. "Are you out of your mind? You could have killed me."

"That's a shame. I missed." Ichika was wondering why that woman did that and what made her think that was the right thing to do.

He turned and was half wondering if he'd become a refugee.

Belgium looked like a nice idea to flee to.

If only a certain guy was around who he could relate to or who could pull him back from the disaster.

In a parallel universe, another one than the ones we have visited before.

Before they could say more, a voice came from above. They could hear their co-homeroom teacher scream.

"Get out the way."

Joel couldn't resist shouting. "Incoming." They stood back as the teacher hit them.

Mattheus pulled Ichika and Kizuna back before they would go down. The two boys were taken out by the scruff of their neck and could look down in the crater. A huge amount of dust had to settle before they could see what happened.

Mattheus had been sure to get Ichika and Kizuna out at the edge of the crater.

"Little bit direct, Yamada-sensei. That could have gone really bad. If you're that desperate for his attention, just talk to him." Joel commented and Ichika and Kizuna could feel that Mattheus pulled them back.

"Joel, you little." The next profanity caused everyone to blush as Joel skipped away with a shit-eating grin.

"Thanks for the save, Mattheus." The two boys said as they stood up. Mattheus grunted and was ready to murder Joel.

And yet in another parallel universe.

Mattheus looked up, surprised, before they heard a voice. "Get out the way." Houki jumped out the way, like most. But Mattheus didn't get far enough. He braced for the impact.

Chifuyu's mouth fell open like Houki, Charles, Rin, and Cecilia. He stood just before the crater, breathed out, relieved he didn't end in the crater. "Man, that was close." Chifuyu never saw something like that. How didn't he get swept away by the impact? He only braced himself. Luckily, she remained shocked, so Mattheus took the liberty to activate his spears. One part was thrown to Ichika and the other was still at his machine. "Ichika, hold on." Ichika nodded and from below, Maya, he was pulled. Just in time, because the spear of Rin and the shots of Cecilia missed him.

"Thank you, brother," Ichika said as Mattheus took him up. Mattheus grinned at the reaction of the girls. "Any time, my friend, any time." The girls were furious that they missed. "Ow, ow, ow, that hurts." Maya got out the crater and Ichika looked to her in surprise. Mattheus got his hands in his pocket. "Is that a Rafale Revive basic?" Mattheus asked. Charles and the rest went to stand next to him. "Yeah, it's a machine made by my father's company. How I am surprised, Belgium doesn't have pilots." Mattheus nodded.

Back to the BNW universe.

Ichika was wondering what he did in his previous life to deserve this.

Rin shot her spear at him. Okay. That was official. Rin and Cecilia were insane.

Scratch that, this entire Goddamned school was fucking insane.

The entire fucking Infinite Stratos shit was insane.

The spear flew to him and he'd end up as shish kebab. Just his damn luck.

Luckily, two shots from a gun that wasn't aimed at him stopped that spear.

The chill behind her glass made clear that Yamada-sensei knew what she did.

"Orimura-kun, are you hurt at all?" The chill went away and the shy teacher came back. If he wouldn't get torn to pieces, Ichika would have walked up to that woman and kissed her full on the lips.

Thanks to her, he escaped death and pain.

Yep. He could tell Minato at least one good thing in his book.

He guessed that Minato would like that.

The girls were a bit surprised by that action.

"I'm fine. Thanks a lot, sensei."

Chifuyu looked it all over. 'Where were you sis when I'd get mauled? Don't mouth Yamada-sensei off.'

"Yamada-sensei is a former national representative candidate. She could shoot like that every day, any day."

The teacher stood up and scratched her head. "Yeah but that was years ago. And I didn't get much further."

The Brunhilde turned to Rin and Cecilia, the former had joined Cecilia in the sky. "You two little runts. Get this show on the road."

"Hold on. Two against one?" The sniper of the two asked.

"That's a little too overkill." Rin backed her up.

Chifuyu had a look that Ichika had learned to fear.

And one he'd grown to loathe.

The smugness of her face. When could he see it wiped off from her face?

"I wouldn't be too worried. You'd two are going down in the state you are now."

It pissed off Cecilia and Rin when she said that and some small part would make Ichika speak up but that was beaten into submission.

Those two nearly killed him. Let them be on the receiving end for a change.

Like some sport match, Chifuyu lifted her hand.

"Ready. Begin." The three took off.

And after the exchange, Cecilia was the first to act and launched her drones.

His sis didn't joke. Maya evade those shots with an ease that only came from experience. After that, Rin used her canon on her.

The first shot was avoided and the second was blocked.

Chifuyu turned to their last member.

"Dunois. Describe the Infinite Stratos that Yamada-sensei is using." Charles was a bit uncomfortable on that matter but went along in the matter. Smart choice.

"Yes." After a break, the French 'guy' told them about the IS.

"Yamada-sensei Infinite Stratos is the Rafale Revive, made by the Dunois Company. Considered the best of the second generation models, the specs are even comparable to the earliest third-generation models."

In the sky, the three were trading blows but nothing really happened up there.

"Among the currently mass-produced models, it is the latest model and the third-best-selling in the world. The reason for that is the fact that the machine can be easily configured. Close range, long-range or defense."

The two were stupid enough not to pay attention as they crashed into each other.

Maya didn't waste a chance and deployed something new.

Even as Infinite Stratos, a Grenade Launcher remained the form. Ichika would think a punk would say to make it easier to use the weapons. Either way, a grenade fired on the two, they didn't stand a chance as they were swept away by the explosion.

They ended up at the floor in a mess.

Ichika wouldn't admit it didn't feel good to see that and the screams were to die for but some sick feeling of him hoped they landed five meters to the left.

That way they would take out his sister. Would save a ton of issues.

A crater was all that was left of their egos.

"I never thought that I'd lose like that." Cecilia lamented.

"You gotta stop being so predictable." Rin was to complain but got it right to her face.

"Rin. You're one to talk. You shouldn't shoot that much at random." Maya landed and Chifuyu joined them.

"You've seen what your instructor can do and at what level she is. Be sure to address her with respect."

Ichika hoped it was over but that wasn't the case. "Next, we'll train in groups. The ones with a personal unit. You guys are the leaders. Split up."

Ichika pleaded his sister she would make the groups as he was flooded by the girls who wanted to train with him.

He wasn't alone as Charles also got attention.

Ichika got a few girls and as his misfortune would have it, he got Houki.

Reading that book on video chat with Minato really helped him out on how to work with that machine.

The groups weren't just the students. Chifuyu got a small group of girls of her own.

Now, Ichika had an idea of why she became a teacher.

The other part wasn't so great as he had to get those girls in the Infinite Stratos and get them to move the machine.

Just his luck.

He wasn't really that interested what Aikawa Kiyoka had to say but his politeness let her speak before she could get in the machine.

The Infinite Stratos wasn't really a whole robot. Sure, the arms and legs and large parts of the back were covered but there was no real armor on the person.

Why the hell was so less protected?

Better yet, where were the tits on display? Those were tightly snugged around her. Just his luck.

What he'd give to him some real guys around.

But back to the matter at hand.

Poor girl was dying of nerves but did a decent job so far he was concerned. Getting in that machine ain't easy.

But she did and handled it like a pro by walking around on the machine.

After that, Aikawa jumped out as she could feel her heart beating out her chest. He then turned to see Houki.

Great. She was next and why had she push her boobs up like that?

"But I can't get in the cockpit." Ichika had to keep in his groan.

It escaped when Maya spoke up. "Orimura-kun, please help her in there?" A twitch in his eye made him jumpy.

"Eh, how should I do that?" He asked but Houki had turned around with a blush on her face.

"Well, please activate your Byakushiki."

Knowing better than to say no, he did so and got the machine active.

"And what do you expect to do with me?" Houki asked, still her arms crossed, eyeing up Ichika.

Ichika shouldn't just get the students in the shrimp. Maya could use some help as well as her smile made it clear that reading the mood wasn't her strongest point.

"He's got to lift you up. To the cockpit."

Those suits made for distractions Ichika would pay for as he had an idea that his eye twitch got worse.

The girls in his group and the others for that matter all got a shock.

"Oh come on. Yamada-sensei, you can't be serious." Ichika asked as Houki hid behind the machine.

"He's gotta lift me up?"

Wanting to get out this mess, Ichika just sighed. "Houki, can you stop playing a child and get over here?"

When she didn't do that, Ichika just flew up to her and he knelt close to her, he just took her up in his arms.

In bridal style, he carried the girl up to the machine. Just looking down, some dreamy expression came up when the small carry came over to her.

"You do know how to get in, right? You'll activate, walk and switch." Houki nodded and slipped in the machine.

"Hey, Ichika. For this lunch, do you have somewhere to go?" Houki asked him and Ichika shook his head while she just got in.

"Not really. Why the question?" The girl lit up like fireworks.

"Well, why don't you have lunch with me?" Ichika pondered about it.

"Nope. I'm going to eat lunch somewhere else. Charles asked me to eat on the roof with him." Houki couldn't help but just growl on that.

It didn't stop herself from inviting into the lunch.

She wasn't the only person for that matter as Rin and Cecilia did the same thing.

They all had an annoyed expression and Ichika had to learn that he could better eat in the cafeteria as he got more stress over the girls as they had been bickering with him and each other.

So far, this wasn't an enjoyable lunch to have.

He was lucky that Charles kept himself on a lower tune on that and didn't involve himself in the bickering. Still, it didn't stop him from getting annoyed on the whole matter.

Especially since the girls were force-feeding him.

At the end of the day, he was just ready to crash out and give out. But there was more to it.

In the room he was now sharing with Charles, the two sat down with some tea.

"Is it every day like this?" The French asked and Ichika nodded.

"Crazy insane, right? So far, things have just gone out like hell. But Charles, can I ask you something?" The 'guy' nodded.

"Why the charade?" The tone that Ichika had was friendly but now, it changed to seriousness. It blew Charles away and she looked at Ichika, surprised.

"What do you mean with that?" Ichika just rolled his eyes on that.

"I hope you realize you're not fooling anyone. Charlotte, why did you come here as a guy to this school?"

That was something she didn't see coming at all.

"What do you mean with that? I am a guy." Ichika couldn't help but shake his head. "Char, as that is the way I'm going to call you without giving you away. I had someone run a background check on you when I got the news yesterday? And I don't think that person can be mistaken."

"Who?" Ichika knew that he was in this mess so why not go further on the road?

"If I tell you how, will you tell you why?" Charlotte could push on or she could just play along.

So far, if Ichika wanted her gone, he'd make it public. Plenty of time he could do that.

So not trusting her voice, she nodded.

"I found out via Matsu. If you are wondering who that is. She's the Wisdom Sekirei, winged by Minato Sahashi. An old friend of mine. And the guy who helped me out in this crazy school."

Now, that was a surprise.

"You're friends with Minato Sahashi? That Ashikabi?"

"Yep. I wasn't joking when I said he was a big help. So Charlotte, can you tell me the all why?" Charlotte wasn't sure but something in Ichika made her change her views.

"Can I ask you why you want to know?" Her voice was wavering as she wasn't sure where this all went.

"Because Charlotte, I hate when people make a charade. I told you how. Well, I am surprised you haven't heard it yet as I had this news out a good while ago. So yes, when I got the news yesterday, made a call and this is where we are now. You didn't fool me when you walked in. I just waited to see which way the wind blew and so far, I don't mind the whole thing. You're the first sane girl and that is not a lie."

Charles looked at Ichika and she began to weigh her options.

"Ichika." She licked her lips and began to speak.

"If I tell you, can you promise me to help me? Because believe me, I haven't decided on this 'charade' as you put in on my own volition." Charlotte spoke and with a nod, Ichika told her to continue.

"As you might have figured out, I am from France and like I might have mentioned, I'm the, well, daughter of the CEO of the Dunois company." Charlotte took a breath as she tried to calm her nerves.

The tea was a help.

"But my mother wasn't the woman he married with. She was a mistress. I lived with her in the countryside with her. I lived separated from my father but I was brought in the family about two years ago." Ichika nodded for her to continue.

"When mom passed away."

"My condolences." Ichika meant that.

Charles remembered the cold days as she put it.

"When I got over there, his wife slapped me and called me 'the thief's daughter." Ichika couldn't help but think about things he'd do with a woman like that.

"I turned out that I had a good compatibly with the Infinite Stratos. Which made a valuable to the company. So without any official points, I became a test pilot." Charlotte gulped on that.

"Even with that, I have only met my father twice in that time. The amount of time I talked with him, isn't more than just an hour." Charlotte continued as she shared a look with Ichika.

"After all that, the business didn't go great. France missed the boat to the third generation model and they're struggling to get by."

Ichika began to wonder if it were just women who ran the world down. This guy sounded like a major asshole.

"And if things don't go well, the Dunois company isn't allowed to continue as their rights will be taken away."

Ichika couldn't help but sigh. This was one mess she dragged him into. Looks like he was sending a few emails.

"Char, that is all on that guy. Why don't you just cut ties and get out on your own?" The guy asked.

"Because my mother loved that man and he's the only one I got left that I am related to." Looks like he had some things to say.

"One. Your mother had one bad taste in men. And second. Family is connected by bonds. Not by blood. And believe me, I can know. Second. You can cut ties without too many issues." Charlotte raised an eyebrow.

Turns out it was his turn to speak.

"First of all. You're an ISA student and for this and the coming three years, you're safe. Hell, we are all safe. But what after that?"

Ichika smiled at her with a thing that said he was going to help her.

"We got three years to figure it out. And I got some help me out. I don't think that Minato will leave it be just at that. And even so, you might have a second Generation model but yet, from what I gather, your skills are good. So we can figure it out and I'll ask you help out. Deal?"

With that, Charlotte smiled at him as she threw her arms around him.

Ichika had been surprised by that but it had been ages since he had some good contact so that is why he returned the hug.

"Thank you, Ichika." Wit a nod, she couldn't help but smile and walk over to her bed. The smile on her face seemed genuine.

With that, Ichika began to type out his mail.

Hey there Minato.

I heard from Matsu-san that you were on a date but I really needed the help.

Turns out that the person who transferred on the guise of being a man was another girl. Now, I wasn't sure which way to go but turns out that Charles or better said Charlotte didn't go on this mess on her own volition.

I hate to ask but can Matsu look up the Dunois company? From what I get, they're in serious problems. While that is one thing, Charlotte told me and I can just reek from her that those things weren't really ethical.

From what I get, Charlotte is one who needs help. And she is the first nice girl in this school so I'm going to help her out.

So far, I had some match. The three first drove me crazy. I had lunch with them. That ain't fun. Second, of that, Rin and Cecilia nearly killed me.

I am lucky that at least Maya Yamada is a teacher who looks after me.

Although she can use a course on how to treat a guy. Either case, I owe her a good bit.

Besides that, I think that you had your own thing when a guy changed into a girl. Or at least cross-dressed.

Either way, thanks for the help. I'm so sorry that I have to ask for so much help but currently, I don't seem to be able to breathe.

You'd help me out big time.

But hey, I got some good news to say. That is one good thing.

Your brother in everything but blood.

Ichika Orimura.

With that, Ichika went to bed as well. The mail from Minato could wait.

But if Ichika had waited for the next day, he could have written more problems on that matter.

The next day.

"Everyone, we have a new transfer student," Maya announced and she was looking a bit awkward on that matter.

The girl in question was small and she had long silver hair. She wore a long shirt and a short skirt. Her boots were that of a soldier plus she had an eyepatch on her face.

"This is Laura Bodewig from Germany." The class had some ruckus going on.

Sure, transfer students were somewhat normal but two in one row. That was weird even for this school.

Maya amended the class to be silent.

"Please, everyone, settle down. We are not with the introduction."

Chifuyu was the next one to speak.

"Introduce yourself, Laura." She stood behind the board with her arms crossed. Ichika could only wonder why his sister used the first name of this girl (one he had never heard about) but she was deadset on using their last name.

"Yes, instructor." The girl looked at her and Ichika wasn't sure what was in that eye.

'Instructor. So she's from the time that Chifuyu hung out in Germany. And she couldn't tell me?' Ichika wondered in his thought.

"I'm Laura Bodewig." And sure, that was all. Silence wasn't awkward at all.

"Is that all?" Maya asked and the girl nodded.

"That is all." The girl said and she turned to Ichika.

"But you." She said and walked over to Ichika.

Her wrist was captured in his hand.

"What's the big idea?" He asked as he struggled to keep her contained.

"Why you." Shock washed over. The fact he could keep her contained or the fact he would fight back.

"Like I ask. What's the big idea?" He applied pressure on her. She was about to use her other hand until Chifuyu jumped in.

"You two. That is enough."

"Yes, instructor." Laura stood down but Ichika wasn't sure.

"Orimura, let her go." Turning to his sister, he sighed and let her go.

"Fine. But next time, she tries that, I'll break her arm."

"You. I will never approve of you being her brother." Ichika couldn't help but think that his life couldn't get worse.

Looks like it just did. Two transfer students and they already proved to be problems.

At least, Charlotte didn't start them.

Going to say, this could have gone better but I'm on a drive and I wanted to see this one out.

So far, Charlotte got no bad character tendencies shown so that is why she might have some good points.

But don't get your hopes, that will change.

As for the shorter chapter. That's cause this is the follow up from the next one.

I first came up with another idea on the Maya scene but I changed because Ichika was saved out of there in my other stories. The two universes are from two other fics where I had this scene.

Copied it right out them.

If you're saying this is self-advertising. Why not? I gotta make advertisements somewhere.

If you don't want to read those other fics, that's cool. But that won't stop me from making notes to the stuff I have done already.

Infinite Stratos vs Masou Gakuen HxH Stories Told.

The Graduated Student and the Irish Street Punk.

Both showed Mattheus saving Ichika. What he lamented as he wondered about a Belgian.

Omake:

Ichika was sitting with the rest of the girls. He wasn't alone in that matter as Kizuna and his girls were also around. They were all in Belgium and for that matter, they have been staying at Mattheus place.

The Flemish Hunter had a nice house. A bit of the middle road in the middle of nowhere. They had been in the swimming pond because the heat went up in the last few days and the pool was closed.

They had spent their time outside and cause it was Mattheus' place, he saw it as his holy duty to teach the others about some good music.

"Then this soldier invoke the spirits of the wind." The song was called A Ghost of the Trenches and it was about a sniper from World War One.

Ichika was with his feet in the pool with Houki in his lap. The adoration was to read from her eyes. Mattheus had some rules set up and that's why it was her day now.

Ichika couldn't help but sneeze for some reason.

"Is it me or are you catching a cold?" Houki asked as Ichika just shrugged on that.

Getting a cold when the heat went up like this? That wouldn't be right.

"Just another man and rifle." The music came out and Ichika found it one interesting song. They'd be stuck here for now and they had a good place.

Why did chills run down his back?

He ignored it as he could feel lips on his. Looking back at her blue eyes, he couldn't help but smile.

Next chapter to see an update. En Route. That is gonna be fun.

Or maybe back to Stories Told.

I'm halfway through.

But not telling how it'll go down on the next chapter. Summer is over.

Saluut.