When the plot begins to thicken and chapters begin to grow, you just hope to go back to times where things were easier.

Case and point, I have been writing for a good while now on Brave New World. That chapter really took a lot of energy from me.

Got over 15K words and it was one trip. It got busy. The next chapter won't be any different.

Got some more requests but this one was now on my list.

This is also a reply to the Guest of the Ninth of April.

Corona is a real pain. Glad you like it. White Expressions. That is one old name. If you want dark fics, I got a few myself.

Cold Revenge and War on my Hands. Enjoy. I do suppose you're talking about the dark fic though. There are a few with that name.

Started on 09/04/2020

Ended on 14/04/2020


Ichika would always have guessed that when he would go the Infinite Stratos Academy, eyes would be on him. Not that he liked the idea, but he had been preparing himself for it.

He didn't expect that he wasn't getting any stares. Not that Ichika complained. It was just that the class was looking at one weird sight with their heads turned. Even Chifuyu had a raised eyebrow when she looked at the sight.

On that sight was a guy who stood out like a sore thumb. It wasn't just his looks, half long, unkempt hair and a Caucasian look. That alone would be enough. instead, this guy took it up to eleven.

His clothes were black, and, in the ISA, that stood out. Mattheus had some sweater and he could wear his sister was drooling. That wasn't all of it. Mattheus had his arms behind his chair and instead of taking notes, there was someone sitting in his lap.

Joel Pearce had a different getup. The shirt wasn't uncommon as it was nice enough to have that getup. It was also he who worked on the computer taking the notes.

It reached a point where no one was paying attention to Maya and it would be amusing to see her cry. Chifuyu coughed and everyone who valued their life turned to her.

"Adjzof?" The oldest of the students looked at her.

"Sup, teach?" He asked and Chifuyu wasn't sure where his decorum went. So, she began to ask questions.

"Don't you think you should be taking notes?" Instead of swagger, she got a sheepish smile. "Yeah, about that. I don't think that's a good idea. What Yamada-sensei is teaching goes one ear in and the other out. Up here." He bonked on his head. "Not that much of a brain there."

They heard a snort.

"What Mattheus wants to say is that he didn't get anything to catch up. So what Greenhead is teaching is what I'm writing down so he can understand. At least, what he has to." Joel said and Chifuyu raised an eyebrow while she walked over to the two. Joel was still focused on the screen.

"Really now?"

"Yep." Joel basically acknowledged the strongest woman next to his body, but he wasn't going to be distracted.

"Well, technically, I don't need to teach him that much. Mattheus is a guy who learns by doing. 50% of what we will see, we already went over, 25% of what we will get to see doesn't apply to him due to Lavathenian or is just bullshit. So only 25% is important. I'm his acting filter for knowledge."

The class had a mouth fallen open by the words of Joel.

"Bullshit?" Chifuyu asked, with a crooked smile. The class wanted to move away.

"Some things are all bullshit. And it's bad for ya." Mattheus gave his teacher a grin.

"You gotta forgive his mouth. Or ignore it. I haven't managed to get his mouth working out. Plus, he had a George Carlin marathon a few days ago." Joel couldn't help but think back.

"That guy wasn't just a comedian; he was a fucking genius. He might have been dead for over three decades, but his material is still relevant today." Mattheus nodded when Joel said that.

"Who is that guy?" Ichika asked from the back and the older guy looked at him. "George Carlin was one of the greatest comedians of the last century. You should look him up. He asks some really good questions."

The wisdom of Mattheus's words were shattered by Joel.

"Like asking why the people who are against abortion are people you don't want to fuck in the first place."

That got the class to stifle their laughter and Chifuyu looked at Joel who now had his green eyes at the Ice Queen. The Brunhilde just shook her head.

"Pearce, you really make sure that he gets to see everything he has to see?" The boy smiled back at her and nodded.

"Don't worry teach. He'll get all he needs to see. So please go on with teaching." Chifuyu realized that she couldn't really punish the two. Mattheus wasn't distracting the class, he paid attention and Joel was taking the notes.

"I am not going to be able to change you." Mattheus shook his head and Joel went back to focusing on the stuff.

"Very well then." The class went on and Chifuyu made sure that they were all looking at the screen while she taught her class. To her enjoyment, both her siblings had no problems with the material. Yet, when the bell rang, the class was relieved by the sound.

"We'll go over more after the break." The words hadn't left Maya's mouth and Madoka had skipped over to Mattheus. She looked him up and down. "Do you mind standing up for a bit?" The youngest asked the young man. Lifting Joel out the chair, Mattheus did what Madoka asked.

"I knew it. That's a sweater from Graspop Metal Meeting, Dessel, Belgium." She would nearly faint over it. Mattheus could only be a bit surprised.

"That's indeed from Graspop. We've been going for what? Five years now. It's one great festival." Madoka had stars in her eyes.

"I want to go there one day."

"Well, I can only recommend it. It's a great festival. The mood is great, a good load of fun. Good groups and it's really chill."

Madoka was nearly fainting by it. "You should tell me more." Ichika could only shake his head when he saw how Madoka seized Mattheus. Two idiots who listened to that garbage. But he wasn't going to say much more.

Half of the school had gathered around the classroom and he wasn't sure how Mattheus just basically ignored it.

It could have something to do with his little sister talking to the older man. Internally, he was happy. Madoka would have one tough time getting used to others and in this school. Even if she was outshined by her brother being able to pilot the Infinite Stratos, she still was the little sister of Chifuyu Orimura.

Yeah, she'd have a chip on her shoulder. Yet, while talking to Mattheus, she didn't care while they talked about stuff.

He himself had another visitor. Turning around, he looked into Houki's eyes. With a carefree smile, he grinned at the girl. He didn't look at her upper assets. It was clear that she was Tabane's sister. He was sure that they could grow more. Yet, there was more that had drawn Ichika to Houki.

"Yo." He simply greeted Houki who looked back at him. "Hello, Ichika."

He couldn't help but look at Houki's body. It had been six years and she had really grown up to a beautiful girl. If he was reading her eyes correctly, she was thinking the same thing about him.

"Can we talk?" She asked shyly. He gave her a small smile and if he wasn't too occupied with the girl in front of him, he would have noticed that the girls were really into it.

"Sure," Ichika replied and it was like nothing else mattered.

"Can we go talk on the roof?" Houki asked because unlike Ichika, she noticed the many whispers. Ichika sighed but decided to follow her wish. "Sure. Madoka, I'm off for a bit."

His little sister didn't even register because she was gushing with Mattheus who had fun telling her stories.

"No joke, we stood ten hours under the sun to watch those mad lads. Best seat in our lives." Madoka looked at a photo of two cooked young men.

"That must have been long." Mattheus shrugged. "Hey, you only get to live once. You can do some stupid shit to tell about. We only drank a lot." Joel nodded. Due to the hot weather, it was better not to eat a single thing. They were hungry at the end, so they ate quite a bit.

"You went there alone with Joel? Oh, excuse me. Pearce." The boy waved her off. "No worry lass. Most of the time, first names are used in Belgium." Madoka raised an eyebrow on the reply.

"So, what else you listen to? There are quite a few bands I heard off, but I am not too sure about them all." Mattheus grinned when he unzipped his sweater. Underneath the black picture of a canon was there.

"Sabaton is high on my list. Who else? Iron Maiden, those guys are awesome." Madoka nodded when he said that. "Unbelievable they are able to keep doing that."

"It's something you can use. How older they get, how better their music becomes. At least, their songs got something decent. They're not void of texts. They carry something."

Mattheus began to think about it. "I'm more for European groups. The USA got good stuff, but the home is closer. Powerwolf is also high on my list. I like Nightwish as well. Besides those, Turisas, Wind Rose, you can go on. Know plenty of good groups."

"Nightwish is amazing. Too bad I haven't seen the group live." Madoka admitted and let the veteran continue.

"Same here. Haven't them live. Yet. Who else? Amaranthe was amazing." Mattheus admitted and he thought back. It was one Great Tour with Sabaton.

"I heard of them. They good?" Madoka asked with keen interest.

"They were with Sabaton with their Great Tour. Apocalyptica took the cake. Never thought you could do that sort of thing with a Cello. Christ on Bikes." Joel found the boy amazing.

Madoka asked on. She never had a chance. Mattheus and Joel often did festivals. While expensive, it was way more economical to go to a festival.

You could see big names in four days. If you paid for them separately, it would ten times more.

"Still, a lot of names we saw there," Joel said who sat back on Mattheus. The older guy looked at the girl.

"You never been to a metal concert?" Madoka shook her head.

"Nope. From what you tell, you've been to quite a few." Mattheus scratched his cheek.

"Come to think of it, not really. A real concert, Sabaton thrice. Most of the bands I saw where at Graspop. I and Joel made it a tradition to go yearly. I think we have been going there for four years now." Joel nodded.

He wasn't the only child around. There was a woman who took her daughter of two along.

"You only have done Graspop?" The girl asked interested and Mattheus shook his head. Although his face betrayed his feelings. It wasn't positive.

"We have been to Wacken once. One time. Been there, done that, got the T-shirt and sweater. That is all."

"Jamais. I am never going there my entire fucking life." Joel answered and Madoka was a bit surprised. She did flinch on the swearing mouth.

"It sounds like it was bad." The Punk shrugged. "We have been there with a pall of Mattheus. Wacken is fun when you drink yourself a stupor and goes to the Main Act. For us, that sucked. Too many negative things for us. In the end, we wanted to go home. The last day, we went there. Pall of Mattheus slept from four till six."

"Two hours?"

"Fourteen. Four Jägermeisters will do that to you. Let's just say that while we can say we have been there; it was too big for us."

It wasn't a lie. It might have been a reason why it was so big and while it had good stuff, for Mattheus, bigger doesn't always means better. While they could see different groups, it was just him and Joel. It got boring. Not to mention the fact that on Friday, they had to get off the terrain and sit in the camping for hours.

It was just something they told everyone they knew.

"Shucks. I hope to go there one day." The Youngest Orimura said.

"If you do, go ahead. But don't ask us to come along." Joel answered and he looked at the door.

"Hey, that girl your bro took off with, who is she?" Madoka sighed. She hoped that she could talk to Houki as well and yet, she seized her brother. Not cool but she could understand why.

"Her name is Houki Shinonono. An old friend of mine and Ichi-nii."

Joel just shrugged on it and went back to his computer while Mattheus and Madoka continued talking. They went to talk about music and so on. She wondered what would happen with her brother and Houki.

On that roof.

The two walked up there in silence. Ichika guessed that Houki had something to talk about. She kept quiet most of the walking. The phone call, years ago, rang in his head.

He didn't know what caused Houki to be so cold towards her sister. Or towards him. Although women run on emotions. He had learned that a while ago.

"So, what's up?" Ichika asked. Houki had her hands on the railing and looked over the place. Ichika just walked around to end up next to her.

"Six years since last time?" He looked up and down. "You grew up to be really beautiful." The blush set on her face. She could feel the honesty dripping from the words when he said that.

"Really?" She asked, her voice had gotten tiny compared to the class. Nodding, Ichika looked at her. "I didn't even think you could become prettier." He got himself a blush.

"You didn't change your hairstyle. Looks good on you." She wasn't sure why, but it felt nice. The wind played around with them while they looked around. "Either way, I am going back. I wonder why my sister got himself in."

The bell rang and they had to go back. In the class, Chifuyu just let Mattheus look over. Her own twins just worked things over by themselves and it was quite great. During their break, the twins stayed in their class. Mattheus took a break and went to look for something as akin to the Fountain of Youth.

A male bathroom. There had to be one.

Meanwhile, Ichika just sat on the desk while Madoka was busy on her phone. Yet, she was better-paying attention. Because she had noticed the blonde that was eying her and Mattheus like a hawk while they were talking.

'Look to the right and then look again. And see the enemy in the eye.' Ichika wasn't sure where she had learned such a song from but decided to what she asked of him. And to her right, he could see a blonde bombshell standing next to him.

"May I have a moment of your time?" The girl asked and Ichika just looked back at her. "Yes."

It was an eyeopener for the girl when she got that response. "My? What sort of reply is that?" Putting a hand on her hip, she looked at him in disdain while the girls gathered around the room, looking at it. Madoka barely registered her new best friend entering the room who decided he wanted nothing to do with that girl.

"You should be honored that I am speaking to you, so you should respond in an appropriate matter."

Ichika looked at her with a raised eyebrow.

'You should tell me what that Adjzof guy sold you. Some new noise you listen to?'

'Don't call Sabaton noise, Ichi-nii. And shouldn't you do something about the girl in front of you?' The male Orimura went back to his sister. 'Meh, not really. Should I?' Ichika asked internally, causing Madoka to titter on that reply.

'I think you should. In a polite and proper fashion.' The sarcasm dripped from his little sister that it could be greasy enough to be used as oil.

"Well, who are you?" Ichika asked while it looked like he didn't care much. Mattheus sat back while Joel had a grin like a lunatic.

"You don't know me? I am Cecilia Alcott? I am the National Representative Candidate from the United Kingdom and the top scorer in the Entrance Exam?" Turning to his little sister, Ichika ignored the woman.

"Weren't we barred from entering that Exam?" He asked Madoka who was pretending like she was doing her nails. His usage of a deadpan tone was incredible and Houki wondered what they had been through.

"Yeah, they said that because we had a good repertoire, it wasn't needed. We would set such a record that it would be impossible to break. Plus, they also said that due to being related to Chifuyu-nee, it would be a real shocker."

And the way Madoka replied made Houki conclude that her older sister was in some way, shape or form responsible for this.

The woman, Cecilia Alcott, was looking at them while she was boiling at them. Slamming her hands down, she forced the twins to look at them.

"You are incredibly rude. How can you ignore me, the elite of the elite?" For whatever reason, Mattheus's phone rang and the lyrics began to play.

Cause he's a first-class loser!

He's a first-class loser!

He's a first-class loser, which nobody can deny!

He's a first-class loser!

"Sorry about that," Mattheus said while he took the phone and walked out. "What's up?" He began to speak in while Ichika and Madoka both giggled when they heard the song.

"We don't really know you. But we know what a National Representative Candidate is." Madoka said.

"They're the chosen girls to represent their countries. The elite of the elites. They got a Personal Unit and we're considered to be the top tier of Infinite Stratos Candidates. Setting asides all else, it's a miracle that you two are a classmate of mine."

Cecilia went into a trip fantasy but was brought back down when a loud voice had begun to sing. "Oremus patrum nostrum aeternum est, Oremus mater nostra sanctificas, Oremus Venus deus credo in nobilita." They looked at the source who was Joel who had turned up a new song.

"Excuse me but I wanted to listen to something else than a harpy screeching."

'I like this kid.' The twins said at the same time.

Cecilia glared at him. "Basically, what she is saying is that she is some special girl from a place far away. And she is right. She excelled at the Entrance Exam." Joel began to grin when he looked at them and Cecilia smiled.

"Finally, some recognition from the commoners."

"It is also that I got your track record in front of me. You two aren't just good. You're fucking amazing. Your sister didn't have to write a letter of recommendation. From what I'm reading here, you would have smashed the Exam indeed. And both of your units are off the charts." Joel said while he read things over.

In his voice, there was nothing but admiration to the twins who smiled at the boy.

"Both?" Cecilia asked, a bit unnerved and Madoka smiled at her. It was a kind and soothing smile. "Oh, you don't know. Both me and Ichi-nii got a Personal Unit." The black bracelet was a great jewel while Ichika raised his. Identical to his sister but it was in the color white.

"Our units were made by Tabane Shinonono herself," Ichika added to that and he grinned while Cecilia was shocked.

She recovered while she stood up. "Even so, I am amazed that you as males are allowed in this school. Surrounded by elites, you are just a commoner."

Cecilia walked to the front of his desk instead of the sides.

They heard a barking laugh and turned to see Mattheus walking up to the three. Ichika tensed when he felt a hand on his shoulder

'Let him. Ichi-nii.' He heard from Madoka.

'But.'

'Don't worry. Mattheus is nice. I think he might be able to help us.' It might be a coincidence that Mattheus smirked at him when Ichika got the message from his sister.

"Why call him a commoner? Just because he had to work for his pay. I hate to be the one who tells you this but I and Ichika are infinitely more valuable than you ever hope can be." Cecilia and most of the girls looked aghast when Mattheus said that but he raised his hand.

"If you're wondering why. You're all women who can pilot the Infinite Stratos. I and Ichika are the first males in a decade who can pilot an Infinite Stratos. So, you can bark all you want but we're a bit more valuable than you are." Madoka wasn't happy with that but it was a fact. Ichika looked at Mattheus who smirked at the whole thing.

She glared at him while Mattheus just smirked inwardly. "So, do us a favor and put your cute butt down on the chair before I'll do it for you." He pointed a thumb to the chairs while Cecilia glared at him.

"How dare you? I can't believe that you speak to me like that." Her words were lost while Mattheus had his full attention to Madoka.

"I gotta admit, Madoka, I am kinda interested to see what you two did. Hard to get Joel moving like that. You two are impressive." Cecilia wasn't sure what happened. Those two just ignored her and even now, that other male got in her way.

"We can't be sure if we can show you, Mattheus. It kinda is classified." He took those words and smiled back at them. "Noted." Then he looked at Ichika. "Still, you got one rep."

They would have continued to talk like that if they weren't interrupted by a screaming banshee. "Enough. How dare you three ignore me?"

Madoka wasn't sure what she had to do but a bell rang and that signaled the end.

"This isn't over, you hear me?" Cecilia moved to her seat with an air of haughtiness. Ichika looked a bit uneasy until he felt a tap on his shoulder.

Mattheus had his left index finger to his head and it made a turning motion. The tune he whistled made it clear. That girl was insane. In a natural way, Ichika nodded heavily and Madoka joined her brother.

Chifuyu entered the classroom and she wasn't sure what happened, but her twins had their fun. Madoka secretly sent her a thumbs up. Chifuyu looked around and wasn't sure but smiled at how things worked out. She would ask later but decided to keep teaching on the whole thing.

In the end, the class went by. Moving along, the twins went to their room. For some reason, they weren't walking alone. Mattheus and Joel were walking with them while they got a bunch of girls following them.

"You think this will end?" Madoka asked the two males. Joel was already asleep in the back of Mattheus. The older man himself was barely awake. That flight plus the first day had started to catch up with him.

They just wanted dinner right now and then go to their beds. The two males had their own room on a different floor. He had to raise two stairs before he could crash. "Well, you two. t's either to dinner or tomorrow. Good night." And with that, Mattheus moved along while the twins entered their room.

Compared to their own rooms, it was quite a difference. Luxury was just awesome. Madoka's face melted when she saw the room. Two large king-sized beds, the same number of desks with a built-in computer, large dressers and nightstands. Plus, a comfy looking couch. When they opened the door to the bathroom, there was a built-in shower and a bathroom.

Ichika was joining his sister when he looked at it. "I can get used to this."

"Same here, little sister. I'm calling dibs on the shower." Madoka sighed and let her brother walk in that shower. Stripping, he couldn't help but look around and see how the place around. He just enjoyed the power of the shower.

The water went over his body. Meanwhile, Madoka began to take other clothes out that she could wear later. She would be changing later when she was done with her shower.

Meanwhile, she laid her head back. Besides state-of-the-art computers, the school also got tablets. Mattheus had a ton of good music and one of the tops of his list was Yggdrasil from the Brothers of Metal. She laid her head back and plugged her ears in.

Meanwhile, Houki had her own housemate, Shizune. The girl was out for a bit. She was just thinking about Ichika. It had been years since she saw him. And his twin. Sighing, she should have talked with Madoka as well. It was a while since they had seen her best friend.

She had been close to the twins ever since they met. It was just great to see them again. After so long, it was just great. She wondered about the story that they had to tell her. Meanwhile, her long hair was down while she showered. The thought of Ichika made her weak on the knees. Thinking on he would look after those years. He had grown a good bit from what she saw.

Looking down, she found her own body had also grown. But that was for later. Right now, she could only shower and enjoy the water.

Ichika also took his shower and enjoyed the warm water. When he was done, he walked out with a towel around his waist. "Shower is free. Go ahead, sis."

Madoka did what her brother asked of her and skipped over to the shower. Ichika just decided to wear his own clothes. Laying down on the bed, he wondered how crazy his life had become. Now, when he actually was at the Infinite Stratos Academy. The school where he would learn how to pilot the Infinite Stratos.

He wasn't really sure about it all. Ichika thought he was the only guy and yet, in not even 24 hours, that was shattered. At least, Madoka got an attachment to that Mattheus. He looked like a decent guy.

Of course, it would take a while until it was clear who and what Mattheus was. In the shower, Madoka was also there. She enjoyed the warm water over her body while she leaned her head back. The ideas just came in her head, it was surreal.

She was now in the ISA with her brother. Now, it was her time to fight for herself.

Eventually, she got dressed out of the shower while her brother just sat down on the bed. Ichika just sat there while she walked out of the shower. She wasn't sure what to do next. Like her brother, she wasn't feeling all there.

She dressed in an easy shirt with shorts but didn't forego underwear. So appropriate by most standards.

"You mind?" She asked while she moved next to her brother. Their backs pressed together, she leaned back at it. The twins had that habit for as long they could remember. It was something from their childhood.

It was just silence between them. Comfortable silence between them with nothing to say. Their backs pressed together and warmth in their system.

Before long, they heard a knock on their door. "Could you two open the door? I'm here." With a smile, Ichika moved from the bed. Chifuyu was still in her usual outfit.

"Hey, Orimura-sensei. What's up? Ruffling his hair, Ichika relaxed in the touch of his older sister. "School is over, Ichika. Just checking up on you and my little sister." Stepping asides, Ichika let his older sister in while Madoka was sitting up.

"Hey, little sis. You're okay?" Before long, she had her arms around her big sister. With a grin, Chifuyu relished in the touch of her sister. "What's up, Madoka?" The two weren't all there. Not abnormal. They had long days ever since the whole thing and now they were at the school, tired from the entire day.

"Just, trying to wrap our heads around it." Madoka smiled while Chifuyu took a chair. The youngest sister took the bed while Ichika just laid down.

"Thanks for our room, Chifuyu-nee." With a typical smile, Chifuyu looked at them.

"I got no clue what you're talking about." And the same smile went over their faces.

"Sure, you don't. Either way, we already met Houki. That's a good thing." Chifuyu knew that she had to call Tabane a bit more compared to usual. The look in Ichika's eyes made that clear.

"And Mattheus is cool. I still don't get how he escaped that whole circus." Madoka said and it was clear that she had a new best friend in the oldest guy.

"That might be something on Joel. In either way, you two got yourself, two friends. Make that count. Look, if you two need anything, just let me know. I can't play favorites but you two are still my siblings. So, you know what that means." The two shared a look and nodded.

"Sure," Ichika said when he looked at his sister.

"We got it in our heads. Thanks, Chifuyu-nee." Madoka smirked while she looked at her sister.

"Either way, I need to go. There is a lot of teaching talk. You two need to go get some dinner." Together, the three siblings went to the restaurant. They parted ways with Chifuyu in the hallway. Together, the two walked while they saw one familiar face. Madoka skipped to Mattheus who was into one argument.

"What you'd mean? I can't eat here."

"Sir, once more. Visitors aren't allowed to eat in the cafeteria?" The woman behind the counter told him.

"I am not a visitor. I am a student here. For Fuck sake. I just want my food."

"Sir, I have to ask you to leave." Mattheus was tempted to pull out the big guns, literal in his case, and make a point. He felt a touch on his arms.

"Madoka?" Turning around, he was relieved that one girl stood up.

"Hey, Mattheus. You got a problem?" The older man turned to the woman. "Yeah, this cow won't let me take my order despite explaining to her that I am a student here. She doesn't believe me."

Madoka sighed and leveled a glare to the lunch lady. "Miss. This is Adjzof Mattheus, a student of Class 1.1 and the second male pilot. Now, in case you want to keep your job, you will take his order and be snippy about it. Like my brother, he is allowed to eat here." The woman looked at her with a sneer.

"Oh, and who might you be, little girl? I have been doing this job for ten years." Ichika pulled Mattheus back. His sisters were alike on that.

"I am Madoka Orimura. I have come to this school with my brother, Ichika Orimura. Both of us are classmates of Mattheus Adjzof. Now, I suggest you take our orders before I am calling my homeroom teacher, Chifuyu Orimura, on your unwillingness to cooperate." That got the woman to move in a fast fashion.

Mattheus had some chicken, a full grilled one with fries, gravy, and vegetables. Both Ichika and Madoka had ramen.

"Thanks a ton, Madoka. Wouldn't believe how much longer I'd be able to argue." Mattheus said as they sat down. The twins sat next to each other while Mattheus chose the opposite seat of Madoka.

"You don't strike me as an impatient type," Ichika told the older man who gave him a grin that showed something.

"Never mess with a guy and his food. I was about to pull out a convincing argument on that woman." Mattheus began to eat like a hungry wolf, devouring his first meal in days. Still, using fork and knife, the twins gulped to see how the Belgian ate meat in a very fast fashion.

Ichika looked at him unnerved until he felt a tap on his shoulder. His smile went a bit brighter when he saw Houki over his shoulder.

"A convincing argument," Madoka asked and Mattheus grinned while he raised his right hand. In it, a pistol appeared. It was a customized handgun and it looked beautiful. It had gotten a brown color over it and despite how it looked, it was modern.

"This one. You can get so much further with a kind word and a gun than with a kind word alone." The older male ate on and Houki raised an eyebrow.

"Al Capone. Didn't know you were that involved in history." Mattheus took a couple of fries in his mouth.

"History is kinda what I like. Lots of stuff you can learn from today. The world has gone through a lot. Either way, thanks Madoka. If you didn't do that, it'd be bad."

He said after finishing those while Houki just shook her head. "So, with who are you, roommates?"

"I and Madoka share a room," Ichika answered with a smile while Houki looked relieved. "You?"

"I am with a girl called Shizune Takatsuki. So far, she is nice. What about you, Adjzof?"

"I'm rooming with Joel. It's easy though." That got in their heads when they looked around. Joel was nowhere around them.

"Where is Pearce by the way? He isn't around." Mattheus just sighed when he pointed with his chin to the door.

"Too tired. He is also not that much for filling food. We got some decent snacks when he wakes back up. But that won't be for soon. He is too tired to move a muscle now."

The twins plus Houki just looked at the older man. "But I need food right now. So, bite through the bitter pill and go back. Tomorrow, we won't be a corpse."

The dinner was just some quiet questions about their lives and how things went by. Eventually, the four walked to their room. In the room of the twins, Ichika dressed in the bathroom while Madoka took the room.

Luckily, she wore normal pajama's while Ichika had shorts on.

"What a crazy day."

"Agreed."

The next morning.

In the class, it was just chatting. Ichika had gotten used to the stares that he received from several girls. On the desk, Mattheus had his headset on and softly banged on the music. Joel was nowhere to be soon. Without even blinking, Madoka had skipped over to the male.

"Mattheus, good morning." The guy took his headset down to his neck but Madoka could hear the voice speaking. It reminded her of some horror flick.

When I'm crawling through the night

God and Satan by my side

And I'm haunted in the dark

Sacramentum of the wild

Evil born as human child

Seed of wolf and man we are

A voice said while Mattheus sat with a grin to his face. "Madoka, good morning. So how did your night go?"

"We slept well. Thanks for asking. You?" The girl used another desk to sit on while Mattheus turned off the song.

"Like a corpse. I have to get used to the whole thing here. Your sis dropped by this morning." Madoka raised an eyebrow on that titbit.

"Chifuyu-nee came to you?" Ichika joined the two metalheads with a raised eyebrow. He leaned on the wall.

"Yep. I can't wear my own clothes for a while. So that is why she is saying that they're making my own uniform now. It should arrive in a few days. In the meantime, I should have clothes that aren't "aggravating" in her own words."

Making the air quotes made Ichika and Madoka stifle their laughter while Mattheus laid his head back.

"Thing is that I am not sure what she sees as aggravating. What she sees as that, I call normal and what she sees as proper, I call prudish."

Before long, Houki had also entered the classroom. A part of her wanted to talk to the three. In honesty, she found it impressive that Mattheus broke down the walls of him and Madoka. He just easily chatted with her like it was no one's business.

Little did she know that Mattheus had years to practice. When you got to metal concerts or festivals, you always learn to strike up conversations. Music, previous visits, albums, songs you liked or disliked and so on and so forth.

Joel had joined the two and crawled in the lap of Mattheus. The younger guy sat there with a grin on his face.

"That is a relief," the punk announced and that was all that they needed to know. Besides that, the bell rang and Chifuyu entered the room while everyone went to their assigned seats.

The teacher stood before them all and Chifuyu had one announcement.

"Before we start this class, we have to decide on the class representative who'll take part in the inter-class tournament. The representative will not just participate in this match but also attends the student council meetings and committee meetings. You can consider it a class leader. On a side note, the inter-class battles are meant to gauge each enrolled class's ability. It's no different from normal representatives. You can nominate yourself or others. Anyone?"

'I got a hunch, I'll be chosen.' Ichika told his little sister.

'Or me.' Madoka said to her brother.

"Sensei, I nominate Orimura-kun." One girl next to Ichika yelled. A second one got up. "I second that nomination."

'What did I say?' Ichika complained while Madoka sighed.

"I am for Madoka-san." A third girl added to it.

'What did I say?' She smiled at her brother who shook his head with a similar smile.

"So, both the Orimura are chosen. We'll make a vote to who is chosen." Chifuyu told the class while she offered the two a sympathetic look.

"Hold on. I can't accept this outcome." Cecilia shouted when she slammed her hands down. "This kind of election outcome is totally unacceptable! Having a man as our class representative candidate is a complete disgrace! Do you expect me, Cecilia Alcott, to endure this embarrassment for an entire year?" Ichika stood up and pointed with his thumb to Madoka.

"You do realize that Madoka is a girl, right?" It was like that didn't even matter. His voice wasn't even heard.

"I can't accept that either. The sister of a brother might as well too painful for me to endure. In terms of ability, it's obvious that I should be the class representative. It'll be troubling if some far-east country. Even if the sister is chosen, it will still be the same as her brother. I came to this island country to polish my IS skills and I have no interest in joining a circus. Isn't that right?"

Before Cecilia could continue her talking, they heard another voice. "Can someone shut the bitch up, please? I'm getting a headache from this screeching." They turned to Joel who could be the living embodiment of not giving a fuck.

Scratch that, both of the guys were showing to the raised girls what it meant.

The class turned to see that Mattheus had his headset on. The handy thing was that with gaming headsets, they shut off the sound. You could hear through it but vaguely. They were also great for music.

Joel sat on the computer; eyes fixed on the screen. Yet, it was clear that he spoke it. Cecilia's glare turned murderous when she glared at the boy. Mattheus looked at the girl who became livid. Ichika swung his hand and Madoka became worried about her new best friend and his protégé.

"Can't say I disagree?" The headset went down on the neck. "Pipe down your voice and just talk like civilized people. If you can't, I can teach ya. Won't be pretty but will be fun. For me at least." Mattheus said to the woman who glared at him.

"Will you let him talk to me like that?" Cecilia screeched to the two. "It is pretty much okay. It could be worse." The women in the class looked at them.

"How do you think?"

Mattheus put up his hand and ruffled the hair of the boy.

"Joel. You can." Mattheus said with a few words.

"Hoi." The boy looked extremely gleeful. When he cracked his neck and coughed, he looked too upbeat to be good. Chifuyu really wondered how that might go.

They all soon realized that Joel had one sewer mouth.

"Shut the fuck up, you overgrown shit-stain of a cunt. I don't really give one flying fuck about your shitty abilities that you think you can fly. For the last 24 goddamned hours, I have been this in this school, you've been nothing but an insufferable little brat who throws a fit when she can't get what she wants. If you say one more word, I'm going to skull-fuck you six ways into Sunday. Afterward, I'm going to piss on your corpse."

The entire class was dead silent in shock while Cecilia had her mouth dropped open. The Orimura siblings were all blown away by the colorful language. Ichika and Madoka were a lot more showing in their expressions compared to Chifuyu who needed to have a chat.

Later.

Some of the girls were blushing by the way Joel spoke. The boy himself turned to Mattheus who just grinned. "Nice one Joel."

At that point, Cecilia decided that it was enough. Launching her drones, they lit up at the two. She expected them to hit the two. What she or no one expected was Mattheus pulling back with his right hand while pulling back on the seat, so they provided a smaller target. He also deployed his pistol with his left hand.

Pulling the trigger six times, bullets raced to Cecilia. He was careful to hit the drones. One of these bullets were killers. Lifting Joel up to the waist, Mattheus fired again while Joel himself got on the hip of the male. Pulling out from a holster was his own prototype of his own gun. Before long, Cecilia felt the barrel of both guns on her face.

"Try to do that again and I'm gonna kill you. You started the match, we fired it up." The two stood there until they heard the cough of Chifuyu. "Adjzof, Pearce. Put those away." Contrary to what most would have guessed, the two starting a match to shout at their teacher, the two males simply obeyed while Cecilia gave one victorious smile.

"I am glad that both of you males know your place beneath us." Mattheus just glared at her.

"Bitch. The single reason I put my gun away was that Orimura-sensei asked us. We can't take her on. I am not that sick of living. But you. I can take you on like this. Joel at my hip. In fact, I'd be stronger like this."

"Enough. Adjzof, to your seat. Alcott, keep your mouth shut before I lay down my punishment." She glared at the three. "Alcott, if you insist, we can have a match. But as only both Orimura are chosen, it will be a fight between you and one of them." The twins looked from their sister to Cecilia.

'You want to take her?' Madoka asked her brother.

'As much as I want to, you are also out for her.' Ichika replied to his sister.

'Rock, paper, scissors?' The youngest asked and secretly, they made the move. Ichika sighed he found his paper being cut down by Madoka.

"Orimura-sensei. I let Orimura-san take care of this woman. Is that reasonable?" Chifuyu looked back and forth. "Fair. If Orimura-san manages to beat her, it will come down a vote between the two of you. Whoever wins from that, will be class representative."

There wasn't a word of protest with many girls sheering while Mattheus sent a thumbs up.

"Very well. Next Monday, you both will have your match. Is that acceptable?" The two women glared at each other.

"Very well. I will show off my skills." Cecilia haughtily declared while Madoka just smiled at her.

"Bring it on. No one talks to my brother like that." And with that, the end of the first match was declared.


That was some fun. Things were easier and we'll see how it works out. The next story is for an old friend of mine. Not sure if I am going to continue on it or even post it.

It's not my type of usual fic.

Afterward, another requested lemon. I wonder how that will go.

For the requests, I am open. There are still some things to add.

If you got one, just message me. I am not throwing my Discord out there for chatting and stuff. Just let me know.

And if you have an idea, talk more with details. Just saying. I want character X to do character Y. That is not a description.

Saluut.