Hi! This is my first Infinite Stratos story, and I don't know what I was thinking why I came up with this. I hope you enjoy.

It was just another day at the academy. A certain someone who was the only male capable of operating an IS woke up with a yawn. As he rose from his bed, he saw the clock and gasped. Oh no I'm late! He quickly changed to his uniform and headed out of the room. He was about to run but he felt a painful sensation around his right shoulder. He tried to massage it, and it at least provided some relief to the pain. He was confused about it though. Maybe my sleeping position was bad last night. Yeah that's probably it. Not wanting to think about it any further, he ran for his life because he felt that his punishment from Chifu –er- Orimura-sensei will only get worse every second.

Everyone in the room looked towards the door as Ichika entered the room. Chifuyu was definitely not pleased. "Ichika! You're fifteen minutes late!"

Ichika frowned. "S-Sorry Ch- Orimura-sensei."

"Now tell me, what's your reason for being late this time?"

The girls just glared at him, remembering the reason why he was late last time.

"I uhh…" He was about to answer, but he felt the pain in his shoulder again. He tried not to make the painful sensation obvious because he had a feeling they were gonna misinterpret the reason of it for some malicious event again, but it was too painful that he had to rub it. "I… overslept. Sorry." He bowed and closed his eyes, preparing for the inevitable.

Chifuyu, with the usual serious stare, crossed her arms. She noticed him massaging his shoulder, and she saw that as a sign of discomfort. "Fine. I'll let you go just this once. But if you do this again, your punishment will be worse than last time."

Ichika stuttered at the surprising turn of events. "T-thank you." He proceeded and sat down on his chair.

It was already lunch break. Ichika and the others sat down on their usual spot with the round table and red leather seats. He was in the middle of course.

Ichika grabbed his chopsticks, but the pain was unbearable and he accidentally dropped it. "I didn't expect it to be like this… " He tried to use the chopsticks with his left hand, and he was able to, but with little success. His hand was shaking like it was having a seizure, and he just gave up.

Charlotte, who was seated left of him, noticed this and asked, "Ichika? Are you alright?"

"My right shoulder hurts and I can't use my chopsticks with my left hand." He sighed. "Oh man, how am I supposed to eat now?"

Charlotte instantly came up with a good idea and smiled. "D-do you want me to feed you?" She blushed.

Ichika was liking this idea, but he didn't want to burden her. "Well, only if it's okay with you."

"Oh it's okay with me!" She got her chopsticks and got a piece from Ichika's tray. "Say 'ah'!"

And so, the war has begun.

"Hold it!" Laura, who was seated right of Ichika, threw her chopsticks and successfully hit Charlotte's. "He is my wife and only I can feed him!"

Rin, who was seated beside Laura, pulled on her arm. "Hey you don't have the right to feed him!"

"What and you do?!"

"Well, I've known him longer than you do! I'm his childhood friend!"

Houki chuckled. "Just so you know, I'm his FIRST childhood friend! That means I get to feed to him!" She got her chopsticks. "Ichika! Get ready!" She got a piece of her fried chicken. She reached for him, but even with her already outstretched arms, she actually couldn't reach where he was sitting, being at the end of the table and all. Her arms along with her upper body just collapsed. "I can't reach…" She said with a muffled voice as her face was buried on the table.

Cecilia was certainly not gonna let her rivals win. "I'll feed you Ichika! Here," she got one of her sandwiches, "I made it for you!"

Ichika gulped in fear. He didn't want to hurt Cecila's feelings, but he also didn't want to hurt himself by digesting that thing she claims as food. "U-umm m-maybe next time Cecilia I-I mean I'd like it if I finish what's on my tray first…" He smiled nervously.

Cecilia frowned. "Oh, alright…"

"I have an idea!" Charlotte suggested with a cheerful smile. "Let Ichika decide." Because she knew she had an advantage here.

All the other girls nodded. It was pretty fair after all, right?

"Eh?" Ichika had to think for a moment. "Well, if I'll decide, then I'll have to pick…"

The girls trembled in anticipation of hearing their names.

"Charlotte. She was the one who came up with the idea after all."

The girls shrieked, except for her of course.

Charlotte blushed in utter happiness. She couldn't stop smiling. "Thank you Ichika!"

As she fed him, she just had to face sideways to look at the other girls, and without him noticing, she had this mischievous smirk plastered on her face, as if it was a sign that she was victorious over them.

This only made the girls furious. This girl's dark side!

"Hey guys, I'm gonna go back to my room. I'm just gonna rest," Ichika said. He still felt some pain, but he wanted to make sure, and besides, it was one way to go away from the girls and their powerful punches. It's not that he wanted to get away from them, he really liked hanging out with them, it's just that he wanted to be careful for now to prevent this random pain from getting worse. "I'll see you guys later!"

Houki stared at the boy intently as he rushed to his room. There was something with the way he talked that was off. Lunch break just ended and he's already tired? Are you hiding something, Ichika? Or maybe that was just her jealousy talking.

Ichika entered his room and he did not expect someone to be on his bed. He gasped in surprise. "T-Tatenashi?!" However, it wasn't her.

"I-Ichika?!" It was her little sister.

"Kanzashi?! What are you doing here?"

She quivered in place, afraid of telling him the truth of why she came here. It was difficult to look at him directly. "I-I just wanted to give you-" After realizing what she said, her blush became darker. There was something on her hands, which were behind her back. These chocolates… I wanted to give it to him… but I'm too embarrassed now! "G-give these beds a check I mean!"

Ichika didn't quite catch that. "What?"

"I-I was told to check the beds in s-some rooms b-because they h-haven't been maintained in s-such a long time…" She mentally facepalmed. What am I getting myself into…

He seemed to catch on quite quickly. "Ah, now that you mentioned it, my bed has been creaking lately. But how come you're in charge of this maintenance thing? You might get overworked, you know?"

This was the end of the line of her. She felt like her face was on fire. She couldn't think of any other excuse. The concern for her was displayed all over his face, and it was just too… distracting! "I-I uhh…" She just kept stammering like a broken record. "I-I'll just go… sorry for barging into your room… " But thanks to her clouded mind, she didn't notice the part of the bed sheet on the floor, making her slide her feet and lose balance. She was expecting some painful impact, but none of that came.

She quickly opened her eyes, and there he was, underneath her. "Are you okay, Kanzashi?"

A deeper shade of red invaded her already glowing cheeks. She jerked her face and body away from him, ending in a sitting position. "S-sorry!"

"It's okay…" Ichika couldn't help but notice her face. "Hey, have you been getting enough sleep lately?" He noticed the lines under her eyes.

Before she can even respond, the dangerous girls have already barged into the room and saw the scene in front of them. Threatening glares were visible on their eyes.

"Ichika…" Rin started off calmly, yet her body was trembling. "What are you doing…?"

Ichika waved his hands in defense. "W-wait! This is not what it looks like!"

"Then tell us why Kanzashi's clothes looks messy and…" They noticed the sheet that was sprawled out on the floor near her and Ichika, and that led them to one conclusion.

She really is Tatenashi's sister…

Their jealousy meters were already way beyond maximum and before he could even explain, one of them materialized her IS's arms.

It was Rin. "Go die!" And she landed a critical hit on his head.

He lied on the floor, staying motionless for a few moments then proceeded to rub his forehead to ease the excruciating pain. "Should've seen that one coming…"

Kanzashi felt terrible. She had to tell them. "P-Please let me explain! Ichika didn't do anything!"

Houki looked at her sternly. "Don't defend that idiot."

Ichika was already used to this mistreatment from the girls. In fact, he's so used to it that he may have already developed some sort of pain resistance from their physical punishments to him. But this time, that blow he received from Rin's IS was extraordinarily painful.

He tried standing, but the dizziness made him lose balance. He waddled to the right in order to grab the edge of the bed for support, and sat down. Even a headache was forming already. He massaged his temple, yet it only provided some placebo relief.

They were still furious over him, as if not noticing just how he struggled to maintain his balance standing up. Houki spoke up. "So this is what you call resting early huh?!"

He was too busy looking at the floor. Everything was spinning in his view, the first signs of crazy were forming. His eyes widened as he looked down at his hands. He couldn't believe it, but it was there on his hands. They've gone too far. "I'm… bleeding…?" He wiped off his forehead and as he looked at his hands again, there was even more. All of a sudden, bright flashes of light blinded his eyes, making him pull his head back. What's happening to me?

When the girls heard him, their anger was instantly replaced with concern like a flick of a switch. They all approached him and checked his hand and head, only to find it clean.

Cecilia said with worry, "But there's none Ichika."

The boy clutched his head as a quick but painful sensation went through his head.

His (first) childhood friend took off that serious expression she always wore and replaced it with worry. "W-we have to take him to the clinic!"

Ichika however, raised his hand up. He stood up whilst still looking down and to the girls' surprise, he didn't stumble. "You don't have to, I'm fine, see?" He looked up and flashed them a smile and gave them a thumbs up. However, it didn't last long as he suddenly collapsed onto the bed in a rather comical way.

"ICHIKA!"

Next chapter is where all the silliness starts (If I don't end up making it serious lol).