Classes felt longer than it should've been for you with all the girls staring at you for the whole period. Why wouldn't they, the second (actual) male to establish a connection with an IS and being able to pilot one. What's more is that the only two males in the entire world that could pilot one were in the same room, next to each other and the next thing that they could do was compare them in looks.
"You know. (Y/N)'s hair looks pretty cool compared to Ichika. And his body isn't too muscular." One girl said during recess while talking to her friend.
"I know. And he's really handsome. I wonder if he has a girlfriend outside of this school?" The second girl responded as the two giggles. "Maybe I should go ask him?"
"No way! You're trying to get ahead, aren't you!" You couldn't help but chuckle nervously as you were able to hear their conversation.
"Hey." You look over your shoulder to see Ichika Orimura standing next to his desk. "You're (Y/N) (L/N), right? It's a pleasure to meet you."
Ichika extends his hand towards you as you stand up and shakes it. "It's a pleasure indeed Ichika Orimura. I got a question... Were all the girls like this when you first arrived at the beginning of the school year?"
"Hmm? What do you mean by that?" Ichika asks in confusion before you give him a deadpan expression.
"You know. They were fascinated, talking about how handsome you are, not that I think of that, or wondering if I'm taken which is unfortunate cause I'm not." You realized that adding that last part might have been a mistake because the girls who were listening started to become excited by this new fact.
"Yeah actually. They were like that when I first came." Ichika said before looking at you for a second. "I actually have a question if you don't mind."
"Sure. What is it?" You ask with no hesitation.
"Well, how much experience do you have with your IS?"
"'Not long. Two years at most. That came with tons of research and failed experiments. Lot's of reading, I'll tell you that much."
"Oh. I see. I was kinda hoping that we might've been in the same boat about this. I'm still new to all of this and all." Ichika scratches his face with a sigh.
"Wait hold on? Why are you so depressed? Honestly, it would make sense if you found out during the entrance exams. Are you struggling to pilot an IS?" You ask with Ichika receiving a nod. "I see. Do you need any help? Perhaps after school, I can teach you but I'm sure if they have time, the representatives are much better than me. Like the one from England, Cecilia Alcott or the one from China, Lingyin Huang. Or even the class representative might be some assistance."
"Oh, of course, you don't know..." Ichika chuckles. "Cecilia and Lin are helping me after school and while I'm getting better, I still not doing great. Maybe a fresh set of eyes from a guy's point of view might help."
"I don't see why not but what asking the class rep for help?" You ask as Ichika sighs before pointing at himself. "Wait... you're class rep?"
"You got that right. The class decided for me to be the representative."
'Oh goodie. We're doomed because of girl's wild fantasies.' You think to yourself with a sigh. "I see... in that case. I'll happily help you. Hope we can be good friends."
"Same here."
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Lunch could not come sooner enough and you were definitely starving. You stood up before letting out a little yawn before making your way to the cafeteria and was quite surprised with all of the girls being quite nice to you instead of giving off a negative and aggressive tone towards you.
The cafeteria was letting out a pleasant aroma for you as you made your way to the line and was given a tray of rice, beef, and veggies before walking through the cafeteria before seeing Ichika by himself and walks over.
"Mind if I sit here?" You ask as Ichika looks up.
"Sure. I don't mind." You sit down and started to eat but you can tell that something was up when multiple girls started showing up at the table. Soon there were five separate girls at the table and you can already recognize almost all of them except one. There were the English representative Cecilia Alcott and the one from China, Lingyin Huang. There was a long and dark brown hair girl and another with short blond hair.
"Hey everyone. You guys probably heard of him but this is (Y/N). Ichika introduces you to everyone. "Let's go by everyone. You obviously keep track of the representatives but it never hurts."
"I don't mind that." You said as Ichika introduces everyone before realizing. "Wait a second... Almost all of you are IS representatives, right?"
"Yeah, you got that right," Rin said with a smile.
"So I got a question. If you're ALL together and presuming that you help Ichika out, how is he doing "badly"." you quote with your fingers as they all look at each other? "I mean. Has he done anything accomplishable?"
"He and Charlotte did defeat Laura and me during the tournament..." Houki said realizing something and ends it there.
"I'm confused. If he could theoretically defeat a representative, then I'm technically the weakest link here!" You exclaim with a sigh before looking down in despair. "And here I thought that I actually brought something to the table."
"You did bring food to the table," Laura comments making you chuckle slightly.
"Thanks... I needed that."
"Hey, it's not that bad. It took months of training for Ichika to be any good piloting an IS. I can help you if you want, after school." Charlotte offered to cause you to lift your head. "Are you ok with that?"
"Really? Sure. I'd be glad to get some help from you. That'd be amazing actually." (Y/N) said with a smile.
'Yes! With Charlotte out of the picture, I have a better chance of getting Ichika for myself!' All the other girls thought simultaneously causing everyone else to feel strangely uncomfortable about what was coming next.
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It was after school as you, Charlotte, and the others were in body tights inside the IS arena.
"You know. I don't think I've ever worn these clothes when piloting an IS. It was just usual casual wear or clothes that I don't mind ruining." You comment looking down to examine the outfit. "A bit tight perhaps."
"It's fine. You'll get used to it after a good while. It's actually good when piloting an IS. Makes everything much more, versatile." Ichika said as you once again become confused.
"How on earth do you know all of this and still consider yourself horrible!?"
"Just ignore it for now," Charlotte said standing in front of you. "(Y/N). Can you take out your IS please?"
"Sure. Come, Le Pharaon." The dark green IS is equipped to your body making a quick resemblance to a long trench coat and hat. As soon as you equip the IS, you realize that your joints did, in fact, feel easier to move in as you turn around your body. "Well, how about that."
"That's good," Charlotte said before taking out her IS, the Rafale-Revive Custom II. "Now. Would you mind if we have a little duel just to see how good you are?"
"Right. You have to assess my abilities before you can properly help me." You said before flying a bit backward to have some distance from you and Charlotte. "When should we start?"
"How about a count from 3?" You nod to this as Charlotte smiles slightly. "Alright. 3... 2... 1... Start!"
YOU ARE READING
Charlotte Dunois x Reader
Romance(Y/N)'s mother was a highly respected IS fighter who was eventually killed in action. After her death, (Y/N) was able to spark a reaction from his mother's personal IS, Le Pharaon and officially became the second male to make a link with an IS and...
