"Congratulations on your inauguration as class rep!" Sosuke's classmates cheer, having gathered in the cafeteria after hours.

"I think I missed something here, isn't Houki the class representative?" Sosuke questions quizzical.

"Oh you, you were promoted because I suggested that you should be the representative, being the only boy in the school and all and sweet Houki here agreed." Cecilia informs him cheerfully.

"Alright, if you don't want the job I guess I have no problem with it." Sosuke says, looking at Houki with slight surprise.

"Yes, I think it's better this way." She tells him.
"That was such a great idea Cecila." A student says.

"Yeah, since he's the only male student it's good that we give him our full support." Another chimes in while they are gathered around the table Sosuke, Cecila and Houki are sitting at.

"Aren't you mr. popular." Houki says reproachful.

"I am?" Sosuke asks confused.

"Ugh, I'm going to our room." Houki grumbles, getting up from the seat.

"Sosuke, I know you will do a great job as representative, but if you ever need any help I'd be more than willing to help you out." Cecilia tells him, pushing herself up against his arm.

"Thanks?" Sosuke replies not knowing how to react.

"Anyways, I think it's time for everyone to head to their rooms right? Otherwise Mrs. Orimura will not be pleased." Sosuke says, pointing at the clock in the cafeteria.

"Oh, he's right, we better hurry!" The girls, other than Cecila say and hurry off to their respective rooms with Cecil and Sosuke being the only ones remaining.

"So, I didn't want to say this in front of the ohters, but would you be willing to train with me once we are allowed to by the teachers? You said you're proficient with firearms before right?" Cecila asks him shyly.

"Sure, no problem." Sosuke replies, moving to get up as well but Cecila hugs him strongly, pulling him back on his seat, saying, "Oh thank you, thank you, thank you." Happily.

In that very same moment Chifuyu walks into the cafeteria and sees Cecila trying to smother her secret crush with her breasts while Sosuke is overwhelmed and doesn't know what's going on.

"Oh, that hussy. I'm so gonna show her. Wait, no I'm the teacher." Chifuyu grumbles pissed, breaking the chopsticks she was carrying in two before calming down and going over to the pair.

"What are the two of you still doing here? You should already be in your rooms asleep." Chifuyu asks them in a strict tone.

"Oh, Sosuke and I were just getting to know each other better." Cecila says, letting go of the boy and getting up from her seat.

"We were?" Sosuke asks confused.

"Of course silly, see you tomorrow." Cecilia tells him with a wink and rushes off to her room when she feels Chifuyu stare a hole in the back of her head angrily.

"You need to be careful around girls like that." Chifuyu tells him, going over to the counter to put away a bowl she was carrying and throw away the chopsticks.

"Girls like that? English girls?" Sosuke questions, getting up from his seat and joining the teacher on her way back to the dorms.

"No, girls who throw themselves at you." Chifuyu sighs at his obliviousness.

"She did? Sorry I didn't notice, maybe that's why Houki was upset as well." Sosuke realizes.

"Houki was upset huh?" Chifuyu asks dreadfully, knowing that the girl is also interested in him.

"Yeah, I just thought she was upset I was made class rep, but your guess is possible too." Sosuke replies.

Gulping once Chifuyu stops and turns to her younger friend saying," Listen Sosuke I know it's been a hectic week, but do you think we could get together and talk tomorrow?"

"Sure, what's up with you? You're all red in the face. Are you not feeling well?" Sosuke asks worriedly, taking her hand and feeling for her pulse, making the older woman's blush increase even more at the skin contact.

"Uhm, no maybe I'm having an reaction to a lotion I'm using. I better go and check." She tells him hurriedly, rushing off to her room.

"Weird evening." Sosuke says, stopping in front of his room's door and knocks.

"You can come in." Houki says, sitting at her desk, already dressing in her sleeping gown which is basically a very thin kimono.

"Sorry I'm a bit late, first Cecila held me up and then Chifuyu wanted to chat before running off to her room." Sosuke tells her, stepping out of his shoes.

"Chifuyu too huh?" Houki asks upset.

"Hey, by any chance are you upset that I took your role as representative?" Sosuke asks concerned, sitting down across from the girl.

"No. I just… Nevermind." Houki grunts disappointed.

"If you say so." Sosuke says reluctantly and takes off his shirt, leaving him bare chested in front of the girl and lies down on his bed, checking the gun in his nightstand like every night.

"Good night." Houki grumbles annoyed, turning off the light in their room.

"Houki?" Sosuke asks after two minutes of silence.

"What?" She replies.

"I'm sorry If I did something to upset you, as you might've noticed I'm not the best when it comes to girls or socializing in general, but I like you and would like it if we could be friends." Sosuke says, fiddling with the knife he keeps under his pillow.

"OK, I'll accept the apology. Night Sosuke." She says softly, a small smile on her face while she relaxes on her bed.

"Night." He replies, putting the knife back under the pillow and lies down to sleep himself.

|next day – classroom of class 1-1|

"Hey Sosuke, the class match is coming up soon, did you hear that the representative of class 2 is being changed." A girl in Sosuke's class tells him, stopping at his table with two of her friends while Cecila is already standing next to him, having discussed when they should train together.

"Yeah, I heard it's a transfer student." One of the girls adds.

"Transfer student? Didn't the year already start?" Sosuke asks surprised.

"Supposedly she's from china." The girl sitting next to Sosuke chimes in.

"China huh?" Sosuke says, thinking back on his encounters with Chinese IS pilots.

"Still the only classes with personal Is's are 1 and 4 so it should be easy for you." The last girl tells Sosuke supportively.

"That information is outdated, the class two now has a personal IS as well." A petite girl with long twin pigtails announces, standing in their door.

"You? Nah, that can't be. What is your name? I'm Sosuke." He introduces himself, going over to her while extending a handshake after getting over his moment of surprise.

"I'm Lingyin Huang. And I've come here to declare war." Lingyin announces, not accepting the handshake.

"No way." Sosuke says to himself, going back to his seat, lost in thoughts.

"Hey, I'm still talking to you!" Lingyin yells until Chifuyu arrives behind her and bonks her on her head.

"Consider that your homeroom bell being rung." Chifuyu says, scaring the girl who quickly rushes to her own classroom.

|After class – cafeteria|

"Jo Sosuke, follow me." Chifuyu tells him, walking over to the teen who was about to sit down with his plate of food.

Sosuke follows her, shooting a apologetic look to Houki, who is pouting.

"Join me." Chifuyu tells Sosuke once they are back in her private office where she puts her tray of food on the couch table, leaving room for Sosuke to join her.

"OK? What is this about Chifuyu?" Sosuke asks wondering what's going on since the older woman is surprisingly quiet.

"I told you yesterday, we need to talk." Chifuyu replies.

"Ah right. So what did you want to talk about?" Sosuke asks.

"Haah." Chifuyu sighs loudly before stammering something so quietly and quickly Sosuke didn't understand a single word.

"Sorry, I couldn't understand that. What did you say?" Sosuke asks, looking at her with bewilderment.

"I… I… Ah screw it." Chifuyu stammers and turns to him, grabbing him at the back of his head and kisses him.

"Wha…" Sosuke says, his eyes wide open from the shock.

"Sorry, I shouldn't have done that." Chifuyu groans, hiding her face in her hands.

"Uhh, I'm not saying I disagree, but rather, why did you kiss me?" Sosuke asks, looking at the embarrassed woman he's been crushing on for a year.

"I'm in love with you alright? I know it's dumb and weird since we only met what 5 times? But it's how I feel. Ever since you rescued me I've started to fall for you. After what Houki said I just…" She tells him distraught, her eyes watering up.

"Chifuyu. I'm sorry I didn't know. I really suck at stuff like this." Sosuke sighs, facepalming himself.

"That's an understatement." She says, pulling away her hands from her face.

"I think you should go back to the cafeteria." She tells him quietly after searching his face, but not being able to read him at all.

"Wait. I should clear something up first." Sosuke says, looking her in the eyes.

"You're not the only one who's been having those feelings." Sosuke confesses, looking down at his hands.

"Ever since you came to visit me that time when I got the job in the military I couldn't stop thinking about you and imagining how great it'd be to go out with someone as amazing as you." Sosuke tells her, taking one of her hands with his shaking wildly from his own nervousness.

"So Houki was telling the truth and you feel the same?" Chifuyu asks relieved.

"Houki? What does she have to do with this?" Sosuke asks surprised.

"She told me how you feel about me, giving me the courage to tell you how I feel as well." Chifuyu explains.

"Hmm." Sosuke mumbles surprised.

"Look I know this still can't happen with me being your teacher and 5 years older. I just had to get it out of my system." Chifuyu says.

"Do you feel different then?" Sosuke questions.

"No… how could I, I was just hoping I would." Chifuyu replies somberly.

"Listen, I'm not saying that people will accept this or that it's the right time but I do love you as well, why shouldn't we try to be in a relationship, if you can overlook the fact that I'm a total idiot when it comes to this stuff." Sosuke tells her, caressing her face.

"You mean you'd be OK with this?" Chifuyu asks hopeful.

"Yeah, I assumed that was obvious by now." Sosuke replies.

"Sosuke!" Chifuyu says happily, smashing her lips onto his feverishly with him slowly following her lead.

"I've waited so long to do this." Chifuyu tells him, straddling him, while she's pushing him back on her couch and kisses him over and over.

"Uhm Chifuyu, I think we have class in 5 minutes." Sosuke tells her, gently pushing her back by her shoulders after a long make out session.

"Let them wait, I waited 5 years to do this." Chifuyu says, kissing him along his neck.

"As good as this feels and as much as I want this too we can't just abandon our posts." Sosuke tells her.

"Hmpf fine, but tonight you're coming over." She tells him with a smirk.

"What about Houki?" Sosuke questions.

"Ugh, and there you go bringing me back to crappy old reality." Chifuyu moans annoyedly.

"What?" Sosuke asks not following her train of thought.

"Houki is in love with you too, as is that blonde English hussy." Chifuyu explains holding her head, feeling a migraine coming on.

"WHAT?!" Sosuke shouts shocked.

"Yeah, I'm guessing every girl in this school is crushing on you, but those two are ones who really mean it and aren't only going after the only boy, who happens to be famous and strong." Chifuyu explains.

"What do I do, what do I do?" Sosuke asks freaking out at this.

"Date them too." Chifuyu sighs after a brief pause.

"Come again?" Sosuke questions, thinking he heard wrong.

"That's the only way I can think of how everyone is happy. I mean you do like them right?" Chifuyu asks.

"Well as friends, yeah. I never thought of something else since I'm in love with you…" Sosuke tells her.

"Sosuke, I know this makes things even more complicated and won't be easy for anyone, but I think it's the right thing to do. Assuming they are on board with this." Chifuyu explains.

"How can you be so OK with me having another girlfriend? I mean I'd certainly die of jealousy if you had another boyfriend." Sosuke asks stupefied.

"Well, I know Houki and she helped us get together in the first place despite her own feelings and it'd just feel wrong to accept her and exclude Cecila, she already is lonely and has honest feelings towards you." Chifuyu explains.

"Ugh, I guess you've got a point." Sosuke sighs.

"Hah, only you'd be disappointed in getting the opportunity to live every man's wet dream." Chifuyu laughs, giving him a sweet kiss on his cheek, before getting up from the couch with him and head towards their next class.