This is done as a request. The concept intrigued me and that is why I am going to do this one. No spoilers in the AN, it will come in the story.

It's also for a long while I have written just an Infinite Stratos story.

I will enjoy this fic.

For the start of this one, we are in for a long ride.

Chifuyu stood before the arena. Second time she was here. Inwards, she couldn't help but think about it.

Violence was her only thing she was good at. That was ironic. She escaped one life of violence to go to the next. She wondered how that went.

There was one difference this time.

Okay, more of them.

First of all, was that the opponents didn't die.

Second was that she now had two reasons to fight. Ones that were personal and close to her heart. The ones sitting at home for her.

When she escaped that life, now nearly eight years ago, she had only one thing in her mind. Ichika.

She didn't care about the fact that he was born out of her DNA, she didn't care that he was an artificial human, she didn't care about all of that.

That boy was her brother and she would be damned that she would let Ichika soak his hands in blood like what happened to her.

Chifuyu made sure that she got herself bloody when she saved him that night. She only needed one arm to kill.

Ichika was the only thing on her mind. That was true.

But when she got to his location, she couldn't leave her. That girl.

It was looking into a Goddamned mirror. A mirror that made you look younger.

The brown eyes were red and she could cry again.

Madoka would know it if she would be lying if Chifuyu told her that she would back soon for her. That she would go back for here.

One arm was carrying Ichika, the boy soundly asleep. So Chifuyu took the girl up and lifted Madoka against her blood-soaked clothes. She could feel tears on her shirt. It wouldn't be easy.

Chifuyu knew that. Surviving alone wasn't going to be easy. Ichika would make it harder. With three, that would be a hellish road.

Looking back at it and through all the pain and hardship, this life had been a better choice. Chifuyu wasn't home much of the time. The twins got good at helping each other. Ichika ran the household and Madoka helped him through. Coming home to cooked food and a clean house was just great.

She grew used to body contact. It made her wonder how her little sister was such a cuddle bug yet Chifuyu didn't protest it.

Madoka's hug was the best thing after a long day of hard work. Coupled that with Ichika's food that got on the table and the habit of his hugs was something she grew used to.

They lived like that. Brother and sisters. They didn't have the most normal relationship but they certainly had a good solid one.

She shook her head and smiled at the fact that she had such a wonderful younger brother and sister. One could say that both adored Chifuyu and that was true.

Chifuyu loved Ichika and Madoka and would go through hell for them.

For them, she would drop everything and go home for them.

But now, she had no choice but to fight the whole thing out. Before she could join in, her name was shouted by.

One of the attendants raced to her. "Orimura-sama, Orimura-sama. Wait." The Brunhilde turned towards the woman with a raised eyebrow.

"What is it? Unless it is important, it can wait." The woman heaved and tried to speak.

"It's about your siblings." Now, that was enough for Chifuyu to drop everything, her mouth included. It was an open secret for the entire world that for Chifuyu Orimura, nothing was more important than her brother and sister.

So it was no surprise that the attendant got flung to the side with some great force.

"What about them?"

"They've been kidnapped. And the perpetrators want to talk to you." Chifuyu went into full big sister/war goddess mode.

"What do you mean, they have been kidnapped? Where are they?"

The Brunhilde got a cellphone shown to her and on the screen was a guy. Why did they always have their faces hidden by that? Cowards. When Chifuyu was done with him, she would have his sword sticking out his guts.

"Chifuyu Orimura. Good to finally see you talking to us." Chifuyu's glare would have left the guy extra crispy.

"Shut it. Where are my siblings?" The man smiled at her.

"Your little brother and sister are fine. They have been into our tender care. Now, if you want them to stay that way, both of us have something the other desires. You want to have your siblings. We want you to quit your match and come to us as a matter of surrender. You do so, we'll return your siblings no worse for the wear. If you refuse, they'll be returned but much worse for the wear. Make your choice."

Chifuyu glared at the screen.

"Do you know where they have been taken?"

"We might be able to help you." Chifuyu turned to a couple of generals and from the looks of it, they were foreign. A few older men as well and Chifuyu wasn't sure how this would work.

"Yes."

"We have been able to track down the call. But this isn't free." Chifuyu wanted to rip the guy from the inside out but kept her breathing.

"What is it?"

"We'll give up the location where they are keeping your siblings. In return, you will go to Germany for a year to train our cadets." Before the words were spoken, Chifuyu had her answer.

"Done. Where are they?"

"They are at an abounded base. We can send you the details." Chifuyu glared at him.

"Do so, I'm en route there." She deployed her Infinite Stratos, the Kurazakura and flew off. The general could breathe easy. This could have gone very bad, very fast. Now, Chifuyu could let the guys who deserved her wrath experience their own hell before she sent them to the permanent one.

But things would take a very different turn there.

At the base, one Ichika Orimura began to wake up. His head was throbbing. He made the vow then and there he would never touch alcohol.

Oh, wait. His head was throbbing because some asshat had clubbed his head instead of him going at underage drinking. Where would you think of that? Just going to school with your twin and you'd get grabbed off the street and kidnapped.

Japan is one of the safest countries in the world. Yeah, right. He needed to have one long talk about that with some idiots.

That is one thing but now, he had to find Madoka. Just their luck.

His hands were tied to his behind and there was no way he could get out of them pretty soon. Great. Ichika wasn't that scared for himself. That wasn't the thing that scared him.

Madoka. That was the thing that frightened him. His little sister. Even by a few minutes.

Damn, the fear was getting to him.

What happened next would change his entire life.

'Ichi-nii?' That was his sister, no doubt about that. But as soon he looked around, he couldn't see the face of Madoka.

It was also not spoken too loud. Was he getting insane?

'Madoka?' He softly asked in his mind. If he got a reply, it meant he wasn't ready for the loony bin.

'Ichi-nii. I hear you but I can't see you.' That was enough confirmation for Ichika.

His younger twin was here and he could communicate with her. 'Madoka, I didn't go insane, right?' Hearing the snort of his twin, he was sure that he heard her.

'To go insane you need to have brains working. I don't think you have that, Ichi-nii. So yeah. But the question is here that you can't see me but you can hear me.'

Making a mental nod, Ichika was sure of that. 'Yep, I can hear you loud and clear. Where are you? I am locked some sort of cellar. Can't move my arms that much. They're tied. You?'

'No difference from me, Ichi-nii. I am not alone. I heard some.' Suddenly, she shut up and Ichika gulped on that.

Fear flooded in his system. He wasn't sure how but this wasn't his fear, how weird it might sound. 'Madoka. Madoka. Please. Answer me.'

He begged his twin but didn't hear her. What he did notice was that the fear that flooded in his body. Struggling against the restraints, Ichika was sure this wouldn't stand. He wasn't going to die from fear while his twin was dying from fear.

The chains around his hands protested on the strain that he was putting on them. Thick chains, a normal human couldn't possibly break them. Well, Ichika found that science could take a hike. He wasn't going to sit here and let his little sister die in fear.

Besides, he had seen the things that Chifuyu did. If she could do that, he was the same. The chains on the back began to strain even further. Taking a deep breath in, Ichika again struggled. A chain was as strong as the weakest link and Ichika was damn sure that there was a weak link now.

He let the chains go, took a breath and went after them again. Ichika was sure he heard cracks on them and he wasn't just going to sit until they broke.

And for some reason, he was going to breakthrough. The chains strained further against him and when they broke, Ichika stumbled on the ground, his hands stopping his fall.

"Ow." He muttered and looked at his hands. They had their light wounds but not too bad. He was free now but he needed to find his sister.

If they could talk to each other in their head, Ichika might be able to find her. Sensing down, he couldn't see where his sister was but he could feel the fear dripping from one location. It didn't take long to track her.

Did he always have this sense?

But that was for later. Now, he had to find his little sis. Trying his best, Ichika was busy on locating her while he sneaked around.

The place was dark with a few light sources. Luckily, his eyes had grown used to it and he had no trouble walking around.

It reminded him of a game he played with Dan last time. The protagonist had to stay in the dark. Ichika found it no fun but it was good to help him out. When he saw a light moving, it was guards walking around.

His heart was throbbing against his chest and he wasn't sure if it would stay there or rip out from his ribcage. It wasn't just his fear. His little sister was quiet but he could feel her fear crawling in his system. She was deadly afraid and that wasn't great.

Ichika had to take several turns around the guards who were patrolling. Luckily for him, the location of Madoka hadn't changed much. So despite walking in circles, he had a general direction to save his sister.

He had a simple plan. Find his sister, free her and get out. Shouldn't be too hard.

If he could find her for starters. But that is one thing.

Eventually, he turned what he felt to the location and when he was sure, it was higher and Ichika had been crawling on the stairs. He was sure that she was there. Opening the door, hoping that no one would hear him when he entered the place. Tied on a chair, he found his little sister.

Her eyes lit up and Ichika was right on time to press a finger on his mouth, alerting her to silence. She was happy and for some reason, Ichika could feel relief flooding his system.

Closing, the door, Ichika looked around and found a suitable knife to cut the ropes of his sister. Before she was well and good out the chair, her arms were around his upper body and he could feel tears staining his shirt.

Her heart was pumping so loud, he could hear it.

"Ichi-nii. Am I happy to see you." Hugging her back, he smiled.

"Keep those emotions for later, Madoka. We need to get out of here." Ichika answered with the same feelings in his voice. He was overjoyed to see his little sister.

That is why the next voice that spoke caused the hope of the twins to die in their eyes.

"You are going nowhere." Color drained from their faces and slowly turning his head, Ichika was greeted by at least three grown-up women. Their eyes were hidden by masks but their mouths were shown and a cruel smile was formed on their lips.

Their suits were black, like that of an Infinite Stratos and both Madoka as Ichika knew that they had no chance to get away from them.

This was looking very bleak.

The next moment, something totally different happened. None of the five individuals could foresee this but for Madoka and Ichika, the fact that the room got blown to pieces, it could only mean that their big sister had come to save them.

And they decided that they could make a fortune on betting as in the rubble was one incredibly angry and furiously pissed off Chifuyu Orimura.

"Get your filthy hands of my siblings!" Ichika was sure that in this life, he had become a mongoose. He had heard both his sisters speak with venom that they could be snakes.

Hence why he was a mongoose. Mongooses are immune for snake venom. Ichika smiled as his sister didn't give their assailants a chance to react.

Ichika closed his eyes when Chifuyu Orimura cut through the three women like they were made of tissue paper. He knew that Madoka did the same.

When it was over, they heard the Kurezakura, his big sister's Infinite Stratos unit, shut down and opening their eyes, Chifuyu Orimura stood between the bodies and she turned to the twins.

There was no guessing who moved first but the end result was the same. Chifuyu could feel two set of arms around her neck. Lucky for the oldest Orimura sibling that neither of the twins had hit a growth spurt. With just thirteen years of age, Chifuyu had to actually kneel for the hug.

One arm was around each one of the twins while the rare sight of Chifuyu Orimura, Ichika Orimura, and Madoka Orimura cried their eyes out.

Chifuyu wasn't that big a fan of physical affection but knew that her little brother and sister had been through a largely traumatic experience, one she most likely helped causing and that right now, they needed to know they were safe.

And she would never admit it but the fact that her two reasons to come home was nearly lost and were now safe hugging her was another thing she would need as well.

"I knew you would come, Chifuyu-nee. I just knew." Madoka said between and Chifuyu caressed that hair off her. "Sorry that I took so long."

"You have one good timing, Chifuyu-nee. One more second and I don't even want to know what would have happened." Ichika was next and Chifuyu didn't know what a shudder was as she felt a chill down her spine. She didn't want to know it either.

"Ichika, Madoka. I am so sorry." Neither boy nor girl had ever heard their sister say that. Or have a voice that sounded so broken.

She let go and both twins felt something break as they saw Chifuyu Orimura that hurt. Tears came down her eyes but neither of the twins agreed on that.

"Why? You came to save us. Like you always do." Ichika said.

"Yep. We knew that you came around." Madoka stood by her brother.

Chifuyu sighed as she took the two up in her arms.

"I think we best talk about this home. Agreed." The two nodded and Chifuyu held close on the two. They wanted to get out before any media vultures would come. They did not need those idiots hounding them.

And it was one long flight home.

Back in Japan.

Chifuyu landed the Infinite Stratos in her backyard while the twins got out. "Now, I would love to talk about this whole mess. But I think we are all in dire need of a shower and food." The stomach spoke for the two of them. "Ichika, take the first bath. I think that you won't take as long. Do you mind if you make us something to eat while we are there?"

Ichika didn't find it in himself to argue. So he raced upstairs and dumped his dirty clothes in the box. He winced as he felt the straps on his arms. It felt unreal.

He had come home from painful long days at work and this was even worse.

Stripping down, Ichika looked at himself in the mirror. He was battered and bruised. He had to ask Madoka to attach some bandages on him.

Taking care that his scrubbing didn't hurt him, Ichika couldn't help but feel his muscles ache. He didn't want to know about his sisters. How they must feel about this all.

Downstairs, Madoka and Chifuyu had already changed their clothing. Madoka couldn't help but glance at her older sister. If she grew up with even half the curves, Madoka was sure to be one knockout.

The clothes had blood on her body left behind. Madoka wasn't sure how they got out that alive. Taking out a bathrobe, Chifuyu handed one to Madoka. The little sister nodded while they sat down. Ichika never took long but before their brother walked out, they would have to wait.

Madoka walked over to her sister and Chifuyu didn't have to be a mind reader of what her little sister wanted. A good hug and Madoka sat down on her lap.

No reason for them to act tough. They had been through hell and they were all shaken.

Soft sobs came out of Madoka while Chifuyu hugged her little sister. The soft words of "I'm sorry" were spoken but Chifuyu didn't blame her little sister one bit.

She would rather die than admit it but Chifuyu needed to feel her little sister.

The sound next to her was Ichika. The boy had dressed in a short and shirt. "Bath is free. I'll make something simple." He just muttered before he moved to the kitchen. Chifuyu took one heavy breath. When she got out of the bath, the first thing she would do was taking her little brother and let him cry out.

The two took it well but were hurt as hell over the pain of what happened to them.

Chifuyu knew that they needed to have a chat about this. It would be harsh but they needed something to heal from this. When they were in the bath, Ichika prepared something simple. They had some curry rice leftovers that he could heat up. In the bath, Madoka had her hair done by Chifuyu. It always calmed her little sister down.

When Madoka was done, Chifuyu poured the soft water over Madoka's head. Chifuyu had to talk about this now but that was for later. Now, when the blood was from her, Chifuyu carried her little sister to the bath and slowly lowered her in the hot water.

Neither of the two would admit it but they secretly enjoyed this soft bonding. They soaked in the hot water while their aching muscles healed from their trip. When Chifuyu was sure that Madoka would fall asleep, she woke the little girl up and carried her out.

The dressing was something that Madoka had to do herself. Their sleeping wear was worn and above that, bathrobes.

When the smell of food hit the place, they entered the living room. Ichika had already put down the pot of curry while he had prepared the table.

"You could have eaten already. Especially with how hungry you must have been." Ichika shrugged on the comment of his big sister.

"Well, I could wait a bit more. And I think I like to have eaten something before you tell us this story, sis." Ichika sat down while Chifuyu pulled him in a hug.

"You are one tough boy. Don't keep this bottled up." She said while Madoka sat down. Ichika took his place and Chifuyu took the other spot. After the food was shared and an Itadakimasu was heard, they started eating. Bites of rice and curry went down their mouths. A warm soft feeling was spread through their bodies.

Stomachs got filled and Ichika couldn't help but feel how really surreal this was. When it was over, Ichika sat down with his sisters on the couches.

"Okay, Chifuyu-nee."

"Start talking."

Chifuyu took one deep breath. She, of course, had to tell the twins of what all went on but she couldn't tell the whole truth. Not now.

It would break the two.

"I think I can tell you who kidnapped you. It wasn't a country. No one would try that. You two were kidnapped by an organization of Phantom Task."

Ichika raised one eyebrow. "What a stupid name. Did they make that to sound cool?" Chifuyu snorted.

One time she thought the same thing.

"You can say that. Those guys are today's terrorists. Loyal to no one, they are going on their own way. Recently, they decided to act and look for Infinite Stratos. There are indeed organizations and people fighting against them. But what it all is and who is responsible, that is a very good question." Madoka and Ichika shared a look.

"Why did they go after us?" Chifuyu sighed and looked at the bottle in the drawer.

"You'll get it when you talk more. Chifuyu-nee, if they're after Infinite Stratos, am I wrong thinking they wanted to get to you via us?" Ichika asked his older sister and the Brunhilde couldn't help but look for the words.

"Ichi-nii is right, Chifuyu-nee. They couldn't hurt you. The best pilot in the world."

The male remembered something that happened a good while ago.

"Chifuyu-nee, weren't they also involved in the Antwerp Expo bombing about a year and a half ago?" Ichika asked as that was all over the news.

His older sister nodded. What a shitshow that was true. The bombing destroyed quite a few lives at that place.

Chifuyu had heard that quite some buzz was picked up from there.

Looking back to her sister, she pulled Madoka to her lap. When she sat on the left knee, Ichika took the right knee. She got really lucky that they weren't that big.

"Yeah, you two can be too smart for your own good. That is indeed why they went after you. And that is not all." Chifuyu couldn't help but nearly break when she had to tell more.

"Ichika, Madoka. The reason I found you two so fast." Taking a gulp, Chifuyu found her heartbreaking.

Taking a breath, Chifuyu hoped to speak.

"Germany had found you two. In return for the location, I have to go to Germany for a year." It was a good thing they sat at their big sister's lap because the twins had the feeling the ground beneath their feet had been swept away.

"Huh?" Ichika asked. He wasn't sure that his voice was around.

"What?" Madoka followed her brother.

Chifuyu sighed and couldn't help but now think about the complications of her actions. Her impulsiveness had caused her to save her siblings.

"I have already said yes. I am so sorry about this. I wasn't thinking. I just heard you two were taken and the only thing on our mind was saving you two." Ichika and Madoka couldn't help but feel lots of guilt.

"So it is our fault?"

Glaring at her brother, Chifuyu took a moment to calm down. "Of course not. You two are not responsible for this. Neither for me quitting the match. I did that on my own volition." Ichika nodded and sat back down on the couch. But not before he handed his sister a glass.

It was the good stuff and Ichika didn't fault her for drinking.

If he was in his sister's shoes, he would do the same thing.

"You two. Well, I have told you before. You're the singular and only reason why I went so far. I don't care about some stupid title or about winning some fucking tournament. You two are my reasons. That is all there is to it. But now. I am not sure what to do next."

Madoka got the meaning and shared a look with her brother. "They got us from our way from school. If they can pull that off, there is no place on the earth we can be safe." Chifuyu had to agree.

"Indeed. The only place that I might see as safe is with someone that I rather don't have you be around." Chifuyu's voice left enough for them on what that could be.

"Taba-nee." Madoka answered the unspoken question. It had been years since they had seen the mad scientist. Tabane Shinonono, the child genius who created the Infinite Stratos and rocked over the world.

Ichika was sure people used stronger terms. That aside, she was the smartest thing on the planet and she could easily take care of the two.

Coincidentally, the Orimura siblings were a select few of individuals who were on Tabane's Christmas list.

The other person, besides the three, was Houki Shinonono, an old friend from Ichika and Madoka and Tabane's little sister. It had been nearly four years since they parted ways with the girl. Madoka was sure it was one of the few times she had seen Ichika cry.

"I don't want to leave you two here. Not with what happened last night. But there is no safe place. I can't be in Germany and leave you two behind." Chifuyu said as she downed her drink.

"Tabane is the best shot I have to keep the two of you safe until my return. I can contact her and she can find you. She has been hidden for years, she can take the two of you." Ichika looked over his options. At this point, the number of times he wished to have a father or mother around, was not to count. Or another family member.

Aunt, uncle, hell, even an older brother.

But it had always been like that. They didn't have that. It had always been him, his older sister, Chifuyu and his younger sister, Madoka.

Ichika had grown used to that. For years, he had to. It was okay. He had his sisters and they didn't have the easiest of lives. But they had built out something decent. A life that cost them a lot but gave them a lot.

"When I'm back, the first thing I will do is picking you up. But Madoka is right. Tabane is the safest. She can educate you two and keep you up to speed." The two nodded.

"I'll call her and we'll see how it goes." Chifuyu took out her cellphone. Internally, she cringed herself on the idea of having to call Tabane. But she knew she had to.

The rings came on the simple black one that she used were just three and the three just waited.

In some lab, with bad lightening, some weird woman was working with a sort of disinterest in what she was doing.

Now, that wasn't the weirdest thing. This woman wore a sort of maid outfit that you would see in a sort of kid's movie. The clothes did little to hide the fact that she had one killer body with a slim figure but with a great set of tits. Those were actually very well seen from it as the clothes did little to hide those tits. Above the maid outfit, a lab coat was hung.

Long hair, a mix of purple and pink was mixed between it and on top of it. Actual mechanical rabbit ears that flipped when the ring tone went over.

'Imperial force defied. Facing five hundred samurai.' For some reason, she felt like she earned some points in a book in a person she didn't care about.

"This ringtone. I know that one." A highly bubbly voice lit up and the phone was grabbed.

"Yo, yo, hey, hey! Sup." One time would have been more than enough. Chifuyu could feel the headache coming. Madoka sighed. She liked Tabane a lot. More than her sister actually did. The energy was infectious and Tabane loved to talk with Madoka.

"This is everyone's beloved idol Tabane Shinonono!" Ichika shared a look of sympathy with his sister. He liked Tabane as well but was the actual middle ground to where he could get annoyed.

Chifuyu groaned. "Tabane."

"Hey, hey. Chi-chan. How are you doing? How are Madocchi and Ikkun? Are they okay?" She took a deep breath and resigned herself to the fate she was condemning her brother and sister too.

"Shut it. You know damn well why I am calling." The sigh made Chifuyu hope for the effect.

"Yeah, yeah. I have already known what it is going on. They were at it."

"You know, I told them about Phantom Task. But that is not the biggest reason why I am calling." Chifuyu said and the twins just looked at her.

"Did you call me so you could proclaim your never-ending love for me?" Ichika had to bite his tongue. His sister had to find someone or they had to look for her. Not that he was opposed to that. His sister had a damn good reason to be single at her age.

"You know. If you want some stress relief, call around. But I called you for another reason. Ichika and Madoka are no longer safe in my house."

"And because you need a place for them to stay, you called me, your beloved wife, to take care of them."

"I would have loved to have someone else to take care of them."

In a parallel universe (Stories Told but this is upcoming)

Kerlongsj sneezed one time while he was laying in a bed. It was damn late at night and he wasn't moving a bit. Around his arms, Chifuyu and Reiri didn't even wake up. The late-night had really killed them and they needed some sleep. They were all tired.

Kerlongsj had forgone his T-shirt and to do him a favor, Reiri and Chifuyu had wrapped his arms in their tits. Still, he needed some more sleep. Hoping that neither Kizuna or Ichika found them, the Flemish Devil slept on. The girls pressed themselves closer to him.

Back in Two reasons

"But I have no one else to turn to for now. So I need you to take care of Ichika and Madoka." The voice was so loud that Chifuyu removed her ears from the phone and Ichika could hear the voice loud and clear.

"Yahhhhooo! Ikkun and Madocchi are coming to have a sleepover! For this entire year. This is gonna be so much fun!"

Ichika and Madoka sighed. They knew this was going to have some pains for them. Ichika's slight blush reminded Chifuyu that she had to tell her best friend.

"Tabane. While I don't mind your ideas for fun, you will not even think about molesting my little brother or sister. If I find out that you have put your hands somewhere remotely indecent, I will cut them off and force them in places that I am not saying out loud in front of my siblings."

"Noted, Chi-chan. But what if they come asking?" Turning to the subjects of their conversation, Chifuyu didn't want to have the talk of why the faces of Ichika and Madoka turned bright red.

She guessed for not altogether related reasons. Ichika had been in love with Houki or was trying to figure that out. Despite all the differences, Tabane looked very similar to Houki in appearance and her brother was just thirteen years old. With Tabane being twenty years old, there was a good chance that Ichika might have at least some physical attraction.

Madoka blushed because of her inexperience in the matters of love. Not that Chifuyu was a big help on that matter. If she had to believe the stories of Ichika, Madoka swung for boys. Not that Madoka wouldn't deny that Tabane was a very attractive woman. Same with Chifuyu by the way. In a purely objective matter of speaking.

"I don't think they would want to. And that is it. Pick them up tomorrow morning. Oh, and do me a favor. Go on with their education." Chifuyu said and with that, she closed the call.

"You okay, Chifuyu-nee?" The groans were audible.

"Ichika, do yourself a favor. When you go to high school, try to find some older male friends. It might help you. But now, we all go to bed. I gotta be up early for the pickup to Germany. I won't wake you up and I'll let Tabane."

"Nuh-uh." Madoka cut her sister off.

"No way." Ichika backed his sister up. "That morning will be the last time we will see you for one entire year. We will see you off. That's the least what I can do."

Needless to say, more tears were shed that day while the three Orimura siblings cried their eyes out when they sat together.

Despite the complete day of disaster and the drainage of emotions, none of them slept well in their own beds.

Around midnight, Ichika found himself walking to the toilet. After he was done with his business, Ichika heard the creaking of a door.

Dressed in a simple nightgown, that was quite accentuating of her figure, Ichika found Madoka looking at him.

They would talk later about the link with Tabane but now, they didn't need that. Doing the one thing they had done if they had a hard time sleeping, they moved to Chifuyu's room.

Chifuyu's room could be placed in one certain area. Surrounded by swords and knives, there were also awards that hung on the wall. A desk that hadn't seen much use was also there. In the middle of this room was a large queen size bed.

Chifuyu had been surprised by it when Ichika and Madoka had saved up a ton of money to buy it for her. She was wearing a white nightgown like her sister and the Brunhilde turned to see her little brother and sister standing in the room with an unease.

Chifuyu kept in her groaning as it would mean that she would catch some few hours of sleep as well and it would bring her heart some rest.

Sleeping underneath her arms, their bodies producing enough heat, the three felt in a sleep that was more than comfortable.

Underneath her wings, Chifuyu kept Ichika and Madoka safe to her.

A few hours after that comfortable sleep, Chifuyu had to wake up and moved away from the comfortable place. Shooing her siblings away, Ichika and Madoka followed her example.

Packing the essentials that they needed, they had spent a Sunday in some regard. Ichika sent a message to Dan to tell him that neither he or his twin would be at school.

Making the promise they'd be buddies, he put in the message that Ichika had run in a bad spot and he needed to be somewhere safe. Ichika asked him to inform Kazuma and Ran of the matter.

Madoka was glad that she didn't have to school as she forgot her homework. Besides that, she would miss her school life.

Ichika ran down to make some miso soup. He added some tsukemono, nori, and kobachi. Some rice was also added and the sisters ate fast. Not before long, a car stopped and a honk was heard.

First, Madoka gave her sister a hug. Whispering she would call as soon she landed in Germany, Ichika at least was happy they would find a way to keep in contact.

After Chifuyu let his sister go, he nearly threw his sister off the floor as he hugged the life out of her. Chifuyu smiled and returned the hug. "I'll be fine, you two," Chifuyu said as she let her brother go. After that, she took her suitcase and left. Ichika looked at Madoka and put a hand on her shoulder.

"We'll be fine. And we know Tabane-san. We are not in a bad spot." Madoka nodded and smiled at her brother.

The two waved their sister goodbye while they just went back inside. Or at least, that was the plan. A giant rocket in the shape of a carrot slammed into the ground, toppling the twins over.

'Now I understand why Chifuyu-nee gets tired of her. This would drive any normal person up the wall.'

The link told them the same thing as a hyper bunch of energy slammed out the carrot. Ichika barely had any time to realize what was going on until he could feel his face being slammed into a soft, warm and very good smelling place.

"Oh, Ikkun. I have heard what happened." Tabane said in a dramatic voice. "You poor thing." Madoka could only smile in amazement while Madoka pressed Ichika closer in her cleavage. The softness of her breasts enveloped his face while he couldn't move away.

Breathing was now needed as Tabane just pressed on him. "Tell your big sis Taba-nee all about it." Madoka couldn't help but chuckle. Houki would kill her sister if she saw this.

Her sister would kill Tabane if she saw this.

Ichika arms could reach her behind but Tabane just continued with the pressing. "Give your big sister a big hug and a kiss." Ichika got away from her.

"Good morning, Tabane-san." He said politely as she moved closer to him.

"Oh, come on. Ikkun. How long do we know each other?" Tabane stood before him. "Oh, Madocchi, I didn't see you before." Madoka wasn't sure if she wanted to know if that was true.

What she did know was that she didn't want to be gasping for air. "Good morning, Tabane-san." The girl said and before long, Tabane jumped up to the girl and Madoka avoided her.

"Taba-nee Chifuyu-nee told you that you can't molest us. Do you want me to call her and tell her what you did with Ichi-nii?" That stopped the scientist dead in her tracks.

"Of course not, my two beloved ones. I am just so happy to see you two and so glad that Chi-chan had the right idea to leave you two in my capable hands. Now, don't you worry. We are off to my secret hideout."

Ichika looked at the carrot. "Eh, Tabane-san, I hate to say this but I don't think we can all fit in that. Plus, we need our luggage." Ichika voiced his ideas while Tabane just smirked at him.

"You don't need them, Ikkun. I have plenty of clothes at my place. Fit for you and Madocchi. And don't worry about it. We can all fit in."

Before the two could react, they were jammed in the carrot. Ichika had no idea fifteen minutes could be so long with a set of an extremely well-developed tits enveloping his head. He was glad he grew up in the house filled with women as he wasn't sure how he had this much self-control.

Why couldn't his sister have some male friends or some guy who knew to protect them? Madoka sat in the back of Tabane and could only sigh. This was going to be one long and tough ride.

After they were done, Ichika got out of the place. He hoped that no one would ever know of that. Glancing over to Tabane, he was sure that it wasn't that great. The woman was a complete mad genius who had sociopathic tendencies. If she didn't have those, Ichika considered her a knock out. With some silent voice in his head, telling him that he had to hope that Houki would grow up with the same set of tits.

Madoka could only shake her head. She had a good idea that Madoka was very into girls if the interactions of her sister were anything to go by. Ichika just received the attention because he was the object of Houki's affection and Chifuyu's little brother. Madoka was also like Chifuyu. Deemed by Tabane Shinonono as interesting.

The lab was a huge place. How Tabane hid from the rest of the world was beyond her. Machinery placed around them, huge circles of it and devices beyond the normal thing. What stood out the most was a table where four chairs were placed. At that table, a silver-haired girl was seated.

Wearing a similar getup like Tabane, although, with less exposition, the girl couldn't be that much older than Ichika or Houki. She had her eyes closed. On her head, some sort of flower attachment was stuck.

The looked around them. Even with that, she had heard the three enter.

"Tabane-sama. You have returned." The voice was monotone and Ichika raised an eyebrow. A person who was worthy of Tabane. Blasphemy.

"Hey, Chloe-chan. I am back. And I brought friends with me. This is Ikkun and Madocchi. They're the twin siblings of Chi-chan." The two looked at the silverette. "Hello," the now appointed Ikkun looked at Chloe.

"Good afternoon, Ikkun, Madocchi." The twins grimaced on the names.

"My real name is Ichika. And this is my sister Madoka." The girl smiled as she looked at them. "As Tabane-sama said. Ikkun and Madocchi."

Just great. They weren't here for five minutes and they already had to deal with the names. Ichika glared at the girl.

"If you call us that again, I'm going to get mad. Just call us Ichika or Madoka. Not those ridiculous nicknames." The woman smiled at him.

"Why would you get mad? Those names are fitting for you two." Madoka glared at her until she came with a solution. Trying something, she used her link to talk to Ichika.

'Neh, Ichi-nii. Got an idea. With her white hair, what does she remind you of?'

'I would say snow. Why?" Ichika mentally asked and he made a note to ask Tabane to take a look at that.

'Well, what if we call her Cryolo? Like from Cryolophosaurus? White hair, Chloe? How about that?'

Smiling deviously, Ichika agreed. "Well, if you insist that you use a nickname, we'll give you one as well. Cryolo? That sounds marvelous, don't you think, Madoka?" The girl smirked at her brother and agreed. Her face lit up as Chloe was trying to glare at the two with her eyes closed.

"Neh, Ikkun. Madocchi, I think we need to catch up. There is something I would like to look up." The scientist talked and Ichika looked at Tabane.

"What is that, Tabane-san?" Ichika asked and the girl just smirked at him. "Well, Ikkun. I am just wondering. What happened during the kidnapping of you two?" Ichika sighed and looked at the table filled with all good stuff.

"Do you mind if we sit down and eat during that, Tabane-san? We might need it." Madoka stood by her brother.

When they sat down, getting tea and pastries, the twins recounted the whole story. They had no real reason to hide all the secrets. They told Tabane what happened but when they got on the mental stuff, Tabane stopped him talking.

"Ikkun, wait a second. What do you mean with a link?"

Ichika looked at Madoka and his sister back at him. "I don't know how to really explain it. It is a link between us. It's like we can talk in our heads. It also helped me track Madoka down. What is that?" Tabane sighed while she was thinking about it.

"Ikkun, Madocchi. Can you two come with me for a sec?" They did and Ichika was sure that Tabane's lab had everything.

Before long, Ichika laid on an operation table and the girl made a device going over his head. Behind a few X-Ray proofs safe walls, Madoka and Chloe stood behind Tabane who was looking it over.

"Nothing abnormal so far but there is something in his mind going on. One of those lobs isn't supposed to be there. Never seen one before. What I find weird is the stuff is having a lot of electrical sending. It also acts as a receiver." Tabane looked it over and she found it amusing.

"Madocchi. Do you mind switching with Ikkun so I can look it up." The youngest Orimura looked at Tabane and back to Ichika.

"Sure." Walking to her brother, she pointed a thumb to Tabane. "Switching it up, Ichi-nii. My turn to get looked at my brain." Ichika smirked at her.

"Well, let's hope they will find something." The glare made her adorable.

"They did with you. So it will work with me." Madoka sat down while Ichika looked at Tabane.

"So what are you looking for, Tabane-san?" Ichika asked the busty genius who smirked at him.

"There is something weird in your head, Ikkun. And I have an idea it is just working out in your heads. Give me some time." Tabane said and on the screen, Madoka's skull popped up.

"Same thing as with you, Ikkun," Tabane smirked as she looked it over to see what was going on inside the head of Ichika.

"Tabane-san, what is going on? What is wrong?" The genius smiled at him. "Well, Ikkun, Madocchi and you have something special in your heads. From what I can see, you two have something special. In some cases, I would say that you guys have a mental link. Probably something from your twin's bit. Oh, but before I continue. Can you get your sister out?"

Ichika walked back to his sister. "We're done?"

"Tabane-san wants us to come and see her." Ichika and Madoka stood before her and the scientist turned to the twins.

"Madocchi, Ikkun. What I am going to tell you might come as a shock but I think that I don't break anything new by saying that Chi-chan isn't a normal human." With a smirk that told her enough, Tabane continued on her calm speech.

"From what I see, you two have a mental link. Most likely, caused by an extra small brain lobe, both of you have lodged in your skulls. No clue the whole thing how it got there but I can tell you that it is something you have there since your birth. The two of you, please don't tell me that you have never felt anything weird."

The two were shocked into silence when Tabane told them. They remained in that stage looking at the scientist until they began to think again.

Ichika was the first who found got his footing back. "Eh, Tabane-san. If we have always had that link, why did it came us just now?" The inventor shrugged.

"Most likely an amount of stress that came through in the brain. Both of you were put into one tough spot. So that is why it came out now. But you two have always had that link."

"Taba-nee. That link, what does it do?" Pushing a few buttons, Tabane showed it and it was clear what was going on.

"So far, it is that you guys can send and receive the messages. Not just thinking but what you feel, think and sense. Your emotions are the second big part." The two were swept away.

"From what I get, you two have been having this your entire life. It only came out now. I would say that is a shock. Also, you two, don't tell me you have never felt something." Madoka thought about it.

"Oh, I know. During some time, whenever Houki walked by, I would feel my heart rate going up. I suppose it comes from Ichika and the feelings he has for Houki." Her poor brother began to feel one blush. He didn't expect that his sister would ever bring that up. Especially with Houki's older sister sitting around.

Ichika looked at the scientist who didn't look shocked by that. She only looked mildly amused by that. "Really, that is interesting. Why you never told her, Ikkun?"

A luminescent blush spread around his cheeks while he was thinking about it.

"Never found the right moment. Besides, that explains why with Dan, I felt weird. I suppose that is because of Madoka felt weird for him."

That caused Madoka blush.

"You don't know that!" She shouted too loud while Ichika grinned at her. "Well, that explains a lot. I should tell him that."

"You don't!" When two hands clapped in her hands, the two shut up.

"Okay, that is enough. Ikkun, Madocchi. What happened to you is very special. I am not sure how it works or what it even does but you two have a very special gift. And you know me."

"Always in for something new." The two said in synch.

"That is true. So Ikkun, Madocchi. We are going to learn how we can use that link of yours." Tabane said and with that, Ichika and Madoka found that they had something really new learned in their lives.

Little did they know their lives would be one huge change.

While the requester has more ideas, I do think that ending it here is the right course of action. I have been writing a lot lately and this was one trip. I am through my reserves so far and I need a bit of time to collect myself.

I am this week still at home and I will stay here. Besides Sabaton at the end of this week, there is not much to look forward to. So far, my focus lies on ending this chapter and getting it done. It was certainly one great amount of fun to write this and there is more to come.

For those who are following more of my stories, Stories Told and Afraid to Shoot Strangers will all receive an update at their anniversary.

The fic that I will start working on is IS and Sekirei Brave New World. But no telling when that chapter will be done.

Either at the end of the week or not. I can't say but I can say that it will be one huge chapter.

Saluut.