Assassination Classroom - Late Night Chemistry
Pairing: Akabane Karma x Okuda Manami
Picking up a test tube filled with some type of toxin, Okuda Manami, the chemist freak of class 3-E, worked with gentle precession, pouring out the toxin into a flask. Shaking the liquid around a bit, the dark haired girl turned on the Bunsen Burner and placed the flask over it. The chemicals reacted by bubbling up, an odd aroma filling up the empty room instantly.
'Odd..' thought Manami as she stood up and latched open one of the windows, contemplating on what to add next to the mixture.
'It's supposed to be scentless ' scratching her chin, she sighed and stretched out her limbs. Rotating her arms and taking off her goggles, she tiredly rubbed the bridge of her nose, smiling softly in the dim lighted classroom.
'I'll do more tomorrow ' Packing her stuff up, Manami looked up, startled at the sudden ruckus that the screen door had made.
"Oh, Okuda-san! Your still here." stated a fiery red headed boy, also known as, Akabane Karma.
The mischief maker smiled at Manami lopsidedly. Near to skipping over to her, he glanced at the chemistry set the girl had been previously packing up.
"A-ah! H-hello, Karma-kun." Okuda greeted shyly, smiling at the boy.
"How long have you been here, Okuda-san?" inquired Karma, moving over to the other side of the table whilst gazing at all the mixtures Okuda had arranged.
"S-since the end if the day " she meekly stated, walking on the opposite side of the table.
"Hm.." nodding, Karma glanced up to see Manami scribbling down some formulas in her chemistry booklet. The concentrated look she had on made Karma snicker. The way her eyebrows furrowed together, and the dead set line her lips were formed into, gave her the appearance of a silent and cold being. But in truth, she was completely the opposite. She was Okuda Manami, the chemist geek of class 3-E. Shy and an introvert at first, and having poor language skills, but Karma, and possibly the others - but he didn't really care - liked her - flaws and all.
Feeling a pair of eyes on her, Okuda lifted her gaze up and made eye contact with two mercury coloured eyes. A warm feeling enveloped her all of a sudden, and she slightly blushed when Karma smirked at her. Instinctively lowering her head, she felt her cheeks continue to softly burn, but even so, a small smile escaped onto her lips.
"Karma-kun " she began to ask.
"Hmm?"
"C-can you help me pack my things?"
Karma blinked at her, and smiled in sincere kindness, "Sure."
The red head took some test tubes that were filled halfway up with some type of chemical, and told Manami he was going to dispose of them in the bathroom. The dark haired girl approved of this and began to clean up the other flasks and tubes. Placing some items into a basket of sorts, and the test tubes, aligning them within a rack, Manami took a damp rag and started on wiping down the table she had used. Sensing someone else enter the room, Manami looked up and gestured for Karma to put the test tubes he had away.
Finishing up the last bit of work, Manami wiped the sweat that had condensed on her forehead. Turning around she spotted Karma sitting on the teachers podium, smiling at her once again. Pointing to the baskets and racks, filled with the chemistry items, Manami asked for assistance once more, "C-can you also help me put those a-away "
Karma just simply nodded, taking the basket and leaving the rack of test tubes for Okuda to carry. Picking up the rack, Okuda followed swiftly behind him.
Their foot falls echoed in the dimly lit hallways, sunshine being the only thing lighting up the school. The pair fell into a comfortable silence, Okuda occasionally glancing at the taller boy who was in front of her. She felt her heart flutter a bit when Karma glanced back, catching her eye for a mere couple seconds.
Bashfully looking away, Okuda kept her gaze low. Finding herself thinking about the said boy, she couldn't help but wonder why he was a so kind to her. Compared to the way he would act around their classmates, he was always oddly nice to her. Keeping his distance and occasionally asking for some chloroform and such, he never harassed her or made fun of her. Sure he would banter with her sometimes, but that was always on rare occasions.
"Oomph!" nearly dropping the rack of test tubes, Manami immediately steadied herself and looked up to see Karma looking down on her, worry evident on his features.
"Are you alright, Okuda-san?"
"Y-yeah, I'm ok,"
Nodding once again, Karma turned back around to push open the sliding doors, leading into the teachers lounge. It wasn't really a lounge though, just a room for all the teachers to chill in. Placing the chemistry items away, Okuda thanked Karma as they walked back to the classroom. Grabbing their stuff, they began to walk out, before Okuda asked, "Karma-kun, why did you come back here?"
"Well, I was actually looking for you," the mischief maker stated simply, flashing Manami a shark tooth grin.
"Really?"
"Mhm! I was gonna ask if you could create some more chloroform for me and some other stuff..." he explained, shrugging it off as if it where a normal thing, which in fact was a normal thing.
"Oh! I can do them tonight if you'd like,"
Blinking once more, Karma glanced down at the petite girl, surprised at her proposal.
"Are you sure about that? You can always do them tomorrow night..."
"It's alright! I have the necessary items at home and I'll be able to make them in an hour or so." Okuda explained, smiling confidently at the red head.
Karma could only smile as he patted the girls head in approval. The last rays of sunshine peeked over the valley, a warm wind caressing the two and making their walk home much more comfortable.
