Double School Rivalry
"He's here."
The group of students suddenly stopped talking amongst one another to stare at Karma as he walked towards them in a casual manner. However, as soon as he stopped right in front of them, they began whispering again, like as if they didn't acknowledge his existence. Disgusting humans, they deserve to die; Karma thought, fighting the urge to say it out loud.
"Silence!"
A male student bearing pale blonde hair and a smart-looking uniform took a step towards him and ordered the students to leave his presence. Karma immediately remembered that he was the one he had seen from the roof that morning, surrounded by a dozen squealing girls. Feeling sick in the stomach, he was about to turn around and walk away until the blonde boy called out.
"Karma Akabane!" This was the first time someone his age had ever referred to him by his full name, and he abruptly stopped in his tracks.
"That's your name, right? I'm Gakushu Asano." Gakushu held out an outstretched hand, a cheery but somewhat menacing grin on his face. Hesitantly, Karma accepted his hand and shook it. He should've known that this boy was Gakushu from the start, because of the prideful look in his eyes and the way he talked. Just like a posh gentleman.
Noticing that there was a feeling of awkwardness between the two of them when the redhead didn't say anything, Gakushu decided to start up a light conversation. "I've heard that you're a new transfer student that excels in almost everything." He said, looking at Karma questioningly.
"… That's right." He replied without thinking. Realizing what he had just said, he held his breath, wondering what was going to happen next. He was a proud person as well, and he didn't mind boasting, but Gakushu was a different case. If he told his father, the principal, bad things about him, he could get expelled. And transferring schools was a real pain in the ass.
Gakushu's eyes slightly narrowed at Karma's words, but he didn't say anything else about it.
"I see. I look forward to seeing your results in the next exam then." He said instead, laughing. There was a hint of an edge to his laugh, so Karma could tell it was a forced one. He probably wanted to sneer or mock him.
"And perhaps, see if I can beat you." Gakushu added in, before giving a small wave and walking off to rejoin the group of students from before.
The whole conversation with him gave Karma a bitter taste in his mouth, wishing he had never gone to see him at all. He was, however, looking forward to seeing whether he could get a higher score in the near future.
Author's Note:
Yeah I'll be continuing this, but I am currently on the fence on whether I should make this a yaoi fanfiction between Gakushu and Karma, or just have them as rivals. Your opinions are greatly appreciated.