Karma was walking from school, whistling to himself as he thought up new plans to kill Korosensei.

"Maybe I could try something with fire." Thought Karma "I should see if his mucus is flamable..."

CRASH

Karma stopped as he heard a loud crash from behind him. Turning around Karma was greeted by the sight of a bespeckled girl on the ground next to an overturned trash can.

"Isn't that girl in E-Class?" Thought Karma "Yeah, shes the one who tried to poison sensei yesterday."

Karma approached the girl and held out his hand.

"You alright there?"

The girl nodded and took Karma's hand, allowing him to help her up.

"Manami right?"

The girl nodded.

"It's my fault." Said Manami "I had an idea how to assassinate Korosensei and I was thinking about it so much that I forgot to watch my surroundings..."

"Just be glad nobody else saw you." Said Karma with a smile

"Y-Yeah..."

"I'll see you in class tomorrow then Manami." Said Karma "Oh, and I can't wait to see that attempt you're thinking of."

With that Karma went on his way, leaving the chemist behind.

Karma's walk home was uneventful until he reached an alleyway by the convenient store.

"Hey you!"

Karma stopped and turned around. A student from another school was walking towards him, bandages plastered all over his face.

"Sorry do I know you?" Asked Karma.

"Don't play dumb Akabane, two days ago you roughed me up good!"

"Yeah I fought a lot of people that day so my memory is a bit fuzzy." Said Karma. "But I do remember that they were the ones who started it."

"Big talk punk." Said the student "But I brought something bigger! Once my brother gets-"

Karma cut him off with a punch to the face, blackening the student's eye and knocking him out.

"I still don't remember you," began Karma "But if you went down this easy before then that would explain why."

Karma turned to leave and found himself face to face with a muscular boy twice his size, who punched the startled red-head in he stomach, knocking him into a nearby trash can.

"Don't think you can deck my little brother and get away with it." Said the boy.

Karma rubbed his head as he got to his feet.

"Hm, you're a big boy." Said Karma in a mocking tone "If I eat my veggies can I grow to be as big and strong as you?"

"Big talk from such a little worm."

Karma smirked and clenched his fists.

"You caught me off guard before..."

Karma rushed at the boy as his smile turned more demonic.

"But now that I know you're here I'm not going to go easy on-"

Before anything else could happen, a small arm snaked around the boy's neck and held a cloth to his nose.

"G-Go to sleep!"

The boy struggled, but in a matter of seconds ceased moving and fell to the floor, revealing the person responsible for taking the giant down. Karma stopped with a slight look of surprise on his face.

"Manami?"

Manami got to her feet and dusted herself off.

"A-Are you alright Akabane?" Asked Manami "I saw him hurt you and I couldn't just stand by..."

"I could have taken him." Said Karma. "If anything you actually saved him from a beating."

Karma's gaze shifted to the cloth Manami was holding.

"But what was that?"

"Oh it's chloroform, I made it myself to defend myself." Said Manami with a smile.

"She makes her own chloroform." Thought Karma "And she just moved in so suddenly... aren't you an interesting one miss Manami."

Karma smiled

"Think you can brew me some of that chloroform sometime?"

"Oh sure Akabane." Said Manami.

"Just call me Karma."

Karma gestured for Manami to follow him.

"Let's stop by the continence store over here, I'll buy you a drink."

Manami cautiously followed Karma towards the convenient store as the redhead felt a tug in his chest. At the time he brushed it off as simply excitement at the prospect of having chloroform in his arsenal, but it wasn't until later in his life that he realized it was love.