02/11/016 add: Okay, i don't care anymore. i have been pushing it off for too long.

*cough* here you go people! the next chapter that i had written months ago and was too lazy to review and post! and it's not edited so extreme OOC even more than usual and teary characters!

So i guess it's not the last chapter? sorry, got carried away.

extreme OOC characters. also, they're kids, so... i am entitled to some depressed characters? oops?

don't own assassination classroom, matsui-sensei does.

"I… I think I misheard, father," Gakushuu coughed and straightened up, "You are sending who to class E?"

The principal, Asano Gakuhō, simply smiled his usual (creepy, Gakushuu's mind supplied unhelpfully) smile and interlaced his fingers, resting them on the table. "I'm disappointed that I have to repeat myself to you, the brightest student of the school. But I will oblige since I would gather the news as a big shock.

I said that Shiota Nagisa will be transferred to class E next year."

Gakushuu raised a brow, trying to hide the furious growl in his voice. "She has decent grades and is around the average of the school. There is no need to send her there. Besides, it's before the midterms so it's still too early to decide on the class E students."

Please let his father see reason for once. Because he has a feeling that his father is not sending Nagisa to class E because of her grades.

"That she does," Asano Sr. agreed, "But I have an important lesson to teach our brightest students."

"You mean us, the five virtuosos?"

"Yes. I would like to teach you five something very important and only by sending Shiota Nagisa to class E would you be able to learn it. I would like tomorrow to see the five of you at seven A.M. sharp here."

Gakushuu barely contained the need to explode at his father and nodded stiffly. "Yes, sir. Have a nice day," He bowed and turned away, exiting the room. He slowly stopped a bit away from the office, took a moment to rein in his anger and took out his phone.

They'll be holding an emergency meeting at the abandoned music classroom.

"Why did you call us, Gakushuu?" Ren asked two hours later. They all sat down on chairs or tables, making a somewhat undefined circle. The blond was quiet, deep in his thoughts and the four knew better than to interrupt him.

But it does mean that something really big or very bad is going to happen and they didn't like it.

"The principal had called me to his room…" Gakushuu started after a long time and the four jolted, not expecting the noise. "To tell me about some plans he had for Nagisa."

"Nagisa?" Ren said in alarm. None of them liked the ominous feeling they got from the statement. "What did he say?"

"…He wants to put her in class E next year."

Silence…

"WHAT?!"

"But why? Nagisa has much higher grades than those sent to class E have!" Ren said firmly, anger thrumming in his veins, "Is the principal low on scum that he needs to take our princess?"

"I don't think that's the case, Ren," Gakushuu replied, "I think he wants to punish me for something; probably for trying to rebel against him."

"Isn't that going a bit too far?"

"I can't tell with my father," Gakushuu admitted and leaned back in his chair, "So when we meet him tomorrow at seven A.M. sharp, we need a plan."

"He asked to meet us before school?" Teppei asked, "Then it's something he doesn't want any other student to be aware of."

"Exactly, which narrows down the reasons. And none of them are something I would like to discuss."

"Should we tell Nagisa or even that annoying Karma?" Tomoya growled. Gakushuu shook his head.

"We'll just have to make my father see reason. Or maybe just act as if we don't care about her so he would lose interest in her."

"I don't like this at all…" Teppei grumbled. Natsuhiko rolled his eyes.

"None of us does. It's so out of the blue but it feels like something he had been planning for a while. That shrewd man…"

"Well, I wouldn't be surprised if he had indeed planned it for a while. Probably even from the moment I started hanging out with her. He most likely waited until now to gauge my reaction, which I failed to mask. I wasn't prepared… and I regret that."

"Well, nothing you can do over split milk," Ren sighed, "Now all we can do is minimalize the damages."

"Ren is right," Tomoya said immediately, "We just need to prepare what we'll say to the principal and stay strong for Nagisa. She doesn't deserve this. She deserves us saving her from this terrible fate."

"Now you're just being too overdramatic," Natsuhiko pushed his glasses up his nose with a huff, "It's all about reasoning with the principal. He's no dragon to slay."

Tomoya growled at the black haired teen but held his tongue when Teppei fished out papers and pens and distributed them between the five of them. "Let's get on with planning then."

"Operation stop my father begins," Gakushuu mumbled to himself in anger, his fist clenching.

The pencil snapped in his fingers.

"Are you okay, Nagisa?" Asakura asked the blunette when she exited the school along with the other girl, helping her hide her long hair inside the hat. Nagisa looked at her then back to the ground, sighing and nodding.

"I'm fine, but I have a bad feeling in my stomach…" Asakura's brows furrowed and she looked around them and back at the blunette.

"Did you eat anything spoiled?" Nagisa looked up, incredulous, but then simply shook her head. "Then I would just keep an eye open. I'm sure you'll be able to overcome whatever bad feeling you have. You are pretty amazing after all."

Nagisa's cheeks flushed a bit, but she smiled warmly and placed her hand on Asakura's shoulder, "Thank you, Naomi-san. You made me feel a bit better."

"Well, what are friends for?" Asakura grinned. Nagisa nodded and looked up to the clear skies, enjoying the rare summer breeze.

Asakura is right. She will tackle everything coming her way. She has so many friends after all who support her.

Nothing could go wrong as long as she had them.

"I don't agree with you, father," Gakushuu said stiffly, hoping that the circles under his eyes were hidden well. He hadn't been able to sleep properly the previous night, planning and changing tactics, trying to think of any possible tactic his father would use.

He was not a happy teenager.

The four others flocked his sides; Ren and Tomoya to his right, Natsuhiko and Teppei to his left. All of them were tired but determined to not let Gakuhō have his way with their princess.

"That was rather an enthusiastic start of a greeting," The principal's eyes flashed in amusement while the blond's purple eyes narrowed in suspicion.

"Don't play games with us, father. Why do you want to send Shiota Nagisa to class E despite qualifying to stay in the main building?"

"Quite enamored with her, aren't you?" Gakuhō stated, not acknowledging the question, "I noticed it the moment I saw the three of you at lunch. To think that an abused child would manage to tame the number one student of the year, and even possibly of the whole school."

"You knew of Nagisa's situation." It wasn't a question.

"A principal should be aware of all of his students' personal files," Gakuhō said easily, "And since the girl didn't reach for help from her teachers I was unable to help."

Bullshit, Gakushuu thought unhelpfully, you can always help. You just didn't like her. "How is that connected to her being sent to class E?"

"You want to rebel against me and I understand that since you are a teenager. But you must learn that in the real world, those kinds of actions hold repercussions."

"Those kinds of actions?" Ren interrupted before Gakushuu managed to stop him. The blond internally groaned, the idiot! But one glance at the almond eyes, he got the message; he wasn't alone in anger. "Mr. Principal, the five of us took a liking to Nagisa because she had intelligence school doesn't teach. She isn't stupid at all despite her average grades and managed to bring us together when our differences were too great to bridge. I think you are making a terrible mistake by sending her to class E, sir."

"Sakakibara Ren." The teen in question stiffened. "While I do appreciate your reasoning, which are correct and very interesting. I do not think that interrupting someone higher than you is the correct way to make your point."

"I apologize, Mr. Principal, but I do not wish to lose my friend," Ren added hesitantly.

"I understand, but that will drive in my point better," Gakuhō nodded and the five tensed, not liking the direction of which the conversation was going to, "This meeting is not about you appealing to my decision but simply me informing you of what will happen next year. Shiota Nagisa will be sent to class E and you will not, under any circumstances, to continue your friendship with her."

The silence that fell upon them was so thick it could have been cut with a fingernail. Gakushuu blinked and took a deep breath, trying to clear the buzzing in his ears.

"Father, I can begrudgingly agree to the transfer, but to cut our ties with her? What purpose would that deliver?"

"To not let you forget what purpose class E has. I will not allow students to not treat class E the way they need to be treated because they see you interact with one of them like equals. I am quite pleased with the current situation after all," Gakuhō said all this while smiling normally, as if this just a pleasant conversation about the weather. Gakushuu gritted his teeth and somehow managed to push back his growl.

"So you tell us to simply ignore Nagisa just because you wanted to teach me a lesson?"

"You show too much weaknesses to your surroundings. And yes, I want you to do just that. If you ignore my request," ominous purple eyes gleamed and Gakushuu narrowed his eyes, "I will expel Shiota Nagisa from this school and will not let her enter another school, thus destroying her future."

The five froze, eyes widening with horror as the realization of how far the man would take his lessons sunk into their minds. Ren's hands shook as he took a step forward, but Gakushuu knew when the battle was lost and raised a hand to stop the brunet. Ren looked back at him helplessly and the blond cursed inwardly, hating his powerlessness and the bitter loss against his father in the one thing he wanted to win the most.

Forgive me, Nagisa. I… I couldn't protect you like I wanted to…

"So this is how you tell me point blank that I won't ever win against you?"

Older purple eyes closed and Gakuhō smiled in satisfaction. "That's right. You're dismissed and if you tell anything about my decision to anyone, I would have to shorten Miss Shiota's stay here. I hope you understand that."

Gakushuu growled, teeth bared, but nodded and dragged the four outside, slamming the door so harshly dust fell from the ceiling. Gakuhō looked him go and huffed amusingly, leaning back in his chair and looking over the files on his desk.

The face of a blunette stared at him, eyes peering between the dark red lines of the stamp stating her current status.

'Class 3-E'

"Damn it!" A hand crashed into the wall, a few cracks appearing from the impact point.

"Gakushuu, calm down," Ren Said sadly, "We can't do anything now… if he was threatening us, we could have. But he threatens Nagisa's future and he knows we would do anything to make sure she stays safe. He got us cornered."

"I hate to agree with Romeo here," Tomoya snarled, "But he's right. We… we can't do anything… we can't even tell Nagisa why we are cutting ties with her. She… she would think that we're just like the others, only caring for her status… her heart would be broken."

"We are betraying her…"

That statement had the five of them stand, heads hung down as they struggled to find ideas or words to make the situation better. Then Teppei raised his eyes and bit the inside of his cheeks. "Do you think we can… still be friends with Nagisa until the announcement arrives?"

"Father didn't say anything about time, so I think so." Slowly, every one of them looked up and locked eyes, knowing right away what their next move will be.

Make certain that their last months with Nagisa will be the best in her life. Maybe that way they'll be able to show her that it's not because of her status… maybe they'll find a way to tell her that they will always care about her.

Maybe…

Their hearts grew heavy.

Nagisa's eyes were unfocused and Karma was already standing in front of her for like ten minutes. He sighed and took out his bottle, uncapping it and pouring the water over the girl.

"WHA—?" The blunette jolted and jumped onto her feet trying to get the water off her. She looked up and saw the grinning redhead and exclaimed, "Karma! Why did you do that!?"

"You were ignoring me~" He whined and wrapped his arms around her, resting his chin on her soaked hair, "And I don't like being ignored, Nagisa~"

"I swear, you're like a cat," Nagisa sighed and pushed the other away from her, "What did you need from me anyways? It's after school and you don't normally come to this park unless you are looking for me specifically."

Karma's grin melted away and the teen drew back. Nagisa immediately tensed and folded her arms, regarding him in concern. "What's wrong?"

"Can you…" Suddenly the proud redhead seemed a bit hesitant and the worry grew bigger. The blunette blinked and let her arms fall to her sides. That action had the tension disappear from his shoulders and he grinned, "Can you spend the night at my place? I'm bored."

Blue eyes softened and Nagisa immediately recognized the look he gave her. The one she saw when she found him on New Year Eve. He felt lonely for some reason. She smiled warmly and nodded.

"Of course. What kind of a best friend I am if I don't help you cure your boredom?" Karma's shoulders sagged subtly in relief and Nagisa found herself dragged by the waist by the now enthusiastic redhead. She flushed deeply and struggled to pry the hand away.

"Karma! This is too embarrassing!"

"It's so funny seeing you get so flustered," Karma grinned, his eyes bright and back to normal, none of the dark emotions remaining. Nagisa saw that and begrudgingly let herself be drugged away, a soft smile on her mouth.

She was really happy and content with her life.

"No… no, it can't be. Why…? I did everything right. There's no reason for this to happen…" She fell onto her knees, staring in disbelief at the slip of paper held in her trembling hands.

'Transfer to Class E' was written in big bold letters on the top of the paper.

Her heart turned to lead and she couldn't breathe. She felt as if the world was melting around her and she was losing grip in reality.

No. no. no. no. no… NO!

Then her eyes snapped up. Gakushuu! She must tell him! There must be some stupid mistake. He'll fix it. The principal can't be that cruel, right? She stumbled to her feet and rushed out of the classroom, ignoring the concerned shouts of her classmates, knowing what their reactions will be if they'll catch wind of that.

"Gakushuu-kun!" She skidded to a halt when she saw the blond exiting from his classroom. Purple eyes snapped to her and she exhaled in relief, running to him and pushing the paper into his hands. "Please tell me this is a joke, Gakushuu-kun. Please tell me that your father was simply mistaken. I am a very good student. There shouldn't be any reason… Gakushuu-kun?"

Purple eyes looked at the paper and away from her, jaw set tensely. She blinked and her eyes widened when a single tear fell from his eye. "Gakushuu-kun? What's going on? What aren't you telling me?"

"I'm so sorry, Nagisa…" The blond took a deep breath and gently pushed her away, "I tried my best. I really did. But I couldn't save you… I'm sorry," He took a step back and then circled around her, walking away from her.

Nagisa stood there, frozen for what felt like the longest time. Students walked around her, ignoring her and even cursing her for standing in their way. Slowly she was pushed to the wall, but she couldn't bring herself to care.

Gakushuu just… he just… he just brushed her aside. He apologized to her and then left her… does he… does he even intend on staying by her side like he promised he will?

"Nagisa?" She looked to her side and saw Ren look over her in concern and reach out to him, freezing when he took a step back after noticing the crumpled paper in her hands. His eyes widened and his lower lip started trembling as he looked at her lovingly before bowing.

"'A sea should never be disrupted by those who worship the god of the earth.' I'm sorry, Nagisa." With that, he turned on his heel and walked briskly away.

The sound of her heart shattering made her ears ring. She felt faint, her chest burned. She couldn't breathe.

She then saw Teppei, Tomoya and Natsuhiko come out of the class, look at her with wide eyes then look down and bow to her swiftly before running away, hiding their faces.

She sled down the wall onto her knees, her strength leaving her trembling. The reality of her situation hitting her.

The five, who saw her at her worst and promised to stay with her forever. The five who gave her meaning and familial bonds she had forgotten were real just left her… they looked at her and when they realized what her fate was… left her.

They just… left her. Weren't they supposed to stay with her no matter what? Were their resolves so weak?

Something dark curled inside her chest and she quickly shook her head, erasing the dark thoughts. No, she must be wrong. They were just surprised. Gakushuu did say he tried to save her, so maybe he feels disappointed he couldn't and doesn't feel worthy of staying by her side?

She slowly stood up and with determination decided to try and pursue the five again and clear all misunderstandings.

She would not let her life fall apart like this.

Asakura stood by her shoes locker later that day, a strange light in her eyes. Nagisa looked at her sadly, already knowing what to expect and preparing herself for her fate.

"Good afternoon, Naomi-san."

"Don't call me by my name, Shiota." Nagisa flinched despite herself, her heart clenching painfully.

"Naomi-san, I never failed any tests. I'm sure there is a mistake here," She clutched her bag to her chest, dread twisting her stomach, "Please don't stop being my friend."

"I'm sorry, Shiota," Asakura's eyes were gleaming with tears but were hardened, "I can't be seen around you anymore."

"Naomi-san…"

"Don't. Don't make it harder than it is already," Asakura bit her lip, "I want to stay friends, I really do, but I can't. Goodbye, Shiota." With this, the brunette turned on her heel and ran outside the school. Nagisa watched her go, her eyes going dull and her feet felt heavy as she dragged herself outside, not noticing two students blocking her way and therefore crushing into them, stumbling back in surprise.

"Hey, watch where you are going, class E filth." Nagisa blinked and glanced up to see Tanaka and Takada standing in front of her. She frowned, never interacting with the two before save for greetings and messages.

"I'm sorry, I wasn't looking. May I pass?" Nagisa held her bag protectively, wondering if she should use it in case they try and hit her. The new reality of being part of class E was already happening and she needed to adapt quickly. Mourning would come at home – she shivered when she realized that her mom would learn of this. She was terrified and contemplating running away and never having to face her mother.

"You scum should just die in a dump somewhere and save us the air you waste," Tanaka snarled and took a step towards her. She took a step back, eyes darting around for an escape route. Tanaka took her silence as an insult and swung his fist at her. She stumbled back, managing to get away from the attack and used that to circle the two and start running away, her heart thumping loudly in her chest as she heard the calls and insults thrown her way.

She ran until she reached the park and collapsed in her hiding place, curled inside the bush, trying to control her breathe and the tears threatening to spill from her eyes.

What did she do to deserve this? Once again, she wasn't good enough. She didn't live up to expectations and now she lost her friends, family and safety. Her mom would probably beat her up and Karma… oh, no. Her eyes widened and her body started trembling badly.

Today was one of those days that Karma skipped. Since he was always getting perfect scores, he decided that skipping days would quell his boredom which it seemed that helping her in class wasn't helping. She didn't blame him though and just was glad that he wasn't there for the whole mess.

What if he won't stay with her like the five and Asakura did? What if she is going to be left alone like she was at the start of her first year? She didn't want to be what she used to be in elementary school. She didn't want to be alone again.

She is going to be alone again.

Her heart broke and she started crying.

Her life was destroyed.

She held her cheek, which was already swelling up, red rimmed eyes looking up to the raging monster standing in front of her. She didn't even reach the table when her mother emerged from the kitchen and grabbed her, slapping so hard her ears rang again.

Her eyes dulled as her ears registered the screaming and her senses sensed the smothering aura coming from the woman who was looking more and more like a fire tornado than human.

"HOW DARE YOU? HOW DARE YOU HUMILIATE ME SO MUCH? I DIDN'T RAISE A SON THAT WORTHLESS! HOW DARE YOU DO THAT TO ME? I RAISED YOU! I FED YOU! I GAVE YOU THE BEST EDUCATION AND THIS IS HOW YOU REPAY ME?"

Nagisa was like a rag doll, her mind already drifting far away as she felt another fist land on her shoulder, sending her to the opposite wall. She crashed and fell onto the floor, lying there, knowing better than to move and anger the woman even further. She was lifted and her hat was yanked off, her hair being yanked harshly. She was dragged in that fashion to the bathroom, her scalp burning and then she heard snapping noises and closed her eyes in defeat.

Her scalp was bleeding in some places where the woman cut too short and her neck ached at the forced way her head was pressed down. She was sprawled on the floor, staring emotionlessly at the hair falling around her and her ears picking up on the panting above her as her mother ranted about her useless son and his incompetence. She didn't care anymore. She didn't feel anymore. She just waited patiently until her mother spent all of her anger.

Finally, the scissors fell and clattered on the floor by her head and a gentle hand landed on her head. "You will get out of class E. I'll make certain of that. Don't worry, my little pride, I'll make everything okay again. And this time don't ruin it again, understand?"

Nagisa forced herself to nod, biting back the rising bile. The woman above her hummed and released her, bending to pick up the scissors and walked out, slamming the bathroom's door shut behind her. "No dinner tonight, understand?"

"Y-yes!" Nagisa answered dutifully from the floor, knowing that no answer was the wrong action. She took a deep breath and turned to lie on her side, trembling fingers reaching to pick the fallen blue locks, tears falling as her cuts burned and blood made her skin itch. She slowly pushed herself up and rested her upper body on the side of the tub, her body burning and her shoulder screaming in pain. She raised her head to examine it and was glad that it was only bruised. Nothing broken. She was wearing only her undergarments because her mother didn't want to ruin her school uniform since she 'can't present her son with dirty clothes'. She whimpered and pulled herself up, getting her legs under herself and using them to drag herself to reach for the shower head. It fell from its place and landed on her head. Biting her lip from screaming in pain, she turned on the warm water and washed her head, silently whimpering at the white-hot pain.

After her head was cleaned enough, she wrapped a small towel over her scalp to soak the bleeding and after the dizziness passed, she started crawling to the door. She grabbed the knob and the tub and forced her shivering legs to straighten up, leaving her breathless and unsteadily leaning on the wall for support.

She opened the door and quietly walked outside, relieved to see none of her mother, and used that to wobble her way to her room which was thankfully only ten steps away. She closed the door behind her and fell onto the carpeted floor (she bought out of her allowance after she nearly got a concussion once), losing consciousness right away.

Karma came to her house two days after. She was lying on her bed, just finishing cleaning her scalp when a knock on the window had her jolt and drop her (fortunately closed) disinfection cream.

"What are you doing here?" Nagisa opened the window to glare at Karma only to freeze when she saw his downtrodden expression. "What happened?" She pulled the boy inside and closed the window behind, drawing down the blinds and locking the door so her mother won't see them. Then she took out a water bottle she always kept in her room and offered it to the redhead.

"Karma. What happened?" She tried again when he simply gazed down at the floor, shoulders drooped in anguish and head hung down. Then she understood that he needed a moment and brought him into an embrace, waiting patiently for an answer.

After a long moment, the redhead drew a shuddering breath. "Our teacher is dead to me."

Well, Nagisa wasn't expecting that. "To you? What do you mean dead to you?"

"Sensei said that he'll always be on my side," Nagisa's heart fell when she realized where this was going since it was exactly what happened to her two days ago, "But then he… I protected this class E—" Nagisa flinched "—senior and he said that he wasn't on my side. That I am nothing more than a nuisance on his record. And then it just seemed as if he was melting. He looked like he was dying in front of my eyes until nothing but dust was remained. He died," Here the redhead was laughing softly, brokenly, "He died. I trusted someone and he died just like that."

"Karma… I don't know what to say… but I won't leave you," Nagisa said through broken shards that made her heart. He was like her.

"How can I trust you on that one?" Karma drew back and she felt dread wash over her. She looked at the hardened golden eyes and understood. Karma was here to say goodbye. He won't stand by her side and she won't stand by his. Her world crushed down.

"So you won't trust me just because of one man's actions?" Nagisa said harshly. Karma looked at her and she felt she was scrutinized in a way she never had to deal with before. She kept her gaze on him, hoping to convey her feelings to him.

But then his eyes darkened and he looked down. She held her breath as he stood up and walked towards the window, intending on going away and leaving her behind. He was leaving her behind because he decided to stop trusting her.

And then she had enough. Her family deserted her. Her only female friend left her and now her first relationship is leaving her? She wasn't some rag doll Karma just can brush under the bed and forget! She was there for him anytime he was alone and anytime he needed her. And vice versa. He was always for her and she had never questioned him.

She had enough!

"So you decided to walk away because of our teacher's betrayal? That's it? So our almost two years of friendship mean nothing to you? I was always there for you and never did anything that would deserve this exactly like you have always been there for me. I never questioned you, I always trusted you and you just run away?"

The boy took a moment to reply. But then he sighed, "I was suspended and transferred to class E so you can forget about me if you want."

"Karma…" Nagisa breathed through the broken shards of her heart, feeling saddened for his fate and guilty that she was glad that she would know someone next year, "I was also sent to class E… You don't need to protect me."

Karma looked back at her and she took a step forward. "Please don't leave me as well. I lost my family. I lost my female friend. I don't want to lose you too."

"I'm sorry, Nagisa. I came here hoping to clear my head and now I realize I'm just hurting you," Karma opened the window and jumped out, ignoring Nagisa's exclaim. She ran to the window and tried climbing only for her shoulder to flare in pain and she crashed to the floor, panting in pain.

"Karma… I didn't betray you…" She whimpered, "I didn't betray anyone. Why must I be the one left behind?" She cried.

She had enough…

Only when she woke up the next morning did she realize that Karma probably thought that by being with him, she was blamed as well for his actions.

She stayed home that day as well.