Karasuma's POV...
Waking up first thing in the morning, I got out of bed, head to the showers and get dressed. But when I head downstairs, I was greeted by a familiar white haired in the kitchen. Sipping his well brewed coffee and savoring the bitter sweet taste of it. I can't help but question to his action every morning whenever he goes to school.
"Is coffee all you can consume?" I began asking.
"Do you prefer I eat your own kind?" he coldly spoke, along with a neutral look.
I cough and began reading the newspaper, "Forget I said that.."
The room went silent once more, listening to the sound of Kaneki sipping his coffee while I took a seat eating a buttered bread. After some time of eating in silence, I raised up, taking the empty plate to the sink. I then re-arranged my tie and readied my coat. I look intently down at my watch. Its about to start.
"Well, looks like I need to go now.." I spoke, alarming the white haired ghoul. Me and Kaneki normally go together to school so this might be a surprised to him, knowing I won't go with him.
"Go where?" he questioned and I only answered with a smirk. A sign language saying that its a secret.
"Anywho, you need to go to school now.." I finally spoke. He actioned a nod and immediately head out of the window. I think I convinced him a little but knowing him, he would found it suspicious. Anywho, I need to get myself ready soon before this chance would slip.
Kaneki"s POV...
Not in the slightest, I wasn't convinced. I may be bad at reading people but I can tell that his hiding something. However, I had no better choice but to neglect what he said, and turn my way to the window and head to school without him. Landing safely down the yard and wiping the dust off my sleeves, I began my routine. Even if I did pry, I won't be able to get any real answers out of him. I look up the skies, trying to clear my head of these passed weeks. Especially the couple of days, when Touka last visited me.
..Its been hard lately. Ever since Karasuma-san found me, I decided to leave Tokyo due to a deal we had. It had a price but theres no turning back now. I need to kill that teacher..
In a sprint of haze, I instantly dodged as an unknown shot awoke me. It was a sound of gunshots. This alerted by standers who were with me and went in a panic, running from out of sight. Witnessing this scene, I heard a faint trigger from a mile away and quickly dodged the incoming bullet. From all this, I had no choice but to ran out, avoiding the gunshots towards school and since the classroom is in a deserted hill surrounded by nature, the sniper will lost sight of me as soon as I entered the greenery shelter of the forest.
Nagisa's POV...
It was the early of June, the sunny heat rays glowing down our run down school and class had already started a minute late without Koro-sensei. Constantly writing some notes for future references, I've waited patiently. My mind stagnating a while so. I wonder what happened to Koro-sensei? However my question was soon answered by Rio's gasp of surprise.
"Are you serious?" she wailed almost in disbelief. Others began to join in to her outburst.
Okajima nodded, "I overheard Bitch-sensei that Koro-sensei was sick today.."
Rio took her fingers to her chin, "No wonder we have no class today.."
"Koro-sensei? Sick?" Maehara chimed in, "How the heck is that possible?" he paused and leaned closer, "Is it?"
"This is too sudden..just when I began to become serious at Biology.." Mimura spoke, finding this unfair and sudden.
"Wonder what caused him to get sick?" Okano questioned, jumping out of her seat.
"He probably stayed too long in the North Pole maybe?" Hinano jeered, while carassing a tiger beetle.
"Yeah, thats gotta be it.." Maehara agreed, "he did always mention about cooling his sweets at the North Pole.."
"Whatever it is Bitch-sensei must be on the move. I bet even Karasuma-sensei has probably-no..its a doubt that he bought the whole military army towards his home at as we speak!" deduct by Fuwa, reading a manga in her hands.
Then there was a moment of silence till Terasaka spoke
"Why not join them?" all of us stared at his claim, "There is no class today. So why not we settle a score from this chance?"
"That's true.." Yoshida remarked, agreeing to his friend.
"But hold on, does anyone know where Koro-sensei live?" with Rio's words, this struck a barrier of silence till Ritsu chimed in.
"No worries, I have hacked into the system and scanned through the security cameras and spotted his current apartment at [precise and informative description]"
"Woah! That's amazing Ritsu!"
"You even prepared a map!" Sōsuke took a medium size paper behind Ritsu's back.
"Yosh!" Terasaka wailed, his fist up in the air, "Now we can finally assassinate him!"
"Onwards everyone!"
Me, Kaede and Karma decided to back out along with a couple of other of our classmates, who decided to be left out due to some realization which was stopping us from going. There will be a blood bath out there and honestly, I want no part of it.
"Wah! Everyone wait! We all need to stay together!" Isogai shouted as some of our classmates run out through the door. Cheers and wails echoing from the halls then vanish as they ran out of school.
Kaneki's POV...
Great, this is what I wanted to see. Some assassin who's trying to kill me. Thats sarcasm by the way. Because of that, I was an hour late from class.
But upon going there, thinking class had already started, I found the place deserted and a couple of my classmates who are present. I look around the empty seats, some had an amount of absence but their stuffs were left behind.
Casual chats and personal businesses filled the empty classroom. No sign of a teacher nor a single discussion left on the board. It seems like class hasn't really started yet but where did the rest go?
..Looking upon the scattered arrangements of the seats, it looks like they were in a hurry..
"Morning Kaneki.." Kaede greeted as I walked towards my designated seat. I waved my hand as my sign of greeting and sat down, letting my troubled thoughts flow.
What could that assassin or sniper whatever, wants to kill me? I mean come on, Doves are already after me especially a certain investigator who's been chasing my tail. And not only that, those weird organization has been following me since the first day of my transfer in here. Can't I get a break for once? Although, these mentions, should I just forget about being uninvolved and face this personally? But what I really should be focusing on is why..why was I being targeted?
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Could they be mistaken me as Koro-sensei?
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I banged my head on the desk after that ridiculous thought.
Our differences are too far apart! Im just a regular human hiding the side of a ghoul, and he's..
Those yellow texture, big head and ear to ear smiles, popped out in my image. The description of an obvious creature in a academic gown. In followed suit, I banged my head again.
-..is too NOTICEABLE! that round yellow smirking face and tentacles! They could clearly see that right?
What can I do to survive this mess? Unscatch even? Im fine with getting shot by a bullet but it would just leave another hole on my uniform. I might get an earful of sermons from karasuma-san if that were to happen. I have to find another way to survive this. But how? I don't want my new classmates to get endangered because of me.
Whatever this snipping thing is, I don't feel like joining in now. Still though, that octopus hasn't shown up to class yet. Just where the hell is he? He can't be that slow, unless he was delayed..whatever I have other things in mind.
I lowly lay my head on my desk, immersed from deep and crucial thoughts. Calculating and formulating a safe-proof and thorough plan. But none came to mind.
Nagisa's POV...
We noticed Kaneki had been banging his head on his desk. Well, repeatedly after some pause. I furrowed my brows from this with a questionable look. Did something happen to him lately..? I can't help but be curious. Karma and Kaede are starting to notice this too.
"..Do you think he must have a bad day?" said Kaede, getting a little worried
"Ne, Nagisa.." Karma elbowed me on the shoulder, "Why not ask him?"
"M-me?" I flinched from his request
"Yeah" Kaede jeered, encouraging me, "you and Kaneki seemed close after that massacre at the clinic.."
"That's true.." I said with a mindful thought, "but we only exchanged some Info's to each other.."
The last couple of days, after that Clinic massacre, Kaneki has been asking me about Koro-sensei's weaknesses. I agreed of course and slowly, he's been opening up to me. Doing little help and advices as he could. Thinking about this, I stood up and sigh.
"Fine.." I stood up from my seat and walked up to Kaneki. I knocked on his desk, addressing him to my calls. He lazily look up, eyes with confusion.
"Kaneki, is everything alright?" I questioned then motioned my thumbs behind me, pointing towards to where Kaede and Karma is, "We're starting to get worried about you.."
"...yeah.." he lowly responded, "..I'm doing alright. Sorry to worry you.." and touched his chin. I stare back at him.
Yuzuki Fuwa, who loves anime, has a knack of deducting things around her. That day, while trying to observe Koro-sensei and Kaneki's fights at the school grounds, I got a sage of advice from her, saying that whenever Kaneki touches his chin after responding to a question, she deducted that he was lying. I gave myself a mental huff as the memory proved to be useful but whatever Kaneki's trying to cover, Im sure he has a good reason behind it.
"I see-.."
An immediate force and action surprised me in place, Kaneki pushed me, docking me down the floors and not a seconds later, a bullet shot hit the wooden wall. Karma, Kaede and the others began to dock down in cover, hiding as possible as they could to refuge and avoid any further danger. But, if Kaneki hadn't cover for me and if I hadn't been standing up near the window, I would've..
"Tch. Damn that sniper.."
I couldn't help but stare and mutter, "Sniper..?" He only glanced back, as if I pulled him away from his thoughts. His grey light eyes reminds me of the cold silver of knives.
"..That sniper has been after me since this morning.." he began, but it felt like he was talking this to himself, "I don't know why but that guy's persistent.."
Cautiously, he look up slowly inspecting through the broken window but only to dock down as another snipe of bullet was shot.
Why does things have to turn out this way? When at the certain moment, where Koro-sensei is sick? Our other top assassination members who are somewhere in Akihabara. Chasing after Koro-sensei. And thats not the only thing thats worst, with no teachers inside this building and how isolated this place is, we have no way of calling for any help outside this boundary. Therefore, this is a worst timing yet.
"..I have enough of this.." Kaneki bitterly mumbled and stood up. I gasp at this.
"Idiot! The sniper could see you!" Everyone nodding to this.
"Why would it.." he nonchalantly spoke, as if a manner that he didn't care, "when its after me.."
"..The sniper's after you?" questioned Kaede. Kaneki nodded and race out to the door, but only to be stopped by a voice.
"Hold on a minute there!" A voice commanded. Karma stood up, leaning on the wall.
"Who's said your doing this alone? Dont try to run away from this. The sniper thats after you, destroyed half of the windows rather than the last time your ex girlfriend broke it.."
"..I think what Karma's trying to say is.." Isogai interpret, "you shouldn't hover all this burden just because the snipers after you.."
Kaneki went silent for a moment
"If he mess with one of us. He has to include all of us!" Hinano quoted
"..why.." Kaneki lowly answered, "Why would you all go through such lengths to help me..?"
"Well, duh? Your our classmate now.." Sugino gestured, "It doesn't matter if your a ghoul or half whatever.."
"Eventhough, I eat your own kind..?"
"Well, the government must've have you for a reason.." Megu spoke with certainty
"But right now this concerns you.." Tōka pointed to him,"you're being assassinated here!"
"And just so you know, that 30 billion yen is ours for the take. No hard feelings right?" Masayoshi claimed
"..But.." Kaneki noted, "he's a sniper or worse he could be an assassin with dual abilities both far distance snipping and close combat.."
"So what?" Maehara bragged, "even if he's an assassin, we've come up a ton of those during our rounds in killing Koro-sensei.."
"Eventhough we failed.." Some of us chuckled. Remembering the times where we failed to kill our teacher. This somehow lightens the mood of our current situation.
Kaneki only stood, looking at us, "...you guys..."
"And lets not forget that a military agent like Karasuma-sensei has trained us for these kinds of hopeless situations.." Isogai reminded
"Umm..I may not b-be good at k-killing but I-I'll try my best to creat something deadly.." then she realize what she meant, "..b-but not enough to kill the sniper!"
"I was programmed to protect my classmates.." Ritsu walked towards him with a wink, "So Kaneki-kun, do not worry about doing this alone~"
"Just knowing that you care for us is already enough to trust us!" Kaede bubbly announced as others smiled to her amusement.
Kaneki, who was famous for having no life in his expressions, began scratching the back of his neck. I think I saw a blush from him for the first time.
"Really? You care for us?" Karma teased, "Aww~we have a loving and caring ghoul to protect us~"
"You may look cold, deadly and could single handedly kill us.." I honestly spoke, stating all facts. Then I smiled, "but deep down, you do care and wont fall to your bloodlust of killing.."
"..Nagisa..." then looks at us, "..everyone..."
The whole class begin to act in stimuli. Doing each owns project of traps.
"Sōsuke! Help out with this paper mache will you!"
"Hold up a second! I'm busy making this!"
"Amazing! That looks like a real boulder!"
"I'll prepare an old ninja trap!"
"Oh! let me help!"
Karma's POV...
As planned, I had all kinds of traps laid out in the open, making sure to hide its trigger. Leaving wooden logs and trap doors installed by the help of Ritsu. Putting myself a well done smile and preparing the last trapping set on the last remaining windows, I braced out a thumbs up, signaling my 'ready' sign. Manami Okuda, who's currently fiddling chemical after chemicals on the table. She turned around in sync, and nervously nodded.
Admiring her chemical test tubes of overly colors of purple and green, the others walked out, actioning each owns accomplished smiles. I looked at them with a nod. Looks like everyones about done.
Standing up fully, I began to inspect the area from the entrances to the halls, then finally inside the classroom. An ordinary classroom like any other, tables all properly aligned, the blackboard so dark that its clean. Some are obvious but those were well tricked, just by looking how very normal this area is. I couldn't help but laugh how this crazy traps will all unfold. I better save up myself a good spot if ever that sniper gets here. Oh, what fun~
But speaking about the sniper, I wonder if the other group have succeeded on luring the sniper? Though well, if Nagisa's on that group, I'm sure they'll succeed somehow.
Nagisa's POV...
Following Kaneki's example, he led us safely on a bush, where we all stealthily hid, avoiding the eyes of the sniper. Before we made this plan, a not so thorough plan if I may add, Kaneki agreed on becoming a bait. Since the sniper targets him, revealing him right in the open should give us some time to figure out where he is and then strike to lure him to the school. But rest assured, Kaneki could easily dodged the shots, even with an untold speed of an incoming bullet, because of his inhuman like senses, he could swiftly evade it in a blink of an eye.
Kaneki leisurely walked out, just as planned with a heavy novel in his hand. While hiding our best presence, looking out and awaiting for the sniper to make his move, Kaneki took his reading time alone, underneath a tree. In about 30 seconds, the first shot was fired, this in action using our binoculars, we began to search of its origin.
Kaneki dodged 5 shots in less than a minute, even while so reading his novel along with a bored expression. Jumping wildly around, flawlessly avoiding every shots. A cold sweat fell down on me. His mocking the sniper and the shots had been rapidly increasing per each second. I even witness a ricochet which Kaneki could plainly dodged its rebound. Its a miracle that none of us didn't get hit by it.
Kaede gave in a silent signal, saying she spotted the sniper on the west direction,
"Alright luring squad, let us alert the others now.." commanded and the rest of us nodded.
Sniper's POV...
"Target sighted.." I smirked, getting ready to shoot, till I noticed a rock heading my way. What a feeble ambush, I expected no less for the white haired to tell his classmates for help.
Chasing after those brats, when I looked back, I realized, my rifle was gone.
"Nah nah nahnah nah!" one of the brats mocked, "lookie here mr. Sniper! Are you perhaps looking for this?"
Motioning my hand behind me expecting to take out my pistol but only to find it not there. Since when did they..
"And this as well?"
This damn brats..
I saw them run out as I have no other choice but to ran after them. I motioned my hands on my chest and bringing out a gun. I fired a couple of shots towards their way. This brats are a challenge.
"Why am I the one being assassinated?!" I heard one of them shouted as all of them ran back inside the school. I grinned, no teachers are there. Does my target and those brats thinks that inside the school is safe? Heh. I was informed by Irina that she and all the teachers arent there at the moment.
I cautiously walked in the mouth of the building. Then something stops me.
A dead trap? I looked back as I triggered a trap. The old trap where in my foot stumbles on a long string. Among that, a mechanic sound was signaled and there upon expecting for a cheezy and weak blow. I was met by darts flying out of nowhere. My eyes went wide from the unexpected sight of it.
Darts?!
Escaping and in my best endurance, I evaded them all, almost getting myself punctured. Huffing a breathe, I took little time on inspecting the darts that was stuck on the ceiling and calculated where the shots came from.
It..it came below the floors?!
The darts where coated with a purple liquid.
To think this brats, had prepared something this deadly and too efficiently as if it came out from a famous Idiana Jones movie. This school is full of traps-
What the hell?!
I began running. Desperately running faster, like my life was at stake. Yeah right, getting squashed is already death itself!
A boulder?! This brats are insane!
"How the hell where they able to bring this thing up inside the school?!" I shouted at the top of my lungs, looking vigorously around the place. Theres got to be someway to get away!
Thinking that maybe my route would lead to an exit, but all hope was lost when I only saw a wall. My eyes popped at the sight.
A d-dead end?!
Ever since I overestimated this brats and now Im about to be squished by a freaking boulder!
I'm going to diiiieee!
Bracing for the painful impact that will befall on me, a soft and yet a little weight landed on me. Finding this a little weird, I inspect the 'boulder'
An angered nerve popped out of me, "This brats are making fun of me.." Walking cautiously this time, I sneakingly looked inside the rooms.
Kaede's POV...
"Amazing, Okuda-chan!" I praised her, opening up the brightest smile. As part monitor team, we all hid above the ceiling. Grasping the enemy's condition and action.
"I-I it'll only paralyze his body for a time of 24 hours.." okuda-chan stuttered, looking at her pointed darts that pierced the roof where we hid, "However, sadly he envaded them all.."
"The boulder part was my favorite.." Maehara chimed
"I know right? He even shouted to this saying:" then began to imitate, " 'How the hell where they able to bring this thing up inside the school?!' " then they began to laugh.
"Bet he didnt expect such a thing huh?"
"All thanks to Sōsuke and his God of arts skills~"
"Stop guys..your exaggerating.." the said man spoke with a blush
Enjoying where all of our traps were activated, one action had been spotted. I went pale at the sight and immediately told everyone to abandon our station.
Sniper's POV...
Getting stuck, pointed by sharp lead pencils, chalk dust on my face, tripped by marbles, almost annihilated by real lasers, hit by countless of balls and getting tripped yet again. This brats are making a laugh stock out of me and as a dignified sniper and assassin, this is humiliating.
Turning to a sharp turn after hearing the slightest sound of a footstep. When I saw a glance of pure white hair, I readied my gun and aim at it.
"Got you now!" I pulled a trigger and bang goes the shot, right through his heart. I snickered a victory smile. Looks like I won this round. I saw all his classmates' feared looks. Heh, I must've surprised them. To see that I shot one of their classmates, right in front of them.
Expecting to see him fall down with blood pouring down, he only stood. Visibly showing no signs of falling down. Thats odd, I was so sure I shot him.
"Oh boy, this is bad.." one of the students spoke as if he saw something far more terrifying.
"If I were him, I shouldn't hit him in the chest.."
"..H-He is so dead.."
I raised a brow from their horrified claims.
What are this brats talking about? What does it mean busted? And who's dead, when I clearly shot my target straight through his vitals?
Right after that, I saw a bullet rolling over down the floor. I slowly picked it up. It was none other than the bullet I shot and surprisingly, theres..theres no blood? I glanced back at the white haired. His punctured chest only revealed a hole on his shirt. No wounds or any life threatening injury. It was like the bullet bounce out from his skin.
What the-..
"Seems like avoiding the bullet is impossible in my rounds doesn't it? Although I admit it stings.." he painfully cracked a finger and almost immediately, I felt the chills up my spine. My instincts was telling me to get away from here. The overall of me is warning danger. The overwhelming fear consuming me.
"Care to fix this mess you did?" He closed his eyes and smiled but I was seeing a different face- no..that smile was insane.
This guy..W-Whats with this unforeseen aura? And this intense killing intent? Why..Why cant I move?! Just w-what am I up against?!
Nagisa's POV...
Scary. His eyes are filled with murderous intent. Could this happen to be because his uniform was ruined? Well, he did said that before agreeing to the plan. But looking at this scene, dont you think we should interrupt?
"Those eyes aren't giving mercy do they?"
"If anything, I'd like to live longer please.."
"Wow..its my first time to see Kaneki smiling.."
"A smile? Do you even call that a smile?.."
"I pity the guy for some reason.."
The moment Kaneki took a hold of the assassin's leg, lets say it didn't turned out okay for the poor man. Well, apart from those thrill events, and hospitalize victim, the season passed on gently for a better day.
But before I forget, I wonder how's Koro-sensei doing?
Koro-sensei's POV...
Getting sick. Who knew gulping down a litre of ice cream could cause me to get ill not to mention, that my house for now, is in a rented apartment. My budget wasn't enough for medicine, however, I can warm myself up with the fire I just made to warm me up.
It's amazing how I just end up sick for mare seconds while I have rented this room for a quick of 7 seconds. Although the landlord was somewhat surprise but I won't live in this room for long. Because, after all, getting sick is a sign of assassination after all. And speaking of assassination, I can foresee an amount of military missiles heading towards here.
Good grief. At least give me enough 3 hours of sleep..
The Mach 20 speed- is one among of my best trump cards in this situation and if you were in my case, darting out of the apartment was a walk in a park. But that wasn't all, looking around me, I can see how slow the missiles' speed we're heading towards the place I was in. Like everything around me has sunk underwater and this is where the moment I study my stimuli and the response I'll give in return.
I'll give them my regards for not endangering other civilians around that apartment place. Running flawlessly in my round, I noticed several familiar heads.
Wait even the students are here!?
No-..Wait did they come to visit me?
"Koro-sensei! Are you okay?"
"We bought you some chicken soup made by Hara-chan and Muramatsu!"
"Hey teach! We heard you were sick so we came by to visit you!" even Terasaka's here.
Could it be...
I immediately shot happy tears at the sight of my students running towards me. All with happy smiles and joyful faces. I shouted to my hearts content, joyously running towards them.
...I'm finally being loved by my students-
Until I realize the sudden killing intent. I immediately dodge their deadly hugs.
"Nope! Not even close!" I began running away as the military and in followed suit, my student rushing after.