To say Maehara was surprised by the sudden turn of events would be an understatement.

He was flabbergasted.

Their new teacher was not only an octopus creature that was responsible for destroying the moon, but they were informed by the man, Karasuma that they had to kill him in a year or else earth would be destroyed as well. In the blink of an eye class 3-E turned into an assassination classroom.

The morning's assassination attempt failed miserably. Maehara panted heavily as he dropped his gun.

"I hate these things..."

They had all open fired on their new teacher Korosensei and missed every single shot.

"Better luck next time class." Said Korosensei.

Maehara groaned and sat down in his seat.

"And we're supposed to kill this thing before graduation?"

Maehara felt his face hit his desk before a tentacle propped it back up.

"Don't fall asleep now." Said Korosensei. "Theres still the entire school day left."

Maehara groaned again.

"This is going to be a long day."

It had been a long day.

Between the lessons, a bomb going off in class, and Korosensei threatening to go after their families, Maehara knew he'd need to unwind today.

Maehara packed up his school bag as Isogai stood next to him.

"Damn that teacher is rough..." Muttered Maehara.

"He's definitely unique." Said Isogai.

"Man I need to cut loose after a day like today." Said Maehara. "Think I'll ask Hara out."

"Hara Sumire?" Asked Isogai. "Hara as in the girl in the back?"

"Yeah the pudgy one."

"I didn't think she'd be your type." Said Isogai.

Maehara shrugged.

"Beggars can't be choosers."

Maehara got up and made his way towards the back, where Hara was packing up her own school bag.

"Hey there Hara, got a sec?"

"Sure, what can I do for you?"

"Do you have any plans for after school?" Asked Maehara.

"No why?"

"I was wondering if you'd like to grab a bite to eat." Said Maehara.

"I could eat." Said Hara. "Let me see if anyone else-"

"Actually I was hoping it would be just the two of us." Maehara interupted.

"... You're asking me out." Said Hara.

"I might be."

"Why?"

"I'd like to get to know you better." Said Maehara.

"Why?"

"Because we're going to be classmates for the rest of the year so we might as well get to know eachother."

"And why not ask someone you talk with more?" Asked Hara. "You speak with Okano and Kataoka almost daily, why not see if they're interested?"

"I-"

"Its it because they rejected you?"

"Only one of them rejected me." Corrected Maehara. "So are we going out or not?"

"We'll get there." Said Hara "I just want to ask you a few more questions."

FIVE MINUTES LATER.

Maehara was an emotional mess, he was lying on the floor crying like a child with his head buried in his hands.

"I-I'm just seeking other g-girl's afec-ctions because my m-mom didn't p-pay enough attention to m-me!" He sobbed.

"There, there." Said Hara as she patted his back reassuringly. Things like this are surprisingly common. You don't get enough affection from family so you look for it elsewhere, anywhere really. Thats why you get over rejection so easily."

"Sniff... You're so nice Hara..."

Hara smiled at her classmate.

"Just helping a classmate out."

"So... Did you wanna grab a bite?"

"Hell no."

Maehara resumed sobbing.

"There it is again!"

Hara sighed.

"You're like a child aren't you."

The next day Maehara walked to school normally with Isogai.

"So how did it go with Hara?"

"... It was interesting." Said Maehara. "I learned something about myself... Got rejected... Spent the evening hanging out with my mother."

"... What did she do to you?" Asked Isogai.

"She just... Asked me things..."

"Are you... Done flirting with girls?" Asked Isogai.

"No but I think I'm going to tell my mom that I love her more often."

"... Jeez."