Chapter Ten

KARMA'S POV

It had been several weeks since the incident. With no real rule saying that I deserved expulsion, I got off with a simple few detentions - which of course I sneaked out of. Since then, I made it my mission to walk to school with Nagisa every day - which meant waking up even earlier but when had that ever bothered me?

The more time with him, the better.

I had to say, my intentions weren't solely innocent, I still hoped that the more time I spent with him, the more he would come to like me. I still took every opportunity to gently tease him and play with his hair, plan assassinations with him and tutor him. At this point, Nagisa took up about 75% of my day - about 95% if thinking about him was included.

Maybe I was getting obsessed, but I would gladly let my mind be consumed by him.

Eventually, even someone as dedicated as me faltered and I begun to wonder if Nagisa was starting to get annoyed with me. If I was overwhelming him or if he just wanted a break from me. One morning when I showed up at his house, I met with his mother, only for her to tell me he had already left.

Sorry for the late notice Karma, but Asano came to collect me today, and I haven't seen him in a while so I couldn't say no. See you at school!

When I read the message, my hands clenched around my phone as if it were Gakushuu's throat. We had fallen into such a habit, it didn't even cross my mind to check my phone for texts from him saying that he could possibly cancel. That was like a trigger for me. Had they been seeing each other this whole time while I thought I was getting closer to him? Had Nagisa found a mistake in telling me the truth, was that why he had been keeping this a secret?

As I made my way to school, I couldn't help but stress over the matter. Was I really being too doting over Nagisa? Was he finally sick of it? Maybe it was even worse, he had told me he had cut out Asano completely, so why the hell was he getting in a car with him to go to school? Had he been coerced into some kind of trick?

I headed up the mountain, walking into the classroom only to find my blood running cold when I saw Nagisa's seat empty. There was no way they wouldn't be here by now. Not only had they left home before me, they had been in a car. My first thought was that he was being bullied again. But there was no way...he wouldn't hold back anymore, he would use the capabilities he had and defend himself if anyone tried to hurt him - even his oh so beloved Gakushuu.

Could there have been an car accident on the way? Maybe it wasn't accidental, maybe it was his way of punishing him?

"If you're wondering where Nagisa is he'd out the back talking to the Chairman's son." Isogai spoke from behind me, bringing an end to that train wreck of thoughts only to launch me into another one.

"Why would they be behind the class alone together?!" I seethed, jumping straight from the window, leaving the boy blinking in shock.

I walked around the messy heap of fallen tree's and various other awkwardly placed items until I finally caught sight of blue.

My eyes thinned into a glare to see Gakushuu still with one of his crutches, leaning in to Nagisa with his face against his ear, close enough to kiss him. I watched as Nagisa's mouth turned to an O as water-blue orbs widened in shock.

I didn't need to know what he was saying. I had already launched myself from the spot I was at in less than a time that would make Koro-Sensei proud, my hands around his collar and slamming him back into the building with myself as the distance between him and my Nagisa. The bastard groaned out and glaring up at me, as Nagisa stuttered into some explanation about this being a misunderstanding.

"You think you can fucking manipulate his emotions again you rat?" His purple gaze hardens as he spits back, "I don't need to-"

Before he can even finish my fist has been raised and slams hard into flesh. Surprisingly smooth, soft flesh that gives in surprisingly easily. I looked back in confusion, only to look in horror and see that a certain blunette had jumped in his place yet again and took the hit.

"Nagisa!" Both of us cry out to him, but I'm the one to catch him first, despite this, I felt like my fist had been attached to my heart by a thread and that I had just consequently yanked it out.

Gakushuu is forgotten about in an instant as I look into the wide blue eyes desperately, praying that there would be no signs of pain, praying that there would be hope of forgiveness.

"Are you alright?! I'm so sorry you can do anything you want to make yourself feel better, you can stab me Nagisa!"

He looks into my eyes before laughing lightly, and holding up as hands as I set him on his feet. There's a small trace of blood from his lip smearing down the side of his mouth, but it's not nearly as bad as it could have been. Not yet anyway. I just know that my face is showing more distress than I've ever shown...my eyebrows are sore from how raised they are.

It's like the touch of an angel when Nagisa brushes his finger innocently from the side of my forehead down to my chin, his eyes showing just that - that the act was in innocence and nothing more. Yet, it's enough to calm me down and rile me up all in one. Only Nagisa could ever give me such a catastrophe of emotions so casually like that.

"I'm fine, really. What can I say, it's toughened me up to get the occasional beating."

At those words, my eyes flickered back to Gakushuu resentfully, though I know that my lack of self control here was partly to blame.

He only sighed and raised his hands while he leaned against the back of the building in surrender. "I'm not here to fight. When I told you that I don't need to, I meant I don't need to because he's forgiven me."

His purple eyes glance over briefly to Nagisa as if for confirmation, he nods his head quietly. "And when I was speaking to him earlier, I was saying...that I..." He murmured the last part, head turning down to the side in shame.

"You what? Whatever you can say to Nagisa you can say to me?" I persisted, getting the wrong impression once more.

"I need your help alright!" He snapped, eyes looking wounded.

If I could feel guilt for Gakushuu, this would have been the moment for it. Unfortunately, something seemed to be blocking my sympathy for him, I simply sighed as he continued.

"You guys both know that this wasn't a damn sporting injury as everyone's been saying, so I-I want to stop what my fa- what the Chairman is doing. The last time I saw you Nagisa, you showed me what it was like to be strong, and to prioritise your own safety and stand up for yourself like that made me really admire you. Look, both of you, I'm really sorry about it all... Nagisa especially as you've been nothing but good to me when others just used me. I'm not just saying this because it was beaten into me as a lesson, but because I know what I did was wrong, and I want you to forgive me so I can make my- t-the Chairman realise as well."

He swallowed his throat and turned his head slightly to the side, the slightest bit pink in the face. I couldn't help but thinking how blushing like that terribly didn't suit his character, but those purple eyes seemed too sincere to be hated.

"Sure I can forgive you. But I won't help you."

Asano looked delightfully like he had been spat on, and Nagisa scowled in discontent, asking me why not.

"You don't need it. You're more than capable of doing this yourself, in fact I think your ego would benefit from taking down your abuser all by yourself." I said that last part mockingly as a child would boast.

I know it had been voiced rudely, but hearing the words, Nagisa had never looked at me more proudly in his life, I returned his look fondly, though I was reluctant when his eyes turned down hesitantly, before heading back over to Asano.

"So, you're going to gather your evidence and report this to the authorities?" Asano nodded, and I thought Nagisa of all people would be relieved. He didn't. He looked beyond stress, turning back to me and pushing me lightly back a little.

"Karma... what about our sensei?"

Realisation dawned on me. If the man who had been kind enough (because of course it had nothing to do with keeping up appearances to others) to let his school be used enough was arrested, then with no school to teach in , would Koro-Sensei flick his switch and decide to blow up the earth prematurely.

"W-What's wrong?" The Chairman's son looked at us in anticipation, making me take back what I had said before about being unable to pity him. Having gotten his hopes up so high only to have them crushed for an unspecified reason (if he listened to us that was) would surely devastate anyone.

"If you're worried about the school don't be. They won't shut it down in the middle of the year, the government or council will simply sign a teacher or Head from another school as the temporary Chairman."

"In that case, do your best to get your freedom, Gakushuu" Nagisa smiled, a little too enthusiastically for my liking. "And if you ever need a place to stay while this is riding out, I'm sure my mother will agree that our house is always welcome to you."

I laughed loudly, placing my hand over his shoulder and making eye contact with Asano, though I knew Nagisa had pure intentions by the look in those absorbing eyes, "Nagisa, If Asano's going to be at your house spending the night I don't care if I have to show up uninvited, I'm supervising."

He smiled up at me, and nodded his head with a hushed sound of agreement.

I never thought the day would come where I made friends with Gakushuu Asano, even if it was so sour, but I guess Nagisa just had the ability to turn my worst enemies into friends. He was definitely something special.

That evening, when the class was laying up on the rooftop of the E class to watch the shooting stars going past, Nagisa leaned up against me. Kayano was close at his side, and Isogai below him, but he didn't seem to care. His innocence amazed me sometimes, but when I smiled and brought my gaze over that adorably carved face, the small dust of purple on his cheeks, and the averted eyes that I could tell were watching me nervously from their peripheral vision made me grin in a Cheshire like manner, as I slimmed my arm around his shoulder and whispered.

"What's the matter Nagisa, you're so very cuddly tonight, could it be you're cold?"

His blue hair shook about, as his head pressed up into my side. Suddenly, the boy of my dreams surprised me. He did something unexpected, something executed so swiftly, only Koro-Sensei and his mach 20 reaction time would be able to notice it.

One moment I was looking at him with my cheeks cold and my lips grinning, the next, a small, smooth warmth pecked against mine, leaving my cheeks very, very warm and a taste on my lips so delectable I had to lick them several times, eyes looking down at Nagisa with want.

"I...never responded that night you kissed me." Was all he said back, but all that was needed as a grin I couldn't fight back if I tried glided onto my face.

Unbeknownst to Nagisa, Nakamura Rio leaned on her elbows besides Irina, half nose bleeding as they snapped multiple photo's of us too comfortably curled up together, I tried my best not to wink at them. Not to lay up to it and stroke Nagisa's hair, glad that he was finally mine. That was what this meant, right?

If I told him they were looking, would he pull away, would he be embarrassed, would he look innocently and confirm that his kiss was an exaggeration in my mind as I so greatly feared. I looked down at him nervously, then before I knew it, I found myself forgetting we were even being watched.