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As soon as Gakushuu walked through the main entrance of the school he was ready to head off into the exact opposite direction to his father without sparing the man a second glance. But of course, it wasn't that simple. As soon as he attempted to speed off, his father grabbed him by the back of his collar, pulling him back firmly, that infuriating smile on his face. Gakushuu was left with the uncomfortable feeling of being an insect under a magnifying glass, at the mercy of a particularly sadistic human.
"Why in such a hurry, Asano?" The Chairman asked, still not letting go of his son's collar. Gakushuu felt his heart pound in his chest and his hands shake ever so slightly. The burn mark on his chest from last time seemed to radiate heat. He tired to force himself to be calm You are in public, he can't do anything to you here.. Or at least, that's what Gakushuu had initially thought, but the Chairman apparently had no problem pushing him to the floor even when Nagisa Shiota was mere inches away. Nagisa.. Asano thought that he knew the boy well, but in their last few interactions he'd become so assertive. Was this Akabane's doing?
"I'm busy. I'm sure you are too, sir. Please excuse me." Gakushuu retorted. The grip on the back of his collar made it so he couldn't turn to face his father, but that suited Gakushuu just fine. He'd rather look at the wall as he talked anyway. It was less pressure. The Chairman didn't let him go however, instead the man just lent down and hissed into Asano's ear.
"Nagisa Shiota is an interesting choice. It's not what I would of expected from you." He said. His voice was low and dangerous, it sent a shiver down Asano's spine. He was once again great-full he was looking at the wall, if he'd been looking at his father he wasn't sure he'd manage to disguise the horror on his face.
"I'm not entirely sure what you're implying." Asano said, staring straight ahead. The feeling of dread was beginning to intensify. It was taking every morsel of self control not to fall apart right now No! His father couldn't know! He couldn't!
"Whenever I touched Shiota you looked as though you wanted to bite my head off, you wouldn't even let me be alone with him. I thought I knew you well, but I never thought you were the jealous type. But then, it turns out there's a lot of things I don't know about you, isn't there?" The Chairman hissed, he sounded like he was struggling to keep his voice quiet. It seemed as if rage he'd been keeping buried down was exploding outwards. Gakushuu cursed himself Why did I have to make it so obvious? I should of just left Nagisa alone with him. Why am I so goddamn protective over him? I don't even really care about Nagisa, right? The Chairman pulled Gakushuu around forcing their eyes to meet so it was clear just how livid the Chairman truly was. "I heard everything. Four years? Four years you've been sleeping with that boy and you somehow managed to keep it hidden from me?"
Oh God. He must of heard! He must of been around the corner when Nagisa and he had been speaking! No.. this can't happen!
"I've never once slept with Nagisa! He was out of his mind with a fever. He was talking nonsense- " Gakushuu tried to explain, but before he could even finish he felt large hands wrap tightly around his neck and slam him harshly into the wall. Instinctively, Asano grabbed at the other in an attempt to free himself, but it was to no avail. His eyes darted from side to side. They were stood right by the main entrance. There was a classroom door a few feet away. Someone could walk by them at any second. His father really must be angry if he was being this reckless.
"You are terrible at lying. Yet you still managed to sneak around behind my back for four years. What else aren't you telling me? How many other people have you slept with?" The Chairman said, his grip on Asano's neck tightening painfully. Asano truly began to panic when he realised he couldn't breath. He couldn't even speak to make up excuses. "You belong to me. I created you! I taught you everything you know! You have no right to whore yourself out to anyone else without my permission."
Asano began to feel dizzy as he was deprived of oxygen, he tried to speak but all that came out was choking noises. His father viewed him as property and reveled in the complete control he had over Gakushuu's life. The Chairman was always stronger, always smarter, always one step ahead. Realizing that Gakushuu had managed to pull the wool over his eyes and sneak around his back for years was likely a huge blow not only to his pride, but to his whole world view. The Chairman was humiliated and that transformed into pure rage. His violet eyes were like that of a demon's, they seemed blank of consciousness somehow as if he'd completely lost himself to anger and almost wasn't aware of his actions. At this point, Gakushuu was clawing hard enough at his father's hands to draw blood, but the man didn't even seem to notice
For a moment, Gakushuu's vision blacked out and he had a horrifying feeling that he was actually going to die right there in the school corridor by his own father's hands. Then he felt the hands drop from his neck. Gakushuu's knee's buckled as he slid down against the wall massaging his neck and greedily sucking in oxygen. His eyes watering, Gakushuu looked up at the Chairman. The man's red hot rage was gone, replaced with cold unfeeling icy eyes looking down on him as if he were dirt.
"I will make you regret your actions." The Chairman said simply. It wasn't so much a threat as a promise. With that, he turned and walked the other way as if he hadn't just chocked a student out right in the middle of school. Gakushuu had no choice but to watch him go, a feeling of pure fear encasing him.
"You look like shit." Karma said, simply as soon as he opened the door and saw Nagisa stood there. The other gave a sardonic grin.
"Thanks." He replied. He felt like shit. Nagisa's whole body ached, and his head pounded, he felt shivery and sweaty at the same time and he was sure he was burning up with a fever. His mind felt slightly frazzled and it was hard to think straight, but what he did know was that the sight of Karma looking at him with a barely concealed expression of concern made him feel instantly better.
"Come on, before you collapse on my doorstep." Karma said, putting a supportive arm around Nagisa's shoulder and leading him into the house. Maybe it was just because of how hard it was to think, but in that moment Nagisa found it easy to forget about what had happened between him and Karma the day before.. It was easy to forget his guilt and pretend things weren't really as complicated as they were. In that moment there was only he and Karma.
The many exotic decorations and ornaments that lined the walls were almost disorientation to Nagisa as he passed them, seeing only a blur of texture and colours. He was on auto-pilot as he followed Karma up the now familiar wooden stairs and down the red-carpet corridor into the bedroom. Karma only had to push Nagisa lightly for him to fall back into the double bed. It felt so good just to lie his aching body down.
"Now get some rest." Karma commanded, with a softness in his eyes as he pulled the blanket over the other. Nagisa looked up at him.
"You are too good for me." He blurted out, without even thinking about it. Like earlier in the day with Gakushuu, Nagisa felt as though he'd lost his filter.
"I'm just letting you use my bed, I hardly saved your life or anything. It's not a big deal." Karma said, raising an eyebrow. He was trying to seem casual, but even in his current state Nagisa could tell that comment had made him a little bashful.
"I think you might actually care about me. You aren't just using me." Nagisa said, his thoughts almost automatically becoming words. Karma sat on the edge of the bed, a slight frown on his face.
"You think? I'm not Gakushuu, Nagisa." Karma said. Karma wasn't the type of person who could easily say words like 'I care about you' out loud, but he thought his actions had conveyed it.. But two of the most 'important' relationships in his life have been with two people who just want to use and control him. Of course he's got trust issues Karma realised.. Between his mother and Gakushuu Nagisa had very little chance of experiencing a healthy relationship in anyway.
"That's why you're too good for me. I'll just drag you down- I've already gotten you in trouble- I- " Nagisa babbled. He was cut off when Karma put a gentle yet stern finger to his lips, silencing him. Nagisa's eyes widened in surprise, Karma lay down so his head was next to Nagisa's on the pillow.
"It's my choice, I'm choosing to care about you, so it's not your fault. I'm a big boy, Nagisa, I can handle it." Karma said, wrapping his arms around the other. Nagisa felt heat rush to his cheeks, but this time it wasn't from the fever.
"Your going to catch my illness." Nagisa warned, ducking his head down into the covers. It was strange that he had been sexually active for years, but shows of tender affection like this still managed to make him blush.
"My choice." Karma said inn a sing-song voice. Nagisa chuckled despite himself. This situation felt symbolic of their relationship somehow.
"For a smart person you can be an idiot" Nagisa said,already feeling himself drifting off to sleep.
So I thought I'd write some fluffy Karma/Nagisa since the first part of the story is so awful, and there's more awfulness to come (Sorry guys). Idk how well I conveyed it, but the Chairman is the maximum amount of angry a human could be after finding out about Gakushuu and Nagisa, so of course, he's probably going to do something.
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