Sergeant Akabane Chapter 31
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I opened my eyes and before my vision adjusted to the new morning I inhaled a breath
Of….cinnamon? My eyes adjusted to the bright sunlight flooding in through the small window and my vision focused on Karma's sleeping face… He smells like cinnamon. He looked so...at ease and seemed so stressed the other day, it was nice to see him relaxed. His red hair was a cute mess and with his eyes closed he appeared handsome and relaxed.
Suddenly the events from last night came back to me. How we were so close to each other and my lips just inches away from his and the way he teased me. I felt my face heat up as I sat up feeling my ears burning a bright red. I glanced down at Karma who was still fast asleep, his chest rising and falling gently.
He looks so handsome, especially when he's sleeping. I then noticed something…..he wasn't wearing a shirt. My face is burning-oh my gosh. Since when was he not wearing a shirt?!
A soft chuckle came from behind me and I felt myself tense up.
"Haha...most people would think it's creepy to stare at someone while they're sleeping but I think it's cute." My face burned brighter as I couldn't help but keep my eyes glued on him as if his voice alone had me in his gaze. Karma's eyes were slightly open his amber orbs looking at me and a small smirk upon his lips that made my heart flutter like a butterfly.
"I uh...didn't know you were awake." I said blushing; he let out a chuckle stretching his arms and with a yawn sat up scratching his red hair making it even more messy. I couldn't take my eyes off of him. I sat there finding myself staring into his soft amber eyes, he gave me a smile that made my heart skip a beat.
"Do I have something on my face?" He said teasingly obviously smug.
"I-I-uh-i-is there something d-different about y-you?" Why am I blushing?
Why do I feel so nervous? Its as if Karma became a different person overnight, someone who..
I felt more attracted to somehow? As if the mature Karma who I saw mostly as my teacher had vanished and the teenage boy had taken his place-ugh what am I saying?
Raising an eyebrow he responded with, "What do you mean?"
I scratched the back of my neck nervously,
"Well, I mean you seem more…" I hesitated looking for the right word.
"Relaxed, charming...cute."
I said glancing at him and-is-is he blushing?
"You think I'm charming and cute huh?" I felt myself blush.
"Uh-um..n-no I-I mean yes uh-I just mean.." I paused rubbing the back of my neck trying to find the right words. "I uh, you just…" my eyes fell on the bed covers now unable to look at him
from this point on.
"It seems like, your finally being yourself." that felt right…
I glanced in his direction nervously afraid he'd take that statement the wrong way.
"Yeah I... " now he paused acting a bit sheepish. "I suppose I am." And he smiled, a genuine smile, I always loved those. Unable to ignore it anymore my eyes trailed down to his chest. He gave me a weird look before following my eyes and blushing,
"O-oh sorry, I got kinda warm last night. Sorry," he said getting out of bed and running to grab the shirt that he'd thrown on the floor.
"I-it's alright, so um….Karma w-what did you want to tell me yesterday?"
"Hmm?" he said the shirt in his hands. "Oh," his expression suddenly heavy. "Well, ...I..uh.."
BANG
We both jumped as the door was thrown open and Karma when I glanced over in his direction had his hand on the outside of his pocket, ready to fight whoever had thrown open the door and I swore I saw the outline of a knife.
It was only until we heard a familiar voice that we relaxed.
"Now now calm down it's just me.." It was just koro-sensei. Karma's visibly tense body eased up as his hand moved away from the position on his pocket. We both remained quiet for a moment still bond by the shock of being jump scared and while we were quiet Koro-Sensei's eyes glanced around the room.
Not to my suprise but Koro-Sensei's face turned a light pink.
"Nuhuhu~ did I interrupt something?" Then he paused, "Wait a second," Koro-Sensei said in front of Karma in a flash who still hadn't managed to get that shirt on. Honestly at this point I felt like he was just teasing me. While I sat on he bed stunned I watched Koro-Sensei (red faced now) lecturing Karma while he waved a tentacle around as if it where a finger.
"How dare you commit such a thing at your age! How shameful and with no protection nonetheless! You've hardly known each other for more than two months and you Karma have deprived Nagisa of his-"
"That's not what happened." Karma cut him off and I quietly thanked him for that because I wasn't sure I could handle another minute of that awkward conversation.
"Oh.." Koro-Sensei said strangely disappointed, he's confusing to be honest and wait-what was he going to say?! "Well good because you shouldn't do that at your age! You must wait till the perfect age when you are ready and-"
"Um, Koro-Sensei not to be rude but Nakamura, where is she?"
"Ah…" Koro-Sensei's tone dropped as if it was bad, I began to worry.
"Koro-Sensei?" Where is Nakamura is she okay!? I need to know if she's okay!
"I located Nakamura, however there was an...issue." I furrowed my eyebrows getting off the bed and rushing over to Koro-Sensei grabbing the front of her shirt with a distressed look on my face as a feeling bubbled up inside of me, guilt? Pain? Anger?
Maybe all of them?
"What happened to Nakamura! Is she okay! Is she safe!" Despite my loud tone Koro-Sensei remained calm placing his tentacles on my shoulders trying to ease my temper.
"She's not harmed,"
"Why are you saying that like she's not safe...is she safe!" I said gripping his shirt tighter and Karma pulled me away trying to calm me down.
"She is still in danger, however I attempted to rescue her but could not do so." Before I had the chance to bud in any yell again Koro-Sensei continued ignoring my temper knowing how much pain I was in, "One of them know of my existence and have warned me not to enter. Any such attempt will result in her being harmed, if I even try to enter the alarm will go off and kill Nakamura before I have the chance to get to her."
"But you move at mach 20 why can't you!" I yell tears now streaming down my face as Karma is still holding on to me.
"They are keeping her in a building of which I do not know the layout of even with her sent I'd only have a mere second to find her and if I fail we could lose her and I don't want to take that chance."
We all fell quiet for a second and Karma's head fell I could feel his hair tickle my forehead. His body stiffened against mine as he replied in a grim tone,
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"What do they want."
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Koro-Sensei didn't respond at first as if refusing to. He looked as if he might cry,
"Answer me!" Karma yelled surprising me.
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With a long pause and a heavy heart Koro-Sensei finally replied..
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"They want the two of you."