Fallen from Grace
An Assassination Classroom fic. Royal/Slave AU.
Ship: Karma Akabane x Nagisa Shiota.
Genre: Angst, Hurt/Comfort.
Warnings: Abuse, Assault, Sexual Assault, Discrimination, +18 scenes, etc. If any of these topics make you uncomfortable or offend you in any way, I suggest you do not read this.

Chapter 4 (Escape the Slave Dungeon)

~Flashback Time.~

As a 8 year old child, Karma didn't seem to be with his parents and was just under the supervision of a butler and maid during their absence, both were busy with their business to watch over their son. Well, he seemed not to be happy about this and just sat outside for fresh air, but still, he had to be watched so the mischievous boy didn't cause any trouble. That time, there was a festival taking place in the town that Karma lived in. He liked to attend festivals, so he was taken there by the butler so he was not out there alone.
The festival had the visit of the King and Queen. My parents. Including myself when I was younger, 7 years old, to be specific. Obviously, the little "Princess" Karma thought he saw was me. Though, I was not too happy that I had to wear a dress and such, but I had to for my mother. My gaze turned towards the redhead, who widened his eyes and blushed a bit. A soft smile formed in my face and I waved at him quietly along with my dad while my mom was too busy greeting others, obviously hiding her cruel identity, which we both are aware of...

"What…?" Karma blinked, the blush deepened. He never thought that my attention would be shifting to him. "Beautiful…" The redhead whispered to himself before shaking his head to snap out of his thoughts as he heard the butler chuckle. "Isn't 'she' gorgeous, Young Master Akabane…? Well, 'she' belongs to the royal family and is to be the next ruler after them." The people had to refer to me as a Princess, as an order of the selfish, delusional Queen in her presence, much to the King and my dismay. Karma had noticed early on that I was trying to look as happy as I could, even though I internally wasn't too happy with my mother about this.

"Something is just not right… and it's really bothering me." The young redhead's eyes narrowed as he observed my behavior from where he stood with the butler and the rest of the people.

~End of Flashback.~

The sight of me being all dirty and wounded made the redhead's heart wrench as he shouted, "You bastards!"
"Whoa!" One of the men gasped as he heard the redhead shout. Karma was very angry about the condition I was in. Without thinking, the redhead rushed to grab him by the cloak, glaring daggers at him. "What the hell are you idiots doing?! Hurting innocent people like this! You should be locked up and rotting in prison!" Karma snapped at him as he held the man tightly by the cloak and punched him in the face, causing the man to be knocked back.

"Karma, that's enough!" The Akabane father shouted, but was ignored by the tall redhead and he went over to me. I kind of gasped and flinched at him touching me. "No…" I whispered but the boy carried me in his arms, princess style. I was crying uncontrollably in his arms and Karma continued to glare daggers at each of the Traders. "You monsters DON'T DESERVE not even one brick of gold. I hope you all DIE in prison once you're caught!" The redhead was so full of rage, he wanted to protect me from these guys and did not hand payment. "Karma, enough, he's just a slave!" The father was going to say something else, too but Karma hushed him, "Shut up! ...You OBVIOUSLY think that this boy is inferior to us because of our level… YOU'RE JUST AS BAD AS THEM!"
It was then Karma quickly ran off with me in his arms on his way to his own carriage, ignoring his father calling him to come back and pay. "Wh-What the?! Catch him immediately!" The leader of the Slave Traders commanded them go after him and me. Crying could be heard from me as he ran because my wounds hurt and from fear. I was afraid that they would catch up to us and do something bad to us, but Karma was quick, even though the place was big as hell for a dungeon. "Shhh, shhh... it's okay. You're safe now. Your suffering is over. They don't deserve anything for this inhumane crap." Karma smiled wryly as he got inside the carriage, "Hurry, Isogai! He needs treatment for these wounds. Let's get him away from here." The redhead commanded as he glanced at a brunette, who seemed to be one of his servants.
"Yes, Master!" Isogai was one of Karma's friends and is one of these boys who are against this kind of injustice. The horse trotted off quickly with them while Karma stayed with me in the carriage. Karma observed my behavior, I was flinching away from him and curling up into a ball. "Stay away… stay away… Please! L-Leave me alone…!" It just made Karma angrier on the inside that someone could be this cruel to break this boy's mind, torture him, and now this boy feared everything around him.
"I'll make sure these bastards pay for what they've done… They will not get their hands on him again… Over my dead body." Karma whispered to himself before several minutes later, we arrived at Karma's mansion. He picked me up in his arms again, even though I squirmed a bit and was scared. "There… Isogai, call for Kaede and Okuda to the guest room. His injuries MUST be treated immediately. Lock all doors and windows, these bastards are after him." The brunette then nodded to go get Kaede and Okuda. Karma took me to the empty guest room to then lie me on the bed, only for me to flinch away from him. "No… Please… don't hurt me… Don't hurt me!" I panicked as I begged while crying.

Dammit… If this boy is afraid of touch… This might be a challenge… but I'll keep him safe, no matter what! Karma thought in his head as he watched this concerning behavior.

~Chapter 4 End.~

Yyyyeah, sorry for the delay, but here! I hope you enjoyed… Don't kill me… I tried my best to write this. xwx