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 5 (Nagisa's Recovery: Concerning Signs of Trauma Part 1)

Dammit… If this boy is afraid of touch… This might be a challenge… but I'll keep him safe, no matter what!

The thought echoed in Karma's head as he watched me just trying to stay away from him as much as possible. As angry as he was, he couldn't do too much against his father and his crazy way of thinking about the ones in lower rank… But what pissed Karma off was the audacity of his father of thinking that I was only a slave and did deserve all this cruel treatment. Dammit, I was ripped off my rank because of these monsters' selfish greed, for Heaven's sake! But.. obviously with how the high class society treats slaves, I didn't have much hope, I thought… Unfortunately, this was the life of a slave…
"Hey, hey, it's okay. You're safe." The redhead tried to calm me down but he just couldn't get too close to me, because if he did I would push him away in fear of being hurt.

"Go away!" I shouted blindly while I curled up in a ball, "Please…!"
The ruckus inside the guest room was heard by a green haired girl that was opening the door to check on her Master. "Master? You called?" Her name was Yukimura Akari, but she changed her name to protect her identity. She was not only a servant of Karma's. She was also a good friend of his… As soon as she saw me on the bed of the guest room, she gasped.
"Oh my God…" The girl's eyes widened at seeing the condition I was in. Her heart started to pound, seeing me wounded and in the state of mind I was in, did remind her of this. It was then she looked at some scars on her arms…

~Flashback Time~

Kaede was in a situation of being sold in a slave dungeon, but… no one wanted her as much. According to clients of the slave traders, she was too frail and weak for useful tasks. Obviously, she was too broken to decline requests from slave traders, as soon as she was commanded to stand up to take her away… She was about to suffer such a cruel fate. Death in the hands of the traders for being useless!
That was not going to happen.
"Let her go!" The redhead's voice bellowed inside the area, catching the attention of the traders and the girl. As soon as they looked, they were obviously attacked by the redhead and the girl was scooped into her arms, she was scared, obviously. But also confused, does he want her? She wondered. Neither of the redhead's parents were present to keep an eye on Karma in case he became violent against any of the traders. Karma was around 16 in a half, but hell did he know the horror of the slave dungeons and trade very well like the back of his hand, while his selfish ass father did not see the horror of it due to being blinded by his own damn greed.
The escape method that he used with me, obviously was not the first time it was used. It was used on Kaede's rescue. No payment, just ran off with the girl in his arms.
"Bastards, when are they gonna keep this damn inhumane shit up?!" Karma mumbled angrily to himself as he ran off with the girl. Obviously, no one in this society was going to do anything to stop this situation, since they were so used to it. So, Karma just decided to take justice into his own hands, and did not care about what he needed to do to stop this shit.
"Hey, kid!" STOP! Come back and pay for that bitch!" 2 of the traders were chasing after him, Karma had to put the sobbing girl onto her feet for a moment to mercilessly beat those guys up into a bloody pulp.
Afterwards, Karma glared daggers at them before carrying Kaede as far away from this place as possible.

~End of Flashback.~

Kaede gasped as Karma softly elbowed her shoulder to snap the girl out of her thoughts.
"Oi. Are you okay?" The redhead wanted to make sure she was okay. The girl nodded in response, "y-yeah… Anyway! Okuda will be on her way with the medical equipment."
I just continued to cry in the corner of the bed before I lifted my gaze to look at the two, obviously shaking in pure terror from this. Kaede glanced at me calmly and lifted her hands a bit to show that the girl had no intention of harming. "Shhhh… It's okay… You're safe in here, okay? Your wounds will be treated and will be given food." Real cautious, she approached me and tried to be careful not to make any sudden moves, even though I leaned my back against the wall a bit. "Everything will be okay, we promise." The redhead assured me while he sat near the bed.
"I'm Kaede. And he's Karma." the girl said with a quite gentle smile, Karma nodded. Heck, he was watching in awe on how Kaede was careful when approaching me. I saw her scars quietly and gulped. Could this girl have been in a situation…? "What's your name?" Kaede asked me as my gaze was brought down for a moment.
"...N… Nagisa…" I quietly responded while still looking down from Karma and Kaede. I just could not look at them in the eyes. I squeezed my tearful eyes shut and sobbed.
Almost half an hour passed, almost dinner time. They tried to convince me to eat something while Kaede and Karma were trying to clean the wounds, applying ointment, and bandaging them, but I didn't want anything. The girl was slowly getting more worried about my resistance to being helped. "Ah!" I yelped in pain as the girl touched the brand burn. "Oh! Sorry, sorry. Please, bear with us, though. Gosh, this is horrible…" The girl said while also trying to calm me down. Her eyes narrowed sadly while thinking to herself…

This poor guy has suffered enough and he doesn't need any more of it. Though, there must be more to him than just being a slave... He kind of stands out. She thought while she noticed a ring on his right ring finger. A beautiful ring with a sapphire stone. Where did this boy exactly come from?

The smell of food then filled the entire mansion. But… not just any type of food… Meat, mostly. And I could NOT stand the smell of roasted meat. I gasped suddenly and clutched my head while panting heavily.
"Huh? Nagisa-san? What's the-? Whoa!" Kaede and Karma were pushed away without a warning coming from me. I hopped off the bed to look around for a nearby trash can while covering my mouth with both hands, but unfortunately, I just couldn't make it and vomited onto the floor. "N-Nagisa-san! Oh God, it must be the meat smell… hang on, I'll warn Isogai about this!" The girl said before running down towards the kitchen. I coughed before sobbing violently while sitting on my knees. "I'm sorry! ...I'm sorry!" I was afraid that I would be punished for this. Karma kneeled next to me and clutched my shoulder and stroked it gently.
"Hey, hey, now. It's okay, calm down, Nagisa-san… It's alright. Let me find a servant to clean this up, okay?" The redhead tried to cheer me up while I cried, but I was too afraid to respond. Before he was going to stand up, I clutched his arm with my shaking hands. "Don't leave me, please…! ...Don't leave me alone.." I begged while crying. The redhead looked down at me surprised, seeing I couldn't be left alone like this.

Damn it… this is worse than I thought. What the hell… This is REALLY going to be one hell of a challenge to help this boy recover from this cruelty he suffered… Karma thought while he sighed a bit, worried about my condition.

But... this was not all...

~Chapter 5 End.~

I'm still alive, I promise! Damn, sorry for the delay, though. I hope you like. xwx