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 6 (Nagisa's Recovery: Concerning Signs of Trauma Part 2)

A concerned Karma wasn't sure of what to do, having my hands grasp his arm so desperately to not let him leave and listening to my pleads just made his heart wrench.
Man… I don't want to leave him alone… but my duties call and I MUST remind my servants about his situation. Knowing that some of my servants can be aggressive… I'm worried that if they don't know about this immediately, they will act out on him and scar him even more for life…

"Don't leave… Please!" I begged once again while tightly grasping his arm, crying soundly as I did.
The redhead thought and sighed for a moment before glancing down at me once again. He cleared his throat before speaking.
"Listen to me," The redhead started, "whatever happened before this, I want you to know that I don't own you, okay? Nobody is gonna keep you here, I just wanna help you get better so we can find where you came from. I hope you trust me. By the way, Kaede will come and bring you something."
I gulped, but having listened to Karma assuring him that I would be fine inside this mansion, on the inside it made me feel relieved, but still I was scared that I would be harmed. "A-Are you sure…?"
"Positive." Karma said with a smile and nod. "I will leave the door open so you feel free to roam around and explore to at least get your mind off things as soon as you recover enough to walk. But first, I want you to rest and eat something so you can recover from your wounds." It was then that Karma scooped me up from the floor. I blushed a bit and gulped nervously, but all he did was tuck me in bed for me to wait for Kaede to come with dinner.
Soon after that small talk he and I were having, Kaede wheeled in a trolley full of food. "Food is ready for Nagisa-san." The green haired girl said with a smile before I blinked, what was that? Sushi? I blushed. Goodness, how did they know…? I wondered before Karma smirked.
"Wow, that sure looks good, doesn't it? Thank you, Kayano… Hey, can I trust you to watch him? I've gotta talk to the rest of the others. I don't want any of them to do anything stupid that might end up hurting him." Karma asked Kaede, who nodded while I took a bite from the sushi that she brought.

Karma soon walked out of the guest room in search for some of the servants around the mansion. Isogai, who was nearby, saw him come out. "How is the new guy, Master?" The tall brunette asked for a moment, he was worried about me ever since I was brought in. Rio and Terasaka, who were busy cleaning up the windows and floors, kinda stopped what they were doing to listen. "He, uh… he's not doing too well right now, Kaede's watching over him to make sure he eats before he rests up. I think there might be hope for recovery, though. So, I'm gonna help him, whatever it takes."
Terasaka was obviously unaware of what was going on, so he unconsciously said something stupid. "A slave? Oi, he has to get over that shit and man up, he just-"
"Terasaka! Shhh! He can-!" Rio scolded but before she could finish her sentence, Karma angrily punched him on the head and held him against the wall, holding him by the throat. "O-Oww! Dammit!" The muscled idiot complained before glancing at the redhead.

"You keep those words behind your teeth, or I'll make sure you don't HAVE any teeth anymore, got that, damn muscle brains?" Karma angrily responded. Most of the servants had seen him get angry, but damn, not this angry, so Rio and Terasaka were surprised. Especially Terasaka. "Wh-whoa, Karma, chiiiill." Isogai said nervously as he raised his hands a bit.
Karma let go of Terasaka and turned away for a moment, his shoulders tense as he clenched his fists. He'd known me less than a day, why was he feeling so protective of me? "I'm AM calm… Don't talk shit about a guy who was tortured by these monsters of slave traders, and we'll be fine." The redhead took a deep breath and glanced over at Isogai. "Can I trust you guys to help me look out for him, too?"
Just hearing what happened to me made Rio crack her knuckles. "What the hell kind of heartless pig does that to an innocent boy?! ….I wanna punch them." The girl growled in a low, whisper like angry tone. "Hopefully the kind of pig that will be caught and never see the sun again as soon as I expose them." Karma answered before turning to his loyal servants and friends. "I don't wanna let Nagisa too far out of my sight until he starts feeling better, so I'm gonna have to take him to that meeting with my dad tomorrow. Can you guys make sure he knows to take things easy on him?"
"Yes." The two spoke in unison. They were looking forward to taking care of me as well. Karma smiled a little at the two of them, then glanced over at Terasaka. "I forgive you for now. If you say anything like that in front of Nagisa, you'll wish I just punched your lights out."

After dinner and after Kaede left to continue with her duties as a maid, I had fallen asleep for a little while as I waited for Karma to return, but then woke up a moment later and tried to get back up before looking around. "Nngh..." I winced as I tried to walk and supported myself by placing a hand on the wall. The redhead made his way back to his room where I was, and smiled a little when he saw that I was on my feet. "Are you feeling a little better?" He asked, but obviously I got startled since I didn't see him coming.
"Eek!" I gasped and turned to glance at him quickly, shuddering a bit. "Oh my God…" I said in a trembling kind of tone. He put his hands up, looking a little apologetic. "Oh! Sorry, I should have knocked before coming in. Look, uh.. I have to go to a meeting with my dad tomorrow, there's some people he wants me to meet. Do you think you could come with me? You don't have to say anything, I just wanna stay nearby in case you need anything." The redhead gave me a kind smile, giving me all the space I needed even if all he wanted to do was throw his arms around me and never let go.

Karma took a step closer, smiling and gently holding out his hand towards me, though he didn't try to touch me, just offer a hand if I wanted it. "My father only cares about building up his fortune. He won't really notice you're there unless you speak up. And even if he says something, I'll protect you."
Obviously, I trembled a bit because I was scared that the man won't accept me due to my slave status now. I looked down hesitantly before gulping and tilting my head to the side and nodding a bit. "M-Mhm…"

~Chapter 6 End.~

Uh-oh, next chapter will be the meeting, this will indeed be scary for poor Nagisa. Yes, there will be part 3 of the results that the captivity changed him for good. So, look forward to it!