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 7 (Nagisa's Recovery: Concerning Signs of Trauma Part 3)

I wasn't sure of what I was getting into for tomorrow's meeting, so I was very nervous of what could happen in that meeting. Strange people… Including the redhead's father. But, somehow felt relieved that Karma was going to be near in case these people say or do anything stupid.
"Good, then, you should try and get some more rest, okay? Yell if you need anything." Karma smiled while letting me sit on the bed. He left soon after.
Well, I hid it from the redhead because I just didn't want to bother him, but all I wanted to do was cry, obviously out of fear. I threw myself onto the bed face down, hiding my face while quietly sobbing to myself, trying to not have anyone, not even Karma hear me as I tightly grasped the pillow. I just had questions… No, fears, but I didn't dare ask him. Will those guys feel spite… or hate? Or worse than that… lewdness? What if I can't face them? What if I suddenly have a breakdown…? Will I be punished if I'm bad? Oh… I just didn't want to imagine it because these same thoughts really scared the hell out of me. All this crying lasted until midnight. I fell asleep after this.

The next morning, 5 AM… Well, yes. I was having some trouble sleeping at the time, because of a nightmare that was intruding with my sleep. I was even squirming, grasping a bit of my hair with one hand.

~~Nightmare Time.~~

What I could only see is myself in that same, cursed dungeon I was rescued from. Same wounds, same voices. And those same men that kept me captive.
"S-Stay away from me! Go away!" I screamed, hoping I could scare them away, but to no avail.

"Shut up, you are made to be a bitch and nothing more! You have no rights, nobody cares about you! Now, be quiet and get on your knees, Princess." The leader of the traders evilly smirked as he forced me down to my knees. Something got into my mouth, long and pretty hard. I remember this and hell this disgusted me so much! Dammit, not this again! The laughter of the rest of the men rang in my cell and while some of the slaves watched helplessly as these guys abused me. These bastards enjoyed my muffled, distressed screams as I desperately tried to move away but the tall leader had a really strong grip.

The look in my eyes begged, 'Help me!' but no one was able to do so.

~~End of Nightmare (Interrupted).~~

"Aaagh!" I woke up with a scream, sitting up on bed quickly and running into the bathroom, loudly coughing and gagging as I quickly covered my mouth because of this nightmare. I just felt like vomiting again, my body trembled while standing in front of the sink with my head lowered.

Karma was going to wake me up at that time, but then he heard the gags and coughs coming from me.
"Huh? Nagisa?" He wondered before peeking inside to see if I was inside. He started to get more worried, silence. For now at least.
I coughed a bit but then I looked up at the reflection in the mirror. I could see myself for a moment, bruised, bandaged, my hair was a mess, etc. But then… I saw something, as if my reflection changed into someone else. That jerk! The leader's face appeared in a hallucination I was currently having. My eyes widened… a scream was heard and a crash of glass shattering. As if something was punched and broken.
The redhead heard this and gasped. "Nagisa!" Karma ran inside to check on me, then saw me in the bathroom with a bleeding hand and glaring at the shattered mirror, crying like hell now as I panted as well.
"You're hur-!" Karma was trying to get close but I was blinded. I gasped loudly and pushed him away as well, almost knocking him over. "NO!" I screamed while I clutched my now wounded hand. "Get away from me!"

"Nagisa, calm down! It's me, Karma!" The redhead tried to calm me down while in such a state. "What happened?"

In my almost hyperventilating state, I tried to calm down but the fear was big. "Shhh, shhh… It's me…" His hand rested on my shoulder for a second before I slapped it off. "D-Don't touch me, please…" I warned in an almost loud voice, but I tried to keep my voice down for once. "I don't think I can face him… I just can't..! I…" I was interrupted while Karma shushed me and he checked my bleeding hand. "No, no, don't think about that son of a… He's not here and he's got going to hurt you, over my dead body. Now, let me bandage this. Okay? So, please bear with me. The meeting's starting soon, but I'll be close to you." Karma assured while smiling as he grabbed some bandages from the first aid kit in a cabinet inside the bathroom. He carefully removed small shards of glass before putting ointment on the wounds. He wrapped some around my wounded knuckles that I used to punch the mirror, which had cracks but somehow some shards had lodged a bit into my skin. I whined a bit in pain but tried to stay as still as I could to not scare Karma nor hurt more.

A few hours passed, it was meeting time. I was helped to change into something nice but comfortable for now since I was still recovering from the horrible branding wound on my back.… but, Karma forgot to notice that I still have the "11" labeled collar around my neck, since my hair was in the way of view all the time. Karma and I walked into a room and I just sat on a chair just a bit behind Karma since I didn't really want to be noticed. I stayed very quiet, but hell, I can feel my legs shaking from fear, and my arms too. As soon as some people arrived, Karma's dad sat down in front of his son, clearly having a bit of a stern look on his face. I just didn't dare look up, until… I heard a familiar chuckle. ..What the, don't tell me…!
I tried my very best to let it pass. But this, internally, was screaming a warning in my head.

"We need to talk about that stray you brought home. You missed an important training session with me earlier, and I heard you even assaulted one of the servants over him. This is unbecoming of you, and I expect better from my heir! No slave is worth this trouble." The taller redheaded man said with a quite cold, firm tone.
"Don't you start with him, leave him alone, Dad!" Karma warned while growling, I did flinch at being called a stray, as if I was some kind of animal to be called that. "Don't call him that! He's free now, and how do you even know he was a slave anyways?!"
"How do you think I knew? He told me once you scurried out of my office for your little pet project. I'm well aware of what that man does, and it's none of my business. If he's caught, I'll find another partner for this development project. If they don't, I'll have plenty of cheap labor." Karma's father sounded completely indifferent, the outrage that Karma felt was immeasurable! His mercury colored eyes widened a bit as he began to shout, "just because you're not a slave trader doesn't mean you can just stand by and let this happen! Expose him, or you're as bad as he is! And I'll make sure to-!"

The same chuckle rang in the room, just to bother me. The chuckling man wasn't noticed until now, as he removed his hood. "Oh my… harsh words, Akabane... " He spoke while I started to tremble violently as he then glanced at me, smiling and winking at me. Karma gasped a bit, how did he fail to notice this big, smug jerk all along?! Dammit! "You?! How did you get in here, you bastard!" Karma snapped as he now stood in front of me to block my view from the trader. This was the leader.
Your father gave me your address, silly boy. If our families are going to be business partners, I need a way to get to see ya." The bastard sounded smug and amused, which made Karma's fists clench. "Let me put this plainly for you. If you ever come here… Nobody will be able to protect you from what happens next. I will never forgive what you did to Nagisa!" There were tears of anger in Karma's eyes as he sat there trembling and glaring daggers at the man, while the man laughed, the redheaded father just narrowed his eyes and rolled his eyes at me. "He must be an even better lay than I thought to get you this attached already.~"

I started to feel nauseated. "No…!" I mumbled while I suddenly stood then bolted out of the room, much to the surprise of Karma and the trader. "Nagisa! Come back!" Karma yelled, he was going to stand, but his dad cleared his throat. "Sit down, Karma. We are not done talking. Leave that stray alone." He commanded before Karma glared daggers.

"I TOLD YOU TO SHUT UP, DAMMIT! ...BUNCH OF…!" Karma angrily stood from his seat, defying the man's orders before bolting out the door as well.

"Ugh… He's such a rebel…" The redhead's father said with a sigh and crossed his arms while now waiting for Karma to return.

~~Chapter 7 End.~~

Whew… dammit. This chapter is long… and damn this is intense…! Hope you like it, it's not perfect, but I tried. xD