So I know that I kinda already did a KarmaxOkuda but that was really just a continuation to Lie which I wasn't originally going to do. So I decided to do one especially for Karma. Sorry I haven't uploaded much but my cousin's two year old daughter was here for a week and we had to take care of her. Here you go!
Karma's sharp yellow eyes idly surveyed the woodsy area that surrounded the lavish mansion up ahead. The mansion seemed typical. Karma had seen enough mansions in his life to not be left in awe anymore. There wasn't much to say about it, it looked rather generic with its tall pearly walls, French windows that shimmered with the light of the moon, balconies, two identical fountains and a large circle of flowers in the middle of the drive way. It also had a generic security system, a system that Karma knew all too well. It would be easy to break in and steal a couple of things.
Now, Karma was no petty thief, he was a mercenary. He usually took up jobs that involved assassination; however this was a rare acceptation. The job required him to set up a crime scene and place evidence to blame some enemy family that wanted their son to marry this family's daughter, that way they wouldn't marry because the client had some reason or another… Karma didn't really pay attention to what the client had to say. It sounded like it was going to be an easy job to do, one he could probably do in his sleep.
"Hmm…a window's open…by god this is going to be easy." He whispered with a mocking smile, he had to resist the urge to chuckle at how stupidly easy this was all going to be.
The window was around three stories high, luckily there was some wisteria growing on the wall, its branches twirling upwards as it climbed up the imposing wall providing a convenient ladder. Karma swiftly made his way up the wisteria. He was just a few inches away from the window sill now unfortunately the wisteria stopped a little ways down luckily he was tall enough to just jump forward a bit and grab onto the window sill to make his way inside. If he remembered correctly this window was on the west end of the building far from where the resident's sleeping chambers where. Hehe this is gonna be an easy pay da-…
The window closed. Presumably a servant closed it to stop the draft….Karma could only blankly stare as he let everything sink in…Shit I just had to jinx it! He thought sourly. He was going to have to make his way down the wisteria again and find another means of entrance. Stupid window, stupid servant, stupid wisteria, stupid, stupid, st-SHIT!
His foot slipped. If he didn't have quick reflexes he would have been a goner! Luckily he had managed to grip onto the window sill his knuckles turning a pale white as he firmly griped onto the sill, if his grip were to slip he would surely fall…and Karma Akabane was NOT going to die like this! He wasn't going to die because of this misfortune mistake…A rookie mistake!
Okay just breathe…. He inhaled a huge amount of air before letting it out along with his frustration. Okay let's see the window is no doubt locked from the inside and if I break it not only will I have a bloody wound I'll probably also catch a wondering servant's attention...Karma tried to place his foot on the wisteria below to regain his bearing, but it was just out of his reach….Is this it…? Is this really how it's going to end? Fuck Nagisa's gonna get a kick out of this… He let out a sigh….
His ear perked up at the sound of the window being opened once again. If he could lift himself up he could subdue the servant before they called for assistance. Thank god…Karma thought wearily, as he could feel his ghostly white knuckles began to slip from the oil in his pores. He was about to pull himself up when he suddenly felt a soft palm land on his fingers, followed by a soft shriek.
"W-who…" It was a timid female's voice, no doubt a servant trying to get some fresh air.
He let out a sigh…He didn't want her calling security on him. He would have to subdue her…but he was out of chloroform tonight he may need to break her neck…how unfortunate. He pulled himself up slowly and the female servant hesitantly moved backwards. He rested himself on his arms as he took a second to survey the room and its current inhabitant.
"S-stay b-back…or I-I'll call the guards…" The servant girl said timidly.
She was wearing a typical maid's outfit and she wore her black hair that glimmered purple in the moon's light in two innocent braids. The moon's silver gleam showered her skin in an otherworldly porcelain glow and the moon beams were gently reflected off of her glasses as she observed him fearfully, her large periwinkle eyes shining with caution and distress. She very much looked like a scared rabbit.
"…bitch you're gonna be mine…" He unconsciously murmured out loud.
"W-what..!" She screeched. Did he just say bitch you're going to die…! No I don't want to die…!
"Huh…? Oh nothing." Karma said nonchalantly as he pulled himself up from the window sill causing the cute girl to jump backwards in fear.
"Hey no need to be so scared." Karma said gently with a sly grin.
"I don't bite…Unless…you want me to~" He said flirtatiously.
"W-what were you doing h-hanging on the window sill?" She integrated as she tried to stand her ground against him…
He thought that was awfully cute if only she knew who he was….actually it was a good thing she didn't know who he was…
"Oh that…? You know just hanging around."
The girl's soft pink lips tugged upwards slightly but she resisted the urge to smile…This man was no doubt an assassin here to hurt her young mistress! She could not let that happen…even if the assassin was rather handsome and funny.
"I-If you don't leave I'll be forced to call security, thief!" She proclaimed silently proud she only stuttered once in that sentence...
"Thief…? Now that hurts my feelings~" He said teasingly as he placed his hand over his heart in mock hurt. "If anything you're the thief…"
"H-Huh No I'm not!" She said duly confused. She was no thief!
"Yeah you are…" He retorted.
"I-I didn't steal anything!" She said with an annoyed frown.
"Yeah you did." He replied as he moved closer to her. She moved backwards slowly reaching over to where she kept her hidden chloroform, this did not go unnoticed by Karma.
"J-Just b-because you say I d-did doesn't make it fact…w-what did I steal anyway…?" She asked as her back was flushed against the wall.
"My heart…" Okuda blinked temporarily forgetting the dangerous situation at hand.
"…"
"…"
"…"
"…I-is this a prank, Nakamura…? I-it's not funny." She said with a bewildered expression her hand still hovering over her hidden chloroform.
Karma chuckled to himself as he looked down at the confused servant…If he wasn't on a mission he would have already have swept her off of her feet…Oh yeah the mission…
"For as much as I want to keep flirting with you I'm kinda on a mission. You wouldn't happen to know where the treasury is, do you."
"T-this isn't a prank…? F-flirting I wasn't! I...Even if I did know where the treasury was why would I tell you? What's stopping me from screaming and calling security?"
Karma smirked duly entertained with the little girl's snappy replay.
He leaned forward in response and she leaned back until her head hit the wall. He placed his hands on either side of her head entrapping her. She tried not staring into his amber eyes, she felt as though she would get hypnotized by them if she stared too long. She tried calling for help but her voice was caught in her throat.
"Where's the treasury?" He cooed…She didn't respond.
"Where's the treasury?" He asked again.
She didn't say anything, she sealed her lips shut.
"Where's the treasury?" He asked again but this time there was no humor in his voice. She gulped….
She was so afraid. Her body wouldn't stop shaking. She didn't know who this man was, how he got in, or what he would do to her if she didn't corporate. But what kept her strong was the even scarier thought of what this man would do to her mistress…She had to protect her highness, she was just a servant her safety mattered less than the safety of Kanzaki-sama. She had sworn her loyalty…Taking a deep breath she tried to steady her nerves as she quickly came up with a plan, hopefully she could execute it.
"I…I-I'll show…i-if you let me go….a-and you swear not to harm t-this family…" She stuttered out. Karma smiled.
"Wasn't planning on harming anyone, my client made that very clear when he hired me."
"W-who was you client…" Okuda gently asked.
"Sorry Glasses but that's classified." She pouted…She needed more information…
"What? You don't like me calling you Glasses or something?" He asked. Okuda blinked…was he being considerate…?
"N-No…I'm just disappointed you couldn't tell me who sent you…" She said.
"Does it really matter?" He asked as he began walking towards the door, Okuda quickly followed.
"I-It does…b-because I doubt someone would hire a mercenary just to steal a few things….and why steal…? If they can hire a mercenary then they surely must be well off…" Okuda said.
Karma smiled as he watched the girl ponder over her own question, her lips drawn into a thin line as her eyebrows burrowed in a state of deep concentration…it was awfully cute.
"Well aren't you a smart cookie." Karma said with a patronizing smile before he returned his attention to the closed door.
He carefully opened it just enough for him to peek through. He couldn't see any guards or servant in the current area…
"Hmm…Seems the coast is-Mmmmhar….!" What the!
As soon as the red head's back was turned Okuda got out her secret bottle of chloroform and covered her small handkerchief with the sweet smelling liquid as she snuck up from behind. She quietly murmured a sorry as she covered his mouth with her chloroform soaked handkerchief.
Shit! I let my guard down! She may have gotten the jump on him but he was physically stronger than her, he could easily throw her over his shoulders but he didn't want to hurt her….even if she was trying to knock him out…Her grip was weak so he was able to swat her hand away easily. He turned towards her towering over her with annoyance.
"You got guts to pull a stunt like that." She gulped as she hesitantly backed away.
Her plan had backed fired and now she had made him mad….
"It honestly makes me want you more."
"I-I...wha-Ahh!" Before she could respond he had tackled her down to the ground. She let out a sharp yelp as her back slammed against the hard cold floor.
Karma grabbed her wrists and pinned them over her head with one hand as his other covered her mouth muffling her screams. He looked down at her. Her chest heaving up and down as she tried to squirm her way out of his iron grip looking up at him through thick eyelashes with big bright amethyst eyes that were filled with one thing fear….He didn't like the fear in her eyes. He didn't like the glossy look of tears that threated to spill out of the corners of her eyes.…
"Hey don't look at me like that…" He whined.
He let out a sigh as he loosened his grip slightly to keep from bruising her perfect porcelain skin. Whatever it's not like I need this job…
"If I let you go promise not to scream or knock me out?"
She stood still for a while….she just looked at him with skeptical eyes…the silence grew tense and he felt uneasy. Slowly she nodded. Karma slowly loosened his grip half-expecting her to book it as soon as his grip loosened the slightest…She didn't.
"Well tonight's been a waste." Karma said out loud as he sat down on the ground beside the maid.
"…I-if…you want i-I think I have a few golden shillings….m-maybe it will be enough t-to convince your client…" Okuda offered. Karma looked at her before bursting out in laughter.
His laughter caught her off guard. It was a deep resonating mellifluous sound that sent flutters through her heart and shudders along her spine.
"W-what's funny…?" She asked…nothing she said was really fun.
"You're too nice, Glasses."
"M-My name's Okuda…please stop calling me Glasses…" She said as she offered him her last name.
"Karma." He said introducing himself sticking out his hand for a handshake…
She hesitantly took it and shook his hand. He grinned as he pulled her hand towards his lips placing a soft kiss on her knuckles.
"Pleasure to meet you, Okuda…" He said smoothly with a seductive grin. Manami never pulled her hand away so fast in her life.
"S-sorry I can't say the same Mr. Karma…"
"Weeelllll…! I best be on my way I think I've overstayed my visit." He said. "But before I go I don't want my time here to be a complete waste…" Okuda raised a curious eyebrow…What does he…? Oh yeah!
"Oh yeah…wait…" She said as she fished around for a few shillings…. He laughed again.
"That's not what I meant."
"I-it's not...then…"
"Yeah so I know I tried to break into your Master's mansion and steal from them but… Seeing as you're really cute and obviously have some knowledge in chemistry I was wondering if….maybe…"
"Yes…?" She asked patiently waiting for him to finish his request. He couldn't bring himself to say the last part…
"You could supply me with some more chloroform I've run out." He finished.
"I-I guess…though I don't see what being cute has anything to do with that…" Okuda said.
Karma laughed again but this time it was a more sheepish embarrassed laugh…Okuda thought it was the cutest thing she's ever heard.
"Well where can I come and pick up my chloroform?"
"Umm…how good are you at breaking into mansions..?"
"Very…" He replied with a grin.
"Well…you could come to the servant chambers…Mines the third window down with the tiny balcony on the second floor…"
"Got it."
"W-well I'll see you tomorrow night…I guess…."
"You can count on it…Oh before I go I do want to steal one thing."
"Huh…wh-mmh..!"
She was silenced by a kiss. She had turned into a statue the moment his lips made contact with hers…She hadn't expected him to be so gentle….she half expected him to kiss her with full bruising force….But it was such a warm pure kiss she couldn't help but melt…
"I just stole a kiss…" He said with a satisfied smirk. He loved how her eyes fluttered open her cheeks a glowing pink.
"I-I…?" She was so utterly confused.
"I also stole your wallet." He said as he held up her wallet.
"W-What!"
"See ya later, Posion Glasses."
"H-Hey no! W-wait..!" Manami cried but he was already gone….
"K-Karma…!" She hissed before sighing.
I need to take a break… She thought wearily as she made her way towards her room all the while thinking back to what had happened only moments ago…Is it wrong that I wanted him to stay a little while longer…
"Ahh! No! No! I can't! H-he was probably just trying to get under my skin...!"
"Okuda is everything alright."
"O-of course it is mistress…why would you ask…?" Okuda said with a sheepish smile…even though she had a good idea why the young mistress asked.
She remembered beating her head repeatedly against the wall to try and get the images of a devilishly good looking redhead out of her mind…She ended up with white bandages wrapped around her forehead and a major head ache.
Hope you guys liked it! For the next chapter I'm thinking Takebayashi or Justice? R&R