Hi, guys! Dropping by here to give you all chapter 4. :) This chapter's got a Karma and Nagisa moment, so hope you like it~

"H-Here, Akabane-kun… I wanted to g-give you this. I hope you like it."

Karma sighs internally as another girl gives him chocolate for Valentine's Day. It's not that he's not glad about it. He appreciates people who are nice to him, not because they're scared but because they're simply not looking to pick a fight with him. (Even though he doesn't admit to it, sometimes, it gets tiring when people only want to fight him. He's a person, too; a mischievious, troublemaker boy that's a bit of a sadist, yes, but he does have feelings.)

Seriously though, why him? It's not like any of these girls actually know him. And he's sure that there are other boys they would rather give their chocolate to. Isogai is such a good guy, such an Ikemen; Karma is sure it is impossible to hate that guy. Maehara's a playboy, but he doesn't cheat (or, at least, doesn't fool girls into thinking he's completely serious) and he's good-looking as well. That Sakakibara guy that follows Asano everywhere is also a pretty big flirt and womanizer, and girls seem to like him and his dumb poetic lines. And then there's Asano himself; Karma is positive that most girls (hell, maybe even some of the boys, not that there's anything wrong with that) have a huge crush on him.

But it seems there are some girls out there that would rather give their chocolate to the honorary student bad boy pretty much everyone is afraid of.

Still, he can't bring himself to mock them or make fun of them. Even though he's not interested on dating any of those girls, he still appreciates their gifts, even if he doesn't really show it.

"Thank you," he smiles at her; tries to make it seem genuine instead of forced or mischievous.

The girl turns beet red, nods, and mumbles she has to go before turning on her heel and running away.

Jeez.

If they're gonna give him chocolate just to run away, then why did they even bother? Well, he isn't one of the most approachable guys ever, he guesses—there's a reason why most of the school is afraid of him—so maybe they were worried he'd be mean or something? Well, whatever. He guesses that the fact they were brave enough to give him chocolate while most people are afraid of him is good enough. And he likes chocolate. So that's a bonus.

He starts walking in the hallway until he runs into Nagisa. He smiles widely at her, but then his eyes notice the neatly-wrapped box of chocolates she has in her hands.

Well.

Karma isn't sure how to feel about that. It's… unsettling. But why should he care if Nagisa gives chocolates to a guy? He's her best friend; he should support her! Still, he can't help the wave of protectiveness that goes through his body.

"Oh~? What's this? Nagisa-chan is gonna give chocolates to someone~!" He covers what he's really feeling with a laugh, teasing her as he always does. His mind wanders as he tries to list down the possibilities of people Nagisa might want to give chocolate to. Maybe it's Isogai? He's an Ikemen. Karma doesn't think he'd even be mad if it's him (hating that guy is impossible, it really is). Sugino? After all, he's a really friendly guy, and he gets along really well with Nagisa. It would make sense.

"Karma-kun!" Nagisa seems startled, flushing a little. Man, she looks so cute. "W-Well, it's Valentine's Day, so…" She shrugs, trailing off, and her eyes land on the box he has in his hands. "Looks like you've gotten chocolates, too, huh?"

"Yeah, well," he sighs. "I don't know why they're giving chocolates to me instead of someone like Isogai-kun. I mean, they just gave me the chocolates and ran away."

"They were probably nervous," Nagisa quips. "You're not the most approachable guy ever, you know?"

"Yeah, yeah. Whatever." He smirks. "And what about you, Nagisa-chan? Are you nervous?"

"M-Me? Well," she takes a deep breath. "Maybe I'm more nervous than I should be…"

"Oh?" Well, if that's the case, then it's got to be a friend, right? Isogai, then? Or Sugino? Maybe even Maehara, but hopefully it's not him since he's such a playboy and Karma doesn't really wanna beat up one of the few people who doesn't seem to be scared shitless of him (although he would never admit it out loud) just to make sure Nagisa wouldn't get hurt. He would, though, if he has to. "How come?"

Well, whoever it is that she wants to give chocolate to, he's gonna support her. And they damn better accept her gift and be nice to her, because if they don't, he's gonna come after them and he's gonna make them sorry for—

"Because who I want to give chocolate to is you."

Karma's inner musings were completely interrupted and forever forgotten once he heard those words. It's strange to catch him off guard, but Nagisa's one of the few people that manage to do just that. "Eh?"

"Well, yeah," Nagisa blushes a little again, shifting from foot to foot. Even though she's really observant, she doesn't seem to notice she's caught him off guard; if she had, she probably would've been surprised. Her eyes are focused on the floor; she seems to be a little bit embarrassed. "I-I never thought you would wanna be my friend, and—well, I'm really... glad you're, you know, friends with me. So," her gaze goes up, her eyes locking with his, and she smiles again, genuinely and brightly and Karma has the urge to smile right back. She presents the box to him, and her cheeks redden a little bit more, but her smile's even wider and her eyes are shinning. "I wanted to give you this, as thanks."

Karma flushes a little—he will forever deny it, though—feeling flattered by her words. "Aw, Nagi-chan, you shouldn't have." He honestly hadn't expected that she would give chocolate to him, and yet this makes him that much happier than receiving chocolate from those other girls did.

"O-Of course I should've! I genuinely mean it, you know..."

"Aw~ Nagi-chan, are you confessing to me…?" he jokes.

"K-Karma-kun!" She flushes in embarrassment.

"I'm kidding, I'm kidding!" He smiles, genuinely, and ruffles her hair affectionately. He would hug her, but they're in the middle of the school hallway and he's got a reputation to uphold. "Thanks, Nagisa-chan. I appreciate it." He means it. Receiving chocolate from Nagisa is extremely meaningful for him. It hadn't even entered his mind before, but now that it happened, he can't be gladder.

She sees his genuine smile and smiles right back. Karma will never get tired of seeing that smile. "I'm glad."

Fun fact: The whole "Valentine's Day" thing was supposed to fit in one chapter, but then Nagisa and Karma kinda hogged the chapter all for themselves, so… part two of Valentine's Day will be next chapter. XD

As always, thanks for reading! Please leave a review or a suggestion, if you have one. I'd appreciate it. :)

Until next chapter!