OH MY CHEESE. 6068 WORDS? THATS LIKE, IDK, 3500 OVER MY CHAPTER AVERAGE. WHAT DID I EVEN DO?

*ahem* Hey there. So this one is more a rewrite of one episode, except with changes. Oh, and this will probably be the longest chapter - I wanted to get this out before school resumes tomorrow so I haven't written the next chapter yet. Angels and Reapers will probably come out before this though!

Thanks so much for the reviews, favourites and follows, and keep on doing that since that's my motivation!

TTYL, Raven.

Disclaimer: If I owned Assassination Classroom, Aguri would not be dead.

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The winter holidays had been and gone.

No one had thought of an assassination plan all winter. That had really annoyed Asano. Not only had Nagisa been abnormally uninterested in assassination, she had spent most of her holidays with that Akabane boy. Asano had to admit, it was helpful that Nagisa was going out with him. It made contact to Koro-sensei easier for her. However, did she really have to choose Asano's main rival?

That was the bluenette though. Always complicating things.

Now, they were about to step back onto the campus for the final few months at Kunugigaoka Junior High. Finals, then entrance exams. The schedule would be packed. Not to mention that Koro-sensei's deadline was in just a few weeks. The assassin had his hands full. Until Nagisa decided to co-operate again, they would get nothing done. Asano had already completed his assignment on Sakakibara; he had managed to get a lot of information out of the usually clever student. Plus, after lots of information gathering on Shiro, things were starting to look up. Kayano had thrown a spanner in the works, though. Once Aguri had found out her sister, Akari, had joined class 3-E, she had been anxious to get the former actress out of trouble. The reveal of Kayano's true identity had led to Koro-sensei spilling his story, putting his whole class out of action – including Nagisa. Asano was surprised to see something get to his partner as much as it had done.

Asano shook his head. He was letting his mind wander. For now, he was sitting in the front room of his house, watching out the window. His father had informed him that Yukimura and Lovro would be coming to talk to him, and that Nagisa may also show up. If not, they would go to her afterwards. No doubt this meeting would be on the lack of progress the duo had made.

There it was – the doorbell. Funny. Asano hadn't seen anyone walk past the window. Maybe he had been thinking too hard. After a moment listening, Asano was sure that Nagisa and her mother Hiromi had arrived.
"Gaku-kun, are you here?" Nagisa's nickname, only said when they were in privacy.
"In here!" Asano replied, turning to face the inside of the room. After a few seconds, Nagisa pushed the door open. She was wearing a light pink skirt, pleated skirt that went to mid-thigh, as well as a white, sleeveless top. After a few seconds, Asano realised it was a one-piece dress, made to look like two clothing items.
"Nice dress." Asano nodded.
"Thanks! Karma brought it for me." Nagisa smiled, perching on the edge of the sofa. No honorifics, hm? Asano thought to himself, Karma-kun and Nagi-chan must be close then.
"So, you spent the holiday studying Koro-Sensei, I assume?" Asano weakly asked, already knowing the answer.
"Well… no…" Nagisa looked away.
"Why not?"
"I haven't had the heart for it…" Nagisa shrugged.
"Are you crazy?" Asano stood, "You could have just lost us the mission!"
"Now now, don't get too mad." That was Gakuhou; he and Hiromi had just walked in. The two were former assassins, having been paired together as one of the first pairs in Element Four. Due to that, it was only natural Nagisa and Gakushuu were paired also.
"Although I would have assumed you would have done." Hiromi added, glaring at Nagisa. The girl shrunk under her mother's gaze.
"Never mind us." Gakuhou smirked slightly, "Lovro-san and Yukimura-san are here."
"Already?" Nagisa gasped, standing. Her partner raised an eyebrow. Never before would Nagisa have reacted like that. How much had Class 3-E truly changed her?
"Yes, already." Hiromi nodded, "Now you two should make yourselves presentable." She walked out, and after hesitating, Gakuhou did also, heading to the door to welcome to two other guests.
"Ready for this?" Nagisa quietly muttered, walking over to the other sofa and sitting down.
"Yes." Gakushuu quickly replied, sitting next to her. Barely a moment after, their worst nightmare strode in.

"Shiota-san, Asano-san." Lovro nodded at the rising partners. They bowed to him before remaining standing, looking up.
"I have to remark on your lack of progress. Sakakibara-san is complete, yet our other two targets are out there. Especially with the large reward on Koro-sensei's head, you must be vigilant in taking him down before the government get involved." Lovro bluntly stated.
"Gomen, Lovro-sama." Nagisa bowed her head, "The lack of progress is my fault. I've become too affected with the target and my peers. I will detach myself from them and focus purely on assassination within the coming weeks."
Asano raised an eyebrow at these words. So even Nagisa herself acknowledged her mistakes?
"I'm glad to hear that, but how about the relationship between you and Akabane-san?" Lovro picked up. Nagisa tensed.
"I don't see how I and Karma being together changes anything." She replied.
"You shall see." Lovro turned to Yukimura, who was standing by the door.
"Yukimura shall be going through the next bit with you. I'm sure the 'Goddess of Death' can go through this a lot better than I can." Lovro swiftly exited and both pairs of eyes turned to Aguri. She walked forwards.

"We have two new targets."
"Two?" Nagisa interrupted almost immediately, "If you think we can't handle the current ones, why more?"
"Because these ones can be attempted almost immediately and will almost certainly help you." Aguri glared at the girl. Nagisa bit her lip looking down.
"I shall give you a copy each. Here, first, is target 4." Aguri handed a piece of paper to both youths. Asano scanned over his.

OPERATION MOON KILL

ELEMENT FOUR, PAIR TWO – Asano Gakushuu and Shiota Nagisa

TARGET #4

NAME: Yukimura Akari

ALIASES: Mase Haruna, Kayano Kaede

LOOKS: Long, black hair – currently dyed green, often worn in a 'cat-ears' style. Hazel/amber eyes. Flat chest.

GENDER: Female

AGE: 15 as of November

ATTRIBUTES AND ABILITIES: Originally had tentacles, so therefore has kinetic vision. Very popular with her classmates in Class 3-E.

NOTE: DO NOT KILL. She is to be persuaded before her sister enrols her. She will be a key in defeating Koro-sensei. Nagisa will be key in this.

"Your sister?" Nagisa asked, surprised.
"Yes. She doesn't know I'm alive, so I'm hoping she'll agree to work with me when she realises." Yukimura replied. Asano noted that his mentor's eyes were a bit shadowed.
"So what do I do?" The girl questioned.
"Just convince Kayano-san to meet you somewhere." Yukimura nodded, "Then I will show up. Once we have her trust, we can use her to help persuade Koro-sensei."
"You're still holding a file." Asano reminded Yukimura, his voice dull.
"Yes – once again, Nagisa had more contact with this target, but it would be better if Asano was to go for him." Yukimura handed out the final file.

OPERATION MOON KILL

ELEMENT FOUR, PAIR TWO – Asano Gakushuu and Shiota Nagisa

TARGET #5

NAME: Akabane Karma

LOOKS: Tall (175cm), bright red hair. Mercury coloured eyes.

GENDER: Male

AGE: 15 as of December

ATTRIBUTES AND ABILITIES: Trickster. Knows a lot of information. Usually alone so very good with skills of being alone. Close connections to Nagisa.

NOTE: Related to the previous case 'OPERATION FOX' in which he was the only child survivor.

Both people were silent for several minutes, before…
"Operation Fox?" Asano asked, looking up.
"The Akabane's are rich businessmen," Yukimura replied, "Which means they have large connections to firms all around the globe – prominently India, America and France. At this time, Akabane-san's parents were in India, whilst the rest lived in the very north of Japan. It was discovered that the Akabane family were a host to trafficking drugs. I don't believe half of them were involved, including Karma-san's parents. Nevertheless, half of the current Element 4 were sent to shut them down and eliminate any evidence. I believe this was the first mission after your parents left.

It was a success, as the ring was completely shut down. However, the whole family had been killed. Hearing this the couple and their newborn son – Karma – didn't go back to their old home. Instead they tried to integrate into the largest city in Japan – Tokyo. To hide from any more possible attack. It's worked – until now.

There was always some paperwork from Operation Fox missing. It's now surfaced that Karma's parent's may have this final bits of paperwork and might be continuing the system which we worked hard to shut down just under 15 years ago. They have to be stopped."

"No!" Nagisa shook her head immediately, "I don't see how Karma comes into this, and I don't want him to be hurt!"
"We think he is the one who possesses most of the information. Besides, taking him will lead us to his parents." Yukimura justified.
"I refuse! I – I can't do this!"
"Emotional attachment is bad for an assassin."
"Then why did our parents have kids?" Nagisa attempted to rebut her mentor, motioning to her and Asano.
"Because that was when they were no longer assassins." Asano cleared his throat when Yukimura said that.
"Excuse me, but it looks like this assignment is for me. What must I do?" He interrupted. Nagisa looked at him, wide-eyed and pleading. Yukimura, satisfied, nodded,
"You must capture Karma-san, whilst our adult operatives work on his parents. Or, if that fails, kill him."

The cold chilled Nagisa to the bone as she wrapped her blazer tighter around her. The air was cold. At least having her hair down helped keep it out, although she'd rather avoid that if possible. The sun was shining to be fair. It wasn't like Nagisa couldn't see anything, which was good.
"Hey, Nagisa-chan!" Nagisa turned to see a small girl with two cat-ears skipping up the hill behind her.
"Hey, Kayano-chan." Nagisa waved. She didn't want to break Kayano's spirit – not that it wasn't already broken. The flaming tentacles had done that. Nagisa paused to wait for Kayano to catch up.
"Back to school, right?" Kayano grinned once she got up there.
"Yeah." Nagisa nodded.
"I wish we didn't have to… I mean, who even has the heart to continue with our task now?" Kayano asked, "And I know that's my fault…"
"Don't feel like that- It isn't, not really." Nagisa shook her head.
"But I was the one who –"
"Ey, Kayano-san, what are you blaming yourself about this time?" Nagisa and Kayano looked behind them. That voice…
"Karma-kun!"

At the sound of Kayano's voice, Nagisa turned and smiled at the sight of her boyfriend, walking quickly in order to catch up with them. She smiled, and Karma waved back, flashing his trademark cheeky grin.
"Well Kayano-san, Nagisa, good to see you two!" He laughed.
"You're here early, Karma." Nagisa noted, dipping her head slightly.
"Well, who's to say I didn't want to see you?" Karma shrugged nonchalantly.
"He has a point." Kayano nodded, "And I'm glad to see you after being stuck in that place for ages!" The forced enthusiasm in Kayano's voice was painful.
"Heh, yeah, sorry about that…" Karma quietly responded. Nagisa tensed slightly. Karma had kissed Kayano in order to stop her with the tentacles. He said it was the only thing he could think to do. Nagisa believed that, but she still wasn't sure Kayano didn't feel something. She decided to brush it off. After all, Karma had more than proved he was loyal to Nagisa.
"Hey, that kiss saved my life! Don't worry about it." Kayano smiled. Karma looked away, and Nagisa sighed.
"Let's just get to class." Nagisa pointed out.
"Yeah – I'll go ahead and meet you there!" Kayano waved skipping ahead.
"Well then, looks like Kayano-san has something planned to me." Karma mused. Nagisa nodded silent.
"Hey, cat got your tongue?" Karma laughed, wrapping an arm around his small girlfriend's shoulders. She laughed grinning.
"Karma!" Karma stuck his tongue out in response.
"You still thinking about that kiss? 'cause trust me, it's nothing." Karma's face dropped as he studied Nagisa, and she shook her head.
"No, it's not that!" Nagisa denied. That was true; it wasn't. She was actually bothered about Karma being a target. She really didn't want to go for him. However, protecting him from Asano – that would be impossible, or close enough. That didn't matter though. Nagisa would definitely give it a shot.
"Then what is it? What's your problem, Nagisa?" Karma asked.
"It doesn't matter," Nagisa smiled, "Don't worry about it at all."
"Well, if you're sure." Karma teased, before sweeping Nagisa off her feet and laughing.
"Hey!" Nagisa protested, squirming.
"Woah, you're like a feather! What are you, air?" Karma smirked. Nagisa gave up squirming, blushing.
"Something like that." She quietly muttered, and Karma scoffed.
"Let's follow Kayano-san then." He replied with a nod, as the duo started walking towards the schoolhouse, Karma not letting go of Nagisa.

Unaware to them, one adolescent assassin had been watching in the shadows. Asano hissed, letting air seep out between his teeth. He now knew that leaving Nagisa to take Karma alone would definitely yield no result. He would have to be the one to take his rival out. Not that he was complaining, of course. However, with Nagisa thrown into the mix, things would get interesting. He knew she had been holding out on her classmates – she had shown nowhere close to her full talent. Despite that, something told Asano she would go full out to protect the one she loved.

As Asano watched them go, he smiled slightly. His first step would have to be Kayano. Once she was on their side, tentacles or no tentacles, things would get a lot easier. Three instead of two, and the smaller two blessed with natural-born prowess in assassination. After that, Karma would be easy as bait. He'd never expect his girlfriend.

With a smirk, Asano backed off. He'd just wait for the perfect time today. It wouldn't be hard, would it?

"So Kayano-san, it isn't like you to call us all together like this." Later that day, the whole class was gathered outside, surrounding the small girl. Not one of them knew what the girl with green hair had planned.
"Well… I'm not even sure it's possible… but instead of killing Koro-sensei, I think we should save him!" Kayano added. The whole class gasped, and a ripple of doubt ran through them – Nagisa included. She was standing with Sugino, not too far from Karma, who for some reason had chosen to distance himself.
"Save him?" Mimura asked, astounded, "By like, finding a way to keep him from self-detonating come March or what?"
"Where do we start?" Okano asked, sceptical.
"Well… I don't know yet." Kayano meekly admitted, "But…"
"Totally, I'm game!" Kurahashi yelled, raising her hand, "Koro-sensei's way too good of a bug-catching buddy to let explode!" Nagisa didn't miss the surprised looks given to her by Maehara, Hayami and Okano.
"Kurahashi-san…" Kayano gasped, surprised.
"Thank you for bringing it up." Kataoka added, stepping forward, "If no one else had said anything I would've. Saving him is the least we can do."
"So you're on board?" Kayano asked.
A voice from the back of the class quietly spoke, "Aren't you all letting your guard down a bit?" Yoshida. "I mean, this girl just tried to kill Koro-sensei and now she's trying to save him? What if this is another plan?" Kayano winced.
"It's not fair to judge someone on their past actions." Nagisa hadn't even realised she spoke. Too late now, "But to think of their future ones and what they hope to do." Unable to talk back to that, Yoshida looked down and Kayano smiled at Nagisa, who blinked back. She thought she saw something dart out of a nearby bush, but when she turned there was nothing. Kayano turned back to the rest of the class.
"So… what about the rest of you?"
"Seems appropriate." Hara nodded, "If this is what this class has been leading to."
"Damn right!" Sugino responded happily, "I'm in. As far as I'm concerned it's a whole new challenge!"
"Seems like a new show." Fuwa agreed, "Well, sort of."
"I really don't want to live with the guilt." Okano added, only half aware that Kurahashi had not returned to stand near her, "I mean, we're obligated to at least give it a shot."
"Guys… you…" Kayano grinned, ignoring the start of tears pooling up. It was a relief to know that the classmates surrounding her were on board. Something was bugging her though; neither Karma nor Nagisa had stepped forwards to join her.

"I really hate to be the one that spoils the mood, but I'm against it." Nakamura. Nakamura? Kayano widened her eyes. This girl was the one she least expected to sensibly speak up. She stepped forward into the sun, letting the cold January weather reflect off her golden hair.
"We're assassins," She continued, "He's the target. That's our bond. Koro-sensei said so himself. I don't know about you, but I cherish that bond. Think about it. Not killing him would defeat the purpose."
"Nakamura…" Nagisa muttered quietly. She hadn't expected this, similar to every other student here.
"You're against it?" Kayano added.
"We get wanting to save him and all," Terasaka added as Itona jumped down from one of the trees, "But how do you know it's even doable?"
"Well… I…" Kayano quietly said, losing her confidence.
"You act like you're the only one whose been thinking about this!" Yoshida added.
"Also, what happens if the clock runs out on us before we find a way?" Muramatsu challenged, "Did you consider that?"
"Seriously, you want the octupuses last thoughts to be 'Damn, my class are a bunch of half-asses?" Terasaka slyly inputted.
"… No!" Kayano replied after hesitation, "We owe it to him!"
"Owe it to him…?" Karma's voice drifted out from the shadows, and everyone turned to look at him. Kayano visibly shivered.
"Always the talented ones, hm, figuring no matter the odds, in the end, things will always work out."
"I'm not talented…" Kayano mumbled, almost too quiet to be heard.
"Wow, listen to you," Karma mused, "Getting a tad full of yourself there, huh? Granted after your surprise a few weeks ago, you proved to be one of the most gifted ones in our class, but seriously, we should just up and scrap the whole assassination plan? What about the underdogs? Those of us who work ourselves sick just to squeak by on what little talent we have? How are we supposed to feel? You're like a hot chic trying to tell her friends there's no point in trying to find a man!" Kayano was looking down now, eyes scared. Nagisa instinctively edged over to her group, to be nearer to her closest friend.
"Of course, you don't have a problem changing the rules, you've already won the game." Karma taunted.
"That… Um…" Kayano didn't seem to want to go against him, and Karma smirked. Nagisa's hands trembled. As much as she loved Karma, what he was saying made little sense. He was wrapping Kayano around his little finger.
"That's not what she's trying to say." Nagisa finished off for her. Kayano looked up, wide-eyed. Even Karma raised an eyebrow.
"Besides, between you two, you're the better assassin." Nagisa added. Kayano didn't show any contempt at being put down – although maybe it was better if Nagisa hadn't bothered.

"Okay, hearing you talk like that just pisses me off even more!" Karma snapped back. He was now facing Nagisa, and his eyes held none of the affection that Nagisa saw in them this morning.
"I'll answer my own question then from this morning." Karma glared, "You know what your problem is, Nagisa? You have no respect for how hard this is for everyone who isn't you."
"Woah, what? Where is this coming from?" Nagisa exclaimed, shocked, "I'm just helping out my friends, whose feelings you're so anxious to put down! Do you have an axe to grind with Koro-sensei or something? He took us to the movies! He made learning fun!"
"That's my point, why do you think he bothered, huh!" Karma yelled back, "He didn't want us to end up like a bunch of half-assed whiny jerks yet look at you! Assassinating him is what this entire class is based on and yet you want to find a loophole!" It now looked like Karma didn't care that Kayano was the one who suggested it. Nagisa was the one he was mad at. "You want to undermine what Koro-sensei has done?" Karma relentlessly went on, "Or do you and your friend there have the mind AND the body of a ten year old?" Nagisa stiffened before looking down. She was already sensitive to her lack of a chest – although she didn't have the height problem Kayano faced, she was still second smallest in the class. Nagisa looked back up through her bangs, and her eyes contained rage. She hadn't expected the demonic look in Karma's face to meet her.

"Awh, what's with that look? Huh, the itty-bitty mouse wanna roar? Feel like it could take on a lion?" Karma smirked.
"No, I –" Nagisa started to say. That's when Karma's hand met her shoulder.
"Got something to say?" Karma teased maliciously, smacking Nagisa with each phrase he said, "Kick my ass for once and you can say whatever you like. Oh, don't be shy, what are you afraid of? Let's settle this for real, then. Come on!" Nagisa stumbled back, and Karma grabbed the collar on her shirt; not only was he now strangling his girlfriend, she was now only held up by Karma's hand. Her eyes narrowed. Enough was enough. She was about to retaliate – before realising she didn't have to. Kayano had already done that.

She had come up behind Karma and used her legs to sweep him off his feet. As Karma fell, Nagisa scrambled backwards. She didn't want to get into a fight and show her true colours. Karma's gaze snapped towards Kayano.
"Stop it, both of you!" She said, backing off a little. Karma effortlessly sprang to his feet and approached the green-haired girl, who backed off. Lunging forward, Karma grabbed Kayano's collar before his friend, tucking her skirt in, swung her legs up around Karma's shoulders, pinning his arms in place. Nagisa stiffened. That move… that was one Kayano had seen her practising, when she was at her house not long before Kayano's move with the tentacles! She had remembered?
"A flying triangle hold!" Terasaka shouted in surprise. Of course, Kayano had her legs further down, but that didn't stop Karma from falling to his knees.
"Nagisa and I… are not… whiny half-assed jerks!" She exclaimed.
"Well alright then – when did Kayano learn that move?" Fuwa questioned. Nagisa didn't say a word.
"She's never going to be a match for Karma in hand-to-hand combat." Kimura quietly mentioned. Sure enough, Karma was getting back to his feet.
"You little…" Karma growled. As he was about to unpin his arm, he was tackled and Kayano fell to the floor. Isogai and Maehara had taken the redhead full-on

"What the hell are the two of you trying to prove?" Isogai exclaimed, struggling with Karma's right arm. Behind the writhing target, Maehara grunted in agreement.
"Okay, I don't think I can hold him back!" He cried out, clearly struggling. Whilst the two boys were struggling, Kayano had got to her feet. An unusual bloodlust filled her eyes. Of course. She can't deny the bloodlust like I can… most of the time, Nagisa told herself. Her mind drifted back to her fight with Takaoka, when her bloodlust had gone out of control. She grabbed Kayano's arm, pulling her back. She didn't put up much of a fight before realising there was no point in fighting. The bloodlust faded and Kayano subdued herself to just watch.

"A good old-fashioned schoolyard fight!" Koro-sensei? Everyone turned to face him, including Karma, who went still.
"Outstanding!" Koro-sensei exclaimed, "However, you're the Assassination Classroom! This is how we settle our differences!" The children gaped at Koro-sensei, smoking a pipe and armed with two guns – a pistol and a sniper.

Silence.

"WHAT KIND OF MEDIATOR ARE YOU?"

"Oh…" Takebayashi bent down to examine the boxes and 'pellets' by Koro-sensei's feet, "These are just red and blue paintballs."
"Red for those who feel I must be liquidated, and blue for those who beg to differ." Koro-sensei confirmed, "Before we begin, I want each of you to state his or her position, clearly, and choose a colour. Then, after battling it out on the mountainside like civilised human beings, the winning team's opinion prevails. Absolutely no grudges allowed! Seem fair?"

The class gasped. A civil war? This was new.
"For the record," Koro-sensei, now talking in his own voice, continued, "Whatever the outcome, I will respect your decision, provide you defend it with everything you have. You are all a family. I can't abide for my students to be at odds with each other. If you truly care about me, promise that what we build here won't crumble into discord."
Isogai slowly approached the sets of guns, turning to face the class.
"Well guys?" He asked. The class all nodded.
"Let's do this… To kill, or not to kill."

"Ok then…So, I guess I'll choose a side." Chiba was the first to speak, to the surprise of most.
"Me too." Hayami went along with her partner as they both walked up front.
"The insta-kill shots almost there." Chiba pondered, "We've put a lot of work into it. So for who – what got us this far…"
"I'm sure he'll want to see us take it all the way." Hayami finished, "We keep our eyes on the target."
Chiba Ryuunosuke, Rinka Hayami: Kill.
"Chiba-kun… Hayami-san… You" Kayano quietly whispered, before shaking her head, "My mind's always had one mind-set from the beginning, for days now. I already tried to assassinate him once, and I regret it. I want Koro-sensei to live as long as possible. My sister felt the same way. It must run in the family or something." Kayano closed her hand around a blue container.
"No more death. He's entitled to our protection." Kaede Kayano: Don't Kill.

Slowly, everyone else went up to accept their places. Nagisa, however, remained where she stood. Her task was to kill Koro-sensei. That was the task Lovro, Yukimura and all the others at the agency set her. It was the task that Asano was relying on her to fulfil. However, listening to everyone's opinions, plus Karma's outburst, was swaying her mind. No matter if no grudges were allowed… she wanted revenge.
"Not gonna lie, I was in the no-kill camp." Okano's words grabbed Nagisa's attention, "but hearing everyone's thoughts, I'm not so sure. I have a question. If we do this, does this neccesarily mean we hate you?" Okano looked up at her teach, waiting for an answer.
"Of course not, Okano-san." Koro-sensei reassured her, "Quite the opposite in fact. It's when you're killing me that I feel the most loved."
"Well…" Okano hesitated thinking for a few more seconds.
"No, that doesn't matter. My feelings are more in line with where these guys stand." Okano swept down, picking up a blue bottle.
Hinata Okano: Don't Kill.
Those words had made Nagisa think. What were her true feelings? Pushing the grudge on Karma aside, what did she really feel must happen to her target? Then she knew what she must do – no matter how much it pained her. It was the task set for her, after all; this would be her chance to preserve it. She walked forwards, and after hesitation, her hand gripped the gun in the red box.

Nagisa Shiota: Kill.

She felt herself being pushed aside, as Karma grabbed another gun from the box. He glanced dismissively at her, although in his eyes were a little bit on respect. At least he was happy the couple were on the same side… right?

Karma Akabane: Kill.

"Awh, man…" Sugino muttered to himself quietly, "We lost Nagisa."
"I wonder why she didn't choose our side…" Kayano wondered out loud. She couldn't help but feel a little betrayed.

"Alright." Isogai deduced, "looks like everyone has picked a side." Karasuma started talking in everyone's earphones, but Nagisa wasn't listening. No way was she going to work with her team. I mean, usually she would. But knowing Karma, he would take control. Besides, she was certain she had the perfect strategy – if she had to use it. With Hayami and Chiba, there may be no need. At least she had a plan though. That was the rule of an assassin; you can carry as many blades as you like, but if you don't have a plan they could all be dust for all you know.

Everyone started getting into position. Ignoring the looks everyone was giving Karma, Nagisa struck out and headed into the woods, towards Karasuma. No one would expect this, would they?

Kataoka and Takebayashi were dead right out of the gate. Chiba and Hayami had shot them, one each.
Chiba and Okajima were next, as Kanzaki got them from behind.
The pretty Japanese girl took out Sugaya next, before Karma swooped down and took Kanzaki from above.
"Red team, it's Karma." A voice came through Nagisa's ear. Growling slightly, she didn't give up her hiding place, choosing to ignore the lazily spoken words. She was determined to stick to her guns and carry through with her plan.
After Kanzaki fell, Mimura managed to get a key vantage point. Nagisa noted this and realised she would likely not be needed. With Mimura there, everyone would listen to Karma going from seeing everyone's positions. She didn't give up though.

Next to go was Hazama – she got shot out taking out Sugino and Fuwa. The next move however cost a lot.
Kayano, Kurahashi and Okano were all grouped together – with only Kimura to take them on. He tried, yet he missed; whilst getting Kurahashi out, Kayano scored him out too.
Mimura went next when Isogai shot him down – Okuda found him. Hara was also hit by Hayami. Her trap went to waste.

Now, the teams had been cut down.

Save camp had 6 remaining: Isogai, Okuda, Maehara, Yada, Kayano and Okano.
Kill camp had 8 remaining: Karma, Nakamura, Terasaka, Muramatsu, Yoshida, Itona, Hayami and Nagisa.

Hayami was the main target for Save camp now – they eventually managed to get her and her guard Itona out, but not without the cost of Isogai, Yada and Okuda. Nakamura and the three 'stooges' were ready to get the flag now. With Hayami out, though, Karma had lost his lookout. He didn't see Kayano, Maehara and Okano leaving to head back, noticing the chaos.
"Okay, let's go." Nakamura nodded to her teammates, who doubtfully followed her. As much as they hated being a human shield, they had to go along with her and Karma's plan.

Karma only remembered about the other three as he saw them – and his warning wasn't enough.
The three guards were out immediately from a shot above. Nakamura, the only one standing, looked up. On the rocks above, Kayano, Okano and Maehara had their guns trained on them. Nakamura ran for it – what else could she do? She was almost at the flag until Maehara's shot got her in the back.
"Yes!" He yelled as he got down, with the two girls. They laughed.
"Just Karma now – we can do this!" Kayano cheered, jumping up. Karma had stood, annoyed. He wasn't sure how they had got past his defences – but he knew for sure he wasn't letting them at the flag.
Besides, there was one independent variable they had forgotten about, but Karma sure hadn't.

Nagisa.

"So Kayano-san, Maehara-kun and Okano-san have their end secured." Isogai ran over what he was seeing played out in front of him, from the spectator stand.
"They only have two obstacles left as well." Kataoka commented, kneeling beside her fellow class representative.
"Karma-kun, who is ready for combat. No matter how good he is, numbers might overwhelm him." Isogai nodded.
"Yeah, he'll be on guard from Kayano-san especially after her performance earlier." Kataoka pointed out, "However, it's not wise to underestimate Karma-kun."
"That being said, there's still Nagisa-san." Sugino joined in their conversation, leaning over, "She hasn't made an appearance all battle."
"Some would think she's chickened out." Yada laughed, also looking over.
"Yes, apart from the fact that Nagisa-san isn't like that." Isogai voiced, "She'll have something planned. You watch."

Sure enough, she came out of nowhere – like a reaper in angels' clothing. Karma was the only one to notice her before it was too late – descending from the light of heaven and crashing down into hell. With one quick swipe of her blade and a twirl in a circle, it was done. Kayano, Okano and Maehara were all on the floor, a line of red across their camouflage.
"How did you do that?" Kayano gasped looking up at him. Maehara just grunted.
"The referee. Of course."
"Makes sense." Okano nodded, getting to her feet. Nagisa dipped her head. As she left the three to get to their feet, Nagisa walked over to the flag and effortlessly plucked it from where it stood. The red team had won. Cheers erupted from the crowd as Nagisa waved the flag at them, grinning. It had been a while since she had been able to show a skill such as that.
"Hey, we should go." Kayano tugged on Maehara and Okano's sleeves, and they nodded. The reason? Karma was stalking across the field towards Nagisa. Noticing, the bluenette stopped waving the flag and turned to face her boyfriend, ignoring the buzz of chatter above.
"So, at least you won it for us." Karma shortly spoke. Nagisa nodded.
"It was a shame you didn't get involved more. Actually listening to my instructions would be better for all of us next time." He continued with the same flat voice.
"You know I work better solo. Everyone does. But next time, I'll consider it." Nagisa replied. Karma's face softened slightly, allowing a ghost of a smile to creep onto his lips.
"You should do." Karma stepped closer to Nagisa and nodded at her.
"Um… should we head back up?" Nagisa offered quickly. Karma agreed, and the duo started walking back to the others.

"Hey, you two." Bitch-sensei immediately rounded on Okano and Maehara when they got back, drawing many peoples attention.
"Yes, Bitch-sensei?" Maehara replied, trying to seem brave.
"Where's the third one?"
"Eh?"
"Well Kayano-san was with you, wasn't she?" It wasn't until Bitch-sensei pointed it out that they realised that Kayano was indeed missing.
"Where did she go?" Karasuma rounded on the two.
"I don't know!" Okano raised her hands in mock defeat.
"Weren't you looking, sir – you were the referee." Maehara challenged. By now the class was quiet.
"I was heading back here." He shortly replied.
"What's going on?" Nagisa asked, having just arrived with Karma.
"We lost Kayano-san somewhere…" Okano sighed.
"I'll go look." Nagisa offered. Others piped up too.
"I don't think we all need to look." Karasuma nodded. He named a few students to look for her – Nagisa and Karma included.
"You shall go with them." Karasuma looked to Bitch-sensei, who gasped.
"Why me?"
"You're a teacher, just like me. If she isn't in the woods, we'll come back to look. For now, the rest of us will go and rest up." Karasuma soundly declared. Unable to argue, Bitch-sensei sighed.
"Come on you brats, let's go look…" Irina trod off. Nagisa, giving a carefree shrug, followed. She didn't want to go back yet anyway.

Bitch-sensei had distanced herself from the group, looking in an area quite far from where Kayano was last seen. This was getting increasingly confusing. Students didn't just disappear… did they?

That's when she saw the items lying on the floor.

Three items, to be exact. One was a knife coated with blue paint. A second… was a lock of Kayano's hair. Trying to calm her readily rising fear, she bent down and turned over the third, something that seemed to be a piece of paper. What met her was a 4, with an E inside the gap in the 4.
"Oh no…" She whispered. "Not them…

… This is bad. Really bad…"