Asano didn't really care for Nagisa Shiota. He was sure that the blue-haired boy and the girl he saw from the mall with Akabane were the same person. Now he didn't care much about crossdressing to each their own, but he needed to make sure that Karma as an E class student stays at the bottom of society. That means no smart girlfriend that will be his ticket to the top.

He studied up on Nagisa he knew exactly what kind of person Karma was,but Nagisa was more of a mystery. He hadn't really noticed the guy, he seemed very forgettable at first glance. He did manage to find some interesting things in his research. Nagisa had a mother that lived vicariously through him. He seemed to have self-esteem issues. The boy was very easy to push around, and that he can pass for a girl or boy.

He was also fairly certain that if Karma and Nagisa stayed together the smaller boy, would get hurt, become Karma's patsy, or found at the bottom of a river in a shallow grave. Nagisa was just a random class E student, he wants him to beat him in the world of academics, that doesn't mean he okay with the thought of the kid being abused by his significant other. Not if he felt he could stop it.

He waited on the corner near the androgynous boy's house early in the morning, on the following day. When he was sure that Shiota would be alone. The pig-tailed boy left his house, with a small smile on his face, and brushed some hair that flew into his face from a light breeze from the opposite direction he was heading, behind his ear. Asano calmly caught his pace, and before Nagisa even noticed the orange-haired boy put his hand on his left shoulder.

"Shiota, I saw you yesterday with Karma, and that time at the mall I know it was you." His tone was awfully calm and almost kind? Nagisa bewildered by Asano coming up on him, and asking such questions shivered.

"No, I don't know what you mean." Even he didn't by the lie when it came out his mouth he was just way too off his guard. Asano scowled at the Nagisa.

"Listen, I know, it's you, you know that I know, so just answer my questions honestly and I'll leave you be, got that?" He retorted in a bored voice. Nagisa nodded averting his eyes from Asano's gaze.

"You were that girl, that day of the competition?" Nagisa nodded.

"And you're dating Karma, right?" Nagisa nodded.

"How long have you two been together?"

Nagisa looked back at Asano "A few weeks."he answered in a small bit his bottom lip this is not the most comfortable of situations for the him.

"Do you think he cares about you, or are you in it for pleasure?" Nagisa blushed faster than he thinks he has in his entire life. Nagisa glared at him with throwing some bloodlust his way.

Asano raised an eyebrow, but then his unfazed expression returned " A dirty look isn't an answer, Shiota."

" I know he cares about me." Nagisa said in a confident tone raising his voice at the taller male. Asano sighed this is kid is going to be a piece of work isn't he.

Asano stated in as-a-matter-of-fact type of voice "Shiota, Akabane doesn't care about you you're just convenient to crave validation, affection, and attention with your low self-esteem along with your poor home life. It's easy for people to get you to do things for them because you're a pushover. You're attractive, so you'd be pleasant to look at as he'd play with you. You're a perfect person to be used and doped. I'm sure you don't even like Karma you just like someone liking guy isn't a joke he nearly killed a teacher, and has caused various harm to other students your life may be in danger the closer you are to him."

Nagisa stared at him with contempt in his eyes and said "I know Karma, I trust him. I believe his feelings for me are real. And who are you to tell me how I feel?"

Asano looked at the boy, and saw that he meant what he said this wasn't some cheap lie like earlier. Asano took a deep breath backed Nagisa into a corner. The ace thought to himself ' I'm about to pull a real dick move here, but to save a life. To save a life'

Took hold of the blue haired boy's wrists with one hand, and his leg between Nagisa's legs. Nagisa was confused and started squirming, because despite all his assassin training Asano is still stronger than him. In a smooth voice he said " I tell you this because I care about you, because I want you." He used his free hand to undue Nagisa's pigtails and his hair fell straight down.

"Asano, what are you doing, stop! Stop this right now!" On a scale of 1-10 this was a trillion on the things that are not okay in Nagisa's mind, currently. Asano brushed Nagisa's hair away from his face with his free hand. " Nagisa, I saw you about three months ago with that little pink haired girl you're tutoring and I thought you were really I've been taught my whole life that if you fall behind you devote yourself to crushing whatever weakness you have, and that you can only depend on yourself." He took a pause and started looking into Nagisa's eyes and held his head in place entangling in his blue hair, so he couldn't look away.

Nagisa's eyes widened, was this a love confession!? His shock was so intense that words couldn't escape his mouth.

" But, even though you fell to the bottom, all the way to class E. You're not bitter you still want to help others and change your situation, and support others even when it'd be easier to just do things for yourself and only yourself. You're able to give yourself to others and I think that makes you strong. It's what I love about you Nagisa." Asano finished in a sincere tonality. Nagisa stopped squirming he couldn't believe that Asano liked him let alone loved him.

Nagisa shut his eyes tight, and fell still this didn't feel real, this couldn't be real why would froze.

He was so caught up in disbelief, he didn't notice Asano close the space between them and plant his lips on Nagisa's. He'd released the boy's wrists. Asano moved his lips against Nagisa's. About 7 seconds in Nagisa was able to register what happened to him, Asano's way of kissing felt very similar to Karma's. He wasted no time pushing Asano away, and tears streamed down his face as he realized he'd cheated on Karma with Asano.

" If y-you know I'm-m in a r-relations-sship why would you do that!" Nagisa cried out. Asano slipped his hand into Nagisa's and intertwined their fingers and brought a kiss to the blue eyed boy's knuckles. Nagisa yanked his hand back.

"Because, I want you Nagisa, I want to be the one who holds you, and touches you. Don't you believe me." Asano said with a determined face.

Nagisa furrowed his brows, and replied " I believe you, but I love Karma, I'm sorry."

Asano stated in a serious voice "But you believe me, right? About my feelings?" Nagisa nodded.

Asano's face serious face dropped to a smile "What did I just say, I fooled you after researching you for about a night, that I was infatuated with you. We've barely talked before today, how could I have fallen for you! And you agreed that you believed my feelings. How do you think Karma, someone who's almost my equal could fool you of after knowing you for years." Nagisa felt very stupid and very used by Asano. I mean him and Karma are their own thing, the Ace didn't have to touch him like that.

Asano started to walk away from the distraught boy. " Listen, if you need someone to lie to you and pretend to be in love with you to build some of your self-esteem I don't mind, but think about the fact that Karma could literally physically and emotionally break you for fun, he's that kind of guy."

Asano, truth be told was asexual. He recognized that Nagisa was attractive and if it meant helping the kid get away from Akabane and back to safety, whilst screwing over Akabane, it wouldn't be too much trouble to shower the kid in fake affection for a bit,not to mention it wasn't unpleasant kissing Nagisa, the boy had soft lips. He could make Nagisa his pet project, try and get the blue haired boy some better self-esteem and get rid of his pushover persona. Plus Nagisa seemed to desperately need someone to lean on.

He mentally prepared himself for today to be ready because it's highly likely that Karma will try to break every bone in his body for kissing his "boyfriend". And planting a seed of doubt in Nagisa.


Nagisa couldn't believe that happened to him. In class he was dazed but was able to himself looking like he was working Karma was tardy so he didn't have a chance to talk to him before class started he'd have to wait till after class to tell him the Asano ordeal.

When class finally ended, Nagisa, was the first one to leave the classroom. He decided he would deal with Karma tomorrow, he was too tired to deal with it now. He tried to hurry his way home. But the redhead caught him, thinking this was some coy game of cat and mouse.

Karma placed his arm over Nagisa's shoulder, they were still around some of their classmates heading in the same direction, so they kept away from showing too much affection. Nagisa shivered at Karma's touch. The delinquent noticed the reaction.

"Are you okay?" Karma looked at him with big eyes it was like he could sense there was something wrong with Nagisa.

Nagisa looked at him and smiled " No," He knew that Karma would pester him until he'd state what was causing him trouble, "I was kissed by someone against my will, because they were trying to make a point to me about how bad you are, for me."

"Excuse me, WHAT? WHO DID THAT NAGISA!" Karma was yelling, but the only person from their class who'd hear it was Rio, but she was practicing staying in her own lane so she did not get involved with their little discussion. Nagisa had jumped back a little from the sheer volume and anger in Karma's voice.

Karma took hold of both the blue haired boy's shoulders and said in a quieter voice "Who, did that, Nagisa?" The volume was lower, but the anger Karma seemed to radiate off him seemed more intense than when he first yelled. Nagisa gulped.

" I'm not going to tell you, because you'll go track down and hurt that person and get expelled, Karma and that's what he wants, I think?." Nagisa said in a light voice.

"So it's someone that goes to our school and doesn't like me, Shit that could be just about anybody!" Karma exclaimed.

" I'm sorry I let this, happen I didn't mean for this to happen." Nagisa replied looking down at the floor.

Karma said "Did you want to kiss the other guy, Nagisa?"

"NO! I didn't want to he kissed me, and held my arms I tried to get away from him best I could." Nagisa yelled.

" Then it's not your fault." The redhead looked at his boyfriend. " Did he touch you anywhere?" Nagisa sighed.

"He pulled my hair out of my pigtails, but that was it." The blue haired boy's voice was much more reserved now.

"Nagisa, you have to tell me who did that to you it's going to drive me crazy if I don't know." Karma exclaimed with a much calmer voice. Nagisa shuffled around, and looked Karma in the eyes.

" I can't tell you, because I know you'll go all out on them. For the sake of you being less anxious I can tell you it wasn't anyone in class E."

Karma glowered at the smaller boy. " Nagisa, why are you protecting, the guy who forced himself on you?"

Nagisa looked Karma in the eye. "I'm not doing this for him, Karma. I'm doing it for you. We're graduating middle school and then we'll go to different high schools I don't want to be separated from you any faster than normal, and what about assassination? You can't do all of that if you're expelled. Trust me I know you don't like the person who did that to me , I can't let you sabotage yourself, please just trust me." his voice sounded desperate, why did he have to plead for his boyfriend to listen to him.

Karma looked at Nagisa and hugged didn't return the hug he kept his arms to his sides. "I'll let it go this time, for you, but you gotta make a deal with me okay?" Nagisa nodded. "But if this guy, does anything to you again. You tell me and then I'll handle it okay, I don't like other guys trying to force themselves on you, alright?"

"That, sounds fair," Nagisa smiled and agreed, and he returned the redheaded boy's hug.

They shared a kiss, it was short, yet sweet. Karma held Nagisa's hand. And walked Nagisa home.

Nagisa when he was home in his room he felt relieved. He was in his pajamas, even though it was like five in the afternoon. He had his first real argument with Karma and he in away cheated on his boyfriend, because of some jerk trying to prove a point to him. He wanted to do something with Karma make it up to him somehow, their relationship was going so well until now, he just wants these good times to last.


Asano was mildly surprised when the day turned out to be relatively uneventful. he anticipated Karma to come up to him at any point during the day and get insanely violent with him, he supposed it meant that he had to keep his guard up the next couple of days because Akabane either doesn't know yet, or is waiting for his moment to strike.

Shiota Nagisa , it was nice kissing him, he didn't really feel anything it didn't turn him on to kiss, Nagisa. So maybe he's not Aromantic Asexual, just Asexual the prospect of dating someone and kissing them is something he's fine with, the thought of touching someone sexually, doesn't really do anything for him honestly.

Asano's colleagues the five virtuosos noticed that he was distracted to say the least. Ren asked "What's on your mind oh great leader of ours?"

Asano looked over to his associates and and his face turned up into a half smile " I kissed, Akabane Karma's boyfriend today, and it was more pleasant than I thought it would be."

Needless to say the five were excitable to say the least. " You kissed a guy?' "Akabane has a boyfriend?" "Akabane's gay?" "Are you gay?" the slew of questions kept coming one after the other. But Asano just waved at his friends and walked to the car waiting to drive them home.


Author's Note: Okay, Asexuals and Aromantics are valid, and should be respected, I don't see you guys as villains. I just see Asano as an asexual, and he's the antagonist of this story, asexuals and aromantics are not antagonists in life in general.

Anyway sorry for the wait, I got accepted into college, so I'll try to finish the story before I head to college in August.

So review if you feel like and thanks for sticking with the story guys.