Author's Note : I'm quite surprised at how many people other than me who are interested with this completely new pairing. Aside from how beautiful these characters are together (even the girls admitted that Karma would be up there amongst the hottest classmates if not for his violence tendency, and we all know almost all the boys admitted that Yukiko Kanzaki is certainly attractive in their class), I'll tell you more about why to me, this pairing is simply the best and most logical pairing, be it in anime-universe or real life, possibly in the next chapter.

Disclaimer : I only own the storyline. If the anime were up to me, I'd totally hook these 2 couple up right from the start.

Opposites Attract

Karma Akabane was a very perceptive guy. He might not look like it, but he was more observant than anyone could possibly give him credit for. There were times when he preferred to stay on the sideline and just paid attention to what's going on from outside the conversation. Blame his playful smirk as the reason why everyone else couldn't take him seriously, but to his defense, he actually considered that trait of his as a plus since it made him able to observe everyone with more…. subtle.

For starter, he knew that Kayano had had a crush for a certain blunette since…. Well, forever ago. Possibly since the first time she got assigned to this class.

Then he knew that Nakamura Rio, despite being his partner in crime regarding playing pranks to their classmates and especially making fun of Kayano and Nagisa's (lack of) relationship progress, wasn't exactly as dumb as she made everyone believed her to be. He suspected that she wanted everyone to believe how she's the stereotypical dumb blonde because like him, she hid behind her playful laughs and pranks. Koro-sensei must have known about it, for he didn't look that surprised when she came out as the smartest girl in this class for her highscores in many mock-up exams conducted by the teacher, with Yukiko Kanzaki following behind.

Talking about Yukiko Kanzaki…..

He didn't even know where to begin with. He observed her like he did with everyone else, but it seemed that she didn't have anything nasty to hide. He thought her being a gamer was it, but that was just merely a hobby and not her characteristic. It was better than nothing, sure, but it wasn't enough. Everything about her just seemed terribly fake that he couldn't see past it.

Yukiko Kanzaki was the very epitome of girl who hid behind her perfect charade. Similar to Isogai, he supposed, as they were both quite famous even in the main campus for their near-perfection. They both had fans swooning over them, for God's sake. She's got great looks (yes, he wasn't blind), good grades, perfect manner, and he bet she could sew almost as good as her cooking skill. Her hand-made chocolate was, surprisingly, to his liking. It didn't taste like any chocolates sold in convenience stores that he had tasted before. He remembered almost spitting it out for he couldn't believe that chocolate as good as hers was only the result of social obligation. 'Obligation my ass!' he swallowed the chocolate bar with frustration, gripping his hand tightly, holding it from throwing the item out. The logical part of him tried to reason with 'Ugh, her indirect arrogance is sickening, but this chocolate is a good stuff and it's a shame if I throw it away.' In the end, he grudgingly ate all of it.

That still didn't make him despised her less, though.

But he wasn't fooled. Just because she seemed perfect didn't mean that she was.

Everyone had a nasty side of theirs, and she wasn't an exception.

-o0o-

Karma was walking down the shopping district to school when he randomly noticed that there were more couples filling up the street than usual. He usually wouldn't notice, but since the usually quiet district was crowded at such an early time, it was a given that his interest was perked up.

He checked his watch, glancing at the date.

March 14th.

He furrowed his eyebrows, mentally trying to remember what usually happens on this particular day, before a realization hit him. 'Oh, it's just White Day.' Karma scoffed before continuing his walk. School was still a good 15 minutes away from this point, but considering on how unexpectedly crowded this district was, he guessed he needed to quicken up his pace to get there on time.

-o0o-

Karma arrived to the class 5 minutes before the first class started. After sitting on his seat, he put his palm on the right side of his head. He was about to start his routine (observing his friends) when Sugino, Maehara, and Isogai entered the classroom from the door near him, talking to each other loudly. Normally, he would tune out their ramblings as he couldn't stand such noise this early, but a certain topic got his interest.

"So what chocolate are you gonna get for Kanzaki-san, Sugino?" Maehara smirked, leaning on the door.

"E-EH?!" Sugino was, as usual, flabbergasted with such idea.

"Dude, today is White Day. She gave you a chocolate on Valentine's Day right?"

Sugino let out a strangled voice, and even without him looking at the poor boy's face, Karma could guess that his face must have reddened uncontrollably like a ripe tomato.

"Y—You and Isogai also got chocolates too! What about you guys?" Sugino changed the subject quickly.

Maehara sighed dramatically, putting both of his hands behind his head while starting to walk to his seat. "Man, now that you remind me, I got chocolates from a lot of girls, but there's no way I can give each and every one of them a chocolate."

Isogai gave him a patronizing look as if scolding him. "That's incredibly rude of you, Maehara."

"Then what about you, Isogai?"

"Oh I already bought some extra big chocolate packs since they were on huge sale a few days after the Valentine's Day. My siblings happen to like chocolates a lot, and there're still some packs left unopened. This way, all the girls who gave me chocolate can get something in return." The class rep answered earnestly with a big smile, as if it's an obvious answer.

"You can't do that, it has to be two or three times the worth of the Valentine's Day's gifts!"

Their next conversation was already out of his earshot, or maybe it's because he stopped listening, but in any way, Karma couldn't bring himself to care. He looked at the back of a certain raven-haired girl's who sat neatly on her seat, listening to Kayano's chirpy squeal and whines, nodding a few times when necessary, when an unexpected voice came up from within him.

Should he give her anything in return for the chocolate?

As soon as the thought came up, he mentally slapped himself up for even thinking about such a ridiculous thought. Karma Akabane never gave anything to anyone, let alone a girl, and he certainly wasn't going to start now.

But it doesn't have to be a chocolate. In fact, it should never be a chocolate or anything serious.

Now he's listening to his own self. That's right, whoever said it should be a chocolate or expensive gifts, deserved to be shot.

Karma then looked around the classroom, before his gaze fell on a two-braided girl with glasses who was currently rummaging through her bag to prepare for her utensils. He stood up, then with his long strides, he got to her desk in no time at all.

"Okuda." He called out, startling her in process.

"H—hai!" she let out a squeak, before relaxing a bit when she saw that it's him. "Akabane-kun? Wh—what happened?"

"Remember the chocolate that you gave me a while ago?"

For no apparent reason, now she's blushing. She was about to open her mouth when Karma interrupted her. "It's barely edible, but it's fine. I still ate the whole thing though. However, I think it's going to give more kicks if you'd just add…."

He wrote down some formulas on one of her books' blank pages, before setting down the pencil and giving her the now fully-filled paper. "Good luck on your next chocolate." He gave a little wave to her, before going back to his own seat.

First girl : done.

Now, on to the next (and last) girl.

Author's Note : Isn't it a wonder that the some of the smartest folks in Class-E were generally good-looking students like Karma Akabane, Yuma Isogai, Nakamura Rio and Yukiko Kanzaki? Karma, Isogai, and Yukiko are universally accepted as a beauty here, and I always thought that Rio was quite a catch herself because… well because she's blonde (Japan usually makes their popular girl/boy has blonde/light-coloured hair for some unknown reasons). Anyway, continuing what I was talking about, Assassination Classroom is truly different with other Animes because in here, they didn't make the girl and boy with glasses as the smartest students, and I appreciate that. It's getting old. Not all people who wear glasses are smart, and not all people gifted with good-looks are dumb.

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