A/N: And we come to the conclusion of this short story. Thank you for reading this! This chapter will be much lighter than the previous chapters (I like happy endings, call me basic, but whatever). Oh and I have a hard time remembering which honorifics everyone used for one another so sorry if that's wrong.

Stars cannot shine without darkness, and the sun cannot rise if there was nothing to rise from.

Hiromi had come home to find her daughter- son- with her least favorite of her- his- friends.

Nagisa had explained the situation, and Karma helped him. Hiromi was shocked. She sobbed shamelessly, and the three of them grew closer out of their pain.

A few weeks passed. Nagisa had gotten a psychiatrist. He was going to school every day, he was happy.

Karma was still a bit on edge, but was no longer plagued by the fear of being attacked again.

He and Nagisa were traveling the rocky road of recovery together, and they were healing.

Their issues were solved. Well… all except for one.

Karma knew Nagisa loved him, and Karma loved him too. But how to say it? Karma knew he had to make the first move, assuming his blue-haired love interest would be too insecure to step up. Plus, Karma was the one that knew both of their feelings.

Karma decided to ask one of his fellow E Class students for advice. He realized later how bad of an idea that was, but at the moment he just needed some help.

He was going to ask Kayano, but decided against it (it was obvious she had a crush on Nagisa too). Nakamura was crossed off of his list, there were no secrets withheld from her. Sugino was Nagisa's best male friend other than himself, and Karma resolved to speak with him.

During one of their lunch breaks, Karma approached the baseball player.

"Hey, Akabane, what's up?" Sugino tilted his head towards the tall redhead.

"I need your help."

…

"You're in love with Nagisa?!" Sugino looked like he was going to collapse.

"Sshh! Not so loud!" He quieted the navy-haired boy. Sugino grinned.

"I knew you were gay!" Karma turned slightly pink.

"Just… what would Nagisa like? I don't know how to… confess." Sugino looked taken aback.

"You mean you don't know? All Nagisa would want is a straightforward confession." Sugino smiled softly. "He's loved you for a while." This made Karma's heart swell, but he didn't let it show.

"So, you're saying don't plan ahead? Just… tell him?" Sugino nodded.

"Alright… uhm… thanks, then." Karma left Sugino in the dugout of the baseball field.

When Karma had departed, Sugino let an evil grin work onto his face. Oh, Karma was going to be in for it at school tomorrow…

…

Nagisa smiled softly at his reflection. Things were going up for him. The bags under his eyes were gone and he was looking much happier, no longer pale and violently bare-faced. He finally felt peaceful, and it was blissful to not hate himself. And it was really all thanks to Karma.

Just thinking of Karma made Nagisa blush. The redheaded boy was all Nagisa could dream of, and all he wanted to.

He heard his mother call from downstairs that he was going to be late for school. He hurried down the stairs, tucking his blue hair into the pigtails. When he got downstairs, his mother was there and he saw a dress folded in her arms. His heart sank.

"How do you like this dress, Nagisa?" She held it up to her body. "I'm going to wear it today." Nagisa's eyes widened, and he felt tears forming.

"You'd look great in it, mom." She smiled at him, then, remembering the time, rushed him out the door to go to school.

…

Karma was stressed. He was on his way to E Class, and his heart was racing at the thought of confessing to Nagisa. He didn't understand why he was so anxious- he already knew that Nagisa loved him back. But it still felt like he didn't know, and his own feelings were the only ones bottled up.

He ran his hand through his hair. He told himself to calm down. He took a few deep breaths. He'd be fine… right?

Once at school, he saw Kayano walking up the mountain a few meters ahead of him.

He walked up to her, and she turned to look at him. Immediately, a grin spread across her face.

"Good luck!" Then she ran up the mountain, giggling, and leaving Karma confused.

…

That was not the only strange interaction he had before class even started. Sugino had winked at him, Maehara had laughed, Isogai had wished him luck as well, and Nakamura had said: "Bet you he's cute in bed too." Karma didn't need all those hints to understand what was going on. They all knew he was confessing to Nagisa. Well, secrets didn't really stay secret in E Class, did they?

When the time came for class to actually start, Nagisa wasn't there. Karma looked around. And… so was everyone else. When Koro-sensei tried to start class, Nakamura shouted.

"Don't interrupt us! We're trying to make our ship canon, you stupid octopus!" Koro-sensei then proceeded to pout in the corner mumbling about how he knew his students were going to betray him someday.

However, Nagisa wasn't there for a good ten minutes. When the ten-minute mark was passed, Karma sprang up.

"I'm going to look for him." He announced and he heard a few whistles as he exited.

He walked briskly down the mountain, telling himself he totally wasn't worried about Nagisa.

He was almost completely down, when, at the bottom, he saw the backs of two boys from the main building. Behind them he could barely make out blue hair. Their conversation drifted back to him.

"What's a cute girl like you doing in E Class?" Said one.

"Yeah, and why are you wearing a boys' uniform? You'd look much better in a skirt." One of them reached for Nagisa, and that was when Karma spoke up.

"What are you two buffoons doing so far away from the main building? Did you get lost? If not… I can make that happen." He cracked his knuckles, and tried to look as crazy as possible. He saw their nervous expressions. Then one of them whispered something to other about 'the troublemaker of E Class' and they ran away, probably to class.

Karma smiled and walked over to Nagisa. He looked relieved.

"Thanks, Karma-kun." Karma frowned.

"No honorifics." Nagisa blushed. Nagisa then started to head up to class, but Karma grabbed his arm.

"There's something I need to tell you." Nagisa looked up at him with his big blue eyes.

"You know I read your… your suicide note," they both flinched, "and it said something that surprised me. Do you… do you love me, Nagisa?" He looked shocked.

"I-I meant o-only as m-my b-best f-friend, th-that's all!" He tried to cover it up. Karma glared at him menacingly.

"Don't lie to me." Nagisa looked away. He mumbled something.

"What?" Karma asked, pressing the boy farther.

"I said 'yes,' okay?!" He looked angry and embarrassed. His head was down; he was looking at the ground like he wanted to murder it.

"Good." Nagisa froze and looked up to meet Karma's eyes.

"Wha-?" But his question was interrupted by Karma pressing his lips against the smaller boy's. It was clumsy, a quick peck, but it happened. Nagisa, if possible, turned even redder, and a faint blush appeared on Karma's cheeks too.

"Ah! Sorry…" Karma rubbed his neck. Then, in a manner totally unlike him, Nagisa grabbed Karma's face and kissed him hard. Karma wrapped his arms around the smaller boy's waist, and Nagisa slung his arms around the redhead's neck.

Unbeknownst to the pair of them, the entire class was watching from the trees. Some of them were squealing, Kayano looked disappointed, Okuda too, but they'd get over it. Karma and Nagisa had been through a lot together, and they deserved to be happy.

And they would be. They were still recovering, but they had each other to help along the way. It was the beginning of their life together.

And the death of their restraint.

End.

A/N: Thanks for reading! This was the last chapter guys, so hope you liked it. I'd love it if you'd check out my other stories, and suggestions are appreciated.

I know that I could have had Nagisa say "Oka-san" for Hiromi, but I'm lazy and I forgot if he did that.

Also, all grammatical errors are mine as I have no beta reader.

I'm a sucker for happy endings, so hope you liked this one!

Bye!

~Your satanic butterfly.