Before when Manami moved into Class-E, the young bespectacled introvert didn't have any friends. Her classmates either thought that she was strange or avoided her because they knew she was on the verge of moving to Class-E. When the glasses girl was notified that she'd be moved into the End Class the following year, she felt like her world had fallen apart. Not only was she bullied more often by her already cold classmates, but she had to bear the disappointment of her parents. "It isn't your fault Manami," they said. "Maybe you can even meet new friends," they said. "We're not disappointed," they said.
Never in a million years would Manami expect that there were such great people in Class-E. Never in a million years would Manami expect that the whole class, now practically her second family, would go star watching together. It was her first outing with friends and she was more or less excited.
It was a week before school would start again and Sugino had organized a star watching outing and invited everyone, from students to strange octopus like aliens. A meteor shower was scheduled late that night and Manami, like most of the class, had never watched one in real life before. Maybe on TV, but not outside.
Arriving ten minutes prior with Kayano, Manami spotted the sun setting and watched with awe as the sky turned from a dark orange-pink to a majestic purple. Eventually, it got dark and twinkling stars filled the sky. The light reflected off Manami's glasses as her eyes glowed with wonder, light violet orbs moving left and right, capturing every single little star.
"Hey guys," said a nonchalant voice. Manami turned around and smiled.
"Karma-kun!" she greeted, giving a small, friendly wave. The prankster waved back and flashed his signature sly smile. As he walked over to her, Manami felt her heart beat in excitement. This whole outing was perfect.
"You look happy," teased Karma, brushing a stray strand of hair away from the girl's face, "Have you gone stargazing before?"
"A-actually, it's my first time," stuttered Manami, face red as a beet, "It's really pretty though! All the stars are so bright and sparkly!" Karma chuckled at the girl's excitement that could easily be compared to a little child awing over a new toy.
"I'm glad you like it," smiled Karma. Suddenly, he pointed up. "You see that triangle shaped thing?" Manami nodded, eyes sparkling as bright as the stars. "Those are the constellations Lyra, Aquila, and Cygnus," explained the red head, eyes looking down at the girl who was filled with nothing but awe.
"Karma-kun, that's amazing!" exclaimed the violet orbed girl, "You know so much about stars!"
"It's not really a lot," replied Karma, leaning against a tree, "just some random facts I remembered reading about." Suddenly, a streak of sparling light sped across the sparkling dotted sky.
"It's starting!" cried Hinano. Everyone rushed to find a place where they could see the dazzling sight. Manami gasped at the beauty as Karma watched, silently smiling. Indeed it was a beauty as streaks of light flew by and everyone was there.
"Hey, there's a myth that if you wish under a shooting star, it'll come true," said Karma suddenly to his poison glasses.
"Really?" asked Manami, fascinated, "Then I'll try!" The bespectacled girl closed her eyes and looked as if she was concentrating really hard. When she opened them, she looked over to Karma curiously. "You should make a wish too Karma-kun!"
"Ehhh~?" drawled out an amused Karma, "I guess I'll try then." This time, the boy closed his eyes, but opened them right after. "Done," he said, smiling.
"What'd you wish for Karma-kun?" asked Manami, smiling as well.
"If I tell, it won't come true now, will it?" taunted Karma. Manami blushed.
"Well, I'll…um…tell you mine in return," she mumbled, "Is that okay?"
"Fair enough," replied Karma who secretly would do anything for the girl, "What'd you wish for?"
"Well…um…I wished that all the fun times we had together while pranking others would last forever…you know…even after we kill Koro-sensei," she mumbled, twiddling her fingers nervously. "Ah!" she exclaimed, covering her blushing face, "I said something really embarrassing just now, didn't I?! Forget about it please!" Karma almost couldn't hold his laughter.
"It's okay Okuda-san," reassured Karma, coughing as he attempted to cover his laughter, "I wished for kind of the same thing." Manami looked up and the boy smirked.
"Then let's stay together forever!" cried Manami happily.
And this time, it was Karma's turn to blush.