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Mano was walking down the hallways...

Carrying a lot of textbooks of various school subjects.

'Mr. Saeki, what is it that you have to do other than doing your job..!

So apparently the ravenette just happened to ran into that teacher as he just dropped off his bag to class and exit the room to go to the restroom.

"Okuda! Great timing!" The taller and older ravenette exclaimed as he was jogging up to the boy.

Just to randomly drop off the textbooks onto Mano's arm before using his full speed to continuing run down the hallways.

"Wha— UGH!"

"Deliver them to the office!" Mr. Saeki ordered without a thanks and point at the opposite direction for where the office is. And then he turn his whole upper body forward to bring in more energy for running.

Sounds like he's chasing after a certain student who plans to hide from his presence.

"WAIT! MR. SAE—DANG IT!" Mano yell and just walk to the office all furious.

He was soon struggling with holding them as the weight started getting heavier and his arm strength slowly decreasing.

"Oh man, about to give in right now...!" He speak to himself panicked that he'll make a fool of himself, his hands started shaking.

And luck is not gonna be on his side today. The books started leaning forward ahead of him and as he try to rebalance the stack, and just so, he end up tripping on air and begin falling forward.

"I got you." Said a small female's voice, stopping the stack of textbooks, pushing and holding them in place against Mano's chest.

"A-ah, thank you..." Moving the books in a better position. "For that."

Mano kept moving forward, on his way to the office, and wasn't able to get a good look at his rescuer.

But he saw the top of her head was a flash of blue.

"HERE...!" Slamming the textbooks in front of one the other teacher in the office onto his desk, exhausted.

"I see..." The man pushing his glasses up. "Mr. Saeki decided to pass his work on to you."

Mano can only nod vigorously.

The teacher could only chuckle.

"Classic Saeki."

"Hah?"

"Okuda, what made you so late? It's very rare to see you tardy." The redhead girl ask in a teasing manner.

"Mr. Saeki was skipping work..." He mutter as he was rotating his hand around to hear some cracks from his wrist.

"Anyway, I have someone who she wants to meet you."

"What?" He was only asking for both of themselves this because:

1.) For Karmen of why he need to do so.

2.) Karmen actually have a friend? With social skills just as bad and almost worse than his?

"My friend Nagisa doesn't believe me that I made another friend." She explained very simple with a matter-of-fact tone in her voice.

"Wait. You actually have a friend?" The boy asking the question very doubtful.

Yeah I do, even with skills I have that makes people run for the hills." She added knowing her second friend was doubting her, obviously from the tone in his voice. Not to mention, her cat like grin came into view when she mentioned her social skills.

"She go to our school too. So during lunch we can go meet her then. She also told me she's bringing a guy she became friends with recently to join us."

"Well..." Thinking whether he would say yes or no. He honestly wanted to finish his meal quickly and head over to the library.

"Don't worry about it. I've met Nagisa's guy friend." Reassuring and convincing the redhead was speaking of. "He's pretty preppy and very nice to have a chat with."

'Is she just saying that about this guy coming over just so I have someone to talk with too? Also, there's probably no way I could get away without being dragged down again.'

He gave in.

"Alright."

"Excellent."

Karmen said that everyone is gonna meet at the school's rooftop.

The two are eating as they waited. Sitting near the fences surrounding the area.

"You nervous?" Karmen broke the ice as she took a bite out of her melon bread.

"New people, my social skills, feeling a little downgraded when you said you already got a friend before meeting me." He answer hotly as he was picking up some rice with his chopsticks. "Anyway, who was it that you said Nagisa was bringing?"

And out of pure coincidence the door open revealing the two appointed students with their own lunch boxes.

One was shorter almost to a height of a elementary student and both structure look very thin. Have sky blue hair that is spiked but brush down forward that seemingly almost cover her eyes. Have a very feminine face and sapphire blues eyes. She's wearing a white long sleeved shirt but have the sleeves rolled up to her elbows, a navy blue vest over it as a top, gray cargo pants that a little too baggy for her body, and black loafers.

"Ah Nagisa!" The redhead greeted happily to the blunette. "Perfect timing, and I see you brought Akira." Stating her observation in calm enthusiasm.

"You were really eager that we should meet the guy you've been friend with for a while." She replies.

"So who's the guy that we're gonna meet?" Akira ask with eagerness shown everywhere on his face, the tone in his voice, and vibe.

He appear to almost have the same height as Mano's except shorter than him but still taller than Nagisa and Karmen. Appearance of black hair as Mano's but have straight cut bangs, hazel for the color of his pupils. wearing a light camo 3/4 shirt, black skinny jean, and red converse.

"Everyone," Karmen begins introduction and motioning her hand to her friend. "This is Mano Okuda."

"P-p-please to meet you...!" Mano stutter like a machine malfunctioning.

"A-ah, yeah, please to meet you too. I'm Nagisa Shiota." She gave a small smile.

Akira chuckle at the boy's reaction.

"Well hey there, I'm Akira Yukimura." Giving a small wave as he sat down next to him.

"So you're the the guy Karmen befriended?" He continued.

As lunch continues.

Karmen and Nagisa were in their own conversation while Akira was asking questions to Mano that so far only answer yes or no.

Questions were asked and answers were kept the same.

Until one question.

"So is it true that you confessed your feelings to Karmen?" Akira asked like it's no big deal since it was a long time ago.

"Wha— Ha—" Causing the ravenette to almost choke on his food.

Moments later after almost chugging down a whole water bottle, he stay alive and was able to swallow his food.

"C-confess? What are you talking about?!" Crimson blood slightly glowing on his cheeks.

"Then how else did you guys meet?" The second tallest raventte asked with a surprise expression.

After explaining how it became the current situation (Ch.1), Akira almost had an facial expression of disappointment when he heard the main reason.

"But then later as I got to know her. I realized she's a great person, that I should cherish our friendship. She's maybe problematic, but she makes life really exciting."

Akira's eyes widen a little of hearing what Mano said afterwards.

"Is she..." Then a new subject was introduce by the violet-eyed boy's observation.

"Hm?"

"Is her hair always been that way? Or there's something holding her hair like that?" Using his chopsticks pointing at Nagisa. She was talking with Karmen but he was looking at the back of her head.

"Oh yeah," Akira exclaim. "One time Nagisa told me she wanted to look like a guy. And a while ago she told me she chopped off her hair once, but then it grew back a couple of years later. And she still wanted to look guy-like yet she doesn't wanted to cut her hair again, and that's when I came in and help her with her hair problems."

Mano thought it was weird because he remember seeing short hair of blue and yet heard a girl's voice.

He didn't judge her life choice as he smiled.

"I'm guessing that how you guys met?"

"Pretty much." He continue eating his lunch like everyone in their small group.

"But I honestly think it's such a waste." Akira added. "Nagisa have really pretty hair that it wouldn't be bad to have it down once in a while. Plus, it's kinda painful having long hair tightly pulled up."

Seeing how the hair was being held up and over the blunette's head, it does look a little painful.

"How long is Nagisa's hair exactly?"

"Let's see," The hazel eye boy had a glint in his eyes. "Nagisa! Show how long your hair is to Okuda!"

Said girl flinched.

She turn to Mano a little nervous.

"You're not gonna judge, right?"

"Why would I...? You don't have to if you don't want to."

Karmen instantly pluck something off her head also moving her whole head forward so she can remove the hair band swiftly.

locks of blue hair fell to the front that pass her shoulders. Different locks of hair in different length longer or shorter than another, her bangs were short enough to reveal the full view of her blue eyes.

'beautiful...' Is the word Mano thought...then realize he said that aloud.

Nagisa blush at the random compliment.

"T-thanks...?"

"Wh-what! I'm sorry—I did—It's just—" Blushing a little bit worse than the girl. "YOU HAVE PRETTY HAIR." Oh my god Mano, what the hell?!

Akira and Karmen can only laugh at the scene.

Two people's blushing worsen as they heard laughter in the air— stabbing their hearings.

"Lunch is over. Let's head back to class." Nagisa recover and left the roof first. "It was fun getting to know you Okuda-kun." She did a quick bow and reveal a pleasant smile to the glasses wearing boy before making her leave.

"It was great meeting you, we should hang out again, outside of school!" Akira said in pure happiness.

"Wait," The hazel eye ravenette ask for the other ravenette's cellphone. "I'm gonna add my number so we can hang out sooner."

'Two friends...!' No words to describe how happy Mano is right now making a couple of more friends.

"You're not putting you're hair up?" Akira observe the obvious with surprise eyes.

"I don't have a clip on me since Karmen still have it." Her voice falter a little that what she said was half a lie.

"This have to do with Okuda's little compliment, huh?" He stated in a matter of fact. "Wow, something that small cause a big impact. Also you don't have your other hairband on." Another observation Akira pointed at her wrist that have the small black band around it.

"I guess letting your hair down is relaxing and helps your head a lot." A blush was spread across her face.

The ravenette could only chuckled as he put a hand on her head.

"I think our new friend is a great addition in our group."

TAAAA-DAAAAAAAHHHHHH! More genderbends!

Also I'm running out of idea for more KARMANAMI moments. So leave a review with your ideas. I do have some ideas, but that for later as a connected one-shots development.