Ah yeah, I'm sorry guys T.T Sorry for being late, I just really wasn't up to writing anything and I was so dead tired and yeah, kinda dead. Sorry :/
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Ah, this was long. Anyway, here is the next chapter! :)
Karma's P.O.V.
"Gakushuu, stop," I groaned as my cheek got repetitively poked. I was finally able to fall asleep after talking with Koro-sensei and had no intention at all to wake up. Too. Fucking. Tired.
But the other didn't stop. No matter how many times I asked him to stop, he did not. And then he hit me with a paper. That's when I snapped and finally opened my eyes... to find out that it wasn't my brother who was bugging me the whole time.
A single yellow tentacle found its way to our compartment through the key hole and held a paper sheet with something written in it. Confused, I started reading.
Karma-kun!
We are going to arrive in 7 minutes! Please wake Asano-kun up and hurry up before anyone finds you two together! It's alright, sensei understands that you want to keep your friendship secret! I will always be here for you so don't hesitate to ask for help! I will do my best to give you two time to spend together, I promise! (`ω´) XD
To be forced to part your ways... Such a horrible fate! Sensei is deeply touched! ( ˃̣̣̥᷄⌓˂̣̣̥᷅ ) T.T I won't let such a cruelity happen!
PS: I made lots of photos of you two together. ༼ ✿◕‿◕✿༽ If you want to see them, come to me later ≖‿≖
Lots of love, Koro-sensei!
I don't know what irritated me more.
The fact that he acted like an emotional mother or that he was still by the doors, waiting for me to finish reading it while wiping away his tears with a hankerchief.
Not to mention those ridiculous emoticons.
Either way, he was right. We should get back to our classes before everyone starts searching for us (maybe they already were but I think Koro-sensei did something to let us stay here for as long as possible).
The octopus disappeared when I nodded, acknowleding that he had a point. Sighing, I shook the strawberry blond's shoulders. He was quite a heavy sleeper by the way (like the time we overslept until half past eight and I had to literally scream the shit out of him for him to come to senses again) so I had to add some more slaps.
"The hell, Karma." He grumbled, rubbing the place I hit him (just lightly, it was impolite to hit your elder siblings after all XD)
"We are almost there, we should return for now." I stated calmly but it must have been apparent that I was disappointed because the other one gave me a gentle smile and ruffled my hair.
"Don't look like that, we will see each other later." And he stood up, stretching his body and then taking his books.
How did I look? I made sure to have a neutral face.
"Don't overdo it with the studying, your brain will get roasted," I remarked with a mocking tone but deep down, both of us knew that it was in fact just my way of showing worry.
Gakushuu raised an eyebrow: "I think that this time, it was you who overdid it. Once we get into the hotel, get some decent sleep."
I puffed my cheeks, trying to deny that I really needed that. Of course it didn't fool anyone.
Asano's P.O.V.
Karma was cute.
That's all I will let myself admit because any more will distract me too much and now was time to listen to instructions.
Since this trip was being organized by the E-class that had two teachers already, we only had our homeroom teacher, a 68 years old man here. The one telling us information now was a young, black haired male named Karasuma-sensei.
It seems my little brother was quite wrong there. It was an island after all, so obviously we had to sail there by a boat for another two hours. And then we would be there.
Since we had a private yacht rented, we were provided with food, drinks, leisure activities and other stuff without having to pay anything. I took advantage of it right away by sneaking out to a drug store alone and taking medicine for a fever (Karma) and headache (me).
I hoped that the little idiot took my advice and headed right to his room to catch some sleep because seriously, he looked horrible with dark circles under his eyes. I didn't like it any bit.
Making sure that no one followed me and that no one was around, I knocked at his doors and waited for a response. There was a weak sound of movement in bed. Then the doors unlocked and revealed a ready-to-drop-dead redhead with a puzzled look which changed into excitement when he realized it was me.
"I just came to give you this," reaching out for the small box in the plastic bag, I handed it to him. "Since you would never go and get it yourself."
"Oh, worried about me? How sweet," Karma chuckled, his face thankful. "Thanks. But I'm fine I guess? Not dizzy or anything, just a slightly increased temperature and fatigue. Will be gone after a day." he tried to reassure me.
I frowned a bit, scanning his face. It wasn't like I didn't believe him. I did, but...
nah, I didn't.
"Let me check," I said and touched his forehead with mine. Indeed it didn't feel as bad as I suspected but this little shit here was weak and his immune system was fucking weak so I didn't want to risk anything and then have him bedridden again. No, thank you very much.
"Fine," I admitted, the relief apparent in my voice. "Go to bed, I should leave before anyone sees me,"
Karma gasped, stiffening a bit: "About that..." And I shot him a confused look.
"Nevermind, it's not important." he shrugged it off, "Now go before Nagisa-kun comes." And with that, he gave me a small hug and closed the doors.
I stood there for a bit, trying to figure out what it was that he wanted to say. I hoped it wasn't any big trouble because if it were... well, it would be a trouble. No point in dwelling on it, Karma was sane enough to know that he should tell me about important things so if he decided to shrug it off, it must have been something irrelevant. Or so I hoped.
Anyway, when I returned to my room, I got greeted by my best friend and roomate Ren Sakakibara. Which didn't please me any bit because the bag with headache pills was still in my hands and I didn't want to deal with uneccesarry questions.
"Yo, Asano," he waved at me while laying in his bed, reading a book. "Where were you?"
Inconspicuously hiding my purchase into the luggage I put right by the doors, I made a cheerful smile: "Just around, seeing what all there is to this yacht."
Ren put his literature down, eyeing me a bit but accepting the answer: "By the way, what do you think about this trip? Why would the E-class take us with them?"
That's also what I wanted to know. Karma didn't tell me and he himself didn't look like he knew it so I supposed it was decided by the teachers, not the students.
"To embarrass us, maybe? I see no good in the two most different classes spending four days together."
"Either way, let's enjoy it while we can, shall we?" He proclaimed optimistically, standing up and out of nowhere dragging me out.
"Where are we going?" I questioned, pulling my arm away from his clutches and willingly following him.
"There's a big pool in the upper floor. Hopefully no one is there yet,"
But he was damn wrong. The whole class E had already accumulated there in swimsuits, looking really excited. I already turned around to leave but someone stopped me (not my friend this time).
"Hoho, leaving so soon, Perfect-student-kun?" A blond girl grinned smugly, her attitude really resembling my younger brother. If I remembered right, her name was Nakamura Rio. The one who got first in English.
"Hey guys, lookie who is here," she called out loudly, earning many curious faces from her classmates.
The current situation really displeased me and the girl noticed it, grinning even more.
Disgusted, I jerked my hand away: "Don't touch me," and then turned to the brownhead behind me who paled: "Ren, we are going back."
This time, a black-haired boy named Isogai Yuuma stood before us, smiling apologetically: "Please forgive Nakamura-san's rudeness, Asano-kun. We have no intention of starting a fight so feel free to stay here."
He didn't earn his title of an 'ikemen' just on a whim I see. He surely excelled at diplomatic approach but it didn't change the fact that I despised all of them. I was about to retort back that I had no desire to play friends with them and leave but the rest of my class suddenly appeared behind me.
If I left now, it would be the same as running away from a battlefield and leaving my pawns at the mercy of our enemies. So I just had to suck it up and accept this challange, however ridiculous.
An hour has passed and I didn't feel any less relaxed than when I entered. Despite those oh-so-kind words of 3-E's class pres, not many seemed to be happy with our presence and the same went for us.
"Where is Karma at such a good time? We could have so much fun with everyone," I overheard Nakamura Rio asking a blue haired boy (Shiota Nagisa), her face sinister.
"I think he's still in our room. I will call him, wait a bit." the shrimp smiled, running off somewhere. My eye twitched at that, seriously wanting to scream at those two to let him rest for once.
But of course I couldn't do that. I couldn't let any feelings, worries or care be displayed. Even if it were my little brother they were talking about. I just couldn't. Because then, everyone would know about us and everything would fall apart.
So I just sighed in vanity, hoping that the redhead would refuse the invitation and sleep. ThoughI knew that he wouldn't, he didn't like looking weak and would never let his image of a energetic devil break.
Maybe we really were the same.
Hiding our real selves behind masks.
Showing only strenght and determination.
What a horrible trait to have.
And just as I feared, that blue head was really oblivious enough to drag Karma out of bed. He didn't look so bad anymore but now the two of us would have to return to being 'enemies' and mock each other again.
"Karma! Entertain our guests a bit, will you?" The blonde girl giggled, making me really, really want to punch her. But it wouldn't do for the perfect student to hit a girl, would it? No matter how annyoing she was.
The redhead grinned, walking towards my seat in a bar along with her and the Shiota Nagisa.
And the play has begun.
Half an hour of insults, daring attitude, mocking faces and yeah... suffering. Except for the fact that the two of us were the only ones feeling the last one.
It was a bit stupid and childish of me to say this, but although we were only acting, it still hurt.
