Akari's Time (Assassination Classroom fanfic)

Chapter 1

Chapter 1

"I am so late!"

My feet run non-stop uphill, a treacherous journey. I am very, very late for class. For the first day in school, the worst thing that could happen is that I overslept! Tardiness would mar my first impression to my teacher and my new classmates.

My new class in Kunugigaoka Junior High is 3-E, a class of students who had failed the academic standards in the renowned school. It is placed not strategically on a mountain behind the main campus. There are no proper tar roads or any means of transportation to reach the class. The only thing I can do is walk with my bare legs and they are killing me.

Short of breath, I fasten my pace, taking a large step at a time. However, I miss a tiny rock on my path and tripped, falling to the ground face first. Ouch! My head now spun like a roller coaster. I shake my head to shake away the dizziness.

Bad luck comes in a trio though. Suddenly I hear a hissing sound near me and look up, only to find a snake glaring at me, as if it is mad I trespass its territory. Completely defenseless at the snake that is about to take a bite out of me, I scream. I am devastated and paralyzed. The snake inches closer and bares its fangs.

My fingers fumble for a rock so that I can throw it at the snake. There is none. Oh god no. Of all the bad things that could happen, why a snake? I try to stay silent as possible, hoping not to agitate the reptile but it slithers nearer.

Suddenly, someone accidentally steps on that snake. I am surprised but relieved that I am saved. I look up at my savior with gratitude glinting in my eyes, only to see a guy with fiery red hair. He looks down at me, with a mischievous glint in his mercury gold eyes.

"You okay there? You looked like you are in a pretty mess," he says, smirking. My instinct nagged at me that this guy is nothing but trouble even though he saved me. Without waiting for him to offer his hand, I stand up and brush dirt off my clothes. I stare intently at him. Nothing of him is significantly striking except his red hair. He looks like a normal middle school student, fairly tall and slim.

He is scanning me with a bored look on his face. Yawning, he doesn't wait for any reply and walk towards the class that I was heading, leaving me standing. The snake beneath his shoes slithers away silently.

I sigh and look at my watch. My face aghast. "I AM SO DAMN LATE!"

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Karma

"Yo, Korosensei," Karma says as he opened the door to his classroom. Everyone is already in class for the past 10 minutes. He walks past the teacher and to his seat that is at the back of the class.

Korosensei, their teacher, is a giant yellow octopus-like creature donned in a huge cloak. On his big round face is a wide grin and a pair of tiny beady eyes. "Karma-kun! Sensei expects you to be punctual at least once a week. How are you gonna-"

"Yeah , yeah," Karma waves his teacher off, and yawns. "I will be punctual next time."

Korosensei makes no comments and continues his teachings. He draws math symbols over the blackboard while explaining to his students. Karma pays not much attention. He understands all of it before Korosensei taught them.

Karma has only returned to school a week after his suspension was lifted. He is excited. Excited he could kill a teacher like Korosensei. He anticipates everyday though, with loads of mischievous ideas and assassination plans going through his mind. As the only one to have hurt Korosensei for now, he is proud of himself. However, he knows he has to try harder if he is to really kill that octopus.