Blood and Roses (Karma Akabane)

Chapter 4-New Friends

Your p.o.v

The next day

I get up from bed half sleepy, take a fast shower and brush my teeth. Then I wear jeans with a white shirt that has pockets, deciding that I will copy Karma and not wear the stupid uniform. I put my knives in my jeans' pocket while I put some other knives in my backpack. Karma will have fun during the future PE classes, I'm sure of it. I take a muffin and a water bottle and walk outside. When I arrive at school, I see Gakushuu waiting for someone. When he sees me, he starts walking my way. I look at him. How is it still possible that he talks to me when I hurt three girls from his class? Does his father want something from me? Or does he want me to excuse myself to his three fangirls?

- Hi Y/n! How are you doing? he smiles at me, his eyes lighting up like they always did when he was around me.

I immediately know that he isn't here because he's angry at what I did, nor is he here to pass a message. He is still attracted to me, the fool.

- Good and you? I give him a polite smile and he gives me a genuine one back.

- Good, thank you. I was wondering if you would like to study with me after school? hope sparks in his eyes and I feel slightly bad when I answer.

- No, I am sorry if I have something planned, I watch as his expression falters, his smile slightly fades and the hope I had seen in his eyes disappeared.

- Is it with the red haired freak? The question, he isn't looking at me though, his attention is focused on something or someone behind me.

- First, Karma isn't a freak and second, no it isn't with him. I have something to do with an old friend.

- Okay, then I hope to see you around someday. It would be fun to spend some time together.

- Yeah, I'm sure we can find some time one day. Oh and good luck with the exams coming up!

- I'll be waiting for you then! Good luck to you too! He said while walking away.

As soon as I was alone again, I let out a sigh, watching his back as he disappeared toward the school's courtyard and then inside the building. He still didn't forget about me. It's clear in his eyes, the way he looks at me. And that is definitely not good news at all!

- So, shorty got an admirer! I never knew you were so popular around the one with big heads, a familiar voice teases from behind me.

I turn around, being met with Karma's chest. Now I understand why Gakushuu was staring behind me while talking about Karma, the red-head was watching us talk.

- I never knew you were the type of person to listen in the conversation of the other.

- I wasn't listening, I was just passing by when I saw his ugly face.

- Why do the two of you hate each other?

- We are rivals, it's normal that rivals hate each other. The two of us always want to be the number one and we always fight for it.

- You two can still dream, from now on, I will be the only one on top.

- I don't think so. You might be like me, but I'm the smartest between us.

- I am nothing like you and I am the smarter in between us! I fight back, looking at him as we both start walking up the mountain to our classroom.

- Yeah, yeah. Genius my ass, You can't even see the way he looks at you, he answers whispering the last sentence.

I hear him very well and decide against saying anything. We both make our way toward the classroom. Changing the subject from Gakushuu to what homeworks we didn't do, we exchanged about what he had missed from science yesterday and what we missed from English when I decided to join him as he walked through the woods behind the building.