Blood and Roses (Karma Akabane)

Chapter 17- The Truth

Everyone cheers, happy that this was finished. Well no, it was totally the end of it. There's still the truth to be told. And here it comes . . .

Your p.o.v

- I am a criminal.

- You are innocent. You will never be bad, Nagisa said, trying to tell me that I am not someone bad.

- I AM NOT INNOCENT! I KILLED HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE! How can I be innocent?

They all look at me with a confused face, so I explain:

- Look, when I was three, my parents were killed by a group of assassins, so I came to live with my only family member left. I began to live with my cousin and started to learn assassination and combat techniques with his help.

- I am her cousin. We have a really big difference in age but she still is my family, interfered Mr. Karasuma.

I continued my story:

- On the day I finished my training, I decided that I would become an assassin and I chose my first victim. They were the group that took away the lives of my family. They were five men, so I easily put them to sleep for good. I decided to put a mark: two red roses crossed together and blood on them. It became my name: Bloodly Red Roses. At the age of six years old, I became the second best assassin of the Japon, directly after the Death God. I killed with weapons and I always put my mark at the side of the dead bodies. I lost all innocence at the age of six, so no one can tell me that I am innocent. During an assassin mission, I made a friend. A really amazing friend. She was an assassin like me but she used a different technique. She used her charm to capture her victims and she then killed them. She looked so presumptuous but when I got to talk to her, I discovered that she is kind and hot-hearted. We started to do some missions together.

- THAT'S ME! screamed Irina, happy that I was talking about her.

- Yes, it's you. Now let me finish my story please.

- Yes go ahead.

- With time, I became more popular and I received a lot of requests. They all paid a lot and they were all from people near this school. So I decided to move. I left Karasuma alone and I moved somewhere near our school.

I took a small breath and continued:

- If it was killing for pleasure, because it's fun or for the jobs and the money, it didn't matter. I killed men and womens, no matter if they had childrens or if they were alone. I just maked attention to not kill the ones around my age or younger. But one day, I received a job that I never thought I would receive. A teacher from this school wanted to kill one of the students from this class. I accepted the mission and prepared myself. At the school I watched your class for three months. I observed how were you doing in class and in assassination. I was so surprised to see my cousin and my best friend at the same place. It was funny to see you try to kill Koro. After three months, I decided to join classes. I got to the office of the principal and asked him. He accepted but I was going to be put in class A. I got in and fastly became one of the best but that wasn't what I needed. I attacked a A-class girl and her friends and in one week, I managed to get transferred to your class. During my week with the bests, I made myself an admirer who is none other than the principal's son: Gakushuu Asano. He was so mad at me because I didn't like him back. When I joined your class, I felt something different. You are happy even though no one in the school likes you. I became friends with everyone but most importantly with my victim. After some day, I discovered two boys that were really good in assassination: Nagisa and Karma. I wanted to form one of them and so I chose Karma. You imagine it: B.R.R teaching her victim how to assassinate. The more I spent time with him the more I became attached to him. I wanted to protect him, not to take away his life. When he was attacked by Asano, I felt like I was ready to kill anyone just for him to be okay. He was good at killing and he was so good looking. I felt for him, I fell in love for the first time in my life. His smirk, his red hair, his orange eyes, everything in him was perfect, he was driving me crazy! At the end, I decided to not kill him, but to kill the one that gave me the job. It was me that killed his former teacher. I am a criminal and I won't stop you if you want to put me out of your class. I finished my story, do you have any questions?

- Yes, I have, Kayano said.

- Go ahead.

- Why did you choose to put roses as your mark?

- Because the roses look innocent and beautiful, but you have to be careful not to get too close or you risk being pricked by the thorns. I think it looks a lot like me.

- You are right, it does have some familiarity with you, affirmed Irina.

- I have a question! said Sugino. I didn't really understand who was the one that you needed to kill?

I open my mouth to answer but Karma was faster and answered:

- She needed to kill me but she fell in love with me.

He got up and came closer to me. Putting a hand on my cheek he say:

- You really are like a rose but it's funny. No one in the class got hurt because of your thorns. You protect the one you care for, you are beautiful and dangerous at the same time. Y/n, you aren't the only one who fell in love. I really like you, more than you would have ever imagined. What I said during the fight was right.

His face became closer to mine, his lips inches from mine. He was smiling at my red face.

- Wait a minute! I never accepted to let you touch my cousin!

I wasn't going to let Karasuma spoil my first kiss and so I put my arms around the neck of Karma and closed the space between us. The whole class started to cheer for us, Irina was the loudest. I broke the kiss some seconds later and got in front of my cousin.

- I am happy you care about me, but I can take care of myself. And you know Karma, I don't think he will hurt me.

- I will let you do what you want but (he pointed at Karma) if you dare to hurt her, then I will kill you.

- Yes and I will help Karasuma. After all, killing is my job, added Irina.

- Good, now that I have the consent, Y/n would you give me the pleasure of becoming my girlfriend?

- Of course!

I gave him a quick hug, a peck on the cheek and then I turned my head to the class. They were all happy.

- Aren't you angry at me?

- No, why would we be? asked Nagisa.

- Because I am an assassin and I didn't say it or because I tried to kill your friend.

- Look, we aren't mad at you because you told us your secret and you didn't kill Karma in the end, explained Kayano.

- Okay! I am happy to be friends with you.

We had a small party outside the class and spent the night together. I was really happy that I have so many fun friends. I didn't know that it was the calm before the storm.

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Hi there! I have a few things to say. 

1- So, how was the chapter? What do you think of your past? 

2- CONGRATULATIONS! We finished the first part of the story. 

3- I want to thank you for reading my story. It means a lot to me that someone like my work. Don't hesitate to vote on the chapters you liked, it encourage me to continue. 

4- I know this chapter is really (like really) short but I promise the one is going to be longer.

- S. Nawfal