Fated Goodbye

➳ Karma?

After lunch, class resumed as usual. Nobody else attempted another assassination attempt after what I did earlier. I still hadn't eaten or slept, so I made a mental note to do that when I returned to my cabin. Koro-Sensei was adamant about ensuring everyone kept up with the material. I hardly paid attention to any of it. I already knew everything he spoke about.

Still, Koro-Sensei didn't stop bothering me about paying attention. But his scolding never changed my demeanor. I continued looking out the window, thinking of another way to end Koro-Sensei's life. I knew nothing about his weaknesses or his strengths. His entire existence was a mystery to me.

I took notice of Nagisa's note-taking whenever Koro-Sensei showed any strange behavior. The school day was about to end, and everyone was getting ready to leave 5 minutes before we got dismissed. I took out a notebook from my bag and wrote my assassination attempt. My pencil in hand, and paper in front of me on my desk.

Assassination Attempt 1

This will be my only failure.

Information about the target: None

Damage that was done: At least two tentacles

Weapons: Rubber knife provided by the school, sniper rifle with pink rubber BB pellets.

Speak with Nagisa about what I assume are his notes on Koro-Sensei.

With a sigh, I wrote my last word on the page. Koro-Sensei dismissed the class, and everyone rushed out with him. I stayed behind as I looked into the distance through the window. The classroom was once again quiet, just like the afternoon before. Someone stayed behind to bother me.

"Hey~ you know, you owe me," Karma said.

I turned to him and took off the blazer. I folded it in my hands and pushed it toward him.

"Thank you, but I didn't think you'd care or even talk to me after what happened yesterday," I said.

I looked into his eyes, and that moment flooded into my memory. That unfamiliar warmth filled me once again.

"Well, I tend to be interested in things that intrigue me. For example, a girl I hardly know the name of kissed me on her first day of school. Along with your strange behavior," Karma said. Although, there was a slight blush on his face. He was embarrassed about it.

"I'm sorry about that. I couldn't help myself," I said.

For a moment, there was silence. We just stared into each other's eyes before Karma smirked.

"Well, if you found me attractive, you could have just said so~" Karma teased.

I didn't react to his comment. But I did respond.

"No, it's not that. I don't know why I did that. Again I'm sorry," I said.

Karma let his smirk drop and searched my eyes for a reaction or emotion. Suddenly my hand was reaching out to his. But Karma reached out as well. Soon our hands connected. Fingers intertwined. The warmth was incredible, but I didn't let that distract me. Karma reached out as well.

"Why did you reach for my hand?" I asked, looking away from our hands and into his eyes.

"Something else that intrigued me... was how cold you feel," Karma said seriously.

There were a few minutes of silence as we stared into each other's eyes. I couldn't understand my behavior, let alone Karma's. We held hands until Karma quickly untangled our fingers and pulled away. I didn't show emotion toward his actions but stared at my hand, which now had a lingering warmth. It felt like my hand was missing something.