Love Is Hard - Karma X Reader

chapter 23

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Y/N's p o v

The house felt so still, it was almost suffocating. Everyone had left, and it was just me now, sitting awkwardly listening to the loud stomping of the rain on the windows, replaying everything in my head.

For the life of me, I couldn't even figure out how I ended up being the one who had to take care of Karma. I mean, yes I wanted to be here but...I am not so sure anymore.

Besides, wasn't this supposed to be Nagisa's thing?

.....

"Y/N can stay and take over looking after Karma."

Say what now?

It was so out of the blue. I didn't even get a second to process before Kayano doubled down. "Can't you, Y/N?"

Nagisa perked up. "Yeah, that would actually be super helpful. I need to go home and rest, and it'd be good if someone stayed with him."

I shot a glance at him, feeling... weird. It felt like there was more to it. They looked too eager like Karma was some hot potato that they couldn't get rid of fast enough,, which honestly? annoyed me.

Weren't they supposed to be buddies- cut from the same cloth. The class E gang?

No y/n rein it in...but, their faces weren't helping.

And then Rio., she was grinning so wide, it looked like her face might split . "Oh, I think Y/N should stay, for sure."

I gave her the stink-eye. She looked way too pleased with herself-like she knew exactly what she was doing.

when our eyes met she raised her eyebrows at me as if silently saying 'you have a thing for him after all.'

I was speechless.

And just like that, my silence got taken advantage of....and I agreed

The second I 'said yes', Kayano's face lit up like it was New Year's, Rio's grin was practically glowing, and Nagisa? He exhaled like I'd just agreed to defuse a bomb.

I, on the other hand, didn't feel so sure about this. Watching over Karma while he was unconscious? He would never let anyone Si him so vulnerable, let alone me- an outsider.

.....

I paused.

Wait

I slowly pressed my palm over my heart and sure enough it was cackling hard.

A not so innocent thought cross my mind

Karma + I like + unconscious = yum yum

A thunderous roar of lightning snapped me out of that unholy ground.

No no no NO! Bad y/n

I barely caught myself from drooling. He is sick for crying out loud, you perv! Control yourself! Sure this is kind of like a fantasy come true but!Jeez