(KarmaxNagisa) 'til The End

Chapter 9: Aftershocks

A chirp of small bird started a new day. It was sunny and the weather was cooler than before. It's still 05.20, but there's someone who's already woke up and standing calmly in the balcony. He enjoyed the fresh morning wind which blowing sometimes. This red head guy stretched his arms then yawned.

"Didn't sleep for the entire night is not good for the health..." He sighed, "....and.... Couldn't change the TV channel makes it worst...." He sighed again heavily, "if the remote still missing, I will throw the TV and buy the new one....." He grumbled.

He's spacing out and drawned into different world, while someone's calling him.

".... Karma-kun!!!" Nagisa bawled out, poking Karma's back.

Karma turned around lazily, "huh? You called?"

"I..... I..... Want...... to......" Nagisa stammered, "..... take.... a.... bath....." He blushed.

"Then?" Karma said flatly.

Nagisa gulped with a dropping sweat, " co.... Could you....... Le..... Lend me..... Some...... Clothes?" His voice was low.

"Oh.... Yeah....." Karma trudged to his bedroom.

Nagisa's following him, but then a vein popped out on his head. He saw Karma opened the drawers on the dresser, then spreading a black sabrina blouse.

"This one is th___"

"KARMA-KUN!!!!" Nagisa shouted.

"What!??" Karma startled.

A red blush adorning Nagisa's cheecks, but it didn't mean that he's shy or embarrassed, it was an annoyed look of him that often aroused Karma to tease him more. Since last night, Nagisa wore a plain sleeping long dress. He's still couldn't get his male clothes yet.

"Just lend me some male clothes...." Nagisa begged.

Karma closed his eyes briefly, "sorry..... I can't......"

"But.... Why? Why do I have to use this kind of clothes all the time? I can't hold it...."

"I..... Just......." Karma sighed, "I just think that......... I like it when you wear those dresses..." He threw a smirk.

Nagisa's color face drained, "Ka.... Karma-kun.... Your hobby's gone too far...."

"Is that what you think, Nagisa-kun?" Karma smiled.

Karma's smile made Nagisa shuddered. It was a same smile he saw that evening. He couldn't forget with that egregious incident.

Back to the dangerous situation on the desolate street in the evening with no one's around. Once again, Karma saved Nagisa from almost being killed by a tall ugly muscular man. Nagisa's shocked couldn't even wink his eyes because of the man's face was covered by blood completely. On the top of his head, there was a wood-like stick and he could see there was a tiny metal on the edge of the wood which shone shortly. As Karma pulled it, the man's body fell down beside him-and the blood spattered out-but his eyes locked on Karma who was holding an axe in his hand.

"Aa!! So sorry to disturb you, mister....." Karma said playfully then patted the axe gently, "but....... You ruined my expensive T-shirt here...." He took the ripped clothes, "ah~ it was so diffucult to get this kind of clothes and.... It's one of my favorite..... I shall buy the new one then....." He's upset, "say.... Nagisa-kun.... Are you ok?"

Nagisa trembled frantically by seeing Karma's glowing amber eyes. Those were not the eyes of his roommate. Those eyes were so keener and tense. He's just killed someone and he was covered by fresh blood yet he's so calm like nothing's happened and standing casually, tapping his shoulder.

"Ka.... Karma-kun.... You..... Killed him?"

"Uh huh.... What's with that, Nagisa-kun?" Karma smiled, swinging the handle of the axe playfully.

"Wha..... What if___"

Karma squatted down, tapped Nagisa's head to calm him and then he smiled gently, "this is nothing, Nagisa-kun.... Don't worry, ok?" He threw the axe to the corpse.

After that, Karma took off his black blazer then put it on Nagisa's shoulders. He knew that Nagisa's legs were paralyzed due to shock; he couldn't even stand by himself; so he held him on his back and going home.

That was a short scary flash back for Nagisa. He furrowed his eyebrows and thinking hard while preparing for the breakfast. This time, he didn't ask Karma to help him to set the table. He let Karma lying down on the sofa, not because of he looked tired, but more like he's keeping Karma's mood. It's been 3 days since that evening incident and Karma's mood was unstable. He often woke up at midnight, walking around in confusion then back to sleep. In the morning, he didn't even talk about that incident nor asked Nagisa's condition after the shock. He's just sad because he had to say goodbye to one of his favorite clothes which ripped during the incident.

"Ka.... Karma-kun...." Nagisa said as he sat next to Karma, "may I ask you something?"

"What is it?" Karma gave a lazy respond.

Nagisa made sure that Karma would be fine with his questions after this by a quick scan. He took a deep breath, "ok then....." He started, "why do you insist on keeping me to use dresses and why you locked the wardrobes? Please be honest, Karma-kun.... Then... Why did you kill that man? Just make him fainted is enough to save me, right? He wasn't a chocker wearer though...."

"He was, Nagisa-kun...." Karma said strictly, "I already told you about this city's special circumstances, didn't I?" Karma sighed, "I changed the topic on purpose at that time to avoid the truth behind the real me...."