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KARMA POV

    As Nagisa readied himself, I called everyone and told them to come over. I didn't tell them why, just that it was urgent. Eventually, Nagisa limped out of my room,  leaning on the wall for support. I made my way to his side,  ready to help him when there was no more wall.
    I helped him over to the couch,  helped him sit down and heard a knock on the door.  Hearing the sudden noise, Nagisa flinched,  fidgeting with his hands. I could tell he was nervous and that his mind was working at a million thoughts a minute.
    I stole one last glance at the blue haired boy before making my way to the front door. I put my hand on the knob and slowly opened the wooden door,  my eyes setting on eleven people.
    "Kayano, Teraseka, Isogai, Asano, Kanzaki, Okuda, Takebayashi, Suguya, Yoshida, Takuya, Hazama, please come in," I gestured for them to come inside,  skillfully hiding my rage behind a finely tuned mask.
    They all piled their way inside, a few of them such as Asano and Teraseka mumbling profanities due to the cramped space.
    "Akabane," Kayano started, worry filling her voice and being set on her facial features. "Why have you called us here?" I faced her, a fake yet convincing smile set in stone on my face.
    "I have something I need to show you all." I began to make my way to the living room, gesturing a hand behind me and signaling for them to follow. They all did as they were told,  following promptly.  By the time we made it to the living room, Nagisa had picked at his fingers so much that they had started bleeding slightly.
     "N-Nagisa..." Sugino said as he stood, stunned, along with everyone else. I walked over to the bluenette,  moving his hands to rest on his lap so he stopped picking at them and  I sat down next to him. The eleven people standing in my living room stood awestruck, confused as to why Nagisa was sitting in my living room.

    "Wh-why have you only called us here? Why not the whole clas-"

    "Because you are the ones who saw me." Nagisa cut off Takebayashi , answering his question as well as shutting him up. Two birds, one stone. Thankfully, too. They all stood still, as if held in their place by an invisible yet incredibly strong force. They knew what he was talking about, their body language showed it all. Though they tried to deny it.

    "Wh-what do you mean, Nagisa..?" Teraseka asked, nervously looking to the left. I scoffed, letting my smiling mask be taken over by a menacing frown and glare. "Don't play dumb," I started, rolling my eyes. "I know all about you guys seeing Nagisa and not telling me. I know all about it!" My sudden change in tone made everyone, including Nagisa, jump in surprise.

    Speaking  of Nagisa, he seemed more on edge than ever. I could tell he wasn't comfortable with all the people in the room. He was rocking himself back and forth, tapping his quickly and biting his fingers,  as if trying to pretend that none of them were there.
    A few people such as Kayano noticed his nervous movements and sent him sympathetic looks,  but all that was returned was the evil glare of a snake,  making the atmosphere much heavier.
    "Pardon me," Asano interrupted the silence. "I have no memory of seeing you anywhere."
    I was about to get up and do lord knows what to him,  but Nagisa held me down as he just stared blankly at the ground. His gaze remained strongly on whatever he was looking at as he said, "Monday, August 22, 2016. You saw me behind the old apartment building. I was covered in bruises and cuts that were made by a whip.  Do you recall?"
    Damn. His memory must be good as shit because Asano replied with a surprised look that was soon replace by a guilty one.
    I smirked, sending each person their own individual glare. "Now,  let's all have a little chat."

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