c a m a r a d e r i e - [ Akabane Karma x OC ]

02: t e s t t i m e

I only tried in order to make a point. The one thing I hated more than having a predetermined future was having people look down on me.

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"Okay class!" Koro-sensei stood at the front of the class before quickly dispersing at Mach 20, clones on him tending to every student in the class. "Midterms are coming up so we must study, study, study!"

"Koro-sensei," Nagisa starts, "Don't you get tired with having to keep up with all these clones?"

"Nope, I'm fine, Nagisa-kun! After all I have one clone resting outside!"

"How does that help?!"

Koro-sensei chuckles, "Nyrufufufu! Don't worry about a thing, Nagisa-kun. Now do you understand this?"

"Yes, Koro-sensei!"

"Great! Now let's-- AH! Karma-kun! Do not try to assassinate me! My clones lose their shape!"

Said redhead only smirks while sticking his tongue out, his anti-sensei knife poking a dent in Koro-sensei's clone image. The rest of the day continues with Koro-sensei and his high speed individual tutoring, resulting in the yellow octopus gasping for air once it ended.

"Well, Koro-sensei, see you tomorrow!" Nagisa bids his teacher farewell.

Yukina wordlessly leaves the classroom, stopping once she exists the building when she sees bright red standing at the top of the staircase. She sighs. What could he want this time?

"Karma."

The boy turns, hands stuffed in his pocket with a lazy expression. His eyes gleam when he sees her and a smirk plays at his lips. "There you are," he chuckles. She stops went she reaches beside him. "C'mon, let's go."

She follows as he walks down. "Go where, exactly?"

Karma shrugs. "Anywhere. I'm not too sure yet."

The blue eyed girl frowns. "So we're just going to walk around until you find something to do?"

"Exactly~"

"You know, I could be doing something else five times more productive than this," she mutters.

"Aw, don't be like that," he pouts. "It's been a while since we've hung out like this."

"We literally hung out yesterday for five hours," she deadpans.

Karma places a hand to his chest, right over his heart. "Your words pain me, princess."

"Besides," she hops off the last step, turning on her heel to look at him, "wouldn't you rather hang out with Nagisa-kun and them?" Her tone is bitter, icy, but he doesn't seem to notice. Karma blinks at her before joining her on the paved road.

"Like I said, it's been a while." He skips forward, letting her rush after him to get back in step with him. "I missed having my partner in crime around. Though, I do wish you smiled a bit more."

She flips her hair and adjusts her bow. "What do you mean?"

"Well, you know..." She notices his change in tone, barely there, but she hears it. Lower, not as much mischief, and kind of... Sad? "I haven't seen you smile in a long time. Just feels like you're someone completely different."