Memories Of Us (Karma x Okuda Fanfiction)

Chapter Five

Author's Note: Sorry for the slow updates! I meant to post this yesterday!

Okuda's P.O.V.

I couldn't help but gawk at Karma, my mouth hanging open. I felt my cheeks heat up and I quickly closed my mouth, forcing myself to look away from him and at the ground instead.

Takebayashi spoke instead. "Karma? What are you doing here?" He asked, pushing his glasses upward.

"I need Okuda." Karma said quickly without a moments hesitation. My face must've been so red! I wanted to hide. "I'll try not to take too long, but please? It's really important."

Takebayashi cleared his throat. "Um, it's really up to her but-" He began, but Karma interrupted him.

"Oh, shut up. I'm not talking to you." Karma told him. I could feel his eyes on me. "Okuda?" I glanced up. "Will you please come with me?"

I gave a quick nod. "S-sure." I stuttered before I removed my apron and hung it on one of the chairs that was near the nearest lab table. As I made my way toward him I tripped over one of the table legs and fell immediately to the floor.

"Okuda?! You alright?" I heard Takebayashi ask. I made a mhm noise to show that I was. I could hear Karma walking up to me and before I knew it he was carrying me bride style.

I could feel my face burning and getting ready by the second. "K-karma?" I asked, my voice stuttering from how shocked and surprised I was.

"Geez, Okuda. If you wanted me to carry you, all you had to do was ask." He told me. I glanced up at him and saw he was smirking.

"I didn't-"

"Oh, but you did. You love me so you want all of my attention. You want me to hold you." He interrupted. "Isn't that true? Isn't that why you said you loved me this morning on the phone?"

"No. I didn't- I never said... Oh. It wasn't a dream." I turned my eyes away from him. He knew and he didn't feel the same way. He hated me.

Karma was being so mean. Sure, he was never super kind but this? This was different. This isn't about me, I realized. Something else is going on. Something bothering Karma, but what? Would he tell me?

"Earth to Okuda. Okuda? Are you listening to me?" Karma was asking.

I blinked. "Huh? Yes. Er, I mean no. I'm sorry, but what are you doing here?" I said, forcing myself to focus on the words he was saying and not just the fact he was actually here.

He sighed. "I was literally just explaining that. Are you really going to make me start again?"

I blinked, a blank expression on my face. I didn't say anything for a few minutes and Karma said nothing in return. I then realized that he wasn't just being sarcastic and that he was actually waiting for an answer. My face felt like it was burning as I my mind realized what had happened this morning hadn't been a dream. 

"I...I didn't realize it was you I was on the phone with. I was asleep, doing things in my sleep. I hadn't meant to call you." I told him, not paying attention to his question.

Karma rolled his eyes. "Yeah, yeah. Whatever you say. That's not the point." He replied. "I need you to destroy that project your working on with Takebayashi. I also need a list of names on everyone who knows your working on it." 

"What?"