his bottom lip.

Chapter 18

We aren't friends.

We really, and truly, are not friends.

Karma had come to this realization at his favorite time of night, 4 am. The calmest time of night. All the night owls and party people have returned home, but the early birds aren't up yet. It's nice and quiet.

And how had Karma come to this realization you ask? He had done it while sleeping, or so he'd like to say. In reality the only part of him that was asleep was his arm. Why? Because a tiny vampire was using it as a pillow.

That is also what lead him to think about he and Nagisa's relationship, ergo; not friends. Friends don't cuddle, friends don't practically make out every day, friends don't cry all the time, friends don't spoon. Karma had realized how stupidly intimate this 'friendship' had gotten.

Friendship.

Ship.

Relationship.

Oh god.

Karma had fully waken up now(except for his arm) and let his thoughts run wild. Did he, possibly, have a chance?

No.

Well.

Maybe?

He wanted to ponder more about it, until Nagisa had started breathing a bit deeper and started mumbling in his sleep. He had seemed really distressed, during whatever nightmare he had been having. Karma was about to wake him up, until he could make out what Nagisa was saying.

"Why... not..."

Why not?

"Why not me... him why me him not"

The words were repeated, but repeatedly in different orders, Karma had no idea what Nagisa was trying to say.

"Him me why not me not him why me him not me why him not me why him not me why him not me"

The words kept on repeating and repeating until Karma was fully freaked, even though he would never admit it.

"Hey, what's the matter? What do you mean?"

Karma hushed to him in a low tone, as not to actually wake him up but enough for him to get an answer. Nagisa started tossing and turning in his sleep, making noises of discomfort while he did.

Karma repeated the question he had asked earlier, but this time Nagisa gave a lopsided response.

"Why do you.. like.. asamfgrfls..."

Nagisa's voice trailed off, the same way a voice would trail off if you said goodnight while you're already in bed falling asleep. The sentence slowly transforms into more of a sigh, and your words become mumbles. Nagisa had already been mumbling, causing whoever's name he said at the end of his sentence to be completely inaudible.

"Who?"

"[mumble]"

"Whooooo?"

"Asanoshfjekjf"

Asano. Karma completely froze. He had no idea that Nagisa cared so much about his so-called crush on Asano. Now that the secrets out with Kayano, no one else should be fooled into thinking that Karma likes Asano, so why is Nagisa so hung up on it?