First to the last period of the day - assassination (a Karmagisa fanfic )

Period 12: Crimson strings of a broken blue

Karma woke up, his vision blur at first, but quickly sharpening as he sat up to lean against the bed frame.

He quickly realised that he was in Nagisa's room, though the blunette was nowhere to be found. He was also quick to remember the events from before, wondering what made him faint.

The redhead exited the room after realising that there was nothing for him there, deciding to head down to the kitchen, where he let out a relieved sigh at the sights of the his classmates having dinner.

'Karma-kun! You're up!' He heard someone call him, but he didn't pay attention to who had said it.

'What time is it?' The redhead ignored all the question that had been thrown at him.

There was an immediate silence, before Sugino's response was heard. 'Quarter past seven....... why?'

'Man, I've been out for five hours?' Karma rubbed the back of his neck, eyes quickly scanning the room, frowning as he noticed the lack of the blunette's presence. 'Where's Nagisa?'

'You don't... know?' Isogai asked, cautious and suspicious like the rest. 'We thought you'd know.'

'We noticed you in Nagisa's room at around 5, but Nagisa herself was nowhere to be seen. We thought you'd know where she went.' Sugino continued. 'Mr. Shiota didn't seem shocked about her disappearance either. He got us take outs before he too, was suddenly gone.'

To say that Karma was worried would be an understatement.

——— 暗殺教室 ———

Karma's eyes snapped open at the sound of water running in the bathroom. He immediately sat up as he realised the door of the on suite bathroom in the room was slightly opened, letting some light into the bedroom.

The redhead wasted no time to get up from the bed as he heard the faint sounds of familiar sobbing.

He swung the bathroom door open, startling the blunette a little. His mercury eyes widening at the sight before him.

Nagisa's face was a mess of blood, bruises and tears. Her once blue hair was soaked with crimson. Her torn clothes revealed cuts and more bruises that ran down her arms and legs. There were two big slashes on her abdomen and neck, soaking her clothes in more crimson.

She had her hand over her left eye, more dark red liquid gushing through her bruised fingers and running down her face and arms. From the needles, thread and first aid kit that were scattered across the damp ground, Karma realised that she had been fumbling to stitch up her wounds.

More tears trailed down her face as Nagisa noticed the look on the redhead's face.

Karma kneeled down to offer help, but he couldn't help but noticed how his heart seemed to crack a little more as the blunette immediately back away from him in fear.

'St-stay back-!' Karma's mouth went dry as he heard how broken Nagisa's voice sounded, probably from all the screams and cries she had let out during the torture.

'L-look... I'm here to help....' He offered her his hand again. 

Her tears stopped flowing for a moment as Nagisa stared at him in surprise, completely ignoring his hand that was reaching out for her.  

The redhead nearly choked as the blunette suddenly threw herself on him, her arms wrapped tightly around his neck as she sobbed into his shoulder, more tears staining his shirt as the two stayed there, kneeling on the damp bathroom floor.

Karma didn't know how to react at first, but after a moment or two, his arms reached up to gently wrap around Nagisa, hugging her back, before he rubbed circles into her back, trying his best to calm her down. Even he'd admit that he didn't really know how to comfort others.