Shiver{KarmaxReader}

Confession

When I got my vitals checked, I just sat there on a bed waiting for someone to tell me if I could go. I couldn't stop thinking about Karma. What would I say? What if he turns me down? What do I do if he says yes!?

"Miss Duncan. You have healthy vitals but you seem like you have a lot on your mind. Is everything alright?" I lifted my head slightly and smiled quietly. "Ah-y-yes! I-I guess I'm just nervous about being here...is all." I laughed nervously and glanced around the room to avoid eye contact with my nurse, but she placed a hand on my thigh. "Miss Duncan, it's perfectly normal to be nervous about being here." I smiled softly and nodded. "Thank you."

After I got my vitals checked, I asked what was wrong with me in the first place. "Well, you had an allergic reaction. To what, we aren't quite sure, but we managed to cool the swelling down." I nodded, listening to every word that came out of the nurses mouth. "So, that should be everything. You are free to leave." The nurse smiled and lifted me off the bed from my arm. "Wow, thank you so much." I wrapped my arms around her and left quickly to go home.

When I got home, my father had left a letter on the dining table for me.

Annabelle,

I will be working late shifts from now on. I had already started doing this but hadn't gotten the time to tell you. There will be frozen dinner for you made before I leave. Please don't forget to do your homework or whatever you do in class.

Love, Dad

"Right..." I scrunched the letter up in my hand and threw it in the bin from where I was. The house was cleaner than usual, which I thought was weird but I pushed it to the back of my mind for the moment. I needed to concentrate on what to tell Karma. "I really like you Karma." I repeated the words in my head. Although every time I played the image out, the responses gt worse and worse. Eventually, I figured I would sleep on it and wait until school.

I closed my eyes repeating the same words in my head. I really like you...Karma. My smile faded as my muscles fell asleep.

When I woke up, I got changed and left earlier then when my dad usually left for work on day shifts. I ate burned toast for breakfast because I can't cook...and jogged to school. As I stepped in the classroom, I was greeted with Mr Karasuma. "Annabelle, you're here earlier than usual." He was signing papers and handing them out on each desk. I got mine handed to me personally. "What's this for?" I scanned the paper. It was a list of each of us and one weakness, and a strength. "This is what you need to work on. I'm a teacher, right? I need to give feedback." I looked down at my own name and read what was written on the page.

Annabelle Duncan

Strength- Confidence

Weakness- Gullible

Comments- Annabelle needs to learn when to protect herself over others. Can strive easily but also jumps in head first by impulse. Needs to control anger when bottling up.

I kept reading the paper and found Karma's name.

Karma Akabane

Strength- Fighting ability

Weakness- Confidence

Comments- Karma believes that he can solve every problem on his own, with no help from others. This needs to change. His confidence can get in the way of the objective and can get out of hand.

I stared at the paper and reviewed my recent actions in my head. I had gone ape on Karma's dad last I remember and almost beat the brains out of him. "Oh, Mr K? What did I miss out on while I was in hospital?" I placed the paper in my bag and pulled out a pencil case. "Not much, just some more training. We scoped out the land for a good mountain climb. Luckily, the students decided to wait until you got back from the dead to climb the damn wall." I smiled happily when I listened to the conversation play out in my head. It ended in Karma taking the good side. My side.

"Ah, have you seen Karma?" Mr Karasuma shook his head and glanced over at the forest. "Have you checked the training grounds?" I looked over at Karma's desk and saw his bag. "No, but thank you." I left the room to enter the forest.

In search of my red head.

Only a moment into the forest, Karma jumped out from one of the trees. "Good, you're back from the dead." A mischievous grin spread across the boys face as he stabled himself on the ground. "Why here though?" He circled me slowly, pretending to search for something. "Was it perhaps the young friend wanted to talk?" Karma skidded close to me and held my chin to his face. My heart got stuck in my throat and I forgot how to breathe. "Calm down, you look red. What do you want?" I swallowed and walked back to sit on a small rock behind me. "Um, I do want to talk."

Karma and I both took in deep breaths and looked around. "You go first, Karma." I gestured the red head to speak and his face went pink. "I-I think I'm in love." He tapped his fingers on the dirt and placed his other hand over his face. "Ah, r-really?" Karma nodded. 

"I-I think...I like Nakamura." I felt my face flush deep red as the words left Karma's mouth. My heart at that moment, shattered into tiny pieces. "A-ah, t-that's c-cute..." My voice gave away the hesitation I had. "Oh, you had something to say as well.?" I shook my head.

There was no way I could tell Karma I liked him if he just told me that he had a crush on someone else. "Well, I told you because you're my best friend."

                             Friend zoned.

                                                    Best friend zoned.