Sanctuary (Karma Akabane x OC)

An Apology

I-I don't know what to do.

She crouched down, hugging her knees tightly into her chest. Her head fell down as she began rocking back and forth.

Mum...

If you were still here...

What would you do?

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"Oi, what do you think you're doing?" 

The voice startled Katsuna, making her lose her balance on her feet and toppling over. 

She quickly wiped her damped eyes.

"What are you doing more like Karma?" she replied nonchalantly, "Creeping up on a girl, what are you? A perv?" 

"Yeah, you wish I'd even remotely see you as attractive," Karma shot, scratching the back of his head in boredom. 

Katsuna stood up, doing a quick final check on her face before turning towards the redhead. 

"You're such an ass, why are you here anyway?" 

"You think I'd let you just walk off while in a middle of a conversation with me," Karma scoffed, "I'm the one who should be cutting you off." 

"Christ, you're as petty as ever," Katsuna sighed, not in the mood for his antics, "Well you can leave now, I wouldn't mind one bit."

"But you saying that now defeats the whole point," the redhead huffed, "Jeez you're annoying." 

"And yet you're still here," the girl mumbled, wandering back to the wooden campus with Karma following. 

"By the way, you need to get better at hiding your emotions," Karma commented, looking off to the side in contempt, "It's clearly obvious you've been crying." 

"Yeah, and what's it to you?!" Katsuna snapped, facing back to the boy in a mixture of anger and embarrassment. 

"Oh, calm down idiot, as if I cared enough to ask," Karma grunted, shoving his hands in his pockets. 

Katsuna gritted her teeth in annoyance but she knew he was right. 

As if he did. 

She took a deep breath, soothing her mood into a natural state. 

"Don't go around saying anything," the girl half demanded, half pleaded. 

"Whatever, I might see you as a enemy, but I'm no snitch" Karma mumbled.

The pair finally reached the field surrounding the E Class campus. They noticed that the other students were playing a game of badminton, having taped a picture of Koro-sensei's face on the shuttlecock. 

"Hey Karma," Katsuna muttered, "If you were ever in a situation where it felt like there was no escape, how would you get out?" 

Karma stood in silence, his mind beginning to think. 

"Ahh never mind, it was a stupid ques-"

"I'd forge my own route, even if I have to suffer some sort of consequence later."

"There's no way I'd let anyone rule my life but me."

"Huh, I see.." the girl murmured in reply. 

If only it was that simple. 

"I'm surprised you understood," Karma snickered, his infamous smirk returning, "I thought I'd need to get the crayons out."