Sanctuary (Karma Akabane x OC)

Enter: Akira Takaoka

She caught sight of the principal walking away from the pitch, seemingly uninterested by the results of the game.

"I gotta go," Katsuna address the redhead, her eyes never leaving the movements of the man for even a second.

I need to end this and now. 

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"Sir, we need to talk."

The principal halted his movements, his back turned away from the student.

"My, what's with that blatant tone, is that how your parents taught you to treat your elders?"

Katsuna bit down hard on her tongue in response to the man's warped sense of humour, narrowing her eyes slightly.

"Oh, come now, it was only a simple joke."

He turned to face the aggravated girl, his composure calm with a calculated gaze.

"You kept me waiting the other day, I must say I thought you were smarter than that," he continued, folding his arms.

"I-" Katsuna began, the principal's words throwing her off her original subject.

"I'm not interested in hearing excuses for I am a man of action," the principal interrupted coldly, "For example, today's failure."

"Sir-"

"May I remind you of your place once again Sakame Katsuna?" he demanded, raising the volume his voice.

"You of all people should understand what I'm capable of and yet you continue to not take your job seriously."

"I-I don't want to-" Katsuna stammered, unable to draw out the words caught in her throat.

"Careful now," the man levelled his voice, "Use your head."

"You think they'll accept you?"

The remark caught Katsuna's immediate attention, her resided fears now brimming into her mind space.

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In the distance, she could barely make out Koro-sensei talking to the class.

"......I take full responsibility......"

No, it's me you should blame.

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"You ruined their efforts in midterms leaving them crushed."

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"......I underestimated the principal..."

It was me, I did it.

".... Forgive me..."

Please...stop.

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"They'll never accept you after you betrayed them."

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Stop!

STOP!!

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"You don't think I know that.." Katsuna seethed, her stomach tightening as her guts churned from the returning guilt.

I can hardly sleep.

"Mind your tone," the principal warned, " I could ruin your life in an instant, everything you've run from with eat you alive with one message."