Sanctuary (Karma Akabane x OC)

Second Term - Start!

"GO! GO! GO!" Sugino chanted urgently, sprint jumping across the moss-covered boulders in his sweaty p.e. uniform.

"Who knows how much distance we've put between us and Mr K!"

"Woah, I didn't realise how much stamina I've built up over the past few months!" Nagisa exclaimed proudly, using the strength in his arms to swing himself on the vines, crossing the mountain stream with ease.

"A game of Cops and Robbers really is a great way to see how far we've come!"

The boys shared a humorous grin as they proceeded to parkour through the woodland terrain they've come to learn inside and out. Alert to their surroundings, the pair swiftly whipped their heads up to the sound of rustling tree leaves just in time to see a pair of shoes descending through the air.

Thinking Karasuma had decided to get the drop on them, the boys instinctively darted to the side in an attempt to maintain some sort of distance between them and their opponent. Noticing the flowing raven locks of hair first as the mystery player landed elegantly onto the dried dirt ground below, Nagisa's raging heart pace dramatically decreased.

"You scared the life out of me Katsuna," he breathed, placing a hand on his panting chest as his fellow classmate turned to face him.

"Sorry guys!" she smiled nervously, stretching out her arms high above her head.

"I was using the trees to keep my presence hidden the best I could, Karasuma-sensei is an absolute beast!"

"Tell me about it," Sugino sighed deeply, hunching over his knees to assemble back some of his lost breaths.

"Don't think I missed those eery screams from what sounded like Sosuke earlier, I'm terrified just thinking about it!"

"Well, let's keep moving so we don't find ourselves next on this afternoons menu," Nagisa shuddered, glancing down at his watch sharply.

"There's about 15 minutes left on the clock and there's still a good few of us left."

"Great, let's keep it that way," Katsuna nodded firmly, surveying her surroundings like hawk before cutting across the path to venture downstream.

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After a while of using the sound of gushing river water as cover for their movements, Sugino's keen sight spotted a familiar green haired girl poking her head through the camouflage of a set of overgrown bushes.

Failing to keep a low profile, the baseball fanboy began waving his arms in the air frantically, trying to capture his classmate's attention as he grew nearer to her position.

Kaede caught sight of the student in an instant, her eyes wide in horror as she began to make several hysterical hand gestures to which only confused the boy to no ends. Luckily, just before Sugino shouted out her name, Katsuna launched herself towards him, tackling the boy to the ground roughly before rolling out of sight with her hand clamped over his mouth.

Behind a 1.5-metre-high (at best) rock, the duo silently hid, just in time to catch a glimpse of Karasuma as his military-built body barrelled passed like lightning, his army boots pounding deafeningly on the ground below.

The noise suddenly stopped, sending their nerves spiking up as they believed their positions had been compromised. Katsuna peeped her head to the side, catching sight of Nagisa who had managed to leap up into one of the trees hanging above the track.

The pair shared a quick look of fear, mentally trying to figure out a plan to escape the area without being seen. However, interrupting their eye contact was Karasuma himself as he began shouting angrily down the phone.