Sanctuary (Karma Akabane x OC)

The Memorable Agreement

"We should get going," Sugino suggested, nudging the others to gather their bags.

The time had simply slipped from their minds; the clouds that had been wispy and white that morning now a darker gloomier shade, alluding to a stormy night.

"You guys go ahead," Katsuna offered hesitantly, side-eyeing the redhead who was still slumped in his seat.

Just as he was about to question his friend's statement, Nagisa caught on to what Katsuna was attempting to express.

"Catch up with us if you can," Nagisa hummed, ushering the others out of the classroom who had begun to wonder why themselves.

Now alone, an awkward silence fell on the two students as neither one knew how to start.

"So..." Karma broke, prompting the raven head to address the situation at hand.

Amongst the swirling thoughts in her head, the troubled student blurted out the first thing that she could manage to say without tumbling over her words.

"I'm sorry!"

The sudden apology surprised the boy, rendering him speechless. It was the last thing he had expected she'd say at that given moment.

Katsuna exhaled soon after, attempting to broadcast her point with a clearer mind.

"What I mean is," she started again, turning to meet Karma's patient demeanour.

"The other night... I'm sorry for shouting; it was completely uncalled for and I understand now that you were just trying to do the right thing."

Steadily, the raven head breathed out, feeling the weight that had sunk onto her shoulders gradually begin to slip away.

"I.. I just get really frustrated at you; despite whether you're trying to make me or not."

"You confuse me so much; it's hard to keep track of what's happening... it's like I'm on a roller-coaster, unable to control anything around me as it continues to speed up and down."

As the words begin to spill out, Katsuna progressively began to understand herself a little more, as if the answers were just waiting there on the tip of her tongue.

"I need to start taking control of myself again, otherwise I might just end up going insane."

Katsuna picked her gaze up nervously from the floor, settling it on the pair of unreadable widened mercury orbs that were fixated on nothing but her.

Apprehensively, she started again, unsure on why the redhead was making her feel so agitated.

"What I'm trying to say is... well I think it would be best if we..." Katsuna mumbled, attempting to muster up some courage to finish her sentence.

"Are you asking me to be your friend?" Karma challenged, finally clocking on with a rising smirk.

"Jeez don't say it like that!" Katsuna huffed embarrassedly, whipping her head to the side to subtly hide the rose-pink blush.

"I just think it might solve the childish bickering and help us understand each other a little more."

"So, you want to know me better?" Karma coaxed, unable to hide his stretched-out grin which had shaped the entirety of his facial features.

"That's not what I'm trying to say," she protested defensively, the twitch in her eyebrows evident.

"Just shake my hand so we can get it over with."

"Are you sure?" the redhead cooed, cocking his head up at the girl with a slightly suggestive look.

"Because it sounds like you want to get awfully close to me."