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1. Your reactions are beautiful
"AKABANE!!"
I smirked, satisfied to hear that angry, furious, boiling, scream of my name. "Where are you?! Come here so I can kill you damn it!" The normally composed Asano-kun stormed out of the main building, his face as red as my hair, his nostrils practically had smoke coming out of them
And his hair, oh wow
They were a disgusting broccoli green.
I leaped from branches to branches(thank God for my assassin's training) as I followed him to the E-class building, where everyone was outside. It was P.E., and we'd usually be sparring with Mr. Karasuma or testing out new traps
"Hey! Where is he?!" He demanded as he stomped towards Nagisa and Rio.
Everyone stopped what they were doing to look at him(his hair) in bewilderment. "Trying for a new look Asano-kun?" Rio teased. "You uhh...are really rocking that green look". A couple of snickers and giggles were followed by this remark
The poor guy blushed, but he held his head high and crossed his arms. "Where's Akabane?!" He growled. "What do you want with Karma?" Nagisa asked. "I know he did this to me! So he'll be punished!"
Welp. That's my cue
I jumped down from my tree and landed behind him. "Punishment? you say" I said in a seductive voice. He shivered, my sharp eyes saw that every hair on his body stood up. "What kind? You gonna spank me?" I winked
"No!" Gakushū spat, spinning around with his finger pointed at me. I was standing very closely to him though, so his lips brushed against mine
The girls started squealing, some guys started hooting. I enjoyed the look of embarrassment on his cute face
He was redder than a ripe tomato. Poor Gakushū looks so embarrassed, angry, anxious, and stressed. "SHUT UP!" he screamed, finally snapping after all I'be put him through all day
"You!" He thrusted a finger against my chest. He looks so angry, that if possible steam was coming out of his head. "You've been a giant pain in my ass--"
"No you will be the pain up my ass" I was quick to remark, causing more laughter from the watching E-class students. Even Nagisa, who was usually more sympathetic, was laughing.
I saw some tears gathering in the corners of Gakushū's eyes. I've combined embarrassment and anger for my round of torment today. Usually I choose between embarrassed Gakushū or boiling anger Gakushū
Whenever I choose Embarrassment, its usually petty and small things like, putting itching powder in his clothes during P.E., spilling something on his crotch area, leaving behind embarrassing pictures of him in the student council room for his buddies to see
Boiling Anger meanwhile requires something big. Like mixing hair dye in his shampoo while he was showering in the boy's locker, or stealing his pants, or ruining his homework, or mixing up the arrangement of his important student council papers so he'd be extra stress before he meets up with his dad
Why do I do this? You must be wondering.
Why do I torture him? Simple.
He gives me amazing reactions.
He turns as red as a ripe tomato, which I really like. He screams at me in various different languages, some I din't even know. But I know judging from his tone of voice and angry eyes that he was saying some nasty shit to me
Then he'd collar me and start shaking me, demanding what was wrong with me and why I was like this
And then he'd scream one last time
One, big, giant, "AAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!!". before letting go of me, stepping back, and staring at me with his big, emotional violet eyes. He's heaving, his chest was rising up and down very fast
I caused this, and I'm sorry about it. Despite the sadistic pleasure I get from seeing him this way, disheveled, loosened and angry at me.
He's like this because of me
He's only like this to me
If it were anyone else, he'd ignore them, because they are not, and never will be worth his time.
He's above them, he's proud and smug and an arrogant bastard who needs to be taken down a notch
I relish in the fact that I, unlike those many others who tried before me and still failed, get a reaction out of Asano Gakushū. I can make that snobby, piece of shit uptight nerd disappear and replace him with this heaving, red, angry teenager who--
"I'M GONNA KILL YOU KARMA!"
would use my first name and chase me around to strangle me out of anger because I clearly pushed him too far this time!
"Catch me if you can second-place-kun!" I challenged, sticking out my tongue. "Karma!"
There's that too, he calls me 'Karma' when he's angry. Not 'Akabane' or 'Hey you' or 'E-class student'. I become Karma to him, the guy who likes to mess with him just to get his attention
"Wait till I get hands on you Karma!"
"How'd you know it was even me?"
"NEXT TIME YOU PLAN TO DYE SOMEONE'S HAIR THIS DISGUSTING COLOR DON'T LEAVE A NOTE WITH YOUR NAME ON IT!"
I know that. I did that on purpose.
To get him to come find me
2. You sulked because a cat left you
"Meow, meeeow " he kneels down in front of the little fella, a fond smile on his face which was usually frowning, scowling, or smirking smugly over something. "Meow~" the white cat licked his bandaged covered fingers. "Careful, it might scratch you again" I warned.
"He won't, he's gotten used to me now" Gakushū reasoned.
This is one of our few tranquil moments. No school, no teachers, no students, no nosy friends, and his dad isn't looming over us. And I'm not teasing or pranking him for a reaction(and attention)
It's just you and me, Gakushū and Karma.
I'm still not allowed to call him by his first name...Out loud. So I'm taking advantage and using his first name in my head. Not like he can read my mind, no matter how much I want him to be able to
So he'd know what I really think of him
All are good stuff, some thoughts are annoyance.
I just really want him to get to know me better
"Meeeeooow!" The cat purred, rubbing itself against Gakushū's legs. It's stupid and petty, but I'm jealous of a cat.
"No no wait! come back!" Gakushū called. The cat suddenly just backed away from him, turned around and ran away
Did it sense me glaring? Oops.
"Well the cat's gone, let's go" I said carelessly. "Oi, Asano-kun, what are you staring at?"
He was still looking at the spot the cat was standing at moments ago.
Gakushū looked disappointed, really disappointed. It didnt sit right with me. "That cat was a bitch anyway" I muttered. "It was always biting and scratching you"
"But I thought we had made progress today" he insisted. "It didn't hurt me when I reached to pet it, and it rubbed itself against me, it's never done that before" he fiddled with his bandaged fingers.
I bit my lip.
He really liked that cat
"Come on" I grabbed his elbow, ignoring the electricity that shot up my arm and led him down the street
We arrived at a cafe
A cat themed one
"Welcome!" Greeted a waiter. All the staff here wore cat ears and tails. I resisted the urge to pull up my hood to cover my face, I prayed to God none of my friends are here, if they see me my reputation will be torn to shreds.
And they might tease me do coming here with Asano Gakushū
Speaking of
I watched the guy get surrounded by cats. Cats of every color, size, and breed. He looked really happy while playing with the cats
It was adorable
This is definitely not something just any person can witness, I'm just really lucky to be here.
So I pulled out my phone and pressed the video button
"Meow~ meow~ meow!" The cats all rubbed themselves against Gakushū, who was trying to divide his attention with each cat equally. Not gonna lie I'm feeling jealous again. It's stupid I know I can't be jealous of a bunch of animals
"Meow~"
I looked down, and saw that an orange tabby cat had approached me.
It's big amethyst eyes looked into mine. This cat reminds me of Shuuie(another nickname I liked to call him in my head)
I reached to pet it
Scratch!
"Owe! Fuck!" I yelped. The cat scratched the back of my hand, hissed at me, and scurried away. I glared at the mangy thing, before turning to look at Gakushū with a wounded puppy look. "Did you see that?" I demanded. "I saw, the cat scratched you" he answered sympathetically.
I brightened up, thinking he'd tend to me, since the scratch was pretty big. "You probably scared the poor guy, go ask for a first aid kit" he told me, not taking his eyes off the kitten he was playing with
"Meow!" The kitten purred, licking Gakushū's cheek. That counts as a kiss if the cat was a human so I'm gonna take that as a reason to sulk during the rest of our stay here.
I stomped over to the counter, showed them my bleeding hand, and let the girl behind the counter wrap it with a bandage(after disinfecting it)
During which, I decided to complain to her about Gakushū lack of attention and his preference of cats over me
Eventually it was time to go
"Come again!" She called after us
"Awwe..what a cute couple" I overheard her tell her friend. "He's jealous of cats because they steal his boyfriend's attention!"
"But his boyfriend is happy being around cats..awwe the red head endured for him!"
I think Gakushū over heard them, judging from the way he stiffened and the blush on his cheeks.
But to my joy, he didn't correct them
We left the cat cafe
And walked to our neighborhood in silence
"Thanks" Gakushū told me when we reached his street
"For?" I raised a brow
"For..everything" he said to me. He looked like he wanted to say something else, but he shook his head and turned his back to me
"See you at school" he told me quietly
He didn't notice his reflection on the window pane of a house near by. I saw his smile
3. Your intelligence is attractive
His looks are fine, he was really hot. he's handsome, he's tall, he knows he's good looking.
But I was never interested in just his looks
Nah, looks would fade away overtime anyway.
I got attracted to him because of something else
His face only came in second. The first thing I noticed about Asano was his intellect.
I thought, how could someone be this smart?
I sat on a branch, on a tree across from the window of his classroom. He was reciting the answers of a math formula, complete with the solutions.
He didn't use paper, he did it all in his head. I could do that to, but it would take me a couple of minutes, maybe eight or less. But it only took Asano twelve seconds
I was impressed, immersed, intimidated, and maybe a little bit scared. But I liked it.
From then on every chance I get, which wasn't a lot in the first place, I secretly listen to him recite literature, poetry, mathematics(which is my favorite)
Or just about anything that reveal his beautiful intelligence
I look forward to when our schools would have those programs where the smartest students would partake in debates.
I never bothered joining, too much of a hassle. But I loved watching Aasano Gakushū lead his team to victory with his sharp words alone
It's mind over power.
His mind is his true power
"---bane--kabane---ARE YOU EVEN LISTENING?!"
I winced when he yelled in my ear. "Owe what the hell?!" I glared at the person who yelled at me, only to smirk and soften up when j realized it was only Asano.
I got caught skipping again, and this time my punishment is tutoring the middle schoolers with Gakushū
This isn't much of a punishment
I get to be with Gakushū while tormenting some poor kids. And the poor kids learn a thing or two, Win-win.
"Yes sir Asano-sensei" I responded distractedly. The two middle schoolers with us giggled among themselves. Gakushū stressfully pinched the bridge of his nose "why did father had to lump me with you?" He muttered
"Because he looks forward to getting me as a son-in-law" I teased with a smirk. The middle schoolers cooed while Gakushū turned red, he faked a gag
"Disgusting" he said, glaring at me. "No baby, it's going to happen, in just a few more years give or take" I laughed when he chucked a book at me
"Why don't you just settle the sexual tension between you two and kiss already?" Mebuki said with a slight blush.
Gakushū forced the redness from his cheeks away and shot me a glare. As if to say 'now look what you'be done!'
I raised a brow "what?"
Gakushū forced our attention back to the books on the table and took to lecturing the middle schoolers in a stern but soft voice
I just sat there listening to the sexy sound of Gakushū voice lecturing them about math formulas and the shortcuts to solving it
4. You're a lot softer than you show yourself to be
I wasn't expecting them to be back so soon.
Actually I wasn't expecting them to come back at all.
My parents, who are gone eleven months of the year, came home from India. I was really surprised to see them again...and our family reunion was not a great one
my mom and me nearly stabbed each other
I was woken up at around 6:30am on a Saturday(which added to my foul mood, being woken up early on a weekend) to loud sounds coming from downstairs.
I took out a switch blade from my bag, and soundlessly(thanks to assassin's training) walked out of my room, and down the stairs.
I reached the kitchen, where I saw the figure of a woman, dressed in all black, her back was facing me. I acted without thinking twice and charged at her, my switch blade aiming for her side.
She was quick to spin around, catch my hand, twisted it, and steal my blade. She slammed me against the table and stabbed the blade on the side of my head, to intimidate me probably
We glared at each other for a long while, hostility in the air
And then finally recognition
She was the first one to recognize me, I just kept glaring at her. Her eyes were similar to mine, and they suddenly had tenderness and regret. "Karma?" She asked, getting off me.
I straightened up and glared at her, trying to find some recognition. And then it clicked..."Mom?"
My mother had changed a lot over the years. Barely being around, I hardly remember what she looked like.
The last time I saw her(I think) she had long chocolate brown hair that curled at the end. Now her hair was cut short, it reached her shoulders, and were straightened.
She also got a tan
Last time she was around, her skin was milk white.
No wonder I didn't recognize her
But then again, being nonexistent in your son's life could do that.
My dad showed up next.
He didn't change much. I take most of my appearance from him, red hair, fair complexion, even my sharp canine teeth. All I got from mom were her eyes.
Mom cooked dinner
Dad set the table
I stayed out of the way
I went back to my room, feeling pissed off.
She didn't recognize me. And I didn't recognize her. Just how long ago have they been gone that we didn't recognized each other? I thought she was a stranger, I din't remember any memorable features of my parents aside from their hair and eye color
Did my mom always had that mole under her eye?
My dad's eyes were always almond shaped weren't they?
it freaked me out that I barely remember anything about my parents, which goes to show how little we actually see each other.
Acting on impulse(as usual) I snuck out
I headed to a random direction, walking without paying attention where I was going.
I soon found myself at the park
I plopped down on a bench, and leaned back, my head tilted backwards. The sky isn't dark enough to show stars
But there were a few out already
"Akabane?"
I smirked. Right on time, every time I need or want him around, he shows up. "Hey" I said without turning my head to face him.
I felt his presence beside me.
I looked at him properly, and saw that his head was tilted downwards, deep in thought. I smirked and poked his forehead "Oi!" He exclaimed, glaring at me.
"Hi" I said annoyingly. He groaned. "What are you doing out here? What happened" he asked. I shrugged "what makes you think something happened?" I fired back.
"Because you lack your usual glow..you're too calm" he responded. "This isn't like you"
That made my heart race. That means he pays attention to me enough to know, and what does he mean by glow?
"My parents came home" I answered
"Mine aren't" he told me
"Wanna..talk about it?" I suggested to him. He sucked in a breath and closed his eyes. "You first" he said.
I smirked again and scooted closer to him. "Well I just realized my parents and I spend so little time together, it got to the point we din't recognize each other. I thought someone broke in, so I grabbed a switch blade and went to investigate" he explained
"And?"
"Turns out it was just my mom...I almost stabbed her" he massaged his wrist that his mother, Natsuki, twisted when she caught hus attack. "And she hurt my wrist, and nearly stabbed me too"
Gakushū looked alarmed. "That's..." he started.
Karma shook his head, wordlessly telling him not to continue
"You next"
The two of us ended up spending hours on that bench, until the sky darkened and the rest of the stars showed up. We kept each other company, telling stories about our shitty family.
"Your whole family needs therapy" I joked. Gakushū laughed, but I think he was considering it.
I slumped against his shoulder
He didn't push me off. Just called me a pain and to get comfortable on his shoulder.
I smiled, and pressed a kiss on his shoulder, which earned me a whack on the head. But it wasn't hard.