Demon's Kiss (Reader x Asano x Karma x Nagisa)

Chapter 15

Chapter 15

The next day on the way to school, [Name] walked closer to Asano than before. Asano was a bit suspicious, but happy nonetheless -maybe she was finally warming up to him. "This road is so crowded. It almost seems like there are more students than there were yesterday, you know?" [Name] said, now so close to Asano that their hands would brush together every now and then. Oh how much Asano wanted to just reach out and grab [Name]'s hand and hold it. "Are your hands cold?" Asano asked [Name]. "Hm? Oh, no. It's actually kind of warm today compared to last week." She answered. "You should still dress accordingly, would you like my scarf?" "No thanks, I'm good. Like I said, it's not that cold today. Why are you wearing a scarf anyway? It's not even 60 degrees out here." "It's actually 63 degrees, [Name]. And I'm just worried about your health." Asano explained. 'Yeah, whatever.' [Name] thought, almost rolling her eyes. Asano walked with [Name] to the back gate where they parted ways. "I'll see you after school," Asano told [Name] and kissed her hand. "Okay." [Name] replied blandly and watched Asano leave. When he was out of sight, [Name] wiped the hand that he kissed on her skirt and walked over to Rio Nakamura, who was about to head up the mountain. "Good morning, Nakamura-san." [Name] greeted the blonde haired girl. Rio yawned and waved at the same time. [Name] walked up the mountain together with Rio, but had to stop and rest for a little bit when they reached the top. Rio laughed at [Name] who was bent over with her hands on her knees and beads of sweat trickling down her face. "Ugh, walking up this thing is such a beast," [Name] complained, standing upright again. "You get used to it after a while, trust me. Plus it's really good for keeping you in shape." Rio boasted and showed off her leg muscles. "How long is "a while", because my legs are killing me." [Name] asked. The two chatted all the way to the classroom where they met up with the other girls and talked with them before classes started.

During P.E., [Name] sat on the ground with the other E-class students out on the field; Koro-sensei was giving a demonstration on sidesteps using his mach twenty speed, while the students complained about it being impossible to go that fast. [Name] laughed at their reaction. Everything about her new class was so fun and vibrant, she loved it. 'Maybe if I wasn't being held against my will I'd love it here even more.' [Name] thought. She sighed and zoned out, staring at the mountain in the distance.

Karma was lying under a tree not too far from a small cliff, far away from the E-Class building. He didn't feel like taking part in Physical Education today, so he skipped. And he was in the middle of enjoying the peace and quiet by taking a cat-nap. He wasn't expecting to be interrupted by a strawberry-blond haired prince. Asano appeared silently next to Karma, who immediately woke up when he felt the presence of another. "Skipping again? It's a wonder how you manage to such get grades with such an unpleasant attitude," Asano said in greeting. Karma yawned. "What's it to you? Unless you're scared that I might take first place in midterms." "Of course not. An E-class student taking first place in midterms? The world would much sooner come to an end before that happened." Karma sat up laying his arm lazily on top of his bent knee."Yeah whatever. What'd you come here for anyway? Surely it wasn't to just enjoy the spectacular view. Or maybe you're skipping too? Hm... I wonder how those spoiled brats at the main campus would react if they knew they're precious Student Body President was skipping class? Especially the Chairman, oh he'd have a fit." Karma snickered at the idea and Asano frowned. "I didn't come here to skip class. And if you really must know, I told the teacher I needed to use the bathroom, so I don't have much time for idle banter." "Then why'd you come way up here? Could it be, that maybe you wanted to see little ol' me?" Karma teased, not expecting to have actually gotten it right. "Yes, I did. I need you to do me a-." "Wait, really? I was just messing around, but, that's pretty rich." Karma laughed in amusement. Asano glared at him, not liking the fact that he'd been interrupted and laughed at by the red-head, but he let him have his fun. "So, why do want to see me? Could it be you've finally realized your undying love and came to confe-" "No." Asano cut him off swiftly, immediately feeling disgust rise in him. A while ago, some girls had made up a rumor about Karma and Asano being a "thing". Asano was disgusted by it and hoped that [Name] would never hear of it, lest what would she think of him? Karma, on the other hand, found it amusing, if not slightly revolting, and always found some way to bring it into whatever menial conversation that came up between the two. "I came to ask you a favor, as the Prince of the Demon Realm" "Oh? A favor from the Prince, eh? What do you know that on top of a love confession? Must be my lucky day," Said Karma mockingly. Asano took a step closer to the sitting boy, his eyes fuchsia and a dark, black aura emanating from his body. "Enough. Need I remind you of who's in charge here, Akabane?" Asano asked, his voice coming out a bit distorted as if he were talking on the phone and there was bad connection. Karma was on his feet in an instant, with a dark red aura surrounding him and his pupils became slits, like a cat's. The two stared at each other unmoving, and to any passerby it might have looked like just a staring contest. But this was a battle of endurance, and Karma was losing. Sweat dripped from his brow and his body became increasingly exhausted and heavy with every millisecond that he stayed standing. Whereas Asano wasn't even fazed, simply continued to push his far stronger aura against Karma's weakening one, until finally, Karma dropped to one knee breathing heavily. His aura dissipated and his eyes back to normal. Asano smiled in victory, dropping his own aura to a more breathable state. "Maybe that will teach to defy the authority," He said, looking down at Karma's weary form, "And now that we've established the greater person's here. I want you to do something for me, although..." He let out a small chuckle. "...It's not like you have much of a choice." Karma glared up at him, and Asano couldn't help but feel accomplished at how pathetic Karma looked at the moment; on his knees before the Asano Gakushuu, the Great Demon Prince. Oh the feeling of having so much power over another individual was exhilarating! It made him feel so alive! But, he couldn't let himself get too excited over such a small victory. For he had a much larger fight that he needed to win. And in order for that to happen he needed to hurry up with his business here so he could make other preparations. "The new student in E-Class, [Name] [Last Name] - I'm sure you know of her," Asano started to say, "I want you to be her guard when she's at the school. Its simple enough there's only two rules you have to follow: do not let her out of your sight and make sure you keep her safe no matter what happens. If she wound up hurt, you wouldn't want to be the one to answer for it, would you?" Karma, simply glared up Asano, not saying anything. Asano continued. "See? It's so simple even an End-Class student like you could do it." "And why do you care so much about that human?" Karma asked with cheek. Asano narrowed his eyes, bringing his aura back to a point where it was almost suffocating. "That is none of your business. You will do as I command, without question." It took everything Karma had not to be crushed under Asano's overwhelming power. He glared at the ground and bit his lip; because as much as he wanted to, Karma was smart. He knew that picking a fight with picking a fight with the Prince of Demons was undoubtedly a dumb and foolish thing to do; even for a strong and high-ranking demon such as himself. Asano dropped his aura completely, giving Karma one last glance before turning on his heel and walking away. But he paused, remembering something, and turned back to Karma. "By the way, your new guard job starts today." And then he disappeared. With a growl, Karma glowered at the spot where Asano had stood, hatefully.