Feverish Courage (Karmanami Fanfiction)

One-shot

Feverish Courage

Snow lightly drizzled in the morning when a tiny little snowflake blew astray and landed on the tip of the nose belonging to a mischievous redhead. The sudden cold yet soft touch tickled the redhead's senses.

"...Hm?"

His hand reached for the snowflake that melted into a tiny droplet from his warm constitution. The moment his hand left his field of vision, sprinkles of white began to emerge from his surroundings.

A smirk formed on his lips when he uttered, "The first snow."

Looking up towards the bright sky, his hand gripped the lilac scarf while his thoughts drifted towards the image of a petite girl with glasses whose bright smile could turn the cold winter into the blooming spring.

"Okuda..."

The name left his lips before he could even realize it. Her name left the taste of mint, reminding him of her recent experiment with Anti-sensei matter and candy.

His golden eyes gazed towards the silhouette of the mountain; a dilapidated campus and the smiles belonging to the students and teachers that resided in it appeared in his vision. It then morphed into the yellow octopus-like creature with an iconic smile.

Anticipation bubbled in his chest as he thought of the octopus's reaction towards the newly experimented candy.

Ah, he was looking forward to it.

His footsteps hastened by each step as he slowly began to run towards the campus he considered 'home'.

It did not take long for him to arrive at the campus. His first thought was to head to the laboratory room in hopes that behind the room's door, the image of her smiling face as she hands him the candy would greet him...

"Sensei, Okuda-san took a sick leave."

Those words sounded like thunder to Karma as he lazed on his desk. His golden eyes were in a daze, blankly staring at the ceiling.

When he arrived in the laboratory room, Ritsu had informed him through his phone of the location of the candy Okuda left for him. The candy was already in his hands and several ideas had popped up in his head but he hesitated.

Okuda had given him permission to execute the plan alone in return that he reports to her the results. Since he had her permission, it was alright for him to take action but there was no sense of joy without having Okuda witness the results herself.

Koro-sensei sensed something amiss with Karma. The redhead's guard was up but he was not in an optimal state. The subtle glances Karma sent towards the empty seat of the absent student amused Koro-sensei. One of his tentacles slithered discreetly towards the notebook and began writing down details for his upcoming scheme.

"That is very unfortunate. Someone must visit Okuda-san to check up on her," Koro-sensei sang to which Karma's ears perked up.

Kayano was quick to reply, "I will do it, Sensei!"

The mischievous glint in Karma's eyes as he  looked at Kayano did not escape Koro-sensei's vision. Nurufufu~

Moments later...

"Karma-kun?" Okuda's warm breath gently tickled his ears.

As of the moment, Karma and Okuda were in a compromising position. Okuda's petite and vulnerable frame held Karma beneath her as she caged her arms around him. Her lilac eyes once bright and clear were dim and clouded unbefitting of the usual Okuda.

Her fingers traced his sharp jaw, the smooth surface of her fingers sends tingles on Karma's skin as his golden eyes filled with curiosity locked on Okuda's stoic and clouded lilac eyes.