The sun shined brightly throughout the house. I lifted myself up, yawning. I was in a good mood and not feeling tired at all, which seemed weird at first.
I glanced at the other couch. Karma wasn't there. I got up and decided to search the house for him. None of the bathroom doors were closed, so he wasn't in there. His shoes were at the front door so he is still here. I went into my room. No sign of him.
'What other place could he be?' I then smelled something tasty so I walked downstairs and went into the kitchen. There he was at the stove...cooking?
He must of sensed me near him because he turned his head in my direction,"Look who's finally up."
"Says the person who is up at 7 in the morning." I sat down at the counter,"What are you making?"
"Breakfast." He stated in a 'duh' tone. I rolled my eyes,"What is the food you are preparing at the moment?"
"No need to be so formal~"
I got up and peeked at the stove top behind Karma. I could see he was making pancakes. It smelled really good and I found myself leaning closer to the stove to take in more of the smell. Karma used his hand to push my face slowly away from the stove.
"Are you trying to kiss the stove or something? " He chuckled.
I kept my eyes on the stove,"I can't help it. It smells delicious."
He grinned,"Well you won't have to wait much longer. I'm almost done."
"What is that amazing smell?"
I turned my head and watched my aunt walk into the kitchen. She stretched her arms while yawning.
She noticed the red-haired boy cooking at the stove,"Renee, your friend is cooking?"
I nodded and she placed her hands on her hips,"How come you're making him do breakfast? It should be you."
I pointed to Karma,"He volunteered himself! I'm not making him do anything." I looked over at Karma who was grinning at the conversation he was hearing.
"Well when the time comes Renee, you don't even have to ask if you can date. I already approve of him." She said smirking at me.
I blushed like crazy,"Aunt Ally!Did you have to say that out loud?!" I covered my face with my hands.
She laughed,"I should probably get ready for work though..." She went towards the exit.
"You should stay and eat first, at least." Karma held out a plate with two pancakes on it. My aunt eyeballed it,"Heheh~ If you say so..." She took the plate of pancakes then sat down at the counter. I gave her a fork since she was about to eat the whole thing with her hands.
"What about you?"
I turned my head to Karma and he was holding a plate out with another two pancakes sitting on it. I nodded,"Sure." And took the plate. "T-Thanks..." I said to him with a faint blush on my cheeks, taking a seat next to my aunt. She finished her breakfast and had almost eaten the plate while at it.
She stood up,"You got some skill there, that was really good Renee's friend."
I looked at her,"He has a name you know." She gave me a questioned look. I gave her a blank stare,"Karma."
She looked over to Karma,"You're a good cook, Karma." He had a tint of pink on his cheeks,"Thanks."
"I'm gonna go get ready then." Aunt Ally left the kitchen, leaving me and Karma.
"I didn't know you cared about what people called me~" He leaned his head on his hand, proping his elbow upon the counter.
"I just thinks it's rude is all." I took another bite of the pancakes,"She's right though. These are really good."
He smiled,"That means a lot more coming from you~" I looked up at him,"How come?"
"No reason~"
I shrugged at his reply and finished eating. I put my dish in the sink and went into the living room.
Karma fell onto his couch,"Where should we go today?"
I looked at him,"We?"
"I'm already with you so we might as well hangout." He said staring at the ceiling. It would be nice to actually have a chance to hang outside of school with my friends.
"Let's just walk around. Maybe we'll discover some stuff." I got up and went to my room to get dressed.
I came back downstairs and Karma was still on the couch with no shirt on. I glared at him,"Put a shirt on already!"
He opened one eye and stared at me. I stared back and nothing was happeneing. I huffed and looked around for his shirt. It laying next to the couch. I picked it up and came behind him leaning over his head,"Karma." He opened his eyes and looked into my eyes.
I then dropped his shirt on his face,"Get dressed, or I'm leaving without you."
He pulled the shirt off his face and smirked,"Only because I don't want you to be alone~"
"Put the shirt on already."
My aunt came down the steps,"I'm leaving now." She opened the front door,"Bye Renee, have fun with your friend over there." She then left.
I sweatdropped, 'Why so you embarrass me so...?'
Karma's arm was then over my shoulder. "Reni-chan, your aunt seems to like me right~?"
"She doesn't pay attention to you." I said while removing his arm from my shoulder,"Now come on!" I grabbed his arm and dragged him out the door.
We walked to a busy area where most of the shops and places were.
"Do you even know where we are?" Karma asked me.
"Kind of. I used to come here sometimes by myself when I was bored."
"Before you were in our class?"
"Yeah." I haven't really thought about my old class for a while now.
I bet they're all just sitting and studying, being pushed over the limit to get good grades. That's one reason I was happy to be moved into a completely different class.
"Speak of the devil..." Karma said and I looked in the direction he was looking.
Ahead of us was a group of kids from the main campus. They weren't just any students either. They were Gakushuu Asano and his clique, coming in our direction.
I clenched my fist at the sight of them. I pulled Karma into an alleyway to get away from them. I didn't feel like talking nor looking at those people.
"Whoa Reni-chan, what's up with you~?" Karma said.
"I don't like them." We kept walking through the alley.
About halfway through it we heard a voice,"Oi! Renee!"
I sighed and turned to see a face I wanted to punch. Asano walked up to me and Karma with his little group standing afar in the back.
"Why are you walking in this place? Bad things could happen in this alley." He grinned at me.
I looked him in the eye,"You're talking about you right?" I kept my face blank.
"Hm." He moved his eyes to Karma,"I see you're with Akabane here."
Karma face was emotionless,"Yeah, that's my name. What about it?"
"Just wondering what you're using Renee for..." Asano said looking back at me,"You can still come back to our class if you really wanted to." He tilted my head up by my chin, smirking,"Some of us miss you..."
Before I could back away from him, Karma grabbed his arm and threw it against Asano's side,"Don't touch her." Karma said to him.
Asano chuckled,"So he's your servant or something now?"
I then raised my hand to slap him across his face, but Karma stopped me,"I'm not letting you get kicked out of school. Though you're not the only one with the urge to punch the hell outta him."
If only his dad wasn't the principal I'm sure Karma or I would of beaten him a long time ago.
Asano just grinned and turned back to his group,"I'll see ya some other time, when that Akabane isn't around." He and his group left.
"How did you survive a whole month being in the same class with him?" Karma said. I could tell his was pissed.
"I guess you get used to it..." I sighed and left the alley. I calmed down a bit more while we walked.
Karma looked at me,"You look tired."
"Huh? What makes you think that?"
"I just wanted a excuse." He stopped walking.
"For wha-" I was then picked up from behind him. His hands were gripping my thighs and my arms were around his neck to keep myself from falling.
"Stop doing that outta nowhere! You could ask at least." I blushed.
"Its more fun this way~" He started to run.
"When are you going to put me down?"
"Your house is just down this street. I think you'll live~"
I rolled my eyes. I can't really fight him or else I'll fall, but it wasn't all that bad. Being with Karma always makes me feel nice. Even though most people would run away at the sight of him. But he isn't that scary once you get to know him. He's an intresting person if you give him the chance.
After a while, we got to my house. He let me down slowly,"See? You're fine." He said to me smirking.
"It's not like I was complaining the whole time..." I crossed my arms and pouted.
I opened the door and Karma was staring at the sky,"What are you thinking about?"
He shrugged,"I dunno..."
I gave him a concerned look,"You okay? If something's wrong, you can tell me." I got in front of him to look at his face.
"She's your sister isn't she?"
My mind stopped working for a second. 'Did he just say sister?'
"H-Huh?" I stammered. He looked at me,"The girl in that picture. That's your sister."
I blinked,"Wow, you're very observant, heheh..."
He kept his stare on me and I sighed,"How did you figure it out?"
"You look just like her in that picture now, and she was only a little older than you too."
I widen my eyes. I didn't know he could figure that all out just from a picture.
I just stayed silent. I sat down in the entrance of my house since I had the door opened.
"She's dead."
Karma looked a little surprised from my sudden outburst. He came over to me,"If it bothers you, you don't have to say anymore..."
"Usually I don't like to talk about her, but I feel like I can with you..."
Karma sat down beside me,"What was her name?"
"Naomi. Dad picked her name I heard. She was the best sister ever. She would always hangout with me and take me places. Whenever I was upset or mad, she calm me down and I would be happy again."
I began to feel tears, but I held them back,"That all ended not too long ago..."
~flashback~
"Naomi!" I yelled running down the steps,"Naomi can you-" I paused at the bottom of the steps. I heard another voice and it was deep. Whoever it was seemed mad.
I quietly peeked into the living room and saw Naomi with her boyfriend. I think they were aguring.
"You can't just keep acusing me for things!" Naomi said.
"It's not my fault you keep seeing some other man!" He said. He looked really groggy.
"Why do you keep coming here whenever you're drunk?! You need to quit doing that!
"It's trying to catch you in the act dumbass! I'm getting really sick of this so just confess already!" I watched the man reach behind his back and pull something slowly out of his pocket.
"I've told you nothing is going on. Just go back home and calm down." Naomi said walking up to him.
The man then took out a gun and pointed it right at her head. I froze in my spot and didn't even listen to what was happening anymore. It all happened in slow motion.
He yelled at her, cursing her out. She tried to take the gun away from him, but failed to do so. He then mumbled something and pulled the trigger.
The next thing I saw was Naomi laying on the ground, not moving a muscle. The man then ran out the back door and I just stood there.
I ran up to Naomi and bent down,"Naomi? Naomi!" Her head was dripping with blood.
Tears then ran down my face,"Please don't do this! Get up Naomi, say something!"
I was still confused of what just happened, but the scene in front of me...I can't bear it.
"Please don't leave me!
Naomi!"
~End of flashback~
"She was 18 at the time. Most of it is still hazy to me, but the image of her like that will never leave my mind."
Karma was looking down not saying a word. I looked at him, hoping I didn't make him worry.
I was about to speak but I was pulled into hug from Karma. I was stiff at first, but then I loosened up and returned the hug.
"I'm sorry...I never knew you went through that." Karma said. His voice was so calm and caring.
"I'm okay now, Karma."
We then stood up and we said our goodbyes. I went into my house and blushed. I thinks it's been years since I've talked about Naomi. I do feel like a lot of weight has been taken off my chest.
Only a moment later, there was a knock on the door. I opened it and no one was there. I then looked down and my eyes widened.
A bouquet of flowers were on my doorstep. I picked them up and noticed they were roses. They weren't just plain roses though, they were red with white strips all over them.
I smiled at them and saw a card. It read:
I had some help from Ritsu. Apparently they are a type of hybrid rose.
-You already know who this is~
I blushed with a smile on my face. Who knew he could do something so sweet?
I walked back inside and held the bouquet closely to my chest.
A feeling grew inside of me. A feeling that keeps coming whenever I'm around him. It's like a feeling you get when you're really happy. I can't really explain. It's like...a more than a like for someone. 'Wait a second...no way...'
"Do I have a crush on Karma?!"
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