Kasumi Aika's POV
We decided to meet at the train station within an hour. So, I decided to wear a black shirt with a white jacket over it, maroon leggings with striped shorts, a pair of black shoes and a brownish shoulder bag.
"I'm going out, Alice!" I yelled out.
"Bye-bye, Aika- WAIT WHAT?!"
"I mean, I'm going outside!"
"Oh! That out! Okay, bye!" Alice yelled back as I closed the door. I headed outside and to the train station to see Karma already there, wearing a simple polo shirt and jeans.
"K-Konnichiwa, K-Karma-kun." I waved shyly.
"Konnichiwa, Aika-chan~ say, cute outfit there."
"E-Eh?!" I blushed again. You see?! I can't handle these compliments!
"I wonder if Nagisa-kun would fit wearing one."
"EH?!?!" Crossdressing?!
"Kidding, kidding~" Karma winked. "Ne, Aika-chan, I was wondering, how did you manage to hurt Korosensei? Was it really hard?"
"Uh... I-I just poked his t-tentacle with my kn-knife and he didn't s-seem to n-notice it until someone p-pointed it out..." I scratched the back of my neck.
"Ha...? How is that possible?"
"I-I don't know as well. H-He didn't notice me a-at all." I laughed it off. "B-But I guess it's fine. Th-The p-point is, I hurt him, r-right?"
Karma's eyes widened a bit, but then smiled. He immediately put his arm over my shoulders, saying, "You, Aika-chan, are one of the most interesting people I've ever met."
"Wh-What?!" I turned red again, hearing that comment. He chuckled at my reaction.
"Sh-Shut up, Karma-kun!" I squeaked, covering my face with my hands.
"Hey, I'm here- Karma-kun, what are you doing to Aika-chan?"
"N-Nagisa! T-Tasukete!" I pleaded, face still red.
"Ah! Karma-kun! Let her go, please!" Nagisa said.
"Okay, okay~" Karma let go of me, and I quickly hid behind Nagisa.
"L-Let's just have some ice cream." I suggested.
"That's a good idea, Aika-chan." Nagisa agreed.
"Dairy Queen?"
"Definitely."
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"You guys do know a good place for ice cream," Karma said as he licked his strawberry ice cream.
"Honestly, I was just agreeing to where Aika-chan wants to go to. Not only this is an ice cream shop, but it also sells other types of food and drinks as well."
"You've got a good taste, Aika-chan. How did you know there's a place like this?" Karma asked.
"W-Well, I was in A-America for a few years." Because my target was over there. "And I found Dairy Queen there, and I tried it out. I-It was delicious. A-And when I found out that J-Japan has that too, I-I immediately loved Dairy Queen."
"You've been to America?! That's cool. No wonder your English was fluent in English class." Nagisa praised.
"R-Really? It was? Th-Thanks!"
"Say Aika-chan, how do you say, 'Ansatsu' in English?" Karma innocently asked.
"E-Eh?! Wh-Why do you want to know that?!" I exclaimed.
"We are trying to kill Korosensei, so why not?"
"W-Well then, i-it's, 'assassination'," I said. "B-But don't you know that already?"
"Of course I do, I just want to hear it from you."
"Wh-What?!"
"Karma-kun..." Nagisa sweatdropped.
"What~?" Karma licked his strawberry ice cream. That suddenly reminded me of something... HE WASTED A GELATO YESTERDAY.
"Aika-chan... what's with the scary aura?" Nagisa asked.
"Nothing..."
SHE DROPPED THE STUTTERING. I REPEAT, SHE DROPPED THE STUTTERING. Those were Nagisa's alarmed mind yelled at him.
"Nagisa-kun... did Karma-kun waste a strawberry ice cream gelato when I was away?" Karma froze.
"H... How did you know that?"
"A friend of mine told me." Of course, they don't know who, neither will they know that it's actually a security camera. "So... he did...?"
"...Karma-kun, why don't you answer?"
"Well, uh... if you put it that way... er... what's with that face, Aika...-chan?"
"THAT WAS AN ITALIAN GELATO YOU AKA-BAKA THOSE COST 500 YEN JUST FOR ONE GELATO THOSE THINGS ARE EXPENSIVE AND DELICIOUS AND YOU MANAGED TO GET A FREE GELATO AND YOU JUST KASPLAT IT ON KOROSENSEI *deep breath* THEN YOU JUST LEFT THE POOR GELATO WHEN YOU COULD'VE ASKED KOROSENSEI FOR MORE AND *another deep breath* ye." Luckily, there was nobody around at the time, so it was fine.
"...Are you done?" Karma asked, leaning back from my sudden outburst.
"Y-Yeah." I took another deep breath.
"On the plus side, you managed to say something without stuttering this time." Nagisa said.
"W-Well, I guess that means I'm now a bit more comfortable with you guys now." I replied, smiling. But never too comfortable.
"So you stutter when you're with strangers?" Karma asked, leaning against his chair.
"Acquaintances too." I sighed. "I won't explain why, but it's just how I am, I guess."
"Wait, won't?"
I pretended not to hear that. "Karma-kun, I was wondering, you said before that a teacher just died on you. What do you mean?"
Karma pursed his lips and decided to tell his story (you know that flashback in episode three, when Karma fell down that cliff? Yeah. He told that story).
"So, that's what happened. And it doesn't matter much anymore, as long as I won't be let down again." Karma shrugged, then licked his ice cream.
"Hmm..." I took a scoop of his ice cream and ate it. "Are you let down now?"
"Hey! My ice cream!" He took a spoonful of my vanilla blue ice cream and ate it. "And no, I'm not that weak."
Nagisa finished his sushi. Yeah, he didn't eat ice cream. "Aika-chan, how was your home-school like, to be even more specific?"
"Oh..." I should tell a slight lie. "Well, it's okay, I guess. We wake up at eight AM and train hard until nine PM. We usually do a lot of high leveled questions for preparation to uni, especially Yale or Oxford."
"Oh... no wonder you were really good on every subject."
"It's not good, it's mere a repeat of exercise that I do at home, but at school."
After a bit of chit-chat, we ended up trading numbers, and it was about time to go.
"Well, it was fun hanging out with you guys. See you all tomorrow?"
"Yeah. See you." Nagisa waved, then walked away. I went in the other direction. Incidentally, Karma's house was the same direction as mine.
"Ne, Aika-chan. Where's your house?" He asked.
"It's at xx street xx block, no. xxx." I replied.
"Huh, our house isn't too far away." Karma grinned. "Maybe I should go over next time."
"Wh-what?! D-Don't." Why am I back to my stuttering?!
"Okay, okay." Karma raised his hands up.
"About tomorrow, do have a plan to assassinate Korosensei?" I asked him. "You did say that he might even die tomorrow."
"Well... umm... not yet. But no worries, I'll think of one for tomorrow."
"Then I'll look forward to it." I smiled. A blush crept into Karma's cheek, but he quickly looked away.
"Ha, yeah. Thanks."
"Well, this is mi casa." I said, facing my home.
"Ah, you got the bigger house. Turns out my house is just 5 houses away. I'll definitely come by and visit." He winked.
"Huh?!" My face turned impossibly redder. Please don't! Alice would tease me nonstop T^T
"Just kidding. But I might, in case of emergencies." He shrugged. "It's nice knowing you, Aika-chan."
"L... Likewise, Karma-kun." I said, smiling a bit. "Well, thanks for walking me home." I bowed.
"Come on, it's just a 5 house stroll. It's not that bad. Welp, Jana..." Karma did a simple wave as he walked back to his house. I waved back silently, then faced the door.
Time to face hell.
I took a deep breath and opened the door to see Alice immediately tackling me to a bear hug. "Aw, my cute little cinnamon roll, you found a cute boy!"
"Wh-What?!" I tripped as she hugged me.
Akabane Karma's POV
"Aw, my cute little cinnamon roll, you found a cute boy!" I heard a girl squeal.
"Wh-What?!" Aika tripped as she said that.
I chuckled silently as I listened to their conversation. A cute little cinnamon indeed.
End of Chapter Four
Konbanwa! I guess... it's past midnight rn for me... but I can't sleep T^T so I wrote this instead! Sorry if there are typos in there, I'm kinda doing this half-awake... but I still can't sleep T^T
Closing brought to you by Junketsu,
Pocky-Chan, out!