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First you take the Earth, if you'd be so inclined
Put a nice, big, bean in Tokyo, just like that
And another one in Sichuan, China, easy as can be
Now fly from Dubai to Hawaii, leaving contrails across the sky as you go
Fly back to Dubai but a different arc, passing the Philippines on the way
And then!
Fly north and south between Hawaii and Dubai, changing direction every twenty-five degrees
And that's how you draw Korosensei!
"Now you try!"
"Yeah, right!" (screams of sarcasm)
~~~~~
Bang! I shot the dummy on the head.
"Sugoi, Kasumi-san! You'd be an amazing cop if you'll ever be one."
"Arigatou, Kantou-kun. But you know I can't be that." I smiled warmly at a friend of mine. He's the youngest the chief ever known to the Kyoto police station, and I would pop by as many times possible. And of course, an ex-assassin.
"They're still tailing you?" He asked.
"Yeah. It sucks." I said, shooting the target on the chest.
"You should kill them already."
"It's not that easy, and you know that." I said, dead serious. I looked at the male. "He's out there."
"Wait, you mean him?! I thought he was dead!"
"Everyone thought he was. But he faked his death. You know his specialty." I blind shot the target. Bullseye.
Kantou pursed his lips. "Good point. With that skill, faking a death is easy. By the way, how's your project going?"
"Smoothly, but still unfinished. Still need more materials. Did you get what I asked for?"
"Yep. Here." He handed me flash drive. "It's filled with those things you requested those years ago."
"Thanks." I put the flash drive in my secret pocket. "What time is it now, Kantou-kun?"
"Around 8?"
"Shoot, I've been hanging around too long. I should go. Thanks for letting me shoot for a bit, Kantou-kun." I put my glasses back on. "See you later."
"Drop by next time." He asked as he held open the door for me.
"Sure. And I want a paintball match against one of your squads next time, too."
~~~~~
"So that's how you play it?" I looked curiously at this thing called 'table-tennis'.
"Yes." Karasuma demonstrated with Mimura, who was crushed with defeat.
"Then, can I try?" I asked Mimura.
"Are you sure you can go against Karasuma-sensei? He's pretty good, you know."
"I'll try my best!"
"Really, now? Okay." Mimura handed his paddle -or bat for you Brits out there- to me.
"Get ready to lose, Karasuma-sensei!" I said, smashing the ping-pong ball. It zoomed past him before he even manged to move.
"Wha...?!" Isogai, Takebayashi, and Mimura's jaws met the floor.
"I was going to go easy, but it seems that you don't need that." Karasuma began to have this serious aura around him.
"I never told you to go easy on me, now did I, Karasuma-sensei?" I smirked. So we began to play.
~~~~~
Σ ( Д )ﻌﻌﻌﻌ⊙ ⊙ (<- the guy's reaction)
┐( ˘_˘)┌ (<- Karasuma's reaction)
｢(ﾟﾍﾟ) (<- My reaction)
"Nice job, Kasumi-san. You defeated me." Karasuma said, offering a hand. I shook them gladly.
"That was fun, Karasuma-sensei! I haven't had much fun since-" Wait, when was the last time I had fun without any sort of assassination involved? "Uhm... I'm not so sure, actually! Ahaha..." I scratched the back of my head, then quickly walked away.
You can't tell them that.
I tilted my head to the side in confusion as I watched Nakamura and Fuwa coming out of the guy's sento (meaning public bath in Japanese) with Nagisa, Sugino, and Okajima. Why? I don't know. "What are you guys doing?" I asked them.
"Nothing."
"Let me rephrase that. What were you guys doing?"
"We were curious about what's below Korosensei's clothing, if he has a body or if he's tentacles all the way." Nakamura explained.
"So you decided to peep over him while he was taking a bath?"
"Yeah." (⌣_⌣")
"...Okay then." Talking about baths... I haven't had one...
~~~~~
"Ahh..." I sighed in pure relaxation after I got out of the bath. I exited the sento after I put on my onesie. "It's been so long since I've had a nice bath like that."
(Aika's onesie ^^)
"Huh? Aika-chan? Isn't it a bit late taking a bath at this hour? Come to think of it... I haven't seen you for a while. Where were you?" Karma asked with a drink in his hand. He noticed that I was wearing a Monokuma onesie, while he wore what seemed to be the inn's yukata.
"Oh? That..." I can't really say I was in the police station while they were having their baths... "I just wanted to take in the sight of Kyoto a bit longer... so I kinda did some sightseeing by myself." I lied smoothly.
"It's kinda dumb, you know. It's late at night and you washed your hair?"
"Shoot, I didn't really think of that." I cursed. "Welp, I'll have to blow dry it, then."
"We don't have hairdryers in a public bathroom, you know..."
"Fine by me. I can just use my own." I then walked back to my room.
Why, without her glasses, does she looks like she glares all the time? Wait, don't look into her eyes! Karma reminded himself.
Karma seemed to be looking into my eyes. I feel a bit cold. Wait... I pat my face.
"Shit! I forgot to put on my glasses!" I cursed, quickly putting them on. "You didn't see anything." I told him.
"See what?"
"Good boy." I then scurried back to the girls' room.
~~~~~
(Kasumi Aika's hair after she blow-dried it ^^)
"Huh? What boys we like?" I asked once I finished blow-drying my hair.
"Yeah. That's what girls talk about on these trips. It's fun!"
"Ooh, ooh! I've got one! Karasuma-sensei!" Kurahashi answered, raising her hand up.
"Yeah, yeah. We all like Karasuma-sensei. I mean someone in our class." Nakamura said. "Nee, how 'bout you, Aika-chan? Surely, there must be someone you like."
"Well... I like everyone! They're like family to me (＾▽＾)"
"Uhm... not that type of like, Aika-chan. I meant as in, like-like. You really like them."
"Huwhat...?"
"You have this feeling in your chest, like your heart beats faster with them and stuff like that."
(^～^;)ゞ (<- my reaction) "Uhm... you?"
"Well, I guess Isogai and Maehara are pretty alright..."
"Really? You think so?" Kataoka asked.
"Sure. Unfortunately, Maehara's a bit of a player, but Isogai's class prez, so doesn't that put Isogai in the lead?"
"Karma-kun would be up there too on good looks alone."
"If only he were a little better behaved."
"Yeah..."
"Hmm? I don't think he's that bad." I defended. "He's pretty smart and is usually quiet. And, he's good at assassination."
"And the only reason you're saying that is because you're as roughed up as him!" Kaede exclaimed.
"Y-You did beat those high schoolers in the alley pretty badly, Aika-chan..." Okuda reminded me.
"And you threatened to take them to the hospital! That was dark! And it turns out you're the one who went to the infirmary... -_-" Kayano sweatdropped.
"Hehe..." (^.^;)
"You backed Karma up pretty quick... Do you like him, Aika-chan?" Nakamura teased, poking my cheek.
"Oh! Oh! When Aika-chan got hit by that brick, Karma could've killed the guy if Korosensei didn't pull him away!" Kayano told me.
"Oh! Then, Karma carried Aika-chan to the infirmary by himself! And after the nurse treated her wounds, Karma was always there, holding her hand~" Kurahashi fangirled. "Kyaa! So cute~"
HUWAT?!?!
"Oh yeah, that did happen..." Nakamura had this sly grin on her face. "In fact..." She pulled out her phone, showing the picture of Karma holding my hand tightly when I was unconscious. He was already asleep, but he had this expression of worry with it. "I ship this."
"You're one slithery girl, Rio-chan." Kayano remarked.
"Almost as slithery as Korosensei... I hope he didn't take a picture of that at all." I grumbled under my breath.
Maybe I should mess around with the girls...
"Hehe... Well, he did make my heart beat faster before..." I recalled, plastering an innocent face.
"Really?!" Must be when they were sharing their first ice cream~ The girls thought.
"That was when he jumped off that cliff. Really made me worried for the guy. ^^"
(－‸ლ) (<- girls' reaction)
"What?"
"That's not the right type of like I meant. I meant it as, like, when you like someone, you feel attracted to that person. Your heartbeat quickens when you're next to him. It's basically the more serious version of friendship. A more intimate kind."
"Uh, okay... but can we talk about something else? I feel a bit awkward about those... feelings you're talking about." I asked, readjusting my glasses. Of course, I know what you mean. I'm not stupid... and Irina taught me all about liking boys, but to no avail. I still have no interest in anyone any greater than a friend.
"Hmm... how do your eyes look like?" Kurahashi asked.
"Come to think of it... we've never seen you without your glasses, Aika-chan." Nakamura agreed.
"Ah! Uhm..." I readjusted my glasses, a bit nervous. I'm still a bit uneasy about showing them...
Okuda, Kanzaki, and Kayano seemed like they wanted to say something about it, but I shook my head before they had a chance to speak about it. Not now.
"Oh, c'mon!" Nakamura and Yada began tickling me. "Even the boys must be curious!"
"...What are you doing?"
"She's not ticklish T^T"
"Listen up, brats." I heard a door open up. "I'm here to tell you it's almost lights out, strictly speaking."
"Strictly speaking? (ーー;)" That's so not her.
"How come you get to drink? That's so unfair!" Kurahashi whined.
"What did you expect? I'm a grown-up." Irina easily answered. Why does she always answer everything with the word 'grown-up'?
"I know! Tell us some of your grown-up stories, Bitch-sensei!"
Hell naw.
"Of course!" Irina casually flipped her hair, walking in like a model.
Kill me now... even better, I'm leaving.
I sneaked out of the girls' room, walked to the vending machine and decided to buy some lemonade.
"Mm... it tastes good, but American lemonade tastes better." I shrugged. "Oh well. Beggars can't be choosers."
Man... It's been less than a minute and I'm already bored. Well, there's always the boy's room. They're fun to talk to.
"Excuse me?" I asked, peeking inside to see only Karma and Nagisa inside.
"Where did the others go?" I asked.
"Chasing after Korosensei." Karma shrugged. Her hair is wavy... it kinda suits her... He thought to himself.
"What for?"
"Something."
"That sounds really suspicious when it comes outta your mouth."
"Hidoi yo, Aika-chan." Karma chuckled. I felt a chill down my spine, but shook it off. I then noticed a window was wide open, and awed the nice view. Bright night stars with the overview of Kyoto below them.
"Whoa! You got a pretty good view!" I said, looking out the window. "I mean, the stars are bright out tonight. They remind me of... good things."
"Uh-huh. Like what?" Karma joined, looking out.
"The opposite of cookies and cream!" I joked. Karma took a few seconds for the words to sink in, then began to laugh.
"Ahahaha! You only think about ice cream in that head of yours, huh."
"Hehe..." I wish.
"Ugh! That octopus!" I heard the guys come in the room, annoyance evident on their faces.
"Huh?"
"So how did it go, guys?" Nagisa asked.
"He managed to escape!"
"What did he do?" I asked. The boys noticed my presence.
"Uhm... Let's just play a game!"
"A game? What game?" I asked.
"Truth. Or. Dare." Maehara had this evil grin on him.
"What...? What's that -_-?"
"How can you not know?!" After the boys did their best to explain the game, so we decided to play.
"Let's do it by spinning the bottle." Isogai had a water bottle settled on the ground, and it landed on Maehara.
"Yus! Finally! Maehara, who did you vote on the paper?!" Mimura asked. What paper?
"...The dare?"
"Run around the inn saying 'I lost my panties' with your boxers on your head."
"Then truth. I wrote down... a girl."
"Ack! That's not what I wanted!"
"Well, your answer was already answered, so next!"
How unsatisfying （￣ー￣；）
It landed on Sugino.
"Okay, I got one." Terasaka said. "Would you rather: quit baseball forever or quit on the assassination?"
"The dare?"
"You have to kiss Kanzaki-san right now."
"I'd rather quit on or."
"What?! That's not fair!"
"This game is all about loopholes, Terasaka-kun."
So we kept playing the game, even there was a point when Terasaka had to kiss a guy's cheek, coz he won't spill the beans (that guy also ended up to be Okajima O.o). And it finally reached me.
"Aika-chan, tell us how you were homeschooled, and it has to be specific." Sugaya said.
Crap. He closed the loophole. And if I tell them, that's bad. My world's connected with assassins. If I tell them, I'm doomed.
"What's the dare?"
"We spin the bottle. If he's below 10 cm, you have to kiss them. But if they're 10 or higher, you have to sleep overnight with them. If it lands on you, you're safe."
(；☉_☉) I gotta roll the dice. Most guys are less than 10 cm taller than me, so a small kiss on the cheek will not hurt. And if I'm safe, even better.
"Spin the bottle." I uttered.
"Why so secretive about your past? It's just a simple question."
"I said I'm spinning the bottle." I said defiantly, spinning the bottle. Please be a small peck, please be a small peck...
Of course, fate hates me T^T
The bottle was clearly pointing at... Akabane Karma.
"Hmm... Karma? How tall are you?" Maehara asked.
"175 cm."
"Aika-chan?"
"...164 (._.)III"
"K... Karma-kun... O.o" The blonde gave him a thumbs up. "I wish you the best of luck."
"Hey! I'm not that bad, right? T^T"
"N-No, no. It's not that." Nagisa comforted me. "Just-"
"Lights out, boys." Karasuma said as he walked past the room. "If I see anyone out, they're gonna have to do several cleaning chores."
"There's my escape route gone." I muttered.
"You heard him, Aika-chan. Go to sleep ;)"
"Don't give me that look, Maehara-kun! DX"
"Okay, okay." So the boys entered their mattresses.
"Uhm..." I awkwardly played with my fingers.
"Don't worry, I won't do anything bad to you." Karma assured, grinning a Korosensei grin as he entered his mattress. How can I not worry when he gives me a face like that?!
"You better not joke on that, Karma." I warned, joining him. "Crap. I forgot about my earphones." I cursed. I brought my phone, but not my earphones? Really?
"Your what?"
"Earphones. I usually listen to music when I go to sleep-"
Boom! I heard the thunders clashed. I flinched at the sound, traumatic memories creeping into my brain.
"Shi- I mean..." I took a deep breath, forcing myself to calm down. "I mean, it doesn't matter. L-Let's just put a boundary on us, okay?" Giving Karma a smile. "W-We'll split the mattress, and face the opposite direction, o-okay?"
Karma pursed his lips, but did as I told. We laid in the mattress, and I tried my best to stay silent.
Boom!
'You know your place, Aika. Don't try to defy me, for I am absolute.'
Panic and fear grew inside me.
'You know the truth. You can't escape it. I did it for your own good.'
'Trying to escape again? Hmph. Put her in the Isolation Room.'
I didn't even realize that I was mumbling incoherently until I had the need to take a breath. This couldn't be happening here. Especially not here. Just shut up-!
Karma noticed me stressing out, and decided to do something about it.
I felt arms wrapped around my stomach, a warm breath near my neck. I froze.
"Shush, Aika-chan. There are boys around." Karma whispered.
"S... sorry." I tsked my tongue.
"Here." Karma gave me a pair of earphones.
"K-Karma! You're a lifesaver! You listen to music?" I asked the redhead.
"Of course I do! But rarely. I stole your earphones, that's all." He grinned. Now that I took a closer look, they were, indeed, my blue earphones.
"What the?! Since when and why did you steal them?!" I whisper-yelled.
"Just go to sleep, Aika-chan." He said, handing me the earphones.
"Jya, oyasumi, Karma-kun..." I then slowly drifted off to sleep.
Akabane Karma's POV
Once I was sure she was asleep, I let out a small sigh.
The first time I met the Heterochromatic Aika, she was the most frightening thing I've ever seen. It was as if she was a demon who just escaped from hell. But...
I looked at her sleeping face. What a peaceful sight... what are you thinking Karma? Snap out of it! Go to sleep.
I took off her glasses and placed them in her hand.
"Psst! Karma!" I heard someone next to me. It was Maehara. "How is she?"
I took a picture of the sleeping girl. "See for yourself."
(Sleeping Aika, except that she wears a onesie ^^)
"Whoa, she's cute without the glasses. You caught yourself a good fish in the vast sea."
"W-what?! No, we're just friends, you idiot. Go back to sleep." I demanded, my face heating up from Maehara's words. Once I calmed down, I then took a selfie with the sleeping girl, putting bunny ears on her head. Wait till she sees this.
"Mamma..." She muttered, frowning.
What?
"Ela não está acordando. Pai ... o que você fez?" Her voice became bitter. "Eu vou te matar. Vou matar todos vocês." Her eyebrows were furrowed, the clutched her phone tightly.
"Aika-chan..." I stroke her surprisingly soft hair. What are you saying?
After a few minutes, her lips parted, and said, "Mas a sirene vai me curar." She faintly smiled, and finally relaxed. I furrowed my brows, wondering what was going on in her mind.
~~~~~
Kasumi Aika's POV
I cracked open my eyes to find myself in a different place. And everything crashed into me.
Kyoto... boy's dare. Karma's mattress. Of course.
I felt my glasses on my hand.
Karma must've put them there... I smiled, putting them on.
I was about to sit up but felt an arm around my stomach, and someone nuzzling the nape of my neck. I looked behind me to see a peaceful looking Karma, asleep.
It's really... cute...
I took a picture of the sleeping boy with my phone. "How cute." I muttered. I felt him tighten pull me closer to his embraces, nuzzling my neck.
But too cute!!! O///O None of the boys are awake... what do I do-
The music began to calm me down. It's my childhood lullaby. "Brunuhville, Our Hero." I thought aloud. I closed my eyes and began singing along to the song quietly.
"Why, aren't you the siren." I heard someone whispered in my ear.
"K-Karma!" I stifled my loud shriek, immediately opening my eyes. Shoot! I forgot he was here. Did that mean... I was singing right next to his face?! WTH.
"I'd sleep all over again if the song wasn't so sadistic. And if the boys aren't staring."
"Hmm?" I looked up to see the boys huddled around me, all caught red-handed.
"W-Well, you had an amazing voice..." Kimura stuttered.
"We couldn't help but listen to it... even if the lyrics were twisted. " Maehara added, the boys agreeing with them.
"W-well, that's very flattering, you guys..." I said, sitting up, "but I should get going. The girls might be wondering where I am."
"R-Right!" the boys quickly muddled into an agreement.
I quickly stood up and bowed. "It was fun hanging out with you guys. Maybe we can play different games next time?" I gave them a small wave, then exited the boys' room.
She's really cute... the boys thought.
When I reached the girls' room, they didn't even see me disappear. Good. I then took a bath and changed back into my uniform. A few minutes later, we headed off to the train station.
~~~~~
"Aika-chan~" I heard Nakamura sang, "Where were you last night? We couldn't find you at all, and you just reappeared in the morning."
"Don't tell me," Kayano smirked. "Were you with the boys all night?"
"Wh-what?! Th-That's ridiculous!" I stuttered.
"Please, you're saying that even when this happened?" She showed the picture of where Karma took a selfie with a sleeping me, and a pair of bunny ears on my head. "Look, she's not even wearing glasses!"
"Kawaii~" Kaede had this flowery aura around her.
"K-Karma-kun did that?! When?!" I looked right at the redhead.
"Well, I didn't know Maehara-kun would send it to Nakamura-san." He shrugged.
"D-Don't do that!" I covered my flushed red face.
"Aww, she's blushing!" Nakamura cooed.
"Sh-Shut up!" I said, glaring at the train window. I can't help but feel this fluttering feeling in my chest. What is this? It makes me a bit... scared.
End of Chapter Eleven
Hey guys! I think I did a decent job on this part. What do you think? I dunno. NOW CAN SOMEONE TELL ME WHAT THAT BATHROBE IS CALLED? (*smacks past pocky-chan* if you just looked up what kind of clothing an inn would lend you, you would've gotten the answer immediately!) Anyways, last week, the chapter was published late, so I had to make myself start typing down the chapter a lot earlier than last week. So, my schedule is, work on the chapter, finish it, do whatever I want for the remaining days until the next Friday, and on Friday, I edit the chapter, write the A/N, then publish. So... yeah. An unclear-ish schedule. Life of being in school, tho T^T I hope this lived up to your standards, too.
Closing brought to you by a (not anymore!) unknown Japanese bathrobe,
Pocky-Chan, out!