Once Upon an Assassin

Chapter 12

THIRD PERSON P.O.V.

Most of the class E students had already heard what happened to Nagisa's group. Some of the students saw Karma walking back to the hotel with Konomi protectively wrapped in his arms, hiding her shirt that was ripped.

The information spread like a wild fire. Terasaka laughed, imagining the red head being kind but Sugino who was listening to him landed a punch to him in anger.

Everyone stares at them in shock but after Sugino yelled the condition Konomi was in, they calmed down.

Even Terasaka looked away, slightly affected by the baseball baka's words. Many of them looking away in shame as they took it as a light manner.

Durning this time Karma and Konomi were spending time together.

The lilac haired female had already calmed down and was smiling, sitting at the side of the couch as Karma was applying some ointment to her split lips and bruised cheek.

"Ne, Karma, is your head okay?"

"Hm? Yeah, the bottle was harder than I thought. I didn't expect to get knocked out," the red head laughed as he ruffled his own hair.

Konomi rolled her lilac eyes, standing up and making Karma sit down on the couch so she could look at his head that was struck. Her hands moved to his head, her thin fingers gently pushing aside his red locks.

A small frown made it to her face as her fingers found clumps of dried blood, "See, you aren't fine. I'm surprised you're moving around without any problem. With the impact that guy hit you with, I would expect a concussion," she frowned as she grabbed a towel, wetting it and dabbing gently at Karma's scalp, cleaning off the flaky blood.

The red head wince slightly but allowed the female to take care of him. Using the same ointment he used on her injuries, she gently applied it on the split skin on Karma's head.

A silence fell on them as Konomi quietly worked, searching for any other injuries.

Karma looked at Konomi for a moment, a frown on his face. His hand suddenly grabbed the hem of her shirt lifting it up to expose her stomach.

Although not embarrassed, the lilac haired female looked at him in confusion as he stared at her stomach.

"Nagisa-kun told me after I was knocked out, they punched you in the stomach so they can take you away. This is going to take a while to heal," he grumbled, his fingers tracing her flat stomach.

For a moment, Konomi was confused, but as she looked at her own stomach she winced at the color.

"Ow, I didn't think it was going to be this bad," she grumbled in annoyance as she poked at the skin that was yellow and purple.

Karma grabbed her hand and made her stop, a small scowl on his face.

"The lady at the counter was saying that the onsen has a lot of mineral E in it. That should help with our injuries," Karma commented as he stood up, pulling Konomi's shirt down to hide her stomach.

The lilac haired female's eyes sparkled in excitement as she stood up as well, "Onsen? Mom always talked about it but I've never went before, that's so exciting!" She gasped, smiling energetically.

The red head chuckled at her unusual enthusiasm before standing up.

"I hope you know you aren't allowed to wear swim suits," Karma smirked slyly as he opened the door to the room Karasuma allowed Konomi to calm down in.

Konomi pouted looking slightly irritated at the redhead, "Yeah, I at least know that. Living in the U.S. doesn't mean I was living under a rock my whole life. My Mom taught me enough Japanese culture," she grumbled, slightly offended by her friend's words.

Karma laughed and patted the head of the female gently, "Yeah, yeah, I'll see you later after the bath okay?"

Konomi nodded, suddenly looking at Karma with her eyes filled with gratitude.

"Karma-kun, thank you so much...."

The red seemed to be surprised before smirking, "Huh, what kind of person would I be if I let my assassination partner get hurt? And you're going back to adding a -kun huh? You were calling my name without it when you were crying."

Konomi's cheek flushed in embarrassment as she looked away, "Uh..."

The red head became mischievous as he started to play around with her, "You should start doing that more often~ Say Karma~ neee~ I'll call you by your first name as well, say Karma."

Konomi blushed and looked up at the male through her eyelashes, the pink in cheeks spreading to her neck, "Karma..."

Surprisingly Karma's cheeks turned pink as he took a step back, his hands covering his mouth and part of his nose, "G-Good job... I'll see you later Konomi." He quickly bid his goodbye, leaving the female standing there in surprise.

Karma quickly went into the room where the boys shared, closing the door behind him. His leaned against it while covering his blushing face.

"Dammit...."

>>TIME SKIPS>>

The room the boys were staying in were rather lively, the loud laughs and jokes being exchanged.

They gathered around in a circle, looking at the paper the class representative placed on the floor.

"Well, it looks like it's decided...." Maehara muttered as he looked over his friend's shoulder.

The orange haired male nodded, not looking surprised by the results he was seeing, "So Kanzaki-San and Konomi-chan are in first place after all."

"Well, for Kanzaki-San, there's really no one who'd dislike her," Isogai stated the obvious. His eyes scanning the key points that were beside her name. Great personality, cute looks, kind.

Maehara grinned as he wrapped a arm around Isogai's head, "But Konomi-chan is a different story right?!" The orange haired male teased tightening his hold.

The rest of the males shared a look nodding in agreement.

"It seems as if she had each of our female classmate's personality. It's quite strange, she's really kind and friendly. She has a cheerful side and then a silent cool side as well. And then she has a devilish side and we can't forget her looks...."

Some of the boys gulped as they imagined the lilac haired female.

"I heard the girls once saying that her cup size is bigger than Yada's cup!" Okajima yelled, looking proud at his discovery.

"What? You serious?!"

"You guys seemed to be forgetting but, I believe her personality and intelligence is what makes her attractive than her looks," Isogai muttered, catching attention, "And in our class, her assassinating skills and academic intelligence are well above the average."

"So..." Maehara started, bringing his attention to Sugino and Nagisa who stood in the back, "How'd it go Sugino? Since you slyly managed to get the both the number one girls in your group?" The ginger questioned Sugino, knowing Nagisa wasn't much of a talker.

"Nagisa was the one who got Konomi-chan to join but... Well..." The dark haired boy muttered, looking tired, "We ran into all sorts of trouble, so there was hardly anytime to talk with either of them," Sugino complained throwing his hands over his head.

All the boys became quiet as they remembered what happened.

"Is Konomi-chan okay...?" Isogai questioned looking at the two males in worry.

Nagisa was the one who answered, "We were able to get there before anything serious happened. Konomi-chan may be a bit bruised but that's it, nothing else... Nothing like what you're all thinking happened..."

Multiple sighs of relief were heard, many of them going back to smiling and joking around.

"Sounds like you had it rough," Maehara muttered.

At that moment the door of the room slid open, revealing a wet, red haired male drinking a can of juice.

"Ooh, looks like you guys are doing something interesting," Karma commented as he eyed the paper on the floor.

Isogai stiffened slightly before sending a strained smile at the red head, "Nice timing Karma."

"Are you interested in any of the girls in our class?" Kimura questioned as he sat on the floor with his legs folded.

"Hm?" The red head hummed as he took the paper into his hand, scanning the names that were listed, "For me it might be Okada-San I guess."

"Eh, seriously?"

Maehara immediately looked interested as he leaned forward, "Ooh, that's unexpected. Why?"

Karma folded his arms over his chest and gave his classmates and closed eyed smile, "Well, I bet she could make some sketchy drugs and chloroform. So I'll have an wider variety of pranks to choose from."

All the males imagined Okada and Karma working as a combination and paled. Destroying the cloud over their head with their hands, they laughed hesitantly.

"I definitely don't wanna let you two to hook up..."

Maehara looked at his best friend at the corner of his eyes and smirked, deciding to take action.

"What I'm interested in is your relation with Konomi-chan!" Maehara loudly questioned, grinning at Karma, sending him an innocent look, "You two are always stuck to each other's hip! Konomi-chan usually stays beside Kayano but when she's not, you can always find her beside you. Are you guys secretly dating?"

Karma's face suddenly lost the humor before a small smile appeared on his face, a teasing look emerging in his golden eyes.

"Eh~, what do you guys think?" The red head mischievously questioned, his golden orbs looking at his classmates in amusement, "I know so many secrets of her's that none of you know, what does that make me?" Horns appeared on top of Karma's head as he laughed, "Who would have thought that Konomi has a birthmark right on her left rib, few inches lower than her breast?"

The males looked at Karma with their eyes wide in shock.

"Oi Karma! What the hell! How do you know that?!" Okajima cried as he lung forwards to catch the red head.

Karma just cackled and jumped over the teen, giving him a light kick on the back so he crumpled to the floor.

Nagisa sighed as he lightly punched his friend's shoulder, "Karma-kun, you only know that because you were helping with her stomach's bruise right?"

Karma frowned at Nagisa, pouting slightly, "Aw Nagisa-kun, don't ruin my fun!"

Few of the boys sighed in relief. Their innocence and hope not being crushed.

"Hm, but, for an relationship, Konomi will we my number one pick..." The red head muttered to himself. Nobody except one person hearing him.

'Since when has Karma-kun stopped using honorifics for Konomi-chan....?' Nagisa thought, noting the change.

"Anyways," Isogai called attention to himself, trying to stop any chaos from spreading, "These voting results are our little secrets. I mean, most of us wouldn't want them getting out. So as far as girls and sensei are concerned, we'll definitely-"

Before the dark haired male could finish his sentence, his light golden eyes landed on a suspicious creature smiling and taking notes.

All the males attention went to Koro-sensei who was looking through the slide door. Eventually sensei, himself realized he has been discovered.

Sending one last grin to the boys, he disappeared, taking advantage of his Mach speed.

"He jolted it down and ran off! Kill him!" The boys screamed as they ran after Koro-Sensei who cackled.

"Hold it right there, you damn octopus!"

"What the hell are you doing, going and invading your student's privacy like that!"

Koro-sensei dashed though the halls, dodging his student's weapons while taunting them as well, "Nufufu...! Sensei, a super speed creature exists in order to learn this sort of information!"

Around the same time, Konomi exited her bath, wiping at her neck while she walked through the hall with satisfaction. Her hair was simply down for once, droplets of water dripping from it and landing on the towel around her neck.

Her yukata the ryokan had provided was slightly messy because she didn't know how to put it on.

"Kill him!!!!"

Konomi stopped for a moment looking confused, "It's awfully loud... What are the boys doing....?" She mumbled to herself before going back to walking, humming a tune.

During the same time, the girls were enjoying the gossip of relationships.

"Eh? The boys we like?"

Nakamura grinned as she crossed her arms, "Yeah! That's what girls talk about on trips like this!" The blonde excitedly exclaimed.

"Well, if it's in our class, Maehara and Isogai are probably the best..." Yada muttered, thinking.

Kayano looked at Yada in confusion, "Eh? I don't think so..."

Nakamura joined the conversation, shaking her head, "No, that's probably true, the only problem is that Maehara is too flirty and a playboy. But the class representative, Isogai is rather the catch, don't you think?" She giggled though, she sighed as she realized something, "But it's quite obvious who he likes."

The girls nodded in agreement, all of them thinking about the same female.

"Well, if it's only the face, Karma-kun is cool too," Yada imputed.

"Yeah, only the face though.... If only he was better behaved...." The girls sighed in disappointment.

Suddenly both Kayano and Nakamura lifted their head, looking at a certain black haired female who was pleasantly smiling.

"Kanzaki-San! What about you?" Kayano questioned as she grabbed the female's yukata sleeve.

"Eh? Me? I don't really..."

"Oh, don't you?" A mischievous grin appeared on the green haired female's face as she lung at Kanzaki. "Come on spill it!" Kayano playfully growled as her fingers tickled the black haired female's sides.

"Yeah! The boys can't take their eyes off of you and I bet they want to know as well! Spill it!" Nakamura joined into the ticking, torturing poor Kanzaki who was laughing with tears in her eyes.

Kanzaki's cheeks were flushed as she laughed, trying to escape her female classmate's finger, "I-I'm serious! Haha! I don't have, eek! Anyone in mind!"

At that moment, the door of the room that was shared between the girls slid open, revealing Konomi, her cheeks slightly pink from the heat of the onsen.

A pleasant smile was on her face, a slightly damp towel wrapped around her neck to catch the extra droplets of water from her hair.

"Ah... That felt good~" she hummed stepping in. Her lilac eyes went to the floor where the three girls laid, frozen in action of tickling.

"Eh...? What's going on? Are you guys okay?" Konomi cheerfully questioned.

Many of the girls sighed in slight relief, hearing the cheerfulness in Konomi's voice.

"We're trying to make Kanzaki-San spill who she likes in our classroom!" Nakamura exclaimed letting the poor girl go.

Kanzaki seeing this chance quickly used a Konomi as a distraction, "I think Konomi-chan is rather popular with the boys as well~"

Konomi frowned, shrugging her shoulders.

"You missy, need to fix that yukata. What were you doing?" Megu quickly appeared next to the lilac haired female, quickly helping her fix the crumpled cloth.

"Ehehe.... I didn't know how to put it on so I did whatever seemed right," Konomi admitted sheepishly.

Nakamura quickly stood in front of Konomi catching every single female's attention.

"Konomi. Do YOU have anyone in mind?" Nakamura questioned, slowly closing in the distance between the lilac haired girl.

Konomi laughed hesitantly, making Megu move so she wouldn't be caught in the mess.

At that moment the blonde female lung forward. In a blink of an eye, Konomi side stepped away from Nakamura and gently pushed her down from the back, making the poor blonde land on her face.

The females in the room winced as Nakamura whined loudly in complain.

"Actually, I want to know too...." Kanzaki suddenly spoke up, catching attention.

Slowly Nakamura stood up, rubbing her red nose in pain, "I told you! Come on Konomi-chan! Speak!"

The rest of the girls grew curious as they surrounded their fairly new classmate.

"You know, Karma-kun looked extremely cool as he carried you off today. For once he looked like a prince," Kanzaki quietly stated, though her usually kind eyes filled with mischief.

Kayano nodded in agreement, grinning widely, "As soon as we told him that you stayed behind, he started sprinting like crazy."

"So.... Spill it! What's your relationship with Karma!" Nakamura yelled as she wrapped a arm around Konomi's shoulder.

The lilac haired female blushed slightly, a small frown on her face.

Although Konomi could easily release herself, she didn't move to get away from her blonde classmate's grip. She just sighed and awkwardly scratched her neck.

"I've actually never thought anything of it," Konomi admitted, her voice sounding as calm as it always does, "Karma's a good classmate and friend who I often hang out with because he's easy to be with. No offense to you all but he's the best partner and opponent for assassination."

The girls sweat dropped at her logical statement, slightly disappointed that she didn't say anything about love.

Nakamura moved and brought Konomi to a light headlock, grinning mischievously, "I'm not going to let you go with a reasoning like that! Konomi-chan you are going to spi-"

Before the blonde could finish her sentence, she was on the floor, her arm held behind her back. Konomi lightly sat on her body, her right knee placed at the middle of the blonde's back.

"W-Wow, I thought I just saw Karasuma-sensei," Kurahashi mumbled in awe as she watched the unusual scene.

Konomi just smirked lightly and got off Nakamura and dusted her hand off, "Karma is a good friend and I appreciate what he did for me today. I've haven't thought of him romantically, and I've only been in this class for what? Three weeks? Almost a month? You can't just start liking someone that quickly," Konomi laughed as she pulled up a pouting Nakamura.

As the girls whined out in protest, the door of the room slammed open revealing a blonde, busty women.

"Keep it down girls, I'm here to tell you it's time for you brats to turn the lights off," The English teacher of class E held a box of beer in her hand as she lazily looked at her students.

"Eh~ Bitch-sensei, that's not fair that you're going to have fun with your drinks now!" Kurahashi whined as she crawled near the door.

"Hah? Well, I am a grownup after all." Bitch-sensei stated matter of factly.

Some of the girls shared looks before grinning at their teacher. Konomi stood in the back, trying to comb her wet hair with her fingers.

"Bitch-sensei! Tell us some of your grownup stories!"

Konomi turned her attention away from her tangled mess she called her hair and looked at her female classmates excitedly surround Bitch-sensei.

>>TIME SKIPS>>

"Bitch-sensei, you're only twenty?!" The girls yelled in shock as they stared at the blonde as she took a sip of her beer.

"You're so experienced, I figured you'd be older," Megu stated as she looked at the blonde in disbelief.

Many of the girls nodded in agreement, "I know right? And yet you're the sort of character whose only pretty on the outside...."

"Well, to build a meaningful life, sex appeal is.... WHO THE HELL SAID 'ONLY PRETTY ON THE OUTSIDE' JUST NOW?!" the blonde women's teeth became sharp as she growled angrily.

Though she quickly calmed down, picking a piece of senmai-zuke, a traditional pickled turnip, crunching onto the vegetable, "A woman's beauty is fleeting. Unlike me, you girls were born into country which isn't particularly dangerous. Be grateful and use everything you have to make yourself shine as a woman."

A silence fell on the room as the girls stared at their teacher.

"Bitch-sensei said something respectable."

"That's kinda brazen~"

Bitch-sensei once again grew mad, her teeth becoming sharp, "Quit saying things that make me look like a fool, you brats!"

As the blonde sulked, some of the girls excitedly raised their hands.

"Tell us about the men who fallen for you!"

"Ah, I'm interested in that too~!"

Konomi sat in the back, her lilac eyes staring at the phone in her hand. She let out an annoyed sigh as it buzzed again, indicating she received another text.

She slowly stood up and exited the room, deciding that it would be better if she just called her father who was spamming her.

The first ring didn't even come to a end before Caleb picked up the phone.

"Da-"

"LILAC!!!! ARE YOU ALRIGHT?! TADAOMI CALLED TELLING US ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU! BABY GIRL, PLEASE TELL
ME YOU'RE ALRIGHT! I'M HEADING OVER RIGHT NOW. DON'T WORRY, DADDY IS GOING TO BE THERE FOR YOU!!! PLEASE
TELL ME I DON'T HAVE TO MURDER ANYONE? MR. PRESIDENT ISNT GOING TO BE HAPPY WHEN HE FINDS OUT THAT I HAD TO KILL SOMEONE. WAIT, NO, HE WOULDN'T CARE BECAUSE THOSE BASTARDS LAID THEIR HANDS ON YOU! I KNEW IT WASN'T THE RIGHT CHOICE TO LET YOU GO TO THIS GODDAMN SCHOOL TRIP!"

Konomi sighed, pinching the bridge of her nose as she closed her eyes tiredly.

"Dad, I'm fine. Slightly bruised but breathing and kicking. Tada-San was just exaggerating. And before they could do anything to me, Karma and my group came to rescue me. Karma made sure to make them taste hell so you won't have to kill anyone dad. And don't bother coming here, we'll be going back tomorrow anyways." The teenager calmly stated.

"I'm already on the helicopter! I'm coming for you Lilac!" Caleb yelled into the phone.

Konomi sighed but her attention suddenly was averted from the conversation with her father as a loud scream emerged from room she was in few moments ago. Her eyebrows furrowed as Koro-sensei suddenly busted out of the girl's room, getting chased by her female classmates who held knives and weapons.

Suddenly hearing multiple stomping she turned her attention to the corner of the hallway and saw the boys running with anti-sensei knives and guns in their hands as well.

"Sorry Dad, gotta go, love you."

"Wait! Don't you dare hang up on me young la-"

Konomi ended the call with the swipe of her finger. Her eyes watched with amazement as her homeroom teacher dodged each of the attacks her classmate made.

The yellow octopus creature suddenly disappeared leaving the students confused and angry.

Both female and males disbursed, moving to search for their teacher.

Konomi just stood there not knowing what to do herself.

"Hm~ it's Konomi~"

The leggy female turned around and smiled at Karma who was drinking a bottle of acerola cider.

The red head smirked and closed the bottle, offering it to the female.

Konomi nodded in thanks and opened the bottle, taking a sip out of the cider before returning it back to him.

Karma's golden eyes stared at the female who silently stood next to him, leaning against the wall. He stared at her hair that was down, an unusual sight, something he has never seemed before.

"I've never seen your hair down like that. Everyday you come to school, you have a different hair arrangement to it, I've never seen it look so simple," Karma nonchalantly stated as he looked at the damp strands that were slightly darker then usual.

Konomi's hand unconsciously moved to a strand, picking it up between her fingers as she looked at it, "Hm really? I usually sleep with it down and I wanted it to dry."

Karma took a step closer to Konomi, wrapping his hand around her hand that held the piece of hair, "It looks cute."

Konomi's cheeks flushed at their distance but she suddenly scowled as she noticed the teasing smile on Karma's face.

She playfully pushed the male away, making both of them chuckle.

Though the chuckled immediately stopped as a loud, deafening sound hit their ears. The windows rattled because of the strong wind hitting it.

Konomi and Karma shared a look of confusion before Konomi's expression turned into horror.

"LILAC!!! DADDY IS HERE FOR YOU!!!!"

Edited

4/19/16

7:23 AM