Chapter 6

Today was their overnight field trip to Kyoto. And although they wanted to enjoy the day, they were aware that they were still on the clock. It was a large city and Karasuma informed the students of good sniper locations, and to stay in the sniper-friendly routes. Because of that, the students has to be divided into designated groups and Koro would split his time for the students. Koro on the other hand provided all the students with a thick field trip guidebooks.

The groups weren't really decided though. Y/N wanted to be with her best friend but she turned her down with a suspicious smile on her face. It didn't take long for Nagisa to call her on their team. She looked at the paper consisting the names of the group members - Manami Okuda, Kaede Kayano, Yukiko Kanzaki, Tomohito Sugino, Nagisa Shiota, Y/N Y/L/N and finally, Karma Akabane. When she looked up to find the red-head, he was already staring at her with a smirk on his face and leaning on his chair. He winked and sipped some juice from the juice box, which he probably stole from Koro.

Currently they were standing in the station, waiting for their teachers. The class noticed the other sections of class 3 getting in the first class compartment.

"Woah, man look at those lucky jerks getting a ride first class," Sosuke said.

"And as always we're stuck in coach. Yay for us, right guys?" Rio sighed.

"I mean, travelling is fun together so all of us won't really notice much I think," Y/N said.

Not even a second later, the class teacher of the other section said looking at them, "Now now boys and girl, try not to look sour. Rules are rules, you know how this works."

One of the students peeked out of the train and said, "The student handbooks states those of us with highest grade points average get dibs on school funds. Oh! Is that the stench of abject poverty filling my nostrils?"

"....what were you saying about fun again Y/N?!" Rio asked with a scowl on her face.

"I stick with my comment though. You guys will find it fun. Mark my words," Y/N said chuckling.

"Ofcourse you would know about fun," Rio teased her, eyes going back and forth between Y/N and Karma.

Y/N blushed and was about to lash out again when Jelovic's voice came through the crowd, "Pardon me boys and girls." And as usual, with a seductive voice like that everyone was bound to look at her. But her voice was not even close to the outfit that got her attention.

Sosuke pointed it out and said, "Uh Professor Bitch? Why are you dressed like the paparazzi should care about who you are?"

Jelovic took off her sunglasses and said, "Travel is no excuse not to look devastatingly fashionable." But her lecture on fashion was shortened when Karasuma told her to change. Well, Jelovic didn't agree immediately but Karasuma looked mad and no one wanted to face that.

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The whole ride to Kyoto was a bit exhausting when there was an extra member in Y/N's group. At first she decided to sit with the teachers because of the lack of space but Jelovic was crying about wearing a "normal" outfit and Y/N wasn't ready to handle a whining teacher, who acted more like a baby than the rest of the students. The girls in the group though made some space and adjusted on one side while three of the boys sat on the other side.

Kanzaki had all of Sugino's attention during the whole ride. He wasn't as subtle as he thought he was, but he was shy and looked away whenever Kanzaki moved. The girls had a fair idea about Y/N's crush on Karma, well to be honest everyone did. So they moved her to sit exactly opposite to him, who was having fun staring at Y/N. She did peak some interest in him and besides, Karma loved to make her squirm for some reason. He liked the fact that he had that much of an effect on a girl like her, someone who was very good in psychology. What made her like him anyway? He wanted to know about it all.

But he wasn't exactly interested in her in that way. She was just an interesting person because inspite of being so good in reading emotions, she had no control over her own. All of it just in front of him alone.

When the classes reached Kyoto, every other section had luck and got a luxury hotel to stay at, while Class 3-E had to settle for a traditional inn.

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"Hold on, the Ryoma Sakamoto?!" Kayano said, surprised. Their group were out for sightseeing after taking some rest, and Nagisa found interesting places where assassinations took place.

"This is where Omiya used to be. The inn where Sakamoto was cut down by assassins in 1867," Sugino said.

"That's right," Nagisa said with the travel guide book in his hand, "and just a little further down is the Honnouji Temple, though it's moved a few times since they built it."

"Oh yeah! Oda Nobunaga's death counts as an assissation too!" Kayano said, excitement laced in her voice.

"Just think, Kyoto has been the heart of Japan but it's also the center of assassinations!" Nagisa said and looked at the book again, "Next up is Yasaka Shrine."

They moved ahead to cross the road as the red signal flared. Karma sighed and said, "Mind if we take a break first? I can really go for a sugar-loaded Kyoto coffee right about now."

"Why are you whining, you're a genius too. Shouldn't you find it cool to be on the actual spot?" Y/N asked looking at him.

Karma smirked and said, "Oh yeah but what's the fun in going through stuffs you already know about?" Y/N quickly averted her eyes to the front, trying hard to concentrate on the road instead. Karma slowly slid his arm on her shoulder and moved her to his left, near the buildings close to the pavement and away from the busy road. She was blushing at the contact. It almost felt like a date...right? Well, except the fact that five others were tagging along.

After taking a break, they were on their way to the next destination. The path though was deserted and dark, almost like an ideal place for an assassination. Well, they were always coming up with ways to kill Koro, and this was marked by Nagisa as one of the best places.

Their fun was short-lived though.

A bunch of thugs - high school students to be specific surrounded them.

Karma, as expected was the first to open his mouth and said, "I hope you don't take this the wrong way but something tells me that you gentlemen aren't tourists."

"Don't try to be a hero kid. Hand over your lady friends and we won't-" one of the boys started threatening but got interrupted and slammed down by Karma. He turned to Nagisa and said, "You see that? What did I tell you? To hell with them, and without any witnesses we are basically free to go nuts."

These students weren't done yet. One of them charged towards Karma with a knife but soon got knocked out. They weren't supposed to be scared right? They were all training to be assassins. Y/N knew she shouldn't feel scared but she was. No matter how much of a brave face she put on, it didn't matter because the moment Kayano and Kanzaki got grabbed, she pulled Okuda's arm and ran away as fast as her legs took her.

Y/N felt like a coward. She ran away, leaving the group alone. Leaving two of her classmates alone, who were in trouble. She felt terrible as a girl herself to run away from the situation. In no way Karma could handle them on his own. She wanted to get some help if she couldn't help on her own. But her legs weren't moving, and she was shaking while breathing heavily. She wanted to get out of the hidden area and find out what was happening, but she was too scared.

After some time, the girls heard the sound of cars leaving and the there was silence in the atmosphere. But with Karma around...there shouldn't be this kind of silence.

....Right?