Chapter 7

The girls were gone.

Those thugs took Kazaki and Kayano with them. The boys were beaten up and unconscious on the ground. Even Karma.

"Nagisa! Sugino!" Okuda said, "Goodness, are you two okay?!" Both of them whined holding their head and sat up.

Meanwhile, Y/N ran towards Karma who was lying on the ground still. His eyes were closed and clothes were dirty. She shook his arm in an attempt to wake him up but he wasn't budging. He was breathing though.

"Did they hit his head too hard?" Y/N thought and panicked.

Her hands were shaky and she was afraid that maybe he won't wake up for a while. They needed to find the girls too. But how will they do it with Karma down like this? She picked up his head and put it on her lap.

"Is he still not up? Why-" Sugino was talking but stopped in the middle. He saw Karma putting up his thumb. Y/N didn't notice that, her eyes were fixed on his face. She frowned and slapped his cheek. He still didn't budge though.

"M-Maybe I should look for injury on his head. He must be unconscious for that," Y/N said and was about to pull his head up when Karma opened his eyes and smirked.

"Your lap is really cushiony Y/N," he noticed her frowning, she looked pissed. She immediately got up, not caring if his head hit the ground now.

"It's not funny Karma. Kayano and Kanzaki are missing. So if you thought this was the time to make a joke-" Y/N started ranting, when Karma sighed and said, "Relax. We'll find them."

"You guys alright? Those guys didn't do anything to you, did they?" Nagisa asked.

"It's okay, I'm fine," Okuda said.

"Sorry. I didn't know what to do so I just...hid like a coward," Y/N said rubbing her neck, feeling embarrassed.

"Hey, you saved me! I was stuck there, and if it wasn't for you, they would've taken me as well! I was useless though," Okuda said feeling dejected.

"Don't sweat it. You did the right thing. I think it's safe to assume that those guys are hardcore. We could go to the cops but they know how to get around the system," Karma said. He had his evil face on, "It's fine though. Cause I'm the type who likes to handle these things personally, you know what I mean?"

"Okay but how do we even find them?" Sugino asked, "I just hope they're fine."

"I'm not too worried about Kayano, I know she's brave and I can feel it but I don't know about Kanzaki. I don't get her vibe. I mean she's not faking it, being all nice and innocent but..I don't know it's just a hunch." Y/N said.

"What is that supposed to mean-" Sugino said gritting his teeth.

"I'm telling you the vibe I get from them. I'm not bitching about them," Y/N said.

Before another fight started, Nagisa stepped forward with the guide book that Koro provided them and said, "Hey, come on. I'm sure there's something in here."

Sugino and Y/N stared at each other with pissed off faces and decided to let it go. It wasn't the time to fight. They surrounded Nagisa and looked at the guide book. And sure enough there was information on the topic.

"If a group member gets abducted? I'll have to say it, what kind of guide book covers these stuff?" Sugino said sighing.

"There's even a guide on how to recover from the shock of seeing souvenirs bought in Kyoto being sold in a Tokyo department store!" Nagisa said, "Anyways, atleast it calmed us down. I for one feel pretty confident about what to do."

"I don't think everyone is confident here," Sugino said, his eyes fixed on Y/N.

Y/N was stubborn too. She said, "I also don't think everyone has calmed down. Some people just like to act more based on their romantic feelings and completely forget to think about it logically."

That was probably what irked Sugino the most. He felt embarrassed to be called out like that in front of everyone. He would've been okay if it was just the boys, but with Okuda here, he felt exposed. He sneered, "Oh ofcourse, you would know everything about that. Isn't that right Karma?"

Y/N stood there feeling helpless about the situation. Karma sighed and said, "You guys act like children. Sugino if I were you, I would trust Y/N's hunch."

"Y-Yeah! That's right!" Y/N shouted, still trying to control her embarrassment.

"You shouldn't be celebrating. Your hunch does sound like backbitching. Work on your words," Karma said, his eyebrows furrowed.

Y/N was a bit hurt. She knew he probably did this to end the fight but she couldn't help but feel like Karma was probably lashing out because he felt embarrassed about it. But he wasn't exactly the type to feel embarrassed, he was the one who would flaunt it. Was she...wrong about him?

"So....I found the way." Nagisa said.

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Turned out Y/N's hunch about Kanzaki was right. Well, not all of it. She wasn't dark or anything, it's just that her past was different than how she's right now. Koro came in the last moment and took those boys down.

The day was almost over, and the students were all wearing bathrobes and enjoying all the time they got in their hands in their hotel (pg-13 stuffs okay?). Y/N tried to sit down properly without flashing everyone in the girl's room when Rio nudged her. She looked at her friend who had evil eyes.

"Uh oh," Y/N muttered, "What are you thinking?"

"Wanna sneak-a-peek?" Rio said, wiggling her eyebrows suggestively.

"What-" Y/N's face flushed.

"Don't worry, I'm not talking about Karma. The boys are done already. I just saw Koro sensei get in."

"Wait, isn't that invasion of privacy? We shouldn't-"

"Oh for fuck's sake, he's gonna blow up the planet! Fuck his privacy! Just come along! It's gonna be fun!" Rio said, quietly getting out of the room. Fuwa was waiting outside the room. "Oh! she's coming too!" Rio informed.

They were outside the bathroom, Y/N even bought a knife with her, and everyone was ready to pounce on Koro and try their luck in killing him when suddenly a voice from behind scared them.

"Hey," Nagisa said, "What are you guys doing?"

Fuwa immedaiately shushed him, and Rio explained, "What does it look like we're doing? Trying to sneak a peek."

"That's supposed to be our job!" Okajima said.

"That's nobody's job," Nagisa said.

"But..what is Y/N doing here?" Sugino asked looking at her, "I didn't think she was the type...."

They stared at each other. Sugino was wondering if Y/N was still pissed at him about earlier. It created an awkward atmosphere after their fight.

"Uh..she dragged me?" Y/N said trying to sound convincing.

Rio opened the door and explained, "Look at that outfit hung inside. You wanna know what he looks like naked right? It might be our only opportunity to kill him. Does he have a proper body, or does he have tentacles all the way down?"

The students tiptoed inside and came to a sight of their teacher having a bubble bath. Well, he explained that the mucus of this body acts as an exfoliant on contact with water. Ofcourse, their attempt was a complete fail because Koro escaped through the window.

Rio sighed, "Well atleast we tried." Everyone exited the bathroom and was about to go to their own rooms when Sugino called Y/N. She explained everything about their little fight to Rio, so she dragged everyone away and cleared the area for them to talk.

"Hey look, I'm sorry about what I said back then. I crossed a line I guess," Sugino apologized, "I don't want us to act like strangers."

"No it's fine. It's just that when you say that in front of the very person I like, it makes me feel self-conscious. Oh and I'm sorry too. I started it."

"No, it should've been fine even if you said that. Everyone likes Kanzaki. It's just that.." Sugino said, "...the way you exactly pinpointed out what I was feeling was..I mean, a bit scary. For a moment I felt like you would spill everything about me and it kind of scared me."

"I know it's kind of freaky, I've been...informed. It's a gut feeling and because you accused me for something like backbitching, it pissed me off."

"But, how did you know about Kanzaki? There were...no signs?"

"She's too perfect to be in section E. Everyone hides something about themselves, especially if they're in our class. I mean it was just an observation. You guys could've noticed it too, but all of you are too nice to think about it."

"Well, I'm glad we cleared things up."

"Uh huh."

"...Um...if you don't mind...can you find out who..."

"Who is Kenzaki's crush?" Y/N asked teasingly, "Sorry, can't do that."

"But you can do your thing right? Just guess about it!"

"Hey, I'm not observing her all the time you know. I don't know about THAT."

"Okay," Sugino said dejectedly, "Bye."

Y/N walked towards the girl's section and Sugino entered the boy's room. She heard several voices inside and their conversations were around...girls? She wanted to stay a bit longer, but then again, it would be invasion of privacy. She was about to leave when she heard a name that peeked her interest.

"Karma, great timing! Which of the girls in our class do you like?" Maehara asked.

"Hm...I have to go with Okuda," Karma said.

Y/N gasped. No one would've guessed it. Even the boys were asking if he was sure. Her mood went downhill hearing that. She didn't wait to hear him confirm it. He did say all of it on his own. No one was forcing him.

That night, it was chaotic. Koro was getting information about who liked who from both - the girls and the boys. They were all chasing him down. Rio seemed to be enjoying the time. Y/N would've called her for comfort but she thought, "Just because I'm feeling down, doesn't mean I bring her mood down too. It's a school trip for fuck's sake."

In the midst of the chaos, she walked down the hall watching the students chase Koro. She noticed two figures who weren't. One was Nagisa and another was Karma. He looked at her, with the same smirk on his face.

She had no reason to complain though. Ofcourse, he was just flirting. It might be because she was that easy, but still, she found her answer.

Karma didn't break the fight between Sugino and Y/N, did he? He just changed the topic and silenced them.