Chapter 5: Stuck in a Pickle

Nagisa eventually went home around 5pm after Karma won the basket ball games by using Emperor Eyes on everyone but powering up by a glitch he found on the internet.

Before Nagisa went, they shared dinner of Karma's homemade curry leftovers, which they enjoyed.

"Ah well that was fun" Karma complimented

"Yeah, it was" giving a friendly smile

"Well the best way to end my day is to watch a movie"

"um what kind of movie Karma?"

"Gore of course" giving a devilish smile, Okuda's eyes appeared blank

"Why did I even ask?"

"huh, wait" Okuda paused

"What is it Manami? You scared?" teasingly

"No, I feel like I forgot something, something important!" Okuda was thinking deeply

"Maybe it was the promise of sleeping with me!"

"Haha, No!" Okuda said sarcastically

Okuda remembered

"I know!" gesturing out, hit Karma in the stomach deliberately.

"You're gonna regret that Manami!"

"We forgot to go by my flat to get my stuff!"

"We have school tomorrow, why don't I just go home?"

"You live with me now Manami, we can pick up your stuff later." Giving a sigh Karma stood up and went into his room.

Okuda P.O.V

Why does Karma ignore me after he hinted at me staying

now that I think of this it's like we are a... couple

I blush at the idea that we are spending so much time together, but his signals are so mixed i don't know what to believe anymore

Does he like me or is he just being just the way he is for attention

10 minutes later...

I sat on the sofa watching the movie Karma had put on to enjoy yet he was in his bedroom

I felt awkward if I entered the room now, so I decided to stay in the living area watching a murderer axe the head off his ex-wife in a secluded cabin: it was gruesome, but I was happy that I wasn't fazed by the gruel and violent themes.

Karma entered the living space; turning on the overwhelming lights I felt like a vampire covering my eyes. He was fully clothed ready to go outside.

"Huh why are you dressed to go places?"

"We're going to your house Manami, I finally get to see where you live!"

"But Karma it's late, we can go early tomorrow"

"We have school tomorrow, can you seriously say you want to go to your house at 6 am to go put all your stuff back to my flat and then go up that treacherous mountain to school and face that fast-ass beast Koro-sensi?! And we have assembly, of all days!"

"You have a point but, I don't want to be bothersome to you as I already am by living with you"

"Manami It's not a bother if I want it" holding Okuda's cheek and staring into her deep purple eyes which are usually hidden by her round glasses, she could feel herself hotting up with embarrassment

"K-Karma "

Suddenly the phone in the hall rang loudly to which Okuda's nerves jumped

"That's it, Let's go Manami!"

"Huh?"

Karma grabbed Okuda's arm pulling her along to the hall. He reached the phone with his other hand

"Yes, we'll be right there!" smashing the home phone back to the wall and quickly rushing Okuda to the elevator.

They entered the elevator after a 10 second wait and upon reaching the ground floor Karma still holding onto Okuda pulled her outside to a taxi waiting in front of the flat complex.

"w-When did you call for a taxi?"

"When I went into our room, I called from my mobile and then got dressed"

He gave me my bag with my keys and money in shoving it to my arm

Could Karma of all people actually be a diligent person?

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Karma opened the door and ushered Okuda into the taxi's back seat before entering himself and shut the door loud to make sure it was closed.

"Karma, Because I was watching the movie I got comfortable and not really wearing the appropriate clothes" arms wrapped tightly around her chest

Karma smiled deviously and started moving taking off his dark navy blue fitted blazer and wrapped it around Okuda's shoulders.

Okuda looked down with a red blush on her cheeks appearing

"Where to?" the taxi driver asked

"Manami?"

Okuda snapped out of her daydream state "Uh, Otonashi Way, Shibuya"

"Thanks missy" The taxi driver took 10 seconds to enter it into his sat nav system and took off to enter the bustling night streets of Tokyo.

Karma was tired and wanted to go home quickly, he stretched his arms outwards and relaxed his arms on the seats reaching Okuda's shoulders, he pretended not to notice by looking out the window in a daze.

It quickly reminded Okuda of when the two were sitting next to each other on the train and how he looked watching the rushed scenery around him.

10 minutes later and the silence was creeping through the open window Karma opened. It was freezing and a desolate place at the back of the taxi, Although the driver put music from the radio nothing could beat the bleak back of the taxi where they sat.

The taxi turned a few corners, left right and then the high girl voice startled Okuda suddenly made an appearance "You have arrived at your destination, Have a nice day!"

Karma asked the male taxi driver to wait as they were packing her stuff and enjoy ramen pot from Manami to which he accepted, he was old but friendly

They were outside her apartment complex but it was nothing fancy like Karma's, she was a little embarrassed for Karma to see or a boy to go round her home at least.

It was convenient that she was on the second floor and took no time at all to get to her front door but the scramble for her keys was ruined the quick pace mood.

After tipping everything out of her purse she opened the door to which Karma invited himself in

"Sorry for intruding" Karma said ( a common courtesy)

"Um well i guest you can go into the living room as i pack some stuff from my room" Okuda rushed into her room, first finding a backpack to pack her stuff as quick as possible.

She didn't want to burden the taxi driver for waiting too long and make Karma pay a lot so she wanted to be fast.

Karma looked around curious about her living conditions "Clean, hm this will be a great rendezvous" he deviously smiled.

Okuda packed most of her clothes and toiletries from the bathroom, Karma knocked on the door and entered before she could respond

"So this is where you peacefully sleep Manami!"

"You could just say my bedroom" blank eyes

It was a small room with just a single bed and a lamp, she really didn't need anything fancy; just wifi and food and water and her phone

"If you told me you had a single bed I would've hired a cab and stayed the night here!"

a sweat dropped from okuda "Yh probably not"

"Look, i got everything so we should go now!" pushing Karma out her room and quickly out the apartment locking up.

He again opened the door of the taxi for okuda and she rushed in.

"First location?"

"Yes thanks"

Karma saw Okuda awkward sitting position again and her just staring down

"You know Manami, I saw something interesting at your apartment !"

"Huh what?" shocked Okuda was curious to what Karma saw

Karma put a finger on his lip "Not telling!" and looked out the window in silence

Okuda was flustered and embarrassed

Okuda P.O.V

Is he teasing me, how dare he!

Fine I won't ask, like he think I would and he will say if he will confess to me anyway.

Jokes on him

Oh wait... he's smart and might be wanting this reaction? Gah I hate him!

I look out the window on my side to avoid him

Suddenly I feel Karma's warm breath on my neck...

"Manami I bet your thinking if I was Bluffing or not right?"

"Karma! What are you doing?" I was feeling light headed

His hand reached my head resting his arm "You're cute this way Manami!"

I felt my heart thumping ready to explode, I can't breath.

But I don't want to see him and his smug face, so I hid my face by looking down

He quickly laid down on the taxi and his head on my lap, looking up at me his glaring orange eyes

"Karma what are you doing!?" I want to avoid my eyes from his piercing glare but they follow my irises every move.

"Im tired, wake me up when we arrive Manami" he closed his eyes, at least I don't have to see them hunt me.

I can't stop my face blushing up and find myself looking him; I feel like a creep watching him like this

I want to touch his red hair, Is it soft or thick?

Unconsciously my hand made it's way onto of his head, an inch from his hair

I stop realising what was happening, Should I?

I want to but it would be... well weird

I look outside the window to avoid thinking about it but again my hand made its way in between his red apple locks.

I look to see his eyes wide open looking at me, My nerves jumped

"Couldn't resist could you Manami!" the typical Karma smile

I quickly release my hand from his hair but he grabs my hand firmly and pushes me to him

Karma pushed me close to him and suddenly kissed my forehead.

I push back up and to the window of my side "W-What are you doing?"

I'm feeling more light headed and flustered

"Payback!" Karma stuck out his tongue

I am completely frozen looking at him in shock and confusion

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"You have reached your destination" the sat-nav cries out

Karma passed money to the taxi driver

"Is this enough?"

"Yep, thanks for riding"

Karma opened the door and made his way to the boot of the taxi to collect okuda's backpack of items.

Okuda got out of the taxi eventually to let the driver go to his next client.

She followed him into the building complex and into the elevator trying to avoid looking at Karma by looking to either side of her.

Joining him on the elevator was filled with awkward silence but Karma was smiling ear to ear.

Teasing her was fun he thought

The elevator ringed to his floor and with his hands behind his head stretching he said

"Ah that took a lot of energy" yawning he looked back to Okuda and winked

"I'll put your stuff in our room k"

Okuda's face was flushed with red 'our room?' she thought

"What a day" she sighed putting off her shoes and walked slowly to their room.

She walked on Karma looking at her clothes putting some on the bed

"Well Manami, you certainly like plain colours, even in the pantie section!"

Okuda blushed again "You pervert Karma!"

"you're cute all flustered like this"

Before she could do anything further Karma opened the third and last draw of his closet and took all his clothes out"Here Manami, you can have this" and put the clothes he played out inside

"You should unpack the rest, you're my maid anyway" he scuffled her hair before leaving to the living room.

"Cute my ass, perverted baka!" She murmured to herself "What have I agreed to?" she sighed

10 Minutes later...

Karma was watching the violent channel and enjoyed relaxing to a bit of gore while Okuda had finished unpacking her clothes and toiletries, she had dressed to her night clothes consisting of black shorts and an oversized t-shirt with a BTS A.R.M.Y imprinted on (even though they're Korean she enjoyed their music).

She was in the ensuite brushing her teeth getting ready to sleep when the door from the room slammed shut.

Karma had entered the room yawning loud

"Huuuuh Tired!" He looked around the room looking to find Okuda

"Manami, Are you in the bathroom?" He entered anyway to see her brushing her teeth.

He grabbed his toothbrush and put paste starting to brush his teeth as well

Okuda avoided looking at him and wanted to concentrate looking at her teeth, yet creepily Karma was looking at her again.

'There goes my freedom and privacy in this household' she thought with blank eyes

"Whats the matter Manami, upset that I kissed your forehead?"

Before he knew it, Okuda had punched his stomach with her left arm, he was caught by such surprise he spat out a little toothpaste (gross right)

Okuda had finished and walked out of the ensuite holding in her pain it gave to her from hitting him, she was surprised that he stayed in the ensuite and didn't do anything.

"Payback!" Okuda murmered under her breath with a smile

'Oh crap I'm turning into him' the violence, the revenge what the hell am I thinking?!'

I need to go to sleep, Okuda slapped her face, 'can't start thinking about what I've become Oh god'

She faced away from the bed not to avoid him, 'Just go sleep before him and maybe I could get a little sleep' she thought forcefully shutting her eyes.

Karma hadn't gone out of the ensuite for a long time and Okuda just speculated he went to shower or bath or something.

'Oh god now I have to go sleep or deal with another naked Karma arriving out'

Suddenly, door opened and Okuda could hear his footsteps and then opening his draws.

'No don't open your eyes your pervert' Okuda thought

"Manami, Are you awake? Wanna peak don't you!?"

'Bastard' she thought trying not to wake up because that would mean defeat to his perverted teasing

She could hear his feet move closer... closer to her

He touched Okuda's cheek "She's cute sleeping, Ah I love teasing her! Things get interesting when you're here Manami"

'I just need to be still, If he knows I'm awake I don't know what happen but it won't be good' she thought eyes glued together making sure to open.

Karma opened a way to enter the blanket and tucked himself in

"Night" he said not anticipating a reply back

Karma then again hugged Okuda around the waist to which she froze and was ready; If by any chance Karma was plotting any revenge he might spring on her.

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She started to feel sleepy for once, but not knowing the time she felt like she was like that for 3 hours

Suddenly Karma pushed her body weight over to his side so Okuda was on her side but was facing Karma.

'What is he doing?!' she thought suddenly awaking as her nerves jumped.

She opened her eyes to see Karma on top of her Shirtless.

"Karma what are you doing?!" she squeaked her voice croaky

"Wake up, School!"

"Huh?" Okuda was confused, she was awake thinking the whole time

"Wait what time is it?" curious

"6 am, You need an alarm Manami; wait I'll be your alarm if you like?"

"Your lying right?" she checked her phone on the side table, the brightness blinding her not ready eyes

When they adjusted the time on the phone red: 6.01am

'Oh crap' she thought

"You should trust me more Manami" Karma said a smirk on his face

'Easy for you to say' she thought as a sweat dropped

Manami got up and she does the all the normal morning routines, later after forcing Karma out of the room got dressed in her school uniform.

It took Karma 10 minutes to get ready and then he prepared breakfast consisting of fresh hot miso soup

"Amazing, this is the best miso soup I've had" Okuda admiring his cooking skills

"Well I am the best" a grinning Karma beams

Modest much Okuda thought "Whatever, Your nowhere near Yukihira's"

Karma annoyed cried"Who the hell is this Yukihira? Another man? I will challenge him to a shokugeki!" his arm in the air triumphant.

Okuda's sweat dropped "Well first, it's a diner, You have never tried their food and until you do, I officially say they are the best!"

"Like I have time to go to a diner downtown" He looks away from me in a grudge arms crossed

"Yet, you spent hours in an internet cafe to stalk me? Make me shop for maid costumes? Go to my apartment to collect my stuff with me?"

"Shut it" He glares at me

"Hehe I was just joking" arms in front of her hoping he would calm down.

"I have something to do after school so next time k?"

"Uh ok" Okuda was curious to what he has to do after school but didn't want to mention it after that sudden outburst of a Shokugeki.

"Let's go" Karma was ready, bag slung over his shoulder and looking back waiting for her

"Huh what?" Okuda was confused "Where?"

"School, where else?"

"It's not even 7"

"So? The early bird kills the worm!"

"Uh... It's the early bird catches the worm but whatever" Okuda's sweat dropped

Karma ignored her and pressed the elevator door, Okuda went to his side waiting for the opening of the metal doors.

The silent aura surrounded them

Ding!

They entered the elevator and the silence too.

Okuda was then curious

"Karma, How do you get to school then?"

"Parkour"

"All the way there?"

"Why not"

'Damn it! I'm gonna be all sweaty before school starts' she thought looking at the ground depressed

"Whats the matter Manami, you're pretty good at it, I even saw your panties once while you were jumping tree to tree"

She ignored that last comment "Well I get sweaty and stuff after so..."

"What? Ruin your makeup?" sarcastically

"I don't even wear makeup!" She commented back

"well then, your naturally beautiful!" he smirked as Okuda was openly blushing

'He's lying' she thought

They made their way outside the complex and he started to walk on the street to his left

"uh" Okuda was in a daze

when she finally snapped out of her daydream state she saw Karma, who was already on the other side of the street his back to her

"Hey, Wait up Karm..."

A horn beeps out and Okuda turns to see a large truck moving towards her

"Oi lady get outta the road" He yelled but he didn't stop the vehicle but Neither was Okuda moving.

She was frozen on the road, not moving a muscle

Karma alarmed by the noise looks over to Okuda standing in the street as the truck is fastly moving towards her

"MANAMI!" Karma drops his bag and sprints to her but the truck moved past in a blink of an eye just as he was about to grab her.

"Huh" Karma was shocked and confused as the truck moved past him and at the end of the road turned right like the event a second ago never happened

"Man..am..i.? " where had she gone? No bump or crash?

Karma suddenly felt his hair sway and a large amount of wind surrounding him, he uses his arms to cover his face from the forceful winds.

In an instant in front of him he saw a...a ..an octopus

"Koro-sensei" He gasped

"Ni hihihi, Good morning to you Karma-kun" The wanted octopus said

Quickly The tentacles grabbed Karma's legs and in a tornado like speed they were at the school campus.

Korosensei lowered Okuda on the grass while releasing Karma on the grass also.

"Oi koro-sensei, what was that for?" Karma flustered from that minute of everything flashing before his eyes

"Only what a teacher would do"

Okuda awoke startled "W where am i?"

Karma and Koro-sensi rushed to her side

"Okuda-san, you're awake" Koro-sensei asked diligently

"Okuda moved her hand to her head "But the truck" she had a flashback and her body tensed at the lingering memories and she let out a gasp eyes widening

"Manami?" Karma was concerned looking at the her tears streaming down her chin and Karma unconsciously pulled her into his embrace, Okuda was taken aback

"If I ever see that driver I will strangle him, I will protect you Manami, I'll always be by your side so you don't have to worry anymore"

"Karma" Okuda gave into his warm embrace "That's a promise, Master"

Karma pulled Okuda away for a second and a big smirk pierced his face "Yeah"

*awkward cough* x3

The couple faced a love hearted faced Koro-sensei "You two carry on with your business Ni hihihi"

"WHAT THE HELL DO YOU THINK WE ARE DOING?!! YOU OLD PERVERT" Karma shouted with both Karma and Okuda having blank eyes and getting more and more flustered

"Old pervert?!" Koro-sensei was shocked by the comment and had playful tears down his symmetric al face.

"Karma-Kun why do you have to be so mean?

" Well I have to go back to the convenient store to buy some gravure...*cough cough*uh I mean normal magazines, see ya later" and with the wind back into karma and okudas confused faces Koro-sensei was gone.

"Wow" Okuda replied not impressed, he awkwardly got ridden of the moment they were sharing

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Karma was now standing and dropped a hand for me to help myself up. I took his cold hands to pull myself to stand and we were standing awkwardly on the grass

"Well umm, do you want to go inside?"

"Are you cold Manami?" he asked concerned

"Yh a little" I replied

He suddenly grabbed my hand tightly and led me inside

"You don't have to hold my hand Karma I'm not a kid!" I cried as his grip tightened sending my hand a pale white colour.

"I can't! not even for a second, you are not even allowed to leave my sight. Got that Manami!" H recommended his eyes as serious and tense as rocks

"Hm" I nod my head shyly but I feel, well kinda good.

Someone cares for me so much, Thank you Karma!

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Karma was protective of Okuda, even stepping into the quiet old campus building he was twisting his neck at every corner and twist.

But could he protect Okuda from the problem that awaits

To be Continued in... Paint the walls Red (with blood) No i'm joking

Sorry I have no excuse except procrastinating The struggle is real! And tests which are super strict like gcse style (in the uk).

Question: Do you think I should keep long chapters but would take longer to write. Or would you like shorter chapters that (Hopefully) publish weekly?

I'm thinking weekly would be better, please tell me what you thinking Because I'm seriously thinking thats what good ( and you don't have to wait too long).