...I had a dream about watching Yuusei Matsui's new movie where Nagisa was an actual girl. Karmagisa was canon there. I got really excited and happy and started fangirling.
...and then I woke up :')
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Nagisa's POV
"O... Only 1 day left..." Arisa-chan looked at her math book.
"Yeah." I answered. "So we better use the time to study more."
"Make sure you understand everything!" Karma told us.
"Yeah, I'm going all out!" Sasahara-kun exclaimed.
Chiyuki-chan adjusted her glasses. "Me too!"
Arisa-chan put both of her hands on her cheeks, making a slight slap noise. "Alright! I'm not gonna play around at all today!!"
-Some time later-
"Hehehe... Look at this, Yuki-chan... It looks like a dango!" Arisa-chan was resting her head on the table, drawing on her notebook.
We all sweat dropped.
"You know..." Sasahara-kun looked at her. "I think I kinda get why her grades are low."
"Tell me about it..." I replied.
I stood up from my seat. "I'm going to get another book."
"Ah, can you get a Japanese Lit. book for me while you're at it?" Karma looked at me.
"Sure."
I walked to the bookshelves. I wanted to get a math book. But since I passed the Japanese books, I grabbed that first.
Then I went to the math section. I started searching for the right book. I found it, it was way on top. I tried reaching for it, but I couldn't grab it. I'm not too proud of my height.
I then saw another hand going towards the book I wanted to get. The book easily slid out.
"Is this what you want?"
I looked at the person who helped me. It was Yamaguchi-kun, holding the book I needed.
"Yeah," I smiled at him. "Thanks." He gave me the book. "So you study here too, Yamaguchi-kun?"
"Yeah." He answered.
"With your three friends, I'm guessing."
"Oh, those three idiots? Yeah, they're with me." He replied.
Yamaguchi-kun hangs out with three other boys.
Shougo-kun, a black haired boy with a noticeable fang. Igarashi-kun, who always seems to wear a hat. And Nanashima-kun, who has his bangs split into two.
"Hey, Yamaguchi!" A voice said from a distance. "What's taking so long?" It was Shougo-kun.
He looked at us. "Ah, it's that really popular girl! Shiota Nagisa-chan, right?"
Nanashima-kun also popped up. "Where, where?"
"Oh, you're right! I mean, we are in the same class." Igarashi-kun followed.
"Hm~ Is there something you're not telling us, Yamaguchi?" Shougo-kun teased.
"Shut up." Yamaguchi-kun replied coldly. He looked at me, "See you, Shiota-san." And started walking towards them.
I looked at them once again before walking back to my group.
I sat back down and gave Karma his book. I opened my math book and started reviewing once again.
"I-I don't get it..." Arisa-chan whined. "If I get scores under the minimum criteria, I'll have to stay after school to study..."
We all looked at her. "Um... How did you do on your last exam?" Chiyuki-chan asked.
Arisa-chan looked at her. "Er, well..." She smiled while putting a hand behind her head. "My average was barely 50%."
...
"Study." I said.
"...Yes, ma'am."
-Time skip-
"Good luck, guys!" Sasahara-kun told us.
"Yeah. Don't blank out!" I added.
Chiyuki-chan stuttered, "Will I be okay...?"
"You will. We've studied a lot." I turned to Arisa-chan. "Arisa-chan, on the other hand..."
Arisa-chan was really stiff, and keeps muttering to herself. "Use the height times area formula... Don't forget to switch the numbers for algebra... Also change the symbols if you switch them..."
I pat her back. "Calm down. You'll be fine... Plus, it's not the first time you'll be taking an exam."
"Yeah.." She inhaled deeply.
Sasahara-kun slid our classroom door open and walked in, with us following not far behind.
Third Person View
Everyone started the exams.
There were questions that seemed familiar to Nagisa. She could answer them, but may take a while, especially math.
She completely destroyed the English test, her pen just wouldn't stop moving. She thought of Arisa, who commonly makes mistakes in writing.
She hoped that all of her friends would do well. And herself, of course.
Science went okay for her. Karma helped her study with science, and she helped him study Japanese lit.
Speaking of Karma, the tests were the same as always. He already studied everything, so he wrote the answers without pause.
Besides, he needed to get high marks to top his arch nemesis, Asano.
It was finally the day.
The door slid open and Sasahara went up to the usual group of girls. "Hey guys, the results are up!!"
What he said made the three tense up. They all stood up and walked to the corridor.
"Ugh... Whose bright idea was it to just post our exam results on a big billboard that the entire school could see!?" Arisa moaned.
Nagisa smiled at her friend.
The billboard was swarmed by other students, but not so much that they can't see it.
They looked at the billboard with anticipation.
Nagisa looked up at the top 10. Yamaguchi was one of them. He got 6th place.
"As expected of Yamaguchi-kun..."
Next, she looked at the top 50.
"Shiota Nagisa"
To her surprise, her name was written at number 47. "Seems like Science went alright..." She released a sigh of relief.
"Nagisa-chan, you're amazing!!" Chiyuki exclaimed.
"Eh? Not really..." Nagisa looked at her.
"It's true!" One of her classmate said.
"As expected of Shiota-san!"
"You really are cool!"
She was getting complimented by everyone. "E-eh!? No, really!"
Chiyuki looked at her, "It seems like I'm safe for now..." She smiled, "All thanks to you, Nagisa-chan! I'll have to thank Akabane-kun too."
"I did better than I thought, too." Sasahara commented.
"Guys, guys!!" Arisa shouted. "Look! I'm not one of the lowest rankings!!" She exclaimed happily, shaking a bit.
The three sweat dropped. "You mean you were always one of the lowest rankings...?"
Arisa ran to Nagisa and hugged her, "Thanks a bunch, Nagisa-chan!!"
"It wasn't me, Arisa-chan. You did your best too." Nagisa pat her back.
Arisa let go of her and put her fist in the air, "Alright! We need to celebrate!!"
-Meanwhile, Karma-
Karma went outside to the corridor with his two friends.
"Alright... The moment of truth!!" Hasegawa clapped his hands together.
Hiro was just as tense, "I-I think I did alright..."
They looked at the billboard where everyone else was.
They met Asano and his group there.
The number one ranking was,
"Asano Gakushuu"
Seeing his name in the first spot made Karma irritated.
Karma was in second place, followed by the other virtuosos in the top 10.
"Well, well," Asano walked towards Karma. "Seems like I've won this time. Who's Mr. Second Place now?"
Karma smirked and looked at him. "Aw, I lost... Oh well, I'll beat you next time. This isn't over yet!"
"Is that so?" Asano grinned. "I'd like to see you try."
"Looking forward to our next battle, Asano."
The two were emitting an intimidating aura.
"You guys are really close, huh?" Hasegawa smiled at them.
Karma and Asano turned to him. "We are not." The spoke in unison.
-Time skip-
"So how did you do in the exams?" Nagisa asked Karma as they walked. "Did you beat Asano-kun?"
Karma smiled, "Mr. Perfect got first this time. Sadly, I placed second. "
"Really? That's actually really good!" Nagisa complimented him.
"How did you do?"
"Ah, I placed 47." Nagisa smiled.
"47? I'm proud of you, Nagisa!" He hugged Nagisa's head. "I think you might catch up to me one day.
Nagisa, who was holding his arm, replied, "I don't think I ever will, Karma. You're too smart for your own good."
She said, "I should thank you, Karma. For teaching us."
Karma smiled. "You really did well, Nagisa! Maybe I should give you a reward?"
"A reward?"
Karma pressed his lips against Nagisa, who turned red from his actions.
It was only for a few seconds before they pulled away. Karma was smiling at her.
"Hey, you should give me a reward too!" Karma exclaimed. "Would you like to wear this outfit I picked up for you-"
"No. No thanks, Karma..." Nagisa sweat dropped.
She smiled and kissed Karma's cheek. He slightly blushed and his eyes widened a bit.
"There, how's that?" Nagisa looked at the red-head as she showed a smile.
Karma looked up and put two fingers under his chin. "Hm... That was pretty good."
"Pretty good? What else do you want?" Nagisa asked.
Karma smiled, "How about cooking dinner for us?"
"Dinner?" Nagisa tilted her head. "Well, that was unexpected..."
"Hmm~?" Karma leaned closer, "What were you thinking, Nagisa~?"
The bluenette blushed and lightly pushed him, "A-alright, alright! Dinner it is, then!"
Nagisa walked ahead.
Karma smiled at her, "So cute." He caught up with her and they walked to his house.
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