"I mean, Koro Sensei couldn't get Nagisa to speak. Neither could Professors Kurasuma and Vic." I explain as I glance away, rubbing the back of my neck. There was a moment of silence. I looked back at Karma, whose bangs covered his eyes. I groan. "Karma, you can't just leave me in the dark."

Another moment of silence. I turn around, prepared to leave. "Listen, it's fine. I can just ask Nagisa himself." I amble towards the door, placing my hand on it, about to open it. "Wait," Karma mumbles. "I'll tell you."

I sigh, then pull up a convenient chair to sit across from Karma. He sighs, then continues talking.

"You see... Nagisa thought I would leave you," he stated. "He thought that I would hurt your feelings, then leave. So... He cut me." After hearing his statement, I just bursted out with laughter. Karma frowned, raising an eyebrow.

"Geez... You guys fought over something so trivial?" I snicker, covering my mouth with my hand. "If it's just that, I'm sure you guys can talk it out. After all, Nagisa's just in the other room, since he's on cleaning duty."

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Karma and Nagisa sat awkwardly in the room where they were left alone, silent. Sighing, Nagisa reluctantly spoke, knowing Karma most likely wouldn't. "Karma..." Nagisa muttered, staring down at the floor. "I... I'm sorry for what I did."

"You're sorry?" Karma tilted his head, furrowing his eyebrows. "Oh, yeah, I accidentally cut you on your neck and your chest, but I'm still sorry."

"I don't know what came over me!" Nagisa exclaimed, his guilt evident by the rasp in his voice from holding back tears. "I just... I care deeply for [Y/N], and I don't want her to get hurt more! After all, her mom..." Nagisa trailed off, his body trembling with regret.

"What about her mom?" Karma asked as his eyes glinted with suspicion. Nagisa immediately realized what he said, then looked away. After all, he made a promise to keep a secret...

Karma gazed at Nagisa, then sighed. "Never mind, that's not the issue right now..." Karma then stood, then walked over to Nagisa. "I forgive you. I mean, you're not the type of person to just hurt people without a reason. So..."

As the two boys started to get along, I walked away from the classroom. I'm glad they're friends again, but...

I can't let Karma know about my mother.

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"Hey, [Y/N]?" Ritsu asked from the desk behind me. Ah, that's right, she "transferred" here a while back. "Yeah?" I ask as I continue reading another book I had bought, which was less interesting than I had thought. I hoped that this could keep me occupied before Volume 3 of the other book series came out.

I place a bookmark on the page I was on and gently closed the book, then turn to look at Ritsu, who was pointing towards the doorway. I glance to where she was pointing, then notice a guy wearing all white.

A/N
I forgot to add chapters before the Takaoka chapter that had the following events:
-The school assembly
-The fieldtrip
-The introduction to Ritsu
-The introduction to Itona

Because of that, I'll try to incorporate that in a different timeline than the anime. Sorry about that :/