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"SHOUTING"

"Speaking"

"Ayame's sadistic side speaking"

'Ayame's sadistic side thinking'

'Thoughts'

*actions*

// sound effect or flash//

I don't own Assassination classroom nor do I own the characters

Bold in last chapter is underlined in the last time part

Last time
"Rens' here now... sleep... if...she...wakes...he'll-" the voice faded slowly until he stopped talking. "Looks like the pain meds finally kicked in" they heard Karma say. "He's right you know, you should sleep, or a nap at the very least. If she shows signs of waking up then I'll wake you up myself, I promise. But you are not doing anyone any good by exhausting yourself Karma." A sigh echoed through the system, "fine but you better keep your promise!" A few minutes later soft snores echoed through the system. The members of E-class looked at each other as questions filtered between them... what was going on?

Now

Beep... beep... beep...

The constant sound of the heart monitor was all E-class had heard from the speaker for the last 2 hours. They had taken to ignoring the speaker for the time being while they discussed everything they heard so far. A static almost shuffling sound echoed from the speaker followed by a rough groan.

In the hospital room

For the last few hours, Ren had sat completing his homework as the three other occupants of the room slept. A groan sounded from one of the boys, unsure of which he lifted his head to check, seeing the bleary eyes of Asano Gakushuu. "Finally awake Shuu?" He joked. "Am I?" He winced when he tried to move, "yeah, definitely awake alright... why does it always feel... like I've been hit by a truck? *cough, cough* Can you please pass me some water please?"

Grabbing a glass of water Ren carefully manoeuvred around the sleeping Karma and started tilting the glass to Gakushuu's mouth. The strawberry-blonde male rolled his eyes as he grabbed hold of the glass. "Ren. I can lift my arms and hold a glass." The brunette scoffed slightly. "Well, at least we can say your voice is better than before. Shame your personality hasn't improved either, still a pain in the arse as usual." Gakushuu in an attempt not to laugh caused himself to have a coughing fit. "Takes - *cough cough* takes one to kn- *cough cough* know one."

"Ha. Ha. Ha. Funny. You're a comedic genius. Feeling any better than before your drug-induced nap?" The sarcasm was not missed by the male patient, who simply smiled serenely with a soft chuckle. "Quite, I don't know whether it's the morphine...or if it has decreased in intensity... probably the morphine. But, my side is only slightly irritating... it's itching a lot so at least I know it's healing... and while  the tinnitus...hasn't gone... I'm not as lightheaded or dizzy anymore. I just have a strong ache from my throat and head... although, my whole body aches a little as well."

Sighing in relief the brunette responded, "That's good. What about mentally?" Gakushuu contemplated how to answer the question, before looking at his friend. "Not great. It's easy to push the emotions... and the event out of my mind. Every time I close my eyes, I see the monster he has become and what... he did and I'm reminded of just how... powerless I truly am. I'm aware it's unhealthy for my mental health but...I-I- I'm just not ready to face it." Not being able to sense the approaching panic attack in his friend, Ren responded, "well when you're ready, we can go through the inevitable psychiatry appointments together. God knows finding you both like that will forever be scarred in my mind. I honestly don't know how Karma managed to keep a level head at the time... there was so much blood."

Minor trigger warning

Hearing the heart monitor pick up speed he looked at Gakushuu fully and noticed he had started Sweating and was trembling greatly. He only realised what was happening when the Amber-haired male started to in a blind panic self-mutilate his arms as he scrambled as far to the back of the bed as possible. Ren froze in surprise, he barely registered the flash of Red that passed him by and the clatter of a chair. "Shuu, hey, Look at me. You are not there. You're both safe. Focus on me, focus only on me. There you go. Try and copy my breathing, okay. That's it, carry on. *sigh* phew... you okay now, Shuu?" The redhead asked as he proceeded to climb onto the bed next to the Amber-haired male, who proceeded to latch onto the ruby-haired boy like a baby monkey, slowly nodding his head as he worked on levelling out his breathing. "Ren?" The brunette snapped out of his shock and looked at Karma, "w-what just happened?" He wasn't sure he had never seen anything like that before. "I'll tell you later. Right now, could you go and grab a doctor or nurse please, he managed to slice his arms with his nails during his panic and seeing as I have yet to get clean clothes I would prefer not to get another set of clothes covered in blood." Ren quickly left the room and returned with a nurse who treated the marks and left to get his doctor. "Why's it 'lways us?" Gakushuu slurred into Karmas' shoulder. "If I knew, I'd destroy the reason in a heartbeat." The redhead responded.

Shortly after the Doctor arrived, "How are you doing Mr Asano? I heard about your panic attack, from what Mr Sakakibara informed us about the reason, I think it's safe to assume that you have PTSD." Nodding his head in response, Gakushuu repeated what he could to the doctor about his physical and mental health with Karma occasionally acting as a translator due to the younger male burying his head into the redhead's shoulder. " okay, everything sounds okay. Will it be okay if you allow me to check your other injuries, to ensure you haven't caused any more trauma to your head or broken the stitches on your side?" Receiving a nod in response the doctor proceeded to check the major injuries.

Happy with what he saw he stepped away. "Everything looks to be okay, your voice box and throat appear to be healing nicely, and the bruised areas will be tender for a while so try not to move your neck and head too quickly or it may take longer for you to fully recover. Now, I am happy to hear that the dizziness and light headedness has gone, I'm afraid I won't be able to do anything about the tinnitus as that is rather common for those who suffer from whiplash or in your case blunt force trauma to the head. However, I would like to run another set of scans to make sure that you are starting to heal." Turning to the nurse he asked if the scan machines were available, and informed him that they were, turning his attention back to his patient the doctor said, "Mr Asano, we would like to take you down for those scans now, but for us to do so, you need to let go of Mr Akabane." In response to the doctor's comment, Gakushuu clutched onto Karma harder.

The redhead sent a look of apology towards the doctor as he tried to think of a solution. "Is it because you don't want to go on your own with people you don't know well or that you don't want to leave Ayame on her own?" Karma asked looking down at the male whose head was buried in his shoulder, receiving a nod in response, He was unsure as to which question the nod was for, so attempted to find a solution for both. Glancing at his new brunette friend an idea made itself clear, addressing the the younger boy in his arms he said, "I have an idea. Shuu, what if Ren goes with you, while you have your scans. I'll be here just in case Aya wakes up, and you will have someone you trust with you?" Looking over at Ren, who showed his agreement by nodding, Gakushuu slowly and shakily released the redhead from his grasp. Looking at the doctor Gakushuu released a shaky breath and nodded. As the nurses started to wheel the bed from the room he clutched Ren's sleeve in passing.

With Ren and Gakushuu 10 minutes later

While Gakushuu was lying in the machine, Ren was standing next to the doctor on the other side of the soundproof Glass, looking at the digital images being produced, he was completely and utterly lost. "Hmm, everything appears to have started healing." Wondering how to broach the subject Ren decided with the tactless, "How can you tell?" Instead of taking offence, the doctor began explaining what the part of the scans indicated. "-and thankfully there is no internal bleeding. There is some swelling near the point of trauma which we will continue to monitor. Now that everything has had the chance to settle, I compared the X-rays taken yesterday and earlier and can be confident in saying that the fracture to his skull is clean, there is no chipping which is a good thing. While surprised I can say with relief that the long period of asphyxiation he underwent has thankfully not caused any unhealable damage, from the x-ray of his throat, there is a slight compression of the vocal cords, larynx and pharynx, however, they should be easy to fix, breathing exercises and vocal therapy will help." Ren heaved a sigh of utter relief.

Signalling the nurse to prepare to move Gakushuu back to his room he was unprepared for a nurse to race into the room. The nurse slightly out of breath from racing to find the doctor quickly straightened up, "Miss Asano is awake."

With Karma during Gakushuu's scans.

Ren and Gakushuu had been gone for at least an hour and a half when hitching in breath caught Katma's attention. Turning his head to the only other occupant of the room, he saw a slight crease of brows and the movement of eyes under eyelids, pressing the call button to alert the nurse Karma waited for the girl to open her eyes. He didn't have to wait long as amethyst eyes appeared from slightly sunken sockets.

Blurry eyes faded into a clear vision, blinking at the bright lights of the room she closed them once more before allowing them time to adjust, once she caught sight of the unfamiliar room and the absent presence of her brother the amber-haired female lashed out around her violently. She could barely hear anything around her sight had blurred considerably in her panic. She registered a pair of hands on her shoulders and swung her arms out making contact with something, she realised it was probably the person holding her. Slowly the hands were removed only for one to touch the side of her face causing the female to snap her eyes open, staring at the blurry hand she followed the hazy appendage back to its owner where she could make out a shock of familiar red hair and as she stopped struggling, and her breathing returned to normal, her vision began to clear and the face of the person she loved (romantically) came into focus, molten mercury eyes stared back at her, it didn't take her long to recognise the emotions that swam within them, Pain, Concern, Worry, Relief, shock but most importantly Love. It was then she noted the bruise that was starting to form over the boy's right arm. She felt a stab of guilt wash over her, she had hit Karma in her blind panic returning her attention she watched in confusion as the boy's expression changed from relieved to fearful and worried. As the adrenaline began to wear off and she began to feel lightheaded she heard Karma's voice, "she opened her stitches! Nurse! She's bleeding out." As darkness began to slowly envelop her vision she felt a hand clasp her own and a faint voice whispering words of comfort to her, knowing she was in safe hands she drifted into unconsciousness.

One of the nurses instructed a passing nurse to inform the doctor that his other patient was awake quickly. As the other nurses worked on stopping the bleeding and stitching up the other cuts Karma remained holding Ayame's uninjured hand like it was his only lifeline. When the doctor rushed into the room and started instructing the nurses on what to do karma had taken to whispering words of comfort into Ayame's ear. Growing more concerned as she lost consciousness once again. Thankfully, the doctor and nurses had finished cauterising and stitching her reopened wounds, so she was no longer in any immediate danger. With a small sigh of relief, he called for the nurses to come and change the blankets and for another nurse to retrieve a few bags of type B blood so they could do a transfusion to replace the large quantity of blood she had just lost. Once the blood bag was hooked up and the sheets changed Karma returned to Ayame's side and refused to let go of her hand. 10 minutes later Gakushuu was wheeled back in with Ren following closely behind. He had yet to tell Gakushuu that his sister had woken up.

Now Gakushuu prided himself on his observation skills, so he instantly knew that something had happened when he spotted a blood bag on his sister's drip, not to mention that Karma was clutching his sister's hand as if she would disappear at any moment and he slowly grew increasingly concerned and worried.

"Karma, what happened?" He needed to know, it is his sister after all. He didn't receive a response straight away, "she woke up." Nothing had prepared him for that. He was expecting the news eventually but to actually hear that it had happened during the one time he was not there upset him greatly. Karma noticing him upset knew instantly why he was upset. "Be glad you weren't here when she woke up. It wasn't good at all. She panicked worse than you did Shuu. She opened many of her stitches and almost bled out in front of me... again, I-I thought She was going to die. The doctor estimated that she should hopefully wake up again sometime later this evening." the hitching of breath was the only indication that karma received to know that the others realised just how serious it was.

Meanwhile outside with E-Class

Everyone stood around the speaker in complete and utter silence. Koro-Sensei and the other teachers had quickly put the pieces together that the Asano siblings had been attacked and that it had been in front of Karma and Sakakibara, which explained the A-Class student's appearance, the nightmares associated with something like that would not be pleasant in the slightest. They just didn't know who had done it and why. Although Koro-Sensei suspected that their Father was involved somehow, he didn't know how but he would find out. For the time being one of his students and her brother was under critical care in the hospital and the other missing student was exhausting himself by refusing to leave their sides.

"Ayame-chan and Asano were attacked. if it were just Asano I'd say it was Karma that did it because Asano either said or did something that pissed him off, but he's always had a soft spot for Ayame, he tries to hide it but I noticed, he cares for her greatly. Whoever has hurt them, I pray for their soul because, by the time Karma's finished, it'll rain blood." Nagisa muttered to himself trying to make sense of the information he learned. But he succeeded in drawing Everyone's attention to him. "Nagisa-kun?" Koro-Sensei said, capturing Nagisa's attention. He was about to say something when Kayano noticed something or rather someone walking across the hospital car park. "Guys, principal Asano just entered the building." That caught everyone's attention for different reasons. Turning their attention to the speaker as their only source of information.

Inside the hospital

With equal strides, Gakuho Asano walked with his head held high. He looked down upon those he passed sneering at them. Making his way to the front desk he asked for the room number of the disappointments that were unfortunately his offspring. Receiving the number he entered the elevator and pressed the button for floor ten. The overly cheerful music irked him slightly, thankfully he didn't have to wait long until he reached the tenth floor. Stepping out papers clutched in hand he began walking towards the designated room. One of the nurses at the nurse's station recognised him as he passed, and immediately alerted the twins' doctor of the man's presence in the hospital, and on his way towards the twins' room before rushing to block his path as he was about to grab the door handle. "I'm afraid that you are not allowed in there, sir." She made sure her tone was icy, from previous people she has treated she was aware that he is practically specialised in mental manipulation. "I think you'll find, nurse. That I am quite entitled to enter the room of my own children and there is nothing you can do to stop me." He tried to move the nurse out of the way to get to the door but she stood firm and unmoved. "And I have told you! That you! Are! Not! Permitted! To! Enter! That! Room! Do I have to ask security to remove you from the building or are you willing to go peacefully?" Growing frustrated Gakuho scowled at the woman in front of him, he was about to say something when a voice sounded from further down the hallway, "nurse Ichika what seems to be the problem?" Seeing the nurse's attention momentarily occupied he managed to move her out of the way and enter the room. A hitched breathing and a fast-paced heart monitor was the only clue that he had the room's attention. Locking the door from the inside he turned around. The banging and shouting from the other side not ceasing.

In front of him were his weak and insolent offspring, the Akabane boy and the Sakakibara boy. Looking at his son he noticed he was having a panic attack and was being held by the Sakakibara boy while the Akabane child was blocking his useless daughter, smirking viciously he stepped forward. "STAY AWAY FROM US! STAY AWAY!" Gakushuu screamed in his panic. Attempting to scoot further away from the man as he stepped closer, "now Gakushuu is that any way to speak to your own father, perhaps you didn't learn from your last punishment, maybe you need a reminder. Perhaps Mr Sakakibara or Mr Akabane would be a good choice, hmmm. No, I don't think that would have quite as much of an effect on you."

"What he needs is for you to stay the fuck away from him Principal Asano." He was not expecting that from the Sakakibara boy, Akabane maybe, but not him. "I am their father boy. I can do as I please." He retorted. "You may be their sperm donor, but you are not their father? A true parent wouldn't have put their child through over a decade of physical, mental and emotional abuse, nor would they have attempted to murder their own child. I hardly call that the act of a true parent sir." Karma bit back viciously as he stepped forward. An amused spark appeared in the older Asanos eyes as he stared at the seething redhead "oh, and what proof do you have that this is my doing child." Gakuho challenged mockingly. Karma's smirk was bloodthirsty "more than you know, though I'm not at liberty to share it with you, asshole. But, I can say that I have no problem murdering a teacher even a principal plus I'll have witnesses that can claim I killed you in self-defence. Push me and you'll find just how pissed I can get Principal Asano."

Sensing the promise to the redhead's words he stepped back with a raised eyebrow, more comfortable with the distance between the man and the to he put in the hospital, Ren piped in, "what are you doing here, Principal Asano? Surely not just admiring your handy work I take it. You don't go anywhere without a purpose after all." The spite in the brunette's voice was a minor surprise but the older male brushed it off, he heard outside that they had just received the master keys and knew he didn't have long. "Merely dropping off these. *holds up papers* I want nothing more to do with useless weak brats, that lack discipline and rebel against their betters, oh! And before I forget Sakakibara, expect for yourself and the useless brat clinging to you to be transferred to E-class soon." Slamming the papers on the desk he turns around just as the door slammed open and hospital security entered the room along with the doctor and a few nurses.

The security quickly removed the elder Asano, who left peacefully. Karma breathed a sigh of relief, while the doctors and nurses had to sedate Gakushuu as he was hyperventilating, which could cause significant problems if he continued. Walking over to the papers that Asano Senior left on the table he froze reading over the contents, "It couldn't be this easy. There has to be a sub-clause or something. *page flip* he actually did it." Karma mumbled to himself. Phishing out his phone from his pocket and asking his parents to arrive immediately. He ignored everyone else in the room as he thoroughly read through the papers. When his parents eventually arrived (only 5-minutes later as they only lived a 2-minute drive from the hospital) the doctor and Ren filled them in on what happened while Karma finished reading. "Karma darling, what is that?" Turning to his mother he passed the papers. "Asano senior... he.... He disowned them. Even went as far as to sign his part of custody transfer papers." His tone was full of complete disbelief. "What?!" Ren exclaimed surprised. As Karma's parents read over the documents. "Darling, these documents look legitimate," Asuka muttered to her husband, who had been reading over her shoulder and nodded in agreement. "We'll take them to our lawyer to confirm how legitimate they are and if there are any clauses we haven't found in there." They quickly called left and called their lawyer. "Karma, you don't look too happy about this, it's great news that they no longer have to go back to that monster." Karma frowned further, "I am happy, but I can't help but think that this was too easy. Why would he just give up something that gives him his 'position of power' there has to be something in it for him. Maybe I'm overthinking this but something just isn't sitting right."

"Well for the time being your parents and their lawyers are sorting it out. You said earlier about Shuu's panic attack. Maybe you could continue where you left off?" Ren asked trying to change the subject. "Yeah, so Gakushuu had a panic attack. It isn't something completely new to him. As a child, he would have them frequently, to the point of special psychiatric appointments and Ayame, myself or both of us would always be around him. it's why I can see the signs of one approaching, it was usually either Ayame or myself who would calm him down from them we were his pillars I suppose you could say, although he hasn't had one in over 8 years to my knowledge."

Pausing as he let the information sink in he then added, "He's always been extremely protective of Aya, he's been taking the brunt of that bastard's mental abuse. I can only assume that the panic attacks are how he deals with them and yesterday has set them off and their father turning up just now didn't help."
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Till next time