Quick Note: I won't use all the characters from the Assassination Classroom, only a few, and I am going to make the plot quite different from that of Assassination Classroom.

The idea for the title of the Ch goes to wandering_stardust , do check her books!

Also, I'll use quotes by me as time skip, just to try something new

~ time skip~

*Point of view of different person starts at that time*

*~ Scene change~*

~ Saffy

Darkness, that's was the first thing the dark brown eyes saw.

It was all Pitch Dark. The person tried to move their hand only to realize they were tied.

Huh? So I have been kidnapped?

"You're smart to not make a sound." A male's orotund voice spoke. The person didn't respond.

It took a while, but the eyes finally adjusted to the surrounding darkness.

Its..... A prison...

Behind the Bars, A sudden light appeared with a silhouette of someone kneeling down. He was kneeling only to mock the state of the person in front of him, it wasn't that hard to realize that. He looked at the person, a girl with mid-length, jet brown, curly hair. She was lifelessly lying there on the cold hard floor.

"I know you're awake."

No response.

If I don't react, He'll just go away...

The guy chuckled

Go away.... Leave me alone.... I am not in a state of responding to a moron like you. So just shut your mouth and leave me.

"I'll let you in a secret. I can read thoughts. So tough luck."

The girl just ignored the guy and closed her eyes, trying to fall asleep.

"You can neither hide nor run away from your problems. If you think you don't do anything, your problems will go away? No, you're wrong there sweetheart. Stay like that and life will make you rot."

.....What the hell do you want from me.

The girl slowly moved, untying her hands within seconds as she sat up with half of her hair falling on her face.

"Wow, I am surprised, that sounded more of a statement than a question if I might add. Plus can't you speak? Why you're a mess."

Just get to the point. I don't want to talk bullshit. What do you want from me.

"Shouldn't your question be why are you here?"

The answer will be the same. So spit it out. I am not a very patient girl anyway.

"To be the point huh? I want to use you" If eyes were weapons, the sharp glare the girl gave would have thrown multiple knives at the guy, killing him painfully.

"You see, I want you to gather information of this guy." He said as he slid the picture to her.

The guy in the photo had pale skin, a slender build, dark eyes, and short black hair that reached to his nape.

The girl stared at the picture, analyzing the characteristics of the person.

Name? Voice? Profession? The girl thought absentmindedly

"That's for you to gather." He replied before standing up.

"Once you'll get the information, I'll contact you immediately."

Why should I do it?

"Cause your life is on the line."

I don't care about my life anymore.

"Well sure you don't. But there are others whose lives won't be the same if you were to die. There are others who will curse themselves for not reaching out to you. Even if you're the one to shut them out. There is a reason why you haven't end your life. Because of how you were? You pity little girl. If you can't live with your happiness, you're carrying out your life in hell with other's happiness. But you yourself know you're just making it worse for them. Turning their life similar to hell. Now, Be a Good tool, Be useful."

...How do you know so much about me?

"See you around. Little Girl." said the guy before disappearing into the darkness. The girl looked up with a small gasp.

That... Why does it sound familiar?

The bars suddenly opened.

Welcome back... Freedom  She thought bitterly as she walked out, only to pass out asleep the next moment.

~People often misunderstand their true real self as the hidden dark side. But the truth is it's just a part of who they are, but NOT who they are~

"C'mon Wake up Missy! We will be late for school! SLEEPYHEAD!"A boy with light brown messy hair said shaking the asleep girl's hand. The sunlight shine entered through the open window.

"Argh," The girl groaned as she cuddled with her blue blanket. The boy sighed before snatching the blanket.

"HEY!" She protested. The only thing she needs to sleep in this world is her blanket. She just has to cover herself when she is asleep.

"Wake up Sleeping Princess~" The boy chuckled with a slight teasing. The 'Sleeping Princess' grabbed her pillow and threw it at the boy's face.

"Next time NO SNATCHING BLANKETS MIKEY!!!" She yelled playfully before jumping off the bed and running across the room when Mikey grabbed the pillow and threw it aiming at her. Only to be missed

"Hurry up Saffy! Don't do it like last time. DO come out from the shower this time."

"No promises~"

"Oh please, we have SPORTS AS the SECOND PERIOD! If we get late to the class, it would be canceled for us."

"Oh don't worry, I'll come out soon. Maybe I'll be out in 35 minutes."

"HOW IS THAT SOON!?!?!?"

"Be Grateful! Compared to last time it is soon, in fact very soon."

~Being himself or herself has a lot of in-store than what meets the eyes~

~In other words, Being yourself has surprises even for you~

The Bell rang symbolizing break time. Most Children got up from their seats either to head towards their friend's seat or the canteen area which is used to being crowded during Brunch.

"Hey, Micheal!" A girl from his class called him.

"Oh hey."

Micheal Kel, one of the most understanding yet playful guys. He is an average student in terms of Academics but excellent in sports. Especially Soccer and BasketBall. His personality makes him one of the most popular students in the school. Preferred to go by the name Mikey by his close friends, he sure takes his friendship with his friends seriously.

"Is it true that Saffron lives with you now? And you two share a room?"

Rumors, that's one thing which is quite common in  "The All-Stars" School.  Any juicy teenagers' talks take various forms while being circulated among the peer groups. The only class that doesn't go by the rumors was the  ' Quality Class'. In The All-Stars school (TAS), Classes are separated by personalities instead of Grades, to make it easy to reach out to students on basis of their personalities and interests. A new approach started in Tokyo by their Principal.

"Saffy has moved in to live with us on a temporary basis. And No we don't share a room." He replied as he turned his attention to the girl. Her peach hair reached her waist, and violet eyes shine with curiosity.

The Quality Class had only a few students.

Among them, one being Micheal himself.

Another one of the students was Ryoma Terasaka, known for being an idiot even in studies. It makes Mikey wonder how come he is in the quality class and not the 'T-Class' (Tempered  Class)

Tarus Strun, one of the most scientific intelligent guys in the school.  Basically, inventing things is his passion, his strength being science. But still, he should have been in the 'G-Class' (Go Science Go Class as nicknames by Micheal)

Saffy was a normal crazy talkative student. Earlier when she was new, their teacher made the mistake of calling her  ' a quiet soft-spoken child, needs to open up' in front of her parents. And the week after that? the teacher's words immediately changed to 'Quite a talkative girl. But is too loud in class'. Her academic scores were near the toppers. In sports, she is one of the average ones.

Then there is the girl in front of her. Miya Melbel. The star pupil who has a driving curiosity in different types of languages, she is fluent in 5 so far; Japanese, French, German, Spanish, and English. Michael didn't know much since he never paid too much attention to her anyway.

Come to think of it, the students in this class should have been in some other class. What was the whole point of this 'Quality Class'? And why was it here in this school in the first place anyway?

"Oh, so it is true that the girl has lost her parents and Family?"Miya asked as her eyes no longer shine with curiosity.

"She refuses to answer."

Yes, she is an orphan now, but not alone. She still has one of her family members with her.

"What..... What happened to them? Is it true they were killed?" She inquired looking down, knowing it was not her place to ask or know. Something, or rather someone passed by them and sprinted out of the classroom. Micheal could only catch a glance of a girl's curly hair.

And the only Girl in this entire school with curly hair was......

He dashed after her, leaving a wide-eyed Miya who suddenly felt guilty of asking.

*How easy it is to blame ourselves or others, the only thing difficult is accepting the fact and move one*

It has never been easy to remind yourself of the past, it just comes to you. No one could control it. All the memories of the incident or fight somehow come back. Always. There isn't much one could do.

If you accept the past and move on, it would only bring a hint of sadness with guilt and regret.

But if you're still recovering, the emotions wash over you, chances of it being worse than before are exactly the same as chances of it to be better comparatively.

But if the past is recent, one gets carried away from a single emotion that is indescribable.

Flee, stay and control, burst out crying, freezing on the stop, suddenly breaking something on its mention. It's different for different people.

But why does it always have to hurt? Isn't there any way One could avoid it?

There is a way, which each individual must find it for their own.

But why? Why? I thought I was strong enough to control myself! Saffy thought as tears blurred her vision as she ran. It hurts, stings, it feels like someone trying to cut your heart into millions of little pieces, piece by piece, slowly, painfully. But fortunately, not at once.

She slowed down when she reached the school terrace. The bright blue sky greeted her, calmed some part of her as the wind soothe her feelings. Nature always did help her, she needed nothing else but Mother nature to be with her.

It.. feels a bit suffocating, like starting to run out of air when underwater. One has a choice to swim upwards and breathe again. But right now it feels that I am staring at the image of sun underwater, not bothering to even greet it. I don't know what depression is, or how normal people react if they were me. But when it comes to emotions I have always been different.

Running away is not a choice then why did I run? I could have pretended to be strong. I always have been strong.

Saffy collapsed on the ground in exhaustion.

it feels like ropes around your neck, moving around it like snakes. Yet not closing the distance, just staying there, circulating. I know I am strong enough to throw them away. But for some reason, I am not doing that. The distance is....comfortable as if I like it this way. They're not touching my neck, or the fact something inside me isn't letting them. I feel.... unharmed, safe as if all my pain is taken away. Locked  in a chest and that chest is drowning underwater, away from me. But the more it drowns, the fewer are the chances for me to head towards the light.

Is this.....what darkness means?

The life in her eyes slowly fades out as she looked at the railing in front of her with dull lifeless eyes.

I feel safe, but a different kind one.... What is this feeling? Is it natural for others too?

If it's Darkness inside, then I am not planning to leave it. Not anytime soon. But at the same time, I have to be cautious not to go deeper, just stay where I am here.

Void, emptiness, emotionless, icy cold.

I feel them at the same time I don't. Wow. Just Wow.

She stood up and walked towards it, holding it firmly with one hand, and hopped over the other side, managing to keep her balance on the slight floor attached to the railing. One wrong step and it would have been suicide. She held the railing with both of her hands before leaning in.

Excitement rushed through her all of a sudden as she stared at the ground. The terrace came after the 6th floor of the school. But the distance between the ground and the terrace is more than 18 feet. Jump from here meant certain death. But Saffy hasn't ever been a fan of death and self-harm. Physically anyway. She let loose from one hand of her, to stretch it out in an attempt to touch the wind.

This feels nice, being fearless, knowing new emotions

"SAFFY!" Micheal's worried yell was heard. Saffy looked at Micheal.

What the-  Saffy's other hand accidentally slipped.

"NNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO"

The wind rushes past her as her body begun to fall. She breathes slowly, enjoying the wind. But the moment she saw Micheal's worried shocked face, she snapped out of it. A sudden glint of concern come in her eyes as she later closed them to focus, she grabbed one of the railings of the 4th floor only to slip it since the grip wasn't strong. Saffy tried that again, it did slow the fall and she managed to get hold of it on the 2nd floor.

That..... WHAT THE FREAKING HELL WAS I THINKING!??!?! THAT WAS DAMN SCARY!!!!

She panted as she climbed up, grateful that no one saw her and she didn't even scream or make a sound when she was falling

Argh, those things they say about life flashing before your eyes were true or not I don't know BUT THESE MIXED EMOTIONS I AM GETTING MAKES IT SERIOUSLY LIKE ' all your life flashing before your eyes. And there I thought I'll see my life flashing before my eyes if I ever did something that crazy.

Saffy's heart was beating very fast as her she breathes heavily. It felt like something just moved inside her. She gulped before she made her way to the washroom to wash her face.

She splashed water on her face.

"Are you okay?" Saffy's eyes widen, but she looked in the mirror to see another girl comforting another.

"Y-ye-yeah. I can't believe he rejected me." She went on crying.

Great.... seriously why can't girls understand they don't need a guy in their life.

Micheal's worried face flashed before her eyes.

Ok... we just need friends in our life and no guy to be after!

Saffy again splashed her face with water before heading out.

"Saffron chan? It's Saffron chan!"

Oh great... I didn't notice I know the girl. I am not in the mood to face any friends, please.

"Oh hey.."

"DIDI PLEASE TELL THIS GIRL TO STOP CRYING OVER A BOY FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE"

Saffy Saffron, one of the girls who get along well with juniors and spend her time mostly with them. For those who are younger or know her, she is called by 'Di or Didi' both meaning elder sister.

"Ok, I guess." She murmured before walking toward the girl, taking her hand.

"Tell me this, what part a guy plays in a girl's life?"

"U-uh I don't know...." The girl who didn't know Saffy looked down. Saffy looked at the girls in the eyes while she avoided her gaze, ashamed of herself.

"Nic." Saffy spoke, the girl who was comforting the crying girl looked at Saffy.

"Rule number one of having friends: Don't ever do something that would make them uncomfortable. Every situation has different ways to tackle it. What you just did by bringing an unknown senior whom the girl isn't comfortable with, shows how you put your frustration before her feelings."

"B-but I did try to put myself in her situation! And I wouldn't have given a damn!"

Saffy narrowed her eyes at the violet eyes and green-haired girl.

"You put yourself in her situation and not her shoes. If you were exactly like her, even if you had the sense you have right now, then you'll react the same way."

Nic made a face 'I-don't-get-what-you're-saying-and-this-is-not-helping'

Saffy rolled her eyes before taking the crying girl's hand on her.

"How about all of you have ice cream together after school? I'll by the exit gate waiting for you two. Oh and a secret." Saffy said smiling.

"She would have been crying inside and showing frustration outside if she was you. Its very normal to feel like this." She whispered to the girl as Nic looked at them confused and suspicious.

"The main thing is proving to yourself that you're worth more than what you think. There is no guy in this world who could ever replace your best friend. Cause you have spent so much time together. Oh and your friend here can't stop talking about you and how cute and annoying you are, to me when we talk you know."

"HEY, I DO NOT!"

"Oh are you sure Nic~"

"DON'T TWIST MY WORDS!"

"But I didn't do anything!"

The girl giggled at the two.

"Thanks that feels better. Oh and the names Mira!"

"Nice to meet ya! Oh and I do need the answer to the question you asked. So think about it! Cya~" Saffy said in sing-song before heading out of the washroom.

Girls these days.... well there is at least something I'll have to look forward to!

That's when the realization struck her.

Uhhhh OH GOD SAVE ME FROM MICHEEAAAALLLLLL!!!! HE WILL EAT ME UP RAW!!!

~~~~~ Many are afraid of Darkness, But sometimes, If we get along with it, It turns out to be the one who takes away the pain from us. A friend worthy to have. The only reason it's considered as Something undesirable is that the Majority of us misunderstanding it and take the dark side of us as the REAl Us, while it's just a part of us ~~~

Saffy managed to escape from Micheal due to the bell. And rushed out to meet the two girls, praying not to bump into Micheal. She texted him saying she is going to buy Icecream with two girls out of whom one is heartbroken... kinda anyway. And she is fine completely fine and No she isn't going to commit suicide or self-harm, that guy just startled her a bit that the grip got loosed. And that if he dares worry about her or tells this to anyone, she will break her promise of not giving up hope and trying to be the same as she was before.

Presently she was waiting for the girls as some students often stop to greet her. Most of them raised their hand for High five but it made them confused when she just shrugged and ignored some while smiled at some. It was unusual for someone like Saffy to avoid a conversation. And she used every conversation stopper she knew of.

After the girls came, they chatted for a bit and ate ice cream together.

"Feels good?" Saffy asked as she took her three scoop ice cream while Mira took two( because Saffy didn't listen to her) and Nic was stuck with one scoop.

"Right, Not good since you have three scoops!" Nic whined as she took a bite of her ice cream with a spoon.

The three girls laughed and had fun with each other.

"Oh and Di? I think I got what you meant. There is no one more special than a best friend!" Mira said.

Saffy looked at her with a smile. Ok, that's not what I meant from the question but yes well, she is only 12 and that is one of the best answers I could get.

"Yup! No one like your best friend~"

~Time passes by when you're having fun and that's how I use a time skip :) hehe~

~ They say that one time passes by, it never comes back, I say one can live their past, stop the time by their memories~

Saffy sighed, going off track not wanting to 'embrace the MICHEAL RAGE' as he prefers to call it. Suddenly she stopped, as if losing control over herself, her feet began walking in another direction, which her mind screamed for her to stop.

Her feet stopped in front of a burnt house, all crumbled down as she stared at the stain of blood on the nameplate.

Home Sweet Home

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