Prolouge

We of class E had finally eliminated the super creature known to us as Korosensei. Our unkillable teacher wasn't so unkillable after all. We knew in our hearts that he would be proud of each an every one of us. It still felt like a hollow victory. The only person who gave a damn about us was dead. I suppose that wasn't completely true... Karasuma-sensei and Bitch-sensei have come to care about us. But we wouldn't have them either if it weren't for Korosensei. He saved us by making us kill him.

Despite the success of class E's final assassination no one felt up to celebrating. They were gathered around the place Korosensei's body had been, faces grim. Karma rested his hand on Nagisa's shoulder, the bluenet was the one to deliver the final blow. Silence blanketed the area, thick with a somber feeling; until a giggle suddenly erupted from one of the students, and another, and another, finally all of the students were laughing and whooping with joy. They had finally won, they had just earned 40 billion yen! Despite the loss class E could feel pride welling up from within them. Karasuma watched his charges with pride hiding in his dark eyes, Bitch-sensei beside him.

"It's hard to believe the brats actually succeeded. I guess it's goodbye early retirement." She said with a put-upon sigh. In spite of her words and demeanor Karasuma could hear the pride in the honey-trap's voice.

The celebration was cut short by Ritsu's voice ringing through all of their cell phones.

"Warning! Code E-2 is in effect! The government has betrayed us! They're planning to eliminate us!" The student's faces dropped. Karasuma imagined his heart stopped at that moment. The government he worked for-lived for planned to erase his little because they were so, so little and young- protege's here in class E? When were they going to tell him this? He met Irina's eyes. Her face was a blank mask but her wide blue eyes betrayed her fear. Her fear for her students, for herself, and the fear that he would turn on them. Turning to the students Karasuma saw they were all staring at him, their eyes dark and expressions grim. Nagisa was the one to step forward, a combat knife in hand.

"Sensei? As you may know, some of us students thought the government's betrayal was a distinct possibility. We planned a few contingencies if the worst were to occur.A few of these plans...Sensei, are you with us or against us?" Nagisa asked, levelling his coldest gaze on his teacher. Karasuma met his eyes head on, looking past the cold mask. He could see it; the fear the young assassin desperately tried to hide. Had Karasuma not known his young student so well he wouldn't have seen it. Nagisa wasn't afraid of fighting him, he was terrified of one of the few people left that he and the other students could trust betraying them.

"The government I was so loyal to would not have ordered the deaths of those who saved the world." Karasuma announced. Class E as a whole seemed to deflate with relief. Nagisa gave one of his rare true smiles to the teachers.

"Thank you." turning to his fellow students he called "Proceed with plan E2- A MOVE!" Like a well oiled machine the students scattered and disappeared into the greenery on Class E's mountain. Until Nagisa, Karma, Fuwa, and Takebayashi remained. They approached their teachers.

"Alright senseis everyone is heading to the safehouse we set up in advance. We'll go there too until you guys come up with the next step which should be to get out of the country. We needed your help with that." Karma told them, his usual michevious smirk absent from his face.

That betrayal set class E on a path to darkness. They didn't have much of a choice. The dream of happy, successful lives Korosensei had for his students crumbled away. They were fujitives now. But they weren't as afraid as they would have been; because their teachers were at their sides.

When Karasuma arrived at the safe house his young students had set up (it wasn't really a safe house, Karma's parents were never home and Karma had falsified his recorded address) he came to see his students ready and- Karasuma realized- waiting for his orders. Briefly, Karasuma felt a stab of guilt before it was replaced by a slow burning anger. The country Karasuma dedicated his life to turned these young people into elite soldiers, elite assassins. These children gave their child hoods -poor as they may have been - for this world , and now Japan wanted them to give up their lives too.

Karasuma pushed his feeling back. The first thing he had to focus on the first step, getting the children to safety.

"I thank you for putting your faith in me. I will do my best to be worthy of it. Prepare to leave Japan as soon as I've made the arrangements." He announced to a chorus of yeses as the students split off to prepare. Karasuma could only mourn the innocence these children had lost. Pulling out his cellphone he found mobile Ritsu ready and waiting.

"Ritsu?" He asked absently.

"Yes sensei?"

"I believe the government owes us some money. I have faith that you could collect it for us." Ritsu's image grinned from his cellphone.

"Of course Sensei" she answered before her image dissapeared from the screen. It was time to move on to the next step.

"Irina?" Karasuma inquired causing the blonde to look at him.

"With your knowledge of the underworld where would be a good place to hide?" Irina put a finger to her lips in thought.

"The government would think we would try to get as far away as possible so somewhere closer would be better. Somewhere nearby... chaotic enough that we would go unnoticed... I think Roanapur is our best chance."

Karasuma considered Irina's proposal. He had heard of Roanapur, it was a part of Japan's history after all; now it was a haven for criminals and crime syndicates.

"Sounds like a plan to me. I'll make the arrangements, be ready." He said before pulling out his cellphone. Irina gave a terse nod and left him alone.

Authors note:

that s is the first chapter of Black Assassin, my crossover. I hope you like it. If you do drop me a review and I'll keep posting

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