Female Nagisa, au
Disclaimer: I don't own Assassination Classroom and yeah this is just a fanfic
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Chapter 17: Hydrangea
"I want to ask permission to take your daughter as my fiancé… if you may…"
The couple stare at each other and give the young man a serious expression.
"Are you sure about that? Can you make our little girl happy?", asked the father with strong expression.
"I will make your daughter the happiest girl alive.", answered Karma.
"And how about income? I know both of you have descents jobs, but is it enough?"
"I will work hard to provide stabile income for both of us. We both also have saved a lot of money together and it will be enough to start a family together."
"Honey… I think you forgot to ask the most important question…", said Nagisa's mother.
"Which one?", replied the husband.
"How will you make our little girl happy?",asked Nagisa's mom.
"I… I'm not really sure how… It would be too silly to say that we won't face any problems… I could only say that I will always be there for her in both struggle and happy times. I will always protect her. I will not let anything bad happen to her… She is too precious to me…", said Karma while gazing Nagisa's parent full of certainty.
"…but it's just words. How do we know that your feelings toward Nagisa is sincere?", she continues.
"… it's funny." Karma lets out small smiles. "I can't really prove how… but I know for sure my feelings for her are sincere. I love your daughter so much that sometimes… how to put it…
The world doesn't make sense without her.
I know it sounds a little bit…"
"Karma my boy, that's enough.", said Nagisa's father while looking at his wife and giving a nod.
"You have our approval."
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"Hey! Hey! Do you think sensei has a boyfriend?", asked a girl
"Why should I care?", answered a boy.
"Well… I know you've been ogling your eyes on our teacher for quite some times now…"
"I-I'm not!"
"Really? Everyone notices it… I mean ever since she convinced you to come to school…"
"S-shut up! I mean… sure she is a cute teacher…"
The two students are too focused on their conversation to notice that their homeroom teacher approach them.
"You guys seem to have fun. What are you guys talking about?", asked Nagisa with a smile.
"T-TEACHER!?"
The girl who sits beside him smile. "We've just talked about you, teach."
"…about me?", asked Nagisa in confusion.
"Yup~, he thinks you are…"
The girl sentence is cut off by the boy's as he tries to cover her mouth with his hand. "A GOOD TEACHER!"
"Thank you. If that the case I hope to see both of your improvement in the future.", smiled Nagisa gently which makes her student blush a little.
"Okie dokie~". Just as Nagisa almost leave the two of them, the girl asks a simple question. "Say, sensei~ Do you have a boyfriend?"
"Err… why do you ask?", asked Nagisa.
"Just wondering~ So do you or do you not?"
"Well… yeah I do…"
"YOU DO! OH SWEET!", shrieked the girl.
On the other hand, the boy looks a little bit disappointed by the answer. He tries to hide it though. "So… what kind of person he is?"
"One of a kind… I guess…". Nagisa laughs a little afterward.
"t-that's great!"
"Okay, chit chat is over. Both of you better not forget about your future career paper. If you need anything, you can consult to me.", said Nagisa.
"Yes, sensei.", replied the two of them.
Nagisa then leaves and goes to the front to start the roll call. As usual everyone is present. It's a really big improvement compare to where they started. On the first month, she could see that most of the students were absent and the one that came threatened her to leave the class. It's something that always happens every single year. She can even say it as a tradition in a way. However, with her experience in assassination classroom, she manages to handle things pretty well. As the result, after several weeks all of them came to the class and participate in lessons. Well, their trash talking is still the same, but at least they all behave better now.
"Okay, we will start the class now."
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After the class end, Nagisa goes to the teacher lounge and does some works. She tries finishing it quickly, so she can go home faster. She wants to meet Karma soon. He's been very busy lately that they both hardly met these few weeks. She kind of misses spending time with him. Karma promises her that he will be home early today and they will spend the day watching movie together. Since tomorrow is the weekend, they both can also wake up late.
"Okay, all done."
"Nagisa-san, you seem really happy today?", asked one of her colleagues.
"R-really?"
"Yeah. Did something good just happen?"
"Er… well it's not just happened, but more like will happen…" Nagisa laugh a little while looking at a confused colleague. "It's kind of hard to explain,Airi-san."
"Is that so… then have a good day."
"Thanks. I'll be going first. See you next week."
"See you too."
She directly goes to the train station and take one home. When she arrives at home, she has her hopes up, but sadly she is being greeted by empty rooms.
'Maybe he'll be home soon…', thought Nagisa.
1 hour goes by and Karma is still not home. Nagisa can feel her eyes gradually getting sleepy. She leans herself on the sofa waiting for him to come home. Without she realizes it, she has entered the world of slumber. When Karma arrived, he is shocked by the view. He comes closer to her and gently brush her hair.
"Sorry… I'm late…", while whispering the word, he gives a gentle kiss on the cheek of the woman he loves. Nagisa wakes up by the kind gestures.
"Karma… you're home…"
Karma nods. "Yup, I'm home…"
"Welcome home… have you eaten yet?". Nagisa rubs her eyes.
"Not yet. Have you?"
Nagisa shakes her head. She is a little bit sleepy to reply in full sentences. Karma actually finds it quite adorable of her.
"Do you want me to make us something?", asked Karma.
"Um… I'll cook for today…"
"Are you sure?"
"Yup… and you just got home… you must feel tired, right?"
Karma chuckles. He knows that Nagisa always cares about someone's need more than herself. "Let's just make it together, shall we?"
"Eh? B-but…"
"No buts! We'll gonna cook together. Full stop."
Nagisa smiles at Karma's way to show his cares. "Okay then."
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It's funny how things started this way. I don't know how and when did I start to fall for her. What is it that makes me love her? I am too lost in my thought to realize that I was staring at her.
"Karma… Is there something on my face?"
"Your face is fine, Nagisa."
Nagisa rolls her eyes toward mine. "But… you've been staring at me for sometimes now…"
I smirk to her response. "Well~ Can't I stare at my girlfriend?"
I see her blushes. It's quite funny yet adorable to see her getting this red from my teasing after all this time. Maybe I should take a picture? No it's not the time to think about it now. Anyway I need to continue chopping the onion. Why did I get the onion's job anyway? My eyes even start to hurt now.
"Say, Nagisa. Why are we making curry?"
"What's wrong with curry?", she asked.
"Well… we've got tons of ingredients in the fridge. We could even make pasta dishes or steak."
"Well… curry is the easiest dish to make at the moment…"
Oh I get it now. Geez… She doesn't need to that. She probably thought I am too tired or something like that. That part of her sure is never change. Always puts others first. Yet… she is not weak, but strong… in every situation.
"Karma, the curry is ready. Prepare the plates."
"Okay~"
I set the plates on the table while Nagisa finishing up the curry. It smells really homey. It's been quite a time since I eat homemade warm meals.
"There we go, let's eat."
"Yeah."
We both eat together, chat together, watch movie together till late night. Without me noticing, Nagisa has fallen asleep next to me. Seriously, I hope she doesn't have this kind of habits with the other, especially guys. Nagisa sometimes can be a little bit… urg… blind with this kind of stuff.
"Seriously, Nagisa… How can you look so cute while doing something so careless…", I pat her.
Yeah... that's right. How can she be so careless? Even if I am her boyfriend, it is still dangerous to let your guard down like this. What if I did something inappropriate to her? ...Although, that will be unlikely to happen. But still… I sigh looking at her. Well… I guess it's time for me to go to the bed as well, but first I need to carry her again to her room. How many times has this happened? I laugh a little at this fact. Okay, jokes aside… I really need to do it quick before she catches cold. As I try to hold her, she suddenly opens her eyes.
"Nggg… Karma… did I fall asleep again?"
"Yeah…"
"Sorry…", she said with nervous laugh.
"It's not a big deal. It's late anyway. Let's have some rest, the both of us…"
"Okay… I will go to my room then… good night."
Before she left she gives me a gentle kiss on the cheek. I kind of get used to this kind of stuff, but still… my cheeks flush a little. Nagisa probably too sleepy to notice it. Soon after that, I go to my room as well. I open the drawer near my bed. Inside is a small navy blue box that I have prepared for her. I wonder if it will suite her taste. I mean I have already asked lots of people's opinions. Heck… I even asked my mom's. I really hope she likes it… the ring that is.
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Sometimes I wonder how fast time went by. I gaze at the sky and let my thought float like the cloud in the sky. Little by little memories of the past start to resurface in my mind. The pink petals of cherry blossom, the color of our green knifes, the smell of the bb pellets, and
… and the color of yellow.
Yeah… a lot of things happen in the past ten years… All of our achievement… it's thanks to him… Koro-sensei… Who would have thought the meeting with a yellow octopus that claimed to destroy the world could lead to this kind of future. I… I can't be more thankful to him… Afterall… Koro-sensei was the one who lead me to this path. He was there for all of us. He believed in us. He even mended the broken bond of my family. Seriously, he literally can do everything. Then I go back to reality when one of my students called my name.
"Nagisa sensei!"
"A-ah, Rei-kun, Hana-san, what's the matter?"
"Well… sensei… we've called you several times but you did not response… What the hell was that?"
"I've just got something on my mind."
"It's rare for you to lost in your thought, Nagisa."
Hana-san then hits Rei-kun in the head. "Geez, Rei-kun! You are so rude! Do not call sensei by her name!"
"But she is the one who told us we can call her by name!"
"You two…" I sweat drop a little. "It's not a big deal… Anyway, do you have something to ask to me?"
"Errr… sensei… we heard from Hotaru-chan and Arai-kun that you have a boyfriend. Is it true?~"
I laugh a bit. I wonder why some students seem interested in my love live.
"Yes."
They stare at me in a weird way. Both of them seem to have sparkle of curiosity in their eyes. Is it that fascinating that I have a boyfriend.
"OMG! NAGISA-SENSEI! THAT IS SO AMAZING!"
"Yeah, who knew our tiny teacher has a-"
Hana-san hits Rei-kun in the stomach. I try to hold my laugher, but a small bit of it comes out from my mouth. This two are just like a married couple in a way. Well, I can't tell the student about that. Let's just keep that to myself.
"TEACHER! DO NOT LAUGH!", said both of them.
"Okay,okay."
"But still… It is not as shocking as it seems… Nagisa-sensei is a cutie afterall~ Even Arai-kun has a-"
This time Rei-kun shuts Hana-san mouth. I sort of knew what she almost said, but let just pretend I didn't know, shall we? On the other hand, Rei-kun seems to try to cautiously continue the topic.
"Nagisa, we want to see the picture of your boyfriend!", he smirked.
"S-sure."
"Yay~ sensei is the best."
Both of them look at the picture on my cellphone. They keep silent for a few second processing the image in their mind. Not long… I could hear Hana-san squealing.
"EEEEEPPPP~ WHAT A HUNK! SENSEI SURE GOT A JACKPOT OVERTHERE."
"Yeah! Who would have thought our teacher has a boyfriend like that."
I give a nervous laugh. Is Karma that good-looking? I mean yes he is handsome… but I didn't know he is that handsome. Plus, sometimes his personality kind of suck… I know he is sweet and nice…but when the horns start to pop up in his head… let's just say it was horrible to deal with it.
"Anyway you two… class is almost started. You should get back already."
"Okay, sensei."
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"Okay, so how much is it?"
"It's 30 dollars in total sir."
I give the florist the money. Today will be the day that I propose to Nagisa. I'm not really sure if it will be a perfect surprise… I just hope I will not mess it up.
"Here you go sir."
"Thank you.". I grab the bouquet fill with hydrangeas, peony and pale pink rose. I look at the pale baby blue hydrangeas. The color sure reminds you of her hair, but the flower itself reminds me of something else… It's the day I realized I love her… Well, trutfully I probably have liked her before that… but I am to stubborn to admit it myself. Okay… that is kinda weird… What kind of person admit to himself that he is stubborn? I need to stop thinking.
Without I realize it, I have arrived at my destination. Our old school building. Every time I'm here, I feel like I am home. It's probably because all of things that we all did together for the whole years. It was fun… memorable… nostalgic… How grateful I am for those time. Speaking of which… Hydrangea also means gratefulness, right? It is really the perfect flower for this occasion. I am really grateful for meeting her. Not only that… I am also grateful for everything that could lead to this moment. The first time we met. The time we spent in the 3-E class. The time we tried to kill Koro-sensei… I smile at the fact that yellow octopus has become one of the factor that changes my life. If I did not meet that quirky teacher… the problem I had with Nagisa will probably left unsolved until now… I might even not realize this feeling…
Well… it's not the time to lose in thought. I need to check all of the things. I have to at least nailed it somehow. Not to mention, how hard it is to get a day off for this. I can't afford to fail!
Flowers checked
Ring checked
Key for the class checked
Neat outfit checked
Decoration… nah, that is not needed
Okay… everything is ready. All I need to do is make a phone call. Now… what should I tell her.
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I run as fast as I can after I got that phone call from Karma. I can't believe someone set fire on our classroom. Oh God… I hope everything is fine.
When I arrive… nothing has happened. Everything is fine… Thanks God… wait… How is everything fine? IS THIS ONE OF KARMA'S JOKES. I EVEN LEFT MY CLASS.
I swear if this is really one of his jokes, I will punch him so hard. My anger is worsen by the next phone call I get from him.
"Hello~"
"KARMA WHERE ARE YOU?"
"Somewhere around here~"
"KARMA, COME OUT NOW. THIS IS NOT FUNNY."
"Just so you know, this isn't a joke for me as well."
"Pardon?" Wait did he just say it's not a joke for him? What's that supposed to mean?
"Well~ I'll tell you if you find me~"
"Just tell me where are you now." I asked slightly confuse.
"I won't tell you, but I'll tell you a hint~"
"Fine…"
"Okay~ I'm in your usual spot. See you there~"
And then he hangs up. My usual spot? which one? Is that even supposed to be a hint? Seriously… this guy… Okay… I need to focus… my usual spot. Hmmm… Wait… Most of the time I spent my days sitting on my desk. Is he talking about my seat? Well I better check that out.
I fasten my pace to the classroom. God… how nostalgic it feels to walk down the hall. How long has it been…? The smell of old woods… I missed them so much. As I open the classroom door, I could see that no one is here. Just where is he? I observe the place little bit longer and find that there is something on my table. It's a bouquet of flowers. Wait? A bouquet? What's the occasion?
I'm so confused to process what is going on here. Wait… someone is here. I could hear some footsteps. This footstep is… It's Karma's.
"Karma?"
"Yo~"
"What's going here? I know that it's not our anniversary day… Is it because of what you did last week?"
Karma laughs as if I told him something hilarious. I really wonder what is going on.
"Nagisa, you are really perceptive. It's none of that. Well…"
"Well…?" I ask in curiosity.
Karma slightly blushes. "Er… could you close your eyes…"
"Why…?" I think for a moment. "Is it one of your pranks again?"
"N-no… it's not… Just close your eyes, kay?"
I close my eyes. I try to make several guess about what he is about to do… Don't tell me he is…
My thought is cut by his voice.
"Nagisa… you can open your eyes now."
Slowly… I open my eyes. I can't believe what is in front of me. I could see a box opened with a simple silver ring. This is really a proposal… Tears start to swell up in my eyes. This warm feeling… this happiness. I can't contain it anymore…
"Shiota Nagisa… The greatest woman I've ever known. Well, actually the second since apparently the first one goes to my mom."
I chuckle hearing his words.
"Will you be by my side for the rest of your life?"
He looks so confident even now… Well… I guess I need to answer his proposal…"
"Yes…", I said in small voice.
I could see smiles crawling from his face. "Can you say it louder… I want to make sure I didn't hear it wrong."
"Yes, I do… Karma."
His smile grows wider. It's been a while since I've seen him this happy. He then proceeds with putting the ring on my finger. We both look at each other and smile. He grabs my waist and lift me up. Our eyes meet again for the second time, but this time… it is as if they are talking… and slowly our lips meet each other again. I will never forget this moment.
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"By the way… Karma… do you know how much trouble you caused me? I left my students in the middle of the class.", Nagisa pouts.
Karma chuckles. "I know. But I also know that today's last lesson is self-studies. So… it's okay to leave them, right?"
"…I guess you're right…" Nagisa sighes. "but still… I will get into trouble with the principal."
"Don't worry about it. I've taken care of it."
"…pardon?"
"Don't worry I did not blackmail him. I just told him about my plan and he agreed to it. That's all."
"Thanks God you didn't do something shaddy."
Karma raises his eyebrow. "Do you have so little faith in me, Nagisa?"
"It depends…"
"Uwaaa~ that is so cold~. I just proposed you and this is what I get?"
"Stop acting so salty…" Nagisa smiles. "By the way… I'll be waiting for the marriage proposal."
Karma bursts in laughter. "Well, don't worry. That time will come soon."
"Yeah, I can't wait."
-The end-
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author's note:
Hello everyoneeee, it's been so long since I last updated. Sorry, I am so busy with test and projects lol. First and foremost, I want to thank you all for reading this series from the beginning till the end. Thank you for the review, the follows and the likes. Everytime someone did that, I am so happpppyyyyy. If there is a grammar mistake throughout the fic, I apologized for it. I did plan to fix it, but I don't really get the time to do it.
Anyway the last chapter is a little bit different and special in my opinion. I tried to write it in first POV so that people can see the stories from both Karma and Nagisa's POV. Wwkwkwk. In this last chapter I want to tell you guys why I choose the title Tints of Hydrangea. Hydrangea means gratefulness in flower language. I tried to make this fic as a fic where both the main characters felt grateful about their every encounter and adventure. Furthermore, the colors of Hydrangea kind of representing their main color palletes.
Okay~ that is enough from me. I hope everyone enjoy their journey. Thank you veryyyy much everyoneeeee.
-creamycinamont.