I Can't Kill Him [Akabane Karma]

42 | Reunion

Were my eyes playing tricks on me? Is my sister really standing in front of me?

"Hari-chan... that's you right?" My heart beats quicken with every step towards the figure alike mine. A salty mix of happiness, confusion, and shock bubbling inside me as a small tear slipped down my cheek.

"It's the one and only me, Haru-nee. I'm back," she said with smile and hugged me tightly. "I'm sorry for worrying you."

"Hari-chan, I'm so glad...." I sniffled and cried. Wrapping my arms around her, in hope that she was actually there and not just an illusion I created for myself. I was overwhelmed by the joy of knowing that she was the real one. "I don't know what I do if you never woke up..."

"My coma isn't that bad, I was going to wake up eventually," she laughed and let go slowly, backing a bit to wipe my tears. She smiled "Don't cry... It's okay... I'm here..."

"But... I'm just so happy..." I continued to bawl my eyes out. For one and a half year, I have been killing and killing in hope that she would finally wake up.

"I'm happy for you Chiharu-chan," Koro-sensei said as he patted my head. "You have finally reunited with your sister."

"We are really happy for you!!" My classmates smiled and said.

"Koro-sensei... Everyone... I don't get it... I tried to kill you guys... Why are you guys being so nice to me?" I asked, head hung low in shame. That's right, I don't deserve to stand on the same ground as them.

"It's not like we forgive you or anything... Well sure, we blamed you and all, but we aren't such petty people to blame you forever, after thinking about it for a while... We came to understand why you pointed the gun at us. Even if you are a student, you are still a pure assassin who is not here to play around. You have to do your job for your only family. Before you came to this class, she was the only one who is close to you right? Though I have no idea how you feel about us, but the memories we spent with you are precious and we hoped that it was the same for you," Isogai said.

"They are precious... You are right, I am not here to play around, being an assassin isn't as fun as you thought it'd be. All you guys are thinking about is the prize money. But for what? In the end, it's just a hunk big of cash. Assassins don't really care about the money. We are all more than capable to choose a different route in life, however we can't because besides all the extra knowledge we have, killing is all we can actually do. We can act the part, be a teacher, a scholar, a doctor, but in the end, it's all just an act, we are still out to kill our target," I continued. The classmates start to recall the act she put up as the innocent and sweet child before she revealed her identity. Thinking about it made them fall silent.

"But... I can't lie that the moments I had spent here aren't precious or any of the lies Asano forced me to spout. I would never betray you guys if I could. That day, I was hoping that someone stopped me before I actually killed someone. That's why I thank Karasuma, but I still went against the class and that's horrible of me. I didn't think you guys would ever forgive me, so I ran away to 3-A. I was scared to be outcasted in 3-E..." my voice broke as a few tear streamed down my cheek. I gripped on the ends of my skirt and faced down. Even now, I'm afraid to face them.

"Haru-nee... it's okay, no one blames you. Look up, and see how they are looking at you," Hari-chan whispered to my ear. I looked up slowly to the smiling faces of my classmates.

"Haru-Haru, your classmates aren't that selfish," Karma said and patted my head. "We understand your circumstances. But we won't be losing to you. Now that you have your sister back. The assassination duo is complete isn't it? Wouldn't it be easier for the two of you to defeat Koro-senses together?"

"Ah about that, I don't care about killing Koro-sensei anymore," I replied. "The only reason why I ever wanted was for Hari-chan, but since she's back, we are going to assist you guys instead. Maybe Hari-chan can teach you guys a few things about combat and self defense. She's a lot better at that than guns."

"And you are a lot better at using guns than hand to hand combat. I will never get how you aim them so perfectly. The only thing I can aim are knives and where my punches and kicks land," Hari-chan laughed. In a swift moment, a dagger appeared between her fingers and she threw it across to the wall on other end, piercing through the shell of a cockroach, and stuck to the wall. The classmates stared in amazement, their eyes widened from the swift movements of the twin sister.

When did she notice the bug? Was she even looking when she threw that? Where did the dagger come from?

I could tell exactly what they were thinking from the confusion on their faces. Everything Hari-chan did had a perfect explanation, however, it was something she mastered over the years. This is pretty small compared to what she has done over the years.

"Haru-chan, you seem happier now," Kayano said all of a sudden. "It must be cause your sister's here, isn't that good? For a good period of time, you always seemed to be bothered by something even though you smiled like nothing was."

Kayano... is surprisingly perceptive. Kayano had a weird look on her face, almost like envy and sadness mixed together into a sticky mixture.

"I guess I am... I'm so happy that Hari-chan is back..." I muttered, curling the ends of my lips.

"Hey Haru-nee, shall we go have a little fun? We haven't been together for more than a year, we got to hang out," Hari-chan suggested.

"Eh... but I still have school..." I replied.

"Go on ahead the two of you," Koro-sensei said. "You both deserve it."

"There you go Haru-nee, let's go!" Hari-chan exclaimed and pulled on my hand, running off. Ah right, I forgot to mention that Hari-chan runs really fast and i was just dragged down the mountain before I knew it. My classmates were probably staring dumbfounded.

But Hari-chan seems happy, I'm so glad that she's finally awake.

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"Please help us!" I screamed at the top of my lungs outside of the gates that I once called home. I could feel them staring down on our bloodied bodies from their room up above. Those conceited parents of ours who only cared for us to grow stronger and to inherit the family's business. Once we seem useless, they just toss us aside. Why did I even bother coming here?

"Do you guys need help?" I heard the familiar voice of my family's delivery man, Jax. He was driving his car and stopped right next to us. He got out in a hurry when he saw Hari-chan's unconscious state.

"Jax, can you open the doors for the family doctor to take a look at Hari-chan?" I asked desperately.

He looked at me hesitantly and asked, " Can't you go to the hospital?"

"Wouldn't they kick me out? Since I killed so many people... A hospital and someone like me do not mix," I replied. A hospital was where people are saved, is that really somewhere an assassin like me should be?

"... Right... Want me to take her to the hospital?" Jax suggested.

"Could you?" I asked.

"Of course, anything for the two princesses. I cannot exactly let you guys in the house without your parent's permission, but the least I can do is get Chihari-hime to the hospital which is rather okay to assassins," Jax replied.

"Hari-chan will be all right, right?" I asked as Jax carried my unconscious sister to the car.

"Yeah, she will be, I will call you later and text you the location, go back home now okay?" he replied.

"I can't come with you?" I widened my eyes in shock and worry.

"No, the hospital would get too suspicious with two bloody children were to walk into their hospital right?" He sighed. Jax was practically my older brother since he had been with us since we were babies. I trusted him a lot more than my parents. That's why.

"I trust you with Hari-chan!" I shouted. "Don't let me down!"

Jax smiled as he entered the car. "I won't hime. Leave it to me."

I trust you...