Title: The Complicated Life of Nagisa Shiota

Genre: Drama/Romance/Angst

Summary: 22 year-old Nagisa Shiota has a good life. She is free from her crazy mother, owns a nice car, has an amazing boyfriend who loves her, and has a good job as a news reporter working under her best friend, but what happens when she has to write a story about famous rocker Karma Akabane who also happens to be her ex-boyfriend who had broken her heart in high school? Modern!AU Fem!Nagisa

Pairing(s): Fem!Nagisa x Karma/Fem!Nagisa x Gakushu/Fem!Nagisa x Itona

Rating: T (rating may change in future)

Warning: Mild violence, depression, foul-language, alcohol abuse, minor drug abuse. If you are uncomfortable with any of these then please turn away or be cautious when reading.

Note: I know that there is absolutely no reason to pair Nagisa with Itona, they don't really interact in the manga nor the anime, but Itona is just so adorable with his 'expressiveness' and I thought they would be a good side-side pair as they haven't been portrayed as a couple in any other fanfiction. It doesn't mean it will be the main pairing, but just to let you all know that i'm just trying something new and unique.

Also tell me which ship your rooting for so far, either in the comment section or the poll on my profile.

Disclaimer: I do not own Assassination Classroom nor do I own any of these characters.

Nagisa was running up to the school rooftop, eager to meet with her boyfriend, to tell him the great news. She was just accepted into a prestigious school for journalism! Her friend Kaede had told her to keep it a surprise, but knowing Karma he wouldn't appreciate it, so she decided to tell him straight away. Nagisa opened up the door once she got to the top, smiling before having it falter at the sight in front of her.

In the middle of the rooftop was Karma Akabane, her boyfriend, pressing against a girl with braided hair and glasses up against a wall, his lips pressed against hers in a heated kiss. She recognized the girl as Manami Okuda, a girl who was constantly infatuated with Karma. She wasn't too sure if she should announce her presence to him or not, but when she noticed he was pulling down Manami's skirt, she knew she should keep it quiet.

Unsurprisingly though, Karma had never said anything to her, being the 'perfect' boyfriend to her still until she told him about her acceptance. Karma instantly rejected the idea, not wanting his girlfriend to go abroad.

"I'm not interested in a long distance relationship." he stated, crossing his arms as he sat on his bed, watching as his girlfriend held the letter in her hand. Nagisa frowned and looked down.

"Why not?" she questioned, remembering his little affair on the rooftop. "Do you think i'm not loyal enough to be out there without you?" she added, biting back her anger as Karma rose a brow.

"I never said that Nagisa! I just can't be tied down to someone on the other side of the goddamn earth!" Karma exclaimed, clenching his fists as Nagisa bit her lip, feeling tears stream down her face.

"What do you want me to do then?!"

"Stay with me!"

"Why would I stay with a cheating bastard over going to one of the best schools for journalism?!" Nagisa exclaimed, scowling as Karma's eyes widened in disbelief at her words, as if he wasn't expecting her to say that.

"Wait...what?!" he questioned, completely confused as Nagisa growled at him.

"I saw you and Okuda sucking face two days ago on the rooftop!" she all but growled, turning to leave, choking back a sob as Karma swiftly grabbed her arm, trying to keep her from leaving.

"Just listen to me Nagi-" he started, flinching back when she turns and slaps him across the face with a loud 'smack' echoing in the room. Her eyes red and puffy, panting harshly as Karma slowly let her go, eyes widened in slight fear as the right side of his cheek started reddening. "N-nagi..." he whispered, almost broken as she shook her head and sobbed softly.

"Just stop...please...we're done, Karma...i'm leaving." she whispered, turning and walking away from the one man she thought she loved. She didn't know what hurt the most, the fact that her boyfriend had cheated on her, expecting her to stay with him over her future career, or the fact that he didn't chase after her.

Nagisa suddenly awoken with a jolt as she heard a knock on her door. She sat up, pulling the blankets to her chest as she wasn't wearing a bra and wiped the brow from her sweat before calling out.

"I'm up, i'm up." she said, rubbing her head with a small frown. "I haven't had that dream in forever, I thought i'd forget about him." she bitterly thought as she watched her bedroom door open to reveal her roommate walk in. His name is Itona Harabe, he is 22 years old and was fairly tall with fair skin and a muscular build hidden behind the gray slacks, blue button up dress shirt with the sleeves rolled up to show some of his arm muscles. He had golden eyes, cyan spiky hair with a white tint to it and a bored expression plastered on his face.

"You alright?" he asked, his voice holding an emotionless bluntness to it as he walked over to her, sitting next to her before pressing a hand to her forehead, humming with a raised brow. "I heard you screaming again." he added as Nagisa blushed and looked away, stubbornly.

"I had that dream again." she admitted as Itona leaned back and rose his other brow in interest, though it looked as if he was bored. Nagisa knew he was concerned and interested, it's just he never showed it much physically.

"About the dick who cheated on you?" he asked as Nagisa blushed at his bluntness but nonetheless nodded. This was what she meant after all as Itona never showed emotion physically but verbally. He could very well ask someone to marry him with a straight up poker face, but his words would have his heart and soul put into it. That was how Itona was.

"Yeah, basically...I haven't had that dream in years." she said, looking down as Itona placed a hand on her head, ruffling her shoulder length teal colored hair. It had been five years since that incident and she hasn't had that nightmare in three years and Itona has helped her along with her boyfriend.

"Well i'm here if you need anything, but remember that guy isn't worth your tears." Itona said, standing up before walking towards the door with his tongue sticking out, a habit he does when he's hungry. "I'm going to make us some breakfast so get dressed and ready because we're going to work after." he added, closing the door on his way out.

"Okay." Nagisa replied, looking down with a small smile. She hated to admit it, but she had to thank Karma. If she had never ran out of his house that night she would have never met Itona.

She ran, ran as fast as her legs could take her before stopping at the local park, falling to her knees on the grassy field before finally crying her heart out. She couldn't believe that Karma would be as selfish as to cheat on her and then not want her chasing her dreams, despite knowing what he did. She growled and punched the wet grass beneath her while crying.

"Stupid! Stupid! STUPID!" she cried, before slumping down, shaking from the cold, wheezing for air as she sobbed. She was supposed to be stronger then this, but her heart hurts so much.

"Hey. You're sitting in dog shit." a voice suddenly said as Nagisa looked up to see a kid from her class, Itona Harabe as she remembered, standing on the sidewalk on a yellow and red skateboard. Nagisa then looked down and moved her legs to see that there was indeed a brown smelly mush on her leggings and knees.

"AHHH!" Nagisa cried, quickly standing up quickly and grimacing at the brown mess on her along with the wet green grass stuck on her. "Gross...", she added, trying her best to shake off the brown and green from her legs as Itona blinked and offered her a hand.

"Hey your pretty messed up...do you want me to take you home to wash up?" he asked as she frowned, holding in a gag as she shook her head.

"I live fifteen minutes away and that's walking." she mumbled as Itona thought to ask her something before closing his mouth. He shrugged and gestured down the street towards some town houses.

"My house is just down the street. It's a two minute walk and you can wash up there and even stay over if you want." he offered as Nagisa looked up, unsure of what to say. Itona didn't seem like a bad kid as he got average grades and was mostly by himself in school, but he was a stranger. Then again she dated Karma Akabane, ultimate bad boy of the school.

"Will it be alright with your family?" she asked, tentatively as he shrugged, sticking his tongue out as he hopped off his board.

"They're busy working, so they won't be home for a few days, so it's fine." he said shrugging as Nagisa found herself agreeing to go. Itona had walked with her towards his house which was a three story town house with three bedrooms and three baths. He had shown her to the guest bathroom that was a beautiful brown tile with a shower, toilet, and sink. He gave her a pair of boxers and a t-shirt that would fit her as they were similar in size.

"When your done you can put your dirty clothes in the washer downstairs and start it." he said before closing the door. The shower was amazing and it was nearly hell when she had to scrub down the dog crap off her legs. She couldn't help but feel that Itona had said that, knowing she was distress to take her mind off of Karma. Crap now she was thinking about him, but the amazing shower helped her to instantly forget about that arrogant ass.

After the shower she pulled on the clothes and noticed it fit her just right. She then went downstairs and started up the wash for her clothes. Afterwards she came back upstairs and noticed Itona was wearing a loose black sleeveless turtleneck and red shorts, sitting on the black leather couch with the tv showing a picture of 'Mean Girls' with two tubs of mint-chip ice cream on the small black wooden table.

"Itona?" she questioned, walking over to him as he scooted a little so she had room. He looked at her and shrugged indifferently.

"I heard that girls who have had bad break ups usually stuff their faces with ice cream while watching corny ass movies." he explained as Nagisa blanched at his bluntness, but at least he was being kind.

"That's stereotypical, but thank you." she said, grabbing a tub before blinking softly. "Wait, how do you know i'm going through a break up?" she questioned as he gave her a look that said 'It-was-pretty-fucking-obvious-plus-everyone-knows-you-and-Karma-were-together-idiot'. So instead of answering he simply pressed play and they watched the movie while eating the cold ice cream in piece with Itona stating some cheesy parts in between.

After the movie she felt tired and had texted her mother before hand that she was staying at a friend's house and thankfully she had allowed her to stay once she mentioned it wasn't Karma. Itona had lent her his bed and he took the floor. She was stubborn at first, but was too tired to argue as she instantly fell asleep on the cushioned bed. It was when she had her first nightmare of the events earlier that day as she woke up screaming, Itona had jumped out of his blankets and handed her a bottle of water. As she drank he tenderly rubbed circles on her back, helping her calm down before suddenly speaking.

"I never thought he was right for you anyways." he mumbled, not quite ready to talk any louder not wanting to somehow damage the quiet night around them. Nagisa stared at him before giving him a small timid smile.

"Thank you, Itona." she thanked, grateful for the boys company. She would have never thought that after that night they would instantly become best friends. Karma never approached her until a few moths after and Itona had helped lead her away from him, claiming that she deserved better company in which she did, but Karma didn't like that one bit, throwing a punch at the younger man. It was the first fight Itona had ever got in, and he surprisingly won. Afterwards Karma left them alone and Nagisa and Itona did everything together afterwards and she felt they could tell each other everything, which they did. Itona didn't pry too much on personal information and she was grateful, but when she had to leave they still kept in touch through skype and phone calls.

One year later she had gotten a text from him stating he was in California. He had gotten accepted into the same university and wanted to see her. Rekindling their friendship was easy and they even saved up to buy an apartment to share. People thought they were dating or even thought it was weird to have a roommate of the opposite sex, but Nagisa trusted Itona and they had a perfect friendship around them. After college they even got accepted into the same Magazine Company, Ansastu Kyo, but a few months after, Itona had gotten promoted to be the new editor-in-chief after the old one had retired, an honor really.

Was it weird her best friend and roommate was her boss? A little, but he didn't give her special treatment and she was grateful, but it was weird having to shift from 'Ito' to 'Boss' on work days. They are still friends to this day.

Nagisa finished getting dressed in a white button up blouse, a blue vest, a black skirt that went down to her knees, black leggings and black heels. She pulled her teal hair into a tight ponytail and swept her bangs to the right side of her face to cover her right blue eye before applying pink lip gloss. She smiled and headed into the kitchen to see Itona pouring coffee into two mugs.

"Ito!" she exclaimed, jumping on his back, hugging him from behind as he kept his poker face in tact while setting the coffee pot back into the coffee machine, grabbing the two mugs of coffee and walking to the table, dragging a clinging Nagisa on his back. Nagisa wasn't always this upbeat, only with him and her boyfriend, Gakushu Asano, also known as the C.E.O of a large computer company called 'Onasa', which is basically the egotists' last name spelled backwards, real original. Itona had nothing against him, he felt he was a better fit for his friend then Karma, but the guy had zero to no time for her, which really got on his own nerves at times, but he would never voice that out as Nagisa was protective of the prick. He set the mugs down next to the plate of buttermilk pancakes he had cooked previously and sat Nagisa down at the table before sitting across from her.

"You better eat up quickly, Nagi." he pointed out, gesturing to the plate in front of them before grabbing one of the pancakes, putting it on a separate paper plate in front of him before taking a drink of his coffee. "I got an email last night on a job I might have you do, but you probably won-", he started, blinking when Nagisa's phone goes off. Nagisa chuckled, apologizing before taking a small bite of a pancake before answering her phone.

"Hello?" she questioned, pressing the phone against her ear while cutting up a piece of the pancake as Itona quietly sipped his coffee.

"Nagisa." the voice replied from the other line, making Nagisa smile widely. Itona instantly knew who it was on the other line as he rolled his eyes while taking a large bite out of his pancake.

"Gakushu! Why are you calling me?" she asked, clearly surprised, but happy at the same time. She blushed at the chuckle from the other line and instantly looked down, realizing how stupid that question was.

"Am I not allowed to call my beautiful girlfriend?" he teased, chuckling softly as Nagisa pouted, instantly regretting her choice of words as her clearly sadistic boyfriend was a chuckling mess. Hell, even Itona was covering his face with a magazine provided by their company. Great.

"Aren't you busy?" she asked, softly as the other side of the line was silent before the male answered.

"I am, but I always think of you, plus I cleared my schedule for tonight, so lets go out to eat." he replied and Nagisa noted how he had told her to go out instead of asking. Typical of him.

"Alright, should I bring a change of clothes while i'm at it?" she asked, knowing that he loved to rent out a hotel room for them whenever they did have time to go out. She heard an affirmative 'yep'. Itona once again rolled his eyes as he looked at his watch, pointing to it, gesturing it was almost time to leave.

"You know me so well, love. Also wear that beautiful dress I bought you last month."

"Ah, I will...text me the details...I have to go...uh-huh...he's just a friend!" she rambled, nodding her head a few times while answering whatever questions Gakushu was asking of her. "I have to go to work...uh-huh...I know...love you too~ Bye!" she finally finished, ending the call with a sigh.

"I'm guessing your going out tonight?" Itona questioned, sighing as Nagisa nodded softly.

"Yeah, but i'm going to pack up and get ready after work, so hopefully no overtime." she hinted, winking softly before standing up, grabbing their dishes as she headed to the sink. Itona played with his tie before sighing, standing up and pushing his chair in before walking out of the apartment.

"I'll be waiting in the car." he stated, closing the door behind him as Nagisa washed the dishes softly, frowning to herself. Itona had always gotten quiet whenever she mentioned Gakushu Asano, but he's just being overly protective. She still recalls when she had first met with the strawberry-blonde.

"Your going to have to take take some pictures of the young C.E.O, Gakushu Asano tomorrow night at the Gilander Theater." Itona explained, handing the young teal headed woman the report. "Dress professionally and don't draw too much attention." he added as Nagisa looked it over and nodded.

"Alright, no problem boss." she replied, flashing him a smile as he rolled his eyes, but nonetheless smiled as he walked away to check on the other workers. That night Itona had helped Nagisa pick out a dress and she settled on a cheap yet stylish blue sleeveless dress that stopped just above her knees. Itona had even called it cute, yet replied with a snarky 'It still looks cheap', so he had bought her a necklace with a small diamond in the middle. It wasn't cheap, but wasn't too expensive as they had to save up for rent and food, plus their jobs weren't exactly paying well enough for extravagant clothes and jewelry.

"Be safe." he said, narrowing his eyes at her as she waved at him before driving off towards the theater in his white 2016 Nissan GT-R Nismo. The idiot had saved up for months to buy this stupid (yet stylish) car and they had to suffer by living off of cereal and cup of noodles for those few months just to make rent. Itona loved her, but he loved the car more as he threatened her not to put a single speck of dust on it, let along a scratch.

Before she knew it she was at the theater and she gazed in awe at the many rich people around, wearing stunning dresses, suits, handbags (she was positive that those purses are worth more then her entire wardrobe in her closet), and even the cars. She shook the thought away and climbed out of the car after parking it, stepping inside the theater, having to stray away from the free food to look for the young C.E.O. She noticed the golden marbled walls and freshly polished white floor, a massive gold chandelier with diamonds and pearls hanging from it, a red fuzzy carpet adoring its way from the entrance towards the golden stairway where many reporters were taking pictures and chatting up. Her favorite part was the free food, especially the chocolate fountain.

She was about to go upstairs to see if Gakushu Asano was up their before wincing once a hand grabs her wrist. She looks back to see a grubby looking man in a black suit, a monacle on his left eye and a black top hat, presumably covering a bald spot from the rest of his ginger red hair. He kinda reminded her of The Penguin.

"Heyyy pretty lady, are you here all by yourself?" he asked, leaning towards her as Nagisa looked away in disgust at the ratchet smell of alcohol coming off his body. Nagisa was about to tell this guy off before another hand wrapped around her shoulders and above her chest, being pulled against strong, lean chest.

"She's with me." a smooth and rich voice stated as Nagisa looked up to see the man she had been searching for (well, for work, though she couldn't deny how handsome he was up close). He had strawberry blonde medium length hair that was slicked back to show off his stunning violet colored eyes. He had fair skin, a charming smile and was wearing a silk grey Armani suit. His cologne smelled delightful too, like rich vanilla dipped in a spring breeze.

"Tch...whatever!" the man grumbled, clearly annoyed at the supposed cock block. Nagisa gulped and looked up at the smiling man behind her. He was tall, his arms and body strong and why was she thinking about this?

"So miss reporter...are you here for an interview or are you going to gawk at me some more?" he questioned, clearly amused at her blushing face. Crap! She was caught staring!

"I-I..wait...how did you...", she trailed as he gently placed a finger against her lips before handing her a small business card with his name, company and number. She blushed even harder.

"I have my ways, now this is no place for a beautiful young lady like you, we'll have that interview next week over brunch." he offered, taking her arm and linking it in his before smiling softly. "Now, allow me to escort you to your vehicle madame." he added as Nagisa blushed for the umpteenth time. She couldn't deny the fact that this man was so similar to the man who broke her heart, but it was just one interview...right?

Well, she was completely wrong.

After the set interview (which had felt more like a date as he had asked her rather personal questions), the man had the balls to ask her out for another date, then another, then another before he began text her 'good morning' or 'good night' followed by a bouquet of roses being sent to her work along with chocolates and the occasional teddy bear. Itona was getting worried that he was overstepping his boundaries and offered to call the cops on him or kick his ass. She told him no, though when Itona had driven them back home after going out to eat for once, she wasn't expecting an angry Gakushu waiting at their front door.

Once Gakushu noticed her arm locked with Itona he immediately got the wrong idea and demanded to know who Itona was, why they were living together, what their relationship was and other stupid stuff. Itona offered to kick his ass once more before Nagisa gave him a look. She then had to calm the fuming C.E.O down before telling him how Itona was her best friend, roommate and boss. He was skeptical of how they were living together and how close they were, but believed her and had confessed his feelings in which Itona had chimed in 'Nagisa could do better', but Nagisa decided to give it a chance. Sure, Gakushu was a little creepy and jealous over nothing, but he had listened to her without getting into any unnecessary fights, he trusted her word and he genuinely liked her, besides she needed to move on from Karma, she shouldn't have to stay single forever because of his stupid ass.

When Gakushu asked her to move in with him a week later was where Nagisa drew the line. She knew he wasn't happy with her living with Itona, but she had explained her previous relationship to him and asked to go slow to which he completely understood and had stayed faithful to those words as to this day they had done nothing over the simple kissing, hugging, occasional touching and heated make out sessions, but they had yet to 'do the deed', but Nagisa felt she was ready now, she was just waiting for the perfect moment.

"Nagi...Nagi...Hey!" a voice shouted as Nagisa snapped out of her daydream. She snapped her head up to see the clearly bemused expression Itona was giving her as he shook his head. "Please refrain from sleeping on the job." he chided, sitting in the empty seat beside her as she looked around to see an empty news room. That's right, they had gotten to work and she had been working on a news article about a local dog rescuing a family of cats. Everyone was gone and she was halfway through with the article, she must have fell asleep past closing.

"Oops.." she muttered, smiling sheepishly as Itona rolled his eyes, handing her a folder with a sigh. He didn't look too happy as he ignored the concerned look she had given him at that moment.

"The higher-ups had said you were specifically requested for this job and that it will benefit the company greatly." he explained, looking away without a single glance before adding in, "My hands are tied, sorry Nagisa." he added, closing his eyes as if he betrayed her.

"Why are you so worried?" she asked, giggling while opening the folder with a small hum, "Don't tell me your worried i'll be getting a pay-raise after this~" she teased, looking down at the folder, her smile instantly faltering.

She was to take pictures and interview the young hot new artist, Karma Akabane and join him on his six month long tour around the country. Attached to the papers was a picture of a handsome young man with short windswept cherry red hair, golden yellow eyes that held mischief with a smirk that shows just how confident he was.

The Karma Akabane.

The same Karma Akabane whom she once dated.

The same Karma Akabane who had cheated on her, who had broken her heart.

She had to travel with him for six long months and talk to him.

Her ex.

She knew at that exact moment that she was screwed.

This was the start of her new complicated life.

Fuck.