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As Sora and Kairi left the classroom, a very unusual scene played itself out in front of them. Now, bullying wasn’t uncommon, but the extent of what this boy did was strange. Sora glared daggers at him and had half a mind to go over and tell him to back off. Then he realized that the person being picked on was that girl that looked like Kairi. That caused him to freeze up and stop thinking for a moment. Who was she? And why did she keep showing up like this? The boy slapped the books out of her hands and stormed off. Again, he had to resist the urge to whack him a new one with his Keyblade, so he could only glower at him as he passed.
”Lowlife,” he snarled under his breath, mostly for Kairi’s benefit. Then he looked back to the other girl, who was bent over picking up her books, and starting to cry. Oh, dear…

An internal conflict began in Sora’s head. They had roughly seven minutes to get to their next class. That meant there was enough time to go through the courtyard to see if Riku, Naminé, and Roxas were there. But if they did that, then there’d be no time to help this girl. He sighed heavily and checked in with Roxas silently to find there were no new emotions being transferred. Things had to be relatively calm then. So that meant he could help. He gave Kairi’s arm a slight tug.
”Come on, let’s go help her out,” he told her, pulling her along. In the back of his mind, he hoped he could figure out what it was that bothered him about this girl if he got close enough and talked to her. When they reached her, he let go of Kairi’s hand and kneeled down to start picking up papers.
”Are you okay?” he asked her, keeping his eyes on her as he picked up pages and books. There was just… something that struck him as off about her. But what was it? It was driving him crazy. Maybe Kairi would be able to come up with something.

GO TO SCHOOL!?!

~Thinking of you, wherever you are.

Kairi watched Sora think for a moment about her suggestion of them doing their homework together. When he replied he sounded doubtful, saying he didn't know how much work he'd get done. The crimsonette's heart sank a little when she heard his doubt, but understood. However, her boyfriend then laughed and said that he was sure he'd get more done with her helping him out, so he agreed. The Princess smiled brightly when she heard that and felt Sora slip his hand back under the table and held hers. "Okay, great!" Kairi replied happily.

After Sora had asked his question about Naminé and Kairi had answered, he then told her to let him know if anything changed. "Mmm," the red head nodded, "I will." Once that was settled, the two focused back on the lesson. It felt like longer than it should have been, but the period finally ended and the bell rang. The Princess placed her books in her bag, which she then swung around her shoulder. The Keybearer took her hand again and began leading her out of the classroom. They both had gym next, so the couple were able to walk together. Lakayna and Axel were in that class with them as well, and Kairi was excited to talk to them about the ball.

As they walked, the crimsonette hoped to find Naminé, Roxas, and Riku and make sure they were okay. Her thoughts of her friends were distracted though as an incident arose in the hall before them. The new girl who had just been in class with them, the one who looked like Kairi and told the teacher her name was Rikia if Kairi recalled correctly, bumped into a boy by mistake. She apologized, but the boy grabbed her and slammed her against the lockers shouting sorry wasn't good enough. "What's with his nasty attitude?" the red head muttered as she glared at the boy. The boy then slapped Rikia's books out of her hands, sending papers flying in all directions, then stormed away. As he did so, the Princess heard Sora snarl "Lowlife" under his breath. He got that right. The Princess watched sadly as the tealnette slid down to sit on the ground with a shocked and frightened expression, and saw tears beginning to fall.

Sora pulled his girlfriend along, telling her they should go help Rikia out. "Right," she nodded. When they reached the new girl the pair bent down and began collecting papers and books. The brunette asked Rikia if she was alright, and the tealnette nodded. Kairi was glad to see that she had stopped crying. After a moment she thanked Sora, and explained that the boy earlier was her ex-boyfriend and picked on her every chance he got. "What a jerk," the Princess frowned as she handed Rikia the papers she had gathered, "If he's always had that kind of behavior, I can see why you ended things." Kairi then turned to pick up more lose pages. As she retrieved the rest of the papers she heard Rikia thank Sora again and introduce herself. The red head picked up the last book and walked over to the tealnette. "That should be everything," the crimsonette smiled as she returned her things, "It's nice to meet you Rikia. I'm Kairi."

We pray for our sorrows to end, and hope that our hearts will blend.~

She'd been right. By the end of second period, Lakayna had lost her nerve to skip. It was kind of cliche if one thought about it. The lavendernette could handle killing heartless and even dealing with being in her dragon form just fine, but getting in trouble at school scared her a lot. Well, not just that. She didn't want to face her father's anger if he found out about her getting into trouble. Now THAT is what really scared Lakayna.

The lavendernette walked to the girl's locker room alone. She expected to see Kairi there as she stowed her things in her gym locker and changed into the gym outfit, but the crimsonette was nowhere to be seen. Lakayna did notice an umfamiliar face walk into the locker room though, a look on her face that said she was going to dread being if gym. Lakayna herself never saw what the big deal about gym was. It was something she enjoyed, most of the time.

They were told that Gym class was being held outside today, because the gymnasium had been decorated for the dance tonight and the teachers didn't want it to get ruined.

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Xia
Xia walked into the locker room, and quickly changed into the ugly, ill-fitting gym outfit. It was drab and gray, and she hated it. It made her feel drab and gray on the inside, too. But she kept only a look of mild distaste on her face as she changed, and had wiped that away by the time she was supposed to be out in the gym, playing some idiotic game involving throwing large red balls at one another. Some people were getting into it, throwing as hard as they could, and other sulked along back walls. At least the back of the gym seemed safe....

~Thinking of you, wherever you are.

Kairi nodded in agreement when Sora told Rikia that if she ever had any other problems with her ex-boyfriend to let them know. The brunette was right, jerks like that need to be stopped. The crimsonette then saw the Keyblade Master give her a slight smirk, which she returned with a small amused smile. The Princess knew he must have been thing about the past. Back then, if they were ever being picked on, Riku was right there to rough up the bullies. Kairi was sure that the silvernette would still do that now, if need be.

The red head listened as Sora introduced himself, and then saw him look up at the clock. She had momentarily forgotten that they had been on their way to their next class, and that she had wanted to see how the two blondes and Riku were doing. She looked up at the clock as well and saw that they only had four minutes. If they hurried they could still make it in time. The Princess felt Sora take her hand again as he told Rikia that they had to go. He said he hoped to see the tealnette, around and her a quick grin. "It was nice meeting you. Bye!" the crimsonette smiled and waved as the Keybearer began pulling her away.

Sora quickened his pace and Kairi hurriedly did the same to match his, her crimson hair trailing behind her. They were cutting it close, but the red head figured they'd be okay. The gym teacher gave the students some extra time to change before starting class, and she and Sora had always been quick at doing that. Plus they were having class outside today, since the gym was being decorated for the ball later that night, so they wouldn't have to walk as far. As the couple hurried along, Kairi looked up at her boyfriend and stated, "I hope everything is okay with those three. I haven't felt or heard anything from Naminé in a while. Have you gotten anything from Roxas?"

We pray for our sorrows to end, and hope that our hearts will blend.~

The figure appeared out of a dark portal just outside the school. Today was Christmas Eve and there was to be a dance at the facility. The woman's lips curled up into a smile. With the help of Rikia, they were to cause mayhem and chaos that would rival even her Master's. She then turned her head when she saw someone running out of the school, who seemed to be none other than the Keyblade Master's Nobody. Perfect. she thought to herself. When he asked his question, she couldn't help but answer. "Isn't it obvious?" she asked, making him turn her way. "She is attracted to him because he has a heart. How could someone love another who doesn't have a heart?" she asked. Roxas looked down.

"But don't fret. I can help," she promised, approaching the boy. "If you join me, I can help get her to love you. I can give you your own heart," she told him. Roxas looked up and questioned her about the heart. "But I'm tied to Sora," he protested, but the girl shook her head. "A minor technicality. Which would you prefer, to have your own heart and be your own person so you can be strong enough for Namine? Or stay being the Nobody you are, forever sentenced to being in Sora's shadow?" she asked. Roxas sighed and lowered his head. He wanted to be with Namine more than anything. "What do I do?" he asked.

The woman smiled and placed her hands on his shoulders, making him look up at her. "Look into my eyes," she said softly, kicking up her own power. "You will sever your link with your Somebody. You will return to school and tell the Nobody witch you accept her decision. You will ask the Puppet to the dance and go to wait for me there," she said in a hypnotic voice. Roxas looked up, his eyes wide as he went into the trance. "I... will cut off my link with Sora," he repeated, severing the link just as he said it. "I will speak to Namine and ask Xion to the dance. When I get there I will wait for you," he told her. The woman smiled. "Good. Now wake up."

Roxas suddenly blinked and shook his head, seeing that there was nothing there. With a sigh, he looked back at the school. "If it makes her happy, I guess I should be glad for her," he decided, going back towards the school.

It was a few minutes after when the figure appeared near Rikia after Sora and Kairi left her in the hall, her hood up to conceal her face. "The pieces are set. Do they suspect anything?" she asked Rikia, referring to Sora and Kairi. Soon their plans would come to fruition.

Olette
The brunette walked around looking at her placement card. "So Gym is up next? Hmm yeah over there," Olette said to herself walking toward the right direction. "Wonder what my classmates will be like?" she asked herself. She turned to the girls locker rooms. "I hope they have heard of Struggle!" She entered the locker room, and saw a lavendernette girl there. Olette looked nervous but smiled at the girl. "Hello I'm Olette, I just moved to Destiny Islands from Twilight Town. I'm glad there's a beach here too!" she said introducing herself a little too fast. She then noticed another girl behind her with sliver hair, and said hello to her as well.

((Third period is just starting ^^))