Disclaimer: I (sadly) do not own Yu Yu Hakusho or Kingdom Hearts. I do, however, own all of my original characters. I borrowed names from Ayashi no Ceres, DN Angel, Fushigi Yuugi, and Full Moon wo Sagashite for some of them, though.

Chapter 6- Kayla's Anger

Lunch was next. Rose and all of her new friends made their way to the lunchroom. It was an incredibly large room, with over one hundred tables. Only a few students were sitting in tables here and there, and a couple more were in line, waiting to buy their lunch.

"We always get here early… It's so boring sitting in here with barely any people here!" Yusuke groaned.

"It's 'cause Mrs. Yuki's classroom is so close to here." replied Kairi.

"There's an empty seat at our table if you want to sit with us, Rose." offered Naminé

Rose smiled gratefully. "Thanks, Naminé." They walked over to two tables near the back of the lunchroom. All of the girls sat at one, the boys at the other. Rose ended up sitting with her back to Kurama. They all took out their bentos and began eating, but mostly started chatting.

"Oh yeah, I forgot to mention. Kayla and Risa are in this lunch." Kairi sighed.

By now, everyone had figured out that Kayla did not like Rose one little bit. Botan glanced over at the entrance to the lunchroom, and saw Kayla, Risa, and their posse walk in. She gulped and Rose turned to look. Her face fell. Kayla spotted her, and an evil look crossed her face, mixed with anger.

"Uh oh! She saw me!" Rose gasped. Kurama placed his hand on her shoulder protectively.

"Don't worry. I won't let her hurt you." he whispered. This caused Rose to blush again.

"Kurama…"

Kayla looked at Risa and they both began walking towards Rose, Kurama, and the others. Kayla stopped by Riku, and Risa stopped by Kurama. Kayla took Riku's hand.

"Riku," Kayla giggled and smiled sweetly, "come sit at my table. You must be bored sitting with these losers." as she said this, she cast Rose a glare overflowing with hate and malice. This caused Rose to shiver, and Kurama took her hand.

Risa noticed this, and her face became flushed with anger and jealousy.

"Kurama…" she tried to talk sweetly, but her voice came across rather icy, "You must be bored too. Come sit with me." she reached for his hand, but Kurama pushed hers away.

"Sorry…" Kurama replied, "but I want to sit with my friends."

Riku pried his hand from Kayla's grip. "Same goes for me. And by the way, they're not losers." he looked at Kayla and Risa, whose faces were both completely flushed with anger. Kayla clenched her fists.

"SO THAT'S HOW IT'S GOING TO BE?! YOU'VE NEVER SAID NO TO ME BEFORE, NOT UNTIL SHE," Kayla pointed her finger at Rose, "CAME TO THIS SCHOOL!!!" she screamed.

Everyone else in the lunchroom, even the teachers, stopped talking to watch the scene unfolding before them.

"Rose," Riku replied coolly, "taught me not to be scared of you, or of any other people who think they're better than me."

Kurama nodded and added, "She also taught me that true friends are the only people that should matter in our lives."

Risa and Kayla flinched as if Kurama and Riku had struck them. Kayla pointed at Rose and whispered, "Then that girl," she spat the words out as if they were poison, "will pay." Kayla stalked away, and Risa watched her for a minute before reluctantly following.

Rose was shaking. "I-I didn't… want anything like this to happen! Now, the most popular girl in the school hates me, and all of you are in danger now too!" tears began streaming down Rose's face.

"Rose…" Kurama took her hand again. She slapped it away and stood up.

"NO! I'll just cause problems for all of you! It'll be better if I just stayed away from you!" Rose screamed. She then turned, tears flying off her face, and ran out of the lunchroom.

"Rose!" all of her friends shouted in unison.

Kurama and Riku stood up, and ran after her. Kairi and Naminé tried to also, but Sora and Roxas held them back. Sora shook his head, and the girls understood. They reluctantly sat back down, as the atmosphere of the lunchroom returned to normal.

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