The next day at school, Kagome ended up walking to school with Gurinda when she bumped into her.

"So, how was your first day yesterday?" Gurinda asked the smaller female. Kagome sighed, shrugging.

"It was okay. Margaret and Susan bothered me but Henry and Ralph saved me." She admitted, her arms wrapped around her book. Gurinda looked at her in surprise when she said that Henry and Ralph had stood up for her.

"Really? Henry and Ralph helped you?" She questioned in confusion, earning a nod. Kagome nodded.

"Yeah. They're really nice." Kagome said, looking at Gurinda and smiling at her. "I wouldn't change them for the world." Gurinda was stunned into silence for a few seconds before speaking again.

"Do you want to meet my friends Linda and Soraya?" She suggested. Kagome hummed softly in thought before nodding.

"Why not? I could do with being more social." She laughed. The two girls continued to the school and Gurinda introduced Kagome to Lazy Linda and Singing Soraya. Kagome won over their good sides easily and they became quick friends. She found out that Soraya enjoyed music and liked to sing, which was something she was fond of doing. The girls even laughed when Linda fell asleep. That was when Kagome was called to.

"Hey, Kagome." A voice said from behind her. Kagome swiveled round only to see Ralph and Henry.

"Hey, guys!" She greeted, smiling brightly. "Thank you for having me round yesterday, Henry! I had fun." Soraya, Gurinda and Linda all looked at each other, mentally having a conversation. "And thank you, Ralph, for your help yesterday."

"Oh, it was no problem." Ralph insisted, stuffing his hands into his pockets.

"We'll see you in class, Kagome." Henry muttered. Kagome waved goodbye as the two boys turned and walked off. When she turned back to her new friends, they were grinning at her.

"What?" She asked in confusion.

"We just suspect that one of them likes you in that way!" Soraya smiled wildly, a bright gleam in her eye. Kagome took a step back, her own eyes wide.

"No way! I doubt it. No one would like me like that." She shook her head violently. "We're just friends."

"That what they all say. I think it's cute!" Gurinda clasped her hands together. Kagome rolled her eyes, smiling softly.

"You guys are so weird." She laughed. The bell rung, telling the students to go to their classes. The four females went to their classroom and sat in their seats. Miss Battleaxe entered the room, narrowing her eyes at the students and telling them to quiet down. The lesson started. Miss Battleaxe droned on when quiet giggling erupted from some students. Kagome raised an eyebrow and looked around, only to see pupils with their mouths covered while they laughed. Deciding to ignore it, Kagome looked ahead.

Ralph was confused with all the giggling until some students glanced at him before sniggering. Kagome glanced at him and mouthed 'what's everyone laughing about?' The boy shrugged in confusion. Kagome sighed before turning to the front. That was when she heard Gurinda giggling quietly. Kagome glanced at her friend only for her eyes to widen. In Gurinda's hand was a slip of paper with the words YOUNG LOVERS printed on the top. Underneath was a picture of Kagome and Ralph. They were both fairly close and staring at each other. Their cheeks were flushed pink and Kagome's hands were clenching his hoodie. Gurinda passed it on to someone else, making Kagome pale visibly.

"Where the heck did you get that!?" Kagome hissed quietly. Gurinda looked at the girl and suddenly felt bad for laughing. Kagome's eyes were wide and filled with panic.

"I'm sorry for laughing." She said regretfully. Kagome buried her face in her hands, trying not to cry. Who in their right minds would do this?

The piece of paper was passed to many other students. Ralph noticed Kagome hunch over and immediately wondered what was wrong until the piece of paper landed on his desk. His eyes went wide at what was on it. Henry looked over his shoulder only to cough in surprise. Ralph scrunched up the paper and growled quietly. Who saw them? Who thought it would be fun to do this?

The laughter gradually got louder until Miss Battleaxe screamed at them to shut up, effectively making them calm down. Kagome felt so embarrassed, her tears leaking through her fingers. When lunch rolled around, the students piled through the halls. Many were gathered around the bulletin board, laughing. Kagome pushed past to see what was funny only to be stopped by her little brother.

"You never told me you were in a relationship." Aito tilted his head in confusion. Kagome felt something boil deep within her and she shot forward, snatching the paper from the board and ripping it up.

"Who did this?" Kagome muttered, the paper being clenched in her fist.

"I want to know, too." Ralph's voice was heard behind her. Kagome looked back at him. He looked furious.

"Who would do this?" Kagome asked him. Ralph thought for a second before his eyes widened in realisation.

"I think I may know who." He hissed quietly, turning his head in the direction of loud laughing.

"Oh look! It's the young lovers." Margaret laughed, Susan following.

"Yeah, young lovers." She repeated, laughing. Ralph glared at the two angrily.

"Watch your backs." He growled, taking a step forth. Kagome's eyes widened. Was Ralph really going to fight them right now? In school? Not wanting to see her friend hurt, Kagome quickly moved forward and grabbed his arm.

"Please, calm down." She begged. Ralph looked back to see her eyes were wide and pleading. "I don't want anything bad to happen to you, or for you to get into trouble." He nodded and Kagome released him when Margaret continued.

"Yeah, listen to your girlfriend and back off!" She taunted. Kagome sent her a glare and pushed Ralph behind her, a raging storm forming inside.

"Shut up, Margaret! It's funny how you don't know the real story! Ralph and I are just friends. Leave him alone." She demanded, crossing her arms. "You're angry at me for accidentally bumping into you but it was your fault the second time I pushed you."

"You angered me!"

"And I apologised but you were rude and inconsiderate, not accepting my apology. So you go out of your way to make up a rumour." Kagome said, making Margaret go silent. "You know, if you had just accepted my apology and let me help you up, everything would be fine and dandy. Let's forget about this and leave it alone." Stunning the girl, Kagome grabbed Ralph's wrist and dragged him into the cafeteria to get their lunch before sitting with Henry. Once the situation was explained to Henry, he reassured that it would pass by in a few days. Kagome sighed in aggravation, rubbing her temples.

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Well... I'm glad people actually like this xD also very surprised. Hope you enjoyed the chapter!