<span class="fixed-color" style="color:#00ffff">Dark stood there dumbfounded, this was not at all what she had expected.</span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ffffff"> ‘It’s a trick, she’s setting you up for a fall,’ </span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#00ffff">whispered a small voice in her head, but for once, she ignored it as a light blush spread across her cheeks. </span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ff0000">“Thank you, miss... I mean Korina”</span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#00ffff"> she said as she looked her benefactor in the eyes. Her eyes sparkled with an odd mix of adoration and contentment. It was like a barrier had been removed, suddenly she didn't feel so out of place around Kori. She knew this in no way made them friends, but at least it was a start.  "I appreciate  your concern but I have dealt with people like her before," she said as she quickly placed her book back into her bag, </span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ff0000">"She’s the kind of girl who will get all her friends and lackeys to make fun of me, trip me in the halls, and try to shun me in the Cafeteria or call me out in gem.” </span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#00ffff">she turned back to Kori with a sad smile, </span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ff0000">"the thing is, there is nothing she can do to hurt me, despite what she thinks,"</span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#00ffff"> she said looking around to see where they where and if anyone was around.</span>