News around school traveled like a plague. Even for someone like Kori, who did her best to remain oblivious, there was no way of avoiding it. Like any other juicy story, the video of the morning incident between Dark and the cheerleaders got to her sooner rather than later. As she walked absent-mindedly through the halls, snuggled against Jared's side while her eye remained glued to the pages of her book, she heard his low-pitched chuckle.<br/>"Whoa, Casey and Jannes really don't pull any punches, do they?" her boyfriend said, to which Korina replied with a disinterested "Hmm?"<br/>"Here, just watch it for yourself." Jared placed his phone on top of the open book to show her the video. "Ooo, that's gotta hurt." he commented.<br/><br/>Unlike him, the redhead did not find this amusing, her brows immediately furrowing in annoyance. "What the hell is wrong with these people?" she hissed, slamming the book shut with the phone still between its pages.<br/>Jared rolled his eye, clearly unsurprised by his girlfriend's reaction. "Don't tell me you're mad about this. She kinda had it coming. And besides, it's just Dark; the creepy goth chick with no friends." He smirked and gave her a shrug to further show his apathy towards the situation. To a certain degree, he was right. Kori usually never got like this whenever the other cool kids picked on somebody. She may not have liked it, but she certainly wouldn't lose sleep over it. However, the situation was different this time. The attack on Dark felt personal, like an attempt by Madison to get at her. That's what really annoyed.<br/><br/>"No, Jared!" she voiced out, shoving herself away from him. "I know what Madison is doing, and that's what's really pissing me off. She can't even come at me herself." Turning sharply on her heel, she stormed down the hallway towards the classroom where she expected to find her adversary. As expected, she found her there, surrounded by her lackeys. The two perpetrator of Dark's assault sat closest to her, happily recounting the details as though the whole thing hadn't just been immortalized in video. As the tall blonde saw Korina trudging in, she gave her a gloating smile and waved. "Hey, saw what happened to your little fire-haired buddy. She okay?" Her tone was jarringly sarcastic, serving as more fuel for Korina's burning rage.<br/><br/>She was this close to lunging at Madison and her friend, but Jared caught her just in time, holding her back as she struggled in his grasp. "Hey, hey, babe. Let's just cool it, okay? It's really not worth it. Besides, Richards is just round the corner and we really can't have any of you getting detention, or worse." The prospect of punishment was just enough to calm her down.