(Hello everyone. Here's a new story. I know the old one's not finished yet
but I just felt like starting this one. R&R as always, please. THANK YOU!)
Back in the old south
Some things...
When Danny ran across the old sports field behind the school, Rafe could clearly see the rage in his friends red face.
Rafe could only shout after him:"Danny! No, don't! Stop, Danny!"
But his best friend had already thrown himself onto the way taller boy sending him headfirst into the mud, that had built from days of rain.
Rafe dropped the ball he had just picked up and whispered:"Oh, oh. Not him!" Then he crossed the field with fast steps reaching the crowd of kids that had come together in a circle around the fighters, shouting and screaming: " Yes, hit him, John." "Go, Danny, you got him!" "C'mon, now you're gonna learn your lesson, you bastard!" and similar things. Rafe pushed a small boy aside and saw his friend and Lloyd Johnson, short John, one of the schools most dreaded show offs and fighters tangled together on the ground pulling on each others clothes and hair. They were already covered in mud from their bare feet up to their ears and even under their shorts. Rafe was just about to jump to Danny's help, whose head got pushed into the mud, nose first. Just then Danny somehow managed to turn around and place a good straight hit onto John's nose, who immediately let go of him. A second later Danny was back on his feet standing above the older boy, his fists raised like a boxer.
In the meantime a good crowd of kids had gathered around the fight scene including a few girls, who had been watching the boys soccer game. One of them was without any intention or wrong doing the reason for the whole scenario.
"Stand up!" Danny screamed. "C'mon, get up and fight like a man!" The other boy didn't have to hear that twice. He got up holding his nose, shooting angry glares at his oponent. He soon stood about a head taller than Danny, raising his fists as well. Both boys stared at each other. There was so much hate flowing between them. John had been annoying Danny for such a long time with his huge mouth and attitute of being king of the whole school. He'd teased him for just a little bit too long and that one remark had done it's duty and made Danny explode.
Seeing the evil stares and the uneven situation, Rafe inwardly debated whether to jump to Danny's help and maybe embarass him some more or to let happen what ever was gonna happen. Before Danny could blink John's fist shot forward hitting him right on his cheekbone, making stars appear in front of his eyes and sending him back onto his bottom.
John laughed at him: "Ha, Danny. There you go. I bet she wouldn't want you anyway, you little whimp. Look at you!"
That was enough. Rage written all across his face, the younger boy jumped back up and punched the other one in the stomache and square on the jaw. Then he triumphantly remarked: "Who's laughing now, asshole?" He shot a very quick glance at the row of girls until his eyes met Rosie's.
She had seen him, he noted. He quickly put an expression of disgust on his face and turned back towards John, who had gotten back on his feet as well and now threw himself on Danny, screaming and punching. Both landed back in the mud splashing everybody around them.
The girls jumped back with high pitched screams.
While John now clearly had the better cards siting on top of Danny and sending his fists right onto his face, some of the other guys had a hard time holding back Rafe.
Danny couldn't see anything anymore because he had gotten mud in his eyes. He spat and yelled, when suddenly somebody called out: "Watch out. Mr. Eaton's coming!"
On the far side of the field, that was facing the school, a familiar man appeared crossing the field with fast steps.
Most of the kids ran away screaming and yelling leaving only John, Danny, Rafe and two boys, who were holding him, behind.
The guys soon realized what was gonna happen if Mr. Eaton caught them. So they also decided to make a dash.
While Danny struggled to his feet spitting blood into the mud, John remarked:" And you still like her! Little lovy dovy boy." "Shut up!" Danny spat before Rafe pulled him with him towards the near forest, while the other boys ran towards the houses on the other side of the field.
With their hearts pounding in their necks, they ran into the woods as quickly as they could hoping that their teacher hadn't seen who was fighting on the field.
The man now stood near the mud and looked around but couldn't catch up with the kids. He frowned as he watched them run away.
Rafe arrived at a tree near the river and stopped looking around. He leaned against it trying to catch his breath. Danny caught up with him a few seconds later and let himself sink to the ground. While Rafe still looked for possible pursuers, Danny let himself fall to his back, breathing hard. His friend couldn't make out anybody following, so he sat down next to him. He looked at his friend's mud and blood covered face with a bit of concern.
Only a bit though. After all it was quite normal for them to fight, not as violently as this time but how else would they become men?
Danny looked back at Rafe. But his expression wasn't that of somebody who had just received a good spanking, on the contrary. He had victory in his eyes, they were almost glowing with happiness. He had just defeated the schools major bad guy and put him in his place. He smiled at Rafe. A bit releived Rafe smiled back, the afternoon sun reflecting on the water was blinding him but he could still make out his friends expression. Then a huge grin spread across Danny's face reveiling a missing lower tooth: "I showed him!" Rafe raised his eyebrows:" You showed him what? How to loose a tooth?" Puzzled Danny felt for the missing tooth. Then he shrugged:" That would have fallen out soon anyway!" He quickly jumped to his feet, raising his fists:"No, I showed him not to mess with me." And while he stripped down his mudcovered pants and shirt and ran towards the water, he added: "And I showed him not to say these things!" Headfirst he dived into the river on their favourite bathing spot. Rafe got up and raised an eyebrow. He was glad that Danny was so proud of his almost, near or not so near victory. At least he had put up a good fight. It was quite admirable that he dared to fight that way taller guy and not gave in like he always had to with his dad. Rafe shook of these dark thoughts and although took off his clothes joining Danny in the water, who was just cleaning the dirt out of his hair and ears. After all it was a great day for a swim, warm and sunny. Danny collected some of the mud from his hair and remarked sarcastically:" Hey Rafe, thanks for the help, by the way! Were you afraid of getting dirty? Here's some for you!" With that he dumped the remains of mud on Rafe's head. Soon they found themselves in one of their playfights in the water splashing and screaming. When they finally calmed down and lay down on the nearby bank, Rafe asked:"What did John say anyway?" Danny looked up into the bright blue sky. The sun had given him some freckles on the nose already. Dreamily he said:" He said that I'd like a girl." "Really? Which one?" "Rosie." Irritatedly Rafe looked at him:"But you do like her!" His friend was still gazing up and started to grin now:" Yes, but he's not allowed to say that!" Rafe just shook his head and laughed and Danny joined in.
Back in the old south
Some things...
When Danny ran across the old sports field behind the school, Rafe could clearly see the rage in his friends red face.
Rafe could only shout after him:"Danny! No, don't! Stop, Danny!"
But his best friend had already thrown himself onto the way taller boy sending him headfirst into the mud, that had built from days of rain.
Rafe dropped the ball he had just picked up and whispered:"Oh, oh. Not him!" Then he crossed the field with fast steps reaching the crowd of kids that had come together in a circle around the fighters, shouting and screaming: " Yes, hit him, John." "Go, Danny, you got him!" "C'mon, now you're gonna learn your lesson, you bastard!" and similar things. Rafe pushed a small boy aside and saw his friend and Lloyd Johnson, short John, one of the schools most dreaded show offs and fighters tangled together on the ground pulling on each others clothes and hair. They were already covered in mud from their bare feet up to their ears and even under their shorts. Rafe was just about to jump to Danny's help, whose head got pushed into the mud, nose first. Just then Danny somehow managed to turn around and place a good straight hit onto John's nose, who immediately let go of him. A second later Danny was back on his feet standing above the older boy, his fists raised like a boxer.
In the meantime a good crowd of kids had gathered around the fight scene including a few girls, who had been watching the boys soccer game. One of them was without any intention or wrong doing the reason for the whole scenario.
"Stand up!" Danny screamed. "C'mon, get up and fight like a man!" The other boy didn't have to hear that twice. He got up holding his nose, shooting angry glares at his oponent. He soon stood about a head taller than Danny, raising his fists as well. Both boys stared at each other. There was so much hate flowing between them. John had been annoying Danny for such a long time with his huge mouth and attitute of being king of the whole school. He'd teased him for just a little bit too long and that one remark had done it's duty and made Danny explode.
Seeing the evil stares and the uneven situation, Rafe inwardly debated whether to jump to Danny's help and maybe embarass him some more or to let happen what ever was gonna happen. Before Danny could blink John's fist shot forward hitting him right on his cheekbone, making stars appear in front of his eyes and sending him back onto his bottom.
John laughed at him: "Ha, Danny. There you go. I bet she wouldn't want you anyway, you little whimp. Look at you!"
That was enough. Rage written all across his face, the younger boy jumped back up and punched the other one in the stomache and square on the jaw. Then he triumphantly remarked: "Who's laughing now, asshole?" He shot a very quick glance at the row of girls until his eyes met Rosie's.
She had seen him, he noted. He quickly put an expression of disgust on his face and turned back towards John, who had gotten back on his feet as well and now threw himself on Danny, screaming and punching. Both landed back in the mud splashing everybody around them.
The girls jumped back with high pitched screams.
While John now clearly had the better cards siting on top of Danny and sending his fists right onto his face, some of the other guys had a hard time holding back Rafe.
Danny couldn't see anything anymore because he had gotten mud in his eyes. He spat and yelled, when suddenly somebody called out: "Watch out. Mr. Eaton's coming!"
On the far side of the field, that was facing the school, a familiar man appeared crossing the field with fast steps.
Most of the kids ran away screaming and yelling leaving only John, Danny, Rafe and two boys, who were holding him, behind.
The guys soon realized what was gonna happen if Mr. Eaton caught them. So they also decided to make a dash.
While Danny struggled to his feet spitting blood into the mud, John remarked:" And you still like her! Little lovy dovy boy." "Shut up!" Danny spat before Rafe pulled him with him towards the near forest, while the other boys ran towards the houses on the other side of the field.
With their hearts pounding in their necks, they ran into the woods as quickly as they could hoping that their teacher hadn't seen who was fighting on the field.
The man now stood near the mud and looked around but couldn't catch up with the kids. He frowned as he watched them run away.
Rafe arrived at a tree near the river and stopped looking around. He leaned against it trying to catch his breath. Danny caught up with him a few seconds later and let himself sink to the ground. While Rafe still looked for possible pursuers, Danny let himself fall to his back, breathing hard. His friend couldn't make out anybody following, so he sat down next to him. He looked at his friend's mud and blood covered face with a bit of concern.
Only a bit though. After all it was quite normal for them to fight, not as violently as this time but how else would they become men?
Danny looked back at Rafe. But his expression wasn't that of somebody who had just received a good spanking, on the contrary. He had victory in his eyes, they were almost glowing with happiness. He had just defeated the schools major bad guy and put him in his place. He smiled at Rafe. A bit releived Rafe smiled back, the afternoon sun reflecting on the water was blinding him but he could still make out his friends expression. Then a huge grin spread across Danny's face reveiling a missing lower tooth: "I showed him!" Rafe raised his eyebrows:" You showed him what? How to loose a tooth?" Puzzled Danny felt for the missing tooth. Then he shrugged:" That would have fallen out soon anyway!" He quickly jumped to his feet, raising his fists:"No, I showed him not to mess with me." And while he stripped down his mudcovered pants and shirt and ran towards the water, he added: "And I showed him not to say these things!" Headfirst he dived into the river on their favourite bathing spot. Rafe got up and raised an eyebrow. He was glad that Danny was so proud of his almost, near or not so near victory. At least he had put up a good fight. It was quite admirable that he dared to fight that way taller guy and not gave in like he always had to with his dad. Rafe shook of these dark thoughts and although took off his clothes joining Danny in the water, who was just cleaning the dirt out of his hair and ears. After all it was a great day for a swim, warm and sunny. Danny collected some of the mud from his hair and remarked sarcastically:" Hey Rafe, thanks for the help, by the way! Were you afraid of getting dirty? Here's some for you!" With that he dumped the remains of mud on Rafe's head. Soon they found themselves in one of their playfights in the water splashing and screaming. When they finally calmed down and lay down on the nearby bank, Rafe asked:"What did John say anyway?" Danny looked up into the bright blue sky. The sun had given him some freckles on the nose already. Dreamily he said:" He said that I'd like a girl." "Really? Which one?" "Rosie." Irritatedly Rafe looked at him:"But you do like her!" His friend was still gazing up and started to grin now:" Yes, but he's not allowed to say that!" Rafe just shook his head and laughed and Danny joined in.