Here we go...the reason for Spike's anger issues and you may be familiar with these two bullies.

Chapter 4: Bullying Problems

The next day, Spike took a walk outside, just to sort of gather his thoughts together to try not to make a big deal about giving Diego and the others a chance to give him a chance. He felt like he's been taking advantaged too many times back at the group home and in several foster homes, like he did not want anyone around him.

He walks around with hands in his pockets and his face looking down on the sidewalk, feeling introverted. All of a sudden, he sees both Nate and Hector walking across behind him. Nate looked at him and exclaimed, "HEY!"

Spike turned around and saw them both coming towards him and that made Spike feeling very irritated and he sighed exasperatedly and said, "When do you guys not get on my nerves?"

"We can get on anyone else's nerves however we feel like, cause we've got some unfinished business with you." Nate said.

"It's been 2 years since you got taken out of the group home at age 18. I do not need this now."

"Who cares? That doesn't mean we can ruin other people's lives." Hector said.

"We've got the same desire-make everyone else's lives miserable and hate ugly emo-freaks, like you."

That really set Spike off and then, felt his anger boiling up inside of him and wanted to fight them, but tried to keep his composure down low and said, "I'm not gonna fight you guys, so why don't you just leave me alone?"

"What if we don't want to...Angus?" asked Nate.

"Don't...call...me...ANGUS!" Spike yelled.

"Or what, Angus? If that's your real name?"

"Don't make me hurt you."

Nate suddenly smirked at him and then got in Spike's face and said, "You'll do nothing."

And then pushed him down the ground and both boys started laughing at them. As he stood up, he grew really miffed and upset and started breathing furiously and said, "That's it! I will rip your freakin' lungs to kingdom come!"

"I dare you to try!"

That made his anger grew even more worse and he legitimately pummeled over to Nate and beat the crap out of him and just punched him in the face and everything and shook him hard, but Nate fought back as well by punching Spike back and forward and shove him down the sidewalk. Both continue fighting each other and Hector wanted in on the action as well and he slapped Spike in face and punched him in the nose.

Spike groans in pain and blood starts coming out of his nose and realizes that it's definitely personal. He growls and comes at Hector and Nate and beat them up as well, but both Nate and Hector totally gave him a bashing and Nate ripped off Spike's shirt sleeve and that really set him off.

Spike screamed in a fit of rage and threw both of them down the street and body-slammed him across the pavement and Nate ended up giving him a black eye and a bloody nose. They both left the scene and both Nate and Hector laughed at Spike and Hector said, "Just like old times, but you're more wimpier that before!"

Spike got up from the ground, looking beat up, but really, really mad and started screaming uncontrollably and then walked off the sidewalk and headed back to the house. Along the way, several people got in Spike's way as he went home and he wanted to start a fight with anyone and as soon as he got home, he grew even more madder as he kicked the door open and went upstairs in a fit of rage. Max was the first one to recognize it and saw Spike's bloody and beat up face and asked, "What happened?"

"I don't want to talk about it." Spike said, angrily.

"Hector and Nate did this, didn't they?"

"What's it to ya?"

"I can see it. Did you get in a fight with them?"

"I told you, I don't want to talk about it! Now, SCRAM!"

"Spike, I-"

"I said..."

Spike grew furious and attempted to grab Max by the shoulder and slam him into a wall and said, in a fit of rage, "If you don't get out of my way, I swear I will freakin' kill you! GOT THAT?"

"Spike!"

"WHAT?"

He turns around and sees Diego in front of him and told him, "Let Max go."

Max gulps hard and Spike reluctantly lets him go and heads back upstairs and went up to his room and just pounded his walls seven times and then scream loudly, went up to his drawers and threw all of his clothes all over the room and threw everything in his way in a ginormous rage. After that, he panted furiously and then went into the bathroom and ses that it's locked.

Spike knocked on the door furiously and said, "Can someone get out of there?"

There was no response and Spike drove to just pounding loudly on the door and Diego walks upstairs and told him, "Dude, you're gonna break the door."

"If that's what it takes to get someone to unlock the door."

"There's no one in there. Did you try twisting the door lock?"

Spike didn't know any such thing about it and then, he saw that it was locked and then, he twisted it and when he opened it, there was no one in there. That made him ticked and said, "Then, why was no one in it in the first place?"

"I just said that."

Spike growls in frustration and just went inside and slammed the door harder. Diego sighs heavily and went downstairs where he sees Max, just sitting in the couch, shaking a little and he comforted him a little. Max looked at Diego and just hugged him deeply and Diego told him, "Don't worry. Everything's gonna be okay. He just needs some space."

"I'm scared, Diego."

"Don't be. I'm here for you, little buddy."

Meanwhile, Spike tried to clean his bloody face up with water, just to stop the bleeding. He groans in pain and wipes the blood out of his nose with tissue as he puts it on his nostrils. Diego slowly opens the door and quietly comes in the bathroom and said, "We gotta talk."

That spooked Spike a little and he sees Diego behind him and said, "Don't sneak on me!"

"I'm sorry, but I just came to check on you."

"There's nothing to talk about!"

"You got beat up, didn't ya?"

"Yeah, your point is?"

"I can tell by your anger, your movements and your angry voice that it happened to you."

"Yeah, well these two-they couldn't leave me alone back at the group home and I'm fed up with these two stupid guys, you know?"

"Let me guess, Nate and Hector?"

"How do you know?"

"They torment me and Max and every member back at group home almost every day."

What did you do?"

"As many times as they continue to provoke me and Max, I beat them up, but they beat me up as well, so I couldn't do anything about it."

"Figures."

"You beat them up, didn't ya?

Spike groans in exasperation and replied, "Yes! Okay, I beat them up? Happy?"

"There's another way of dealing with this than just fighting. If you fight, it'll only grow worse.

"Well, what do you want me to do, just let them torture me for the rest of my life?"

"Heck no! As hard as you fight, it won't always work for you and that's only if you have any other choice."

"Why are you trying to help me?"

"Because I've been where you were and I want to help you."

"I have anger problems, but I can't control myself. Wanna know why? Cause I'm a monster! I've been tossed from foster home to foster home, because of my temper and my anger issues. I didn't need anyone to try to help me and I don't need any help, because I can't deal with myself!"

"Which is why we're all gonna help."

"Just get away from me."

Spike walks away from Diego and heads into his room with the door slammed shut. Diego sighed heavily as he went to his room and just lays on his bed, feeling a little frustrated about trying to get through to Diego. Suddenly, Marcus came in the room and sees Diego just lying there and he quietly came in the room and said, "I heard about what happened."

"I don't know how to get through this guy. I relate to him, but he just won't let me inside of his problems."

"He's not a monster. He's just misunderstood."

"What do I do, Marc?"

"Maybe we can try to get him to talk to all of us. Hopefully, one of us can try to see what's on his mind and maybe he won't shut us out. The pack is willing to help out someone in distress and give them that comforting shoulder they need."

Diego looks at Marcus and said, "You're right. You always have the best ideas."

"I try. Because we all know what it feels like to be bullied."

"Powerful thought, Marcus. Powerful thought."

Dramatic, isn't it? Stay tuned for more! And next chapter, Spike has a little...hidden talent. That's all I can give ya.