Firedrake turned his head over to Sorrel as professor Greenbloom continued to speak on about the glories of something, he couldn't really remember at this point. The professor was a nice enough teacher, hell he might even be Firedrake's favorite, but, there are times where professor Greenbloom just drones on and on and on and on. This was one of those times. As he looked at his best friend, he could tell that she was already gone, looking at the teacher with deadpan eyes, head rested on the open palm on one of her hands, and a long string of drool just leaving her mouth and landing in the already made puddle below on the desk.

Snorting out, Firedrake just slouched down in his chair, and looked up at the clock on the wall. thirty minutes left of class, great. Rubbing his eyes, Firedrake sighed out heavily, drowning the professor's ramblings out, Firedrake started to think about Ben.

'I need to hang out with him again...we have two days left of school, then two weeks off for winter break. Then the project is due, damn I really don't have a lot of time. Maybe I'll visit his house again tonight and see if maybe, just maybe his father would be nice enough to let me take him to a show.' Firedrake thought, he then rolled his eyes in disbelief, 'Like he would let Ben do anything fun, poor kid...' Looking down at his nails, the teen started to chip at them. 'He seems so controlling towards Ben, it almost isn't right, I can't really do much of anything though, it's not abuse it's just a controlling man...'

Firedrake looked up at the professor, the man still going on about whatever, like anyone was listening anymore, literally nobody else in the class seemed to be listening. Rubbing his eyes once again, Firedrake blinked as the bell above head rang out. Several students practically ran out of the classroom, wanting to be away from the professor's rambles.

"Man, I think that was the first time I ever fell asleep with my eyes open." Sorrel groaned out as she stretched her arms above her head. Firedrake looked over towards the professor, a question tugging at his mind that maybe the professor could answer.

"Yeah, I noticed." Firedrake chuckled as the two of them walked out of the classroom. Sorrel stretched her arms above her head once again.

"I have to hang out with Burr-Burr Chan tonight, you know, that kid is starting to grow on me, he likes mushrooms as much as I do! We're going mushroom hunting tonight. What about you and Benny? Any more riveting plans? You gonna go and hang out at the old folks home, or ohhhh how about the museum of myths? That sounds so exciting." She said sarcastically ending it with a snort and an obnoxious laugh, nothing good ever comes out of telling your best friend your adventures.

"Ok, One, it the museum of Mythology, not myths, and two," He paused to look at her, her eyebrow's raised up, waiting for his comeback. Breathing out, he growled a bit and relaxed, "His father doesn't want him to go to the museum." He mumbled in defeat.

"What?! I mean, I'm bot fond of museums, but, who doesn't want their child going to one? that's some serious BS right there." She huffed out angrily, Firedrake could just shake his head.

"His father is...not normal. It's like he doesn't want Ben to be a kid, I'm even starting to question if it was Ben's decision to go into seventh or his father's decision." Firedrake admitted with a slight sigh.

"Eh, I'm sure its nothing." Sorrel said with a shrug, obviously wanting a subject change. Sure enough, seconds later, she did change the subject "You wanna go with me and Burr-Burr-Chan? We could use a third person, and you do own me some mushroom hunting time, don't forget that." She told him, giving him a slight shove.

They walked out of the school and towards the cars, Firedrake shook his head at her.

"No, I don't know why but, I want to go and check up on Ben." He told her and she shrugged in response.

"Suit yourself, but you still owe me a mushroom hunt."

Firedrake made it to his truck and the two of them said their goodbyes and went their separate ways. Getting into his truck, he didn't turn his truck on at first, no first thing he did was grab Sorrel's winter hat and put it on and he took his earrings out and into the nearest cup holder. Once his hair was hidden and he looked somewhat presentable, he started the truck up and went to Ben's home.

Luckily he remembered where Ben lived, it wasn't too far away and, as if luck was on his side, he hit all green lights on the way there. Seeing the big house, Firedrake parallel parked necked to the curb and got out of the truck. Licking his lips, Firedrake got out of the truck and slowly breathed out, trying to calm his anxious nerves. Clenching his fists, the teenager slowly walked up to the front door. Straightening his shirt out a bit, he went to knock on the door, but, he paused when heard Ben's father on the other side of the door. Though muffled, it was not only still very audible, but beyond loud. He was sure even the neighbors could hear this man.

"YOU ARE NOTHING MORE THAN A PIECE OF USELESS TRASH! YOU KNOW THAT! A FAILURE! THAT'S ALL YOU'LL EVER BE!"

Ben's father paused and a voice spoke up, it was a lot more quieter than Johnathan's, so quiet that Firedrake couldn't even hear what the other voice even said, but it was met with something unmistakable, the sound of someone getting slapped and it was followed by Johnathan's loud voice again.

"HOW DARE YOU TALK BACK TO ME BENJAMIN!"

Firedrake's eyes widened instantly, for a brief moment, he wanted to kick down the door and confront Ben's father himself, but, he couldn't bring himself to do it, something was stopping him.

"JUST GO TO YOUR ROOM! I DON'T WANT TO SEE YOU!"

Narrowing his eyes, Firedrake growled and slowly backed away from the door, he then shook his head and turned back to his truck. Yanking the hat off his head, the teenager snarled angrily, oh, Ben's father was going to get what's coming to him, that's for damn sure.

Nobody messes with Firedrake's friends. Ben was no exception, Firedrake didn't know him too well, but that didn't mean he wasn't a friend. If anything, it pissed Firedrake even more off.

Johnathan wasn't going to get away with this. That was something Firedrake could promise with all his heart.