When We Were Friends
Friends Who Fight Together
After supper I went to the backyard to start working. The yard was a total mess. There were toys everywhere and there was no sign of Tom or Joey. I went ahead and started working. Before too long , however, I heard Tom coming out side.
"Look, it's Seto boy. Doing his chore like the perfect little angel he is." Tom said. He smirked and sat down next to a tree and I figured he was going to sit there and watch me work.
"Why don't you get off of that fat ass of yours and do as you're told for once." By then I was really getting mad at him. He picked on me and my brother constantly and still expects me to work for him.
"What did you say, you mutt?"
"What you heard, and the only mutt around here is you. Now, like I said, get to work." That was it. I think I went a little too far and now I had officially pissed the biggest kid in the orphanage off. I was screwed.
He walked up to me so close the I could feel his breath. I'll admit, I was scared. Well maybe a little more than scared, but who wouldn't be. Tom was twice my size and could pound me into the ground without breaking a sweat. "No one insults me and gets away with it," he hissed. I knew it. Here it comes. He was about to introduce his fist to my face.
"Leave him alone you creep!" I heard someone yell from towards the end of the yard. I couldn't tell who it was exactly because it was sort of dark out. The guy run up and tackled Tom before he could beat the crap out of me.
"Get off of me punk!" I stepped back and watched that guy Joey actually have the nerve to attack Tom. The only reason I had attacked him earlier was because I was protecting my brother. But maybe Joey was protecting me and that's why he attacked him.
"Don't hurt my friends unless you want a piece of Joey Wheeler." By then I had joined back into the fight. Joey had him on the ground but I doubted anything could hold Tom for long. Tom was in the process of getting back up when I slammed him back down as hard as I could. Joey ran over to us and held him down best he could. "Alright, I'll hold him down and you can get a few punches in."
I punched Tom in the gut as hard as I could. I had been wanting to do this for so long. "This is for Mokuba. (punch) This is for hurting him (punch) and teasing him (punch) and flat out bullying him. (punch) But this one, is for how good this feels." That final time I nailed him square in the face. Nothing had ever felt better than finally getting back at Tom for all of the pain he has cause both me and my brother.
That's when I heard the back down of the building open. Joey ran and hid before anyone saw him. It was just me luck. Ms. Lux chose now to see how we were doing on the yard. "Oh my god! Thomas are you ok?" She didn't really seem all that worried about him. She ran over to us and looked at Tom's freshly blooded up nose. "Seto I thought you weren't going to fight anymore." She said sternly. I had never said I wouldn't fight anymore, I think.
"Why can't you believe Tom attacked me first? Can't you believe I was simply defending myself? (Notice Seto did not actually lie to her.)
"What am I to do with you?" She was trying to be quiet but I heard her anyways. Ms. Lux helped Tom to his feet and helped him inside. When she reached the door she turned around and looked at me. "Seto, please finish out here." When she turned back around at me I saw Tom stick up his middle finger at me.
"Is the coast clear?" I had forgotten that Joey was still back there.
"Yeah." I took a deep breath and watched him come out from behind the tree. "Thanks"
"No sweat. I'm just glad I came in time before he made you part of the ground." He snickered a bit and held out his hand. "Friends?"
"Of course." We shook on it. Finally, I had a real friends, someone other than Mokuba.
"Want some help with the yard? Thanks to me you no longer have your cleaning buddy." I couldn't help but laugh at the thought of me and Tom ever being buddies.
"Sure" So, we got to work. We kept talking the entire time. Joey was pretty cool. He still reminded me of a puppy though. It felt like we got done with the yard too fast and I had to go in soon. I didn't really want Joey to go. It was nice to finally have someone to talk to.
"Well, I had better head for home. My dad will be waiting for me." Then I heard him mumble something under his breath but though better than to ask what it was. "Night Seto."
"Good night." I waved to him as he left. I slowly walked inside to my room. Mokuba was in his own bed tonight sleeping soundly. I leaned over and kissed him on the head and then went to my own bed. I looked at the drawing I made earlier. There were two dragons on it. I put down on my night stand and soon fell into a deep sleep.
Friends Who Fight Together
After supper I went to the backyard to start working. The yard was a total mess. There were toys everywhere and there was no sign of Tom or Joey. I went ahead and started working. Before too long , however, I heard Tom coming out side.
"Look, it's Seto boy. Doing his chore like the perfect little angel he is." Tom said. He smirked and sat down next to a tree and I figured he was going to sit there and watch me work.
"Why don't you get off of that fat ass of yours and do as you're told for once." By then I was really getting mad at him. He picked on me and my brother constantly and still expects me to work for him.
"What did you say, you mutt?"
"What you heard, and the only mutt around here is you. Now, like I said, get to work." That was it. I think I went a little too far and now I had officially pissed the biggest kid in the orphanage off. I was screwed.
He walked up to me so close the I could feel his breath. I'll admit, I was scared. Well maybe a little more than scared, but who wouldn't be. Tom was twice my size and could pound me into the ground without breaking a sweat. "No one insults me and gets away with it," he hissed. I knew it. Here it comes. He was about to introduce his fist to my face.
"Leave him alone you creep!" I heard someone yell from towards the end of the yard. I couldn't tell who it was exactly because it was sort of dark out. The guy run up and tackled Tom before he could beat the crap out of me.
"Get off of me punk!" I stepped back and watched that guy Joey actually have the nerve to attack Tom. The only reason I had attacked him earlier was because I was protecting my brother. But maybe Joey was protecting me and that's why he attacked him.
"Don't hurt my friends unless you want a piece of Joey Wheeler." By then I had joined back into the fight. Joey had him on the ground but I doubted anything could hold Tom for long. Tom was in the process of getting back up when I slammed him back down as hard as I could. Joey ran over to us and held him down best he could. "Alright, I'll hold him down and you can get a few punches in."
I punched Tom in the gut as hard as I could. I had been wanting to do this for so long. "This is for Mokuba. (punch) This is for hurting him (punch) and teasing him (punch) and flat out bullying him. (punch) But this one, is for how good this feels." That final time I nailed him square in the face. Nothing had ever felt better than finally getting back at Tom for all of the pain he has cause both me and my brother.
That's when I heard the back down of the building open. Joey ran and hid before anyone saw him. It was just me luck. Ms. Lux chose now to see how we were doing on the yard. "Oh my god! Thomas are you ok?" She didn't really seem all that worried about him. She ran over to us and looked at Tom's freshly blooded up nose. "Seto I thought you weren't going to fight anymore." She said sternly. I had never said I wouldn't fight anymore, I think.
"Why can't you believe Tom attacked me first? Can't you believe I was simply defending myself? (Notice Seto did not actually lie to her.)
"What am I to do with you?" She was trying to be quiet but I heard her anyways. Ms. Lux helped Tom to his feet and helped him inside. When she reached the door she turned around and looked at me. "Seto, please finish out here." When she turned back around at me I saw Tom stick up his middle finger at me.
"Is the coast clear?" I had forgotten that Joey was still back there.
"Yeah." I took a deep breath and watched him come out from behind the tree. "Thanks"
"No sweat. I'm just glad I came in time before he made you part of the ground." He snickered a bit and held out his hand. "Friends?"
"Of course." We shook on it. Finally, I had a real friends, someone other than Mokuba.
"Want some help with the yard? Thanks to me you no longer have your cleaning buddy." I couldn't help but laugh at the thought of me and Tom ever being buddies.
"Sure" So, we got to work. We kept talking the entire time. Joey was pretty cool. He still reminded me of a puppy though. It felt like we got done with the yard too fast and I had to go in soon. I didn't really want Joey to go. It was nice to finally have someone to talk to.
"Well, I had better head for home. My dad will be waiting for me." Then I heard him mumble something under his breath but though better than to ask what it was. "Night Seto."
"Good night." I waved to him as he left. I slowly walked inside to my room. Mokuba was in his own bed tonight sleeping soundly. I leaned over and kissed him on the head and then went to my own bed. I looked at the drawing I made earlier. There were two dragons on it. I put down on my night stand and soon fell into a deep sleep.
