Kuwabara and his friends nearly ran out of the school, giddy with happiness. They'd all gotten special permission to go to Sawamura's house after school today. Sawamura had a new video game, and he was going to show them how to play it; they were going to have so much fun!
It was while they were walking that Kuwabara saw some older boys from another school push a girl to the ground. Kuwabara stopped, struck by the wrongness of the action, and his mother's words echoed in his head. His blade defends the helpless. His might upholds the weak.
"Leave her alone!" Kuwabara ordered.
"Get lost," one of the boys sneered. He lost his cocky look however when Kuwabara slugged him in the mouth.
It became an all out brawl then, Kuwabara's friends jumping on the other boys. It only took a few minutes for Kuwabara and his friends to win, and Kuwabara felt a thrill of exhilaration as the defeated boys ran away.
Kuwabara turned to the girl who was still sitting nearby. "Are you okay?" he asked, reaching out to help her up.
The girl flinched away from him. "Don't touch me!" She scrambled to her feet and ran away sobbing.
Kuwabara stood where he was, stunned. What had he done wrong?
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