Hello, this is the second rewritten chapter of Bully. Thanks to Serenelittlerose, Skfan-7 and Tails3491 for all their reviews I had! If you would have looked at my profile recently, you would have noticed that I have posted an update notice about my fictions.
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Bully chapter 2: Lies

Yoh's mouth dropped to the floor as he witnessed his best friend being threatened with a knife by his twin (though slightly older by a few minutes) brother. Upon hearing his brother's voice, Zeke's anger all but vanished and evil smirk stretched across his face, making Len shiver slightly.
"Zeke! What the hell are you doing!?" Yoh yelled, anger evident on his usually placid face. Len started to explain what was going on but was cut off by Zeke. The Chinese boy found the look in the older Asakura's eyes unnerving.
"I was defending you, little brother." Zeke's leering voice cut through him like the knife the elder currently possessed. Len's gold eyes went wide and he stared at his assailant.
"What are you talking about, Zeke? Len would never do say something bad against me! He's my friend!" The younger Asakura replied slowly. Zeke saw the doubt evident in his brothers eyes, and he was certain the Tao had as well. He didn't completely trust Len, Yoh had said so himself. Neither did Zeke, for that matter. He would use that doubt to his advantage in the fight against the Chinese boy. It's wouldn't even be that hard, he thought with a grin as he opened his mouth to address his brother, onyx eyes shining evilly as he spoke.
"Oh, how I wish that to be true Yoh, but sadly that is not the case. Isn't that right, everybody?" Len gulped as slowly, the crowd that surrounded him nodded slowly, at first, then more rapidly when they realised what he was doing. The Chinese boy cursed himself silently and looked up to his lifelong friend with pleading eyes, praying to whatever deities there were that Yoh would not believe Zeke. Deep down, he knewit was pointless.

"You see, Yoh. Would I ever lie to you? I was simply teaching this traitor not to mess with the Asakura family. After all, didn't you say yourself that you're sick of him looking down on you all the time?" Len's head whipped up to like at Yoh, unable to mask the pain he felt at those words.
"Yoh! I...I've never looked down on you! Ever! You've been my best friend for years! Why...Why would you think that!?" He cried out, the confusion evident on his features. He looked into Yoh's eyes, trying to find an answer, only to find nothing. Nothing but pure loathing and betrayal dancing in midnight irises. Len felt his heart sink as he dropped to his knees, unable to support himself any longer. Neither boys saw the satisfied smirk that played upon Zeke's lips.
"Why would I believe you over my own brother, Len?" He spat, quite literally, as the youngest Asakura glared at his former friend.
"Because it's a LIE!" Len yelled, desperation lining his voice. A cold sweat broke out upon his body as breathing rate increased rapidly, fear gripping him in its icy clutches. Yoh was one of the only true friends he had! They'd been through everything together! They'd grown up together, all of them! If he lost him, then -
"No, it's not. I know you, Len. I know how conniving you can be, how arrogant you can be . You always make fun of me, calling me an idiot, a moron. This comes to no surprise to me. At all." Obsidian eyes pierced right through the boy crumpled upon the ground, words ringing in his ears. This was...No, had to be, some form of horrific nightmare. A manifestation of what he feared would happen, of what could never happen. There was no way that Yoh...Actually hated him, right?
"Yoh...Please...You've...Got it all wrong. You're...My best friend." Cold eyes stared through him, laced with contempt. Yoh sneered – an ugly expression on his usually calm and friendly features- and gazed down at Len, unable to see past the lies. For too long, his mind had been riddled with doubts about their friendship and now they were rearing their ugly head.
"No." His voice froze the blood in Len's veins. "We're not." With that he turned and walked away. Leaving Len alone.

As the body of his best friend became nothing more than a spec in the horizon, Len began to feel hollow. The resounding smack of Yoh's sandals stabbed at his heart as they echoed painfully in the quiet corridor. Each footstep put more distant between Yoh and Len. Further and further, louder and louder until finally there was silence once more. Everywhere except inside the Chinese boy's head, however. Words swirled around him, drowning out the slowly increasing noise of sneers from his fellow students. They tore into his conscience and shredded his heart, devouring any form of energy they could find, leaving him drained. A solitary tear fell down a pale cheek as unseeing eyes stared forward hopelessly, desperately. Watching, waiting in the hope that Yoh was run back down the corridor and announce with a large grin that it was all a joke. That he did not hate him. That he was still Len's friend. He didn't.

Suddenly, the world tumbled down around him as Len's face hit the cold tiles of the floor. A heavy black boot was placed firmly atop his spine, purple tresses tangled between lithe fingers. Words taunted him, people jeered, pain spliced through the child but he could no longer find it in him to fight back. Len could no longer bring himself to care. He felt the kicks from all sides, heard the insults. His teeth nibbled away at his lip, in one desperate attempt to keep a shred of his dignity, to keep quiet. His eyelids slipped shut slowly and he let the numb feeling over take his body, just like he used to as a child.

Above him, Zeke growled. Obsidian orbs flashed menacingly as his victim lay unmoving on the ground, uncaring. In his anger, Zeke slammed his foot back down onto the child's back. The foot twisted, digging into the back of Len's spine and the hair grasped in his fingers was pulled tight. At last, a cry erupted from Len's lips – clear as day and agonised, tormented. That was more like it. The elder removed his fingers from Len's hair, relishing in the sickening thud when the smaller boy's head connected with the floor. Another whimper escaped. He smirked. Reaching down, so that his mouth was level with Len's ear, he whispered to the young shaman.
"Nobody wants your here, Len. No one. Not even your best friend. You see – everyone hates you. Your just worthless scum who nobody wants around." A dangerous smirk played upon his lips as he stood up and released the younger. He could not wait to see the look on the others face – crushed and hopeless, with no one to run to. Len began to pick himself, his shoulders shaking slightly. His body started to turn and Zeke's anticipation mounted. As Len's face turned, however, Zeke lost his giddy grin. His glee was replaced by anger.

For, when the golden eyes met his, there was no look of unspeakable grief – no look of lost hope. Instead, a fierce and fiery hatred burned, more intense than the flames of the sun, more angry than the eruption of a volcano. They were watery, swimming in unshed tears, but not broken. Picking himself up, albeit shakily, he spat in his assailants face and smirked defiantly.
"Burn...In...Hell"

The shrill sound of the dinner bell sliced through the air, and without another word the Chinese left.

Woah O.o I'm so cruel. Actually, in this I really wanted to stay true to Len's character. In my other version, he was so OOC it was painful. I wanted Len to leave with some amount of pride, as he would try to do in any situation. I'm honestly not to happy with this; It feels like it's too short and I really wanted to make it good as a thank you to 'Guest' for being the first and only reviewer. I'm sorry about the wait – School really has been piling on the homework and other stuff has played into it as well.

I will say, for those that have read my story 'Alone', Cole may be making an Appearance in this fic. He will be the older brother character that I originally intended for him to be, instead of Len's cousin.
I will say, this fic is going to be longer than my Original six chapter fiction. The plot line will also be drastically changed as well. Remember, if you review I'm a lot more likely to update. So to the tne people that viewed this story already this month and felt too lazy to review, you're missing out on updates.