So, I really kinda wanna see Benny snap and turn evil in the upcoming episode. I mean COME ON! "Sarah's the one you want to save most." Hello, she's an undead chick who can heal herself and NEVER FLIPPING DIE! Benny, Ethan's best friend SINCE HE WAS SIX YEARS OLD is human and can easily get hurt. There should be no competition there. Makes me just want punch Ethan in the face every time I see that commercial.

Sorry, that was my rant for the moment being.

Anyways, new chapter! Yay! Enjoy :)

Update: 10/04/2012

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Benny's grandma leaned over the unconscious Ethan, gently probing his bruises with light fingers.

"Well, there doesn't seem to be any permanent damage," she muttered, leaning a little closer to a particularly bad looking bruise. "Just some awfully nasty bruising. What happened to him? He was fine when he left wasn't he?"

"Yeah he was…" She raised an accusing eyebrow at Benny.

"Do you know what happened to him?"

"No. But I have my suspicions… How are we going to explain this to his parents! They'll never let me babysit again," Benny groaned then, making the older woman roll her eyes.

"Tell them the truth. Ethan called you over and you called me to tell me what happened. They can't get mad at you or fire you for telling the truth."

"You're right. I know you're right. I just… I hate whoever did this to him."

"That makes two of us."

…

Benny looked at the now sleeping Ethan whose head was resting in his lap. Ethan had awoken for a few minutes, mumbling incoherently and smiling at Benny before drifting off again. Benny gently stroked his hair from his face before whispering quietly, "I'll make him pay for all the pain he's caused you. I promise."

…

Ethan's family got home, surprised to find their son passed out on the couch with Benny, who looked spaced out and slightly upset. He looked at them with a forced smile.

"Ethan wasn't feeling well, so he had me come over to keep an eye on him," he said, not wanting to explain what happened yet.

"That was so sweet of you Benny," Mrs. Morgan said with a happy smile that he hesitantly returned. Nudging Ethan gently, he smiled when Ethan's eyes opened slowly.

"Hey," he whispered tiredly with a small yawn.

"Your parents are home. Want me to help you up to your room?"

"I'd appreciate it." Slowly Ethan sat up, Benny's hand on his back for support. As they made their way up the stairs and back to Ethan's room, Ethan let out a small sigh. "Thank you."

"You okay?"

"Yeah. I'll be fine."

"Ethan, those are some pretty bad bruises. You SURE you'll be okay?"

"Yeah, I just need some rest. Thank you for coming when I needed you."

"I told you I would. Now, can you answer a question for me?"

"Sure."

"Did Rory do this?"

"…" Ethan was silent as he looked everywhere in his room except at Benny.

"Ethan."

"Yes. He did."

"Why?" Ethan just pointed at the camera that still lay on the floor. Picking it up, Benny saw the picture it was left on; the one of them asleep together. "This is why?"

"He… snapped. He just … He wanted to prove to me that I was his," Ethan whispered, looking ashamed.

"That you were his?"

"Yeah…" Benny's face darkened for a minute then he shook his head. "I've got to go. I'll see you later or tomorrow or something okay?"

"Oh. Okay… Bye then."

…

Benny slipped on his darkest jacket and made his way across the darkening street, face emotionless. Knocking on the door, he put on his most charming smile when a tall blonde woman answered.

"Hello may I help you?" she asked him, making Benny's smile grow.

"Hi, I'm a friend of Rory's from school. I was just wondering if I could talk to him for a minute?"

"Oh sure. His room's down the hall on your right. I'm about to leave. Tell him to behave for me?"

"Of course ma'am."

"You're so polite," she said with a smile before disappearing out the door. Benny's smile now turned to a smirk.

"Of course I am," he muttered to himself before turning down the hall and making his way to Rory's room. Letting himself in, he found the blonde boy with his back to him, headphones in and music blasting. Benny grabbed him and pushed him onto the floor.

"What the fuck dude?" Rory asked as he rubbed his ears where the headphones had pulled out. "How'd you get in?"

"Your mom let me in, the sweet woman that she is."

"Well get the fuck out."

"No. There's a conversation that we need to have."

"About?"

"Ethan." Now Rory's face went from his shit-eating grin to a stern line.

"There's nothing to talk about with that. Once your project is done, you and Ethan will have no more contact, and things can go back to normal."

"He told me what you did to him."

"I didn't do anything he didn't want me to do. Do you think I would've done any of that if he said no? I could never cause Ethan harm. He wanted EVERYTHING I did to him." Benny was silent as he thought about what Rory said. Rory looked so serious. "Makes you wonder how well you know him doesn't it?"

"You're lying."

"Whatever you say."

"YOU'RE LYING!" Benny said harshly, not wanting to believe that the quiet boy he had grown to like could've lied to him.

"Or you just don't want to think that your precious Ethan was lying to you. Maybe he just wanted you to like him. What better way than to have a sob story about his best friend raping him?" Benny stood there silently before turning to leave. "He's not as sweet and innocent as you think. I'm telling you, he liked it. He liked EVERYTHING we did." Benny saw red as he lunged for Rory, who now was wearing a smirk again. Pouncing on the blonde boy, his hands attempted to wrap around his throat.

"I don't care if he enjoyed it or not," Benny growled, anger coursing through him. "Touch him again, and you and him will have matching bruises, except yours will be much worse."

"If you've got this much aggression, he may like you even more," Rory said cockily, making Benny tighten his grip on the slight shoulders of the smirking boy. "Go ask him how he felt when I forced myself inside his tight, virgin entrance the first time." Benny snapped then, smashing a fist into Rory's jaw. Hand aching, he stood up slowly.

"Don't hurt him again."

"It's not hurting if he likes it," Rory said, still proud at himself as he rubbed his jaw. "Good hit though." Benny glared at him and stormed out, thoughts racing.

Is what Rory said true? Did Ethan really like what Rory was doing to him and just wanted Benny's attention?

Benny didn't know, and it worried him.

He didn't know Ethan as well as he thought.

…

Hehehehe, a little bit of drama for everyone to ponder about.

Thanks for reading!

BETHAN for life!

-JustMe133