A/N hopefully this chapter is ok as I had some writers block with it, hopefully I'll get the next one up soon but again I have some writers block with it. If you're wondering why I rated this story as T you'll find out soon enough!

Kevin and Javier were in their second year of Middle school. Javier had called Kevin to tell him he had the one day flu and wasn't going to be able to come to school. Kevin smiled at other students as he passed them on his way out of the building to catch his bus home. He accidentally bumped into another 8th grader.

"Oh sorry about that" said Kevin,

"Oh it's you again" growled the guy,

"Excuse me? I don't even know you"

"Well I know you; you're in my Law class and countless times when I haven't understood a question you make me look like an idiot in front of everyone!"

"Sorry about that"

"To late for saying sorry and I'm glad I caught you today when you haven't got your buddy around to help you"

The next thing Kevin was aware of was being dragged around the side of the school building. He wasn't prepared for the punch to his stomach, he bent forward gasping in pain, he was then kneed in the face, and he saw blood spray on to the grass in front of him. Kevin swung a punch back and caught the guy unprepared, that gave him some satisfaction, but it was short lived when he was thrown to the floor and kicked twice. The guy then left him lying on the floor, when Kevin finally pulled himself up he noticed his bus had left. Great looks like I'm walking home today, what a way to end the semester! When Kevin finally reached Chapel Street it had taken him half an hour to walk home, normally it wouldn't be a problem, but after being beaten up progress had been painfully slow. He ran up to his bedroom ignoring his parents fussing claiming he fell down the school steps and missed the bus. He went to the bathroom and grabbed a handful of tissues. He looked at himself in the mirror, his forehead was bleeding from a cut, his nose was bleeding, and when he pulled his top up he saw a bruise starting to come up on his stomach. He was also pretty sure that he was going to get a black eye as well.

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Javier was pleased to be up and about again he decided to take a walk in the park to celebrate the first day of the Easter break. He then spotted Kevin up ahead, he called to him but Kevin didn't seem to have heard him. So when Javier ran to catch up with him he was shocked at the sight in front of him. Kevin had placed a baseball cap on his head and angled it to try and hide his black eye; he had a Band-Aid on his forehead. When Javier grabbed Kevin's arm he flinched at Kevin's hiss of pain.

"What happened Kev?"

"Doesn't matter"

"The hell it doesn't, now tell me what happened!" spat Javier angrily, he wasn't angry at Kevin just at the people or person who did this to his best friend.

"I just annoyed a guy from my Law class and it was a step to far as far as he was concerned, ended up missing the bus home-"

"Wait WHAT! He caused you to miss the bus! When I find out who did this I will punch them so far in the next year they won't know what hit them"

"Javi, please just let it go"

"No Kev I can't just let it go! They pick on you they have to deal with me!"

All Kevin could do was just nod.

When they returned to school two weeks later the guy who beat up Kevin tried his luck again after Law class, but unfortunately for him Javier had made an excuse to leave P.E earlier guessing this would happen, kept his promise to Kevin. The guy had to deal with Javier and he left Javier and Kevin alone for the rest of the year.