Dawnstar94 - Your cousin is a minister? Cool! One of my pals wants to be a vicar when she's older. And don't worry about not reviewing and stuff, like said, I always like at least one per chapter so I have something to work with, to use as improvement. Secondly, I have decided to change the order of the ending, and so I needed the weekend to work on it. Originally, this chapter wouldn't be posted for a few more days :)

So, Ros and Tibby aren't feeling the love. And neither is Benvolio.

Benvolio snivelled into school that morning. His dad had shouted at him for staying in his room all weekend and not helping around the house. Beatrix had screamed at him for spilling milk on her copy of Twilight that morning. He was still hurting, and he knew everyone would be laughing at him. Not to mention that Gabriel would also be gloating at him, and petting his girlfriend, right in front of him. Benvolio felt like crying again.

Romeo crawled into school. His parents had called through the door coaxingly, and offered to make him his favourite breakfast, let him watch his favourite TV show before school, drive him to school and play his favourite CD for him whilst in the car. So he'd pulled on his uniform reluctantly and let his mum drive him to school.

Mercutio and Hermia danced and cavorted their way into school. They knew Rosaline was in huge trouble, and she'd have to do some very slick talking, if she could even think of any, to get out of this one. In one swoop, Hermia had destroyed her archrival's reputation, and Mercutio had put a stop to Romeo's lovesick whining.

Benvolio slumped at his desk, waiting for Romeo to sit down next to him. He heard the sniggers begin. He wasn't especially popular at school, due to his nerdish status and complete and utter uselessness at sport. He'd reconciled himself to that fact as he had Mercutio and Romeo, and they were his true friends. But he wasn't in the mood to deal with Romeo's self-centred whining or Mercutio's stupid, ridiculous feckless behaviour.

Romeo came and sat next to him.

"I can't believe Mercutio would do that to me! I'm never going to speak to him again" was the first thing he said.

Benvolio ignored him.

"He could have at least told me gently"

"He did" snapped Benvolio "We all told you. You just didn't listen. As usual. All you care about is whinging to people and making everything all about you. It's always about you. Well, I'm not listening if you're just going to moan!"

Romeo looked taken aback "What's happen to you?"

Tears spurted out of Benvolio's eyes "Nothing!"

"Something has happened" pressed Romeo "I know you like a book. You look awful, like you haven't slept, in fact, you look like you're...heartbroken?"

It didn't take long for Benvolio to reply, even though he said he wouldn't.

"Rose has dumped me for Gabriel!"

The first thing Romeo did was pull Benvolio into a hug.

"Oh...I'm sorry, Benny. I didn't know. When?"

"After I left yours. I met her in the park and she just dumped me like that. I'd put everything into being with her, I'd treated her as best as I could. And I'd even told her stuff I hadn't even told you or Mercutio! And now she's left me for that evil, bullying, little shit!"

"Jeez, boys, I know you're heartbroken, but put each other down already!" jeered David.

"He's my cousin, you twat!" snapped Benvolio.

"Does Mercutio know?" asked Romeo.

"Of course not. I wouldn't talk to him about this sort of thing" sniffed Benvolio.

Romeo snorted.

"I hate Gabriel" spat Benvolio. His words tumbled out in a passion of fury "I hate him more than Tybalt. I hate him! I don't care how many times Tybalt has beaten me up, that's nothing compared to that evil little shit. He sent me these texts, and he calls me these names-"

"He did what?" asked Romeo, his eyes widening.

"He calls me names. Like Tin Grin, and Metal Mouth, and worse of all, Wet-Bed-Volio"

"Wet-Bed-Volio?" Romeo repeated, horrified.

"Yeah. He got Tybalt to yell it at me a couple of times, so that everybody laughs at me when I walk down the street and stuff. Oh, and somehow he got my number and sends me messages. And he's stolen my girlfriend. I can't believe she'd fall for him"

"That...that was bullying!" cried Romeo.

"Oh, really? I hadn't noticed" Benvolio rolled his eyes.

"Why didn't you tell me and Mercutio? Or your dad? We'd have-"

"He wouldn't have cared!" snarled Benvolio "He'd just tell me to toughen up. And neither of you would listen. You were too busy moping over Rosaline, and Mercutio was too busy saying how stupid you were. Whilst you two were wrapped up in your squabbles, I had no one-"

"Settle down everyone!" shouted the teacher. Romeo and Benvolio turned to face the front. As they took different subjects, and were in different sets for maths and science, they were separated for most of the day. More sniggers, more giggles, more whispers. At lunch, that gaping hole in Benvolio's heart stretched even wider, remembering how he used to phone Rose and they'd talk about their day, and how they used to listen as their separate groups of friends shouted things down at them and giggle.

The last two lessons were hell. All Benvolio wanted by that point was to go home. Only he had history. And that meant listening to Hermia shouting across the class about how she had defeated Rosaline for once and for all.

"I bet they're yelling at her!" cackled Hermia "I bet she'll never get to be Head Girl, and her and Tybalt go and live in a slum and have fifty kids and claim child support benefits for the rest of their miserable chav lives"

"Ha!" cackled Lysander in reply "I'll make sure she never touches you again"

The end of school could not have come soon enough. Benvolio hurried along to the station with the rest of the students. There was Gabriel, showing off to his entourage. Rose was there, with a sappy kind of smile on her face, gazing adoringly at him. It made Benvolio feel sick. He felt bile rising in his throat. Gabriel seemed to have spotted him, and blew him a kiss sneakily. Anger started to bubble under Benvolio's skin. How dare Gabriel steal someone Benvolio had cared about so deeply from him!

No longer would he put up with this shit. No longer would he be walked on. It was high time Benvolio did something.