Dani did her best to clean herself off, but short of going home, showering, and changing, there was not much she could do about the mess Robin had dumped on her.
She dragged her feet going back into the classroom, knowing there would be hell to pay for this.
Sure enough, as her big sister, , passed her on her way to her class, she gave her a withering look and hissed, " You're going to be in sooo much trouble!"
And her brother, , who was in the same class as she was, treated her like he was not related to her.
She was glad her little sis, , was not around to see her as she slunk into the room, dread choking off her breath.
Sure enough, her teacher took one look at her and sent her with disgust to the principal's office to get spanked for coming into class like that.
" , , your daughter…." Dani heard the teacher on the phone as she closed the door and trudged down the hall.
When she reached the office door, she steeled herself before knocking timidly.
" Come in." The gruff voice said.
Swallowing hard, she opened the door and walked in, trembling.
" What is it this time?" he asked without looking up.
" R-Robin poured dirt, grass, gravel and water all over me." Dani said weakly.
" And you didn't clean yourself up?" he asked, looking up at her with a frown.
" I tried to, sir." The girl replied, trembling all over.
" This is not acceptable." The principal called Robin in also.
" Did you bully this girl today?" the principal asked sternly.
" No sir, I didn't. She was mad that she was not going to the concert, and was setting up a bunch of buckets for the kids to walk under and get splashed so they couldn't go either when they all fell on her." Robin was lying with everything he had, and the principal believed him, much to Dani's horror.
" Thank you, Robin." He said. " You may go now."
Dani started crying as Robin left, triumphant.
The principal glared at her and made her pull her pants and underwear down and lean over his desk.
He got the paddle and laid 100 hard smacks on her bare bottom, making her count them aloud the whole time.
Then he sent her back to class.
It was painful to sit the rest of the day, and it passed in a haze for Dani.
After school, she stumbled down the steps and fled from the school, not even seeing Robin waiting for her with a cruel grin on his face until her had scooped her up, gagged her, and carried her off, chuckling evilly.
Dani thrashed wildly, but she was not very strong, and it did no good.
Robin carried her off to an old gas station, which was now empty, where about 15 other boys his age milled around.
There were cans of beer lying around all over the place, and some of the boys were drinking as they entered.
" Listen up!" Robin shouted, which had the effect of every boy looking up at him.
" This girl tried to get me in trouble today, and I say we make her pay for it. Whatd'ya say?"
The boys all crowed in agreement and Robin through her down on the ground roughly.
They began to beat her with various items, like old boards and strips of tires; they poured beer in her hair and kicked her too.
After a bit, her gag slipped and she screamed, loud.
Robin cursed and broke a glass bottle over her head, then froze as a familiar voice to Dani called out: " What's going on in here? Who screamed?"
It was Harry, and soon he stepped into sight with the rest of the band behind him.
The boys froze in terror as Liam pulled out his cell phone and called the police.
Niall and Louis stood in the doorways, and Harry approached the boys around Dani.
" Back away form the girl." He asked pleasantly, as he slipped a knife from his belt.
Wide-eyed, the boys did as asked, and watched as Harry knelt down and cut the gag form around her neck.
He then helped her to stand, noticing with concern the many gashes on her face and arms, and her blood stained shirt and jeans.
He stroked back her bloody hair, noting with surprise she looked just like him, only in the female version.
" She looks pretty beat up." Louis noted with alarm.
" Yeah, really." Niall added with a worried frown.
" Is she okay?" Liam asked after he hung up from the police.
" Will you be okay?" Harry asked her, supporting her as she swayed, and nearly fell.
She nodded, and rasped out, " Thank you. You are my heroes, and my name is Dani."
Then she fainted.