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•[ this chapter includes domestic abuse and sexual contact You may skip this chapter if you aren't comfortable with reading this kind of stuff ]•

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"Come on Alex" Bryce snapped, as he shoved his way through the crowd. Alex trying his best to keep up, but was stumbling a bit as he desperately tried not to bump into anyone.

"C-coming!"

Tom desperately pushed his way through the crowd, gaining looks along the way. But In that moment all he wanted to do was find his girlfriend and explain what was truly going on.

He looked around quickly, before his eyes landed on a slightly peeved Bryce and a panicked Alex.

"Bryce!" He tried yelling over the crowd, but to no avail.

He tried again. "BRYCE!" But Bryce was quickly going up the stairs, Alex stumbling after him. He tched to himself not caring anymore, shoving people to the side quickly. Making the people around him get angry and snap at him.

"WATCH IT!" A poodle guy who was dressed as a chef yelled angrily. As he was trying to flirt with some girl but was failing miserably, Tom paid no mind to him. Making the poodle scoff loudly, only to groan as the girl he was trying to flirt with disappeared.

"Damn it!" He whined to himself.

Tom quickly managed to find his way towards the stairs, and began running up them. Trying to find Bryce and to confront him about what he did, he stopped in somewhere in the hallway trying to think where he went. He suddenly heard screaming.

"Is that..?" Tom quickly asked himself, realizing it was Bryce who was screaming. He looked down the hallway seeing a door wide open, he started going towards the open door. Only to stop again as he heard loud whimpering and a loud cry with a huge thump. He could only feel horror go down his spine realizing who cry that was.

'Savannah!'

he frantically ran towards the open door. And gasped seeing Bryce standing there, looking heavily peeved. Alex and sage just looked in horror as Savannah was curled up on the ground whimpering nonstop, as she held one of her eyes in pain.

"Savannah!" Sage immediately ran towards her, and picked her up. He gasped seeing blood on her face, as Savannah tried to desperately stop the bleeding.

Bryce just stood there heavily breathing. His claws looking bloody now, as her- the blood slowly dripped onto the floor.

Sage immediately glared at him angrily, making sure to keep her close to him. "How dare you!" He screamed at him as he was piss now. Bryce just snarled at him, as Savannah slowly moved her paw. Three large gashes could be shown on right side of her face, bleeding badly at how deep he sunk his claws into her face. She slowly turn towards him in shock and fear. not able to see out of her one eye.

"B-Bryce..." was all she could muster out in horror. Tom gasped seeing her face, he quickly got out of his shock and quickly went towards her. Savannah just shook there, feeling confused and in pain. Tom was about to grab her until Sage immediately snapped at him. "Don't!" He yelled, making Tom recoil back in shock.

"Wha-!?" He jumped when sage was suddenly kicked away from her. He looked to the side seeing Bryce snarl towards sage, before looking at Tom.

"Stay out of this!" Bryce yelled, as Alex stayed in the back, panicking while trying to figure on what to do quickly. Tom eyes widen in shock as bryce grabbed Savannah by one of the ears and dragged her harshly. Savannah cried out in pain feeling herself be dragged harshly.

"You Can't just stop being a slut can you-!?" Bryce tried yelling at her, only for tom to immediately attack him.

"Don't you touch her!!" Tom yelled loudly, immediately making bryce let go of her ear. He shoved bryce onto the ground harshly. As Sage quickly grabbed a hold onto a sobbing Savannah who was now holding her ear in pain. Tom just stood there growling lowly, making sure to stand in front of her and sage protectively.

"THE FUCK!" Bryce yelled, after wincing from hitting his head harshly. He snarled at Tom, who snarled back. "What the hell tom!" He screamed.

"We had a deal-" he tried saying.

"The deals off!!" Tom screamed, as he didn't care if he got hurt by him. "After the shit you've pulled!" He glanced behind him worriedly, seeing Savannah whimper nonstop in pain. With Sage trying his best to sooth her in that moment.

Bryce just rolled his eyes getting up. "Oh please, you were so desperate to keep it a secret to" he scoffed. As he slowly composed himself once more.

Sage just glared at the two of them.

"Oh let me guess the secret that you cheated on her?" Sage finally said sarcastically in that moment. Tom turn around quickly. "What!?" He yelled in shock.

"Don't play dumb tom" sage snapped, pulling Savannah closer to him. "Sav said she saw you getting your mouth devoured with "my girlfriend"!" He said, his voice getting louder by each word. Tom eyes slowly widen in horror, as he knew what he implied in that moment. "N-now hold on" he turned towards him and his girlfriend in that moment. "Let me explain-" he tried saying only for sage to scoff at him. "Save it tom, bet you probably enjoyed herself against you" he mocked, as Tom just looked horrified and disgusted at what he was saying.

Bryce rolled his eyes annoyed. Before suddenly landed on Savannah, who was shakily trying to get up from sages hold. His eyes turning into slits, as he felt rage at what she was doing to his team.

"You fat little wiener bitch!" He yelled, cutting Tom off who was desperately trying to explain himself. Savannah snapped her head towards him in fear, watching as he had his claws out again. "THIS IS YOUR FAULT!!" He yelled, as he tried to attack her once more. But Tom immediately got in front of him again. "I said not to touch her!" Tom snapped, quickly making him back off. Sage immediately covered her from Bryce's view, making sure he wouldn't go near her.

Alex just stood there frozen, as he watched Bryce put his claws on her. He glanced between the three males that began to argue now, feeling something boil up inside him slowly.

"I'm going to rip every strand of fur from your lumping body!!!" Bryce yelled again, trying to get near her.

Only for Tom to keep blocking him.

"DONT!" Tom snapped, having to shove him away again. Bryce snarled at him. "Stay of out this!!" He screeched at him, his anger now boiling and ready to explode.

"I will not let you harm her!"

Sage quickly stood up, making sure to help Savannah as well. Who was now breathing heavily. Tom looked behind him seeing her shake while breathing heavily. Bryce could be seen seething in his place behind him. As he wanted to do nothing but immediately shove his claws into her skin at that moment.

"Sav.." he murmured about to take her in his arms. Only for sage to snap at him. "I said don't!" He yelled making Tom move back quickly, his arms raised in defence. "I don't want your filthy paws on her Tom!" Sage yelled.

"But-" Tom tried, as all he wanted to do was comfort his girlfriend and hopefully explain everything to her.

"I said!-" only for a loud yell to cut all of them off.

"EVERYONE SHUT THE FUCK UP!!" Alex snapped finally, making the three of them snap there heads towards him in shock. Savannah winced from the headache she felt going on from all the yelling, get worse as Alex screamed.

After a few moments Alex sighed. "Thank you" he huffed. Seeing Bryce tail twitching in his place annoyed.

"Now Bryce go over there, before Savannah presses charges" he bluntly said towards him. Bryce gaped for a moment at how he was acting, he looked at Savannah for a moment before scoffing. Making sure to stomp his way to the other side of the room.

"Tom away from Savannah before sage bites your head off"

Tom flinched looking at sage, Who was giving him a death glare. He hesitated for a moment jumping when he heard Alex's voice. "Now Tom" Alex growled a bit, getting impatient. Tom sighed heading towards where Bryce went, while making sure to keep his distance from him.

Alex finally looked towards Savannah and sage.

"And you two stay right there"

Sage simply nodded, looking down at Savannah who had her head down. The gashes she had on her face, slowly dripped onto the floor. Bryce seeing this was about to snap at her about his floor. Only for Alex to send him a warning look, he muttered angrily to himself.

"Great..." Alex sighed relived. seeing the four finally away from eachother. Minus sage who was trying his best to help Savannah stop the bleeding.

"Now...guess we all have something to explain here" he made a motion with his paws towards them.

"Yes" Tom immediately came forward "i like to explain myself properly... to sort this out once and for all" he sighed, glancing at Savannah who glanced at him with her one eye. Her breathing slowly becoming normal yet still shaken. The gashes no longer bleeding badly as they did before.

"K Tom. Go ahead" Alex shrugged, making sure to keep a close eye on Bryce making sure he didn't pull anything.

Tom nodded, coughing to himself for a moment. "Right..well I have a few confessions to make" feeling guilt swirl inside him. "It's true I kissed Amelia..but not willingly"

Savannah looked at him in shock when he said that. The gears slowly beginning to turn in her head, trying to understand what he meant by that.

"Sage no offence" Tom turned towards him "but your girlfriend breath stinks like barf, her fur felt all scratchy and itcy with all the hairspray and her perfume almost gave me an asthma attack" he shivered remembering at how she forced herself on him. Sage just rolled his eyes not at all bothered at what he said. "Ex girlfriend actually..." he muttered to himself, making Savannah look up at him for a moment then at Tom.

"Anyway" Tom coughed, as he force himself to forget the feeling he felt as Amelia tried to have his way with him in that room. "But yea...let me start in the beginning.."

"Back then in tenth grade...I was desperate to do anything to become one of the popular kids"

Tom could be seen sitting alone by himself, he turned and sighed sadly watching as Bryce and his group laughed together at the football table.

'What I'll do to be accepted by one of them..' he thought quietly to himself. As he was sick of being a some random background guy. He grumbled hearing the bell go off Indicating that lunch was over.

He grabbed his tray, and began to throw away his leftovers. Before leaving the cafeteria.

"And by anything...I meant anything.." Tom said, looking down at the ground in shame as he said that.

Tom walked towards his locker, just wanting to grab some books only to pause as he heard yelling around the corner. "What the.." he muttered going to see what was going on.

He blinked seeing Megan and Bryce in a screaming match.

"It's not my fault brycen!" Megan yelled a him.

"Yea sureee Megan!" Bryce scoffed. "And it's bryce 'Bryce' now!" He yelled, getting fed up with her mispronouncing his name again.

"Oh whatever Brycen!" She yelled "know what. I'm done with you!!" She screamed at him, before storming off. Bryce just scoffed getting his phone out to text someone, he paused feeling eyes on him. He looked to the side seeing a mix eye coloured Dane looking at him.

"...what?" Annoyed that he just kept staring at him. Tom coughed out awkwardly realizing he was caught. "Sorry sorry...just er..you alright?" He winced out. Tom immediately felt like hitting himself for asking that, Bryce just stared at him what felt like forever. His eyes calculating Tom for a moment, looking at his shoulders to his shoes.

"..." Bryce stayed quiet still staring at him, as Tom just shuffled awkwardly in place.

'Is he just going to-' he jumped when he heard Bryce speaking again.

"You look like you could join the team" he simply said, as he knew he needed to replace melcom. The guy was just downright awful when it came to football making the team almost lost the past few games.

Tom felt something spark inside him when he said that. "R-really?" He asked hopeful, his tail slowly beginning to wag slightly.

"Mhm" Bryce replied back simply. Before pausing an idea slowly forming to his head. A smile appeared on his face making Tom pause seeing it. As he suddenly felt like something horrible was about to happen.

"Say..." Bryce said again, making Tom look at him. "Wanna join football team?" He asked him.

Tom gaped at what he said. "Y-you mean it?" As he realized he wouldn't be some background guy anymore.

Bryce nodded putting his phone away. "Of course..but.." he pulled his wallet out " is your girlfriend here today?" He asked. As he remembered seeing Tom a few times with another girl.

Tom suddenly felt confused at what he meant by that. 'Is he referring to heather my partner for the project-?"

"No why?" Tom said not at all realizing what he did. He clamped his mouth shut now coming to a realization he lied that heather was his girlfriend.

"Good.." he smiled devilishly opening his wallet "cuz I want you to do something for me.." he pulled cash out from it.

"I thought you said had one!" Bryce suddenly yelled out, as Tom lied to him about that random girl being his girlfriend.

"Well I lied" Tom snapped at him, as he explained

"I'd never had a girlfriend before Savannah came" he muttered out pitifully. Bryce just scoffed realizing he was lied to. "Well that's just great-" he tried saying only to get shut up quickly by him.

"I know!" Tom snapped "I shouldn't have lied about her being my girlfriend but I couldn't help it" he winced, seeing Savannah with and unreadable expression on her face. "I was so desperate back then..." he looked down once more. "Even...even when you payed me to do that horrible stuff to Megan..."

Sage and Savannah looked at Tom. Trying to figure out what he meant by that. "What do you mean he payed you...?" Sage asked quietly. Just wishing he didn't think of what he did. All Tom could do was let out a wince feeling nothing but shame burn through him.

"He..he" tom tried his best to muster out But couldn't. He sighed as he needed to get this off his chest. "He...payed me to try and get back at Megan by..." he bit his lip as his voice trailing off at the last bit. Savannah and sage looked at Tom in shock at what he was implying.

"Tom..." Savannah finally managed to mustered out in horror. Tom looked at her giving her an apologetic look. "Sav...I'm so sorry" he whispered out. "He payed me to try and sleep with Megan around that time" he finally got the courage to say it. As Bryce just simply crossed his arms and looked away.

"He wanted to use me to hurt her...and that exactly what I did"

Savannah just had a face of betrayal on her face. Before asking him horsely. "D-...did he pay you to hurt me as well..?" She asked, making Tom look at her in a panic. "What- no, no!" He raised his voice quickly Savannah watched his expression her heart breaking more as she felt to tired to even cry anymore. She just shoved her face into sages chest quickly, trying to ignore the pain as she did. Sage just gave Tom a disapproving glance while shaking his head. He slowly rubbed her back.

"Savannah please..." Tom said trying to explain himself. "It was never my intention to hurt you..." he whispered out. Bryce just scoffed making Tom glare at him. "Oh please..." he mumbled out.

"I'm telling the truth" he snapped again "you didn't give me a choice when you threatened upload that video"

Savannah paused at hearing that, slowly turning her gaze towards them once more. "What video..?" She asked. The five of them not knowing few more people were listening in by the door.

Tom sighed once more. "T-the video about me and er Megan.."

Tom quietly set a camera in his room, waiting for Megan to arrive as they have been going out for the past few months now since the incident.

He heard knocking against the door, immediately knowing it was Megan he quickly hit the record button and went to go answer the door.

"But when that day happened I sent it to Bryce like he asked..."

Savannah just looked shock and in disbelief at bryce. The bleeding slowly beginning to stop slowly.

"After a few weeks Bryce started spreading rumours about her and I dumped her. And he officially let me join the team...I was so ashamed of what I did"

Bryce felt his phone vibrate beside him. As he was laying down after he was working out for some time, He raised his brow wondering who it was. But then realized it was Tom he quickly looked at the video he sent. Before smirking when he can finally take his revenge now.

"I felt so much regret of what I did, but didn't say anything. As I didn't want to be kicked off either so I kept quiet for the rest of the year thinking he deleted the video" Tom quietly explained "but I was wrong" he bluntly told them while glancing at bryce "apparently he kept the video. When he told me he deleted it"

He took a deep breath before sighing "I didn't realize he would bring the video up a year later when Savannah joined...I fell so deeply when she arrived...she was smart beautiful...and sweet" he sent Savannah a sad smiled, watching her expression change slowly.

"I immediately wanted to get to know you...but was nervous you think I was some creep tryna do something weird" he tried joking a bit, watching her expression slowly change into a small smile. "So as I decided to finally go for it...and it was kinda fun seeing her get all flustered" Tom said.

The small smile savannah had suddenly vanished into a small pout. Tom wanted to laugh at the pout she had but couldn't as he knew he needed to explain everything. "But then as me and Savannah were getting closer...Brycen suddenly came up to me one day" he turn to glare back at Bryce, who had a death glare as he knew he hated being called that, "he wanted to use me to try and hurt Savannah and I refused of course" Tom shrugged out.

"But then he called me one day..telling me to go and YouTube and to my horror..."

Tom smiled at the bracelet Savannah made for him. A square bead was in the middle that had a small heart. He sighed looking it around his wrist, as he found it in his locker earlier a note under it with Savannah signature of the note.

He suddenly felt his phone vibrate, thinking it was Savannah he immediately picked up.

"Hey~" Tom tried to joke gently only to stop as he heard Bryce's voice on the other end.

"Go on YouTube and search "surprise Savannah" Tom felt his stomach drop hearing what he said. "W-what?" He tried asking Bryce at what he meant only to get cut off. "Do it" bryce pressed him.

Tom just nodded slowly, going on his computer doing exactly at what he said. His eyes widen in complete horror as he pressed on the video, Tom could be seen pushing Megan down on the bed and began to roughly make out with her. His paws going under Megan's shirt, along with slowly pulling her shorts down.

Tom just watched in horror as Bryce was smirking at the other end of the line. Hearing Megan's moans through the phone and grunts of pleasure he heard Tom stop the video immediately.

"THE FUCK-" Tom tried yelling only to get cut off quickly. "I'll delete it if you do what I ask" he mocked him.

"B-b-but you said you deleted it.." was all tom

Could muster out in that moment.

But all Bryce did was chuckle "of course I didn't" he laughed a bit louder, As Tom just sat there listening to his laughter. "Had a feeling that video would come to use" Bryce joked making Tom pit drop to his stomach as he said that.

"But you said!" Tom got up quickly as he began to frantically beg him to delete the video. "Bryce I'm begging you please delete it!" He yelled in a panic.

"I will once you do what I say" Bryce looked at one of his claws simply. "Beside...wouldn't want Savannah to find out...would we" a wicked smirk appearing on his face, as he mentioned Savannah to him.

"He threatened to show the video of me with her. Saying that I cheated and was only leading you on" he looked at Savannah, who looked at him In horror feeling nothing but disgust for Bryce's actions.

"Dude.." sage finally said, being quiet the whole time as he was trying to figure things out. He stared at Bryce in disgust.

Bryce just stayed quiet, clenching his fist together as he didn't bother looking at them.

"I knew if I made one wrong move he would show the video to the whole school and say I cheated on her-"

"I didn't want you near her anymore!" Bryce suddenly blurted out, he smacked his paw against his mouth realizing what he blurted out just now.

"What..?"

Tom along with alex, sage and Savannah just stared at him confused.

"...what do you mean you didn't want him near me anymore..?" Savannah asked hesitantly, her voice still hoarse. Bryce just stayed quiet in that moment refusing to speak.

"Brycen what do you mean by that??" Sage asked, watching as bryce clenched his teeth together. Feeling frustrated as he tried to desperately forget his old self and how he felt behind.

"You just had to mess everything up huh savannah..." he chuckled a bit, Savannah just tilted her head confused at what he meant.

"...Mess what up?"

Bryce immediately felt irked by her, sinking claws into his paw pads angrily. "Are you serious?" He looked at her in disbelief. "Are you fucking serious!" He yelled again, glaring at her Alex looked shock at how he was acting. Tom immediately began to move closer to Savannah if he needed to.

"After so many fucking years you still don't realize!" Bryce screamed, angry at how naive she was.

Savannah just looked heavily confused at what he was trying to say. "Bryce what-" She tried desperately asking only to get cut off again. "For these past few years you've been stuck in my head non stop!" He yelled pointing his finger at her angrily. "Non stop!"

Savannah just stared at him.

Tom and sage eyes widen. Now slowly beginning to understand what he meant by those words.

"Bryce..." she looked at him, the gashes now more visible to him. "..what was it you wanted to tell me before you..." her voice trailed off, hoping she didn't think what he was trying to desperately tell her before his mother cut him off.

Bryce just laughed to himself. "You've always ruin my life..stealing everything from me" he laughed a bit louder this time. Savannah just stared at him with her lone eye. "Bryce..." she tried to say shakily.

"You've stole my sanity...everyday savvy.." his eyes widen as he began to slowly look crazy he used his paws to grip the fur on his head.

"Why did you have to come back into my life!" He suddenly snapped at her. Sage just stared at him with wide eyes it dawned on him why he was so desperate to hurt her.

"Bryce..." Savannah whispered deeply hurt.

"Why..."

That simply question made something inside bryce snap. "Why...?" He began laughing "after so many years of me chasing you..that's all you have to ask!" He screamed, making Savannah flinch. "Did you ever wonder why I bought you expensive gifts on ur birthday!?!?"

A younger Bryce smiled to himself as he wrapped Savannah her present.

'This time for sure..' he put a small ribbon ontop, determined to make his feeling clear for her. 'It will work this time I know it' he got up holding the expensive toy he got for her 7th birthday. He giddily got up and ran downstairs to give her birthday present.

"I've spent so many years trying to desperately prove myself to you Savannah!" He screamed again.

Tom blinking in shock as he stared at him gaping.

"Brycen-" Savannah tried saying desperately, hoping to calm him down.

"I've spent so many years trying to leave my old feeling behind!" He glared at her, his hackles rising. "But no! You decided to come out of nowhere and try and ruin my life!"

"I love you Savannah!" He screamed finally, Savannah lone eye widen in shock along with the people around her. "No matter how many girls I've dated or slept with...I can't seem to get them you out of my head!" He yelled, slowly getting closer to her. "I've always imagined it was you who under me!"

Tom felt himself choke at that.

"Every time I do something with another girl! It's always you I see! I always feel jealous when a guy is next to you!" Bryce choked out, feeling tears well up in his eyes. "I've tried everything to make you go away...to get out of my life!" He yelled falling onto his knees. Savannah just stared at him still in shock.

"But you- you..." he huffed out. He stopped when he heard footsteps by the doorway. He glanced up and to his horror. Melissa could be seen standing there along with Richard just staring at him in shock.

He immediately got up seeing them. Melissa just stared at him quietly before asking.

"You've never loved me..?"

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•[ chief hanger took me so long on what to write everything may seem messy the writing everything I apologize to whoever reads this. But maybe I'll come back and fix this mess of a chapter. Anyway hope whoever reads this enjoys this chapter like I said this isn't cannon to the og just and alternate universe of lps popular. I was also inspired by the lps popular remake during the last bit. My arms feel sore been writing for the past few hours ]•

•[ anyway I tried to mix things up a bit with Tom and Megan this time since Brooke is male in this ver. Anyway hope you have a good night-morning or evening ]•