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CHAPTER TEN ^_^

Joey was terrible in gym. He's terrified of people looking at him while he's running, so he's still got a bit of nerd in that area. He's trying to be more confident, but he just keeps failing. Considering how good he is at basketball, I'm surprise that he's never made a shot in class.

After we changed into our gym uniforms, everyone was standing in the middle of the gym, talking. Benn was also in this class and kept looking at me funny and rolling his eyes.

"What is wrong with Benn?"

Shane scoffed and rolled his eyes.

"Fuck him. He's a dick."

"I thought he was your friend," Joey said quietly.

"He was... Until he started acting like a total douche."

"What happened?" I asked, seeing the look that Shane had on his face. His jaw clenched and his fists tightened.

"I don't want to talk about it," he muttered under his breath.

Suddenly, I hear yells coming from the other side of the gym.

"Faggot!" I hear screamed loudly, wondering who it's directed at...

Not Joey...

I looked at Joey's face and he was just as confused as me. We both looked at Shane and saw the anger in his face... It was Benn... Calling him out. He walked through the crowd and made his way over to us.

"Hey faggot, I was fucking talking to you."

"Hey, you know what Benn, just go back over there, and leave him alone," Joey said, his voice a bit deeper than usual.

"Look, you're not any better considering you're his fuck-buddy," Benn said, pushing Joey aside. I saw anger flare up in his eyes... It hurt to see him so mad. I still stood almost between Shane and Joey, looking at Benn. Benn got right into Shane's face and smiled.

"I don't think you should be allowed in the boys' locker room anymore."

"And why not?" Shane practically growled.

"You know exactly why. Want me to tell everyone?"

They were so close that their noses were almost touching. I decided to step in. I shoved Benn back and stood in front of Shane.

"Fuck off Benn. It's none of your business."

"Oh, so you knew that Shane liked dick?"

I began to get furious.

"Shut the hell up you disgusting prick."

"Was he banging you and this fucker over here at the same time?"

He pointed to Joey and everyone began laughing.

"Benn! You're such a dick."

I could feel Shane behind me, wanting to pounce at Benn and beat the shit out of him... And boy, I would've let him, but he probably would've killed him. Joey walked over to me, grabbing my hand and standing in front of Shane, wanting to defend him.

"Benn, the politically correct term for what Shane is, is bisexual. It's not funny, and it's certainly not something to tease someone over," Joey said calmly, taking deep breaths.

"What's the point in being bisexual? You either like dick or vagina, choose one!"

"Alright you little fucker, I've had about of enough of you," Joey said, pulling away from me, inching closer and closer to Benn. "You've bullied people around here long enough and I'm tired of your shit. You've bullied me, random kids in the hall, even your own friends. Maybe you need to be taken down a peg because you are pissing me the fuck off and I don't enjoy it. You're going to learn a lesson, easy way or hard way. Choose your pick."

Shock set in, coursing through my body like the blood that my heart was pumping. I've never heard Joey actually swear like that. His voice was so much deeper, and Benn actually seemed a bit scared.

Then, Benn spit in Joey's face and laughed.

"Hard way it is," Joey muttered before punching Benn in the nose, knocking him to the ground.

He picked Benn up by his shirt, continuously punching him.

"Maybe you'll learn your lesson this way!"

Joey kept punching him and punching him. He began to bleed and shake violently. Shane pulled Joey back away from Benn, Joey still swinging. I grabbed Joey's hands and stopped them, watching for the coach to walk in. I looked over at Benn, who was writhing in pain on the floor. People stood near him, but no one was helping him. Joey's eyes were filled with tears, as were mine. I looked up at Shane, who was still holding Joey's shoulders so he wouldn't get away from us. Shane had hurt in his eyes, but it was a little bit less than earlier. I examined Joey's face, seeing where Benn had gotten a few punches in. There was a cut on his lip and a bruise under his eye. He winced as I ran my hand over the cut on his lip. Tears were streaming down his face, making me cry along with him. I pulled Joey into a hug, Shane letting go of him. I dug my fingers into his shirt and hugged him to me closely. Joey's arms wrapped around me tightly, and I could hear him crying. It completely broke my heart that both of my boys were so hurt. I heard the coach walk in, blowing his whistle. I'm guessing he saw Benn because he ran over towards him, stopping to tap me on the shoulder to say "No PDA in school" and walked back over to Benn. We watched as the coach looked him over. He looked up at the class, furious.

"Who did this?!" Coach yelled. "Answer me!"

The whole class looked around but no one answered. I looked over at his friends, who looked back and still said nothing. He was alone now... Someone had put him in his place, and now they realized how stupid it was to defend him.

"If you don't answer me, all of you get 10 extra laps!"

Benn leaned up and tapped Coach on the shoulder. He coughed violently before saying something.

"It was him," he said weakly, pointing at Joey. Shane was standing beside him, so that's who Coach thought he was pointing at.

"Yaw? Yaw did this to you?"

"No, that one, the nerd."

Coach laughed quietly.

"I doubt that."

"Look at his fists! That's my blood!"

Benn began to cough again.

Coach walked over to us, picking up Joey's fists.

"To the office boys," he said calmly. Benn began to fight back but Coach just repeated himself. I watched in horror as Joey and Benn left the gym, escorted by the coach. Tears began to fill my eyes. Shane pulled me into a tight hug, knowing I was going to cry. I cried into his shoulder as I heard the coach tell something out before the gym doors slammed close. Shane hugged me closely, shushing me as we stood among our classmates. Someone came up behind me, grabbing my shoulder. Another person patted my back. I turned to find the whole class looking at me.

"Whether Joey gets suspended or not, we're throwing a party for him. I've been waiting for years for someone to come along and teach that prick a lesson," the boy in front said. I looked at him, trying to remember his name.

"I'm Colton, by the way. I'm on the football team with Shane."

Shane had told me about Colton once or twice. He was gay, but not openly. Benn bullied him for it, to the point where he said it was a joke, that he actually was straight. He looked at Shane and smiled.

"Wait," I said quietly. "You're THAT Colton?" I asked, just to make sure.

He laughed quietly, dropping his head.

"Yeah, that Colton."

A girl came up behind him, smiling at me.

"I'm Amy. I'll help plan the party."

The whole class chimed in with a bunch of "me too"s. A smile splashed across my face. Joey had done something everyone was waiting for. He put someone in their place. My Joey...

Okay I really love this chapter, idk if some people will but I had to take chances.

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-Jasmine <3