Different

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We both turned our heads to see who called Billy. It was Steve. I continued to get my necessities for the day as he made his way towards us.
"Hey Harrington, what do you want?" Billy said with his arm swung over my shoulders as Steve got to us.
  "I wanted to talk to you." Steve said rolling his eyes.
       "Alright. Talk." Billy said.
   "Well I kinda wanted to talk in private." Steve said rubbing his neck looking to me and smiling apologetically.
      "You guys can go talk, I'll meet yous in class. Okay?" I said looking back and forth to them. They both nodded. Billy kissed me on the lips hungrily gaining a scoff from Steve.
   "Don't forget your arm." I said ducking out of Billy's grasp.
They walked away and made their way down the hall. I turned to walk  and saw Nancy and Jonathan.  I jogged over to them and we talked for a while. Just before the bell was going to ring a bunch of guys ran down the hall towards the doors. Then almost all the people in the halls followed. Nancy, Jonathan and I all looked at each other then followed the crowd. We made our way outside with the rest of the nosy teens to hear chanting.
   "Fight! Fight! Fight! Kick his ass!" The crowd yelled.
    I was curious in who was fighting and so was Nancy, we pushed our way to the front. Half way through the crowd we saw the two boys fighting intensely. Nancy pushed her way through first. She pulled me by the hand to her side. When I finally got to the front I saw the boys clearer now. A brunette and a blonde.
Shit. I thought.
  "Dani? What the hell happened?" Nancy said.
"I have no clue!" I said.
   Billy and Steve were on the ground and grunting. Steve's eyebrow was split and Billy's nose had thick red blood dripping from it. As I starred in awe they stopped rolling around in the dirt and Billy sat on Steve's chest and pounded his face in.
    "YEAH BILLY KICK HIS ASS!" I heard some kid yell. I didn't do anything to stop the fight. I couldn't. 
   Then they changed positions again and Steve was on top of Billy, not hitting him as hard but Steve was trying. Billy caught Steve's fists and flipped him over. Billy was back on top of Steve. Without realizing it I took a step forward. Nancy quickly took my elbow and tried to pull me back. I was in a daze. I snapped back to reality and saw Steve's bloodied face.
    "BILLY!" I yelled trying to talk over the crowd.
     I didn't know what to do I thought Billy might kill him. I ran over to where they were fighting and hugged Billy from behind. His arms stopped flailing and his breathing my heavy. I brushed my fingers through the ends of his hair as I held on tightly. He turned his face a little so he could see me. He smiled. I moved myself to look at his face. Just then Steve grew huge balls and strength deciding to throw one more punch. The whole school yard heard the punch hit skin. It was hard. I opened my eyes and felt the warm blood running down from my eyebrow. Steve had decided to punch but not look well enough to where and the ring he was wearing hit me in the eyebrow, along with the rest of his fist, splitting it. I was stunned. I felt Billy's muscles tense up as I stood. I touched my eyebrow and winced. The crowd was quiet.
     "Holy shit! Dani!" Nancy said running to my side.
   Billy stood and lifted Steve by his collar. I could tell me getting hit pushed him over the edge and that Steve dying was now a very real possibility. Billy held him by the collar letting Steve look at him.
    "Dani I didn't-" Steve stuttered.
"You just hit my fucking girlfriend Harrington. MY GIRLFRIEND." Billy screamed in Steve's face before releasing his grip on Steve's collar letting him fall to the ground.
   Billy kicked Steve as hard as he could in his ribs probably breaking one. As he wound his foot up for another kick I called his name in a shaking tone. He grabbed Steve by the hair making his face look at him.
   "Your so fucking lucky Dani's here, or else I would have fucking killed you. Don't ever talk to her again you fucking prick." Billy said through grit teeth.
   He let go of Steve's hair and let his face drop into the dirt. He walked over to me and we left the circle of stunned teens with Nancy. Jonathan ran over to meet us.
   "Oh my god Dani." Nancy said panicking.
I wasn't panicking I had been hurt worse before. A single spilt eyebrow wasn't much.
   "Your going to need stitches!" Nancy shrieked holding onto Jonathan's shirt. I rolled my eyes.