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Gao's POV:

I got out the shower and dressed, then i went back downstairs to my buddies "hey you three" i said. They turned and looked at me,bal came up and jumped up on me,i end up falling back onto my butt on the ground and i laugh,as he started licking me"bal haha staahp! "I say between laughes. He stopped and started climbing down,as he did he went onto my stomach "AH!" I whimpered and he immediately got off, i had tears falling from the pain of the bruise, drum lifted the lower part of my shirt showing scars, and the large bruise in the middle of my stomach, i saw bal come in with an ice pack and it went on it.

"Kid what happened?" Batzz asked,actually sounding concerned, i paled and tried coming up with an excuse"just a football to the gut, nothing ma-"    "ENOUGH with that 'i'm fine ' or  'no worries ' crap gao! What happened to you? We're all worried" drum said sternly " and i know when my kids lie, i have 10 and nothing got passed me when they were upset", i tear up and start crying, breaking down in front of them. I feel two arms  wrap around me while i cry.

Drum's POV:

I went into my big form and hug gao, pulling him close. I felt him cry onto my chest"i'm sorry! I'm sorry, i'm so sorry for not telling you three"he cries,i rub his back gently "shh shh gao what happened? You can tell us" i said to him calmly. "The b-bullies...chloe, ren, aiden...they've been beating and bullying me for 3 months now,non to end, it got worse"he confessed, then cried harder than before. We were all shocked at what he had said, i grabbed gao's phone and looked through the messages, disgusted at the horrible messages and death threats from the three bullies.

I heard snores and see Gao had fallen asleep, i chuckle slightly and let gao sleep"What're we going to do now?bal? "Bal asked i didn't know how to answer,but i got an idea"we need tasuku's help,cause i know for a fact he has a crush on gao" i said, i get tasuku's number on speed dial and call him "hello? This is tasuku ryuenji speaking, who is this?" He asked " it's drum, tasuku could you come over? It's about gao"i replied "what?! Is he ok? What happend? "He asked worried "i'll explain when you come over, better speaking in person than over the phone"i said, as gao turned onto his side in his sleep.

Tasuku's POV:

"Alright i'll be over in a few minutes with jack" i said to drum. In all honesty i was worried about gao, what had happened to him?... "Thanks tasuku" drum said relieved "no problem drum" i replied, i ended the call and put my phone back into my pocket "what's the problem tasuku?" jack asked,i turned to him "drum called, i think something happened to gao, we're going over to his place"i said to him. We went over to gao's place, i de-activated my buddy skill and jack turned to mini form. I knocked on the door,batzz was the one who opened it, letting us both in and i go to the livingroom where i saw gao,fast asleep on drum, with what looked like an ice pack on his stomach.

"What happened drum?" i ask as i walked over and sat down with him, petting gao's hair gently "Three bullies at school, chloe, aiden and ren, have been bullying and beating gao for 3 months tasuku...he told us ourselves before i called you"drum said. I was frozen in place ,how could anyone do that to gao? The ray of sunshine who brightens everyone's day with his smile and golden eyes. "What're we going to do?" I asked "We're first getting gao to a doctor for the injuries, next dealing with the three imbeciles who did this" batzz explained. I nod agreeing with him. I kept on stroking gao's hair ,which surprisingly felt soft, all i could think right now is this 'i promise...i'll protect you from now on gao,i'll make sure of it'.

(Hope you like the chapter, stay tuned for the next one!)