Whumptober Day 3: Sticks and Stones By Break My Bones But.... ("Who did this to you?")

"Holy Shit!" Cole heard someone shout. "Guys, I found him!" Footsteps rushed towards Cole. "Cole? Cole are you alright?!" Cole looked up, Jay was squatting next to him, and Kai, Lloyd, and Nya were rushing down the very empty hallway.

"'M fine Jay."

"You have a black eye."

"And a split lip what's your point?"

"What happened? Who did this?" Lloyd asked as he, Kai, and Nya stopped next to them.

"Someone was talking shit about you, I wasn't about to-" Cole spotted Lloyd's face. "I know you said you didn't want me to fight your battles, but I'm not about to let Gene talk about my friends like that!" His head didn't like the shouting.

Lloyd sighed, "Nya, can you go get a tissue or some toilet paper, and Kai, can you go to the nurse and get an eyes pack?"

"On it." Bothe Kai and Nya nodded before dashing off in different directions.

Lloyd sat on the floor next to Jay and Cole. "You know how I feel about any of us fighting anyone other than my father."

"He-"

"It's fine, it doesn't matter. If we fight then we just seem more like the enemy to them."

"You would have gotten upset if they were talking about any of us."

"You're right I probably would have, but you would have told me not to fight them even though you know I won't, because what they say doesn't matter." Lloyd sat a hand on Cole's shoulder. "And like you said, I don't need you to fight my battles." He smiled gently. "Anyway, are you alright? Kai should be back soon with that ice pack, and he probably has his gym clothes in his locker and I'm sure he'll let you borrow his shirt nice yours has blood on it."

Cole nodded and laughed a little. "Should've asked him to get some ibuprofen too, my head hurts like hell."