Juvenile Delinquency (1)

I was doing shooting practice when I heard a bunch of feminine voices coming onto the basketball court. I tilted my head and saw Rebecca heading a bunch of girls and someone stuffed in the middle. As that person was short, I could only see his silky golden hair. I instantly knew that the person was Leo.

I thought Leo was being suffocated so I headed towards the girls and pulled Leo out. It was then that he accidentally fell into my arms. I subconciously enclosed my arms to protect him, but this just makes the scene look very ambiguous. Leo leaning on my chest, was taking a big hard sniff on my sweaty jersey. "It smells so good." Leo whispered. Then, I felt something poking at my crotch. I immediately stiffened before growing dissatisfied.

I pulled Leo off me and headed back to practice, ignoring Leo and the women. Little did I know, a photo of me hugging Leo already started circulating among the girls.

As I started practicing again, I felt agitated and uncomfortable by the penetrative gaze that the girls were having towards me and my prospective teammates. I shook my head and headed towards Rebecca. "Hey, you guys shouldn't be here." I told her curtly.

"Why not?" Rebecca asked.

"You girls are totally disturbing us!" I gestured at the boys, who were constantly taking snide glances at the girls.

"Besides, why are you girls here anyways?"

"Oh, you know, we just want to see a bunch of sweaty handsome boys playing and handling each other's balls." Rebecca winked mischievously. I rolled my eyes.

"Is she the reason why Leo have been acting so annoying for the past year?" I thought to myself.

I decided to ask the coach to command the girls to leave. The coach obliged.

The girls pouted before leaving the basketball court with disgruntled faces.

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After another hour, basketball practice ended. I headed to the locker room to take a shower and change out of my sports jersey. Then, I headed towards the school entrance. Leo was there waiting for me. He passed me a bottle of water and a towel.

"You worked hard today." Leo smiled.

I nodded. As we head out the entrance, we heard a scream coming from the alley down the street. I immediately ran ahead to check out what is going on. In the back alley, three men wearing school uniforms were kicking a guy currently laying on the ground. He used his hands to protect his head and curled himself up to protect his body. However, this was useless against the onslaught of kicks that landed on him.

"Hey, what do you think you guys are doing?" I said in a monotone voice.

The three men instantly turned around. Their hands were in their pants pockets, their upper backs were crouched, protruding their neck outwards. They stared at me menacingly.

"What's that go to do with you? HUH?" The man in the middle yelled. He seemed to be the leader of the delinquents.

"H-H-Hunter..." The victim whimpered. He stared at me with tearful eyes.

"The guy you're kicking is my friend." I replied. "I suggest for you to leave now if you don't want to end up in the hospital."

The three men laughed. The leader gave a kick to the gut of the boy and shouted, "Make us."

The leader continued kicking, while the other to men started running towards me. They both assaulted me at the same time with their fists.

I easily dodged them. Then, I punched a deliquent in the face and used a roundhouse kick against the other. They were immediately sent flying away and slammed against the wall, making them unconscious. The leader, seeing the situation, immediately ran to the opposite direction. "You-You'll definitely regret it next time!"

"There won't be a next time." I said silently. I ran towards the leader, jumping over the boy. I sprinted towards the leader and instantly closed the distance. Then, I sent a kick at the leader's spine, causing him to fall head-first to the ground. He groaned. I instantly knelt down on his back and forcefully pulled both his arm behind his back. I removed my school shirt and tied it tightly around his wrists. The leader wanted to move but couldn't.

I grabbed the leader by the neck and headed back to the alley. Leo was already there.

He ran towards the boy and yelled frantically, "James! Are you okay?"

James coughed a few times. He replied painfully, "I'm f-fine." He coughed a few more times.

"Why were you attacked?" I asked as Leo helped James sit up, helping him lean against the wall.

"Wh-" The leader wanted to start talking but I tightened his neck, choking him.

"You shut up for a second!" I spoke softly next to his ear.

"I was running to the cafeteria this morning when I accidentally rammed into him, accidentally spilling his drink." James started talking slowly. "He said I ruined his shoes so I had to pay him back. It was limited edition so it costs $1000, he said. Afterwards, he took me to the roof where his buddies were already gathered. He said if I don't pay him back he will beat me up." James started crying, snot coming out of his nose.

"I didn't have enough money so I only gave them all I have -- $100. They said they will let me go for now, but I must pay the rest back as soon as possible."

The leader started shaking his head frantically, as if trying to say what James said was wrong. I clenched harder on his neck. He stopped resisting.

"Later, after club activities, they approached me again. They said they wanted me to buy them snacks, but I said I had no money. Then, they took me here and-and" James wanted to continue but the words was stuck in his throat.

"Okay. I get the gist." I released the leader's neck and kick his knees, making him fall to the ground.

"You. What's your name." I asked.

"What has that got to-" As he opened his mouth to speak, I immediately grabbed his tongue and pulled it.

"I'm gonna say this one last time. If you say something else instead of answering my questions again, I will pull your tongue out." I threatened. My eyes directly staring at his.

"M-my name is Adrian Spencer." He reluctantly replied.

"Now say sorry to James."

Adrian just stared at me without saying anything.

I grabbed his throat again with one hand and pulled his right arm with the other. I twisted his arm backwards.

"Arrgh!" He screamed.

I pulled his arm further.

"Stop! Please stop!"

"Apologize." I commanded.

"I'm sorry! I'm sorry that I beat you up! I'm sorry that I took your money! I'm sorry! I won't ever do it again! Please let me go!" Adrian screamed.

I ignored him and gave one final hard pull. Adrian screamed unseemingly.

"I have dislocated your shoulder as punishment." I pushed Adrian against the wall. Then, I took out a gun from a hidden corner of my backpack and placed it right on his forehead. "If you or your goons ever decide to mess with me or my friends again, I will splatter your brains all over the pavement."

Adrian whimpered. When I released him, he fell onto his knees, dazed. His pants became wet when he unconsciously leaked from fear.

"Let's go." I put James' arms around my shoulders and held him up.

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We decided to head to the school infirmary to find the first aid kit. As most after school activities already ended, the doctor had already left the premises. Leo and I laid James at one of the beds in the infirmary. I took a detailed look at James' body.

There were scrapes on both his arms and his face. I lifted his shirt to find bruises on his abdomen and lower back. I gestured for Leo to take care of James before going to get the first aid kit.

I took the alcohol and cotton swabs from the first aid kit.

"This might sting a little." I informed.

I dabbed the cotton swabs with alcohol and started wiping the wounds. James winced. After wiping his arms, I said to James, "Luckily, your wounds are not that deep, they will heal very soon. However, the bruises might take a longer time. I suggest you apply some ointment back home to ease the pain."

James immediately shook his head, "No, I don't want my parents to see this!"

Leo and I glanced at each other. I sighed.

"Would you like to sleep in my house for tonight?" I asked.

James nodded. "Fine, just call your parents and tell them you're staying over at my place." I said.

After resting for a while, we helped James off the bed and headed home. James was able to walk, as his legs weren't injured, but he could not make any large movements due to the pain from his abdomen.

"Next time if something like this happens, just call a teacher or call us, okay?"

James nodded.