Taking A Stand

Juliet and Quinn stood together at the entrance to the cafe, still waiting for Kenny to finally catch up and join them for breakfast, "What is taking him so long?" Juliet tapped her foot a few quick times, "It's been almost fifteen minutes now,"

"Maybe he took a shower?" Quinn hummed, feeling quite relaxed about the situation. She knew Kenny wasn't going to sneak off with some other girl; that part of his life was over now,

"Why would he do that without telling us? He said he'd be right behind us," Juliet rolled her eyes, "I'm starving! Let's at least go in and get a place to sit down,"

"Sure, I'm sure he'll be here any second," Quinn easily agreed, "It's not like he has anywhere else to --" The redhead's words caught in her throat. She stopped dead in her tracks, eyes springing open as it all immediately clicked in her head, "He wouldn't,"

"He wouldn't what?" Juliet glanced back,

"T-That wasn't our plan; I was supposed to handle it," Quinn stammered, spinning back and looking around the university center where dozens of students to be were gathered together or walking by,

"Quinn, what are you talking about? You're not making any sense," Juliet reached out easily, placing a hand on her friend's upper back,

In a rush, Quinn started rushing off, "Sorry, Julie, I just remembered where Kenny is; we'll meet up with you in a minute! Sorry!" She called back, leaving the brunette more than confused. Quinn got some distance from the cafe and slowly turned around, scanning the center, "No, no, no, please, Kenny," Quinn fearfully whispered under her breath, "Please don't tell me you went to him alone..."

William Greene made his way out of the male dorms flanked by his two close high school friends, Henry Carter and Ben Roberts. The trio was set to be roommates, and after the hell of a summer he experienced, this weekend was well-needed for the jock. Yet the joy he felt turned to ash in his mouth the second he heard Kenny's voice calling out to him, "Will! Will, hey, I need to talk to you!" The jock's smile turned to a tightened frown, and his fist immediately tightened.

Ben knew more than enough about the situation and, before Will could even turn around to face the teen, jumped in between them, "Kenny, this is a bad idea whatever you're thinking, dude. You should go, like right now," Ben urged, pointing him off, "Serious, dude, don't --"

"Ben, this is between me and him," Kenny dismissed the athlete's concerns, "Will, I only need two minutes; that's all. After that, I'll leave you the hell alone, and we don't have to talk again,"

Will let out a bitter laugh and slowly turned, "You've got a lot of fucking nerve, Kenny," Ben moved to Will's side, placing a defusing hand on his shoulder, "We said plenty the last time. So you best listen to what Ben just told you. This time there aren't any security guards to save your ass,"

"Will," Kenny remained completely nonconfrontational, holding his hands up as he approached, "I don't want to try for a rematch. I only want to talk to you. There is something you need to hear. Something that you deserve to her right from me,"

"What? That you're sorry? You can shove your shit fucking apology up your ass and fuck right off. I don't want or need to hear that from you. Nothing you can say can fix what you did," Will venomously hissed back,

"I know that; I wouldn't insult you by trying to do it either," Kenny honestly agreed, "That's not what I have to tell you." Will narrowed his eyes, and Kenny took the silence that followed as his allowance, "Okay. Will. Quinn and I have started seeing each other. We --" Kenny didn't get out another word before Will's fist collided with his face sending him whirling back, nearly tripping to the ground.

"Are you fucking kidding me?! You've lost your fucking mind, Clark!" Will shouted while Ben fervently got in front of his friend, trying to hold keep him back,

"Will, come on, man, it's not worth it. He's not worth this. Just chill," Ben pleaded until Will all but tossed him aside.

Henry was just able to catch Ben from falling to the ground while Will stormed towards Kenny, "My sister?! Do you think I was fucking joking?! I'll fucking kill you before I let you get near her!" Will grabbed Kenny by the collar, pulling his arm back to send down another haymaker across his face, only he was caught off guard when Kenny sent one of his own, cracking the jock across the chin,

"Will, I'm not asking your fucking permission; I'm telling you how it is!" Kenny sharply retorted. Will rolled his lower jaw, and Kenny steadied himself, "I don't want to do this, man. But I'm not walking away from Quinn. So I'll do whatever it fucking takes to settle this right here. Right fucking now."

"You want to settle this?" Will raised his fists, and Kenny followed, "Good, I've been wanting to kick your fucking ass for weeks."

Quinn jogged down the snow-dusted, stone pathways of BMU, wildly searching for her brother and her boyfriend until she finally saw a crowd of students all gathered near the entrance to the boy's dorm. "No! Oh God, Kenny!" Quinn fearfully exclaimed; she broke out in a full sprint towards the gathered group and fought her way to the front of the gasping and cheering crowd. What she saw once she reached the edge only horrified her all the more.

Kenny and Will were in the center of the circle; each teen's knuckles were spotted with blood. Will had a gash over his nose, and Kenny had one just above his left eyebrow; both had left a streak of blood down their faces. Kenny's right cheek was already swelling up and forming a bruise, and it looked like Will's left eye was following the same treatment. Quinn cupped her hands over her mouth and let out a gasp as Will pulled back, cracking Kenny across the face, but in an instant, the teen came back, kneeing him in the stomach and shoving him back as well.

"Kenny! Will! Stop it! What are you doing?!" Quinn cried out, and Kenny looked over. This momentary distraction cost him as Will immediately caught him in a headlock and, with his other fist, began to punch the teen in the stomach repeatedly,

"You motherfucker! I told you to stay the fuck away from me and my fucking family!" Will sent a punch that almost lifted Kenny's feet right off the ground.

"Will, leave him alone!" Quinn demanded as she watched the two start to swing around. Kenny fought to get released from his grasp, and when he finally did, he did the only thing he could think of. He grabbed Will by the shirt and gave him a full-powered headbutt.

Will's head snapped back, and he flew to the ground, cupping his hands over his mouth and nose. "Christ!" Will painfully exclaimed.

Kenny stumbled back, his whole body wobbling, "Why did I do that?" He weakly asked no one in particular before falling back as well, collapsing flat on the ground.

Quinn let out a crying exhale of concern and sprinted over to the teen, dropping down to Kenny's side and pulling him up into her lap, "Kenny, are you okay? Oh my God, what were you thinking? Why did you do this without me?!"

"Q-Quinn," Will winced, taking his hands away from his face. His nose gushed out blood now, and he spat some onto the ground, "Get the hell -- Get the hell away from him," His words were as wobbly as the demanding finger he attempted to point, "Never him. Never Kenny!"

"Will, I love him! I know what he did, and I know why you hate him, but I don't!" Quinn hugged Kenny's head against her body, "You have to stop this! You have to stop trying to protect me from nothing! Kenny is good for me! You just can't see it!"

"He's a piece of shit," Will seethed, "No way will I let that bastard anywhere near you, Quinn! And I'll fucking beat him until he fucking gets that too!" Will attempted to get up only to let out a grunt, falling back down. Try as he might, the fight had taken more out of him than he realized, and his body was spent.

"Will..." Will turned his head and his brow raised, and his eyes twisted in confusion as Ellie stepped out from the crowd. The jock swallowed hard, and his eyes couldn't hold a gaze with her blue disappointed ones, "You have to stop this."

"As if...As if I need your fucking two cents on this, Elle," Will muttered back, having decided on merely staring down at the pavement, "I'm not the fucking bad guy in all this. You two were the ones who cheated on me. He's the one who was sneaking around with my sister behind my back. I have nothing to apologize for,"

"You're right," Ellie softly agreed, and Will looked back up, "What we did to you is...inexcusable. You have every right in the world to resent, hate, and not want to see either of us for another second. But Will," Ellie crossed her arms, "What you don't have the right to do is dictate Quinn's life. Your feelings are your own, and her feelings are her own. You can't stand Kenny fine, but don't be so selfish as to decide who she can and can't see based on your feelings. That's your sister. I know how much she means to you Will, but unless you want to lose her forever, you have to start treating her as a sister and not like a daughter you are looking over." Will pursed his lips, and his eyes shut. Quinn tightly gripped onto Kenny and held her breath, waiting for her brother's response.