Science always seemed to give Nathan a headache. Maybe it was the smell of the chemicals in the lab? Maybe it was the annoying droning of his teacher? Whatever it was, it sucked. Thankfully, it was his last year and he would never have to take another science class again as far as he was concerned. He began rubbing his temples to try and help make it go away as he headed out of the classroom and down the hall to his locker. As he moved there, he started to hear his head banging pretty loudly. Uh, it was only getting worse! Wait....
Nathan realized it wasn't his head that was pounding and he looked up to see a tiny crowd of students start to form along the hall. He jogged over and saw that they were gawking at this kid being pounded on. He somewhat recognized the bloodied face as one of those nice, nerdy kids that he had class with once or twice. Nathan couldn't remember his name but he was sure that the boy had done nothing to deserve the punishment he was now receiving.
It was amazing how fast Nathan dropped his science book and darted over to them, but it was simply his reaction. As soon as he reached them, Nathan grabbed Stanley by the collar and wrapped an arm around his stomach to give him a hard push into the opposite wall. He stepped in between Stanley and his victim, glowering at him. "Was that fun? Let's see how fun it is when you mess with someone who can actually fight back, tough guy. What do you say?"