They went down, but Liam knew it was coming. He sort of wished he'd taken some wrestling lessons because they he could've wrangled the other boy easily. But he hadn't, and so he had to work round that. Van was throwing punches again, and Liam smacked one out of the way and working on getting Van pinned in order to lay a few good hits. He ws intent on being true to his word and knocking Van's teeth in if possible. It could get him kicked out of school, but right then, that sort of felt like it wasn't as important as kicking the shit out of Van.
A fist went into Van's sternum and they were wrestling for control when someone came in front behind. Jerry had been wanting a piece of Van for a while, and he seized the opportunity then. The other werewolf snatched Van by the back of the shirt and swung hard for the other boy's jaw.
It happened fast enough that Liam was surprised by it. One second he and Van were grappling and the next, someone else was involved. Another wolf, Trent, took Jerry's lead and to throw a punch into Van.