\n By Wolfie Steel.

\n Author's note: This story is based on real life events. It will contain violence, bad language, gay sex, gay rape, and even death, so be warned!

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\n It's amazing how an act of bravery can change one's life, I mean take me for instance, twenty four hours ago there were just three furs at school who knew that I existed, Mr. Bernard, Ben O'Neill and Toby, but today is totally different, I must have had ten or fifteen guys from school, including Mr. Bernard and Toby, come to visit me.

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\n The visit from Mr. Bernard was by far the best though; he stood in my room and openly wept.

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\n "Mike, words fail me, O'Neill has put you through so much grief and pain, and if you had continued walking past the house no one would have blamed you, but you didn't walk past the house, you entered it, putting your own life in danger. Today the school has been buzzing with the sound of your name, the school boy hero who saved three lives"

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\n The Rottweiler then hands me a gift wrapped package.

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\n "It's not much, but I thought that seeing as how you will be having a few days off school, it would keep you entertained"

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\n I start removing the brightly coloured wrapping paper from the package and my eyes go wide as I see a brand new top of the line walkman cassette player. I put my gift gently on my bed and begin to wipe tears from my eyes, I then slowly get to my feet and throw my arms around Mr. Bernard's waist and hug him tightly.

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\n "Oh Mr. Bernard thank you sir, and yes it will keep me happy while my burns heal"

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\n I slowly pull away from my teacher and sit back on my bed, still gazing watery eyed at my new gift. Mr. Bernard speaks again.

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\n "Now then Michael, I want you to concentrate on getting well again, because hero or not, when you get back to school you will have quite a lot of work to catch up on, but for now I will let you get some rest and maybe play with your new toy"

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\n I gently smile at Mr. Bernard as he leaves my room, I hear Mr. Bernard say something to my mom but I can't quite catch what he says. I play some music through the headphones of my new tape player for half an hour and then I decide to get some sleep.

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\n I've been asleep for an hour or so when my mom gently knocks on my door.

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\n "Mike honey, you have some more visitors if you are up to it?"

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\n I sleepily nod my head and slowly I stand and follow my mom downstairs, as we enter the living room the first person I see is Ben O'Neill, then standing behind him I see his two parents. His father is the first to speak.

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\n "Ah there is the hero of the hour"

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\n Mr. O'Neill steps from behind his son and approaches me, he then kneels before me and takes me in a gentle hug, and he then continues to speak.

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\n "Ben has confessed to me and his mother about the fact that he has been bullying you and some of the other kids at school, now he won't go into details, and to be honest I don't really want to know, but I have brought him here today because he actually would like to say something to you"

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\n The adult Doberman now looks at his son; Ben hangs his head and then slowly walks towards me.

\n "M...Mike, I...I'm so sorry for what I put you through, I don't have any excuses for what I did, I was hoping however that you would let me say that I'm sorry and who knows maybe even accept me as a friend"

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\n All the time that Ben is talking, he cannot look me in the eyes because of his shame. I gently lift his muzzle so that he is now looking me in the eyes and I make my reply.

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\n "Ben, you did some pretty nasty stuff to me and some of the other kids, but I will make you a deal, if you stop with the bullying, I will gladly become your friend"

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\n Mr. O'Neill looks at my mother and smiles.

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\n "Mrs. Milan, I know that you and Mike are all alone after the unfortunate passing of your husband, but you have done a fine job with raising young Mike, and I know that it can't have been easy, but please, if ever you need any help, be it with money or someone to keep an eye on Mike while you are out, then please don't hesitate to ask"

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\n I hold my paw out for Ben to take, he does so and we shake paws. As we shake paws I turn to my mom and ask her a question.

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\n "Mom, would it be ok if Ben could stay here with me for a little while please?"

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\n My mom lets out a gentle sigh, but then I see a gleam in her eyes.

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\n "Actually I think we can go one better than that, how about if Ben and his parents stay for dinner, I mean it won't be up to much, but one thing it will be is home made, and I bet they haven't eaten very much since the fire"

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\n My mom looks toward Ben and his parents; it is now Ben's mother's turn to speak.

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\n "We have kind of been living in fast food restaurants for the past few hours, and let me tell you, their appeal wears off very fast, so I would like to accept your generous offer on one condition, and that is that you let me help you prepare the meal"

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\n While Ben's parents and my mother begin to prepare the meal, Ben and I head outside into the back yard, we sit on the steps that lead from the porch down to the garden, it's then that Ben really begins to open up to me.

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\n "Mike, I'm not making excuses for what I have done in the past, but you see, I have never wanted for anything when it comes to new clothes, or new toys, even my grades are courtesy of my parents and their wallets, but they could not give me what I really needed, all I need is one person that I can call...friend"

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\n I gently squeeze Ben's meaty shoulder and make my reply.

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\n "Well Ben, I could take my revenge on you by saying that your butt belongs to me, but one thing that my momma has taught me and that revenge, no matter how justified it is, it is still wrong. I will just hold out my paw and hope that you accept it in your own, because that way you can gain your very first friend"

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\n I hold out my paw in friendship, at first Ben is a little uncertain, but he slowly takes my paw into his cementing the beginning of our new bond, it's then that I see something which I never thought that I would ever see, the huge Doberman which everyone at school is scared of is actually crying.

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\n It's now time for Ben's second new experience, I gently wrap my arms as far around Ben's body as I can and gently hug him. As I hug him, I can't help but think about how deep this friendship will go, I mean come on, now that O'Neill isn't being shitty towards me, he is kind of good looking in a rugged kind of way, and I will admit right here and now he has a butt that would look good on either my face or my cock, but if I push any further I have no doubt that this fragile friendship will crumble back to nothing.

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\n Mom walks out onto the porch while me and O'Neill are still in the hug, she sighs happily which causes us to quickly pull apart, but I look up at my mom and she just winks at me, and then she announces that dinner is ready, so Ben and me head back inside to find a beautiful feast set upon the table. We settle down to eat and I know that I now have a friend in my life, in short Ben has gone from Bully to Buddy.