David accepted the comforting that Erin was trying to give him. He just felt horrible right now. "Even if it was self defence... I was the one that threw the first punch..." he signed to her, feeling bad now. The rules of a fight, if the person throws the first punch, that counts as provoking, a person who throws the second punch is considered self defence. Therefore, he was the one who started the fight, even if he was trying to protect himself from being dunked in the school's fountain. Slowly, he was calming down some. He would have never thought that the day Erin would see him cry. He pulled away from Erin for a moment, looking at his hands that were resting in his lap. His knuckles were bruised a dark blue-purple.