Sirius moved Mr. Valenties shirt to the armrest of the couch as he replied and tried not to think of how cute he looked stripping so inelegantly, "Sitting is fine, Mr. Valenties." Sirius moved forward slightly and began to use alcohol wipes to clean the wounds while gently poking to make sure there were no broken or fractured bones.<br/><br/>"Now, I was told that he came up to you at lunch, a few words were exchanged, then he began to hit and kick you? Would you care to elaborate how he was instigated into doing such or if he was just being a... I believe the term is psychotic bastard?" He chuckled softly hoping to keep the talk seemingly light despite its content.<br/><br/>It was how the teacher who helped him get through his bullying. Makishiro-sensei had taken him aside to his office one day and sat him down. At first he had started off talking about the work they had been doing in class at the time, before - in the same tone - asked about his bully. He had partially answered the question before shutting up. Makishiro-sensei had said that his bully was being expelled and that his testimony would put him in juvenile detention. He hadn't been very willing because he had been bullied for over seven years by several people, but Makishiro-sensei had kept his tone light, his stance open and friendly, and had<span style="font-style: italic">listened</span>when he started talking. No one else had.<br/><br/>"Also, I heard you got a few punches in too. Nice work by the way." He gave him a small smile.