Pathetic. Whore.<br/><br/>It didn't hurt her. She was completely immune to those words, because she had heard them so many times before. She had known Marcus since kindergarten and new very well how far he would go to get things done his way. This wasn't the first time she had angered him. Before Alexandria could take control of the situation and give Marcus the verbal and mental whipping he rightfully deserved, Keith stood up instead. She was surprised by the change in his demeanor and the way he seemed to almost... change as a person when Marcus told him what a loser he was.<br/><br/>Alexandria watched with a mixture of horror and surprise as Keith gave Marcus the beating of his life. No one, not even Marcus' father, had ever beaten the boy the way Keith did. It was as if Keith was unleashing years and years of hatred, anger and frustration on him in just a few seconds. Marcus was thrown into the stairs, where Josh and Erika quickly grabbed him and dragged him out of the door for his former jock friends to take care of the rest. Alex watched with her mouth open as Keith sat down on the floor.<br/><br/>"Are you okay?" She managed to utter. "No don't apologize, he came because I punished him. He's an ass and I'll deal with him later properly."<br/><br/>The girl dropped her covers and walked over to Keith, sitting down next to him and wrapping her arms around him to calm him down. "It's okay. He's gone now. He won't be back." She whispered, stroking his hair.