Target Practice - Side Story Part III (Patreon)

Both Vincent and Max picked up one of the heavy-looking balls with ease and smiled at each other. "It's an easy game to play, all you have to do is dodge the balls we throw." To illustrate the point he threw one of the balls towards Ned deliberately missing his head, but not by much, Ned let out a high-pitched scream, but there wasn't anyone around to hear it. Vincent smirked, "I've got to improve my aim."

Max just shrugged "you are looking a bit rusty there, let me have a go." Max then threw a ball just narrowly missing Ned's waist. "Seems like you're not the only one who needs the practice." He said smiling at Victor.

Ned had started crying at this point, knowing the boys were just toying with him, "please" he pleaded, "I've never done anything to you."

Vincent looked at Ned in the sports uniform and sneered at Ned "Just seeing you wearing our uniform is enough." He then threw another ball narrowly missing Ned's leg.

"But it's the headmasters' orders we wear it, it wasn't my idea. He pleaded.

Max then threw another ball, narrowly missing Ned's other leg, "And you have to follow orders? Even when you know they are wrong?" he said calmly.

Ned just replied, sobbing, "it would cause problems for me if I'm seen disobeying them" He just looked both boys pleadingly in their eyes "They could reduce my grades, or even worse."

"Worse than this?" Vincent said as he hefted a ball and threw it directly at Ned, not even pretending to toy with him now.

The ball hit Ned squarely in his stomach, just missing his groin and Ned screamed again.