When I asked Middle Boy what happened with the boy who wanted to fight him today he told me they had both gotten called in to meet with the Dean of Students...together.

Apparently this man is a really tall body builder (think intimidation).  He asked if there was a problem between the two of them.

They were friends. 

What they figured out in their time with the Dean of Students was that other students were spreading the exact same rumors about things each was allegedly saying about the other to them.  The reality was that neither of them had said any of those things.

The three of them concluded this sometimes happens when people "want to see a fight".

So, Middle Boy and the other boy are friends again...just like before...minus the rumors.

Praises for a peaceful and honestly, quite easy, ending.