It was a typical school day at St. George's Elementary School. The boys were excited. They were about to begin their favorite game - Battle of the Buttons. The rules were simple, touch the opponent's belly and trouser buttons, and they had to play dead.

Tommy, a boy with an outie belly button, was always the center of attention during the game. His outie made it challenging for the others to touch his belly button, leading to claims of cheating.

"Tommy is cheating! He has an outie belly button!" cried one of the boys. Tommy, with his hands on his hips, defended himself, "I can't change the way my navel looks!"

Tommy teamed up with his best friend, James. "James, quick! We need to run..." Tommy's sentence was cut short as he suddenly dropped to the ground, playing dead.

"James, are you dead too?" Tommy asked, trying to peek through his half-closed eyes. But before James could answer, Timmy, a boy from the opposing team, pounced on them.

"Ouch, Timmy, stop!" Tommy cried out. Timmy had poked Tommy's outie with a sharp pencil. Tommy's face turned pale, and he looked at his belly button, now red and slightly bleeding.

Timmy, shocked by what he had done, ran away in fear and started crying. Tommy, trying to be brave, shouted, "Timmy, wait! I'm not mad!" But Timmy was already gone.

The school nurse rushed to Tommy's aid. She cleaned his belly button and assured him it was only a minor cut. "You'll be fine, Tommy," she said, patting his head.

Meanwhile, James had found Timmy hiding behind the school building. Timmy was still crying, guilt weighing heavily on his small shoulders. "It's okay, Timmy," James comforted him.

When Tommy returned, Timmy rushed to him and gave him a tight hug, crying and apologizing repeatedly. "I'm sorry, Tommy!" Timmy wept, burying his face in Tommy's chest.

"Heh, someone missed me," Tommy chuckled lightly, trying to lighten the mood. He then teased, "Wow, you really wanted me dead, huh?" His joke didn't have the desired effect.

Timmy punched Tommy lightly, "That's not funny, Tommy!" he said, wiping his tears. Tommy apologized immediately, realizing his joke had not been appropriate.

Tommy then lifted Timmy's shirt slightly, "Can I touch your deep innie?" he asked, grinning. Timmy giggled and responded, "Only if I can tickle your outie!" They both burst into laughter.