<P> Ari goes to Dante's work and confronts Daniel, finding out the names of two of the men who attacked Dante . Ari visits one of them, Julian, at the body shop where he works and starts a fight with him . </P> <P> Ari nearly ends up in trouble for what happened, but his father stands by him when he explains and Ari avoids having to pay Julian's hospital bills . His mother, who was afraid of Ari ending up like his brother, seems to gain an understanding of something that Ari misses after he explains how he beat up Julian because of his anger towards him for attacking Dante over kissing another boy . </P> <P> After the attack, Mr. Quintana asks if Ari knows why Dante is jumped . Ari tells him that Dante is gay and was kissing another boy . He also explains that Dante hadn't told his parents out of fear of their reactions, but Mr. Quintana is supportive of his son along with his wife . Mr. Quintana admits that he'd guessed the truth because of the way Dante looks at Ari, while Mrs. Quintana tells Ari she thinks Dante is in love with him . Ari admits that's true, but believes that Dante has moved onto Daniel . Mrs. Quintana shares her belief that Daniel is just a stand - in for Ari . </P> <P> When Dante comes home from the hospital, Daniel starts visiting him in his house . This angers Ari because Daniel ran away while Dante was being beaten up . Dante admits to Ari that when he kisses Daniel, he imagines he's Ari, but Ari just tells Dante he needs to get a new head . Dante is left upset by Ari's reaction to Dante all but admitting his love for him . </P>

Aristotle and dante discover the secrets of the universe plot summary