Changed Me ( Rewritten)

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When Nat wakes up he quickly heads to his closet to pick out an outfit. He wants to look nice today while also hiding his bruised wrist. So he looks through several of his sweaters. 99% of tops he has are sweaters. If he had to describe his style, he would say dark academia.

           It takes Nat around 10 minutes to decide on his outfit for the day. He's decided to wear an oversized tan sweater with a pair of forest green dress pants. The sweater goes all the way down to his upper thighs while the sleeves are to long for his arms.

           He quickly changes into his outfit before looking in his full body mirror. He smiles when the outfit looks nice. " I hope P'Max will like this " he says. Making his eyes widen. " What the hell Nat " he says frustrated. " I'm not dressing up for P'Max, this is just to hide my bruised wrist from everyone " he says to himself.

           He then grabs his sketchbook and puts it into his backpack before grabbing his phone and heading downstairs. When he does he sees his mom making breakfast. " Good morning
mom " he says as he walks over to her. " Good morning. How was school yesterday " she asks before handing him a plate of eggs and toast.

           " It was good " he lies. " Anything exciting happen during school " she asks. " I made friends with more people. One of them had offered to drive me to and from school because he lives close " he says with a smile. His mother smiles as well. " Is your friend the reason you are dressed so nicely " his mother asked teasingly.
" N-no " he stutters quickly as his cheeks turn a bright red color. " Whatever you say " she says while laughing. He just quickly starts to eat his food.

           Shortly after he finished eating he receives a text from Max. That says " Hey, I'm outside ". So he turns to his mom and says " He's here mom. Have a good day at work today, love you ". His mom smiles and says " Have fun at school. Call me if something happens ok ". He just smiles before nodding his head. He then turns to leave the house.

He quickly gets into the car and says " Good morning P'Max ". Max smiles at him and says " Good morning little mouse. You look really good today. The outfit is nice ". Which causes his cheeks to turn a dark red color. " T-thank
you " he stutters quickly as Max drives off towards the school.

" How's your wrist and stomach
doing " Max asked him. " My stomach is doing ok. For my wrist it still hurts a decent amount. How about you P'Max. Are your injuries doing ok " he says looking down at his wrist. " I only got a small bruise so it's not bad. Did you wear that sweater to hide your wrist " Max said. He bites his lip hesitating for a bit. " Y-you caught me " he stutters quietly. " There's nothing wrong with that " Max said. Making him smile a bit.

When they get to the school Max parks in the same spot. As they get out of the car and walk into the school, several people are staring at him and Max. Making him feel insecure. He can hear them whispering to each other about Max walking with him. When they get half way to his locker he sees Kit, Copter and Aek. Max must have saw them as well because Max pulls him against his side, wrapping his arm around his waist, keeping him close. It sends butterflies to his stomach.

When they pass by them, Kit acts like he's going to punch him. Which causes him to flinch. Max just tightens his grip on his waist as they walk past. " Don't worry. I'll protect you " Max says in a low voice sounding angry. Which makes his heartbeat quicken.

When they get to their lockers, he sees everyone already there. " Morning guys " Max says, not letting go of his waist. Which causes him to turn a light shade of pink. " You guys got close I see " Poppy says. The light pink is now a dark red. " I got to protect my little mouse man " Max says. And all he can focus is on the " My " part of Max's sentence.

" Nat " he hears NuNew call his name, snapping him out of his thoughts. " Are you ok? We called your name a couple of times " NuNew asked him. He nods his head before saying " Sorry I was just thinking about yesterday " he lies. " Like I told you, I will protect you from
them " Max says trying to reassure him. So he just nods his head. " What were you guys talking about " he asked.

" Since it's Friday. Today is the basketball teams homecoming game. They want us to come support them and then after there's going to be a small party " NuNew says. He hesitates for a bit before saying " I've never been to a high school party before ". Max finally lets go of his waist only to ruffle his hair. " Then let this be your first one mouse " Max said. He just hesitantly nods his head yes.

He takes a deep breath before opening his locker, grabbing his things for the four classes he has today. " What classes do you have today Mouse " Max asked him. " I have choir with NuNew first. Then English with you. After lunch I have painting and then algebra with P'Zee and P'Poppy " he says before closing his locker and turning around to look at him. " I'll see you in English then ok " Max says with a smile as he gently caresses his cheek, causing his cheeks to turn a light shade of red. " O-Ok, bye " he stutters quickly.

           Him and NuNew quickly walk to their choir class, not wanting to be late. When they arrive they sit down on chairs and start to talk. " How is everything with P'Max " NuNew asked him. A dark shade of red colors his cheeks. " He's different then I thought " he says quietly. " What do you think about him " NuNew asked curiously.

           " Do you promise not to tell " he says quietly. When NuNew nods his head he whispers into his ear " I think I like him " before moving away from him. NuNew smirks. " That's good. You finally found someone that you really like " NuNew whispers to him. " It's only been one day. I'm not 100% sure yet. It's also scary to think about. I've never felt this way towards someone before " he says quietly before the teacher walks in. " Alright class, pull out your music sheets. Let's start practicing for our concert at the end of the semester ".

           The rest of the class is spent preparing for their concert. Half of the class is for the group songs while the other is spent with partners practicing a song to sing together. Him and NuNew decided to sing BlackPinks Lovesick Girls.

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