Changed Me ( Rewritten)

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While asleep, Nat has a nightmare. He's forced to once again, go through what happened at the mall. The nightmare is so vivid and feels so real that it's as if he is going through it for the first time. He doesn't know that he's having a nightmare. Only figuring it out when his body shakes as he hears Max's familiar voice, telling him to wake up. That he needs to wake up.

            When he opens his eyes. He sees Max. He Immediately clings on to him for comfort. Max is quick to respond by tightly holding him in his arms. He's with Max now. He's safe. It was just a nightmare. It's over now.

            " Its ok. You're ok. It was just a nightmare. I'm here now. Everything's going to be ok " Max says quietly. " T-The mall " he barley manages to say as he cries. " I will never let him do that to you ever again. I promise you " Max says, tightening his grasp on him.

Max continuously reassures him and comforts him until he is able to calm down from his nightmare. It takes him half an hour to calm down. He's thankful for Max being here with him. He doesn't know what he would do if Max wasn't there.

" It's 10:00am. Do you want to get up and make breakfast or get dressed " Max asks him gently. " Breakfast would be nice " he says quietly before sitting up. Max is quick to sit up with him. " Then let's see if there's anything I can make you for breakfast " Max says, standing up from the bed.

Max holds out his hands for him to grab onto. He takes a deep breath before grabbing ahold of Max's hands and standing up off the bed. They walk hand in hand the entire way to the kitchen. When they get downstairs, he sees his mother preparing to leave for work.

" Good morning boys " his mother says before turning to look at them. " Good morning ma'am " Max says. " Nat " she says concerned. " I had a bad nightmare. But P'Max helped me. So you don't need to worry " he says as he walks over to her. She pulls him into a tight hug.

" I'm glad he was able to help you. Will you be alright while I'm at work " She says. " Yes, I have P'Max. NuNew also wanted me to tell him how I'm doing today " he tells her before pulling away from the hug. " Alright then, I'll see you once I'm off work " She says before leaving the house.

Once she's gone he turns back around to look at Max. Who holds his arms out, silently asking if he wants a hug. He walks over to Max and gladly accepts the hug. " I should call NuNew and talk with him " he says quietly as he looks up towards Max. " While you do that. I'll look to see what ingredients you have to make some breakfast " Max says gently.

" Ok " he says quietly, not letting go of Max. He doesn't want to let go. Even though he needs to. " I don't want to let go " he quietly admits. " Then, I know what we can do " Max says gently before picking him up. He immediately wraps his legs around Max. " W-What are you doing " he quickly asks as Max takes him into the kitchen.

" While I'm cooking in the kitchen. You. Can sit right here on the counter and watch. So you know that I'm right here with you " Max says as he sets him down on the counter. He smiles at the thought that Max came up with this sort of solution. It makes him feel happy, to know that Max cares so much.

" There's that smile of yours " Max says, smiling at him. He pulls Max closer to him. " It makes me happy. Knowing you care this much. That you came up with a solution like this " he says quietly as he wraps his arms around Max's neck.

" I care about you, more then you will ever know " Max says gently. " I love you " he says quietly. " I love you as well baby " Max says before kissing his forehead. " You better call NuNew now or he'll come rushing over here " Max says. He nods his head before taking out his phone.

Max turns around and starts to make the both of them breakfast. While he presses down on NuNew's contact, calling him. It only rings once or twice before he answers the call.

" Hey, how are you feeling " NuNew immediately asks him. He takes a deep breath before saying " Do you want how I'm feeling currently or overall ". He can hear someone in the background. " Are you with P'Zee " he asks. " Yes, but back to you. I want both " NuNew says.

" Let's start with the good part then " he says before pausing. He glances towards Max to see him taking out the eggs from the fridge. " P'Max got me to smile just a minute ago. He's made me happy because of how much he cares for me. Another good thing, was that he was there to wake me up from my nightmare and help me calm down ".

" As for overall " he starts before taking a deep breath. " I'm not doing to good " he says truthfully. Max comes over to him and starts mixing eggs in a bowl, next to him. Max knows that he needs him as he talks. Max knows and he didn't even have to tell him.

" Ok, let's start with the first half. You smiled today and that's really good. But about the nightmare, what happened " NuNew says. He forces himself to take a deep breath. He hasn't really talked about it at all. Only telling Max that it involved the mall.

" My nightmare was so vivid and felt so real " he says. Max puts his hand on his thigh for comfort, while continuing to mix the eggs with his other hand. " I had to once again go through everything that happened at the mall " he says quietly.

" How are you doing since waking up " He hears Zee ask. He puts the phone on speaker and sets it down next to him. " I'm doing better sense waking up. P'Max helped me calm down. It took a while but I eventually calmed down " he says. " Then what about overall. Why do you mean by not doing so good " NuNew asks.

Max looks at him as if he's asking if he will be ok, if he were to go cook. So he nods his head before focusing back on the call. " I'm scared still. You guys know what happened and who did it to me. He threatened me to do worse then what happened before handing me over to Kit " he says.

" We won't let that happen. Max wont let it happen " Zee says. " I know you guys won't but. I can't get rid of this terror I have " he says before taking a deep breath, trying to stay calm. " I don't even know how I'm going to make it tomorrow. I'll be forced to not only see him but Kit. And for all I know, Kit could know that he ". He pauses, unable to admit what happened to him.

            " There's just so many things running through my head because of it. I-I can't even admit to what he did to me. I can describe what he had done to me and tell others but when it comes to actually admitting it. I can't " he says, rubbing his head a little frustrated. He's upset by how this is effecting him.

            " Why can't you admit it " NuNew asked gently. Because I don't want to believe this happened to me, he says in his head. " I don't want to have that conversation right now " he admits quietly. " When you're ready, we will be here to have that conversation " NuNew says.

            " I just need time. That conversation will only lead up to me admitting it " he says quietly. " That's alright. Take your time. Plus, I'm sure you want to spend more time with your boyfriend right now ", NuNew says the last part teasingly.

            " You always take the chance to try and tease me " he says, lightly laughing. He's glad that NuNew lightened the mood. " Is he wrong though. Or do you not want to spend time with me " Max says, teasing him. " I hate that you guys are making the mood lighter by teasing me. It doesn't seem fair " he says.

           " If it works, it works. But for real, I'll let you be with P'Max now. I know you need him more then me for this whole situation " NuNew says. " I'll make sure to tell you if something else happens " he says. " Alright, bye Nat. See you tomorrow " NuNew says before the call ends.

            By the time the call is over, Max has finished making the both of them breakfast. " Omelette and toast " Max says with a small smile as he sets them down on the dining room table. So he gets off the counter and walks over towards him. " Thank you for breakfast " he says, hugging him.

           " Of course. Now let's eat. Once we are done. We can start on our essays for English class " Max says. So he sits down before they both begin to eat their breakfast.

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