Changed Me ( Rewritten)

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Nat's mother reaches over the metal railing and hugs him tightly. " It's over baby. He can't hurt you anymore " she says as she cries. " Nat Nattasit " he hears the judge say. So he pulls away from the hug before looking towards the judge. " Stay strong and heal well " the judge says.

He smiles and says " Yes judge ". He then watches as the judge leaves the court room. Once the judge is gone they all make their way outside of the court room before they head outside of the building. When they get outside, NuNew pulls him into a tight hug.

" You were so brave. You did such an amazing job. I'm so happy for you " NuNew says. He hugs NuNew back tightly. " I couldn't have done it without you or the others. Thank you NuNew. Thank you for being by my side through everything " he says.

NuNew pulls away from the hug and smiles at him before wiping away the dry tears from his cheeks. He lightly laughs as he wipes away NuNew's dry tears. " Of course you would cry as well " he says, slightly teasing NuNew.

" He's your twin after all " he hears Zee say. He quickly turns around to Zee and pulls him into a hug. Zee immediately hugs him back. " Thank you bodyguard. For always protecting me from him " he says. " You're welcome. Although, I really want to beat his ass after what we learned today " Zee says. He pulls away from the hug.

" I wish you could as well " he says with a small smile. " You did good though. What you said to him " Poppy says. He turns towards Poppy to see him holding out his arms for a hug. Which he quickly accepts. " Are you ok, after finding out the things you didn't know " Poppy gently asks him.

" I don't like knowing how close I was to death. It was scary hearing it and seeing the photos he had. But, it was easier to handle thanks to you guys being there with me " he answers truthfully before he pulls away from the hug.

He moves back away from everyone and his mother. He smiles and says " Thank you guys really. I know I can't give you anything to show how grateful I am for everyone. But, I told myself that I would be strong to show that you guys help me a lot. And this is the outcome. So thank you, really ". They all smile at him.

" Your father would be so happy at this moment. He's probably watching and screaming with joy at how brave you were " his mother says. He smiles and laughs before saying " Yeah, he would be ". His mother smiles and says " Spend time with your friends. I'm going to go talk with NuNews mother for a while ".

            " Alright. Love you mom " he says, smiling. " Love you to. All of you come back to the house for dinner ok. I'm going to make chicken and fried rice for dinner. Nat's favorite " his mother says. " It's my favorite as well. You're a really good cook " NuNew says, making everyone laugh. " Thank you NuNew, now you boys go have fun " she says before leaving.

            " What should we do until then " Poppy asks. " We can swim in my pool. It's hot today. We still haven't planned a day yet. What better time then now " Max suggests. " Yes! Let's do that. Plus it's not far from Nat's house " NuNew says excitedly. " Alright. Then we'll need to go get our swimwear.

            " Don't worry about going back to your house NuNew. Just go to P'Poppy's and P'Zee's house. I'll grab you a pair of swim shorts at my house " he says. " Ok, let's hurry then. So we can spend a lot of time together " NuNew says. So they nod their heads before going into separate cars. Him and Max are in one car. While the others are all in the same car.

Max keeps his hand on his thigh, the entire drive back to his house. Making his cheeks turn a light shade of red. It's such a simple thing but for him, it always makes his heart race. He can't exactly put it into words, how much it effects him. However, it's like silent proof that Max loves him because, Max wants to touch him even though he's right next to him.

            " NuNew's mom is here. I thought my mom would be going to NuNew's house " he says as they both get out of the car. " She might be coming for dinner " Max says. He smiles and nods his head before opening the front door and walking inside.

            " Oh boys, what are you doing here " his mother asks. " I'm grabbing a pair of swim shorts for me and NuNew " he says. " You're going swimming " NuNews mother asks him. " Yeah, P'Max has a pool at his house " he says before heading up the stairs and into his room. Max follows right behind him.

            " Black or blue " he asks Max. " Blue. I like when you're wearing bright colors " Max says, causing a light shade of red to color his cheeks. " I think the opposite for you. I like when you wear dark red " he says as he grabs himself a pair of blue swim shorts before grabbing the black swim shorts for NuNew.

            " I'll make sure to wear that color then. So I can make my baby happy " Max says, hugging him from behind. " I'm already happy. Things are slowly starting to become better for me. With the case turning out how it did, it gave me a lot of hope " he says as Max starts to rock them back and forth.

            " I'm really happy knowing that " Max says. He smiles before turning around to face Max. " I'm happy, that I get to have someone like you by my side " he says. Max smiles before he leans down and kisses him. The kiss is gentle and filled with love. It's his favorite type of kiss, where you can feel the amount of love they have together.

            When Max pulls away from the kiss, he gently cups his cheek. " I love you " Max says, causing his cheeks to turn a light pink shade. " I love you to babe " he says before Max pulls him into another hug. " If we don't leave, they'll get there before us P'Max " he says laughing.

            " They can wait. I want to stay like this baby " Max says, making him laugh. Max usually isn't the type of person to be clingy. He finds Max incredibly cute when he acts this way. " How about this babe. You can hug me all you want later tonight, before bed " he says. " Deal " Max says before pulling away from the hug, making him laugh.

            " Let's go now. I don't want to be teased by NuNew. He's just say we were late because we made our " he says, shaking his head as he laughs. " We can always do that. I think that sounds like a nice idea " Max says, causing his cheeks to turn a shade of dark red. " Oh, be quiet babe " he says laughing as they head downstairs. They tell his and NuNew's mother goodbye before leaving to Max's house.

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