Last time---
Rei, Kai, Tyson, Hilary, and Kenny, were in the living room, when they head loud crying. "What's that?" Rei asked, standing up. "I'm going to go see." He said, starting to walk back down the hallway. He realized the crying was coming from max's room, so he entered.
Upon entering, Rei saw something that wasn't expected...
A little boy, about two years old, was sitting on Max's bed, bawling his eyes out. Rei blinked a few times, before registering what was in front of him. "...M-max?" He asked disbelievingly. Big, blue eyes filled with tears looked at him. Rei had to choke the question out.
"What happened to you?"
Present---
Max, obviously confused, stopped crying, and looked at him, his voice still a bit watery. "Nightmare..." He explained, staring at his sheets. He started crying again, obviously oblious to the fact he was a child. "I-it's okay, Max, it was just a nightmare." Rei said, still disbelieving what was in front of him. He slowly knelt down, picking max up. The only thing covering him was his gigantic green t-shirt. Rei, remembering the clothes that shrunk, went to go get them. "For once...thank goodness for shrinking clothes!" He exclaimed. He started re-dressing Max, and afterwards, headed to the living room.
Everybody looked up as Rei entered the room carrying max. "Is...Is that--?" Tyson was cut off as Rei nodded. Max looked scared for a split second, before he hopped down, and slowly walked over to Tyson. "Hey!" He said, sitting in his lap. "Uh…hi..." Tyson said, very confused. Kenny was staring at him, as if he was the last animal of an endangered species. "Wh-what happened, Max?" Kenny asked. Max looked at him in confusion. "Tell us what you did when you got here." He said. Max tilted his head to the other side.
Max pointed to the kitchen. Kenny stood up, and went into the kitchen, seeing the jar on the counter; it was collected in dust. "Those couldn't have been fresh...This house hasn't been used by any family for weeks!" He said. Max shrugged. He stood up, and climbed onto the couch, making himself comfortable in Kai's lap. Kai silently growled in his throat. Max, ignoring it, fell asleep again.
After scraping Max off into his own bed, Kai left to get some sleep himself.
When Max had woken up, the house was in utter chaos.
Max had found pixie sticks in Rei's bag, and had downed at least five to seven sticks of them. Now, he was running around the kitchen table, while Tyson was running away from him. Max ran into the living room, but bumped into someone. Max looked up slowly, his sugar rush fading as he saw who it was. "S-sorry..." He muttered. "It's okay...Are you alright?" Rei asked. It took a while for Max to register he was talking to him. "Yes..." He said, turning his gaze to the floor. "...Trouble?" He asked. "'Course not, Maxie." Rei said, ruffling his hair. Max beamed, and ran to chase Tyson again.
"Rei! Help! This kid is fast for only two!" Tyson screamed. He came running into the living room, hopping onto the top of the couch. Max followed him, and climbed on top of the couch, poking Tyson on the base of his leg. "Gotchu!" He yelled, tumbling off the couch, giggling. Tyson sighed.
"I'm never going to get used to this..." He muttered. Just then, he turned to see Kai with a murderous glint in his eyes. "Stop. It." He said, semi-calmly. He was shaking all over, and Tyson could tell he was holding all of his anger in. Kai strode over to Max, picking him up by the collar of his shirt. "And you. Stop being so loud so people can sleep!" He said, shoving him into Rei's arms. Max became scared. Rei, being one to quickly come up with the solution, stepped in. "Kai--I'll take him to the pool. Perhaps you can get to sleep while the bozos are out." He said, refering to Max and Tyson. "Fine. Keep them out of my sight, or they both will be in a world of pain." Kai said. "Well...uh...Can you watch them while I go find Max something to swim in?" He asked, grinning mischeviously. "Argh...no."
"Yes."
"No."
"Yes."
"No."
"No."
"Yes...REI!" Kai yelled irritatedly. "Hey, thanks!" Rei said, putting Max into Kai's arms, and racing to the store. "Here. You watch him." He said, giving Max to Tyson. "Go play the quiet game." He said, before going to the couch, and falling asleep.
"...You think my plan will work?" Tyson asked, crouching down behind the couch. Max nodded. "Okay..." He said, getting his slingshot out. Putting laxatives in the sling, he waited. Kai yawned, and Tyson aimed for his mouth. After shooting, Kai's mouth closed before they made it, hitting Kai in the face. Kai's eyes snapped open, and he started yelling. "Tyson! Go to your room, now!" He said, pointing down the hall. He picked Max up by the collar, and headed down the hallway. "And I know you had something to do with it!" He said, setting Max down on his bed, and locking the door after exiting.
Like all children that young, that have been left in a locked room, Max started to cry. It wasn't the thought of being there that scared him; two thoughts scared him. One was, 'What if nobody finds me and I'll be left to die?' and 'I can't reach the doorknob! I'll never get out!'. These thoughts ran through the child's mind as he desperately looked for a way out.
Max stopped when he noticed the window open. Tilting his head to the side, he pushed a stool to the window, and climbed on top of it. Grabbing on to the ledge, he swung his legs over the side, and hopped out, heading off to who knows where. (A/N: I know where!)
With Rei--
Rei came to the kids isle, picking a pair of blue swimming trunks out. Going to the register, he noticed a blur of orange, tan, blue, red, and yellow outside. Quickly paying for the stuff, he ran outside. "Where do you think you're going, Max?" He asked. Max looked up, surprise clearly written on his face. He grinned, and attached himself to Rei's leg in a hug. Rei sighed, and picked him up. "I wonder how you got here...?" He muttered. He started for the house.
He was going to murder Kai.