-Xiumin-

We started at each other in shock. He hesitantly reached a hand out and wiped away the forgotten tears.

"Why are you crying little one?" He asked "Did I scare you?"

"I-I-I-" I started to hiccup

"Shh, it's okay." he said, scooping me up in his lap

He slowly starting rocking us, making me feel drowsy.

No I can't sleep. I have to figure out what happened to me.

"I-I- Tao." I said, my voice sounded so weird and childish

Tao stopped rocking and looked down at me.

"How do you know my name?" he asked “I bet Chen had something to do with this.” Tao said to himself

Chen was known for pulling a lot of pranks on the members. But this wasn't one of them.

I knew everything I wanted to say, but it wouldn't come out. It was like a strainer was blocking everything in, only letting out some words. The sentences in my head came out as broken and incoherent.

"I Minseok." I said, pointing at myself

"Xiumin ge? I wonder where he is." Tao asked

I just wanted to pull my hair out. I was so frustrated.

"No. Me." I said

"Yeah, who are you? Are you related to Xiumin? Why are you in his clothes? They look too big for you." Tao said, touching my clothes

I groaned. Tao why can't you just listen to me?!

I will not give up.

I stood up; well I tried to, but kept falling. Tao finally helped me stand on my new legs. It felt weird.

Tao placed his hands on my waist as I turned around to face him. I grabbed his face with my little hands, making him look at me. He looked surprised, but quickly hid it with a smile.

"You're so cute. Your cheeks look so squishy. You remind me so much of Xiumin." Tao said using one of his hands to pinch my cheek

I couldn't fight back the giggles. I really had no control over my emotions or reactions anymore.

"Oh I could just eat you up." He said, tickling my sides

I roared in a fit of giggles. My feet started to kick by themselves, my hands hitting Tao's chest, not fazing him one bit.

"Who's the cute baby?" he asked laying me down on my back

My throat hurt from laughing too hard. He lifted up my shirt and started blowing on my belly, my body shivering and kicking.

"Who's the cute baby?” He asked again, about to dive back down

I need to stop this or else I won't get anywhere.

I sat up and grabbed his face again. He had the biggest smile ever.

I guess he really likes kids.

"What's wrong?" he asked

I shook my head no.

"I Minseok." I said

"I don't know where he is." He said

"No, I Xiumin." I said

"What did you say?" Tao asked

"I Xiumin." I said

"You're Xiumin?" He asked

I nodded my head.

"No Xiumin is somewhere in the house." He said

"No me." I pointed to me

"Okay, I'll play your game." He smiled "So if you’re Xiumin, what does Luhan like to call you?"

"B-baozi." I said

He laughed at how I said it, but then stopped.

"What did you say?"

"Baozi."

"Hmm, what is something only Xiumin would know?" He asked himself

"B-birthmark."

"What?"

"Birthmark...here." I pointed to Tao's side

Tao eyes went wide.

"H-how did you know?" He asked, standing me back up

"I Minseok." I pointed to my chest

"But, but how?" He asked

"I not know." I said, wrong

Man I hate sounding illiterate.

"Oh man. I-I Oh man. Okay don't panic. What ever you do, don't panic. Just stay calm. Oh they’re going to kill me when they find out." Tao panicked

"S-sawry." I failed at saying sorry

"No, this is not your fault. I-we got to fix this before anyone finds out." Tao said

"Yes"

"Okay first thing first, we need to get you some clothes." Tao said looking at me

He picked me up and got off the bed. I felt so useless and small in his arms. He walked to the closet and looked at the clothes hanging.

"It seems like everything is too big for you...Wait I can put you in that baby one-z that Chen put on my stuffed panda." Tao said

The story to that is, Chen kept saying that Tao cherishes the stuffed animal as if it were a kid, so he got a one-z and put it on the panda. He even placed a walkie talkie behind the panda and made baby sounds from the next room. Tao was pissed, so to get him back Tao snuck into Chen’s room and placed the walkie talkie under Chen’s pillow. Just when Chen was about to fall into a deep sleep, Tao screamed very loudly into the device causing Chen to fall out of the bed. Chen doesn’t really prank Tao anymore. As to why Tao still has the one-z, I have no clue.

He put me down on the ground and grabbed the one-z. He bent down and picked me up. He then placed me on the bed and began to take off my now oversized clothes.

He pulled off the shirt and pulled down the pants. I was just left in my huge briefs. He froze and looked at me.

"Okay, I can do this." he told himself

He pulled down the boxers and quickly looked away.

"Tao?"

Curse my little voice.

"I'm sorry. I just feel like a ert looking at you like this." He said, looking back at me "No, don't pout." He said

I didn't know I was pouting. It was like a reflex or something.

Tao quickly slipped me into the one-z and carefully zipped it up. He let out a sigh of relief when he was done.

"Now what do we do?" He asked, sitting me up

Just then my stomach growled and he laughed.

"I'll go get you some lunch." Tao said, getting off the bed

"T-t-tank. You." I said

"Aw, you’re so cute." he said

I stuck my tongue out at him and he laughed.

-Tao-

I closed the room door behind me. I placed my head against the door and sighed.

Alright, Tao don’t panic. Do. Not. PANIC. Just act normal. Yeah normal. It’s totally normal for a member of the group, the oldest member to be exact, to turn into a toddler. Just perfectly normal. What the hell am I going to do?

“Tao are you okay?”

I jumped and snapped my head to look at the person who had spoken.

“I’ve never seen you this jumpy before. Is everything alright?”

“I’m fine Chen.” I smiled

“If you say so.” Chen said “Is Xiumin awake?”

DO NOT PANIC.

“Um, no he is still asleep.” I lied

“Oh, I won’t bother him then. He needs his rest.” Chen said

“Yes he does.” I said “Chen can I ask you something?”

“Sure.”

“What type of food would you feed a toddler at this time of day?”

“A toddler?” Chen asked confusedly “I guess you could make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich and milk. Little kids need milk, good for the bones.”

“Thank you.” I said walking passed him down the hall

I can make that.

“Hey Tao, why did you want to know that?” He asked, stopping me

“I was just curious.” I lied

I made my way to passed the living room and to the kitchen. I grabbed all I needed and began making the sandwich. Luhan walked into the kitchen and raised an eyebrow.

“What are you making?”

“A sandwich.”

“Make me one.” He pouted

“You know that pouting doesn’t work on me.” I said

“It was worth a try.” He sighed “Chen!”

“What!” Chen yelled

“Make me a sandwich please!”

“Make your own!” Chen shouted back

“Kris could you-”

“No.”

“Such lazy people.” Luhan said

“Who you calling lazy?!” Chen yelled

Luhan and Chen started arguing as I cleaned up the small mess I made. I grabbed the plate and cup of milk and walked to the room, hopefully unnoticed.

I stopped at the door and realized that both of my hands were occupied. I looked at the doorknob and bit my lip. I was about to balance the plate on the top of the cup, but then I saw Kris walking down the hallway.

“Do you need help?”

Maybe Kris can help, but what if he doesn’t believe me. This is going to be risky.

“Yes, I can’t open the door.”

Kris walked over and opened the door for me.

Now most people assume that I have ninja like reflexes and can sense danger from a mile away or feel when something is not right. Well, Kris tends to spot things much faster than I do, which explains why he stood like a statue looking into the room.

“I can explain.” I said

“I’d like to hear your explanation.” Kris said, still looking into the room

I nudged him in gently and Kris hesitantly walked in. I followed in and Kris shut the door. I looked to where Xiumin was on the bed and could help but smile.

Xiumin sat in the middle of the bed, his legs crossed, and his hands in his lap. He looked back and forth between me and Kris, his eyes growing wide. His cheeks were so fluffy and puffed out as he tried to talk.

“H-hi Kre-Krease.” He smiled

I looked to Kris and saw that his facial features were set in stone as he look at the scene before him. I walked to the bed and put the plate down in front of Xiumin, but held his milk.

“Tank you.” He said picking up the sandwich

I sat on the bed and looked up at Kris, who was watching Xiumin like a hawk.

“You might want to sit for this.” I said

“I’ll stand.” Kris said, eyes still glued on Xiumin eating

“Okay.” I sighed “Um I don’t really know what to say.”

“Tell me that’s not who I think it is.”

“Yes, that’s Xiumin.”

“How?” He looked at me

“I don’t know. I went to sleep and he was just fine, but then I heard sniffling and woke up to…to this.”

I felt a light tap on my back and turned around.

“I done.” Xiumin said handing me the plate

I grabbed the plate and handed him the milk. The cup covered almost half of his face when he drank the milk. He pulled the cup away and handed it to me, some milk running down his chin. He wiped his chin with the back of his hand and looked up at Kris.

Kris still hadn’t moved from his position and his expression hadn’t change either. I would have thought that he was sculpture if his eyes weren’t trailing every move Xiumin made.

The air in the room felt thick and heavy. My heart was pounding, I don’t know why, but it was screaming through my chest. After what felt like hours, Kris moved towards the bed.

-Xiumin-

I watched as Kris walked to the edge of the bed. He slowly knelt down and placed his hands on the bed. His eyes were burning into mine as he lowered himself to the floor.

I could no longer fight the urge to go near him any longer. I slowly crawled over to him and stopped right in front of him. Kris seemed to tense and I could see him swallow.

I tried to stand up, but fell right on my . I tried again and stumbled forward. Kris’s hands shot out for my waist and stabled me. Kris was breathing really fast as his eyes ran up and down my body. His eyes finally landed on mine and I reached out a hand for his face, but he was too far.

I just really have this urge to touch him.

Kris slowly leaned his head closer and allowed my hand to touch his cheek. I placed my other hand to his cheek and squished his cheeks. Hey, my hands were moving on their own.

“Squishy.” I giggled

I’m really starting to hate my voice.

Kris just blinked a few times before cracking a small smile. I swear this child brain has problems because after he smiled, all I could do was think about biting his lips. Either babies are very erted or I just have a dirty mind. I think the two are evenly balanced out.

Before I could stop myself I pressed my lips to his and pulled back making a popping sound. Kris’s eyes widened and I was then pulled away from him onto Tao’s lap.

“Xiumin, you can’t just go kissing people.” Tao said

“Sarry.” I still couldn’t say sorry right, but I was getting close

I know I should feel guilty, but I didn’t. I actually giggled. That’s it, it is now a fact; Babies are erts. I looked back over at Kris who was touching his lips.

I reached out a hand for him, but didn’t even get close because Tao held me back.

“Krease.”

Kris looked over at me and then at my hand. He grasped it and slowly ran his thumb over the back of my palm. His hand was so huge, but really soft.

“How did this happen to you?” Kris asked

Everyone froze when there was a knock at the door. Kris shot up on to his feet and Tao stood up also while holding me.

“Hey Kris are you in there?”

“Yes, what do you need?” Kris asked

The doorknob turned and everyone started to panic, well everyone but Kris. Kris walked to the door and opened it a crack.

“Why are you against the door?” Lay asked

“If you open the door any wider it will squeak and wake up Xiumin.”

“Oh I forgot. I just wanted to tell you that Luhan and Chen are having a pillow fight in the living room and I’m scared things might get broken.”

“I’ll be out in a minute.” Kris said

“Okay.”

Kris closed the door and let out a sigh. Tao placed me back on the bed and looked at Kris.

“What do we do?”

“I don’t know.” Kris answered “Just stay in here with him. I’m going to go stop Luhan and Chen from fighting, I’ll be back.”

Before Tao could answer Kris slipped out the room. Tao turned to me and got on the bed. He sat right in front of me, criss crossed and tilted his head to the right. I couldn’t help but copy his movements.

“Xiumin you can understand everything that I’m saying?”

“Yes.”

“But you can’t speak that well?”

“Yes.”

“Okay at least you know what Kris and I are saying.” Tao said “Do you have any idea how this happened?”

I shook my head no. Tao grabbed me and held me in front of him.

“Can I get a kiss like Kris did?”

I started to uncontrollably giggle and Tao smiled.

“Why are you laughing? You can’t just kiss someone in front of me, are you trying to make me jealous?”

I had no idea why I was laughing and I couldn’t fight it. I shook my head to his question. I placed my hand on Tao’s face and moved over his eyes and nose. My hands stopped over his mouth, covering it.

“P-ped-pedo.”

Tao started laughing and I moved me hands. He laid me down on the bed and began to tickle me.

“I guess I am a pedo, but you’re just too cute to resist.” Tao said, his fingers crawling down my sides

My body was twisting and turning while trying to get away from Tao’s hands. I was giggling so hard, my cheeks started to hurt.

“Tao who are you talking to?” The door knob turned

Sorry for the short chapter. Have a nice day and if you're starting school soon I hope you have a wonderful day. ^o^

P.S. Tao you pedo, Xiumin you XD