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Rose was in the front passenger seat of the car. Bowser got in the driver's seat, and Marvin ushered Jeffy in the back. Junior sat next to Jeffy on the driver's side in the back as well. He made slight eye contact with his father As he got in, who was watching him closely to make sure he didn't run off again.

"Daddy, where's your car?" Jeffy asked.

"I couldn't find my car keys so Junior's dad had to take us here." Marvin grumbled. Junior was relieved by that. He would've gone crazy if he was alone in the car with his dad. God, he hated thinking of Bowser as his father.

The car ride home was silent. Everyone was too awkward to say anything. Not even Jeffy piped up. Junior laid his head on his door and looked out the window, wishing he could just jump out of the car. He couldn't though, since child lock was on.

Junior felt a rush of anxiety go through him as Bowser pulled into the driveway. He could feel His heart beating throughout his entire body. He didn't know what to do. He knew for a fact they wouldn't let him run again, not after last time.

Bowser got out of the car, but instead of opening Junior's door, he went around the car and opened Marvin's instead. Marvin stepped out, and mumbled something about hating the backseat before Jeffy followed him. Marvin stood by the car with Bowser, who was staring inside while smiling at the ginger boy. Junior took a deep breath before scooting out of the car.

Junior's feet hadn't even touched the ground before Bowser took his wrist to make sure he didn't run inside again. He couldn't even get inside because the front door was still shut, and most likely locked, but Bowser didn't want to risk anything.

Marvin started walking with his wife and son to the front door. Once they were fully turned away from Bowser, Bowser looked down at his son and glared directly into his eyes and squeezed his wrist tighter. Junior faintly whimpered and felt himself shake even more. His fathers real feelings were shining through now that no one was looking. It was only a glimpse of what the future would hold. Junior wasn't ready in the slightest. Bowser then led him to the door.

The inside of the house looked the same as it had when Junior had left, besides it being messier than usual. Chef PeePee was pretty much the only one who cleaned, so it was expected. There were fast food packages all around the kitchen and the dining table, some of which seemed to still have food in them. The sight didn't fully disgust Junior, but it didn't make him feel any more comfortable either. Bowser pulled him to the dining table, and they and Marvin's family sat down.

Marvin took a deep breath. "Jeffy, you're grounded."

"WHAT?! WHY?!" Jeffy shouted, throwing his arms up in the air.

"You lied to us, Jeffy!" Rose told him.

"ABOUT WHAT, BITCH?!" Jeffy yelled angrily. Rose looked hurt by his words, but kept her composure.

"JEFFY LANGUAGE! And you lied to us about Bowser's son! If you would've just told us where he was all this stuff would've been solved sooner!" Marvin scolded.

"I didn't tell you where he was so his BITCHASS DAD wouldn't hit him!" Jeffy retorted, pointing a finger at Bowser, who gave a shocked look.

"Excuse me?!" He exclaimed. "I wouldn't lie a finger on my son for any reason!"

"BULLSHIT!" Jeffy yelled, standing up from his chair and slamming his hands on the table.

"Y-yeah, liar." Junior tried to say, but it wasn't heard by anyone since Marvin shouted over him.

"JEFFY STOP IT!! YOU NEVER ACCUSE ANYONE OF HURTING THEIR KID! GO TO YOUR ROOM!" Marvin shouted, literally turning red from anger.

"FUCK YOU, DADDY! YOU'RE FUCKING HIGH AND DELUSIONAL AS FUCK! I'M NOT LYING ABOUT SHIT!" Jeffy screamed, before throwing his chair at the wall and stomping upstairs.

Junior sighed. Jeffy had a good heart, but his anger didn't really help anything out. Junior watched as Marvin's wife calmed him down, and set Jeffy's chair back up. Thankfully, it hadn't busted a hole in the wall. As she put the chair back in place, she and Junior made eye contact for a short moment. She saw Junior's sorrowful look, but didn't know what to think of it. She initially thought it was just the boy being sad about his friend being in trouble, but the more she looked, the more thoughts she had. She gave him a pat on the shoulder, before going back to sit with her husband.