Well...you thought this was all it on the last one, but believe it or not...there's more with Max and Akashi and how much they're learning from each other and you can see how Max received all the optimistic attitude and sense of compassion towards others after living with Akashi. Thus...enjoy part 2! This is for The Master of Stories! Enjoy!

Raising Maximus, pt. 2

by: Terrell James

Chapter 1: Changed in One Year

It was sunset when Akashi did some meditating and he was taking his time to gain some peace and get his mind in order without any distractions and he takes a few deep breaths and lets his mind flow deeply into it and it's just him, himself and the flow all around him.

"Akashi!"

Akashi's ear twitched as soon as he heard someone call his name and he lets out an exasperated sigh and he just could not stand having his meditation interrupted by someone and muttered, "Every time..."

"Akashi!"

Akashi stood up and walked all the way back inside the house and sees Miyo standing by and he asked, "What is it? How many times you can interrupt my mediation?"

"Don't get so uppity. Me and Saori are gonna have a little girls' out tonight." Miyo answered.

"A girls' night? Don't you think I should tag along...just to make sure nothing happens to you guys?" asked Akashi.

Miyo rolled her eyes and swatted Akashi's head and replied, "No boys allowed. Especially...an overprotective, immature pervert who couldn't keep himself in trouble even if he tried."

When Miyo said that, Akashi knew that she was referring to himself that he couldn't help himself around girls, even if it was by accident with unintentional spying and he said, "Way to kill the fantasy."

"How's this for a fantasy?" asked Miyo, proceeding to stomp on Akashi's toes.

Akashi lets out a painful howl and yelp after getting his foot stomped and just whimpered as he rubs it to make the sting go away and he said, "You didn't have to stomp on my foot, you know."

"No, you're right. I didn't have to. I wanted to...especially for all the times you spied on me when I'm in the bathroom." Miyo stated.

"How many times?" asked Akashi, folding his arms.

"I'd say around 25 times...or more." Miyo replied.

Akashi sighed at that response and he knew she had a point there and he tried to have a comeback, but the words wouldn't come out of his mouth and that made Miyo smirk and she said, "Come on, Saori."

"Coming!"

Seconds later, Saori comes downstairs wearing an elegant pink and green dress with a japanese themed blue vest and Miyo said, "You look wonderful."

"Thank you." Saori said, happily.

Miyo blinked her eyes as Saori walked beside her and Miyo said, "We'll be back for a few hours. Just try to stay out of trouble."

"When have I ever been out of trouble?" asked Akashi.

Miyo was about to mention all the many times that he's always been in trouble, but doesn't want to hear any single part of it because he knows what he meant by that and he said, "Don't answer that."

With that, the two left the house and it was just Akashi...having the house to himself.

"Akashi?"

Or...not. When Akashi turned around, he sees Max coming down the stairs and he could tell that since Miyo and Saori are having a little girls' night out, maybe he and Max can have a boys night in the house and he said, "Hey, buddy."

"Where's Saori?" asked Max.

"She and Miyo are going out for a while. So it's just the two of us...just you and me." Akashi answered.

Max was a litle excited about having the house with him and Akashi and asked, "So...what do we do?"

"We can do anything we want to do." Akashi said, smiling.

Awesome way to start off! What are Max and Akashi gonna do when the girls are out? The answer will be revealed on the next chapter!