So I covered Wolf Guido, Naomi, Roscoe and banzai's orphanage stories and it's Mikhail's turn and Musaki tells Mikhail his own story and there's something awesome at the end.

Chapter 10: Orphanage Stories

Sometime later, Musaki, Naomi, Wolf Guido, Roscoe, Banzai and Mikhail met up in the table to talk with each other and Mikhail wanted to know how Musaki got in the orphanage. He asked, "How long were you in the orphanage?"

"10 years. From the time when I was 3 until I was 13."

Mikhail was surprised to hear that Musaki was there for 10 years and he asked, "What had happened?"

Musaki knew it was a hard subject that would even be up for discussion, but he managed to tell him about it. He took a deep breath and he said, "My parents got killed by Tai Lung when I was three and...I just witnessed it by my own eyes and it was the most horrifying experience of my life. After they died, it's like...something that I had to deal with for the rest of my life and I would often just cry every day. I had a hard time coping with this because I didn't know what death was like and how to get through this kind of pain I felt. Ms. Faye tried to help me, but each time, it would often backfire because I still felt sad. I would often get bullied most of the time because I was different from other pandas, because they were big and I'm just small and thin. That would really hurt my feelings and it made me more sad than ever. It was hard to admit the fact that they're not coming back and that I wouldn't see them again and that I would forget them...until I got older and my guardians told me that it's a natural part of life and that they'll always be with me spiritually. It made me feel better, but I still miss them every day. Not a day goes by that I never thought of them and also that I was gonna get a new family, but I was too scared to be adopted because who would accept someone like me? But when I was 13, I got adopted to the Jade Palace live with Master Shifu, The Furious Five and the Dragon Warrior. At first, it seemed kinda scary for me, but as the months and years progressed, I felt like I was happy again with where I am and they were like no other family and they also helped me to move forward and let go of the past. To this day, they were the ones that put me back in a happy place in my life and also to do kung-fu, which has always been something that I liked doing with my dad and my grandfather."

"You had a grandfather?" asked Mikhail.

"I have one. I just...didn't remember until I reunited with him a few months ago."

"That's awesome." Naomi added.

"If your grandfather was alive, why didn't he take you in?" asked Banzai.

"That's a question I ask every single day and I would often think about it at times. But I'm happy with where I am now and I gotta admit, being adopted with the kung-fu masters was the best thing that ever happened to me because had my parents never gave up their lives for me, none of this wouldn't have happened and I never would've met you guys."

"Good enough answer."

"So what about you, Mikhail? How did you end up here?" asked Musaki.

Mikhail cleared his throat and said, "I remember that there was a fire in our house and my parents were there and I was outside of it. I didn't know where they were and I screamed for them, but they didn't hear me and I saw them trying get out, but the roof was caving down on them and I tried to wake them up, but they wouldn't wake up and I felt like...I lost my parents. They were really special to me and I just fended for myself, like I didn't need anyone else because I didn't know how to cope with the pain either or have someone to be there for me. I was only four when that happened and it was the worst day of my life."

Musaki puts his paw and Mikhail's paw and said, "I'm sorry that you had to be there to witness that."

"I was really hoping that when I came here, someone can adopt me and I would feel like I'm part of their family, but I was scared to because I didn't know that they'll be like. I was pretty much a loner because I wasn't sure who would be my friend until I met Guido. He's been like my best friend for several years and we've been like brothers."

Wolf Guido nodded his head and he said, "You guys didn't know that we know each other? We go back when we were cubs and we both stick together throughout and we're there for each other no matter what. He was my only best friend until I met you guys and the friendship is still the same."

Mikhail nodded his head in agreement and they both gave each other high-fives and Musaki was surprised that they knew each other and didn't know about it, but he seemed pretty happy about it and he said, "It's great that you guys are friends."

"I think so too."

Later on, Musaki sees his old friends; Miko, Seth and Shanghai coming in and Musaki was surprised to see them. He shouts joyfully as they came in and so did they as they went in and hugged them tightly. Musaki asked, "How you guys doing?"

"Just awesome, dude. You?" asked Seth.

"The same."

"How are things going for ya?"

"Oh, just awesome. What are you guys doing here?"

"We came over with our parents to adopt two people that we've met earlier last week." Shanghai answered.

"Oh, really? Which ones?"

"Hey, guys." Mikhail said.

Musaki turned around and notices that they came for Mikhail and he asked, "You're adopting Mikhail?"

"And Guido." Seth added.

"That's awesome."

"We kinda decided that if one gets adopted, I would be adopted too because we can't be separated. That shows that our friendship will stay strong above anything." Wolf Guido answered.

Naomi smiled at that commitment and said, "It's unconditional friendship."

Later on, Shanghai, Miko and Seth waited outside until Ms. Faye came out with Mikhail and Wolf Guido and they are officially adopted and they felt joy inside of them knowing that they'll be together.

Musaki smiled at the fact that they're gonna be in good hands with his friends and he told them, "You guys are gonna be in good hands with them."

Wolf Guido smiled at Musaki and said, "I feel the same way too."

"We'll be seeing ya, Saki." Miko said.

"Same here."

Roscoe and Banzai came to say their goodbyes to them and wished them the best of luck and as they left, Musaki kept smiling, thinking that life would get much more sweeter than anything.

Doesn't that tug your heartstrings? I'll wrap up this fic pretty soon!