What does Miyo and Saori do when he feels like he misses Max? They try to cheer him up.

Chapter 10: Cheering Up Max

By the next morning, the storm had passed and Miyo was still asleep and she had no idea that Max is not on her side at all and that sorta surprised Saori to know that Max is missing from her bed and she quietly snuck downstairs to find where Max is and she noticed that the front door was cracked open a little and that explains that Max could be out there somewhere and she comes out of the door to find him and as she searched through the yard, she totally didn't see him sitting on the roof right behind her until she spotted a black and white striped cub sitting there.

As she looked at the roof, she realized that Max has been sitting there all along and she climbs up to join him and sat next to him for a while and Max asked, "How'd you find me?"

"Had a hunch. What are you doing out here?" asked Saori.

Max lets out a deep sigh and blinked his eyes for a few seconds, but Saori already knew the answer to that question that he misses Akashi so much and she could completely understand where he's coming from and she places her paw on his shoulder for comfort and said, "I miss my brother too."

"Why did he have to go away?" Max asked.

"I always ask myself the same question each time he goes on missions like that. But he always told me to just be strong and have him close to your heart." Saori added.

"How do you make the sadness go away when you miss someone?" asked Max.

Saori sighed heavily and she replied, "It's really hard to make it go away...especially when it's someone close to you. But what helps me when I'm sad is that I always think of something funny that Akashi does for me."

"Like what?" asked Max.

"Him running away in his underwear when a bunch of angry girls are chasing him." Saori answered.

Max was a little confused by that part and then he receives a visual glimpse into what she meant and it made him chuckle a little bit and Saori smiled too and she said, "Also...whenever I miss someone, I just think of all the things me and Akashi did together and it always makes me happy."

Max begin looking back at some of the things the two of them did together; from training to playing hide and seek together and playfully wrestling with each other and it really helped him a little bit and then...Saori made a few funny faces that made Max start laughing.

Saori could tell that he's getting happier by the minute and Max said, "That's funny."

"Yeah...I could never get those faces to look weird." Saori stated.

Max blinked his eyes for a second and he said, "But you're right...it did make me feel better."

Saori was happy to hear that and she hugged Max tightly and said, "And if I know Akashi, he'll want you to be happy while he's gone."

Kind words for someone close to Akashi. Stay tuned for more!