And now for Max! My lovely muse Max that sits as supreme cuteness and sap muse. Love for the cute blone blue eyeds. (Quatre that means you too!)

Warnings for sap. I love Kai Max sap. squee. thanks again for your reveiws, and please continue to support me through this difficult time of writing the Takao chapter. XD

Please enjoy.


Max drew the short straw.

"Well… you are the cutest and cuddliest person here…"

"Yeah Maxie, and Kai wouldn't kill you…"

"You really do stand the best chance of surviving Max, statistically at least."

A few second later, Max began tiptoeing through the dark bedroom, passing his own mattress with a pang of longing.

Kai's breathing was soft and deep, he hadn't woken when they had shouted in the other room. Max looked down cautiously at the leaders face, expecting that Kai would suddenly start to wakefulness and demand to know why the hell Max was there.

He didn't wake up though, only sighed and drew his eyebrows together for a moment. Kai looked much different without the shark fin markings on either side of his face, his face was softer, rounder, younger. Max was reminded that Kai wasn't much older then he was, something he forgot on a daily basis.

Carefully, Max drew up one side of the duvet, wiggled under, and lay as still and tense as a spy in an enemy base.

It was so warm. And soft. And comfortable. Max relaxed a little, wiggled down so the duvet was over his head, in correct Max sleeping time form. He was almost sleepy enough to drift into a tense little sleep when Kai moved. He must have felt Max there, the warmth or the breath or the movement, but he turned over and sighed.

Max forced his hair not to bristle in shock like that. He was almost calm again when Kai moved again, just reached out softly, tentatively, touched Max's shoulder and rested his hand there.

Max began his fourth prayer for a safe passage to heaven when Kai's hand pulled gently on him, drew him in like a felt rabbit and drew him into his arms protectively. Max tensed against his impending death, but then… he could feel Kai's steady breathing and the slow beat of Kai's heart over his frantic one, and slowly relaxed again, almost completely.

He could feel, all around him, Kai being gentle, warm, soft. Everything he was when no one was looking, when he felt safe that no one would see. Kai. Just Kai. Max felt like he was being held by something precious, a rare moment in time that didn't feel like it would ever happen again. Kai smiled softly as he sighed in his sleep, Max drowsily began thinking of where the hell he and Rei would find $60. This was worth it.


I love you Max!

ah. that felt good to write. It just gives me warm fuzzies. 83

Look forward to the Taka one! X3