Soon, we see Mokani with a lot of fear about being adopted and what happens next may surprise you.

Chapter 17: Insecurity and Fear

Mokani was just walking around parts of the hallways and he just had this feeling that there is a possibility that he and Hachiko will go back to the orphanage after this holiday and he just felt like this was all just an act for them to adopt them, only to go back to the orphanage soon and he still kept his guard up just in case. Despite the fact that Samurai believes in both of them, the thought of going back has eaten him alive and he doesn't want to be tormented and treated the same way Hachiko was.

Soon enough, he comes to Max's room and he only saw Max standing at the window, looking at the snow falling down and he said, "How long will this game last?"

Max perked up his ears and turns to see Mokani standing there and he asked, "What game?"

"Don't act like you don't know, Max. You just want me and Hachiko to come to your place for the holidays and after that, you'll get rid of us." Mokani replied, with a growl in his voice.

Suddenly, Max was taken aback by this and he said, "We would never do that. How would you think that I would...?"

"Shut up! I've been through that position before. One minute, you wanna adopt us...and the next minute, you send us back. Drop us off like trash. That just ain't gonna cut it for us." Mokani exlciamed.

"We'd never intend to do that. That's not what we're about." Max said.

"Look here...if you think we're gonna be played with your adoption tricks, you've got another thing coming. We've been adopted and sent back many times before and I have a feeling that this is gonna be one of those times. We can't take the rejection anymore...so before that happens again, I don't trust you." Mokani snarled.

"How can you not trust me? I'm not here to hurt you at all." Max stated.

"LIAR! Don't you lie to me!" Mokani roared.

"I'm not lying! I swear!" Max exclaimed.

Suddenly, Mokani grabbed him by the vest and pinned him down to the floor, growling angrily and he said, "I don't believe you! We're not going back to the orphanage, you hear me?! We've been through enough as it is and to prove it..."

Mokani puts his claws out and Max looked completely afraid of what could happen to him and the tiger cub said to him, "Listen to me...our family would never ever send any orphan back. We help them get homes and we also adopt them. How else do you think my dad adopted several kids?"

"What's going on here?"

Suddenly, Mako, Samurai, Hachiko, Okinawa, Arizona and Musaki came to Max's room and sees Mokani pinning Max down and Mako said, "Mokani...let him go."

"Why should I listen to you? I know that act. You act like you wnat us, but you really don't. You wanna get rid of us." Mokani replied.

Samurai was a little disturbed to hear this coming from Mokani and said, "Not true at all. How would we get rid of you guys?"

"Hachiko and I have been adopted before multiple times and just when we thought we have a family, we get sent back to the orphanage time after time after time again and I'm freaking sick of it! And we thought this time, it'll be the same thing." Mokani answered.

Most of them were surprised at this, but no one was more surprised than Mako and he had no idea that these guys were adopted before and then sent back again and said, "I had no idea."

"It's actually true. We have been adopted before and have been sent back again. We've had a lot of disappointments, but it's all we're used to." Hachiko admitted.

"You guys do know that it's not happening here, right?" asked Musaki.

"How do you expect to believe us?" asked Mokani, in disbelief.

Musaki came closer to Mokani and told him, "You'll just have to trust us and give us a chance."

Mokani lowered his ears down and said, "I'm not sure."

"Just give it a try. Besides...you may never know unless you give it a shot." Arizona stated.

Hachiko was more than willing to try and he replied, "These are good people here. More so than those that don't want us."

"I'm not making any promises whatsoever...but I'll try." Mokani said.

Max sighed in relief and he said, "Thanks. Can you let me go now?"

Mokani lets him go quickly apologized to Max for pinning him and accusing him of lying and Max quickly accepts it and turns to everyone and apologized to them to which they quickly accepted it and Mako said, "Would you and Hachi like to help us decorate the house?"

"Sure." they both replied.

Fear and insecurity can make you be so crazy at times. Stick around for more! Hope you have an awesome Christmas Eve!