So...Mako's got the okay from Shifu to talk to Tigress, but how will Max be okay with it?
Chapter 22: Spreading the News to Max
Later that afternoon, Max was sitting on the front porch watching people walk past the Bushido-Akio house and as he was sitting there, he saw Noah crawling out of the door and he was surprised to see him crawl without Musaki watching and soon enough, Noah nuzzled up to Max and Max patted him on the head a little bit and chuckled softly in response and he said, "Did you crawl?"
Noah nodded his head in response and laid towards Max's lap and took a little nap and Max could see that there's a unique bond that hasn't been shown, but Max deeply cares for his little cousin like everything else and he allowed Noah to take a nap for a while. Just then, Max sees Musaki walking back in the house and he was surprised when he saw Max and Noah together and he smiled at this and Musaki said, "Hey, Max."
Max looked up and sees Musaki standing there and he said, "Hey, Saki."
"How'd Noah get there?" asked Musaki.
"I kinda saw him crawling out of the door. Don't know why, but I think he's starting to become attached to me." Max replied.
Musaki was speechless for a while after hearing that answer and he asked, "He crawled?"
"Yep." Max answered.
"By himself?" asked Musaki.
"Uh-huh." Max replied.
"And I missed it? Well...actually I did see him crawl once." Musaki stated.
Max chuckled softly at this and he said, "You didn't really miss much."
Musaki nodded and he saw Noah sleeping and he thought it was just the cutest thing he's ever seen and he said, "I'll take it from here, Max."
Musaki picked up Noah while the silver fox cub was asleep and entered into the house and after that, Max sees Mako coming in the house and he said, "Hey, dad."
"Hey, son. Left work a little early." Mako replied.
Mako then sits down on the steps with Max and already, Max could tell that there's something Mako wanted to ask him and he asked, "What's up, dad?"
"I just talked with Shifu this morning and I told him that I can talk to Master Tigress for you and put an end to this rivalry. I just wanted to see if you're okay with me talking to her." Mako stated.
It took Max a couple of seconds to figure out the real reason behind it and he looked at Mako in the eye and said, "Sure."
"Because you know, I'm gonna be as honest as I can be and sometimes...the truth really hurts, but regardless of what happens, I'll get to the heart of it." Mako stated.
"Of course, dad. I hope that we can finally put it to rest because I don't want it affect our family and our friendship with the masters. I don't wanna be the reason for Tigress' jealousy and resentment towards me because that'll be the one thing I'll never get over." Max added.
Mako placed his arm around Max and he said, "You won't, buddy. I'll make sure of it."
Max responded with a simple purr and hugged his father deeply and with that, both of them headed back to the house for a little snack together.
Max is definitely cool with that now. Stay tuned for more!