Max's Adventures Moments 💕

Leena the short hair lioness

In the garage where the Phoenix is at....

"This way, Max!"

"Hurry!"

The king hurried over to the garage, led by Twitch and Spike with worry in their faces. He had just been informed that an incident happened in the garage, and Leena was caught in it. Something about something blowing up. It worried him, and he just hoped that his wife was alright.

"Leena!" He called out, opening the doors of the garage. He scanned around the place with frantic moving eyes. However, he was confused to find the place looked normal.

"Yes?" His ears went up at hearing his wife's voice and spotted her tail swishing and moving as she was in a cabinet, putting some things away he couldn't see her face but from what he could observed, her body seemed fine and normal.

"Um?" He looked at his friends for an explanation. They still held a look of concern on their faces. "Come on! Wait until you see her face!" Twitched explained as they dragged him over to her. "Are you alright?" He asked her, unsure and puzzled, rubbing the back of his mane.

"Yeah. Why?" She responded, still putting the last few items inside. "I heard from Spike and Twitch that you were working in the engine and that the fuse blew up in your face. They said you got caught in and came running to me yelling." He explained to her, trying to see her face. Maybe her face sustained some injuries. He was hoping it was minor.

"Guys! I told you not to tell him! It was just a fuse l blow-up!" Leena responded with annoyance and hint of anger that the duo tattled on her. When working with the Phoenix or any type of machinery, the lioness always excepts that something can go wrong, and a fuse blowup is always expected.

Twitch and Spike hid behind Max in fear of her wrath. The king gently patted their heads to assure them he would handle her agitation. "Come on, Leena. They were worried about you. I was worried about you and could you turn your face at me so I can look at you?" He asked her, already feeling annoyed at her face being hidden from view. He wasn't gonna feel assured until he saw her face.

"Guys. Relax." She insisted to them, finally closing the cabinet and turning to look at them. That's when Max understood why his friends came to him. His eyes widen at what he sees as his two best friends look at his face.

"What happened to your hair?"

Leena's hair was short. He was used to seeing her in a short ponytail or that long braid of hers. But her hair was now shorter, stopping at her neck. What concerned him, though, was the ends were black. Max walked up to her, and he could smell that they were burnt.

"Oh yeah. Well, I did burn my hair off when the fuse blew up. I had to cut off some of my hair because it was burnt pretty bad. Other than that, I'm fine." She explained casually, not too concerned about it.

"Well, I...um..." Max tried to say something, but honestly, he was speechless. This whole time, he thought she was hurt. That the injuries were on her face. He was relieved that she was alright and nothing serious, but still, he couldn't help but worry about it.

Max then turned to his two friends with a look of annoyance and disappointment, crossing his arms. "You mean to tell me you made a big deal out of nothing? Could you at least have said her hair burned, and that's it so that I don't have to come running from the castle to here?" He asked them as the duo looked down sheepishly. Now, they had two angry lions to run from.

"Hey, um, Spike! I think I remember seeing cupcakes in the kitchen!" Twitched lied before taking off. "Oh! Cupcakes!" Spike chimed excitedly, chasing after his friend. The two lions shook their head in disappointment at their friends' mischief. "Twitch and Spike. The most unbelievable duo to exist." Max commented, pinching the bridge of his nose. As much as he cared about his friends, they were a bit much to handle.

"Hey. By the way, what do you think of me with short hair?

"Hm?" Max turned to look at Leena and noticed how her eyes looked down shyly. Her fingers brushed the ends of her now short hair. It would take a while for her hair to grow back.

Her husband gently brought his fingers at the ends, feeling the soft strands of hair. He was gonna miss running his fingers through her hair. But it did offer a benefit to make up for it.

"I think it looks cute on you, my beautiful bromeliad." He noted as he grinned misheviously, moving around  to her back as his arms circled her waist tightly. Leena looked at him suscpiously, sensing his playfulness.

"In fact, with your hair short, it will be a whole lot easier to give you neck kisses." He whispered teasingly, his breath hit the fur on the back of her neck. She shivered from that before feeling a warm kiss hit her fur.

"Max! Hey! That tickles!" She squirmed, but his he predicted that and held her tight in his arms as he pressed more kisses on the back of her neck, laughing with her giggles in the garage. Something told Leena that Max already liked her new look.