Max's heart was racing as he tried to spot his blanket while trying not to be seen at the same time. His ears perked up slightly when he spotted his blanket, before letting out a soft whine when he realised it was all the way across the room, slung over one of the sofa that was occupied by Kimi and Sebastian, both in their human forms.

Max shivered. He hadn't meant to make contact with them during the race today, but the foul looks he had gotten afterwards mad with very clear he had been to blame. He was scared to go over, but this was his blanket, his comfort item... He already didn't have anyone to cuddle with in a nest, his nest without this blanket wouldn't be a nest at all.

"Max?" Carlos's smiling face appeared above Max, who had been so in thought about his plan that he hadn't noticed his teammate approaching. "It's nice to see you here." The young Alpha added, while Max bared his teeth anxiously, all bark no bite.

"It's okay, I'm not going to let them be mean, yeah?" Carlos said softly, holding out one hand towards the small wolf. Max jerked his head back at the movement on instinct, but when Carlos calmly continued to hold it out, he dared to lean in a bit more. He wasn't sure if he was only supposed to sniff it, wasn't sure what Pack rules were at this point, but after a little sniff, he settled for giving Carlos's fingers a little lick.

"Thank you, Max!" Carlos smiled, rumbling a bit. Max tail wagged a little in answer, before he turned to glance at the sofa again. Carlos frowned, seemingly trying to figure out what Max wanted.

"You want to say hi to Seb and Kimi?" He asked. Max whimpered, scooting behind a potted plant. No, he very much did not want to. He was sure they wouldn't be nice to him. He glanced at the sofa again from his hiding spot, ears pressed back miserably as he looked at his blanket.

The plant in front of him was gently pushed aside to reveal Carlos again.

"Is the blanket there yours, Max? The one with the orange flowers?" Carlos asked. Max perked up a bit, letting out a happy bark that Carlos had understood. But in his excitement, he had been louder than he had meant to, causing some drivers to notice him.

Max made to dash for the door, but Carlos held out one arm, stopping him. Max whined frightenedly, trying to growl but not quite succeeding.

"I'll get the blanket with you, in wolf form." Carlos told him. "Nothing will happen. I promise you." He added, holding out his hand again. Max whimpered a bit, but stopped trying to run, pressing low to the ground again as he waited for Carlos to shift.

Carlos was about twice Max's size, which wasn't abnormal considering Carlos was an Alpha, and the little Omega wolf himself wasn't fully grown yet. He had shiny dark fur and big bambi eyes that were so familiar to Max, making him feel at least slightly more calm as Carlos leaned in to boop their noses together.

Carlos didn't seem to mind Max's very slow pace as they crossed the room, dutifully keeping Max close as they passed some Pack on their way to the sofa. Max had started to feel a little more confident, until Seb turned and noticed them approaching.

With a whimper, Max shot under Carlos, fitting under the Alpha's stomach ad Carlos continued to shuffle forward, forcing Max to move with him if he wanted to keep his hiding spot. When they reached their destination, Carlos gently nudged Max forward a bit, just a little grey head poking out from under the Alpha as Max dared to peek up at Seb and Kimi.

A small flash of something akin to annoyance flashed over Seb's face, but softened as he smelled how anxious Max was.

"Hello Max." He hummed. Max let out a soft noise in answer, turning his eyes to the blanket, before looming back at Seb.

"Is this yours?" Kimi's gruff voice sounded, taking the blanket from the back of the sofa. Max's ears perked up, tail wagging shyly. Carlos gave him an encouraging little nudge in the back, making Max hop up against the sofa with his front legs to gently grab the edge of the blanket with his teeth.

For a moment, he didn't know what to do with himself when he pulled the blanket down, so relieved he had it back. He let out a little happy squeak, wagging his tail excitedly as he nosed and rubbed his face against the fabric, wanting to be cocooned in it.

"There is some nesting space there, I'll show you." Seb spoke up, surprising Max a little. The little wolf glanced at Carlos, who just looked back expectantly. Max was relieved the Spaniard followed after them too as Seb let them to a corner where some soft mattresses were placed on the ground , the perfect basis for a nest. Not that Max had a lot of experience with that, most of his nests were just him cocooning himself in his blanket with maybe a pillow or two.

"It's good. To have you here." Seb said as he watched the pup clumsily drag the blanket onto the mattress. The German's sounded perhaps a little tense, but genuine too. Max shyly accepted Seb gently stroking his ear with the back of his hand.

When Seb left, Carlos shifted back to his human form, giving Max a proud, beaming grin.

"Well done." He smiled, sitting on the edge of the mattress. "Do you want some help?" He added, seeing as Max kept getting his paws tangled trying to arrange his blanket. Max huffed a bit, before surprising Carlos, and himself, by dragging his blanket after him as he laid down tucked against Carlos's leg. Carlos let out a rumble again, rearranging the blanket so Max's snout was the only thing poking out, just how he liked it.

Max wagged his tail a bit as he laid his head on Carlos's thigh, even accepting some gentle pats on his nose.