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Mk woke up excited, well that wasn't unusual for his routine but today he was double excited since he wasn't going to work on Pigsy's today or for the rest of the week

He's been training like a maniac afraid of the White Bones' threat, so much that his friends noticed how distressed he was. After a quick sermon about how he need to communicate with them about his problems he felt more at ease

The white bones was quiet for the moment, Mk couldn't sense her even if he looked for her for hours- not that he had the courage- not to mention how the DBK family was also not to be seen. He hasn't had many enemies attacks for days now. And because of this, seeing a brief moment of peace that no one knew when it was going to end, Pigsy decided to put everyone on vacation, to enjoy it while it lasted. A quick chance to put their heads in order

Everyone had agreed eagerly. Tang put sunglasses on the moment the word vacation left the pig demon's mouth only to have it slapped from his face by the same. Sandy clapped his big muscular hands quietly like one would do on a library but his enthusiasm was clear by his smile

" I know a good place for us to go" Pigsy said while stretching his arms so Tangs glasses would be out of reach to him " A perfect place to chill out~" he put the professor's glasses on and dragged the last words on his tongue while smirking at Tang who puffed his cheeks seeing he wasn't getting his glasses back

" Was that a pun?" Mei asked " Old people aren't good with puns"

" No, they're really  not" Mk laughed. He loved the pig demon but the man wasn't very good at making jokes, it was almost cringeworth when he forced himself to make several

" NO WE'RE NOT. ALSO IM NOT OLD!" The pig demon shouted back taking off his glasses and shoving them in Tang's chest " We're going to Beijing. It's close to the season of heavy snow there. I take you kids would also want to have some fun while we rest"

" Beijing ?" Mei smile opened a wild smile like one of a feral cat " We're going snowboarding !!!" With that she hooked her arm under MK's and they started jumping together in joy

" ohh~ chill out... Now I get it " Tang said amused " That's a good one Pigsy"

" Don't sass me Tang"

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They all left the restaurant to make their bags. MK never had that much clothes and was done rather quickly. Mei and Pigsy asked if he wanted some spear jackets since his ones weren't that warm but he said he didn't need any. He may not have a lot of clothes but he had one set he could always count on. If it was his party gown that he  wore on parties that always worked, this time he had a good old jacked he bought at a thrift store with Mei, it wasn't new but would keep him warm

They meet up at Sandy's house were they took his aerial ship and flew to Beijing in a snap of fingers. They did need a vacation but they couldn't leave the city unprotected for long periods of time, a week wouldn't hurt and they could always fly back there just as quick

They were going to stay a few days on a resort Pigsy and Sandy had been  before and were kind of friends with the owners. The moment they arrived Mei dragged him to the snowboarding point even though  they haven't even picked up they're luggage but were stopped by Sandy, and the soft gigant asked them to wait a little.

The place was huge and very nice, but also it was freezing. His bandana wasn't doing much to protect his head against the cold wind and he started to shake a little bit

" Hey you two, let's unpack first then you can bury yourselfs in the snow, my snout is freezing already " Pigsy said from far where he and Tang stood together waiting for the two. Sandy picked all of their luggage without missing a bit and was already making his way inside

The resort was big but not so much to look crazy expensive, MK was surprised the pig demon was even giving them a vacation in the first place, a resort as pretty as this and not a " vacation camp on how to be on time for work". It was a miracle

" This place is awesome! How did you got us in ?" He sighed when they stepped inside relieved to be in the welcome hall where the wind no longer cut deep in his forehead. The pig man looked smug and stuffed his chest

" Well you see, back in the day where me and Sandy would be on crazy adventures, we meet the sisters who own this place "

" Oh yes, we saved them from getting smashed by rolling rocks. They were so thankfully they invited us to come  here for free" Sandy continued, kneeling down a bit to be on their level " They were so nice, we formed a beautiful friendship"

" Wow Pigsy didn't think you had it in ya! " Mei said joking a bit

" Well I was young and reckless" the pigman explained with a bit of embarrassment that quickly changed when he opened a sly smile " And they were pretty so I was quite happy to befriend them"

Sandy shook his head while laughing, probably remembering their past times. While Tang face didn't quite look happy, closing off in an upset expression. Seeing his reaction the pig demon quickly tried to clarify himself

" W-well that was back then ! . I'm very different now. We actually haven't seen each other in years " he said turning to everybody. Making a fake laugh to get the point across.

Instead of an old lady, a young one greeted them, giving the normal curfew of attention, she was probably not the owner and only a normal girl working there. She thanked  them for staying there, giving their keys and talked about the activities they had as Pigsy gave a quick sermon about them not losing their keys in their crazy antics since they would have to buy another one, and it was quite expensive. Even if he could still get inside his room but it was viewed as rude, to loose the place's property

If it wasn't for the Pig demon, MK and Mei would have already been one feet below snow, but he keeped them in place for them to at least see where they were staying first and put their baggages on their rooms. Pigsy had rented two rooms, a very big one and one medium sized. MK, Mei and Sandy would stay in the big one and Pigsy and Tang in the other

MK never had been to hotel before -hell he had never traveled before- so he knew nothing and was just listening to what Mei was explaining to him about the rooms and the hotels she been with her parents. He guessed his boss knew he had never took vacations away. Before he would close his door he saw Pigsy and Tang smiling at him from the corridor before going to their rooms

He really appreciated it
  
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Pigsy entered his room leaving the kids and his friend to do their thing. He was really happy to take them here, not only had it been years since he put a foot on this place they really needed the rest

The kid mostly

He saw how badly he was building up on anxiety and overworking himself. He didn't want to watch MK get sick or worst for something he could have stopped. And the smile and shine in his eyes when they got to the hotel had made it all worth it

A heavy sound of a suitcase being put on the ground made him snap out of his head and take in his surroundings. He had ordered two rooms since it was all he could afford,  even with the sisters lovely  discount, he still had a restaurant to run. His room had two beds because he was afraid of getting one and it being awkward

He and Tang were... close. They hadn't put any label to their relationship, but it was a rather close one. For them to hold hands sometimes when Tang invited himself to Pigsy's house, just so he could eat or watch a movie together , for him to sleep there many times, sometimes even in Pigsy's bed

Nothing more had happened but a few close moments here and there. But he was comfortable with Tang, and was sure both of them were on the same page

Tang was sorting his baggage on top of his bed and gave the two beds a look but didn't appear to care about it. He turned his head and Pigsy waited for him to say something while he also made his way through his luggage

" This place is very nice" His voice was contained, like the one he uses while giving his classes " Did you planned all this for how long ?"

" Oh not long. I wanted to give the kid a chance to rest but didn't know how" He said scratching his neck " But them I received a call from one of the owners. She said she saw me in the news together with the kids and worked to get my number"

" We talked for a month and she invited me in. Since she wanted to see me and Sandy again " Tang's expressions closed of, but in his mouth remained the smile. Anyone else would have said he was completely normal but the pig demon noticed his change of mood, he should have choosen his words better

" Erm..." He started in a light voice. He didn't know what he needed to say but only knew he had to say something to fix it.

" So you're  going to see her I pressume ?" He sat on his bed while looking at him. His fake smile still in place, waiting for his answer

" Yes, me and Sandy are going to... but " he said slowly, thinking how to not made this worst. Tang had a little bit of a jealous side " I was going to meet her right away "

" Oh ... I see" Tang answered him in an exasperating way, smile giving away slightly

" I was going to invite you to come with me" He said, catching him off guard who looked at him in surprise

" Why ?" Tang asked him, confused

" So she can know who I'm together with " The pig demon grinned when color started to show on the scholar cheeks and he fixed his glasses
" So are coming with me?"

" Yes" Tang mumbled behind his sleeve

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They meet again in the corridor and decided to go their different ways. Since Pigsy's version of relaxing time was very different from Mei and MK's version, and as he said " I don't  want to become a Popsicle"

Sandy decided to go treat himself in the dancing class that they had, Pigsy and Tang went to eat something with the owners while Mei and MK looked at each other and sprinted to the close snowboarding point

It took them seven minutes to get there, with Mei winning their race. The place didn't had a lot of people, they were on the first level together with the kids and first timers. But still big nonetheless

" Its better to get used to it here" MK said while they made their way to where the snowboarding and the rest of equipment were stored and given " And then we can go to the other levels and made the most of it"

" Oh Oh Oh ! We're going to go to the tippity top and get ready to have a blast !" Mei said in a very energetic voice, stretching her arms to emphasize her eagerness

" You bet !" MK grinned back at her

It was freezing outside. MK could feel his teeth shake. He hoped it was like what his old PE teacher would say whenever they were tired and cold to play anything, " Just exercise a bit and you'll feel warm right away". He hoped that would happen any time now

They got their snowboards and gave them a try. Mei, who had a lot of experience in skates and motorcycles got it way faster than he did. And he found out that different from what movies told you, falling face down on the now was not as soft as he expected

After a few falls he got it, Mei didn't help but only laugh at him. They raced a few times and made snow angels while laughing.MK wasn't freezing as much anymore because of how happy he was but he could feel himself shaking under his clothes

Mei noticed it too and her face turned to a worried look " Hey MK are you sure you're not cold?"

" I'm peachy Mei " he gave her a thumbs up " We can just stop in one of the stablishments they have when we're making our way to the other levels and drink something hot "

" Okay then" She smiled relieved " Think you can loose one last time ?" She mocked him getting ready

" Oh I'm gonna be the one to reach the end first. I'm the monkie kid !" he said taking his staff from behind his ear

" NOPE! nope" she screamed making him jump and almost slip " No staff or monkie kid business here. We're on vacation remember ?" She gave him an angry look with her hand in her hips " specially not to cheat !" She grinned with her last phrase

" Pffft as if I needed to cheat " he said putting his staff behind his ear again. Seeing how her expression was still there he sighed " Okay okay. No monkie kid business.... I'll try my best "

That wasn't exactly what she wanted to hear as a response but knowing her friend it had to be enough. They were  only in the beginning of their fun

The way was way longer this time. With them going to the very end just to say goodbye to this area before going up after MK got familiar with the snowboard, they usually stopped in the middle to get up and do it again. They put some good space between them just in case if someone fell,  the other wouldn't get hit and with that both went down pretty fast, starting starting race

MK wasn't used to it, still feeling his board shake a little. While Mei looked like a torpedo, not moving an inch while her body stayed in a good position as her snowboard made its way down leaving him behind

MK didn't have much balance, the cold wind also wasn't helping. Trying to catch up he tried to use his feet to give him more speed ( like how you do on a normal skateboard ). But apparently it wasn't anything like that and made him lose his balance almost completely, with his board going to much to the right. Making him obligated to take a turn just so he wouldn't fall, taking him out of the race path

He was still very  fast- not as fast as before- but he didn't fall, luckily no one heard his scream just now. He guessed falling down on that speed would hurt quite a bit, so he waited until he stopped to get off his board. Mei was very far, having won or going to by now, there was no point in going back to the race, his only worry now was going back. He started to look around to figure out where he was

The place was still the normal level they were, but an off the beaten track place , close to the forest. With only two or three old people there who were only talking. He was about to turn to make his way to the top when he saw someone he thought was familiar

" is that ?" He asked himself before looking behind him for a second. Mei would be fine and they could always find each other. And took off after the red hair he had saw walking behind the threes

He was a little in doubt if it was who he was thinking, since he person he was following was in complete different clothing from what he would usually wear. With a white shirt that had yellow and blue details and a pair of pants of the same color with black shoes. But what made him be sure was the red flaming hair that was tied in a ponytail in front of him

Unfortunately he wasn't being very stealth enough, with the snow making his steps sound louder. The person in front of him stopped a few feet away and turned, a calm yet angry expression for being bothered. And when he got closer he could see it was really the son of the Demon Bull King, Red Son.

Upon seeing it was the Monkie kid his eyes widened, also not expecting to see him there. " Noodle boy ?"

MK wielded something in front of him as a threat like how he do with his staff without thinking, only to see he was threatening the son of the DBK with his snowboard. He ignored it, a little embarassed, focusing on his question

" Red Son ! What are you doing here ? " He asked in his usual tone they had their banters with " Are you and you're family planning to attack this resort ?!" MK wasn't completely sure on that, he hadn't seen any of the demon's robots and his clothing were making him confuse. So he was asking more out of curiosity than an actual threat and that escaped a little on his voice

" Noodle B- What are YOU doing here ?" Red Son asked angry " We are kilometers away form the city !"

" Well I'M on a vacation and don't try to change the subject !" He threatened him again with the board not minding it this time

Red Son looked at the board and at him again, with an insult look " What I'm doing is none of your business " he said and started walking again leaving MK behing

Normally Red Son would have attacked him by now, but the demon prince was now much calmer than what he usually was in their encounters, was that because of how cold it was ? He didn't know. But without sensing any danger he began to follow him until they were walking side by side

" C'mon you and you're family have been gone for months" He asked while trying to nugde him a bit to see his face. But the demon looked straight away " What are you doing here ? Also having an vacation or you only wanted to play with the snow? Huh, huh ? "

The demon looked at him from the corner of his eye, clearly irritated " I'm not going to leave you alone unless you explain it to me, dude " MK said giving him a small smile

Red Son sighed and stopped, turning towards him still  irritated. MK did the same, waiting for his explanation

" I'm here on my own, both my father and my mother are not accompanying me" He said while looking at him with a tired tone " I'm training to get my fire to be stronger, and I thought being in a cold place would help" He gestured to the forest around them to make a point. Where they were the only living people there, surrounded by snow and threes who were pretty much white by the amount of snow they carried. It was a pretty scenario

" And in this specific training I'm not allowed to use my fire to attack or else I'll destroy all my progress. So you don't need to worry I'm not going to attack anyone "

That explains why he wasn't attacked MK yet even though they were alone

" Oohh" MK said understanding. Should he be worried his enemy was getting stronger? He felt that  he should but he wasn't feeling it at all " So what are you going to do now ?"

" Pretend I didn't see you" With that Red Son turned around and started walking again. This time MK didn't follow him deciding to leave the demon be and made his way back to where he and Mei said they should meet again

He took a while to get to the top again and Mei was already there waiting for him.

" Where were you ?"

"I lost my balance in the middle, just went to a  completely different track " Mei giggled with amusement, she waited for him to come closer and started to walk beside her best friend. " You wouldn't guess who I found in the forest. Red Son was here"

That made Mei stop and turn around to look at him with wide eyes " What ? "

" What did he want ? Damn we can't even have a vacation in peace " She groaned and took her board up and buried it up in the snow clearly getting ready to leave but MK interrupted before she couldn't be stopped anymore

" No no !" He raised his hands blocking his friends path before she could do anything " He isn't here to do anything.... He said he was training "

" And you believed him ??" Mei browns raised up, she put down her board and stared at him

" I guess??" He felt a little stupid now but he knew he didn't feel any bad intentions from the Demon, that was one of the things that had throwed him off the most " He was by himself. I didn't see any demon clones anywhere, neither his parents. So I guess this confirms he's alone " Mei expression still stood in place, in fact she raised her brows more " So even if he tried something and was alone. We could take him down pretty fast "

Mei sighed and picked her board up, holding it still under her arms once again " Yeah you're right. If nothing weird happens we leave it be. We can always call the gang to beat him better " She smiled and they started walking again. Red Son wasn't really a threat, they were always more worried about his parents. Maybe that was the reason he was training, to be stronger just like MK had been a few weeks ago...

" To the top ?" Mei's voice cut him out of his thoughts. They were on vacation, he shouldn't be focusing all his thoughts on his enemy

" I'll race you to it " he smirked at her and started running

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MK wasn't worried at first because he was the monkie kid. He shouldn't fear anything and was prepare to go on one of the upper levels where professionals trained but Mei laughed at him saying they weren't there YET making his eyes go wide and fear run down his spine

They went up on the Highest level, it took them hours and when they finally reached the area, MK couldn't see anyone and even see were they once were. They were so high the clouds seemed to be almost in reach.

He swallowed dryly

She laughed seeing how scared he was and winked saying he could use his powers here, if only to have fun and that was the reason she brought him there,  since knowing him he would have done it at some point. He smiled at her consideration, the area was very desert and far, so even if he did something people wouldn't get in danger or recognize him. They were on the Highest level after all, he still wasn't sure if it was legal to be there....

They raced once again and with this time he took it very seriously even getting close to Mei, even thought he didn't win he felt great. With his best friend screaming cheers when he tried to do tricks on the snow for the third time and didn't fall flat on it. They were now resting and making a few snowmans for fun

" Ooh shoot" Mei said and MK turned around his snowman to see what it was " We forgot to stop to get you something warm to drink" Her expression was of guilt while she looked at him

" No probs Mei, I'm not cold at all" he waved her off

" And I'm the queen of England- C'mon MK even I'm getting a bit chilly " She shook her big coat that MK was sure costs three times his paycheck to make a point

" Kay kay we're going to get something to drink" He rolled his eyes and smirked " Just because this princess of jade is too weak against cold wind and I have mercy " and stucked his tongue out in front of her after seeing her reaction

" Ooohhh you're asking for it" She smirked and they started running

She started chasing him and he ran away as if his life depended on it. He was sure she would put frozen snow under his shirt as a payback so he put his legs to work. This area was huge and they were alone so they wouldn't bother anyone by making so much noise but then suddenly he bumped into someone hard while he was looking behind him to watch where Mei was.

Not so alone as he thought

He was about to deeply apologize but he noticed the person barely moved while his head hurted with the force of the impact, he looked up and lost his breath for a second with surprise.

He bumped into Red Son

" C'mon MK let's get this over with" He heard Mei say behind him but he still was staring at Red Son also surprised face that was starting to close off " Stop running from your fa...." He finally turned around to see Mei stop dead in her tracks with widen eyes, finally seeing the demon prince

Red Son growled above him and shoved him hard away from him, way to hard than necessary, causing him to fall on the snow and start coughing, owning a angry " HEY!" from Mei who went to help him

" So you followed me here, and brought the horse girl to help you " Red son said in a very angry accusatory tone

MK coughed a few more times still in the ground, getting helped by Mei so he looked up with a few tears in his eyes. Was that what he though? " Wha... no" but before he could elabored Mei jumped off in front of him and growled

" If you're looking for a fight fire boy you're going to get it " she started cracking her knuckles giving him a sadistic smile that she gave whenever she would be mad angry . Her dragon traits starting to show more   " MK said you can't use your fire, that's going to work great for us"

Red Son retribuied her smile with his own, showing his fangs from his demon blood " Oh but I'm still a demon so not to worry" with that he appeared behind Mei who blocked his punch and shoved him very far, running at him. The fight already here . MK started screaming for them to chill but the two completely ignored him to occupied throwing punches at each other

Red Son may not be able to use his fire, but that didn't make him vulnerable. The demon fought with very much agility and strength making up for his lack of magic. Mei also wasn't much behind being the most " gracious " of the group, saying as she could move very agile as well even without her motorcycle and sword

They were supposed to be having a chill time and not this !

They were most throwing punches who they would block to take their own turns but one or two would land making the other wince or even bleed, he even saw a small cut on Mei's cheek and Red Son ankle shake a bit after Mei had kicked it hard. MK felt himself sweat something that shouldn't be possible at that temperature  seeing how badly the fight was escalating, he should stop them before this got too serious

He took his staff behind his ear and sighed, too much for no monkie kid business

" STOP ! " He yelled while getting in the middle of them throwing his staff on the snow to make them separate, shocking the ground hard, making both of them finally look at him and stop.

He sighed hard again and opened his mouth to speak when the ground shook again by itself catching him off guard

" What ?" He and Mei said at the same time and Red Son growled again

" You idiot !  Don't you know not to do that much motion in a snow mountain? You created an avalanche ! " The ground now started shaking viciously and when he turned he could see a great amount of snow that were on top of them coming their way, fast. Too fast. It didn't help they were at the very top of the mountain, the snow not too much far from them even before his comotion.

Before he could think he put Mei on top of his board and with the help of his staff boosted her away fast from this area. If anyone could control the board at that velocity it was her. He heard her scream his name already very far and internally apologized to his friend

But with this move the snow got even more close them, he heard Red Son scream at him from behind and before the snow could get to them he did something very stupid.

He jumped into Red Son's arms instinctively and closed his eyes. And everything turned dark
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Red son teleported them accidentally, with the two emerging away from the snow in a blaze of flames . They arrived at his cabin by falling hard on the ground, with the Noodle Boy on top of him

He didn't had a moment before panic hit him

He had teleported.

He used his fire

He quickly pushed the delivery boy off of him hard and scrambled on the ground, summoning a flame. The flame was still white but inside of it he could see a small ball of color, that was a very weak orange but the overall flame continued the same, emitting no heat whatsoever. He sighed, this training didn't let him use his fire in any way that would be considered an attack or a trick. It had taken days to even get it to be pure white, with hours of meditation and exercise

It was a pain and hard but he had done it. And because of the Monkie Kid he had almost lost all of that for nothing

He turned his head and glared at the boy, with the amount of heat he could manage without accidently summoning his fire into his hair- " YOU IDIOT. YOU ALMOST RUINED EVERYTHING !!"

MK was breathing very hard having just left an almost death scenario and winced at his voice " I-Is teleporting using your fire ?" He asked twisting his head to the side

" YES!" He was going to strangled him

" Oh.... I'm sorry" He tried giving him a small smile that only fueled his hatred more " I didn't know"

Noodle boy shook his head a few times, taking off the snow that had been on his head and started  looking around the cabin, curious  " Where are we ?  "Red Son tsked by how the boy was completely ignoring what he had just done.  Rude, people should listen when he was on the verge of telling how useless they were

He stood up, huffing under his breath and taking snow out of his clothes with his hands " In a cabin nearby. I took the liberty to use it while I was training "

The cabin was really simple, not a place he would spend more than a day in, it had nothing beside a carpet, a wooden table with one chair, a weak generator  and a fireplace that had a few wholes, making so that the wind would extinguish any fire. Or make sure the wind would be much more stronger than it. Red had only used this place to put his bags in, since he would stay way more time outside training

The boy opened his mouth to say something when the entire structure shook as if it was hit by something, making the lights go off and the only light they have was from his flame that was still on the ground

" What was that ??" Noodle boy asked getting into his feet and looking scared. He was almost liking it by his expression but he would appreciate not being stuck with the boy

" That would be the avalanche YOU created hitting us" He said annoyed " This cabin may not be where we were but it's not far enough!  We may have been hit by the end of it seeing as the windows didn't get damaged by it's force "

MK looked down worried, thinking, it took him two minutes before speaking again " Do you think someone got hurt ?"

" Hardly. That place almost has anyone there, I took it as a spot to meditate after I encountered you in faith I wouldn't SEE you anymore " he spat the last sentence with venom hoping the boy could feel it

" Fine, fine ! I'll be out of your hair now" he pushed something out of his ear waiting for his staff to come to view but nothing came. He tried again many many times eradicaly,  looking similar to a dog that is scratching its ear. An image surprisingly fitting  " My staff.... I must have dropped. I-I'm stuck here !"

" You dropped it ??" He asked indignantly. This was the Monkie Kid ? Just to know he had lost many battles against him was enough for him to feel a sting in his pride . The boy could always summon the staff back to him, where the legendary item would fly to him very fast but for him not to know this was humiliating. Not to say how it would definitely destroy the cabin, so he decided to be quiet until the human team would do something. Knowing how inferior they were it would take a few days, he could use it to meditate and to make the boy learn a lesson as he would feel very uncomfortable with the cold

The boy settled back and started looking at the windows that were completely covered in snow before turning to the only source of light among them

" Wow, what happened to your fire ?" He heard the boy ask, and he looked down to the flame he had summoned " Why is it white ? "

Red grumbled with annoyance from the boy and ignored him, he was the reason it's color almost went away. He walked, putting a space between them and sat on the floor close to the wall and shutting his eyes

They stayed in silence for Buddha knows how long before Noodle boy said something " Wow it's not hot or anything " Red turned his head, tired already of his company, to see him on top of his flame, playing with it like a child " I was hoping to use it... this place is a bit chilly"

" Well, I don't mind it " forcing a happy tone out of his mouth, smiling with his fangs at human with his idiotic and inferiour body. And his smile grew when his face turned a bit angry at his lack of consideration

" You won't mind it cause you're hot" MK grumbled out loud while he crossed his arms around himself and sat down looking at his flame, pouting

Red Son stopped being caught by surprise. He felt heat coming to his cheeks. Humans did have a inferiour language when speaking sometimes, and phrases he could not understand but for all that he had heard humans say that phrase to someone else only had meant the same thing

" H-human are you flirting with me ?" The heat on his face still stood strong much to his displeasure

Noodle Boy jumped staring at him with a mortified face that was turning red by the second and screamed

"NO !! NOT THAT KIND OF HOT! I SAID HOT HOT AS IN.... HOT! omygod. " Saying the last part while he covered his face with his hands in shame " I- I meant hot as in... temperature. Like- like fire !  You know how your fire get people warmed " MK was embarassed beyond belief, gesturing like crazy but stuttering like a five year old. His face screaming. Please just say you get what I'm saying so I can die 

" I... I think I understood" He said, gesturing with his hand that the boy could get down of whatever he was in and watched him sat down again on the floor while hugging his legs still embarassed. He also fidget on his sit

An awkward silence grew, with neither of them sure of what to say now

Red son still felt embarassed by the sudden comment. There was a time and place for things ! he thought. Seeing how they were trapped together, he thought the Noodle Boy had used the moment in his favor, since humans were know to take every opportunity to court someone they fancy. This on a demon courtinship would never happen, and he didn't think a human would have the enough courage to do it, much less to him

But seeing his face and how nervous he had been surprised him. In fact he didn't think he had seen the Monkie Kid like that before, not in all of their battles. And let out a chuckle recalling his expression making the boy look at him confused

" what...? " He asked

" Not many humans would have the courage to flirt with a demon like that " he smirked and it turned into a grin when the other boys eyes widened again. This was fun

" I WAS NOT FLIRTING WITH YOU !" He screamed trying to make his point " I j-just worded it wrong "

" Hmm" He was loving the teasing, maybe he would think of that as a way to torture the Noodle Boy since the results were so great so far. But he started questioning himself. Noodle boy wasn't very off in attractiveness. He had meet way uglier demons and speaking in human standards if the boy took more care about his appearance it would not be a total loss

The first time they meet his arms were like noodles, and seeing where he worked the nickname was inevitable, it was laughable that a  human like him was going to be the new wielder of the legendary staff of the Monkey King. But now he had gained some muscle from his training, his skin was not smooth like his but looked nice, his hair was not so bad treated as he thought it would be and was surprisingly shiny. In any way the boy was not so difficult to look at

" You're not so bad yourself Noodle boy~ " He rolled his name on his tongue with a smirk, in a way to tease him. The boy widened his eyes and looked down, a blush blooming on his cheeks. Making himself go quiet as well in surprise  by the other's reactions. MK didn't say anything only turning his face away, probably trying to hide his expression  but you could still see red in his ears

Red Son swallowed also feeling himself blush, not expecting to find that reaction a little cute.

This is going to be a long night.

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There was no wind blowing in the cabin's crackled walls which he was thankful for. But there was a frigid air that enveloped them, like they were in a freezer. Not so aggressively and loud as the winds outside but just as bad, MK had to rub his hands together many times as they started to loose feeling

MK had tried to be very close to Red Son's flame in hope to be warmed, but the flame only worked as a lamp and nothing else, making he see what else was there in the cabin. The demon prince had been quiet for a while now

To be honest MK also didn't know what to say, contributing to the silence. The demon had accused him of flirting with him even though that wasn't his intention, to only actually flirt with him in the end ! The way his famous nickname rolled of his tongue was not supposed to make him stop breathing for a second, the smirk Red had on his face made him almost want to burst. And the worst thing was that they were stuck now, MK couldn't hide and scream bloody murder to Mei saying he was having a gay panic !

He stole a few glances of the prince in the minutes they have been quiet, too afraid to hold it for too much and the other to notice. Red Son was very good looking, inherindly his pretty looking genes from his mother who was know to be a beauty. He had accepted that fact after Mei and him had a sleepover and she wouldn't stop teasing about it. And they ended talking about the Demon prince looks for hours as also telling a bit of funny things about him

On their fights MK would sometimes remember that conversation making him watch Red Son for the few minutes they weren't on top of each other fighting. He  observed how he would act and talk, staying in pose almost all the time, probably using his prince manners 

It took a few more months to reach the conclusion that MK had a tiny tiny crush on Red Son. But nothing serious, just like the one people would get from the popular kids on school. Admire them but never make a plan to actually pursue anything, it was okay to dream. Red was a villain, the son of DBK. As the Monkie Kid, MK couldn't do anything and that was for the best

He tried to focus again on getting himself warmth, which was very difficult since they were stuck and there was nothing to do or use, the cabin was empty. A cabin that pretty much worked as a freezer at this point

He tried his best to maintain his body temperature but could feel himself shaking and his teeth  clank, causing the demon to look at him again in so long and stare at him. Confused look on his face, studying him before speaking

" Why are you wearing that wreckage of a coat?"
Red Son eyed  his clothes with distaste, definitely not up to his status but that was what MK had  " That doesn't work not even as a flannel"

" Hey I bought this from a very nice lady and I liked it a lot!" MK still remembered that lady, she had been so sweet, she may or may not be the reason he bought this jacket, also because Mei was pressing him for not having anything to wear for cold weather. The situation just fit

" It looks barely descent. It doesn't get you warm at all. And who the hell uses a bandana in a snow resort? " MK ignored him angry. First, the bandana was his trade mark, he could not leave it behind and two. He didn't have that much glamor clothes like Mei or Pigsy, and he felt bad about asking them for one. He never had such clothes when he was growing up and now that he lives alone it's still not a important part in his life. If the clothes are good he would keep them, fix them or whatever. He wasn't the type to buy clothes a lot, he didn't see a reason to

" I can't have my enemy die from hypothermia, that would be deeply humiliating for my image " The demon prince said, looking at MK as if it was his fault that he was there shaking and freezing. Not so far from the true but still...

" Haha so what, you're going to warm me up?" He said joking but his mouth closed itself when he looked at Red Son face and how serious it was

" If that is what's necessary" Red Son face was definitive and he stood up looking down on him while he made his way across the cabin to where he was sitting

" W-what ??" Was all MK could managed out of his mouth. He scrambled out of the way, mind still in shock for what was happening and that he didn't know what the demon would do. He could just set him on fire for all he knew

" I'm a demon who has a strong connection with fire, it's my element. So my body, because of it, runs in a very much higher temperature than yours" He said with a glint of pride in his voice, sitting down on the floor in front of MK who was still not sure if he should just stay still or run away just to hit the walls " I'm also able to manipulate how hot my body is naturally , so your stupid human one don't freeze over leading you to a stupid pathetic death"

MK opened his mouth to give him a response about how human bodies were not that stupid when Red patted his lap a few times , making him go quiet  " Sit here"

W-w-what ??? His mouth was agape and a blush exploded in his face. Did he just asked... no ordered him that ?

Seeing his red face Red Son tsked " Stop thinking this is an act of flirting human, I'm only doing this so you could get warmer faster with  more contact " He stated that as a matter of fact, grabbing his arm and pushing MK to his lap with his demon strength while the hero's mind was nothing but a mushy soup, fighting the demon by stilling his body in place,  only making him gain another growl from the prince

" I-I can just sit on the ground" He said, hating how his voice was shaking

" The floor is just as cold as everything here. Do you think I want to be this close to you ? " Red Son answered him fast, anger in his voice but not as much as what MK was used to " I wouldn't be offering this if this wasn't the more effective solution"

With that he pushed MK one more time, a little more roughly, who didn't fight this time making him almost fall on top of the Demon prince and hold onto his shoulders before their heads could collide making them stare at each other. Faces inches away before MK quickly turned his head, embarassed, getting further into place. He was now sitting on the middle of Red's crossed legs, staring at the wooden floor as if it was made out of gemstones. Too afraid to make eye contact

He heard a polite cough behind him and he turned to look at Red Son from the corner of his eye. The demon prince also seemed a bit flushed at their current situation as he could see a little color on his cheeks even when the other was trying to hide it

" This... this is just to make you warm faster " Red Son said with a very low voice. One he had never heard before. MK only nodded and they fell into silence again

The cold air still enveloped them but Red Son was right as MK felt his body began to get hotter making him feel like he was hugging a heater. As the demon's body instanly got a lot hotter the moment they sat in place and he felt the hot waves directly into his face, making MK's mind get a bit dizzy by the sudden change of  temperature.  His body sighed in relief finally beginning to relax after clunching down in a desperate way to get less frozen. He still felt like he could get even more warmer if he got much closer to the demon prince but he was afraid to confirm he lacked the courage

As that thoughts ran on the hero's mind, it wasn't much different on the prince's. He stared at the hero's neck , accidentally breathing out air on his ear, in a sigh-  which made MK jump high enough he worried he had burned him by accident. Since starting this training he noticed how much more fire energy he was making on the inside him compare to the rest of his body. It was only in the third week he noticed he could breath out steam from his mouth and his hair wasn't moving like it used to 

It didn't seem to be the case as Noodle Boy didn't say anything, but in turn started to shake more which left him confused. His plans were never wrong ( except when they were ) and this was supposed to warm his body enough until he wasn't on the risk of getting frozen. He wanted to put the hero's head under his chin but the thought of that made his face turn in color. They were on this predicament because of him, Noodle boy could endure a little bit of chill 

MK was in fact shaking more- but it wasn't from cold exactly- taking a few rounds of breaths to calm down. That had surprised him but it wasn't actually bad.

The demon's body was warm enough for the feeling of MK's  fingers to come back-  fingers that were still on the Red's shoulder,  feeling the heat directly as if he was holding a hot tea mug - but not enough to dissipate the cold he felt on his back since the gelid air of the cabin still flowed around them making him shiver. Remind him of cold nights in his apartment- of being covered by a blanket but not completely as he would have liked, still getting attacked by the cold air of a winter night.

The sudden hush of hot steam on his ear was a shock, but he felt his body melt in appreciation- memories of a sauna almost made him tear up.His mind being fuzzy as it was now he even thought of thanking the demon but thought better of it and stayed quiet

If he hugged him he was sure that would work even better than just being close, his mind told him. He felt deeper into his mind a voice, telling him that their situation was embarassing enough already by recalling their awkwardness just minutes prior but he failed to fully focus on it. As an image of them hugging went into his mind, he flushed and poorly  hid a giggle,  by how funny it looked- like hugging a grumpy cat. He lifted his gaze to the demon's face as he would never approve of it, bitting down a chuckle 

The prince turned to look at him by his comotion lifting a brow at him, making him chuckle again. Raising an eyebrow even higher in question- was the cold making the boy loose the rest he had for a brain ?

" It's nothing " he said, a small smile on his lips as he looked at the Red's face still confused by his antics

MK stared at his eyes, he had never seen the prince this closer before. His skin as smooth as if it was made of porcelain, having almost no imperfections aside from his scar on his cheek, MK sometimes liked to imagine how he may have gain it. His eyes fell to his lips that was giving a confuse look to the prince

Red Son huffed hot hair in annoyance into his face, turning his eye's away from him. MK flinched again, closing his eyes at the steam. His mind began to wander

If I kiss him is this going to make me warmer ? A small though flowed on his mind, as his body was still running on survival to fight being cold again, sinking it's teeth in anything that might improve their situation more

The demons body was working wonders as a heater, he wasn't going to deny that. But whenever the prince let out a hot sight or when he felt him breathing on his shoulder. His body wanted to become jelly, it was like getting a small piece of a wonderfull cake while having to stare at the whole thing 

He wanted more 

That may be the cold temperature fault, or how they were so close. As MK felt a flush go up his body making him lean forward locking his lips against the demon's. The kiss was quick,  when he opened his eyes again Red Son's eyes widened, staring at him in surprise

Oh for the love of Buddha, what did we he just do?? . He quickly covered his mouth and scrambled away from the demon's lap as the others eye got larger in shock. The dizziness in his head evaporating 

" You DID have second intentions !" Red son screamed.

" I d-didn't " MK was way too shocked at himself to be able to say anything else and just waited for the demon's wrath to fall on him, as the other looked ready to explode the cabin away

" R-remember you can't use your fire " He said with a small voice when Red Son's hair started to stand up

Red Son closed his eyes tightly and breathed slowly and his hair and features started to calm down. MK stared at him surprised , being  amazed at how the demon was controlling his emotions. He must really have put work on his meditating training but his wonder didn't live long as when Red Son opened his eye again his glare was just as heated as before, reminding MK what situation he wad in

" I knew it " Red Son tried to spat, but didn't sell it very well to him " Just because you are stuck with a royalty like me to think you can-"

" I didn't think anything !" He cut the other of. The whole issue was that he didn't ! He wasn't thinking when he kissed him. If he was maybe nothing would have happened... maybe

Red Son lifted a brow at him, expression still the same, unconvinced. And that only made the hero  irritated, what does the demon think MK is ?

" Well you did it first! " He blurped out angry

" What ? "

" You were flirting with me ! "

Red Son forced a clearly fake gag of indignation " I WASN'T FLIRTING WITH YOU ! " He shout as his face got  color, MK bit down a smile that was growing

Not so fun when it's your turn huh ?

"I was only teasing you. I- I was enjoying how it was making you suffer. Yes !" He said as if he had just thought about that answer and was sticking to it

" By flirting with me !" He said crossing his arms 

The demon prince mouth closed quickly now being a thin line on his very Red Face. Not knowing how to defend himself and just proving MK's right

" You think you can do that just because you're attractive " MK said angry " You are always trying to win over me no matter what it is, even on our fights. But this is-"

" Wait you think I'm attractive ?" Red Son said stilling in place. MK frooze, mouth still open and  he only could barely react by closing his hands,  blinking a couple of times. Wanting to punch himself mentally for saying too much

Red Son didn't understand what was going on with his head, of course he was attractive. That wasn't a secret, many demons said so and it followed his reputation, as he had received a lot of courting invitations that he always declined. Definitely thanks to his mother since he was clearly her son by his almost perfect looks. So it wasn't a surprise to hear people say it, it was almost boring at this point. But for some reason we was surprised to hear that the boy thought the same, he found himself waiting for him to say something

The young hero was staring at the ground one more time, looking like a wild animal chasing for a way to run away when faced with a big predator, restoring as much courage as he could, he gave a small glance to the prince  " I wouldn't have kissed you if I didn't think so..." His voice was a little higher than a whisper but he was sure the other heard him as his face twitched

Red Son's lip turned up. Feeling himself smile before coughing to hide it, he had no reason to smile. None, why he had even felt the urge to do so was something he would deny for the rest of his life

" O-of course you would want to kiss me" Red Son said, still coughing playing his smile as one of smugness

MK turned to look at him indignantly, all of his shy manners leaving. Was the demon really pulling the douchbag card ? MK regretted everything already

" W-well I'm amazing " He laughed " There are lines of people waiting to kiss me "

" Ugh, I take it back " MK said, cutting the demon off "I take my kiss back !" He shook his head sitting back down on his previous position looking up on the demon with tired eyes

" What ? You can't do that !" Red Son said voice starting to hit high volumes again, and he jumped in front of him

" I just did. " MK glared at him, smiling now that he was the one making the other angry. Finally having the upper hand for the first time in all of this mess

" No, you did not! That's not how it works"

" As if anyone would be lucky to kiss you " MK ignored his remarks and continued to blabber seeking to make the other upset in revenge, even while confidence was starting to waver. But his mouth didn't want to stop " I took the kiss back so nothing happened "

" You did no-" Red Son tried to say before he was cut again by another idiot comment from Noodle Boy, making him scoff . He was confused about what the human was doing, not understanding his actions. But it irritated him regardless by being disregard so easily by a simple mortal that gave him nothing but trouble today

MK actually didn't know what he was doing,  his mouth was trowing up words much faster than he could control it, a very bad response for not being able to deal with being stuck with the person you just accidently kissed, since he could not just lie down and let the ground eat him. So he spat words desesperate trying not to loose the only advantage  he had somehow on the demon, hoping something would stick

" Y-You're not even a g-good kisser or anything " He heard himself say it.  This was an absolutely patty callback, he was feeling like a five year old. But couldn't think of anything else to say

And it turned out to be a very bad comment as Red Son's glare took a dangerous look as he growled on his face " As if YOU would be the one getting  it back, you insolent thing !" he holded MK's shirt strongly, almost lifting him up the ground and glared at him as their noses touched " I'M  the one giving your kiss back !"

MK didn't have time to feel scared or to prepare before his lips were again on the demon prince's, this time with way more fervor because of Red Son's mood.

" Mhn ! " MK clutched his eyes close, hands now on Red Son shoulders

The kiss completely sold how angry the demon was, MK was relieved the other didn't bite his tongue or lip since he could feel the other's fangs while they kissed. He felt his mind get foggy one more time, just like it had when he had kissed the demon and created this whole mess. MK felt himself relax much to his embarrassment, as he started to reciprocate the demon

Red Son's fury had left him pretty quickly as he stopped the kiss, moving only inches away and stared at the boy in front of him, his temper having turned against him since kissing the Monkie Kid was the last thing he should do . MK's eyes were still closed in front of him, his complexion wasn't much better than his own. He regretted when the other finally opened his eyes, expression coyly as they stared at each other in silence, too close. When MK's eye fell onto his lips again to only lock in his eyes again, he didn't  need to explain what he wanted to do. The fire inside him seemed to take up a notch, growing in strength. Red Son internally cursed himself to the heavenly palace and back as he caught the hero's lips with his again

MK didn't even want to imagine how he would have explain it to Mei or anyone that he was currently making out with his so called nemesis. But all his thoughts became unimportant  as the demon mouth fell more gently on his the now third time, being more gentle as time went on. MK felt his arms hook around the others neck by themselves

Answering that dammed question his mind had made, the demon's mouth was just as hot as the rest of his body. Making MK completely forgot about the cold temperature around them along with everything else. Heating him up way better than just simply sitting close to the demon prince. So well he had to take moments to stop and breath out the hot air out of his mouth, as his head would become too dizzy on the verge of uncomfortable. Red Son in question  would only stare at him with a controlled expression that was losing it's composure  everytime he caught his face when he made his breaks

MK let out a tired chuckle at the demon, remembering that the other had said he made his body much hotter just so he would not freeze, a very kind gesture from his not so worst enemy. Just further making this situation unbelievable

The demon let out a weak sound that reminded him of a growl, as he put his hand on the back of his hair bringing their mouths together again. MK sounds being muffled as he forced his way away from the demon, not being done with letting the heat of his head out " Wait..." He said with a weak breathy voice

Red Son bit his lip, feeling his body start to shake as he turned to ignore it, quickly focusing on the others neck and biting it down. MK let out a grunt he had been so shocked he stopped, eyes wide. Frozen in place. It didn't help that the other's response to that has to hug him more closely. This whole trip had gone differently than what he expected, having to control his fire and urges whenever something went wrong was so very hard. 

The whole training method came into his head again, that he had to control not only his body but emotions as well, to make his fire more controlled and powerfull- tucking all his energy in one place, it being inside himself now made it way more volatile, he discovered. A single irritation was enough to lit up his flame, and with his energy storage it was enough to do double the damage 

And Noodle boy had to be there to ruin it didn't he ? Making them be in this situation, he felt himself start shaking more from the inside on a dangerous scale.

" R-Red ?" MK asked, voice too close to his ear

He felt as if he was going to explode

He suddenly stood up, making MK fall and hit the floor on his ass. Staring up in shock at the demon prince, who's face looked similar to a pepper. Red Son turned stiffly away and marched his way to the door of the cabin quickly, opening the door in one solely move, making the old wood piece crack and break as he pointed at the wall of snow in front of him and before MK could ask whats wrong, Red Son just blasted the whole snow away in a big fire explosion, the once freezing snow  being hot air now in seconds, as if it was never been there. MK flinched his eyes closed at the amount of heat and light that he didn't expect

When the fire died down, Red Son didn't turn, staying in place as his mouth let out hot clouds as he breathed out rapidly before he closed it and they stood in silence

" R-Red..." MK cut himself not knowing what he would say, should he ask if the demon was okay a good option ? " W-what about your training ?" He felt a sting of sadness when thinking he was the reason the demon throwed away all his hard work, guilt eating at him

Still not facing him, Red just sorted his hair adjusting his posture " I can always just try it again" he said shortly, still facing the the cold forest " You're not a big obstacle enough to stop me, Noodle boy "

Above hearing his famous nickname MK let out a sigh in relief, and began laughing beside his best judgment. It was good to see his accident wasn't enough to made the prince actually despise him, something he thought was deserved, Red Son turned out to be way more strong than he though he was. The demon finally turning towards him with the sound of his small laugh " That's good " MK said giving the demon a small smile, relieved 

Red Son's expression turned to doubt again, making him look away from him and to the ground. His cheek flushed " This... This never happened, okay ? " He made eye contact with him once again, an almost desperate look into his eyes

They stared at each other, their gazes holding on to everything that has happened 

" Okay..." MK said quietly, nodding 

Hearing the answer he wanted the demon  lifted his chin up and began sorting his clothes, trying to create a prince like aura he usually always carried . Even though MK could still see on his body language that Red Son was still just as discomposed as he was

" When you leave the cabin just summon your staff and it should go towards you without a problem " He said facing the wall before turning his face to him, expression similar to the one he always face him when they fight " Until next time Noodle boy, try not to freeze "

With that he snapped his finger towards the ground and teleported away in flames leaving MK alone in what once was a cabin that wasn't now falling to pieces

MK wasn't completely aware of himself while he made his way back to the hotel, doing just like Red Son said when looking for his staff, the item flying back to his hand in a blink of an eye. He didn't have half a mind to question why the demon knew this when he started to walk again, clutching down on his staff as he did. Mind too troubled to think

He didn't even heard familiar voices calling to him, he flinched when he heard loud footsteps running towards him to see Mei, tears on her eyes. She must have been very worried, from afar he could see Tang, Pigsy and Sandy as well. Pigsy looked like he was on the middle of a phone call, no doubt related to him

Mei threw herself at him in a hug " Oh I am so glad you're okay" She clutched her hands on his cheeks, holding his face while she inspected it. He hoped he could sell his flush as only being a little cold " What happened ?Did Red Son do anything to you ? "

Oh did he...

" Not quite what you expect..." He said forcing a shy smile to his lips,  Mei expression turned to confusion, MK felt incredibly grateful when Pigsy cut whatever his friend was about to say

" For Buddha's sake kid could you not wait a little longer before getting in trouble ? " Pigsy screamed as he made his way to them together with Sandy and Tang, but his relief showed clearly on his face " It hasn't even been a day !"

" We're glad that you're okay" Sandy said

Tang nodded, while Mei still looked as if she wanted to interrogate him away " Let's get you inside your room for you to get warm "

They all started to walk together back to the hotel. MK knew he would have to answer their questions when he got back, he owed them that much and wasn't much worried. What he was worried was what Mei would do when she got her turn on him, he didn't think he could hold his secret with his best friend nor would she even let him.

He sighed, the walk to the hotel from there was long and he would savor it as much as he could. Focusing on opening his room to get warmth and eat and later deal with all of this

He stopped on his tracks remembering something

" Oh shoot " everyone turned to look at him, confused " I'm pretty sure I lost my key " He flinched while mumbling a small sorry to his boss

" Godammit kid ! " Pig said already turning to pick up his wallet