The Fire Prince and The Dragon Princess

Chapter 13: A Spark

After a while of chatting and eating, Mei yawned. She rubbed her eyes and relaxed against the cherry tree. A few petals fell on her face, keeping her from falling asleep fully.

Red Son found the sight adorable and laughed. "You're tired."

"Nooo..." Mei said sleepily, her hair falling out of its style and going down.

Red Son blushed a tad at the sight, but cleared his throat before he stood up, carrying Mei over to his car. "Then get some rest. I'll come back for your bike after I take you home."

Mei suddenly cuddled into his chest, smiling like a goof as her eyes closed. "L...Love youu..."

Red Son's hair went aflame and his face matched the heat. He looked down at Mei. "W-W-What did you s-say-"

He then heard snoring, seeing Mei had fallen asleep. He stood there, his coat blowing in a small breeze. He didn't know what to think...did she...really love him?

The more and more he thought about it, he had most definitely grown feelings for her. But, he wasn't sure what to DO about that. This date was a nice start though.

He put Mei in his car and zoomed off, taking her back home.

The next day...

MK hummed a small tune, his headphones on his ears as he lightly danced around, a mop in his hand. He then spun around, spinning his mop like it was his staff...until said mop landed on someone.

Red Son. He growled and crushed the mop in two. "Is that really what you do instead of your job, Noodle Boy?"

"Uhhhh....I don't know how to answer that." MK said, blinking.

Red Son facepalmed...before he coughed. "How well do you know Mei?"

"A little too well!" MK laughed. "She's been my best friend ever since we were little! She's like my sister!" He then made a face. "One time, some demon guys thought she was my girlfriend...bleh..."

Red Son hummed. "You don't have much interest in love, I take it?"

"Nooo way! I'm all about the saving, the fighting, and the looking awesome." He said, posing on a table with sunglasses he had transformed one of his hairs into.

Red Son blinked. "Okay then. That questionable future aside, I do have a question about Mei."

MK hopped down from the table, smiling. "Ask away, new best friend!"

"I'M NOT YOUR BEST-" Red Son groaned before he took a deep breath, calming down. "...does...does Mei have ANY interest in dating...let's say, for example, a...a random demon she happened to have turned good?"

MK blinked before his eyes widened. "Ohhh, I get what you're saying."

Red Son squeaked, his hair lightly sparking. "Y-You do?"

"Yyyyup." MK said with a nod. "You can't fool me."

Red Son felt like the world was ending for a few seconds before he calmed down. "I-I guess it's that obvious, huh?"

"I dunno, I mean, no one else saw Mei having a secret demon admirer before. What's their name?"

Red Son was dead silent...before he looked at MK. This man-child had the intelligence of a newborn infant.

MK blinked. "What?"

"NOODLE BOY, IT'S ME. I'M THE DEMON. I'M IN LOVE WITH HER." He said, too shocked at how dumb MK was to blush at the last word he said.

MK laughed. "Ohhh! That's what you meant! That makes more sense."

"DEAR YAMA, YOU ARE AN IDIOT." Red Son growled.

MK nodded. "Yeah. Yeah, you're not wrong." He then smirked. "Sooo, you're into Mei, huh?"

Red Son's blush came out again and he sighed. "Y...Yes...that girl's somehow done the impossible and turned me soft. Now I've fallen in love with her...and I guess I'm asking you if she'd be interested in someone like me."

"Oh, she totally would be!" MK smiled. "If you ask me, she probably has a crush on you too."

Red Son's face turned red. "H-Huh?"

"Yeah! She kissed ya, didn't she?"

"...o-on the cheek- Wait, how do you know about that!?"

"She wouldn't stop texting me about it for an HOUR." MK groaned. "And she did that one thing where you only text one word instead of a full sentence, so it was really annoying."

"...that DOES sound annoying." Red Son said before he faced The Monkie Kid. "So, what do you think I should do?"

MK shrugged. "Whatever feels right, I guess! I don't really care or know about this romance stuff."

Red Son hummed. "I...I guess I could just ask her out again and then see how things go from there."

"That's a good start! Oh, and Red?"

"Yes-" Red Son's eyes then widened when he saw MK take out his staff and clutch it, while giving him an angry look.

MK then set a hand on Red Son's shoulder, his eyes glowing gold. "B R E A K  H E R  H E A R T , A N D  I ' L L  C R U S H  E V E R Y  B O N E  I N  Y O U R  B O D Y ."

Red Son, for once, was terrified of The Monkie Kid. He gulped, nodding. "N-Noted."