A Mermaid Prince and A Warrior King

Part Of Your World

"So romantic!"

"Baba, you're so cool!! You were like a superhero!!"

Both Mk and Bai He exclaimed. Macaque smirked and chuckled, he looks at them has they keep on talking over each other and noticed they seem to be vibrating with joy and their eyes sparkled with excitement which made him laugh again.

"Okay, okay that's enough you two."

He laughs as he ruffles their hair which made them giggle and chirp then Bai He crawled towards her father with her cat plush and sat down on his lap.

"Then what happened next Baba? Did you and Bama fall in love right away? Did you kiss? When did you get married?!"

Bai He questioned and she looks at him with sparkling sapphire eyes that remind him of his beloved queen. Macaque smiled softly and nuzzled into her hair making her purr in delight.

"Well, after the king save the prince from the dreadful pirates, he and prince would meet in secret. Days turn into weeks and, weeks turn into months, with each visit, they grew closer and one day..."

[...]

Wukong let out a content sigh and he looks down. Macaque was lying his head on his lap has he slept. He can hear the soft snores coming from the sleeping king.

Wukong noticed Macaque arrived that he looked tired, extremely tired and it took a lot of coaxing to get him to take a nap. Instead of going home like Wukong thought, Macaque instead, lied down right next to him and placed his head on his lap.

Wukong was extremely flustered at the king's boldness and was about to tease him about it even though he felt embarrassed, but when he saw the peaceful look on his face has he slept, Wukong just sighed and shook his head.

Wukong moved a loose strand away from his face and petted his hair. He giggled when Macaque purrs has he snuggles further into his lap. It has been months since Macaque rescued him from the pirates and those months had been the greatest moments of his life. The mer-prince smiles at him softly then sees the beautiful necklace. He feels his face heat up and a large affectionate smile cross his lips.

He remembers that day very well, after all how can he forget the day that he fell in love with this wonderful king.

[...]

Wukong wanted to give Macaque a gift.

To not only to show his gratitude for rescuing him but for all the generous gifts the king has gifted him.

For the past few weeks, he and Macaque had been meeting each other almost three times a week, that's much more than what he and DBK did, and within those weeks the both of them got to know each other.

Telling stories about the each other, their likes and dislikes, about the heavy weight they both seem to carry on their shoulders, with Macaque being a king and Wukong has the crown prince and his father's heir. The both them found solace within each other and even though they are strangers to each other, they find it easy to bare their insecurities, doubts and fears to one another.

Wukong couldn't describe what he was feeling towards the demon monkey. He finds it quite endearing on how much Macaque is so passionate towards his kingdom and those he calls friends and family and towards his passion for the arts, specifically theatre. He always finds it magical and extraordinary whenever the dark furred monkey performs his shadow plays for him.

He also loves the fact on how kind and caring he is, how intelligent and witty, honest and patient and how generous the surface dwelling monkey is.

Every time they meet, Macaque always seems to bring him a gift, saying he wanted to show how grateful he was for saving his life and how grateful he was for becoming his friend.