A Mermaid Prince and A Warrior King

The Sea King's Wrath

The sea witch stares at the crystal, an image of the golden furred mer-monkey and the demon king can be seen reflected on the crystal's surface. A mocking grin spread across her lips has she giggles ecstatically.

"Oh sweet child of mine, is in love, and not just with anyone, but a king no else! Ooohh how Father will 'love' that."

She laughs haughtily then she looks back at the crystal. Her eyes narrowed at the dark furred surface monkey with great disdain. "Though it is quite unfortunate that he chose a surface-dweller."

She hums and begins to walk away. Her eyes glow and she smiles wickedly.

"Mother will see you soon, my little pearl."

Laughter rang across the ice chamber has she disappears into the shadows.

[...]

Back at Atlantis, the three younger royals are in Wukong's room waiting for him to finish getting ready. Sandy was sitting on a clam chair, petting Mo, Bai Longma was lying on the bed, playing with bubbles while Pigsy was leaning against the wall next to a window.

Pigsy sighed and groaned. He turns his gaze towards the curtain of red kelp and scowls at it then swims towards it, standing in front of it with arms on his hips.

"Wukong, eldest brother, get out of there. You've been in there all morning!"

Pigsy exclaimed exasperated and soon, the eldest royal came out. Wukong had a love dazed smile on his lips has he went towards his vanity while humming a song. The three brothers looked at each other with incredulous expressions has they move towards their eldest brother.

"What is with him lately?"

Pigsy asked and Sandy and Bai Longma shrugged. Then they stood behind him has Wukong fixes his hair then Wukong moves sideways to pick up a flower sprouting just below the vanity. Wukong smelled the flower with a smile and moved away from the vanity and swam towards the exit with his brothers cautiously following him.

He was still humming happily and holding the flower then he accidentally bumped into someone. He looks up and saw it was his father and Guanyin was with him. He smiles at them and giggles.

"Morning Father, morning Guanyin."

He places the flower in his father's ear and gave him a kiss on the cheek, making his father smile and chuckle, and gave the mermaid a hug, which she returned, until he swam away from them still humming the song and twirling every so often.

They stared at the cheerful mer-monkey with looks of confusion, exasperation, incredulousness and knowing has he turns a corner and went out of sight.

"Oh, he's got it bad."

Tripitaka turns to his second eldest and raises an eyebrow in confusion. "What? What do you mean, Bajie? What has he got?" He asks, worry started to creep towards him.

"Isn't it obvious Father?" Bai Longma turns to their father then towards the direction his brother went has he cups his face with both hands and a dreamy expression has he sighs.

"Eldest brother's in love."

Tripitaka stares at his son surprised then turns towards his friend, who only gave him a smile. Tripitaka takes the flower out of his ear and stares at it.

"Wukong?"

Then he smiles softly at the flower.

"In love?"

[...]

"You clam head! What were you thinking telling him that?"

Pigsy slapped Bai Longma at the back of his head.