• 🅂🄾🄼🄴🅃🄷🄸🄽🄶 🄽🄴🅆 || spicynoodles •

-4- "Mess"

- Huh? - The prince right before teleporting away. He turned around to see the Noodle Boy once again.

- Where will you go? You said you got kicked out. - The boy asked in a concerned yet welcoming voice.

- Oh. - Red just replied without a proper sentence, lost in thought.

The Monkie kid was right, the demon had nowhere to go and he knew it. Before, Red Son spent some of his free time outside, yet he could always come back whenever he wanted, and now? Now he can't step a foot in his old house before he proves them he has learned his lesson. Red opened his mouth, but no words could be heard. He couldn't think of a reply.

- You can come with me! - Mk suddenly exclaimed in his happy voice, standing up from the ground. - You've been in my apartment once already... You know it's not that big but we'll definitely fit! though you'll have to stay inside when I'm working, because Pigsy would probably get mad.. - The delivery boy offered a suggestion.

- You're-.. - He stuttered. - ..Suggesting we become roommates? That's.. that's one helpful yet stupid idea. - He crossed his arms. - How do you always come up with such absurd brainstorms?

- Don't know and will never know. So you're going oorr..? - The hero asked.

- Yes. - Red shortly answered. - I think I can make that work... - He considered his options. - But don't you think I'll "hang out" with you just because I'll live with you for a while. - He glanced at him with an annoyed expression. The other simply chuckled.

- Sure sure, now c'mon! - He started going in the direction of the city, looking back at the demon to make sure he's going. The red haired boy simply sighed deeply, questioning his choices, and followed the Noodle Boy shortly after.

***

Once the two former rivals reached the Monkie Kids apartment, Red Son was told to stay in the messy room while the hero takes care of todays deliveries.

After three hours of work from Mk, he came back during his break, to check on the prince. From the outside, the apartment looked normal. His window was still there, no smoke coming out of the room, no visible cracks in the glass either. Mk hoped that it's the same from the inside.

He knocked three distinct times to not frighten the other. He was still on edge, hoping both his room and his new roommate were in tact and not injured or burned. He came in, and immediately felt his eyes widen with shock, as he got caught off guard by what he saw.

- Oh, welcome back, Noodle Boy. - He greeted, standing next to a shelf that he just closed. He turned around and looked at his new company.

- Y-.. You cleaned my apartment!? - The boy asked soundly, looking at the lack of his mess. - Why!? I didn't ask you to!! - He added onto the question, looking around his squeaky clean room, with all of his previous possessions neatly put on shelves and the desk. Everything looked like new.

- Yes, I'm aware, but I couldn't stand to sit around in this mess! I just had to do something! My opinion remains.. your room is depressing. - He said with a neutral expression.

- Woah... Th-thank you, Red! I really appreciate that. - The monkey smiled warmly, seeing his suspicious, of Red Son not being the villain he claims to be, proven right.

- What? Did you expect me to burn this place down? - The demon asked, crossing his arms. - I wouldn't. I owe you, don't I? It's the least I can do. Besides.. I'm supposed to live in here for like a couple of days. I would've preferred the streets over the mess you had here, peasant.

- Well- that's kind of overkill but you did clean my room so I won't complain.. - He awkwardly scratched the back of his neck. - Thanks again - He smiled.

- Don't mention it, Noodle boy. - The Short tempered boy scoffed and looked away, as if a "thank you" meant some global offence.

Yet the Noodle Boy he spoke of, clearly saw through his demeanor. He could already sense these couple of days are gonna be long and interesting, and he could not wait.

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