Magnolia

My child,Is that you?

stuffed animal. The outside was solid enough but the inside still felt kind of empty, warm but empty.

MK blinked his eyes in confusion as he snapped out of whatever trance he was in earlier. “ Huh ? What the … where am I now ?” The kid looked around the room before looking up at the figure, his eyes going wide as he realized who this was. “ Wait a second?! Macaque? What are you doing in here !? And why am I hugging you?”

The prince was confused,extremely confused,looking down as his “child” whimpering,yet he never let go if him infact Mihou started to cuddle Mk,refusing to let go.
MK just sort of let it happen for awhile as the cuddling continued. “ This is kinda weird… wait why is my voice higher ? Did I … Aw man ! Not again !”

The kid threw his hands up in an indignant huff as he realized that it happened again.
“Hāizi….what happen again?…”
He whispered loudy enough for Mk to hear,He carried the child placing him on the bed and laying with him,waiting for his kids answer.

“ Huh ? Oh uh… well sometimes when I sleep for awhile I wake up inside one of my memories I think ? But I keep getting younger and younger. It happens when I start forgetting stuff. Like my , deliveries for Pigsy’s and games I played with Mei. But lately it’s been bigger stuff. Like my bio parent’s names and my apartment address.”

He fiddled with his shirt before looking at Macaque again.“What happened to you though. Your scar is gone and you’re … all fluffy ?”

“I’ve been fix dear…,He fix me for the better…”
Mihou answer with a calm and almost motherly-like voice,He..Whos he?,what happened to the fearless six-eared Macaque he ones knew?.

“ Ah shit are you okay ?! Did someone hurt you or something ? You seem … weirdly different from the last time we met. Not all good but -“ MK started to speak but Mihou didn’t let him continue.

“Language,A small cub like you doesn’t use those words…okay?,and dont worry,He made me feel and been much better…im okay…Yīng'ér..”

MK looked up in confusion but relaxed a little shuffling a little closer towards him. It was strange being so close to his ex-enemy. But something about them felt comforting. “I … I died didn’t I ? Sorta at least?”

This immediately made the prince whine loudly,before bitting his lips and nodding showing him the pendant he wore.
“You left behind this…and Bàba is trying to bring you back to us..hes been in such pain dear..”

“ Baba? Do you mean …” MK quieted down before looking up at him. “ Did we at least win ? Are my friends okay?”
He nodded rubbing his sons face,giving him a warm smile purring at him.

“We won…because of you my little champion..”
“As long as everyone is okay now, it was worth it.” MK said smiling, proud of at least doing something worthwhile,Mihou truly wanted to be healed up as soon as he could. It wasn’t fair that MK had to be in here all alone. Not after everything he sacrificed.

Mihou choked a sob cuffing Mk’s hands with a smile,some tears already falling from his face,He didn’t want to leave his baby all alone here,His Mk didn’t deserve it,He didn’t deserve to be all alone without anyone to cuddle him and care for him,making him more upset.
“Oh my little star..im sorry i failed you..”

“ Huh? What are you talking about ? You didn’t do anything wrong. But umm. I think that door over there is for you.” He said pointing to a new door that had appeared where logically one shouldn’t be. MK gradually sat up. Looking at Mihou with a happy yet awkward smile. “Well umm…It was really nice just sitting and talking with you but I think you need to go back. I don’t think it’s a good idea if you’re in here and I hit another one of my sleeps.”
Without meaning to the kid gave a loud yawn, proving his point.
Mihou sighs,loudly,carefully placing the tired kid on the bed,he could stay a little longer,right?,a few more minutes with his kid couldn’t hurt anyone,He stayed,watching his kid go to bed before he entered the door,Hesitated about leaving his child behind again.

He needed to heal,and fast.

When he woke up he felt something heavy sleeping beside him. Wukong looked exhausted . It seemed he had stayed awake by his bedside for quite a while.

Immediately the Prince broke into tears,sobbing and hiccuping loudly at the reminder of mk’s cries and confusion,Not noticing the king sleeping next to him,He tried,oh he tried to calm down but to no avail.
Wukong awoke and reacted, quickly hugging him and holding him gently. “ Mihou! You’re awake. Oh thank gods you’re awake.“

He hushed and gently soothed his partner, rocking them back and forth. Softly muttering to them and kissing their forehead.

“M-my baby..H-he was so scared,i-i,he didn’t remember me,he didn’t remember his māmā!”
He sobbed out curling up on Wukong’s chest making his clothings wet with tears as he keep sobbing.

“ It’s okay Mihou. It’s okay. He just needs time, alright ?” Wukong’s said, playing along. It seemed the poor shadow monkey felt he was the child’s true mother while MK still remembered parts of his old life that clashed with Mihou’s new reality.

“Hey though. You saw he was still in there safe and sound . At least we know that right ?” He said rubbing his back.
He nodded whipping away any new tear from falling,looking up at the king he sofly asked.
“A-Am i his actual m-mother?..”

“ I think it’s safe to say you are his true mother. No ifs, or buts about it.” He said smiling. Letting Mihou interpret that however he felt was best.”

This seemed to ease the shadow as he had stop crying giving back a small smile,he cooed for a few seconds looking around the room.
“How…long has it been now?”

“ Over a week Mihou.” Wukong said giving a long sigh. “ You had be so worried!”

“I-im sorry…”
He whispered,guilt on his words as he now hid his face on the others chest,he felt guilty for leaving his king alone for such a long time.
“ It’s okay I’m just glad you’re back with me.” Wukong said with content. “I missed you so much.”

“I missed you too…peaches…”
He cuddled up on the king’s arms,yawning and getting into a small ball to sleep,although Mihou had been resting for quite some time he was still sleepy.

Wukong sighed and curled up with him , wrapping around him and curling together like when they were both small.