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Could he just fall into darkeness of silent just once and stay there?
"Wukong?! What the fuck?! Wake up, you idiot!!"
Guess not. Oh Buddha,why is Macaroni here at this time? Wanting to mess with him because he is bored? The answer would simply be "yes" in Wukong mind. Macaque's voice is sure is loud. Wukong wonder how long he could let this happend. Small part of him want to stay like this. Hearing Macquarie's yelling just funny right now. Is it wrong for him to laugh? Oh fuck it.
Macaque holding him and shaking him. Add yelling to that. God, this is start to hurt Wukong's ears now. Not to mention Macaque is shaking him hard. Wukong didnt even have time to think before he hear it...
Is that a sob? Macaque is crying? Heh.
"Pfff you should have see your face, BUD!" That sure break Wukong acting. He cant help but laughing loudly. Everything just feel funny to him. And Macaque's face is funnier. Oh how shitty Macaque look right now. Something that made Wukong eyes twich. Pool of blood on floor is simply ignore by Wukong as he finally fix his clothes up. His shirt soak with blood and his mood is sure ruin by Macaque now.
But Wukong wont just stop laughing now that Macaque face change from sadness to anger. Oh how intresting. Wukong's laugh is dry and force but also genuen like he actually found THIS situasion humoroues to him. Macaque didnt say anything as he just stare at Wukong with silent anger. He feel sick as his eye went to the pool of blood on floor Wukong was lying before. He can't belive he fall for that "prank" again. Wukong laughing tell him everything about the situasion he is now. He is a victim of Wukong's stupid prank.
He want to yell at Wukong but Wukong stop him first. "You look dispointed bud~ Mad that it's not you that killed me? Aww you probaly get your chance. The line start over there" Wukong point at nothing knowing that he joke that how many demon, Celestial and other creture want him dead. Macaque is not special and he sure is not the last for wanting Wukong to be dead
Wukong smile at him. The smile is best to discribe as sarcastic and smug but also anger.
"......."
Oh now everything is quite huh? Good. Macaque just stay where he at while holding Wukong. Dispite of anger, Macaque cant bring himself to let go of Wukong yet. His face show Wukong clearly how comfuse and piss Macaque is now but didnt say anything. Macaque dont know what to say. The silent is killing and Wukong is getting tired. Wukong push Macaque aside to get up from the other monkey hold. Maybe the push is bit to harsh and force but Wukong didnt care. He need to get away from Macaque fast. He REALLY dont want to deal with Macaque shits right now.
"Tch. Get out from my house, Macaque"
Wukong spit without even looking at Macaque trying to brush him off. He avoid Macaque face as best as he can and try to walk away. If Wukong want to being honest he is annoyed with everything right now. If he didnt walk away he afraid he do something he would regret. Macaque pissing him off by being there in first place anyway. But sudenly Wukong fell someone pull him by his shoulder
"What-"
Dosh! A punch land on Wukong face and make Wukong stumble to his back a little. Oh now Wukong actually is piss. Macaque really just punch him now huh? He did cought Wukong off guard for a little. Feel like his nose is broken for a bit as Wukong can feel the blood flow down from his nose and down to his floor. Doesnt matter it heal fast but Wukong teeth is gritting as he finally looking at Macaque with annoyed smile.
Macaque is trembling as he still have his fist on the air. Adrenaline rushing through his vine. Macaque is not satisfied yet. He want more. He want Wukong to actually die from his hand now because how dare Wukong?! How dare Wukong pull that kinda shit AGAIN. What worst he cant belive he fall for that shit again huh. Why he have to care about this ginger monkey anyway.
"YOU'RE A FUCKING ASSHOLE WUKONG!! YOU'RE REALLY THINKS IT'S FUNNY TO PULL A PRANK LIKE THAT?! I ALMOST HAVE A HEART ATTACK!! NO ONE PULL THAT KIND OF SHIT WUKONG. YOU'RE NOT FUNNY. YOU LUCKY IT'S ONLY ME WHO FIND YOU LIKE THIS. WHAT IF THE KID SEE THAT?! YOU NEVER CHANGE HUH?! ALL THIS TIME AND STILL DOING SAME BULLSHIT AGAIN!!"
With all the yelling Wukong didnt say anything. He just stan there infront of Macaque with fresh blood still dripping from his side. That's is real blood. Macaque can smell it and it make him want go to puke. It's sickning. Macaque lift his head a bit to see Wukong face and what he see make Macaque blood boiled to 100°C right.
Wukong look at him with challenging look. Like everything Macaque said is nothing and all it does just amuse Wukong. The look is daring like it saying "So anything else you want to say?" with Wukong eyes wide with smile and cocky smirk with his head tilted to side bit. Oh that bitch.
The worst part is how Wukong try to walk away. He just brush Macaque away. Oh that's it Macaque grab Wukong's arms by a force and punch Wukong's face again. That when Wukong snap. For a split second Wukong see red again as he take Macaque arm that dare to pull him away and without thinking-
- CRACK! -
"AHHHHHHGHHHHH"
Macaque is rolling on the ground holding his arm. Wukong fucking break his arm for Buddha sake. Shit it sure hurt for Macaque as he try to calm down from the pain. Macaque take another look on Wukong. He can see the satisfaction in Wukong's eyes. The adrenalin rush into Wukong body and Wukong can feel his breath getting faster. Seeing everything unfold Wukong didnt feel bad. He should but not right now. Shit.. he fuck up again.. At that realizition Wukong make his way to his kitchen leaving Macaque there crying in pain. He didnt want to deal with Macaque. Not right now when he in this stage.
Wukong stomp his way to his kitchen. All the anger isnt fade yet as he feel like trowing anything he could get his hand of to the wall. But the voice inside his mind saying "no" to that thought. Wukong go to the sink fast and wash his face with cold water. He need to feel awake after everything. The cold water help him to calm down for a bit before he notice that his kitchen getting a little bit colder.
"I read that you're acting skill is good monkey king. Didnt expect it to be that good"
Wukong almost flinch when he hear the similiar voice. Almost. Afterall, that JUST happend and Wukong would be honest that he didnt notice Bai He present at all. He was too busy focusing on Macaque in hot second to notice anything around him. His mind sure is still hazzy and his hand is still shaking. Buddha, he wish he could hit something. He been holding back on Macaque. He swear if he stay longer he would blow a punch right to Macaque's other eyes and put him back to diyuu. Call him an asshole but he want Macaque to go away. Wukong try so hard to calm himself down to not doing that because he know Macaque isn't worth it. He did it once and there's Macaque again. Annoying as ever.
There's Bai He when Wukong finally turn his head to the owner of the voice. His second student just standing politely as always with small smile. She bring another two termos which Wukong assume have another smootie that made by her for him. The little girls present is not hard to detect as she always have cold aura around her everytime she walk between people. The suden change of temperature making Bai He easy to be notice. Wukong force a smile that didnt quite reach his face and try to act like everything is fine infront of her.
"Hey bud! What are you doing here? Also how long you been here?"
Wukong didnt really want the actual answer but he ask it anyway hopping Bai He didnt question him much.
"Im here for my training.. remember? Yesterday was MK's turn and today is mine"
Ah shit. Wukong forget about that. He really did. That when Wukong stomach start to drop if not Macaque who fine him first it will be Bai He. The thought of horror Bai He would face if that actually happend make Wukong restless. Bai He didnt deserve that. That girl been through enough with her experience being the vessel for Lady Bone Demon as everything that happend was never asked by Bai He. Bad things happend and Wukong didnt want to add more of it to young girl. Wukong himself know that bitch of the demon is still hunted the poor girl dispite her being dead. Now imagine the sweet girl who like him as her decent mentor sundenly see him lying on ground looking like some broken doll while cover in blood? Yeah...not good. Maybe Macaque being here today isn't the worst thing at all. Bai He being here and wittnes that is the worst thing. Bai He don't deserve that. She never did.. Wukong praying to Buddha for help right now because he know he fuck up.
"Right....sorry you have to see that bud "
"It's fine"
Bai He shake her head with small smile, finally fully walking toward her mentor. The smile is hard for Wukong to read but somehow it comforting. She didnt sounds upset toward him so that probaly good sign but the guilt is there because Bai He still wittnesing everything just happend. He sigh and smile back at her. He pats his student head before silently invite her to sit on the kitchen chairs first.
"Wanna know a embarrassing story? Back when I first get my first immortality, I faked my death to prank Macaque. You should have see hia stupid face that time! Well he did punch me which is fair because that a fuck up things to do and that time we still friend. I was bored today and thought I could just prank him again"
Wukong talk as if that actually true. He joke about it to "light up the mood". Well the story is actually true tho. Wukong is much of asshole to pull that kind of prank toward Macaque during their young age. Yeah yeah he learn that it's a fuck up thing to do. He was young and stupid dont get mad at him.
"Yeah, Macaque reaction kinda funny you know. He look so scare. Like didnt he know that you're like what 7 times immortal and cant die?"
Bai He try to joke along with Wukong. There's is "amusement" in Bai He voice since dark part of her just happy to see Macaque like that. But there's something in her voice that said other things too. A worry. She worry about Wukong. Bai He understand Macaque's reaction fully. Yeah she bit an asshole to find little joy of Macaque suffering. She know the feeling is wrong but she cant help herself for that. She aware that Macaque reaction in this spesific situasion is valid. To be honest she would react the same. Panicking and screaming for Wukong to respon. She's there. Even she wasn't earlier she there to see everything that happend. But unlike Macaque she froze like there's ice on her feet keeping her standing stay.
Sure she's not the first to fine Wukong like that. Like a some kind of shell...Today is her training day with her powers so she can get use using it. With help of Wukong's simple training, she manage to use her power better without losing control again. Bai He like having Wukong as her teacher. Wukong teaching method is simple and easy to understand, atleast for Bai He. She just have to follow the rule and she be fine. Everything just a lot of simple training and meditation. And lately she able to shape ices to her desire shape. She able to create simple shape like geometry and small animals. She wasn't fully able to control it yet. Small improvement is still an improvement according to what people said. Wukong there to help her with everything but even so she till have to belive in herself to wield the power.
She was a little late for practice today. She got distrated playing with her cat while making smootie. Again. Not her first time but Wukong never seem to actually mad at her to be always late. Part of her always find it guity for her mentor just wait around for her to show up. She try to get there earlier yet still late.
Infront her mentor house she hear screaming and yelling. She reconize Macaque voice and instantly get inside. He sounds worry and that get Bai He to run to Wukong's bathroom to see whatever happening there. For a second she can't belive her eyes when she see her mentor bleeding and his body looking lifeless on floor. She stop breathing for a bit trying to make sense of the situasion. Panic start to creep in under her skin. Bai He couldnt hear anything that Macaque is saying. All she can do is just stand there and do nothing. She too scare to get close or to actually even looking at Wukong. Not until she hear Wukong's voice... Reality finally hit her head and Bai He feel like laughing. Okay, maybe that just funny. Wukong is an immortal! He cant die! Silly Bai He for thinking that. This probaly one of Wukong's prank to piss of Macaque because Macaque keep breaking in Wukong's house. That make sense in Bai He head. Macaque homeless behavior need to be study.
Fight between Macaque and Wukong is not very pretty tho. Bai He can see Wukong is trying to run away while holding himself. Wukong did snap at Macaque and Bai He watch the horror. When he finally out of the living room to his kitchen, Bai He fast to follow her mentor. He did have a look at Macaque before Macaque used shadow portal and teleport himself somewhere. The girl couldnt care less about Macaque right now. Cruel thing to do but something about this whole cruel prank feel wrong and Bai He can feel it. Wukong didnt actually laugh.
"That emo monkey was right about one thing, Monkey King. Your body really are cold"
Bai He look away when she said that. She let the silent stretch for a bit and let out another sigh. Her breath cold like always. Her mouth form a thin line as she wait for Wukong's respon. Part of her think she shouldn't say that. Atleast not like this after everything that happend just now. She open her mouth again to say something again hopping that she could joke her way out like Wukong always did. But she remember that she dont have that ability so she just close her mouth back and let the killing silent fill in the void between her and Wukong.
"We both know the reason for that"
Bai He nod slowly. She know why. Of course she do. Her body is the same with Wukong. Cold as ice. Bai He slide herself near Wukong and lean to her mentor side more. The touch enough to create a little hit from them. Wukong as always give his student side hug as he wrap one arm around Bai He searching for some kind of comfort. Bai He know her hug probaly little different from MK. Hers is cold while MK's is burning hot. MK like a warm sun that shine bright on the sky. Wukong is the same with MK dispite his body being cold after the possesion, his warm is there and right now it's just little dim. But dispite that Bai He still lean to that.
"Look kid. Im sorry for what you see. I didnt mean for you to see that-"
"What are you actually doing...?"
"......."
Wukong breath is heavy when he try to suck up the air. How he actually gonna explain what actually he doing to Bai He? He have no explainition because what he gonna explain? Explaining that he intentionally slice his head because he was feeling shitty about everything? Hell no. Seeing why Bai He is asking he know that she understand everything that happend wasn't a prank. Bai He is not stupid. None of his students is stupid. But yet it is a prank. Just not to Macaque. Wukong just want to fool himself. But even so Bai He cannot handle the thought of Wukong actually die. That doesnt sounds right. The Great Sage Equel To Heaven, Victorious Fighting Buddha, Lagendary Handsome Monkey King and her mentor being nothing but a dead monkey? No. Never. The image from earlier still hunted her. She NEVER want that.
"I dont want to lose you.... Seeing you like that just feel so wrong and Im scare okay..."
And with that tears finally fall from her face. Wukong panic when Bai He hug him tight and not caring about the stinky blood stain smell. As if she let go of Wukong, he will be gone. Wukong's body is tense now with his crying student holding to him like his life depend on that hold. Maybe it is. Wukong relax his body and hug her back. He pat her back in circular movement to comfort her. He let her cry all she want as he keep holding her. He wisper apologies more than he should. The wisper is fill with guilt and regret. What worst about all this is that she worry about him. That make him feel more shitty. Dark part of him wish she didnt worry and that she would act like Macaque. Angry and piss at him. He can take that. Not this...
"You still have your promise"
Right...the promise. That's the only reason Bai He want him to stay huh? Of course..... Somehow that make him feel little better. The thought that Bai He doing all this only for her to have "escape plan" from her fear and not because she care about him. Wukong dont deserve the care afterall. But sudenly the hug become much more tighter as Bai He sob loudly, voice shaking..
"Please...I know th- that you're immortal.. b- but..I know you still can feel pain. I dont want you hurting yourself Monkey King. Please...not like this! If you- if..If you want to talk come to me! You always there for me and I want to do the same for you"
Wukong hug her back and squeeze her a bit as sign that he is listening. She is desprate and genuent to help her mentor too but she is helpless. Even now she's the one crying asking Wukong for comfort. But then she hear a sniff...
She pull back a bit to able to see her mentor face. Wukong is crying...he look like he try to hold back any noise but failling. Wukong pull back the hug as if it's his turn to ask for comfort. Bai He is still shooke but react fast as she try to mimic Wukong movement when he comfort her.
One thing is... Wukong not gonna make another promise....