Anyway I'm so tired and I might get the FLU. 🤬 but I simply just won't get it because I'm immune.

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"comin' right up!!" Mk playfully saluted as he snagged a bag of noodles. Ready for delivery. This was his lifetime job, his living. He'd never give it up for the world!

Mk hummed the tune to his music as he drove the tuck tuck down the streets of megapolis. It's like everything was perfect today! Beautiful day, evil defeated and no late order or mean customer!

He just jinxed it didn't he?

"I have to hurry back before red son comes by for his daily noodle order!" Mk said to himself. I also forgot to mention that red son and Mk were pretty cool now!! Sure he was still nasty towards him from time to time but that's just because he doesn't want to admit he's gotten much closer to Mk and his friends.

He's even gotten along with pigsy! Helping him cook and kind of semi-working at the restaurant.

He delivered the order but it didn't go as smoothly as intended.

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Mk entered the shop, slumped over with his eyes glued to the floor. He looked exhausted and really sad. He slowly walked past the bar counter, red son stirring a pot behind it. Pigsy in the kitchen and tang in his usual seat at the bar as he begged red son to sneak him some free noodles. Red son had already had his noodles and felt like working.

Everyone noticed the drained looking Mk and their faces grew with concern and confusion. Red sons face just hitting an irritated one. He hated seeing Mk so upset. He wouldn't show that though.

"What's the matter with you?" Red son was the first to speak up. So much for not showing you care. "Yeah kid why so glum?" Pigsy asked appearing behind red son. Mk turned towards the group and looked like he was about to sob.

"A customer yelled at me.." He said, his voice cracking a bit. He wasn't good with people that were rude to him for no reason. Sure he's dealt with demons and past red son yelling nasty things at him and trying to kill him but this was different. It was a normal person, one bad apple.

"WHAT?!" Red son screamed, his hair exploding with flames. Mk's eyes filled with surprise at the sudden volume of reds voice. Why was he so angry? "Why did a customer yell at ya? What did they say." Pigsy said in a low growl. Rude costumers were very rare and never happened but when it did pigsy hated it.

"Are you alright Mk? Come sit down." Tang pat the seat next to him and Mk reluctantly excepted it. He was really broken up, what could that costumer have said to him?

Red sons scalp was one fire, smoke came from his hair as the smoke detector went off in a loud blare. The fire rising potentially licking the ceiling. "Gah! Red son calm ya self! You're gonna burn down my restaurant!" Pigsy said taking a towel and flapping it dramatically at the smoke detector. After that whole situation everyone surrounded Mk.

"What happened." Red son demanded in a low voice, boy was he angry. "Uhm...it was nothing! Just one of those people..." Mk sniffled. "Mk." Pigsy brought out his dad voice demanding he'd tell him. Mk felt a shiver up his spine. He hated when pigsy did that.

"Jeez okay! It was this old woman she...she told me that I'm nothing but a filthy sinner for going by he they. She said a lot of nasty things..and called me a lot of other nasty things." Mk slumped in his seat.

"She did " Red son fumed. He couldn't believe what he was hearing! It's ridiculous people are still like this.

"Oh Mk..we are so sorry that happened. I have no idea why people like that even still exist but- with those kinds of...interesting specimen. You have to learn to brush it off because what those dumb motherfucking idiots don't know is that times have changed and they need to learn to just let people do what they want to do." Tang said in a low gentle tone. Despite the sudden profanity that shocked everyone in the room, he comforted Mk by rubbing his back.

Tang rarely ever uses such vocabularies but when he does you know he's angry. Pigsy stared at him wide eyed and just sighed. "Uh...what tang said. Just be who you are and as long as you feel like you're happy then that's all that'll ever mattah." Pigsy tried to cheer the boy up. You could see Mk straighten up a little. Good. He was feeling much better, even chuckling at all of the cussing tang kept spewing. "Alright tang that's enough!" Pigsy lightly hit tang on the head with a spoon.

"Can I ask a question by any chance?" Red son spoke up, a dark shadow surrounding his face. "Y-yeah?" Mk responded. "Where does that hag live?" Red son gave a deadly smile. "Red son we don't have to go-" "" Red son interrupted and just like that, they got onto a moped red son had brought and Mk drove them there.

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At last they were at the old woman's house. God it looked ugly. Many antique vases and tacky yard tables outside of the home. Red son growled and stomped over to the door, banging on it violently. Mk following close behind.

"She's lucky I don't burn her house to the ground right now." Red son mumbled under his breath in aggravation. Mk jumped at the sudden threat. "Red seriously it's fine-" Mk tried to pull him away from the door as he crossed his arms and tapped his foot aggressively. He was becoming impatient, old or not she needed to answer faster. Red son ignored Mk's calls for him to just leave until they heard the door open.

Mk snapped his head toward the entrance of the house and just stared. He shook a little, afraid of what she was going to say. He hid behind red son. Speaking of the demon he didn't look amused at all. He stood there with his hands on his hips sassily.

"Apologize."

Red sons tone shifted from an angry one to a very angry one. "Excuse me?" The elderly woman responded. Red son was very big compared to her, so the woman began feeling intimidated. "I want you to apologize to our delivery boy." Red son grabbed Mk by the jacket and pointed at him. "And why should I? You kinds of people and your teachings are disgusting! You should be ashamed of yourselves!!!" She snapped back.

Red son was just about ready to kick this lady in her fake hip. His hair flared and he demand she apologize, his eye twitched with every nasty remark she spat out of her mouth.

"Are you threatening me? You best leave or I will call the police!" She pointed. "I don't think you'd want to do that." Red sons fist lit completely aflame. "Now you are threatening me! I can't believe this!!" The woman tried playing victim. "Yes I am, and? What are you going to do?" The demon scoffed.

Mk watched this all play out as he continued to hide behind the taller.

Red son had basically mind warped this lady. He was technically a villain after all. Of course he'd know the ways of manipulation and gas lighting. She'd had enough and finally...

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"....delivery boy." She spoke up, Mk appeared behind red son and stood in front of her. Red had a stern face but the comforting hand on Mk's shoulder was gentle.

Mk stared at her,puffing out his chest ready for anything that might come out of her mouth. He took a deep breath and the old woman said:

"I..apologize. My actions we're unjustly and rude." The lady huffed. She couldn't believe she was ropped into saying sorry! She crossed her arms and hissed with every syllable. She didn't sound genuine but it was better than nothing.

"Good. And if you ever mess with our shops delivery boy again expect a personal visit from me." He hissed back. And with that the woman slammed the door, offended. Someone had to put her back in her place.

Red son grabbed Mk's hand lightly and dragged him back to the moped. "R-red....son...?" Mk stopped. "What noodle boy." He responded, not looking at him. "Thank you." The monkie kid said caressing the hand he was still holding. Mk all of a sudden gave him a big, quick peck on the cheek.

Red son flinched at this and froze. His face and hair on fire. A deep blush crept slowly across his face. He looked at Mk wide-eyed and red faced.

All of a sudden red son took ahold of Mk's face, giving him a deep kiss. Reds hands moved down to his waist and pulled him closer. Mk wrapping his arms around his neck with one foot lifting up. They kissed passionately in front of the old woman's lawn.

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"Ugh." The lady peeked through her blinds.

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"UH- my apologies. I don't know what came over me.." son flailed his arms. "Awww I like you too!!" Mk said back. Red son went from embarrassment to confusion. What? Mk guessed this was some sort of way red son shows he likes someone. I mean they just kissed so yeah.

"We should get back to the shop. I don't want to spend another second at this place." Red son led him back to the moped. This time he drove them home, Mk hugged onto his waist and nuzzled his back. Reds hair and Mk's jacket violently moving against the wind.

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They got back to the shop and everyone fwipped their head towards the door.

"You're back! How did it go? Red son you didn't get physical right? What did she say? Did she apologize? Did SHE get physical with you both? How did you-" tang was Interrupted by pigsy.

"Tang, enough with tha questions and let them talk!" Pigsy scolded. "Sorry! Sorry! I'm just glad you two came back okay." Tang cupped Mk's face just to double check the old thing didn't slap him or anything. Mk looked ecstatic! If he had a tail it would be slapping the floor right now.

"Yeah! Everything went really great!" Mk was jumpy. He was so happy right now!!

"Phew.. That's good to hear. Thank you for sticking up for him red son." Tang let out a sigh of relief. Red son froze "i-its not like I cared or anything!! I just needed to go because if not it would bother the noodle boy all day! Just- so we're clear!!!" Red son stomped into Mk's apartment. They shared a room whenever red son didn't feel like going back to his parents and it looks like he didn't want to leave. Mk sighed and smiled, he knew red son would be all lovey on him the minute he stepped into the apartment.....

Maybe a bit TOO lovey.

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It was nighttime, pigsy and tang were closing up shop. They did their usual nightly routine. Clean up, close up and before leaving they'd make sure to say goodnight to Mk. And as they walked up to his door they heard a faint noise.

"A-ahh...nng-hh..~! R-red..~ firefly!"

Muffled moans came from the other side of the door. Pigsy and tang froze at the sounds and thought of another alternative way to say their good nights. Pigsy didn't want to hear any of...that so he walked away and as did tang. The scholar came back with the written on paper that read:

Tang knew Mk would come back out for a glass of water or something. And sure enough he did. He looked down at the note at his door in utter embarrassment. Covering his face.

'Goodnight Mk ♡ Keep the noise down next time okay?'

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Goodness it's been such a long time since I've written!! Hopefully you guys liked this one <3

ALSO DID Y'ALL SEE THE NEW MONKEY KID SEASON 4 LEAKS AND THE BOX ART ON THE NEW LEGO SET???!? IT'S SO COOOL I'M SO EXCITED

Can y'all tell I absolutely could not for the life of me think of a name for this Chapter? Comment names for it and i might replace it with YOUR title!!!