The King, The Prince, and The Warrior

Chapter 27

"Little brother is right, you went too far with your teasing" Sha Wujing said agreeing with the dragon boy "okay okay, I'll apologize to him tomorrow" Zhu Bajie said a sweatdrop on his forehead. Tripitaka looked over to his disciples then up to Wukong who was still up in the tree 'I sense that there is something troubling you so' Tripitaka thought looking at the copper simian

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The next morning, the pilgrims were walking through the forest in complete awkward silence with Sha Wujing at the back, Zhu Bajie, Tripitaka and Ao Lie in the middle, and Wukong at the front on his cloud but not looking up at anything other than the hair stick in his hands. The white horse dragon side kicks Zhu Bajie and made a head motion to Wukong "soooo.....you um, feeling alright Wukong?" Zhu Bajie asked looking at the copper simian, Wukong didn't answer not looking at the Celestial swine "I'm really really sorry for messing around with your hair stick, I didn't mean to go too far" Zhu Bajie said scratching the back of his head "if you didn't mean it why did you keep going instead of stopping" Wukong said not looking at the pig demon. Zhu Bajie bite his lip and ran in front of Wukong "if it'll make you feel better, you can insult me, say whatever you want to me if it'll make you feel better" Zhu Bajie said smiling, Wukong looked at him with a raised eyebrow

"You have terrible manners with women, you're a spineless coward, an uncultured swine, have horrible table manners, you blame everyone for everything, easily tricked, you can't dance, you complain about every little thing, you're lazy, and you're selfish" Wukong said looking at the pig demon with a deadpan look. Zhu Bajie stares at the copper simian with a bit of tears in his eyes "f-feel better?" Zhu Bajie asked trying not to cry "....no" Wukong said looking back at the hair stick, Zhu Bajie fell to his knees and sulked. Tripitaka gently pulled on the reins stopping Ao Lie and dismount the dragon horse "perhaps I could try" the monk said walking up to the copper simian

Tripitaka walks right next to the copper simian "Is there something the matter Monkey, I can sense that there is something weighing you so?" Tripitaka asked looking at the copper simian, Wukong glances over to his master "it's nothing master, I'll be fine" Wukong said looking back down "but there is, there is something that hurts you and keeping it to yourself will only make it hurt more" Tripitaka said. Wukong glances at the monk and let out a breath "there has been....someone.....that's been on my mind recently, the.....love of my life" Wukong said, Sha Wujing, Ao Lie, Tripitaka, and Zhu Bajie eyes widened and looked at the copper simian "Oooooooh do tell?" Ao Lie said smiling, Sha Wujing eyes sparkled, Tripitaka smiled, and Zhu Bajie was in shocked that someone loved the copper simian