No One P.O.V

MK was hiding with Pigsy, Tang and Sandy. They were hiding in a corner while looking for Sakura and her so call date, they were (except for MK) wearing trench coats, hats and a pair of sunglasses (classic disguises!)

"Uh... Are you guys sure it's okay to be wearing those? Cause it feels like stalker mode than keeping an eye on Sakura" MK asked as he sweat drop

"Of course, we're sure!" Pigsy said

"How else do we make ourselves unnoticeable?" Sandy said

MK sweat dropped again, and he noticed Sakura walking with someone

"Guys! She's coming!" MK pointed out, and Tang took out a pair of binoculars from his pocket

"Yep, that's her alright, and that man must be her secret admirer" Tang said, and Pigsy took the binoculars out of Tang's hands

"So that's the guy huh?" Pigsy said with an angry tone, and Sandy took the binoculars

"He doesn't look sketchy" Sandy said

"Don't let that guy fool you Sandy! Sure, he doesn't look like he'll bite, but the moment we turn our backs, who knows what he'll do to our niece!" Pigsy freaked out

"Now we need to come up with a plan" Tang said as Sandy and Pigsy huddled to discuss the plan, while MK was looking at Sakura's date

'Why does he look so familiar?' MK thought, and he felt pairs of hands on his shoulders

"Uh... Guys? Why are you looking at me?" MK asked feeling scared

"We have a mission for you MK" Pigsy said

"It's very important, so listen carefully" Tang said

Sakura P.O.V

Monkey King and I were walking down the street, but I have no idea where Monkey King is taking me

"Monkey King, where are we going?" I asked

"It's a surprise, and I know you'll love it" Monkey King said

We continued walking through the street, and we took a turn, and I couldn't believe my eyes. Around the corner was the night market

"A night market? I've always wanted to go to one but never had time to go" I said sounding excited

"I knew you'll like it, I heard about the night market from the last time I came to the city to check on MK" Monkey King said "So, shall we look around?"

I nodded and we started looking around at the different stalls, the stalls have different varieties of food, drinks, games, toys, and ingredients

'I bet Uncle Pigsy would love to come here especially with all the ingredients he would definitely use' I thought to myself with a smile

"What's with the smile?" Monkey King asked

"Well, I couldn't help but think on what Uncle Pigsy would react if he saw all these varieties of ingredients, I bet he'll be over the moon happy" I said with the same smile, and I heard Monkey King chuckle

"Yeah, I bet he would" Monkey King said, and he started sniffing the air "I smell steamed peach buns"

"There's a stall up ahead that sells them" I pointed at the stall ahead and Monkey King looks very excited

"Let's go and get some!" Monkey King grabbed my wrist and started running ahead to the stall

When we got to the stall where the steamed peach buns are, Monkey King's eyes sparkled

"I would like to have 10 steamed peach buns please!" Monkey King ordered, the stall clerk went to pack the steamed peach buns in a bag, Monkey King pulled out the money to pay, and Monkey King happily accepted the bag. He took one bun out of the bag, when he was about to take a bite, a disguised bull clone snatched the bun and the entire bag

"Hey! Get back here!" Monkey King begins to chase after the bull clone, leaving me alone

"Oh dear... What should I do now?" I asked myself, and I felt someone's hand on my shoulder

I jumped a little and when I turned around, I saw Red Son, he was wearing a pair jeans with some ripped pieces, a black shirt and a red jacket. He has his hair up in the usual style and is also wearing his small sunglasses

"Hello, my cherry blossom" Red Son greeted me, he lifted my hand and placed a kiss on my knuckles

"Red Son? What brings you out tonight?" I asked

"Well, I heard from my bull clones that there's a night market happening, and since I had nothing else to do, I decided to go." Red Son said

"I see. Do you mind walking around with me? I was with someone, but someone stole his bag of steamed peach buns" I said and Red Son looked happy

"Of course!" Red Son said excitedly, and we started to walk and look around the stalls

Red Son P.O.V

'I'm alone with my cherry blossom! Finally! My bull clone will keep that guy busy so I can take his place on this date!' I thought to myself as I cheered at my mission success

"Hey, Red Son? Are you alright?" I heard my cherry blossom asking me, and I cleared my throat

"Yes, I am alright. I apologize if I worried you" I said, and I spotted a stall that is selling accessories "Cherry blossom, let's check out that stall over there" I pointed at the stall nearby, and I can tell she looks excited.

Once we got to the stall, we started to look at the different accessories, I looked at my cherry blossom and she looks so excited and happy

'My cherry blossom, you look beautiful when you smile' I smiled softly as I looked at her, and I noticed she was looking at one particular accessory



"Do you like this one?" I asked and she nodded

"Yeah, it's really beautiful" My cherry blossom said, I went to the stall clerk and paid for it

"Well, my dear, consider this accessory a gift from me" I said and she smiled softly with a light blush

"Thank you, Red Son, I'll cherish it" My cherry blossom said and she kissed my cheek

'She... She... She kissed my cheek!!!!" I felt my flames burst through my hair

"Oh my!" I heard my cherry blossom squeak in surprise, and I tried calm myself down

"I apologize for scaring you my cherry blossom, you just surprised me that's all" I said after finally calming down

"I see. You wanna continue looking around the market Red Son?" My cherry blossom asked

"Of course!" I grabbed her hand and started to walk around again

We looked at the different stalls and we were having a great time. Who knew going on a date would be so much fun?

"Hey, Red Son? I need to use the restroom, so I'll be right back" My cherry blossom said and she left to the restroom, I decided to take a seat on the bench to wait for her. While waiting, I decided to check on my bull clone that is keeping the man from earlier busy and so far, they're still running

'How much stamina does this peasant have?' I wondered to myself, but I didn't notice a figure coming out from the shadows

"Sorry, but nothing personal" A voice of a man said from behind me and next thing I knew, I blacked out

No One P.O.V

When Sakura came back from the restroom, she started to look around for Red Son who was nowhere in sight

"Red Son?" Sakura called out his name but didn't get a reply, she started feel worried and a man walked up behind her

"Are you alright miss?" The man asked, and Sakura jumped

"Ah!" Sakura screamed a little, but calmed down after a minute, she turned around and saw man with scar above his brow



'He looks so handsome' Sakura thought to herself and felt her face turning a bit red

"Are you alright miss? You look a bit feverish" The man said as he placed his hand on her forehead

"Y-Yes! I-I'm alright!" Sakura said as she tried to calm herself down

Sakura and the man took a seat at a nearby bench, and after a minute, Sakura finally felt calm

"So, mind telling me why a cute girl like you is doing wondering around?" The man asked

"Well, first, can you tell me your name first?" Sakura asked and the man chuckled

"My name is Mac. What's your name cutie?" Mac asked Sakura and Sakura felt her cheeks turned a bit pink

"My name is Sakura, and to answer your question from earlier, I was on date with someone, then he ran off to get his steamed peach buns back, later I was with my friend, and when I went to use the restroom, now he's gone too. Sigh... I was having so much fun but something happens, and they leave." Sakura said with a sad look

"C'mon don't give me that sad look, I hate to see a cute girl like you look sad" Mac said and started to think on how to cheer the girl up. He looked around and saw a fruit stall. "I'll be right back" Mac said as he got up from the bench

After a couple of seconds, Mac came back with a small box and handed it to Sakura, who looked at Mac with a confused look

"Go ahead and open it" Mac said, Sakura opened the box, and her eyes widen. In the small box was chocolate covered strawberries



"Chocolate covered strawberries? I love these!" Sakura said with a smile and stars in her eyes when she took a bite from one, and Mac chuckled

"There's the cute smile. You look beautiful when you smile" Mac said making Sakura blush, he was about to say something else, but he sensed someone coming "Well, I better start leaving. I have something to get ready for, and I hope we meet again" Mac said as he disappeared into the crowd

"It would be nice to meet him again, but why do I have a feeling something bad is gonna happen?" Sakura asked herself as she covered the strawberries with the lid

"Hello again Sakura" Sakura looked up and saw Nezha

"Nezha! What brings here tonight?" Sakura asked

"I was out for a nightly walk, and I happened to see the night market. What a coincidence on seeing you here" Nezha said

"Yeah." Sakura said

"While walking around, I did pass by an opened area where there's a karaoke event going on. Would like you like to check out with me?" Nezha asked and Sakura looks excited

"Karaoke! I haven't been to karaoke since I was a child" Sakura said, and they started walking

On the way to the open area, Sakura heard a familiar voice calling her from behind

"Sakura!" She turned and saw MK running up to them, out of breath

"Finally... I found you..." MK managed to say before he fell on his knees

"MK!" Sakura looked at MK with a worried look, and Nezha handed MK a bottle of water

"Thanks..." MK took the water and gulped it down "Phew. I feel better"

"MK, why were you running?" Sakura asked

"W-W-Well... I was just worried about you... I wanted to make sure you were alright" MK said

"I see. Do you want to come with me and Nezha to the karaoke area?" Sakura asked

"Nezha?" MK looked at the male who gave him the water bottle "Wow, he's named after a lotus prince?"

"Yes, he is. I was surprised too" Sakura said, she helped MK stand up, and they started walking again

Opened Area

After a bit of walking, they made it to the opened area where the karaoke is taking place. It's full of people either getting to sing or they're setting up a blanket to watch

"Wow! Look at this place!" MK said with stars in his eyes

"I know right? I'm very excited to sing too!" Sakura said and MK gasped

"Gasp! You're gonna sing!?" MK looked at Sakura with even more stars in his eyes, and Sakura laughed

"Yeah I am. Oh! I should call Uncle Pigsy, Uncle Tang, Uncle Sandy and Mei! I bet they'll love to see everyone sing" Sakura said as took out her phone, and she felt Nezha tapping her shoulder

"Hey, Sakura. I apologize but I must take my leave, I received a message from my father, he wishes to see me, so I'll leave you with your friends and uncles" Nezha said

"Okay. I hope we meet again Nezha!" Sakura said, Nezha smiled softly and left. Sakura lifted up her phone, and called her uncle, but she heard his ringtone nearby

"Ah shoot!" The voice came from behind a tree, and later Sakura's three uncles fell

"Uncle Pigsy? Uncle Tang? Uncle Sandy? What are you guys doing? Why were you hiding behind the tree?" Sakura asked

"Uh... We weren't following you around if that's you're thinking" Tang said freaking out, and that made everyone sweat drop

"Sakura!" Sakura turned around and saw Monkey King coming back with the bag of the steamed peach buns "I finally found you! And look! I got my buns back!" Monkey King said as he held up the bag and realized how everyone was here "Uh..."

"Guys! How could you follow her around like that?!" Everyone looked up and saw Mei hiding in a bush

"Uh... Then what are you doing Mei?" MK asked as he sweat dropped, and Mei didn't respond

"Have you guys been following me?" Sakura asked looking angry

"We just wanted to make sure you were safe and making sure that guy isn't planning anything funny!" Pigsy said pointing angerly at the disguised Monkey King

"We're sorry, we know it's wrong to follow you without you knowing, but we wanted to make sure nothing bad happens to our sweet and adorable niece" Sandy apologized, and Sakura sighed

"Alright. I'll forgive you guys, but if you wanted to hang-out, you could've told me" Sakura said, making everyone facepalm "So, how about we set up a blanket, we can watch the people sing and I'll sing too" Sakura said, making everyone excited. Sandy had a large blanket with him, and everyone started looking for a spot, leaving Sakura and Monkey King alone

"Sorry, for leaving you like that" Monkey King apologized

"It's alright, but I still had fun. So, thanks for taking me on the date Monkey King" Sakura said as she smiled at him, making Monkey King's heart flutter

"Hey! C'mon you guys! We found a perfect spot!" MK yelled, and they started walking to where they were

Sakura and the gang were enjoying watching the people sing, but what they looked forward the most is Sakura's turn to sing. She went up on the stage and started to sing

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After Sakura finished singing, everyone cheered and clapped. Feeling a little embarrassed, she walked off the stage and started walking back to her uncles and friends

"You sang amazing Sakura!" Mei said as she and MK tackled Sakura

Though not everything went to according to his plan, but Monkey King still had fun with Sakura and seeing her smile, so in his case 'Date complete!'

End - To be continued in The Skeleton Key

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