So Close, So Far

A collection of Pyron/Jun vignettes by JSF

Quotable quotes: "Kisama!"-Tao Ren, in God knows how many episodes/issues of Shaman King.
JSF: (looking pissed) I feel like shouting multiple obscenities myself. In fact I think I will! (proceeds to swear at the top of her lungs and chop a wooden table in half with her bloody axe)

Jun: What's the matter with you?

Pyron: (whispers) She just saw the latest dubbed episode of Shaman King.

JSF: (tears up) OH JUN-SAMA!!! WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NEXT WEEK THEY'RE GOING TO DUB ONE OF MY FAVORITE EPISODES-"SPRING RAIN"!!!! ONLY THIS TIME IT WON'T BE SPRING RAIN BECAUSE THE CENSORS CHANGED HARUSAME INTO THE STUPID SWORD OF LIGHT AND I'M SCARED THAT CHIBI AMIDAMARU AND MOSUKE WILL BE GIVEN UN-CUTE VOICES AND-AND-AND-WAAAHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (buries her face in Jun's chest)

Jun: --' There, there…

Pyron: Do you want me to take care of the author's notes?

JSF: WAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!!!!

Pyron: --' I'll take that as a yes. Author's note: Ofuda is another word for a Dao-shi's paper charms. That's just so you don't get confused.

Vignette # 5: Ballet

There is a small gymnasium inside of our house where Ren works out and trains sometimes. However, it is my Pyron who has made this room his second home. He doesn't know it, but I always watch him whenever it is possible. Whenever I hear the battle cries he makes I watch my Pyron dance a strange dance of missiles and bombs. It's breathtaking and a little frightening.

"Ah-tah-tah-tah-tah-tah-taaahh!!!" he yells. His feet seem to move in time with the shouting kick by kick onto a padded blue mat that is propped against the wall. His mighty tree-trunk legs aim out perfectly sideways. My eyes keep expecting him to stop kicking and start walking sideways on the wall as thought he were a housefly. Hmm…actually it would more likely be sprinting than walking.

I wish my eyes were sharp enough to see his movements individually. If I could slow this all down then perhaps I could see just how graceful he is. Ah yes…if only my eyes worked liked a video camera! Then I would view Pyron's moves frame-by-frame and watch this odd ballet. Maybe I'm a little jealous.

Wouldn't you be? The only fighting I've ever done is with ofuda. Even then I suppose you can't really say it's me fighting. I would just write the spell, place it on his forehead, and then my kyonshi fought for me. Actually…he still does.

Thank you my Pyron, I think to myself. Thank you for understanding and protecting me. Wo ai ni. I'd tell him that now but he's quite busy. I won't interrupt his awe-inspiring ballet. I, Tao Jun, just melt into the shadows with a smile.

JSF: (sniffle) I hate the dub…Oh…I mean… please review.

Jun: At least you still have your subtitled DVDs.

Pyron: -.-'''''