So Close, So Far Collection II: Almost Touching
Vignette Number Nine: "Perfection"
Disclaimer: I own neither Shaman King nor Yu Yu Hakusho. I do, however, own Eden and Sakura. You can use them if you like; just give me credit in your fics.
Jun lied down on the bed in Funbari Onsen's guest room and slowly said, "Uh…Pyron..."
He unpacked her last suitcase and replied, "Yes?"
"What if we could have a child?"
The kyonshi almost tripped over the baggage.
"P-Pardon me?" he stammered.
"I…I guess I began daydreaming about it after seeing so many of our old friends with kids," she confessed, "Yoh and Anna have Hana. Ryu and Anis have Eden. Even Kurama and Tamao have baby Sakura."
The dao-shi sighed wistfully.
"Well, it's impossible," he responded.
"No it isn't. I read an article about a woman who used her late son's frozen sperm to create a grandchild. Science proves human sperm can last up to forty-eight hours after its host dies," she explained.
"What are you trying to say?" he asked apprehensively.
"Relax. I just want to know if you would want to have one with me- provided you could."
Her words bounced around his mind like an India-rubber ball. The tension in the air grew thick enough to slice.
What if…NO! I should be ashamed of myself for making such an immoral and selfish wish! I already have two children by another woman! Then again… I love Jun and…and it would be heavenly to hold a baby again, Pyron thought.
"I'm sorry," she awkwardly muttered, "Let's for-"
"Her name would be Wan Mei," he interrupted.
The shaman curiously cocked her head and then hugged him.
"You'd want a daughter named "Perfection," hmm?" Jun murmured.
"Why not? After all, she'd be a miniature you."
I'll admit I was reluctant to write this chapter, but it was a good excuse to introduce Eden and Sakura. Besides, you know the mental image of big tough Lee Pyron gushing over a baby girl is cute. Tell me what you think of chapter nine, okay?