Kiseki
Chapter one, Yoh's reaction. How's the Shaman King gonna take this one? How will the others? And poor little Lyserg; no, no one other than Manta is going to ask how. Well now that you've listened to me babble, read, review, and enjoy.
Disclaimer: If I owned Shaman King, the first thing I'd do is kill Marco, have Hao kidnap and molest Horo, have Yoh rescue (and cuddle) Lyserg from the X-Laws, and have the Hao toasting Jeanne scene play over and over like Kotori's death in X1999... I'll just leave it at that now.
Chapter One- Happyo, anouncement
Yoh blinked, once, twice, and again. "Pregnant?"
Lyserg nodded, his face hidden from view.
Yoh laughed with relief, glomping Lyserg. "That's great Lyserg! For a while there I was worried there was something wrong."
"You're okay with this?" Lyserg had seriously doubted Yoh would be upset with the situation, but to except that Lyserg was carrying their child so easily? Did nothing ever throw Yoh off balance, so to speak?
Yoh looked down at his lover. "Of course I am. Aren't you?"
"It's just weird. I mean, I'm not even supposed to be able to get pregnant."
"But you are and that's all that matters. It explains why you've been so sick lately too. Wait till everyone hears the great news!"
"Everyone?" Lyserg gulped, a protective hand placed over his abdomen.
Looking down at his smaller lover, he regretted his earlier remark. "Hey, don't worry. They'll all be thrilled when they find out."
"Even Anna?" Now, Lyserg had never really spent any time with the blond itako, but the horror stories made him glad of that. Everyone seemed to fear her, Horo, Manta, Ryu, Yoh; even Ren and Hao shuddered at the idea of taking her Legendary Left on.
"Well, maybe not her so much… But that doesn't matter." Yoh's hand rested atop of Lyserg's. "All that matters now is that we're gonna have a baby." With those words the reality of the situation sunk in. "We're gonna have a baby. Lyserg, we're gonna be parents."
"Who're going to be parents?"
Yoh glimpsed over the back of the couch to see familiar, pointy, violet hair. "Hey Ren. Back so soon?"
"I never want to see another gift shop, department store, or shopping mall as long as I live." Plopping down into a conveniently placed chair, Ren turned his golden gaze to the couple. "You didn't answer my question. Who's having a child?"
Before Lyserg could open his mouth, Yoh happily blurted the answer. "We are."
"We as in you and Lyserg?"
"Yep." Yoh smile grew larger as he pulled the dowser into his lap. "Lyserg's pregnant."
Ren shifted his stare to Lyserg. "Is that the reason you've been ill as of late?"
Lyserg nodded.
Ren stood up and stretched. "Well congratulations. I wish you the best of luck."
"Thanks."
Lyserg looked between the two shaman as if they both had an extra head or two. "Isn't anyone else wondering how this happened?"
"Nope." Yoh answered.
"Not really."
He sighed, a wave of fatigue washing over him. He sunk back into Yoh's loose embrace sleepily. There was little more that he could do in his disbelief. Even Faust, a doctor who knew exactly how scientifically impossible this was hadn't been fazed.
"Tired?"
Lyserg nodded, burying his face into the crook of Yoh's neck. This day had just been too much.
Yoh smiled. He was about to carry the 'mother' of his child up to their room, when his oh so beloved brother decided to intrude.
"Aww. Isn't that cute Horo?" The fire shaman rested his head upon Horo's spikes.
"Get off Hao." Horo squirmed to no avail. Hao kept a hold of his new lover tight, making escape impossible. Horo had only recently agreed to date the pyro, and was still a bit touchy about the whole public displays of affection thing.
"No. My Horokeu." Hao nuzzled, causing Horo's face to become a few shades of red darker.
Horo decided to stick to his most potent defense against Hao's snuggling: flat out ignoring him. "Hey, you guys went to see Faust today, right? So, what's the deal?"
Again, Yoh was happy to blurt out another cheerful, innocent, "Lyserg's pregnant!"
The result was Hao finally releasing Horo. The fire shaman blinked once, twice in surprise, then began to snicker. "This is priceless." A chuckle interrupted his words. "Nice job outouto. You somehow managed to impregnate your little boyfriend. I must admit I'm impressed."
"That's great guys!" Horo beamed, still completely ignoring Hao. "How far along are you?"
"About a month." Yoh answered, seeing as Lyserg was simply too exhausted to move, let alone answer. He too had become a master of ignoring his nii-san.
"So, do you know if it's a boy or a girl yet?" Horo asked.
"Ainu-baka." Ren scoffed. "A child's gender isn't discernable until at least the second trimester."
"Second what?"
"Trimester, Ainu-baka." Ren explained. "Pregnancy lasts nine months. Those months are divided into three groups of three called trimesters."
"Oh… How do you know about pregnancy?"
"That's none of your business."
"So, has it started kicking yet?"
"You dolt! Lyserg's only a month along. The baby is the size of a grain of rice right now!"
"Well how am I supposed to know about babies? I've never been pregnant!"
"And I pray that such a situation should never arise. I pity any world that has your spawn running amuck about it."
"Your children would be much worse than mine, if you ever did find someone to love you cold hearted bastard!"
"My children worse than yours! Mine would not carry your gene of stupidity!"
"Oh is that so! Well Mr Poofy Pants, I'll have you know that I'd…"
Yoh shook his head, carrying Lyserg from the room. If experience taught him anything, those two would go on for hours. And any minute now, Hao would go to defend his lover.
"Actually Ren, I think you'd make a wonderful mother. You certainly have the hips for it." And there it was.
"Why you-" a string of undoubtedly Chinese curses flooded from his lips.
Yoh sometimes regretted being right.
"So Lyserg," Yoh asked once said dowser was tucked beneath the covers of their shared bed, "how are your taking this?"
"What do you mean Yoh?"
"You're obviously freaked about this, not that I blame you or anything. I just want to know if you're okay with all this."
"I already told you Yoh; it's just weird. I mean, less than two hours ago I didn't even know that a man getting pregnant was possible, let alone me. I just need some time to get used to the idea."
"All right. Sweet dreams Lyserg." Yoh leaned down and pecked Lyserg's forehead. "I'll wake you up for dinner, okay?"
Lyserg nodded, already feeling his eyelids grow heavy. As Yoh quietly shut the door, Lyserg was fast asleep.
"Hey Yoh." Manta looked oddly at Ren and Horo. And he had reason to be confused. It wasn't uncommon for Horo and Ren to go on arguing with each other for hours on end (Hao sometimes joining in), the fact they were arguing in loud whispers as compared to screams, and that they were arguing about reproduction, scared him. "What's wrong with them? I mean why are they whispering instead of screaming their lungs out?"
"I dunno. I guess they don't wanna wake up Lyserg."
"Did Faust find out what's wrong with him?"
Hao had decided to leave the fight. Horo and Ren had stopped arguing and resorted to insults towards the other instead. "There's nothing wrong; quite the opposite in fact."
"I don't get it." Manta placed a hand on his chin in confusion. "How is extreme morning sickness and exhaustion a good thing?"
"Because Lyserg's gonna have babies!" Horo announced happily, abandoning his fight with the stubborn and victorious Tao.
"WHAT!"
Horo clamped a hand over Manta's mouth. "Hey quiet. Mommy's upstairs sleeping."
Manta shoved away Horo's offending hand. "But- but- but- How is this possible! I mean, Lyserg's a guy! Men can't reproduce, not like that anyway! How on earth can he be pregnant!"
Hao found his place to slip in. "You see Manta, when a man and a woman (or in this case a man and another man) really, really love each other-"
Ren scowled, Kwan Dao pricking Hao's neck. "Not funny."
"Of course it isn't."
"Will somebody please answer my question?" Manta was torn between screaming and sighing.
"Well… We're not quite sure about that part. We just know that he's pregnant for about a month now. Other than that, we're kinda in the dark." Yoh admitted, rubbing the back of his head with a nervous chuckle.
"Aren't you curious?" Manta asked. All the reasons why he couldn't have babies were running around his head to the point that it made him dizzy.
"No, why?"
"Because it's scientifically impossible, that's why."
"There are quite a few things science can not explain, shamanism being one of them. Just because something is thought to be impossible, doesn't mean that it is." Ren answered coolly.
"Oh, I suppose." Manta sighed. Sometimes it was just easier to give up.
While they were talking, Yoh had found the piece of paper Faust had given Lyserg on vitamins and supplements. "Hey Manta, do you know what this stuff is for?"
Manta read the piece of paper and realizations covered his features. Manta then promptly fainted.
Poor, poor Manta. Poor, poor Lyserg for that matter. He's a little overwhelmed. I have a feeling everyone is either going to fawn over him, or tease him ruthlessly. May the Lord and Lady help him when Anna finds out. And poor Yoh. He'll soon discover the pain of cravings and mood swings. Again, all suggestions for gender, number, and name of child/children are greatly appreciated.
Review Responses
Katoryu Diethel: Yes, I am a huge fan of unusual pairings. Thank you for the compliments.
MeeLee: Again, I like unusual pairings. I'm glad I'm broadening your horizons, and thank you for your kind words.
P.S. About Hao kidnapping Horo; that simply seemed like something Hao would do, and Yoh wouldn't want to know about.
Celestial-gal: Don't worry, Anna will come in the future brings the hounds of hell with her, maybe. She may be quite nice about the situation. And I will take the HaoHoro slowly so I won't scare my readers.
Pixiedora: I agree. There should be many more YohLysergs than there are. The pairing is very much underappreciated. I have two questions about the name you suggested: what does it mean, and where is it from? The name sounds quite adorable, but please answer these questions if you can.
Thanks for reading. Remember to review please.
Ja min'na-san!
