Story: Mundane Musings of the New Generation: Introductions (chapter 15)

Authors: dragonfire5000

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Chapter 15

Title: An Elusive Answer

[Author's notes: Another pairing that isn't as straightforward as the others, a true testament to the idea that anyone could be paired with anyone in the world of Touhou Project.]

"Sakuya, I have a question," Lucy Scarlet said.

The head maid turned toward the little vampire with a smile. "Of course, Young Mistress. What would you like to ask?"

"How are babies made?"

Sakuya froze. "W...why don't you ask your parents this?"

"Daddy won't tell me and Mommy's nowhere to be found. Ms. Patchy has locked the library too and won't let anyone in. Also, Auntie said that Sakuya was the one to go to if anyone here has a problem!"

Sakuya gave a sigh; she had always dreaded the inevitable day that Miyo would ask her this question, but she had not expected Lucy to ask. She had no doubt that Lucy's mother Koishi was using her power to manipulate the subconscious to keep off of Lucy's radar and it wouldn't have surprised her if Patchouli had put the library in lockdown to avoid Lucy questioning her. She briefly wondered how Flandre managed to make her daughter give up questioning her on the subject but shrugged the question away; whatever the reason, it was clear that the head maid was stuck answering the question. "Why would you want to know how babies are made?" she asked, hoping to stall for time.

"Because Daddy looks much smaller than everyone else's Daddy and I was wondering..." Here, Lucy looked a little sheepish, almost as if she was ashamed of what she was going to say. "...wondering if someone forgot to add her height when Daddy was made."

This was something that Sakuya had not expected and it took quite a bit of her self-control to keep from bursting into giggles. It had been such a long time since she was a child and she had all but forgotten that a child's train of thought tended to go to strange stations. "No, there was no mistake made when your Daddy was made," she explained. "Mistress Flandre, like Milady, was turned into a vampire when she was young, hence why she still looks so small now."

"But what about me?" Lucy asked. "I'm a vampire too, right? But I still grow up!" A look of horror suddenly came to her face. "...I'm not going to be short like Daddy and Auntie forever, am I?"

Sakuya and the rest of the residents of the Scarlet Devil Mansion have often wondered how Lucy managed to grow despite being a vampire. Patchouli had speculated that Koishi's youkai blood might've had something to do with it, but it was nothing more than just speculation. "No, I'm sure you'll grow up into a tall and beautiful maiden," she said, reaching down to pat the little vampire's head. "You will grow up into a fine lady like Milady...but much taller."

Lucy giggled. "Will I be as pretty as you, Sakuya?"

"Oh, I'm sure that you'll be much more beautiful than me when you grow up," Sakuya replied, a small blush of embarrassment present on her face. "You are, after all, the daughter of one of the Scarlet Sisters and one of the Komeiji Sisters."

Lucy seemed pleased until a frown came to her face. "Wait, you still didn't tell me how babies were made."

Sakuya flinched guiltily; she had hoped the praise would have pacified Lucy enough to make her forget her original purpose but was put on the spot once again. "Um...I really think you should wait a few years before asking this type of question..."

"What?! But that's  way too long! I want to know now! What's wrong with wanting to know now?! Is it some sort of horrible secret! Sakuya, please tell me!"

Meiling, Patchy, Milady, anyone...help me out here...'

[End notes:

Lucy is named after one of Dracula's victim in Bram Stoker's novel of the same name.

Lucy has white hair and red eyes as well as wings with eye patterns on them that some say occasionally blink. She is a cheerful child and loves to play.

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