(Jojo / Jjba X Reader) A 7TH Stand User Joins The Party

Chapter 12

You ran after Polnareff, chasing after his retreating form.

After a few moments, he turned, "(y/n)..." you heard him say. You could tell he was still angry. You tried to put himself in his shoes, but... "Can you believe that guy? Telling me I was selfish when he knew from the start...." Polnareff trailed off.

You were both standing in the middle of the street, "can we talk?"

His features hardened, but he nodded, and you led the way into a quiet alleyway.

You let out a soft sigh, looking up at him once you were out of sight of others, the sound of people down to a whisper. "Polnareff... let us help you, please." you begged.

"This again? So what, you're siding with Avdol now?" he asked angrily.

You put up your hands defensively, "no, that's... well. I don't think you're being selfish... but..."

"But?"

"But, I do think that you going off on your own is a suicide mission! I don't want you to end up dead, Polnareff!" you said.

"Listen up, (y/n). You may not be a coward like Avdol, but you're acting like him. This is my fight, and it always has been." he said, shoving his finger into your chest.

You took a step back, brow furrowed, "and what will you do if you're unsuccessful? What if you die before you can avenge your sister?"

"That won't happen." he said, taking a step forward when you took a step back. "I won't fail."

"But Pol-"

"Enough. I won't repeat myself again." He said, turning his back to you and starting to leave the alleyway. Before leaving, he glanced over his shoulder, his eyes a bit softer than before, "y/n... take care of yourself."

Your chest grew tight, you could do nothing but watch him go.

You waited a while before coming out of the alleyway, running a hand through your hair. This was all spiraling out of control... you didn't know if anything you could do would remedy this situation... you had a feeling you just made everything worse...

You walked down the street awhile, looking around.

Wait.... Was that cafe this way? Or was it the other way... nothing here looked familiar... you turned back, going the other way. Wait... this isn't familiar either... You'd somehow gotten yourself turned around, totally lost.

Suddenly a voice came out of the crowd, "Hey there, sweetheart... you lost?"

You turned, finding yourself face to face with a man in some sort of cowboy getup. He didn't look like he was from around here.... Instantly, your guard was up.

"Hey hey, no need to look at me like that..." the man laughed, tipping his hat. "Just trying to help. Can tell you aren't from around here... and you got that sort of lost look in your eyes." he said.

"... yeah. I'm on vacation with my family." you said, "I got separated from them" you weren't sure why, but something was pushing you to lie. You glanced down at his hands. He wasn't the man with two right hands...

"Your family? I see... your family lets such a cutie roam all alone?" he asked.

Your cheeks went a little red, "so what if they do?"

"I'm just saying, baby... this place isn't safe for someone so adorable..." he said, "why don't you come with me for awhile? I'll keep you safe... I'm looking for someone too." he said.

You purse your lips. Everything was screaming at you to say no to this man. He seemed nice enough, but... "sorry... I really should decline..." you said, starting to turn away.

"Suit yourself, darlin' " the man said.

You turned and hurried down the street. If that guy was a stand user, you likely couldn't defeat him by yourself. Your stand might be quick, but you had no idea what that man's abilities were...

Soon enough, your surroundings started to get a little more familiar, and then you came across that cafe once again. You breathed a sigh of relief, going back in to see the rest of the crusaders sitting at the table from before.

When they saw you approaching, they seemed relieved.

"(y/n), where have you been? We were worried when you disappeared so suddenly." Avdol said, standing up from the table.

You glanced over at Jotaro, "I... I tried convincing Polnareff to come back..." you said, letting out a sigh.

"... if both Avdol and (y/n) couldn't convince him... then I doubt anything we do at this point will help." said Joseph with a sigh. "Lets just prepare for the next stand users attack."

You nodded in agreement, running a hand through your hair.

Suddenly, Avdol spoke up.

"I'm going to follow him."