The Joestar Protector Book 2

The Hanged Man: Retired

   " Y/n, Kakyoin, I'm sorry. Truth is, I thought I didn't care if I died, so long as I could avenge my sister. But I understand now. I understand how Avdol felt. I won't let his feelings go to waste. I'll fight to keep living. "

   " Do you really understand? "

   " Yeah. "

Quickly Kakyoin launched his elbow in Polnareff's face. Blood appeared and Kakyoin pulled his elbow back and placed his hand on the wheel.

   " Take this instead of a handshake as proof that we've made up, Polnareff. "

   " Right. Thank you, Kakyoin. "

I could see the corner of Kakyoin's eye hold a small tear. He let it fall before wiping his face.

   " When they come after us again, we'll defeat them together. "

I nodded at Polnareff and faced the road once more. The stab wound was still in my shoulder, and it hurt but I would rather keep it, than using my energy to heal it.

   " Y/n, heal yourself. They're bound to come after us and you need to be fully healed in order to fight. " Kakyoin said.

   " No, I'd rather not. "

   " Why not? "

   " Healing takes up my energy. Depending on how bad the wound is will depend on how much energy will be taken. Right now healing my stab wound would take up to much energy. I wouldn't be able to fight when they get here. "

   " I see. For now, just keep pressure on it. "

   " I am. "

We were out of town and driving around randomly. Following the unforeseen road. Polnareff started talking about Centerfold and how he appeared in the mirrors and puddles.

   " At that moment, I'm sure that I stabbed him with the sword. But my strike didn't land. There was no resistance. "

Polnareff reached up and took off the small window in the truck. It used to sit between the sheets and showed the back of the truck,  but now it was in Polnareff's hand. The poor rearview mirror.

   " Even after breaking the mirror, his stand, and Hanged Man, still attacked from the shards. He'll attack my reflection from within the mirror. My stand can't go inside a mirror. How am I supposed to attack him if he's in some kind of mirror world? Damn it! "

He threw the rearview mirror out of the window and turned back around in his seat.

   " Polnareff, you keep talking about 'inside the mirror' and 'the mirror world,' but there is no world inside a mirror. This isn't some fantasy or fairy tale. "

   " What are you talking about? Y/n you saw it too, didn't you? "

   " I did. He was in the puddles and mirrors but he wasn't actually there. I think Polnareff is right on this one. I mean if we can have stands whose to say there is no mirror world. "

   " There isn't. " Kakyoin said glancing my way for a second.

   " Look! " I shouted! 

Kakyoin looked down at the metal on the steering wheel and we could see the Hanged Man. He was crawling into the bed of the truck. Kakyoin looked behind us and then back to the wheel. 

   " Polnareff! He's inside the plating on the steering wheel! " I shouted to him

   " What? "

   " He's caught up to us? " Kakyoin yelled regretfully. 

The window behind us smashed, pulling glass into the truck.