A story of a birthday & murder

Chapter I

1 day before Kakyoin's birthday
July 27th, 1989

A big day requires your friends to come and celebrate with you, at least this is what everyone is doing on their birthday. Kakyoin is spending the day before his birthday in bed since the summer vacation and return from the hospital is allowing him to rest. He was in the hospital for six months, three of which he spent in a coma, his mother visited daily after Jotaro got in contact with her to let her know about her son's condition and journey. At first, she cursed and shouted at Jotaro, blaming him for Kakyoin's condition and for running away from home. She later understood that Jotaro had no involvement during their summer trip in Egypt, that's when Kakyoin ran away. She had no idea how Kakyoin managed to be on his own for so many months, they reported him missing to the police in Cairo, but they had no luck in finding him before they had to return. She worried for him everyday, but there was nothing she can do since they had no means to get in touch.

Kakyoin wandered for two months under Dio's control until it was the time to be sent after Jotaro. He had a fake passport, under a different name so the police wouldn't be able to track him down. His parents were not able to give a photo of him to the police since he took his own passport with him and they didn't get to take pictures before he disappeared. He had an eventful journey, starting and ending with Egypt. After he and Jotaro fought, he couldn't believe that his enemy, as he thought of Jotaro at first, would risk his own life to save him. The flesh bud was no joke, once it reaches your skull you are done, after it was removed Kakyoin questioned the situation a lot. He decided to accompany the others in the journey to defeat Dio, he had a purpose that he wanted to see fulfilled, although there were nights when he was unable to sleep thinking how he would be dead now if Jotaro wouldn't have risked his life.

"Others risk their lives for me, I am useless and putting them in danger!" He spoke through his teeth looking into the bathroom mirror, trying to be quiet because Jotaro was sleeping in the room, they were only divided by the bathroom door. He sunk to the floor with his back against the wall and started sobbing, he couldn't control himself, not a single bit, thinking about how nice everyone was to him. His body shivered uncontrollably, he had one arm wrapped around himself while the other hand was muffling his sobs.

The door swung open, Jotaro standing in the door frame with his eyes fixated on Kakyoin. The redhead was in shock, he could swear the door was locked. Jotaro asked no questions, he grabbed a towel and sat down in front of Kakyoin, wiped his tears with the towel and embraced him, dragging him to his chest where Kakyoin broke down even worse. Hiccups and sobs were echoing in the small hotel bathroom. Jotaro held him tight, not asking any questions, allowing Kakyoin to vent as much as he needed, he was digging his fingernails into the towel that he held to his chest. Flashbacks of Dio were playing in his head, making him shiver worse and worse, he mumbled a string of "no"s. After a few minutes he started to calm down, his breathing was starting to be steady, Jotaro carried him to bed, where Kakyoin drifted to sleep immediately because of the exhaustion. They never talked about this, Kakyoin was so embarrassed that Jotaro saw him like that, he asked for separate rooms for the next few stops.

His peace was disturbed by his mother who knocked on his door to announce him that Jotaro called. Kakyoin jumped from the bed:

"Did he say why he called?" there was excitement in his voice, a rare sight since he woke up from the coma. It was already a month since he returned home.

"No, he just asked for you. Now that I disturbed you, what would you like to eat for your birthday?" his mother smiled as they both descend the stairs together.

"Um, I don't know, nothing special. Anything you cook is nice." Kakyoin hurried to the phone, not wanting to let Jotaro waiting for too long.

He grabbed the handset, not sure what to expect since Jotaro is never the one to call first or whenever there is something about going out Holy is calling him to kindly ask him to take Jotaro out of the house. They were going out three times a week, either to eat or just for walks in the park, it was a benefit for Kakyoin since he needed to recover and get used to walking by himself again. Using a crutch started to be uncomfortable quickly.

"Hello?" His heart was racing like crazy and his cheeks burning red just because Jotaro called him, so close to his birthday as well. Kakyoin's mind started to develop an entire scenario about what is going to happen, but he was trying to keep it cool since his mother was watching with a big smile on her face because of his excitement.

"Hey, Noriaki" Kakyoin covers in mouth in awe hearing his first name out of Jotaro's mouth. His mother is gesturing with the spatula 'what, what', "I was wondering... you would like to come over tomorrow? If you don't have plans, of course." Kakyoin takes time to actually understand that Jotaro invited him over, his stomach was a cage of butterflies. His palm moved instantly to his forehead. His mother is still waiting for an answer, as well as Jotaro.

"He invited me to his place tomorrow." The redhead whispered while holding the handset away from his head covering the microphone with his palm. His mother whispered back 'go, go'. During the Egypt trip Kakyoin didn't have the courage to confess his feeling to Jotaro so he tried talking with his mother about this 'issue', as he called it, and surprisingly she understood his feelings. All of this happened after he woke up from the coma, Dio left him basically dead and he would have been the same now if it wasn't for the Speedwagon Foundation. Both of his parents validated his feelings towards Jotaro, no matter that they were both men. What was unknown to Kakyoin was that his mother and Holy were actually friends, even before he and Jotaro met, Holy called a lot to ask about Kakyoin's condition while he was in the hospital and also to discuss her son's 'issue'. As Kakyoin, Jotaro described his love for Kakyoin as an issue for the same reason. Their mothers knew and supported them, only that they agreed not to tell them that the they like each other because it was better for them to initiate the conversation between each other.

"Noriaki?" Jotaro repeats a little louder.

"Sorry, I think the line was a bit funky and I didn't hear quite clearly. You said something about coming to your place? I would like to!" Kakyoin is almost jumping in place, even tho he knows nothing much will happen, he enjoys Jotaro's company, the mood is calm and safe with him. He was afraid to confess anything to him because he treasures their friendship.

"Okay, 6 PM sounds good?"

"Yes, it's perfect!" Kakyoin's excitement was going through the roof in that moment, his heart was beating fast and his face was red. His mother was chuckling as she walked back to the kitchen to finish the food she started.

"See you!" Jotaro's voice almost sounded happy, Kakyoin's scenarios were that he is actually excited for them to spend time together or Holy-san is holding a stick to his head to poke him with so he acts nice. Kakyoin didn't manage to say goodbye because Jotaro ended the call.

Kakyoin went to the kitchen to sit with his mother, she could tell that he was extremely excited for tomorrow. She instantly started asking about the plan, if he wanted new clothes, some food to get with him and they end up agreeing on some sushi and sodas.

"Well, let's go!" his mother removed her apron and laid it on the back of one of the chairs.

"Go where? Shouldn't we get the things tomorrow?" Kakyoin asked to keep himself from daydreaming.

"Uff, sodas need to be cold for tomorrow, silly!" His mother ruffled his hair, they smiled to each other and parted ways at the bottom of the stairs to get prepared.