〖JJBA - EN〗- Last Judgement

Chapter 34: Farewell Friends.

Cairo, Egypt. January 17th, 1989.

Thanks to Avdol, the Speedwagon Foundation ambulances soon arrived. When she heard the sirens in the distance, (Y/N) closed her eyes. Lying on the ground for several minutes already, she felt a strong pain in her chest which prevented her from breathing easily. A few meters away, Jotaro was watching over her, cigarette in hand. They still hadn't spoken a word. As a nurse approached her to put a survival blanket around her shoulders and check her injuries, (Y/N) gritted her teeth.

"... wait, I have to go get-

- Take it easy, miss, everything's going to be okay.

- No, wait, I told Noriaki I'll go get him!"

She pushed the poor woman who was trying to help her to get up with difficulty. The nurse cast a look for help at Jotaro who sighed. He stubbed out his cigarette butt with the toe of his shoe and approached (Y/N) to take her by the shoulders.

"Let me go, I have to-

- Look at me."

She raised her huge (E/C) eyes to Jotaro and met his cold, emotionless gaze. She began to shake, and he gulped hard. He had no reason to hold her back.

"... hurry up."

She nodded briskly, before flying away with Hierophant Green's help. This scene left a bitter taste in Jotaro's throat who immediately reached for another cigarette. (Y/N) knew exactly where she was going. She crossed the streets until she came to the roof with the water tank. Unsurprisingly, Kakyoin was still sleeping. Her throat tight, she leaned over him and brushed his hand with her fingertips, noting with horror that his skin was suddenly cold and hard, like a porcelain doll. No matter how much she tried to convince herself otherwise, there was nothing more to be done. He would sleep forever. She ran a hand through his red hair. The tears didn't want to come anymore. There was only emptiness inside.

"... we beat Dio, caro. It's all thanks to you."

No answer. She put a hand behind his neck to slowly lift him off the ground and bring him to her chest.

"... let's go home now, it's late."

Clutching Kakyoin's body against her, she threw herself into the void again, hoping that her heart would stop on its own. But she caught herself with Hierophant Green's help just before she could hit the ground. He would never let her do such things. She looked down at the boy's peaceful face in her arms. And hugged him a little tighter.

When she put one foot on the ground again upon arriving at the ambulances, Jotaro was being examined by a nurse. He looked at the young woman, then at the body she was holding in her arms. He quickly looked away, unable to face the truth. But when the Foundation men had to rip Kakyoin from (Y/N)'s arms and she screamed to death, his blood ran cold. He got up, despite the nurse's instructions, and grabbed the young woman by the shoulders to hold her. Tears were streaming down her cheeks, and she was screaming her heart out. She understood very well now, she totally realized the sad reality of things. Kakyoin's body was taken away by the Foundation, and she stopped struggling. Drained of all her strength, she let herself fall into Jotaro's arms who lifted her up easily, just in time before she passed out in his arms.

"This is Speedwagon Foundation car number two. We're driving north, on Al-Nil Street. We have Dio's body. I repeat, we have Dio's body."

(Y/N) opened her eyes, immediately blinded by the white light of the ambulance. Seeing her twisting and turning, a nurse bent over her.

"Is everything okay? Does it hurt anywhere?

- ... Jojo."

She tried to get up, but a terrible headache made her go back to bed very quickly. But upon hearing her call, Jotaro got up from his seat to enter her eyesight, looking grim. She heaved a sigh of relief.