-Across America- Diego Brando x reader

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Welcome backk. I'm sorry with being kind of late with the updates. And also, I've decided to do a Fugo x reader after this one🧍🏻‍♀️.

Next morning (still Diego's pov)
"Diego.. wake up." I heard Y/N's voice. She was lightly shaking me. I was too tired and didn't want to get out at all. "You gotta get up, I made noodles.." She whispered. I considered these words and opened my eyes. I smelt the air and could pick up their scent. "Okay, I'm coming. Just a second." I told her. "Good." She got out of the tent. "It's good having someone making you something to eat.." I thought about it while stretching and sitting up. I got out and saw her sitting down and already eating. I went and sat next to her.
"Slept good?" she asked. "Yeah, too cold though." I complained. "Yup, imagine getting into January, we are gonna be freezing." she added. I didn't even want to think about it. "It's going to get even colder.. I wish we could go back to Arizona." I wanted to go back in time when we were in the desert and it was warm.
"So, you have a plan for today?" She was done eating and got up. I did have a plan. It was the day that I was going to meet with Sandman and find out if he could kill them. "I guess. We will try to run the distance to a river that's on the way in one day. And we will camp there. I think there are abandoned farms, so we'll be good for the night." I informed her about it. "Why the river? Is there something you have to do there?" She questioned. "..Not really. I just liked the spot." I brushed it off.
We again packed all our stuff and set off for a long day..

Y/N's pov:
We were some hours into the day and we had to stop to eat a snack.
I grabbed a packeted sandwich I made that morning. "Finally.. food." I was hungry as hell. "Where did you get that from?" Diego asked. "Oh, I made some this morning while you were sleeping." I got out another one. "Wanna try?" I held it out to him. "Would be nice." He got it.

We were silently enjoying our food when we heard that something in the bushes moved. We both looked at that direction. I immediately called out my stand and was on guard. "Who's there?" Diego yelled. There was no answer. It started moving again. We were still on our horses so we stepped back. Then it showed itself.. "A cat!!" I said in awe. It was just a black cat. "..Are there even cats around here? It's the middle of nowhere." Diego asked. I got off my horse and went to pick it up. "Seems like there are. A lot of field mice run around here so I guess that's why." I knelt down and started petting it. It had a six-pointed-star on its forehead. It was so fluffy. "So cutee!" I loved cats and I was really happy. I tried seeing if it will go away if I picked it up. It didn't and then I held it in my hands. I went to Diego to show him. "Look at it! Adorablee!" I held it out to him. "No, you can keep it to you, I don't want hair all over my clothes." He signed for me to take it away from him. "Don't be that mean! It doesn't like you either way.." I walked back to my horse. "It may be hungry." "No, it's not." I got my unfinished sandwich and placed it on the ground for the cat to eat it. "Here, here." I placed it back on the ground and it immediately started eating. "Why did you do that, Y/N?! It's food! If you didn't want it you could have given it to me, not to the goddamn c-" "Shhh, stop complaining. I can make more later. It's hungry can't you see?" I happily watched as the cat ate it all. "No it's not, it has plenty of food here in the fields." He groaned. "No one asked." The baddest comeback ever. ".. You are unbelievable." He sighed. "Could we try to take it with us? It won't be afraid to be traveling on horse back, right?" I asked. I really wanted to keep a cat with us. "What are you even saying, Y/N? There's no way that's happening. Even if somehow you managed to kidnap it, I'll be sure to leave you." He disagreed with me. "Aww.. But we can't just leave it here alo-" "Get on your horse and let's go. We have no time for you being childish." He ordered me. "Okay.." I bade my farewell to the cat with a last pat. Then Diego and me went forwards...

We finally arrived at the river and could relax. We made it just in time. The sun was almost completely overtaken by the moon. I sighed. "It felt like such a long day.. nothing interesting happened." I complained. "It was calm. It could be worse." Diego said while he was trying to lit the fire. "You may be right.." Well, at least no one was hurt or anything. Then suddenly I heard a noise from behind. "Meow" I turned around and saw the exact same cat from today. "What?! How is it here?" I jumped back on the ground. "Huh?" Diego turned around to see too. I was confused and scared at the same time. It was the same cat. There was no mistaking it. It had the same star shape on its forehead. "Can't you see! It's the same cat!" I yelled. "..No, that's not possible. They can just look alike." He came to me and held out his hand to help me stand up. "It's. the. same. fricking. cat." I brushed off Diego's hand. "Y/N, you are just tired. Come here." He picked me up. "I'm not! Just look at it! It has the same type of star on its forehead!" I pointed at it. "...Even if the shapes match, there's no way that cat could keep up with us. Don't be ridiculous." He scolded me and then approached the cat. "Hey, kitty. Come here-" There was a sudden fast movement. I couldn't quite pick on what happened. "Diego?-" He held his neck. He took a step back and was now facing me. There was blood all over his front, leaking out of his throat. "H-help-" He faintly said before collapsing on the ground. "DIEGO!" I immediately got up but then my stand stopped me. "Y/N! The cat! Don't get close to it!" B2T came out. Then suddenly, the cat started growing.. It was transforming. "WHAT THE HELL IS THIS?!" I took a step back and was terrified. It turned into a young woman. I was shocked. I couldn't process what happened. First, the cat looking exactly like the one I picked up and fed on the way here. Then, Diego's throat being slit and finally that.. cat? turning into a woman?.. A skinwalker??
The lady stood up. She had gray hair with front white streaks. She was hooded and had black lipstick all over her mouth. "Such an easy thing to do.. All thanks to you! Thank you for letting me bond with you today. If it wasn't for you being so nice to me, I wouldn't have made it.." The creature said. "What bond? Made what? What is she talking about?" I was so lost. "Noww, I'll be getting this." She kneeled down and gauged out Diego's eye. "STOP IT!! What do you think you are doing?!!" I shouted. She stopped and look at me. "You want to die too? And I thought maybe we could be friends... He is dead though, so if you don't have anyone else, I can replace him!" She smiled at me. "What?- He's dead?-" I didn't think he could die so easily. It was true that he wasn't on his guard.. but he could've easily survived that, right? "He's not dead?! Are you mentally fucked?! Don't touch him!!" I charged towards her but then.. I felt a sharp pain in my leg.. "Ah-" When I looked down.. It was cut off and now lying on the ground. "Wha-" I had come to the sudden realization. "Awh.. I think your leg is missing.." I felt dizzy. There was so much blood gushing out of me. "Born To Die.. Back to when we stopped for a break.." I tried murmuring out before I passed out...
I was back on my horse the moment I said that. I looked around and got relieved. "Ah!" I was hyperventilating and my head was spinning. My leg was still intact and Diego was beside me. "What's up, Y/N? You look really pale, white as a sheet? Are you feeling well?" He turned to me. I guess the sudden change in my heart rate caught his attention. "I'm- I'm fine. We should take a break right here and eat a snack." I was breathing heavily due to my adrenaline going up so much. "Sure. I was just thinking of that." He agreed.
I followed the acts I did the previous time and took out the sandwiches.. I held out one to Diego. "Oh.. Thank you. When did you make them?" He was surprised. "This..morning. When you were sleeping." I answered him.
"This bond.. it must have been me giving her the sandwich. Any moment now it must happen.." I was waiting for the cat to appear. I didn't quite understand how its or her abilities worked, but I knew that I had to kill that- thing. Then I heard the same noises from the bushes. I got off the horse. I didn't call out my stand this time because I didn't want to make it look suspicious. I tried acting normal. "Diego, don't panic. It must be just a cat." I told him as I got closer. It finally came out. "B2T, now!" I called out I soon as I got the chance. Born to Die immediately tore it apart. That was.. quite easy. "Y/N, what the fuck?!!" Diego shouted behind me. I turned back to see him looking at me with a shocked face. "Look, you don't have to worry." I tried calming him down. "Why did you do that? You really hate cats that much??" He questioned. "It was just necessary.. I can't really explain, let's just continue eating our breakfast." I tried acting like nothing happened...
There was an awkward tension between us. I was trying to think for an explanation, but I couldn't. And that cat.. It was all so weird. I tried recalling everything that happened by detail. "So first.. we saw the cat.. I held it and fed it from my food that I had eaten from too.. Is that really the 'bond' she was talking about?" I was confused. "I guess that kind of explains it, but.. How was it so powerful? It literally killed Diego in one blow, that he couldn't even dodge, I could have died too, if she went for a more fatal blow. And she wanted the eye." I was trying to get to a logical answer to it all. "When I went back.. It couldn't protect itself from B2T, so it really must be connected with me feeding it from my food since it said it was all thanks to me.. I guess that's it." I finally brushed these thoughts away as I didn't want to think about it anymore. It happened really fast. It was.. scary.. to say the least..
We arrived at the place that we set up the camp last time. I still felt anxious. "Y/N, you've been looking like you're scared the whole day. You sure you are all fine?" Diego spoke up. To be honest, I didn't want to bother him with that. "Diego.. I told you I'm alright. Don't worry." I told him. "Something is bothering you.. but I won't get involved." He sighed.

We had already prepared everything like before and we were just sitting together after the long exhausting day. He was sitting in a weirdass pose again. "Do you ever sit and stand like a normal person?" I asked him. "..That's my posture." He said. "So, you are not purposely sitting like a fuckboy?" I didn't think that his back was that crooked. "Yeah, and that kind of hurt, you know. It's not like I want it to be like that." He looked away. "Is he sad?" I was surprised seeing him so.. gloomy. I guessed that it must have been a long day for both of us. "I didn't mean it in that way.. I mean, it's kind of cute actually." I looked to the other side. I felt bad for bringing that topic. Then I felt his hand on my waist. He pulled me closer. "Anyways, we have plenty of time tonight." He wrapped both of his hands around me. "Remember when you told me there was more to your stand? Mind telling me now?" He looked at me, lightly smiling. "Huh-"

Aaah, this chapter was lot of fun to make. Hope you enjoyed it!