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

Chapter 72

You woke the next morning to Avdol getting out of bed. You let out a soft groan, stretching out and looking up at him sleepily.

“What time is it?”

“My apologies, (y/n).” Said Avdol. “I didn't mean to wake you.” He gave you an apologetic smile.

“No, no, it’s fine.” you said, sitting up and looking around for a moment. Everyone else seemed to still be asleep. You glanced over at the clock, seeing it was about 5:00 in the morning.  “Did something happen? It’s early.”

“I’m an early riser. Usually I’m the first one up so I can take my time.” he said with a laugh, heading for the bathroom.

You let out a soft groan and pushed yourself to your feet, heading for the balcony. The sun was just coming over the horizon in the distance, dying the sky a beautiful yellow, orange and pink. You leaned over the railing, just breathing in the already hot air. You wondered what you would do after this was over.

Everyone in your group had come close to dying at least once… wasn’t it likely that all of you would die before you were able to even complete your mission? You wondered if you were even determined enough to lay your life down for the cause. Wouldn't it just be easier, safer, to just… give up?

As soon as you had the thought, you shook your head. No. You weren't a coward, you weren't afraid of failing your mission, you were afraid of letting down your friends.

Deep in thought, you didn't notice that someone else had joined you on the balcony until they leaned onto the railing besides you.

You glanced over, giving a gentle smile, “Polnareff, you’re up early.”

Polnareff stood beside you, gazing out at the sunrise. “I could say the same for you, chéri.”  He turned his gaze over to you. His hair was down, framing his face attractively. You didn't know why he didn't wear it down like that all the time. But you were caught suddenly by the look in his eyes. He seemed troubled.

You frowned a bit, studying his features for a moment. “Did you come to talk to me?” You asked mildly, turning your gaze away from him.

“Mh, Oui.” He let out a soft breath, turning to face you properly. “What are you planning on doing after we defeat Dio?” He asked.

You let out a soft laugh, closing your eyes. That really was the question of the hour, wasn't it? You turned to face him as well, “Honestly, I’m probably just going to go home. I mean… What else is there to do besides going back to a boring life… 9-5 Job and an empty apartment.”

Polnareff leaned in, “I’m doing the same thing… going back to my empty house in France… but what I really wanted to ask was…” Polnareff took a deep breath, “If we’re both going to be alone… why don't you come and live with me? I have a big house, there's plenty of empty rooms, the countryside is beautiful…”

You stared at him. He was asking you… to come live with him? Your face went bright red when you realized the implications of living together. Living in France sounded… amazing. Living with Polnareff was… even more of a dream. “Polnareff… are you sure?” you asked seriously, “are you really sure? I don't want to become troublesome for you…”

“Well… it would be beneficial for me too. I won't be all alone… and you won't be all alone…” Polnareff said, leaning back a little, turning his gaze back ro the sunset. “Just take some time to think about it, amour”

You nodded, looking at him. You would take some time to think about it. But the offer was more than tempting. You would probably end up accepting such a gracious offer.

“Either way, I’m starving, so we should all get breakfast.” Polnareff said, grinning and straightening up, heading into the hotel room.

You could hear him going in to knock on the bathroom door, complaining loudly for him to ‘Hurry it up in there’. What a rambunctious man. You decided to go wake up Jotaro. If you didn't, you were sure that Polnareff was going to do so anyway.

You walked back into the room, looking over to Jotaro’s bed, surprised to see that he was already awake. You felt a little anxious, wondering if he heard the conversation between Polnareff and you.

If he did, his eyes didn't betray anything in particular. You gave him a smile, “Morning. You’re up early too…” you said, leaning against the wall.

“Hard to sleep in when everyone is so loud.” Jotaro said, looking over at Polnareff.

You chuckled softly, “I guess that’s true.” you said, turning to look out at the sun rising over the horizon.

After a while, everyone had gotten their chance at the showers except Joseph, who was still blissfully asleep in his bed. Polnareff had been rambling on about an interesting breakfast cafe he had seen on the way into town, and was insisting everyone go. Polnareff and Jotaro were outside waiting, while You and Avdol were tasked with waking Joseph up and hurrying him along.

“Hey, Joseph.” you said, reaching down to shake Joseph's shoulder a little, “it’s time to get up.”

The older man grumbled a little, peering up at you with sleepy eyes, “(Y/N)...?”

“Polnareff is waiting for us downstairs, so we should probably get a move on if we want to actually eat breakfast instead of lunch.” you said, flashing him a smile.

As if to punctuate your words, you heard Polnareff yelling from outside the open window, “Tell that geezer to get a move on! Arent old people supposed to get up early?”

You stifled a laugh, but Joseph groaned, sitting up some, “Damn smart-aleck. Has no respect…” Joseph grumbled, “Tell him I’ll be down in a minute…”

You frowned when Joseph sat up, noticing something red sticking to the back of Joseph's shirt. “What’s that?” you asked, reaching forward to pull one off. It was a metal bottle cap. “Were you drinking in bed last night?”

“Drinking in bed? Of course not…” Joseph muttered, squinting at the bottlecap in your hand.

You opened your mouth to ask him if he was sure, before wondering why you cared if Joseph was drinking. It wasn't really your business. “Well, okay…”

“Come on, (Y/N). Let’s give Mr. Joestar some privacy to get ready.” Avdol said, opening the door out into the hallway for you.

“Okay.. we’ll meet you downstairs.” you said to Joseph, before going out into the hallway, Avdol close behind you.

You and Avdol walked down the hall together. Something was troubling you. Joseph’s hand was acting strangely before, and now the bottle caps? Anytime something weird happened, it was usually the work of an enemy Stand user. But maybe you were just overreacting. The two incidents were completely unrelated anyways, right?

    Once the two of you were downstairs, you decided to just sit and wait in the lobby. You chatted idly with Avdol about this and that before you noticed something strange. Nearby where you were sitting, was a fake plant with an outlet embedded in the stem.

“Huh. technology really is amazing.” you muttered, leaning in to get a closer look. “I’ve never seen a fake plant with an outlet in it. That seems really convenient. Aesthetically pleasing too.” you reached out to touch it, only to yelp loudly as it shocked you.

Avdol looked over, brow furrowing, “(Y/N), are you alright?” he asked, worry clear in his features.

“Yeah, this outlet shocked me.” you said, nodding over to the fake plant.

“What outlet?” Avdol asked, looking over.

“On the fake plant.” you said, going to point it out. But there was no outlet there.

It was just a normal fake plant.

You swallowed hard. Whatever was going on here, it couldn't be good.