The Ludicrous Escapade Pt.4

Fresh as a Daisy

You sat on the couch in your living room, one hand holding the pen with a skewered spider on its end.

You hadn't actually been sure if Rohan would be interested in eating the arachnid, but he had seemed rather enthusiastic over the phone.

In any case, you were now talking to the ones who had allowed it to be possible in the first place.

"Thank you, Giorno and GER, for helping with this little problem of mine." And since nothing had really changed all that much, you could assume the spider's death hadn't undone any of her meddling.

"Of course." GER bowed its head slightly.

Giorno, on the other hand, cleared his throat before speaking up. "You will be keeping up your end of the deal, though, right?"

"A date with you?" You didn't look at the Giovanna, still focusing on the pen in your hand. Despite one of the biggest nuisances in your lives being dead, you couldn't feel much of anything now that the initial rage had passed. "Yeah. I'll do it." A small price to pay for getting rid of Kiaria. And Gyro had seemed okay with it, too. "Just message me when or something, I guess."

Giorno looked at GER, who took its user's expression as its cue to leave. The Giovanna attempted a smile, though it seemed to fit awkwardly on his face. "Good. I'll make sure to prepare something special." He wrapped his arms around you in a tight hug and his touch still lingered when he pulled back.

He kept glancing back at you as he exited through the doorway, allowing the flowers to finally reform back into the actual door.

"At least it is over." Commented Santana, feeling like he had to say something to break through the silence. He felt rather uncomfortable just watching what was going on.

Wamuu placed a hand on your shoulder, smiling brightly. "Yes, your foe has been bested. That is something worthy of celebration! I shall inform the others. I'm sure they'll be pleased to hear the news." He momentarily disappeared.

Emporio stuck his head out into the hallway, a pair of headphones draped around his neck. "Did something happen? I thought I heard someone else talking." His gaze eventually landed on the the still twitching Kiaria and he was able to put two and two together. "Oh... Was Giorno here?" He was sure that had been the other voice he heard.

You gave a strained grin that didn't quite reach your eyes. "Yup."

Emporio nodded slowly as stepped back into his room. "I see. Imma go back to finishing my essay, then."

"Okay." You heard a knock on the door a minute or so later. "That must be Rohan..." And sure enough, after opening it, you could see the mangaka standing outside. He was carrying a heavy cardboard box that was stacked to the brim with papers.

"Could you hold this for me, Santana?" Asked Rohan, struggling a little to move it any more, having already carried it the whole way here.

"Sure." Santana was about to accept the task.

"Do not worry, I will take it." Wamuu was back at your side and easily held the box with one hand, using the other to sift through. "Ah... these are some of your most recent manuscripts."

"Exactly." Rohan stepped inside, taking a moment to wipe the sweat from his brow. "I've been busy now that my inspiration has returned. I thought you might want to read through them before I send them to my publisher. You know, like you used to, (Y/N)."

Not wanting to further intrude on the conversation you were having with Rohan, Santana opted to scoop up Coco Jumbo. "I'm going to take him out for a walk."

"Have fun." After giving the Pillar Man a brief wave, you turned your attention to the rather intimidating stack of paper. You knew he could write and draw at astonishing speed, but even considering that... "How did you...?"