Earth stone | Jotaro Kujo |

7: Maybe just weep

"I feel better than I have in years!"

        The old man doesn't look so old anymore, he looks exactly like the man I met so many years ago. As much as I hate to admit, I'm looking directly at the man who made me a man. The man in front of me is the biggest pain in my ass i've ever had the displeasure of meeting, the happiest hardhead who ever existed. He's genuinely the biggest pain of a person, yet seeing him this young again, seeing him go from crippled and helpless to ready to go at any minute? It brings me a type of joy and relief i haven't felt since we saved my mother.

"Dad? Is that really you?" Josuke seem's almost afraid to look at him

"Who else would I be, son?" He asks with a slight laugh as he stretches his back out

"You.... Look quite different, sir." Koichi stares in awe

"I... I took back as much time, I reversed what I could. 23 years..." Saffron mumbles through her pain and exhaustion

"You- You mean to tell me I'm 56 again?!" His eyes widen with shock

"Yes sir." Saffron tries to smile but can hardly keep her eyes open

"Here!" Josuke runs over and grabs her hand with Diamond

"Thank you, Josuke." She puts a hand on his shoulder as she sits up straight

"You did that, the least I can do is heal you." Josuke smiles thankfully

"Can I ask why you gave me back so much of my life?" Joseph asks

"You sacrificed an incredible amount for me, sir. You didn't know if I was an unaware, kind college kid or a completely insane manic killer like my father. Yet you still sent your family, the ones you love most, to make sure I wouldn't get killed. You've tracked down my brother and did the same, made sure he was a good kid and that he was okay, you've done more for me in this incredibly short time than anyone in my life ever has. You all have. If you can do that for me, even in your older age, there is absolutely no reason i couldn't give you more time to live, more time to get to know your son you've had such little time with, and more time to get me and my brother the hell away from all this chaos." She grabs his hands as she speaks, both of them tearing up.

"Thank god you turned out the way you did, girl. You are a godsend, and I promise we will do everything in our power to get you and Gornio where you need to be." He pulls her into a hug and she laughs a little

"Now uh, let's clean this place up and get situated." She wipes her eyes and takes a breath

        Her, the guys and liz begin fixing up the mess we've made. The old man makes his way to me.

"Son, if you don't marry that woman one day i'll kick your ass myself." He pats my shoulder as he begins to leave

"Excuse me?" I ask and he chuckles

"I see the way you look at her, the way you speak to her, how quick you are to protect her. You don't know it now, my boy, but you like her." He crosses his arms

"No I don't. I'm doing the job." He roll my eyes and he sighs

"You look at that woman the same way i've looked as Suzi since i've known her. I hit a few bumps in the road with her, but there hasn't been a day of my life where i haven't loved her with my entire being. You, son? You look at her the same way. Just give it time, because she looks at you the exact same way." He nods before walking away fully

Old man has no idea what he's talking about.

"Jojo! Help me lift this." Saffron waves me over