Dead Set: Rebirth

Chapter 11

Reina's personality changed throughout the seven years and it began after she had collapsed. Knowing that Reina would be distraught. "Jojo..." Reina opens her eyes as she realizes Jonathan is in the room. She sits up and rubs her eyes with her hands. It was not an illusion. Jonathan is sitting in front of her. Reina throws herself and wraps her arms around him.

She was not sure how long it would take for Jonathan to come back. The knight she always knew was alive and well. Jonathan hugs her and pats her on the back. "Rei, you need to go home. Something is bound to happen." Jonathan said as Reina pulls away. Reina was confused. She looks at Jonathan. Her eyes set on his. Jonathan could not lie to her. Not now.

"Dio...is the one who has attempted to kill Father." He said. Reina could not believe it. She shakes her head hoping it was not true. The man who announced the engagement was the one who had been giving Mr. Joestar the poison. "Jojo, that cannot be right. Why would Dio do such a thing? He is your adopted brother. Your father treated him with kindness...Damn..." Reina tried to piece it all together.

A sharp pain came about and the woman felt a sudden headache. Reina winces and places her hand on her head. The pain was something in reaction to her memories coming back to place. Her repressed memories were no longer repressed. "This is no longer a dream. Everything is real. That day...no! I remember you two fighting. He was being an ass back then and now this. Damn, god dammit! Danny is dead, so how did he die?" Reina spoke as she gathered her thoughts in order.

The woman was distorted for a moment. "I believe Dio had something to do with that," Jonathan said. Reina's headache disappears and she takes a soft breath. Everything had somehow made sense. Though, pieces were still missing. Reina pushes herself to get out of bed. "I need to stay. Since Dio is the culprit then I want to know what he has to say about this. Before you send him to jail." Reina said. Jonathan nods as he did not want to see Reina break down. However, Reina was not even crying. The woman gained her aggression back. Jonathan stands up and then exits the room. Reina follows him from behind.

Once Reina was brought to the living room, Jonathan went alone to wait for Dio to arrive. He waits in the front of the mansion. The young Joestar was ready to confront his brother. "Mr. Joestar, how long has it been since my memories were first repressed? I feel as if I could not remember certain events." Reina said as she took a seat in a chair. Reina still could not believe she was in the hospital the day on her birthday. Events that came after that were still vague. The men looked at Reina. Each one felt bad for her. "Seven years." The elderly Joestar spoke.

"I am sorry that you had to experience this Lady Reina." Speedwagon said. He takes his hat off and bows politely, "My name is Robert E.O. Speedwagon. It is a pleasure to make your acquaintance. Jonathan has told me about you. You are very special." Reina blinks in surprise to hear this. She still needed to think clearly as she was recovering from the mental crash. Or so overload. "I am his fellow knight since we were children. I am not that important, but it is a pleasure to meet you." Reina introduces herself. Knowing Jonathan to make a friend gave Reina the assumption that this Speedwagon man was not an enemy.

"I apologize for you to be involved in this situation." She added. Speedwagon dismisses her apology and shakes his head. "No need milady." Speedwagon smiles politely as he spoke. The man was not always a thug. He had a polite side. Speedwagon thought Reina was a cute girl, but he did not see himself chasing after her. The woman was in love with a man who was pure evil. Reina, a woman who had not been corrupted by this evil, was in love with a man who would murder.

The man had caused his lover's memories to be distorted along with her personality being altered. Reina had two personalities: innocence and aggressive. The innocence came about after she was in the hospital. Her aggressive side existed since birth, but it was dormant for the past seven years. Dio made sure Reina could not remember. He wanted to have Reina forget his torture. It was a part of his plan to own her. Now Reina had control of herself.