Heart of Stone || Jotaro x Reader (DISCONTINUED)

Chapter 10

As Kakyoin chewed on the cherry, he grew bigger, which was only further proving your theory. As a chair lift parked at the stop, Jotaro said, "Get in, Kakyoin."

Kakyoin's glare was cold and hard, and it gave you chills. He didn't respond.

"The cable car just got here," Jotaro said, clenching his fist.

"Now, I told you to get in. See? I've got your ticket right here," he added, bringing his fist up, his aquamarine eyes holding a certain darkness in them.

"I'm gonna knock your crooked, possessed ass into that cable car." Kakyoin's eyes widened in surprise, and Jotaro swung his fist, blood flying through the air.

Kakyoin flew into the air, and you almost gagged. His jaw looked unhinged, like the skin on that side of his face had been cut in half.

"What that..." Jotaro trailed off. Anne screamed.

"What the hell?" you exclaimed.

That was one of the most disturbing things you ever had to witness. Jotaro stepped into the cable car as "Kakyoin" laughed.

"You're a bit off. Possessed isn't the word. Wanna give it another try?" he said darkly.

"Wait... This isn't Kakyoin," Jotaro realized with wide eyes.

"That's what I've been trying to tell you!" you responded. "If my theory is correct, he is a Stand user with the ability to disguise himself as other people using his Stand!"

With that, the door to the cable car closed, leaving you and Anne alone.

"C'mon! We have to get back to the hotel and get help!" you exclaimed. Anne nodded and took your hand. You left the cable car building and ran back to the hotel. Your lungs and legs burned, but the adrenaline pushed you forward. You stopped in an alleyway, summoning your Stand.

"Anne, hold on to me and don't let go," you instructed.

She nodded and clung to you. Using your Stand's power, you hauled the two of you up to the roof of a building and used Royal Jewels to swing you forward to the next building. You felt like a superhero as you swung over buildings, the wind whipping through your hair. It was exhilarating, and you almost forgot why you were doing it in the first place. Finally, you made it back to the hotel with a dramatic swing into the pool area. You both panted from the combined effort.

"That was... oddly fun," she said between pants. You nodded in agreement.

"(Y/N)? Anne?" a voice asked.

You looked up to see Kakyoin casually lounging on a chair. You felt so relieved in that moment that your burning legs ran toward him and pulled him into a bone-crushing hug.

"Oh my gods! I'm so glad you're okay!" you exclaimed. "(Y/N), you're... crushing me," he wheezed.

You released him quickly.

"What do you mean by 'okay'? I've been here this entire time," he said with a confused expression.

"There was an enemy Stand user that had the ability to transform into other people. He turned into you, and all I could think about was that you were hurt or... or even dead," you explained, putting a hand over your beating heart.

He blinked in surprise. "What about Jotaro?" he asked.

"He's fighting him as we speak. I hope he can beat this guy on his own... He's strong, but..." you trailed off, not sure what to continue with.

"You're worried about him?" he asked.

"Yes! I don't want him to... to die and I'm not there to heal him!" you responded.

Kakyoin smiled, as if he just realized something you didn't.

"I'm sure he'll be just fine on his own," he said.

"Yeah... You're right... Well, we should go to Joseph's room. We need to tell him what's going on," you said.

He nodded and the three of you walked into the hotel. The elevator ride up was filled with an explanation of what had happened at the building you were previously at. It was a short and sweet retelling. You stepped out and made your way into his room. You knocked on the hard wooden door of Joseph's room.

"Hey. It's (Y/N)," you said, loud enough for him and Avdol to hear.

"Come in!" one of them said.

You opened the door and the three of you stepped inside. You were met with a surprising sight. Polnareff was hurt. Anne closed the door behind us, and Avdol and Joseph stared at Kakyoin.

"What the hell happened?" you asked, kneeling down in front of Pol.

"There are actually two parts to this story," Avdol said.

"Three," you corrected.

He nodded, and Pol started his as you heal his injuries. He had been attacked by the Stand User Devo the Cursed and his Stand Ebony Devil, which was a crazy fast and crazy strong doll. He had gotten stuck under the bed as the Stand tried to crush him, adding that he surely would have died if he hadn't thought of the mirror technique he used. Joseph explained that he had used Hermit Purple to get some more information on DIO's whereabouts using a TV.

"The screen said, 'Kakyoin. Beware of him.' Then, DIO taunted us before the television exploded..." Joseph said, still glancing at Kakyoin.

"It said to beware of him because one of DIO's assassins came after us disguised as Kakyoin," you explained, patting Pol on the shoulder after you finished healing him.

You explained to them what had happened, and they seemed to understand.

"Well, we've got to help him out, right?" Polnareff said. Joseph sighed.

"I'm sure he'll be fine on his own," Joseph answered, though he looked concerned. It was about twenty minutes of waiting before Jotaro burst through the door, his right hand bleeding.

"Jotaro!" you exclaimed, jumping up and pulling him into a hug.

"I'm so glad you're okay!" He only rolled his eyes, hiding his face with his hat.

"I was going to be okay anyway... His name was Rubber Soul and his Stand was Yellow Temperance," Jotaro said.

You pulled away, not wanting to make him uncomfortable. You held his wrist gently as you healed his finger.

"I could get used to this. Hopefully healing this much makes me stronger," you half-joked.

He chuckled. After that, Joseph paid for all of the damage caused and you all left the hotel. You boarded the train to India after giving a heartfelt goodbye to Anne, who had become one of your dearest friends in the short time you had known each other. You stared out of the window as Jotaro explained what Rubber Soul had told him. You weren't paying much attention. The only thing that kept you from falling asleep was Jotaro's presence next to you. It was distracting in some odd way.

"Hey, Jotaro, are you going to eat those cherries? Not to be greedy, but they are my favorite," Kakyoin asked, pointing to the dish in front of him.

In all honesty, you had been glancing at them. Jotaro noticed. He gave one to Kakyoin and one to you. You gave a look of surprise.

"Oh... Thank you," you said with a small smile.

He gave the smallest smile possible back.

"Thanks, Jotaro," Kakyoin said. He pulled off the stem and... did the weird licking thing Rubber Soul did.

You and Jotaro looked at each other with the same look.

'He copied him down to his... odd behavior with cherries,' you thought, and you were sure he thought it, too, by the look in his eyes.

"Oh, good grief," Jotaro mumbled.

You laughed and pulled off the stem of your own cherry. You ate it, spit out the pit into a napkin, and proceeded to put the stem into your mouth. You poked out your tongue, showing a tied stem.

"Woah! That's so cool!" Kakyoin exclaimed. You only laughed.