Heart of Stone || Jotaro x Reader (DISCONTINUED)

Chapter 16

You awoke to the sound and motion of the car stopping. You yawned and stretched as best as you could with the two bodies beside you. You rubbed your eyes, and you blinked at the sound of a familiar voice.

"Anne?" you questioned in a sleepy voice.

"Yep!" she answered, hopping into the car with you.

Unfortunately, you didn't have any more seats, so she had to sit on your lap. She sat there, and you continued forward. Soon, the conversation went in a totally weird direction.

"I mean, c'mon! I'm a girl! Soon, I'll be doing girl things like wearing a bra and doing my nails to get the attention of boys. I'd look pathetic wandering around the world at that age," Anne said. You scoffed.

"Girl stuff? It's kind of annoying. I mean, painting your nails for boys? Really? Do it for yourself instead of trying to get attention. Do what makes you feel better about yourself. That's why I wear this jacket all the time," you responded.

"Wise words, mon chérie," Polnareff said, glancing at you from the rearview mirror.

"Thank you. I pride myself on my vocabulary," you joked with a smile.

You heard rumbling behind you, and Polnareff looked slightly annoyed in the rearview mirror. You saw, in the mirror, that there was a red car behind you. It was riding really close behind you, which you were sure wasn't a good thing. As Anne rambled on about why she was "traveling the world," Polnareff sped up. Not long after, the car was just as close as before. Your eyebrows furrowed in concern, and your gut feeling was telling you that this person meant trouble. Specifically, this person was a Stand user. The car began honking at you, which made confusion add on to your already growing concern. All of you, except for Polnareff, turned around to see what was going on.

"Hey. It's that car we passed. Looks like he's in a hurry," Jotaro said.

"So you've seen him before? Must have been while I was asleep," you said.

"Let him pass, Polnareff," Joseph said.

Polnareff grumbled something and rolled down the window, giving a hand signal for them to pass you. The car passed you, and you could have sworn you saw purple smoke coming out of the windows. The car slowed down as soon as it got in front of you, causing Polnareff to let off the gas a bit.

"What the hell? Polnareff growled. Dust flew in from his open window, and you all coughed and covered your mouths.

"What's he trying to do? I let him pass, so hurry up and go already!" Polnareff exclaimed, anger laced in his voice.

"I'm gettin' a bad feelin' about this," you whispered, suspicion in your tone.

That had been happening a lot in the past few days.

"He's probably mad about your maneuver, and these are the consequences," Kakyoin said.

Jotaro leaned forward and put his hand on Polnareff's seat.

"So... Did you get a look at the driver's face?" he asked. "No. The windows were covered with thick dust. Couldn't see a thing," he answered.

Jotaro looked concerned. "Neither could I," he agreed softly.

His expression darkened. "Could be..." he trailed off.

The atmosphere in the car changed drastically, the air tense enough to cut it with a knife. Anne just looked confused.

"Be very careful, Polnareff," Joseph said, and you could hear the concern in his voice.

Suddenly, the person in the red car rolled down the window and gave the same hand signal Polnareff did. Polnareff let out a throaty sound of surprise. He chuckled.

"Now, he wants me to pass. Maybe he realized how shitty that piece of junk is. You should have stayed behind me in the first place, dumbass!" he said, passing him up.

You were still anxious, and you wanted to tell Polnareff not to say that. What would be the point? The guy couldn't hear him, right? Suddenly, an eighteen-wheeler came chugging around the corner. Fear caused you to grip Anne a little too tightly.

"SHIT! MOVE!" you exclaimed, eyes wide in terror. However, there was nowhere to go.

"Can't! Just hold on!" Kakyoin exclaimed. You held Anne down and protected her as you slammed head-on into the truck. You had never been in a car accident, and you sure as hell never wanted to again. You were sure that if your heart beat any faster, you'd die.

"Star Platinum!" you heard Jotaro yell.

He must have done something that prevented you from being killed. However, you weren't so sure anymore because he had flipped the car into the air, and you were flying away. You landed somewhere with a hard crash. The car landed on the wheels, but you wouldn't have been surprised if an axle or something had been broken. Your stomach churned with nausea, and you covered your mouth, your face turning a slight shade of green.

"Damn. Remind me... Remind me to never ride in a car again," you whimpered, sitting up. Anne looked slightly dazed.

"Are you okay?" you asked Anne, which was the same thing Jotaro asked you at the same time.

An awkward silence filled the car.

"I'm okay... I think," Anne said.

"I'm fine... I feel like I might puke my guts out, though," you said to Jotaro in a whimper.

He put a comforting hand on your back.

"What about you guys?" you asked.

They responded with, "Fine." You were all shaken up by that.

"If it weren't for Star Platinum, we wouldn have been crushed like a tin can!" Polnareff exclaimed with relief.

"Is anyone hurt?" you asked, figuring everyone that was next to the doors had at least some bruises.

"Now that the adrenaline has somewhat worn off, I think I might have bruised my arm," Joseph said, rubbing his left arm.

A chorus of "me, too" filled the air. You sighed, smiling softly. "Well, it's a good thing I'm here, right?" you said with a chuckle.

"What would you guys do without me?" They chuckled with you. "We'd probably be dead or bleeding to death right now," Kakyoin answered.

Jotaro's hand rubbed your back.

"Yeah... I'm glad you're here," Jotaro said quietly, pulling his hat down with his free hand. You blushed slightly.

"I'm... kinda happy to be here. I mean, you guys are my only friends, the only ones I've ever had," you said with a grin. "Aww! Vous êtes si mignon!" Polnareff exclaimed.

"He's gone! Where did that blasted car go?" Joseph said, looking around.

"Looks like it just kept going. I think the driver might have been... one of the Stand users," Jotaro said. You sighed.

"You guys are slow. I figured that out already. Same with Nena," you pointed out. They looked at you, dumbstruck.

"R-Really?" Kakyoin stuttered.

You nodded. "I saw weird purple smoke coming from the windows for a second, and what ordinary person would follow us like that?" you pointed out with a casual shrug.

"Another reason that I'm glad you're here, mon chérie," Polnareff responded.

You smiled softly.

"You guys... Stop. You're making me feel. I don't need that shit in my life," you joked.

Joseph laughed and reached over to ruffle your hair. You swatted his hand away playfully, fixing your now ruffled hair.

"Anyway, we need to continue forward to Pakistan. If anyone comes for us, we'll make them eat our dust," Joseph said as Polnareff started the car.

"Let's hope we can get a new car on the way," you said, not really trusting your beat up car. And with that, you set off to your next destination.