Chapter 1 ~ Graveyard

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[Jotaros POV]

It's been around ten years since he died. He didn't have to risk his life. He didn't need to help us. He chose to. He had no reason to help us. He had no reason to help me save my mother. He just did. That's what i liked about him. Even if he had no personal gain from helping someone he'd still do anything in his power to help them. He was like that. That's why he became my best friend. We had only known eachother for a couple of weeks, but he had looked past my menacing facade and peered into who i really was. He was the only person i've seen who has managed to do that.

I had been sat in my apartment for what felt like hours. I was sat on my floor after picking out my outfit for the day. I remember after Nori died that his mother had given me one of his uniforms for me to remember him by. As soon as i got home that day a had shoved it into the back of my wardrobe. I didn't want to be reminded of how much i missed him. She had also given me some of the canvases he had painted. One of them was of me and my mother sat next to eachother. I had placed my arm around her shoulder and she smiled while Nori had started painting. First he plotted out a vague sketch and then began using warm hues for my mother and cold hues for me. I wore mostly dark clothes whereas my mother would prefer to wear bright summer dresses covered in beautiful flower patterns. Kakyoin had done a very well job at painting us, to the point i couldn't see any differences with myself and the portrait. It was almost exactly the same.

I sat on the floor in front of my wardrobe with his emerald green school jacket clutched in my arms. Tears formed in my eyes and i hadn't been able to stop them before they rushed down my cheeks. I should visit Nori, i don't want him to feel alone.

And so i got dressed and headed to my car. I was going to the graveyard. I decided to stop at a store before hand and bought a bouquet of flowers. I figured he'd need something bright to cover up the gloomy aura that resonated in the graveyard.  After buying the flowers, i headed to his burial. He was only a few minutes away. Probably around five to ten minutes away. I couldn't help but feel tears clog my eyes once again. I managed to conceal them though as i drove. All those years ago while we searched for DIO i remember pulling him to the side, away from Polnareff, Joseph, Iggy and Abdol so i could tell him i'd never let him be alone. I couldn't help but feel guilty. I broke my promise. After Nori died i didn't see him, i didn't visit him. I left him alone. I couldn't bear the sight of his gravestone.
Noriaki Kakyoin
1970-1987

He shouldn't be on that gravestone.
I pull up near the Cemetery and walk to meet Kakyoin. It's as if he were still here, meeting with me before we'd go to school. I wish life was like it was back then, we had no worries, no anxiety, no trauma. But now was an entirely different story. I finally arrived at his grave and placed the flowers down where he rested.

"Hey buddy. It's been a while."
I began to feel my eyes clog up again.
"I'm sorry i didn't visit, i just couldn't stand the sight of you being...here."
I was so bad with words, if Kakyoin could see me he'd be laughing his ass off in heaven.

"I promise i'll see you more often, just," I paused to wipe the tears from my eyes. I didn't want Kakyoin to see me crying. "Just don't leave me again. I don't know what i'd do if i had to lose you twice."

I stood up to leave before remembering something.
"Oh and, thanks. Thanks for giving us the hint on DIOs stand. We'd not have known if it wasn't for you. And we'd all be where you are now. So thanks." I gave his grave a pleasant smile before returning to my car, where i rested my head on my steering wheel as i cried my eyes out while his favourite song played on the radio.

"I'm so sorry, Nori."

A/N: Ive had a lot of inspiration lately and figured to start a new story of my biggest comfort ship. This won't be a yaoi, this wont have smut. If that's the only reason you're reading this then i hate you for fetishising someone's sexuality. If you're not here for smut or yaoi i gladly welcome you :)

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