Entropy

Chapter twelve: in the dark.

Joseph went straight to his room with the others following, he was going to use hermit purple to check on their friend. He called his thorny stand out of his arms and touched the sides of the television that was in his room. The others stood behind him and watched. The television crackled to life and channels clicked quickly through before blurring together. The final channel that showed was a dark room with some candles lighting it. There was a pile of pillows and blankets, arranged into a bed in the corner. On the bed was a mass of hair that was familiar to the group. Polnareff was the first to react, "There's (y/n)! She's okay!" "I'm more concerned about the one next to her.," Joseph spoke as their attention shifted to a large male body that was with the young woman. The male sat up and vermillion hair shone through the television.
Black horns peered through the hair. (Y/n) turned to look behind her. Her eyes still closed, yet she sensed the stand watching her. Her friends watching her. "Joseph. I was wondering when you would use hermit purple.," The young woman spoke, "I'm fine, thank you for checking on me." They saw the man beside her look annoyed as he tapped her shoulder, "Jojo?" "Yes. It is.," the young woman replied, "He is watching us." "Go away, Jojo. Annoying.," Santana growled went back to laying down.

Polnareff felt like they were being watched in return. Joseph felt it as well. They had a connection between them. A line of communication. "Jojo. I'm safe. I'll keep this short because Santana needs his rest, but they want me to find the Red Stone of Aja.," the woman explained quickly. Santana's arm reached up and pulled her down as the connection between them was broken. "That was the bone guy, Santana, huh?," Jotaro asked, "He looked tough, yet he acts like a child." "He is very tough, don't let how he acts fool you. He does have childish curiosity and mannerisms, but he is also a pillar man.," Joseph spoke, "But, I'm glad that (y/n) is safe."
"Jojo, that room. It definitely was part of the abandoned castle turned hotel that they were hiding in before.," Caesar said. The British American nodded, "It is." "I have only one question.," Polnareff spoke up and got the attention of the rest, "What the hell was she doing with Santana?" "That is a good question, Polnareff.," Avdol spoke up, "Perhaps they were placed together to keep her from escaping." "He was the guard dog. That's what Kars said, right Jojo?," Caesar asked.

"Yeah. That's what Kars said.," Joseph replied with a stern look.

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Santana pulled the young woman down from her sitting position and closer to him where he set his head on her shoulder. "Stop talking. Sleep.," the pillar man mumbled and let out an annoyed huff. He was acting like a sleepy and cranky child. The young woman smiled a little and reached up to his hair, it was soft under her hand. "Okay, okay, we can rest now.," the young woman spoke and felt Santana loosen the vice grip on her. She was still not free, but at least he was more relaxed. However, she was still his pillow as he rested his head on hers. If she tried to escape his grasp, he would tighten his grip and lay hid head on anything in front of him.
The power of needing sleep was a strong motivator for him. (Y/n) wriggled to try and get into a position more comfortable for the both of them. Flipping over from her back facing him, to her front. This got her a tight squeeze and a grumpy pillar man telling her to stay still before he lay back down. His head lay on her shoulder again. (Y/n)'s arms was behind his head and her hand ran through his hair. She felt like she was being a mother to a large child in moments like this.

She listened to his breathing. It went deep and even as he fell into sleep. The blind woman was okay with this. She might as well use this time as she tired out to look for the stone or to look into the future. Or she could go back to watching her friends. She finalized on searching for the stone again. Her mind searched through a rich and lush forest this time. Large trees and various plant life surrounded the point she started searching. Animals minded their own business as they went about their lives. It was a paradise. The sounds of the birds in the canopy above and the smaller animals in the brush made it feel lively.
(Y/n) felt a little happy, being able to see this. It had to be some sort of rainforest or a jungle. The sunlight filtered through the trees and carried with it the warmth that brought life to this place. She almost forgot that her task was to look for a stone. The young woman was brought from the forests back to the castle by a sudden loud noise.