The day arrived.
"Well. I guess it's happening." Jotaro smiled as he tugged his cap. Jaune grinned, he can't wait to see the look on their faces. "Who knew my hardass, badass cousin has a sense of hum- OW!" Jotaro interrupted him with a casual punch. Which apparently hurt alot that it bruised up immediately.
"This is not fair! Halloween is supposed to be fun! But now..." Nora overdramatically sobbed. "There, there..." Ren reassured her as groceries were brought to his doorstep. After what happened, he promised himself to never step foot on a mall ever again. Pyrrha arrived early to help them prepare. Silent as she walked around in her outfit, she carried a shopping bag full of nachos and red cups towards the table.
"By the way, Ruby, Weiss and Blake volunteered to help so they'll be arriving early." she monotonously announced. Apparently, Jaune's corpse has not been recovered yet so she is still a little bit hopeful, even though the chances of him being alive is slim unlike my roommate. Or that's what she knows.
"JoJo!" Yang exclaimed as she opened the door. Jonathan and Joseph both glanced at her at the same time.
"Hello?" Jonathan asked unsurely. "We're both JoJos here so you have to be more specific." Joseph mumbled. "Oh..." the blonde replied.
"Pleased to meet you! I'm Jonathan Joestar, and you are?"
"Hi, brother in law, my name is Yang Xiao Long." she greeted and shook his hand.
"Brother in law?" the brunette asked. "Oh! So you two are getting married?! Joseph. Why didn't you tell me?" he cheerily hugged his younger brother.
"OH NO! Don't listen to a word that witch says!" Joseph exclaimed. "Don't call her a witch! And you say you're better than Jotaro." he scolded the younger Joestar.
"Ughh! Why are you here anyways, Yang?" he groaned. "Haven't you heard? Your cousin Jaune is one of the victims in the mall bombing." Yang said as she lets herself in.
"Pardon me but... WHAT?!" Jonathan exclaimed. "No, he is not. Idiot, I just talked to him yesterday. Fake news, debunked by yours truly." Joseph proudly crossed his arms. "Ohhh~!" the blonde squealed.
"What?"
"You just said 'yours truly'. Does that mean you are mine?"
Jonathan blinked, this girl is smooth. He smiled as Joseph lost his temper and went on a banter with her whilst she playfully rebutted flirty lines. 'They are a match made in heaven.'
Erina found herself facing double the paperworks as the owner of the mall was furious that they can't trace back the attacker. According to James Ironwood, the Passione didn't do it, he hinted it was done by a group that was far more terrifying.
Narancia changed the bandage on his leg, he made it to a different police station near Vacuo where the surviving inmates were transferred. After stamping his timecard, he decided to just take a seat since standing up is a pain, literally. "Mr. Kishibe, stop vandalizing the damn wall." he scolded as the eccentric mangaka started sketching on the walls inside his jail cell. "What are you going to do about it? Prolong my sentence? Guess what, I'm free to leave tomorrow." he taunted as he kept carving a figure in the wall.
"Are you kidding me?" Esidisi flatly said as he stared at his "disguise"
"Do I look like I'm joking?" Kars replied. "Yes. You look like you are." Esidisi retorted, ignoring Whamuu, who was enjoying himself staring at the mirror. "I'm not joking, I'm Kars."
"Fine... What are we supposed to be?" the white haired muscleman asked as he stripped his shirt to try on his costume. "We are a trio of Aztec deities of the night."
"What?"
"Ancient Aztec Gods of Fitness!" they heard Whamuu scream from the other room. "What he said."
"Well, well, well. You're looking sharp, boy." Dio complimented his son as he paraded his suit to his father.
"Jaune is an alright dude." Neptune said as he looked for his trident. "Yeah, I think he is nice." Sun unbuttoned his top to show ladies his abs. As much as the blonde boy hated Jotaro, he still felt the need to give him his condolences. He knows how it feels to lose someone close to him, specially in a similar way. He remembered his uncle dying, murdered by the Chinese triad for failing to pay a debt. Jaune dying in a terrorist attack felt like an untimely death so he can relate to him.
Timeskip.
Afternoon came as guests started to arrive, they tried to drown the gloomy atmosphere by loud music and it's effective.
"Ruby... Glad you made it. Who's your partner?" Ren greeted as the hooded girl found herself in the kitchen. "I am a strong independent Riding Hood who don't need no partner! Hi Ren! Nora, what's wrong..?" she asked, already knowing what the answer is. "It's Jaune." Ren said as the thor costume wearing ginger slumped her head on the table. "Hey..." Ruby sat on a chair near them.
"FUUUUUUUUCK!" Flynt screamed as Neon chase him with a spray paint. "Call me racist, huh?!"
They glanced at the two who momentarily entered the kitchen before leaving.
"You know... My dad told me this when my mom died..." Ruby started.
"Raven d-"
"Oh no no no. Raven is Yang's mom, Ren. We're half sisters. Anyways, my dad told me that do not cry because the dead had left us, but instead, we should celebrate the life they lived." she offered a half smile as she ruffled her hair.
"Hey, Weiss. I'll go get some drinks, what do you want?" Neptune offered. "Oh, just a cola would be fine." she replied.
Blake sat next to Sun awkwardly, the blonde waved off his date as she went on to talk to others. "Hey."
"Hi."
"So... This party is kinda gloomy, huh?" Blake asked in an attempt to engage in small talk. "Yeah. Your date here yet?"
"No. I think he is grieving." the raven haired girl shrugged.
"Good freaking grief."
The guests' eyes widened as the Kenshiro outfit wearing Joestar entered the living room.
You wa shock.
Girls blushed at his well defined physique as boys stared in shock at the Joestar behind him.
"Oi, what are you staring at? He is supposed to be a genderbent Joan of Arc, now stop staring." Jotaro raised his voice as Jaune waved at the guests timidly.
Blake's mouth opened as she saw her smoking hot date 'I've never seen him wear a tanktop before... And I'm not complaining. WAIT IS THAT JAUNE??'
Sun simply smiled, maybe there is no need to give him his condolence after all.
Weiss screamed like a banshee.
"YOU'RE ALIVE!" Neptune yelled as he dropped his drinks to his own shirt, the rest of the guests then cheered as the peer that was supposed to be dead, entered the house.
Pyrrha was playing videogames in Ren's bedroom as she heard a loud ruckus below. Pausing the game, she stood up and exited the room.
"What's with all..."
There he is. The blonde boy wearing his costume and holding a flimsy wet cardboard sword who looks like he does not want to be here as everyone around him yelled at his face and cheered.
"Hey, Pyrrha." he quietly greeted. But she can hear his voice even though it's noisy as fuck. What is she waiting for? Every fiber of her body just wants to sprint and tackle that boy. And so she went in motion, almost falling off the stairs as she hurried down to approach him.