The Apple Doesn't Fall Far

April 6th, 8:15 PM.

Northern Osaka, The Kaito Estate.

"Taiga, are you okay?!" Dororesu Matsumae asked in a rushed voice, only looking towards her battered and bruised friend for a moment so she could keep an eye on the murderer who had been standing several feet away.

"Goddamn, she hits like a fucking truck," Taiga groaned as she pried herself off the wall, her left arm dangling by her side as she winced in pain, "I think she broke my arm… be careful guys, she's a lot stronger than I expected."

"What a shame, you aren't screaming like I hoped you would!" Akiko Mikami giggled like a little girl, her eyes shifting over to see Warut Mizushima floating a few inches off the floor, his fists clenched tightly. "Hey, you're that shithead that punched me in the face! I'm gonna have to pay you back for that now!"

"I don't think you're gonna lay a hand on any of my damn friends!" Warut growled before flying forward, though he suddenly moved to the right as he attempted to land a hard kick on the side of her head; her Stand suddenly moved forward, grabbing the grown man by his foot.

"Why are you so slow? You were faster than this!" Akiko mocked him as she looked towards his three allies, licking her lips as she got a decent look at Clark, who had been pointing his revolver at her this entire time. "Don't shoot or I'll break his body in half, got it? I mean, that's gonna happen anyway, but I'd prefer to see you struggle while I pick him apart!"

"Ha, pick me apart, huh?" Warut snickered as the mist surrounding his body slowly moved towards Akiko, a small portion of it wrapping around her right arm, which made her look fairly perplexed as this was happening. "Dororesu, now!"

"Got it, dad!" Dororesu dashed towards Akiko with her right hand reaching out for the fog, a slight bright pink aura connecting from her fingertips and towards the mist that had been gathering around her arm.

"What the hell are you doing?" Akiko asked, clearly irritated as she was quickly cut off from speaking, the mist around her arm suddenly forming into dozens of sharp pins, which almost immediately embedded themselves into her flesh. "WHAT THE FUCK?!"

Akiko dropped Warut as she backed away, the mist soon leaving her arm though the sting of those incredibly sharp pins had remained; she nimbly dodged a thrust from Dororesu's machete, her own Stand launching forward to rip it out of her grip.

"You get away from her!" Clark shouted as he fired towards Akiko who had attempted to toss the blade back at Dororesu, only for the bullet to completely blow it out of her hands and out the window. "Get on your knees and put your hands behind your head, Akiko! I'll shoot!"

"Yeah, whatever," Akiko shrugged and turned away from Clark, biting down hard on her lower lip as she stared at Dororesu, "I'm not too scared of a gun you old bastard, so put down that toy and try to fight me like the man you know you're not."

Clark could feel the venomous sting behind those words, but he merely put it to the side and walked towards Akiko calmly, his Voltaire soon materializing as he glared at the slit-mouthed woman, determination burning inside his veins.

"Clark, what are you doing?! If she broke my arm with one punch, then you might shatter completely if she gets a good hit on you!" Taiga warned him as she tried to drag herself over, only for her to fall on her knees. "It's no use, Clark! Why are you being so fucking stubborn?!"

"I'm not going to wait for death without putting up a damn good fight!" Clark shouted back as he came to a stop, his faded violet eyes staring at Akiko with nothing but disgust, repulsed just from the sight of her.

Before Akiko could muster up a witty response, she had to swiftly raise The Plot In You's arms to block an incoming blow from the muscular Voltaire, which only continued to land dozens of punches on her Stand's fleshy skin.

"Shit!" Akiko grunted as she felt her feet drag behind her, more surprised than embarassed at what was unfolding before her very eyes; she brought her Stand's left leg up to attempt to land a hard blow on Voltaire's chin, though she ended up striking the side of its face.

Clark panted heavily as he backed up, ignoring the bruise on the side of his face while his navy blue aura grew around him, his violet eyes looking at everyone in the room before centering on Akiko again, though he did not dare to give her a cocky smirk in his current situation.

"I told you, Clark! You couldn't even handle being kicked, you're already tired… why won't you just listen to me and sit back while we take care of it?" Taiga suggested as her crimson red aura flowed over her body smoothly, her mechanical arm glowing brightly. "My left arm might be broken, but I can keep fighting."

"I'll die if I have to, so stop talking and start fighting!" Clark snapped at her as Voltaire threw a swift punch towards Akiko's gut, only for her to dodge out of the way; it pulled its fist out of the wall, though as it did so, its five digits on its right hand suddenly opened up. "This isn't the time to argue!"

Voltaire rapidly shoved the pieces of marble into its knuckles before pointing its fingers at Akiko; it took a moment, but soon small chunks of blazing marble whizzed towards her side though her Stand managed to block them effectively, though they appeared to burn her skin which caused her to hiss in retaliation.

"I'm going to make sure I kill you first!" Akiko shrieked as The Plot In You grabbed Clark by his throat, then tossing him through the already shattered window; the shrieking woman followed as her Stand forced Clark into the cold ground, soon letting go as his body shook from the blow.

"Damn it… too fast…" Clark grumbled as he felt a hard kick to the side of his body, prompting him to roll over as pain wracked his frail body; he could barely fight back as he felt Akiko's cold hand grip his short gray hair.

"C'mon!" Warut shouted as he picked up both Taiga and his daughter, Stratovarius clinging tightly to its users large frame as he dived out the broken window and then downward towards Akiko; he dropped them onto the ground as he continued to charge, her fingers pulling at the older man's hair like it was a child's plaything. "YOU LET GO OF HIM!"

"Eh?" Akiko turned to see Warut's clenched fist make direct contact with the side of her face, the sheer speed and force of the punch shoving her off of Clark; Warut moved back towards her and grabbed her by her shirt collar as he flew. "Let go of me, you cocksucker!"

"You asked!" Warut smirked as he tossed the slit-mouthed woman into the dirt, his Stand soon carrying him over to Clark, who had slowly picked himself up, his hand rubbing his throat as he coughed loudly and painfully.

"Thank you, Warut," Clark managed to squeeze those words out of his throat as his hand moved down to his heart, "How badly did you hurt her? Is she unconcious?"

"I doubt she's down and out just yet," Warut responded as he looked back to where he had dropped the woman, seeing that she had slowly but surely picked herself up just as it started to drizzle, "Damn it… she's doing just fine!"

"Dororesu, give me a weapon!" Taiga demanded, though her companion did not argue with her. She extended her arm and formed two machetes out from her blood, handing one over to Taiga who gripped it tightly; as she did this, a red aura surrounded it before a second blade appeared. "Alright, let's kick her ass!"

Taiga darted towards Akiko who had now faced her, her eyes somehow easily adjusting to the outside environment as the smaller woman dashed forward; Taiga tossed one of the sharp machetes towards the serial killer before jumping upward, her metallic hand gripping the blade tightly as she attempted to to embed it into Akiko's skull when she dived towards her.

"You're a persistent little pest, aren't you?" Akiko teased her as The Plot In You grabbed the machete flying towards her, its hand soon clenching into a fist as the blade cracked; it eventually broke into several pieces, allowing her to focus on the incoming attack. "Do I have to break your other arm too?!"

Akiko moved her hand forward to grab Taiga by her throat as she dived downward, only for yet another blade to launch towards her, this one managing to slice through the top of her hand, cutting it effectively and thoroughly.

"You're not going to lay a finger on her!" Dororesu cried as she formed yet another blade from the blood flowing out of her veins, her eyesight becoming slightly blurry as she charged, attempting to cut into Akiko's throat.

"Why do you annoying little shits give a fuck about what I do, really?" Akiko questioned nonchalantly as her Stand simply grabbed the tip of the machete, stopping Dororesu in her tracks. "Little kids like you shouldn't be playing hero, it's gonna get you killed.'

Akiko pulled Dororesu forward and struck her across the face with her own open palm, and then tossed her away as Taiga attempted to land a punch on her right temple; The Plot In You simply dodged to the left, its arms crossed as its user giggled loudly.

"What the hell, she isn't even flinching…" Clark groaned as Warut started to float into the air once more, glowering at Akiko, "What are you doing, Warut? If you get involved, it'll only just make it more confusing for the both of them!"

"It's like you said," Warut started coldly without looking back at the older man, "I'll die if I have to, and if it comes to that, I'll die putting up a fight!"

[With Jin Kovich…]

"So, what are you going to do?" Norisuke questioned the young woman standing several feet away from him, her Stand floating beside her as dozens of thoughts raced inside her mind. "Are you going to rush in like those two and try to beat me into submission, or are you going to think about your first move? How are you going to see me when I run over to dispose of you? I believe that's what you're thinking right now."

"Shut up!" Jin shouted as Erratas suddenly raised its foot and stomped into the marble floor several times, though after doing this it kicked the side of the small crater it had created; the sheer force of the blow moved towards Norisuke, the ground breaking up and ripping apart as it moved.

"Aren't you a little brat? Are you mad because you can't have your way?" Norisuke taunted her as he snickered, though he swiftly shielded his eyes as the area of the ground Jin had attacked was now as bright as a bedroom lamp. "Huh? What did you do?"

"My Stand can change the molecular structure of anything it hits, so I can change any of its properties at will after doing so," Jin smirked, her lime green aura growing around her as she spoke, "Even if it's impossible, Erratas can change the structure in any it wants or I want. So now, you won't be able to catch me by surprise, because the only way you're going to attack me is by going through this light."

"Oh? Then what are you going to do about the eyes that I've placed everywhere? I can still look for a good vantage point!" Norisuke retorted, smiling confidently – though, his smile soon dissipated as Erratas suddenly jumped into the air, its fists battering the open eyes that had been spying on her. "What?! How can it move that far away from you?!"

Norisuke coughed as he covered his now stinging eyes, though he was able to hear Erratas land back onto the marble floor; he panted heavily, his fingers shaking and his body quivering as he heard Jin sigh.

"So, you thought that just because it was physically tough, it didn't have enough range? You sure like to assume," Jin commented, seemingly rather relaxed as she spoke, "Erratas could travel through most of the city before losing any of its power or durability, so don't underestimate it. Aside from that, it just changed the molecular structure of those eyes… you won't be spying on me any time soon."

"If Akiko were here, you wouldn't be so confident," Norisuke growled as he uncovered his now bloodshot eyes, his chest heaving as he watched the young woman slowly walk down the path of light she had created, "Aren't you afraid? If I even touch your heart once, it's over for you!"

"I've fought Akiko, and I'm not scared of her," Jin said as she came to a stop, her seafoam green eyes now cold when she glared at Norisuke, "So why should I be scared of you when all you do is play on someone's insecurities? You're not someone that should be feared, you're someone that should be mocked for being petty and a waste of life. Just like her."

"YOU DON'T TALK ABOUT HER LIKE THAT!" Norisuke shrieked like a banshee would, his feet pressing against the marble ground as he lunged towards Jin, who looked rather bored at his sudden outburst.

"FUCKERS LIKE YOU WILL NEVER LEARN!" Jin shouted as Erratas launched itself forward, its fists bombarding Norisuke's body, the latter's hands twitching as he froze from the sheer agony of each blow, the Stand's hard knuckles forcing themselves against his chest.

"Guh!" Norisuke choked as his battered and bruised body landed on the marble floor, his hands shaking as he felt his body soon give in; his eyes widened as he watched his hands slowly turn gray and then fall apart into ash. "What the hell did you do to my body, you wretch?!"

"I can't kill a ghost, but I can turn your body into a pile of ash," Jin answered, crossing her arms as she walked away from him, "Nico warned me about men like you, telling me to be careful… but now I know, there's really nothing to you. Have a nice trip, I just sent you back to hell!"

"Stop! STOP!" Norisuke screamed, though Jin ignored him completely and walked towards Jothan, whose eyes slowly opened as the pleas for mercy suddenly came to a stop, his body now a pile of ash on the floor.

"Good job, Jin," Jothan groaned as he held his aching head, soon standing up to look over at his daughter who was waking up as well, "If it wasn't for you, we would have been done for. We have to get moving, so let's go find the others."

"Right," Irene nodded and walked towards the door, though she stopped to raise her thumb towards the tired Jin, "You did a damn good job, Jin. Let's hurry!"

"Yeah!" Jin replied and rushed out of the door, her aura fading away as she made her away across the hallway, her two elders following close behind her.

[With the others…]

Dororesu flinched, fear nearly taking over her body as she watched Akiko drop Taiga's unconcious body onto the cold ground, the light drizzle soon turning into a downpour; she could barely turn to see her father rise further into the air, though she tried her best to not draw attention to him. Was Clark really still down and out? He must have been more fragile than he looked.

"Scared, little girl? I can't blame you, anyone would be terrified if they were up against someone like me," Akiko licked her lips as she stepped forward, her fiery orange aura growing, "I think I'm going to tear your eyes out first. What do you think? Is that a good starting point?"

"It should start with you getting the hell away from my daughter!" Warut bellowed like a beast would, his muscular frame crashing into Akiko's slender body, her face soon meeting with the wet dirt below her. "Now, Clark!"

"RIGHT!" Clark yelled in response, aiming his gun towards Akiko's slowly moving body, his revolver firing an air bullet towards the cornered woman though it had barely missed, just grazing her cheek.

"I have had enough of you jack-offs!" Akiko growled as she picked herself up off the earth, her Stand materializing as Dororesu and Warut charged at her from opposite sides; being able to see this, The Plot In You landed a solid blow on the latter's chin, easily knocking him out of the air.

Akiko whipped around and had her Stand's crimson fists pound against Dororesu's gut several times, her body soon skidding against the ground, her clothes now stained with dirt and rain; the slit-mouthed woman stepped towards her and sighed.

"Y'know, you probably could have ran away while I beat up on your shitty dad," Akiko commented, sighing deeply as she started to close the distance between them, "I guess you're obedient until the end like a true lap dog, aren't you?"

"You're wrong," Dororesu grumbled, holding her stomach as a cold force ran through her bones, "Why am I gonna bother talking to you? You won't get it! My dad risked his own damn life to save me, you'll never know how much courage and compassion that takes! YOU'RE PATHETIC!"

"YOU SHUT YOUR MOUTH, GIRL!" Akiko darted towards Dororesu with her fist extended, her Stand rocketing forward to attempt to hit her in the gut again; her eyes widened as Warut cut her blow off, taking the mighty punch to his chest.

"GAH!" Warut vomited a concerning amount of wet blood, falling to his knees soon after; but, before he could fall over, Dororesu held his muscular body in her arms. "Are you okay… Dororesu?"

"I'm fine, you should be worried about yourself!" Dororesu argued, clutching her father's shirt as he heaved. "Dad, you're okay, right?"

"I'm fine, I promise," Warut coughed, his shaking hand grabbing onto Dororesu's as he continued to speak to her, "Look… I'm sorry I've been such a shitty dad… I put you through so much pain for so damn long, and I couldn't even do anything about it. So, thanks…"

"Huh? Thanks for what?" Dororesu asked worriedly, a noticeable lump forming in her throat as she gripped her father's shirt even more tightly. "I should be the one thanking you! Dad, are you sure you're okay?!"

"I'm fine, just listen," Warut continued, his vision soon blurring as he panted heavily, each breath becoming heavier, "Dororesu, thanks… thanks for loving me. You're the best daughter that I could ever ask for."

"Dad…?" Dororesu's eyes widened as Warut's body fell unconcious, almost limp. Was he dead? She didn't know, she couldn't tell. The only thing running through her mind was fear, completely frightened at the very notion that her father could have died. "DAD?!"

"How touching," Akiko shrugged without a care in the world, her Stand's fists crunching as they clenched tightly, "Dear old dad went out protecting you, huh? I guess I'll make sure you die with him-"

"THAT'S ENOUGH!"

A familiar voice made everyone within the vicinity turn to look behind them, though it made Akiko nearly quiver in fear; her eyes managed to spot the man she had been waiting for. Josiah Joestar had arrived.

"You put up a damn good fight Warut," Josiah said as his sky blue aura erupted in a silent rage, a deep breath exiting his lungs as he slowly closed the gap between him and Akiko, "But now, everyone stand back. It's my turn."

TO BE CONTINUED…

CHARACTER BIO
Name: Hiroshi Osamu
Age: 75
Stand: House Of Memories
Stand Statistics
Power – E
Speed – D
Range – A in the house, none otherwise
Precision – C
Durability – C
Development Potential – E