Beginning of Arc One
Chapter 1: The Black Dahlia part 1
July 26th, 2029; Ten years since Dio's defeat
"Good morning Naples! It's another beautiful day here in Italy's most gorgeous city. The temperature today is a scorching 98 degrees and you can expect sunlight all day! Now let's get to the breaking news, on the worse side, officer Luiz Vasquez was found dead in the police station! Police have informed us that this murder is similar to the one found four months ago, making this yet another murder in the mysterious Black Dahlia Murders! This is now the fifth in a full calendar year, and with no current leads, these mysterious murders remain just that, mysterious. If you have any information, please inform your local police station immediately or call the number on the screen now. In other news-"
Giorno shut the tv off, he couldn't bear to hear it anymore. "The fifth murder," Bucciarti said, "this is getting much more serious then we first anticipated." Giorno sat silently, he rubbed his eyes, he was tired, he had spent all night trying to find a lead on these murders, but to no use. Bucciarti looked at Giorno, "you don't think, this could be a new enemy, do you?" "No," Giorno replied, "maybe, but I can't be sure, whoever this murderer is, he is doing a damn good job at keeping himself hidden, if only Abbacchio was here, we could solve this crisis sooner." Bucciarti sat next to Giorno on the couch, "I spoke to him earlier," he said, "he said he will be coming back by the end of the month." Giorno nodded, "good, it will be good to have him home." Giorno stood up and opened his window, "what a nice day outside," he said, "Bucciarti, do you know where Trish is? She said she had to step out, but I don't where she went." Bucciarti smiled, "oh yeah, Trish went to the pool with Shelby and Narancia, why don't we go see them."
Trish stretched her legs on the chair, it was a long time since she got a nice suntan, and she wasn't gonna let that opportunity slip away. "Lookin good Trish," Shelby said, "you got a nice bod." Trish smiled, "you too Shelby, Jace is one lucky man." Shelby winked and held her hand up, showing a ring on her finger. Meanwhile in the pool, Jace and Narancia were wrestling in the water, trying to get open for Fugo's pass. "Come on Narancia! You can't get passed him!?" Fugo teased, "just throw the damn ball!" Yelled Narancia. Fugo readied himself and threw the ball, Narancia quickly put both hands on Jace's head and leaped up, catching the ball in his hands. "Got it!" Exclaimed Narancia, he was immediately tackled by Jace, the two splashing into the water. The two girls laughed at the two, "good catch Narancia!" Trish exclaimed, she put her sunglasses on and laid back down. "Hey, Trish," Shelby said, "can I ask you something?" Trish tilted her hear at Shelby and pushed her sunglasses up, "yeah, what's up?" "When are you and Giorno gonna, you know," Trish began to blush and sat up, "w-what do you mean, you know?" She said, Shelby smirked and held her ring in the air, "you know." Trish's turned beet red as she turned her head, "t-that's not a nice thing to ask!" She exclaimed, Shelby laughed, "oh come on Trish! You and Giorno make such a cute couple, I'm surprised you two haven't decided to tie the knot." Trish rubbed her chin and stood up, "I'll have you know, that we could at any time tie the knot!" She exclaimed, "oh yeah, so why don't you?" Asked Shelby, "because Giorno and I…" "Hey Trish." Trish turned to see Giorno standing behind her, "G-Giorno!" She yelped, she suddenly tripped onto her chair, falling into Giorno, "woah!" The two fell into the pool with a big splash, "Giorno!" Bucciarti exclaimed, Shelby busted up laughing, she fell out of her chair, rolling on the floor. Giorno chuckled as he climbed out of the pool, "man Trish, you really caught me off guard," Giorno said, "I-I'm really sorry, G-Giorno!" Trish exclaimed, Giorno grabbed her hand and pulled her out of the pool, "oh don't worry about it."
Shelby got up from her laughing stoop and walked over to Giorno, "man, you're soaked!" She said, leaning on him, "you think Gold Experience can fix this?" Giorno rolled his eyes and laughed, "no, I don't think so." "What brings you down here Giorno?" Jace asked, "it's not like your dressed for the pool." "I actually wanted to talk about something important, but I guess it will have to wait, let me dry off first, and then we can talk."
"hey old man, I thought you said you were making food, I'm hungry!" Josuke rubbed his forehead and looked to the couch, "Hey, who the hell are you calling old!" He yelled, "you're getting on my damn nerves Jolyne! Chill out, it's almost done!" Jolyne rolled her eyes, "I've been waiting for half an hour! How long does it take to make pasta!?" She yelled, Josuke didn't respond, just shaking his head and continuing to cook. Jolyne groaned and laid down, getting on her phone, she began texting her friends, bored out of her mind. "Done!" Josuke said, he took the pasta out and poured it onto a plate. "Here you are," Josuke said, placing it in front of Jolyne, "anything else, princess!?" Jolyne smirked, "oh no, this is perfect, thank you my dear uncle, this will be just great." Josuke shook his head and sat next to Jolyne. Josuke suddenly got a call on his phone, he picked it up, "hello," he said, "Josuke, it's Giorno." "Ah, Giorno, how are you today?" Josuke replied, "I'm ok, tell me, have you spoken with LeBron lately, I haven't been able to contact him." Josuke stood up and moved towards the kitchen, "naw, LeBron said he was going camping with his family, he's probably unable talk on the phone," "I see," replied Giorno, "is something wrong?" "Are you busy Josuke?" "Um, not really," Josuke replied, "why do you ask?" "Would you mind meeting me by Il Caffé di Napoli, we need to talk." "uh, yeah, no problem," Josuke said, he hung up the phone and grabbed his keys. "I'm heading out, make sure to give the old man his medicine," he said, "yeah yeah, no problem," Jolyne replied.
Josuke stepped out of the taxi and entered the café. He immediately spotted Giorno, and walked towards him, "hey Giorno," Josuke said, "what's with the new attire, got bored of the old one?" "I got a little, wet earlier," Giorno replied, "I had to get some new clothes, don't get comfortable seeing me in this." Josuke took a seat next to Giorno, "so what's up? You didn't really tell me anything on the phone," Josuke asked, Giorno took a sip of his tea and glared at Josuke, "you've heard about these, Black Dahlia Murders, right?" Josuke raised an eyebrow and looked around, making sure no one could hear them, "yeah, Kinda hard not to considering it's such a hot topic,," he replied. Giorno hailed for a waiter and whispered something into his ear, the waiter nodded and ushered the people in the café to leave, as they were now closing. "Is that really necessary?" Josuke asked, "just an insurance policy," Giorno replied, "I began to look deeper into these murders, seeing if there was any one thing that they each had in common." Josuke shifted in his seat, "did you find anything that could link them?" "Yes, I did," Giorno replied, "I recently had one of my underlings take a visit to the station, and now I much more information about this murder." Just then, Bucciarti and Trish entered the café, "sorry we're late," Bucciarti said, "there was a bit of traffic," "there is no worries," Giorno replied, "please sit, so we can continue." Bucciarti and Trish sat down, Giorno preceded to take a folder out and opened it, revealing a number of photos. "These are the photos he had taken," Giorno stated, "as you can tell, the stories the police gave do not match these pictures." "Jeez, this is crazy," Josuke stated, "the doors were basically destroyed, who could have done this?" "Not who, what," Giorno said, he pulled out another picture and slid it across the table, Trish picked up the picture and gasped, "I-is that?" "Yes, the Arrow piece has been stolen!" Giorno announced, "I now believe that this isn't a normal murderer, this is a Stand user, and whoever it is, they are trying to recover the Arrow!"
Outside of the café, a hooded man watched the four conversing. "Hmph, just as I thought, this Giorno is just as smart as I have been told," the man said, "my master told me not to rush in getting the Arrow pieces, but I personally see this as a golden opportunity to get more information and discover what their abilities are." The man took his phone out and took a picture of the four, "with them discovering that the Arrow piece is gone, they will probably start becoming more protective of the other pieces," he pulled out his piece, "I can take advantage of this, once I do more research on them, they will fall, one, by one." The man chuckled and turned, walking down the street, Arrow piece in hand.