Another day as the boys woke up, john rub the stuff out of his eyes as he realize he hadn't took a shower in a while. He got up and head off down the hall to do his business, so far it seems that nobody were in the showers so he hope as he done his business.
After his shower, he got dress wondering what today is, he doesn't know if they have classes today or not, all he wants is to find this user and put an end to it. But at the same time, he feel like stopping said user will probably won't help at all, stands will probably still exist even after everything they done.
At this point feels like everything is futile, but he still need to take care of this intruder, whoever they be.
He head down stairs to meet his friends who seem to be waiting for him at the entrance. They notice him and greeted him.
"Hey john."
John greeted them back as Kyle summon his stand and said.
"Soo, what are we doing today?"
John look at jake and summon his stand.
"Well, for starters let's find out what today is, I don't know if we got classes today."
Kyle looking displease with this.
"Man forget school, when are we going to hunt down this user?"
"Here's the things guys, we got no information on who this user is, this is a big world so who knows where they're hiding. Plus, I thought that even if we deal with said user, who say that's the end of it."
Kyle looking perplexed.
"What do you mean?"
"What I mean is, just because we beaten the user doesn't mean that stands will stop manifesting into this world."
"Well, you don't know that john, we been to many worlds before and we stop the intruder. That should be enough."
Jake said as a person walk pass them and left without batting an eye at him.
"Well, what proof do we have that those worlds we been to hadn't been tainted by stands? Our home world was fill with stands user and they still keep coming. How do we know that if we leave, stands will stop manifesting?"
The boys look at each other as they heard footsteps, they turned their head to the person as he said.
"What are you guys talking about?"
It was hisao as he had a black eye on his left eye, they were cringing at that.
"Geez, hey hisao how you doing?"
Kyle said as he said.
"I'm fine, my eye feel a little sore but I'm good."
"Good to know."
John said as hisao continues.
"Well, I just want to say, thank you for protecting the girls. I did my best but somehow Lelouch got on top of me and well, you know."
He points at his eye as they nod in agreement, beside jake.
"Anyways, I overheard you guys talking about stands. What are stands?"
John look at them and they were waiting for john answer.
"Stands, well we were just discussing about a certain manga. That's all."
Hisao wasn't expecting that answer but was curious.
"Really? What's it called?"
"Uhm? Joey jojo strange journey."
"Joey jojo? That's quite a long title."
"Yeah, you're telling me."
"Well, I never read manga before, I think I might check it if possible."
Kyle chimp in.
"Good luck finding any in this small town."
"You're right, I don't think theirs's a manga store here."
Jake wanted to say something but he doesn't know what they're talking about so he asked Kyle with his stand, and he told him what's going on.
"Jeez, he really reference that?"
"Yeah, he did."
John warp this up.
"Listen we got a few things to do before class begins hisao, so we must be going."
"Oh, alright I understand."
"Okay, see you man."
John turns and point with two fingers to indicate to move on as they follow after him as they left hisao alone.
The boys left the dorms as it was bright out, they notice a blonde girl that was missing two legs, instead she has aesthetic legs. She notice the three as she eyed Kyle of all people.
"There you are, I had many questions to ask."
John sighed, he's tired of all of this questions and the others felt the same.
"You boys have a lot of explaining to do."
John said: "Listen, what we say won't be a satisfying answer, so just drop it okay?"
"What? Oh you referring about that mystery fight between you and Lelouch? Ha, we all know you boys have powers."
She seem laid-back about it which made the two just baffle at that.
"What? No, no we don't have powers."
"Yeah sure, hiding it ain't helping you. Beside the point I didn't came here to talk about that. I came here to get you kyle."
She had a displeasing look on her face, like that of disappointment. This confused Kyle.
"What?"
"Hm? Have you forgotten? You're part of the track team, remember?"
This shocked him as john look at him just puzzled, jake was lost of what's going on since he couldn't hear.
"Wait, I'm part of the track team?"
"Well yeah, you hadn't been to track since two days ago. And I been really worry about that."
"What do you mean? Why would I join the track team?"
"Hm? You don't know why? I thought you said it might help train your breathing or something."
Kyle thought about it, he had been having trouble with his breathing lately but just doesn't understand why.
"Well anyways, we can't do track now since will be starting soon, but. Tomorrow morning I'll be getting your lazy butt up to run on the track."
Kyle was flabbergasted as he couldn't believe it.
"What? You-you don't need to do that, really. I'm very busy recently."
"Busy? Kyle you can't make excuses, you'll be going to track with me, because you join in the first place."
Kyle was upset.
"Well, you can't really make me, you're not my mom so I don't need to go."
She pouted upset, she was being like him.
"You have no choice Kyle, you're going to run with me tomorrow."
"Well, maybe I quit."
She gasped, she couldn't believe what she heard as the bell rings. She was upset with him.
"You, you big jerk! Fine, I hope you will be late for class!"
She run off as john look at him as jake did the same thing, he doesn't need to hear to know something heated just happened. Kyle was feeling a little bad, but he believe he justified it, but he felt differently.
"Kyle, I hate to say this but-"
"I know, I know. Class, whatever."
He moved on with a dreary feeling as the two followed. They manage to get to class as they saw a new classmate, he was male with white shirt and tie, the only thing that stands out that he was in a wheelchair. He had black hair and look foreign like Kyle but different.
The boys sat down as the teacher talked.
"Okay, everyone. Today we got a new classmates today, he's an exchange student from akiho high. Why don't you come up in the front of the class."
The three notice his careless look on his face as he simply scroll his wheels up to the front of the class and turned with a slow pace to face the classmates. He didn't look happy to be up there, let alone to see them.
"Can you introduce yourself?"
The boy briefly look at him and back to them as he was silent for a bit.
"Hello. My name's Leo, hark... That's about it really."
The whole class was quiet as john told Jake who he is but jake replied: "Why is staring at everyone like that?"
"I don't know."
The teacher broke the silence.
"Okay, well you heard it everyone. Make sure to treat him with respect like you do to everyone else."
Leo blew a quiet raspberry and simply went back to his seat to the left side of the room as the teacher began teaching as they simply listened and did whatever work was throw at them.
Soon the bell ring as everyone was packing up and some stay to chat, a few classmates went up to john and asked about his power, he simply reject that as Leo overheard what he said.
Soon almost everyone attention was on him as john said while standing up.
"Come on let's go."
The boys agreed as they left, Leo saw them off and didn't know or understand what they're saying. But then one of the classmates went up to him.
"Hi, Leo right? Is nice to meet you."
He look at the boy wearing a artist hat, he lean his hand out as Leo simply glare him.
"Shove off."
He roll away to the door as he just dumbfounded by that remark as the boys were heading down the hallway, john said.
"Geez, this is great."
Kyle look at him, wondering what he meant.
"Hm? Are you upset about that whole incidents?"
"Yes, at this point everyone knows about the fight. Damn i honestly hate when this happen. Ah shit, i just remember what day it is."
"Huh?"
Kyle looked at him as jake was just looking at them, trying to understand what are they talking about. John continue.
"What today is."
He notice somebody walking pass as he asked him.
"Excuse me but do you know what day it is?"
The boy was a bit overweight and look at john and his expression turned to fright as he scurry off in a hurry. This made john upset.
"Are you serious? All i want to know what day it is."
"You want to know what day it is?"
This made john skip as he and kyle look to the side beside jake as he notice the eyes on him as they saw leo right next to them.
"Today's tuesday, not a good day because we got classes tomorrow."
He seem to have a dreary face as the three were slightly unconformable, john simply said.
"Thanks."
He simply wave it off and said.
"So, i overheard you have a stand or something. What the hell is that?"
"Uhh... Don't believe the rumors, they believe i did something bizarre and now everyone things i'm a stand user."
"Huh? Really? I never heard somebody with powers will be called a stand user. What exactly happen?"
John didn't want to answer but kyle spoke for him.
"John got into a fight with somebody and people believe he was hitting him without even touching him."
"You serious? Ha, people can be naïve. There's no such thing as powers."
"Right, well is nice talking to you leo, we must be going though."
"Oh sure, sure. Leave when it was just getting interesting. Now i have to deal with class."
He said the last part to himself as the three look at each other as jake wanted to know what happened, as john explain while they moved on.
Today they went to a different class then social studies, in fact the three were split into two group. Well in a way, john and jake went to the same class while kyle went to math class. Math was his less favorite subjects and worst of all, he's doing it alone as they said their goodbyes as kyle went off to his class.
Inside he saw that not everyone was here, but he saw a few familiar faces such as emi which he wasn't okay with, and even that kid he saved. Kyle took a seat close to the kid as it wasn't long until he spoke.
"Hello, is your name kyle right?"
He looks at him: "Yes."
He adjust his glasses and had a content look on his face.
"So you're the one who saved me before, thanks and nice to meet you. My name's lazard valeth."
"Oh, well you're welcome, my name's kyle. And i didn't do it alone you know."
"Oh, right, i forgot that somebody else was there too, his name escape me. He's in the same class as me as well."
"I believe you're talking about hisao."
He snap his finger while pointing at him.
"Bingo, that's his name. Thank you for reminded me, i should thank him as well."
"Yeah, you should also thank the nurse as well for keeping you alive."
He had a distaste look on his face which he quickly cover it up, while looking away.
"Yeah, i guess i should..."
Eventually the class was packed as the teacher came in and started today lesson, so far they just listen to the teacher for nearly the whole time, giving them lessons as he did told them that tomorrow they will be doing equation, which kyle dislike.
"If only i have jake by my side, he knows that well."
He thought as the bell rings as they packed up their things as lazard look at kyle.
"So, you wanna head to the cafeteria together? I can buy you a drink there."
Kyle look at him with a suspicious look.
"Uhm, no thank you. I have to catch up to my friends."
"Really? Well, how about i tag along?"
Kyle wasn't sure as he felt a present looking at him, he heard footsteps coming to him as he look back and saw emi coming towards him.
"Hey kyle."
She gaze at lazard and said.
"Can you excuse us, Is important track meeting."
She had a smile on her face but they know is hiding a different intent.
"Uhm, sure."
He said without question as he left as kyle see him off as he look at her.
"What is it emi?"
"Kyle why you left? You told me you enjoy running, what made you change your mind?"
Kyle thought what she mean, he honestly doesn't like running, but for some reason the boys had a secert life in this world and he doesn't know what it is.
"I... I-i'm sorry. Is that, i been really busy lately and stuff are coming up. I guess i got caught up on it and such."
"You know you could always tell me what's wrong. You know i'm usually concerned for those i'm close. Including those in the track team."
He thought for a moment, he can't tell her the truth since she would ask more questions. He winged it.
"Is just the things me and the boys are dealing with. Is just bothering me that's all."
"Hm? Your friends? What do they have to do with this?"
"Is, something that...We are dealing with, is nothing serious."
She seem unsure about him being vague or avoiding the answer as kyle stood up.
"listen, i had to go."
He look at her and decided to say this, despite his disagreement.
"And, i'm not quitting. I was just saying that to get you off my back."
Her eyes brighten and quickly change to a disliking look.
"You just said that to get me away from you? I never thought you'll be this mean kyle."
She cross her arms as kyle rub his back hair.
"Heh, sorry. I probably won't do that again."
"Well, at least you ain't leaving. Then i'll see you tomorrow morning then."
She had a smile on her face afterword as kyle wasn't liking that last sentence.
"Wait what?"
"I get you up early, no backing down okay?"
She head off without kyle objecting to her words as he stood there and put his hands in his pocket.
"That girl..."
He left the room as he went off to find the boys.
Meanwhile with john and jake.
The two boys were in class as they notice shizune and misha there, they notice the boys as shizune was just staring at them with uncertain look of whether she likes them or not. Misha was wondering about them as the boys sit down as class begins shortly after.
John felt like eyes were on him even know he used his stand to checked if this was the case, which thankfully isn't the case.
He continue listening to the teacher for a while as eventually they handed out work for them to solve, so far everything is doing pretty well as they did work for a bit until the teacher told the class that the work they were giving is their homework as the bell rings.
The boys were glad that was over as john look at jake who summon his stand.
"So john, you'll be doing that homework tonight?"
"Yes."
"Come on man, we got bigger fish to fry."
John look at him annoyed.
"Dude i told you, we aren't going to find the user by today."
Jake was about to say something until he notice the two girls walking to them. Shizune didn't look content with them, she wave her hands at them as jake understood what she said. Misha at this moment wouldn't translate for them since they're fluent with sign language. Shizune said that she wasn't satisfied with john answer. John simply was annoyed with this as jake sign.
"I don't understand."
Shizune told him to stay out of this as john was upset and said: "Shizune even if you know you wouldn't believe it."
She said: "Try me."
John look at jake and at misha as she put her hands on her hips waiting for john answer.
"Okay."
He said outloud while signing it, john summon his stand and his stand look at jake who eyed it as shizune notice at the corner of her eyes was jake gaze. Suddenly some invisible force grab her glasses as misha gasped out loud.
"Eep! A ghost!"
John nearly drop the glasses as shizune grab her glasses in disbelief, the few students and teachers who heard it look at them but thankfully nobody see john's stand, except for jake. The teacher was a bit annoyed by misha comment as the students were interested but they hadn't see what they saw.
"H-how did you do that? Was it telekinesis?"
Shizune sign at john and said: "You really have powers?"
John look around his surroundings and said.
"Listen we can't talk about this here, let's talk somewhere private."
They nod as jake was in disbelief with this as they got up as jake summon his stand and said.
"John what the hell is this? Why are you involving them into this?!"
"Because, they want to know, why not tell them? Besides the cat is out of the bag, some people already agreed that i have powers. So why not tell them."
Jake was unsure but figure he's semi right.
"Fine, but why them?"
"Because, they seem like they'll keep a secret."
"You have a bad taste in people."
"That's why i have you as a friend. Just kidding."
Jake was unamused with his comment as they head to the student council.
As the door closed behind them shizune instantly sign at them, she said: Okay explain yourself, how did get this power?"
John sign while telling this in person.
"Well, there's plenty of ways to earn a stand, but i got mine out of coincidence. I was born with it i believe, but i didn't have a stand until i was 12 years old."
Shizune asked: "What's a stand?"
"A stand is a physical manifestation of your fighting spirit and energy, every stand comes into different shapes and sizes depends on the user itself. And only stand users can see stands."
This made them baffled as shizune was starting to feel a little unconformable. Misha asked while signing.
"Then that explain why shizune glasses was floating in air."
Shizune asked: "But what about the water?"
"Well, that's complicated. Stands have abilities, each ability depends on the user, some abilities are simple while some are more strange while also dangerous."
"Dangerous?"
Misha said getting uncomfortable as well, john continue.
"Yes, but you don't have to worry about mines, since i'm not going to hurt anyone who isn't planning on hurting another."
Shizune said: "So that explain the water then. But, does this mean that lelouch has a stand too?"
John doesn't want to answer but decided too.
"Yes, i'm afraid he does."
Jake was uncertain about this as the girls were slightly worried, misha said.
"That's not good, lelouch is not a nice person. Who knows if he strike again."
"Don't worry, if he acts up again then he'll regret it."
Jake was looking at john as shizune wonder about jake, so she sign which caught jake off guard.
"What?"
Jake said out loud as this proves shizune point and said: "So you're a stand user as well."
Jake try to shake it off.
"No i'm not."
"I saw you looking at john stand when he took my glasses, you're totally a stand user."
"You serious?"
Misha said in disbelief as jake was stuck in a corner as he admit.
"Fine, yes i'm a stand user."
Shizune wide at that and doesn't know whether to be grateful she's right or not. Jake told her that he's a stand user but he did mention that his ability wasn't working, this caught john by surprise.
"Really?"
John sign as jake said: "Yeah, my ability wasn't working, i don't know why..."
Shizune look at misha as she sign at jake.
"What's your ability?"
"My ability? Well, is to create sound vibration around me, and i used it for defense and offense ways. I create it by vibrating the ground with sound which create friction and doing so, anyone who enters it i can create a non explosive that serious hurt my opponent."
This shocked the two, this made shizune a bit worried as jake reassure them.
"Don't worry, just like john i'm not planning on using it anyways. Not like i can now, which is strange."
This perplex shizune as she sign: "What do you mean?"
"I don't know. My guess it has to do with my, hearing."
This really baffled shizune as she said: "Your hearing? What do you mean your hearing, are you saying you can hear- Oh right, i forgot. You said that you listen to too much music loudly and it injure your eardrums. That's why you're deaf like me."
This made jake perplexed and confuse as he look at john as he stare at him with a straight face. This made shizune suspicious of him.
Why are you confused?"
Jake figure to not tell, this will be hard to explain.
"Is nothing, i just remember that now since, you know i hit my head."
Shizune just blink at that and decided to let it go for now, she had an off feeling about them. Misah stomach growl.
"Oh man i'm hungry, i hadn't ate anything since morning."
She told shizune as she seem to agree as john said while signing.
"Hey, can you keep this a secret? I don't want anyone to know."
Shizune didn't look too fine with this but said: "Does it matter? The whole school probably know already."
Misha jumps in: "Yeah, is your guys fault for using your stands."
John look at her displeasing.
"Hey if i didn't stop him then he'll do some bad things to them, probably worst than that."
This made them worried as shizune understand, while misha apologies
"Okay, sorry for saying that."
"Is alright."
Soon the boys left as they head off as they do the boys just remember about their friend.
Kyle was wandering aimlessly around the halls, the boys weren't in the cafeteria so he checks in the classroom only to see the teacher was there as he left and keep searching. He decided to check outside and notice a person who left the building where the nurse was as he saw it was lezard, he didn't look okay, in fact he looked fearful for some reason.
"Lazard?"
Kyle went up to him as lezard notice him and kyle notice his worry look.
"Hey lezard-"
He jumped as he carefully walk away from him while keeping eye contact with him, this made kyle suspicious of him.
"Hey, are you okay?"
He notice his eyes darted around as he was sweating a bit.
"Huh? Oh, i am fine i was just, you know looking around that's all."
He didn't seem okay as kyle push further.
"You don't look okay, you look like you're hiding something."
Lezard then said something that kyle wasn't ready to hear.
"Okay, okay. But *Panting* The nurse is dead."
This shocked kyle as he couldn't believe it.
"What?!"
"Shh shh shhh. People will hear you."
He's keeping his voice down as kyle was really suspicious of him.
"Lezard, why are you trying to hide this? Did you at least call the hospital?"
He still was sweating as he said.
"Y-yes, i have! They'll be here any minutes now."
This made him doubt his words as kyle wasn't trusting him.
"Lezard, why did you went to the nurses office?"
"You told me to thank him, i just did! But he was already dead when i reach him."
Kyle figuring out his words and head a word he just notice. "I just did."
Kyle wasn't trusting him as he look at the door and back to him.
"Lezard, you're telling me the truth? You did call the ambulance, right?"
"Yes! I have, now get off my back!"
Kyle look at the door and enter through as he said.
"Stop!"
Kyle knew something was up but kept going as lezard ran off as kyle look over his shoulder and saw him run off. Kyle wanted to see what's going on but decided to see the nurse.
He enter the room and saw the nurse on the floor face first as kyle wasn't believing it.
"Jesus."
He look at the phone and decided to call help, he knows that lezard was lying, but he doesn't know why.
Lazard was at the end of the hall around the corner as he look to his left and was surprise by the strange being right next to him.
"Who are you?!"
The being stare at him, it was a short humanoid figure with red orange look with glasses on and a bowel hair like shape on is head. It look like a robot of sort with lanky arms and body with seem to be a sharp jaw like shape on is lower mouth with human eyes.
He stare at it and was uncertain it will do anything, it disappear which surprise him as he doesn't know what's going on.
Not too long ago, lezard was called by the nurse by somebody, he begrudging agree but not showing it and head to the office. He enter the office as the nurse turn his head to him.
"Oh, good to see you velath, i'm giving you're doing good, right?"
He didn't seem to happy to see him.
"Yes, i'm doing fine now."
"That's good, but you probably know why i called you here, do you velath?"
"Yes... Is it because i didn't took my pills?"
"Yes, i just wondering why you're not taking them."
He look away while thinking about his answer, he look at him as he had an impatience look.
"Is because i just simply forgot okay? I been doing other things and i was feeling better as well."
"You know, you should know that even if you're feeling better, that doesn't mean you're improving. So if you didn't took them because you're careless and neglectful, then i might as well shouldn't have gotten you those pills."
This really upset him as he said.
"You know what, you always been talking down upon me, if you have something to say then say it!"
Suddenly he felt an aura surrounding him as a figure was starting to appear.
"Well, velath i'll say this. If you won't listen to me and not do as i say then you're shouldn't even be here."
"What?!"
His stand took form as suddenly the nurse felt pain in his torso as he clinch his body.
"Urgh!"
It felt like something is moving into his blood stream and he feeling sharp pains as he clinch harder.
"Aaargh!"
He try standing up and look around for something but then lezard without conscious increase his ability as the nurse cried out in pain as he felt his legs becoming weaker as he fell on the ground face first.
"Ahh, Aaaah!"
Suddenly he stops as he lay limp as lezard took a second to realize what just happen, it felt like he was in a trance when it happened.
"What?"
He look back and saw the humanoid stand behind him as it disappeared.
"What the-?"
He look back and see the nurse not moving at all as he started to panic.
"Oh shit, oh shit!"
He ran out and head outside, sweat coming down his face as he saw him coming towards him.
Meanwhile the boys were looking around for kyle but they couldn't see him, they were getting worry for him as they head down the slops as they look outside and heard sirens from a distance coming closer which worried them.
They head down the slops as they ran pass a boy with glasses who look worst for wear, he apologize and ran off as the two were oddly suspicious of him as they let it pass and head off as they ran outside and notice ambulance outside the gates as it opens and see medical worker coming out with a bed roller as they ran into the building where the nurse is. This made them worried as soon they saw a person on the bed not moving as this made them more worried.
Eventually the whole school got the information of what happened, the nurse died due to his blood stream plugging up his heart as he died. This worried them as they soon notice that kyle was the one who called the ambulance as kyle told them everything.
"So, you saying that lezard might have something to do with this?"
John told him as kyle was sure.
"Yeah, he was being very worried and didn't seem natural."
Jake was hearing this with their stands and he came to a conclusion.
"Then, could it possibly be that he has a stand?"
This made kyle worried as john look at him and back to kyle.
"I... Is a possibility."
"Shit."
John said with hoped he's wrong, they were quiet for a bit as the whole school was on high alert as the whole school was talking about the nurse death, finding it strange. John look at them and said.
"We need to find lezard."
Kyle wasn't liking this.
"You serious?"
"Yes, if he has a stand then he'll be able to see our stands."
Jake didn't object with this, he's all in with this as kyle was unsure but then gives in.
F-fine, i guess we don't have a choice."
"Okay, we should find him."
Jake asked.
"Where are we going to find him?"
"Not sure, but for now we should stick together, he can't be far."
"But, this whole school is pretty big, where are we going to start?"
John was stump for a bit as he thought about it.
"Alright... I guess we should probably split up. I'll start with the third and you guys pick a floor."
The boys didn't think this idea is a good idea but agreed anyway.
"Alright, but what should we do if we find him."
"Don't make contact let, notified us."
"How?"
Kyle asked as john said.
"Well, just... I'm not actually sure."
Jake didn't like this idea.
"Guys my stand ability doesn't work properly. His stand ability does and it could kill me."
"Fine, let's stick together for now."
"Fine."
They all agreed as they search the first floor and going up.
Lezard was on the first floor in a unnamed room, just thinking on what just happened, the nurse is dead and it could be his fault. He just walk in pace for a bit.
"Shit, what happen? The nurse died, but how?"
He was starting to feel guilt for a while as he knows he doesn't like him, the nurse has always been on his back the most. He seem a bit strict but he means well, but he always rub him the wrong way. He knew something was up with him and now, he's dead because of it.
"Shit. I hoped nobody knows."
His thoughts trail off to kyle, he know what happen and he could of used his ability on him, but he doesn't know if it was him who do it. He look around and try to figure out that thing.
"That thing, i never seen it before, but for some reason the flow of it seem. Familiar."
He felt that energy and look back and saw it again, he jumped from it and just inspect it.
"What are you?"
He lift his hand as the thing did the same thing.
"What the? Mimic me?"
The thing just did the same thing he did as he thought of stopping doing that as it did, he was wondering if this thing was connected to him.
"Are you, something? Do you speak?"
The thing didn't as he just look around him seeing crates and such as he look at it as he said.
"Well, you're odd but it seems you're with me."
The thing disappear as he wonder where it go.
"Where you went?"
The thing appeared again but right next to him as he look at it.
"What?"
The thing float as he just stare.
"Well, if you're with me then i might as well get used to you."
He thought of something and said.
"I'm going to name you, i'll call you... Scar tissue."
He stare at it as he heard footsteps in the hall.
"Shit."
The boys were looking into room after room and couldn't find him, they notice a door unnamed as john went up to it.
"This could be the room."
He hoped as he enter the room and saw nobody expect the boxes of crates. He was about to close it but notice something in here, an aura.
"What is it john?"
"Something, off."
He went inside as the boys follow as he look at the box and felt something behind it, he decided to went with instinct and quickly was going to went around the corner until he felt a sharp pain in him.
"Ouch!"
John yelled as the boys were worried, kyle know what could be happening.
"John?! Shit, the stand user is in here."
Jake notice something sticking out from the corner of the box.
"There's somebody there!
"Imagine dragon!"
He had his stand punch the box as it shatter as the person behind the box fell from the force.
The pain that was in john stop as he got up and they ran and saw the user as kyle just couldn't believe is true.
"Lezard..."
The boy look at them as john bright blue aura was emitting around him which was freaking him out.
"Shit! Please don't hurt me, i really didn't mean it i swear!"
John wasn't taking any chances but kept his stand out, kyle went beside john and put his hand in front of john.
"Wait, let him speak."
Kyle turned his attention to him.
"Why did you do it? Why kill the nurse?"
Lezard was still nervous but he try to relax himself but it was difficult.
"Okay, i-i killed him because he basically said that i should've died. I got mad and wanted to harm him and suddenly he was holding his chest, i... I don't know i just lost myself and, i..."
He couldn't finished it as he look like breaking down but he try to reassure himself.
"Okay, well. You know what you did was wrong, right?"
"I know. A-are you going to tell the police?"
John said.
"We won't, is not like they're going to believe us anyway."
He sigh in relieved as he wasn't looking at them, the whole time john was telling jake the whole thing as he summon his stand.
"But we can't let get away with this."
"What is your suggestion?"
Kyle spoke to him.
"Lezard, even know you didn't mean to kill him, you still killed him and you have to pay for it."
Lezard got up, not wanting to know what the punishment is.
"No no no, please don't! I'll do anything."
John look at jake with a displease look as kyle was wondering why he's freaking out.
"Calm down man, we ain't going to hurt you. Unless you try something that is."
Lezard wasn't okay with this as he asked.
"W-what are you going to d-do?"
"What should we do?"
John asked jake with his stand as he replied.
"I'm not sure, maybe we should rougher him up?"
John wasn't sure with that.
"You sure? We shouldn't start fights that he could take advantage of."
Kyle look at them and was gesturing on what to do as suddenly he felt a sharp pain in his torso.
"Agh!"
He clinch his lower torso as they saw him with a found resentment on his face. John wasn't having any of this.
"What the hell are you doing?!"
He summon his stand as kyle attempt to get up and summon his stand but it proven to be difficult, jake summon his while lezard speak.
"I ain't letting you get the best of me, you're not going to punish me I know you're planning on hurting me, so i'll defend myself!"
John replied: "Well either way, we already decided on what to do with you."
Kyle try to stand up as he said.
"we're going to beat you senseless!"
Kyle called out.
"Twenty one!"
Kyle stand was heading towards lezard as he quickly dash to his right side as he run around a large crate as kyle could stand again without pain as the boys take chase as lezard used his stand on john before he could attack as he stops in his track as lezard left.
"Shit, after him!"
The boys ran out to the hallway as john choose an element as he chose water as lezard was far but he saw two girls together, the first taller one had red hair wearing boy pants and was missing two arms. The last one was short with blonde hair and was missing her legs, they seem to be talking to each other as lezard look back and advance on them.
The girl, emi notice the fast footsteps approaching as she saw lezard as he ran around the red head and grab her by wrapping around his arm on her neck and back away a few steps. The boys and emi were both shocked by this event while the red head was taken by surprise as lezard said.
"Don't come any closer! Or i'll kill her too!"
Emi gasps out loud as she said: "Hey, let go of her!"
She ran up to him and attempted to get him off of her but he push her back and kicked her away as she slam against the wall as she slide down in pain.
The boys saw the whole thing as kyle was very concerned for her.
"Emi!"
This made john mad as the red head was struggling a bit as lezard backed away slowly as his stand was behind him, john knew what to do.
"You stay there, i won't hesitant to kill her."
"Let rin go!"
Emi cried out as he didn't listen as john tell him a warning.
"You let her go, and we'll go easy on you. If you don't then we won't."
He didn't reply as john said before switching element.
"You asked for it."
John stand was glowing yellow as he and his stand quickly point there finger and shot out lightening from his index finger with at least enough to not kill him but at least stun him for a bit. This send lezard flying backwards as it hit his left shoulder pad as a loud thunderclap was echoed in the hall.
"Feel the thunder, bastard."
He said to himself as rin was thankfully unharmed but fell down from lezard launching off, lezard was in pain but he turned himself and crawl as the boys ran after him as kyle glance at emi who was staring at him with concerned. He know he needs to explain this later but now, he needs to take care of him.
Lezard look back as he summon his stand and attack john first and managed to get up, despite his injure and burnt shoulder. He ran as kyle summon his stand.
"Twenty one! Get rid of his oxygen!"
Lezard was having problem breathing as he quickly ran inside a room as they quickly ran in with him, lezard was in biology class as he look back and see them as they were separated by a large counter. Behind lezard was another door as he back away as john said.
"No where to run."
He point at him as lezard react and affect his stand on him which made john flinch as he shot the lights above as he destroy it as sparks fly out as jake and kyle advance as lezard jugged between the two as john was going to used it but figure it might be too dangerous.
Lezard manage to get out before they could do anything as john switch to his wind element as he quickly was in the lead as he transform into wind itself as the boys ran after him, lezard was ahead as he was 7 meters away from them as he was reaching the outside door, but john flew off and try to catch him as lezard summon his stand and really increase his pain in his body as it went quickly to his chest.
"Ahh!"
He clinch his pain as it took a while to ease up as lezard ran off outside, the boys ran pass as he said.
"Keep moving! I'll catch up."
The boys didn't stop and kept running as john slowly got up as lezard was reaching the other side of the school and quickly ran in, the boys were quickly catching up to him as they were 5 meters away from him as lezard keep running while using his ability on kyle the most than jake, since he doesn't know his ability.
At this point jake wish he could use his ability on him but he doesn't know why is not working, he try to focus on using it as he always do but he can't hear a thing. He try and try as he just couldn't this infuriated him as he want to stop him somehow as he was starting to lose breath.
"Come on, come on..."
He was panting fast as he was slowing down as kyle ran pass him and was keeping up, jake stop as a gust of wind went pass him and he knew who it could be.
Lezard ran up the slop and was quickly his pace as he was suddenly tackled by john, he then got on top of him as he physically punch him with his fist as lezard touch his chest and suddenly he felt sharp pain as he push him off.
John clinch his chest as he felt pain in his chest, it felt like something is messing with his vessel as he was starting to have trouble breathing. He look at lezard as he said.
"what i feel, you feel too."
He turns as john try to fight this feeling but it was unbearable as he couldn't move as kyle saw him heading to a room and saw john on the ground, kyle quickly ran after lezard as he enter the room and notice it was a library, he honestly didn't realize this school has one.
Lezard was standing there with his back facing kyle, kyle said.
"Lezard, there's nowhere to run now."
Lezard look over his shoulder and turned to face kyle with a stoic look.
"I know, but you can't do anything about this, can you kyle."
Suddenly he felt a pain his body as the pain was slowly creeping to his chest, kyle held on to his chest as lezard said.
"You know you don't need to do this, we could of been friends but instend you attack me. You should of left!"
Then he heard a shush as he look to his left and saw a young women with glasses with orange brown hair that goes down her shoulders.
"This is a library, people are reading." Kyle took this as his opportunity and used his oxygen ability on him and suddenly he lost all his breath from his lungs and top it off, he felt a burning feeling in his chest.
"What the... What did you do?"
He clinch his chest as kyle explain.
"Got rid of your air in your lungs and gave you some acid reflux in your chest."
He breathe heavily as he caught up a little as he look at kyle and notice john right next to him as he summon his stand and grab hold of the librarian as he quickly got up and was behind her, she was confused and shock at this.
"W-what?!"
"Stay back."
She yelp in pain as they notice he's using his ability on her as he had a look like he won, this didn't sit well with them.
"If any of you come near me then she'll die."
He then had a craze look as john just look disappointed.
"Good grief, you're truly pathetic are you?"
John had a stoic look while kyle looked serious.
"Yeah, tell me about it."
"What the hell? Don't act all cocky-!"
He felt a pain on his shoulder where the brunt was as he felt like it was on fire as john summon his stand as it was glowing orange red.
Lezard was in pain as he lost grip as she got away as john send his stand at him and punch him in his face as he flew back and crash into a small bookshelves as he and the shelve fell. Lezard roll off and was on his side as he lay on his stomach as he try to get up but was weak from everything that happened as he look up and saw kyle hovering above him. Kyle kicked him in his face as he went unconscious.
John went beside kyle as jake soon entered the room to see them looking down at lezard.
"Well, that takes care of that."
John said as kyle said.
"Yeah, he was a pain."
He look at john and saw three people staring at him which made kyle unconformable. He saw the librarian and even hisao and the girl with the scars right next to him, looking scared at them. John notice kyle looks as he look back and saw them staring in disbelief and questions.
He turned back to kyle as he look at him.
"Oh boy."
After explaining what happened, the librarian who name's yuuko was concerned about the boy and why they hurt him, which hisao wonder as well. The girl was too scared to ask anything as john explain the best he can, even know telling it straight way would be more confusing and lead to more questions than answers.
"I hate to say that but he attack two girls and attack us."
"Yeah, he hurt emi and rin, do you know them?"
Hisao nod his head: "Yeah, they're my friends as well, well sort of."
This made john wonder what he mean but he pass it, yuuko said.
"Well, why did you attack him in the first place?"
This made john stump, kyle was the one to asked.
"Because, he might have something to do with the nurse... You know."
This raise an eyebrow as they couldn't believe it.
"What? You saying he harm the nurse?"
Kyle nod his head.
"Sadly yes, when i saw him leave the building from the nurses office, he was nervous and wasn't okay."
They look at him and was in thought, john look at him and just didn't know what to say, they were left with a bad feelings as john said.
"Well either way, i'm afraid we can't tell anyone else about this."
They were left confused.
"What, why?!"
Yuuko said as john was thinking about it but said with his best answer.
"Because, what happen here isn't natural, the way the nurse, died was that he died from his heart being blocked and telling them that he did it, will lead to no solid proof that he did it."
The group was left quiet, uncertain on how to answer as hisao said.
"Well, what are we going to do with him?"
He lead his hand to lezard who was still unconscious as john look at kyle who said.
"I'll deal with him, i make sure he won't do any harm like that again."
"How?"
Yuuko asked as kyle look back briefly.
"I'll figure it out."
And then the door open as they look and saw that it was lilly, she was making her way to them but without knowing they're there. John was the first to speak.
"Hey lilly."
She stops and look at where the voice was.
"Hm? John, is that you?"
"Yes, and i'm not the only one here."
"Really? Well i expected to see hisao and hanako here, but i'm guessing your friends are here as well?"
"Yes, including yuuko."
"Hello."
"Oh, is nice to know you're here as well. Now hanako, hisao are you near."
They approach her as hanako was close to her.
"Oh, there you guys are, how was reading?"
"It was... Pretty good."
"Yeah, until we were interrupted by them."
"Oh really? Well, they probably have a reason why they interrupted you."
John felt off put as hisao look at the unconscious lezard.
"Well, they were stopping this person named lezard and they-"
John intervene this.
"Hisao, is..."
He try to come up with something but figure he shouldn't lie.
"Okay, me and my friends stop lezard who did some awful things like holding emi hostage and attacked us. We stop him due to, physical means and now, he's in our hands now."
Lilly was in disbelief at this and said.
"Wait, lezard did those things? You said you did physical things to him, what did you mean?"
Kyle told her.
"We hurt him."
John would get upset with him but figure she should know, lilly was surprise which quickly turned disproving.
"John, i know you did the right by stopping him, but hurting him wasn't okay."
"Well how else are we suppose to stop him, he weren't listening for a reason. And things didn't went as plan."
She sighed, feeling like he's right in some ways as yuuko said.
"Okay, i know this is a good discussion but, i don't want lezard unconscious body still in the library."
The boys agreed as john said.
"Yeah she's right, we should move this along before someone comes in and see the mess."
"By the way, you boys will have to help clean this up."
She was referring to the two as john and kyle look at her.
"What really?"
"Yes, i'm not cleaning this up on my own."
John figure that's fair while kyle thought otherwise.
"Well, what should i do with lezard?"
They turned their attention to him on the floor as yuuko suggest.
"I think we should keep him here, just lay him on the bean bags and leave him until he awakes."
John thought about it.
"I thought you don't want him here."
"Well, i don't but i figure that theirs's no other places to bring him without being caught by somebody."
John nod his head.
"True."
Lilly spoke up.
"Well, at least you boys are now dealing with the consequences you cause. John i would like you to discuss what happened with further detail on why lezard did what he did. For now, we bid you farewell."
they left as hisao look at them and said.
"See ya guys."
"Bye."
John said as they see them off as the four were left with work, yuuko said.
"Okay, how are we going to go about this?"
John took control.
"Well, i believe i should get the bookshelves up while kyle put lezard on the bean bag and jake will help and put the book back."
Jake was dumbfounded and point at himself and said outloud.
"What? Why am i helping you? I didn't get too involved in this."
Yuuko was wonder why he speaking even know he's deaf, john did sign at him but it was strange that he said that. Yuuko said.
"Well, you did help in stopping lezard."
John told him what she said and he said.
"I barely did anything, i'm practically useless right now."
Jake looking upset as he wasn't looking at them, john said.
"He's, sadly right. But, fine i'll deal with the shelves."
Soon they started doing there work as it thankfully wasn't long, but it did took a while for lezard to wake up.
"Ughh..."
His vision was getting better as he saw the the two boys, john and kyle as he was facing kyle who was looking at him.
"Hey lezard, nice to see you up."
Lezard took a moment to recognize what's going on as he nearly panic as kyle said.
"Don't try anything, we don't want what happen to happen again."
He shake his head looking fearful, kyle said.
"Now, let's make this clear. If you ever try this again, then we will not go easy on you, understand?"
He nod his head as kyle wasn't finish.
"Oh, and besides us, we will tell what you did since those girls you harm will not go without consequences. So, don't even try anything because remember, we're always watching, got it?"
He nod his head while looking away as yuuko was slightly intimated by kyle, she seen some unnatural things and is worried what they could do.
Eventually they all left as john apologize about the whole thing that transpire as yuuko wasn't sure on what to say, but simply glad that nothing serious has happen to anyone. The boys left as jake was looking a bit down, the two were glad it was over as john notice jake's mood.
"Hey, you okay?"
John said with his stand as jake summon his.
"No, i'm not. Do you remember? I didn't do anything useful during our chase with lezard. I can't use my ability any more because i'm deaf, i... Just don't know what to do to improve."
He wonder away from them as he said.
"I, need to be alone."
He walks away as they were speechless, kyle didn't heard him but asked john what happened, john explain that jake needs some time to himself, to figure out his ordeal. They then went off to their dorms as jake was alone.
He was outside near the fields, close to the sidewalks, he was using his stand and try to figure out his problem but he simply couldn't use his ability. He try but nothing, jake was getting upset and didn't realize that a few students walking on the sidewalk just looking at him with some sort of concerns.
He had his stand punch the ground as dirt and grass fly from the impact as his stand disappeared, he took a breather and sat down staring at the grass. He never thought that he will be in this situation, he never knew that his ability was affected by his hearing, he can feel movement from people who enter his range and use it for offense but now, he just can't activate it.
He was so caught in his thoughts that he didn't notices a present right next to him, he turned his head and saw it was shizune sitting right next to him which surprise him.
"Oh jeez..."
He said as he sign at her, saying: "What are you doing here?"
She replied: "I was going to ask you the same thing."
She seem a little concerned as jake look away and sighed a bit. He look at her which was hard to keep eye contact as he said.
"I just, been going through something. I try to help my friends from stopping a person from hurting someone, but. I was practically useless the whole time, i couldn't do anything. I know i could of done something but, what i was good for had change, and i don't know on how to deal with it."
She stare at him, feeling sympathetic for him as she sign.
"Jake, are you going through tough times?"
He replied: "Sort of, is just that... Is hard to explain."
"Then, try to explain."
He look at her, a little unsure but said.
"Ever since i became, deaf, i just realize that my...Ability wasn't working. And, i just don't know on how to deal with that, my sound vibration was what i rely on and now. I'm not that useful."
She seem a bit upset as she sign.
"Jake, you can't always rely on your ability alone, you're smarter than that, i know."
Jake was a little perplexed.
"What do you mean?"
"I mean you can do a lot of things if you put your head to it, i know i saw it. You just need to find a better solution for your, ability. Maybe try something new, what did you learn from your ability? Or, just find a better way that suit with what you have now."
Jake took his time to think on what she told, he figure that she could be right, but he need time to figure that out. He look at her and sign.
"Thanks shizune, for helping. I don't know what i do without this help."
She smiled, she sign.
"You're welcome, don't overwork yourself unless you what you're doing."
He chuckle slightly and sign.
"Thanks, i needed this."
He look at the view, the green grass as the sun started to lower over the building as shizune stood up as she walk pass him as he stands up, she sign.
"Well, i'm heading to my room, i'll be seeing you in the student council room. Okay?"
"Sure, i'll be there."
She smiled as she waved goodbye while turning around and head off, jake can't help but like her. Something about her just make him, feel warm or something. He thought what she said as he thought what he can possibly do now since he can't use his ability.
"Do something new..."
He thought as he head back to his dorms, feeling tired for today as he retired for today.
John went off to see lilly but couldn't find her, he decided to checked the tea room that he went to, but only find a note on the table. He pick up the note and read it.
"Deal john, if you're reading this then that means that i couldn't come today. You must be wondering if i wrote this, and you'll be wrong, hisao wrote this, but that isn't the point right now. I want to say that i couldn't be here to hear from you about the incident that happen, but i overheard what the students were talking about, and what tezuka been through. People say that you shot lightening out of your fingers, i would like to hear from you, but for now i'll be seeing you tomorrow, sorry for my absent since i had some stuff on my table that i wasn't expecting. But i'll be looking forward to what you have to say tomorrow, goodnight john, i love you.
From lilly satou."
John fold it and put it in his pocket, he sure have a lot to explain tomorrow as he left to head to his dorm. He relaxed in bed as he thought what'll happen tomorrow, he hope it'll be less interesting than today.
He close his eyes and fell to sleep.
Stand user: Lezard valeth
Stand: Scar tissue
Stats.
Strength: D
Speed: D
Range: C
Durability: E
Precision: D
Development potential: C
Stand ability.
Block blood in blood streams.
Namesake from the band red hot chili pepper song Scar tissue.
