The boys were dragging lelouch as his feet drag on the floor, he was still unconscious as they notice a few students walking down the hall notice them dragging him. They ignored the stares as they were reaching the principal office.
Lelouch groan as his vision was blurry, john notice this and said.
"Ah, look at that. Sleeping beauty is waking."
He blinks multiple times as he notice his situation.
"Uh, what? H-hey what's going on?"
Lelouch was still weak and couldn't use his stand or do anything yet, john told him upfront.
"Oh, we're just delivering you to the principal office."
This made him surprise as he attempt to struggle out but it proven to be futile, he was concerned and said.
"Please don't do this, i-i won't do it again i promise."
John slow down as kyle look at him with doubt, they look at him with judgmental stares.
"Sure, like you just did recently? With hisao and hanako? You really think you'll be forgiven that easily?"
John continue to drag him as kyle join him as lelouch attempt to struggle but to no avail, he was still weak from the fight and badly injured.
"O-okay, i understand but please don't. I know i been a real shitty person but i mean it this time, i'll change."
He was breathing quite loudly as he lower his head, the two stare at each other not believing his words.
"Sure, we let you think about your choice. Right where your expelled."
This made him shocked as he try one more time as john was annoyed by this.
"Okay, try one more time then i won't hesitate to hit you."
He stops as they were a few meters away as they enter the room and saw the principal himself. He was an average height, black hair wearing a dark grey suit and look decent looking. He was quiet surprise to see them.
"Hello, would you mind explaining me why you're carrying a student on the floor?"
John spoke for them.
"Yes sir, this guy here named lelouch, this guy got into a fight with hisao, jake and hurt hanako. He could've killed hisao since he's in the hospital right now."
He was quite shocked and bewilder as he face them.
"I see, well this is completely unacceptable. Alright boys set him in a chair, i'll handle this from here."
"Sure."
John said as they set him in the chair as the two left the room and leave the area, they were both somewhat relieved to get him off of their chest but feel like this isn't the only time they will see him. John said.
"Well, let's hope lelouch get what he deserve."
John said with his stand as well as jake agreed.
"Yeah tell me about it. Hey, guys i just discover a new ability."
They look at him in interest.
"Really?"
John said as jake nod his head and smile.
"Yeah, i figure that i just remember this, apparently when i used my main ability i could make people steps heavy when they approach my vibrating circle. Well it turns out it wasn't just that, i can actually manipulate people friction, including mines."
John smiled finding it funny while kyle felt the same, jake knows the irony in it.
"Yeah i know, the namesake of my stand."
"Yeah, really."
John said as they walk pass the art club, inside was anne who was still in staring at her painting, the teacher did said that they could take their painting back to their dorms with them, but she doesn't know anyone and rin doesn't have hands. So she's just staring at it for the time being, wanting to keep it but she'll have to keep it here, if they allow it to keep it here.
She likes her painting but will have to deal with it, she was about to leave until she saw movement from the painting. She stops and stare at it, figuring she saw something but thought that is her mind playing tricks on her.
But then it moved again, this time she saw it, she was confused and in awe as the odd blob starting to move until a smokey figure appeared. It hover above her as she stares at it, she stare at is appearance. It was a short humanoid with stubby arms and legs with a fly head and eyes with yellow colors, wearing what seem to be a pink dress.
"What...The?"
She mumble as suddenly she saw a vision of moving down the halls, it was cloudy at her sides and she doesn't know what's going on. She blinks and her vision came back. She try to comprehend what just happened but doesn't have a slightest clue. She was going to leave but then the vision came back, this time she felt a little bit at ease as she looked around and heard a familiar low voice.
"Huh, what? Why am i moving without actually moving?"
She blink again and remember that voice, it was her friend, tezuka rin. She doesn't understand why she just saw what she sees but can't comprehend what is going on. She ended up back and sees rin vision as anne looked around, this made rin confused, she's not moving on her own terms.
"What the? What's happening?"
Anne was starting to feel an odd sense over her, like another present was beside her, like is becoming one. It soon became to the point where she's feeling it inside of her, then she let it in.
Suddenly rin stops moving, she was confused and baffled as she looks down and try to move her legs but nothing happen.
"Why can i...?"
This was starting to worry her as all of a sudden her left leg jerk forward which surprise her, her leg reach down as her other leg jerk forward on is own as she bend her knee and starting moving in a awkward way.
"What the? H-how am i moving on my own-?"
She continues moving in a unnatural way as she didn't have a choice like she's being controlled, at that point it might be the case.
She muffled in displeasure as her movement started to look crooked as he legs flair around to the point where it hurts and she nearly sprain her ankle as she reacted to that not so great. Her movements stop as she breath trying to understand what's going on. She notice a few students walking as she call out to them.
"H-hey, can you help? I-i can't move my legs."
Sweat was starting to slide down as they just stare at her, unsure on helping as they left, not believing her. This made her concerned.
"H-hey, please help!"
They moved on as she look down and then suddenly she fell like she lost her strength and feelings in her legs. She grunt in pain as she couldn't move at all, she was starting to panic as she start calling for help.
"Help! Help!"
Inside the room anne saw rin moving on her own, she feel her movements as she was just thinking about the movement. She doesn't understand but felt it, is like she's moving on her own. She notice the movement becoming unnatural and hearing her grunt in pain so she stops. She blinks as she was back in the art room, she look at her stand and doesn't know why is there. She thought about that and wants to feel that movement as suddenly her legs felt different.
"Huh?"
She felt an odd sensation in her leg, like she can move it. She blink a few times and came back to the vision as rin was calling for help, anne was shocked by this as she felt bad. Then her new feelings in her legs were gone, rin notice a few people were looking as rin felt her legs were back.
"Huh?"
She look down and she moved her toes, she attempt to get up as she did, this made her relief as a person she doesn't know came up to her.
"H-hey, are you alright?"
"Huh? Oh, uhh... Y-yeah, i think i'm fine now."
She moved her feet up and down and lift her legs, she doesn't understand how and why that just happened but was grateful that it won't happen again. Anne was looking at her vision and blink, she just doesn't understand and look down at her legs, she moved her legs without any issues, but in a price of rin not being able to move. She would like to move like that, but doesn't want to hurt her. Rin started to move on, trying to forget what just happen but was still bother by it.
She turned around the corner and continue walking, she want to go back to her room when suddenly her head went limp as her dangle down.
"W-what?"
She try to move her neck but couldn't, it was the same thing as her legs before but now her neck. She doesn't know what to do as she lift her upperbody back as her head sway up slightly as she try a few times but it didn't matter, she couldn't move it.
"W-why? Why can't i move my neck?"
She then fell as she landed with a thud as she yelp in pain. She was on her side and was starting to get worried and scared, she doesn't understand what's going on but slowly accepting this. Anne was moving her neck normally as she unstrap the neck holder and unbuckle herself and managed to get off her chair. She started to move and it didn't felt weird, like she done this before, she couldn't believe it, she's moving.
She chuckle a little and move on and was reaching the door but notice that her arms and hand are still the same, hard to move and use. She look back and see rin on the ground, she doesn't know how she's feeling but she at this point doesn't care. She try to Take something from her but something was wrong, she look with rin eyes and saw that she doesn't have any arms and she just realize it. She blink and notice she can't take her arms movement if she doesn't have any arms to begin with.
She sigh and decided to let her go, which was a mistake as she fell on the ground as she hurt her legs as it bend and her neck lose is strength as she fell and yelled in pain. She couldn't move as she started calling out for help, which thankfully somebody heard.
Rin was on the floor, tears were sliding down her face, coming to terms that she's not going to be moving again. She heard footsteps and a male voice.
"Hey, are you alright?"
She couldn't see who it was but the voice sounded familiar, she heard another male voice.
"Hey she look familiar, rin?"
She know who that is: "Kyle?"
Kyle went up to her and got down and said.
"What happened are you okay? Are you hurt?"
She was about to answer until she felt her legs and neck again, she blink in realization as she moved her neck and look down at her self, she bend her legs and roll herself on front and got up. She was speechless and was still unsure what's happening. Kyle was confuse and so was the others.
"Uhm, rin?"
She turned to him with a look of concerns, kyle wonder what's wrong.
"Are you okay? Did something happen?"
"Uhm... I-i don't know how to explain it, but i couldn't move my legs or my neck."
This made them surprise as kyle said.
"What? What do you mean?"
"Is simple as that, i couldn't move. Is like my body stop responding. I was left here expecting to not move again until, now."
This baffled them as kyle look at the others who were the same thing, john said.
"Are you doing okay now?"
"I... Don't know, i don't know if that might happen again."
She look really concerned and worried as kyle look at john briefly and back to her and went a little closer.
"Well, uh. If you want we could stay with you for a bit if that might happen again."
She look at him with uncertainly, she didn't look too happy as she said.
"I don't know, i..."
John interrupted her.
"Rin, i think is best if we stay with you until you go back to your room, okay?"
She look at him unsure but nod her head.
"Okay, fine. I wanna go back to my room anyway."
They head down the stairs and was leaving the school building as they were heading towards the girls dormitory as they were quiet the whole way, john decided to speak up.
"So rin, how you're feeling now?"
She was quiet for a bit and said.
"Not good, my legs wasn't working so i don't feel too great."
"Understandable."
He was quiet as they reach the dorms as she look at them.
"Thanks, i think i got it from here now."
"Okay, well, hope you stay safe."
John said with a weak but noticeable smile as she nod her head and said her good byes and leaved. The boys find that really odd but worrisome. They notice rin doesn't have hands so john open the door for her, she thanked them and leaves.
They left as john said.
"Okay, what your thoughts on that?"
He said with his stand as kyle said.
"I don't know, i believe it could be a stand."
"Seriously?"
Jake said as kyle look at him.
"Yes, what else would that be?"
John said.
"But who?"
This left them quiet as they reach their dorms and head inside, they were still thinking but they stop near the hallways.
"If it's a stand user then we need to find them."
Kyle said as jake sighed.
"Why is it always a stand?"
"Well, that's why we're here aren't we?"
They nod their heads eventually as kyle said.
"Well, whatever. I'm heading back to my room. Hopefully we deal with said user by tomorrow."
They nod their heads in unison as john said.
"Yeah, let's get some rest. Tomorrow will be something so let's get our energy for it."
"Yeah."
Jake said as they head their separate ways as they head back to their rooms to spend the rest of their time for tomorrow.
Stand user: Anne shun
Stand: buttercup
Stats.
Strenght: E
Speed: D
Range: A
Durability: E
Precision: D
Development Potential: B
Stand ability: puppeteer control and stealing peoples function.
Namesake from jack stauber with the same name
It was the next day as they awoken and did whatever they have to do before getting ready for a new day, but with one goal in mind: Finding the stand user.
They meet up outside as jake greeted them, they greeted each other as kyle notice a figure coming towards them, he knew who that could be.
"Oh no."
He said as they saw who it was and saw it was emi, she stops a few meters away from them.
"Hey guys, how you boys doing?"
Kyle replied.
"Good, how about you?"
She had smile on her face which basically sum up how she feels.
"I'm doing good, kyle remember about yesterday?"
He sighed, he doesn't want to head to track with her but figure he has time.
"Yeah, i know."
"Then come on, let's go before is too late."
She turned while still keeping eye contact on them as john and jake look at him with a smug look.
"Guys, stop."
He went as they said their goodbye as john have this to say.
"Remember about what we're going to do afterwards."
"Sure!"
He said without looking at them as he head off with emi, they were reaching the track as kyle was wondering about emi friend.
"Hey, have you heard anything from your friend?"
"Hm? Are you talking about rin?"
"Yeah, has she told you anything?"
"No, i hadn't seen her since yesterday."
"Oh, okay."
She was wondering why he asked.
"Why you asked? Did something happen?"
He look at her and thought of what to say as he said.
"Y-yeah, yesterday me and my friends saw her on the ground, she seem really distress so we asked her what's wrong. She she that her legs and neck wasn't working, or moving to be exact."
She seem pretty surprise to hear that and was concerned.
"Really? Was she okay?"
"Y-yeah, she wasn't hurt, but right when we saw her, she got up afterwards."
"I see, maybe something happen to her that made her feel bad."
"I don't know, i feel like what she said seemed, true."
"Really? You believe she really couldn't moved?"
"Yeah, if you believe that john has powers then this isn't a far stretch."
She understood and nod her head as they were now on the track field as a few people ran pass them as emi said.
"Yeah, before we begin you need to stretch first."
"Really?"
"Yeah, we don't you to run around and feel all cramp up or something."
"Heh, yeah right."
He went to the grassy area and start stretching as emi said.
"I'll start running, see you if you can catch up~"
She ran off as kyle was still stretching as he thought of cheating on this one and use his stand to keep his oxygen up, but feel slightly bad about it. After stretching he ran off and see how it will go.
Meanwhile the two were conversating as john decided to use sign language for now beside using their stands, they head down the hall and was reaching their classroom until they notice the guy in the wheelchair.
He was struggling to open the door as they reach him as john said.
"Hey, need help?"
He look at him and glare, he doesn't want any help.
"No, i can do this myself."
He pull back and scroll himself back as he hold onto the door, he was a little relief.
"Finally, damn door."
He went in without holding the door for them as they ignored that and head inside to see the class nearly packed, they head to their seats and sat down, class won't start in five minutes so they decided to kill some time.
"So jake, how are we going to find the user?"
John sign to him as jake thought about it.
"Should we wait until kyle gets back?"
"True but let's plan in advance, when kyle gets here then we'll see any of his opinion."
Jake nod his head and simply said.
"Sure."
"Okay, any idea who it could be?"
"Tch, yeah like i know. It could be anyone."
John didn't like that answer as he was about to replied until he heard misha said.
"Hey, you guys are discussing about a stand user. What's going on?"
John look back as jake look back as well and stare at shizune which he try to avoid eye contact.
"Well, yesterday rin was on the floor and said that she couldn't move her legs or neck. So we figure it could be a stand user."
"Really? Rin was attack by a stand user?"
Jake replied.
"Technically she wasn't injured but in some way yes."
Shizune wasn't happy about this and sign.
"I can't believe another student was attack by a stand user, this is completely unacceptable."
She cross her arms as jake replied.
"Yes, exactly. We're trying to find who it could be."
Shizune sign quickly.
"Are you guys going to hurt the user?"
John look at jake and back to her.
"Is possible, but hopefully no."
Shizune sighed quietly and push her glasses up afterwards and sign.
"Is sad that this school is now being infested by stand users. It's strange how stands are showing up when you guys start talking about them."
She had a suspicious look at them as the two had a poker face on.
"Y-yeah, well that's a coincidence."
Shizune wasn't convinced.
"You guys are hiding something, is easy to know since you guys have been really strange lately. Fighting invisible figures and getting into trouble."
John look at kyle as he was coming to a conclusion of telling them the truth about them, until the door open and in came mr. mutou. They were slightly relief as john sign.
"Well, i'll tell you later, class is starting."
As he said that kyle just came in as he was breathing heavily as he head to his desk.
"Few, made it."
John chuckle slightly as class being.
After class was over shizune immediately head to them and sign fast at them.
"Well, are you going to tell us about this?"
Misha hastily head to her side as john shook his head and said it.
"Alright, alright. But let's head out, i think is best if we say this somewhere else."
They look at each other and agreed as they left the room and head to the student council about this, jake sign to him.
"What's going on man? What are you going to say?"
"I'm going to tell them the truth."
Jake was surprise as he look at them and back to him.
"What do you mean tell the truth?"
"You know."
He look at kyle who was looking at them and wonder what they're talking about, jake surprise look give away any hint of seriousness.
They enter the room as the girls face them, misha spoke for shizune.
"Okay, spill, tell us what you guys know."
John exhale and start signing.
"Okay, here it is. We are not from this world. And no we're not aliens."
This completely baffled them as shizune was in disbelief and didn't want to believe it.
"You serious? You guys are not from this world. Is this another stand thing?"
"No. We're from a different universe, similar to yours but different. That's the best we can explain."
Kyle was out of the loop, he doesn't understand sign language and said.
"What's going on?"
"I'm telling them we're from a different world."
"What!?"
Kyle was in disbelief as john at this point is tired of explanation.
"i get to you later. What i'm saying is true."
He sign the last part to them as kyle huff upset, shizune respond.
"If you say you're from a different universe, then explain why you were part of this school?"
John was speechless, this one is a mystery to him and everyone else.
"I... Have no clue about that, not even my friends know."
They look at each other and was puzzled, misha said outloud.
"Well, why you guys here anyway?"
"Because, an unknow stand user from a different universe had came here for some reason. We're here because of a coincident, since the school was right in front of us."
"Well, why a stand user is here?"
Misha said while signing that to shizune as john said.
"When a stand user comes to a word where stands don't exist, stands start to manifest and people who don't know anything about stands will probably use it for bad reasons. That's where we come in. We ordinary come to worlds like this and stop users like him from causing problem and afterwards, we leave and hope that when we leave, stands will stop manifesting. So i hoped."
Shizune was puzzled.
"You hope?"
"Well, this came to my mind, i don't know if stands will stop manifest when we leave."
They were quiet, letting all that in as misha was feeling unpleasant and the same goes to shizune.
"W-well, i guess that explain why all the weird things that been happening was because of this stand user?"
John nod his head.
"Yes."
They were quiet as john was waiting for them to respond but they don't know what to say.
"Well, beside all that, we still have to find this user and stop whoever they are and leave. Right now rin was attacked yesterday and we need to find the user and just put a stop to it."
They look at each other as shizune sign.
"If you guys going to hurt them then, at least try not to do any more harm."
John nod his head and said.
"Sure, we agree right guys?"
They weren't expecting to respond or get drag into this as they simply agreed. Afterwards they left with little conversation as the girls look mildly disturb, they left the class as kyle spoke up.
"Okay, why say that to them?"
"Because, they were pushing it. Beside, is best if we tell them now then later. Once we leave then we're probably going to vanish from this world and they will be wondering about us."
Kyle didn't realize about it and was thinking about his friend, as jake said with his stand.
"well, now you made them worried."
"They asked for it. I know, it doesn't feel right but right now we have to focus on the user from yesterday."
They soon focus on the task at hand as they just remember about class and they quickly ran to do it before being tardy.
After class was over, they continue on, john had an idea on how to find the user.
"Hey guys, i got an idea."
"Hm? What is it?"
Kyle said as he look at him and said.
"Yesterday rin was the victim, so if you remember about how stand abilities work, they usually attack their prey personal if they know them. So we need to ask rin some questions."
Kyle nod his head and understood as jake was the same, they went off to find rin but couldn't find her. They eventually spot a familiar face, it was hisao of all people as he was walking down the hall as they wave at him as he did back.
"Hey hisao, how you been?"
"Oh, i been better. But what happen a day ago was something else, i can't believe lelouch would do something like that again."
He looked dreary as john try to get that off of his head.
"Yeah, sorry to hear that man. You don't have to worry about him anymore because he should be expelled at this point."
"Really? That's good to hear."
"Yeah, but beside that, we been trying to find a girl named rin."
Kyle cut in.
"She's the friend of emi."
"Hm, rin huh... Yeah i know her, why are you trying to look for her?"
"Because yesterday she was attack, and we wanted to know if she know anyone that doesn't like her."
Hisao was quite surprise to hear that.
"Really? She was attack? Man, things are just getting bad here."
"Yeah, that's why we're trying to find her. Do you know where she usually go or something?"
Hisao hum in thought as he look at him.
"Yeah, she sometimes go to her art club and hang out there. That's all i know."
"Okay, thanks."
John turned as they follow along as hisao was wondering if they are going to do something to this attacker, and he wonder why rin was attacked.
Inside the art club, rin was painting as she try to keep her mind occupied from yesterday, she would be lying that what happen yesterday scared her but it also make her wonder and worried if it might happen again. While she paints she couldn't help but glance at anne and her painting, but also anne condition.
She was painting her canvas with ease and her posture was better, she sit straight and her neck holder was not on. Yesterday she wasn't like this, she couldn't even reach her brush and now she was painting pretty good. Ain't she has cerebral palsy, why is she in a better condition?
At this point her curiosity was getting the best of her as she stare at her painting, being a humanoid figure with short stubby arms and legs with a fly head and yellow colors. She wonder about it but figure to not question her art work but she kinda want to know what it is.
The boys were getting close to the art room as john notice a familiar figure coming towards them with tapping noises. He saw that it was lilly as she was heading towards them but figure she doesn't know who it could be. John glance at his friends who look at him, expecting to say hi or ignored her, either way lilly slow down and said.
"Huh? Oh, sorry let me get out of the way."
John decided to speak to her.
"Hey."
"Hm? John is that you?"
He stops as his friends look at him with annoyed looks, john wave them off to keep moving as he speak to her.
"Yes, is me. How are you?"
"Oh, i'm fine john, thanks for saying that."
He smiled as they didn't know but somebody was watching them, judging them as they keep watching but kept their distance.
"So john, where are you heading in this time?"
"Oh, i'm going to the art club to meet somebody. How about you?"
"Oh, i'm looking for hanako. I hadn't heard from her since yesterday."
"Really? Well hope she's okay."
"Hm? Y-yes i hope so too. Say john, if you ever have the time, would you spend it with me since i'm heading to town."
John thought about it as he notice his friends are out of sight as he said.
"Sure, i like too, if nothing gets in the way."
She smiled and said.
"I'm glad to hear that, i'm looking forward to spend time with you."
"Y-yeah, i gotta go. My friends are waiting."
"Alright, so long john."
She walk away the opposite direct than he is as he head off to the art club.
They soon reach the art club as the members were conversating with each other as the boys see her, kyle went up to rin but a person spoke.
"Excuse me but you boys are not members, what exactly you're doing here?"
Kyle look at him as he was an old man with white hair, round belly and wear a red coat and tie.
"Oh, sorry sir but we're here to speak with our friend, rin."
"Hm? Well since our activity has ended, then i guess is alright for you two to speak to my talented artist."
The two look at her as rin look at them with a blank expression.
"What are you two doing here?"
John then enters the room as they look at him, john notice the teachers gaze on him as he said.
"I-i'm with them."
He simply nod his head as he enter the stray, rin was wondering what's going on but was curious.
"It seems that what happen yesterday is still hovering over me."
John said.
"Hey rin, we're here to ask you some questions."
"Hm? Questions? Now what can i possibly get you any answers?"
He cross his arms.
"We want to know if you made any, enemies."
She was curious as she just look around in thought.
"Not that i can recall, i never upset anyone before. Nor do i talk to many others."
"Okay, well beside your friend, do you know anyone else beside hisao?"
She was quiet and look around and said.
"I know my art club members, and this transfer student."
This made her jump a little as they look at her, feeling strange about that as he look at rin.
"I see, well thank you for your time rin."
"Mmhm."
A few members left as anne just look at them, she then had an idea.
"H-hey, you guys want to see my painting?"
They look at her, she speak pretty good as john look at them as they simply shrug their shoulders as john replied.
"I guess."
She moved her chair and turned the painting at them as they saw what it was, a strange being that was short with a fly head. They look at her like she's waiting for a reply.
"Uhh, is pretty neat."
John said rubbing the back of his head as the two were quiet, trying to come up with something.
"Uhm, is pretty cool."
Kyle said as jake said.
"Yeah, i like it, including the blend of the colors."
She seem unsure but was grateful they compliment her painting as she smiled.
"Thanks, you three are the first who compliment my painting."
"You're welcome."
John said as rin got up and walk pass them, they look at her as everyone was leaving, including the teacher.
"Alright, i'll be going, don't stay too long because i have to close this room for the time being."
They understand as he left, they look back at her as it was awkwardly quiet as the air was becoming thin. She was feeling pressure as the boys were staring at her.
"So, may we know your name?"
She look at him as her tension has lifted up a little.
"My name's anne, shun."
They look at each other as kyle spoke.
"Hey anne, can you see this?"
He summon his stand as she looked and her eyes widen, she was shocked to see it as john simply smiled satisfied while jake realize what's going on.
"Find our user."
"W-what is that?"
Kyle explain.
"Is a stand, they're part of you and you been using your powers for bad things."
She breath heavily as she scroll back away as john said.
"Anne, why you attacked rin?"
"What? I-i didn't attack rin, i just... I didn't know what i was doing, really!"
She was getting worried as they look at each other as john was hoping that things will not end in violence.
"Okay, settled down. If what you saying is true then why did you took her movement?"
She calm down just a bit and wasn't looking at them.
"B-because, i could walk again and move my neck, even speak pretty well without stuttering."
She unbuckle herself and stood up without problems and took a few step towards them.
This ability make me able to function properly, no longer i sit in that chair, living with my disability. I can freely do whatever i please."
She had a smile on her face as the two were slightly unconformable, john realize what her ability is and how it works.
"So, tell me. Who did you stole this from?"
She blink and thought about it, she said.
"Takeshi meada."
The two look at each other as jake was loss from here, john was upset with this.
"You know that you stolen his functions which means he's practically a vegetable by now, who knows how long."
Her heart sank as she look slightly guilty but it change afterwards.
"I-i know, but he's like that for while now. He's fine right now really. I'll give his function back later."
She said as her smile was slowly going away as the two look at each other as jake tug on john sleeves as he sign to him, he explain what's going on as they didn't realize but a yellow aura was surrounding her as they notice her summoning her stand.
"Anne, what are you planning on doing?"
"I'm sorry, but i don't want to give it back."
"You have too! You can't leave him like that!"
Kyle said as she didn't flinch, she still had a stoic look on her face.
"If i do, then i won't be walking again, i won't paint properly because of my disability, my passion is painting and i don't want to give it up, especially my speech. I will be useless like i was before. I don't want to give up that."
John didn't like her her choice but would find sympathy in her reasons, but again she's making another suffer due to her selfish choice.
"I understand but you can't keep it, you're making someone else suffer because of this. You have to know that you can't let your disability get the best of you, you can improve somehow. But stealing another person function is not the way."
She didn't seem to happy about this.
"I want this, i'm not going back to that state again, you know why? Everyone look at me strangely and nobody wants to be my friends. My parents still care for me, but deeply they hate my disability and wish for the best for me, hoping one day i'll be normal like everyone else. Today is that day, and you boys are not stopping that!"
John was hoping that this could end peacefully but it doesn't look like it will. Kyle didn't share john sympathy.
"Well, i'm afraid you have no choice. You better give his function back if you know what's good for you."
"You're threating me now? I figure as much, i prefer this either way."
Suddenly kyle legs moved as he turned and face john, he life his arm and got ready to punch john but he dodge it.
"H-hey! Anne don't do this!"
"Sorry but you force my hand."
John continue to dodge as kyle attempt to take control but he couldn't, he try but is like stings were pulling his arms. Jake took action and charge after her as she was surprise and manage to stop him from moving, jake look down and try to move but couldn't so he summon his stand and threw a right hook at her but it miss by an inch.
She was surprise as jake couldn't move his stand further as kyle was still trying to hit john as he back away and trip on a stool as he fell as kyle walk and fell on it was well. Anne notice this as john got up, kyle got up as well but kyle grab john from behind and held on to him. He quickly turned into air and got out from his grasp and head towards her as he manifest back to his form and was close but she stopped him as well.
"Damnit."
She head close to him as she seem to be fond of her powers.
"It seems you boys are under my control, you're lucky that i don't need your functions."
John clinch his teeth as he wasn't okay with this.
"Damnit anne, stop this. You're hurting others for your own gain."
"I don't care, is time i finally get to choose what i want."
John try to move as he slightly moved his legs, but was struggling to move closer as he summon his stand but it was an inch away from him as he try to reach but she back away, rather surprise that john is moving just a little.
"How are you-?"
Then they heard a door open as they look back and saw emi and rin behind her, emi was surprise to see this, including rin.
"W-what's going on here?"
They all stare at her as rin was shocked to see anne standing.
"Anne? How're you standing?"
"Wait, that's anne?"
Emi said confused as anne was starting to sweat as kyle said.
"Help, she's controlling us!"
Anne look at him upset and said with gesturing a zip slide.
"Zip it!"
Kyle felt an odd sensation in his throat as he try to speak but no words come out. Emi said.
"W-what? What do you guys mean?"
Rin took a step forward as she stops her with ability.
"Stay right there rin!"
"Ergh."
She try to move her body but was stop suddenly.
"I... can't move, again."
Emi look at her in confusion.
"Huh? W-what? What's going on?"
She look around and starting to panic as she look at anne who had a smirk on her face.
"It seems that you won't be able to help."
"What?"
She took a step back which surprise her.
"Huh? I can't, control you?"
"What? You're trying to control me?!"
She back away as john was thinking about this, if she's not under her influence then that means that something must trigger it. He looked around and notice from the corner of his eyes was her painting and her stand. He thought that certain things can trigger an ability to happen, is her painting related?
"John, we need to do something."
Jake said as he said with his stand.
"I know, i think i know the solution. But is only a hunch."
"A hunch?"
John called out to emi.
"Emi, don't look at the painting!"
"What?!"
She instantly look at it as she cover her eyes.
"Ahh, i looked at it!"
She suddenly couldn't move as she realize it.
"Ahh! i can't move my legs!"
This solve their problem, jake couldn't hear it as kyle couldn't say a word, anne just notice what this means.
"Ohh, you're only under my control if you look at my painting... I wonder who else looked at my painting?"
As she was wondering she notice rin started to move on her own, very slowly. She had never been under water before but it felt like moving under water. This surprise anne.
"How-?! Wait, what are you planning on doing?"
"I-i don't know."
She was perplex as john look back and had his stand move his arm back and try to reach as he change his element to fire. His arm couldn't bend further as he figure that if he destroy her painting then that means they're free from her ability.
"You really think you can do anything rin? You can't hurt me since you don't have arms. What were you planning on doing?"
"That i mess with your painting then maybe i could walk again."
She had a semi careless look on her face as anne was confuse by her looks as she didn't realize what's john doing. John blasted flames out of his right arm cracks as it couldn't reach the painting, it was 15 inches away from the flames.
"Damnit... It couldn't reach."
John said quietly as anne look and turned back and said.
"Hey, what are you doing? You're trying to destroy my painting weren't you?"
She took control of his arm and swing it to his side and back handed himself as his arm was up in the air.
"Nice try john, but you ain't hurting my painting."
John needs to think, he's nearly 4 meters away from the painting and his hand is facing it, he suddenly had an idea.
"Okay, you're right, i was trying to destroy your painting. For that, i believe you should get rid of my function in my arms."
This perplex anne as emi was clueless of this but was surprise what's going on.
"What? John what is going on?! What do you mean your function?"
"Why should i do that?"
"So i won't try anything."
She was skeptical but said.
"Okay."
As john stand hand ignite into flames right when she got rid of his function in his arms, anne gasp as john arm fell limpless as his stand right arm swing back and a fire ball flew out and landed on the painting, setting it ablaze which shocked anne to her core.
"N-noooooo!"
Suddenly her strength in her body was giving way as her legs couldn't support her body as her legs bended unnaturally as she hurt herself as she cried in pain. Everyone can freely moved again as kyle was breathing deeply.
"S-shit, hey i can talk again!"
Anne was wallowing in pain and self pity as jake look at john and said.
"How is that possible?"
"Oh, my flames still ignite even without my function from my arms."
He said with his stand as jake said.
"O-oh... how do you know?"
"Just a hunch."
"You risk your only way to destroy the painting on a hunch?"
John felt like that could've end badly but was grateful it didn't.
"Yes."
"You crazy son of a bitch."
He look at him with a sly smile and shrug his shoulders, he then approach her as jake and kyle followed as rin went up to her too, they surrounded her while looking down at her.
"p-please, d-d-don't hurt m-me..."
The boys didn't look too happy to see her but rin was feeling a little bad for her, john said while relaxing his looks.
"We won't hurt you, if only you don't use your powers to steal people functions again."
"B-but, i won't be able t-to paint again..."
"I understand, but you can't be using your ability on others like that. What if you killed them with your ability by letting them starve to death? Can you live with yourself that you killed someone?"
She look away in thought and looked sadden and shook her head slowly.
"See, i knew there's still some good in you. We promise we won't hurt you if you don't do that again."
"But h-how am i going to p-paint normally?"
Rin said.
"You know, your first painting wasn't so bad. I say if you keep painting you'll approve."
She look at her with a surprise look.
"You r-really like my p-painting?"
"Yeah, is not bad really."
She had a small smile as she smiled as well.
"T-thanks rin, i'm s-sorry for h-hurting you..."
"Is alright, you just wanted to walk, didn't you?"
She hum in agreement as john said.
"Come on, let's help her back on her chair."
John and jake got her back on her chair as kyle said.
"Well, that went pretty well."
Jake look at him and at john as he sign to him as jake said.
"Did it though?"
Emi was in the back and was confuse on everything that just happen.
"What just happen?"
The group look at her as john said.
"I'll explain later, for now we need to leave, is getting late."
They agreed as anne was speaking to rin as emi stick with the boys, kyle explain that what happened was a stand attack and emi was quiet taken aback by all this.
"Wow, so that's what a stand can do. That was pretty scary to be honest."
"Yes, that's why we try to stop people like that from happening."
Emi had a smile on her face.
"Thanks guys, you three are really great."
Kyle was slightly bushing a bit as he looked away as john notice his smile.
"Yeah, say guys i have to leave. I got to meet someone in town, i'll see you all later."
"Really? With who?"
Kyle said as john said.
"Well, that's for me to know."
"Is it lilly? Are you going on a date?"
Emi tease him as john was speechless but try to hide his reason, but it proven to be futile.
"You are, aren't you?"
Kyle said as john speed up a bit.
"No, i'm just meeting hisao there, i gotta go, bye."
He left in a hurry as kyle shook his head while smile a little.
"He's definitely going on a date with lilly."
Emi said as kyle replied.
"I know."
Jake was clueless on what's going on.
"Why did john just left?"
John left the school and head down the side of the road and notice a figure from a far with light hair. He quicken his pace and said.
"Hey!"
She stops and turned around and said.
"J-john, is that you?"
"Yes, i'm here."
She had a warm smile.
"I'm glad you came john. I was hoping you would. Come, let's head to town."
John went by her side as she went close and grab hold of his sleeves and wrap her arms around him, john was taken aback from this but let this side. She was warm and soft and smell nice as well so he was okay with this. They continue down the road as she continue to tap on the ground as they head down a hill as john felt tired, today was intense and was thankful no one was hurt.
"How you feeling lilly?"
"I'm feeling good, thanks for asking. How about you?"
"Tired, today was very produced to say the least."
"Hmm, i see. Let's take things slow when we get to town."
"Okay, what are we going to do in town?"
"We're going to shanghai to get some drinks and possibly some food as well."
"Really? Sound nice."
"It is, hopefully it isn't pack or anything."
As they were reaching the bottom john could see the town coming into view, they keep moving and eventually they were in middle of town. The town was pretty small to say the least, nobody in the streets as the way was narrow. they walk pass a small alleyway where they didn't notice, but somebody was dragging a body on the floor around the corner.
They continue on without a care in the world as they turned and then reach the building they were heading to. They enter and waited at the entrance, a few people were inside sitting at their table as they saw a familiar face.
"Welcome to shanghai- Oh, is you two."
It was yuuko who was wearing a different clothes as john was quite surprise to see this.
"Yuuko? You work here?"
"Yes, i do. I have two jobs so i can pay for my university."
"Okay, that's cool."
"Yeah, let me show you your table."
She head off as the two follow her as she point at the table next to her as they took a seat, john was sitting right next to lilly as yuuko said.
"So, do you two know what your ordering?"
"Hm, i would like two herbal teas, would you like that john?"
"Yes, i would like that."
"Okay, is there anything else?"
"Hm... And how about two slice of lemon cake please?"
"Okay, i'll be right back."
She head off as it was just the two of them, the atmosphere was oddly relaxing which would be a good thing but john was getting tired as he yawn.
"You tired?"
"Yeah."
"Hm, if i knew you were tired then we could of delay this tomorrow."
"No is fine, i got a few energy left."
"Hm, i'm happy to hear that."
John smile, he was now wondering about them, he never met her before but their in a relationship together. He wonder how they met.
"Hey, lilly. I know this is a unusual question but, how did we met again?"
"Hm? How we met? Have you forgotten, i accidently hit you with my cane while we're in the hallways."
"Oh, right. But, nevermind."
This made her slightly concerned.
"Is something wrong?"
John was thinking that he has a girlfriend, and that he won't be staying in this world for too long. He has to say goodbye one day.
"Lilly, i have to tell you something."
Before he could yuuko came in with two tea cups and place it in front of them.
"Here you go, enjoy you two. I'll come back with the cakes."
She left as john look back at her and look deep in her cloudy blue eyes as he thought about this.
"...Lilly, i'm not from this world."
"What? What do you mean?"
"Remember when i told you that i have powers? The reason i have powers was because of my stand. Is a spirit of mine and i can do amazing things, i'm not the only one with this ability. My friends have one as well, and a few other stand users has them as well, including lelouch who attack you that one time."
Lilly was quite shock to hear this, as john continue.
"But the reason why i'm here is because of stand users in this world. There's one invader in this world and whoever they are is somewhere near in the school, hell maybe in the school. And these users are here to cause problems for others and that's why me and my friends are here to stop them from causing harm."
"B-but, you been here long before. What do you mean?"
"I...Have no idea about that, but i hate to say this, but...I never knew i was in a relationship with you."
She gasp softly and was concerned.
"You mean you don't remember our time with each other?"
"Yes, i don't know. And i'm afraid i don't know you very well."
Her mouth was hanging as she just couldn't believe it.
"John, if what you say is true. Then what does this all mean?"
"I'm telling you this, because when we take care of the user then i have to leave. Back to my world where i won't see you again."
Her eyes widen in shock as she look away, a single tear fell from her left eye.
"John, if this is the case, then do you even love me?"
John was silence, he didn't know what to say. He look at her as she stare at him, even know she couldn't see him, but it feels like she's staring at his soul.
"I..."
He couldn't say in words as his own words were caught in his chest, his thoughts went to his girlfriend, tatsu as he was torn at this point.
"John, do you love me?"
"I, just. I can't say..."
She look away as she was quiet, she said.
"If you don't remember, then all those days that we spend, was for nothing."
He look at her as she got up and said.
"I'm sorry, but i have to leave..."
She left as she tap on the ground as john was speechless, he doesn't know what to do as he slide off the bench and got up to see her walk off. John want to say something but his thoughts were fixated on both her and tatsu, he doesn't remember her and don't know what they been through together, but he just can't help but like her. Even know he's in a relationship, he can't just cheat on tatsu because he spend a long time with her.
John was torn, he doesn't want her to leave but he let her go as she left the building. He didn't realize someone was behind him as he look back and saw yuuko holding two plates of lemon cake.
"Uhh, i-i'm sorry. I came in a bad time, did anything happen between you two?"
John was sadden, he look away as lilly walk off, unknowing to her that she was being watch. She left the town and head up the hill as the person see her off.
"She's pretty. But, she's part of that school. Maybe i should visit this school one day, and pay her a visit as well."
John left, paying for everything and head back to school without knowing anyone who was watching him, john hates this, he does like her but he has to let her go. He can't make a connection with her even if he wants too. He has a girlfriend and he has to go back, he can't have a relationship with her.
He made it back to his room and shut the door, he turned and took off his shoes and sit on his bed, thinking about everything. He saw the origami figure on the shelf as he wonder if is from her, he doesn't know which made him upset. How come he lived a life here and never know about it, he got really upset and try to calm himself. He took off his school uniform and turn off the light and went to bed, he wants to sleep but his mind was fixated on her and everything else.
He stare at the celling and lay there, thinking as he just close his eyes. Tomorrow is another day, and he has to do something about this, at least make amends with lilly. He lay there for a bit and eventually sleep.