"U-Ugh..." Weiss slowly opened her eyes, a sharp pain around her thighs and private area rattled her nervous system. "Ahh- ow..." she groaned but as she turned around, she was greeted by an incredibly large, shirtless man lying beside her.
"H-HUH?"
Jonathan opened his eyes, seeing his beautiful wife, he gave her a gentle smile. "Good morning, Erina."
Weiss sat up and covered herself as she realized she was naked. But the sudden movement hurts specially around her lower body. "W-Who are you?!" she blushed and pointed at the handsome gentleman accussingly. Jonathan raised an eyebrow "Are you okay, darling?"
"D-Darling?! What is the meaning of this?" she asked out loud. The terrifying realization hit her. "Salem's explosion... It probably sent me here." she grabbed her head.
"Salem? Erina, did you had a nightmare?" his soothing voice made her shiver. "E-Erina? My name is Weiss!" she huffed. Jonathan knew something was wrong, alot of bizarre things had happened in his life, so he is not going to be a fool and be naive once more. "Let me hold you."
Weiss jumped at his touch, she wanted to protest but nothing came out. The heiress was paralyzed as the man held her. Weiss was silent, she was on the verge of breaking down. She had no way of knowing if Ruby, Blake and Yang made it.
Jonathan noticed this and gently kissed her forehead.
It calmed her down, steady breaths, and she closed her eyes. It was very comforting. The cool temperature of the room made her want to stay under her blanket and under his arms even more.
But something even more terrifying had dawn on her. Her sore butt, aching privates and tired legs...
"D-Did we just-"
"Mhm. It was wonderful. You made me feel like I went to heaven." Jonathan cooed as he buried his face to her white locks. Weiss fumed like crazy. "A-A-A..." the heiress stuttered.
"What's your name..?" she managed to squeak out. Jonathan tried to be savvy, living with Dio all his life made him alert from the immature kid he once was, he figured his wife had an unexplainable memory loss after sleeping, and he will do anything he can to bring back her memories. "JoJo..."
JoJo? That's a weird name. 'Is he a male stripper?' she shuddered, what world had she stumbled upon? She lost her- she doesn't want to talk about that part. She can't believe she just slept with a sex worker.
There was a time she helped her dear old Winter back to her room after the woman was piss drunk, rebelling against Jaques' wishes and went out without his permission.
Winter described the experience as wonderful, she went to visit the more adult rated parts of Atlas in the northeast. She described the club dancers as handsome and incredibly muscular.
Weiss took a glance at Jonathan and he fits the description.
The man then blinked in worry "Oh- uhh, tell me if I'm hugging you too tight... I want to make you as comfortable as you can."
The heiress found it cute that this mountain of a man can be so soft and gentle. "Are you hungry? Would you like me to cook something for you?" Jonathan offered as he sat up.
"I-I'm fine." the heiress declined, unable to compose herself as she got a clearer view of his chiseled body.
"Oh." he blinks once more.
"Did we really... Had sex?" Weiss blushed madly as she asked that question. "Yes." he replied as he lets her go.
"Ahh..." the heiress answered.
An awkward silence commenced until Jonathan broke the ice, the question definitely caused her heart to explode.
"You wanna do it again, love?"
...
Giorno closed the door. The sound of it alerted Ruby causing her to peek through the blanket.
"I'm back."
The blonde gently puts her clothes down before heading to the bathroom to wash his hands.
Ruby quickly rummaged through the bags to find clothes that fit, apparently, all of them do.
"Ahh! Quick! Can't let him see me like this, I already embarrassed myself enough." she muttered as she hastily wore a hoodie and shorts.
Meanwhile in the bathroom.
"S-She was..?" Giorno whispered. "Yes. I sensed it." GER replied as it's master washed his hands thoroughly. "..." was the blonde boy's reply. His stand just told him that he almost walked in on her being naked and fantasizing about him nonetheless.
As much as he wants to consider Requiem as a seperate entity to him and accuse it of being indecent, he knows that it is his stand and it is a manifestation of him. So he is the indecent one.
Supressing his hormones and desires means that it will bite him in the ass in the future.
...
He was aware of Dio Brando and his vampiric origins. Getting in to contact with Koichi months after defeating the boss, the Speedwagon Foundation gave him a rather vast yet incomplete information about his father that was permitted by a mysterious man named Jotaro Kujo.
Dio's surname is Brando, but the dossier said that Giorno is a Joestar.
He finds it weird that he was related to one of the best real estate tycoon of the 19th century Joseph Joestar.
Digging in deeper, he found out that Dio was born in 1870 and was adopted in to the Joestar household by George Joestar I and his son. And that he was an immortal vampire. Which means he was atleast a hundred years old when Giorno was conceived. He wonders if Dio was still out there.
With all the craziness of the stand abilities Giorno encountered, he didn't find it too weird, yet it did intrigued him. In 2002, Giorno decided to expand his general knowledge since he was thankful for the facts he knew about creatures his stand was able to make that helped him in battle. Archaeology piqued his interest after visiting the bizarre abandoned island of Air Supplena that was rumored to be owned by a very wealthy woman under the alias 'Lisa Lisa'.
He discovered weird entries in a journal of a man named Loggins that led him to find alot of lost documents from Nazi Germany in World War II. About the undead. About the mask. About the Pillar Men.
It was too surreal, a race of ancient beings that created an artifact to turn humans in to vampires for food. Dio, his father, wore it and transformed. But it gets even crazier from there.
Jonathan Joestar, the man the papers claimed to be his real father. The man with the star on his trapezius muscle. Was said to have special abilities by the late Robert Edward Oliver Speedwagon, who honored the man with great resolve and nobility and shunned his adoptive brother to be a creature of complete evil. Giorno was abit shaken when he found out that Dio took Jonathan's body after the latter decimated his old one as an act of respect.
His ruthlessness and charisma was from Dio and his selflessness and heroic spirit was from Jonathan.
But he has yet to realize the other thing he inherited from Jonathan. It wasn't his eyes, his kindness nor his birthmark. It was... The Joestar Sexdrive. (Wow, what a build up)
...
Ruby Rose was fairly an innocent teen. She heard the topic of sex from her sister. But she knows Yang actually acts that way because boys are too scared or shy to approach her and making her feel insecure. Ruby personally thinks that it was obnoxious, but other than it was done by two people in love, she never thought much about it. But seeing the act in the TV made her feel hot and it's driving her insane. "Is everything good?" Giorno asked as he went out of the bathroom.
"A-Ah! Yes! Yeah..." she replied hastily.
Giorno glanced at his wristwatch. "So, Signorina Rose. Where would you like to eat?"
"... Eh?"
"Well. We could either eat here or downstairs." Giorno said as he walked towards the bed and sat at the edge. "The clothes fit, I see." the blonde muttered as he inspected her casual get up. "Yeah... It does." she replied.
Giorno noticed how the sun had already set from the huge window. He smiled and suggested "Maybe we should eat here."
Ruby raised an eyebrow "Here?"
"Yes. The view of the city on this floor is lovely." Giorno replied as he grabbed the menu from the nightstand.
Ruby blinked in confusion and turned around. "Woah..."
The city lights started lighting up, the stars twinkled brightly, she didn't even realize the sun has set!
She walked towards the window in amazement. "The moon..." her silver eyes widened as she saw the white sphere. "What about it?" Giorno asked as he placed an order.
"It's not shattered..."
Giorno concluded that the moon in her world was broken or something. Just what kind of place is it?
He smiled and took off his coat, revealing his old ladybug suit with the heart shaped collar exposing his chest. He did adjust it to fit him since he grew broader the moment he turned 16. (Imagine him being slightly slimmer than Josuke)
"Man, who knows? Maybe you'll turn up exactly as beefy as your dad. Seriously! Is he a bodybuilder or something?" -Mista referring to DIO's picture inside Giorno's wallet, 2003.
He walked next to her and sat down at the carpeted floor. Ruby glanced at him and blushed at his outfit. She didn't comment on it however and sat beside him. "Why was the moon shattered in your world anyway?" he asked softly.
Ruby smiled shyly "Heh. I'm not really sure. I remember that my Uncle Qrow told me that It was partially shattered when the God of Darkness crashed through it while leaving Remnant shortly after his brother did. It was really weird." she took out her scroll to show him a picture of Beacon Academy taken at nighttime. Giorno was intrigued that the moon could stay like that, from a scientifical standpoint, those shattered chunks of it would not stay there and drift away due to space being a vacuum. But then again, it's a different world.
Giorno noticed how the Academy looked like that castle that shows up in the beginning of every Disney movie.
"What's that place?" he asked.
"It's where I studied along with my sister." Ruby said with a hint of pride. "I mean, I would show you how good I am with my weapon if it's here with me- Ahhhh, I miss my Crescent Rose."
"I would like to visit there one day." Giorno said. "Heh. Of course! I'll be the tour guide." Ruby joked.
Giorno swiped the screen in an attempt to understand how the thing works without buttons and it showed a selfie of her home in Patch, she was smiling with Yang and Tai with Zwei trying to stand on two legs.
Her lips quivered as she saw the photo. "I wonder how they're doing now..." she whispered heartbrokenly. Giorno wiped a tear she didn't even know was flowing "It's going to be okay."
Without warning, she buried her head to his chest once more to let a quick cry out. "I'm sorry... It'll be quick, I promise." he heard her muffled voice. Giorno ruffled her hair and went in to deep thought.
The doorbell rang.
"Ruby." he called out. "R-Right. Sorry." she sniffed and wiped away her tears. "The food ought to cheer you up." Giorno smiled as he walked to answer the door. "W-What is it?" she shakily asked.
Opening the door and getting the box, he turned around with a smile "Pizza."
...
"This is really good! The pizzas back home don't compare to this!" Ruby complimented as she ate a slice. "Well, you did say that the ingridients of pizza on Remnant are just cheese and pepperoni. Meat lovers is surely a new treat for your tastebuds." Giorno proudly boasted as he delicately bit his food.
"Mhm! You are certainly right about that, sir." she chewed thoroughly. "Italy is the home of pizza." he informed her as a matter of fact. "So awesome! I have no doubts about that! Stuffed crusts? Seriously, who thinks of this stuff? You can eat this slice in reverse!" she said in a rather joyful way. It made the blonde boy laugh briefly. It made her smile, he looked so perfect.
"So, what made you want to be a Huntress anyway?" he asked calmly as he reached for his water. Ruby blinked once and asked "Promise me you won't laugh."
"When did I ever laughed?"
"You did, just now." she responded with a smirk. The blonde's eyes widened as red crept up on his face, did he really just laughed? "That was... A supressed chuckle."
"Oh, no point in being formal, big boss man. You did! But anyways..." Ruby scooted to make herself more comfortable. "I grew up listening to fairy tales and stories. Courtesy of my sister and my dad. And it... Made me want to be a hero, y'know? Help people, save people. Make the world a better place, because someone's gotta do it." she closed her eyes and smiled. It reminded Giorno of himself. He was that idealistic back then, but he did not share her enthusiastic approach and overall demeanor. He was more reserved, calm, calculated and stoic. He was never the one to show emotion even as a kid, because he knows that nobody cares.
But it didn't matter much. What matters is the results he made.
"You and I have alot in common." he replied bluntly. It surprised her a little "R-Really? I mean... You also had a goal similar to mine and all but saying we have alot in common might be a stretch, don't you think?" she disagreed. Giorno nodded "Right. My apologies."
"See? Even the way you apologize is different from mine! But I think it's okay..." Ruby smiled.
The blonde turned to face her, interested on hearing what she has to say.
"Being too similiar to eachother would be boring. I mean, what else is there to know about eachother if we're basically the same?" she shrugged. It made his heart skip a beat, he likes her way of thinking. Her philosophy fascinates him.
Giorno originally thought she was a bit off, but her dormant maturity was just hiding beneath her tendency to act like a kid, if that even makes any sense.
So, in the most platonic way possible (for now atleast) he became straightforward "I like you."
Now it was her heart that skipped a beat "HUH?!" her face turned crimson as she was taken back by that confession. 'He like me?! Is that why he was so nice? I get it now... He was trying to court me! He attempted to introduce me as his fake girlfriend... It all made sense! But how do I reply? How, how, how?!'
"I-I-I-I like you too-"
"The way you think is very fascinating. It's intriguing." Giorno explained.
"Oh." Ruby frowned. 'Well... It was going too fast anyway. It's only been a day!'
The two glanced at Giorno's phone, which started ringing, notifying the don that he has a text message. Giorno sighed and stood up. He realized it was time to leave. He checked the message and it was infuriating.
Trish: Oh. My. Gosh. Since when? Congratulations! I heard she was a cutie! She had short hair correct?! And she was also helping you organize your files, that is so adorable! Introduce me to her sometimes!
Giorno gritted his teeth and squinted. He was so pissed at Mista right now. He decided to take vengeance by sending him messages.
Giorno: 4
Giorno: 4
Giorno: 4
Giorno: 4
He closed his flip phone as he was sure it freaked out the gunslinger. He walked towards the bed and picked up his coat.
"Y-You're leaving?" Ruby asked. "Yes. I'll be back tomorrow." Giorno said.
"N-No, don't leave! It's still too earl- oh, it's 9 o'clock..." she said dejectedly. "I won't be out for long." the blonde don reassured her.
"Y-Yeah." Ruby stood up and grabbed the remote.
Giorno was about to close the door.
"Goodnight Giorno!" he heard her cheery voice. It made him pause. It made him smile.
"Goodnight Ruby."
...
Giorno returned to the HQ. It was a rather nice room above the office, he decided to stay there rather than live in his own since it's easier to get to work, he literally just had to walk downstairs. He passed by Sheila, who was about to leave. "Good evening, boss." she greeted.
"I think it's way too late to call it an evening, Sheila." the boss replied.
"Heh. I won't make that mistake next time. Goodnight, boss." she said as she handed him the keys.
"Take care." Giorno replied. He knows she was on her way to Venice right now to fulfill the hit he assigned to her.
...
After a shower, he donned his pajamas, unbraided his hair and undid his bangs. He was finally prepared to sleep but then his cellphone rang. He ignored it for awhile and slumped down his bed. But the ringing just won't stop.
'I really need to sleep.'
He expected it to be Mista, but to his surprise, it was Ruby.
"Hello?"
"Hey... Giorno." he heard her reply shyly. "Ruby. What do you need?"
"I uhh... Just wanna talk and stuff." she answered "I can't find any good channels on the TV. It's boring, I got nothing better to do."
It made the blonde boy smile, it's been a day and he felt like he knew her all his life.
"B-But if you're busy then I'm sorry for-"
"It's okay. I got nothing better to do as well." he replied. "O-Oh. That's nice." Ruby said. "Mhm." the blonde was definitely sleepy, but talking to her is just so entertaining.
"So, where were we?" the girl asked, aiming on continuing the conversation. "Italy." he replied tiredly.
"Ha ha..." Ruby rolled her eyes.
Giorno sat up "It's not the same when we're speaking through the phone. Don't you agree?"
"I agree! I agree very much." Ruby smiled. "I mean. If it won't bother you that much... Maybe you can come? It's kinda... Lonely here."
Giorno was silent for awhile. Then he flinched as she suddenly shouted.
"BUT THAT IS OF COURSE IF IT'S NOT MUCH OF A BOTHER!"
"I'll be there." was his simple answer.
"What, really? I mean... I don't mean to-" Ruby was cut off as he hung up.
It spurred him on, the word 'lonely'.
What was he thinking? She was suddenly transported here from another dimension and he left her on her own devices. It's not very gentlemanly.
He went to the bathroom and looked in to the mirror. He needs to do his hair again.
"GOLD EXPERIENCE REQUIEM!"
...
"Ughh! I'm such a jerk! He was already busy but I just had to let my mouth run." she groaned at her pillow. "I feel like a kid getting babysitted."
The doorbell rang. "Oh, he got here fast." she mumbled but as she reached the doorknob, she realized that she's wearing a really revealing tank top. "Oh dear."
Giorno opened the door and can't help but feel flusterred at her exposed skin. "Hi." he greeted.
"Hey. Miss me?" Ruby joked.
"Apparently, it's the other way around. But I guess I do." Giorno answered as he lets himself in, the statement made her blush. It's a bit weird seeing Giorno in a tshirt however.
'Has he always been that muscly?' she gulped.
She involuntarily yawned.
"I guess we'll just talk tomorrow then." Giorno smiled. "What- no! I'm not sleepy!" the girl protested. "It's useless to deny it. Come on. Let's sleep."
"L-L-Let's? Are we gonna share the bed?!" she asked in surprise. "You dragged me here, signorina. You can't expect to make me sleep on the carpet." he replied coyly. He is not gonna lie, he could use some sleep.
"B-B-But-"
"The bed is big enough for 4 people." Giorno removed his shoes and climbed up the bed.
The girl was hesitant. It was just too embarrassing, sharing a bed with a boy, with a boy she was infatuated nonetheless.
Giorno made himself comfortable, he glanced at her. "I'm not going to do anything weird. I am not that kind of person." he reassured her.
Ruby sighed, she turned the lights off, making the room dimly lit due to the lights outside and the lamp beside the bed. Giorno was spooked as Ruby used her semblance to dasb to the spot next to him. It left him speechless, "That was my semblance by the way." she whispered. They are at a considerable distance away from each other but a problem made it's presence known. There was only a one blanket available.