"I burn! Na na nanaaa..." Ruby cheered and danced but the unconcious bodies of the people she destroyed were sprawled on the floor. Now here she is celebrating by singing her sister's favorite song much to Oscar's awe.
...
It's been days since Jotaro met that weird woman. He was back to school again, having to endure the news circling around the campus that Noriaki Kakyoin went missing for more than 50 days now. His grandpa already left and went back to America.
Tugging his cap after exiting the convinient store, he took out his freshly bought cigarette from the small box and walked home.
"Oi, mom, I'm ho-" it was rare for him to get shaken, specially after all they've been through, but he saw his mom and that Blake Belladonna having a tea together.
The cigarette stick hit the ground.
"Oh! Jotaro! Welcome home!" Holly greeted. "Jotaro huh? Nice name." the faunus smirked.
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"Oh gosh what is that?" Weiss pointed at the huge female statue. "Uhh, I think it was the Statue of Liberty. Speedwagon told me about it when I asked him what to expect in New York..." Jonathan mumbled. He can't believe he made friends with everyone on the ship. His sweetheart fished something weird out of her handbag however.
"W-Weiss... What is that?"
"Hmm? Oh this? A scroll. I was thinking of taking a picture of it. I bought it from Va-" her intense migraine returned as fragments of her memory was restored.
"A-Are you okay?" Jonathan asked.
'Picture..? A photograph?' he wondered as he went to her aid.
"I'm fine. I'm fine..." Weiss whipped out her scroll, with a blank look on her face. "Oh..." Jonathan stared at it with awe. "What a peculiar device." he lamented.
"I think I remember now..." the heiress mumbled. "Ohh?" the Joestar tilted his head, but Weiss smiled, in the mood for some love "But first! I demand you to hold me."
...
Yang glanced at Joseph then returned her gaze to the obituary. 'Did I just married a ghost?'
They were on the way to a cemetery while Joseph was silent all the way. They married after 3 days of meeting eachother. It was weird. What's even weirder is that it was Yang who proposed to him.
They were on the way to a funeral that was being attended by Speedwagon and Erina. 'They didn't fetch me from the airport. I'll show em what for!' he smirked to himself. He was so sure he sent them a telegram (but he accidentally sent it to New Jersey for some reason)
...
"H-Hey..." Oscar squeaked. "Hmm? Oh! Hello!" Ruby waved as the three badly beaten up men were struggling to even move an inch.
"Thank you for..." the meek boy mumbled. "Oh it's fine. That was nothing really. But I have to say, this is a really dangerous neighborhood." Ruby walked towards the counter to grab the menu.
"Please take anything! It's on the house." Oscar proposed. "Pfft. Nahh... I don't want to accept rewards, it will take the value out of the thing I just did. Oooh! This looks delicious. I'll have one of this, take out." Ruby said and showed Oscar a "Hamon" sandwich. The boy nodded and went to the kitchen.
"Why did you save me?" Oscar said as he returned with the dish. Ruby scratched her head and pulled her mask down. Oscar's face turned red as he observed how beautiful she is.
"Hmm... I don't know, do I really need a reason to do the right thing?" she shrugged. Those words hit the boy hard. All his life, he grew up in a place where virtue is scarce and pragmatism is rampant, this woman was out of this world.
"Here." Ruby handed him the cash. "I think you should close your place early, Mr. Oscar." she said as she walked towards the door with her take out.
"W-Wait! What's your name?" the boy asked.
"Oh? Ruby. Ruby Rose." she nonchalantly waved him goodbye and left.
...
Giorno was lying on his bed, bored out of his mind, but he can't sleep. He can't continue the search either since it's night time. Opting on crashing on the cleanest motel he can find.
Giorno values privacy. But the temptation to look at the contents of her scroll was strong. 'I mustn't...' he gulped as his hand hovered above the artifact.
A man's true colors emerges when no one is around to see them, and Giorno wants to prove to himself that he isn't a meddling son of a bitch. Besides, this was more Narancia or Mista's thing anyway.
"It might contain something that might help you in your search."
Giorno frowned 'Requiem. No.'
"If you were Ruby Rose, where would you be right now?"
'That does not apply right now, she was kidnapped. Idiota.' the italian Joestar huffed and turned his back on the scroll.
"You might stumble on some inappropriate photos along the way."
"That is the biggest reason I'm not checking!" Giorno yelled at nobody in particular. His stand manifested beside him, standing obedient "I see. Do you like the other one more?"
"Other one?" the blond raised an eyebrow.
"Neo."
"What is wrong with you, Requiem?" he asked in annoyance. "I, myself, do not know the answer, master. I am you. Perhaps, you will find out soon."
Giorno huffed as his stand disappeared. He barely knew both women and Gold Experience Requiem was implying that he will romance one of them.
It bugged him however, it felt alot colder when he wasn't in Ruby's embrace. It's a foreign feeling. Giorno himself won't say it out loud but he wants it.
"I guess it's time to look for clues once again..." Giorno undid his hair and turned to the side.
His eyes slowly closing.
...
"Oh my gosh, this is delicious!" Ruby exclaimed with her mouthful as she scarfed down her meal. "Should have bought another one!"
"Mmmm!" the girl munched on it until it was completely consumed. But after finishing it, she thought about the state of the neighborhood she is in. Her willingness to help people in need are too strong it can be considered an urge. She glanced at the red handkerchief and had an idea.
.
.
.
But first, she played with the idea.
Tugging her collar to the left, putting her other hand on her hip, her feet on a stride.
It was Ruby's first JoJo pose.
"I, Ruby Rose, have a dream!" she then stopped and giggled.
She remembered the time he did that, it was so adorable.
Inspecting her features in the mirror. She brushed her hair up with her hand. 'Giorno... You didn't clean the streets well enough.'
From a Huntress to a vigilante.
...
Giorno's eyes shot wide open.
He was lying on a bed. Giorno sat up slowly, he blinked twice, finding it weird since his previous arrival to Remnant was him wide awake.
He saw Neo with her back turned on him, writing something.
"Neo... Hey how long has passed?" he asked.
Neo turned around, holds out 5 fingers.
'5 hours?'
The short girl handed a folder to the young man. Giorno opened it and saw a picture of a middle aged man with a mustache paperclipped on top.
'I have found a lead on Arthur Watts. It took me 30 minutes to write this so you better pay attention. He is one of Salem's closes subordinates. He is a scientist. From what I have gathered, he was very capable in hacking and computer engineering, you know some of those dumb spy movies? He is basically a real life version of the bad guys there. If you are still too slow to catch on, you might be able to persuade him to use some sort of device to bring Red back.'
Giorno saw another paper. Neo immediately stood up and left the room.
"Where are you going?" he asked but she slammed the door shut.
The boy was about to go after her but he noticed another paragraph.
'Thank you for saving me. But don't act smug about it or I will cut you. Hell is empty and the devil is here. But still, overcoming Salem might not be impossible, with you around. We are going to Atlas. Come outside so we can get started.'
He noticed the map of Remnant. A red circle on a place called Atlas. The boy squinted as he found Haven from the map. It's going to be a long journey to Atlas.
Giorno placed the folder back on the table.
As he got out, Neo handed him a train card. He read the description behind the card written in tiny letters saying that it's usable to any train station but it was somewhat expensive.
"I'm guessing we're heading to the Mistral train station." Giorno mumbled. Neo simply rested her umbrella on her shoulder and nodded. The young man steeled his expression.
...
Salem frowned as Hazel returned empty handed, but he was quite competent so she will let it slide for now. She found it shocking that Tyrian died however. She knows that he was a powerful fighter and it will take alot to incapacitate him, let alone kill him.
Her interest in that peculiar boy grew.
She had eyes spying on Neo in courtesy of a bug planted on her shoe which was placed by Tyrian during their brief melee.
...
"I can't believe she is gone..." Mercury muttered as he sulked down a bench. "You better believe it. And that mute bitch was to blame. I swear I am not going to show her any mercy once I get my hands on her..!" Emerald growled as she consoled her partner.
"Then you're going to love the task I'm going to give you." they heard Salem's voice.
It was a simple objective.
"Assassinate Neo and capture a blond young man named Giorno Giovanna."
"They are boarding a train to Atlas according to the bug. But beware. That Giorno managed to kill Tyrian. I guess capturing him alive is going to be the hard part since he is ruthless." Salem casually warned. Hazel's description of what's left of Tyrian that he found was quite jarring. It doesn't concern Salem, but to ensure success, she considered warning these two neccessary since they are leagues below her.
...
Giorno entered the train casually as Neo skipped beside him. She looked around briefly before pointing on seats they can sit on.
'So from what I have gathered, it's going to take a couple of days to get there. And it's going to get cold. Atleast the Remnant map was not as complicated as Earth's.'
He pushed the thought of finding Ruby away. He needs to focus on setting up her departure.
But what if she was gone forever? Or he somehow found her dead?
Giorno only met her recently, but there's something about her that makes Giorno feel somewhat more concious about his morals. For some reason, he was worried about what she'd say if she found out how brutal he was in his journey to take the throne.
She makes him want to be... A better person.
'What is this feeling..?' he puts his hand on his chest.
"AAAALL ABOOOOOARD!"
...
Ruby opened the maintenance door from inside and peeked around the hallway to see if someone spotted her. She tiptoed outside dragging a mop handle spray painted with red and black.
"It's not as good as my darling but it'll get the job done." she muttered to herself as she used her semblance to dash towards her room.
...
Giorno stared at the window, he suddenly felt a weight on his shoulder. It was Neo, she fell asleep.
The feeling was not completely foreign, it was similar to when Ruby held him.
It was quite comfortable, he can smell her hair, which had the scent of strawberry and chocolate. He can hear her softly snore. Giorno was left with a choice of protesting but he decided against it.
With an amused smile, he closed his eyes.