The Lovers - Here's Your Receipt!
Steely Dan walked around town with Jotaro and Hanabi following close by. They stopped at a drainage ditch.
"Hmmm….a drainage ditch? I could jump across this ditch, but if I were to trip and twist my ankle, it could be dangerous. It'd be a pain to go all the way to that bridge over there. Hey, Jotaro. Lie down across this ditch and make yourself into a bridge. I'll walk over it on you."
Jotaro didn't say anything as Hanabi narrowed her eyes at Steely Dan.
"What? You're not going to be my bridge?" Steely Dan said
"What the hell are you talking about?" Jotaro said
"I said to make yourself into a bridge! You ridiculous bastard!" Steely Dan yelled kicking a fire hydrated.
Hanabi flinched thinking about how much pain that caused Joseph.
"What's the matter, Jotaro?" Steely Dan said
The two men stared each other down before Jotaro let out a "che" and walked over to the drainage ditch kneeling down. He laid himself across the gap just like a bridge.
"Good," Steely Dan smirked before stomping onto Jotaro's back. He stopped halfway and stood there on Jotaro's back, "Your a rather sturdy bridge, aren't you?" He started to bounce up and down on Jotaro's back.
"Well it's official he's dead," Hanabi thought watching Steely Dan.
Steely Dan continued to walk and made sure to step on Jotaro's hands digging his heels into Jotaro's fingers.
"Yep definitely dead," Hanabi thought
Steely Dan turned around and sent a charming smirk to Hanabi holding his hand out to her, "Now the ladies turn."
Hanabi looked at his hand and scoffed turning away crossing her arms.
"Veeeee," Queens Thorn said appearing
Hanabi's Stand grew four giant mushrooms out of the ditch and Hanabi jumped on each one crossing to the other side. Once she was over she helped Jotaro up.
Hanabi and Jotaro continued to follow Steely Dan again as the man walked with a happy stride. Jotaro pulled out a small booklet and started writing in it before putting it away.
Steely Dan stopped walking and turned around, "Hey, Jotaro. My back itches. Scratch it!"
Hanabi watched as Jotaro did just so. Once done Steely Dan continued strolling along. Once again Jotaro pulled out the small booklet and wrote in it. Hanabi caught a glimpse of the book and finally figured out what he was doing.
"Oh...there seems to be a spot on my shoe Jotaro. Why don't you come and clean it off," Steely Dan said sitting down on a bench. Jotaro just looked at the man before he knelt down in front of Steely Dan and started buffing his shoes.
"Hmmmm I'm also hungry. Hanabi your Stand can grow plants, why not grow me some fresh grapes," Steely Dan commanded
Hanabi clicked her tongue but did what she was told. Queens Thorn grew a small vine with three bushels of grapes on it. Hanabi cut a bushel off. "Here you are," She held the fruit out to Steely Dan.
"Feed me," Steely Dan demanded
"Wha?" Hanabi said
"Feed me." Steely Dan opened his mouth pointing at it.
Hanabi almost crushed the grapes in her hands but restrained herself swallowing her anger. She walked over to Steely Dan and he pulled her onto his lap making her face go red.
"Nothing better than having a beautiful woman in your lap feeding you wouldn't you say Jotaro," Steely Dan said smirking down at Jotaro, who was still cleaning his shoes. Jotaro just clenched his teeth and kept cleaning.
Hanabi unhappily fed Steely Dan the gapes as he kept his hands around her waist.
Steely Dan started to laugh and kicked Jotaro in the face.
"Jotaro!" Hanabi went to move but Steely Dan kept a tighter grip on her waist.
"Come on! What are you doing? Shine those shoes right, Jotaro! I'm in such a good mood right now! I need you to shine my shoes until they are as bright as I feel right now. I want the sunny sky to reflect right off of them. If you want, you can use your uniform to shine them. Actually, why not lick them clean?" Steely Dan said
Jotaro simply stood up and pulled out the small booklet writing in it.
"Hey! You bastard!" Steely Dan shouted standing up at the same time knocking Hanabi onto the ground.
Hanabi grunted hitting the ground, she stood up dusting her clothes off, as she glared up at Steely Dan. She had never been this mad at one person before. For once she couldn't wait to see Jotaro beat someone's face in and she'd be glad to help too.
Jotaro continued to write in the booklet before Steely Dan snatched it away.
"What are you writing?!" Steely Dan looked in the booklet.
"I'm writing down everything you owe me and Hanabi. I'm going to make sure you pay it. I can be forgetful, so I'm writing it all down," Jotaro said with a smile.
Steely Dan got an irate look then backhanded Jotaro in the face, Hanabi was a little taken back when she saw some blood drip out of Jotaro's mouth. Steely Dan seemed really weak and Hanabi was pretty sure Jotaro was made of rock hard stone.
"Jotaro, you bastard…..Hehe, Well whatever. It won't matter in the end," Steely Dan said
Lovers
Power - E Speed - D Range - A
Durability - A Precision - D Potential - E
Steely Dan led Hanabi and Jotaro into a jewelry store.
He pointed down at a gold bracelet in a display case, "Say, Jotaro. Take a look at this gold bracelet. It would make a girl happy, if you were to give her something like this. I bet Hanabi would love something like this huh? Would you?" Steely Dan asked looking at Hanabi.
"I'm fine thanks," Hanabi replied in a harsh tone.
Steely Dan pointed down at the bracelet, "Jotaro, see that space in the glass? Use your Stand to sneak through and steal it." Jotaro didn't move.
"I told you to steal it, you dumbass. Hurry it up. Or…..I don't mind breaking the glass myself and taking it. Are you okay with them catching me and beating the shit out of me? Joseph would definitely die from the pain. Hurry up! The salesman looking the other way."
Jotaro narrowed his eyes down at the glass but reached forward for the bracelet. Star Platinum's hand came out and quickly pulled the bracelet out of the gap.
Steely Dan let out a satisfied smirk and then pointed at Jotaro, "This guy's shoplifting!"
Both Hanabi and Jotaro gasped.
"Hey, salesman this guy is shoplifting!" Steely Dan shouted
"Sir! Please don't let him get away!" The salesman said running into a back room.
"Sure!" Steely Dan said, he looked back at Jotaro and laughed.
Hanabi really hoped they could get out of here before the police showed up.
Jotaro just held the bracelet tightly in his hands and glared back at Steely Dan.
Three burly looking men came out of the back room.
"Well at least it not the cops," Hanabi thought
"A thief?"
"Who is it?"
"That kid? That Asain kid?"
One of the men started cracking his knuckles, "Back where I come from, they chop a thief's fingers off!"
"Okay not much better than the police," Hanabi thought
"Hey, Jotaro. You better no use your Stand against civilians," Steely Dan said
Jotaro glared at Steely Dan but was so focused on him that he didn't see the oncoming attack.
Hanabi let out a scream as Jotaro was hit in the back with a baseball bat. All of the men started to surround Jotaro and attacked him, the most he could do in this situation was block attacks. Hanabi was about to move forward when a hand landed on her shoulder.
"You can't use you Stand either Hanabi," Steely Dan laughed.
Hanabi yelled out as Jotaro was tossed out the shop and landed harshly on the dirt road.
"Well if I can't use my Stand," Hanabi thought
Before Jotaro could be struck again Hanabi cried out and jumped onto Jotaro wrapping her arms around his neck in a what looked like a lover's embrace.
Both Jotaro and the three men were surprised at the girls sudden actions.
"Please stop," Hanabi's eyes were wet tears forming "this is all my fault. I just wanted to take a closer look at the bracelet and my boyfriend was helping me. I'm sorry I didn't mean to cause such a fuss."
She looked back at the three men with an apologetic smile that was both innocent yet sultry.
All three of the men blushed and looked away.
"W-Well okay. J-Just don't let it happen again," One of the men said before the three of them went back into the shop.
Once they were inside Hanabi relaxed glad her planned worked. She looked back at Jotaro and her cheeks turned red as they were face to face, they were so close she could feel his breath on her face.
She quickly removed her arms from around his neck and sat down fist clenched in her lap face now completely red.
Before Hanabi could say anything she felt a hand on her head and looked up to see Jotaro's lips turned upwards in a small smile. She looked away quickly as her heart rate sped up.
"Th-There's no way…." Hanabi thought
"Hahahahah, That was great! Well done!" Steely Dan held his hand up to reveal an emerald encrusted gold necklace, "Because of the commotion you two caused, I was able to get my hands on something even better!"
"...Hehehehe," Jotaro laughed as he and Hanabi stood up.
"Che! Jotaro! What the hell are you laughing about? What's so funny!?" Steely Dan snapped
"I'm laughing in anticipation of the fun that's to come. I'm laughing because I have much more to look forward to now, and I'm excited! I'm so excited for the moment when I get to pay you back," Jotaro said
"Why you!" Steely Dan kicked Jotaro in the back and stomped down hard, "You seem to misunderstand. Old Man Jostar will die within seconds. That's the reality you're facing."
"Nah. You don't know us very well. You don't know Kakyoin," Jotaro said
Without any warning blood suddenly spurted out of Steely Dan's forehead.
Hanabi smiled, "Now he's gonna get what's coming to him."
"Well, well, well, well, well….That injury means that Kakyoin's on the attack now. I wonder if I'll still have my chance at payback once he's done," Jotaro said
"Don't forget me Jotaro. I wanna join in too," Hanabi said cracking her knuckles.
Steely Dan let out a scream staring at the blood as Hanabigirl'sand Jotaro continued to smirk.
A fearful look appeared on Steely Dan's face and he started to back away from Jotaro and Hanabi.
"What's wrong? Why are you stepping back?" Jotaro asked
"You look a little nervous there," Hanabi said
Steely Dan gasped and turned around trying to run away but Jotaro grabbed the back of his hair pulling him back.
"Now that's just rude. Trying to run from us after all the fun we had, and the real fun hasn't even started yet," Hanabi smiled
Steely Dan panicked in Jotaro's hand trying to free himself from the vice-like grip. Steely Dan kept pulling and managed to break free but lost a good chunk of hair in the process. He ended up falling to the ground on all fours.
"Please forgive me, Jotaro, sir! Hanabi ma'am! I admit defeat!" Steely Dan crawled over to Jotaro and gripped his leg, "I'll change! I'll lie on the ground and lick your boots! I did an awful thing! You can hit me as much as you'd like! But please spare my life!" Steely Dan started licking Jotaro's shoes making Hanabi sigh and shake her head.
"Talk about pathetic," Hanabi sighed
Jotaro nodded his head in agreement.
Steely Dan suddenly looked up and was smirking at Hanabi.
Something flew towards the girl and headed straight for her ear.
"VEE!"
Queens Thorn appeared and a plant sprouted behind Hanabi catching The Lovers. Steely Dan gasped seeing his Stand being caught.
"Neh, do you think we'd let our guard down so easily. It was pretty obvious that once you were forced out of Mr. Joestar you'd come after one of us," Hanabi said
Steely Dan started to scream out in pain as his skin started to sizzle and burn.
"Oh, you probably don't know what kind of plant I caught your Stand in. This is Dionaea muscipula, also known as the Venus Flytrap. It's a carnivorous plant that typically eats insects, but I guess Stands could work too. It typically takes about a week for them to digest their prey but I've sped up the process. I'd say you've got about 8 minutes before your Stand becomes plant food. I bet you thought between me and Jotaro I was the weak one and could be an easy target. Guess your plan didn't go so well huh?" Hanabi said
Steely Dan continued to cry out in pain, "I-I-I'm not planning anything! Your Stand's power…."
"Hmmm? I can't quite hear you," Hanabi said
"I-I meant your majesty's Stand is more powerful and more than just any other! I didn't Stand a chance, so it came back! P-Please look! I can't fight anymore! I can't move!" Steely Dan said
The venus fly trap close its mouth tighter making Steely Dan cry out again.
"What do you think Jotaro?" Hanabi asked
Jotaro looked down at Steely Dan, "Do you swear that you'll never appear before us again?"
"I-I do! I swear! I'll go to some deserted island! I'll go to the ends of the Earth and never come back!" Steely Dan cried
"You're not lying, are you? The next time I see you, I'll punch you one thousand times," Jotaro said
"I'm not lying! I'd never lie!" Steely Dan wailed
Jotaro nodded to Hanabi and she snapped her fingers. The Venus flytrap opened its mouth and The Lovers flew out.
"Get out of here," Jotaro said
Jotaro and Hanabi turned around walking away.
"Jotaro! Hanabi!" Steely Dan called out pulling out a switchblade making the two stop. "You fools! Take a look at that girl over there!" Jotaro and Hanabi looked at a trio of kids playing. "My Stand, The Lovers, just went into that girl's ear. He's heading for her brain," Jotaro went to turn around to face Steely Dan, "Don't you dare move, Jotaro! I'm going to stab you and then Hanabi in the back with this knife! I'll make sure you two never move again! Just try and attack me with your Star Platinum or Queens Thorn! That girl will surely die! You would never kill such a young child, would you? Hehehehehehe!"
Hanabi and Jotaro both let out annoyed sighs.
"Yare yare daze. Fine, try it," Jotaro said
"Hey! Don't you understand?! I told you-! Huh? Huh?!" Steely Dan suddenly froze up.
Jotaro grabbed Steely Dan's wrist the one holding the knife, "What's the matter? Weren't you going to stab me? Like this?" Jotaro forced Steely Dan's hand back making him stab himself in the cheek.
"Ahhhhh! M-My body won't move! Why?! W-What's this thing wrapped around me?!" Steely Dan yelled
"Ah, so you didn't notice that's good. I didn't really know how subtle it was. Queens Thorn attached a vine rope to your Stand's leg once it left my trap. Now then," Hanabi said
Queens Thorn came out holding the vine rope with a happy smirk on its lips. It yanked the rope pulling The Lovers out of the girl's ear. Queens Thorn opened its palm to reveal a flower it pulled the Lover's into it and closed it shut trapping it inside. Hanabi took the flower bud shaking it around making Steely Dan fall to the ground.
Steely Dan let out a cry. "Please forgive me!"
"Ask for forgiveness for Enyaba, the woman you killed. We never had any intention of forgiving you in the first place," Jotaro said stepping forward.
"D-Dio paid me in advance….I-I'll give you that," Steely Dan said
"Yare yare daze. You truly are the lowest scum in history. You can't pay back what you owe with money," Jotaro said as Star Platinum came out.
"ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA!"
With one final punch, Star Platinum sent Steely Dan flying into the side of a building. He was crushed through the brick wall and laid unmoving in the rubble.
Hanabi stood smiling always amazed by Jotaro and Star Platinum.
"Doki~"
Hanabi looked back and saw Queens Thorn smiling hands on cheeks gazing at Star Platinum.
"I-Is Queens Thorn enamored with Star Platinum?!" Hanabi thought
Queens Thorn looked back at Hanabi and winked before pointing over at Jotaro. Hanabi looked at him and her face turned red. She mentally screamed and tried to hide her thoughts in her mind vault. Queens Thorn giggled behind its hand before disappearing.
Jotaro pulled out his booklet and wrote in it before ripping out a page, "Here's your receipt."
"He's so coo-Gah! Put it in the vault!" Hanabi thought
Hanabi's inner self-freak out stopped when Jotaro stood in front of her. He grabbed her hand making her blush. He opened his other hand relieving Hanabi's bracelet.
"When did you get that?!" Hanabi shouted
Jotaro just smirked and slid Hanabi's bracelet back onto her wrist before walking off.
Hanabi lightly caressed the bracelet a smile on her lips as she followed after Jotaro.
