Hello! After about a month, I'm finally back. Sorry if this took a while for people actually following and liking this story, but for now, only monthly updates since I do have the third chapter complete but the fourth is nowhere near finished and a weekly timeline would mess me up. Also, thank you for the reviews and lovely comments, they motivated to keep me going!
It was bright and early in the morning; sun shining, birds chirping and Jotaro was probably getting ready to go to school. Haru felt relieved that she didn't have to get up for school, she could sleep in, at least she thought so. Unfortunately for her, the sun that came through the window had hit her eyes and woken her up pretty early. No, not really. It was more like the voice of Joseph Joestar constantly shouting out his daughter's name and something about Jotaro's pants. Haru tried to shut her eyes tight. Maybe if she did that long enough, she'd magically drift off to sleep, but that hadn't been working.
She had a room all to herself, which was a surprise because she thought she'd have to share a guest room with Kakyoin, which Haru didn't mind. She just couldn't believe how many guest rooms this place had. Haru also wondered where the heck Avdol and Joseph were sleeping, upon learning they were guests here too. Being lost in thought seemed to put Haru back in a sleepy mood and she would've gotten back to her precious dreamland if it weren't for the noise of running footsteps heard outside her door, drawing nearer and then farther away to the opposite side.
What's going on? she thought to herself and decided to get up since it seemed like she wasn't going to be getting much more sleep than she had already had. She slid open the door of her room and let in as much sun as possible then looked in the direction she heard the footsteps head toward. Haru saw Joseph and Jotaro standing in the doorway of the kitchen, still as statues, and decided to go investigate.
"Guys, what's ha-" she cut herself off at the sight of Holly barely breathing in Avdol's arms. She was perfectly fine yesterday, what the heck happened? Haru's eyes widened once she saw something that looked vaguely like rose thorns escaping Holly's clothing but they almost looked… transparent?
"A S-Stand?" was all Joseph could mutter in his state of shock. Very visible sweat drops were running down his face and he began shaking. "Holly…"
"Tch," was the only thing Haru heard out of Jotaro's mouth and her? She was too shocked to say anything. Suddenly, Joseph grabbed Jotaro's uniform and slammed him against the wall, yelling. Haru jumped at this sudden action and wasn't quite sure what else to do but stare at everything happening before her.
"This… This is the one thing I feared most!" Joseph said after he finally stopped his yelling. "M-My daughter finally has a Stand. I knew she didn't have the power to withstand it. I knew she didn't have the power to deny the curse from Dio's soul."
Again with this Dio, Haru thought. Who is he? Haru then noticed that Jotaro had grabbed one of his grandfather's hands and lifted it from his clothing. The two were now looking each other in the eyes and Jotaro had a look on his face more serious than his neutral, if even possible.
"Tell me how we should deal with this!" Determination, determination, Haru had decided, was the look Jotaro was giving. He let go of his grandfather's arm and they just looked at each other for a while. Then Joseph finally spoke.
"There's only one way. We need to find Dio!" he exclaimed. Haru really wished someone would tell her who Dio was. "We need to kill Dio and lift the curse! That's all we can do!" Jotaro looked taken aback and even Haru was a little shocked.
Mr. Joestar was already sure we'd have to kill someone? No way...
Haru stayed quiet in the corner of a room where Joseph had set down a futon and laid Holly there to rest. Him and Avdol were looking at these things called "spirit photos" which is something that Joseph's Stand, Hermit Purple, apparently produced by wasting very expensive cameras. Haru didn't really understand how it worked but all she knew was that there were numerous photos of Dio in the dark scattered on the floor. If she hadn't known better, she'd probably mistake him for some sort of male model due to the way the photos seemed to be coming out.
Apparently they were using these spirit photos to find out where Dio was, but were terribly failing due to the darkness in them. Finally, Jotaro stepped away from the wall he was leaning on and offered to help using his Stand.
This had been the first time Haru had seen his Stand and she was surprised at how humanlike it looked. Its build even sort of resembled that of Jotaro's. Hers didn't look like that. It was more scrawny and didn't look like it could pack a punch while Haru could probably die from one blow to the head from that thing hovering over Jotaro.
His Stand seemed to be carefully analyzing one of the photos and looked like it was on to something.
"Did you see something in the space behind Dio?" Jotaro asked his Stand then went into a drawer to find a pad and pencil.
"My Stand is able to move with such accuracy that it could extract a flesh bud from his brain," Jotaro began. "and such precision that it can grasp a bullet. Let's have him sketch." Jotaro flipped open the notepad and handed the pencil to his Stand and it began to quickly sketch.
Haru was so amazed, she got up from her seat in the corner to get a closer look and Joseph and Avdol did the same. When the sketch was finished, Haru just saw a really detailed looking picture of a fly.
"But a fly won't help us at all-"
"Wait a moment!" Avdol cut Joseph off. "I've seen this fly before!"
"What?!"
"Jojo, do you have an encyclopedia?"
"We've got a library," Jotaro replied.
These people are definitely rich, Haru thought. I wonder what Jotaro's dad does.
"And I'll go investigate," was the last thing Haru heard Avdol say before opening the door and heading for the library. Haru's eyes then wandered back to Holly who had just on cue opened her eyes causing Haru to gasp.
"She's awake!" Haru exclaimed.
"Holly!" Joseph said before sitting down next to her daughter.
"Papa, I…"
"Just rest," he told her with a smile on his face. "Jotaro, go get some water." Jotaro gave a little wave showing he understood and was out of the room. Haru kneeled down, took out a hand puppet that had similar features to a frog but with a top hat, monocle and a mustache that curled at the tips.
"We're so glad you're awake, Mrs. Seiko!" the puppet exclaimed. Joseph's smile faded.
Regret.
Luckily, Jotaro returned just in time to kill the awkwardness with a glass of water.
After Holly had drank her water, she seem to be getting better already and Haru was pretty shocked but mostly relieved. Joseph then started to pamper his daughter, first by brushing her teeth for her, washing her face, brushing her hair, clipping her nails then feeding her an apple he had cut up right on the spot. Haru giggled at the sight
Is this what fathers do for their daughters? How nice. But I have to admit I'm a bit jea- Haru's thoughts were interrupted when she suddenly jumped to the sound of Jotaro yelling at his mother to stay in bed. Both Joseph and Holly stared wide eyed at Jotaro and Haru noticed Holly's Stand peeking out from behind her back again. Jotaro seemed to notice too since he became slightly more nervous.
"I-I'm saying you shouldn't do anything until your fever goes down," he continued more calmly, pulling down his hat a little and turning to the side to hide his expression. "Just shut up and get better soon."
"Jotaro's right," Haru spoke from her hand puppet again. "We want you to be in best condition, so rest, rest, rest!"
"Holly, come on…" Joseph said as he tucked his daughter back in. She smiled and let out a giggle.
"You're right. You're all so nice when I'm sick. Sometimes having a cold isn't bad." As she said that last part, she looked over at Jotaro who was still hiding his face. After speaking she instantly lost consciousness, earning a gasp from both Jotaro and Haru.
"H-Holly!" Joseph began. "Sh-she lost consciousness again." He placed his hand on her forehead, confirming that her fever was still present. "She's acting cheerful, but she's burning up. The way she was acting confirms it. Though she hasn't said anything, my daughter is aware of her Stand. She was actually trying to hide her Stand from us. She was trying not to worry us! That's what kind of person my daughter is."
Haru looked down at her lap, where her hand puppet was now resting. Her eyes then wandered in Jotaro's direction and she noticed his clenched fists were shaking a bit. As she opened her mouth to say something, another voice had gotten out before hers, it was Avdol's.
"Mr. Joestar, I found it!" he exclaimed, standing in the doorway while holding a book. All three of them had turn to face Avdol to hear about his progress.
"That fly is…" Avdol began has he opened the book and pointed at what was labelled to be "The Nile Ue Ue Fly". "This." Haru stared in amazement as the others discussed about how it was located somewhere in Egypt and how that's where they'd find Dio.
"So it is Egypt…" Haru and the others looked towards the door, where the voice had come from.
"Kakyoin."
"What do you mean by that?" Joseph asked.
"The flesh bud was planted in my brain three months ago." Upon hearing those words again, Haru had assumed this "flesh bud" was some sort of mind controlling device, which would explain the bandage around Kakyoin's head and why Joseph carefully examined her own forehead the previous day.
Kakyoin explained that his family was vacationing in Egypt three months ago, so that must have been when he ran into Dio and Avdol seemed to have been there too at one point,since he had met Dio as well. They were all coming to a pretty solid conclusion that Dio's hideout was somewhere in Egypt and he didn't plan on moving anytime soon.
"When are you going?" Kakyoin asked as he walked into the room. "I'll go with you." Everyone seemed shocked at his words.
"Go with us? Why would you?" Jotaro asked.
"About that…" Kakyoin began to answer. "I'm not sure why I suddenly want to join you, either."
Jotaro looked off to the side before Kakyoin finished.
"I regained my senses because of you. That's all."
Haru then realized this was the perfect time to volunteer as well before they'd find somewhere to ditch her. Her hand violently shot up.
"I'm coming too!"
"What? Are you crazy?" Joseph shot back. "No! I wasn't even for the idea of you staying here."
Haru pouted and was about to retaliate before it was being done for her.
"Mr. Joestar, if I may," Avdol began, putting a hand on Haru's shoulder. "This could be the perfect learning experience for Haru. She will most definitely learn how to properly use her Stand for combat throughout this journey." Haru looked Joseph right in the eyes and nodded. He sighed in defeat.
"I-it's true! This is my chance! Please, please, pl-"
"Alright, alright," Joseph interrupted the teen and her eyes lit up. "Just be careful, this isn't some silly game." Haru nodded as she rocked side to side, humming happily. Joseph held his forehead, already having the feeling that she wasn't taking this too seriously. He then let out a sigh and went closer to his daughter, leaning in closer to her.
"Holly... we'll save you, no matter what. Don't worry," he began and a smile became present on his face. "There's nothing to worry about…We'll make you better." Joseph then started stroking his daughter's hair. "You just take it easy." After that, it was Kakyoin who began to speak.
"Jojo's mother, Ms. Holly, is a woman who can calm the hearts of others. People feel at ease when she is nearby. This may sound awkward, but if I were to fall in love, I'd like it to be with someone like her. I'd feel like I'd have to protect her. I'd want to see her happy, kind smile."
After that was said, Haru just stared at Kakyoin, unsure of why her heart was beating so fast. She couldn't really confirm it, but she felt like there might've been a slight blush present on her pale cheeks.
To want to protect something that bad, how heroic of him. And again, Haru's thoughts were interrupted not too long after.
"There's no time. We're leaving immediately," Joseph announced.
About twenty minutes had passed and Haru found herself standing outside with Jotaro and Kakyoin. She began jogging in place to contain all the adrenaline running through her veins as she watched men in black suits exit a bunch of fancy cars and enter the Kujo household.
She heard Joseph explaining to them, as he walked out of the house alongside Avdol with a coat and suitcase, that they were part of something called the Speedwagon foundation and that they would take care of Holly while they were gone.
"Jojo, before we leave, since I am a fortune teller, I shall name your Stand," Avdol said as he approached the three teens.
"Name?" Avdol then lifted a what seemed to be a deck of cards.
"With the cards of fate, the Tarot." Avdol replied. "Choose a card blindly and it shall be decided. This will suggest your fate as well as suggest your Stand's power." Avdol placed the deck on his palm and Jotaro had then cut the deck and picked the card on the top.
"The Star! The Star card!" Avdol exclaimed. "Then I shall name your Stand... Star Platinum!" Haru gasped in amazement then halted her jogging and raised a hand.
"My turn! Name my Stand!" Haru spoke as she reached for a card before the deck was pulled out of her reach, causing her to raise an eyebrow at Avdol.
"Jojo has told me what he's seen of your Stand, which was surprisingly enough for me to give it a name without the Tarot cards," Avdol explained and Haru tilted her head, waiting for what he came up with.
"The Dark Glycon!" he announced, earning an even more confused look from Haru. Aware that she had know idea what he was talking about, he decided to explain. "Glycon is the name of the snake god who was sometimes referred to as the puppet god when accused of being nothing more than a mere sock puppet by the satirist, Lucian."
Haru just stared at him blankly which was giving him the impression that he had insulted her by naming her Stand after a God that was said to be nothing but a smelly sock. He instantly dropped that thought when a smile grew on her face and her eyes began to light up.
"Really? My Stand's being named after a God? Cool!"
First off, I'd like to apologize for this chapter being less original since it basically just includes everything in the main story while adding Haru in. It may be like this from now on unless I decide to add in a little chapter where Haru shows off her skills possibly. Also this is one of the shorter chapters but don't worry, future chapters will be a little longer! Again, reviews are very welcome! (Also, check out the poll on my profile. I'd really appreciate it!)
