Anna-Rose, with her arms bandaged up as a result of overworking herself, walked past the apartment complex that housed Daisy and Delaware, and spotted two familiar figures sitting on the steps. Daisy was sobbing wildly, while Delaware attempted to comfort her. "There, there. It's not your fault." He looked over at Anna-Rose with a concerned look on his face, and mouthed "help me".
She walked over and hugged Daisy. "What happened?" Daisy looked up, wiping her face.
"Tania was killed in the night. It had to be a Stand user, who killed her thinking it was me. It's because of me that she's dead now." She continued to sob, while Anna-Rose sighed. The state Daisy was in reminded her of the fight with Matador, and having to put down that poor dying girl.
"I'm sorry to hear that. Do you want to come to school today?" Anna-Rose sighed, and began to walk off, before Daisy stood up and growled.
"No, I'll come. I need to teach that bitch a lesson." She smirked. "Tania's chest was completely bruised all over. There was a lot of internal bleeding. I bet you anything she used her Stand to do that, and given the condition of the body, it isn't a kill switch Stand either. Scary, but not impossible to beat."
"So, Tiffany played her cards out of anger?" Anna-Rose was confused. "Alright, let's get to school. We have a lead on her Stand power, at least. Stay well away from her."
"Well, tonight she'll finish me off, if she sees me." Daisy sighed.
Anna-Rose smirked. "Then we'll finish her today."
The bell rang, and Daisy walked into her English class at the start of this new school year. However, nobody was there. She looked around, confused. The passageways were completely empty. Surely the class should be full, right? "Hello? Is anyone hiding around here?" Daisy gulped, carefully creating small compound eyes on the back of her head to sense any motion from behind. "Listen. If this is a trick, or an attack, I'm not going to sit down and take it. Just come out."
At that moment, books began to fly from the shelves, sticking themselves to Daisy. She ripped them off quickly, but noticed that something was off. The faded covers of the school books seemed to have strange patches of blanched white spotted upon them. Daisy looked at where the books had touched her, and noticed the same stark white. Daisy heard giggling from behind a desk, and looked behind it to see a rather buxom woman wearing glasses with thick pink frames. This woman stood, brushing her bleach-blonde hair off of her shoulders and chuckling. Her body had clammy papers clinging to it desperately, that seemed to shift over her skin on its own.
"Who the hell are you?" Daisy grabbed the woman for a moment, but she was forced back by an unseen power. The woman chuckled.
"My name is Sunset. I assume you have a Stand, yes? Well, my Stand controls paper. By attacking you with my books, I was able to rub some liquid paper off on you, so I can control your body now, where the liquid paper is stuck." She began laughing loudly. "This is the power of my Stand- wait, where did the liquid paper go?"
Daisy placed a hand to her head and smirked. "Sorry, I didn't hear your over-the-top speech over my skin shedding." Flakes of skin had collected around her feet. "My Stand allows me to replicate insect physiology, don't forget. There are insects that shed their skins, so I just replicated that to shed that layer of liquid paper." She chuckled, raising her arms. "Now that I know what you can do, I'll just stay away from your tricks." A thin layer of silk spun itself around exposed parts of Daisy's body, excluding her eyes.
Sunset walked up to Daisy. "It's interesting to know you're still alive, honestly. I expected this to be a Plan B, just in case her move didn't put you in checkmate."
"Her move, eh? So she did do it." Daisy clenched her fists, before pushing Sunset down. "Tell me Tiffany's Stand power!"
"It's a secret. She'd kill me if I told someone outside her circle."
"She's using you!" Daisy pinned her, beginning to slap her. "She just wants to take over. She's committing real world crimes here. By doing this, you're an accomplice. You'll be expelled, imprisoned." Daisy sighed. "And I'm here on a visa. If you kill me, you could be taken to Australia for punishment. No family visits, no friendliness, not even a real shot at release in the near future."
Sunset chuckled. "I've weighed up the costs of my actions. The words you choose when you make choices that could change your life are just as important as the decision you make."
"Stop spewing that philosophical bullshit. She has you under her control. You have to see that!" Daisy slapped Sunset again, who pushed back.
Daisy was thrown off, and Sunset stood over her menacingly. "We may both have non-attacking Stands, but I'm stronger than you are. Didn't you just get out of the hospital?" Sunset kicked Daisy in the ribs three times in quick succession, before stamping on her shoulder. Daisy screamed in pain as one of her ribs cracked and her shoulder dislocated.
"S-Stop… Seriously, if you do much more damage you'll be in danger." Daisy tried to get up, but Sunset kicked her in the chest, which knocked her onto her back. Sunset then tried to break her kneecaps by smacking them with the heel of her shoe. Daisy squealed. She knew she would die if this kept up. Because of that, something primal in her awoke. A huge hit of adrenaline slammed her system, and her fight-or-flight instincts kicked in. She snapped her shoulder back into place and kicked up, knocking Sunset off balance, before bringing out Bullet With Butterfly Wings to impale her hand.
"Augh! Fuck!" Sunset clutched at her wound, wincing in pain. "You're dead. You are so dead."
Daisy looked behind her to see books flying off the shelves. Her cracked rib was limiting her movement, and her arm and leg were still in pain. Because of this, she turned her head into a termite head, and burst her new mandibles through the silken protection on her face. She started to destroy the books, ripping them into a messy pulp. She didn't consume it, though; she assumed that Sunset could control her like that, if liquid paper worked.
"I'm dead, am I?" She returned her face to normal. There was an expressionless anger there, as well as some kind of twisted kindness. "Seems like you were wrong. I will not kill you, but you will not kill me. Do you get it yet?" Daisy smirked. "Your stupid Stand has nothing against mine. If you try to beat me up again, I'll just bulk my muscle up and overpower you physically. Insects are the most diverse and most numerous creature type on this planet. There is one out there somewhere that will beat you, no matter what. I might not know them all, but I know enough to beat your shitty paper control ability, and your raw strength."
Sunset sighed, slumping down. "Well, I suppose that's true."
"Where is everyone, anyway?" Daisy looked around. "You didn't kill them or lock them in a cupboard, right?"
"No. Tiffany just kind of declared that…" Sunset sighed. "That you had to die today. They left to give me some space, and distract the teacher."
Daisy smirked, stretching a bit. "Well, I'm going to send her a message that her warrant doesn't matter to me. I'm going to survive. Like I told her, I'm not a weak American. I'm not what she's used to." She then proceeded to tie Sunset up with silk, and leave for her next class. Sunset smirked. She was impressed by how driven Daisy was to live, especially after the reports that she'd risked her life to save others.
"I guess when there's nobody to save, she cuts loose a little. She's a teenager, after all." Sunset relaxed. "Still, Tiffany can't lose. Especially not against that ability."
Stand Name: "In Bloom"
Stand User: Sunset Cambridge
Power: E
Range: A
Speed: D
Durability: E
Precision: A
Potential: C
