(Jojo / Jjba X Reader) A 7TH Stand User Joins The Party

To say you were shocked was an understatement.

As the kiss ended, and you pulled away, Kakyoin spilled his feelings for you like a rush of water. Words that flowed over your body, covering you completely. You didn't know how to react, you didn't know how to speak

“You don’t have to give me an answer… but once this mission is over, and we both survive, I plan to pursue you properly.” Kakyoin said, gently taking your hand in his own.

You really weren’t sure how to feel about this yet.

“I-I see…” you found yourself saying, staring down at your joined hands. “Kakyoin… I..” you started, but were cut off by Kakyoin speaking.

“The other crusaders are waiting for you, you should join them.” Kakyoin said with a smile, releasing your hand, “I’ll see you soon.”

You could only nod dumbly, getting up from the bed, “Yeah.. I’ll see you soon.” you muttered, before leaving the room.

    You met back up with the crusaders outside the hotel. Joseph waved you over to where they were standing outside.

“Thanks for waiting for me.” You said, giving them a grateful smile, “I hope I didn't take too long.”

Polnareff gave a little grumble, but Joseph shook his head.

“No, no, It was no problem at all” Joseph said, waving his hands, he paused for a moment before smirking slightly, “so… What did you and Kakyoin talk about?”

You went a bit red, averting your eyes, “oh… it was nothing…” you said, rubbing the back of your neck. You certainly weren’t about to say that Kakyoin just confessed his feelings to you. Even the thought of talking about something like that was completely embarrassing.

“Hm… Nothing, you say?” Asked Joseph, chuckling.

Polnareff pursed his lips, then turned away, sighing, “We should get moving.”

“Polnareff is right. We can't afford to hang around this Hospital for the rest of the day.” said Avdol. 

    Later that afternoon, you were riding in a boat with the crusaders down the nile. Joseph was talking, telling about the local culture of the next area you were going towards. It was kind of calming to just sit and listen to his voice. 

Everyone else seemed to also be relaxing during this small moment of peace.

“They say Ancient Egyptians always buried their dead beyond the Niles boundary, where the sun sets.” Joseph said, “That’s why the whole city is on the east side of the Nile. All structures built on the west side involve graves and the dead.”

You looked up, wondering where he was going with this trail of thought.

“... Our enemies don't care about east or west.” Joseph said finally, “They’re going to attack us from every direction.” he looked over, meeting everyone’s eyes. “We need to tread even more carefully than before.”

You nodded in agreement, the others murmuring their agreement or nodding as well.

Being careful… it was a little subjective. After all, how careful could you really be when the crusaders had assassin after assassin sent after you. It was really something impossible.. As much as you didnt want it to be, that’s just how it was.