Get to You (Polnareff x Reader)

Chapter Two

In one swift move, Star Platinum threw his final punch, square on the web that was inches from his foot. The web snapped in half, causing you to let out an agonized scream as white hot pain shot throughout your body.

As you felt your consciousness slip away, you heard muffled voices. Something about flesh, and forehead, and Dio.

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You stirred, feeling hard concrete on your back, and heard faint voices seeping into your consciousness. As your brain adjusted to being awake, you were just barely able to tug your eyelids open. As the light poured in, you saw several strangely familiar faces standing over you.

As you awoke from your dreamy state, sharp pains coursed through your body, and your head throbbed. You attempted to push yourself up on your elbows, wincing as the pain shot through you.

When the blurriness finally cleared from your vision, you met eyes with an older man, who you faintly recalled was named Joseph Joestar, who stood over you. "Look! She's finally awake!" He reached out a hand, and you hesitantly took it as he helped you to your feet. You let go and held a hand on your forehead, the pressure pounding as you shifted from sitting to standing.

"Where am I?" You croaked out, turning your head to get a view of your surroundings. You were in an alleyway, behind a restaurant. You turned to look back at the men crowding around you.

"You're in Calcutta, outside the Mint Leaf restaurant. You took quite the beating from Jotaro here, I'm surprised you're up so quick!" He chuckled.

"She's clearly a strong fighter, I doubt she would've stayed down for long." Chimed another man, Muhammad Avdol. You tried to recall your memories from before you passed out. You faintly remembered the fight between Star Platinum and Vampire Money, where you were subdued embarrassingly quickly. You remembered your first encounter with Dio, when you signed away your life.

You started to feel uneasy. Just this morning, you would've thrown yourself off a cliff if Dio had even hinted that he wanted you to. But now, you were filled with white hot rage as you thought about the charming blonde man.

Before you could get too deep in thought, Joseph piped up once more. "You can say that again! How are you feeling now?" Although you should've been terrified in the presence of five burly men who were essentially strangers - you felt strangely calm with them nearby, particularly with the weirdly nurturing presence of the old man.

"I feel... Like shit." You stated plainly, rubbing your temples and sighing. "What happened while I was out?" You questioned, and Joseph smiled.

"Well, after Jotaro knocked you down, we were ready to take you out or leave you for dead, but Avdol here noticed the flesh bud in your brain." He motioned towards your head, and you brushed a finger against your hairline, feeling a small mark. "Thankfully, Jotaro was able to remove it, so no hard feelings about earlier." You couldn't help but let out a nervous laugh.

"What exactly is a flesh bud?" You continued, feeling a whirlwind of emotions building inside of you.

"A flesh bud is a clump of Dio's own cells that he implants in the brain of his victims, giving him full control over them." Explained Avdol. You rubbed your eyes, unsure of how to respond or proceed from here.

"I um... I'm really not sure what to say. I don't know how I got wrapped up in all of this. I'm sorry for attacking you - I don't know what I was doing. I'm not-" You cut yourself off and took a deep breath. "I'm just a student, I don't have anything to do with any of this. If it's okay, I'd like to go back to my hotel and... move on." You looked down and brushed a few specks of dirt off your dress, feeling nervous about whatever response you were about to get.