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Your Friend
He was absolutely adorable, the very personification of preciousness if she'd ever come across it in her lifetime.
His sweet, innocent face was almost as red as his soft, waved hair, causing her to hold back the immediate urge to cradle him and outwardly swoon, knowing that any brash action would cause him to shrink down furthermore, more than likely making an attempt to escape their care.
Momentarily, his wet, violet eyes strayed down far off from her and everyone else In the room for that matter, displaying a terribly timid nature that made the situation all the more difficult.
" Hey there..." (f/n) started as she proceeded to get on her knees, coming closer to his level, hoping that perhaps that way, she wouldn't look so imposing to him.
Until then, she'd been the only one capable of getting so close.
Unfortunately, he seemed to be much too frightened of the other towering men to even be approached by them, leaving her as the only one who could make an attempt to coax him near.
'I can see why you'd be afraid...' thought with a strained smile, knowing that right off the bat Jotaro was a no-go.
Perhaps he didn't intend to look so menacing, but he did, the ability to soften his own features not one he could properly muster without it seeming forced and insincere.
'he's not a bad guy,' She went on, knowing that he truly was sweet, and that right beneath his brooding nature was a softness that wasn't a trait that shined at first glance. 'You 've just got to give him a lil time,' She inwardly mused.
'And I know Polnareff made his own try...' she went on, biting her inner cheek as she remembered how he'd failed too.
' he's sweet too, and I'd normally say good with kids, but not one as meek as you,' She reasoned, knowing that the other male would be too much to handle for the little boy.
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Polnareff winced, stepping back to where Jotaro was to what was dubbed the ' loser corner,' both males having failed at even getting two steps near the child before he wailed.
"We're not gonna get anywhere by just standing around here," Joseph huffed, shaking his head after seeing the Frenchman fail as well.
"(f/n)" He said while directing his eyes to her, causing the female to turn to him,
"Yes, Mr. Joestar?" She said while she addressed him.
"From what I'm seeing you're the only one that's been able to get close to him without him growing alarmed.
Let's face it: In this situation we're useless," He said while pointing back to the other males,
"I think it's best if we head back out there and look for the stand user responsible so we can figure out a way to get Kakyoin back to his usual self. " He told her, " So in the meantime, could you keep a close eye on him? " He asked her, "Besides, I bet he'd be much more willing to step out if we're not here," He added with a confident grin, to which (f/n) nodded in agreeance.
"That sounds like a plan," she said with a short nod,
"And please, be careful," She said while they stepped out, then turning to the boy in the room,
"And you...I guess for now, I'll keep you safe," speaking softly, and more to herself.
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" Hey there sweetheart, " she said while her hand extended out to him.
" Do you recognize me? Do you remember who I am?" She asked him, trying to see if he'd really reverted back to his younger self, memory and all.
Somberly, the child shook his head, huddled close to the corner while he shrunk even more into the small space.
He seemed so painfully shy that it struck her fiercely, the cords of heart being strummed.
She wanted to scoop him up and squeeze him in her arms, kissing his adorable, little face over and over until he felt loved and cherished.
'Somehow...I'm not surprised you're this adorable...much more this sweet and reserved.' She mused while she watched him, moved by how incredibly small he looked while still dressed in his usual high school uniform.
While watching him, she then shivered as she felt a slithering touch graze her, flickering over her legs with a cold, wet touch. There was a twitch to her knees as they nearly buckled with surprise as a surprised gasp left her.
It took her a moment, but she soon realized that his stand was activated, hidden within his own shadow as his tail peeked out to touch her.
He seemed interested in her, yet just as hesitant as his master was to approach her.
"Wow...." She breathed, her eyes peeled wide as she brought her hand down to the extended tail, her finger brushing over the ghostly figure, and the action stunned the boy, causing him to stare wide-eyed at her, his glowing face somehow brightening more.
'He'd mentioned he'd manifested his stand at a very young age,' she stated, 'but I hadn't figured he was so small.
What is he, like, 5?' She wondered, watching as the redhead took a very tentative step towards her,
" Y-you can see him?" He asked her, spluttering out the words as he gradually approached the lovely woman. Meanwhile, Hierophant began to creep out, magnetized towards the female, rounding her like a curious puppy sniffing about.
Nodding, She chirped, " yep!"
"Hmm...Since you've got yours out," she started, " I guess you should come out too huh (stand name?)" She said aloud, drawing out the said stand.
At that, Kakyoin's face lit up like New years, visible joy written everywhere over his tiny being as he stared at her Stand,
"He's happy!" He jumped up, watching as Hierophant was cuddled by the other being, flustered as it was pressed against its chest.
" He has a friend!" He said excitedly while he bubbled with joy.
He felt so warm and happy, his smile being something that became too strong to fight back.
"Do...do you want to play?" He asked her, batting his dark lashes up at her, pleading to her with his large, doe eyes, "Can we play?" He added, his little fingers brushing over her still open hand, slowly trusting her.
'You're just like me...' He thought to himself, not feeling as lonely as he was before.
As he felt her hand cradling his small one, his heart jumped, stepping to her more, closer and closer until he was right before her,
'Until things get back to normal... I swear, I'll make sure you're out of harm's way,' She thought to herself, determined to keep the young boy safe,
'- There's nothing I wouldn't do for you.
Kakyoin...I'll more than gladly be your friend.
