Hello everyone just wanted to quickly say thanks for over 50 reads! I know it's not much but I truly appreciate anyone even giving these one-shots a read! I was also thinking about making a second part to this specific one shot... Not sure yet but we'll see! -T
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"How do you always beat me?" You whined.
"What can I say? Chess is just my niche." Dio laughed as he knocked your King out of play.
You leaned back in your chair and looked up at the wooden ceiling of the bar.
"This sucks." You said loud enough for only you two to hear.
"What does?" Dio asked while resting his head in his hand.
"Do you think we'll ever make it big? Like leave this place and go somewhere?" You asked.
"Where did you have in mind?"
"Hm... How about Egypt?"
Dio chuckled.
"Egypt? Why on Earth would you want to go there?"
You thought for a moment, "Well I want to see the pyramids! Will you take me one day?" You joked.
You placed both of your elbows on the table and rested your face in between your hands. You flashed him a pearly white smile.
Dio was silent for a moment, he appeared to be thinking. His amber colored eyes were cast down onto his folded hands. You could tell he wasn't sure about something.
"One day we'll get out of this hell-hole, I can promise you that..." Dio said quietly.
You couldn't help but smile at his determination. That was one thing you admired about Dio was his determination to overcome all obstacles to achieve his goals. He was definitely something.
Your father entered the bar from the kitchen and called you over.
"The lunch rush should be coming in any minute I'm going to need your help."
"Yes father." You said quickly rising to your feet, "Same time tomorrow?" You said while directing your attention to Dio.
"Of course."
***
As expected Dio did return the next day, you watched as he played against various men beating each and every one of them. Today he seemed in a better mood than usual, like a huge weight had been lifted off his shoulders.
"(Y/N) I need you to bring this food over to those gentlemen in the corner!" Your father called to you.
You hoped he'd stick around until after hours. You enjoyed your nightly talks with him...
When the shop closed for the night, Dio was still around putting away the chest pieces and helping stack chairs.
"Dio!" You smiled while taking off your apron, "I'm glad you're still here."
"You say this as if every night I don't always stay here to wait up for you."
After stacking the last chair Dio came up to you and picked you up in his arms spinning you around.
"Whoa! What's going on?!"
Dio placed you back down, "Your dream will soon be a reality, my dear."
"What are you saying?" You laughed.
"Something has appeared to happen in my favor, and there is a high possibility that I may be able to partake in a hefty inheritance."
You gave him a confused look, "I'm not sure I follow, did your parents have some hidden wealth?"
"No my dirtbag of a father was penniless, but there was a man who was in debt to him, my father saved his life. Now because of this, this man is going to adopt me into his family."
"Who?"
"George Joestar."
"G-George Joestar? Mr. Joestar is going to adopt you into his family?!" You shouted.
"Shh!" He hushed, "I don't want people to know I'm after the inheritance!"
You nodded and kept quiet.
Dio was going to be adopted by THE George Joestar. The Joestar family was, in fact, a very wealthy family, it amazed you how the Joestars were connected to the Brandos by absolute chance. As excited as you were for Dio to get a chance at achieving wealth, you were curious as to how he was going to do so. George did have a son, and it was obvious that he would get the inheritance before anyone else. What were you planning Dio?
After Dio got adopted in the Joestar household, you never really saw him. He never really said whether or not if he'd be coming back, but you hoped that he would. You assumed that since he was apart of a wealthy family that he couldn't be bothered to show up to your father's bar. It made you pretty sad seeing how close the two of you were.
***
How long must you wait for him? On many occasions, you contemplated on going to see him but you worked nearly every day, and not only that, you felt embarrassed being someone of the lower-middle class showing up at the Joestar manor. You leaned on the bar staring at the door hoping that next person to enter would be him. But yet again, he never showed.
***
For years he never showed. He must've really had a great life with the Joestars that he couldn't be bothered to come in and even say hello. As the years passed, the pain became more bearable until you felt nothing. It was depressing because of how much you truly cared for him, but if he was capable of moving on, then you were too.
The bar had just closed up for the night and you were helping your father.
"Father?" You called.
Your father emerged from the kitchen with a broom in his hands, "Yes?"
"Well, would it be... Alright if I...I take tomorrow off?" You hesitated.
"(Y/N)," He started, "I'm surprised hearing you ask for the day off. What's the occasion?"
"Well there's a rugby game tomorrow that a couple of the girls wanted to attend, and they asked if I could come along."
Your father shot you a confused look, "Since when did you take a liking to rugby?"
"W-Well I've always been interested..." You lied.
"I'm sure..." He laughed, "But go ahead, we shouldn't be busy tomorrow. Have fun while you're still young."
"Oh thank you, father!" You said while hugging him.
You were excited to finally be able to go out with a couple of friends for once. You knew that some of the most attractive men participated in the sport. Maybe one of them would whisk you off your feet.
***
You and your friends arrived at the rugby match. Although you didn't know much about rugby it looked like a very interesting type of physical contact sport. You heard a bunch of people shouting in excitement as the team with the stripes got the ball.
"Ooooooo! It's Jonathan Joestar!" One of your friends swooned.
Wow, he was extremely built. He took on five men at once to get to the end.
Sooner or later he was reaching his limit and passed the ball behind him. With a smack, it was caught in a very attractive blond's hands.
"DIO BRANDO CAUGHT THE PASS!"
"D-D-Dio?!" You shouted.
"You know him?" The same friend who swooned over Jonathan asked.
"I-I, uh--"
"Dio scored!" You heard someone shout.
A whole crowd of people swarmed both Jonathan and Dio asking them questions about their relationship and the game.
"C'mon! Let's get a closer look!" Your other friend said while grabbing your wrist.
As she pulled you through the crowd you were pushed and shoved between people until you were slammed into a hard surface. This surface was warm and had arms that wrapped around your waist to steady you. You looked up and were met with a set of familiar amber colored eyes.
"D-Dio." You whispered.
He was just as surprised to see you as you were to see him. All the feelings that you tried so hard to suppress immediately surfaced. You weren't sure if you wanted to push him away in anger or stay trapped in his strong arms.
"It's been awhile." He smiled.
"H-How could you-- Mmm!"
Dio stopped you by planting his lips on yours.
The crowd gushed at the display. What was he doing!?
When he pulled away, your face turned crimson. How could he pull something so suave?
"We'll talk later I promise. I will come back for you, just give me until the end of the week. Dress nicely." He said while releasing you.
You watched as he walked away with Jonathan. Who in the hell did he think he was? How could he leave you for so long without any explanation and expect you to be calm about all of this? You were embarrassed and frustrated with the whole situation. Although you wanted to be mad at him, he was extremely charismatic and as well as very convincing. Maybe just this once you would hear him out.
***
Later in the week, the two friends you went to the rugby game with, were helping you get ready. You didn't really have a dress, so your friend let you borrow one of hers. The other began to fix your hair.
"So how do you know Dio?" The one who was doing your hair asked.
"We're old friends..." You muttered.
"Really? You've never mentioned him before."
"We lost touch I guess..."
There was a knock on your bedroom door.
"(Y/N), Dio's downstairs."
The girls giggled as you stood up and looked at yourself one last time in the mirror. Well here goes nothing. As you descended the stairs, a husky blond's back came into view. He slowly turned around to see you, but something seemed off about him. He seemed a little paler than usual and was it just you or were his eyes a little redder than usual as well?
"(Y/N)," He spoke, "You look absolutely beautiful."
You blushed, "Thank you."
Dio stretched out his arm towards you and you took hold of it. Strange, he felt pretty cold too.
"Don't keep her out too late!" You father sternly said.
"Of course, Mr. (L/N)."
You waved to your friends and father as you walked out the door with Dio not realizing that this would be the last time you would ever see them again.
"Explain yourself!" You demanded as you both walked further from the house, "I should slap you for leaving me the way you did! And not to mention that little stunt you pulled earlier in the week!"
Dio chuckled, "My plan took a lot... longer than I had anticipated."
"Does this mean you finally achieved the inheritance you told me about?" You said excitedly.
"Not entirely..." He said while focusing on the road ahead of him, "But I did achieve something beneficial to the both of us."
"How so?"
When you both were far away from town he stopped. He sat on a rock in the middle of the grassy plains and motioned for you to sit. It was a full moon tonight.
"How do you feel about me (Y/N)?" He asked.
You didn't have to think hard about that one.
"Isn't obvious? You should know how I felt since the first day you came to the bar. We've been through so much together. It really broke my heart when you left without telling me when you were coming back."
You looked down at your hands that you placed in your lap. Dio took his large hand and gently took hold of your chin. He tilted it up so that you both were making eye contact.
"You were all I thought about throughout the years. I didn't want to come back to you until I was able to make our dreams come true. I'd do anything for you."
You watched as Dio's profile became blurred by your tears. He took his thumb and gently wiped them away.
"There's something I have to tell you..." He said while drawing his hand back to his lap.
"What is it?" You asked concerned.
"I did something terrible, but I did it to stay alive and to be able to see you again. My plan faltered so I needed an alternative and this was it..."
"I'm not sure I'm following..."
He sighed and then flashed you a smile, in the moonlight you could see what appeared to be fangs of some sort.
"I'm a vampire, (Y/N).
You couldn't help but chuckle a little.
"Is this a joke Dio?"
"I figured you'd need a little more convincing..."
You watched as Dio pulled out a gun and aimed it at his own head. You screamed as he pulled the trigger causing his blood to splatter all over his clothes. You were expecting him to topple over before you, but he stood sitting upright and placed the gun on the ground. You watched as the blood that fell from his temple lessened and the wound had healed completely.
"Wh-What's going?!" You trembled in fear.
"I told you, I'm a vampire, I cannot die... I killed George Joestar and used his blood to turn myself into a vampire with an ancient mask he had discovered. I came for you now because I won't be able to stay in town any longer because law enforcement and especially Jonathan Joestar, are all searching for me. I've come to take you with me."
"D-Dio... How can you expect something so bold of me? This is all so much for me to take in..."
"We love each other," He said while taking both of your hands in his, "I will protect you for all eternity I promise you. We'll never have to worry about anything ever again, we'll go to Egypt like you've always wanted."
"Do I have to become whatever you are?"
"It would be ideal. But I can't force you."
"Will it hurt?"
"I can't lie and say it won't. I will be the one to turn you and I will try to make it as painless as possible."
You thought for a while, you were giving up your humanity. As soon as you would say yes, Dio would turn you into one of those creatures. You couldn't imagine life without him, you had to suffer from a heartbreak for so many years prior and losing him again would hurt you immensely. Love trumped all in this one you supposed...
"I want to be with you Dio, please turn me." You said nervously.
Dio took hold of your face and kissed you passionately. After kissing you his lips trailed down your face to your neck. He kissed your neck causing you to shudder. Within seconds his teeth seeped into your skin causing you to yelp.
"D-Dio..."
"I will treasure you for all eternity..."