towerofanimus | ❧ second truth

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❧ second truth

Characters: Asahi Yuki and Giorno Giovanna
Setting: Dormitories, Asahi's room
Format: Action
Summary: Asahi's a big scaredy cat when it comes to ghosts and the like so she drags in a random person to help her out.
Warnings: Maybe Boogeyman stuff, will update if it gets bad.

[ Even though Asahi isn't made to believe anything on the wall like some other residents of the tower, that doesn't mean she doesn't see it all the same. And although she can ignore most of it, the one about the Boogeyman makes her really nervous. She hates ghosts, after all, and that's close enough.. b-but there's no way it can be real, right? No way!

.. But even so, she can't help but feel bad whenever she tries to enter her room, as if he might just be right there when she does so. But then she realises that there's an easy solution to all of this - she can just make someone else check it for her, right?

That's why Giorno would find himself being dragged down the dormitory hallways right now by the arm by a certain redhead who's looking half-determined, half-nervous as she keeps dragging him like that until they reach the door to her room. ]

C.. come on, you need to look in my room for me, okay? You're the only one I can trust about this, so don't get the wrong idea..! [ At least explain yourself properly, Asahi.. but she's just too freaked out to do that, apparently. ] I can't just send anyone else to deal with that-- that thing if it's there, and you have those powers and all!

[ It's probably not even there, but Asahi is paranoid, okay. ]

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[Why in the world is he dragged into something like this. Not that he didn't mind it in the first place- it's just the way Asahi worded it put so much doubt into his mind about what in the world was going on in the first place, namely all of these stupid rumors that are going around. Giorno's definitely not one to believe things like this in the first place- nor is he going to acknowledge the fact that a boogeyman is real.

But he's not going to show his displeasure over something as silly as this in the first place. So, as he's being dragged around by the arm and in front of Asahi's room, he's giving off a blank stare, slowly turning his head to her.]

...are you sure there would be such a creature in your room? [He let out a small sigh, knocking on the door.] I highly doubt something like this would be evident in the first place. But...I suppose if it helps you sleep at night. [He let out a shrug, peeking into the room himself. Everything seems...normal. Okay, just in case, he has his Arrow right in his pocket in case things get crazy.]

[ What, he's doubting it?! She knows it sounds unlikely - heck, she didn't believe most of the stuff written on the walls either, especially since it seemed to disappear and appear all the time, but who would take their chances with something like this? If it's really something like that creature.. well, she'd probably die out of fear before it could even really do anything.

She gulps as she watches Giorno enter her room, frowning to herself. Maybe it's rude to make someone else do it for her, it's dangerous after all, but.. whatever, he said he has those powers, he showed it to her by healing her hand somehow, he can take it on if it's there!

But.. there's.. nothing? He seems just fine as he walks in. ]

S-so.. i-is there anything there?

[Okay, he had heard tales of the boogeyman before, something about it hiding in the most obvious places possible, but he couldn't believe any of it for one bit. After all, he's past all of this "being scared" stuff he experienced when he was a child. Nothing could phase him at this point.

So right now, he's checking under the beds- nothing to be noted of. Right on top...nothing either, it seems as though he's practically checking for useless air right now, a bit of a frown coming to his face as he turns back to her, motioning for her to come inside.]

I believe everything is fine inside. There shouldn't be anything to worry ab-

[Or he would be saying, if he heard a small creek somewhere. That's...odd. He shrugs it off before feeling his feet slip under him as he falls face first on the floor.] ...t-tch...wh-what...?

[ She feels a little relieved as he really can't see anything. Still, she's glad that he at least did it for her, no way she would have dared to check it for herself.. even if it sure makes her look like a weenie right about now, afraid of something that doesn't even exist.

In fact, Asahi is already stepping into the room when she suddenly sees Giorno fall like that, letting out a loud scream. ]

G-- Giorno?! [ In her surprise his first name just slips out of her mouth instead of his last name as she'd normally refer to guys.

No way, no way, there can't really be a boogeyman or something after all, right? But then she can slowly see it, there's.. something latching onto Giorno's ankle, something without a shape, like a blob or a mist that's mostly hiding under one of the beds aside from the part that's holding him.. her face goes completely pale, as if she's about to pass out, her back entirely against the door. ] That's..!

[Yep, that's definitely something wrapping around his ankle right there. Even if he can't see it himself, it's still there. Don't tell him...that the thing might actually be real? Is this what the others warned him about, that the tower plays tricks on them like this...? It's almost enough to make him grit his teeth, not anticipating something like this to happen in the first place. So, he pounded on the floor a little, trying to get himself up-

But no, the mist/blob thing definitely wasn't letting go of him, pulling on his ankle once more to bring him back down to the ground with a loud "thud" sound emitting through the room. Giorno's eyes flickered behind him, only to see two glimmering eyes staring back at him, the blob pulling him in closer. Sure enough, the lower half of his body was already under the bed, but he had enough strength in him to grow a patch of vines on the ground, grabbing unto them.]

A-Asahi-! [He called out to her, feeling that darkness taking over his lower half of his body. Damn, what was going on-?! He can't be taken apart my something like this!

So, he's pulling back with all of his might, but feeling his grip on the vine loosening more and more...]

[ No way. This can't be happening.. sure, she's heard of the monsters here and all, but she's never had to encounter many of them since she stayed out of their way. And even with this story about the Boogeyman she really, really hoped it was all just false and that it was her paranoia playing up, but.. it really exists. It's really here. And if that wouldn't already be frightening enough in itself, she can see how it's got a hold on Giorno, how it's dragging him towards it.

At first she can't even move. The shock and fear have paralyzed her, standing there against the door, just.. looking incredibly scared, more than she ever has before. Her heart pounds so loudly in her chest that it almost drowns out the sound of him calling out her name. N.. no, she can't do this, she's.. she's just too scared, she doesn't want to face it, despite her usual bravery this is a time where she wants to run away more than anything.

But.. she knows she can't. That would mean abandoning Giorno to whatever that thing wants to do with him, maybe even death. And despite her not being particularly close with him or anything.. he came to help her. He could have turned her down, especially with such a ridiculous request, but he didn't. Instead he came here and helped her, and now he's all in trouble because of her..

.. there's no way she can let him die just for her sake. No way.

So after those moments Asahi suddenly shoots forward, just when Giorno's vine breaks off from the force. Instead she grabs that hand with both of her hands tightly, no longer hesitating. Sure, she still looks incredibly pale and scared, but she can't abandon him, she just can't! She has her eyes closed from how much she has to focus on this, trying to win this tug of war with the Boogeyman himself. ]

Nngh.. H.. hang in there, I'll save you.. [ Her breathing is a little uneven from the effort she has to put into it, trying to pull more and more to get Giorno back. ] I.. definitely w.. won't let go..

[...what? He can definitely feel someone's hand grabbing unto his own. Looking up, he's greeted by the red-head that he agreed to help out in the first place. She's...actually helping him out? Well, that's above the scared demeanor that she had in the first place. Much so that it actually is able to bring a little smirk to his face as he's being pulled on both sides here- actually now that he thinks about it, if this were to continue on, he's pretty sure he'd be torn in half. Alright, plan, plan..!

With a little bit of a grunt, Giorno made a little motion to his pocket with his head towards Asahi.] Asahi, do me a favor. I need you to grab an arrow head in there, and I want you to stab me with it.

[He can't do it himself, he's a little bit preoccupied here with trying to get this damn specter off of him. Sure, this hurts, but he's been through worse situations before. Having his arm cut off, having his body diced- name it, he's been there. So, he's still struggling even now, clasping unto Asahi's hand with both of his.]

Quickly-! It will help us out greatly if you do that, and I can put an end to this silly little dance we're having with this- [A yank, and sure enough, his grip was loosened from Asahi's, feeling himself slipping away. No, he was so close...! He's still reaching out, managing to grab unto her hand once more. It really did feel like a life or death situation...]

[ Good thing that Giorno is at least good at thinking calmly in dangerous situations. Asahi sure isn't capable of it since she's never had to deal with anything like this - she's just a normal school girl, after all! And she's pretty emotional and hot-headed to begin with, so she wouldn't have thought of a solution either way, she's already glad if she can keep him from being swallowed by that thing for now.. she won't be able to forgive herself if something happens to him here.

But then he speaks up and she just stares at him with wide, big eyes. He's telling her to do what? He can't be serious, why is she supposed to stab him?! ]

Are you crazy? D-don't tell me you're saying I have to kill you that way or whatever..! I.. I'm not going to give up on you that easily, moron!

[ Of course that's the first reaction, emotional as always, but then she feels his hand slip away and her heart drops into her stomach at the same time, her blood running cold. It's only when he managed to grab her hand that she feels a little better, holding onto him even more tightly.

But she realises the only way to help him here might just be to do what he says, he says it'll help them, and.. he's not lying, she can see that, so maybe she just needs to believe in him..

Asahi gulps, reaching out with her free hand to his pocket, almost getting latched onto by that blob thing too but she narrowly avoids it before pulling the arrow head out of there, staring at it for a moment. What.. is that..? Why would he want her to stab him with that? But.. f-fine, she'll just do it! Where would it hurt the least..? Well, she guesses his free hand is pretty useless like this either way, so.. she grits her teeth, first only daring to poke the hand since she's so scared it'll go wrong, but then she does it a little harder. ]

[He was a little worried for a second there as that blob almost got Asahi, it probably would have meant the end for the two of them if it had gotten a hold of her too. But no, she seemed to have gotten the arrowhead with ease, as Giorno was about to speak up once more, she was...poking his hand with it. No, that's not what he meant by stab, POKING ISN'T STABBING ASAHI-

But it was then he realized that she had actually stabbed his hand further, which caused his eyes to widen up a bit in awe. Sure enough, his body began to glow tremendously, almost a golden radiance beginning to surround his body. As quickly as the light had began to engulf him, it soon faded away as Gold Experience Requiem had it's attention fixated on what was engulfing Giorno in the first place. Soon enough, a voice began to fill the room, but it wasn't Giorno's. No, it was the entity that was standing beside him.]

Monster...everything has a beginning point. And we will return back to yours...soon enough.

[Giorno definitely didn't hear the other voice speak, but...it was then that Gold Experience Requiem began to glow once more, filling the area with that same bright light that had started when Giorno had been stabbed. It seemed that time had re-winded itself to before Giorno had been thrown to the ground...except everything else was still in its same state. Nothing else had changed except that one event that caused all of this to happen in the first place. Almost as if everything had begun anew again. Except this time, the blob under the bed had begun to retract itself, as Giorno begun to crouch to look under. Sure enough, there was a slight smirk on his face.]

...hm. You almost had me there. Unfortunately...you didn't seem to get me in time. Sorry for that, maybe we could meet once again.

[And in typical JoJo fashion, Gold Experience Requiem's fists began to send out a flurry of punches towards what had tried to engulf him, with Giorno yelling out his war cry of "mudas". Soon enough, nothing seemed to remain under the bed as Giorno turned back to Asahi, letting out a little sigh, and cracking his neck all the while.]

I was worried for a second there. Fortunately, we seemed to have pulled through quite alright. [He didn't seem to be too phased by the actions that had just transpired...but that's typical of Giorno.]

[ .... What.. just even happened.. no seriously, Asahi has no idea whatsoever. Not like she can see Stands, after all, so between her stabbing Giorno's hand like that and the thing just retracting itself all she can see is the light at best, having to shield her face because of it. And then he's suddenly yelling at it-- what's even going on, is this another part of his power? Something so strong that it can even defeat an existence like the Boogeyman..?

She just sits there and stares, a complete contrast compared to how calm he is. Her jaw even dropped open at the sight of that, and she has to shake her head to snap herself out of it. ]

H-how.. I mean.. [ She can't even form words. What was that..?! ] You defeated that thing?!

[It's his turn to blink a bit, before pointing behind him, a little unsure about it.] ...I suppose so. I don't seem to find that thing coming after us after what just happened.

[Well, at least he thought so. Then again, he was never one to actually question what Gold Experience Requiem could do in the first place. So, he's still calm about the whole experience. But...he's not so sure Asahi would be quite aware of what just happened in the first place, considering she can't see Stands in the first place. ~~Maybe he'll need to stab her with the arrow as well.~~]

You seem to be a little wary. Is everything alright?

[ ~~Don't accidentally kill her, Giorno..~~ ]

O.. of course I'm wary! One moment you're almost being devoured alive by that thing, and then there's some weird light and you're okay again right after?! That's definitely more than just a little weird! [ Of course she reacts over the top, just.. very emotionally, but she can't help it. That's just the way Asahi is, the only way she can express her confusion.. ]

I was.. w.. worried, you know! [ A blush slightly creeps up on her face just for admitting that to some guy she only met a little while ago. ] I thought you were going to die..!

[...ah. Right. He didn't explain that part of Gold Experience yet.]

Gold Experience Requiem is merely a product of what happens when I stab myself with the arrow once more. It...basically makes me untouchable from any attacking force. [So, basically, he could walk up to some over powered character and still come out unscathed.] However, I only use it when the time is needed, never for anything else.

...but...hm. [He didn't think this girl would be that worried in the first place, but...] ...I'm alright now. You shouldn't have to worry about me much further.

Alright?! That thing almost ate you, how can you call that alright?! [ Like Asahi would just stop that easily, there's no way, she's got to keep going until she's wasted all of her energy - and she has a lot of it. ]

You're such a moron, almost getting yourself killed for my sake..!

[ But if anything, there's more worry than anger in her yelling and it shows.. ]

Edited 2013-06-04 14:00 (UTC)

[...ah?! What, he went out of his way to save her and this is the thanks that he gets?! What is with this girl and just...!? You know what, he's not even going to bother at all and just shrug this off.]

...hm. I suppose I would be moronic, if that's the case. After all, you were in trouble...and I wanted to protect you.

[Sorry, he's still deadpan as always.]

[ She's stepping over until she's right in front of him, looking up at him a little -- her face is pretty red, but it's more from aggravation than anything else. It's just that everything has her so worked up.. first the worry, now this.. ]

W-what if you would have gotten killed by that thing?! If your power hadn't worked, it would have swallowed you whole! [ He's too good to die, she can't just let that happen in front of her.. ] And then it would have been my fault..!

...your fault? I don't rightfully recall the blame of me dying would fall upon you in the first place.

[He's still casually saying this like nothing would have ever happened to him in the first place. But he's looking down at Asahi. She really is worked up over something like this...he let out a tiny sigh, before placing a hand on her head.]

...I'm sorry. I should have realized that you felt differently about the matter than I would have.

.. Ah..

[ T.. that headpat..! How can he just do that out of nowhere, that makes it even more embarassing especially since she can notice that she actually likes how he's doing that. DOUBLE EMBARASSMENT ALL THE WAY ACROSS THE SKY. ]

W.. well, you know it now..! You're not allowed to die, idiot, or I'll go ahead and kill you myself! Don't you even think about dying! [ She's knkocking with her fists against his chest as she's saying it, that's how embarassed she is.. since she knows he's not allowed to die since she's too far into it now. He saved her and risked his life for her, so she owes him now.. ]

[...okay, there are several things wrong with what this girl had just said right now, but it's not like Giorno would be the one to actually question it. Instead, his once deadpan look starts to form a bit into what seems like...an actual smile on his face, as he starts to let out a little laugh.]

I'll be sure to keep that in mind, I wouldn't want to incur the wrath of Asahi. That'd be something much more worse than death, itself. [Sure, he's joking about it for now, but he really doesn't want to make the girl worry much about him, alright. More so now that he takes his hand off of her head, and on her shoulder.]

...don't be scared, Asahi, I don't think I'll die anytime soon.

[ And now he's laughing?! What about what she just said was supposed to be funny, huh, don't laugh at her like that..! She's about to explode about it again, but she really can't when he's smiling like that after showing her his lineface for so long, it's so.. different, but not in a bad way. Somehow even that smile suits him and his golden looks..

She almost retorts that she isn't scared, but she knows deep down that she's scared something might happen to him after all, so in the end she just crosses her arms and huffs a little. ]

I.. [ .. her voice trails off, and she glances to the side, her cheeks lighting up a little. ] You do realise that means I might be relying on you again next time, right..? You can't just avoid taking that responsibility after now.

[Okay, so, after a while of smiling, he let himself fall back into his usual lineface mode, looking down at her as she told him that. What, he was supposed to take responsibility for taking care of her? She didn't seem like the type who would just go around saying something like that willy nilly, so he just slowly nods along with it, placing a hand on her head once more.]

A bodyguard, I presume? Well, I suppose I wouldn't exactly mind something like that in the first place. [Not that he minded a lot of things in the first place, but..] I'll be able to bear that weight of responsibility for your sake, Asahi Yuki.

W-well, don't call it "bodyguard", it's not like I can't do anything for myself at all! I can fight a little! [ Did you expect Asahi to not explode again sooner or later? Because she always does. Randomly in the middle of what she's saying too.. ] .. Just.. not as well as you, that's all. The stuff here.. it's all on a way different level than what I'm used to. Back home my life was never really in danger aside from the usual things like.. well, you know, traffic accidents and stuff. Normal things.

[ A deep breath, and she admits-- ]

.. I miss that kind of life a little..

[...oh, that's right, he has to remember that she came from normal world whereas everyone else is from loony "oh god we're gonna die in the most bizarre way" sort of world. Giorno raises an eyebrow a little, hearing that she misses that sort of life, and he'll admit, he misses home just as much as she does, along with his friends, but...

...what can he do about it? He just has to sit here and make sure that he makes it out in one piece, or hope that their universes aren't really destroyed. But that's all wishful thinking.]

...I suppose I can say the sentiment is shared, Asahi. I would much prefer to be home than in this rotten place. But that's what we have to hope for, right? That we return home with the best intentions in mind.

If home is still there.

[ After all, they did get those letters, and while she heard from some people that there was the chance their worlds were still there, others said they were definitely destroyed.. she doesn't know what to believe anymore in the middle of all of it, really. ]

.. And.. even so, we have to survive until then, right? It doesn't seem like it'll be easy in a place like this.

...I highly doubt our homes were destroyed in the first place. There has to be some underlying message as to why we're here in the first place. Have you ever thought of why it just chose us instead of someone else?

[He's actually been thinking about that ever since he got here. He's one to doubt things that were far from the truth, especially in a place that's as shady as this.]

...but yes, I'll make sure that we survive until this ordeal is over, and we can return home.

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i'm sorry i had to do this one

it's delicious isn't it

this ship sure is.. ;u;

huffs shipping indeed B|

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