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Being attacked out of nowhere wasn’t the best feeling in the world. You simply decided to take a shortcut in the small alley, and yet you ended up with a knife in your stomach. The person attacking you was simply trying to rob you, yet inexperience and anxiety played their roles in the situation. You were supposed to meet Josuke today, but it seems like you weren’t going to make it. As you tried to stand up, your legs gave up and you fell again, letting out a painful grunt. You were hoping that someone will at least notice you and call the ambulance. Yet, looking around, you quickly realized that the possibility of that is rather minimal, since the alley was mostly secluded and not known to many people. You and Josuke usually took this path when walking back home.
Now you started to get anxious yourself, not being able to stand or even call for help due to severe bleeding. Overwhelmed by worry, you didn’t see Josuke approaching you… or more like running to you. You could barely see his worried face, as you were losing consciousness.
“God, what happened? Did someone attack you? Do you know them?” Josuke panicked, rambling and trying to get any information out of you.
“No, they just…tried to rob me…but somehow it went… out of control” you tried to speak, breathing heavily. It was getting harder to talk and your vision started to get blurry.
At this moment, maybe due to shock and pain caused by the attack or seeing Josuke being so worried, you completely forgot about Josuke’s ability to heal. Accepting your fate, you thought ‘Oh well, maybe it is time I confess my feelings. Nothing to lose’.
“Hey, Josuke” you started, trying to maintain a strong voice
“Don’t talk! You are hurt, let me help you” he answered worried, holding you in his arms, letting his stand manifest.
“No, wait. I need to tell you something, please listen to me. I am in love with you. Well, was, for many years. I know I won’t have another chance, so… I love you, Josuke” you looked him in the eyes blushing over finally confessing, even if it was in a situation like that. You closed your eyes, waiting for the death to come for you…
‘Well, where is it?’ you wondered, rather annoyed ‘I don’t recall death being unpunctual.’ Then you realized that you didn’t feel pain anymore and you could hear Crazy Diamond… probably healing you.
‘Oh my god, please tell me I didn’t just-‘ you started to panic, realizing your mistake. But before you could continue your trail of thoughts, you were tightly hugged by the stand user himself.
“God, I am so glad I got here in time…thank god” Josuke mumbled, letting a relieved sigh. Before you could return the hug, he backed away, holding your shoulders and looking into your eyes.
“Did you mean that?” Josuke asked “the confession and your feelings?”
“Well, yeah…I meant it, even if I was in such state…I thought I won’t got another opportunity to reveal my feelings…” you answered, averting your eyes and then continuing “It’s okay if you don’t feel the same. I just want our friendship to suffer because of that” your voice was getting quieter.
“No, absolutely not! It’s alright, amazing really!” Josuke stumbled over his words, having a hard time finding the right ones ‘’I like you too! God, I am so happy your feelings are mutual, I was so worried.’’ he continued with his cheeks tinted pink and smile widened.
“I am happy too” you shyly said, returning the smile.
“We need to get you cleaned up” he motioned to your blood-stained clothes. “But first…can I kiss you?” he asked gently with a quite a red face now.
“Of course, a kiss for my savior” you cheekily answered, nearing closer to him.
“Your one and only” he whispered, closing the distance.