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Kakyoin’s brow furrowed, and his eyes peeped open. He tried to get up, but quickly laid back down, realizing how much everything hurt.
“Don’t try to get up yet,” a calm, sweet voice told him. “You’re heavily injured.”
Kakyoin’s head slowly tilted towards the voice, where a woman with a nurse’s outfit was kneeling down beside him.
“You’ve been unconscious for quite some time,” she said. “Your friends were very worried you’d never wake up. I’m sure they’d be delighted to see you again, but that’s up to you.”
His friends. He smiled thinking about the four others who had assisted him on the journey. And by the sound of it, Dio was gone. “I’d love to see them, too,” he answered, noticing how weak his voice was.
“Then we’ll send them in right away,” the nurse patted his head, and walked towards the door. Before she opened it, however, she turned back to him. “I’m going to be your nurse, by the way. You can call me Nurse (L/N).”
As Nurse (L/N) closed the door behind her, Kakyoin summoned Hierophant Green, and followed her down to his friends.
“Mr. Kakyoin is awake now,” she told them, as Hierophant waved at them from behind. The last thing Kakyoin expected was for Nurse (L/N) to shriek in fear when she turned around. “What is that thing?!” she exclaimed.
Hierophant slithered back to Kakyoin’s hospital room, followed by the crusaders and a very distressed woman. When the door burst open, Kakyoin started to chuckle.
“I’m sorry, Nurse (L/N),” he said. “I was assuming you couldn’t see him. I didn’t mean to scare you like that.”
After that fiasco, Kakyoin and his friends explained what she had seen, and that it meant she had one, too.
“Oh, yes, I’ve known about my ‘Stand,’ as you call it,” she explained. “It has the ability to calm others around it. I’ve been a supervisor for many high-risk operations and a personal caretaker for many patients who might have stress, all because of my ability, which makes me a good luck charm. That’s why they paired me with you, because you’ve been shown to have high amounts of stress for the past fifty days or so, especially the day you were hurt so badly.”
The four others in the room looked at each other, a look of bittersweetness on their faces.
“Anyway,” Nurse (L/N) started walking off, “I’ll let you and your friends talk for a little while.”
“It’s good to see you awake, Kakyoin,” Joseph patted him on the shoulder.
“It’s good to see you, too,” Kakyoin smiled. “How long was I unconscious?”
“A whole week,” Jotaro answered him. “We were lucky enough to save you before you died.”
After some catching up, Jotaro, Polnareff, and Joseph stood up, said their goodbyes, and let Nurse (L/N) come back in.
“They’re a lively bunch,” she joked, changing Kakyoin’s IV fluids. “How did you meet them? Well, I expect the schoolboy to be a classmate of yours.”
“Sort of,” Kakyoin explained. “You see, it all started when-”
The first time trying to recall the memories of his first encounter with Dio made him start to freak out, especially after linking it to his almost final moments, as he flew away from the vampire and into a water tower. He was breathing fast, digging his nails into his scalp, and muttering something about time.
“Oh! Oh, no!” Nurse (L/N) rushed to his side, using her Stand to calm him down and get rid of any stress he was feeling.
“Thank you,” Kakyoin said. “Maybe one day I’ll be able to tell you the story without being traumatized.”
“I hope so,” Nurse (L/N) replied, brushing the hair out of his face. “I would love to hear it.”
And so, the days went by, Kakyoin slowly recovering, and Nurse (L/N) taking care of him. The two of them had lots of conversation together, and not just small talk. They both enjoyed each other’s company very much.
“Oh, today one of your friends is visiting you,” Nurse (L/N) told Kakyoin. “He came all the way from France just to see you.”
“Really?” Kakyoin muttered. “Yes, please send him in. Thank you, Nurse (L/N).”
“Please, just call me (Y/N),” she answered him as she walked off and let Polnareff in.
“Kakyoin!” Polnareff said enthusiastically. “How’ve you been?”
“Pretty good,” Kakyoin replied. “I’m able to sit up now, as you can tell, so that’s nice. And I can eat solid food again.”
“I was told that you might lose all feeling in your legs.”
“Yes, I’ve heard. But since I’m lucky enough to be alive, I try not to complain too much.”
“How’s the nurse been treating you?”
Without even realizing it, a light blush formed on Kakyoin’s cheeks. “She’s nice. I’ve had a couple of trauma episodes that she’s helped me calm down from. One of these days, I’m going to recover from the trauma and get to tell her the whole story.”
“Oh, what’s that I see on your cheek?” Polnareff teased. “Is that… are you blushing? Do you looooove her?”
“What? Don’t be ridiculous,” Kakyoin deflected, still smiling. “She’s a friend, and it’s only because we’ve talked so much that we’re so close.”
“Sure, she’s ‘just a friend,’” Polnareff smirked.
“She is!” Kakyoin pushed his friend a little, getting defensive. “Plus, if I were to tell her how I feel, things might get awkward. After all, she’s about the only person I ever see anymore.”
“So you do love her!” Polnareff exclaimed.
“Not so loud!” Kakyoin whispered. “She could hear you!”
“Sorry, sorry,” Polnareff whispered back. “Still! My best friend is in love, and I’m the only soul who knows!”
“And it better stay that way, understand?”
“I understand,” Polnareff pouted. “I’ll keep your secret.”
“Thank you,” Kakyoin smiled.
“Well, I should be going now. I’m going to tour Egypt, this time without worrying about Dio.”
“Have fun! Bring me back a souvenir!” Kakyoin joked.
Another two weeks passed, Kakyoin still being bedridden, to his demise, and (Y/N) cheerfully taking care of his every need.
“Don’t you ever get tired of caring for someone?” Kakyoin asked. “Like, you just wait on them like some sort of servant. Doesn’t that get tiring, especially for a cranky patient?”
“It gets tiring sometimes, I have to admit,” (Y/N) sighed. “But I remind myself that people might be cranky because they have to be waited on and they have an independent personality, or because something happened to them and they’ll never be the same again. However, you, Kakyoin, have been one of my best patients. Despite what we’ve told you about your legs, you’ve been very pleasant to be around.”
“Well, how can I get mad at you if you’re just doing your job?”
“You’d be surprised,” (Y/N) chuckled. “Plus, you’re good company. I can’t believe I’ve met someone with the same abilities as me. In fact, this may seem a bit awkward, but I think I like you.”
“Really?” Kakyoin asked. It seemed as though (Y/N) hadn’t noticed the enthusiastic smile spread across his face.
“Yes,” (Y/N) nodded, eyes glued to the floor. “I understand if you say no, but I had to tell you.”
“Well, you’re in luck,” Kakyoin smiled, “because I like you, too.”
“Really?” (Y/N) looked up from the ground, into Kakyoin’s trusting eyes.
“Yes, I really like you,” Kakyoin answered her. “I was planning on asking you out eventually, once I had a wheelchair, but looks like I didn’t need to.”
The two stared at each other for a little while, until (Y/N) broke out of her lovestruck daze, shaking her head and snapping back to reality. “I’ve gotta… get your laundry done,” she giggled.
“Hey, once I’m well again, I promise I’ll treat you to something good,” Kakyoin called out before the door closed.
“I’m counting on it.”