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The walk was surreal, having your smaller hand held by Jotaro. The ambient sound of other pedestrians and the occasional call of a bird was white noise to you as you kept your gaze to the ground. Your cheeks were warm from your embarrassment, but the fond smile remained on your lips as you matched his long strides. The male next to you stopped though and cleared his throat as he was about to speak.
“Where do you live?” He asked as he brought his attention to you. At his words, you turned to regard him, blinking owlishly as you processed his question. Oh shit, I completely forgot he was walking me home! Coughing into your free hand, the tips of your ears darkened in embarrassment.
“We um, actually passed the street to take, but the next one coming up works too. We just need to take a right and then another right.” You explained as you pointed to the upcoming street. You coursed yourself for being as flustered as you were. You’d walked with boys before, dated boys before! Why does JoJo make me so nervous all of a sudden? Oh gosh, I’m making this awkward…
Jotaro nodded his head and resumed moving; you following along with him as a rather awkward silence fell between you both. Unaware of the anxiousness you felt, Jotaro was rather flustered by the situation in his own way. He’d had girls throw themselves at him much to his displeasure, but he was in no way used to letting his guard down like this. It made him mad that he could feel the awkward atmosphere around the two of you and the stand user blamed himself.
Oblivious to how you and he were both blaming yourselves for the discomfort, you both were lost in thought until you realized you were about to arrive to your home.
“Ah, JoJo my house is this one coming up.” Your voice snapped him from his thoughts and Jotaro cursed himself for letting the walk to your home be uneventful. All he’d done was hold your hand, which granted he was happy to do. But he had yet to say anything and he felt he was supposed to.
“Hm, looks like a cozy place.” He commented, relieved to have finally said something. His nerves calmed some when you smiled brightly at his words, opening the gate to the yard of your modest house. It was nothing grand but held a warm and welcoming aura to it. He noticed the driveway was empty, recalling how you said your mother worked a lot of overtime since your father’s passing. The sadness in your eyes stopped Jotaro from asking anymore on the matter, but he felt empathy for the loss you must have felt. He’d lost people close to him too and grief was a unique sorrow that was hard to move past.
“JoJo?” Your voice pulled him from his memories of Egypt. Blinking several times, Jotaro looked down at you to see you hold a pen and small paper. A lopsided smile on your lips as a blush dusted your cheeks.
“Would you… like to trade phone numbers?” You asked as confidently as you could. Willing yourself to keep eye contact with him as you awaited his answer. You two were dating now right? Or was everything a massive misunderstanding, oh god, it was a misunderstanding- Your panicked train of thoughts was halted as Jotaro muttered “sure” and took the pen and paper from you. Ripping off the piece that held your number written, he pocketed it before scribbling his home number on the remaining paper and handing it back to you with a passive expression.
“I’ll call you when I get home, we can plan a real date.” Jotaro said so casually you were completely caught off guard. Fluttering your eyes in surprise, Jotaro let a small smirk fall to his lips as he found your reaction cute. You nodded, at a loss for words that he was so nonchalant about saying such a thing when the whole walk had been an awkward mess in your opinion. Still smirking, Jotaro handed you your bag as he dug a cigarette from the carton in his pocket.
“Alright, I’m looking forward to it! I’m really excited to go out with you.” You mused sincerely, a flushed grin coming across your face as your eyes looked up at Jotaro brightly. His lips tightened around the not yet lit cigarette as he turned quickly from your sweet expression, adjusting his cap in a casual way as he started walking away from your home. A quiet, “good grief” being his parting words to you as you watched him go for a few more seconds before running excitedly inside you house.
You were thankful your mother wasn’t home. It gave you the privacy to pace the kitchen and living room as you relived the moments where Jotaro held your hand and boldly asked you out. Throwing yourself to the living room sofa, you kicked your feet in excitement as you held your face in your hands. You couldn’t wait for his call.
Down the road from your home, Jotaro walked at a rather fast pace, taking long strides while smoking his cigarette. The male couldn’t keep the smirk from his face as he patted himself on the back for taking such initiative with you. It was a good thing you weren’t a stand user, or you would have seen Star Platinum emerge at his surge of emotion from your parting words to him. He was excited, plain and simple. As he entered the large estate of his family, he made a beeline for one of the wireless home phones. As he passed his mother in the kitchen, he surprised her by giving her a casual greeting as he went by.
“Eh? JoJo you seem to be in a good mood!” She chimed happily even though he ignored her completely. She smiled regardless, delighted her stoic son acknowledged her and decided to make his favorite for dinner.
In his room, Jotaro shrugged off his coat as he dialed your number. He waited for you to answer while lying down on his bed and kicking off his socks. He couldn’t help the smallest of smiles as you answered after the first ring.