Chapter Thirty-one: sleepy in Singapore

Avdol was carrying (y/n) as the crew looked for a hotel to stay at in. They have arrived in Singapore after being rescued by a ship heading that way. Avdol was very warm. Like Esidisi was. The Egyptian was careful with how he held the little girl and followed her adopted father as they walked. It was a bright and sunny day. Beautiful weather for tourists. Not so much for nocturnal creatures. The small plum violet haired girl looked around from under her hood, "It's bright and warm. Like Italy is when I visit Caesar on his film sets." "Caesar? As in Caesar Zeppeli?," Polnareff asked, "The Famous Italian film actor?"
(Y/n) gave a nod, "Joseph and I have known him for a long time. They are the ones who fought my father and uncles." The Frenchman looked really excited, "You know an Italian movie star!" The girl did not understand why he was so excited, "Caesar is an old friend. I don't get why you are acting so weird." Joseph and Avdol chuckled at this as the group kept walking. "I have watched many of his movies.," Polnareff said, "He seems so magnifique." "He's a man, like you. He's no different than any of you. Well, maybe a little since his aging is slowed due to his constant Hamon practicing.," the little girl said.

Joseph stopped the group and looked around at the hotels near them. He was deciding on which to use. Polnareff set his bag down and stretched. Anne stayed near Jotaro the whole time. A loud and annoying whistle blew as a cop ran up to the group yelling about how they could not throw trash around in Singapore and pointed to Polnareff. "Littering is a 500 Singapore dollar fine!," the cop said. Kakyoin and Joseph did the math, that fine equated to 40,000 yen. Pretty expensive. Avdol let the little girl he was holding down to walk on her own.
Polnareff was confused about what the cop meant by trash during this ordeal. The officer pointed to the bag that Polnareff set down on the sidewalk. Avdol barely held back a laugh. The silver haired Frenchman pressed a finger into the chest of the cop, "Trash? I don't see anything but my luggage. Would you be so kind to show me what trash you are referring to?" The officer looked a little bit embarrassed at this as Polnareff set his hand on the man's shoulder. The officer apologized and left as the men all laughed at the misunderstanding. The laugh of Anne caught their attention, she had followed them like a little lost puppy since they got to the port.

(Y/n) walked over to Anne as the taller girl sat on the curb, "Aren't you going to go meet your father?" "He won't be here for a few days.," the brunette replied. "Do you need somewhere to stay?," the pillar child asked as her adopted father watched them. Joseph motioned to the buff Frenchman to bring Anne with them. Polnareff came over, "Hey, you're poor right? We'll pay for your room." He was not very nice to the girl. Anne pouted with how rude he was being. (Y/n) jumped up and kicked his head enough for it to hurt, but not to damage him. "You are an idiot.," the tiny girl said as the silver haired man rubbed his head. The young pillar held her hand out to Anne and pulled her up from the curb she sat on. The rest of the group groaned or laughed at how dumb Polnareff was.
Joseph chose a hotel and walked in, it was pretty busy. The place was beautiful with the polished floors and bright lighting. It was a large place. (Y/n) was looking around the building with great intrest. This was probably the first hotel she had been in that was being used by humans as well. Kakyoin bent over to be more at her height, "You are acting like you have never been in a hotel before." "Not one with this many humans.," the young half pillar replied, "The first hotel was in Switzerland, it was an abandoned building that daddy took over to act as our home while we looked for a stone."

Joseph was signing everyone into rooms. He got their attention to see how they would split the rooms, "Avdol and I will share a room." Kakyoin stood and held a hand over his chest, "Jotaro and I will share a room, since we are both students." "So that leaves the last room for Polnareff, (y/n) and Anne.," Avdol spoke. Anne got defensive immediately and pointed to the buff Frenchman, "There is no way I am sharing a room with him!" Polnareff made an indignant noise as Anne made a face at him, (y/n) just stood quietly and watched them act like children. "So noisy.," the small plum haired pillar girl commented as she held her precious porcelain doll, "You both are acting like children." "Well, they are children, but also ladies...," Joseph said and turned to the receptionist, "Is it okay to make it four rooms?" The woman happily agreed and gave them four room keys. Polnareff took a key, "I can relax more in a room on my own anyway! Nothing would suit me better." 'How about another kick to the head?,' (y/n) thought as she watched him walk off.
Polnareff motioned for them to follow, "It's been hell since we left Hong Kong, let's rest and shower where it is safe." "How safe will it be as long as my brother is around?," the pillar girl asked nobody in particular, "We have to still be vigilant." The group followed Polnareff up the stairs and said goodbye when his floor came up. They continued onto their rooms. (Y/n) was given the room numbers of both her adopted father and the two Japanese students just in case she or Anne needed anything.

From the corner of her eye she saw a woman pass by. The same woman that she had seen when she was with her father fifty years ago. The woman who was always watching over her. The plum haired girl's head turned to try and see the woman completely, but she only saw a glimpse before she disappeared. The pillar felt a nudge on her side and looked up to the green eyes of her adopted papa. "(Y/n), are you okay? You were completely out of it for a while there.," Joseph spoke with concern. The girl looked down, not knowing what to say to him to explain what she saw. Joseph softly patted her head, "You're probably just tired. Go on and get some rest."
Anne took the hand of the smaller girl and led her to their room, albeit a little hesitantly. With what she witnessed of what the smaller but more ancient girl could do, anyone would be a little more careful around this child. The red eyed girl still watched the shadows as they seemed to morph and follow the two. She felt no stand energy following them, though. She and Anne finally got to the room. The brunette girl fell onto one of the beds and let out a sigh, "Finally some peace."

Anne sat up and looked back to (y/n). The plum haired child was staring into the hallways and not going into the room. The tanned girl got off of the bed and walked to the fairer skinned girl, "Do you sense something?" "I keep seeing someone behind us. They are always gone when I look to see who it is.," the Pillar answered with her eyes still locked on the shadows down the hall, "These figures are... familiar... yet I don't know who they are. I keep seeing a woman. She looks similar to Joseph's mother, Lisa Lisa, yet... she is not. She looks more like me...". Anne looked down the halls and saw nothing, "I think mister Joestar is right. You're probably tired."
(Y/n) nodded and crawled onto one of the beds, she would sleep there. Might as well get as much sleep as she could before she stayed awake for a long time again. The tiny girl held the porcelain doll in her arms as she lay on the bed, "A new Era was born in Ivory hands." Anne looked to the girl as she murmured those words, "What does that mean?"

"I don't know. My father used to say it a lot. My biological father. Uncle Esidisi also said it a few times.," the girl said, "I asked them about it but never got an answer. They just smiled and patted my head. It might just be a saying asking for good fortune." Anne was quiet for a bit before sitting up on her bed, "You talk about your father and uncles a lot, but never about your mother. Why is that?"
"My mother was killed, I was torn from her belly the night she died.," the plum haired girl answered, "My father never told me much about her, other than she was one of the only people he had respect for. Uncle Wamuu told me that she was beautiful. Uncle Esidisi told me that she was clever. They never told me her name or what she looked like. Other than she looked similar to Joseph's mother."
Anne listened to the girl speak, "Quick question. Just how old are you and what are you?" The red eyed girl looked back at the human girl she was speaking to, "4,206 years old. Just a child. I am a hybrid of my mother and father's species. Human and pillar men." "What is a pillar man?," the brunette asked as her room companion sat up. (Y/n) had her cloak hood off so her horns could be easily seen, "Humans fifty years ago gave my father's race the name 'Pillar men' since we have a tendency to hibernate for long periods of time inside stone pillars. Our own bodies become encased in stone as we sleep to protect us. We can still feed and breathe through our skin and make traps to lure in prey. The race is nocturnal and does not do well in sunlight. Sunlight hurts them, I am resistant to sunlight because I am half human."

(Y/n) lay back down in the bed and curled up as she fell asleep, Anne got up to look at herself in the mirror as her companion was not talking anymore. She was looking at her hair and eyes when she saw the blanket on the smaller girl's bed be pulled from under her. The brunet looked back and saw that the sheets were now over the sleeping child. Her brown eyes widened a little as she saw a dark silhouette fade away from beside the sleeping child. Anne rubbed her eyes and the figure was gone.
Nothing was there.
They did not know what was happening to the others. What Polnareff was going through. (Y/n) slept through most of the day's events, only waking up later after feeling that she was not alone. She looked around and stretched. The blankets on her were not there before. The girl kicked them off and hopped of the bed. Anne was gone. (Y/n) knew Anne had the key and left the room to go explore the hotel. She found the different things that were available. A workout room. A small game room. There was even a bar and a pool. The plum haired pillar child found Kakyoin at the pool. He was laying on a deck chair and sunbathing. While in his uniform. The small girl walked up to him and climbed onto his chest. One of his violet eyes opened and looked at the red ones looking down at him.

"So you are awake now?," the Japanese redhead asked and got a smile from the small child, "That's nice." He sat up and the girl rolled onto his legs. She sat on his legs and grinned, "Sometimes I wonder what your stands look like. I want to see them." Noriaki smiled a little, "That would mean that you would get a stand as well." (Y/n)'s big red eyes seemed to shine with a light that only a child's could. A light of wonder and innocent imagination. "I wonder what my stand would look like.," the little girl said. "That would depend entirely on you and your heart.," Kakyoin said, "A stand is a reflection of the user's soul and fighting spirit. Sometimes they resemble the user a little, like my Hierophant, Jotaro's Star Platinum, or even Polnareff and Avdol's stands if you look enough."
Kakyoin placed his hand softly onto the girl's fluffy hair, "I think your stand would be pretty cute. Like you are." He got another grin from the girl and looked at the time on his watch. He got up and picked up the girl, "Let's go. I'm going to mister Joestar's room."
(Y/n) smiled, "Want to know something? Every one of the Joestar line has been called Jojo as a nickname. Jonathan had it, Joseph was called that by everyone in his youth, now Jotaro. It is quite hilarious." Kakyoin chuckled as he walked up to the room with the little girl in his arms.

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