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“So much potential and it's wasted on a punk like you.” Keicho yells, face red and hand on her hip.
“I didn’t think it would be a big deal ” Okuyasu utters back dismissively, cringing slightly at the older girl's words. One hand bunched angrily in her skirt while the other pushes her gray hair out of her eyes, wanting to say more but scared to further upset her older sister.
“I need you to be smarter about this.” she seethes, placing the battered bow and shining gold arrow back on their respective hooks. “The last thing we need is someone finding out we’re here or what we're doing.”
“You're always telling me to practice with my stand, Kei. I didn’t wanna mess up anything inside so I went outs-” Keicho quickly turns around interrupting the other girl walking towards her angrily.
“That's exactly what I mean Okuyasu” she feels her back press against the wall as her sister closes in on her, the yelling making her ears ring. “What if someone saw you? Angelos defeated, we know there's other stand users and your stupid ass decides to practice in the front yard?” Keichos hot breath blows uncomfortably in her face and as Okuyasu tries to move and escape her older sister's intense eye contact, she moves with her. Her eyes never once leave hers. “You're going to get us caught and then this will all be for nothing” She finishes, sighing heavily, turning away from Okuyasu, rubbing her temples frustratedly.
“I’m…Sorry keicho. I won't do it again. I promise” her voice comes out Shaikly and even from behind she can tell Keichos rolling her eyes.
“That's what you always say… just… just go away, check on dad or something i don’t care.” Keichos says, waving her hand dismissively, walking into her room slamming the old door shut. Okuyasu sighs contemplating knocking on the door and giving a better apology, but she decides against it. It’s better to let her cool off, she thinks to herself walking through the hall and down the stairs.
Okuyasu doesn’t want to check on dad, she doesn't want to be around either of them right now. She walks out the door, before settling down on the grass by the gate. There was a feeling of shame sitting deep in her stomach slowly festering into anger. Keicho had told her to practice with the hand, so she doesn't get to be upset with her for doing what she said. She mutters quietly to herself, picking at the grass and fidgeting with it. The fences are high enough that even if a stand user were to walk by they wouldn’t have seen her, She was hidden in the corner, and if she had tried to practice in the house or in their small backyard she would have ruined something.
Sure 4-1280 was a huge haunted house looking dump, but it was where they lived. And if Okuyasu messed it up practicing with the hand, Keicho would be pissed. So no matter what she did her older sister would be pissed she thinks to herself huffing angrily.
She's about to get up and move when she sees Keicho staring down at her from her bedroom window, but she stops when she hears two girls walk towards their house. Heels clicking loudly against the concrete sidewalk.
“Who would buy a decrepit house like that?” the girl with the low but feminine voice says. “they need to knock it down and rebuild” her heels stop clicking as she comes to a stop right outside the gate. Okuyasu knows neither of them can see her but almost out of instinct she moves a little bit away from the gate.
“It looks like someone is living in there” the squeaky high pitched girl states “did someone move in, I think i saw someone in the window” She quickly looks to the window where Keicho was just a minute before, she was gone. but now there were two prissy girls snooping around. Something that Keicho will probably find a way to blame on her later. A feeling of anger and annoyance flares up in her as she slowly stands up, careful to not alert the two girls she was there.
“That doesn't make sense, i live right there, I would see if someone was moving in” the other one says following the squeaky one as she moves closer to the front gate. “plus, real estate agents are always looking around here to stop people from squatting”
“That's creepy, maybe I saw a ghost.” The front gates creak open slightly, a small hand pushing it open.
“Don't say that, Koichi. I live around here.”
A little bright blue eyed, silver haired girl, in a dark green school uniform peaks through the gate, and just as she catches a glimpse of her, Okuyasu on impulse kicks the side of the gate. Slamming it closed on the girl's. Koichi’s neck. The other girl makes a surprised noise.
“Don’t peek into peoples homes, brat, it's rude as hell.” She says a pang of guilt ripping through her chest, she hesitates for a moment. still holding her leg against the gate, she eases off slightly keeping it closed on the small girl's neck but allowing her a little bit more space to breathe. Keicho would be pissed at her, she thinks to herself, her older sister's words ringing through her head.
‘Being kind is showing weakness, and showing weakness means accepting death’
Okuyasu is ripped from her thoughts as the other girl calls out Koichi's name, rushing toward her. In a split second all the guilt, anger, shame she had just felt fades away. The other girl… she had long purplish black hair pulled up with a big yellow bow in a perfect ponytail with the front styled into a sort of pompadour. She was wearing a school uniform, but it had been customized with yellow socks and undershirt along with golden yellow pins that Okuyasu had never seen before. She was the prettiest person Okuyasu had ever seen.
“What the hell are you doing?” the girl says, breaking Okuyasu from her dazed awe. Shame rushes through her once more. Its shit like this that gets Keicho so mad at her.
“I should ask you that, you’re the ones trespassing” she quickly replies trying to get a gain on herself.
“Are you crazy?”the girl says looking widely concerned for her friend. “let her go.” She was closer now, letting Okuyasu see clearly the girl's beautiful dark blue eyes.
“This is my house, and we don’t need people like you snooping about.” she snarks, letting her leg off the gate slightly more.
“I don't care about that, i told you to let her go” she growls out her face furled in anger and voice much deeper than it had just been a few minutes ago. “If you don't let her go, you’ll make me angry punk”
Okuyasu's stomach drops, angrily she kicks the gate harder. “Don't call me punk, bitch ''Okuyasu yelled. She hated that name, she thinks bitterly. When their mom had died leaving them with their dad. Punk. That's always what he called the sisters. No matter what, whether he was yelling at them, barking orders or hitting them. They weren’t his kids, weren't Keicho and Okuyasu, they were just the punks. She shakes her head not wanting to get sucked into memories she hated remembering “you dont speak that way to a stranger in her own front yard”
The girl leans in closer with a fierce look on her face “I know how to shut you up punk” she spits the last word and as Okuyasu goes to let her leg off the gate and rush the pretty girl. Something rips through the air, whizzing past Okuyasu's head. The silver haired makes a gurgling noise and When she looks down she's bleeding profusely and the golden arrow is sticking out of her neck..
She looks up to the window, her big sister stands there, bow in hand slightly hidden by the darkness of her room. “Keicho?” she questions confused.
“Do you know why I shot her?” she says loudly leaning out the window. ”She is Josuke Higashikata, the stand user who defeated angelo.”
“Stand users? you guys stand users?” Josuke questions, confusion painting her face.
Ignoring josuke's questioning, Keicho continues, glaring at Okuyasu intensely. “Okuyasu erase, Josuke higashikata” she hesitates for a moment, eyes flicking between her sister and Josuke.
“Now” she says louder.
She nods, turning away from her sister, letting her foot off the gate. Koichi falls to the ground making a wet thud noise. Okuyasu steps over her, blocking Josuke.
“Koichi! Move! I may be able to heal her with crazy diamond "
“No” Okuyasu says coldly, summoning the hand “Josuke Higahikata, I, Okuyasu Nijimura will erase you with my stand the hand.”
Almost immediately Josuke walks a few steps closer summoning her stand, a huge pink and blue metallic humanoid, a freakily similar build to the hand. This must be crazy diamond. “If you don't move Nijimura, I will seriously mess up your face.”
Okuyasu chuckles a little bit rushing forward with her stand aiming to punch the girl, last second Josuke doges side stepping, letting her stumble forward. “Your pretty nimble for a girl in heels. Higahikata'' she says, readjusting herself. She's about to run toward her for another attack when Keicho yells from the window annoyedly.
“Using a stand is like riding a bike or car, cowards who lack skill and courage will drive like little old women” Okuyasu’s about to interrupt but before she can her sister finishes “even if they are driving a monster truck.” it clicks in her head what Keichos means and her face flushes in embarrassment.
“Keicho, she just moved faster than i expected” she remarks. She hated how much Keicho underestimated her, underestimated her stand. She had told her younger sister many times that she should have never been the one to get the hand. Too powerful and scary for an idiot like her.
“This isn’t a game Okuyasu, your stand the hand is the only one to have ever scared me .” Before retreating with the bow, she utters one last thing almost quietly enough to the point Okuyasu couldn’t hear her. “Use it well, don’t make me finish this.” and with that she disappears back into the darkness of their house.
Okuyasu sighs, turning around to face Josuke, to prove her big sister wrong.when she turns around the other girls not there, she realizes that Josuke used the time she was taking with her sister to walk past and towards Koichi.
“Oi,I was talking to you. that was a dirty trick” she calls after turning around to face the girl. How did she miss that?
“you're dumb, aren’t you?” Josuke replies, throwing a glance over her shoulder, looking vastly unimpressed.
“What did you say?” she yells throwing herself and the hand forwards, she lands a hit sending the shorter girl stumbling back a bit and just as she's about to use the hand to erase her. A flurry of pink and blue sends Okuyasu flying back. She slams hard against the ground, the air being knocked from her lungs. She can imagine Keichos' disappointed face as clear as day and she struggles to stand back up.
“I told you to get out of my way” she kneels by the small girl's side, holding her bloody head up. She lets out a forced gurgle, as if she were trying to speak. “Koichi. good, your still alive”
“You’ll pay for that” Still struggling to breathe, Okuyasu lunges forwards, swiping the hand at her. It doesn't catch her, just erases the space and knocks Josuke back on the ground.
“I told you to get the hell out of my way, you're starting to piss me off” Crazy diamond pushes Okuyasu off of her, she tries to scramble towards Koichi but Okuyasu grabs her, the hand raising its hand to her. Josuke feels her stomach drop , something feels off she thinks to herself.
“Bring it on, pretty girl, show me what you got.” The taller girls stand strikes at her with its right hand, but a crazy diamond catches it mid swing.
She looks at the blue and silver humanoid hand, crazy diamond struggling to keep it from continuing its swing at her. “Is that supposed to be an insult?” she yells
“Yes!” Okuyasu yells back, punching her in the side with her own hand. “Let go of my hand goddammit” Josuke pushes her back, letting Okuyasu’s hand swipe right by her as she backs away putting some distance between the two.
“don't run away Josuke, don’t abandon your friend” The taller girl takes a few steps towards her, Josuke walking back at the same time almost mirroring her.
Josuke wipes the blood off her face, giving Okuyasu a dark glare. “Your right hand” she says, still backing away “I could feel something different about it” she gestures towards the hand which is floating beside Okuyasu, hands out ready to strike.
“come here and find out.” She states, a smirk gracing her cocked head. Every step she takes to her, Josuke takes a step back. Trying to keep distance between the two of them, frustrating the taller girl. “Quit stepping back wimp, you’re getting farther from your friend. Come closer”
Josuke lets out a soft laugh,making Okuyasu stop in her tracks, confused. Before she can get upset and ask her why she's laughing Josuke gestures to the front gate behind them.
“ Your right hand . It has the ability to shave space.” She gives her a teasing smile, almost as if she was mocking the other girl.
“Look at you being all smart, Josuke higashikata.” She spits back venomously, walking toward her once again. “My right hand can shave down anything it touches and the parts that remain” she interrupts herself clapping her hands together in a dramatic fashion. “Even i don't know where the shaved off stuff goes “
Still holding a small mocking smile, Josuke takes a few steps back. Almost like if she was the cat hunting the mouse and not the other way around. The analogy makes Okuyasu giggle a little bit.
“It's useless, you know. Iif you wanna run away i can do this.” Her right hand comes down in front of her, there's a sound almost like a blip and suddenly Josuke is standing right in front of her. Still wearing that smug look on her face. She side steps okuaysu making a run for the gate, but the hand swipes again bring Josuke right back to her. “it's like teleportation.” she giggle giddily.
They continue their cat and mouse game for a few more minutes, with Josuke trying to run away and Okuyasu pulling her right back. Crazy diamond manages to land a few hits on her, but with the hand getting so close to erasing Josuke she tries to keep her distance.
“ This is the power of the hand, which even my sister fears. You can't escape anymore Josuke” punches fly, space is erased right by her head. Josuke can feel the blood streaming down her lip and the aching pain of her bruised ribs. “No matter where you go, you’ll always be in my range” Okuyasu finishes, finally knocking Josuke back against the brick wall across the street of their house. She tries to fight back, crazy diamond, punching hard into Okuyasu's stomach. She continues standing. If she could take down this Higashikata girl, her sister would finally respect her. She thinks to herself. She refuses to let her sister down. Refuses to be belittled or underestimated anymore.
More punching
Josuke's back into a corner, leaning flush against the brick wall. “did a weak little girly girl like you really beat angelo.” Okuyasu taunts brushing her gray and black hair out of her eyes.
The hand swipes at the air as crazy diamond pushes her back barely dodging the hand's strike. “ I knew it, you are dumb, '' Josuke says suddenly, catching Okuyasu off guard. She falters for a second watching as josuke's face clocks to the side in victory.
“Wha” she begins but before she can finish, Pots from the top of the brick wall are pulled toward her as space from the hands attack closes. She can’t even react before the ceramic pots are slamming into her face causing her to fall flat on her back hitting her head on the concrete street. Her vision goes blurry and as she tries to move something hits her head hard.
The last thing she hears as everything goes black is Josuke's heels clicking on the concrete by her, and Josuke's voice now soft.
“That was close.. Okuyasu Nijimura, you have a powerful and scary stand.”