"I'm... done for, aren't I?" Gasper said with the look of a defeated man as he stared directly at the frozen Koneko.
"Maybe I should just pull an old Joestar family secret technique… Nah, that won't work. But how the hell am I supposed to explain…"
He gestured wildly at his entire body. "All this?"
Then an idea came to mind.
If this was it, then—
'Might as well face the music FABULOUSLY!'
It only took him a couple seconds to get ready, and once he was—
"Time..." He slowly closed his eyes. "...begins to flow once more."
TICK! TOCK!
Koneko widened her eyes a bit; the person she was staring at just suddenly disappeared.
And that feeling she felt wash over her. There's no doubt about it—that was Gasper's Sacred Gear!
It's been a while since she felt it, but with the amount of misfires Gasper had in the past, it was something her mind would never forget.
'Where did he go…?' She started looking around for shaking boxes
Knowing Gasper, he would probably be in one by now.
"Beautiful night, is it not?"
A somewhat deep and creamy voice rang out from her side.
Huh!
She turned, and there he was.
Sitting directly on the frame of the window, reading a book. One leg dangling into the room.
In a completely different outfit?
He wore a beautiful blue two-piece suit with gold accents. Four ladybug brooches were pinned to the jacket, pink wing-like shapes decorated the collar, and a deliberate heart-shaped cutout in the chest exposed part of his pecs.
And his hair—when the hell did he get time to do that?
The front part of his hair was curled up into 3 separate large curls covering his forehead, while the rest was parted and styled back—any loose strands neatly tied into a braid falling down his back.
And then, out of nowhere, a cat head shot up from his stomach.
It was Shiro!
Gasper merely petted him with his free hand.
Purrrrr~
Koneko blinked a couple of times, trying to register what the hell she was even seeing.
"Hey, ladybug man...Who the hell are you?" she said. She had a good idea of who he was, but she had to make sure.
'There's no way in hell this is Gasper; I refuse.'
"My name?" He flashed a sharp smile, pearly white fangs gleaming under moonlight.
He snapped his book shut, revealing the title: How to Deal with Your Traumatized Teen 101.
Then his expression turned serious. "For you to know that..." He hopped off the window frame onto the floor and put one hand in his pocket. "...you must first understand something."
He started walking towards her and stopped right when he reached his coffin entrance.
"I, Gasper 'Vladi' Joestar… have a dream…"
Koneko began to sweat. Unsure of what would come next!
"...and that dream—
*YAWN!*
...is to go to bed. See you around...maybe…"
He opened his coffin and hopped in with Shiro, and then closed the lid.
Koneko just stood there.
Then a tick mark appeared on her forehead.
She walked up and knocked on the coffin
"Five more… minutes…"
'Yep no matter how he looks, he's the same old Gasper.'
She took a step back.
"Get your ass out here before I bring out the garlic."
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.
CREAK!
The coffin lid inched open. Darkness swirled within—then two crimson eyes ignited, glowing like a Lord Soul in the Abyss.
The lid swung fully open
Gasper stepped onto the edge of his coffin.
But… HIS SHIRT WAS GONE!
With swift precision, he placed his right hand on the inside of his extended right leg. Then he wrapped his left arm around his torso, resting his hand on his right shoulder. His hair started flowing in the nonexistent wind, somehow defying logic!
He focused his gaze directly on Koneko.
ゴゴゴゴゴ!
"You dare disrupt ME, the great DI—GASPER'S slumber?!"
Instead of responding, Koneko just walked up to him.
Raised a fist.
'Ah...I see.'
BONK!!
*****
5 minutes later
"So what have we learned?" Koneko said in a deadpan voice.
"Yeah, yeah, don't mess with Koneko or whatever…" Gasper said, pouting to the side.
But then Gasper looked straight at her. "So why are you here? It's not like any of you to drop by for a visit."
Gasper then got up and walked up to a desk.
"I came to figure out where this..." Koneko grabbed Shiro by the scruff, hoisting the furball. "...sneaky ball of fur has been running off to."
"But... now I see that my worries were... unfounded." Relief barely showed in her eyes.
Gasper picked up a framed photo. "I see."
He stared at the Crusaders.
"I should probably hang this…" Gasper murmured, still clutching the photo.
They stood in silence for a moment.
"So, Gaspy..."
"How have you been?"
Huh?
"I-I've been doing fine."
"That's good to hear…" she said, letting her eyes soften a tad bit. A ghost of a smile crawling up her face.
Then she looked him dead in the eye, as if accusing him of a crime.
"So… I see that you decided to start going out at night like Rias told you to…"
She lowered her head, letting the shadows cover her face.
Her voice came out quieter.
"So why did you… not come see me?"
Gasper froze. "..."
He Dropped the picture frame in his hand.
CLATTER.
'I WAS ALLOWED TO LEAVE?!'
Silence overtook them once more…
'...You're telling me all that sneaking around was…for nothing?'
He sighed.
"I… had to work some stuff out. You know, like enthusiastic walks in woods and all that…"
He rubbed the back of his neck. "Annnd, I may or may not have forgotten… that I was allowed to leave…"
"Hm…" She put Shiro down and started walking towards him.
As she got right in front of him, she had to look up to meet his face. She went on her tippy toes, raised a hand, and brought it down swiftly!
Pat!
Huh?
Ruffle
"You're a… dumbie, you know that… and who the hell told you to get taller than me?"
"Hey, it's not my fault you're just kind of... small."
Her eyes sharpened.
"Don't think you being taller than me makes you the bigger person. You'll always be a pipsqueak, you dumbass."
'What did... she just SAY!'
Hearing that, Gasper stepped back, breaking free from her grasp. "HUH!!! WHO ARE YOU CALLING SO SMALL YOU NEED A NASA TELESCOPE JUST TO FIND?!!! HUH?!"
Heh
A smirk slowly crept up Koneko's face.
Seeing that, Gasper's face burnt red—he pointed dramatically. "I'LL HAVE YOU KNOW I'M STILL GROWING!!"
"I don't know, man; you don't even look 4'11"."
"I'M FIVE FEET!"
"Yeah, right…. Whatever lets you sleep at day."
"I'M SERIOUS!!! I SWEAR!"
<--–TO BE CONTINUED—
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AN: A bit of a short one. But by god, I had to rewrite it like 5 different times, but hey, it's all good. I just hope I caught Koneko's character correctly.
Well, that's all I had to say. Have a good rest of your day.