Makeshift| Dio

A/N: this was a request by someone on here plz forgive for no remembering your user I have HORRIBLE memory

"Lost?" A young voice called out.

Dio shivered at the cold rain running down his back.

"More like misplaced,I won't be staying long" he sat on a wooden chair near an unlit fireplace. He'd been put looking for an Apothecary for something to get rid of his father with but Oger street was as dangerous as it got. He wasn't sure if he could handle getting jumped for ten something men.

"I see, well here" the teen dug around for something behind the counter top,"Take your pick,on the house" you placed a large towl out along with a tray of baked goods.

"I dont need your pity,woman" Dio scoffed,he'd be just fine! A little rain never killed anyone.

"Aren't you a rude one,it's not out pity it's so you don't get sick,but if you don't want it fine" How rude could such a handsome boy be? He must have been from a rich family with a bad relationship with his parents,you could just tell he was big bundle of trauma.

"...do you own this place?"

"Own it? I might as well,my mother won't be with me for long but I pray she passes on peaceful" She did her best to raise you after your father had gotten drafted for the war. She'd ask for the help of family and friends alike to make sure you had the best childhood possible and you loved her dearly.

"I see..." He himself had never met his mother he wish he could have but- "What? I already told you I-"

"Shut it and drink it, I just wasted three pounds on you" You handed him the mug,pastry and dropped a freshly folded towl onto his lap.

"Dont think of getting any favors from me"

"My goodness has no one ever just been nice to you? I don't want anything from you" You tossed a few logs into the fire place and lit them with a match,"Besides,'One kindness to another makes the world a better place',that's what mama taught me"

"Thats-" that was foolish, people like you would end up dead in the streets. The world was a cruel and awful place, only the rich lived while the poor survived but he wouldn't say anything for now.

"I know what your thinking 'This woman is a fool, the world is a horrible place!' And your right,I'v seen it first hand but I think a bit of kindness does help,you know?"

"Hmph, Well don't let youself get killed because of it" that was the only piece of advice he'd give you.

"Thank you,I'll keep that in mind," you checked the time and glanced outside the window, the rain was still pouring.

"I'll be taking my leave now" he folded the towl back up and placed the now empty mug back on the table.

"Oh here! Take this" you dug around for something and pulled out a long,slightly bulky object,"you can keep it if you want, stay safe and come back tomorrow! I'm making something extra special" You'd handed him an umbrella and opened the door for him.

"You are an odd one"

"Wh- rude! If you don't want it them give it back!"

"I never said that" he took it and walked out the door into the night.

"Didn't even say thank you, Ugh men" you rolled your eyes but shut the door behind you. You prayed he'd get home safely, it was dark out still.

You'd wondered if the blond would come back like you asked, You were always excited to share recipes with others! Surprisingly he did come back, after about a month or so. This time it was on a cool November afternoon,he'd strolled in looking as pretty as ever.

"Oh its you again, welcome back" you said,placing a refilled jar of spices back on the shelf.

"Yes,it has been a while, still giving hand outs?"

"And if I am? Some people need the extra help you know, not everyone is born into a good family" he must had seen the many beggers and homeless exiting your shop with small bags of extra food and hygienic things.

"Mm" he hummed and took a seat back in his wooden rocking chair.

"Would you like anything to eat?" You pointed at a small chalk board sign with a retractable pointer,"I finally decided to sell food as well" you were hoping he'd come back the next day when you'd first met, he seemed like the brutally honest type. Lucky for you another man had came by with his group of friends and tasted your dish for you.

"How are you still even alive?"

"What a rude question to ask! I'll have you know I'm alot stronger than I look! Besides, strength isn't always in the form of muscles" you motioned to a small plant sitting on a shelf,"see that one right there? The vibrant green one?"

He glanced over at what you were staring at,"its a plant, what of it"

"People call it 'the suicide plant', I had the seeds shipped in from Australia, Works wonders on unwanted guests" you smiled at him and he shifted in the chair.

"Intresting, Speaking of herbs do you have anything to kill small rodents?"

"Mice infestation?"

"Yes the little bastards got into the crackers I was going to eat with my soup for dinner last night" he lied, he was hoping to get a portion that wouldn't alarm anyone if they happened to find it on his possession .

"Mmm I think I can make a nice peppermint spray, that drives them away and it's safe for any pets you might have," you pulled out a small bottle.

"I might need something stronger," he stood up to leave but was stopped at the sign, blueberry scones for a pound,"I'll take a scone before I go" He dug for the money as you vanished into the back. Dio could smell the desert before he even saw it,"Actually, make that five"

"Someone's got a bad sweet tooth," you laughed at him and placed his package in a brown bag, "might want to drink some water with those, they aren't dry but bread chokes!"

"I can handle eating by myself Miss..." That's when he realized he never asked your name.

"Well excuse me for looking out for my customers! Be safe out there!" You waved goodbye to him, Dio gave a small head nod and left,"well look at that,  MAMA! YOU WERE RIGHT!" You yelled from desk, all it took to get on a man's good side was some good food.

About a week had gone by before Dio had showed up again. The winds had picked up so he was surprised to see you locking your door behind you.

"Closing early?" He asked.

"Hm? Oh its you! No I just need to go pick some acorns, that's all and I need to make a trip into town but I'm sure you just want to know when I'll be back," you pulled out the pocket watch for your ankle length, hand-me-down skirt," Mmm I'd say in about two hours or so"

"And you're going all by yourself? No one to come with?"

"Well it's not like I have any family around, unless YOU,want to come with" You teased him,"I'll even make it worth your wild"

"Oh? How so?"

"I'll let you taste my nutmeg cake and throw in some scones on the house how does that sound?" You offered.

"I accept"

You snorted at how fast he agreeded,"I never asked your name,what is it?"

"Dio Brando, don't forget it"

"Well with a charming personality like that how could I?" You gave him yours in response.

"Hm"

"So what do you do all day? Your what, 18?"

"15 actually, I spend my time going to school and reading" along with plotting to steal his adopted family's fortune but you didn't need to know that.

"15?! But your so tall! You look so much older!"

"I'm not that tall, now what in the bloody hell is that?" He pointed to a metal rod connect to a...well he didn't know how to describe it!

"Its what I use to pick acorns up with, the wires are thin so it can roll across the ground and pick small things up!"

"You and your odd contraptions"

"Its not weird maybe you're the weird one!" You stopped at a bench for dumped the acorns into a small bag you'd brought, "now we can go!"

"You are a very strange girl"

"Bla bla bla! Oh! Look! They've got onions on sale!" You tugged him over to the stall and grabbed a few, paying for them you moved on to several different stalls. Breads,butters,spices and all sorts of things ended up in your bag.

His nose was red by the you were done and the sun was starting to sink. Snow had been bagan to fall making his fingers even more stiff. On the way back to your shop he leaned down to pick a small acron up and threw it at the back of your head.

"Ow! Little turd!" If it was a fight he wanted it was a fight he'd get! Grabbing a handful off the cold ground you threw about ten at him and he shielded his face from the attack.

"Oh now its on!" He sat the bags down and grabbed two hand fulls while you ran and hid behind a bench. Bunching up your dress skirt you filled it with acorns started pelting the blond with them.

"Thats what you get! Hahaha! Taste my wrath!"

"Only if you taste mine first!" He threw them by the handful while you purposeful aimed for his hair.

You both stayed in the park for a while chasing each other with random things like wet mushrooms and frogs hiding under rocks and logs.

"Hahha! Oh man im- I'm out of breath that was fun!" Your hands were dirty and grimy but you were happy. Even Dio,who usually had that no nonsense attitude about seemed happy as well. You werent sure  what exsactly he was dealing with at home but it was nice to see him act his age for once.

"You-you look horrible," he could see leaves sticking in your hair and mud staining your dress and boots.

"We both do, come on,it's getting late and my fingers are going numb," You gathered your bags and practically ran home with the blond trailing behind you. Unlocking the door you sat the bags on the ground,"Im back mama!" You walked into the back and placed everything in the kitchen.

Dio followed and looked around the large space,there was a large brick oven and a celler. Even more herbs and spices hung from the walls and ceiling. He watched you vanish around a corner then heard water running before shutting off.

"Ok I'm back!" You flicked your hands in air,getting a few drops of water on him,"the bathrooms back there, to the left" not wasting any time you immediately started putting things away in their proper spot,"milk,eggs....flour...where's the flour...there it is!" Pulling out bowls and slipping on your apron and hairnet.

Dio watched you moment longer before heading into the bathroom, he wondered exsactly just what was wrong with your mother,what kind of disease had she caught? He hoped it wasn't contagious but he had to admit he was curious to-

"-___,water please?" A weak voice called from the darkness.

"You're daughter is in the kitchen," he stood near the cracked door that led into,what he could only assume, was your mother's room. The lights were off and he couldn't see her face,"Pardon my intrusion ma'am, your daughter promised me scones"

"Did she now? That sounds like,___, bribing people with food,apologies that I can't come and host at the moment" there was a series of coughs and he shifted on his feet.

"Mama? Did you need someth- Oh I see you found my mama, Did you need some water again?"

"If you don't mind" the old woman said.

"Ok,I'll be back" you left as quickly as you came leaving the two alone.

"Thank you, for spending time with her," she grunted,turning over twoards the door,Dio could only make her bed ridden hair sticking up in every direction.

"Its no trouble at all"

"Ok I'm back! Here you go mama, shout if you need anything else! OK come on, those eggs won't crack themselves" you blew your mother a kiss and went to go re wash your hands with Dio leaning on the door frame.

"What disease dose she have?" He followed you into the kitchen as you pulled eggs and sat them in a bowl along with some flour.

"To be honest? I'm not really sure, it comes and goes but recently it's been getting worse I'm not sure if she'll be around much longer"

He felt the smallest bit of sympathy having never met his own mother.

"But if she does then I'll just have to honor her memory and live life as best I can,you know?"

"Hm" he grunted,watching you work.

"Well?"

"Well what?"

"Aren't you going to help me?"

"Hah? I'm your guest!"

"So? Roll up those sleeves rich boy!" You handed him a few eggs to crack while you dug for other ingredients.

"Ugh,fine" Dio didn't leave your home till late in the night but in his graps sat a wicker basket full of sweets and other treats.

After that he started coming by more often. As the years went by, your mother had come to pass peaceful in her sleep. He was there at her funeral,ripe age of 20 and already in college while you still kept up with your shop.

The sound of your doors bell chiming turned you around.

"Welcome to the- oh Hi Dio,come for your weekly basket? Or something more? Oh yeah! Did you pass that bell test?" You asked him a hundred and one questions as you pulled out a basket filled with blueberry,lemon and pomegranate scones.

"Its called the 'Bar' test,___, not the bell test and yes, I did"

"Same difference, I swear you get taller and taller every time I see you," stepping around the counter you made him stand straight up from his leaning position on your counter,"Come on! Stand up!"

"You do this every time I go more than a week without seeing you,___, I havent grown,I promise" he pretend to be annoyed, he never excepted himself to get this tall considering how short his father was...ugh. The mear thought of the old bastard soured his mood but it was fine, the man was long gone and soon his new father would join him. Not that you needed to know his true goals,you were a nice little break point! Something he distracted himself with when he was feeling stressed.

"I- oh I'm sorry, I have a busy schedule today," you looked over the list of orders and began running around putting everything into packages,"One of these days  we'll have to find a day to hang out! Iv never gotten to go to one of your rugby game before when was your match again?"

A small half smile graced his lips, even at the age of 23 you were still working just as hard as when you were a child. He could respect your worth ethic, throughout the years many people and buildings had come and gone but your little shop still stayed the same. Like it was frozen in time, proof of his and your shared childhood and the time spent together. He never thought he'd ever grow so close to someone before,not in a million years.

"Next week, if you do decide to come,I'll be sure to save you an upfront seat"

"I'd appreciate that, I'll have to make some more nutmeg cake for your team"

"Mmmm don't," he pulled a stool up as you moved a rolling latter across the shelfs.

"Why not?"

"Because they're mine, the last thing I need is for my idiot team mates to come barging in here every other day"

"But that would mean extra money in my pocket"

"This is my quiet place and I won't share it, nor will I share you" he watched you tug a jar down and spin on your heels to return to the counter.

"Oh so just screw my business as long as you get your quiet place?" You gave him an unimpressed look.

"Well once I inherit the joestar fortune AND! become a successful lawyer I'll be sure to personally support your business"

"Might as well just make me your wife while you're at it"

"Oh you'd like that wouldn't you? Be my happy go lucky house wife?"

"You've got it bad for me dont you," getting on your tippy toes you bumped noses with him. Just how long was this teasing going to go on before one of you cracked? The non stop, random flirting that just appeared one day and hadn't stopped since was almost maddening. Dio was a very handsome man,he knew it,you knew it, just about all the girls on his campus knew it too.

" something you want to say to me?" He got just a smidgen closer.

"Mhm," you wrapped your arms around his neck and muttered into his ear,"I let one rip on you yesterday"

"I KNEW I SMELLED SOMETHING AWFUL YOU LITTLE SHIT" he reared back.

"PFFAHAHA! HAHA! OHHH OH MAN!" You busted out laughing, holding your sides and resting on the counter top," Dont look at me like that, it was funny!"

"Disgusting, no wonder no man's bothered courting you yet"

" 'nO wOndeR nO mAnS bOeTheR cOurTiNg yOu yET' aw can it rich boy! And scram, I got some deliverys I have to make today" you wrapped up the small box and placed it with the others.

"You know you could always hire some poor scrub off the street to do this for you" he followed you outside as you locked the door behind you.

"Unlike some people~" you dragged out the word 'some',"I don't have the money to hire a delivery boy," sitting the goods in the large basket on the front and back of your bike you strapped everything down,"I'll see you rich boy, don't wait up!" You pelted around him in circles a few times and waved goodbye for the afternoon.

"That woman..." he hoped he'd still be able to see you after everything went down.

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You didn't get back till late in the evening, the sun had long set and the winter air was making your nose run heavily.

"Finally back!" You groaned and popped your frozen fingers, the snow had fallen extra hard tonight, making you push your bike back home,"I could really go for some...what the?" The closer you got to your store the clearer the view became, someone had broken into your home!

"Shit shit shit-" dropping your bike you rushed inside,praying that all your belongings and money were still there! And to your surpised everything seemed in tact! Not a single shelf was out of place, the only issue was the door resting on the side of the wall in a pile of spliters.

"Thats her, right?" A voice called out, you never saw your attacker, just a Sharp pain in the back of your head and the wind getting knocked out of you.

When you finally woke back up you had a horrible headache,"Owww my head, that...hurt?" Where the hell where you? This wasn't your shop!  "What kind of fantasy castle is this?" The dress you wore had been replaced with some thin night pajamas.

'Who the hell dressed me?!' Who ever it was would just a nice foot up the ass! Grabbing a  candelabra you quietly pushed the door open, unlocked.

'Curiouser and Curiouser' first you were kidnapped and now you were at some weird castle! Not to mention the door wasn't even locked! 'Dosent matter,I'm getting the hell out of here!'

Creeping along the shadows you gave a hard shiver as a small gale tickled your body,so far you hadn't seen anyone. Maybe something happened that drew their attention away?

'I need shoes and some outside cloths,otherwise I won't make it far' should you check the other rooms? What If someone was in there?!

"Please! You- ....sa-!" The broken up voice of a woman crying out caught your attention.

'So there are othe people here!' She sounded like she was hurt or in danger too. Turning a corner you could hear the screams of a baby getting stronger. That's when a presence slowly came up behind you.

Tightly gripping your makeshift weapon you waited till the person was close,then turned around and slammed it over their head.

"W..what the fuck?" This person,if you could even call it that, was a walking corpse! You assumed it was a man due to the face and clothes. The skin was gray and literally tearing off in some places, there was large dent in his head front where you smashed him the first time. All in all it was a gruesome sight, you gagged at the the awful smell he emitted and backed up for another swing.

"I'll give you one chance to back off freak show, or I'll bash your head in for real this time!" You warned but he didn't listen. He lunged for you with an unnatural speed and you pushes off the wall to the left,"I warned you!" Tripping it up you slammed the candelabra on his arm, breaking it off when it's claws came to life mid air and scratched your cheek.

It let out a hiss and bared it's fanges at you. Grabbing your ankle it tugged you back twoards the room,"Let.Go.Of.Me!" You bashed his fingers into splinters and ran for the sound of the baby crying. Hearing the monster howling behind you, you held onto a tightly secured pole arm from one of the Armour stands and used the momentum to ram the flat end of the candelabra into its head. Gore splattered across your face and thin night gown as it screeched in pain,trying to tug the candle holder out of its frontal lobe.

You took the time to grab the pole arm from the stand and ran the creatcher through, pinning it to the wall.

"Disgusting" you were out of breath and terrified! You needed to leave now before more of these things showed up! By now the baby's crying had stopped and you hoped it had just been put to sleep. Grabbing a sword from an stand you dragged it along with you, it clanked against the ground,"why are you so damn heavy!?" You decided to leave it for now. Turning around hall you could see a fire Bruning,"I guess candelabras is my best friend now" you pulled it off the wall.

As you got closer you could a man sitting on a small chair in front of the fire. As quietly as you could you slowly creeped up on him, raising your weapon you dropped it only to realize that you knew this head of blond hair.

"Oh my- Dio!?" You immediately rushed around to confirm it and sighed out in relief,"Thank God some I know is here!" You pulled him into a tight hug,"I don't know how long I was out but we need to go! There are these things! Monster that have.....Dio?" Now that you'd gotten a good look at him,his hair seemed more wild and less tame and his eye were no longer that golden amber you wish to stare into. They were a cold,shard red that struck fear into you.

"___,I was hoping you'd be asleep for a little while longer," he stood up to full hight and pulled you into a tight hug,dio never hugged! "I wanted to keep you safe and out of harms way,___," you gave him a suspicious hug and looked at his ear, those three marks where there. The sight made you relax, no other person had those markings besides your Dio.

"I'm glad you're OK, we need to get out of here though, it's not safe here!" You avoided the moster that was on the ground,dead, and pulled back the curtains. Looking out in window you would see that you were far,far away from home. The ruins and remaind of an old town was scattered in the snow,just how far from home where you?

"Yes,___, come here for a moment"

"We can't waist any- Hey!" He'd tugged you into a ball room waltz, it was one of the many things he had tried practicing with you as a child.

"One,two three,one,two,three well look at that, your dancing has improved!" He swayed you back and forth, face nuzzled deep in your neck.

"Well a certain someone wou-" the pain of something sharp digging into your neck made you gasp. Blood quickly dripped down your neck as Dio bit harder into your skin. You couldn't pry his face away from you,it was like trying to move metal! You could feel the blood drin out of your body before dio let you fall to the ground in a heap of limp limbs and soaked cloths.

"You'll have to forgive me, the taste of fresh blood is addicted," his cold hand gathered some blood from your mouth and slather it on a mask,"Dont worry,I'll be sure to wake you once this is all over" and he put the stone mask on you.

There was a horrible pain in your head,like spikes punchering your skull!

You don't remember what happened after that but judging by the way your mouth felt like cotton you must had been asleep for very,very long time.

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1990
Italy
12:59 pm

"Oh girls you are my favorite heels but- ugh! You sure do kill my feet!" A dark haired woman sighed as she pushed the front door to her home open. It was late and she smelled heavily of smoke, weed and alcohol,"I need some water" she yawned as she kicked off her red heels.

She dug through her refrigerator looking for a bottle of water and nugged aside a sippy cup.

"I see you're finally back,Ms.Shiobana" you called out from the living room table. You'd watched the woman walk straight past you and dig through the refrigerator.

"Who the hell are you?! What are you doing in my house?!" She dropped the bottle of water and grabbed a kitchen knife.

"Shouldn't you be more worried about that child of yours?" You asked, standing up.

"What did you sell him on the black market or something?"

It was clear she didn't care about her child. that would make this alot more easy for you then.

"Did you hire a baby sitter at all? Someone to watch him?"

"I'm not wasting my money on something like that, now get out before I call the police," she grabbed the land line and was furiously typing in the emergency number.

"Disgusting,vile,wretched banshee!" You were seething,"You don't deserve the title of 'mother', how dare you treat a child that way!?" The floor started to shift as large roots from the ground started to rip through the tiles,"But even someone as horrid as you can be of some use"

The Japanese woman swung at the roots crawling up her leg and digging into her skin. The land line fell from her hands as she screamed.

"Goodbye, Ms.Shiobana" you left the roots to do their job when you heard the smallest whimper coming from the baby room.

It was small and bare,save for only a crib,some diapers on floor and a few toys. A small black headed child stood up from his crib and looked up at you.

"You poor thing,how dare she treat you like this?" You combed through his fingers with your hands. He lifted his arms up quietly,"up you go, let's go back home to meet your family"

He mearly laied his head on your shoulder and watched the city lights go by.

When you got back to Egypt,you would have a long talk with his father.

The trip back to Egypt was a smooth one,you were able to get back to the manor a little bit after the sunrise.

Petshop watched you from the top window as you quickly made your way back inside the dark hallways of the mansion.

"Son,it's time to wake up," you patted him on his back,"let me see those pretty blue eyes...hm....there they are~"

He pushed up agaisnt you and let out a big yawn, you could see a tooth missing but another one was coming into place.

"Whats your name?" You asked,carrying him up the stairs.

"...my name is Haruno...what's yours?" You gave him your first and last name,"Oh"

You smiled at him,"I never told you this but we're going to meet your family" you sat him down on the floor for a moment and unlike his older brother,Rikiel who'd clutched onto your leg and begged to be held, he stood there quietly excited.

"Family?"

"Mmhm they're probably all alseep right now because it's so early but your father is still awake,do you want to meet him? Or do you-"

"I wanna met him!"  Haruno had always wanted to meet his father! His mother had never bothered explaining where he was so he just assumed he didn't have one!

'I'm happy to see him smile,I wish I could have found him sooner,' you pushed the door open that led into the library Dio usually sat in,"Dio, Your son wants to speak with you" it was almost pitch black save for a single blue flame lighting the center of the room up. Taking Harunos hand you safely guided him around the many books scattered about.

"You finally found him?" He called out,there was a shifting of furniture,"Come here boy," Dio looked down at his offspring. He couldn't have been more than four or five, he had a mop of black silky hair as well, he was probably half Asian or Koren.

He looked back at you for moment and took a nervous step twoards Dio after you'd given him a small nuge.

"I'll take Rikiel from you," Haruno could just barely see the body of another child, maybe  11 or 12?

"Well then,let's have a good look at you"

Haruno watched you take the other sleeping child away and close the door behind you leaving him with massive man. He winced when suddenly the library was illuminated with freshly lit candles.

"Where are you from,offspring? What's your name?" He picked Haruno up and sat him on his lap. Dio tugged the boy shirt back,looking for that blasted birthmark and sure enough, it was there.

"My name is Haruno...sir,I was raised in Italy" he added the last bit for good measure.

"Haruno...what a weak sounding name," he picked up a book of names from around the world, you'd given it too him when you first started the hunt for his children,"Hmm yes I quite like this one,from now on,your name is Giorno Giovanna Brando, I am your father Dio and-

Haru- Ahem, Giorno yawned.

He sighed, "perhaps its time to put you back to bed,Jet lag must have you exhausted" he closed the book and grabbed his new found son up by the arm,setting him on his hip Dio left the library.he took another turn down the hall as The world materialized itself behind Dio.

Giorno looked up in utter aw at the massive stand.

"Who's that?"

"Hm? That is my stand"

"Whats a stand?"

Dio gave a half smile and opened a bed room door,inside was a perfectly furnished room. A small bed and book shelf along with a large toy chest that immediately caught giornos eyes.

"I'll answer all your questions in due time, good night Giorno" he placed his son down in his bed,"___,will check on you from time to time"

Giorno didn't hesitate to lay down on the soft sheets and sleep,the jetlag having set in completely now.

Closing the door behind him Dio felt the presence of one of his other sons,the oldest, Donatello.

"Come to take a peek at your new brother?" Dio asked,traversing the dark halls with ease.

"He's funny looking"

"So this is where you've run off too,Donny," you came up the stairs,"you're breakfast will get cold"

"Oh ok!" That got his attention and he headed back down the stairs.

"How is he?" You asked,as The World looked down at you,"Hello T.W" you stood on your tippy toes to pat it on the head.

"I have high hopes for him,you did well to find him," he praised,circling you, "have you thought about accepting my proposal?"

You let a smile crawl across your face, "My lord, with all due respect, You'd make a horrible husband," you knew from the very start that this man could never be faithful,"Maybe try again when you don't have four sons to care for?" You gave The world a pet and went on to your room.

Dio let out a small chuckle. That's the woman he'd fallen for alright, it wouldn't be today but he would eventually make you his wife.  After all,he had an eternity to pursue your affection ~

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