Phantom Blood: VIII

                                    

                                          
[Small disclaimer, this chapter contains some spoilers for late Phantom Blood and other parts.]
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"[Name], [Name]! Hurry up! Erina's boat is leaving soon!"
"I know, Jonathan, I'll be out in a sec! I just need to change my bandages really quick." 
"Do you need help?"
"Dio... sure! The door's unlocked." 
The blonde opened the door to the girl's bedroom, followed by the giddy boy behind him. He grabbed the roll of bandages from [Name]'s bedside table, before sitting down next to her and assisting her in removing her old ones. 
"Thanks! It would've taken a lot longer if I did it myself."
Nearly a month had passed, and Danny and [Name] were both healing nicely after the furnace incident. Currently, her, Jonathan and Dio were preparing to see off Erina, who was moving to India with her father. The blonde, however, may have been less than willing. 
"I'm finished. How much longer will you need to wear these?" 
"The doctor said around another two weeks. So I'll be free pretty soon." 
"Hmm. Let's leave before we're late." 
"Thanks for coming along, Dio!" 
The blonde huffed. "It's not as if I had a choice. Hurry up." The two boys left her room, [Name] following close behind as they headed towards the carriage waiting outside." 
"Bye, father!" 
"See ya, George!" 
"Goodbye, Mr. Joestar." 
"Stay safe, you three!" 
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The carriage was pulled to a halt as the three arrived at the docks. 
Jonathan was the first to leave, eagerly jumping out of the carriage as he jogged towards the boats. "Come on, [Name]! Dio! We have to find Erina!" 
The girl laughed as the two of them started following closely behind Jonathan. "She's boarding the... uh... Lauren! There!" [Name] pointed towards the young blonde girl waving at them. 
"Erina!" Jonathan ran over to her, bringing her into a hug as [Name] ran behind him, a less than eager Dio in tow. 
"Jonathan, [Name]! You really came to say goodbye! And, Dio..." Erina looked around at the three, a smile gracing her face.
"Don't worry, this little brat won't try anything, right?" The blonde huffed in response to the older girl's words. 
Soon enough, an older man came down the boat's ramp. He shared Erina's blonde hair and blue eyes, although his locks were greying and his face was wrinkled from age. 
"Ah, you must be Erina's friends! Thank you for coming to see her off. It really means a lot to the both of us." 
Jonathan and Dio shook his hands as [Name] waved. "Mr. Pendleton! It's nice to meet you. We came to wish you both luck on your move!" The girl was a little more than ecstatic to meet the man. After all, she had never seen him during the series, and he was mentioned barely once. 
"The pleasure is all mine. You all seem like great kids- oh!" 
The boat's horn sounded and a strong gust of wind blew across the docks, knocking off [Name]'s hat in the process.