Dynamite And A Laserbeam - Redux

Vol 3 - 8: C'est la vie, Heart Attack - Part 2

[C'est la vie, heart attack – Part 2]

[The Past]

The Story of Yoshikawa Kira's downfall was one of pity. Born with schizophrenia, all she ever wanted in life was to not be controlled by her mental illness. Yet time and time again, she was met with constant pushback. She was heavily medicated, which sounded like a good thing, but in reality, it only made things worse for her.

Her parents were horrible to her. Treating like a reject. She was Quirkless, so it made sense. She was worthless in their eyes, and to make matters even worse than that, her father was physically abusive. She only ever got her medication because her mother, despite hating her, didn't want anybody to give her any special attention.

That was it. That was the only reason why she was ever medicated. So that no one had a reason to even so much as look at her.

At the young age of 13, she decided to move out. Or, at least, she tried to. Her mother caught her, beat her to near death, and locked her in her room. Her father was a drunken gambling addict, and her grandfather cut all contact with them because no matter how hard he tried to stop his son from being a horrible person, he could never do it.

As for why he didn't take her with him, it was because even Chihiro didn't care. To that end, Yoshikawa saw him as a hypocrite. Finally, when she was 16, she was able to sneak out of the house, take her medication, and move out on her own. She squatted in an abandoned apartment and was eventually discovered by her future husband, Yoshimura.

Yoshimura had given her a place to stay in a separate house that was on the Sugimoto estate. He often stayed with her, helped her recover from the abuse she suffered, and helped turn her life around for the better.

During all of this, she would later awaken her Stand, C'est La Vie. At the same time, Yoshimura would also awaken his Stand. When that happened, they became truly inseparable. They travelled all of Japan together, until finally, when Yoshikawa was 20, Yoshimura proposed to her, and of course, seeing as without Yoshimura she would've been a homeless bum, she accepted.

Two years went by, and they still hadn't officially married. What did happen, though, was that Yoshimura moved out of his house and bought a small apartment in Morioh for them to live in. Yoshikawa didn't really care. All she cared about was that she lived in the same house as her fiance, and to her, that was enough.

In between the time that Yoshikawa and Yoshimura were together when Yoshikawa was 22 years old, she developed Bipolar Disorder on top of her schizophrenia. She needed to keep up with two medications, and it was becoming difficult. Thankfully, Yoshimura was more than able to take care of her, and vice versa.

Eventually, both of them got a Job at The Speedwagon Foundation after Yoshikawa reconnected with an old school friend from College, Johnny Kujo. They both worked at the Japanese Branch in Tokyo, so both of them were away from their home a lot. Again, Yoshikawa didn't care. As long as she was with her fiance, that was all that mattered to her.

Just her, him, and the world being their oyster.

During their tenor at The Japanese Branch, both of them got into intense Stand battles with various local gangs and crooks. Their Stands worked together perfectly, and they were dubbed The Terrible Duo. Any battle they walked into, they always won, without fail.

But then, one day....

"So... you want to run that by me again?" Yoshimura Sugimoto asked, raising an eyebrow as he sat at a dinner table with his fiance, Yoshikawa Kira. They were eating Teriyaki with a side of rice for dinner, and both were in casual clothing. Yoshimura was wearing a white shirt, and black pants, as well as a pair of baby blue slippers. Yoshikawa was wearing a pink blouse, a pair of red shorts, and bright pink slippers.