Reminiscent Town

"Alley! Alley come quick!" Neil called to his wife as he ran into the town of Boot Hill, "It's good news, Hikari has returned to us!" He was a man of twenty three years, with brown/black hair and brown eyes. He had on a leather shawl over a yellow shirt, and red pants. His wife had sandy blond hair and dark blue eyes. She was wearing blue jeans and a blue T-shirt. Both had on a pair of leather boots, and a pair of leather gloves. The woman looked at her husband as if he was insane, who in the world was Hikari? Just then, she saw a white horse galloping through the gates, ridden by a brown haired woman with blue eyes. She had on a brown shirt with a red pocket jacket, red pants held up by a black belt, leather boots with a ruby imbedded on the front, and a red headband. The horse was wearing one of those saddles with a side basket on either side near the back, like the ones used to carry your groceries, done in black leather.

"This woman, who is she? You said something about Hikari, but I've never heard you mention her name before. Is this Hikari someone you've known from your childhood, or a Drifter who saved the town a few years back?" Alley asked. She was feeling jealous, did her husband have a crush on another girl too?

Neil exclaimed, "No, Hikari isn't the one I'm looking for, but it's the name of her horse! Ginny has finally come back to Boot Hill, after being missing for three and a half full years!" He couldn't control his own excitement, he hadn't been the same since the supposed death of his childhood friend. You see, Neil was a very shy boy, really didn't have too many people who liked him. But one day, he heard about how a girl who was often cause for ridicule among her peers had lost both her parents within only a few months. He felt a rare moment of courage, and found himself trying to comfort the girl, whose name was Virginia. The two were best friends ever since. As the years went by, Neil found he was feeling much more than just a friendship for her, but was always too shy to tell her. Then, she left to become a Drifter, and eventually was killed in an accident. But her body had never been found, so nobody knew for sure exactly what happened.

Alley knew that story well, she had been the one to comfort Neil over the loss of his crush. The woman had seen him cry, he never told her how he felt. "Well, I'm happy she's still alive, I remember how you felt after that. It's good that you can talk to her again, even though you won't be able to say your true feelings. I mean, wouldn't Jet shoot you if he found you were roving? He's a tad overprotective of her."

F F F F

"Jet, there's nothing we can do," Neil stated, sadly, "If she's dead, we'll never be able to find her. I don't want to admit it, but she can't still be alive. Virginia would never break a promise and just leave us. I have known her for ten years longer than you, and I know that she's a lot more sensitive than you are Jet." He was about twenty, and was facing another man of about twenty two with silver hair and deep purple eyes. The second was wearing a pair of jeans, a black shirt, leather jacket with his left sleeve rolled up, brown shoes with green belts on the top, a green cuff on the left wrist, a large leather arm piece on his right one, and a pair of black gloves with the fingers cut off. In his left hand was a large submachine gun he owned.

Just then, the silver haired lad smacked Neil down to the ground. It seemed to break him up, the words the younger man had said. Tears of anger were wielded up in his eyes, as if he was trying his best to suppress them. His name was Jet Enduro, and he was a Drifter and Treasure hunter who knew Virginia.

"Don't say that! She's just got to be alive. Just as she never would desert this town, she'd never die before she fulfilled the promise she made me. There was something she wanted to tell me, and we said we'd meet here. Virginia's not gonna die until she and I can meet again," he yelled, his tears beginning to break free. Neil had never seen Jet cry, it was said that he didn't have a sensitive bone in his whole body. But now, he was screaming over a girl that had lead him over the Wastelands over the last year or so.

Neil told him, "That hurt, you know. Jet, you're the realist of their little group, you'd think you of all people would let the truth come forth. Besides, I thought you and Virginia didn't get along too well, always in an argument about something. So why in the world are you now so suddenly concerned about her well being? Wish she would drop dead before the accident?" For the reason Virginia was missing, was there was a small rockslide on a mountain they were exploring. The four Drifters in their team were wanted for a crime they didn't commit, the murder of the founder of the Ark of Destiny, and were being pursued for the reward. A team of crackpot Drifters had trailed them on a mountain, and used explosives to blow up the tunnels. The four were each put on different paths, and were unable to find each other once again after it.

Jet looked at him, and held onto the pouch he kept on his neck. Inside, he pulled out a small gem, given to him by the girl only a few months ago. "I care about her, because she is my wife, and I love her."

F F F F

Neil knew of the missed chance to tell how he really felt went deeper than her death. She had found another man long ago, one of her own comrades. It was no surprise, although the two always fought with one another. Jet was brave, and very strong. No wonder she looked up to him with love and respect.

"Well, as long as she's alive, then she and Jet can be happy," Neil said, "I'm going to go and talk to her, tell her he's been searching for her. That he'll be back in a week or so, then they can be together once more." It didn't bother him about how she'd married another, just as long as Virginia was happy with her life.

Neil walked up to the town's stable, where the woman was putting her horse away. Funny, Neil didn't think Virginia would ever cut her hair, she was extremely proud of her long braid. But maybe she had put on this disguise to fool any pursuers, and that was why she was now sporting a small ponytail and an eye patch over her left eye. Just fool anyone who might try and capture her, then she could be kept safe.

"Ginny, it's been awhile. How are things? You know, with you not telling us what was up and all, your aunt and uncle were really worried. So was Jet, you know he was looking for you all over the place. That's where he is now, out in the Wastelands searching for you. Real devoted guy, that Jet. I didn't know he liked you like that. Come to think of it, why didn't you tell me you had gotten married, I would have brought you a nice gift. Heck, you're my best friend, Virginia, and you deserve it," Neil told the woman.

She turned around suddenly, to face him. Neil could clearly see the scars that riddled her face and arms now, it did look like she'd been in a tragic accident. Then, she asked, "Who is this Virginia you are talking about? My name is Megami, the Treasure Hunter. If you're trying to attack me by catching me off my guard, it will do no good. For I have a bazooka and I know how to use it." She aimed the large weapon at the man, not firing until he showed a threatening presence. It did no good to shoot first and ask later.

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Teefa's Last Words…

Yes, I know I haven't posted in a week. I wanted to do this last weekend, but we brought my sis to camp on Saturday and went to my cousin's daughter's birthday on Sunday. And I know it's been awhile since I've worked on a Megami piece. I had to find inspiration for what to write about, and I finally got a new story idea. And F is now being used to indicate a flashback cuz it is the easiest letter to remember. Oi, I'm behind and in a hurry today. Late due to the fact that I have to write on battery power since I'm my mother's helper in her game. You know, the Ever Grace hero Darius looks like Jet. Now the other girls are going to be dragging me away from the computer before I think of a stupid parody…