Memories Can Be Made
By: pnaixrose
Disclaimer: I do not own WA3.
Chapter 3: Talking to Virginia
"Hey, Auntie Virginia!" Kaitlyn said sweetly as sheentered the hospital room.
Virgina smiled in return. She had been sitting on this hospital room for three days now. But Kaitlyn always visited dragging Jet with her. Virginia wished she could get out soon. She felt much better now, but she still had this dizziness in her head, however it was very small. Doctor Herbert has been very nice to her but she learned that he was a strict doctor. He wouldn't let her go out of the hospital that easily. He had said that the recent tests they had taken still proved there were still some poison left inside her and that she should definitely stay for now. She spotted Jet following Kaitlyn with something in his hands, behind his back. Jet was sulking and his face was very red.
"Look what Uncle Jet brought you!" Kaitlyn exclaimed happily.
"Aww...Kaitlyn, do I have to?" Jet whispered, rolling his eyes. Virginia couldn't help but smile at this. He was back after all. Him and all his annoying habits like rolling his eyes.
Kailtn gave him a stern look and he gave up with a sigh.
"Here…" Jet brought out what was behind his back. In his hand was a small bouquet of small white flowers. The kind of ones that Virginia always saw on her mother's grave back in Boot Hill. They were her mother's favorite flowers, and Virginia loved them also.
"They're beautiful! Thank you so much!" Virginia exclaimed with delight. The flowers reminded her of her mother and whenever she was reminded of her, she was reminded of how great a person she was. That usually cheered her up lots.
Jet blushed harder. "No problem…"
The little girlsmiled, interrupting their little moment. "Oh guess what? Doctor Herbert said you'll be able to leave today."
"Really? Finally…" Virginia said with a sigh.
"Have you figured out where you were going to go yet?" Kaitlyn asked.
"Nope. We'll think of something. Besides, I don't feel like continuing the journey yet."
Jet looked at her in surprise. 'Usually she would be determined to get to wherever we're going in a hurry. What's wrong with her?'
Virginia caught Jet looking at her. She blushed slightly at the sight of his face. "What's wrong?"
Jet turned his head. "Nothing."
Wow...a Virginia who didn't want to continue the journey? What was the world coming to?
-
"We're back!" Kaitlyn yelled as she and Jet walked into the house.
"How's Virginia?" Gallows asked.
"She's great! The doctor said she could leave today!" Kaitlyn skipped around the room humming. "I finally get to play with her again! Uncle Jet was fun, but he just isn't as fun as Aunt Virginia. No offense, Uncle Jet,"she said patting Jet's back.
Clive looked up from the book he was reading and chuckled. "He was never really fun. He is always serious."
Jet shrugged. "Whatever."
Gallows grunted. "He's stupid too. What kind of idiot would leave the group just like that?"
Hestood up from the couch he was sitting in angrily. "You say one more thing about me and I swear…"
Gallows glared at him tauntingly. "Go ahead, beat me up. But it still isn't my fault that you almost left us to die by that huge caterpillar."
"That's it…"
Jet tried to charge over to Gallows but Clive suddenly got up and held him back just as he reached Gallows. "Would you two please cut this out? I honestly wouldn't care if you hurt each other for no reason, but please not in front of my child!" Clive shouted.
Gallows and Jet looked over at Kaitlyn who was staring up at them with those innocent, wide, scaredeyes.
Gallows sighed. "I'm outta here. And don't worry I won't leave like someone would."
Jet held his anger in with clenched fists.
"Gallows!" Clive scolded.
But the Baskar just shrugged and left through the door.
Jet plopped down on the couch. "Can't he see I'm sorry?" he mumbled.
"Don't worry about it. He doesn't mean it."
"I know it was dumb of me to leave, but…after finding out that I'm…"He grew silent and didn't say anymore. It still hurt him. Knowing that you aren't like everyone else kinda...isolated you from them. When you know you're different you just can't help but try to isolate yourself even more. After all, who would ever want to be around a person...-no- a thing like him.
"I understand. It's okay," Clive said wisely. He knew Jet had some hard times that he himself would never understand. To be different in that kind of waymust have affected about how the boy thoughtabout himself. "I'd better help Catherine make dinner." He walked to the kitchen leaving Jet with his daughter.
Kaitlyn walked over to Jet and sat down next to him. "After finding out that you what?" she asked curiously.
Jet looked at her. He didn't realize that she was listening. Boy, kids were sure sneaky sometimes. "Don't worry about it."
"No tell me," she persisted.
Hesighed. "After finding out that…I'm not really who I thought I was…"
She looked at him in confusion but then smiled. "I don't know what you're talking about, but to me and everyone else, you're just Jet." Then with yet another innocent smile, Kaitlyn skipped off to her room.
Jet stared into the air.
"…you just Jet"
He nodded. "She's right. I'm me...that's who I'll always be. Just myself." He turned and faced a window and through it he saw the white painted hospital. He couldn't help but think about the girl who was staying in there. "I hope Virginia doesn't care who I really am. I hope she doesn't care that…that I'm not human."
-
Knocking was heard at her door and in came a tall, smiling Baskar colonist. "Hey Gallows!" Virginia said happily as he walked in the room. He took a seat by her bed.
"Hey, leader. When are you gonna get outta here?" Gallows asked with a grin.
"I'm getting out of here as soon as Doctor Herbert checks me and says I'm okay."
"That's a relief. So how you feelin?"
"I'm great. But why aren't you at Clive's house?"she asked curiously.
"No reason…"
Virginia stared at him with concern. "Please don't be mad at Jet too much," she whispered.
Hewas shocked. How did she know when she wasn't even there? "Huh? How'd you..? Well I…Why shouldn't I? He left us, Virginia! He's the reason you're like this! If he was there at the beginning, we wouldn't have so much trouble beating that caterpillar! When will he figure out that being alone isn't as good as being with a group?" he asked angrily.
"Jet's been through a lot. His head was full of questions before. Now he knows with one simple answer that he isn't who he thinks he's a…"
"…sample," Gallows finished, looking at her strangely. He has always noticed that Virginia acted weird whenever she talked about Jet. But hey, he was just imagining things right? "But still, he's a big pain in the butt. All he cares about is getting money. He doesn't care about the team!"
"Do you see him whining that we have to get more money anymore? He changed, Gallows…" Virginia smiled thinking about Jet. "…He's changed a lot."
"I still think he's a pain in the butt."
"He does cares about us, Gallows. He has a very caring side," she smiled up at him, "and you know it."
Helooked at Virginia curiously. "You care for him, don't you? You like that stupid idiot. You probably like him so much that you love him."
Virginia turned bright pink. He had said what was exactly on her mind. "That-That's not true!"
"Riiiight…"
She sighed in confusion. Feelings were such a bother sometimes! "Do you think I am in love with him? I'm not so sure…"
"I'm the wrong person to ask that. But, I think that you really like him more than you think. And since you like him, I'll stop picking on him…just for you, leader."
"Gallows…"
Hesmiled. "I'll see you later on today." When he left, the young lady pondered on what her friend said.
'I like him more than I think? What does that mean?'
-
"Well Miss Virginia, I think you're all set to go!" the petite doctor said with a smile.
Virginia's face lightened with glee. "Thank you sooo much!"
"The poison is all gone, and you look more energetic than most other people would," Doctor Herbert said.
Hereyes glowed as she jumped up from the bed. "Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you!" she shouted happily as she gave the man a slight hug.
"You're welcome. Do you have somewhere to stay?" the doctor asked with a chuckle.
"Yes. I'll go there now."
"Is it far?"
"Nope. It's Clive's house. It's a couple of steps away."
The doctor smiled. "Ah Clive's a great young fellow. His wife is charming and his daughter is as energetic as you, Virginia."
"Yup. They're really fun to be with. Well I'll be going now. Bye! Thanks for everything!"She shouted as she left the building.
She shut the door behind her, breathing in the night air. Ah...she never thought she'd be so grateful to be outdoors again.
"I'm finally out…" Virginia smiled to herself as she paced toward Clive's house where they were all having dinner. Never did she know that an argument was taking place between two of her companions.
