Memories Can Be Made
By: pnaixrose
Disclaimer: I don't own Wild Arms 3.
Chapter 5: 'Get-Togethers'
Virginia smiled, patting her stomach with satisfaction. "That was really good, Mrs. Winslet! I wish I could cook like this!" she said.
Catherine slightly blushed from the compliment and smiled warmly. "Thank you very much, Virginia."
The group's leaderlooked at Jet who had just finished up his breakfast next to her. "Don't you think it was good?" she asked with a smile.
He blushed as he saw those glittering emerald eyes. "Uhh…yeah." Why did he always have to blush like that?
Everyone except Jet and Virginia looked at each other knowingly. And of course, they were thinking the same thing: Why couldn't this go any faster?
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"Hey Dad?" Kaitlyn said after breakfast was over. Everyone was cleaning the kitchen table up and getting ready for the day ahead. But of course, little Kaitlyn was thinking about something else. "Can you come with me to the hill today?"
Clive looked at his daughter sadly. "I'm so sorry Kaitlyn, honey, but I can't. I have a big job I have to do. There's a lot of work to be done since I haven't been here in so long."
Virginia, Jet and Gallows all wondered what he was talking about. They haven't discussed about facing the prophets again yet, and they were afraid he was going to go and face them by himself. But they knew he wouldn't be so careless and pushed the thought to the back of their heads.
"What do you have to do?" his daughter inquired.
Catherine walked by carrying some laundry in her arms. "He has to help me clean the whole house and cook lunch and dinner," she said with a chuckle.
Virginia, Jet and Gallows sweat dropped. To think they were actually considering he would be out fighting the prophets. Clive blushed in embarrassment and chuckled. "Your mom said I should spend the whole day with her today."
Kaitlyn sighed. "Then can I go by myself?" She really wanted to go. The hill was one of her favorite places and she hasn't been there in a long time.
He shook his head. "I'm sorry sweety, that hill is outside town. Some monsters might show up. Besides it's rocky on that hill and it could take the whole afternoon to get there."
Kaitlyn frowned. Suddenly an idea formed in her head. Amazing how little kids think their schemes up in their little minds, huh? "Hey, do you two want to come with me?" she asked Virginia and Jet with a sly smile.
Virginia and Jet looked at each other. Virginia had a grin and of course, Jet had a disgruntled look. "Sure! We'd love to!" the young woman said, answering for the both of them.
"But why'd you want me there?"
Kaitlyn smiled. "No reason, Uncle Jet."
But Jet knew better than to believe her little, innocent smile. Besides, there was that glint in her eyes. 'What is she up to now?'
Virginia smiled. "I really want to see it! Wanna come, too, Gallows?"
"Umm…no it's okay. I was planning to walk around town and also have a talk to Doctor Herb. You guys have fun, though," he replied stuttering a little.
Luckily Virginia didn't notice but Jet did and he rolled his eyes. 'Oh no…not again. Stop with the match making!'
Gallows, Clive and Catherine all smiled. From the start they knew what Kaitlyn was doing. Wow. She was a pretty smart girl. In a few minutes, the three left to go get ready for the climb and the ones leftin the kitchen were quite excited. Who knows, maybe Kaitlyn's plan will work!
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"Wow this place is pretty!" Virginia yelled excitedly.
They had reached the top of the fairly high hill. Even though it was aroundsix o'clock in the afternoon, it was still a beautiful place. There were benches scattered around and rocks of all sizedaround the place. You could see a beautiful view and probably even a sunset when dusk came. The long hike was worth it after all. They had left after lunch and had walked slowly so they could match their pace with Kaitlyn. Kaitlyn had just been all smiling and talking the whole way up and it was surprising that she wasn't a bit tired yet.
"Yup!" Kaitlyn said, "Daddy and Mommy spend a lot of time here when I'm in school."
Jet chuckled. "And I wonder just what they do here…" he muttered.
Virginia smiled and then elbowed him in his side.
Kaitlyn sat on a bench while Virginia sat next to her and Jet leaned against a rock nearby, his arms crossed. They were silent for awhile, letting the gentle breeze sweep through them as they just enjoyed the beautiful view.
'Alright, time for Plan A,' Kaitlyn thought mischievously.
After a moment Kaitlyn spoke. "This place is pretty. I bet Mommy and Daddy had a lot of get-togethers here."
Virginia blinked. "Get-togethers?"
"You know, when two people love each other and they go hang out with each other a lot. Then they tell each other that they love each other in a very romantic place!" Kaitlyn squealed. "I think it's so cute!"
"Oh, you mean dates?" the older girl asked.
"Yup."
"I've said it before and I'll say it again. What has Clive been teaching this kid?" Jet mumbled. Virginia giggled.
"Aren't you a little young to know about these things?" Virginia asked, smiling.
Kaitlyn smiled. "Hey! I am eight!"
Virginia smiled and even Jet cracked a tiny grin.
"Hey, Aunt Virginia, did you ever go on a date?"the younger girlsuddenly asked.
Jet's hearing suddenly went up a notch. He kept silent though, acting casual like he didn't care, but really, as soon as Kaitlyn asked that question, his heart started pumping harder. What if she had gone on a date? Well, he knew the answer. He'd absolutely kill the guy.
Virginia raised an eyebrow. "Well…umm…"
"C'mon, tell the truth now, okay?" Kaitlyn said.
Virginia nodded and blushed. "Honestly, a lot of people asked me to go on a date with them…"
Jet felt himself fill up with envy and was about to blow.
"…but I never went." Shelaughed. "I wouldn't know what to do during a 'get-together.'"
Hearing those words, he sighed in relief and continued to lean on the rock calmly. He'd have to make sure to check his temper when he was around this girl.
Kaitlyn giggled. "Hey, can I ask you a 'girl' question, Auntie Virginia?"
Jet's face flushed as soon as he heard Kaitlyn. He wasn't supposed to be here hearing this. "Sh-Should I go?"
The little girlpretended to pout. "You can't go! What if a monster comes and gets me and more importantly, Auntie Virginia! How would you feel?"
"Okay, okay. Boy you sure know how to make a guy feel guilty," he replied with a sigh.
Virginia giggled. "You can pretend you're a girl for awhile if you want. To make you fit in."
He raised an eyebrow and shook his head vigorously. "No way!" he exclaimed, causing the girls to laugh.
"So what's the 'girl' question?" Virginia asked when the laughter subsided.
"Umm…who do you like?" Kaitlyn asked slyly.
Redness reached Virginia's cheeks as fast as lightning. "Ummm…"
Once again Jet's hearing went up a notch, feeling jealousy towards whomever she answers. Then he closed his eyes, as if he won't hear it if he didn't see her. He felt disgusted with himself. 'What's wrong with you, Jet! You're getting so obsessed with this girl! Stop! ...but then again…I can't. I-I love her too much.' He opened his eyes again.
"Auntie Virginiaaaaaa…" Kaitlyn whined, "C'mon."
Jet looked away sadly as Virginia struggled with the little girl. 'Stop wishing it was you, Jet! It's probably someone from Boot Hill.'
"I-I…umm…I don't know. I'm sorry," she said, glancing at Jet who was trying hard not to look so relieved.
Clive's daughter's eyes widened. 'WHAAAT! Aww c'mon! Okay, Okay, Time for Plan B. It's time to leave them all by themselves to enjoy the sunset.'
"Oh, okay then. I guess I'll stop with the questions for today. I'm going to play over there on those big rocks okay?" Kaitlyn pointed to many rocks nearby.
Virginia nodded.
"Just don't get hurt, okay kid?" Jet asked.
"Okay!" Kaitlyn went over to the rocks and hid behind one. If they were going to kiss or something, she wanted to see it. She had a perfect view too! Kaitlyn giggled. She was all giddy with excitement! Imagine, a little kid like her hooking up two people!
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Jet was silent for awhile, looking at his shoes as if they were interesting, while Virginia smiled and looked at the beautiful view in front of her. Then she smiled and glanced at Jet.
"Hey Jet, why don't you sit next to me?" she asked gesturing to the empty space next to her. "We've been walking for awhile. You must be tired just standing there."
Jet felt his blood rising to his cheeks and tried to push it back down. "O-Okay." He sat stiffly next to her while sheseemed as calm as a cloud. They sat there for awhile, just enjoying being with each other in silence.
Virginia unconsciously glanced at Jet numerous times. His violet eyes sparkled in the sun with his silvery hair half covering them. His eyes wandered anywhere but on her and she wished she could gaze into those eyes with him looking back at her.
She shook her head and smacked herself mentally. 'Wait a minute…this is JET! How could I be thinking about him like this? Is it true? Was I right then? Do I...love him after all?'
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Kaitlyn giggled at the scene in front of her as she stayed hidden. 'Aww…she's thinking about him! I wonder if she finally figures out how much she loves them.'
This was pretty fun!
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Jet gave a little smile to himself. 'I'm sitting here all alone with Virginia with a beautiful view in front of us. Please let this last forever.'
Virginia tried to block her thoughts of Jet away and looked at the view some more. But the scene in front of her was absolutely gorgeous. She gasped and tapped Jet on the shoulder. "Look Jet," she said still staring at the pretty sunset in front of her, "The sunset is so beautiful!" Her eyes glittered up in excitement.
Jet glanced at the sunset but looked more at Virginia's face. "It's not the only beautiful thing here," he muttered.Unluckily for Jet, he was so close to Virginia that even though he whispered it, she heard what he said.
She turned her head to face him and violet eyes met emerald eyes.
They were only inches apart.
Virginia smiled with a tint of red on her cheeks. She had gotten what she had wanted. To just be next to him was enough.
Meanwhile, Jet gulped and tried once again to push down his blush. 'Well, this will be as good a time as any. Besides, I said I would confess. If only she thought the same for me.'
"V-Virginia?" Jet started shakily.
"Hmm?" she said still smiling. Those eyes of his just made her even happier.
"Umm…I-I…you…uhhh…"
Shegiggled. It was so cute seeing him like that. "Just tell me."
Hegulped and took a deep breath. "I…I love you!"
She froze. 'Wh-What did he just say…?'
He continued quickly, trying to say all that he wanted. "I-know-you-don't-feel-the-same-way-but-I-couldn't-help-myself-and-I-fell-in-love-with-you-and-I-probably-look-like-a-dork-right-now-but-but-I-JUST-LOVE-YOU!" he said trying to avoid her eyes.
Virginia meanwhile was lost at words. She couldn't believe it. She couldn't believe she had heard those three words from his mouth. She felt...wow. She couldn't even describe it. "Jet…I…"
"AHHH!"
They both heard a high pitch scream and momentarily forgot about their situation and stood up abruptly.
"That was Kaitlyn!" Virginia cried out worriedly.
Jet cursed as he scanned the area. "If Clive finds out about this then-"
"-we'll be in big trouble,"she finished.
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"Kaitlyn!" they screamed, trying to find out where she was. The rocks surrounded them, making a small but confusingmaze. They couldn't see or even hear the small brown haired girl anywhere.
"Where is she?" Jet shouted.
Virginia panicked. "You look over there," she said pointing to the right, "and I'll look over here," she said pointing to the left. He nodded and ran off without another word.
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Jet walked around cautiously. If it was a monster, he'd have to beat it by herself. But he was more worried that Virginia would run into one. As soon as he found Kaitlyn, he would immediately go to Virginia. Besides, she was a strong woman. She would be able to handle herself.
"Kaitlyn! Where are you?" he shouted.
"Uncle Jet!" a worried voice called out, "Over here!"
He quickly followed the voice and found her. "Kaitlyn!" he shouted in relief. The poor girlhad tears streaked down her face. She was on the ground, with her ankle swelling up. "What happened?" Jet asked, kneeling down beside her.
She sniffed. "I was trying to find a better place to see you and Aunt- I mean I was running around when I tripped on that rock and fell. I think I sprained my ankle."
Jet nodded and gentle patted her head in a comforting way. "C'mon, let's find Virginia, kid."
He picked her up and carried her in his arms. While they walked around silently, Jet heard Kaitlyn sniff. "I'm sorry Uncle Jet," she said sadly.
"Well just make sure you don't trip next time," he said gruffly. He was thinking about how mad Clive was going to be. "You're dad's gonna be furious. But it's okay. We all get hurt."
She shook her head. "No…not that. I'm sorry I ruined your moment with Auntie Virginia…" she said crying.
Jet stiffened. He didn't know what to do around crying kids. "I-It's okay, just don't cry…please?" he said hesitantly.
Kaitlyn nodded and obeyed. In a few seconds her cries subsided. They walked around for quite a while and Jet was getting worried. He quickened his pace and became even more alert.
"Where is she? I hope she's not hurt…ugh…please let me find her quickly…" he said impatiently.
Kaitlyn heard him. "Wow…you must really love her a lot," she said simply.
Jet blushed. "Yeah. I do…" he said gently. Then he quickly put on a stern face. "Just don't be blabbing that out to everyone." The girlsmiled and nodded as she too began trying to find the young lady. Jet however was getting more and more worried by the second. 'Virginia…where are you?'
