author's notes : Weeeeeeeeeee! Hehehe! NO MORE EXAMS! YES! Mwhahaha! Today, I am currently at home, absent from school, once again, because I have SORE THROAT. Man,... well, at least there's nothing else to do but graduation practice... its good I didn't get sick during our finals. Hehehe! Thanks so much to everyone who has reviewed!! I hope you'll continue on liking this. Okay, here we go! Chapter 08 of My Mistake.
DISCLAIMER : I don't own Wild ARMs Advanced 3rd, nor anything in this ficcie... [sniff]
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My Mistake
Chapter 08
by aya_yahiko/terrandagger
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"I can't believe you didn't recognize her," Jet said to Gallows as they went down the train in East Highlands. They had decided to see Clive instead, since the Baskar was already with them. "I mean, I'd understand if you didn't reconize me, but Virginia? Man, your memory still sucks."
Gallows glared at him but then gave a hearty laugh. "You haven't changed that much, have you?" He replied, looking at the treasure-hunter. "Still rude."
"I detest that." The gray-haired boy replied, as rolling his eyes. "I have changed."
"I have to agree!" Virginia said cheerfully, as turning to Jet then to Gallows. "He's changed, Gallows. In more ways than you think."
Jet smiled as he heard this. He gave Gallows a 'ha-ha-I-told-you' look. The priest just looked at him in defeat, knowing that if he argued with him, their female companion wouldn't be on his side. After all, she had been with the lost Drifter longer than he had.
"I think its great that all of us finally got together again." Shane suddenly said, a bright smile plastered on his face. "Even though Filgaia is ruled by the prophets,... at least we can all have fun."
Gallows nodded. "I guess you're right. The prophets haven't done anything wrong so far, anyways."
Everyone agreed, yet Jet seemed confused. "I thought their master plan was to create a world for themselves? You know, wipe us out and everything. Why haven't they done it yet?"
It was Virginia who replied to him. "Yggdrasil was their only generator to do that." She started, as turning to her companion. "Deux Ex Machina didn't work, so the Tree of Life was their only hope. Yggdrasil had 10 years to store up that much power it had 2 years ago. But its energy, though strong, only had enough to make Filgaia beautiful again. It didn't have enough power to make a world for themselves."
The young male Drifter nodded in understanding. "So you're saying that they need another 10 years before they can do that?"
"Yup." This time it was the Baskar Priest who spoke. "So we still have 6 years to rest, and a year to get ready."
The spiked-haired boy seemed confused again. "Why only 6 years to rest? I understand that we need a year to prepare, but wouldn't that be equivalent to 7 years only? What happened to the extra 3 years?"
"Because that incident happened 2 years ago, so those 2 years have already been wasted. We can't use the 10th year, 'caus I think they'll be doing it on that time. Common math, punk."
Jet rolled his eyes. "You speak like Gallows, but you're starting to act like Clive."
"Ha-ha-ha." Gallows replied sarcastically, also rolling his eyes.
Shane and Virginia just laughed as they watched the two argue. Some things would never change. As the group traveled on further, they finally saw the gates of Humphrey's Peak.
"There it is!" The younger Baskar shouted, his face elated. "I'm glad you took me on this trip, brother. I've always wanted to travel around Filgaia with you."
Gallows smiled in embarassment. "Awww, it was no problem, Shane!" He then pointed towards the small village. "Ok then, Humphrey's Peak, here we come!"
Soon everyone was laughing and running towards the small residence with a blue roof. The occupants of the village greeted them warmly, seeming to recognize them. Virginia held Jet's hand as she sprinted, both of them running after Shane and Gallows, who were ahead of them. When they got to the door, the older Baskar was about to knock, but his hand was suddenly held back by his brother.
"I think Virginia should do it," Shane said with an apologetic smile, as looking at Virginia. Jet chuckled a bit as he heard this, making Gallows glare at him. "No offense, brother, but you might destroy their door."
The priest nodded to his sibling in understanding. Maybe knocking on doors just wasn't his thing. Yeah, that was most probably it.
Knock Knock Knock.
Virginia tapped her knuckles on the door slowly and politely.
"Hello?" The young female traveler started, as putting her hands down. "Is there anybody home?"
At first, there came no reply. Everyone looked at each other questioningly, each clearly wonderous. Their thoughts were only broke off when after a few seconds, a smiling 9 year old opened the door.
"Hi!" The little female child said, looking up at Virginia. "Can I he---" Her words got cut off as she realized who was in front of her. "Aunt Virignia!!!" She exclaimed, as jumping into the arms of the Drifter.
"Kaitlyn!" Virginia said cheerfully, as carrying the 9 year old. "You're so big already! How have you been?"
"Really good!" The girl replied, as nodding her head and feeling her feet touch the ground as Virginia put her down. It was then she acknowledged the presence of the others. "Uncle Shane! (She knows Shane because they visited Baskar before) Uncle Gallows! And..." Her voice trailed of as she saw the last remaining person in the group. "Uncle Jet?!"
The Winslet child immediately ran towards the Drifter, and reached out to touch his face. Though confused, Jet bended down, so that it would be easier for her. The young girl squeezed his face, and formed funny faces.
"You're real!" She said, smiling as she also let go of his cheeks.
Jet rubbed his squeezed cheeks in response. "Yeah, and you sure pinch hard. Owww..."
Kaitlyn laughed as she unexpectedly hugged Jet then ran into the house. The treasure hunter was surprised for a moment, but then grinned as he watched the little lady sprint to call her father.
"Kaitlyn always looked for you," Virginia said, her mouth and eyes smiling. "She would always wonder why you weren't with us."
"Children will always be curious," The Drifter replied, smiling also. He then stopped rubbing his cheek, only to make Virginia start laughing.
"Your cheeks are really red." The lady said, as giggling. "You look cute."
Jet could feel heat rise to his cheeks as she said those words. It was lucky his cheeks were already red! He was about to reply when suddenly a familiar voice spoke from the door.
"I see you're back," A green-haired man said, his voice serious yet he was unmistakably smiling. "Its nice to have you back, Jet."
The treasure hunter turned and smiled at the sniper. "Thanks, Clive."
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"You're cooking is really amazing, Mrs. Winslet!" Virginia exclaimed, as putting her spoon in her mouth. After swallowing the food, she continued, "I'm glad I learned from you!"
Katherine Winslet smiled at the younger lady before her. "It was no problem, Virginia. I'm glad you appreciate it."
The dual pistol holder smiled and took a sip of her soup. "I still can't get the way you cook this soup, though. Its really good!"
"I can teach you if you want." Mrs. Winslet said, as gathering the plates of all those who were finished. "After I wash the dishes, we can begin on another cooking lesson."
"Really? You mean that?"
"Of course." The housewife then turned to the men on the table. "I'm sure these guys wouldn't mind. Do you?"
The three male Drifters and the young Baskar looked at each other then at Mrs. Winslet. All of them said that they didn't mind.
"That's great! Lets start now, shall we?"
Virginia nodded and smiled. "Okay! I'll help you with the dishes, Mrs. Winslet!"
The two ladies then exited the dining room, heading for the kitchen.
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"Uncle Jet, catch!" Kaitlyn squealed happily, as she, Shane, and Jet played a game of catch. Gallows and Clive were currently at the ARMs shop, probably talking to vendor about various gun things. Virginia and Mrs. Winslet were still persuing with the cooking lessons. It was then when Kaitlyn had asked Shane to play with her, and the young Baskar had happily agreed. It took some time to get her Uncle Jet to agree, though.
Jet caught the ball in the air with ease then he threw it to Shane. He had to admit, he was having fun.
"Shane!" The male Drifter exclaimed, as seeing the Baskar turn to him. "Heads up!"
The brown-haired boy jumped and caught the ball, then passed it to Kaitlyn. They had been playing this game of catch for quite a while now, and he was perspiring and panting.
"I'll take a breather for a moment, guys." Shane said, as panting and sitting on the nearest barrel he could find. "Is that okay with you?"
"I'm kinda tired too, uncle Shane." Kaitlyn replied, as also sitting on the soft grass. The ball was still with her, and she embraced it as if it were a stuff toy. "How bout you, uncle Jet?"
Jet neared the 9 year old and sat in front her. "Yup, I'm poofed out too. Never knew ball catching could be that tiring."
The blonde child giggled. "Yeah." She then stood up and looked at her two companions. "Hey, how 'bout I get some water?"
Shane stood up too and approached Kaitlyn. "I'll do it, don't worry." He said, as smiling at the child. "You two just rest. I'll be back with some drinks."
He then walked back to the house, leaving the male treasure hunter with the 9 year old.
"You know what, uncle Jet," Kaitlyn started, as looking at Shane's retreating form then at the person she was talking to. "Aunt Virginia always looked for you."
Jet looked at the child curiously before replying. "She did?"
The blonde nodded. "Yup. After Filgaia turned into a grassland, Daddy came home and said that he'd be away again for a while. I asked why, then he said that he was gonna help aunt Virginia look for you."
"Virginia was looking for me...?"
"Yup! I asked Daddy if I could come, and he said yes! We went to Baskar, that's how I met uncle Shane. Me, Mommy, Daddy, aunt Virginia and uncle Gallows spent a month together looking for you! It was fun! But after that month me and Mommy went home. Daddy said he'd follow. He came back in a week, saying that aunt Virginia was still looking. Where did you go, uncle Jet? Why couldn't we find you?"
Jet looked at Kaitlyn sadly, almost guiltily. So Virginia was searching for him these 2 years? "I went around Filgaia, thinking if I should return to you guys. I didn't know where to go... I was lost."
"You were lost...?" The child inquired, her blue eyes staring into his purple ones. "How could you be lost, you're a Drifter!"
The gray haired traveler smiled at the child's curiosity. As he said, children will always be curious. "I was lost within myself. That is,...you see, I met Virginia's father again. He told me to take care of his daughter, and I most likely refused. He then told me my past, thinking that I should probably know it by then. And then I knew... that I was lost. I didn't even know who I was anymore. Then that was when I found myself in Southfarm. Something led me to go there,..."
His voice then trailed off, his mind wondering why he was telling this to a child.
Kaitlyn smiled knowingly as she patted Jet's shoulder. "You like aunt Virginia, don't you?"
Now that question took him by surprise.
"Me...?" He started, feeling the blood already rush to his cheeks. "I..."
As his voice trailed off, he saw the blonde child smile and nod. She picked up the ball, and seeing that Shane was already approaching, she waved at the Baskar then turned back to Jet.
"Don't worry, uncle Jet," Kaitlyn said cheerfully, knowing that she knew something about Jet's feelings towards Virginia.
"I won't tell anybody."
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author's notes : Kaitlyn is just adorable, don't you think? Hehehe! Ah, finally! 8th chapter is done! Mwahahah! I'm really sick right now, I feel dizzy and my headache is KILLING me. But at least writing this ficcie makes me feel better! Mwahahah! I hope you guys are fine and are NOT sick like I am. It really hurts to be sick. [Sigh...] Oh well. Hehehe! Ok, thanks for reading this! I know my fics suck and you'll probably stop reading it, but if you do like it I hope it makes you happy. Hope you enjoyed! Okay, thankies!! Please review if you want to! =)
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