author's notes : HEYA everyone! How are you! Here it is, the 2nd to the last chappie of My Mistake! YEEHA! Heheheh! Lost Memory, here I come! LoL! Heheh! Anyway, I hope you guys enjoyed this as much as I enjoyed writing this and reading your reviews. Out of all my fics, this one had the most feedbacks. Everyone, thanks sooooo much!!!!!

DISCLAIMER : Even after 14 chapters, I still don't own WA3. WAH!!!

Janus : And even after 14 chapters... I still haven't made an appearance in this fic!

Jet : Your name was mentioned.

Janus : That's only a name!

Jet : *rolls his eyes*

Aya : *evil grin* Don't worry... Janus... this just might be your chapter… and this might be the most… umm… interesting chapter for Jet and Virginia… bwahahahah… *walks away, still laughing hysterically*

Jet : *looks to Virginia* I think we should run away from the set right about now.

Virginia : *sweat dropping* I think you're right.

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My Mistake

Chapter 15

by aya_yahiko/terrandagger

KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK.

Grunt.

KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK.

"Uh... its still too early," Jet muttered irritably, as he opened his eyes, waking due to the knocking on the door. Mumbling something, he tried to rise out of bed, only to find out that he could not. Someone was tugging on his sleeve...

"Wha---?" He mustered out, as looking at his sleeve, only to find a small petite arm gripping on to it. 'Virginia...' He blushed, seeing that she was right beside him, asleep.

KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK.

"Argh..." He stopped looking at the honey haired maiden for a moment, and slowly released her grip from his sleeve. Finally standing up and heading for the door, he was surprised at what he saw.

The house was fixed! It was neat! It looked simple, but elegant. It wasn't the dusty, shattered house that he used to live in.

'Maybe I can finally call this a home...'

He smiled at that thought.

KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK.

He mentally slapped himself for forgetting about the door, and so as he opened it, he kinda expected who he was going to see.

"GOOD MORNING!" Aitre greeted cheerfully, as she entered the house without even Jet's consent. Rolling his eyes, the silver haired boy was about to close the door, when another hand pushed it opened again.

"Am I not welcome, punk?" Another voice said, as the owner of it entered, following the ocean eyed maiden. Again, Jet sighed and rolled his eyes.

"Janus." He muttered, as finally being able to close the door. Turning to the 2 visitors, he gave them knowing looks. "Aren't you a bit waaay too early?" The amethyst orbed one said, as crossing his arms. He was obviously annoyed, and he didn't mind hiding it. "Or did you plan this to irritate me?"

"Oh, you know us so well." Janus said sarcastically, as looking around the place. He seemed to notice the nice change. "Hey! What happened here? It looks... nice!"

Aitre looked around also, and found her companion to be right. "I can't believe you finally fixed this place, Adam!" She said happily, as plunging down to the sofa. For the first time, dust didn't erupt when she did.

Leaning on a wall, Jet yawned and hung his head down. He was still sleepy. "It wasn't me who fixed this place." He stated plainly, speaking as he closed his eyes. "It was Ginny."

"Ginny?" The blue haired Drifter mused, as placing a hand on his hips. Jet always insulted him when he did that, saying he looked gay. "Who's that?"

The silver haired woman seemed to be thinking for a moment, then it suddenly clicked in her mind. "Ginny is Virginia, right?" Aitre mused, as placing a few flowers in the vase in front of her. "Ginny is short for Virginia... so I suppose that's her."

"Virginia? Who's that?" Janus asked, still retaining his hand-on-hips position. Really, if he weren't sleepy, Jet would've called him gay a million times now. "Is she this punk's new girlfriend?"

The silver haired Drifter yawned again and stared at his old rival. "I never thought you would forget Virginia Maxwell, Janus." He said casually, as starting to walk back to the bedroom, leaving his former enemy wide eyed and jaw dropped.

"Virginia Maxwell...!?" The blue haired one asked, and followed Jet to the room, there, he saw a young girl sprawled on the bed, yet already awake. Honey hair and unmistakable emerald eyes. "Virginia!"

Hearing her name and seeing two people enter the room, the maiden rose and yawned. "G'morning Jet! G'morning..." Her eyes widened at the sight.

"JANUS?!"

"Told ya he lived here..." Jet simply stated, as watching the two hang their jaw open.

"So... it really is Virginia Maxwell." The blue haired Drifter said, as looking at his silver haired rival. "Thought it was some girlfriend of this punk over here. Well... then again, this kid isn't a ladies man. So bringing girlfriend's to his house would be completely unnatural."

"I'll take that as a compliment." Adam said while rolling his eyes. Honestly, he didn't like flirting with girls. But most guys seemed to enjoy it. Oh well. He averted his gaze to his honey haired friend, and stared at her in concern. "You still sleepy?"

She smiled at him, and in response, shook her head. "Nah, I'm ok now. Besides, its good that I got to wake up! Then..." She trailed her voice off on purpose, as if wanting to irritate her comrade.

"Then...?" He said, some impatience and irritance in his voice.

Aitre knew what this girl was planning. As a sister, she thought that Ginny was a very compatible partner for Adam, since she was caring, and it was so obvious that they loved each other a lot. And besides, with her around, this anti-social sibling of hers might get out more.

"...We can go sightseeing!!!"

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An hour later…

"Ginny, are you finished?" Jet said to the door, hoping the emerald orbed maiden would hear. She had been in the bedroom for quite sometime now.

"Don't rush things, Adam!" It was another voice which replied from the other end of the door. Aitre. Of course. She had been the one dressing Virginia up.

Sighing, the silver haired Drifter plopped down on the sofa, where his rival was sitting. He didn't speak a word to him, and the other, in return, didn't expect to be spoken to. This was Jet Enduro we were talking about, after all.

They sat in silence for minutes, and still, the 2 women weren't finished. Getting frustrated, the amethyst orbed treasure hunter spoke.

"When are they going to be through?" He said to Janus, hoping that his former enemy's answer would calm him.

"Awww… don't be impatient." The blue haired one replied, as putting a hand on his friend's shoulder. "Women always take long to dress up. But trust me about this one. When they're through, the way they look is worth the wait."

'Worth the wait…?' Jet let all Janus's words sink in. Come to think of it, he had never seen Virginia dress up before. Of course, 2 years ago, secretly, he had thought that she would look beautiful in anything she wore, even though he had only seen her where 3 things : Her usual everyday dress, a dress when they would just rest, and a nightgown.

Finally, after what seemed like an eternity to Jet, Aitre came out of the room, a huge grin spread all over her face. "I think I did a good job." She spoke, and motioned Virginia to step out. "Come on, its ok," She said, as if reassuring the honey haire maiden who still didn't want to come out of the room. "Its ok, 'Nia. You look great."

Footsteps could be heard nearing the door, along with a small voice that said, "Thanks" and "If you say so…"

And soon, hesitantly, she stepped out.

And the 2 men's eyes widened.

'She's beautiful…' (A/N : I won't tell you who thought that… *smile* I think you guys already know.)

"Umm… do I look ok?" Virginia asked, her eyes directed towards the silver haired Drifter in front of her. He and Janus seemed to be in a trance, but fortunately, he snapped out of it earlier.

"You look wonderful…" Jet was able to muster, and he could feel already the blood rising to his cheeks. She was wearing a green summer dress, which had a fading tone going bottom to up. The dress… it made her eyes look like they were emerald themselves. And her hair was tied in a weird way… kinda like Rikku's from Final Fantasy X. It made her look… "Beautiful…"

He couldn't believe he had said that out loud.

The ocean eyed girl giggled at her brother's reaction. He was blushing, and so was this young girl he fell in love with. They were such a cute couple! She would have to take pictures later… ohohohohoho… she would regret it for life if she didn't snapshot the moments of this day… (A/N : Ok, Aitre and the gang are beginning to act like the Card Captor Sakura gang in this chapter. Oh well…)

"Now Janus, uh…" Aitre started,as looking knowingly to the blue haired Drifter. "Haven't we got errands to do?"

Raising his eyebrows, Janus shook his head. "We do? I don't remember --- OUCH!"

The ocean eyed girl had elbowed him -- and hard.

"Of course we do!" She had continued, as smiling sweetly to Jet and Virignia. "So… I guess we have to leave you alone to go sightseeing!"

"Us?!" Jet exclaimed, immediately turning red. He had to accompany her around the village… alone!? And she was wearing that… dress… that made her look… uh… how would he last this day? "Sis??!"

"Sorry, Adam!" Aitre exclaimed hurriedly as dragging Janus out the door. She waved goodbye and said, "Toodles!" as running as far away as possible from the couple. Couple… hmm… yeah, you could call them a couple now! Yay!

After sweat dropping at his sister and at his rival, Jet did the only thing he knew he was to do. He was trapped! Looking at Virginia, he couldn't help but blush as he held out his hand. "Let's go…?"

She nodded and smiled as a reply. "Yes!!"

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The day was nearly ending, and they had explored and done most things Poste Town was famous for. Since the Prophets fixed Filgaia, although not really intentionally, there were lakes and rivers that once again flowed with pure fresh water. Thus…

…They were able to go fishing.

"Aha!" Virginia exclaimed as pulling out a large fish from the sea. Reeling it in, she put it in her pail, which was now filled with lots of fishes.

Jet sweat dropped at her actions. Even in a casual dress, she acted like a tomboy. He smiled a little. For an odd reason… he liked her that way.

"How many fishes have you caught, Jet?" Her voice was melodious and sweet, and a small giggle could be heard from her when she glanced at her companion's pail.

The silver haired Drifter scowled and grunted. One measley fish!

Giggling again, Virginia ruffled his hair. "Aw, c'mon Jet. That's alright. C'mon, lets take a walk!"

With that, she pulled him, making him go "Woah!" and drop all other fishing materials. Soon, they were taking a relaxing brisk through the small trail in Poste's park.

"Jet…" The honey haired maiden suddenly muttered, breaking their short silence. "Are you happy now?"

Looking at her disbelievingly, Jet sighed and smirked. "What's not to be happy about?"

"Well… I just thought…" She seemed hesitant with words. "You know, maybe… you would like it better if I wasn't here." She took in a breath before continuing, and her eyes refused to contact with his. "I mean… I think you have a very happy life now. You have your friends here, then your family… What more could you ask for?"

The amehyst eyed one stopped in his tracks and turned to her, who also stopped. "Ginny," He started, his face serious. "For the past 8 years that I can remember, I always knew that somewhere, I had a family. I searched for them, but instead, I found you." He paused, looking at her face if she was even listening. Of course, she was. "To tell the truth, I did find family in you guys. But then, I left, because I was scared to face the truth. I only realized afterwards how stupid I was. I knew you guys were mad at me for leaving like that, so.. I'm sorry."

Virginia was supposed to retort that none of them held any grudges against him, but decided to stay quiet, because it seemed he still wanted to say something. Looking at him, her eyes urged him to continue.

"A weeks days after I left, Werner found me and told me the truth. I thought to myself how ignorant I was, because then, I shouldn't have left you if he would tell me anyways. Your old man helped me find this village, and introduced me to my 'real' family." He paused again, and Virignia seemed to see some hesitance and pain in his purple orbs. "…Not like they considered me family. At first, it was really only Aitre who even spoke to me. But then, all of them seemed to slowly accept me. I felt happy, but there was still something missing."

He started to feel that they were standing for quite a while, so he led the emerald eyed maiden to sit on a bench. When they were both comfortable, he continued. He was glad that he could finally let his feelings out. This is the first time in history he talked this long.

"So, I went out with Lombardia, hoping to find out what was missing. For months, I seached out, becoming a Drifter again. I took on the name 'Adam' so that no one would recognize me. Then… I came to Boot Hill… and found you again." He smiled a little and added, "Or rather, you found me… then… I knew what was missing."

He paused, then took a breath. Virginia seemed to be anticipating what he was going to say.

"…It was you."

Silence.

"WAI! Jet!" Virignia exclaimed as she pounced on him, hugging him. She was so happy! Sure, they had already admitted their feelings, but… "I… I missed you so much when you were gone! Did you know how miserable I was?!" She was starting to cry now. Had what he said really got her emotional?

Returning her embrace, Jet kissed her forehead and stroked her hair. This reminded him of the night on the rooftop in Humphrey's Peak. The difference is : no one was spying on them.

Or at least that's what he thought.

…You could see a slight camera flash from behind the trees, the light so weak it was unnoticeable. But anyway, that's another story.

"Ginny…" He mumbled softly into her hair. "I'll never leave you again. Promise."

She giggled and tightened her embrace. "I know. Hmm… this is the first time you've talked so much."

He chuckled and released her slowly. When he stared into her eyes, a thought came into his mind, and his cheeks grew red at the thought of it. He knew he had everything set up, but was he ready to ask?

"Jet?" Virginia mused his name and touched his forehead. "Are you alright? You're all red."

He mumbled an "I'm fine." and smiled slightly. He saw her smile back and ruffle his hair, that annoying habit of hers. But he would have to get used to it if…

If he asked that question.

Should he?

He looked into her emerald orbs and tried to search for the answer there.

Was now… the right time?

"Virginia… Uh…" His face was probably as red as an apple now. "You know… I… I… love you, right?"

She giggled softly at his words, and took his hand. "'Course I do! I love you too, Jet!"

He inhaled deeply.

It was time.

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Heheheh… do you know what Jet was supposed to ask…? I think you guys do… =)

author's notes : LOL! Okay, I AM SO SORRY FOR TAKING LONG TO UPDATE! I kinda got a bad writer's block… and this is the effect of it. WAH! But at least, haha! YeAH! The next chapter is the last one! AND I'M NOT KIDDING THIS TIME! MUWAHAHAHAHAHAH! Anyway, thankies to everyone! Hope you enjoyed! (I also hope that this chapter was not too corney.) THANK YOU!!!!

Hi to Kyoy and Yuko2!!!

To Peril : I know that Tidus is alive, I've seen that ending. Its after the credits, right? In FFX International? :D And I think FFX-2 is cool! My copy is still in Japanese, though… and I can't play so well. But I think its cool that Yuna can change clothes and all during battle. And I like the song Real Emotion. Heheheh! Anyway, thanks for telling me your opinion!! Thanks also for reviewing! :D