In Love Again

Chapter 2:  In Another Worse Case Scenario Again

"W-wha?" Jet trembled at the thought of Virginia returning to her... romantic side. Well, that's bluntly said.

Suddenly the light of the flame burnt out.

Maybe I'm dreaming...This has to be a dream...Please tell me this is a dream!  He thought, panic stricken.

He scrambled for shelter, any shelter he could get his hands on, until he felt his hand on something that felt like the fabric of a type of clothing. Thinking that she was beside him, he got up and scrambled to the other side of the kitchen, where the light came from.

"Sorry to disappoint you Jet, but...that wasn't me," The voice came from beside him.

He suddenly heard heavy breathing growing louder, and louder. As if it was coming closer. Jet once again ran behind the table managing not to slip and fall on the cold, wet slippery floor.

"W-What are you doing here?" He stammered eyes now adjusted to the darkness. He barely managed to ask.

Virginia was silent for a moment, and then asked him, "Am I not supposed to be here?"

"Well, you are, but why are you...like that?" He asked her confusedly.

Again with the silence.

"Am I not supposed to be like this?" She asked him, her voice seductive and doubly sweet.

"Well . . . no," He told her short and simple.

She stopped talking, then sweetly said, "I'm just being honest,"

That shocked Jet.

Honest? Honest!? Was she being honest those other times with Gallows and Clive?

"What about with Gallows and Clive!? Was that honest too?" He asked her angrily. What the hell did she mean honest? She did the same exact thing to Clive and Gallows as well!

"You're so funny Jet." She laughed. "That wasn't being honest. That was just having some fun. I would never go for either of them,"

"And what about me!?" He demanded of her. How was he any different from Gallows and Clive?

"You," She started. "You're different. You're all I dream about, all I think about, all I care about, and all I desire."

Jet paused for a second, and then joked, "T-That wasn't funny. You shouldn't joke around like that."

More silence.

"Who said I was joking?" She asked him simply.

Well, crap! That wasn't good.

"Well," Jet mumbled, "I'm not joking when I say that I don't like you!" Yes, the unrequited love Virginia must be experiencing right now. There was no way she would keep pestering him after that shock.

And that indeed hit something. Something that was special to her. Maybe it was her heart.

"Fine then." She muffled. In addition, with those final words, she began to head up the stairs, or that's what Jet could make out without his eyes. "I'm going to bed."

"Whatever." Was Jet's reply as she headed up the stairs and he followed.

Just as he set his first step on the stairs, he felt something heavy fall on top of him. "So you say you don't like me?"

His eyes widened. Virginia was on top of him. Virginia was on top of him. Virginia was on top of him. That didn't feel as well as look comfortable. Not for me anyway. Lord only knows what Jet was feeling. But before his brain could react, he turned a dark crimson color and said, "G-Get off."

There was no reply.

He could feel her weight pressing onto him, and her hair brushing onto his hot face. He knew she was smiling, knew she was taking advantage of this moment. He could feel that she was bringing her face closer to his, feel that his breathing was quickening rapidly. He could hear his heart beating, as they were about to connect. But before they could, she told him one thing. "If you truly don't like me then you can end it all now. You can just tell me to stop now and I will."

She was teasing him. She knew he wouldn't stop her. He wanted this as much as she did, if not more. If he wanted it though, then why deny it? There was a simple answer for that; he's Jet. He denies everything. He didn't reply. Maybe he did want this, all of it. But just as their lips touched, the lights flicked on.

Surprised, Jet and Virginia's gaze turned towards the switch of the lights, which were at the top of the stairs. "We heard a crash and was wonde-"

It was Clive and Gallows. Everyone froze.

WORSE CASE SCENARIO

CHARACTERS INVOLVED: Virginia Maxwell, Jet Enduro, Gallows Carradine and Clive Winslett.

SCENARIO: Due to a loud noise, Gallows and Clive decided to check out what happened. As they turned on the kitchen light, they saw Virginia on top of Jet looking like they were about to kiss. And to make matters worse, Jet was blushing...furiously.

Now, one of three things would happen:

1) Clive: "Well I see we are interrupting something, so we will be on our way."

Gallows: "I told you something was going on."

2) Clive: "What is all the racket?"

Gallows: "Nothing much, Virginia and Jet are just getting it on."

3) Clive: "Are we interrupting something?"

Gallows: "Eww kinky."

If you guessed three, then you're right.

"Are we interrupting something?" Clive asked dressed in his normal attire only without his boots, gloves, cloak, and vest, which left him with his long sleeved shirt and black pants.

"Eww kinky," Gallows added. He was dressed in his normal attire, only without the shoes.

Virginia got off Jet, faced towards the stairs and said, "I'm going to sleep now. Nighty-night Jet."

And with that, she gave him a last glance and blew a kiss at him. Jet turned a deeper crimson as she did. She just smiled and walked up the stairs to her room. "Nighty-night Jet." Imitated Gallows.

Clive shook his head and replied, "Viewing that the current situation has not changed, I would digress that you had no luck of changing her back."

There was once again silence as Jet returned to his normal color. "I hate to admit it -and you know I do- but I kinda miss Virginia." He admitted almost sheepishly.

"Yeah...I guess" Gallows replied, rather reluctantly.

"As do I," Clive added.

"I have one last resort!" Jet exclaimed. "I'll get an ass-kicking for it if-"

"Hold on a sec, are you going to impregnate her? Gallows asked, his eyes wide in disbelief and confusion.

"W-wha-!? Of c-course not!" Jet stammered.

"He's stammering..." Gallows grinned.

"Well, I myself am as curious as to hear what your last resort is." Clive admitted.

Jet merely smiled and implied, "There's no need for an explanation, just watch." He then walked over to the kitchen table, picked up the novel Virginia was reading, and walked outside as his two comrades followed. "Watch and learn." He said as he collected firewood and started a fire.

"You wouldn't." Clive said shocked at the thought of Jet burning Virginia's book.

"You're really going to get an ass-kicking for that." Gallows added.

"That is, if she finds out." Jet instructed, already burning the book.

"So it'll just go missing." Gallows said grinning.

"Sounds like . . . magic." Clive added in, a sudden change of heart.

The next day

A loud sheik was heard in the Maxwell house waking all of its members, all except for Jet.

"Jet! Jet!" Her voice yelled throughout the house, waking Jet in an instant. She began shaking him by the shoulders to make sure he wasn't just sleeping with his eyes open.

I thought I burned that book...

"What?" He moaned, turning over to one side to block her out.

"Do you know what happened to my book?"

I burned it...leave me alone...

Jet buried his face deeper into his pillow and replied, "What book?"

Virginia crossed her arms and replied, "Don't what book me! The book I always read!"

Gimme a break...

"Don't you remember where you put it?" He asked her with annoyance.

"I don't remember anything after I'm reading! Like last time, I suddenly woke up in my bed after you soaked me with that cold water! Without you, thank you very much." She replied, matter-of-factly.

Yeah...thank you very much.

Jet took his face out of the pillow. "So you don't remember anything that you read?" He asked her, one eye half-open, the other one closed.

"Of course I remember what I read!" Virginia told him. "Bryan went to see his childhood sweetheart Maria in Claiborne, but in the Saloon, he met Mariah and they instantly fell in love. He made a promise with her to prove his love to her at Gunner's Heaven, and that she would meet him there. First, Bryan was going to visit his brother Bryant who he hasn't seen for ages. It turns out that he wasn't there, so he went ahead to Jolly Roger and saw Maria with Brent! After arguing with Maria, he went to Gunner's Heaven to compete, only to find out that Bryant entered as well to win Mariah's affection. Bryan and Bryant become rivals aiming for honor and glory by seeing who can defeat the monsters in less turns. But during the tournament, Bryan finds out that Bryant has been hospitalized, and that Brent saved Bryant's life from a beast. Bryant owes Brent with his life, and agreed to make sure that Bryan stays away from Maria. But Brent saw Mariah and swooned to her. So now Bryan is torn between his brother and his love, Bryant is torn between his brother and his debt, and Brent is torn between both girls. And in a twist of fate, Maria and Mariah turn out to be sisters separated at birth while Brent is Bryan's long lost cousin!"

Jet blinked.

"So how did it end?" He asked her.

Virginia tucked a strand of hair behind her ear and replied, "Something about a couple of years later, a black plague happened."

He threw his face back into the pillow and asked, "Is there a sequel?"

"About what? They're either dead or diseased!" She yelled at him.

"Whatever." Jet replied as he plopped his head back down onto the feather soft pillow.

Virginia asked him, "So did you see it?"

Go up in flames.

"No." He replied. But suddenly, he heard a sniffling noise. By the time he looked up, she was crying. "H-Hey don't cry! You already read the book, so why bother looking for it?" He asked her standing up trying to comfort her, but not succeeding.

She covered her face and muffled out, "Cause-cause it's sniff not the same!!"

"I said don't cry!" He told her as he waved his hands around, trying to calm her down.

She sniffed a couple more times before bursting out crying, "Ugggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh......"

Jet's eyes widened. "Shit." He quickly got up and ran out of the Saloon taking Clive and Gallows with him.

Taking note of what Jet was doing, Clive asked, "Where are we going?"

"Just run!!" Jet yelled at him.

"WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

1 hour later

"How much monsters have we beaten?" Gallows asked in a monotone voice.

"67 if I remember correctly." Clive replied simply.

"Do you think it's safe to go back?" Jet asked them panicky.

"Yes!" Clive and Gallows yelled in unison. They had a good point seeing as how they used up all the Potion berries.

So our heroes made their way back to Boot Hill in hope that Virginia calmed down. "Jet! Jet!" She exclaimed seemingly happy, very happy.

"What?" He asked her.

Smiling even more, she asked, "Y'know the novel I lost?"

Stiffening, Jet replied, "Yeah why?"

Virginia held up a book similar looking to the last one. "Bryan and Mariah had a love child!" She told him happily. Then, there came the words Jet feared the most. "There is a sequel!"

All three male drifters fainted.

"Hey, guys?" Virginia echoed. "Guys? Hello? Was it something I said?"

Chapter 2: In Another Worse Case Scenario Again/END