The Final Leap
When the white lights cleared, the two found themselves in familiar territory. They were near the Leyline Observatory; which was near the towns of Little Rock and Humphrey's Peak. Finally, the two were back on Filgaia; back home. Virginia let out a sigh of relief. She only wanted to go and buy a new set of clothes. I mean, how much longer was she expected to put up with wearing that dirty old hospital gown?
"I'll get you a new dress in Humphrey's Peak," Jet said, "Don't worry, I'll call the horses and we'll go there." But he didn't even stop to ask himself why he said that. The boy blew a Call Whistle; summoning two restless young horses. Virginia giggled; her mare seemed to be sniffling all over Jet's stallion. It was almost as if the two horses were in love or something. Jet got on his, and helped her to get onto her own.
They rode all the way to Humphrey's Peak, and went into a clothing store. Virginia was there a full hour before deciding on a light blue cotton sundress with belt loops as well as a new belt. She clipped her holsters onto the belt, and made sure that they looked alright. Then, the two went out to eat some dinner.
Before they could reach a restaurant, they ran into Kaitlyn. The child made the two come back to the house with her, where they told Catherine what happened. Relieved that nothing bad had happened to Clive, Catherine made a large steak for dinner and offered to let the two spend the night. They accepted.
S...S
Virginia awoke at midnight to find Jet gone. She ran outside, only to see him sitting on the wall around town. The girl got up the courage to walk up to him and sit down. Then, she held his hand in hers.
"I thought you were leaving me. When I didn't see you in your bed, I felt scared. Even though we've been through a lot, I still fear losing you. Or, perhaps I fear losing you because I really love you," she said.
Jet asked, "Virginia, what is love? I've heard it described before, but I don't quite understand it."
She smiled at him. "Love is when you want to do anything and everything for the other person. For example, I want to keep you safe. I want to allow you to have a normal life despite your origins. I want you to be happy. I want to help you to do anything your heart desires. And I want to make sure you're never alone again. Because it's sad to be alone. How about you, is there anyone that you love? Even if it's not me, just tell me how you feel. For if I love you, I'll let you be with the one you truly love and not hold you back. You know, that's the opposite of that jerk Leehalt, he could never realize that mom loved my dad."
"Well, the things I want to do," Jet said, "Originally, it was to find myself. Then, once your old man told me that my lack of memories was a lack of sorrow, I wanted to make it big. All I wanted was Gella. Now, I want something totally different. I want to understand myself and my emotions. I want to belong somewhere. I want to protect the one girl I feel secure with. And that one girl, Virginia, is you," he said. Then, Jet blushed. I mean, come on, when has Jet Enduro ever been this open about his feelings?
At that moment, Virginia heard the tune of a song coming out of nowhere. "Jet, I like this song. It's a beautiful romantic piece," she whispered as she leaned up against him. Somehow, he also knew the song. He vaguely remembered it being played before as if in some forgotten lifetime. In the memory, a man with silver hair was listening to music, singing along as his young son listened to the words.
Virginia whispered, "Jet, I love you. Promise we'll be together forever."
Jet pulled her closer to him. "I promise, my love."
As the music was still going on, Jet and Virginia found it necessary to stare into one another's eyes. Then, they moved closer and shared a passionate kiss. Fireworks lit up the sky as if they were commemorating this special event. Actually, if you look at it, they really were.
"A blue one now Uncle Gallows," begged Kaitlyn, "I just love blue."
"Listen to your Uncle Gallows. Red is the color of love. Red and pink. And orange, slightly. Colors of fire and passion are best for these little situations. Get it Kaitlyn?" Gallows asked. Yup, the one subject that Gallows Carradine has a fountain of knowledge in would be in the art of love. Not that this helped him any, but he knew how to work a romantic moment. If only his pickup lines would be better…
Clive chided, "Really Gallows, you shouldn't be doing this. If Jet and Virginia want to kiss, it's their own private business. And I don't appreciate how you've gotten my daughter involved in your little games."
Gallows gave Clive a cheerful look as he shot off another fireworks. "Don't you worry Clive, it's all fun and games. They won't know what happened. After all, these moments last a long time." He immediately regretted saying it so loudly. For that moment, Jet heard him and realized what was going on. The youth began chasing the unfortunate Baskar around; as Virginia ran to cover Kaitlyn's eyes and get her back into the house. It wouldn't do for her to see such a spectacle at such a young age.
"I warned him," Clive stated, "Told him it would be nothing but trouble."
"That's the reason Jet is only shooting at him. They'll cool down soon enough," Virginia replied.
At that moment, Gallows crashed into the side of the house. Satisfied with his revenge, Jet went back inside to get some sleep. Virginia followed and ended up snuggling right next to him in bed. And no, they were still clothed. Clive had peeled Gallows off the wall, and left him on the couch that night.
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Teefa's Last Words…
Loved that humor at the end? Gallows and humor, always good for a few laughs.
Well, it's been a long haul for this one. Lots of lazy comments from the other girls; and a slight problem with a dimensional portal. I hope that by this time next week, I'll have beaten La Pucelle Tactics and be dreaming about that fanfiction.
In a related comment...Croix is hot! I want to see a nice snuggly fanart of him with Prier, however the Disgaea fanart greatly outnumbers the La Pucelle fanart.