Disclaimer: I don't own Wild ARMs, but I'm sure I own something... Meh guess not.
DAY 2: Follow your Instincts

12:02 A.M – In the Tent

Virginia was still clinging onto Jet, shivering. Jet on the other hand, seemed frozen in confusion.

'Come on, push her off you idiot.' Jet thought, wondering why he hadn't done so yet.

"S-Sorry... I'm afraid of l-li-"

BANG.

Virginia gave a small yelp and latched on tighter, making it hard for Jet to breathe.

"C...Calm down..." Jet managed to say after awhile. Virginia noticed his face losing color and promptly let him go.

"Sorry... It's just I don't like lightning." Virginia said quietly, still quivering in the dark. Jet could barely make out her figure next to him. (This is gonna be important in later chapters)

"Well I'd like to get some sleep, so exactly how do I make it stop?" Jet said with a fake yawn.

"Umm... When I was younger, my dad gave me a teddy bear to hug and he put a special machine in it so it would tell me 'everything is OK'." Virginia said, smiling weakly.

"...OK. Sorry but I don't think any of those are around here. You sure there isn't anything else?" Jet said hopingly. He didn't want her to keep latching onto him through the night. When she shook her head, Jet groaned and tried to think of something else.

"Well, there was another thing..." Virginia said quietly.

"Thank god. What is it?"

BANG.

Virginia started talking so fast Jet could barely make it out. "I used to get in my aunt's bed after my dad left, and she'd hug me..."

If it hadn't been so dark, Virginia would see that Jet's jaw fell, and he just lay there gaping at her for a while.

"Jet?" He came back to earth and sighed.

"You sure there's no other way this time?"

"Yeah."

Jet rolled so that he faced the tent wall rather than Virginia, making her think he was saying no.

"...If you tell anyone, I'll kill you." Jet muttered, slightly flustered that he actually accepted such a ridiculous idea. Virginia on the other hand was grinning broadly.

She hurriedly grabbed him and hugged him.

"Thanks, Jet!" she whispered into his ear.

"Yeah... Whatever." Jet said, trying to get to sleep despite his situation.

BANG.

"...You... You're choking me again."

6:00 A.M – Sunrise

Clive was the first one up that morning. He got out of his tent and had a little stretch, before walking a fair bit off to take a leak. After doing his business, he decided to check on how Jet and Virginia went sharing a tent. He took a peek inside.

"Well, that's strangely unexpected." Clive didn't think Jet would take very well to having someone hug him. Then Clive had an idea, the kind Gallows would have. An evil smirk came onto his face, and he ran over to his tent to find his camera.

7:30 A.M – The team is ready to go

"We have to head for the nearest town to find a doctor, Jet got hurt in those ruins so I think he should get checked up" Virginia said while checking her map. It turned out the closest place was called 'Oasis Inn', a holiday resort for couples, marriages, and the like.

"I'm fine. Let's just make money." Jet said, trying to avoid going to a doctor. Jet HATED doctors.

"We're going to the doctor at Oasis Inn, and that's final!" Virginia said in a motherly tone, which everyone knew meant they couldn't argue this time.

They packed their bags, called their horses, and set off for Oasis Inn.

9:00 A.M – Entrance to Oasis Inn

In front of the gang was a spectacular sight. The buildings were taller than any they had ever seen, and in the center of the inn was a massive swimming pool, filled with many women in skimpy bathing outfits, causing Clive and Gallows to break out in nosebleeds. Jet on the other hand just blushed and looked away. Virginia whacked Clive and Gallows on the head to bring their senses back.

"We have to find a doctor first, you boys can have your fun later." Virginia said, dragging them both behind her, with a reluctant Jet following.

After asking around a bit, they managed to find their way to the doctor's surgery. It was a fairly small house, and blended into the residential areas easily. They walked in to the waiting room and took a seat, and a young, beautiful woman in a nurse outfit came up to them.

"How may I help you today?" she said with a smile. Gallows and Clive began to have nosebleeds again, and Jet blushed and looked away again.

"M-My friend here has some wounds on his body." Virginia was surprised at how beautiful she was too.

"May I take a look?" She said, while taking off Jet's shirt and jacket. Gallows and Clive stared in jealously at their wounded friend, who did as he was told.

"Hmm..." She proceeded to move her finger around his chest seductively, causing Jet to shiver and blush, Gallows and Clive to drool, and Virginia to go red in anger.

"C-Could you please just treat him already?" Virginia was doing a bad job of hiding her jealousy.

"Oh I'm not the doctor, I'm just one of her assistants." She replied. Virginia was thankful that she wasn't the doctor. She gave him back his shirt and he put it back on. "Come on, I'll take you to your room." The gang followed her as they were led to a small room with a bed and various tools along a table.

"The doctor will arrive shortly." The nurse then walked off to continue her work.

"Honestly that woman!" Virginia pouted.

"We getting a little jealous are we?" Gallows teased, still having a major nosebleed. Virginia punched him in the face, causing him to bleed out more to the point of passing out. Gallows hit the floor with a thump, and Clive took a step back and kept very quiet. Jet was sitting on the bed waiting nervously for the doctor.

When she arrived, Clive's nosebleed got even worse. Even Jet started to drip a little. She was drop-dead gorgeous. Long flowing blonde hair, an incredible body with nice curves, and she wore a short skirt with a tight fitting top. She looked to be around a year or two older than Jet.

"So what seems to be the problem?" She said with a sweet voice.

"Uhh... Me... Cut..." Jet stuttered, then pulled himself together quickly. "I mean, I have a cut across my abdomen!"

She walked over to him and pulled his shirt off, again causing Virginia to get ticked off. She then took a closer look.

"Hmm... You are indeed a well-built young man. Your body is really nice." She said flirtatiously while slowly dragging her fingers around his chest. Virginia was boiling, and Jet just looked away from the doctor. "Oh, my name's Iris by the way! Nice to meet you! What's your name?" She inquired sweetly to Jet.

"J...Jet Enduro." Jet managed.

"What a nice name!" She looked up at him and smiled. Jet quivered in embarrassment. Virginia was going crazy, so Clive tried to lighten the mood.

"M... My name is Clive!" Clive said, trying to distract everyone. It didn't work very well.

At this point, Gallows awoke, but after he saw Iris, he let out another gush of blood and returned to being unconscious.

The nurse hadn't been listening to Clive's introduction, but instead staring intently at Jet's chest.

"Hmm... I think he'll need some stitches, and he should stay here for a few days." Iris said, studying the wound. She was suddenly acting more professional. "First I'm going to clean the wound, so maybe you should bite onto something."

Jet just shrugged. He didn't mind a little pain, and he sure as hell wasn't going to scream like a sissy from a little rubbing alcohol. Iris then started rubbing it onto him, causing Jet's face to take on an angry and sour look. When she finally finished, Jet took a deep breath and slumped down a bit.

"Nurses! I need you!" Iris yelled down the aisle. The next sight caused Jet's eyes to go wide in surprise.

Three beautiful nurses came in with bandages, surgical string, and scissors. Iris then pointed at Jet, and the proceeded to prepare their equipment on a nearby table.

"Would your friends like to stay and watch?" Iris inquired Jet. He looked at them and saw that Virginia was mad. Very mad. Clive saw this and hurriedly started talking.

"We'll wait outside for you!" He grabbed Gallows and started to drag him out, while pushing Virginia out the door with him. Gallows also happened to wake up just before they got out, and passed out again after seeing the nurses.

9:30 A.M – Waiting room

"What are they doing to Jet???" Virginia was still ranting on and on about how angry she was with Jet and the women.

"Now, now, Virginia, they are trained professionals, we have to trust them." Clive tried to calm her down. Gallows had awoken feeling very sick at this point. He took a seat next to Clive.

"Man that boy drags in every woman without even noticing it. He's really taking after me!" Gallows chuckled.

"The nerve of that guy! Blushing and fawning over the nurses!" Virginia was going crazy.

"It's not his fault and you know it." Clive said.

"Y-You're right. I should trust Jet." Virginia finally calmed down.

Suddenly, Jet burst out of the room with a tomato red face, followed by Iris and the nurses.

"Jet, come play with us pleaaaase?" they all said seductively. "You don't have a girlfriend yet, so let us be your girlfriends!" (Ahhh, if only it were like that D)

"W-Whatever!" Jet yelled getting redder, then grabbed Virginia and the others and ran out.

"He's playing hard to get, HOW CUTE!" Iris squealed in joy. "Don't worry, Jetty, I'll make you mine. Just you wait and see!"

10:15 A.M – Oasis Inn's Inn

"That'll be 200,000 gella for the four rooms." The innkeeper said.

"WHAT??? Why's it cost so much?" Gallows yelled, causing everyone to look his way."

"Well, this is a holiday resort. We have game rooms, a swimming pool, a restaurant, and many more things available to those who are staying. But we do have a special couple's discount here, since we're a very popular couple's spot. Basically it's a room for two and it'll cost you only 20,000 gella." The man explained.

"Well that sounds pretty good." Clive said.

"Hey you forget there's only one girl here. We can't exactly go as two couples." Gallows pointed at Virginia.

"So, does that mean only one of us can go in as a couple? That's still too much for us to afford." Clive checked their balance. "We only have 50,000 left."

"I have an idea!" Virginia said with an evil grin. "A couple is made up of two people, right? And there are four of us! It's that simple!" She said and grabbed onto Jet's arm, taking him by surprise, and waltzed over to the counter.

"Hello! My boyfriend and I would like the couple's room!" Virginia said with a big smile, while Jet stood next to her like a pole trying to work out what just happened.

"Ah of course! You two make a fine couple! That'll be 20,000 gella!" Virginia handed over the cash and they followed a bellboy to their room. Then she waved at Clive and Gallows to follow her lead. The men both looked at each other in despair.

"She was... Kidding, right?" Gallows said hopefully.

"I don't think so." Clive said sadly.

They decided to just get it over with, so they put on their game faces and waltzed over to the counter.

"Hello, me and my darling over here would like the couple's room!" Gallows said in a high pitch tone, trying to copy Virginia. Clive put his arm around Gallows to keep it real. "We plan to have lots of fun here!"

"Don't you think we make a fine couple too?" Clive said, hugging Gallows tighter.

The innkeeper gaped at them. "Ah... Yes, of... Course. That'll be 20,000 gella!" He was still stunned by what was going on, and Clive gave him the money, then they quickly shuffled over to their room with the bellboy. Many of the people had seen them and started gossiping, especially the women.

"Aw man, now I'll never get a woman here." Gallows said sadly. Clive was already married, so it didn't bother him.

They found their room, which happened to be a few doors away from Jet and Virginia's room. They saw them outside, Jet looking very confused as to what was happening. They walked over to join their teammates.

"Well, now that we're in, what should we do? Jet's bandaging was finished already. Turns out they just wanted him to stay to play with him." She said with a little annoyance.

"I'll be fine to do anything." Jet said uncaringly, looking down the corridor.

"Well, I'm starving! What say we head down to the restaurant for a little double date?" Clive said with a laugh.

"Oh that would be a great idea! Let's go hon!" Gallows grabbed Clive and they proceeded to tango down the stairs while humming tango music. Virginia burst out in laughter, and even Jet gave a little chuckle.

"So... We should go after them now huh?" Virginia said, grabbing Jet's arm and pulling him along with her. Jet just shrugged and went with it.

10:20 A.M – Oasis Buffet

The 'couples' had pulled up a table at the fabulous Oasis Buffet – good food, nice service, and very romantic during the night. It was still fairly early, so it wasn't very crowded. Just the way Jet liked it, even though he believed this was too posh for his tastes.

"Well, it's eat-all-you-can, so I'm gonna do just that!" Gallows glowed with pride of having the title of the 'rubbish bin' of the group, meaning when everyone was done eating, he would eat whatever they left. When he ate, good lord he ate.

Gallows took off for the meat section carrying three plates and a massive spoon he always carried around for such an occasion. He began shoveling everything he could reach. The others just stared in amazement.

"That never fails to amaze and scare me." Jet muttered under his breath, but the others heard him nonetheless.

"He eats enough to feel a small cow." Clive stated, causing Virginia to burst out laughing. Then she realized he was serious.

"Well anyway, I'm starving! Let's get some grub!" Virginia got up and grabbed her plate. Clive and Jet followed soon after. They returned a few minutes later with plates filled with food. Virginia had chicken salad and soup, Jet had a piece of lamb and some mashed potatoes, Clive had fish with lemongrass, and Gallows pretty much had the meaty equivalent of a full grown pig.

"Thish shtuff issh gray!" Gallows said with a mouthful of three different meats (Gosh that must taste weird). He drowned it with a swig of beer. "Ahh... I love this place!" He had tears in his eyes, and looked like he was going to get really emotional about his food. But he just sniffed it off and continued his eat-fest.

"Well, enough about the food, what're we gonna do now?" Jet asked, keen to earn more money and stop wasting time here. Unfortunately, Virginia thought otherwise.

"We paid quite a lot of money to get in here, so I think..." Virginia took a sip of her tea. "... We should spend some time here! Only for awhile, we just need a break."

"I guess it should be fine." Clive said. "Besides, it means I have more time with my baby here." Clive joked putting his hand on Gallows' shoulder. Gallows gave a hearty laugh.

"I agree. We should stay and PARTY!" Gallows got up and put one foot on his chair, and whipped out his Kramer Dolls and gave a little performance. He got himself a standing ovation. He shouted a few 'thankyou's then sat down again to join his laughing comrades. Jet on the other hand was still peeved at the thought of staying, but he didn't bother to argue.

"I'm done eating. I'm gonna go take a walk or something." Jet got up and started to walk away. Then he remembered about his blushing problem. "Hey Professor," he was referring to Clive. "Can I talk to you about something?"

"Of course." Clive got up and followed Jet. When they were out of earshot, Gallows cast a confusing look at Virginia.

"Not very often do you see the punk actually want to talk." Gallows said.

"What if it's really important?" Virginia said, wondering what could worry Jet.

"Or MAYBE he's trying to take my date!" Gallows laughed out loud, which stopped abruptly when Virginia broke her teacup on his head.

10:50 A.M – Top floor of Oasis Inn

"So what seems to be the problem, Jet?" Clive inquired. Jet continued to explain his problem, including blushing at Virginia's comments, her hugging him, and so on.

"So... Could this be some kind of poison from my wound?" Jet unconsciously put a hand on his stomach.

Clive chuckled. "I don't think that's it. I guess you could call it 'poison in the heart', and it's very common. No doubt you've been feeling really strange recently, probably a little light-headed, you say things without knowing it, and basically don't feel like your ordinary loner self?" Jet nodded.

"Poison in the heart? But I have an artificial heart don't I? Why would ordinary diseases affect it?" Jet clutched his chest, checking if it would hurt. After finding it didn't, he relaxed, and slumped over the roof's railing.

"Haha, I guess I should try and make it clearer. Let's see..." Clive didn't want to just say he's in love so plainly, since he knew Jet would just deny it and run off. "Your heart is experiencing a new emotion, and because it doesn't know much about it, it's confusing the rest of your body, causing you to feel weak at times, massive blood rush to your face, instinctive desires to do things you normally wouldn't, and a few more things." Clive stepped beside Jet and put his hand on his shoulder. "Try not to think about it too much. You'll understand everything in time, so for now just trust your instincts like you always do."

"...Yeah, whatever. Thanks." Jet looked out at the view of the resort, still thinking about what was going on with him. Just then, Virginia and Gallows had entered.

"So here's where you two got off two!" Gallows said as they walked up to them. Jet turned around to face them. "Come on, we're gonna go to the pool! Join us guys! Especially you Jet!" Gallows stepped beside him and gave him a nudge. Then he whispered "You'll get to see your treasure in a bathing suit!" Jet's face started to burn.

"What was that?" Virginia asked. She was almost certain that it was something dirty.

"Um... I said you could find some treasure... to loot! Like if someone dropped something, he could take it! I'm just trying to get him to come! HAHAHA!" Gallows said, throwing an arm around Jet, who was still blushing at his earlier comment. Before Virginia could continue asking questions, Gallows was already dragging Jet back to the stairs. "Come on Clive, we gotta get changed!"

"We'll meet you at the pool." Clive told Virginia before following Gallows.

11:20 A.M – At the Pool

Jet, Clive and Gallows came out wearing their swimming clothes, with Jet and Clive in shorts, and Gallows in Speedos. They found a free table by the pool and took a seat to wait for their leader.

"What could be taking her so long?" Jet said, annoyed that she wasn't very punctual all the time.

"Girls will be girls. They like to make sure they're perfect before doing anything." Clive continued looking around in case she had already arrived.

"Besides, all that primping must be for you anyway!" Gallows added. Jet went red and got up.

"W-Whatever! I'm gonna take a walk!" Jet stormed off, desperate to get away from them.

"Aw man it's so damn funny to tease that brat!" Gallows congratulated himself. Clive just sighed and got up.

"I'm going for a couple of laps, care to join me?"

"Nah, I'm gonna go find some ladies to have a little fun!" Gallows grinned and waved as he ran towards a group of young ladies, eager to meet them.

Clive just smiled, took off his glasses and left them on the table, and headed for one of the lanes.

11:27 A.M – Swimming Pool

Jet had found a nice, empty area in the pool, which he took advantage of and got in. The water was perfect, the temperature warmed up by the sun. He was at a shallow part of the pool, so he was able to sit down without too much trouble. He still thought about what Clive had told him.

"Follow my instincts, huh." Jet said quietly, staring at his hand. The hand that instinctively grabbed Virginia rather than treasure. "Whatever."

"Hey Jet!" He recognized the voice as Virginia's and turned around to see Virginia dressed in her bathing suit. It had the same purple as her usual dress, and it was a two-piece. It also had a little skirt on it. Jet was taken back by how good she looked, figure and all.

"H-Hey!" Jet said louder than he meant to, making Virginia giggle. She walked over and stood in front of him, then bent over to level her face with his.

"You don't look like you're having a lot of fun Jet!" Virginia smiled at him, and Jet went even redder.

' Stupid poison!' Jet threw water on his face. "This is... Fun." Jet said sarcastically. Virginia then had an idea, and proceeded to dunk his head under the water again.

"What aga-"Jet was once more cut off due to a flow of water into his mouth.

"Gotcha again!" Virginia yelled before running off. Jet coughed up some water and ran after her.

"I'm not gonna hold back anymore!" Jet yelled and chased after her. 'I guess I really am acting differently, but I guess... this isn't so bad, right?' Jet continued to chase her and finally managed to grab her and dunk her under. "Take that!"

Clive had been watching this, and thought they'd make a great couple. 'Now we just wait for Jet to work out that he's in love, and those two should be set!' Clive was reminiscing about his adolescent days with his girlfriend, who was now his wife. He sighed and continued his laps.

They had been playing for almost thirty-five minutes, and Jet and Virginia were feeling hungry. They got out of the pool and grabbed some towels courtesy of the Inn. They headed over to a snack stand and bought some fries.

"So that was fun, wasn't it?" Virginia said to Jet.

"Yeah, whatever." Jet was unable to hide his entire smile, instead breaking out a strange half-smile, one side of his mouth up and the other remained still. Virginia just laughed.

They had been eating for a while before hearing a commotion followed by gunshots inside the building. Jet quickly got up and grabbed Virginia and pulled her down.

"Just put the money in the bag and no one gets hurt!" A man wearing a scarf around his face was shoving a bag at the bellboy behind the counter and pointing a sub machine gun at him. Behind him were two others holding pistols watching two security guards they had tied up.

"Jet, we gotta do something!" Virginia whispered loudly into Jet's ear.

"Don't be stupid, we don't have our ARMs here!"

"But Jet..."

"Don't worry, I'll handle it."

MIDDAY

END DAY 2

Author's Note: For some reason my text doesn't always come out as bold even if I want it to. Oh well it isn't that big a deal, so snuff it!

NEXT TIME!

Jet has to stop these thugs, but how will he do it without his ARM? And will Clive and Gallows arrive to back him up? Other plans have also gone in motion, and Jet seems to revolve around most of them, whether he likes it or not!