A Very Merry Christmas To You
Chapter 8
A Verry Merry Christmas To Jet
"Look! Look! Look!" Kaitlin shouted and pointed towards the desolate sky. "I see something!" As everyone peered closer toward the glimmering clouds, they all saw what it was.
"Run! Run for your lives! Dragon! Run!" Mr. Igans cried and ran into his hut. When all of the villagers saw this, they all did the same. All except for the 4 drifters, Kaitlin, Catherine, Shane, and Halle.
"Wait a second..." Jet paused. "I recognize that dragon." Looking at it will full eyes, he made up his mind. "I know why it's here."
Virginia gasped and looked up at Jet. "What do you mean Jet? We've never encountered a dragon before. And besides, Lombardia is one of the dragons that alive in Filgaia." Grabbing her ARMS, she gave Jet a determined look. "It is hostile?" She asked as she put the bullets in her pistol. Gallows and Clive saw what she was doing, they grasped their arms and medium powers. Jet was completely clueless.
"I...really don't know." Jet said quietly. "And it was only me who came across this dragon." Clutching the gem in his pocket, he sighed. Sorry Virgina...But in order to save a village, you gotta give things up. He felt his heart break. Even if it's one of the only chances to actually show Virginia that I love her. Suddenly, he stopped. "Holy Shit." He gasped. I'm in love with Virginia. How come I've never seen it coming. Recieving a couple of greedy, rude, obnoxious, and hopeless flashbacksgave him his answer. Smirking to himself, He approached where the dragon was going to land.
"What are you doing Jet!" Virginia demanded, looking fearful. "We fight this thing together! You can't just leave me-er us out of it!" She ran towards him, but was stopped by Clive. "Clive!" She squirmed. "Let me go!"
"Virginia..."Clive said calmy. "I think Jet needs to solve this thing on his own." Virginia looked up at his honest eyes, and nodded in agreement. After a couple of moments, she stopped squirming.
Jet waited quietly for the dragon to arrive at its destination, still clenching the gem that was in his pouch. When the dragon finally landed, it's eyes automaticlly laid on the cold-hearted drifter. "Ah...The dirfter I met in the caves." It deeply replied, almost smiling. "Never expected to find you here. Have you made good use of the gem or orb I gave you?"
"Er...No." Jet managed to say. "And whaddya mean use it? How do you use the damn thing?" He calmed down and waited for an answer.
"You want it, yet you don't know how to use it." The dragon laughed. "Maybe I should've given it to someone who deserved it." This made Jet blow his stack.
"I do too deserve it!" Jet snapped back, just wanting to shoot the creature dead.
"Prove it." The dragon challenged. "I came here looking for Mr. Igans. Apparently, He has something of mine. Maybe you can help."
Jet shook his head. "Sorry, I have important things to do. Just as long as you don't eat anybody, I won't shoot you dead." As he started to walk away, he was held back by the dragon's spiky tail.
"Alright, but be wary." It warned.
"Yeah, whatever." Jet said coldly. After the dragon released it's tail, Jet walked towards his fellow drifters.
Virginia of course, was the first one to talk. "Jet? What happened? What's wrong? Are you okay?"
Jet held his palm over her mouth. "Please Virginia, one question at a time."
Shrugging his hand off, she glared. "Why did you let that dragon go? And it's still in the village?"
The fearless drifter looked taken aback. "I thought I recalled you asking to see if I was okay. Now you're concerned about the dragon who is one of the most harmless creatures you'll ever meet in this millenium?"
Gallows, Halle, Shane, Clive, Kaitlin, and Catherine stood silently as the two drifters bickered towards eachother.
"God Jet, it's not like you'd care if I was interested in you or not." Virginia scoffed looking away.
Feeling slightly hurt, Jet decided to keep this arguement going. "Fine, if you say so." Virginia continued to glare daggers towards him.
"Jet Enduro, you are one of the most careless, cruelest, most greedy person I've ever come to meet!" She cried in anger.
Hearing this, it broke his heart. Never in Jet's life would he ever love someone that never loved him back. Jet has never felt anything like this before. It was most intense feeling of pain he's ever felt. Feeling defeated, he sighed a low and angry sigh. Shoving his hands into his pouch, he carefully took out the gem. Looking at Virginia with hurt eyes, he threw the gem at her. "A Very Merry Christmas to you too." Then stalked away in grief.
Clive and Gallows were shocked. So was Catherine and Kaitlin. For once, Halle and Shane were also speechless. None of them seemed to realize that it almost midnight. Christmas is alsmost here...
"I'm so stupid!" Jet cursed at himself as he galloped away from the village. "I should have never teamed up with those freaks." He felt his heart press up against his chest in pain. He ignored this and rode on. "Maybe there's a town somewhere in this god forsaken world." Making his horse go at full speed, he went north. Away from the Baskar colony, away from Mr. Igans, away from that dragon, away from Clive, Gallows, Shane, Halle, Catherine, Kaitlin, and most importantly...
Virginia.
Virginia picked up the gem and looked at it carefully. Checking the clock, she realized it was midnight. Merry Christmas to you too Jet. She thought. Feeling the rush of tears in her eyes, she wiped them out of her eyes. But it was no use. The tears were streaking out like mad. Suddenly she couldn't hold it in any longer. Letting out a despairing howl, she ran into the hut.
"Oh, poor dear." Halle said turning to Clive and Gallows. "I think you'd better find Jet. He needs to apologize, and so does Virginia." He grasped her cane tighter. "Let's mend up this mess before Christmas morning okay?"
Gallows spoke up. "Techniqly Granny," He started to correct, "midnight means that it's already morning so in other words-"
KA-BONK!
"Okay okay. Find Jet! Got it! Check! Let's go Clive!" Rubbing his sore head, he clenched to Clive and dragged him off into the darkness.
Halle turned to Shane. "We should find that Dragon that's terrorizing the villagers." Shane agreed, so they setted off into the Baskar tribe.
Kaitlin yawned, and turned to her mother." Mommy, I'm tired, but I don't wanna miss out on all of the fun." But in that instant, she fell on her mother and started to snooze softly. Catherine smiled and put her daughter to bed. Then she went into the living room where she found Virginia, who was sitting closely by the fire.
"I can't believe I said that to Jet!" Virginia cried turning to Catherine, who felt deeply bad for her. "I mean, it's not like he was maing the situation any better!"
Catherine knelt beside the distraught girl and comforted her. "I'm sure He'll be back."
Virginia sniffed up her tears. "But what if he doesn't come back?"
Catherine pulled back her hair from Virginia's eyes. "I really don't know."
Thirty minutes past...
Suddenly Virginia got up. With a determined look, she grabbed her arms. "If I'm correct, Gallows and Clive would have been back by now with Jet. So I guess he's not here." She turned to Catherine. "Thanks for the comfort." Then she headed towards the door.
"Virginia?" Ctaherine said getting up. "Where are you going?"
Spinning around. She smiled at Catherine. "I'm going to find Jet. And I'm going to bring him back." And with that she closed the door behind her.
Jet could tell his horse was getting tired. So he jumped off and fed it some water and fresh carrots. He'd been riding for about an hour, yet he still couldn't find any sign that led to a town. Or hell, even an abandoned palace or something he can enrich jewels on. Great, I'm getting back into my cold-hearted self. Silently cursing, he continued to walk with his horse.
That was until he felt a bullet hit his leg.
"Man Clive, I don't think the punk is in the village anymore."Gallows growled and made a disgusted face. "I'm sorry to say this, but I think that good for nothing bastard is coming back." He stopped and looked worried. "Aw man! What are we gonna tell Virginia?" Facing towards Clive, it appeared that Clive was apparently stuck as well.
"Don't mind me for asking," Clive suggested, "but I think we should grab our horses and find Jet immediately. Before he really is gone. It's only been an hour. He couldn't have gone that far."
Gallows was beyond furious. "What the hell are you thinking?" He shouted. "I'm not going back for that heartless kid! He doesn't deserve to be in our team anymore!"
"I know, but we shouldn't just picture our feelings." Gallows was confused. "What I mean, is that we have to picture Virginia's feelings towards Jet also. But Jet will probably be severely punished for doing this." Clive reassured.
The former priest hesitated. "I...I dunno Clive." He stammered. "I mean, what if we can't find Clive? As I've asked before, what are we gonna tell Virginia?"
"I really don't know." Clive sighed.
"Well, if you're really serious, let's get our horses from the barn." Clive nodded in agreement. Walking back towards the barn, they clutched their own ARMS and ran to their horses.
Except they weren't there.
"What the hell?" Gallows cried. Searching for their horses in the stalls. "Where are our damn horses?"
Clive was really worried by then. "Now how are we gonna get Jet back?"
Gallows shrugged. "I don't know Clive, but there's no way I'm walking!"
Smiling softly, Clive sighed. "No, no Gallows. I wasn't thinking of walking."
"Are you guys looking for your horses?"
They both jumped. Turning around, they saw the horsekeeper standing there, quite amused.
"Where are they?" Gallows demanded.
"A nice lady strolled by, and she told me to take your horses to boot hill to get them groomed. She paid my 200 gella, so I agreed." The horsekeeper explained. "I got my finest men, and they took them to boot hill."
"GROOMED!"
"Yep." the horsekeeper replied. Getting a white peice of paper, he handed it to Clive. "Seemed the lady got her horse as well. Maybe she took her horse to get groomed." Evidently, Clive took the paper with ease. Opening it up, he read what appeared to be a note.
In Virginia's handwriting.
Dear Clive and Gallows,
I hope you aren't mad at me. But I think I should do this alone. Please understand my actions and former intentions. Just stay threre, and I'll be back. Merry Christmas.
Virginia
"I don't think so." Clive said answering the horsekeeper's statement.
"Clive? Clive? Clive? Earth to Clive!" Gallows screamed at him. Clive turned towards him and looked deeply concerned. "What's wrong Clive? What did you find out?"
He let out a breath of sorrow. "Virginia, she's gone. She went to go find Jet."
"WHAT!"
"Fuckkkkkkk!" Jet said falling to the ground.
"He's wounded!" A vioce said behind some rocks. "Let's grab what we can and head back."
Forcing his eyes open, he saw two short stubby men rummaging through his pack. He sneered. Robbers.
"Let's take the horse as well."
Just what I need. I'm trying to run away from my past, and here are these two dipshits trying to steal my horse. Getting up with his torn limping leg, he reached for his arms. "Now I don't think you want to do that." The two robbers turned around and started to laugh.
"You can't beat us, you're wounded." They laughed out. "And all of you magic powers, and heal supplies are in your sack that we apparently have."
"So what?" Jet grumbled. "I can beat you guys whenever the hell I want. So you'd better be prepared." He grasped his ARMS. "Accelerator!" He screamed and used his bullets on both of the two robbers. But there was something that he hadn't expected. The bullets bounced off them like bouncy balls. "What?" He managed to say.
The robbers started laughing. "You know sonny, I think you'd better be prepared." Jet hopelessly watched as they pulled out their ARMS, an said aloud. "Godess of the monsters, here our prayer! Enrich us with your powers! Ereste' on maloncha'!" Suddenly, a green light flashed and lifted them into the darkened sky. The green light flurred them around and then started to die down. Releasing the two robbers, they fell to the ground. Except they weren't human anymore.
They were monsters. Big, green, venemous, dangerous, monsters.
"Holy Shit..." Jet gasped.
"Come on faster!" Virginia cried as she galloped in filgaia. Apparently, Jet wasn't very good at covering his tracks. Fresh horse feet were planted in the ground. It was obvious that they belonged to Jet's horse. "Jet, please come back." She prayed.
"God you insufferable dragon leave this village at once!" Halle shrieked. Whacking it with her cane. "Leave at once." Shane couldn't only watch.
The dragon lazily lifted up its tail and hit the cane. And it snapped. Halle gasped as her cane was snapped in half. "I'm not going to harm anyone in this village. But I'm not going to leave either. I'm looking for Mr Igans. He has something of mine." The dragon said sternly. Nobody had ever, ever, dared to talk to Halle like that.
Without warning, Mr. Igans popped out of his hut and faced the dragon, petrified with fear. "You...you...wa-wanted m-me?" He choked.
"Where is it?" It demanded.
"Um...what thing?" Mr. Igans asked innocently.
The dragon galred. Apparentlt not innocent enough.
"Oh yes! That! Er...yes...um..." He paused. "I don't have it. I sold it."
"WHAT?"
"I sold it! To Virginia Maxwell." Mr. Igans answered.
With no answered given the dragon flew away.
Jet was losing. Every time he shot at them, they always seemed to dodge it. He had never fought a monster like this before. "Ugh..." He mumbled and fell to his knees.
he monsters seemed to feel energized and swiftly changed back into their "human" selves. Reaching for their pistols, they aimed it at Jet's head. "Good-bye drifter." He reached for the trigger.
Jet heard the gunshot.
Except he was still alive. "Wha?" He looked up and saw Virginia their, her ARMS were fully loaded, and she was mad. Beyond mad. Byond beyond beyond beyond being mad! One of the robbers was hit, but it didn't bring them down.
"If you ever, EVER, touch him again. I will kill you!" She screamed.
Both of them chuckled. "So, first a tough drifter, and now we have to fight a helpless woman?" He carefullt bandaged his hand. "You're gonna lose your life little girl." Reaching for their gems they started to chant.
"ACCELERATOR!" Jet cried! And ran towards them shooting at one specific thing. And he finally hit it! They screamed in in pain as they fell to thier knees. Guess they didn't expect that! But the power seemed to be his last ounce of power. An he fell on the ground.
Virgina shouted her gatling attack and shot the two robbers dead. Turning to Jet, she rushed over to him. "Jet! Jet! Wake up!" She shook him hard, but he didn't wake up. Tears were already streaking from her eyes. "Please Jet! Please! Wake up! I beg you! JETTTTT!"
No answer.
Virginia's heart was completely shattered. It was all of her fault. She could never forgive herself.
"Ahhh. He risked his life to save yours. How poetic."
Virginia got up and spun around. The dragon was flying towards her. In one guess, Virginia knew he had been watching the fight. "Please! Help him!"
The dragon sighed. "I can't. Not without my powers, which are gone." Virginia broke out in a sorrowful cry. She fell to the ground and sobbed.
"No...no...no...NO NO NO NO NO! He can't be gone!" It was as if her life was gone. Like somebody took it from her before she could enjoy it. She sobbed for countless minutes. Until the gem fell out of her pocket. Wiping her tears, she looked at the gem. Looking more closely, she grabbed something out of her sack. Unfolding it, she smiled to herself. Jet's present. Picking it up she looked at the gem once more. This locket is missing something!" She managed to say. "It's missing..." she gasped. "This gem." holding her present in her hands.
"My locket of love." The dragon said.
Virginia looked up. "Huh?"
"I made this locket to place all of my healing and defensive powers in it." It explained. "One of them is bringing the dead back to life."
Placing the gem inside the locket, Virginia felt a wave of power go through her.
"But it only works if you love someone, and will give anything to save his life. And only I can grant this spell."
Virginia looked up at him. "Can you do it?"
"Yes I can it." The dragon answered. "But prove it to me. Prove that you really love this man. And I will do it."
Virginia nodded and handed him the locket. She trudged over to Jet and knelt beside him. The she took out something from her pocket.
It was misletoe.
"You still owe me Jet Enduro!" Virginia smiled. And she grabbed his face and pulled it close to hers. And in that same moment, she was finally kissing the love of her life. She didn't even notice the dragon chanting the spell. It almost made her heart skip when his lips responded! Pulling away from him. She looked up at him.
And Jet was staring back at her!
"Jet!" She cried and began to hug him. And this time Jet didn't push her away. He held her for the longest time.
"Virginia..." He stammered. She looked into his deep amethyst eyes. "Yes Jet?" She asked.
"I...I...er...I...um." Jet began. Just say it you freaking idiot! "I-I love you Virginia." He breathed and looked up at her.
"I-I love you too Jet." Virginia breathed.
They were about to kiss, until they heard clapping. "What the hell?" They got up and realized they were in the Baskar colony. They saw Mr. Igans, Gallows, Clive, Catherine, Halle and Shane glowing. Getting up, they just noticed this.
They were on the dragon!
"I didn't want to ruin the moment." It laughed.
"Okay okay! Who's up for opening presents?" Gallows asked.
"I'm in!" Halle surprsingly said.
(after they all were inside the hut...and the dragon was gone...)
"WHAT?" Gallows shrieked! "Socks! Jet! You gave me socks!"
Everyone laughed. Clive was happy with his gift. He got new glasses from Shane and Halle, an upgrade from his daughter and his wife. A new novel from Virginia, some wine from Gallows. And a pair of socks from Jet.
Gallows on the other hand, got a calendar from Shane with all of the pretty pictures he's taken of landscapes. Clive gave him a book on how to actually make a girl like you! Virginia gave him and upgrade, and Halle gave him food.
Catherine and Kaitlin got mostly clothes from everyone, and Kailtin got a fake ARMS, and a doll. Weird combonation huh?
Halle got two new cooking recipes from Shane, a new quilt from Virginia (not hand made!), Clive, Catherine, and Kaitlin gave her some candles, some food from Jet, and a new cane from Gallows, which she promised not to hit him with!
Jet on the other hand, got all upgrades from his two teammates, Kaitlin gave him a picture of Virginia she took herself, and Halle and Shane gave him a book on how to be happy in sorrow times!
Virginia got clothes from Catherine, Halle, and Kaitlin. Shane, Gallows, and Clive gave her jewelery, and upgrades. "Thanks guys." When she saw Jet leave to go outside, she followed.
"What's wrong Jet?" She asked.
"I don't have anything." Jet answered quietly.
"What do you mean Jet?" Virginia asked walking up to him.
"I mean, I don't have anything to give to you!" Jet said groaning.
Virginia placed her warm hand on her cheek and faced him. "Presents don't always have to come in boxes." She said. "The best present you've ever given me is your words."
"Virginia, it's the only gift I've given you." Jet said gloomly. "And what words?"
"The three words I want you to tell me for the rest of my life." Virginia said, he blue ocean eyes digging into his cold pale violet eyes. "Jet, I don't need presents. Nobody does."
"But isn't that what Christmas is all about?" Jet asked.
"No Jet!" Virginia said warmly. "Christmas isn't about the cooking, the presents, the Christmas tree, the stockings, or the misletoe."
"Then what is it about?"
"Haven't you figured it out?" Virginia pleaded. "Christmas is about love, and friendship, and how you spend time with the people you love is such a treasure. Not gems or gold." Virginia laughed. "Well, maybe for you!"
Jet laughed with her, but them grasped her shoulders. "The only treasure I want for Christmas...is you." Jet said. This made Virginia nearly cry in happiness.
"I love you Virginia. This is the only Christmas present I want and need." He pulled her closer, and he went in for the most romantic and the most incredible kiss. This was the most happy memory in his life. Fuck my android self! He thought as he kissed Virginia for the longest time.
"Merry Christmas Jet Enduro!" A vioce rang in the sparkling sky.
As Virginia and Jet looked up, they something that almost made it look like heaven. The white coldness fell on Jet and Virginia's shoulders and they laughed. It was snowing. For the first time in Filgaia. It was all over the two of them.
And none of them seemed to care. The snow spread across Filgaia everywhere. And the whole landscape was covering in a white heaven.
And sometimes, the most time when you look out you Christmas window, just remember. Christmas isn't about everything that come in boxes. Each snowflake that falls is representing each happy moment every person is cherishing. And I bet if you look closely, you can find the snowflake that represents Jet's heart. A cold thing, but happy.
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL, AND TO ALL A GOODNIGHT.
END
-OOOOOOOOOOH! This was the best ending ever! Iove it I love it! I hope you all like this story. I hope youa ll learned a lesson from this last part. Please review! I'm gonna be writing more, but I don't think my stories are ever gonna be like this one!-
Rebecca