This is the hidden episode many of you have not read. It was posted but I tried to update it and it got erased and I couldn't be bothered to re-submit it but now I have, so thankyou!
A ROSE BY ANY OTHER NAME...
Continuation of the series
DISCLAIMER I made up Toni and her relations, this story line is my own but I do not own any of the other characters however I wish I did!
YOU DO NOT HAVE TO HAVE READ MY FIRST TWO STORIES TO UNDERSTAND ALL OF THIS
And here is the third installment in this trilogy, thanx, love Mew2
A ROSE BY ANY OTHER NAME...
PROLOGUE
Giovanni's secretary motioned for Jessi and James to enter her employers' office. Jessi was worried. She gripped tightly to James's arm. "I just want you to prepare for bad news" the quiet voice of the receptionist uttered. James looked alarmed. What did she mean? He turned to look at her but she was shadowed and unrecognizable in the dim light of the Team Rocket HQ in Saffron. Jessi shot him a concerned look and urged him forward. They stood infront of the black sliding glass doors of the Boss's office. The doors slid open and the two agents hurriedly stepped inside before the doors squashed them with an unfeeling swish of wind. The Boss swiveled his oversized chair around so the murky gloom eerily illuminated one side of his body. "Ah" he said in a fake friendly voice "Come in, sit down" Jessi nervously sat in one of the chairs and James sat on the arm of the other. He felt so uncomfortable in the gloom of this office. Giovanni's tone twisted into a more sinister growl. "I believe that you two agents have been getting far too close recently. I have noticed that since you first joined you got better and better, then at age seventeen you both went down a dramatic descent in success. Whatever 'feelings' you have for each other have obviously caused your embarrassing decline so in interest of the team I am switching your partners around. Jessi your new partner is to be Butch and James you will be paired with Cassidy. I am assigning two new agents to take the Pikachu Case and you can both take up new assignments" James was shocked. He was speechless. Why me? He cried inside his soul. He looked over at Jessi. Her face was steely but her bottom jaw quivered. She closed her eyes and clasped her hands tightly on her lap. "That will be all" Giovanni said in a sharp voice, signaling the end of the conversation.
2 WEEKS LATER
Jessi lay back in her Team Rocket HQ bunk and stared at the wooden slats above her. Butch was snoring slightly over her head. She thought of the funny little snore James had. My dear James- Oh shit I said it again. She couldn't help it. It was never supposed to end up like this. Why do I have to have this pathetic longing for James in the inner depths of my heart? My sister said NEVER to ever feel tied down. My deepest fear is to love someone. I admit that that now. God I'm dumb, she cursed herself in the dark. She turned slowly onto her side, Butch's breathing lulling her into an uncomfortable slumber, the last name in her mind James...
James awoke to the sound of Cassidy yawning above him. He looked weakly at the clock beside his bunk. 7 am. Time for everyone in Team rocket to get up and moving. Cassidy slid her legs down infront of James and after leaving them there for an inordinate amount of time she smoothly slipped off the bed. James stifled a yawn and said, "Today we have to get our uniforms." There had been a disagreement over whether they should have the white uniform of Jessi and James or the black version of Cassidy and Butch. James didn't really care what he wore; it didn't matter to him. The only thing that did infact was Jessi. She would probably be picking up her clothing as well. What will she say when she sees me? He thought worriedly. Over the two weeks that they had been separated he felt he had been yanked out of her plane of existence. The only time they had shared was when they were both coming down the hall from opposite directions. There had been a moment's awkward silence before she had hesitantly gone on her way. How he missed her. Sure you miss her but does she actually miss you? His cruel mind taunted him. It was true that she had snapped at his stupidity and physically scarred him for his mistakes but after his parents had lured him home that time, the way she had looked in his eyes when they flew away in the balloon. That surely must have been real. But then Jessi wasn't exactly known for open displays of affection. His reverie was shattered by Cassidy's sharp voice commanding him to get up.
Jessi giggled as Butch went on about how the uniform she designed had better look good or she was dead. The threat, while blatantly a joke, felt refreshing to hear. James would NEVER say that to me, she thought, and maybe that is why I am enjoying Butch's company so much. They rounded the corner and walked into the Designing room. An older man, of about forty, handed Butch a stack of clothing. Jessi excitedly scrabbled at the pile before selecting the pieces she could call her own. She rushed to the changing room and shed her pink T-shirt and deep blue demin flares, replacing them with a black and pink version of her previous uniform. She rushed out and saw Butch admiring himself in the mirror. "This is really cool!" he exclaimed.
"What did I tell you?!" she laughed and without consciously registering it she embraced Butch and began to pose infront of the mirror.
James almost collapsed when he saw Jessi throw her arms around Butch. Can she see me? He wondered, maybe she is doing it on purpose, to spite me. But his ex-partner showed no sign of noticing him. Looks like she's already moved on, he thought bitterly, well two can play at that game. He turned sweetly to Cassidy. "I need to make a phone call". Cassidy nodded sharply. He ran down to the lobby and saw a videophone. He hurriedly punched in his parent's number. After all if two can play this game, who would be a better player than Jessibelle?
TO BE CONTINUED...
Well, well it looks as though all feelings between Jessi and James are gone. Here is a look into the future for you. There is wedding bells, only Jessi isn't the one in the gown...
PART 2 coming soon
AUTHORS NOTE This is a fairly boring start but wait until the Royal Gala Ball on the other side of the world for some blood curdling action! That's coming in Part 3. See ya next time, Mew2