More new friends

More new friends

Ever since Jessie had seen James, she had been in a daze.

Sure, she didn't then, because she kicked the kids who were bullying James into oblivion, but now, when she was on her bed, she lay there, thinking about James. And Rino, ofcourse.

James hadn't recognised her.

Sure, she had changed her haircut since Rino left, to tease the teachers, who she liked to call teasers, but it wasn't that dramatically changed, was it?

It was now in a big French twist, and the teachers didn't approve at all.

She bought 13 cans of hairspray to do so! They just had to approve, and they did feel a little guilty now that Rino was away. They thought that she just missed him, and this was a phase.

Well, let them think that! Jessie thought.

She had also changed her name to Jessie, instead of Jessica.

If James didn't recognise her when she had a different hairstyle, then he must not care about me as I care about him, Jessie thought to herself. Then I'm not going to give him my identity!

Again, the teachers thought it was part of the 'phase' Jessie was going trough.

James was lying on his new bed, next to him laid his new roommate, Butch. He had been one of the bullies, but was asleep now. James was relieved because of that. Actually, he was grateful.

He just kept thinking about the girl who saved him from Butch and the others.

Who was she? Why had she stood up for him?

James just knew he knew her from deep in his head, but it just wouldn't hit him. He sighed.

The least I can do is go for a little visit, he thought.

There was a knock on the door. 'Who is it?' Asked a female voice. 'Just save it, Jess, it's for me. It always is, right?' Another voice added.

A blonde girl with pigtails in her hair opened the door. She grinned when she saw James.

'Hey, you're the new kid, right?' She asked in a sly voice. 'Did you come to see me?' She sounded almost coyly now. James gulped. 'Umm... actually, I came to see Jessie.' He said, shyly.

The look on Cassidy's face was priceless to Jessie. 'What is it, Cassidy?' Jessie asked coyly. 'Is he here to see me?' She winked at James, pleading him to play along. 'Let's go, honey!' Jessie said, playfully. She grabbed James' arm and pulled the poor boy away from the surprised girl.

Needless to say, James was surprised as hell, while Jessie just giggled like a schoolgirl. She WAS a schoolgirl. 'Uh...' James stuttered, utterly confused, but not unpleasantly so, although he was a bit young.

'I'm sorry James,' Jessie sputtered out trough hiccups of laughing so hard, 'I just had to fool that roommate I'm not too pleased about...' Jessie wiped the tears of her eyes.

'It wasn't THAT funny...' James muttered, disappointed.

But obviously, Jessie thought it was as she held on to James shirt in order not too fall on the ground. James held her on her shoulders, not to let her fall.

From that day on, Jessie and James went on as really good friends. Jessie was surprised at how similar her relationship with James was while she remembered her relationship with Rino.

James told her that it took so long to get the money from his parents, because they wouldn't give it to him unless he would marry a girl he didn't like at all. 'Then why did you go back? I could have leant you the money!' Jessie cried out. James just sighed. 'Oh.. I'm sorry James...' Jessie whispered. 'I always do that, yell at you. But don't mind me, okay?' She smiled sweetly. James smiled too, while he remembered a flash of history. A young girl with red, curly pigtails when he thought that he saw the angels to come and pick him up from the cold, fluffy snow. Then it was gone, and he saw Jessie's smiling face.

'Wha...' James whispered. Jessie blinked. 'What's up?' She asked. 'Uhh... nothing.' He said numbly.

Tests were coming up, with James and his new-caught Koffing, actually, Jessie caught it and gave it to him for Christmas, thought they would have no problem with the tests. Jessie however, wasn't so sure as James. Sure, she would win the battles with ease with her new-caught Ekans, actually James caught it and gave it to her on her birthday, but she wouldn't do so well at Pokemon math and those other classes. She convinced James to party with her, and they didn't study at all. They talked about anything, who James' fancied, who Jessie fancied, and they were both too proud to say that they liked each other.

Tests the next morning.

'I'm scared, Jessie', James said as they walked to their class. 'I never not studied before...'

Jessie put her hand on his shoulder. 'I do it all the time. Don't worry, if we fail, I will still be here with you.'

She smiled sweetly.

James looked really relieved.

Now I have atlast found what I searched for. He thought. Acceptance and friendship. James smiled back.