Chapter 4: From bad to worse
Jesse opened her eyes. She had a headache as well as a backache now. She looked around slowly to see where she was. Above her she could hear Pidgeys moving about. Jesse looked down. She was about two meters from the ground. She had landed in a fork in one of the trees in the mountains. "Lucky its summer" she muttered angrily before trying to work out a safe route down. If it had been winter the whole area would have been covered with snow. In the distance she could hear the roar of the Ice Falls. The Ice Falls was a huge waterfall in the middle of the mountains. The only way across was over a wooden bridge. Jesse recalled crossing it the day before when they first arrived. The cabin was a ten-minute walk from there. The bridge itself was dangerously positioned directly above the waterfall. If someone messed about on the bridge they were in danger of falling into the water and coming to a sticky end. Jesse stood up slowly. She hated trees and hated having to climb around in them even more. This was all James' fault. Why was he so stupid? Well they had given it their best shot. James would be fired and Jesse would have lost her only friend in Team Rocket and the world. Jesse bit her lip as she jarred her back tears sprang into her eyes. She didn't want James to get fired. But right now she was furious with him and Meowth. They had blown her perfect plan. At last Jesse managed to climb down from the tree. She only then looked around for James and Meowth. Meowth was hanging from another tree by the tail of his Golduck costume. "Jess help me!" he screeched when he saw her. Jesse rolled her eyes and hurried over to him. "Slip out of it" she commanded. Meowth did so and Jesse easily caught him. Setting him down on the ground she looked around for James. He was lying up against a tree whimpering quietly. Jesse saw he was clutching his arm but her anger prevented her from rushing to him. "James come on" she snapped irritably "We'd better go back to the cabin". James shot her a hurt look a stood up walking awkwardly towards her. Jesse noted that he was still wearing the schoolgirl disguise but it was torn and dirty. "Come on den" Meowth said. "Which way is it Jess?"
"This way" Jesse pointed to the waterfall in the distance. "If we're lucky we can get back and clean up before we report to Giovanni"
James gasped and stepped back tripping in the shoes he was wearing. "Report…. To…to Giovanni. Jesse we can't. He'll fire me"
"You should have thought about that before you blew us up!" Jesse rounded on him.
James whimpered again "I didn't mean too"
"No you never do James. That is the problem" Jesse replied before stalking off ahead of them. The walk was silent for a little while before Jesse began to feel bad. James was frightened and hurt and she was behaving like a bitch towards him. She slowed down to walk beside him and Meowth getting the hint walked on ahead. "James I'm sorry ok. We'll think of something I know we will," she said.
"You were right," he said. "I'm sorry too"
"Are you hurt?" Jesse asked
James smiled slightly and showed her his wrist. It was going purple. "I think it's just a sprain," Jesse said after checking it thoroughly to make sure it wasn't broken.
"I don't deserve a friend like you" James sniffed
Jesse didn't reply. Giovanni would fire him if they reported to him without a Pokemon.
"Jesse what will I do" James wailed. "I don't have any money. I will have to go home," he added softly.
Jesse grabbed him by the shoulders and shook him "James you are not to go home understand?"
"What else can I do?"
"Yous could join da twerps" Meowth joked. "Become an honouree member of dare gang. Dat way we could still see yous because we will be trying ta capture Pikachu"
James hung his head and sighed "Great. I can either go back home or join team twerp"
"Don't worry James" Jesse said. "I told you. I'm quitting if you get fired"
Meowth gasped "Jess yous now da price of quitting"
James whimpered again and walked ahead of his two friends. He had to start getting used to being alone now. When they got back to the HQ he would be fired and would never see Jesse or Meowth again. Jesse looked at James and her mind was made up. Giovanni would not split them up, not now and not ever.
"Here we are" Meowth whispered as they neared the HQ. The shop loomed up at them and looked more threatening now the light was fading from the sky. "Wait a minute" Jesse said grabbing James' arm. She started to pull him away from the HQ. "Where are yous going?" Meowth hissed.
"We're not going to report in" Jesse snapped. "We'll grab what we need from the cabin and run away from Team Rocket"
"Are yous nuts!" Meowth screamed. "Da Boss will have a mental and not ta mention what he will do to yous when he catches ya"
"You don't have to come" Jesse said. "But me and James have been through a lot together. If Giovanni can't see that then we'll just have to run away"
"Jesse, Meowth's right," James said sadly. "The Boss will find us"
"I didn't ask for you're opinion" Jesse snapped.
The three of them walked quickly away from the HQ and back to the cabin. Jesse opened the door and gasped. "What's happened in here?" James stammered his green eyes widening in fear as he stared at the mess the cabin was in. The small hallway was littered with broken glass from the pictures that used to hang on the walls and the pot plant on the oak table was on the floor, its ceramic pot broken too. Jesse stepped over the mess and went into the small living room. The sofa was over turned and the books from the bookshelf were all over the floor, pages carelessly ripped to pieces. The mahogany coffee table was on its side two of the four legs snapped off. The TV screen had been smashed and even the pictures of the twerp James had drawn on were ripped to shreds.
"Wow" Meowth whispered. "Who did dis?"
Jesse regained herself and began to think straight again. This could work out to their advantage. Giovanni might think that a rival gang broke in or something. "Right" she said to Meowth and James. "We have to move fast. Meowth get some supplies together. James, you and me will go upstairs and pack. Just the bare minim understand? We can't have Giovanni thinking that we've run away"
James nodded and they headed for the stairs. Their room that they shared was in a big mess too. Jesse didn't really care and started to hunt among the mess for their backpacks whilst James changed back into his uniform. Jesse thought it better that they take the uniforms with them than leave them in the cabin as it could arouse suspicions. Then she saw something that made tears form in her eyes. Her photo frame was lying smashed on the floor. Her mother had given her that frame the day she died. Jesse picked it up a lump in her throat as she turned it over. The picture inside of her with her mother was gone. Jesse looked around in panic. She located it under the bed. The photo had been savagely torn in half. Jesse choked on a sob dropping the photo to the floor. Then she heard James wail. "What is it?" she cried.
"My bottle caps!" he sniffed. They had been stamped on until they were flat. Jesse bit her lip. Hadn't he noticed? Her most valued possession in the world had been destroyed and he was worrying about some stupid old bottle caps? "No my rose too!" James cried a few seconds later. Jesse clenched her fists. How could he be so insensitive? Jesse pushed the anger down inside of her. This wasn't James' fault. He treasured those bottle caps like she treasured the photo. "We'll get you some more James," she said in an effort to comfort him. James nodded silently and went back to digging through his side of the room. Then a thought occurred to Jesse. "James you did remember to lock the door like I told you too?" Jesse recalled that she locked the front door and left James to do the back.
He looked at her nervously "I think so"
"That's a no is it?"
"Yes" James looked at her. "Please don't be mad Jesse"
"Mad? James you idiot" Jesse screamed "Look at this place!"
"I'm sorry Jesse. It was hard to walk in those heels and I guess I forgot. Please forgive me"
Jesse looked back down at the photo. Whoever did this may as well of torn out her heart. She looked back at James sniffing and holding what remained of his precious bottle cap collection. What the hell did she see in him? He was useless. He couldn't even remember to close a door let alone how to steal a Pokemon! What am I doing running off with him? I should be with Team Rocket. I have to do my mother proud. Jesse knew it was the anger talking but if she didn't get angry then she would cry and she defiantly didn't want that. "I hate you" she hissed at James "Your such a coward, you're always whining, getting us into trouble with Giovanni. He was right. You're nothing but a lazy, stupid, incompetent, pathetic excuse for a man. You are worthless James you hear me? Well I'll tell you what you can go now. Just get out James. I never want to see you again"
James looked like he'd been punched. His eyes filled with tears.
"Yeah that's it cry" Jesse shouted. "You always do that! Why can't you grow up"
"Like you, you mean?" he whispered before racing off downstairs.
"What the hell do you mean by that?" Jesse shouted, running after him.
Jesse caught up with James by the front door. "I want to know what you meant?" she yelled grabbing his injured wrist. James cried out in pain and jerked away from her.
"James damn you tell me!" Jesse screamed.
"Fine" James shouted back. "You think I'm a baby. Well look at you! You throw a temper tantrum every time someone upsets you or you don't get your own way. You think you're so grown up well you're not Jessica. You're worse than I am! Sorry if I'm not good enough for you but I guess we can't all be as spoilt and self absorbed as you are"
"How dare you!" Jesse shouted
"Yes I will dare. You think you can treat me how you like but you can't Jessica. Not anymore. I've had enough of it"
Jesse didn't know what to say to this and it enraged her further. She slapped him hard round the face. James' eyes widened in shock and then grew angry again. He shoved her out of the way and ran back upstairs. Jesse's anger subsided again. She raced up after him. "James I'm sorry" she said. He was lying on his bed sobbing into the pillow. Jesse wanted nothing more than to take him in her arms and tell him how much he meant to her and that she never meant all those things that she said.
"James?" she said louder this time. He didn't even look up. Jesse wanted to go over to him her pride held her back. "James I'm so sorry" she said at last. "I didn't mean to hurt you". Still no response and Jesse could hear Meowth coming up the stairs. Not wanting to listen to the feline giving her a lecture Jesse added "James I'm going out for a bit. Don't follow me ok?"
Part of her hoped he would follow her as Jesse marched past Meowth and outside. Soon the tears were falling rapidly as she kept moving through the darkness. Oh why did she have to mess up everything? James was the only person who understood her and bothered with her. Back in Pokemon tech he was the only person who even spoke to her and offered to show her round the huge school. He was the only friend she had made that bothered to stay with her and was 100% loyal to her. Only James wasn't just a best friend to her. He was the person that she loved more than anyone else. James was weak and Jesse hated that. He needed her to look after him and protect him from the wrath of Giovanni. Jesse had always said that she was going to end up with someone like herself. Strong, determined and seemingly fearless. James was none of those things and that made Jesse love him more. Jesse stopped walking and found herself at the foot of the bridge that over looked the Ice Falls. She suddenly had the urge to walk out into the middle of the bridge and watch the water going under the bridge and over the waterfall. The bridge itself was right on the edge of the waterfall. It sometimes swayed as she made her way out to the middle of the bridge. The Waterfall was quite narrow too for waterfalls and thus the bridge was a little shorter than an average one. Jesse stopped in the middle and looked over the edge. The waterfall below her calmed her slightly through it was dark the moonlight reflected into the waterfall making seem like day but the bridge itself was fairly dark. Jesse could only see about three-quarters of a metre either side of her. Still wishing that James would come after her she climbed up and sat on the rail of the bridge. The water raced beneath her feet. Jesse knew it was dangerous to do that but she didn't care. It made her feel better and less upset. Water had always had a soothing effect on Jesse since she was a child. She knew now what to do. Jesse was going to go back to the cabin and apologise to James properly and do whatever it took to make it up to him. Suddenly Jesse felt movement behind her.
"James?" she asked without turning round. He'd come to look for her after all. Jesse smiled and was about to turn round when she was shoved lightly in the back. This normally wouldn't have caused Jesse to fall but at that moment she was off balance to start with. She cried out and closed her eyes as she fell but then she stopped. Her jacket had got caught on the side of the bridge. A bit of the wood was sticking out and had her trapped like a Magikarp on the end of a fishhook. Jesse hung there keeping herself as still as possible terror in every bit of her body before her brain started to work again. She twisted herself round and grabbed hold of the side of the bridge with both hands. As she turned the jacket tore away and Jesse cried out again this time in agony. The wood that caught her jacket had also dug into her back and as she turned round had scraped her flesh. The side of the bridge dug into her hands now making Jesse cry out again as the splinters cut her palms. She tried to pull herself up but then it hit her. She couldn't…. She wasn't strong enough and the pain was gradually making her aching fingers slip. She was going to fall! Jesse looked up and her eyes widened. "James?" she gasped seeing him looking down at her. His expression was hard to read and at that moment Jesse's grip loosened. She screamed as she fell into the waterfall and went under. Jesse fought weakly against the strong currant that was pulling her under and further away from the bridge. She opened her mouth to scream for help but at that moment she went under again. Icy water flooded into her lungs making Jesse splutter and choke. She went under again, striking her head on a rock and felt herself fading out into nothing. No I can't black out she told her body furiously. If I do then I'll…die. But it was no good. Jesse closed her eyes and gave up.
Meowth looked at the cuckoo clock hanging on the wall in the kitchen. Jesse and James sure had been gone a long time. Maybe they were fighting again? Meowth hoped not. It cut him up inside to see those too being so hateful to each other. Everyone could see how much they loved each other so in a way it made it worse when they were fighting. The cat had seen James crying and thought it better that he leave him alone for a bit. Meowth then heard James leave about 5 minutes after Jesse did and assumed that he was going to say he was sorry. But now at this late time (1.30 in the morning) Meowth was debating whether to go and look for them. He yawned and flicked his tail. He shouldn't really interfere. They had both been at fault really. Jesse was always so mean to James that only people who knew her really well could see that deep down she adored him. But James had never snapped like that before. It concerned Meowth a little to see James to angry and those things he said to Jesse. They were all true but that was beside the point. Meowth suddenly felt a little afraid. The way things were at the moment anything could happen. "Get a grip" he told himself "Jim would never hurt Jess. He loves her too much". Meowth chuckled to himself his fear fading now. To even think that James would ever do anything to hurt his Jesse was just ridiculous…wasn't it?
Authors Notes: You think Jesse's dead? Nope sorry to spoil it for you all but I would never kill J, J or M in my fics coz it would make me too upset and wouldn't be able to write any more. _
Jesse opened her eyes. She had a headache as well as a backache now. She looked around slowly to see where she was. Above her she could hear Pidgeys moving about. Jesse looked down. She was about two meters from the ground. She had landed in a fork in one of the trees in the mountains. "Lucky its summer" she muttered angrily before trying to work out a safe route down. If it had been winter the whole area would have been covered with snow. In the distance she could hear the roar of the Ice Falls. The Ice Falls was a huge waterfall in the middle of the mountains. The only way across was over a wooden bridge. Jesse recalled crossing it the day before when they first arrived. The cabin was a ten-minute walk from there. The bridge itself was dangerously positioned directly above the waterfall. If someone messed about on the bridge they were in danger of falling into the water and coming to a sticky end. Jesse stood up slowly. She hated trees and hated having to climb around in them even more. This was all James' fault. Why was he so stupid? Well they had given it their best shot. James would be fired and Jesse would have lost her only friend in Team Rocket and the world. Jesse bit her lip as she jarred her back tears sprang into her eyes. She didn't want James to get fired. But right now she was furious with him and Meowth. They had blown her perfect plan. At last Jesse managed to climb down from the tree. She only then looked around for James and Meowth. Meowth was hanging from another tree by the tail of his Golduck costume. "Jess help me!" he screeched when he saw her. Jesse rolled her eyes and hurried over to him. "Slip out of it" she commanded. Meowth did so and Jesse easily caught him. Setting him down on the ground she looked around for James. He was lying up against a tree whimpering quietly. Jesse saw he was clutching his arm but her anger prevented her from rushing to him. "James come on" she snapped irritably "We'd better go back to the cabin". James shot her a hurt look a stood up walking awkwardly towards her. Jesse noted that he was still wearing the schoolgirl disguise but it was torn and dirty. "Come on den" Meowth said. "Which way is it Jess?"
"This way" Jesse pointed to the waterfall in the distance. "If we're lucky we can get back and clean up before we report to Giovanni"
James gasped and stepped back tripping in the shoes he was wearing. "Report…. To…to Giovanni. Jesse we can't. He'll fire me"
"You should have thought about that before you blew us up!" Jesse rounded on him.
James whimpered again "I didn't mean too"
"No you never do James. That is the problem" Jesse replied before stalking off ahead of them. The walk was silent for a little while before Jesse began to feel bad. James was frightened and hurt and she was behaving like a bitch towards him. She slowed down to walk beside him and Meowth getting the hint walked on ahead. "James I'm sorry ok. We'll think of something I know we will," she said.
"You were right," he said. "I'm sorry too"
"Are you hurt?" Jesse asked
James smiled slightly and showed her his wrist. It was going purple. "I think it's just a sprain," Jesse said after checking it thoroughly to make sure it wasn't broken.
"I don't deserve a friend like you" James sniffed
Jesse didn't reply. Giovanni would fire him if they reported to him without a Pokemon.
"Jesse what will I do" James wailed. "I don't have any money. I will have to go home," he added softly.
Jesse grabbed him by the shoulders and shook him "James you are not to go home understand?"
"What else can I do?"
"Yous could join da twerps" Meowth joked. "Become an honouree member of dare gang. Dat way we could still see yous because we will be trying ta capture Pikachu"
James hung his head and sighed "Great. I can either go back home or join team twerp"
"Don't worry James" Jesse said. "I told you. I'm quitting if you get fired"
Meowth gasped "Jess yous now da price of quitting"
James whimpered again and walked ahead of his two friends. He had to start getting used to being alone now. When they got back to the HQ he would be fired and would never see Jesse or Meowth again. Jesse looked at James and her mind was made up. Giovanni would not split them up, not now and not ever.
"Here we are" Meowth whispered as they neared the HQ. The shop loomed up at them and looked more threatening now the light was fading from the sky. "Wait a minute" Jesse said grabbing James' arm. She started to pull him away from the HQ. "Where are yous going?" Meowth hissed.
"We're not going to report in" Jesse snapped. "We'll grab what we need from the cabin and run away from Team Rocket"
"Are yous nuts!" Meowth screamed. "Da Boss will have a mental and not ta mention what he will do to yous when he catches ya"
"You don't have to come" Jesse said. "But me and James have been through a lot together. If Giovanni can't see that then we'll just have to run away"
"Jesse, Meowth's right," James said sadly. "The Boss will find us"
"I didn't ask for you're opinion" Jesse snapped.
The three of them walked quickly away from the HQ and back to the cabin. Jesse opened the door and gasped. "What's happened in here?" James stammered his green eyes widening in fear as he stared at the mess the cabin was in. The small hallway was littered with broken glass from the pictures that used to hang on the walls and the pot plant on the oak table was on the floor, its ceramic pot broken too. Jesse stepped over the mess and went into the small living room. The sofa was over turned and the books from the bookshelf were all over the floor, pages carelessly ripped to pieces. The mahogany coffee table was on its side two of the four legs snapped off. The TV screen had been smashed and even the pictures of the twerp James had drawn on were ripped to shreds.
"Wow" Meowth whispered. "Who did dis?"
Jesse regained herself and began to think straight again. This could work out to their advantage. Giovanni might think that a rival gang broke in or something. "Right" she said to Meowth and James. "We have to move fast. Meowth get some supplies together. James, you and me will go upstairs and pack. Just the bare minim understand? We can't have Giovanni thinking that we've run away"
James nodded and they headed for the stairs. Their room that they shared was in a big mess too. Jesse didn't really care and started to hunt among the mess for their backpacks whilst James changed back into his uniform. Jesse thought it better that they take the uniforms with them than leave them in the cabin as it could arouse suspicions. Then she saw something that made tears form in her eyes. Her photo frame was lying smashed on the floor. Her mother had given her that frame the day she died. Jesse picked it up a lump in her throat as she turned it over. The picture inside of her with her mother was gone. Jesse looked around in panic. She located it under the bed. The photo had been savagely torn in half. Jesse choked on a sob dropping the photo to the floor. Then she heard James wail. "What is it?" she cried.
"My bottle caps!" he sniffed. They had been stamped on until they were flat. Jesse bit her lip. Hadn't he noticed? Her most valued possession in the world had been destroyed and he was worrying about some stupid old bottle caps? "No my rose too!" James cried a few seconds later. Jesse clenched her fists. How could he be so insensitive? Jesse pushed the anger down inside of her. This wasn't James' fault. He treasured those bottle caps like she treasured the photo. "We'll get you some more James," she said in an effort to comfort him. James nodded silently and went back to digging through his side of the room. Then a thought occurred to Jesse. "James you did remember to lock the door like I told you too?" Jesse recalled that she locked the front door and left James to do the back.
He looked at her nervously "I think so"
"That's a no is it?"
"Yes" James looked at her. "Please don't be mad Jesse"
"Mad? James you idiot" Jesse screamed "Look at this place!"
"I'm sorry Jesse. It was hard to walk in those heels and I guess I forgot. Please forgive me"
Jesse looked back down at the photo. Whoever did this may as well of torn out her heart. She looked back at James sniffing and holding what remained of his precious bottle cap collection. What the hell did she see in him? He was useless. He couldn't even remember to close a door let alone how to steal a Pokemon! What am I doing running off with him? I should be with Team Rocket. I have to do my mother proud. Jesse knew it was the anger talking but if she didn't get angry then she would cry and she defiantly didn't want that. "I hate you" she hissed at James "Your such a coward, you're always whining, getting us into trouble with Giovanni. He was right. You're nothing but a lazy, stupid, incompetent, pathetic excuse for a man. You are worthless James you hear me? Well I'll tell you what you can go now. Just get out James. I never want to see you again"
James looked like he'd been punched. His eyes filled with tears.
"Yeah that's it cry" Jesse shouted. "You always do that! Why can't you grow up"
"Like you, you mean?" he whispered before racing off downstairs.
"What the hell do you mean by that?" Jesse shouted, running after him.
Jesse caught up with James by the front door. "I want to know what you meant?" she yelled grabbing his injured wrist. James cried out in pain and jerked away from her.
"James damn you tell me!" Jesse screamed.
"Fine" James shouted back. "You think I'm a baby. Well look at you! You throw a temper tantrum every time someone upsets you or you don't get your own way. You think you're so grown up well you're not Jessica. You're worse than I am! Sorry if I'm not good enough for you but I guess we can't all be as spoilt and self absorbed as you are"
"How dare you!" Jesse shouted
"Yes I will dare. You think you can treat me how you like but you can't Jessica. Not anymore. I've had enough of it"
Jesse didn't know what to say to this and it enraged her further. She slapped him hard round the face. James' eyes widened in shock and then grew angry again. He shoved her out of the way and ran back upstairs. Jesse's anger subsided again. She raced up after him. "James I'm sorry" she said. He was lying on his bed sobbing into the pillow. Jesse wanted nothing more than to take him in her arms and tell him how much he meant to her and that she never meant all those things that she said.
"James?" she said louder this time. He didn't even look up. Jesse wanted to go over to him her pride held her back. "James I'm so sorry" she said at last. "I didn't mean to hurt you". Still no response and Jesse could hear Meowth coming up the stairs. Not wanting to listen to the feline giving her a lecture Jesse added "James I'm going out for a bit. Don't follow me ok?"
Part of her hoped he would follow her as Jesse marched past Meowth and outside. Soon the tears were falling rapidly as she kept moving through the darkness. Oh why did she have to mess up everything? James was the only person who understood her and bothered with her. Back in Pokemon tech he was the only person who even spoke to her and offered to show her round the huge school. He was the only friend she had made that bothered to stay with her and was 100% loyal to her. Only James wasn't just a best friend to her. He was the person that she loved more than anyone else. James was weak and Jesse hated that. He needed her to look after him and protect him from the wrath of Giovanni. Jesse had always said that she was going to end up with someone like herself. Strong, determined and seemingly fearless. James was none of those things and that made Jesse love him more. Jesse stopped walking and found herself at the foot of the bridge that over looked the Ice Falls. She suddenly had the urge to walk out into the middle of the bridge and watch the water going under the bridge and over the waterfall. The bridge itself was right on the edge of the waterfall. It sometimes swayed as she made her way out to the middle of the bridge. The Waterfall was quite narrow too for waterfalls and thus the bridge was a little shorter than an average one. Jesse stopped in the middle and looked over the edge. The waterfall below her calmed her slightly through it was dark the moonlight reflected into the waterfall making seem like day but the bridge itself was fairly dark. Jesse could only see about three-quarters of a metre either side of her. Still wishing that James would come after her she climbed up and sat on the rail of the bridge. The water raced beneath her feet. Jesse knew it was dangerous to do that but she didn't care. It made her feel better and less upset. Water had always had a soothing effect on Jesse since she was a child. She knew now what to do. Jesse was going to go back to the cabin and apologise to James properly and do whatever it took to make it up to him. Suddenly Jesse felt movement behind her.
"James?" she asked without turning round. He'd come to look for her after all. Jesse smiled and was about to turn round when she was shoved lightly in the back. This normally wouldn't have caused Jesse to fall but at that moment she was off balance to start with. She cried out and closed her eyes as she fell but then she stopped. Her jacket had got caught on the side of the bridge. A bit of the wood was sticking out and had her trapped like a Magikarp on the end of a fishhook. Jesse hung there keeping herself as still as possible terror in every bit of her body before her brain started to work again. She twisted herself round and grabbed hold of the side of the bridge with both hands. As she turned the jacket tore away and Jesse cried out again this time in agony. The wood that caught her jacket had also dug into her back and as she turned round had scraped her flesh. The side of the bridge dug into her hands now making Jesse cry out again as the splinters cut her palms. She tried to pull herself up but then it hit her. She couldn't…. She wasn't strong enough and the pain was gradually making her aching fingers slip. She was going to fall! Jesse looked up and her eyes widened. "James?" she gasped seeing him looking down at her. His expression was hard to read and at that moment Jesse's grip loosened. She screamed as she fell into the waterfall and went under. Jesse fought weakly against the strong currant that was pulling her under and further away from the bridge. She opened her mouth to scream for help but at that moment she went under again. Icy water flooded into her lungs making Jesse splutter and choke. She went under again, striking her head on a rock and felt herself fading out into nothing. No I can't black out she told her body furiously. If I do then I'll…die. But it was no good. Jesse closed her eyes and gave up.
Meowth looked at the cuckoo clock hanging on the wall in the kitchen. Jesse and James sure had been gone a long time. Maybe they were fighting again? Meowth hoped not. It cut him up inside to see those too being so hateful to each other. Everyone could see how much they loved each other so in a way it made it worse when they were fighting. The cat had seen James crying and thought it better that he leave him alone for a bit. Meowth then heard James leave about 5 minutes after Jesse did and assumed that he was going to say he was sorry. But now at this late time (1.30 in the morning) Meowth was debating whether to go and look for them. He yawned and flicked his tail. He shouldn't really interfere. They had both been at fault really. Jesse was always so mean to James that only people who knew her really well could see that deep down she adored him. But James had never snapped like that before. It concerned Meowth a little to see James to angry and those things he said to Jesse. They were all true but that was beside the point. Meowth suddenly felt a little afraid. The way things were at the moment anything could happen. "Get a grip" he told himself "Jim would never hurt Jess. He loves her too much". Meowth chuckled to himself his fear fading now. To even think that James would ever do anything to hurt his Jesse was just ridiculous…wasn't it?
Authors Notes: You think Jesse's dead? Nope sorry to spoil it for you all but I would never kill J, J or M in my fics coz it would make me too upset and wouldn't be able to write any more. _