He entered the dimly lit room. The curtains were drawn but the sun could
still be seen behind them. He looked over to the bed where she slept
peacefully and smiled seeing that she had taken his advice and was resting.
Walking over to the double bed he carefully sat down beside her.
He watched her sleep for a moment before tentatively reaching out and brushing a strand of her golden hair from her closed eyes. Her eyes slowly fluttered open and she looked up at him sleepily murmuring his name, not fully awake "Butch?" she questioned, unsure.
"Sorry Cass" he apologised "I didn't mean to wake you"
"It's okay" She replied, yawning sleepily "Is everything alright?"
"Yeah, it's just..."
"What is it"
"We're leaving now"
"Oh, okay" she replied. As she began to get out of the bed he caught her arm and she turned back to face him, a confused expression on her face
"I want you to stay here" He explained
"Why?" She questioned suspiciously, now unsure about whether James had kept his promise to her.
"Cass..." he began but trailed off
"What is it?" She asked, fear rising inside her
He gently took her hands into his, looking deeply into her eyes. "Cassie, you mean a lot to me. You know that right?" She nodded her head mutely, relaxing slightly at his soft tone as he continued "If anything ever happened to you... I don't know what I'd do..." He trailed off again, looking down at their joint hands for a moment before looking back up into her eyes. "Cass, it could be dangerous out there, and I don't ever want to put you in danger. I want you to stay here, where you're protected... I need to know you're safe. I care about you too much to let you get hurt again"
She looked at him carefully, her eyes brimming with tears at his emotional response. He had never been particularly open with his emotions, often keeping them hidden, even from her. It had taken her a number of years to get though this barrier, but it was still not often that he spoke like this. She knew he had said he had loved her the night they had became lovers, only a few months ago, but she was unsure if it was really true. Would he love her enough to stay with her, to be a father to their child? She was still uncertain.
A tear spilled down her cheek and he reached up and gently wiped it away with his thumb "No more tears Cass, I'll be back in a couple of days at most"
"Do you really mean what you said?" she questioned tearfully.
"Of course I do. You're my world Cassie"
She smiled weakly at him through her tears as he spoke again "I should probably go, James is waiting downstairs"
She nodded mutely, afraid that if she opened her mouth she may break down completely. Butch leaned over and kissed her gently on the forehead. "Bye Cass" he whispered, as he got up and moved towards the door.
As Cassidy watched him begin to leave she found her voice again, calling out to him "Butch... please don't go" She pleaded.
Walking back over to her she rose from the bed and wrapped her arms around his waist, burying her head into his chest, trying desperately not to cry. He held her close until she calmed, then pulled away and spoke "I have to go Cassie"
"Why?"
"Cass, you know as well as I do that if he goes on his own he is going to get himself killed"
"That doesn't explain why you have to go"
He pulled away from their embrace and sat down on the bed again, motioning for her to sit with him. He took her hands in his own again and spoke quietly "Cass. You know when you had that accident?" he asked, although it was more of a statement than a question, knowing that being in hospital for 3 weeks was not something she could forget. "I thought I'd lost you" he continued "I felt so empty... I was so scared that I'd lose the only thing in my life worth living for... James, he's feeling like that right now. He's scared... and he can't think straight because all he can think about is her. I want to help him because I know what he's going through and I know how much it hurts. Do you understand?"
She nodded slowly "I know, it's just... I'll miss you so much"
He smiled sadly at her, trying to comfort her as best as he could "I'll miss you too Cassie. But I'll be back soon, I promise"
"I know-" She paused for a moment, looking up into his eyes "I love you"
He smiled at her and was about to reply when James' voice shouted impatiently from downstairs "Butch I'm leaving, now!"
"I should go" Butch told Cassidy squeezing her hands as he stood and walked to the door of the room. He turned back one last time before leaving, hoping that he was going to keep his promise to her "I'll be back soon".
She sat there, on the bed, just looking at the door for a moment, desperately wishing that he would come back and hold her like he had done so many times before, but he didn't.
She moved over to the window and watched with a grave heart as James and Butch made their way towards Viridian forest. She rested her head against the cool glass, closing her eyes, praying silently that they would both come back alive.
To be continued...
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He watched her sleep for a moment before tentatively reaching out and brushing a strand of her golden hair from her closed eyes. Her eyes slowly fluttered open and she looked up at him sleepily murmuring his name, not fully awake "Butch?" she questioned, unsure.
"Sorry Cass" he apologised "I didn't mean to wake you"
"It's okay" She replied, yawning sleepily "Is everything alright?"
"Yeah, it's just..."
"What is it"
"We're leaving now"
"Oh, okay" she replied. As she began to get out of the bed he caught her arm and she turned back to face him, a confused expression on her face
"I want you to stay here" He explained
"Why?" She questioned suspiciously, now unsure about whether James had kept his promise to her.
"Cass..." he began but trailed off
"What is it?" She asked, fear rising inside her
He gently took her hands into his, looking deeply into her eyes. "Cassie, you mean a lot to me. You know that right?" She nodded her head mutely, relaxing slightly at his soft tone as he continued "If anything ever happened to you... I don't know what I'd do..." He trailed off again, looking down at their joint hands for a moment before looking back up into her eyes. "Cass, it could be dangerous out there, and I don't ever want to put you in danger. I want you to stay here, where you're protected... I need to know you're safe. I care about you too much to let you get hurt again"
She looked at him carefully, her eyes brimming with tears at his emotional response. He had never been particularly open with his emotions, often keeping them hidden, even from her. It had taken her a number of years to get though this barrier, but it was still not often that he spoke like this. She knew he had said he had loved her the night they had became lovers, only a few months ago, but she was unsure if it was really true. Would he love her enough to stay with her, to be a father to their child? She was still uncertain.
A tear spilled down her cheek and he reached up and gently wiped it away with his thumb "No more tears Cass, I'll be back in a couple of days at most"
"Do you really mean what you said?" she questioned tearfully.
"Of course I do. You're my world Cassie"
She smiled weakly at him through her tears as he spoke again "I should probably go, James is waiting downstairs"
She nodded mutely, afraid that if she opened her mouth she may break down completely. Butch leaned over and kissed her gently on the forehead. "Bye Cass" he whispered, as he got up and moved towards the door.
As Cassidy watched him begin to leave she found her voice again, calling out to him "Butch... please don't go" She pleaded.
Walking back over to her she rose from the bed and wrapped her arms around his waist, burying her head into his chest, trying desperately not to cry. He held her close until she calmed, then pulled away and spoke "I have to go Cassie"
"Why?"
"Cass, you know as well as I do that if he goes on his own he is going to get himself killed"
"That doesn't explain why you have to go"
He pulled away from their embrace and sat down on the bed again, motioning for her to sit with him. He took her hands in his own again and spoke quietly "Cass. You know when you had that accident?" he asked, although it was more of a statement than a question, knowing that being in hospital for 3 weeks was not something she could forget. "I thought I'd lost you" he continued "I felt so empty... I was so scared that I'd lose the only thing in my life worth living for... James, he's feeling like that right now. He's scared... and he can't think straight because all he can think about is her. I want to help him because I know what he's going through and I know how much it hurts. Do you understand?"
She nodded slowly "I know, it's just... I'll miss you so much"
He smiled sadly at her, trying to comfort her as best as he could "I'll miss you too Cassie. But I'll be back soon, I promise"
"I know-" She paused for a moment, looking up into his eyes "I love you"
He smiled at her and was about to reply when James' voice shouted impatiently from downstairs "Butch I'm leaving, now!"
"I should go" Butch told Cassidy squeezing her hands as he stood and walked to the door of the room. He turned back one last time before leaving, hoping that he was going to keep his promise to her "I'll be back soon".
She sat there, on the bed, just looking at the door for a moment, desperately wishing that he would come back and hold her like he had done so many times before, but he didn't.
She moved over to the window and watched with a grave heart as James and Butch made their way towards Viridian forest. She rested her head against the cool glass, closing her eyes, praying silently that they would both come back alive.
To be continued...
I am alive!!! Finally after months of exams I'm writing again. Hopefully updates won't be taking very long now ^_^ I promise the next chapter will be about Jess and Meowth, and remember reviews inspire me to write quicker. Thanks to everyone who has reviewed it means a lot to me. Bye for now...