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*sniffles* I hope people are still readin this, I wanted to get this up sooner, but I couldn't...anyway Here is the long awaited Chapter 10!...I think

Chapter 10- Would ya believe it?

The former team rocket member didn't move or say anything. He blinked at Jessie and then glanced out of the corner of his eye towards Itsumu and young Aqua-Marie. They were both poking out their heads from the edge of the door and looking at him in worry. The man then turned his gaze towards his ex-partner in crime. He hardly noticed that Meowth was sitting right next to her, he could hardly register the fact that she was back.

Meowth looked from both Jessie and James and a wide smile spread over his face.

"Jimmy-Boy!!" the cat cried out. He then ran and flung himself into James' arms. James was shocked at first but then a huge smile lit up on his face.

"Meowth! I thought I would never see you again!" he gave the small Pokemon a squeeze and Meowth squeezed back. James laughed joyously with small tears edging his eyes. "I missed you!"

Jessie looked at the small reunion and then saw the woman and child behind them. She turned away quickly and stared at the floor. That face...the child...Jessie looked back up and saw the girl's same bright green eyes that reminded her so much of James. Jessie fiddled with the gun in her pocket slowly sliding her hand over the safety. She pulled it out and pointed it towards her former-partner.

In distance she could hear Itsumu's warnings to James. James turned towards Jessie with wide eyes, mouth slightly open. Meowth too looked at Jessie with the same shocked expression.

"Hand over the Pikachu." She strained out, no matter what...she still had her job. Meowth glare at Jessie and climbed atop James' head.

"Jess!" The cat cried out. "Wat do ya tink you are doin?"

"Move out of the way Meowth. We have a job to do. I won't say it again hand over the Pikachu!" her hands trembled and she saw the gun waver in her hands, it was like it wasn't connected to her any more. She could no longer control her arms or hands. She saw her finger slowly press down on the trigger. The red-haired woman looked frantically up at James, trying to apologize...she couldn't control it. What she saw in James' face surprised her; his face was unusually calm.

"Jess! Look at yourself! Wat are ya doin?" Meowth looked at her with pleading eyes. He grasped James' head harder than he had ever done before. James cried out in pain and Meowth saw his blood on his paws. Meowth stared at them in horror. "Jess look! Do you want more of this? Blood on your hands!?" Meowth then started to lick the wound he caused on James head in panic. James chuckled.

"You're gunna have a purple hairball if you don't stop Meowth." He pulled Meowth off his head and set him on the floor. He glanced at his wife and daughter through the corner of his eye. He mouthed 'Don't worry' and smiled sadly and turned towards Jessie. "Hey Jess, long time no see." He tried to ignore the gun that was pointing right at him. Meowth was busy trying to clean off the blood from his paws, and didn't notice that the former partner in crime was trying to talk to Jessie.

"H-hand over the Pikachu Ja-sir, and you won't get hurt." She stammered out keeping her poker face on.

"Sir? I'm a Sir? Wow!" He turned towards his wife "Hear that honey? I'm a Sir!" Itsumu nodded numbly and held onto the sobbing Aqua-Marie. James saw this and tried to console her "Aww...Ice Drop don't worry Jessie puts on a mean front put once you get past it you'll find a shining gem inside of her." The man turned back towards Jessie. "Ain't that right Jessie?" he smiled but one could see the fear in his eyes.

"James...I'm not kidding hand over the Pikachu!" Jessie cried out almost begging she was slowly calming down her emotions.

"...I'm sorry Jess but *I* don't have a Pikachu. I do have a large number of other Pokemon though..." He then waved his arms all around him, indicating all of the statues in his store. "These are the only Pokemon with me right now Jess, so I'm sorry I can't help you." James then took one step forward towards Jessie hoping that she would calm down with humor. Meowth finally finished cleaning his fur and looked from James to Jessie.

"Put da gun down Jess, you heard what Jimmy said." Meowth told the woman calmly. Jessie looked at the gun that was still in her hands and she finally released the grip on the gun and let it fall to the floor. Jessie sighed in relief and looked at the floor where the gun lay. She then looked back up at James with tears in her eyes. She had no idea what came over her, she guessed her pent up emotions finally got the better of her. Jessie then smiled and grinned devilishly towards James. The red-haired woman came up to the man and gave him a hearty hug.

"I'm sorry...sir. I wasn't thinking clearly." James hugged her back, confused at her quick change in emotions. Itsumu then decided to come out with Aqua Marie in tow still sniffling and rubbing her eyes slowly. Itsumu cleared her throat and raised her eyebrow at James. James grinned sheepishly and quickly broke free from Jessie's hold.

"Um honey...this is Jessie, and Jessie this is Itsumu my um..."

"Wife." Itsumu glared at James and shook Jessie's hand "Pleased to meet you." She said in a tone that made the penguins shiver.

"Likewise." Jessie said in a tone that made the penguins dive into the icy water seeking warmth. The child, man, two women, and the Pokemon stared at one another for what seemed like ages. The women were not taking their glares off each other and the child was playing with the Meowth's whiskers.

"So..." James rubbed his hands together "Who's hungry?"

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James dropped off Aqua-Marie with a stunned Victor as he saw Jessie. Victor mouthed a question to James and James shook his head and made a small motion with his hand. Victor nodded and gave Jessie a grim smile and a quiet hello, and went back inside the cottage at the cliff's edge with Aqua-Marie trailing behind laughing happily that she could finally go to the beach.

James and Itsumu smiled and Itsumu wrapped her arm around James'. Meowth saw Jessie tense at this, but it was so faint that Meowth almost didn't catch it. Meowth smiled 'So you don't love him anymore do you?' he thought.

"So where do you guys want to go eat?" Itsumu questioned.

"*Anywhere* besides seafood." moaned James, but he suddenly remembered it wasn't just him and Itsumu anymore. "Unless you guys want to of course." He fidgeted as he saw how uncomfortable the scene was, Itsumu wasn't willing to forget that Jessie held James up at gunpoint.

"Well I have been in a mood for Chinese." Jessie spoke up "Actually...we have that every day, so how about just regular hamburgers?" James hesitated he didn't really eat much as of late, which if Jessie and Meowth knew they would be stunned, and he didn't really eat hamburgers either.

"Sure, we love hamburgers, right honey?"

"...yup..."

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"Hey waiter! Waiter!!" Meowth called out over the clatter of the restaurant. A young man could be seen and he turned towards the table and quickly turned his head back and fled into the kitchen.

"What was that?" Jessie questioned with an eyebrow raised. Suddenly the boy came out of the kitchen with sunglasses on and a hat one. He came over to the table ignoring the odd looks the people at the table.

"Are you ready to order." He mumbled clearly avoiding James, his head was turned towards Jessie and Meowth who sat across from Itsumu and James. James was trying to figure out who this was and why he was avoiding him so, and then it hit him.

"Tokeri?" he asked with a hint of anger in his voice. "What are you doing here?" he looked at his watch "It's your shift! Who's watching the store!?" The young man sighed and removed his sunglasses, which revealed bright blue eyes.

"Hombre..." he answered rubbing his hand behind his head in embarrassment.

"HOMBRE!? HOMBRE!? He's who you chose as your cover-up if I ever found out?"

"I thought you would think he was just there...um...being there."

"But Tokeri! Hombre!?" he groaned and stood up from the table. "Sorry you guys I'm going to have to cut this date short." James grabbed Tokeri by the arm and began to drag him to the door, as he did so he muttered. "Hombre?" he shook his head but one could see he was trying hard not to smile. Tokeri noticed this and his panic quickly fled. He looked back at the four figures at the table.

"Nice meeting you, hope to see you-" and he was out the door, the bells tinkled when they left the restaurant and the Team Rocket members stared after them in shock. Itsumu fidgeted slightly and called another waiter.

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Ok..ok so it may have been a little fast paced, but I'm sure they'll talk about it later.

Anyway this fic is gettin *really strange*...but I still enjoy reviews!!!

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