James came into town but hadnt a clue where to begin to look. Knowing Jesse, she would have been smart enough to stick to somehere close enough to stagger back to camp after she'd gotten drunk. As he began to search he noticed an amublance drive by. With no other knowlage of where to go, he decided to just head in the direction of the ambulance. Afterall, Jesse had left in a foul mood, chances were, that ambulance would be to pick up some guy who'd tried it on too much.

He stuck his hands in his front pockets and walked down the street. His thoughts still clouded.

He could hear a cry from a near by alley and drew closer to investagate.

Even if he was a team rocket member, if someone was in trouble, he wouldnt hesitate to offer asistance. Especaially if it the sickening feeling in the pit of his stomach was right about who he thought it was.

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James reached the alley in a quick jog and his conserned look turned into one of horror and pure rage as his eyes fed his brain what they saw. There was a black haired guy with dark eyes, one hand over his best friend's mouth an the other pulling her trousers down as Jesse thrashed about but to no avail.

A split second past where James would do nothing but stare in shock.

But that second was over in an instant and James lept forward and pounced on the guy.

Jesse looked over and to her disbelife and reliefe saw James stanindg in front of her. Horror spalshed over his features before he savishly jumped onto the man attacking her and bgean to punch him furiously.

She had never seen him so angry.

James punched the guy the hardest he'd ever punched anyone.

"YOU BASTARD YOU FUCKING BASTARD! IM GOING TO KILL YOU! HOW DARE YOU HURT HER!" he screamed as he punched. The man hit him back and the two men wrestled angrily. But James was far far too high on andrenaline and had the advantage of being non-intoxicated from alcohol. Eventually the man lost concoiusness as James was throttleing him.

Jesse wasted no time in pulling her Jeans back up fully.

"James stop!" she called. But he didnt listen, he seemed to be crying now. Jesse usually wouldnt have cared, but she even in her drunken state, she knew there was somthing more important at hand. She pulled James off of the man and he turned to look at her with angry eyes.

"I would you this would happen! I told you but you wouldnt listen! Don't you know how much I care about you? Jesse why won't you ever listen to me? TO ME!" he screamed, still high on the andrenaline rush. She tried to soothe him, but he shrugged her hand from his shoulder.

"James there's somthing...more important to tell think about" she said slightly slurred. James nearly exploded all over again. More important? Didnt she understand what had just happend! he blamed the alcohol. Feeling all his fears of her being raped in front of his eyes, for that split second he hadnt moved, he couldnt. He felt so sick, he had seen her on the brink of something terribile and she was too drunk to understand the size of the situation. "Rachel, cheated. She's not wants you. She -"

He raised his hands in disbelief. "I don't belive what I'm hearing. Jess you almost got raped, your drunk! And all you can think of trying to get even at Rachel!" he shouted. Her eyes widened, shining through a hurt that he didnt consider he would ever make her feel.

"No matter what you believe James. I am not drunk" she said calmly. Truth was, she was sobering up quickly, the shock of the situation that had happned barely three minutes ago beginning to sink in. A second passed where nothing was said. Then suddenly Jesse's body began to sway.

"Oh my god" she gasped as it finally sank in. James realised she was about to fall and caught her as she fainted.

He thought about the seriousness in her eyes. It was just shock.

He decided to head back to camp, carrying her in his arms. He kicked the guy on the floor. For good measure swearing if he ever got the chance, he would kill him.

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Another short chappie, sorry! But it was eithyer this, or an either shorter chappie, so this is two put together instead. Review people, you know you wanna!

Nikki-Vixen