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AN: Wow I have a fan! yay!

Thanks BansheeGirl and the reason is sorta in this chapter. Although I don't think it will explain the amneisa yet, it will start to explain what happened... And if I say you were right or wrong would spoil the fun

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Chapter 2 - Promises

It was a few minutes before visting hours were over and James, impatiently, paced the foot of his ,still unconcious, partner's bed. As he paced he chewed on his nails in anxiety. Meowth had been watching him pace for the last half an hour and was beginning to grow dizzy. Truth to be known, neither of them had quite figured out how they were about to pull off their great escape and James, especially, was begining to feel nervous.

"Would ya stop walkin bout like a caged Pokemon. Your makin me nausious!" Meowth snapped after another minute fell off their remaining time.

James snapped his head to stare at the Pokemon. Appalled by his lack of consern, due to the fact that neither of them had a clue how they were going to rescue the bed-stricken Jesse OR how they were going to take care of her when they got out!

"YOUR nausious? This whole situation has me sick to the stomach! I'm not the one who usually comes up with the plans for this sort of thing! and even then, I always have Jesse at my side to make sure I don't screw up! So don't tell me to stop pacing when neither of us even have a glimmer of hope of pulling this off and what's worse is that Jesse can't even move her arm let alone stand or even walk!" he spoke harshly but stifled his voice. Meowth huffed, he knew James was upset and very nervous, but it was no excuse to take it on him.

"Yeh well don't take it out me! Your gettin to woriked up over this. Sit down and let's tink this over logically and clamly" Meowth said quietly. James did as Meowth said and took a seat on the side of Jesse's bed runnig his fingers through his long lavander hair and inhaling a deep breath, then slowly releasing the air from his mouth slowly.

"Right. We can do this...I think" he spoke more to himself than to Meowth but the pokemon nodded in agreence. He shut his eyes and tried to think.

How would Jesse do this?

He wondered. But at the thought of his partner only images of her flew into his head. He opened his eyes and growled under his breath, annoyed that at such an important time all he could think about was his own feelings about her.

I can belive myself...I need a plan, not a trip down memory lane!

He winced mentally. This whole situation in itself was one big long trip down memory lane and he hated it.

Meowth could see my the anger that flared up in James' eyes and knew that he was becoming more and more frustraited. He had oviously not come up with a plan yet. He coughed to draw James' attention away from his thoughts. James looked up at him expectantly.

"I say, we hide out somewhere and wait till it's night. Then, when there's only da nightshift on duty we can sneak Jess out." he suggested. James pulled a face that said 'I'm not so sure'. Meowth leaned in closer. "You can carry Jesse over your shoulder, you hold her up often enough so it should'nt be hard. I get da stuff we need and meetcha in that flower garden over there!" he said as he moved only his eyes to motion outside of the window. James smiled and nodded.

"That's great Meowth! We'll have her out of here in no-time!" he beamed. But the smile soon dissapeared when he noticed somthing he had forgotten before, "Oh...um Meowth?" The cat type looked at him, his own smile still remanining fixed on his face. "This is the fifth floor. How are we gonna get her out without going through the main doors past the nurse's desk?"

Meowth sweat dropped and shrank back in his seat.

"I'll get back ta ya on that one" he said. James sighed and stole another glance at Jesse. He cupped her hands in his own and held them close to his chest.

"I promise I'll get you out of here Jess. I won't leave you behind." he promised. She did nothing in response but slept fitfully in the hospital bed with her drip attached through her arm.

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The party was pretty loud even before I got there that night. I remember my old best girl-friend was calling me over from the other side of the living room. Her bright Yellow hair was glazed over with glitter and her purple eyes were enlarged in pleasure. She jumped up and down exciteidly, flagging me over by waving her hand to and fro like a mad woman. I laughed and headed towards her as she stood in a huge crowd.

I remember she held my hands and hugged me as I greeted her. She seemed very happy...maybe a little bit too happy...

In fact, everyone in the party seemed very "happy" that night. She pulled my hand out and put down a small bag, about a quarter way full of white powder.

"It'll make you feel happy!" she told me. Her large eyes looked happy enough and yet...so distant. I smiled and took it from her.

"What is it?" I asked. She gave me a smirk as she pushed her hair from over her shoulder. The group she was standing with giggled ever so slightly and looked at me as if I came from another planet. Truth was, I knew what it was...I just wanted her conformation. She laughed.

"It's happy powder" she said between her now uncontrollable giggles. I stared at the stuff she hand put into my hand. It seemed safe enough, how wrong I was... "Come on Jess. It will make you feel really really great!" she prodded. I smiled at her. She smiled back and then led me to a table where a guy was sniffing the powder up his nose. It looked so weird. But I still felt confident about it.

"So that's how I'm gonna do it?" I asked.She seemed in a daze, like a day dream. "Cass?" I snapped her back to reality. She smiled goofily.

"Yeah let's do it together!" she almost shouted.I felt abit intimadated by her hyperness, but pushed my feelings down. I took a seat at the table and she took the bag from my hand and placed it on a piece of plain paper. "Ready?" she asked in excitement. I nodded and watched her take the first sniff. Then I stupidly began to follow her lead...

Jesse walked away from the image of her younger self in front of her. That had been years ago and an image she had blocked herself from remembering many a year ago.

She remembered that night so clearly she could hear herself annatate her own story. As though her concoinse was telling it to her against her will...

She raised her hands to her face and recoiled from the scene.

She had been so stupid back then. So naive and young...

The memory flooded through her mind and the room she was standing in spun as though she was on a roundabout that would never stop.

"What have I done?" she shouted as she stepped backwards. She walked backwards only a few steps before she bumped into somthing solid. She spun around and saw 14 years old James standing stareing at her with eyes full of tears. "James?" she whispered, confirming what she saw for herself more so than speaking to him. He looked right through her, to the table where her younger self and Cassidy were busy snorting the white powder on the table.

I knew my best friend, James would be heartbroken. His life had been dependant on drugs and he detested them and all who used them. I remember promising him I would NEVER touch the stuff. I remember giving him that hug and telling him he would never have to worry about it. But I remember that night seeing those people laugh at me when I asked what it was in her hand. And I just could'nt stand there to be made a fool of...I HAD to fit in, no matter what...no matter who I hurt...

"Shut up!" Jesse screamed as she held her ears. James' 14 year old figure spun on his heel and ran full speed out of the hall in tears. He had seen enough and Jesse only wished she could do the same. But she felt tied to the spot now. Her own voice flooded her mind as the image of the hall danced with bright lights and buzzed with a mix of trace dance songs and high-teenagers. "I don't want to remember this! I don't! I don't!" she screamed.

I was about to be dragged into the worst 2 years of my life. And this was only the begining...I was about to to distroy not only my own life, but my best friend's aswell...

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AN; Wooo chapter two! Yay for me! Please review cos if it's crap I'll re-write it. I hope it was'nt too hard to follow cos I was trying a different way of telling the story rather than just having loads of flashbacks and stuff. And yeah...REVIEW! Thanks

Nikki-Vixen