From Enemies to Friends

It was the afternoon when Jessie was half way to Viridian City. She had stopped at a hotel amidst her trek to rest, and then set off on foot yet again. Unlike James and Meowth, though, Jessie didn't have any reason for going to Viridian City besides hearing that apartments were cheap there. Her head wasn't held high like it normally was when she walked, but rather moping low. At the hotel, she had also ditched her Team Rocket uniform for normal clothes (A/N: I'll let you decide on what Jessie is wearing ^^).

She walked on towards her new life. What life? I don't even know what going to do with myself, Jessie thought to herself.

Something was walking ahead of Jessie a little ways ahead of her. What was it? There hadn't been a person nor Poke'mon on the road other than Jessie for miles. She had to find out! She jogged a bit to get a closer view. However, it appeared that the figure also began jogging. Jessie increased her speed; so did the mysterious figure. Jessie had gained the upper hand and the figure was quickly materializing into a human; much too quickly.

Jessie couldn't stop for she was running like a Rapidash.

CRASH!

"What the hell are you doing!" It turned out that the human Jessie was chasing down turned out to be no other than her most hated enemy and rival–Cassidy!

"What am I doing? What are you doing?" Jessie yelled. The two had gotten up from the crash and were standing face to face each other, fists up, fire burning in their eyes. They were ready to fight to the death (like always).

After about five minutes of a brutal stare down, Jessie spoke:

"Where's Biff? Is he about to come out from behind a tree and tackle me?" Jessie was shifting her eyes from left to right, right to left.

Cassidy lowered her fists and closed her eyes. "He's gone. Where's James?" With that, Jessie closed her eyes and placed her arms across her chest.

"Gone." The two started walking with another towards Viridian City, both were unaware that the other's eyes were quite watery.

"So, you're heading to Viridian City?" Jessie asked. Why am I talking to her?

"Yeah. You too?" Cassidy retorted. Why am I talking to her?

The women just started walking onwards, seeming to forget their long-term hatred and bitter rivalry. One could presume that since Team Rocket has ended, so has their rivalry. And it appears that since they are all alone, without their old partners, that they almost welcomed each other's company. (A/N: You should read this paragraph in the Narrator's voice!)

Cassidy and Jessie stood outside a tall building. A sign on the front read: Super Nice Apartment! At A Super Nice Price! However, in the smaller writing underneath the heading, it turned out that the apartments Cassidy and Jessie were looking for weren't as cheap as they were lead to believe. They both sighed.

"That price is a little high for just an apartment," Cassidy said. If she and Butch were to rent the apartment, with the money Giovanni had given them, the two could easily split the price and have enough money to provide for themselves before they get jobs. However, Cassidy was alone.

Jessie had the same problem. An idea struck her! It was a long shot, but it ust could work.

"Do you wanna rent an apartment together?" Jessie grumbled.

"I guess." Cassidy sighed. She had always hated Jessie, and Jessie had always hated Cassidy, but something about Team Rocket ending just seemed to wash away the hate.

They went to the landlord and procured an apartment. They went inside. It was fully furnished and obviously worth the price. There was a kitchen, two bedrooms each with an adjourning bathroom, and a living room with a fireplace. There was also a balcony that overlooked the green side of Viridian City. Definitely worth the price, and even more so the company they had to share it with.

Jessie and Cassidy went for some coffee the following day. They were actually getting along. Sure, they threw an insult a couple times in a conversation towards one another, but that was just playful banter. They were…friends? (A/N: Don't you have a friend that you greet with an insult? Me and my best friend act just like Jessie and Cassidy. Sorry for the interruption.)

"Jessie, dear, I'd always knew you would get fired from Team Rocket," Cassidy teased as she sipped her coffee.

"And dearest Cassidy, I'd always knew you were a true blonde," Jessie teased back, also sipping her own coffee.

They both looked to the road as a couple walked by, arm in arm. The couple was gently conversing with their lover, without a care in the world and also seeming to forget that they were in public. The man kissed his woman companion, which eventually turned into a make-out session. Jessie and Cassidy both made faces of disgust and began mocking the couple behind the couple's back. The two women laughed. However, their laughs died away and they just looked longingly into their coffee mugs.

"Jessie, do you miss James?" Cassidy asked, not knowing if she should have asked it. Jessie waited before she replied. She knew what Cassidy was getting at.

"As much as you miss Buffy."

After a much needed silence so the two could reflect on their old partners, Cassidy and Jessie noticed an old woman across the ways at a petite flower shop. She had just put up a HELP WANTED poster. The two looked at each other, nodded, got up, and went to the old woman. Jobs were quite needed.

"Excuse me, madam. We just noticed your poster," Jessie said (in a much nicer, out-of-character voice).

"Could we work here?" Cassidy asked (in the same tone as Jessie).

The old lady looked up at the two women and smiled. "Of course! Beautiful, young ladies like you two will surely be quite the assets here!" Jessie and Cassidy both smiled their conceited, vain smiles. They were pretty, and they both knew it.

It had been a couple of days since Jessie and Cassidy started working at Madam's Flower Shoppe. They were getting along with customers and had become quite good friends with the owner, Madam Chancey who had given them the jobs. Jessie and Cassidy took turns watering the plants and working the cash register.

Madam Chancey was a kind, elderly widow. She used to run her shop with her husband until he passed. It was the bestflower shop in Kanto when he was still around but after his passing, the business soon began to flop. The Madam decided to give the shop one last shot after many years of horrid business that just barely got her by. Jessie and Cassidy were her new pride and joy for the two beauties brought in numerous customers (most of which were single men). Madam Chancey sure knew how to do business.

A few more days passed and the shop was a complete success again thanks to two certain former Team Rocket agents. This job also kept Cassidy's and Jessie's minds off of certain men–until that most sordid Saturday…..

It was just a normal day at Madam's Flower Shoppe. Customers (again, mostly single men) came and went, always buying more than their fair share of flowers thanks to Jessie's and Cassidy's great sales pitches (or merely just their looks). It was Jessie's turn to restock the flowers and then water them.

She went to refill the rose bin–however, there weren't just a few various roses with their various colours like there always were, but merely a single red rose. Jessie fell to her knees and started to cry. And it didn't help her when Madam's pet Meowth walked by, purring at Jessie's feet. She continued to cry even harder.

"James…(and Meowth)"

Cassidy heard Jessie crying and went to see what the matter was. She noted the rose and immediately knew why Jessie was crying. She really did miss James as much as Cassidy missed Botch, and perhaps even a little more. She gave Jessie a warm embrace and then helped Jessie to her feet. Jessie still had tears in her eyes.

"Madam? May we have a quick break?" Cassidy called to Madam Chancey.

"Of course dearie." The Madam just smiled. Old ladies, they always know what's going on.

Cassidy motioned Jessie to their coffee table from the other day which had now become their favourite table. Cassidy ordered them their favourite coffees. Jessie had her head nearly crashing on the table with her hands in her skirt. She obviously hasn't stopped crying, Cassidy pitied her friend.

"It's okay, Jess. I know exactly how you feel. I didn't realize that after leaving Butch that I would actually miss him so much." Cassidy began to cry, too, only she wasn't crying as much as Jessie…yet.

"C-Cassidy?"

"Hmm?"

"Do y-you love, Hutch?" Jessie looked up; her eyes were a little puffy with a single tear dripping down her face.

"Yes," was Cassidy's response. She brought a hand up to her face to wipe away the tears that were now coming. "And you love James."

"Yes, but I didn't think I'd miss him so much."

Okay. So, this story is turning out to be a lot sadder than I thought it would be. Don't fret! It will get happy! And as for Jessie and Cassidy being friends, I've always thought that if they put aside their trivial rivalry, they would become friends. I dunno about you, but I like them as friends, friends that insult each other ^_^. Sorry about the wait, school resumed term so I had Statistics homework that interfered with my writing. Hope you enjoyed!