Disclaimer: I would like to thank everyone who has reviewed, faved or put this story on alert, it means a lot to me. Unfortunately, I do not own Toy Story. This one takes place between TS2 and TS3.

Buzz stared at Woody, flabbergasted, as Jessie was lost from their sight.

Woody gave Buzz a look of confusement, why was Buzz staring at him like that?

"Why did you do that, Woody?" Buzz demanded, expecting an answer.

"Do what?" Woody asked sternly.

"You know what Woody!" Buzz told him. "Why did you do that to her?"

"So it's me you're mad at?" Woody asked. "It should be her you're mad at. I made all that effort bringing her here and she's still ungrateful."

"Woody what are you talking about?"

"I brought her here to Andy's room! I thought I could give it a try and yet she acts like this? Completely ungrateful." Woody began. "Sometimes I seriously regret bringing her back."

Hamm and Slinky stared aimlessly at the two arguing toys. They both knew that it'd be best if they didn't get in the way, so they climbed down to the floor and walked away.

"How can you be such a jerk?" Buzz asked sternly, expecting Woody to answer him.

"What did you say?" Woody asked feeling offended.

"I said you're being a jerk!" Buzz yelled, trying to knock some sense into the cow boy. "And I hope it hurt when she slapped you. You deserved it!"

"I-I w-what?"

"You heard me," Buzz told him. "I said you're acting like a jerk. You didn't even let her explain herself and yet you were still throwing accusations at her."

It was then that realization sunk into Woody. He had just basically call someone, who was as close to him as a sister, selfish and ungrateful.

"I can't even imagine how hurt she must feel," Buzz began. "You know she loves life here with Andy. And so what if she typed Japan in on the internet, she has a right to be curious, just as the rest of us do."

Woody held his forehead in his hands.

"Look I'm sorry okay?" Woody pleaded.

"You think sorry's going to cut it?" Buzz asked. "After telling Jessie that you regret bringing her back?"

"I know, I'm a jerk," Woody admitted. "I'm sorry."

"Sorry doesn't always exactly cut it Woody," Buzz tolf him. "And besides, it's not me you should be apologizing to."

"I know," Woody repeated, and they stood in silence for a few moments. Buzz glared at Woody expectantly.

"Well?" Buzz asked. "What are you going to do about it?"

Woody sighed inwardly, but he knew he had to do it. He hadn't been fair on Jessie and he knew it.

"I'll go apologize."

Jessie surely was a good hider. He had looked almost all over Bonnie's room for her and had asked all the toys, that came across his sight, if they knew where she was. They had all answered that they had not seen her.

He eventually gave up looking in Bonnie's room and moved his search into the hallway. He looked for several minutes, until he found her leaning against the wall behind a washing basket, that had been tucked up against a corner.

Her legs were brought up to her chest and her arms hugged them, as she buried her head in her knees.

"Jess?" Woody began to ask.

She didn't even glare at him, she didn't look at him at all. She instead swiviled around so she was facing the wall.

She felt utterly angry beyond belief. Why did he act like that?

"Look, I'm sorry." Woody told her. "I shouldn't have said what I said..."

She remained silent.

"And I didn't mean it," Woody continued.

No answer.

"Come on Jess," Woody pleaded. "You know we all love you...I love you. You're like a sister to me and you have no idea how bad I feel right now over how I just acted back then. And I don't regret bringing you back here, in fact, I wake up knowing I've made the right choice every day."

She still said nothing.

"I'm sorry I snapped at you...it's not your fault at all. It was mine I was just feeling upset and hurt. I'm still upset over losing Bo a few months ago. I'm sorry, I shouldn't have taken it out on you."

Silence.

Woody bit his lip in defeat and was about to walk away when she spoke up.

"The only reason I was curious about Japan was because Al had spoken of taken us there for years, even when he just had me in the collection. Before he chucked Pete and Bullseye into the box," Jessie began glumly, still staring at the wall. "I had been waiting for so long, maybe it was just because I wanted out of the box, but I was so desperate to find out what Japan was like and the museum also."

Woody sat back down and listened to Jessie anxiously.

"But I know that life here at Andy's will always be better than the life I would've had there if I had been sent to Japan on my own. Andy's a greatt kid and I love him...just like I love all you guys."

"You really think so?"

"I know so."

"I'm sorry Jess, I had no idea."

"It's all right," Jessie began. "You didn't know."

Woody pulled her into an ebrace before pulling away.

He offered his hand.

"Friends?" He asked.

She took it.

"More than friends," She answered before pulling him into another embrace.

"And we always will be,"

A/N Sorry if the last line was a bit cheesey.

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