SAY GOODBYE by WonderBat
SUMMARY: Jessie and James accidentally part ways during a chasing game with 
Ash&Co. During the month of Christmas, James gets a new partner who only entered 
Team Rocket for she was in love with him. Will Jess survive the cold? Will Jim 
get Jess back? Will Meowth be the one to drive this new girl away? Find out by 
reading my first *published* JAJRN/Rocketshippy fic. DRAMA/ROMANCE/COMEDY

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girl), elements, etcetera nor do I make any money out of it. All of this is just 
for wholesome fun and creative writing, [I'm only 15]!

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A./N.: This shipfic is not as funny as you might expect. But I did my best and 
that's it. RnR PLs!
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She was walking along a hollow and dark alley on the third night before 
Christmas. It's been a long time since she got separated from Team Rocket 
because of a mission that included a few drastic measures...as always.
Ever since Ash&Co. tried to lose Team Rocket's way while chasing them, or rather 
Pikachu, Jessie has never been with Team Rocket...ever.

She was so cold that she could see her own breath. For two weeks and three days 
now, she hasn't seen even a single shadow of James or a twerp. You might be 
wondering how she got past the street-life. Finally, she took off the white 
shirt with that huge R logo (sometimes she just uses it as her pillow when she 
sleeps, but she never dumped it) & black gauntlets and just wore a short black 
top with the rest of her outfit with a few winter aparells. She goes into bars 
and sings in there just for money.
She wasn't quite sure if James and Meowth are really looking for her. Sometimes, 
Jessie just loses hope and claims that neither of her partners will ever look 
for her...especially in this thick blanket of snow.
Everytime she gets enough money from her singing, she buys clothes and if her 
appetite changes...some food too. She's not into much food for now since there's 
a lot of snow she can munch on. Remember her childhood? Poor Jess. She usually 
sleeps in the streets and if luck visits her, some houses even let her stay in 
for the night or even check into some rooms for a while. Within this weather, 
you can't really stand seeing a young lady out in the cold, snoozing 
unmistakably.
This night was a major suckfest...or rather a major bummer. No singing, no 
money, no TR, no place to sleep (again) and more snow. When she finally exited 
the alley, her sight welcomed a Holiday Parade. She suddenly remembered that 
three days from now, it'll be Christmas day again. She walked into the nearest 
fruit stand. Since all the other people were focused mostly in the parade, she 
took an apple just to silence her grumbling stomach. She walked a little more 
until she was at least ten meters away from the fruit stand.
When Jessie was about to bite her food, she saw two beggars, a boy and a girl, 
looking at her. They were both very messy and it's as if they haven't eaten in 
days. She was looking at her apple and at the two kids back and forth. Until, 
she sighed and took a small knife out of her pocket (in case of emergency) to 
cut the apple inbetween. She handed them over as soon as she was finished 
cutting the juicy-looking fruit. The kids bowed her a little 'thank you' and 
happily ran off with half-an-apple on each of their hands. She sighed heavily.
"Well, it was for a good cause." She whispered to herself.

Meanwhile, due to the loss of Jessie, James got a new partner named Jenneveeve. 
They were preparing dinner while James [and Meowth] was still thinking where 
Jessie could have been. Plus, he's not so into his new partner...she creeps the 
crap out of him (sometimes, she does). (Maybe it's the fact that he has no idea 
that she is in love with him.)
His new partner's name is Jenneveeve.
Jenneveeve is a Filipino-French girl. Her hair is much more beautiful than 
Jessie's (if ever that's possible), her body is as hot as hers and she had 
shining brown eyes. She was a brunette and her hair was straight until it was as 
the same line as her jaw and she also had one-sided bangs, you know, like Lois 
Lane, only a lot longer and kinda layered. But she's a lot like Jessie 
(especially when Jessie's hair got cut down on the anime) the only difference is 
that this girl's much more friendlier and more forthright. She's about a year or 
two younger than the two of them (J&J) but she can definitely be more successful 
than any other of the three since she's an excellent sharpshooter, a diver, a 
martial-artist, an entertainer (singer, dancer, comidienne, actress) and a 
straight-A student. So why did she join Team Rocket if she's that gifted? When 
she saw James enter the TR headquarters a few days ago, supposedly he was about 
to report to Giovanni about Jessie's incident, she decided to join TR. So there 
you go. Forward thinking is needed, as always.
James sighed heavily and asked Jenneveeve to pass the plates.
"Jenneveeve, could you hand me those plates please?"
"Meowth, would you be so kind as to give it to dear James?" Jenneveeve asked the 
furry Pokemon since she was cooking. Oh, and James shrugs everytime she says 
'dear James'. But he doesn't usually do that once Jessie called him the same way 
Jenneveeve does.
Meowth didn't move or say a word. Unfortunately and obviously, he's not that 
fond of her.
"Oh never mind." Jenneveeve just handed the plates herself. Plus, she's not 
dumb, you know.
"Thanks Jess." James just said in return.
Jen stopped. "What did you say?"
"I said thanks."
"Yes, but that wasn't my name."
"What? What did I say?"
"You called her 'Jess'." Meowth interrupted. He stood up and approached the 
other two. "You miss her, don't you James?" Meowth asked once he was inbetween 
James and Jenneveeve.
"I...guess so."
"Who's 'her', Meowth?" Jen asked.
"Jessie. Our fowmer partner. Why? Didn't the boss tell you anything about her?"
"No."
James cut off the other two and asked.
"Where do you think could she be?"
"Well, let's see...We left her at Viridian City so, I guess she couldn't have 
gone too far." The furball said.
"Why, are you going to look for her?" Jen asked them eventhough she has no idea 
who Jessie was.
"Let's go Meowth! It's too cold out there for us to leave her alone!"
"Sheesh..After all this time, this is the foist time you actually planned to 
find her? When the snow blanket grew a feet tall already?"
"Hey, it's not my fault I never thought of it earlier! Now come on!"
"AW! But...dinner's ready in five! *sigh* Okay, okay, I'm comin'.." Meowth just 
followed James, who was getting his winter coat and going for the door.
"You're not going to leave me here alone, are you?" Jen asked, a little jealous 
and at the same time, mad.
"*sigh* Alright, you can come with us." James said.

The thick blanket of snow was getting thicker and Jessie was only capable of 
buying one coat for the whole season, plus there was no bar open tonight.
She had a few dimes left but she needed more than that to get a room for the 
rest of the night. She had no other choice but to steal.
Wow, guess that wasn't such a shocker anymore.
While the parade is *still* ongoing, she stopped behind a bunch of people too 
busy to mind themselves. She slowly pulled a man's purse then a couple of 
policemen ('tis the season for more officers other than Jenny might be put to 
duty) blew their whistles.
PPRRRRT!!!
"Hold it right there!" One of them said and then they ran towards her. She hid 
the purse behind her and pretended she didn't do anything wrong.
"What is it officer? Is there anything I can do for you?" Jessie asked 
innocently.
"Hand over the purse you stole!" The other policeman said.
"What purse?" She showed them her empty hand and then the officers asked her to 
show them the other one. And she did show them the other hand of hers, only 
revealing the purse she stole unintentionally. She panicked and chuckled 
nervously. Then ran.
Just then, the policemen came running after her. Unfortunately for her, the 
officers were able to catch up.

While James, Meowth and Jenneveeve were at Viridian City, they arrived at a jam-
packed paradefest. Since it was Jenneveeve's first time to explore Viridian 
City, she immediately became so enthusiastic. She ran in excitement and then the 
other two ran after her. She bumped a large man and the man looked violently at 
her. If she was afraid of him, she certainly didn't show it.
James and Meowth were getting ready to run for it, but they sensed that Jen 
doesn't have any plan that includes running, crying or even apologizing.
When the guy was about to punch her, she immediately fought back and therefore, 
winning so easily with her black-belt training in almost-all-martial-arts-
possible. A police officer saw her standing over the beaten up guy with one 
foot. He hurriedly approached her, unknowingly to TR.
Next thing you know, she was sent into a jail in Viridian City, assuming that 
she really somewhat have beaten up an innocent guy.

James and Meowth were still behind her and when the police officers threw her in 
the jail cell. She felt that someone else was inside the cell with her. But she 
can also feel that she was around the corner. When she was about to look at it, 
James immediately spoke and left. "We'll find a way to get you out of here! Wait 
for us!"
"That's right!" Meowth said and hastily followed.
"Ok!" Jenneveeve innocently replied.
"James? Meowth?" Jessie asked when she swore she heard her two teammates. She 
hurriedly stood up and saw two blurry figures walk out the door. She just napped 
so when she woke up, nothing at all was that clear. Plus, she had been sobbing a 
while ago.
Jenneveeve's head suddenly snapped at her.
"Uh, what did you just say?"
"Why do you care, missy?" Jessie asked revoltingly at Jenneveeve.
"Nothing. It's just that...how did you know my friends' name?"
"What? You mean, they really were here?"
Jen simply nodded, still a little shocked.
"Where are they?"
"They left already. They'll come back after a while."
"Oh no!"
"Do you know them?"
"Of course I do. And why shouldn't I?"
"It all seems odd."
"*sigh* James and Meowth have been my partners for so long. Do you think I would 
forget them? Besides, I've considered them my bestfriends."
Jen gasped. "You--You're Jessie?" She gulped.
"How did you know my name? Are you a spy or something?"
"No." She walked past Jess, a little worried of what's gonna happen when James 
finds out that Jessie's alive...here...with her... "It's just that, James and 
Meowth has come here not to rescue me from this filthy dirtcell, but, to look 
for...you." Jen looked back at her.
"They...did?" Jessie asked her, a little--no, very dumbfounded.
"Jessie? Can I ask you something?" She sat on the bed and to her surprise, 
Jessie sat down beside her, looking like she is willing to answer anything she 
wishes to know.
"What is it?"
"Is there...something between...you and..." She looked down, feeling a little 
embarassed and then, she slightly blushed.
"Between me and whom?" Jessie insisted her to continue, very much curious that 
she is looking for Jenneveeve's expression underneath that face.
"Between you and, James?" She finally looked up. Her face has shown an 
expression that shows curiousity and hurtfulness.
Jessie chuckled, and this made Jen smile a little for she thinks that the 
probable answer of Jessie will be a 'no'. Therefore, giving her a chance of 
getting James herself.
"I really don't get why you're asking me this, what's you're name again?"
"Jenneveeve..."
"Right, Jenneveeve. I think you are asking the wrong person. I should be the one 
asking you that."
Jen's heart leapt a little. Jessie's not so bad afterall. But she's still 
waiting if what James and Meowth's saying that she likes to beat them up is 
true. Moving on..."Wha-what do you mean?"
"You like James don't you?" Jessie asked cleverly.
Feeling quite awkward for talking about this with James' bestfriend, she nodded 
awkwardly.
Jessie smiled. "I don't see why not." She looked away with crossed arms.
This statement made Jen turn to her with a shocked expression. "So, you do like 
him?"
"As bestfriends that we are, yes. But in a sense that we're like, in love with 
each other? I don't think so."
"Jessie, to tell you the truth, ah, I think James is in love with you."
This is getting interesting. Jessie told herself. She looked at Jenneveeve with 
an expression that asks, 'How can you say that?'
"I don't know. I mean, my question about you two earlier wouldn't blurt out if 
there were no signs. For instance, while you were gone, I replaced you and you 
know I love James, but he always seems to ignore me. I do whatever I can for him 
to notice that I exist but whenever he does notice me, he accidentally calls me 
by YOUR name. I can tell he misses you a lot."
Jessie looked down and smiled with pink cheeks.
"I didn't know he could be that sweet." She sighed a little. "Hey, I guess 
you're right. But, I never thought that they'd actually come here to look for 
me. I mean, it's so not like them. I feel weird about it."
"Well, you know what they say, 'A person will do anything for love.' Tomorrow 
morning, they'll probably come here to pick me up. And I don't think I can stand 
between you two so, I'm entrusting him to you...again."
"But...."
"Shh..You two look good together. Whether you admit it or not, James IS in love 
with you. And I hope that even when I'm away from the two of you, you'll take 
good care of him. I know you will. Because we spent so little time together, I 
just know that he's in good hands when he's with you. Despite the fact that you 
beat him up every once in a while." She smiled, they both smiled.
"I just hope that our friendship is still there if what you're saying is true."
Jessie finally ended the night.

Meanwhile, James and Meowth did anything they could to get some money for them 
to be able to bail Jenneveeve out of jail.
When they came to the prison where Jen was left the previous night, the two 
female prisoners were still asleep in their cell. They both had their blankets 
on them so when James got closer to the cell, he didn't notice that Jessie was 
there because her face was slightly covered by the blanket.
The police officer gently woke Jen up and pulled her out. James put his arms 
around her and asked her if she was alright. But when Jen totally opened her 
eyes to respond, she realized that they were already a street across the police 
station where Jen just came from.
"Oh my! We have to go back!"
James just shushed her, as if it was the first time he realized how much she 
cared that he wanted to return the favor.
Jen struggled to stop him from getting farther and farther away from that darn 
Viridian City jail and from breaking her promise. She never wants to ruin 
anyone's trust...ever.
When she realized there is no stopping James, she stopped and slapped him.
"How could you James!?! Why won't you ever listen to me!?! For once, please, I 
am trying to save Jessie here!!!" She almost yelled because of rage. And she's 
never been angry with James.
James and Meowth snapped right back to reality.
"Did you just say...?" James asked.
"YES!" She blurted out eventhough James wasn't finished asking.
"Meowch!" Meowth just screamed. Jen realized that she has stepped on Meowth's 
foot.
"Oh, I'm sorry Meowth." Then she walked away from them. "Look James, if you 
don't have any plans to get her out of there and bring her back to you to become 
one team again, then I'd do it myself."
"But, whats about you?" Meowth asked thoughtfully. Suddenly, the world has just 
gone crazier. Jenneveeve was already walking back towards the police station 
where Jessie is currently being kept.
"I'm gonna resign after this." She said, without even turning back and hasten 
some more to get back to Jessie.

When she went inside and faced Officer Jenny, she said she wants to bail Jessie 
out of there.
"But, you have to have a hundred dollars to be able to implement a bail." 
Officer Jenny said.
"A hundred dollars?!?" Jen loudly asked, mixed with an audible gasp.
Just then, the noise woke Jessie up. She rubbed her eyes and when she turned to 
the bed of Jen, she wasn't there.
That traitor! She thought. Then, she looked at the main desk of Officer Jenny. 
That's when her mind halfly changed about Jen.
A few seconds after Jess woke up, James and Meowth entered the station, panting.
"James!?!" Jessie's scream made almost everyone to turn to her.
"Jessie!!!" James ran to her and she nearly cried because of happiness. Although 
the bars are a big blockade, that didn't stop him from holding her so tightly, 
whether it's her hands or her body.
When Jenneveeve looked at them, she suddenly smiled. She was so touched of those 
two that she just pulled a hundred bucks out of her pocket.
"Here, Officer Jenny. Please let her go." Officer Jenny nodded and headed 
towards the door when Meowth uttered out a question.
"Wait Jen, where'd you get those hundred bucks?"
"Oh, that? I ah, my family's rich. Didn't I tell you that?" She said, smiling 
awkwardly.
"Nope. So, does this mean you're going back to your family?"
"Yes Meowth. It's Christmas tomorrow. Bye now." She kissed Meowth on the cheek.
"Oh Meowth! Tomorrow IS Christmas! Where'd you live anyways?"
Jen told him what her address is while the two reunited teammates were hugging 
so tightly from the moment Officer Jenny let Jessie out. Then, they slowly 
walked towards Meowth while James' hand was around Jessie's waist.
"Shall we go Meowth?" James asked the little cat. And Jen was out of sight.
"Right. Oh, and James, Jen already left."
James just nodded and they all went out to go back to the campsite.

Outside, Jen was watching the three original TR walking on the snowy street. She 
smiled and sighed.
"Merry Christmas you three."
Then, in a blink, she was already heading towards home.
Back in the campsite, I mean, house, hideout, whatever they tend to call it, 
Jessie was wearing a blanket above her back when she changed into her PJ's. She 
sat in front of the fire, her chin rested against her knees with bent legs until 
her ankles crossed. She kept her legs touching with her arms, which she used to 
wrap around those long legs. She was trying to regain her body warmth for all 
that time she was out there. She can hear Meowth and James murmuring to each 
other. They, too, were already ready for sleep.
"James, Jenneveeve left me her address." Meowth said, showing him a piece of 
paper with something written in it.
"Why didn't she even say goodbye?"
"She left me a kiss."
"Oh...But why didn't she leave me anything?" He sighed.
"Tomorrow's Christmas, remember?"
"Hey, yeah!"
"Whatcha think we should do for a celebration?"
"I don't know, maybe the usual...How about you?"
Meanwhile, inbetween the useless conversation those two were having, 
Jenneveeve's words knocked into Jessie's head again.
She stretched her legs out before she thought of Jen's words again. Now, we see 
Jess in a typical reminiscing position. ^_^ (LaLiM)

Back to Jenneveeve's words...
Jenneveeve told Jessie that James is in love.
In love with her.
Jessie.
Jess wasn't quite sure if she was in love with her partner.
She turned around and saw the two males laughing. She had no idea why but she 
suddenly realized that she was fortunate to be with them. She smiled.
Then, James caught Jessie staring & smiling in their direction. He stopped 
laughing. He looked behind him, just to be sure. Then, he turned back and asked 
Jessie why she's smiling.
"What is it Jess?"
"Oh. Uh. Nothing, James." She blushingly turned to the fire again, feeling a 
little awkward that James saw her staring.
Meowth felt like it would be great if his two teammates would be able to talk to 
each other again after all the time they got separated. After all, they've never 
been separated that long before. So he decided to go to Viridian City again and 
look for a present those two could have.
"Ehem. Uh, Meowth will just leave you two here while I get something outside." 
He stood up and opened the door. Cold mists entered the house. "I'll be back!" 
In a second, he was already gone.

James, who was sitting on the table, lept off and joined Jessie in front of the 
warm fireplace. He saw Jess shrug because of the chilly air and he decided to 
give her a little comfort.
Jessie turned to him, a little shocked and slightly blushing. "James? What are 
you...uh...doing?"
"I'm embracing you, silly."
"I see. And, why are you doing that again?" She asked shyly, a little blush can 
be seen on her face.
James didn't answer but she felt that he was so comfortable in hugging her right 
now. He rested his head more on her left shoulder and his arms were loosely 
wrapped around her tummy. His feet were bent on either side of her, making some 
kind of triangle position with his legs if you imagine it. She turned to the 
fire with flushed cheeks and when she turned back to him, all of a sudden, his 
eyes were closed. In her mind, it was a good thing that his eyes were closed! If 
not, he might get the wrong idea of her intending to kiss him.
Then, he opened them and saw her inches away. After ten years (figurative!), 
they were still staring into each other, as if they want to melt something. They 
simply smiled sweetly (try that as a tongue twister ^_~).
After a short while, their lips touched for the first time. They saw fireworks 
around them and when Jessie broke the kiss and slowly let go with her eyes still 
closed, she heard James murmur something. She opened her eyes and asked him, 
"What?"
"I said--" Before he could even finish his sentence, Meowth came in the house.
Both of them absentmindedly turned to him and he was looking dumbfoundedly at 
them.
"What are yous two doin?" Meowth asked them while holding a big brown paper bag.
"Nothing." Jess and Jim said in chorus. The epiphany that they are still in each 
others' arms made all three of them to exchange looks until Meowth shrugged and 
walked out of the room and headed to the kitchen.
"Now, you were saying James?" Jessie asked him for the second time.
"What? What are we talking about again?"
Jess sighed and rolled her eyes. Yes, the kiss was real but this was just too 
good to be true. She broke from his embrace and stood up to go to her room.
James immediately followed her since he now remembered what he was supposed to 
tell her. He could tell she was pretty bummed after what he [and Meowth] did.

He caught up with her while walking.
"Jessie.." He started, still walking alongside Jessie.
"Jess? You alright?"
She finally stopped and turned to face him.
"Good night James." They were in front of Jessie's room already, that's why she 
stopped. Not because he wants another conversation with James.
James blinked a few times when he didn't realize that Jessie was inside her room 
already.
"Wait!" He shreiked even before Jessie could completely close her door.
She stopped at his shreik and shot him a look that says, 'What do you want 
now?'.
"Uhm...I'm...Ah...I really..." He stumbled while speaking, and this made Jessie 
so frustrated.
"GOOD NIGHT JAMES!" She finally exclaimed and shut the door.
"Hold on!" James tried to stop her but the only thing happened was that his nose 
and the rest of his body flopped flat into the wooden door.
He rubbed his nose and slid back into the door, sitting back miserably while 
whispering.
"I'm sorry Jess. I just wanted to tell you how much I love you but..." He sighed 
audibly. He just stayed there, hoping that Jessie heard him say those words to 
finally open up the door and talk to him again.

On the other side of the door, Jessie was sitting against her back too. 
Technically speaking, she heard him.
Her eyes widened in surprise. But she still didn't know if she should open the 
door again. Either way, she just stayed there and waited for a miracle to 
happen.
In a particular angle, the wall is the only thing that separates them from lying 
onto each other's backs.

It was Christmas day and when James opened his eyes, he wasn't where he was last 
night. And he wasn't in his room either. He looked around and saw the door 
closed. But the door wasn't the interesting part. On the door was a rack. And on 
the rack were girl clothes.
He quickly sat up and finally realized that he was in Jessie's room.
"How did..?" James started. Then, the door suddenly opened and he saw the figure 
of an angel.
"Good morning James." Jessie entered the room and approached him. He just smiled 
at her and was preparing to leave. "No. Don't leave...yet. I have a present for 
you. Come on." She held onto his hands and dragged him excitedly.
When they passed into the lobby, Meowth was on top of a ladder, trying to put a 
golden star on top of what looks like a Christmas tree. He called Jessie's 
attention.
Jessie went to Meowth slowly, still holding on to James, who still had his eyes 
closed.
Meowth instructed Jess to close her eyes and she did. He then asked James to 
open his eyes. James looked up and smiled.
Jessie felt something touched her lips. She opened her eyes and saw James 
looking at her while Meowth was holding a mistletoe above them. Jessie blushed.
When James turned to look at the snow outside, Jessie immediately turned his 
face back to her. She asked him to close his eyes again.
When Jessie assured that James' eyes were tightly closed, she thanked Meowth for 
the wonderful present and dragged James towards the backyard door.
James felt her put on a coat on him and open the door. She slowly pulled him 
outside and asked him to slowly open his eyes.
When light finally entered his vision, he first took a glance of Jessie. She was 
looking at the snowed ground and completely blushing.
He turned to look in front of him and saw a huge carving made entirely out of 
snow. James was in the verge of tears of what he just saw. He turned to Jessie.
"Well, did you like it?" Jess asked nervously.
"I love it. Thanks." He moved closer to her until he could hold her in his arms.
"I'm glad you do. Merry Christmas James."
Since she was locked into him, she just gave him a quick kiss and rested her 
head on his chest.
"Merry Christmas Jess." He was so overwhelmed of what he just read. The snow 
told him (well, technically Jessie told him):

' I LOVE YOU JAMES ? I WANT TO BE WITH YOU FOREVER'


...eNd!