Before The Shadows Fade
I Apologize
Storyline By: ToniaMoon
Written By: Cynical x Daria
Proofread By: HeathNi340

The door opened slowly from the cabin Team Rocket had been staying in. In came the small tan Pokémon, Meowth. "Did you find him?" Jessie asked worriedly. Meowth gave a nod indicating yes. Jessie ran over to Meowth. "Where is he?" Jessie asked. "James... is..." Meowth choked on his own words. "Just come with me." "No tell me where James is now!" Jessie demanded. "Jess…maybe ya should sit down." Meowth said. Jessie sat down and listened to Meowth. "James is at da hospital." Meowth told her. "For what?" Jessie asked in shock. "Fer attempt at suicide." As soon as Jessie heard those hurtful words no part of her body could move. Her partner, her best friend. Her loved one. She would have fainted if she hadn’t been sitting in a chair that caught her back. "Jess, I know this is gotta be horrible news on you...Do you wanna go to da hospital now?" Jessie nodded.

Jessie and Meowth had been walking for about half an hour, untill they got to a hospital. They walked in. "Ask da lady for James." Meowth said. Jessie did what was told. The lady at the front desk told her to go in to room 56 in ICU. "Go alone. I think ya two need some time alone." Meowth suggested. Jessie nodded as the doctor brought her to the room. When he left her alone she opened the door and saw James laying there on the bed. A white sheet covered his body. His gloves were off and instead there was a long thin tube on each wrist pumping blood for him. His hair was really messed up. His face was looking up, he was looking at the ceiling. He looked very depressed. She stepped to the side of the bed and looked into James’s big green eyes. James turned to Jessie. "Why James...? Why on Earth did you do this to your life…to yourself?" "Failure…Failure Jessie." "What?" "I’m a failure." "What…? James?" "I fail so much. I fail at being a Team Rocket member. I mess up everything. I fail you!" "James whatever made you think that?" She stopped her own words. Now she knew everything. All the days, weeks, months and years of yelling at him it finally sunk in. It was her fault. James always did things that made her mad at him. And she let him know that too, now she felt so very sorry. What kind of horrible friend was she? She fell on her knees. "James you’re not a failure; you don’t fail me. You're, you're not a failure at all. NO! Your not! By all means…you‘re…" "What am I?" James asked. "You‘re…you’re my best friend James!" Silence filled the room. "I’m so sorry James. Live…live for my sake…live for me. Live for the day Pikachu lays in our hands." "I love you Jessie." "What?" "I love you Jessie. I know its not meant to be. But I love you." Jessie made a promise that day. She would be more careful on her words; to control her anger. She would never yell at him again. "James…I…I love you too." Jessie stood up and hugged her best friend.