~*~ Out of Love ~*~
part 1

By: Leigh King
Written: 7/18/00-2/17/01
Rated:PG13/R
Category: Romance
Disclaimer:Poke'mon,Team Rocket,and all related characters are trademarks of Nintendo.
Note: James & Jessie are all ready married in this story, so you don't get confused.
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It was early at the Team Rocket Headquarters,the sun was just rising
as the moon began to hide its face.And the stars fled from the sky as well.
As a small Meowth enters a room carrying a tray of donuts and two cups,
one filled with coffee the other tea.
The Meowth made its way to the small Japaneese dining table, he hopped
on a big fluffy red cushion and placed the tray on the table as he hummed a song.
The Meowth began preparing three bowls of rice.
One for him, the other bowls for his two human friends,who were still sound asleep in bed.

"I guess I should wake James and Jessie."The Meowth said.
"Nah." He looked at a nearby window clock."I'll wake'em when I'm through."

"Jessie?"James coaxed.

"Yes James?" Jessie answered as he embraced her,kissing her lips.
"I love you."He told her softly,moving his lips all over her body.

"James!"Jessie giggled in a small voice.

"You are so mushy James."Jessie continued."You know you love it."He kissed her."My Jessie,
my angel,my soul,my world,my love."

He moved his hands along her fine slender body.

"James."Jessie stated passionately.

"Yes?" He kissed her passionately.

"I love you too."She told her husband wrapping her arms around his neck
and kissed his chest.They continued kissing until...

*Knock Knock*

"JESSIE!JAMES!"Meowth yelled through the hard wooden door.

"WHAT!"James yelled at the Poke'mon.

"Breakfest! You Want Some!" Meowth yelled back.

"It figures."Jessie said.James sighed,knowing their romantic moment was ruined.

"ITS GETTING COLD!!!"Meowth yelled impatiently.

"WERE COMING!!!" James screamed at Meowth.

James sat up,his hair all in a dither."What are we going to do with that Meowth?"

Jessie just shifted her shoulders in an 'I don't know position'.

James sighed.

"Don't be so blue James."Jessie soothed him,putting her arms around him,leaning her
head against his bare back as she traced his abdomen with her finger.He felt so warm.
And the morning air was chiled,it cut through your skin like a knife.

"Lets go before Meowth busts a vein."

"I'll bust his vein."James mocked.

"YA COMIN ER' AIN'T YA!!!"Meowth yelled at the couple.

"WERE COMING!" James yelled.

"Let us get dressed Meowth!" Jessie added.

"Damn cat!" James mumbled.

"Ooo Naughty,naughty."Meowth giggled,picking on his two human friends.

"WERE MARRIED FOR CRYING OUT LOUD!!!"James shot back.

"Whatsa matter."Meowth chanted."Can't you take a joke?" The cat continued laughing."Just hurry up,Meowth's hungary too."

We'll be there in a sec Meowth." Jessie told him.

James reached for his briefs,Jessie giggled at him struggling to put
them on. He reached for his white pants and the rest of his Rocket uniform and
began to dress.

"Hand me my uniform too James." Jessie told him.

James grinned mischiviously at his young wife.

"Please?" Jessie said.

James still continued grinning.

"Ja-aaaames."She cooed.

He smiled and tossed her the uniform.

A few minutes later James and Jessie walked out of their room and to the table
where Meowth had breakfast waiting. He had prepared.
Scrambled eggs and fried rice, and for a treat some donuts.

"Meowth,this is delicious." Jessie said admiring the delicious food.

"Thanks."Meowth said.

"Excuse me for a moment."Jessie said,getting up from her cushion and walked into the
bathroom.

"Jessie?" James said, puzzled that Jessie had gotten up so sudden.
He could sense something was not right.

"Oooh...oh."Jessie moaned, she stared at herself in the mirror wondering why she felt so
terrible."I thought I was better." She said to herself. Then she felt flushed all over
as she felt her food wanting to shift upward.

After a few minutes she retreated to hers and James' bedroom,where she found
James waiting for her.

"Oh! James." Jessie said, trying to sound giddy."I thought you were eating breakfast with
Meowth?" "I was."James replied."Until I got worried about you."

"Why would you be worried about me James?" She asked.

Her husband replied:"Are you hiding anything from me Jessie?"

"No! Why would I do a thing like that?" Jessie answered. "You tell me." He added.
"Your not making any sense to me James." She told him. "Well then that makes two of us
Jessie." James remarked."Something is wrong and you won't tell me."

"Thats because there's nothing to tell James!" Jessie said,sounding wrestless.
She turned her back to him and walked over to a nearby window. "Jessie?" He whinced.

He walked over to her and wrapped his strong arms around his wife, and rocked her
gently back and forth,leaning his head ontop of hers.

"Tell me Jessie....Please?" James asked sweetly,and concerned.

Jessie began to cry."I would tell you James,but..." She turned and embraced him tightly."

"Jessie,you told me everything when all we were was best friends."James said.
"Can't you still tell me everything now that I'm your husband."

"I just don't feel good James,I ache all over,my stomach pains every morning,I have hot and
cold chills,and I don't know whats wrong." Jessie began crying on James' Team Rocket
jacket,soaking the big red R in tears.

"Oh,Jessie." James embraced his wife even closer,afraid that her illness might be serious.
"You'll be all right Jessie,its probably just a virus that takes a couple of weeks to go away."

"I guess so."Jessie remarked,uncertain.

"Why didn't you tell me Jessie?" James asked. "I didn't want to worry you."
She replied. "Your not mad at me...are you James?" "Of course not Jessie,I could never be mad
at you." James soothed her,he kissed her forehead. "Your fine Jess,just fine." He told
her, wishing he could believe his own words.

Meowth watched cautiously from the door.

"Jessie,I think you should see a Doctor."James instructed. "NO!" Meowth yelled.
"Meowth?"James said."Dats a very bad idea." the cat told them. "Why?" James asked.

"The police would arrest us all, dey's find Team Rocket , you want dat ta happen James?"
Meowth questioned.

"The police don't know our names Meowth."James told the cat.

"Dey know what ya's look like."Meowth said.

"That was Viridian city." He said.

Meowth replied."Maybe so,but I wouldn't advise it."

"But what if Jessie is in need of treatment,then what?" James asked.

Meowth stared at his paws."Hrr,I guess yer right,Jessie is more important,but be careful."

"I don't know James." Jessie sighed.

"Your going tomorrow Jessie." James ordered."For me."He smiled at his beautiful wife.

She looked up into her husbands shining emerald eyes.
They were the deepest green,so full of love,so full of concern,and so full of worry.
James looked into her crystal eyes,they were a bright shimmering blue,
but fear and worry were evedent in them.

"I'll go James,for both our sakes."

He kissed her."I'm sure its nothing Jess,but its better to be safe than sorry."

"We can take a day off today,since you don't feel good." James said.
"I'm sure the boss would understand."

"You wish." Meowth remarked.

"Meowth's right James, maybe we should just do our job today." Jessie suggested.

"No Jessie."James told her.
"You need rest,I don't want you getting any worse...Understand?"

"Yes..."Jessie mumbled.

"Do you understand!" James said a little louder.

"YES!YES!" Jessie answered."I'll go and talk to the boss ,you go and rest." James said,
he kissed her and made his way to Giovanni's office.

The corridor was dimmly lit only by a few measly candles.James continued walking
until he came to two hudge wooden doors with big red R's on each door.

James gulped and shakingly reached for the door's handle's...
He slowly crept through the doors and tried to shut them
as quietly as possible but he lost
grip of both doors and they shut with a bang.

"WHO DARE'S COME BARGING IN HERE!!!"Giovanni yelled, he turned around in his
very expensive leather chair."James?" He said."Well this is an unexpected surprise."

"Yes Sir."Was all James could say.

"Well what do you want,James?"Giovanni asked."If this is about a salary advance or time off,
FORGET IT!!!"James felt his insides shrink,he wanted so bad tell Giovanni what he thought
about him,but he loved living to much.
So he took a deep breath and gathered his courage and said:

"Sir, I'm not here on my behalf."

"Is that a fact."Giovanni said.

"Yes Sir,you see Sir, its not myself but Jessie."James told him.

"Yes,how is the dear girl?"Giovanni asked.

"Well thats why I'm here Sir,you see,Jessie isn't well."

"Well whats wrong with her?"Giovanni asked James.

He replied."Thats just it,I'm not sure,
she complains of off an on sicknesses,and aches,and other stuff."

"I see,and your purpose here would be....What?"Giovanni asked the young boy.

"Could we just have a few days off,no more than three days Sir?" James asked his employer.

"ABSOLUTELY NOT!!!"Giovanni ranted.

James added: "But Sir you don't understand Jessie is..."

"No James,it is you who does not understand."Giovanni interrupted.

"But Sir!"James started.

"James,James,James."Giovanni mumbled shaking his head.
"I have more important things to do than to just sit here and hear your whining about
every little thing,now unless you have something else to say you can leave and get
back to your job,if you can call it that."

"WELL THIS IS IMPORTANT TO ME! AND MEOWTH! WHAT AM I SUPPOSE TO DO
JUST MAKE HER FORGET ABOUT HER SICKNESS!SHE CAN BARELY STAND!
LET ALONE WORK!AND I WON'T HAVE HER GOING THROUGH HELL AND
HIGH WATER FOR A STUPID ELECTRIC RAT!!!" James raged.

Then he placed a hand over his mouth and thought about what he had said
and the tone of voice he had used and his heart began to sink,
he's seen Giovanni kill a man just for stepping on his foot.
James thought a minute and he just knew he was a dead man for sure.

"Very well." was what Giovanni had said.

James sighed in relief,he just knew he was a goner.
It shocked him that Giovanni didn't have him flogged for yelling at him
the way he did,or even worse.But he'd take any beating for his Jessie.

"Jessie may rest until she is able to work again."Giovanni said.

"Thank you."James said in relief still,he held his left fist over his heart,
knelt down on his left knee and bowed his head.
"Forgive me Sir,I apologize for my agressive and foolish behavior a few minutes ago."

"I will overlook your behavior under the sircumstances."Giovanni replied.

"Thank you,Sir."James sighed again in relief that Giovanni didn't order him shot.

"BUT!"Giovanni added.

James froze.

"ANOTHER OUTBURST LIKE THAT AND I'LL HAVE YOUR HEAD,IS THAT CLEAR!!!"

"Yes,Sir."James answered solemly.

"I can't hear you!"Giovanni remarked.

"Yes,Sir!"James said louder."Uh,Sir."

"Yes,what is it?"Giovanni hesitated.

"Would it be alright if we stick around headquarters until Jessie is well?"

"Yes,yes,now If there's nothing else James,I have many things to do." Giovanni said.

"No Sir. Good day Sir." James told him and left the office to return to his wife.

"JESSIE,I'M BACK!"James chanted as he entered their room.

"Sssh keep it down."Meowth told James."Jessie is sleeping." "How is she Meowth?"
James asked the little Poke'mon."Still the same,she felt queezy and she said she had
a headache." Meowth answered."I see."James said,walking towards the bedroom.

He entered and saw Jessie sleeping,he walked over to her and sat beside her stroking
her cheek he kisssed her lips softly, so as not to wake her,she looked so peaceful lying there,
like and angel on a cloud. His angel.

"Everything will be alright Jessie."James said, more to hisself than to her."I am here."

As the night set in and the moon and stars returned,sleep began to take control over James.
He yawned and looked over at his beautiful wife,lying there,wide awake he wished he
could comfort her,but he knew that Jessie was not one to want people to know she was
weak right now. She had always tried to be the strongest of the trio,and the smartest.
And to see her feeling like this,made James feel bad himself.
He walked over to their bed and laid down alongside Jessie,
but she never even glanced at him,its like she was in another
world just staring into space the way she was.
James wrapped his arm around her and kissed her cheek.
She rolled over to face her husband. She looked and he was smiling at her,
with those bedroom eyes.

"Prepare for trouble."
"Make it double."
"To protect the world from devistation."
"To unite all peoples with in are nation."
"To denounce the evils of truth and love."
"To extend our reach to the stars above."
"Jessie."
"James."
"Team Rocket,blasts off,at the spped of light."
"Surrender now,or prepare to fight."

James loved on his wife all night.
Until he fell asleep any way,they lay in eachothers embrace for the rest of the night.
In the middle of the night he awoke when he felt the foot of the bed move slightly.
He raised up, careful not to wake Jessie,and saw that it was only Meowth,
who was walking tumbly and sleepily towards him and Jessie,
he curled up between them both and slept in a cute,small ball all night.
James laid his head back down and kissed his wife before
drifting back into a peaceful sleep.

TO BE CONTINUED....
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