Disclaimer: I do not own Jimmy Neutron.
Revenge and the Romance
A story written by rottendoll
Chapter 1: Notes
Cindy's POV
BEEP! BEEP! I quickly shot up from bed, stupid alarm clock; it was time for me to get prepared for school. As usual, I made my bed, neat and perfect. I looked around and everything seemed fine except for one thing, my diary. I completely forgot that I left it sitting on my desk, opened, since last night! Why was I so stupid? Someone could have easily read what I had written last night. Before I could finish what I was thinking, I snatched my diary and shoved it under my bed.
I finally finished getting ready, and went downstairs to eat breakfast. I was warmly greeted by my mother. "Good morning Cynthia, eat up, it will make you grow stronger and smarter," I nodded. My mother always knows what's best for me, but sometimes she gets a little too carried away. Don't get me wrong, though, I love her. Without her, I would never be the same person I am today. I strive for perfection.
After breakfast, I headed towards the bus stop only to see Jimmy Neutron with a new "invention", more like death trap, in the palm of his hands. He looked infatuated by it, and before I could think of a way to make his life miserable he interrupted my thoughts. "Vortex," he grinned. I stared at him with a disgusted look on my face. Sometimes I wish I wouldn't act like this around him, but I just can't help it. It's my nature.
"Why are you looking at me like that for, Nerdtron?" I spat. Ugh, why'd I have to say that? Why can't I just be nice to him? Uh, wait, what am I saying? This is my mortal enemy I'm talking about here. A mortal enemy that I have strong feelings for no doubt, but no one will ever find out not even Libby. Although, I think she already knows how I feel about Jimmy, I will never admit it to her myself. My reputation would be terribly ruined if anyone did find out.
"Nothing, but I do want to ask you for a favor," he looked serious, which made me wonder what he could possibly want me to do for him. He wanted a favor, from me? This made me wonder if it was some sort of trick.
"If it's going on another one of your boring adventures and a chance of getting killed again, count me out," I smirked. I sensed a hint of disappointment from him, which made me rethink what I had just said. "But, if it's really important, I guess I can try to help," I sighed heavily. Jimmy's expression brightened, which made my day, not going to lie. I even hate admitting it to myself how much I truly liked—loved him.
"Okay, thanks Cindy, can you meet me at my lab after school today?" he was actually inviting me to his lab. He never did that, so it must have been important.
"You're lab? You never want me in your lab!" I practically yelled at the top of my lungs. His expression remained calm.
"Today is different, Vortex, I actually need your help," his expression relaxed. I was still a bit shocked, but I decided to save questions for later.
Before we could finish talking, the bus was a short distance away from our stop. I could already see Libby with her head phones on, Sheen with his dorky dolls, and Carl reading a book about "Llama Mating". Gross, I thought. Was I the only sane one in my class?
I took a seat next to Libby, while Jimmy went to sit next to Carl. I couldn't take my mind off what this "favor" could actually be. The more I thought about it, the more curious I got. Libby turned towards me, with a confused look on her face.
"Cin, you're not acting yourself. You haven't tormented Jimmy at all yet?" she whispered. Libby knew me too well. I always picked on Jimmy on the bus; maybe I should tell Libby what Jimmy had told me before I got on the bus. I decided against it.
"I guess I'm just tired today, I barely slept last night, Libby," she looked like she wasn't buying it, but didn't say anything against it.
"Whatever you say, girl," She put her head phones on again and continued listening to music.
The bus ride seemed long, but after what seemed like an eternity we reached our destination, Lindbergh Elementary. As much as I hated this place, it held so many memories. It was the middle of fifth grade, only a few months left and then comes middle school, with completely new challenges. I didn't want to think about that yet, though.
Jimmy's POV
While on the bus, I contemplated whether I made the right decision to choose Cindy over my best friends to help me test my new invention. After all, she was my rival, but she's the only one I could trust with anything as complicated as what I was getting myself into. Besides, I actually liked her—more than a friend. We started getting much closer this year, closer than I thought. At times, I believed she felt the same, but I wasn't sure. Was I fooling myself? I tried my best to shake these thoughts away. As much as we fought, Cindy was a person I cared deeply for, something I could never deny to myself.
I quickly glanced over at her, and as usual she was talking to Libby. What were they talking about? Did Cindy tell Libby what I asked her earlier? Why wasn't she picking on me today? Too many questions flooded my mind. Either way, I couldn't help but stare at her. She was simply beautiful with her blonde hair and gorgeous green eyes. No girl ever made me feel this way, not even Betty Quinlan. Honestly, I had gotten over Betty, she was into Nick anyway. My thoughts were quickly interrupted when the bus halted and I saw a clear view of our school.
Sheen was the first one out of the bus, Carl behind him and me after that. Libby and Cindy trailed behind us and we all entered our school for another boring day- or so we thought.
We entered Ms. Fowl's classroom and took our usual seats, me up front, of course. Sheen flirting with Libby, as usual, and her looking a little annoyed. I couldn't understand how Sheen had so much courage around a girl, while I didn't have any. I was a genius, and he played with action figures, it didn't make any sense to me. Science made sense to me, girls didn't.
"BRAWKKKK!" Ms. Fowl screeched. "Class, please be quiet, you will have some time to BRAWKK read!" The classroom became quiet and we all took out our books. I wasn't in the mood to read today, which was rare. I looked over at Cindy and she looked at me too. She had a note in her hand, and when Miss Fowl turned to the chalkboard she flung it under my desk. I quickly picked it up and opened it. It said:
Neutron,
I guess I'll help you with whatever you need me to. But I swear, if I get hurt in anyway or if this is some sort of trick, you will never see daylight again. Got it?
I smiled; this was your typical Cindy, tough and straight to the point. I decided to write back.
Well Vortex,
I can tell you this isn't some sort of trick; I really do need your help. You won't get hurt, I promise you that.
I tossed the note over to Cindy, hoping no one would notice. Luckily, she grasped it before any of our classmates or teacher saw that we weren't really reading. I could see her expression and she looked pretty content with what I had written. Before she could write back, Miss Fowl announced that our reading session was now over.
Libby's POV
Okay, somethin' was up between Jimmy and Cindy, but I couldn't let them know I knew. What shocked me the most was that they were passing notes to each other durin' class and looking like they were getting along? Cindy was acting a little strange this morning, too. No one else had noticed this besides me. I had to get to the bottom of this without hinting that I knew anythin' was going on. I decided it was best to bring Sheen and Carl into this, maybe they knew something about it.
Thanks for reading so far. :) It's not that exciting yet, but it will be! Review please?
Rottendoll.
