Hello everyone! This story was an idea I got while reading one of Purpledino25's stories. I thought, "Wouldn't it be cool if Lexi (Purpledino's character) could meet Jenny? (My character that many of you know.) Well, I suggested it to her, and she said she was busy, but she didn't mind if I did it. So here it is!
This story takes place somewhere in Chapter 19 of "Looks Can Be Deceiving" as Hannah is helping Timmy to heal from the death of Jenny.
By the way, I do NOT own Lexi, Buddy, Johnny, or Lexi's fairies. They are all Purpledino25's creations that she is letting me use in this story. I don't own FOP. But Jenny is MINE and so is Hannah.
Enjoy!
Nice to Meet You
"Bye Timmy! See you later!" Alexis Julia Sanders, commonly called Lexi yelled to her best friend Timmy Turner. He would be coming over that night so the two could work on their Halloween costumes. But he had to pick some things up from his house first, which is why he wasn't taking the bus with Lexi.
As Lexi boarded the yellow school bus and sat down, she found herself gazing out of the dirty window at Timmy. He was alone, and uneasily taking the opportunity to try and impress Trixie Tang, who was giving him a look that reminded Lexi of the one she had given her mother years ago when she had presented a neon pink sweater to her.
Lexi felt a sharp pain in her gut. It was no secret that Timmy loved Trixie. He was always trying crazy antics to grab Trixie's attention. But it was also no secret that Trixie didn't like Timmy. Currently she was dating Tad, and there was no evidence that their relationship was close to ending. Lexi felt really bad for Timmy. He was a good kid, kind and caring. He didn't deserve the way Trixie treated him. He deserved someone better. And Trixie deserved a punch in the face.
The bus driver was in the school discussing something with the principal, so Lexi had a few more minutes to watch Timmy. She saw him give up with Trixie and walk over to a girl with golden hair with numerous bright blue stripes in it. Her name was Hannah, and she was another good friend of Timmy's. Lexi didn't really know their relationship, but she knew that Hannah was somebody important in Timmy's life. Lexi wasn't really crazy about her, she found that Hannah was too perky at times and way too interested in fashion. But she was smart, and just as caring as Timmy. That made her nice to be around.
Suddenly there was the sweet chime of church bells. Lexi turned around to find a little girl sitting beside her.
"Who are you?" Lexi asked, obviously directing the question to the girl. She was the strangest person Lexi had ever seen. (And that was saying something, considering all of the people Lexi had met in her life.) Her hair was the same length as Lexi's, down to her shoulders, and the brightest red Lexi had ever seen on a person's head. It was the same color as blood, but the way it shone, it seemed like the comparison was an insult, like Lexi should never compare something so pretty with something so horrible.
The girl looked like she was ten, a year younger than Lexi, but wise beyond her years. Her body was very slim, and as she sat she looked like she came up to Lexi's chin in height. Her skin was peachy with a slight tan. Her eyes glittered with the color of hazel. They were the most beautiful, vibrant eyes that Lexi had ever seen. They seemed to throw out airs of kindness, friendship, and wisdom along with curiosity and love. She wore a gorgeous slim, striped dress that went down to her knees. It was all of the colors of the rainbow, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet. Underneath were a pair of black tights. On her feet were what looked like size 6 lavender pumps with 5 centimetre kitten heels. Around her neck was a rainbow striped choker.
The girl smiled politely and used a hand to brush her red bangs to the left side of her face. "My name's Jenny. It's a pleasure to meet you Lexi." She extended her other hand, which Lexi eyed suspiciously.
"Whoa! How do you know my name?" she asked warily. "Are you like some sort of stalker? Because I have a nasty side kick. And I'm not talking about a person who's always by my side!"
Jenny chuckled softly to herself. "I know. And no, I'm not a stalker. I've just seen you hanging around with Timmy."
"How do you know Timmy?" Lexi definitely did not recognize Jenny from school. But then again, it was a big school. And there were a lot of kids that went there. Maybe Lexi just hadn't noticed her before. But, then again, Jenny kinda looked like a person that would stand out a lot.
"Oh, he and I go back. We met in Grade 5." Jenny smiled as though she was remembering something nice. "I can't hang out with him anymore though."
"Why not?" Lexi asked. "It's kind of a private thing." Jenny answered, still smiling. But Lexi thought it seemed a little bit fake, not like the one she had been giving her earlier.
"I like your necklace." Lexi commented, pointing to the choker. "Where did you get it?"
"Oh, from a guy who I thought at first was kind. But later on I found out he was using me." Jenny's smile disappeared, and she frowned.
"Wow. Why do you still have it?" Lexi inquired in curiosity, gazing at the choker. "If it were me, I would have grinded it through a wood chipper, put those pieces into a blender, then burned it and buried the ashes in the center of the universe. Either that or I would've thrown it into the deepest part of the ocean."
"I could never do any of that to this choker. I've had it for so long, and I've never taken it off, except for when it broke. But it got fixed, and now it's good as new. Besides, I don't hate the guy anymore. I forgave him." Jenny tugged her choker lightly, and it stretched a little, but remained intact. "See? I don't think this will ever break now."
Lexi nodded. "Cool." But in truth, she wasn't all that interested. As a matter of fact, she didn't understand what was so important about keeping the choker in one piece. So she decided to change the subject. "Hey! Do you want to come to my house for a bite to eat? I'm sure my mom left a whipped cream and marshmallow pie in the kitchen."
Jenny rubbed her stomach eagerly and licked her lips. "Mmm. That sounds good."
"Yeah, well just be warned. If I eat too much sugar I get really hyper." Lexi said as the bus stopped in front of her house. She lead the way into the kitchen. When they reached the kitchen, she took the pie out of the fridge and started cutting two large pieces of it. "Do you want ice cream too?" she asked, the way a waitress would say, "Do you want fries with that?"
Jenny nodded eagerly. "Do you have any black liquorice ice cream?"
"Dude that's like, my favourite!" Lexi enthusiastically cheered as she sliced the pie. When she was finished, she pulled out a jumbo tub of ice cream out of the freezer above the fridge. She opened the lid to reveal dark black ice cream embedded with tiny liquorice chunks. She dished huge scoops of the treat onto the pie slices, then handed Jenny her plate. As they started to eat, she spoke casually. "So, what are you being for Halloween?"
"I'm not going out this year." Jenny smiled regretfully. "I don't celebrate Halloween anymore."
Lexi choked on her pie and leaned over into the sink to get it out. When she was alright, she stood up straight again and wiped her face on her arm. "What? But everyone in Dimmsdale celebrates Halloween! It's the one day in the year where it's acceptable to get sugar high! Unless you count Easter. And sometimes Christmas gets kind of crazy. Depends on how you celebrate it though." Her tone changed from incredulous into calculating rapidly.
"I guess I'm just not part of 'everybody.' Jenny shrugged, taking a seat at the table. "I don't really like the theme anymore. It's all about evil, and magic, and death. I celebrate All Saints Day now. It's probably not as popular, but more holy." She pulled out a sketchbook, a pencil, and a box of pencil crayons. Opening to a blank page, she slowly started to draw. Lexi watched in awe as a few basic shapes transformed into a dog chasing a disc in a park. "That looks like Buddy." she said, referring to her border collie puppy.
"It is Buddy." Jenny grinned. "I saw him in your backyard when we were walking down the driveway. He's really cute."
"Thanks." Lexi said, still eyeing Jenny's work. "So you like drawing huh?"
"Yeah. I've always liked it. But normally I don't color my pictures the same colors as the actual thing. I usually use the colors of the rainbow because I love rainbows so much." she pulled the page out of her book and held it out for Lexi. "You can have this if you want."
Lexi took the picture and continued to gaze at it. It was so good, that Lexi could practically see the dog running after the red disc that was also in the picture. She could smell the buttercups and dandelions, and feel the itchy green grass against her skin. "This is magnificent." she commented, unable to find one bad thing about the picture.
Jenny blushed at the comment. "Thanks. Do you want to look at my other pictures?"
"Sure." Lexi took Jenny's book and flipped through the pages.
"Just be really careful." Jenny instructed. "I'm really protective of this book. People used to get black eyes if they damaged it."
Lexi looked at her mischievously. "Ah! So the shy artist does have a violent side."
"No. Not anymore. I used to have an attitude. But then I died. Nobody tries to take advantage of me anymore. They're too loving." Jenny smiled. "Where I live, everybody gets along." she leaned back in her chair, thinking about her home.
As Lexi looked through the book, she found a picture of what looked like a family. There was a mother and father, a girl with blue streaks in her hair, and a buck-toothed boy wearing a pink hat. The children were undoubtedly Hannah and Timmy.
"That's my mom and dad." Jenny explained. "And my two best friends Timmy and Hannah." she sighed. "I wish I could hang out with them again."
"I know it's a private thing, but seriously, why can't you hang out with them anymore?" Lexi pressed. "Is it because I hang out with them? Because I don't bite! Unless I feel threatened of course."
Jenny smiled. "It's not because of you Lexi."
"So what is it then?" Lexi repeated, her voice getting more and more urgent.
"You're not going to let this go huh?" Jenny asked in a voice that sounded like she already knew the answer.
"Nope." Lexi smiled wickedly. "You'll find out very quickly that I'm as stubborn as a donkey."
Sighing, Jenny said, "Alright. The reason that I can't hang out with them anymore is because I'm dead. The person who gave me my choker killed me."
Instantly Lexi understood. Jenny had been betrayed by somebody. "Who did it? It wasn't Timmy was it?" Lexi asked, finishing off her pie and ice cream. The idea of it being Timmy made her nervous, because Timmy was the last dude she expected to hurt anybody. But if it was him, then did that mean that he might betray her too?
"Oh no! Not at all!" Jenny quickly denied. "Like I said, Timmy was my best friend in the whole wide world besides Hannah. It was a guy you know by the name of Anti Cosmo."
"Anti Cosmo! You were dating Anti Cosmo?" Lexi made a face of disgust. "That's gross! And doesn't he have a wife?"
"Dating? Who said anything about dating?" Jenny shook her head. "Anti Cosmo killed me. He tried to get me to betray Timmy, but when I said no way, he used me to kidnap him! Because of that, he killed me!"
"Wait, what?" Lexi cried out in shock. You're not making any sense!" She wrung her hands in frustration.
"I don't know how to be any clearer. I'm dead. I live in Heaven now. I'm absolutely perfect." Jenny smiled and shrugged as though she didn't know what else to say. At this moment, Lexi turned around to turn the water in the sink on. "Oh by the way, Johnny says hi." Jenny told her.
Anger overwhelmed Lexi. "What kind of sick joke is that?" she yelled, whirling around, a fork in her hands. Her blue eyes burned with the fury, and if it had been possible, her blond hair probably would have burst into flames.
But Jenny didn't respond. She had disappeared. There was almost no trace of her even being in Lexi's house. The only things that proved she had been there were a dirty plate and fork, and a sketch of a dog with a tiny rainbow in the bottom right-hand corner of the paper.
The End?
Well, now it's up to the readers. Should I continue this story? Or keep it a one-shot? You have to review and tell me what you think.
No flames please!
