"Jiiiiiiiimmmy!" cried out the 17 year old blond as she jumped on the back of the brown haired boy standing at the lab table in front of her. Wrapping her arms and legs around the shoulders and waist of the target of her affection, she quickly kissed his cheek as he tipped forward under the force of her assault.

"Ha, ha, ha, " laughed 17 year old James Isaac Neutron, teenaged genius and high school senior. "Hey Cindy, I was wondering you'd get here," he said while steadying himself with his hands on the lab table in front of him. Turning his head slightly to look at her out of the corner of his goggle covered eyes, he appraised his once childhood rival. "You trying to upset the delicate chemical balance of our latest experiment?" he asked as he pointed to the assembled chemicals and components stewing and steaming on the table.

"No, but maybe the delicate balance of hormones inside a certain teenaged boy's body," she grinned slyly as she tousled his hair and slowly disengaged herself from his back. Sliding down his back, she once again marveled how much of a change occurred over the last 6 years to the body of Jimmy. Gone was the ice cream cone hair style, finally a much more subdued cut adorned his head. And while his head still was slightly larger than normal, his body grew and filled out so as not to look so unbalanced. Now an inch taller than his father, a regular exercise regimen prescribed by Cindy herself had his body if not muscular, at least fit and holding a wiry toughness that she had come to appreciate.

Grinning at her playfulness, he turned back to the bubbling chemicals just in time to pull a beaker off of the burner before it boiled over. "Perfect," he said aloud as he lifted the chemical with his tongs to inspect the color in the bright lights of the lab. Placing the beaker in a holder on the upper rack of the table, he quickly jotted down the final notes on large touch screen computer sitting on the edge of table. Taking off his goggles, he turned around and watched the retreating form of Cynthia Aurora Vortex as she crossed the lab to check on an experiment in the far side of the lab. 'Perfect,' he thought again, grinning at her form as she knelt down to check on the rate of one chemical being added to another through one of the complex machines they had created. At 5'6", her body was tight and toned due to her own daily exercise, which he grudgingly admitted was helping him as well. Her blond hair alternately was pulled up or left down - ponytail for workouts and experiments, down for most of the rest of the time. Watching her ponytail bob left and right as she inspected the experiment, he laughed to himself. He was very lucky to have a partner like her.

Wandering to the opposite end of the lab, Jimmy pushed through the door to the rest of the lab. The rather un-lab part. Leaving behind the advanced chemical compounds, sterile walls and countless experiments he walked into, well, what could almost amount to a small apartment hid in the underground facility still attached to the shed in his parents back yard. Ever since he and Cindy had started working together instead of attacking each other, he had slowly started converting parts of his lab to living space. There was now a main room for relaxation and entertainment with a couch, a few bean bag chairs and a large TV. Following 8th grade when Cindy realized "You have NO muscles, Nerdtron," an exercise area was added off to his left with exercise machines and a small dojo mat for Cindy's Tai-Chi workouts. Which lead to the addition of a shower/changing area (man did those workouts make a body sweat) and even a small wardrobe for an extra set of clothes for each of them. Yes, after realizing that she was probably a permanent part of his life, he allowed Cindy her own wardrobe and even added her as a primary account in VOX's database, giving her full access to the lab even when he wasn't around. Walking to the far side of the living area he stared at the half started kitchenette. Between the long hours in the lab that ran well past the standard meal times and well, Carl's appetite when ever the whole gang came over to hang out, Jimmy decided that a food area was long overdue. Hearing the door behind him open, he turned to face the radiant blond once more. Shedding the white overcoat she had put on earlier, she hung it on a peg near the lab door and flopped down on the couch.

"You know, I think we may be almost done with the preliminary testing on those chemical injectors. What do you think, time to market?" she asked as she closed her eyes, taking a much deserved break form her hectic daily routine.

"Probably, although finding a reliable manufacturer to make it up to spec might be a bit tough," he responded, noticing how tired she was. The long days they endured, rising early to check on their experiments, exercise, shower and quickly off to school for a day of 'learning', followed by homework and more work on experiments till late hours of the night was tough on their teenage bodies. Not to mention factoring in time for dates and personal lives - Cindy had a very strict "Saturday night OFF" rule to ensure they both got the rest and break from the stress. "You look bushed. Lets call it a night" he said, walking over to her. "It's Friday, and everything looks good. We'll worry about the small stuff tomorrow, so what do you say to just a little R&R.?"

"Fine, twist my arm," she laughed, opening her eyes to look at the figure standing over her with an offered hand. Reaching for it, she pulled herself up. "Lets call the gang and see whose free to meet at the candy bar"

"Already on it," he smiled, tapping his watch with his free hand and initiating the call.

As Jimmy called their friends, Cindy slipped into the changing room for a clean outfit. Returning a minute later in an outfit she kept specifically to tease Jimmy with, he looked up to see her clad in a green spaghetti strapped Tee with blue capris and white sneakers. Rolling his eyes at her "Retro" look, he put his arm behind her as they walked towards the main entrance together.

"So, where's the date tomorrow?" she asked him teasingly.

Rubbing the back of his neck with the hand, he shrugged. "Ehh, Betty wouldn't tell me. You?"

"I dunno. Nick was all hush hush about it" Cindy responded. "Well, lets go!" she grinned. "I got dibs driving the hovercar today!"

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A/N: Ehh? What? Who? I thought this was J/C:-P

This is my first Fanfic, first JN Fanfic, and well first time writing at all in like 5 years. Be gentle! (or not, I dun't mind criticism, just tell me what i need to do better :). Oh, and I HOPE to update this weekly. We'll see. Busy life and all.