Disclaimer: Don't Own Jimmy Neutron or The Matrix!
A/N: PUDDING! That's our topic today! Now lately, I've been wondering why there isn't MINT FLAVORED PUDDING! I mean wouldn't it be awesome to have mint pudding? I mean pudding is chocolate, strawberry, vanilla, etc.! BUT NO MINT! I mean mint is the flavor of ice cream, toothpaste, cookies, gum, candy, etc. SO WHY CAN'T PUDDING BE MINT! With mint pudding, you get to eat really good pudding along with something that will make your breath not smell as bad! You could even throw the pudding at someone evil and it would burn their eyes! WAHAHA! I'm telling you, MINT PUDDING WOULD BE AWESOME! Anyway, the reason you cam here was to read chapter 2! So here it is!
Chapter 2: A Hug is Warmer When You're In It
"Fate,
it seems, is not without a sense of irony."
-Morpheus-The
Matrix
JIMMY'S POV
I was riding home from the movies with Sheen, Libby, and Betty. Sheen was, of course, driving his brand new car with Libby in the passenger seat. I was sitting in the back with Betty snuggled up close to my side. That's when I noticed it: a small, blonde person running across the street. They wore no coat or shoes, but they were running fast. I looked a little bit closer, and recognized them. It was a girl, about my age. She had long blonde hair, soaked by the rain, and brilliant green eyes. It couldn't be...
But it looked just like her.
"Hey, Sheen," I said. "Could you stop the car? I...uh...think I left something in the park."
"Whatever dude," Sheen replied, hitting the break. I gave Betty a quick kiss on the lips before running out into the rain. It pelted my head in giant drops. I bent down and kept running towards the girl in the park. I was hoping I could catch her before she got totally away. I followed her down the path until we reached the grass. I saw her slip on a patch of mud and fall. She shakily crawled over to the big oak tree and closed her eyes. I ran over to her, careful not to fall. I kneeled down in front of her and looked at her face. It was her alright, but……where did all these bruises come from? I brushed the wet hair clinging to her face away.
"Cin?" I whispered. There was no answer. I took my hand and shook her shoulder lightly. "Cindy?" Still no answer. She couldn't possibly be……..dead, could she? I picked up her wrist and felt her pulse. It was still beating; she was alive. I sighed in relief and set her arm back down.
"I can't just leave her here," I muttered to myself. I slid my hands behind her and lifted her up bridal style. I carried her through the rain to my house. After what seemed like hours, we entered the door to my house and I carried her up to my room. I gently placed her on my bed and covered her with my coat. I placed a gentle hand on her forehead. She was as cold as ice. I searched for more blankets around my house, throwing all the ones I found on top of her. After I had found every blanket in the house, I went back over to her, kneeling next to my bed.
"Cin," I whispered into her ear, placing a hand on her forehead. "Please wake up." I felt her stir slightly and her eyes open slowly.
"Hmm….w-where am I?" she asked in a hoarse whisper.
"At my house," I replied, trying to hide the sign in my voice that I was close to tears.
"J-Jimmy? Wh…what happened?"
"I don't know. I just found you passed out in the park," I answered. Her eyes opened wide as a look of fear glazed over them.
"Oh god," she whispered, tears forming in her eyes.
"Do you wanna call home or something?" I asked quietly. She looked at me weirdly. Her eyes were glazed over as if she were half asleep. It seemed like she was looking right through me.
"Please don't," she said finally. "Let me stay here, please?" I noted pleading in her voice and I couldn't resist.
"Alright," I sighed. "I'll make up the bed on the couch." Cindy sat up and looked at me in the eyes. I felt my breath catch in my throat.
"Thank you so much Jimmy," she whispered, her voice cracking slightly. Before I knew what was happening, her arms were around me in a thankful hug. I slowly wrapped my arms around her tiny waist and hugged her back.
"No problem," I responded quietly.
A/N: Review NOW! You know you want to…
