Disclaimer: everyone repeat with me! sings along I (she) does NOT own any of the JN stuff." Whatever you call it, yadayada…
NOW, ARE YOU READY FOR ANOTHER CHAPPIE?? (lol why I said chappie, I have no clue, but who carea?)
Well you'll just have to hold on for a sec. I'm taking this moment to thank all my previous faithful reviewers from my original work, because they are acturly looking upon this sequel… JUDGING, CRITIQUING, and so forth, but they still say it's good and it's only my second JN fanfic. So thank ya very much, amigos.
Now on to the story D
Eustace turned around. Who the heck was that?
Then he saw, none other then Jimmy Neutron… Blast that kid!
"Ah, Jimmy, I see that you're turning the tables right now. But you see, I have something to do, and I wish you'd just leave. Us. Alone," Eustace said. "Like, right now!" He made a move that looked like he was doing a magic trick to see if Jimmy would just disappear from his act.
"I don't think so," Jimmy seethed back. "I don't think Cindy wants to be with you right now."
By this time, all the kids that were near the scene in the hallway were staring… Watching to see what kind of gossip this would turn out to be.
Eustace faced Jimmy again.
"Why, Neutron, why would you care—" Eustace stopped in mid-sentence.
"High-ya!" Cindy yelled, landing a karate chop on Eustace's neck.
Eustace winced in pain.
"That, my dear, was not needed." His face turned red and he looked back at Cindy, but she had already escaped from where he had her. She was now right besides Jimmy.
"Come on, let's just get out of here, Jimmy," she said, just about turning to walk around.
Eustace laughed.
"Jimmy now is it? Last time I heard, you weren't in love with that loser, and called him Neutron."
Cindy froze in mid-step. She looked at Jimmy, who's eyes were as big as bowling balls now. What should she say? That, yes, she was totally in love with a guy she just was mean to about two days ago? Or no, just go along with saying the regular no, but then it'd complicate things? She needed to decide.
"I-I'm not in love with him," she stuttered. "I just… I just put aside our differences. You know, being mature and all, unlike someone here that rhymes with doofus, Eustace." Her confidence suddenly swelled up inside of her.
Jimmy smiled knowingly, though he didn't say anything.
"I'm leaving, I need to get to class," Cindy announced, running of to go find her English class.
"Um, I gotta go to my Algebra class… See ya 'round, doofus- I mean, Eustace!" Jimmy cried, also, literally running of to go find his class before the bell rang.
Second period came, and it was now officially Math time. Jimmy walked in, and sat at his usual desk. Cindy, walking in right behind him, sat in her usual spot too, the one that was in the first right row next to Jimmy's, and a desk back from his desk.
"Now, kids," their teacher said. All of the kids in the class settled down, and were all back in their seats, from having been away from them. "It's time for a pop-quiz!"
Cindy sighed. Phew, good thing she studied last night!
Jimmy seemed to be thinking the same thing. He slightly turned his body around, while turning his head full around to see Cindy. She smiled, and he winked, then he turned back to his regular seating formation.
Their teacher pulled out several pop-quizes and passed them around.
"That was cool. I think I did pretty okay on the quiz," Cindy said. She had just so happened to come out the same time as Jimmy did, so she naturally started talking. Kids were filing out and cramming each other in the doorway.
"I'll say, since we had that study—" he stopped in mid-sentence. Kids were looking at them already. "—Issue, I think we both did alright on it." He was trying so hard to not make anyone suspicious of them going out.
"Well, um…" Cindy said, nervously looking down. They had stopped in the middle of the hallway while Jimmy was fixing his sentence. "I better get to my next class. See ya!" And she walked off.
Jimmy sighed. He had totally blew it right there. They were, for once, having a normal conversation at school, which seemed nice, and he just had ruin it. Darn!
At the end of school, Cindy found herself not wanting to take the bus.
"Cindy!" shouted Libby. "Come on! The bus leaves soon!"
Cindy shook her head.
"No thanks, Libs. I think I'll walk home," Cindy replied.
"Okay then. See ya around!" Libby walked next to Sheen who was with Carl. For a while now Cindy had noticed that Sheen and Libby were getting a long with each other better. Any time would they get together.
Cindy pulled on the strap of her back so it wouldn't fall off. She stopped and watched the buses leave. She looked around for the person she was waiting for. He was nowhere to be seen. Sighing, she started walking towards home.
She was about half a block down when she heard running footsteps behind her.
"Cindy! Wait up!" Jimmy yelled. He caught up to her. "Sorry I took awhile, I know we agreed to walk home last night, but Mrs. Dotty wanted to see me after class about the new science project I'm working on and—" He stopped explaining and ran a hand through his hair. "Sorry about that."
Cindy looked down at the ground and kicked a pebble with her shoe.
"It's okay," she replied softly.
She looked up at him and gave him a small smile. Oh gosh, she's so pretty, Jimmy thought, And nice for understanding.
He leaned in and gave her a peck on the cheek. Her face turned pink and she looked back down again. He smiled at her, even though she could see it.
"We better start walking, my mom might want to know why I'm so late, and I don't want her worrying," Cindy said. Jimmy nodded.
They started walking, and finally, about a block later, he had the guts to reach out and take her hand.
When Cindy looked at him shyly, he looked away, his heart beating so fast he was sure the whole world could hear it.
They walked on in satisfying silence, comfortable just being there, when a cough interrupted their peace.
Cindy and Jimmy let go at the same time and jumped around.
"Did you absolutely think that you were going to get off so easily?"