Hey guys...Sorry for taking so long to upload. School is so FREAKIN crazy...But anyways hope that you guys like this new chapter... As always please review. I wanna know what people think!! :D

Disclaimer: I don't own Jimmy Neutron. (sadly)

As Cindy locked and closed the door behind her, she followed her neighbor into her living room, arms folded over her chest. "I don't need someone to take care of me Neutron. I know how…" She let out a cough that left her throat raw. When she spoke again her voice was hoarse. "To take care of myself. And your parents are gonna be furious at me for getting you sick. I don't need to add another problem into my life. Okay?"

Jimmy remained silent for a while, staring at his shoes. When he finally looked up, Cindy could see the wall that he built in his eyes. He said, "Don't worry about me." The boy paused to gently, slowly, lead her to the couch. The sudden yet small contact of their hands caused both hearts to race. "I haven't been sick since the 7th grade and that was 5 years ago. And, my parents are gone too."

Seeing her questioning glance he continued, "There in London. Um, there was a raffle contest at my dad's work and you know how my dad is with them." For the first time, Cindy could see the wall fade as Jimmy smiled at the memory. "He, uh, spent $200 on 350 tickets. Needless to say, my mom was furious. But that changed when he won. So, my father won an all expense paid vacation to a duck convention. The only reason my mom went with him was because it was a free trip to England."

Cindy couldn't help but give a small laugh at the story. She could clearly imagine Mr. Neutron going to great lengths just to attend a duck convention. After a few seconds, Jimmy joined in and together they laughed, just like old times. Carefree and happy.

As quickly as it happened, it ended with Cindy's long fit of coughing and continuous sneezing.

Jimmy's face was a mask of concern and quickly asked her, "Where's your medicine?"

After a few minutes, Cindy finally answered in a stuffy voice, "It's down the hall in the closet. It should be on the second shelf from the bottom."

He quickly rushed out the room and came back just as quick, arms full of boxes. Slowly, he placed all the boxes on the coffee table in front of the couch.

The girl stared at the boxes in front of her with wide eyes. She picked up one and read the bottle. Cindy coughed once before saying, "Hey Spewtron, I have a fever not arthritis. I don't think that I need to take back joint medication. Plus, this is for my father, specially prescribed for him."

Jimmy looked down, his face slightly flushed. When he looked up, he stared at her with innocent, apologetic eyes. She knew him better than that though. Underneath the emotions that he showed in his eyes, she could see the self-annoyance. He sighed and said quietly, "I'm sorry. I'm sure that you can tell by now that I have no idea how to take care of someone. I guess I just panicked, you know. I, well, uh…you just got me worried that's all. Sorry."

Her annoyance slowly ebbed and faded away as she heard the sincerity in his tone. Slowly, she nodded her head and responded as she picked up another box. "I think that this is the one that you wanted to give me. The only the problem is that it makes you really drowsy and only stops me from coughing and sneezing. It doesn't reduce the fever or stop the chills. My mom never got around to buying the other ones."

Nodding slightly, Jimmy wordlessly reached his hand out to take the box from the sick girl's hands. An easy task but, like everything else between them, it became more complicated than necessary.

Cindy pulled her hand away as Jimmy reached for the box. When Cindy refused to give up the little medicine box, Jimmy felt a rush of anger flow through him. After 3 months of suppressing his anger and other feelings, he just needed his release. His body tensed as he yelled out to the girl, "Damn it Cindy! For ONCE, stop being difficult! Why don't you stop being stubborn and just give me the damn box! If you want to get better, then you need to take the medicine!"

For a few seconds, Cindy remained silent, taken aback by Jimmy's words. It wasn't long however before it was her turn to snap. "Who are you talking to like that Neutron?! If you would just listen the first time then there would be no need for you to get pissed! I said that the medicine makes me drowsy and I'm so sorry that I don't feel like sleeping at 5:30 in the afternoon!

"If you're just mad that you have to take care of me, NO ONE said that you needed to. I could have managed fine on my own! I never said that I needed you to help me!"

Jimmy looked as if he was just slapped in the face. He remained silent but it was clear to see that he wanted to say more. He let out a long sigh to calm himself down before he ran his hand over his face, seeming defeated. After a few moments of tense silence, he said, voice tired, "Listen Cin-Cindy." Cindy noticed again how the boy hesitated at the mention of her name. It was then that she realized that since the break-up, he hardly said a word directly to her nor had he said her name out right.

He continued, "I apologize for snapping. The situation was so minor, I had not right to react in such a way. I'm sorry. I just had a lot going on in my mind. I was just…I was worried. I was, am, worried about you and just want you to feel better.

"It's pretty obvious that I absolutely have no clue what I'm doing…I'm worthless in this situation. And all the sudden, I manage to find something that could at least provide some comfort to you, and just for once I felt useful. I just…I want you better."

Cindy stared at him silently, mouth slightly agape. That was the most words that Jimmy had said to her directly in over two months. His blue eyes almost begging her to remain silent, to not respond to anything that he had just said; pleading. Then all of the sudden, not knowing what took control over her mind, Cindy stood up and walked over to him, bodies barely a centimeter apart.

He looked at her with curious eyes but said nothing. Then, she did something that neither of them expected. She hugged him. She threw her arms around his neck and pressed her body tight against his.

Underneath her touch, Cindy could feel Jimmy stiffen, his breath hitched. Cindy froze too, but for a possibly different reason than Jimmy. The sudden contact of their skins brought back the rush emotions that she fought and worked so hard to hide. The hug didn't last for very long, a few seconds at most, but to the two, it seemed like an eternity before they broke apart.

She pulled herself away and gave him a small apologetic look. He, however, didn't catch it. His eyes were fixed to the floor, his face ducked down and turned away. From what little she could see from his face, Cindy could tell that the boy's face was flushed. And for the first time, Cindy was actually glad that she was sick. If she wasn't she just knew that her face would have been as flushed as the boy's.

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