Hello everyone...So sorry that I couldn't update in the longest time. School is pretty much dominating my life and it SUCKS!!! But tonight is one of those rare nights that I don't have any homework and I decided to work on this... Hope you guys like it cuz I've kinda been out of it for a while and I don't know if my writing has started to suck. Please review.

Disclaimer: Don't really own Jimmy Neutron :(

When she looked into his eyes, she could see them staring back at her. 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.

When Jimmy finally looked up, she could see disappointment, frustration and slight anger in his features. The boy's oceanic eyes met emerald, and the young girl found herself turning away; the concentrated emotion in them was too much for her. When she finally dared to look back, his face was blank as if the emotions were just wiped clean.

After a moment's pause, he walked closer to her, his hand stretched out again. This time, Cindy handed him the box without a word of protest. Jimmy smiled slightly, "Thank you…How bout this? Since we spent 35 minutes arguing, and it's now 6:10, I'll give you the medicine at 6:30. Do we both agree?"

Cindy rolled her eyes at him but smiled anyway as she nodded her head. He continued, "Well then, since that's settled, let's get some food into your system. After that, you're taking your medicine and you're going to bed. And just to clarify, I wasn't asking. You look exhausted."

Cindy was about to protest until she caught a glance of herself in the mirror across the room. Her eyes were so dull that they looked grey, and the rings under her eyes darkened in color. The girl's mouth gaped wide open in shock.

The teenaged genius gave her a small, gentle smile before placing his hand lightly on the small of her back, guiding her to the kitchen.

Once inside, he turned to the sick girl and gently ordered, "Sit." Cindy glared at him, knowing full well that he knew that she didn't like being told what to do. Nonetheless, she complied with boy's request and seethed silently.

He walked into the Vortex's pantry and despite himself, Jimmy couldn't stop from whistling at the items. Jimmy grabbed one of the cans and said to Cindy, "Caviar? In a can? With writing in French?"

She let out a small laugh. "A little random there Neutron? Um, you know my parents…I'm fine with the simple things in life but of course they want the best and most expensive. They're good people just with expensive wallets; you've been here so many times before to know that."

The boy forced down a rush of memories before they could engulf him in the pain. He gave her a somewhat forced smile before he placed the can back on the shelf and made his way to the girl. As he walked toward her, he said, "What do you feel like eating then? I probably could manage to make something edible enough for you." He gave her a small smile.

But, before she could respond to question, she felt her body quiver from the increasing amount of chills, and not only was she freezing, she felt a wave of nausea and dizziness hitting her. The room around her spun so fast that she felt that she was falling, a massive headache thudding against the sides of her head. She closed her eyes for a long moment and when she finally opened them, her gaze met a pair of worried eyes.

Before she knew it, more she focused on his eyes, the more the room around her gradually stopped spinning until it finally ceased to a halt.

The boy remained silent for a few minutes, his tongue feeling heavy. His face had a look of forced calm but if anyone were to be fooled by that façade; one look into his eyes would say otherwise. Softly he whispered, his face barely an inch away from hers. "Are-are you okay" The boy breathed out a sigh of relief as she nodded. After a moment's pause, he unconsciously pulled back a stray lock of hair from her face. He whispered softly, "You really scared me…You were swaying back and forth in your seat and I barely made it here before you fell." Cindy blinked her eyes in surprise and it was then that she realized a slight pressure on her upper arm.

They stayed silent for a long while before Jimmy said, a slightly forced lightness in his tone, "After that little spell, I'd take it that you're not very hungry right now?"

Cindy, suddenly tired, gave a him a weak smile and said softly, "No, not really Neutron," Before she could continue, a fit of rough coughing and continuous sneezing stopped her. After her fit of coughs and sneezes, she continued, her voice stuffy, "Thank you though Neutron."

He nodded and released his grip from her arm. Then, without warning, Jimmy wrapped one arm around Cindy's waist and placed the other under her legs. Easily and gently, he lifted her from her chair.

The sick teen gasped and in her surprise, she wound her arms around Jimmy's neck. The boy struggled to keep his composure, and to prevent himself from laughing at the girl's surprise but he ultimately failed. It wasn't long then before Cindy herself, started laughing as hard as the boy. It wasn't long before their eyes met, and when it did they both turned away, embarrassed.

The two remained silent throughout the entire walk up the stairs and into Cindy's bedroom. Once inside, he gently laid her on her bed and covered her with a thick blanket.

He gave the girl a quick look over to make sure that she was fine before he said, "I forgot your medicine downstairs. I'm gonna go run down their real quick and bring it back up to you. I'll be really quick," He turned to leave, but before he did he turned back around, "Are you still cold? If you are, I'll turn up the thermostat before I go down the stairs if that okay with you?"

She gave him a small nod and watched as Jimmy ran out the room. As a cold shiver passed throughout her body, Cindy felt a strange rush of sadness and longing. She knew that she shouldn't be feeling that way anymore but in the few hours that Jimmy was with her; he brought with him the buried memories of times when the two of them were actually happy.

For the first time in three months, she actually remembered what happiness tasted like, and she wanted it back.

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