Sorry guys I haven't been updating lately. :( But here I am now, 2 updates in one day. Yay! :)

Disclaimer: I do not own Jimmy Neutron, otherwise, all episodes would have been more or less similar to LSTN or Stranded.

filler chapter ^^


The following day, Macy decided to go to school early and saw the flyers Jimmy had printed in order to search for her dog stacked on the table counter. She was pretty impressed with his effort.


When Jimmy woke up, he was feeling less groggy and restless than before. He wondered if it was because of the feminine presence in his then bachelor pad or if it was because it has been a while since he has slept on his cold carpet floor. He thought of the things he will be doing for the day, which included finding Macy's dog, much to his dismay…or perhaps not.

After he got dressed, he went out of his apartment and started giving flyers to random strangers. He walked around the city as he continued searching for the beagle. "When did I ever think it would be reasonable for me to do this?" He thought, yet he had no regrets.

Afternoon came, Jimmy still has not found Philia. While he was walking down the side street, Macy had seen him, she knew he has not found the canine yet. She started walking faster and decided to confront him for not keeping his promise.

"Mr. Neutron! Mr. Neutron!" Jimmy stopped walking and looked around to see where the yelling was coming from, when he turned to his back, he saw Macy racing towards him.

"You said you'd find him before I end school! You promised! Promises are not meant to be broken, especially if they were made by you!" Macy started.

"Can't we just purchase a new dog?"

Macy finally bursted into tears.

"Would the new one be the same as the old one? As the original one? There's only one Philia! I know you also have your own treasure! Whatever it is, would it be the same if it's not the original?" Her outburst and incessant sniffing was cut short when Jimmy's phone started ringing. It was a call from someone with a tip about the beagle.

"Yes hello?"

"Is this Mr. James Neutron?"

"Yes, yes?" As soon as Jimmy heard what the caller had to say, he looked at Macy with renewed determination. He put back his phone in his pocket. "You'll be seeing Philia when I get back," Jimmy started running towards the place the caller had told him.

"I'll wait for you, I promise!" said Macy.


After running and walking and running again for what seemed like forever, Jimmy finally saw Philia accompanied by the old lady who called him. He ran towards them and thanked the lady endlessly.

"In actuality, my grandson was disappointed he had to leave. The dog stayed with us during the night, and he was very lovable, I supposed the owner is too?" The grandma chuckled to herself.

"You don't how much this means to me, I'm saved!" Jimmy was overjoyed, he thought no crying and whining would occur again when he gets home.

"Of course!" With that, the grandma left.

Without the adrenaline rush that was kicking in, Jimmy did not have the energy to run to Macy and it was getting late. When he got to where she was supposed to wait, she wasn't there anymore. How unlucky he was, rain started pouring. He ran for shelter with the dog and its leash in his arms.


Apartment

Cindy, who just got off from work, tucked Macy in her room, she appeared very restless and Cindy wondered if she even slept the night before. She noticed there was something in the brunette's closed fist, before she could take a look, Macy spoke without opening her eyes.

"Here's…the flash drive…mom…number one…treasure…Mr. Neutron…" She said.

Cindy tried to comprehend what her daughter was saying, but could not, so she got the flash drive and inserted it into a computer drive. There was a folder named "Treasure". Cindy decided to click it, and in there, she saw old, happy pictures of them, of her. One of her eating vanilla ice cream, one when they were skiing, and one when she was reading intently her Histology textbook and from the angles of the photos, it seemed that he took them secretly without her knowing. She suddenly remembered Jimmy saying how precious and priceless it was- his whole youth was in it. Tears started to fall from her eyes, she wondered why he did not get rid of them, when he originally said he wanted her out of his life.


It was raining hard, and Cindy could not stop worrying about where Jimmy could be. She got out of the unit and brought her umbrella with her as she started searching for the brunet. She saw him sleeping on a closed store's roofed stairway, the beagle still in his arms. Cindy bent down his level and gently cupped his right cheek. She leaned closer as his planifolia scent started to cloud her mind. Her lips touched his left cheek. A single tear dropped from one of her emerald orbs.


Macy POV

My mom said Mr. Neutron was plain vanilla, that he's someone who keeps his promises, no matter what, and that he shows his love for the people around him in his own way. He does, indeed. I didn't expect him at all to care about a lost dog. It's not even his own, but I know he tried everything. I appreciate him for that. He looks grumpy on the outside…but deep down, he's warm-hearted. He's sincere. He'll stake his life on keeping promises. He's someone you'd want to trust.

My mom…likes plain vanilla.