Jimmy's next few days at Bullworth were troubled. He barely went to his classes, instead resorting to staying cooped up in his room, devising plans to take down Gary and getting alliances together, which is what Gary would surely be doing. He'd lost the greasers, that was for sure, but he might still have a chance with them. Jimmy had a strong feeling that Gary would get the preps on his side. If the preps were on Gary's side, the greasers would be against him. The bullies would stand with Jimmy, but they were getting harder and harder to control. The nerds were still his allies, but they were next to useless when it came to fighting. The only good thing about them was that they knew their chemistry, and how to make some really wicked weapons. Gary would probably try to get them on his side. He still wasn't sure about the jocks.
The worst thing about it was that Gary was right there. Right there in his face. Jimmy could have beaten him to a pulp anytime he wanted, but he knew if he did that, Gary would win. He had to stay cool and figure this out. He still couldn't believe that crazy bastard Crabblesnitch had let Gary back in. Had he forgotten everything that had happened the year before?
Jimmy had other concerns. Cecellia and Zoe. He managed to avoid Zoe most of the time, but Cece was still acting cold to him. Not as cold as she had when she'd first arrived, but cold.
After about three days of furious planning, Jimmy decided it was time to lay off. He had plenty of time to figure out what he would do about Gary, and if he skipped too many classes he'd be expelled. If he was expelled, that meant Gary won.
Besides, he needed to get back with Cecellia.
He'd taken to following her around. Jimmy had a feeling she knew, but she acted like he wasn't there. He was still having problems with Zoe. She was starting to realize something was going on. He tried to keep it a secret, but he knew he'd have to confront her about it sometime.
One day after classes, Jimmy spotted Cece alone out at the football field, watching the jocks batter each other. It was a bit strange to find her here of all places.
He went up and sat beside her. She didn't acknowledge his presence.
"Hey, beautiful." He said, smiling.
"Leave me alone, Jimmy." She said.
"Oh, come on. Don't be like that." Jimmy said. "What are you doing here, anyway? This is the last place I'd expect to find you."
She smiled. Those perfect white teeth of hers glinted in the mid-afternoon sunshine.
"I like it here. It's strangely comforting to watch the jocks practice."
Jimmy raised an eyebrow.
"Comforting?"
"Well, maybe not comforting, but entertaining."
"I guess." Jimmy said. "How's Patrick?"
"Fine. He's fitting in real well, unlike me."
"I don't see why that would be." Jimmy said, smiling his most winning smile.
"What do you want, Jimmy?" Cece asked, sounding frustrated.
"Give me another chance."
"I never gave you a chance in the first place." She said.
"Don't give me that."
She sighed.
"Jimmy, we're just too different."
Jimmy laid his hand down on hers.
"Opposites attract."
Cece stood up.
"Jesus, you just never get the message, do you?"
Jimmy stood up and moved closer to her, putting his hands on her shoulders. She didn't try to move away.
"I'm a slow learner." He said.
He kissed her. She tensed up momentarily, but then wrapped her arms around him, returning the kiss full force. Jimmy forgot about everything, Zoe, Gary, Johnny Vincent, everything. All that mattered was her and this moment.
AN: Thanks to all the people who have reviewed. Forgive me for taking so long to update. I've got other writing projects on hand.
