the punishment

Disclaimer: I do not own Jimmy Neutron or it's characters.

Note: because these names are new to all of us, I want to have a little cheat-sheet for us to use.

Jimmy - Jamie

Cindy - Logan

Sheen - Maria

Libby - Tavon Jr.

Carl - Madeline

Goddard - Goddard

Chapter 5,

Maria sat on the steps as Tavon leaned against the door. Maria was really nervous about what she wanted to say.

"Libby, oh... I mean Tavon, I guess." Maria said and Tavon blinked and bit his lip.

"Yeah, why did you want to talk out here?" Tavon asked and Maria took a deep breath.

"Well, I hope you don't think I am some pain, but I wanted to talk about, um... our relationship?" Maria said and Tavon blinked again.

"What do you mean?" He asked taking a step closer to her, but Maria didn't look at him.

"Well, I was just thinking... this morning I was a boy, and a straight boy with a smoking hot girlfriend. And now... I'm a girl... so does that mean that I am gay? Are we still gonna date?" Maria said and Tavon sat next to her and placed his hand on hers.

"Maria, you will always be Sheen to me. You, my sweet, insanely energetic, Ultralord-loving nerd-ling, will always have a special place in my heart. Now if you really feel nervous and insecure, then perhaps I have a pretty simple way to see how we both feel." Tavon said and Maria was silent for a moment before turning her head to look at him.

"What's that?" She asked and with a smile, Tavon gently caressed Maria's cheek and gently brought her in for a kiss. Maria's face flushed a little, but she kissed Tavon back. They pulled apart and Maria couldn't hide the smile on her face.

"Well, it seems like that still works." Tavon said, gently rubbing his hands on his knees.

"Your, right. Maybe because I was a straight boy, now I am a straight girl." Maria said and Tavon chuckled.

"So, Maria, would you like to be my girlfriend?" Tavon asked and Maria giggled and nodded.

"Of, course. So, I guess we should tell the others who they will be attracted to." Maria said and Tavon shrugged.

"I'll tell Cindy- I mean Logan, later. You should tell, um, Madeline after she wakes up. And as for Jamie... Well... Perhaps she is smart enough to figure it out on her own. If not, then it might be a pretty hilarious situation." Tavon said and Maria laughed.

"Your right, that could be funny." Maria said and Tavon smiled and wrapped an arm around Maria's shoulders.

"Good, but look out there, the sun is starting to set. How about we sit out here and watch it together. Then we can head back inside." Tavon said, and Maria gently rested her head on Tavon's shoulder and sighed happily.

...

The next day Jamie woke up to her familiar alarm and yawned as she rolled out of bed. She felt odd when she got to her closet, almost forgetting the recent events, but there wasn't much she could do. She grabbed a pair of large pants that she hadn't worn in the past, but maybe with her new and more shapely hips, she should wear something larger. Jamie looked at the discarded bra on the ground, and she recognized the fact that most teenage boys can't wait to get their hands on a girl's bra, but for girl's, it was just another thing in their wardrobe. Jamie felt odd because she still knew what a boy is suppose to think, but on the same hand, she needed to put it on.

"Jim-amie! Hurry down, ok. We need to pick up your friend, Maria, soon." Jamie's mother called and Jamie sighed. She quickly changed and walked downstairs, nervous for her first real day of being a girl, to start. Judy and Hugh were sitting at the table, like always and Jamie walked forward, but soon tripped on something metallic.

"You ok, Jimbo?" Hugh asked and Jamie looked down at her feet and saw Goddard curled up and glaring at her.

"Goddard, go to the lab." Jamie said and Goddard didn't move, which confused Jamie.

"Goddard, I order you to go to the lab." Jamie said and Goddard curled up more and went to sleep.

"Oh, right, that infernal program I added. Leaping Leptons, I'll have to take care of that when we get back to the mall." Jamie said as she stood up and sat down at the table.

"So you are alright." Judy asked and Jamie, nodded.

"The fall didn't really hurt, the only thing I had trouble with was falling asleep." Jamie said and Judy nodded.

"Well, eventually you will adjust, so please be patient. I have some waffles piping hot for you, Jamie. I'll get the butter out of the fridge." Judy said and Jamie looked down at her plate and noticed how different her hands looked. During most of the day, the old Jimmy barely acknowledged the fact that he had a body. He would make sure that he looked good for school, and would take a shower at night, but other then that, he only really saw his hands. But as Jamie stared down at her thin, soft looking hands, she knew that they would just be a constant reminder of his current problem. Jamie picked up her fork, and noticed how cold the shiny metal felt, and Jamie stroked the handle that felt so smooth against her fingers. How did she never notice these little things before when she was a boy? Perhaps her hands were more sensitive now, and that's why little things felt so different. Jamie looked up at her father and saw him cutting his waffle and talking to his wife with occasional food in his mouth. Seeing this sight almost revolted Jamie, and she hoped that she had never looked like that in the past, because after all, just because boys are known to be loud and dirty and destructive; it doesn't mean that they have to be. Right... Right...?