Chapter 3: Valentines Day
It was breakfast of February the 14th , and Jimmy couldn't be happier seeing his cousin out and about again, sweetly saying how nice his parents looked every five minutes and tossing Jimmy a little advice here and there, as usual("Jimmy, don't getting in trouble today, it won't look good that you where the grinch of Valentines day," Jenny warned him) but it wasn't just Jenny that Jimmy was happy about, it was just the day in general, not valentines day, but just today. Outside smelt like fresh snow and a sunny spring day, although it had been over a month since any actual snow had fallen, and long since it had melted up, and spring wasn't precisely due for another month or so.
As they got on the bus, (Jimmy grumbled that his bubble would have gotten to school sooner) Jenny sat next to Libby and Cindy, both talking about the days events, while Jimmy sat across the way with Carl and Sheen, who where talking about the excitement of getting candy ("First Halloween, then Christmas, then Valentines Day! All the greatest candy getting holidays!" Sheen cheered, Jenny, hearing this then replied, "You forgot Purim!" Sheen gave a confused look, "Poor what?") And as the kids got off the bus and ran to their classrooms when the bell rang, there was a sweet scent in the air of perfume and a nice warmness that felt like holding just made hot chocolate. When the kids entered Ms. Fowl's classroom, as it was brightly decorated with red hearts and pink streamers, the room smelt like muffins, strait out of the oven. Of course, there was no muffins, nor an oven. Everyone felt like this because for some odd reason, Valentines day always brought a happy feeling, after Christmas had passed and the smell of spring break was distant in the air.
Later, Ms. Fowl announced it was time for everyone to start passing out their cards. Jimmy presses the buttons on his remote and the box and robot opened up. Jimmy filled the robot with valentines, and it immediately started spinning around the room, searching for the right boxes. Since Jenny had been sick, she only was able to pull together a shoe box with a few decorations, which was plenty for her. Cindy decided to start passing out her valentines, she nervously opened up the bag and stood up and walked around, giving the valentines to their new owners.
Jenny walked up to her friend Cindy, "Hey Cindy, how's it going?"
Cindy smiled, "Great."
Jenny sweetly and curiously smiled, "So, anyone ask you to be their valentine yet?"
Cindy blushed, "What, are you kidding? Ha, like I'd ever let a boy be my valentine!"
Jenny shrugged teasingly, "What ever you say Cindy, talk to you later, I have to finish passing out the rest of these cards."
Cindy nodded as Jenny walked away and placed a card in Courtney Taylor's box.
Cindy walked over to a few more boxes and bags and placed valentines in them, then she pulled out another valentine. This one said: Jimmy Neutron.
Cindy felt very nervous, almost sweaty, but she carelessly tossed it into Jimmy's box, and before the machine could say anything, quickly shifted over to Libby's seat and placed her valentine in there.
Jimmy watched his invention move around, silently, he hoped no one would notice it putting a card into Cindy's box. As the robot placed the card in Tommy Voldemort's paper bag, then quickly glided over to Cindy's. Jimmy quickly looked away, so no one would be suspicious.
"Hey Jimmy." Said a voice.
Jimmy jumped in surprised and whirled around.
There was Jenny, now full of giggles.
Jimmy smirked and crossed his arms, "Very funny Jenny."
Jenny smiled and said, "I know, isn't it?"
Jenny walked by Jimmy, still in giggle mode, as she placed a card in Sheen's box, then Carl's. Jenny wondered to herself if the nervousness of Cindy and Jimmy had anything in common, she sort of knew already, but it was always fun to just wonder.
Later that day, after all the valentines had been passed out, everyone sat down and continued to chatter while some other kids passed around their brownies, juice, and cup cakes.
Everyone started to open their valentines and talk to their friends.
Jimmy opened Jenny's "To the coolest cousin ever. Ok, you owe me five bucks for saying that! Hehe, just kidding. Thanks so much for helping me get off that stupid flu! And, oh yeah, happy valentines day! Love ya lots, as always, Jenny."
Jimmy continued to open and chat with Carl, and then he pulled out Cindy's card.
With out much thought, he opened it up and read through it quickly, but then he read it over and over again, a little slower each time.
"What is it Jim?" Asked Carl, noticing Jimmy had been staring at the same valentine for quite some time now.
Jimmy shrugged, but he knew what it was, but who it was from, he had no clue.
"Dear Jimmy Neutron,
I admire you, your cute.
You make Nick Dean a dork.
The other girls probably haven't fallen for you as hard as I have.
I'd tell you in person, but you'd laugh.
I'd tell the whole world, but I'd cry.
I guess this is my only connection to tell you,
That I wish you where my guy.
Happy Valentines Day.
Love,
Your Secret Admirer" Is what it said, Jimmy was slightly shocked, and put the letter back into it's envelope and put it with the rest of the cards he had read.
Jimmy pulled out another card, then said to Carl, "It was nothing ,really, but very interestingly worded."
Carl scratched his head then said, "Ok, if you insist." Then he took a bit of his brownie and read his next valentine.
Cindy looked through her cards, talking along with Libby and Jenny. Cindy took out the next envelope, printed neatly, "Cindy Vortex".
Cindy opened it, not expecting much, then read in her head.
"Dear Cindy,
I don't want to say this in front of you,
Cause I know you'd laugh all day,
But I hope you too,
Could secretly feel this way.
I admit it,
I have a crush on you.
Love,
Your Secret Admirer"
Cindy felt a bit confused, and Jenny quickly noticed this.
"Anything wrong Cindy?" Jenny asked, Jenny looked at the envelope, and recognized the hand writing perfectly, and she smiled.
Cindy quickly shook her head, "No, I'm just surprised at the, uh … oh, nothing." Cindy placed the card with her other cards, and picked up a different card.
"Nothing, nothing at all." Cindy continued.
Jenny smirked, "What ever you say."
It was breakfast of February the 14th , and Jimmy couldn't be happier seeing his cousin out and about again, sweetly saying how nice his parents looked every five minutes and tossing Jimmy a little advice here and there, as usual("Jimmy, don't getting in trouble today, it won't look good that you where the grinch of Valentines day," Jenny warned him) but it wasn't just Jenny that Jimmy was happy about, it was just the day in general, not valentines day, but just today. Outside smelt like fresh snow and a sunny spring day, although it had been over a month since any actual snow had fallen, and long since it had melted up, and spring wasn't precisely due for another month or so.
As they got on the bus, (Jimmy grumbled that his bubble would have gotten to school sooner) Jenny sat next to Libby and Cindy, both talking about the days events, while Jimmy sat across the way with Carl and Sheen, who where talking about the excitement of getting candy ("First Halloween, then Christmas, then Valentines Day! All the greatest candy getting holidays!" Sheen cheered, Jenny, hearing this then replied, "You forgot Purim!" Sheen gave a confused look, "Poor what?") And as the kids got off the bus and ran to their classrooms when the bell rang, there was a sweet scent in the air of perfume and a nice warmness that felt like holding just made hot chocolate. When the kids entered Ms. Fowl's classroom, as it was brightly decorated with red hearts and pink streamers, the room smelt like muffins, strait out of the oven. Of course, there was no muffins, nor an oven. Everyone felt like this because for some odd reason, Valentines day always brought a happy feeling, after Christmas had passed and the smell of spring break was distant in the air.
Later, Ms. Fowl announced it was time for everyone to start passing out their cards. Jimmy presses the buttons on his remote and the box and robot opened up. Jimmy filled the robot with valentines, and it immediately started spinning around the room, searching for the right boxes. Since Jenny had been sick, she only was able to pull together a shoe box with a few decorations, which was plenty for her. Cindy decided to start passing out her valentines, she nervously opened up the bag and stood up and walked around, giving the valentines to their new owners.
Jenny walked up to her friend Cindy, "Hey Cindy, how's it going?"
Cindy smiled, "Great."
Jenny sweetly and curiously smiled, "So, anyone ask you to be their valentine yet?"
Cindy blushed, "What, are you kidding? Ha, like I'd ever let a boy be my valentine!"
Jenny shrugged teasingly, "What ever you say Cindy, talk to you later, I have to finish passing out the rest of these cards."
Cindy nodded as Jenny walked away and placed a card in Courtney Taylor's box.
Cindy walked over to a few more boxes and bags and placed valentines in them, then she pulled out another valentine. This one said: Jimmy Neutron.
Cindy felt very nervous, almost sweaty, but she carelessly tossed it into Jimmy's box, and before the machine could say anything, quickly shifted over to Libby's seat and placed her valentine in there.
Jimmy watched his invention move around, silently, he hoped no one would notice it putting a card into Cindy's box. As the robot placed the card in Tommy Voldemort's paper bag, then quickly glided over to Cindy's. Jimmy quickly looked away, so no one would be suspicious.
"Hey Jimmy." Said a voice.
Jimmy jumped in surprised and whirled around.
There was Jenny, now full of giggles.
Jimmy smirked and crossed his arms, "Very funny Jenny."
Jenny smiled and said, "I know, isn't it?"
Jenny walked by Jimmy, still in giggle mode, as she placed a card in Sheen's box, then Carl's. Jenny wondered to herself if the nervousness of Cindy and Jimmy had anything in common, she sort of knew already, but it was always fun to just wonder.
Later that day, after all the valentines had been passed out, everyone sat down and continued to chatter while some other kids passed around their brownies, juice, and cup cakes.
Everyone started to open their valentines and talk to their friends.
Jimmy opened Jenny's "To the coolest cousin ever. Ok, you owe me five bucks for saying that! Hehe, just kidding. Thanks so much for helping me get off that stupid flu! And, oh yeah, happy valentines day! Love ya lots, as always, Jenny."
Jimmy continued to open and chat with Carl, and then he pulled out Cindy's card.
With out much thought, he opened it up and read through it quickly, but then he read it over and over again, a little slower each time.
"What is it Jim?" Asked Carl, noticing Jimmy had been staring at the same valentine for quite some time now.
Jimmy shrugged, but he knew what it was, but who it was from, he had no clue.
"Dear Jimmy Neutron,
I admire you, your cute.
You make Nick Dean a dork.
The other girls probably haven't fallen for you as hard as I have.
I'd tell you in person, but you'd laugh.
I'd tell the whole world, but I'd cry.
I guess this is my only connection to tell you,
That I wish you where my guy.
Happy Valentines Day.
Love,
Your Secret Admirer" Is what it said, Jimmy was slightly shocked, and put the letter back into it's envelope and put it with the rest of the cards he had read.
Jimmy pulled out another card, then said to Carl, "It was nothing ,really, but very interestingly worded."
Carl scratched his head then said, "Ok, if you insist." Then he took a bit of his brownie and read his next valentine.
Cindy looked through her cards, talking along with Libby and Jenny. Cindy took out the next envelope, printed neatly, "Cindy Vortex".
Cindy opened it, not expecting much, then read in her head.
"Dear Cindy,
I don't want to say this in front of you,
Cause I know you'd laugh all day,
But I hope you too,
Could secretly feel this way.
I admit it,
I have a crush on you.
Love,
Your Secret Admirer"
Cindy felt a bit confused, and Jenny quickly noticed this.
"Anything wrong Cindy?" Jenny asked, Jenny looked at the envelope, and recognized the hand writing perfectly, and she smiled.
Cindy quickly shook her head, "No, I'm just surprised at the, uh … oh, nothing." Cindy placed the card with her other cards, and picked up a different card.
"Nothing, nothing at all." Cindy continued.
Jenny smirked, "What ever you say."
