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~*Chapter 2: Not My Imagination*~
Cindy and Jimmy both opened their doors very slowly. The stepped out into the hallway very slowly and stood across from each other with doubtful faces. They both thought that it was their imagination running wild. Slowly, Jimmy and Cindy raised their hands and reached out slowly towards the other hand. The hands inched in, two inches, one inch, a centimeter, and they touched. As soon as they both felt a different flesh on their hands they jumped back.
"AHHH!" They both screamed in unison.
Jimmy reached out and touched the shoulder of Cindy just to make sure she was real. She jolted back and scowled.
"Cindy…is that…you?" Jimmy asked.
"Well, it looks to be that way doesn't it?" She scowled again.
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?!" He screamed.
"I'd like to ask you the same thing. Are you like, my stalker?" Cindy asked snottily.
"No, I don't stalk you. I already told you that." Jimmy shot back.
Cindy started snickering in a bad way and said, "Lemme get this straight. I come on vacation hundreds of miles away from home, and some how, some way, you come to the same state, city, hotel, AND you are right across from me. And I was looking forward to getting away from you. Just my luck!"
"Well, this is all new news to me. I didn't even know! I can't believe it…" Jimmy said.
All of the sudden, Jimmy's mom came out of the room.
"Cindy? What are you doing here?"
"Well, turns out yours and my family both are staying right across from each other in the hotel!" Cindy said trying to hide her anger.
"Oh, that's just grand! My I talk to your mother, Cindy?"
"Sure, lemme get her. Mom, someone wants to talk to you out here!" Cindy yelled in to her mother.
Cindy's mother walked out the door of the hotel room and looked very surprised when she saw Judy.
"Judy? Well, looks like we booked our times on the same day!"
"What do you mean? You knew they were coming?" Jimmy asked his mother.
"Well, I gave them the suggestion to come here for a vacation. We didn't exactly know we were coming at the same time. I guess it was just coincidence." Judy replied happily.
"This is just great! We can go all kinds of places together!" Cindy's mom squealed.
"Oh, this is jjjjjuuuuuuusssstttttt grand! Your mom suggested it to my mom. Now we're stuck here! Together! Oh great! GREAT!"
"Vortex, just shut up, ok? Shut UP! Your stupid snotty voice is giving me a headache and it may soon explode. So stop being you and just stay away from me."
"I've got no problem what-so-ever there! See ya never!" Cindy said and stomped into her hotel room. Jimmy did the same.
~The next day~
Jimmy and Cindy were getting pretty fed up, ticked, p-oed, and any other word you can use for mad because they were with each other the whole day. Their parents were having a grand ol time and Jimmy and Cindy were bickering and having constant competitions. Finally, after about 7 hours of being with each other, they stopped talking to one another.
"Cindy, why are you being so quiet?" Her father asked.
"I'm just…tired. Yea, that's it." Cindy answered.
"Ok then." Her father replied.
They were walking down a street when they walked past a big blue sign.
"Ohh! Look Sugar Booger! A firework show tonight at 10! Can we go, please!" Hugh exclaimed.
"I don't see why not. Sure!" Judy answered.
"Sounds like a magnificent idea." Cindy's mom said.
"Oh great, more time with you and I think I'm going to die." Jimmy said sarcastically.
"Do you think that I enjoy this? I didn't think so!" Cindy shot back.
So the rest of the day went on, and the same thing happened. They started bickering more and more until times when they would stop talking to each other for hours. Finally, the time to go to the fireworks came. They went out and sat on the oceanfront where the fireworks would be shown.
"Move over, Vortex. You're taking up the whole blanket."
"Why should I? You have your own."
"My parents are using it."
"Ok, you know what?" She turned to her mom. "Mom, I'm going to sit down shore a little ways."
"Ok, honey."
"Finally, to get away from you." She said to Jimmy and walked away down the shore.
After that Jimmy got a little bored and felt kind of bad for being so mean. Why should he feel bad, though? She yelled at him a lot, too. Oh well, he decided to just go apologize.
"Uh, mom? I'm just going to take a little walk along the shore."
"Ok, dear. Just don't miss the fireworks! They're in 15 minutes."
"Ok mom." Jimmy said as he got up and walked towards the way Cindy had walked. He walked a ways until he finally spotted Cindy sitting with her feet so they were slightly in the water. He sprinted until he was right next to her and he sat down like she was.
"Just when I get away from you and get some peace and quiet, you come to bother me. Why don't you just beat it?"
"But Cindy…"
"Leave me alone."
"Fine, so much for being kind."
"Wait. What?"
"I guess I'm just sorta, well, I guess I'm, what I'm trying to say is…"
"Make your point, Neutron."
"I'm sorry."
"Really?"
"Yea, I mean, if we keep on fighting this vacation is going to turn out horrible for the both of us."
"Yea, I guess so. I'm sorry, too. Truce?"
"Truce." Jimmy replied and sat back down next to Cindy.
"Thanks for finally realizing that fighting isn't the answer to anything. But this doesn't mean that we aren't enemies anymore." Cindy said.
Jimmy just laughed and replied, "Yea, I know. Still enemies."
"You know, when you're not being mean, you're not such a bad person." Cindy said.
"Neither are you. I could say you're almost like…"
"Like what?" Cindy asked curiously.
"…one of my best friends." Jimmy replied and smiled.
"Really? No one has ever said that to me before. I mean, other than Libby."
"Why not?"
"I guess I'm always just so mean to people, that they never realize that I can be nice."
"They never realized the amazing person that you can be."
"Did you just call me amazing? What do you mean by, I'm amazing."
"Uhh, you know…a nice person. And all the times I've said things to you, I never really meant to hurt you. They weren't really true."
"What about that time you called me ugly?"
"I didn't mean it."
"So, I'm not ugly?"
"No, you're not."
"So, are you saying I'm pretty?"
Jimmy hesitated a bit and then replied, "Seems to sound that way, doesn't it, Vortex." He said and blushed.
"Yea, it does." She said and smiled. He blushed even more and smiled back.
Jimmy looked at her and she looked at him. They just stared at each other for a while. They came in closer to each other's faces. Jimmy stared into her eyes and Cindy did the same to him. Then she closed her eyes and tilted her head slightly. Just ask their lips were about to touch, the first firework went of and Cindy snapped her eyes open and jumped up. Jimmy stared at her confused.
"Jimmy, I can't do this."
"Why?"
"We aren't suppose to! We're enemies for heavens sakes!"
"No one has to know it, Cindy. They are hundreds of miles away."
"I just…can't go back with that secret on me. Libby would suspect something. And as much as I would want to," she started, "I just can't." she finished and then walked away.
Jimmy just sat there and stared up at the fireworks as they blasted up above. He also thought to himself, 'This would have been a perfect time. I wanted to kiss her so much, and I swear it would have happened if she hadn't of realized the consequences. I guess she must have to be right though. Everything happens for a reason I suppose. I just hope it would've happened different…' He sat back and watched the fireworks with mental pain.
Back with Cindy she was thinking up her own thoughts too.
'I can't believe I backed down on that chance. I mean, but what if someone found out? Like, someone back home. That would only bring torture into both of our lives. As much as I wanted to, I just couldn't let that happen at the risk of people knowing. The perfect chance…' She sat down where she had walked to.
After the fireworks the parents talked on the way home and Jimmy and Cindy walked behind them in silence. Once in a while, Jimmy would take a quick glace over to Cindy, but every time he looked, she was looking at the ground. One other time that he looked over, she was looking at him, too. When she saw him look back at her, she quickly looked back at the ground in embarrassment.
When they got back to the hotel and to their rooms, they all said their good- byes for the night.
"Well, today was a lovely day, thanks for coming with us." Judy said.
"Yes, it was nice. We'll see you tomorrow." Cindy's mom replied.
"Tomorrow, tomorrow, I'll love ya tomorrow, its always a day away!" Hugh sang.
"Uhh, Hugh. We don't need a chorus." Judy said in embarrassment.
"Ok, have it your way." Hugh pouted.
Before Jimmy and Cindy walked in their rooms, Jimmy turned around to Cindy.
"I'll uh, see ya tomorrow." He said quietly.
She hesitated and then said, "Goodnight, Jimmy."
"Goodnight, Cindy." Jimmy said and smiled and then walked into his room.
~The Next Day~
Jimmy woke up and did all the usual morning stuff. Then he went with his parents and the Vortexes to eat breakfast at yet another restaurant in the hotel. The parents took up one whole booth that could fit four people, so Jimmy and Cindy had to sit in one of the two seat booths. They quietly sat down and avoided making any eye contact what-so-ever. They ordered what they wanted and sat quietly, unknowing of what to say. All of the sudden, Cindy felt something little hit her in the forehead. She looked over at Jimmy to see him staring innocently at a spoon. She didn't think anything of it and just went back to being silent. Once again, she felt something hit her head, and she looked back at Jimmy again to see him holding the spoon with a smirk on his face.
"Did you just get hit with anything?" She asked him.
"No, but did it feel like this?" Jimmy said and wadded up a piece of paper, but it on the end of the spoon, and shot it at her. When he did she put a look on her face.
"Why you little…"
Jimmy just merely laughed and she did, too. Finally, they were getting in at least a little bit of a conversation. They were feeling more comfortable and started talking to each other. They still felt kind of uncomfortable, but not as much. After they ate their parents went swimming and they went, too. After a while, Cindy got bored and asked her mom if she could go back to the room.
"Sure, darling. We'll be up in just a little while."
"Ok, mom." She said and headed back up to the room.
After a little bit, Jimmy also went up to his room. He got to his door and noticed that the door to Cindy's room was open. He walked in slowly, making sure he wasn't walking in on her, if you know what I mean. (^-^) He walked farther into the room and towards the back, and saw the balcony door open. He walked out and saw Cindy sitting on a chair. He didn't want to startle her...
"Oh my gosh!" Cindy said and jumped back.
"H-hey Cindy."
"Oh, thank God. Its only you. You scared me." Cindy said relieved.
"Sorry."
"Its ok. I'm fine now."
They stayed in a few minutes of silence.
"Well, I better go." Jimmy said slowly turning around to walk out.
"No, Jimmy. Wait."
"Yea?"
"I just wanted to say I'm sorry."
"For what?"
"Yesterday at the fireworks. Its just, I don't want people to know…"
"Oh, yea…Cindy, our friends are hundreds of miles away. Its impossible for them to find out."
"Yea, I know, but…"
"But what?"
"I don't think we can. We're enemies."
"Its not that we can't, its that you won't. I know what you're thinking. You're thinking that once you do it, somehow, the way you act, is going to give it away."
"Yea…how did you know?"
"I feel the same way. Its just that I wouldn't give up this chance, especially when I'm hundreds of miles away from my home, where nobody knows…"
"Yea, I guess you're right. But I can't help thinking something will go wrong."
"I really don't think they'll find out. Its pretty impossible."
After Jimmy said that, Cindy got up and walked over to him. She smiled and said, "I guess you're right…" Then she came in closer and Jimmy did the same. Their faces inched and all of the sudden…
"Cindy, dear! We're back!" Cindy's mom called.
Cindy and Jimmy pulled away and Cindy said under her breath, "Darn it."
"See ya later, Cindy." Jimmy said and left.
When he got out of the room and stood out in the hallway, he said to himself, "That was so close. Will it ever happen right?"
After he thought that he went into his hotel room.
So, what did you think of this part? Will Jimmy and Cindy EVER get their kiss? Sorry it wasn't as long as the first one! Thanks again to everyone that replied! I love you all! Please R+R to this chapter, too and I'll write the next part ASAP! Much luv, NeutronGrl15.