before i start- a few things. I've decided to change my pen name to teejayvortex. It just seemed to fit better. anyway thanx for all the reviews, but i will welcome any ideas for plots and i take critisism well. so please review. here goes- chapter 18

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Cindy held her breath, and waited for some sort of noise to come from the room below. In a few moments she heard yelling coming from April, and then more shouts from Tara. Cindy had no idea what to do. She could either try to crawl around the hole in the vent, or climb down, and reveal that she had been spying, if Tara hadn't already revealed it.

Jimmy looked up just in time to see a flash of blonde from the vent above him. He didn't want April to know that Cindy was also snooping, so Jimmy excused himself from the room as quietly as he could. Jimmy walked towards the door, which he knew led to the vent. In a few moments, he was in the opening of the vent, and could see Cindy peering down into the room below. He knew that he probally shouldn't scare her, but he couldn't resist, and she HAD been spying on him...

Very slowly, Jimmy crept, being sure to make as little noise a possible. He gently touched Cindy on the arm, making her jump and turn around.

"Neutron! What are you doing here" she asked.

"I was just about to ask you the same thing." said Jimmy.

"Well, actually, you see, I" said Cindy, but she could find no explanation.

"You can explain later." he said. "Right now, we need to concentrate on getting out of this vent. April has enough stress on her plate right now, and she dosen't need to deal with you right now." said Jimmy.

Cindy was about to retaliate with a comeback, but decided against it when she saw the look on Jimmy's face.

"So, what's going on with Tara. I heard that she was coming back to Earth with us." said Cindy.

"Yeah. April said that she needed someone to go to Earth to keep an eye on the planet. She already has spies on all of the other planets, so she figured that Earth needed one also." said Jimmy.

"That makes since, but why does Tara have to be the one to spy" asked Cindy.

"April said that Tara has been mad about her becoming Queen." said Jimmy.

"Wouldn't you? I mean, April's only a little bit older, and she still gets to be in charge." said Cindy.

"Yeah, but April is older, and that makes the throne rightfully hers." said Jimmy. "And the fact that King Fenal is her husband dosen't hurt matters."

"Okay, let's not talk about this right now." said Cindy.

"Youre right, we still have to find a way out." said Jimmy.

"We'll just go the way I came." said Jimmy.

"Wait...before we go, I need to ask you something." said Cindy.

"What is it" asked Jimmy.

"Do you like Tara, as you know, more than a friend" asked Cindy.

Jimmy took a deep breath and turned around to face Cindy.

"We need to go..." said Jimmy.

"Neutron, I'm not leaving until I get my answer." said Cindy.

"No, I don't like her as more than a friend." said Jimmy.

"That's all I needed to know." said Cindy.

"Cindy, we've already talked about this." said Jimmy.

"I know, but we're still acting the same, and I'm getting tired of it. I mean, I love kicking your butt at stuff, but I can just go on pretending that everything is still the same as it was." said Cindy in one breath. She had been wating to get that out for a long time.

For a moment, the only sound in the vent was the sound of Cindy' s breathing after yelling. Then...

"You know, you're absolutely right, Cindy." said Jimmy.

"You mean that" asked Cindy.

"Yeah, I do." said Jimmy.

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well there it was. review

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