Chapter 5- before I start, I'd just like to tell you all thanx for the reviews...but I would enjoy if you'd tell me what you thought about it rather that putting one word on the revew...feel free to constructively critisize my writing...anyway, here goes...chapter 5- oh, and for those who wanted to watch stranded go to jcers dot gotdns dot com ( dot.) Then all you have to do is go to Jimmy Neutron episodes, and click on stranded1 or stranded 2 depending on which part you want to watch. It'll have to download, but it's worth the wait.

Jimmy just realized what he had done. He had kissed Tara. Even though he had sworn to April, Cindy, and everyone else who wanted to know, that he had no feelings for Tara, he had kissed her. He had no idea why he'd done it. Before then, he really hadn't had any feelings for her. She had looked so pretty, though, and they had been alone, together. Jimmy tried to convince himself that it wasn't his fault; he knew it was. He had kissed her, not the other way around.

Jimmy slowly made his way down the streets of Retroville. He needed to go home, but if he did, he would eventually have to confront Cindy. She had to be let out sometime, and she was coming to dinner. Jimmy sighed heavily, his thoughts clouded with his predicament.

Eventually, Jimmy walked towards his home, and the confrontation that waited there. In a matter of moments, he would be home, and in the lab. His parents had told him to invite Cindy to dinner.

Cindy heard Vox's voice welcome Jimmy home, and she knew that he would be walking through the door any moment. Sure enough, a few seconds later, he walked cautiosly through the door.

"So, how's it going? Having fun, you know, walking in the fresh air, and enjoying the freedoms that come with being an American?" she asked sarcastically.

"Hi..." he said, failing to uphold his end of the argument.

"What, you're not going to tell me that I'm in here for my own protection, and threaten to throw me out?" she asked.

"No..."

"Jimmy, what's the matter" she asked seriously.

"Cindy, I need to tell you something." he said.

"Go ahead, I'm listening" she said.

"Well, earlier I went to visit Tara to see how she was doing." he said.

"Uh hu..."

"She's a little homesick, but thinks that your parents are really nice" he said.

"Oh really..."

"We started talking...and then..." but Jimmy didn't get to finish his sentence. His mother's face appeared on his monitor and told him that it was time for dinner.

"Well, hope you enjoy yet another freedom that all humans are suppose to have..." said Cindy.

"Oh, didn't I tell you? My parents invited you to eat with us tonight." he said.

"Really? I get to eat? Oh boy!" she exclaimed sarcastically.

"Are you coming or not?" he asked.

"Yeah, sure..." she said, glad to get out of the lab, if only for a little while.

"Oh, and one more thing, I invited Tara to come also..." he said.

"What! I mean...great...the more the merrier." she said and followed Jimmy out of the lab.

Tara stood outside Jimmy's house. She was wearing an outfit of Cindy's even though she hadn't asked her if she could. Nervously, Tara approached the door and rang the doorbell. A few moments later, Jimmy opened the door.

"Um, Hi." he said.

"Hi." replied Tara.

"So, come in. " he invited.

Tara stepped quickly through the door. She looked around, nervously at her surroundings.

Jimmy had told his parents that he had invited Tara to dinner, and they were more than happy to invite her into their home.

In a few minutes, everyone sat around the table, waiting for Mrs. Neutron to set the food before them.

"So, Tara...are you enjoying my room?" Cindy forced herself to ask.

"Oh, yeah, sure." said Tara.

It was quiet for a few moments, and then Jimmy spoke.

"Tara, why don't you tell Cindy how great her parents are being to you?"

"They're being...um...great" she said.

"Is everyone enjoying their food?" asked Judy.

"It's wonderful!" exclaimed Cindy, grateful to get out of her conversation with Tara.

"Why thank you Cindy." said Judy.

"So, Jimbo tells me you're from another planet! I bet that's exciting." said Hugh.

"Sure." said Tara, who was eager to put her plan into motion.

"So." said Jimmy.

"So" said Cindy.

"So" said Tara.

"Jimmy, did you tell Cindy about our visit earlier?" asked Tara.

"Um, yeah. For the most part" he said, warning Tara not to say a word.

Cindy gave Jimmy a strange glance.

"And I thought that you didn't like me. Well, at least that's what you told my sister." said Tara.

"What are you talking about?" asked Cindy.

"Oh, nothing much. Let's just say that I got my first kiss tonight." said Tara.

For a moment nobody spoke. Then, Cindy turned towards Jimmy with a malicious look on her face.

"You wouldn't know anything about that, would you Neutron" she asked.

Jimmy hung his head in shame. Cindy hadn't called him Neutron in the longest time.

"Ok, you see it wasn't my fault..." started Jimmy, but Cindy wouldn't hear it.

Cindy pushed her plate away and stood swiftly up.

"Thanks for the great dinner, Mrs. Neutron" she said, and then stormed out of the room.

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