A few things before I begin. I've realized that lately my writing hasn't been as good as it could be, and I blame that partially on writer's block. I'm sorry that I dissapointed you guys in the last chapter. Like I said, my writing, not so good. Oh, and Cindy and Jimmy aren't together yet, since they admitted their feelings in the first story, but neither one is exactly sure that the other one heard. Therefore, their relationship may take a little while to start up. I also know that I kind of steered away from the J/C relationship in the last chapter, and mainly focused on Gabby, but this chapter will focus more on them. Well, in case you haven't fell asleep yet through my ramblings, then please read and review!

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The house was entirely quiet. No sound could be heard exept for the slow and steady breathing of the inhabitants who were sleeping peacefully in their beds. Hugh and Judy always slept peacefully. They never knew when their son had snuck out, or when one of his late night experiments had gone wrong. They didn't even stir, and this night was no different.

Jimmy sat up in his bed. It was a night, just like any other. Ever since the bank incident, Jimmy had been unable to sleep peacefully. It was easy enough for him to fall asleep, sure. But, eventually he would be dunked into a horrifying dream. A nightmare, really, of the holdup. The dream always started off the same. He and Cindy stood in line, and then Patrick appeared behind them, just as he had done in reality. Then, though, it turned bad.

Instead of saving Cindy, she had been shot. He hadn't been able to wrestle the gun away, and Patrick had shot her point blank. Those terrible images of the blonde screaming for help, and then being silenced by the sound of a gun shot made Jimmy cringe. He couldn't bear the thought if that had actually happened.

Jimmy sat up even more in his bed when he thought of his dreams. What could they mean? Was he going crazy, or was he just scared out of his mind at the thought of losing Cindy, even though he had never really had her?

At that moment, Jimmy slightly regretted convincing his parents that he didn't need a shrink. He had told them that everything was okay, and it didn't bother him. Everything wasn't, and it did. He hated waking up to those screams. . .

Jimmy had to get out of there. He knew that if he lay back down, he would eventually fall back to sleep, and the dream would start up again, and he didn't want that. Instead, he touched his feet quietly to the floor, and scooted off his bed. He was going out.

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Unbenounced to Jimmy, Cindy also sat awake in the house across the street. She hadn't been able to sleep that night either. Usually, she was able to get in a few hours, because of strong sleeping pills, but had forgotten to take them that night, and didn't want to wake her parents by bounding into their room and asking for them.

Most of the time, Cindy's nerves could be calmed by fresh air. She used to take a jog every morning before injuring her ankle, and new it was about time to start again. Cindy snuck down into the living room without her parents knowledge. That wouldn't have been hard, though, they could sleep through a tornado. She slipped on her tennis shoes and quietly eased the door open, and was met by a blast of fresh air. Just what she needed.

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Jimmy was in the park. It was the only place that he could think of to go. The Candy Bar had closed hours ago, and Retroland, also. The park never closed. He leaned back on the hard green bench and studied the stars. That had always been a favorite hobby of his. He loved to pick out constellations and name the stars that made them up. It was an easy task, and always made him forget his troubles.

This night, however, he had trouble. He kept mixing the names of the most well known stars, and couldn't remember what constelations they belonged to.

Jimmy sighed. He rested his head in his hands, and didn't hear the approaching foot steps, and was startled when he heard Cindy' voice.

"Neutron?" she questioned, but not with a bit of malice in her voice.

"Oh, hi Cindy." he said, looking up.

"What are you doing here?" she asked, taking the seat next to him.

"I was just. . . taking a walk and I decided to rest." he lied quickly.

"Really? Taking a walk at 3 in the morning?" she asked, forgetting that was exactly what she was doing.

Jimmy nodded, and turned to look at her.

"So, how do you think Gabby is taking the news about her mother being back in town?" he asked. That was the only thing he could think of at the moment.

"I don't know." replied Cindy. "She seemed a little shocked yesterday, and I have to admit that I was, too."

"Yeah." he said shortly. He didn't really want to talk about Gabby, though he was the one who brought her up.

"You really like her don't you?" asked Cindy.

"Well, yes. But. . . just as a friend." added Jimmy quickly.

"I know that you were expecting me to accept her apology, but I just couldn't. I mean, after what she almost did to you. . . there's no way that I could." said Cindy.

"Actually, I knew that you weren't going to accept it. And, I know that you have write to do that. It's just that, I wish you would try to be nice to her. Her father just died, and I'm the one who killed him" he said.

Just then a realization hit Cindy. He was feeling guilty.

"Jimmy? You do know that it wasn't your fault don't you?" she asked.

"I know. But, somehow I can't help but thinking that I could have prevented his death if I had tried."

Cindy placed a hand on Jimmy's shoulder, just as he'd done the day before. "It's not your fault." she said, sternly, hating Gabby even more for making Jimmy feel that way.

Cindy leaned forward and gave him a small hug. It was the only thing that she could think to do at the moment. She started to pull back, but hesitated for a small moment. He was so close. . .

He couldn't help but think of how pretty she looked. The moonlight bounced off of her hair perfectly, leaving a soft glow around her, and a strange feeling in the pit of his stomach. And the hug had made it even worse. It felt great having her so near him, but terrible at the same time. Sure, he knew what the feeling was, and he'd felt it for the past few years. Everytime he saw her, it came to life, and he couldn't say that he didn't like it. It was just, he was tired of it lingering there. He knew that something could be done about the feeling, that would make it even better.

Cindy's heart beat wildly in her chest. It felt so strange. . . only a few months before had they fought constantly, arguing over everthing under the sky. Sure, she loved a good argument, and he was her best opponent. She loved the feeling she got when she actually managed to outsmart him, which even she had to admit wasn't that often.

And only a month and some odd days ago had she refused to speak to him, in fear that something would happen. But now she wanted something to happen. Now that they were alone, it was different.

She knew something was going to happen. She could sense it in the air. Their was a spark of what could be called electricity around the two teens, and she could feel it. She was almost sure that he could, too.

So, after years of waiting, Jimmy and Cindy looked at each other. They seemed to be drawn close by some invisible force, making them lean in, if ever so slightly. Right before their lips touched, Cindy hesitated for a moment, in fear that everything would change. But, then that fear was washed away in a sea of emotions as their lips finally touched in their first real kiss.

If someone told Cindy to write down what she felt at that exact moment, she would need forever to do so. There were so many emotions in that one kiss. Years of waiting poured forth into that one act, and Cindy was glad. For, as they were released, she felt as if a heavy burden was being lifted from her shoulders. She felt like she could do anything she liked, if she wanted to. She could no longer see the reason that she and Jimmy had fought all of those year, and realized they had been extremely childish in doing so.

They slowly pulled away, and turned their heads away from one another, blushing furiously. Now, everything came flooding back. Cindy remembered why they had fought, and what she had just done. She was scared. She was terrified that something momentous had just happened, and it would change her life forever. She had waited for so long, but now that it was over, she felt as if she lost something. For one thing, she lost her right to hate Jimmy. No matter how hard she could pretend afterwords, nothing would ever be the same between the two.

Finally, they glanced at one another, after feeling the heat wear off of their faces. Neither spoke, but instead studied the stars above their heads, forgetting the rest of the world and just concentrating on that moment in time.

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okay, I know, like I've already said, not good at kissing scenes. I also know that there was no action in that chapter, and I'm sorry. And, although Jimmy and Cindy finally kissed, that does not mean that they are together. . . yet. Please review. And don't worry, the next chapter will hopefully have more action.