Disclaimer: I do not own Jimmy Neutron or any related characters.

Half an hour later Jimmy and Cindy entered the mall. Jimmy sighed as he trudged along behind Cindy. They attracted a few glares from adults wondering what they were doing out of school on a week day, but they just went back to their business.

"This is it," Cindy excitedly said as they approached a fancy girl's clothing store. Jimmy slammed his palm into his forehead and dragged it down his face.

"Cind, do we really have to do this?"

Cindy turned around and stared at him. "Don't worry. I just need one pair of shoes. We'll be out in five minutes.

One Hour and Five Minutes Later

Jimmy was leaning against the wall, glancing at his watch every few seconds. "Jimmy!" Cindy shouted.

Jimmy shook his head and stared at Cindy. "Huh? What?"

Cindy angrily sighed. "Which ones look better? The red or green?"

Despising himself for betraying all men everywhere, Jimmy actually thought about the question. He intently inspected each pair of shoes. "The green."

Cindy looked skeptically at him. "Really?"

Jimmy nodded. "The red are nice, but the green ones match your emerald eyes."

Cindy was a little surprised at his answer, but took them over to the register. As she waited for a cashier to come along Jimmy leaned against the counter.

"If we had to shop for some clothes, couldn't we at least have looked for something useful? Like shirts or something? Nobody cares about shoes."

Cindy brushed him off and paid the clerk that had come by. She grabbed her bag and exited the store.

Jimmy walked beside her. He sighed and offered to hold the bag for her. Amazing. It takes us two years to hold hands, yet an hour later I'm her servant. That's dating for ya. "Since when do you care about shoes and stuff anyway? Whatever happened to the tomboy Cindy?"

Cindy spun around and raised a fist at Jimmy. "There she is," he said while nervously laughing.

Jimmy clenched his teeth in fear as he looked up at the giant clock on the other end of the mall. "Cind, we really have to get a move on. We have to be home in half an hour."

"Yeah, you're right," she told him.

Several seconds later Cindy thought of something. Despising herself for betraying all women everywhere, she apologized to Jimmy. "Sorry I took so long in there. I know this was supposed to be your thing."

Jimmy smiled. "It's alright. I'm sure you can find a way to repay me," he playfully grinned. "But I don't think this is going to work if all we do is shop for shoes," he joked.

Cindy stopped and stared at Jimmy. "What did you just say?"

Jimmy held up his hands. "I was just kidding, Cind. We can go shoe shopping again if you want."

Cindy shook her head. "Not that. Say it again."

Jimmy could tell she was serious. "All I said was that I don't think this is going to work if..." he suddenly stopped as he realized what he had said. "Oh."

"You think we're, um, well?" Cindy asked.

Jimmy racked his brain for something to say. "Well, I..."

Luckily for Jimmy, their conversation was interrupted when they heard someone behind them mention their elementary school. They spun around to see that they were in front of an electronics store. There were several television screens playing the same news program. They both became quiet and listened to what the correspondent was saying.

"As you can see behind me, things are becoming more and more tense outside Lindbergh Elementary School. The police are frozen in fear, never having seen anything of this caliber happen before in their small town. The fact that it is children in danger isn't making things any easier for them."

The camera changed to show the anchorwoman sitting behind her desk. "And that was Patty Tibul with that unfolding story. We'll certainly keep you up to date as on this story as we receive more information. Please stay tuned."

Author's Note: I told you this was going to be an action/adventure as well as romance.