Disclaimer: I do not own Jimmy Neutron or any related characters.
The next day Cindy skipped a little as she ran out her front door. Only four days until I'm a teenager! She saw that Jimmy was already leaning against the bus stop, waiting for their ride to arrive. "Hey," she said.
Jimmy grinned and eyed her a little before responding. "Hey." Just then the bus pulled up. Cindy went in first and took a seat a few rows down. She was a little surprised to see Jimmy take a seat next to her, but she just turned to him and smiled.
"So, enjoying your last few days as a kid?" he asked her.
Cindy nodded. "I still can't believe my birthday's only..."
"Four days away," Jimmy finished. Cindy smiled even wider as he showed that he remembered. "You know," Jimmy began, "if I were having a birthday, I would have the common decency to tell people what I wanted. You know, I think that would be the right thing to do. But then again, that's just me. I'm just a giver, always thinking about others."
Cindy raised an eyebrow as she studied his face. "Alright Neutron, why do you want to know what I want so bad? You already told me you don't want to buy me something, and I sure as heck don't want one of your deadly inventions in my house." Cindy regretted insulting his inventions, but she was relieved when she saw him laugh.
"Understood," Jimmy happily told her.
Cindy leaned a little closer to him, definitely curious about what he was planning now. "So, do you really want to know what I want?"
Jimmy nodded. "Yep."
Cindy leaned back and closed her eyes, trying to envision the perfect birthday. "I'd want to be on the beach on the night of my birthday. It would be dark, but the moon would be full. And I'd have a flower tucked behind my right ear," she said while feeling the hair tucked behind her ear.
"I'd want to be with the guy that I liked, whoever that is. And I would want to have a romantic dinner, a picnic really. And he would be a real gentleman. And he would look in my eyes and tell me how beautiful I was. And then as we got home, he'd walk me to my door and stare at me for a moment. And it would just be, perfect." She opened her eyes and stared intently at Jimmy. "That's what I want for my birthday."
Jimmy's smile slowly disappeared. "Oh. I was thinking more along the lines of a card."
Cindy became angry. "You asked, Spewtron."
Jimmy sadly nodded as he got up from his seat. The bus had stopped in front of their school. "Guess I did. See ya," he said while walking inside.