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

The clerk fidgeted a little as two customers entered his coffee shop. Why do I always have to serve the freaks? A girl wearing sunglasses and jet black hair made her way over to the counter. Following her was a boy whose head was practically shaved. He also wore sunglasses. His jeans and shirt were ripped in that ridiculous new style. He took the toothpick out of his mouth and flung it across the store.

"Yo, G. Can you hook a brother up with a couple of HC's?" The boy asked while leaning against the counter.

"Can you ever talk normally?" The girl angrily asked while shoving him to the floor. "Two hot chocolates, please." She paid the clerk and took the drinks over to a table.

Jimmy sighed as he took a sip of his drink. "You said we should try to fit in."

Cindy swirled her drink around before opening the lid. She took a quick sip of her cocoa before slamming it down on the table. "Too hot," she angrily mumbled. She took another look at Jimmy's sunglasses. "How much did those cost again?"

"Only ten bucks. We have to disguise ourselves, remember?" Jimmy asked while smiling.

After taking another sip of his hot chocolate, Jimmy's smile faded. He whipped his shades off and ran a hand through his few remnants of hair. "Cindy, can we be serious for a minute?"

"Yeah, sure," Cindy said while daring another sip from her beverage.

Jimmy put his sunglasses down and rapped his knuckles against the table for a minute. "We've brought it up before, but we never really get into it. And if we're going to do this together, I think we have to get it open."

Cindy frowned a little. Well, I guess it's time to tell him. "I agree."

"Well, what do you think we should do?" Jimmy nervously asked.

Cindy thought for a moment. "Well, we're not really in a position where we can go on a date. I mean, fleeing from my mom and the cops who think we've been kidnapped takes a lot of time..."

Jimmy looked baffled. "Uh, what?"

"What?" Cindy asked.

Jimmy was confused. "Um, I was asking what our plan is. You know, the whole surviving thing?"

It took a moment for Cindy to realize what he was saying. "Oh," she sadly said. She quickly shook it off and regained her composure. "Well, uh, what do you think we should do?"

Jimmy eyed her strangely for a moment, but then cleared his throat before speaking. "You know our enemies best. What do you think?"

"Well," Cindy began. "The way I see it, we have two choices. We can keep running from her. If we're lucky, maybe the good cops will figure out what's going on and make it safe for us to go home. Or we could find some evidence or something."

Jimmy nodded. "Option two?"

Cindy frowned. "We take care of the problem. Kill her."

"That's dark, Cindy," Jimmy said while looking angry.

"Hey, I don't want to do that. Besides, it's a lot easier said than done."

"Why is your mom after you like this, Cindy? I mean, it can't just be because you'd rather live with your dad. I mean, nobody could be that insane."

Cindy buried her head in her hands. "You'd be surprised, Jimmy. You don't know her like I do."

Jimmy grabbed her hand and patted it. When she looked up, she saw him staring at her with an oddly serious expression. "You sure there's nothing else? No other reason she's doing this?"

Cindy thought for a moment. "Yeah, she's just crazy."

They both looked up as they heard the shop's television turn on. They looked on in intrigue as they realized that the news was on.

"And it has just been confirmed that Mr. Nicholas Vortex is dead. He was the prime suspect in the kidnappings of James Isaac Neutron and his daughter Cynthia Aurora Vortex. The theory at this time is that the two children managed to kill him in self-defense, got nervous after that, and ran away.

If James and Cynthia are listening, the Retroville Police want you to know that you are not in trouble. What you did was justified self-defense. That is all."

Jimmy looked over at Cindy to see her biting her lower lip. "Cindy," he started to say.

Cindy tightened her grip on her drink before slamming it down on the table. "We better get going," she defiantly said.

"Cindy!" Jimmy shouted while grabbing her arm. Cindy turned around, her lip trembling. "Cindy, it's ok. God, if there was ever a right time for you to cry, it's right now."

"I'm fine," Cindy told him. "Let's get moving."

Cindy started to walk away, but Jimmy pulled her back. "God, Cindy! Why is it so hard for you to cry!"

Cindy ripped his hand off of her arm and shoved him away from her. "What did I tell you about talking down to me?"

Jimmy walked back towards her. "Cindy, why is it so hard for you to cry? You don't have to be superman! For god sakes, it's ok to lose it sometimes!"

"Why don't you just shut up and leave me alone, ok?" Cindy angrily shouted at him. "I'm fine!"

"No you're not!"

"Cindy, I know that," Jimmy started to say.

Cindy slapped him. "Shut it! No you don't! Do you have any idea to know what it's like to lose the only person you've ever loved! Do you?" Jimmy remained silent. "Just go back home to your perfect family and leave me alone!"

Jimmy followed her as she ran outside. He tried to keep up with her, but he lost sight of her in the morning crowd. Do you know what it's like to lose the only person you've ever loved! Do you? "Now I do," Jimmy sadly whispered to himself.