Disclaimer: I do not own Jimmy Neutron or any related characters.
"So basically, that's how the west was won," Jimmy explained to Sheen and Carl as they walked into English class as the bell rang.
"Huh," Sheen muttered as he took his seat behind Libby. "Hey girlfriend," he happily said while kissing her cheek.
"Hi boyfriend," Libby sweetly said while giving Sheen a quick peck on the lips.
Cindy stared at the two lovers with mild disgust before turning around and facing Jimmy. "Hello boyfriend," she said with deep sarcasm before lightly kissing Jimmy on the cheek. She then spun around and glared at Sheen and Libby before turning her attention back to the open book on her desk.
Carl, Sheen, and Libby looked on in amusement at the shocked Jimmy. "You okay there?" Carl nervously asked while waving his hand in front of Jimmy's face.
Sheen and Libby smiled at each other. "He'll be fine. Just getting over a little kiss from his love," Libby teased while opening her book.
Jimmy shook his head violently and glared angrily at Libby. "What are you talking about? I definitely don't like Cindy," he said.
"What?" Cindy sadly asked while turning around.
Jimmy cleared his throat and pulled on the collar of his shirt. "I mean, you know, in that way," he nervously told her.
Just then their teacher, Mrs. Wolf, walked in. "Jimmy, Cindy, stop flirting," she casually instructed while walking behind her desk and opening a drawer.
Jimmy and Cindy blushed as the other kids giggled. They buried their heads in their silent reading books.
"Kids, put away your silent reading books. I have a new assignment," Mrs. Wolf told her students while pulling dozens of small white notebooks out of her drawer. She scowled as the kids began groaning and putting their books away.
"Another assignment?" Nick complained while leaning his head back and staring up at the ceiling. "This school is ridiculous!"
"Oh just shut the hell up!" Mrs. Wolf shouted while throwing one of the notebooks at Nick's head. "Here is your new assignment. For the next few weeks you will write in these journals. Write whatever you want, I'm not taking time out of my schedule to read every word."
Nick suddenly became interested. "We can swear?"
Mrs. Wolf strolled over to Nick's desk and bent down. She looked Nick in the eyes and said, "Well, if you're not going to tell anyone that I do, then I won't tell the principal you do."
Nick nodded his head at the deal. "Cool."
Mrs. Wolf also nodded and stood up straight once again. "Pass these out," she said while tossing the rest of the stack of journals on top of Cindy's desk. Cindy looked up at her for a moment. "Hey, Blondie, move it." Cindy nodded and jumped up out of her seat.
"Now write your name on the inside cover and get writing. Do a page a day or whatever. Now if you'll excuse me..."
Jimmy raised his hand, having just gotten yet another brilliant idea. "Mrs. Wolf?"
Mrs. Wolf sighed. She bent her head down and rubbed her aching temple. "What is it, Soft Serve?"
Jimmy felt his hair for a moment before shaking off the remark. "Um, we can write about anything?"
"Yeah, anything you want," she explained while turning around and walking back to her desk.
"And you promise not to read what's in it?" he asked hopefully.
Mrs. Wolf took a sip of the questionable liquid in her thermos. "Yeah. Won't read it. Just get to work, okay?"
Jimmy nodded his head and opened up his journal. He quickly scribbled his name on the inside of the cover and began tapping his pencil against his desk in excitement.
This is perfect, he thought while staring ahead at Cindy. The perfect way to vent out my feelings for Cindy without telling anyone! A journal! I can't believe I didn't think of it before! Done thinking for now, he quickly set to work writing in his journal.
Everything he had been holding in for the past few years he wrote down in that wondrous notebook. Their adventures, the love potion, being stranded on the island, his borderline obsession, everything he had ever felt that even slightly related to Cindy was put down on those pages. By the time the rest of the class had finished their first page, Jimmy was on his tenth.
At last finished, he looked up at the clock. Just in time. We should break for lunch any second, he thought while leaning back in his chair and closing his eyes. As he lifted up his right hand to wipe his forehead, he accidentally knocked the open journal off of his desk.
Cindy turned around when she heard the soft thump of the journal hitting the floor. In a good mood, she bent down to pick it up for Jimmy.
"NO!" Jimmy desperately shouted while jumping off of his seat and onto the floor. He snatched the book out of Cindy's hands and slammed into Sheen's desk.
"What the hell are you doing?" Mrs. Woods shouted.
Everyone stared at Jimmy. "I...fell," he told them while slowly, and painfully, getting to his feet. Thank god, he whispered inside his head as the bell rang. He threw the now closed journal back onto his desk and ran outside into the hall. The rest of the class followed him as they darted towards the cafeteria.
Cindy stayed behind a moment and stared curiously at the journal on Jimmy's desk.