Disclaimer: I do not own Jimmy Neutron or any related characters.
"Well, I'll see ya," Cindy said while throwing a few dollar bills on the table. "Tip's on me."
Libby finished slurping up the last remains of her strawberry shake. "Where are you going?"
Cindy smiled and slung her backpack over her shoulder. "I'm going to get all my homework for the weekend done tonight. I don't want to have to worry about it tomorrow night at the party."
Cindy waved good-bye at Libby and was about to head out the door when she paused. She turned towards the booth where the three boys sat. "See ya later, Jimmy," she cheerily said before walking out.
Jimmy, Carl, and Sheen stared at each other for a moment. "That was kind of weird," Sheen muttered, summing up what Cindy had just done. He looked over at Libby, who was getting ready to leave. He snapped his fingers. "Hey, I just remembered I have to ask her something. I'll be right back," he told his friends while dashing over.
"Hey Sheen," Libby happily said while walking outside.
Sheen followed her. Carl and Jimmy shrugged and decided to tag along. "Hey Libs," Sheen nervously muttered. "I was, uh, wondering if I could ask you something?"
Libby smiled and shook her head, amused. "Sheen, we've been a couple for a while now. You don't have to act all nervous when you want to ask me for a date."
Sheen seemed relieved. "Want to catch a movie tomorrow night? I hear that Brokeback Mountain is awesome. Two manly cowboys living the guy's life, roughing it out in the wilderness. I want to be just like them when I grow up," Sheen dreamily said while flexing his muscles.
"Oh," Libby sadly began, "I'm sorry, Sheen. I'm busy tomor..."
"But you just said!" Sheen exclaimed. "Well you're just a big tease!" he exploded while spinning around and beginning to walk away.
Libby laughed and grabbed his shoulder. "I'd be happy to go next weekend, Sheen. It's just that Cindy's having a slumber party tomorrow night, and I promised I'd make it."
"Oh," Sheen said while turning around and continuing walking. "That sounds interesting. So what do girls do at slumber parties anyway? Get down in their jammies and have pillow fights in giant tubs of jello?"
Carl and Jimmy slammed their palms onto their heads. "Yeah, that about sums up the whole night," Libby said with disgust. "But Cindy says she has a big surprise for all the girls."
Jimmy, Carl, and Sheen suddenly stopped dead in their tracks. Libby noticed that Sheen had stopped following her. "What's wrong?" she asked while turning around.
Jimmy gulped and tried to speak, but he couldn't. He cleared his throat. "Um, do you have any idea what this, uh, surprise is?" he asked, using air quotes around the word surprise.
"All I know about the surprise," Libby said while imitating Jimmy, "is that it will supposedly be very fun. Or was it funny?"
Jimmy tugged on the collar of his shirt. "Um, Libby, about how many girls would you say are going to show up for this little slumner party?"
Libby laughed. "I wouldn't call it little. Every girl in our homeroom is going to be there. And plus I think Libby's gathering a few more tonight. She seemed really excited about this big surprise. Maybe, uh, two dozenwill show up. Why?"
Jimmy covered his eyes and looked down at the ground. He ran his hands through his hair and tilted his head all the way back. "No reason," he angrily muttered.
She continued walking, but still the boys didn't follow. "You guys coming?"
Jimmy shook his head. "I, uh..." his voice trailed off.
"We've got to, uh, you know," Carl tried to explain.
Sheen looked at the two guys for ideas. "Yeah," he finally said with a shrug.
"Whatever," Libby muttered while rolling her eyes and continuing down the sidewalk. "You bunch of freaks," she whispered under her breath.
Author's Note: Once again, I changed my user lookup. It's a history of my stories. Check it out and tell me what you think.
