I meant to say at the end of the last chapter, that I wanted to get at least five reviews for every chapter before I posted a new one, but I lied. It will apply for all the others now, though. So if you want more, you gotta reply more!

Anyways, enough ranting. On with the wonderfulness. Oh yes, there may be some "fluff", I guess you call it. Just thought I'd let you know.

I'd Rather be Anywhere but Here
by me, Cassi Mo

You'll Always be Mine, and I Yours.

The first day of camp for the campers for the most part went rather uneventfully, as uneventfully as a first day of camp could go. Jimmy had spent most of his day inside, trying to learn all of his pupils' names. He was now with his last class of the day, the last one before dinner. Jimmy sighed when he thought of dinner, wincing when his stomach audibly growled.

"Jimmy?" The question had come from one of the boys, and held fear and hope in his voice.

"Yeah."

"We know you're distracted, and it's probably from not eating all day. But we don't blame you. None of us really want to do this either, considering how it's so hot in here and the lake looks so placid on our side…" The boy's voice trailed off, a dreamy and dazed look coming over his face.

"Okay. I get it. But if we get in trouble for this, I'm blaming you guys." Jimmy ran a hand through his now shaggy auburn hair.

"Deal!"

"Okay, boys. Meet me at the lake's edge in five. Got it?"

"Got it!" All the boys were attentive now.

Five minutes later, the whole class was at the lake's edge in their swimsuits, their towels draped over a nearby log. Jimmy scanned the group before they stepped in.

"Here's the skinny: I am responsible for you guys, so if we get in some sort of trouble of any kind, you heed my every syllable. Any boy that doesn't do this will go without dinner tonight and breakfast tomorrow. Anyone not comprehend?" No one moved a muscle. "Okay, this is only till the dinner bell. Enjoy yourselves."

They had been in the water, swimming and splashing and dunking like boys do, when Jimmy got an idea. "Hey, campers!"

Everyone stopped moving. No one wanted to miss a meal, however repulsive it may be.

"How about we make this a really good time? First one to the other end of the lake gets all the others' desserts tonight. Including mine. But if I win, you all have to give me your desserts! Sound cool?"

"Yeah!" All the boys replied instantly. All their meals and extra dessert? No one was going to pass this up.

The trek was long and tiresome, and all the boys competed valiantly. Jimmy, of course, arrived first, but as he surfaced on the other side of the lake, he heard voices that made his blood run cold.

"Now, girls, this is how you tread water," a distinctly familiar female voice spoke. It was followed by giggles and whispers that could only belong to those of the other sex. This can only lead to one thing…

"Girls! I repeat, girl camp! We've fallen into enemy territory! Fall back, men!" All the other boys had seen the class, and stood stock-still in the waist deep water. At Jimmy's command they sprang to life, swimming away faster than they had when they were racing, Jimmy included.

As they swam away, Cindy, who was the one who had spoken, recognized the desperate cry instantly. "Oh my God, Neutron!"

For the rest of the day, Jimmy couldn't concentrate on anything except on subject: Cindy Vortex. Even though her voice was huskier, richer, he could have recognized it anywhere. He hadn't seen her in over five years, and quite frankly had never forgotten about her. She really was the only female he ever really loved, aside from those in his family. Sure, he had had dates, but they were never serious, and he told them so. I can remember the looks in their eyes when I would tell them I liked them, I really did, only to see those looks diminished when I told them I didn't want anything serious; I was saving myself for someone else.

Now her face flooded his mind over and over, every time he closed his eyes, along with memories of all they had done together. Come to think of it, they had been pretty good friends, aside from the fighting. But all good friends argued, right? If that was the case, then him and Cindy had to have been really good friends. Jimmy smiled at that thought. They had been through so much together as kids, yet time and distance erased much of that from his mind. Now Jimmy wanted nothing more than to find her again, if only to catch up on years lost.

"Cindy, can I talk to you for a second?"

In his heart Jimmy could not deny the fact that he would not see Cindy Vortex, his almost-romantic interest, for many years to come if ever again. He needed to clear things up with this girl before it was too late.

"Alright, Nerdtron, but make it quick. I have things to do," Cindy replied as brusquely as she could muster.

"Well, seeing as this may be our last encounter in the natural life, and your, um, last day in the neighborhood, I, ah, was kinda-sorta wondering, if we could call a long-time truce? I don't really want to part on a bad note. And if you ever think of me when you move, I always want to be thought of as your Jimmy, because you will always be thought of as my Cindy."

"Oh, stupid. I just fixed my make up. And now you're going to make me ruin it… again. I'm trying to make this…last…time with my friends a good one, and you have to say something sweet. This isn't fair!" Cindy tried to keep herself from breaking down by feigning anger toward her archrival, but it was futile. Jimmy watched as a single tear created a pathway for what would end up being a river flowing down her cheeks

Jimmy was stunned. He had never seen Cindy cry before. She had always been so strong, at least in his presence. And now here she was, crying. Something about it prompted an extempore reaction inside him. Without thinking, he stepped closer to the now sobbing Cindy, and tried to wipe the tears away before more ruined his work. After failing, he spoke softly.

"I guess this is pointless, huh?" Jimmy asked gently with a nervous chuckle. Instead he put his arms around her shaking shoulders and pushed her head into his chest. When she was calmer, he looked at his soaked shirt and said, "I guess we're even now. I ruined your makeup and you ruined my shirt."

Hearing this, Cindy laughed through her remaining tears. "No matter how many years pass without us being together, or how many miles will separate us, you will always be my Jimmy."

"And you likewise," Jimmy smiled. He then gently took her hand and said, "Isn't this supposed to be a fiesta? Let's go make some trouble! …In the best sense, I mean."

Cindy chuckled. Knowing everything would be all right, she interlaced her fingers with his and together they returned to their group of friends.

The next day, Cindy and her mother moved from Cindy's lifetime home to another place, far from her father, and the only life she had ever known. At the end of that summer, Cindy started sixth grade in a completely new and foreign school.

Meanwhile, Cindy was having the same thoughts across the lake. Jimmy Neutron. The name had haunted her for many a night after she had moved away. After all, she had loved him. Having to move away because her parents divorced and she had to go live with her mom broke her heart day after day after day. She had missed everyone so much since she had left.

Eventually her depression turned to anger, and everyone at her new school learned to stay away from her. It wasn't until she went to high school and decided to get involved did she make some friends. Doing cheerleading in the fall and boys' swimming in the winter not only put her in great shape, but it also handed her her best friend, Lexa. Lexa did the sports she did, and shortly into the fall she learned of Cindy's competitive streak, the one that had always brought her nose-to-nose with Jimmy at least twice a day, and the same one that always made her the best in everything she did wherever she was. Yet instead of trying to stifle her streak, Lexa embraced it and brought out a little competitiveness of her own. It was what brought the two together.

As for Cindy's love life, she had always loved Jimmy, even after she moved away, so there wasn't really much room for the drooling boys following her around school. It wasn't until halfway through her freshman year that she realized she would always love Jimmy, it would just grow dormant with time, and she should make room for another. That just happened to be when Spencer came into her life. Cindy sighed at his remembrance. He was another she would always love yet hate at the same time.

Wasn't that how it was with Jimmy?

It may still be like that.

Cindy jumped at the response. Well, it was more of a feeling, but if she could put it into words, that's what it would say. Cindy sighed again, this time in exasperation. It was a good thing that the dinner bell would ring in ten minutes. Maybe she could then go across the lake and find Jimmy then.

Ah, yes. An afternote. Well. I will part on my golden rule. Always review the way you want people to review you. If you don't want bad feedback, don't give it!