Ready Or Not, Here Comes Love!
Chapter 4
"How do we get it out of her system?"
"I dunno..." The tall muscular boy flinched under the shorter, skinner woman's deep brown glare. He put his hands over his eyes and shook his head violently. "I... can't... remember...!"
Elke was still tied up and had a bandana over her mouth. Carl was sitting next to her, looking on with a meloncholy expression at the fair-skinned Swedish girl. I know it's just the potion, but it's still heartbreaking...
Libby had started shaking Sheen in an attempt to make him remember and Elke had freaked out.
"Mph mmnm!" Her face was red and no one could under stand what she was saying.
"I remember!" Sheen screeched. He jumped up in a superhero pose, very proud. "This is
what we have to do!"
Cindy walked to her 6th period, hiding behind people. She actually resorted to grabbing a poor, hapless junior and shoved him in front on her.
"What the fuck are you-"
"Shut. Up. Keep forward or I will castrate you!" Recognizing the voice, the boy let her push him until she got to her classroom. She hurridly put her jacket on and the hood up as people came into the class. There were two seats left on either side of the classroom since Jimmy had yet to arrive. She chose the one farthest from the door and sat.
Her mind was a fury of thoughts and emotions. She was so nervous and on-edge. Unable to concentrate on anything, she waited until the teacher wasn't looking to grab a nurses pass. With all of her stuff, she ran out of the room.
The campus was not one single building, but made up of seperate ones. As she exited her building, running with her head down, she collided with someone.
They hit at the perfect angle where she landed underneath the person. She sucked in air, ready to let loose a string of angry explatives, when she looked up. Her breath caught in her throat; she was face to face, body to body, with none other than Jimmy.
"Hi Cindy."
"H... huu..." She couldn't form words because his body was molded to hers. Cindy had issues looking anywhere but his eyes and since they were touching noses, the blue beauties were right there.
"Now who's inarticulate?" He laughed and she stopped breathing. "Now that I've caught you, literally..." He said, waggling his eyebrows suggestively. Cindy let out a small moan and he continued. "I might as well tell you what I've been trying to say all day!"
Cindy finally let out the breath she was holding and closed her eyes. He leaned over to her ear and whispered.
"I love you."
Silence greeted the boy as her eyes shot open. The green orbs filled with joy, but also anger.
"Nuh-uh, with the amount of times you have left me hanging, there is no way you would suddenly turn around and be in..." Here she figited nervously underneath him, blushing. "L... Love with me." Cindy spat out the word as if it left a bad taste in her mouth. You know you like it... said a voice in her head before she could repress it. Immediatly, she shoved the unwanted thought away.
"Cindy, please." She was just so... infuriating! Doesn't she ever believe him?
"Jimmy, please." He was just so... infuriating! Two days ago, they hated each other, today he's apparently in love with her; What's tomorrow to be like? This was something she didn't know how to handle.
"Cindy, I do! I know you at least like me, otherwise I'd be dead by now. I would stake my future Nobel Prizes on this!"
"You can't bet something you don't have, idiot." Cindy was close to tears and that pissed her off. Why am I... arg! Stupid emotions... "You don't know anything."
"Of one thing I am absolutely, inarguably positive about; I, James Issac Neutron, love you, Cynthia Aurora Vortex." Gently, but at the same time with a feirce possesion, the genius placed his lips upon hers.
"HOLY SHIT!" A boy jumped out of his seat in the middle of 6th period.
"Language, Jeff!" His teacher scolded.
He had been spacing, staring out the window, when he saw two people smash into eachother. Squinting, Jeff realized it was Cindy and Jimmy. He sat up straiter when she landed underneath Jimmy, and flat out screamed when they kissed.
The entire class ran to the window and heaved a contented sigh.
"Does this mean we get some peace and quiet?" Casey asked. He looked over at the girl on his right. Belle smiled happily at him, tears streaming down her face.
"Yes, yes it does. Naptime in first period may commence!"
"All we have to do is plug her nose with something rancid? Easy enough..." Libby pulled on some rubber gloves she discovered in the supply closet and reached for Carl.
"Uh, Libby...?" The redhead was clearly frightened.
"Hold still, boy!" Libby pulled off one of his socks and nearly shoved it up Elke's nostril.
It was then that Elke fainted.
"Guess we'll call it a day?" Sheen asked with a fake yawn, putting "the moves" on Libby. "Carl can stay with his fellow Llama Lover, and me and my Funk-Master of Love will go on our movie date."
Rolling her eyes at her boyfriend again, the "Funk-Master of Love" conceeded.
"Carl, have her stay with you. I'd stay with her, but me and Ultra-Dork have a date. Plus, you like her and its only fitting." The couple left the room.
Carl gathered the Swedish beauty and carried her out of the storage room and off school grounds all the way to his house. His parents were off doing god-knows-what so he was clear to his room.
Laying Elke down on his bed, he gently pushed the hair from her face. Carl pulled up a chair to the side of his bed and sat watching over her.
"I really hope you're over him, Elke, 'cause I do like you." He stated. He smiled curiously to himself. "Y'know, Libby's always right about these things, I mean look at Jimmy and Cindy..."
"What DID happen with them...?"
Cindy was floating, she was weightless, she was... kissing Neutron?
They had shared the kiss, fighting over dominance, for a full five minutes before Cindy realized where they were. Immidiatly, she shoved Jimmy off of her.
"Cindy?"
"You, you bastard! You assaulted me AT SCHOOL!" She gritted her teeth and slipped into her role like a second skin. Anger was comfortable, she was used to it; this new thing, however, was just that - new. "You basically raped me!"
"First of all, I would never force myself upon if you didn't want me. Second, Cynthia, rape is when you are unwilling and you didn't turn from it the entire five minutes." Her face turned pink.
"That has... I mean, I didn't... Neutron!" She couldn't defend herself. She put her head in her hands and Jimmy crawled over to her. He put his arms around her and Cindy couldn't find the energy to push him away.
"Make yourself useful, Nerdtron, and take me home." She growled.
"As you wish." He scooped her up and ran to his hover car, while she was too shocked to struggle. He gently placed her inside and kissed her forehead before hopping in the driver's seat.
"I love you, Cindy. Gimme a chance?" He turned to her as he lowered them in front of her house. "I promise to be the best."
Cindy had been quiet the entire ride, thinking. Oh god, I... I like him... she had for some time but it was more real when she admitted it to herself. She jumped out of her seat and onto her lawn.
"Cindy? It scares me when you're quiet..."
"Alright... Jimmy. I'll give you a shot." She grinned seductively at him, before it melted into an evil smile. "But if you screw up, I promise to make your life a living hell."
"I'll count on it." He stared at her, his "lovesick" look back. "I love you."
"I-I like you." Jimmy leaned over the egde of his invention and kissed her quickly, but passionatly. He flew to his side of the street. Jimmy disappeared into his lab leaving Cindy breathless, fingers resting on her tingling lips.
"I like you."
"So... he asked you out." Libby feighned surprise. "Jimmy, liking you? Who'd of thunk it?"
"I'm dead seri- hey! No need to be sarcastic."
"Sorry. Anyways, And...?"
"And what?"
"What did you say, girl! What. Did. You. Say!"
"Ow Libby, way to break my eardrums! What have we established when talking on the phone? No screaming!"
"Sorry babe. So what was your answer?" Cindy went silent. Libby tried so hard not to laugh or to say "I told you so" and was proud she was doing such a good job. But the silence unnerved her. Did she... say no?
"Cindy?"
"I said yes." Libby heard a loud thud and immediatly worried for her best friend's personal safety.
"Girl, what's wrong?"
"Ow... I just, kinda, uh, missed my hands and hit my head on my desk." Cindy rubbed her head and sighed loudly. "You were right, Libby."
"I usually am about this stuff. I knew that Carl liked Elke, I knew that Nick liked Betty, I knew that Jimmy liked YOU... need I go on?"
"No, but speaking of Carl and Elke... none of you guys were in fifth period! Until the end when Sheen ran through crying and then Elke screaming something unintelligable, the you doing the same thing. What was that about?" Over the phone, Cindy heard a small "huh" before Libby spoke.
"Just... Me and Sheen were... Carl and Elke were too..." Libby fished for an excuse. She couldn't very well tell her that Elke took a love potion. Cindy would immediatly put two and two together and become inveritably pissed. Probably murderous. "It was opposite tag. Sheen roped us into it. Instead of one person tagging everyone, everyone goes after one person."
"That sounds like something Sheen would do, but I lost sight of you after you tackled Elke. The crowd was unbearable." Cindy sighed audibly as she resumed painting her nails. She had chosen a lovely ocean blue... "Next time, though, please answer your cell. Gym was way awkward..."
Cindy proceeded to tell the whole story, from her abrupt lunch exit, to being taken home by Jimmy. If Libby didn't already know that Cindy loved him, she'd be able to tell by her voice. The way she spoke of him... you'd think he was a god.
"I... I really do like him." She said dreamily. "Honestly, I hope this works out. I have to go though, I'm way beat. Love ya Libs!"
"Love ya too Cind! Goodnight." Libby hung up the phone, incredibly giddy. Her plan worked perfectly. Eventually, she might give Jimmy the antidote. He did love her, she had Sheen and Carl to confirm that, he simply needed a push...
"Its good to be matchmaker." Libby crawled in between her signature Graystar bedding and drifted off into a peaceful slumber.
Stay tuned for the next episode of "Ready or Not, Here Comes Love!"
Whoa update in 2 days? Yayness! :D Hope I went for the unexpected yet awesome~
Innyhoo… from ch. 3, the reference was for Beauty and the Beast, when Cindy screams at Jimmy (you're all thinking "which time?" lol) calling him a "pompous, paraffin-headed peabrain" like Cogsworth did to Lumiere. Find this chapters reference! Good luck! (as unnecessary as it is…)
Writing is hard Lbut rewarding with all them positive reviews! I love all of them, even ask my bff. Everytime I get a new review, I squeal like a little girl :P This chapter was actually supposed to be shorter... but I decide to add a lil' bit more, just for you guys :3
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