Well...here's another chapter...(shrugs)...

Is anyone still reading?

"Late again Mr.Turner" His teacher scolded him as he walked in. She pushed her glasses up her crooked nose and moved her tongue over her yellow teeth. Timmy cringed slightly when she hit her ruler on the desk.

"Sorry Ms.Withers" he apologized "I sorta...lost track of time"

"Oh" Ms.Withers raised a brown bushy eyebrow and crossed her thin arms over her chest "Is that so?"

Timmy forced a small smile on his face and nodded.

"Well...Thanks to you Timothy, the entire class will now get extra homework" She reported and the class groaned, except for Aj who didn't mind at all. Timmy noticed a few students glaring at him and shaking their fists in a threatening manner.

"Also, you will stay after class for the rest of this week"

Timmy blinked "But it's Friday, isn't it?"

Ms.Withers glared and a hair from her tightly kept bun popped out of place.

"Well then, if you feel the need to extend your punishment" She said "Lets make it the rest of next week too"

Timmy groaned...he really needed to learn to keep quite.

"Now take your seat"

Timmy grumpily took his spot in the front row nearest to the door. He hated having a sit so close to the front and almost never got a chance to talk to Cosmo or Wanda since Ms.Withers kept an exceptionally good eye on him. He sighed and leaned back in his chair, somewhat surprised when his thoughts lingered back to Tootie.

Tootie. Wait...Tootie was in his class the year, wasn't she? Of course she was, he had been enduring her stares with disinterest for months.

He sat up and looked towards the door, surely Tootie had heard the bell ring and would be coming in soon. It seemed really strange to be waiting for her to come in when he usually hoped she didn't show up at all.

"And now class if you'll turn your attention to..."

The door opens and everyone looks over, the room is filled with whispers.

"Well..." The teacher said seeming surprised "Who have we here"

Tootie took a step inside, purposely avoiding looking in Timmy's direction, and addresses the teacher formally.

"Sorry I'm late Ms.Withers I..."

"No no...that's quite alright my dear" She said politely "You must be a new student"

Tootie blinked "Well I.."

"Got lost on your way down, it's perfectly understandable" Ms.Withers replied, if Timmy didn't know any better he'd actually think she was nice.

Tootie blinked "Actually..I've been in your class all year"

This surprised the teacher who seemed to be looking over Tootie more carefully now.

"Yes well..." She squinted her eyes some "What is your name again?"

Tootie still looked confused, she may not have been popular but she always made a good impression on teachers. She was smart, sincere, quiet, and always willing to help. When Timmy thought about he realized that while those characteristics made her the class nerd, they also made her...well...likable. She always helped others when they asked for it and she seemed patient with them as well...she was a bit on the shy side when it came to anyone other than himself but she was nice.

"My name's Tootie" She replied and the class broke out into more whispers...mostly in disbelief.

"Oh...of course..." The teacher replied still in shock "You've done something different with your hair, I see"

Timmy rolled his eyes...yeah...that must be it...her hair. Tootie blushed and looked down when one of the kids in the back row whistled at her.

"Well then take your seat Tootie and try not to be late again"

Timmy gaped...how come he got punished and not Tootie...that wasn't fair. Tootie nodded and walked towards the front desk on the other side of the room, opposite of Timmy.

"Maybe you should do something with your hair next time" Cosmo whispered, him and Wanda now in the form of two pencils on Timmy's desk. Timmy frowned down at him.

"Now to hand out your test result" Ms. Withers said walking around the class

"Tootie excellent work...Chester you've improved...Aj outstanding as always...Elmer not bad...Timmy"

Timmy tensed as she laid down the paper on his desk...the letter 'F' printed boldly across the front.

"This is your third 'F' in a row young man" She scolded him "Perhaps you'd do better if you showed up on time like the rest of the class...or at the least you could try studying"

"But I did" Timmy exclaimed turning to look up at her "I studied all night for this"

"Well the proof is in the pudding" Ms.Withers stated and Timmy could hear Cosmo lick his lips 'mmmm pudding'

Timmy frowned in defeat but then he noticed that Tootie was looking over at him. Her face no longer held it's stern detachment but instead she looked sympathetic and almost nervous as she held her notebook to her. Timmy suddenly felt a new hope rise in him and smiled some...maybe Tootie didn't hate him after all.

"Perhaps a another week after school will wipe that smile from your face Mr.Turner" The teacher said

Timmy snapped out of his slight daze and looked up at her.

"No it's just that...well...I'm having some trouble concentrating" He replied, which was basically the truth.

Ms.Withers sighed in annoyance "Well...perhaps a tutor would be more effective"

Timmy smiled, he could get Aj to help him and then he wouldn't have to suffer any additional punishment. "Yeah a tutor"

"Hmmm..." She studied him for a moment and grinned "Tootie, you will stay after class with Mr.turner and help him catch up on his work"

Timmy hadn't been expecting that and he was sure that Ms.Withers was trying to punish him, after all, you would have to be blind not to notice Tootie's infacuation with him and his dislike towards her. This would have been an excellent form of punishment at one time, however Ms.Withers hadn't taken into account the 'new' Tootie.

"Ms. Withers?" Tootie asked holding up her hand as she talked "I don't think..."

"That after class will be enough..I Understand" Ms.Withers replied "That's why I suggest that you go to each others houses afterward for additional study time"

Tootie's eyes widened "Well...I.."

"You don't mind do you dear?" Ms.Withers asked in a sweet voice.

Tootie sighed "No Ms. Withers"

"Good then...it's settled" She replied

Timmy looked over at Tootie and smiled but Tootie looked down at her desk and fought off the blush that threatened to tint her cheeks.

"Now class..."

Timmy continued to stare at Tootie as she got out her book and went through her backpack for a spare pencil. He frowned when the boy behind her tapped Tootie's shoulder and whispered something to her. Tootie blushed but instinctively turned away from him and pretended to be busy writing in her notebook.

Before he realized it the bell for lunch had rang, and he hadn't heard a word of what the teacher had been saying. Wanda poofed into a lunch box and Cosmo a picture of a rocket on the front, Timmy grabbed it and lingered near the door to wait for Tootie as the other students left. Tootie always seemed to take longer than the other kids, unless he was involved in some way, but other than that her slow pace seemed almost intentional.

"Hey Tootie" Timmy said walking along side her as she exited the room "I was thinking that we could meet at my house after school today"

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Cupid looked down at Timmy and Tootie and smiled some as he reached atop one of the shelves in the room. He pulled out a small baseball sized pink ball with the word 'Embarrassment' on it and tossed it into the fountain. The ball vanished before making contact with the water, and sparkled some over Timmy's reflection.

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Tootie looked over at Timmy with surprise.

"Ya know, for our study date" he said, Something inside him jumped at the thought and his cheeks flushed slightly "I mean...not a Date date, just me and you at my house studying and stuff"

Tootie raised an eyebrow slightly.

"And by stuff I mean more studying" Timmy said getting more nervous by the second "Yep, lots of studying. Just you and me studying stuff...I mean..darn it"

Timmy took a moment to breath then tried again "I don't mean like the dating kind of stuff but the tutor and tutoree kind of stuff...I'm not going to just stare at you the whole time...I mean..." he sighed in frustration

"I'm going to stop talking now" he mumbled in a defeated tone.

Tootie smiled some despite herself, she couldn't believe how worked up Timmy was getting and she found it flattering in a way. Also the word 'Tutoree' was enough to almost make her laugh.

"Um...yeah your house" Tootie said with a nod and a slight blush "Sounds good"

Timmy sighed in relief "Good"

Tootie giggled and Timmy smiled as he walked beside her. She was talking to him and she was blushing...this was good. Definitely a step up.

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Cupid smiled. He was glad his job didn't have to be completely against his code, or rather, Da Rules. After all, he was only suppose to distract Timmy, and love in itself was distracting enough. He wasn't entirely sure how the boy fit into the fairy's plan but maybe there was more to it than Cupid could see.

He frowned slightly when he noticed someone approaching the two kids from behind.

"Well this should be interesting" he said.

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"Hey Tootie!"

They both turned around to see one of the kids in their class, he had blond hair and green eyes, he wore a pair of jeans and a red and white jersey with the #1 on the front. He was slightly taller than Timmy and definitely more popular, being the captain of the basketball team at school.

"Um...hi Todd" Tootie replied politely but confused. Todd almost never talked to her unless he absolutely had to. "Something wrong?" she asked

"No, nothing wrong. I Just thought I'd thank you for helping me with my homework last week" the boy said with a smile.

Tootie blinked then smiled some herself "You're welcome"

Timmy stared between the two with a slightly uncomfortable look on his face.

"Uh..yeah" The boy nodded "Well...I'd like to make it up to you, if I could"

Timmy frowned, he could tell what Todd was doing and it made him feel...well...strange. He didn't like it.

"It's okay, I don't mind" Tootie told him with a kind smile "You did most of it yourself"

Todd grinned confidently "Well at least let me take you out for ice cream" he said in fake sincerity "We could go after school, My treat"

Tootie opened her mouth to answer but Timmy couldn't stop himself from stepping forward.

"She can't" He answered glaring at Todd.

Todd looked over at him for the first time and frowned. "I think she can talk for herself, beaver boy" he said

Timmy's face flushed with anger and embarrassment "She has to help me study" he replied as evenly as he could "You heard Ms.Withers"

Todd rolled his eyes.

"I think she can squeeze in a little ice cream break" he said before smirking "Then later she can teach you how to read, maybe"

Timmy gritted his teeth. This guy had a lot of nerve.

Todd gave him a patronizing grin "What's wrong Turner, mad?' he asked "You going to climb up the social later and kick my butt?"

"Well maybe I will" Timmy said without thinking

"Stop it!" Tootie yelled causing both boys to look over at her.

She frowned turning towards Timmy "I don't need you to speak for me" she told him.

Todd grinned and Tootie turned to him with an equally angry look "And you're not being very nice" she told him "You can go eat ice cream by yourself, thank you"

Todd frowned "Whatever" he said "You're not worth the trouble anyway"

Tootie looked momentarily hurt by his words before Timmy stepped forward and pushed Todd to the ground, still clinging to his lunchbox as he did so.

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Cupid looked on in slight amusement.

"Didn't need my help with that one, did ya kid"

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Todd pushed himself up off the ground and stepped right in front of Timmy, glaring down at him.

"Big mistake loser" He said clenching his hands into fists.

Timmy's angry look vanished into fear.

"Uh...my bad?" Timmy said smiling weakly and acting as if what had happened was an accident "Sorry?"

"Don't think so" Todd replied grabbing Timmy's shirt and pulling his fist back to punch him.

Tootie gasped "Please stop" she begged "He didn't mean to"

Timmy gulped and closed his eyes as Todd's fist came towards him "I wish everyone would freeze!"

No pain came and Timmy opened his eyes to find Todd's fist only inches away. He sighed in relief as Cosmo and Wanda poofed beside him.

"Whoohoo" Cosmo said with a relieved smile "Good thinking Timmy"

"Good thinking?" Wanda questioned with a disapproving frown at her godchild "Timmy I find it hard to believe that you were thinking at all"

"He started it" Timmy protested pointing a finger at Todd as he jerked his shirt out of the boys hand.

"Oh really?" Wanda asked raising an eyebrow slightly "Cause I seem to remember you jumping in there rather quickly"

"But he's a total jerk" Timmy yelled as he glared at Todd "And besides Tootie's..."

Timmy stopped himself.

"Tootie's what?" Wanda asked with a softer look on her face

"Oh I know" Cosmo replied "She's frozen"

Timmy blinked and looked over at Tootie, her head was down, eyes tightly closed and her hands were out in front of her face waiting to shield her from the scene.

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'Guilt'...

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Timmy looked down ashamed...why had he gotten so mad?...Why did he have to keep making mistakes...everything he did seemed to go wrong. Now he had made Tootie upset..he had done a lot of bad things to her in the past too. Why? Tootie, no matter how annoying she was, didn't deserve any of that.

"Sport?" Wanda asked in a caring tone

"Hey Timmy you okay?" Cosmo asked both confused and concerned at his Godchild behavior.

"N..no" Timmy replied feeling tears in his eyes. Why was he crying? What was wrong with him?

"Oh sweety it's okay" Wanda told him and he could feel her hand on his shoulder

"Yeah" Cosmo agreed "At least you didn't get punched in the face"

Timmy wiped away his tears and looked up at his fairies.

"You mean I haven't got punched yet" he corrected them in a monotone voice.

He stepped forward and pulled his shirt back into Todd's grip.

Cosmo and Wanda's eyes widened.

"Timmy you don't have to.."

"Yes I do" Timmy interrupted Wanda "How else am I going to explain me suddenly disappearing and I'm not leaving Tootie here. Not with him."

"We could.."

"Besides" Timmy said looking over at Tootie and then back at Todd's fist "I've got to learn my lesson some how, right?"

"But Timmy, he's got a really big hand" Cosmo replied worriedly

Timmy swallowed fearfully and turned his head to the side, closing his eyes.

"Okay guys" he said "You should turn back into my lunchbox now"

Cosmo and Wanda exchanged looks before poofing back into their forms, leaving the words 'big' and 'trouble' in their spots.

Timmy took in a big breath. "I wish everyone one was unfrozen!"

POOF! POW!

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Cupid cringed slightly from his watching spot.

"Ouch...that's gotta hurt" he said then he looked down at the heart shaped watch on his wrist "That should keep him preoccupied for a while"

He sighed again...soon he would have to do the real 'dirty work'...but for now...

"Break Time" he announced to himself as he poofed up a muffin and a cup of tea.

I feel like I'm trying to write too many stories in one...gah...I have no idea if I can finish this or not.

Wish me luck. Thnx for reading.