Sorry for taking so long to update but I had a busy summer. I hope you guys like it...
Small Warning: I personally think that the characters are slightly OOC in this story but I did try to stick to their personalities.
Disclaimer: I don't own Jimmy Neutron or any other characters that relate to the show... :( On the brighter side though, I do own the character of Carl's girlfriend. Small but still...
Cindy laid in and bed and covered her face with her pillow just as soon as a sneeze came out. She groaned in annoyance. It was nearly four in the afternoon and she had stayed in bed the whole day. Cindy found herself too weak and tired to do anything, plus she was cold. Really cold.
Her groans increased in volume as she forced herself to sit up. She, with great effort, pushed her legs off the bed and forced them to go to her dressing table. Cindy took a seat in the tiny chair and looked at the image in the mirror. Her eyes widened when she saw her own reflection.
Cindy's hair was a mess, but that was the least of her problems. Her eyes were a dull green, with dark purplish rings underneath them. Her nose was red while the rest of her face was as pale as paper. And to top it all off, her whole body ached. Great
Cindy covered her face in her hands, as she whispered, "No…no. This can't be happening. Of course, I would get sick in the middle of spring break. Life's…" She sneezed loudly, followed by a fit of coughs. "Not fair."
A few minutes later, Cindy felt herself get colder and colder. She shivered as she walked over to her closet and put on an oversized Retroville High sweater over her short tank top and pajama pants. Soon after, Cindy was just about ready to jump back into bed until the sound of the doorbell got her attention.
For a brief moment, she just stood there waiting, hoping that it was just some person dropping off a package but that wasn't the case. Cindy groaned as she heard the doorbell ring once more. She let out an agitated breath before walking down the stairs. Anger boiled within the girl; she was supposed to be in her bed lying down, watching some TV until the idiot standing out her door rang the godforsaken doorbell.
When she finally made it to the door, she was very much prepared to start yelling at the unfortunate victim when she locked gazes with sparkling blue eyes.
Her anger and annoyance quickly washed away and was replaced with awkwardness. Jimmy gave her a small sheepish smile though it didn't quite reach his eyes. He looked down as he said in his tenor voice, "Hi."
Cindy's heart jumped involuntarily. She mentally reprimanded herself for doing so. She reminded herself that it's been 3 months since the break-up and that her heart shouldn't react in such a way anymore. It had no right to do that anymore.
Despite that though, her heart continued to beat erratically when the boy in front of her continued to speak, "Um, did you forget? All six of us were supposed to hang out at the Candy Bar to- Hey, you look awful."
Cindy rolled her eyes and said sarcastically, her sickness making her more short-tempered than usual. "Gee, thanks Neutron. I didn't realize. Your sense of sensitivity and awareness is really top notch. It's a wonder why you don't have a girlfriend."
As soon as the words left her mouth, Cindy's eyes widened in shock and regret.
Jimmy quickly looked away for a moment, his eyes closed; hands slightly quavering. When he finally turned to Cindy again, Jimmy's face held no other evidence of being affected by the words. His face and tone became formal as he spoke, "Sorry. I didn't mean to offend you. I should've been more sensitive but you look really sick. Are your parents home? Do they know?"
On the inside, Cindy felt guilty for hurting Jimmy with her words but as usual her ego stopped her from apologizing. Like always he was the one doing it for her. Then she replied to his question, "No, Neutron. My parents don't know because they're obviously not here. They left for a cruise two days ago to celebrate their 20th Anniversary. They won't be back till the end of Spring Break which is next week Friday."
Without warning, Jimmy found himself getting new found confidence as he took a step towards her until they were barely 2 inches apart. Ever so slowly, hesitantly, Jimmy lifted both his hands and placed one on her warm forehead and the other on the side of her neck. Cindy's breath hitched softly but thankfully Jimmy didn't notice. He was too focused in trying to determine her temperature; eyebrows furrowed together.
As quickly as the moment had come, Jimmy pulled his hands away and was already a safe distance away from her, his face looking down. Deep within her, Cindy could feel the longing building.
He whispered, "I'm sorry for having to do that but I wanted to see how high your temperature was. I don't need a thermometer to tell that you have a really bad fever. You're burning up."
Cindy scoffed, "I'd rather be burning up right now. I'm freezing cold."
He looked at her with concern. It was spring time in Retroville. The lowest the temperature had gotten in the past 10 years during that time of the year was 60°F. Wordlessly, the boy took out his phone and dialed a number.
He was silent for a few minutes, waiting for the receiver to pick up. Then he said, "What's up Libs? Um, what are you doing with Sheen's phone?" He paused as Libby replied. Then, "Oh. So, Sheen's sick too? Along with Danielle? Is Carl with her?" He smiled when Libby answered back. "Of course, I should've known. Carl does keep saying he found his perfect girl.
"I'm guessing then, that none of us can meet tonight? Oh, what about me? I'm here with Cin…here with Cindy." The girl watched with fascination and confusion as Jimmy faltered at her name.
"She's sick. Her parents aren't home to take care of her, plus her fever is really high. I-" Jimmy paused, obviously being interrupted by Libby. He then replied back to her, his tone holding a hint of anger, his face defiant.
"Why wouldn't I be okay? I've dealt with it already, it's not like it makes a difference. It's done and over with." After a few moments pause, he added softly, so softly that Cindy couldn't hear. "She's moved on Libs, and I'm perfectly fine. Thanks for looking out for me though. And tell Sheen to get better."
He hung up the phone and faced a curious Cindy. She asked, "What was the last thing that you told Libby?" He didn't look at her and ignored the look of slight contempt on her face. He walked past her as her anger started to rise from the lack of an answer.
Quietly, he turned to face her and waited for Cindy to follow him into the living room.
Please review, I really appreciate all the feedback that I get from you guys. Especially with this story because I wasn't really quite satisfied with it but I didn't really know how I could change it anymore.
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