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"Hey Cindy." Leela sad, as she notice her co-worker come through the door.
"Oh hey Leela!"
"Gosh…well you're in a good mood. How come?"
"Well its just…today's my third week anniversary of working with you guys here at Planet Express. I know most people don't have anniversaries for work but…I just really love it here."
"Well that makes one of us."
"Hey Leela, do you know if Bender's here yet? I promised I'd help him sort out all of the different types of screws, nuts, and bolts he has."
"You know Cindy, I've noticed you and Bender have really been hanging out together over the past three weeks.
"Well...is that bad?"
"No! In fact I think it's good for Bender. Ever since you came around he's been acting halfway decent."
"What do you mean half way? Bender's great. Hahah…he's so funny."
"Yeah…well, anyway…I don't think Bender's here yet. But it looks like there are a couple messages on the machine. Maybe one's from him." Leela bent over and pushed the button, and the machine started to talk.
You have two new messages… New Message:
"Professor Hubert Farnsworth, this is Michael calling from the "Old People of New New York Foundation". We're calling about your prescription for extra strength Viagra…" Leela hurriedly clicked the button before the two could here anymore
Message erased… New message:
"Hey Cindy, it's Bender! I'm going be late to work, so…. HEY WATCH WHERE YOU'RE GOING MEAT BAG! Anyway I'm real sorry…I'll try to be there soon. Bye!"
End of Message…"My God…did Bender say he was…sorry?!"
"Yeah it sounded like it. Why?"
"It's just well…never mind." Suddenly the Professor walked in holding a satellite dish.
"Good news everyone! I've bought an even bigger Satellite dish to impress the neighbors next door. Cindy do you think you could put it up?" Cindy looked up and down at the rather large Satellite dish.
"Um…yeah I guess…it's kind of big though…"
"Well I can help you Cindy."
"Oh would you Leela? I'd really appreciate it."
"Yeah come on let's get on the roof."
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"Just keep…holding it…Leela." Cindy managed to say as she tirelessly twisted the bolt into the ceiling as the sun blazed down upon them mercilessly.
"Man it's hot out here!" Cindy said wiping the sweat form her forehead.
"Tell me about it. We've only been out here ten minutes, and my pit's are sweating like Hell." As Cindy continued to twist the other three bolts into the ceiling, Leela could really start to feel the sweat poring down her face.
"Well so much for my hair in a pony tail helping." Leela stated dryly.
"Oh, uh…here Leela you want my hat?"
"Oh no, I couldn't."
"No, no, no, no, no, I insist! Here take my hat!"
"Ah thank you Cindy. That's so…" But Leela stopped herself in mid-sentence as she saw Cindy take her hat off for the first time. Out of her small denim hat, a waterfall of long silky black hair poured over her shoulders. Leela's pupil must have shrunk to half the size from surprise.
"Here you go Leela." Cindy said handing her the denim hat. Without breaking eye contact Leela gently took the hat from her hand.
"Woo… it really is hot out here today!" Cindy said then using her hand as a fan. Suddenly she carefully slipped off her baggy denim overalls, and Leela still couldn't believe it. Cindy had a slim figure, which was revealed by a plain white t-shirt and denim jeans.
"Good thing I dressed in layers huh?" But Leela was so shocked she couldn't answer.
"Um…Leela? Are you okay?" It took Leela a moment to bring her self back down to Earth but after a few seconds of starring she finally managed to.
"Cindy you're…you're… you're hot!"
"Well it is hot out here today Leela, so…."
"No, no, no! I mean you're… pretty!"
"Oh well…. thank you," She said unsure of what else to say.
"But, but, we always thought, I mean…"
"You guys always thought I was really unattractive right?"
"No, no, we never thought that! Its just well, maybe we…I swear we just thought…"
"Leela! Calm down! It's okay, really. I mean I get that all the time remember?"
"But, but…I don't get it. If you're so good looking, why do you…well, what I mean is…"
"Why do I dress like a guy, and why am I always covered in oil, grime, dust, and other filths?" Leela slightly nodded her head, extremely embarrassed.
"Eh…I don't know. I guess I figure that if I'm a mechanic, or repair girl, I'm always going to look kind of grungy, so I don't really try to look great everyday."
"Oh. Well, I suppose that's understandable."
"Yeah well…the satellite dish is in. Thanks for your help Leela."
"Hey no problem, Cindy. Com on, let's get off this roof, before I fall off it from shock."
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Cindy and Leela walked through the automatic doors to find Amy sitting on the couch and filing her nails. But as she looked up, she immediately jumped from the couch.
"Leela, why didn't you tell me you had a pretty friend coming over? I would have put make up on so I could look better than her."
"Amy this isn't a new friend. This Ci…"
"Well anyway," Amy said interrupting Leela, "hi, I'm Amy Wong! It's nice to meet you." She said as she shook her hand.
"Um Amy it's me…Cindy. Remember, the girl you tried to force makeup on the first day we met?" Amy stood motionless for a moment, but then held her sides as she began to laugh hysterically.
"Splur! Yeah right! Good joke Leela. Actually though her face does sort of look like Cindy's, but seriously, who are you?"
"Um…"
""Fry you smelly idiot! I told you we shouldn't have walked through that detour! Cause' of you we're an hour late!" Bender's voice shouted as Fry and him suddenly walked into the room.
"Hey! You always beg me take that detour so that we are late for work!"
"Will you two stop acting so immature?" Leela shouted at them.
"Hey, we'll act immature whenever we feel like it! Anyway, where's Cindy? She promised to help me sort my screws and bolts." Bender said as he opened his compartment and took out a jar of screws and such. Suddenly Fry looked around Leela to see a pretty girl.
"Bazounga! Hey Leela who's your hot friend?" Fry asked. Suddenly Bender walked up to the strange girl, and looked at her for a moment.
"Yeah Leela, who is your hot friend?" Bender asked.
"B-Bender, don't you recognize me?"
"I recognize a lot of things sweet heart. You ain't one of them."
"But it's me! It's Cindy!"
"Hehehehe! That's rich! You're not nearly cool enough, and far too good looking to be Cindy!" He said pointing angrily at Cindy.
"But it is me! Look!" She said. Bender rolled his eyes, but just to humor her he bulged his eyes out of his metal eye socket, and looked at her very closely, causing her to move back slightly.
"Hmmm…wait a minute! I'd know those skin cells anywhere!" He said as his eyes went back into his head.
"C-C-C…Cindy? Is it, is it really you?" Bender asked taking at least four steps back.
"Yeah!" Suddenly everyone in the room except Leela gasped.
"Oh my gosh…um Cindy when I told you that you seriously needed some lipstick, mascara, eye shadow, a facial, and 7 different kinds of lotions and moisturizers, you knew I was just kidding right?' Amy asked with a sheepish grin.
"Amy it's okay. Gosh you know, I didn't think everyone was going to freak out so much!"
"Well why wouldn't we! I mean, look at you!"
"Yeah! If I wasn't into Leela, and already didn't know you personally, I 'd totally ask you out!"
"And your hair is so shiny." As the three gathered around to talk to Cindy, Bender stood there looking over her fully. She had a small torso, complemented by a gorgeous figure that rivaled any human girl, or fembot. Without filth or her baggy overalls on he could see her creamed colored arms and smooth hands, and her long silky hair that went about five inches below her shoulders, framed her beautiful face.
"Wow…" Was all Bender managed to whisper to himself, while the three continued to talk to her. Suddenly they all stopped talking as the Professor and Hermes walked in. The two looked at Cindy for a moment, and their jaws dropped open. Suddenly the Professor frantically began to dig through his pockets.
"Professor, what are you looking for?"
"My extra strength Viagra damn it!"
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"Aww…boy it's been a long day." Leela yawned, as she grabbed all her stuff from the table.
"Yeah you can say that again."
"Yeah I'm so tired, I think I may just go straight to bed."
"Before anybody goes to bed, that damn satellite dish has been scratching the roof all day long!" The Professor shouted.
"Uh. Professor can't we fix it tomorrow?"
"I'm sorry Leela, but as your boss, it's my job to make sure things get done around here, and sometimes that means playing the bad guy whether I like it or not. But just for reference, I do like it."
"Oh great. Well come on let's get this over with so I can go home and wallow in self pity."
"Hey Leela, why don't you and Fry just get going. I can take care of the dish."
"R-Really? Are you sure?"
"Yeah don't worry about it! It shouldn't take me that long."
"Thanks Cindy. I owe you one." Leela said as she and Fry walked out of the building.
"So, you and Bender going out tonight?"
"Nah…it's just me. Bender's been acting kind of weird lately."
"Well it's Bender. If I know him as well as I do, he'll be back to normal in no time." As the two walked away in their separate directions, Cindy was climbing onto the roof.
"Damn…it's so dark." She clumsily looked for the problem on the dish. Finally after her hands had searched every inch of the dish, she discovered that one of the bolts had come out.
"Yes, got it!" She grabbed the wrench out of her jean pocket, and twisted the bolt back in carefully.
"Another job well done." She picked herself up, and started to position her feet to slide down.
"Okay, it's really dark…" She suddenly felt a bump under her foot.
"Okay. Oh. Whoa! AHH!" Suddenly her foot slipped on it. She quickly grabbed onto the satellite dish her body dangled in mid air.
"HELP! SOME BODY! Crap!" As she continued to shout, Bender was getting ready to leave the building. His mind was racing with thoughts of only one person though…Cindy.
"Oh! Come on Bender what's wrong with you!" He said to himself. "So what if Cindy's extremely beautiful?! So what!" But despite his own voice, he knew he felt something different. With a heavy sigh he walked out of the building, when suddenly he could hear screaming.
"What?" He looked up to se Cindy's dangling there.
"CINDY!" He shouted. Cindy glanced back, and managed to see Bender's face.
"BENDER! Please help! I'm Slipping!" She could feel her hands start to slip from the dish.
"Hang on Cindy! I'm coming!" Bender started to pump a lever on his metal foot extending his legs higher into the air.
"AAH!" Suddenly her hands let go, and she felt herself fall. She expected to feel a hard concrete ground, but she was surprised to simply feel a pair of cold metal arms around her. She slowly opened her eyes to come face to face with Bender.
"You okay?" He asked softly. She didn't really know how to respond since she was still in shock from the fall, or the sudden odd feeling in her stomach.
"Yeah…Bender, you…you saved my life."
"All in a day's work for Bender the magnificent." He said. Even after looking death in the eye she managed to laugh, which he loved to hear.
"I didn't even know you make your legs could go this high!" She said looking down realizing how high his legs really could go.
"Are you kidding? It's part of my main design, and so is this!" He then gently pushed down on the lever, and he and Cindy slowly began to move downward.
"Bender that was amazing, I mean you just…thank you."
"Yeah well, I wouldn't want anything bad to happen to you Cindy." Suddenly his cubed eyes shrunk, and he immediately shut his mouth realizing what he had just said to her. He expected to see her face in shock, but when he looked back at her all he saw was a slight blush sweeping across her cheeks. Though he knew she didn't have direct eye contact wit him, he looked straight into her eyes.
"Um…Bender?"
"Yeah Cindy." He said as though he was off into a dreamland of some sort.
"You know you can put me down now." Bender suddenly looked down to see that he was back to his normal height.
"Oh uh, hehehe…sorry." He said letting her go gently.
"Thanks Bender. You know you're always helping me…why is that?"
"Well I guess…I just…you know…I owe you for the construction site and everything." He said rubbing the back of his metal neck.
"No Bender…I think I owe you for that one." She said giving him a beautiful smile. He couldn't help but to smile back.
"Hey listen do you, uh, do you want a ride home Bender?"
"Nah. I'm good." He said extremely surprised at himself for turning down a free ride.
"Okay well…I guess I'll see you tomorrow." She said as she jumped into her hover truck.
"Bye Bender." She said as she drove off.
"Bye Cindy…" She was already gone again by the time he said it, leaving him once again alone in front of Planet Express with confusing feelings.
Well so now we know what Cindy REALLY looks like…yes. Anyway hope you guys liked it! R & R!