9Chapter 9: The First Sign Of Affection
[At the Vortex house, 6 P.M.]
Jimmy lied down on his bed. He sort of felt bad about what he did, but he didn't regret it. He had been made fun of for so long and he just couldn't take it anymore. He thought that it was time to be a fighter. After the bully, Kurt, made fun of him, he gave in his anger and let all of the rage from years past birth out into the world today. The good news is he is proud for fighting back like a true fighter. However, the bad news is that he will likely be kicked off the cheerleading team and possibly suspended from school. Further more, who knows what Cindy will do to him when she gets home. If only he could get a hold of his inventions or his buddies can rescue him. He sighed as he lied down on his back.
"I wish this was all just a dream." he whispered to himself.
[Meanwhile, down in the dining room]
Mrs. Vortex was in the kitchen getting ready for dinner. Cindy walked in back from cheerleading practice.
"Hey Mom."
"Hello Cindy, how was practice, besides the whole shinanigans with Jimmy?"
"Oh, it was fine. After Neutron got kicked out, things went by smoothly. However, I have some bad news."
"What's that sweetheart?"
"Jimmy is now kicked off of the cheerleading team and he's suspended from school for three whole days."
"Oh, well that's terrible. Why don't you go and have a word with him. I'll call you when dinner's ready."
"Yeah, that sounds like a good idea."
With that, Cindy left the kitchen and up to her room, where she met up with Jimmy for the first time since the whole incident back at school.
"Hello Jimmy Trouble-tron." she joked.
"Hey."
"Neutron, What on Earth were you thinking? You start a fight with a guy approximately 3 times as big as you. You get kicked off the cheerleading team after one single day and worst of all, you get yourself suspended from school for three full days."
"Yeah, so?"
"Oh, so you don't care?"
"Why should I?"
"As your new owner, I expect you to be on your best behavior."
"Oh really?"
"Yes. I'll let you off with a warning on this one, but if you misbehave and act like that one more time, there will be consequences. So, if I were you, I'd get your big mind straight quickly."
Jimmy didn't reply. He just sighed as he lied back down on his bed. Cindy looked at him for a brief moment, but decided to remain quiet and walked out of the room.
[That Night]
After dinner, Jimmy was lying on his bed. He sat there in a gloomy mood. He was struggling to adjust to his new life. He wasn't used to this kind of torment. Let alone, he didn't like it at all. It was hopeless to make any sudden moves. If he ever did, like the other day, he will be severely punished. He doesn't want that again. He tried desperately to think of a plan, but it was no use. Cindy has him locked up tighter than a bank safe. He had no access to any of his inventions or his friends. Jimmy felt like it was time to get some sleep, as it was a very rough day for him.
Cindy then came into the room slowly. When she closed the door, she saw Jimmy under the covers. She looked at her watch and it said "7:30 P.M." She woke him up.
"Hey Jimmy. Wake up." she said as Jimmy opened his eyes.
"Hey Cindy."
"Why are you in bed so early?"
"I'm really tired."
"Okay, well put your rest time on hold cause you and I are gonna watch this science fiction movie, "Robotics Land."
Hearing this, Jimmy became interested.
"Oh. Well, okay?"
"Good."
Cindy went over to the TV and inserted the DVD disc in. After turning it on, the movie began to play. She sat right next to Jimmy. At first, Jimmy was very nervous, but eventually found the need to calm down and relax.
An hour and a half later, the movie was finishing up. Jimmy, himself was very exhausted. He felt the desperate need to lie down. However, instead he placed his head on Cindy's shoulder and closed his eyes, falling asleep. Cindy was completely startled by this. She peeked over at him and thought about waking him up, but she decided against that and to just enjoy this heartwarming moment. She smiled as she returned his cuddle and placed her head on his.
[Back at the Neutron house]
The four boys were sitting on the couch distressed and depressed. They thought they could save their best friend rather easily, but failed at that… twice.
"Poor Jimmy. Trapped in a predicament of an aggressive, hot-headed girl." said Carl.
"I know. I'm really gonna miss hanging with him." said Sheen.
"No kidding dude." said Nick.
"Yeah, but don't act like we're giving up. If you guys don't understand, that is our best friend over across the street being held hostage. As his buddies, we need to do everything we can to get him out of there." said Brody.
"Not that I don't agree with you Brody, but how are we gonna save him. Cindy has him under maximum security.. Literally! And plus, the whole town supports Cindy's ownership of Jimmy. In fact, we are the only ones that don't. What can we do at this point?" asked Nick.
"You'd be surprised Nick. We'll take it easy and rest up tonight, but tomorrow, the war between the fantastic four and the snotty, blonde, hot-headed lunatic resumes!" said Brody determinedly.
[Back at the Vortex house]
Jimmy and Cindy were still sleeping while leaning on each other. It started to thunderstorm outside. This woke Cindy up, but Jimmy remained asleep. Cindy realized she had fallen asleep next to Jimmy. She decided to go back to her own bed. Before that, she slowly tucked Jimmy in under the covers of his bed, and blew him a kiss. Once she got into her own bed, she glanced over at Jimmy and smiled. She couldn't get that heartwarming scene out of her head. That changed her mood drastically. Earlier today, she was mad at Jimmy, but now she's very happy and her special feelings for Jimmy are now beginning to resurface.
"I love you." she whispered over to Jimmy before falling back to sleep.
