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[Beks]

I didn't know that chapter was that good, but ok! :D

[Beks]

Ok, next!



Chapter 8: Girl Talk


“I’m bored!” Sheen said. “When’s Jimmy coming back?”

“His mom said to be patient. They have to make sure he can walk first.” Carl said as they both sat on Carl’s front porch. “If you’re bored enough, we can go help them clear Jimmy’s backyard.”

“No way! I’m not that desperate! Besides, I think I see their car coming now.” Mrs. Neutron’s blue convertible came up the road and parked in the driveway. Jimmy’s parents got out, with Jimmy shakily behind them. Carl and Sheen ran towards them.

“Jimmy!” Carl said, pulling him into a hug.

“Careful, Carl. I’m still kinda sore.” Jimmy said.

“Oh, sorry.” Carl said, letting him go. “So, what are we gonna do now?”

“I’m going to go up to my room to take stock of what inventions I have left. You guys can come up too and play my YCube if you want.”

* * * * * * * * * * *

Cindy looked out her window when she heard a car outside. Sure enough, there was Jimmy with his parents and Carl and Sheen. His skin looked a little lighter than yesterday, but only a little. She showed a small smile as she watched Jimmy talk animatedly with Carl.

“I’m glad he’s back.” She thought to herself. “I should go talk to him, make plans for the weekend…Oh, but he probably wants some rest…but then again, I don’t want him to think I don’t care…Oh, this is so hard!” She sat heavily in her desk chair. Suddenly a beep on her computer told her Libby was online. She typed a message:

KarateKid2.0: hey libs, wats up?

Almost instantly, she replied.

MusicMuze500: nutin much. how r u?

KarateKid2.0: fine. hey, neutron’s back

MusicMuze500: ya no, by now, i’d think u’d be callin him jimmy by now

KatateKid2.0: sorry. force of habit. jimmy’s back

MusicMuze500: cool. y don’t u go talk 2 him?

KatateKid2.0: o i don’t know. i want 2 give him some time 2 rest

MusicMuze500: ok. by the way, wat did u do yesterday in his room after we left? u were there awile

There wasn’t a reply.

MusicMuze500: cin?

KarateKid2.0: can u promise not 2 tell?

MusicMuze500: sure. Cross my heart and hope to break my cds

KarateKid2.0: lol, ok, i started cryin cause i thought it was my fault he got hurt. he told me it was his fault, he gave me a tissue, & then, when he didn’t expect it, i kissed his cheek

MusicMuze500: wow, gurl. u getin serious huh? lol

KarateKid2.0: alright. got 2 go. mom’s callin 4 lunch. c u later

MusicMuze500: bye

Cindy shut down her computer, feeling better now that she had found an outlet for her thoughts. She sighed happily as she walked downstairs for lunch.

[marioarp]

Good....nice job doing good.... :P :lol: :D

[ShadRose17]

YAY! I like it! Keep writing! :thumbsup:

[Ang]

GREAT! (yet again!) KEEP WRITING!!!!!!!

[Beks]

Ok, maybe since I have chapters 1 through 12 done, I might continue posting them sooner than I planned on. So here's the next one:



Chapter 9: Shall We?


Jimmy became stronger as the few days before the ball went by, and by the time Saturday night came, he was completely healed, except for his radiation burn, which after a few days had not gotten any better.

“Mom, is this ever going to go away?” he said to his mom as she straightened his bowtie.

“Oh, of course it is, sweetie. You just have to be patient.” She said. “Now, your father and I will be at the ball too if you need us, ok? Are you sure you don’t want us to drive you and Cindy?”

“I’m sure. Besides, I think she’ll like our transportation for the evening.”

When Jimmy knocked on Cindy’s front door, he nervously rubbed the back of his neck. Cindy’s mom answered the door. Jimmy shyly said, “Um, is Cindy ready for the ball?”

Cindy’s mom surveyed him from top to bottom. “You must be this Jimmy she keeps talking about. Come in.” Jimmy shuffled into the foyer and looked around. It looked like a middle class house that thought it was a mansion. Fancy vases on glass tables held delicate flowers and from what he could see, the whole house was decorated in a kind of French colonial décor. Cindy’s mom called upstairs.

“Cindy, there’s an orange, young man for you down here.”

“I’ll be down in a second.” Cindy called. Jimmy coughed nervously.

“So…” he said, noticing Cindy’s mom wasn’t dressed for the ball. “Are you going to the ball as well, Mrs. Vortex?”

“No, unfortunately. It is a couples only ball, and Mr. Vortex has to work late tonight.”

“Oh, I’m sorry.” Jimmy said, looking down at the floor. There was an awkward silence.

“Ok, I’m here.” Jimmy looked up to see Cindy at the top of the stairs. She was wearing the green shimmery strapless dress he had envisioned her in with a golden brooch pinned on her shoulder. The dress made her eyes light up magically. Her blond hair was pulled back in a bun, with two wisps of hair framing her face, just like when she was co-anchor with Jimmy on that kid’s news program. She began gracefully walking downstairs, making little mirrors of herself to appear on each diamond-shaped crystal on the chandelier in the foyer.

“Cindy, you look…wow.” Jimmy said, speechless. Cindy giggled, squinting her eyes.

“You’re not so bad yourself, handsome. Same hair though.” She said, eyeing his whippy-dip hairstyle.

“Why mess with a classic?” he said, brushing his hair with his hand. He put out his arm. “Shall we?”

“Ok.” she said nervously. She took his arm and they walked out the door.

“Have a fabulous time, Cindy. Be sure to come home by curfew.” Cindy’s mom said as she closed the door behind them.

“So, how are we getting there?” Cindy asked as they stood outside the house. Suddenly, Goddard flew down, flycycle mode, and hovered beside the sidewalk.

“Flycycle for two.” Jimmy said, leading Cindy towards Goddard.

“Wow.” She said. He helped Cindy on and swung on in front. As Goddard rocketed into the air, Cindy gasped and grabbed Jimmy around the waist, closing her eyes shut. Glancing back at her, Jimmy said, “Don’t worry, you’re fine.” He laughed, which made Cindy open her eyes and loosen her hold, but she didn’t let go, smiling softly behind his back.


Awww!
^_^

[ShadRose17]

AWWW! LOVEY! KEEP WRITING! :thumbsup:

[Beks]

Ok, I lied (kind of) I actually have chapters 1 through 12 done. I edited that on the last chapter. So you get more! Huzzah!!!! :lol:


Chapter 10: Raise the Roof and Shake Your Bootay!


From their view from above, Jimmy and Cindy could see that the Candy Bar was already packed with people. Twin searchlights crisscrossed the sky in the front and the windows showed multicolored lights dancing across the room. When Jimmy landed outside the Candy Bar, other people just arriving stared at them, unmercifully.

“I never told anyone except my parents and the guys. Did you?” Jimmy said.

“No one except Libby, Brittney, and my folks.” Cindy said.

“Well, this should be interesting.” He said. Cindy took his arm nervously, and they both walked through the double doors.

Inside, the tables and chairs had been removed to create a huge dance floor. The speakers around the floor were blaring funky music, vibrating from the sound. Looking around, they could see people of all ages dancing, some very well, and some, like Principal Willaby, were dancing kind of strange. It was easy to pick out Libby and Sheen, who were dancing right in the middle of the floor. Libby was wearing a crimson dress that matched Cindy’s, and a big flower in her hair. Sheen wore his T-shirt with a tux pattern on the front and his hair was slicked back.

When Cindy and Jimmy walked in, Cindy’s arm hooked around Jimmy’s, a few people looked, and nudged their friends. Soon, everyone was staring at them. The music stopped suddenly and the lights came on. There was a long moment of silence, and then suddenly everyone cheered. Voices of “Finally!” or “’Bout time!” could be heard above the rest. The music started up again, and the dance lights switched back on. As people slowly turned their attention back to the dance, Jimmy said, “I didn’t realize everyone would get that excited.”

“Me neither.” Cindy said, almost yelling over the music.

“Hey, I thought there was supposed to be ballroom dancing. Where are the waltzes and tangos?” Jimmy said. Cindy giggled.

“If you actually read the poster about the ball, you would know that there’s going to be a part in the middle of the ball when they’re going to play ballroom music. I guess they did that so people actually came to this.”

“Yeah.” Jimmy said.

“I’ll be right back. I need to put my purse down with the others.” She pointed at a pile of purses in a corner. “Ok?”

“Ok.” he said. As she left, Carl walked up with Elkie holding his hand. Carl was wearing his weather man suit from the kids news show, and Elkie was wearing a simple pale blue dress with thin straps. They were getting weird looks from around the room, but they didn’t seem to notice.

“Hey Jim.” He said. “Isn’t this great? Elkie came to Retroville just in time. She didn’t have a dress so she borrowed an old dress my mom had.”

“I was so surprised to learn it was her dress once upon a time.” Elkie said, giggling cutely. Just then Sheen and Libby came up to the group, breathing heavily.

“Whew. This is one funky party.” Libby said. She suddenly noticed Elkie. “Oh, you must be Elke! Nice to meetcha. I’m Libby.”

“It’s nice to meet you too.” Elkie said, holding out a hand. Libby ignored it and pulled Elkie into a hug.

“Ya know Elkie, huggin is how we girls say ‘hi’.” She said. Elkie looked surprised for a second, but then laughed and said, “Oh, well then, hi!” She hugged Libby back. Cindy came back and stood beside Jimmy. “Hi.” Elkie said to her and pulled her into a huge hug. Cindy stood startled for a full minute, because that’s how long Elkie hugged her.

“Um…hi. Elkie, right?” she said, gently pushing Elkie off and smiling at her.

“Come on, Elkie. Let’s go get some punch.” Libby said. She grabbed Elke’s arm and started talking excitedly with her.

“You better watch out, Carl. Too much of Libby when she’s in party mode might overwhelm the poor girl.” Cindy said. Carl quickly shuffled toward Libby and Elkie.

“Hey Sheen, I heard that the UltraLord theme song is on the juke box. Why don’t you find out?” Jimmy said.

“Really?” Sheen said. He immediately ran towards the juke box. Jimmy reached over and took Cindy’s hand.

“Now that we’re alone, wanna dance?” he said.

“Sure.” She said, and suddenly they were dancing, moving rhythmically to the music. Time slowed down as they danced their way to the center of the dance floor, staring into each other’s eyes.



This is going to be more action in a little bit!!

[rumorgirl1983]

:wub: Sweet!

I hope you're having a nice fourth as well. ^^

[ShadRose17]

YAY!!!!!!!

[Ang]

YAY! WRITE MORE SOON!

[Beks]

Yeah, happy 4th to all!!! *flings confetti*

Ok, next chapter! (wow, this like, the millionth chapter today. I must really like you guys or something! :P )



Chapter 11: Eusty and Veronica


As song after song played, the music became more and more hypnotic until songs ran smoothly into each other and everyone dancing paid attention only to their bodies and the person dancing in front of them. So when the music suddenly stopped and the lights came on, everyone cringed and shook themselves, trying to come out of their dancing trances.

“Ok everyone; it’s time for the ballroom dancing!” Ms. Fowl said. A slow waltz started up, and after a few tense seconds, couples held hands and danced. Jimmy and Cindy, Libby and Sheen, and Carl and Elkie all backed away to the wall, gasping for air.

“I think…I speak for everyone here…when I say that we need a…break before we dance any…more.” Cindy said.

“Agreed.” Libby panted back. The three couples stood in silence for a few minutes, watching people waltz around the floor. Just then, two people came and stood in front of them, blocking their view.

“Am I to believe my eyes? Did James Neutron, the boy with newly orange skin, actually get a date? Someone pinch me!” Eustace Strych exclaimed.

“With pleasure.” said the girl beside Eustace, pinching him on the arm.

“Ow! You know I didn’t mean that, Veronica!” Eustace said.

“Yes, but you practically gave that one to me!” she said. The gang exchanged confused glances.

“Oh, you’re probably wondering in those middle-classed heads of yours what going on, hmm? Well, my father’s sponsored Little Miss Gorgeous had to be in a pageant tonight, so in order to be able to go to this silly little ball, I had to take my cousin, Veronica.” Veronica Strych smiled smugly. She looked almost exactly like Eustace, with long, wavy black hair, a snooty little nose, buck teeth, and an evil look in her eyes. They could have been twins if Victoria wasn’t a few inches taller than him. She wore a spectacular maroon dress and a diamond tiara on top of her head.

“I grow tired of taunting you, Eusty. I’m going to get some punch.” Veronica said, strolling towards the refreshment table.

“Eusty?!” Sheen yelled, bursting out laughing. Eustace glanced rudely at Sheen, but ignored him.

“As you can see, my cousin and I don’t even try to hide our distaste for each other, but ever since father took advice from your blithering idiot of a father, Jimmy, I had no choice in the matter but to take her.” Eustace said, showing a trace of anger.

“Oh grow up!” Cindy said. She held Jimmy’s hand tenderly with her left one, but her right one was clinched into a tight fist.

“Ah Cynthia, I assure you I am much more mature than in our last encounters. And indeed we are in the same yacht, if you will, in being forced to dance with one’s enemy, even if yours is the color of rusty metal.”

“For your information, ‘Eusty’, I asked Jimmy to go myself.” Cindy said.

“Indeed!” Eustace said, an evil-looking grin on his face. “Well let me just say that tonight, Retroville’s eligible bachelors just lost a lovely lady to the chains of commitment.”

“Save it, buck tooth britches!” Cindy said, glaring angrily at Eustace. He merely smiled snootily and walked away.

“I really hate that guy.” Cindy said, still glaring at his retreating back.

“Come on Cin, don’t even think about him. The next song’s coming on, I think. Let’s dance.” Libby said, grabbing Sheen’s hand and almost dragging him to the floor in her haste. The others followed suit and started dancing to the new music. No one saw it, but Jimmy slowly unclenched his own fist that hid behind his back.



Eusty! hahahah!
:lol: :lol:

[ShadRose17]

STILL LOVE IT! KEEP WRITING!

[Ang]

AWESOME! I LOVE IT! KEEP WRITING!

[Beks]

Ok, I'll put the last one I've written for now. I will write more, I promise!

Chapter 12: Drama on the Dance Floor


Jimmy and Cindy walked hand-in-hand to the floor. He took her right hand in his left, and cautiously placed his hand on her waist. She reassuringly put her hand on his shoulder, and they started waltzing across the floor.

“You do know how to do this, right?” Cindy asked.

“Of course. Me, Sheen, and Carl used the Ultrashock Dance Teacher 8000 for all the dances they could possibly play here. No two left feet tonight.” He said. They were practically gliding across the room.

“Good.” She said, smiling. They danced in silence until the song was over and a new one began, this time faster. Almost every couple had to stop and get ready for the next dance, but Cindy and Jimmy barely missed a beat, gliding gracefully into the song.

“You’re not so bad yourself, Cindy.” Jimmy said as they twirled around the dance floor.

“Yeah well, my mom made me take dancing lessons when I was little. I’m glad she did now.” She said. Just then, Eustace and Veronica ‘accidentally’ bumped into them.

“Oh, I…James! We meet again. This is a nice little shindig, isn’t it? Oh, I have the most delicious idea! How about we switch partners?” Eustace said, letting Veronica go.

“No way Strych!” Jimmy said, putting an arm protectively across Cindy.

“Oh, do come on Jimmy. It will be fun.” Eustace replied, reaching for Cindy. Cindy, meanwhile, was about to angrily smack Eustace, when Jimmy suddenly grabbed Eustace’s arm and twisted it behind his back. Cindy gasped, her glare replaced by shock.

“Ow, that hurts! I would appreciate it if you stopped that!” Eustace said, looking back at Jimmy. Jimmy put his face dangerously near Eustace’s and glared into his eyes.

“I said back off.” He whispered to him. He roughly let Eustace go and walked away, Cindy nervously following him. Eustace stared after them, rubbing his arm. There was a bewildered look on his face.

“Ha, you just got beaten by an orange freak!” Veronica said to him. “What are you going to do now?”

“Oh, I assure you I will get my revenge for this humiliation, but not tonight.”

“And why not? Is the big, bad orange boy too much for poor Eusty?” Veronica taunted.

“No! But I will tell you this. For a moment, when we were inches from each other’s face, right then, his eyes were green.”



Oooooo, are you thinking what I'm thinking?
:ph43r:

[Ang]

OH! OH! OH! I know..... Heehee MONSTER JIMMY! Grrrr.......



HAHA BEST CHAPPIE YET!

[ShadRose17]

:o CAN'T WAIT TO HEAR MORE! LOVE IT! Keep Writing! :thumbsup:

[cynthia_aurora24]

:o oh no!

but it was so cute and romantic at first. teehee. :wub:

[sunnstar]

Wow BekBoo20, this is really awesome!! I only had the attention span to read chapter one (I'm practically about to fall asleep from lack of sleep last night), but rest assured, chapter one was AWWWWWWWWWWESOME!!

[Beks]

Well, are ya gonna read the other 11 chapters?