Unless You Mean It Like That
Disclaimer: I do not own Jimmy Neutron or any of its materials. And I do not own the song "You Shouldn't Kiss Me Like This" by Toby Keith, which I used for a title and the plot of this chapter.
Chapter 1: You Shouldn't Kiss Me Like This
They weren't the only ones on the dance floor, but they may as well have been. Almost every eye was on the couple that swayed slowly to the beat of the song that the DJ played off somewhere in the distance. The warm glow of dim lighting was making the perfect setting. This was the sort of night nine-year-old girls dreamt about when they fall in love with that tall, dark, and handsome special someone that they know they will someday marry. It was perfect, or as close to perfect as anything could ever be.
"They're watching us now," the blue eyed boy with chocolate colored hair whispered down to his date; a blonde girl in an elegant pale pink evening gown. She snapped out of her slight daze and looked around. He had been right; everyone was indeed watching them, their eyes sure as they watched that the two were falling in love. A sad laugh almost escaped her lips. Unfortunately, she had already gone head-over-heals for this boy she was twirling with long ago. But he never knew that. To him this was just a game that they were both playing to win.
God, if only he knew how wrong he was. Deep down, she hated this dance. It was so perfect that now she would never escape loving him. This night was engraved in her mind now, and she couldn't elude the feeling of need for him that had so haunted her from tender ages of childhood.
"Hey Cind?"
She looked up to meet those dazzling blue eyes with her own green ones. It was always painful to look into those vast oceans and know they would never be her's. No, those things of beauty would belong to someone else. A girl with brown hair and brown eyes who could amount to everything Cindy couldn't be. Still, despite her bruised heart, she smiled up at him.
"Yeah Jim?" she answered. He returned her smile with his own famous one that melted Cindy's heart like a chocolate bar in August. Her skin tingled.
"Well, thanks for this. Look at Betty, she's totally jealous," he said. Cindy's smile faltered slightly and she looked over to the other side of the room where Betty stood, absolutely fuming. Oh, he would have to mention her and shatter Cindy's perfect moment! Cindy looked back up at him and nodded, trying to force herself to look satisfied.
"There's just one thing left to seal the deal," Jimmy continued, tilting his head slightly. "Then we'll be done."
Cindy held her breath as his lips slowly descended down onto her own. Her heart raced wildly in her chest cavity. Everything she had always dreamed was about two centimeters away from reality. And then it happened. The kiss sent a shock wave through out her entire heart the moment she felt their lips touch. Her once wild heart skipped a beat and the world came to a screeching halt. For a while, she couldn't remember where she was. Now it was certain that she was totally his for all time. Whether he loved her or not, the electricity that had shot down her spine was enough to keep her totally devoted till the end of all time.
He pulled away softly, smiling down at her shocked face. Then a smug grin played on his lips when he saw Betty Quinlan practically shaking with anger from the sidelines, too proud to stomp over their and pull Jimmy away. Jimmy, so wrapped up in the accomplishment of finally achieving Betty's affections, didn't notice the breathless Cindy Vortex staring up at him.
Did he feel nothing? she wondered as she gazed upon his triumphant face. Tears started to glass over her eyes but she made an effort to stop them, as she had been doing for quite a while. His eyes gave him away and she knew it was true. He had felt nothing.
"Y-you shouldn't have done that," she muttered numbly, pulling away from Jimmy. Her tone was teary and hurt, maybe even a little shocked. Nothing could have prepared her for this; no mater how many times she had rehearsed this night in her mind, she had never imagined herself having to push away from Jimmy. It had always been vice-versa in her dream world.
"Huh?" Jimmy asked, turning his attention back to his date. Now that she had escaped his arms, he gave her a puzzled look. But his gaze switched from quizzical to concerned when he saw the tears misting over her emerald eyes. "Cindy, are you all right? What shouldn't I have done?"
She shook her head and wrapped her arms around her self. The sound of a record scratching to halt echoed through the room as the DJ, who happened to be Sheen, stopped the music to watch the commotion that had ruptured. The entire attendance of the school dance, even the teachers, was rendered speechless. Those who had not been paying attention before were now locked on the two people in the middle of the gymnasium floor.
"You shouldn't kiss me like this...unless you man it like that," Cindy choked, avoiding Jimmy's eyes that were trying so hard to connect with her green ones. Not able to stand it anymore, she turned and quickly walked towards the exit. The crowd around the double doors parted like the Red Sea for Moses as Cindy walked through. As she disappeared out into the warm June air, the stares once bestowed on her now rested on Jimmy, who had stood where she had left him, staring blindly after her.
Disclaimer: I do not own Jimmy Neutron or any of its materials. And I do not own the song "You Shouldn't Kiss Me Like This" by Toby Keith, which I used for a title and the plot of this chapter.
Chapter 1: You Shouldn't Kiss Me Like This
They weren't the only ones on the dance floor, but they may as well have been. Almost every eye was on the couple that swayed slowly to the beat of the song that the DJ played off somewhere in the distance. The warm glow of dim lighting was making the perfect setting. This was the sort of night nine-year-old girls dreamt about when they fall in love with that tall, dark, and handsome special someone that they know they will someday marry. It was perfect, or as close to perfect as anything could ever be.
"They're watching us now," the blue eyed boy with chocolate colored hair whispered down to his date; a blonde girl in an elegant pale pink evening gown. She snapped out of her slight daze and looked around. He had been right; everyone was indeed watching them, their eyes sure as they watched that the two were falling in love. A sad laugh almost escaped her lips. Unfortunately, she had already gone head-over-heals for this boy she was twirling with long ago. But he never knew that. To him this was just a game that they were both playing to win.
God, if only he knew how wrong he was. Deep down, she hated this dance. It was so perfect that now she would never escape loving him. This night was engraved in her mind now, and she couldn't elude the feeling of need for him that had so haunted her from tender ages of childhood.
"Hey Cind?"
She looked up to meet those dazzling blue eyes with her own green ones. It was always painful to look into those vast oceans and know they would never be her's. No, those things of beauty would belong to someone else. A girl with brown hair and brown eyes who could amount to everything Cindy couldn't be. Still, despite her bruised heart, she smiled up at him.
"Yeah Jim?" she answered. He returned her smile with his own famous one that melted Cindy's heart like a chocolate bar in August. Her skin tingled.
"Well, thanks for this. Look at Betty, she's totally jealous," he said. Cindy's smile faltered slightly and she looked over to the other side of the room where Betty stood, absolutely fuming. Oh, he would have to mention her and shatter Cindy's perfect moment! Cindy looked back up at him and nodded, trying to force herself to look satisfied.
"There's just one thing left to seal the deal," Jimmy continued, tilting his head slightly. "Then we'll be done."
Cindy held her breath as his lips slowly descended down onto her own. Her heart raced wildly in her chest cavity. Everything she had always dreamed was about two centimeters away from reality. And then it happened. The kiss sent a shock wave through out her entire heart the moment she felt their lips touch. Her once wild heart skipped a beat and the world came to a screeching halt. For a while, she couldn't remember where she was. Now it was certain that she was totally his for all time. Whether he loved her or not, the electricity that had shot down her spine was enough to keep her totally devoted till the end of all time.
He pulled away softly, smiling down at her shocked face. Then a smug grin played on his lips when he saw Betty Quinlan practically shaking with anger from the sidelines, too proud to stomp over their and pull Jimmy away. Jimmy, so wrapped up in the accomplishment of finally achieving Betty's affections, didn't notice the breathless Cindy Vortex staring up at him.
Did he feel nothing? she wondered as she gazed upon his triumphant face. Tears started to glass over her eyes but she made an effort to stop them, as she had been doing for quite a while. His eyes gave him away and she knew it was true. He had felt nothing.
"Y-you shouldn't have done that," she muttered numbly, pulling away from Jimmy. Her tone was teary and hurt, maybe even a little shocked. Nothing could have prepared her for this; no mater how many times she had rehearsed this night in her mind, she had never imagined herself having to push away from Jimmy. It had always been vice-versa in her dream world.
"Huh?" Jimmy asked, turning his attention back to his date. Now that she had escaped his arms, he gave her a puzzled look. But his gaze switched from quizzical to concerned when he saw the tears misting over her emerald eyes. "Cindy, are you all right? What shouldn't I have done?"
She shook her head and wrapped her arms around her self. The sound of a record scratching to halt echoed through the room as the DJ, who happened to be Sheen, stopped the music to watch the commotion that had ruptured. The entire attendance of the school dance, even the teachers, was rendered speechless. Those who had not been paying attention before were now locked on the two people in the middle of the gymnasium floor.
"You shouldn't kiss me like this...unless you man it like that," Cindy choked, avoiding Jimmy's eyes that were trying so hard to connect with her green ones. Not able to stand it anymore, she turned and quickly walked towards the exit. The crowd around the double doors parted like the Red Sea for Moses as Cindy walked through. As she disappeared out into the warm June air, the stares once bestowed on her now rested on Jimmy, who had stood where she had left him, staring blindly after her.