Disclaimer: I don't own the cast of Lizzie McGuire, I just write them. So, don't sue.

A/N: Hey. This is my new story, even though this is the last chapter of "Friends for life". I started this story because no one reviewed the other one and also because I decided that this would be better to develop as another story. For more info on this subject (In case what it says here makes no sense), read the authors note in "Friends For Life". I changed some things, so don't just ignore it because you've already read it.

P.S. Ethan may seem a bit smarter; this is only because his stupidity annoys me.

Chapter 1. Singing In The Rain

"I can't believe it's already our senior year!" a blonde told her best friend who was driving her new silver Mitsubishi.

"Yeah, it seems like it was yesterday when you guys were drooling over Ethan in junior high," laughed a guy with unruly dark hair and green eyes from the back seat.

"Ha ha, Gordo. Can you blame us?" Retorted the brunette from the driver's seat. "Speaking of Ethan, we're here."

Ethan Craft was throwing a "Last Day of Summer" bash at his house. Liz, as she now called herself, had grown out of her obsession with Ethan in 9th grade, and had had several boyfriends throughout her high school career, while Miranda finally won over Ethan's affections and they had been going out for about a year.

The three best friends walked up to the front door and were greeted by Ethan.

"Hey sweetie," Ethan smiled at Miranda and gave her a quick kiss. "Yo, David. Hey Liz. What's up?"

"Not much," they replied as the walked through the open door.

Music was blaring at full volume near the pool at the back of Ethan's house. Some people were dancing, while others were just hanging around the pool.

 Liz stripped down to her light blue two-piece bathing suit that flattered her curves; Miranda did the same and revealed a leopard-print bikini.

"Awesome bathing suit, Mir."

"Thanks, yours too," smiled Miranda.

A tall, slim, dark-haired girl walked up to Liz and Miranda.

"Hey!" greeted the girl.

"Hey Steph. What's up?" smiled Liz.

"Hey. Let me guess, Steph, looking for your Prince Charming?" laughed Miranda.

The three girls laughed.

"Actually, Mir, I am. Where is he?"

"Gordo's right there talking to Tudgeman."  Said Miranda pointing towards the food table.

"Thanks!" Steph headed off towards her boyfriend.

Liz stared at her as she approached Gordo and the two kissed. * They make a good couple; it's weird how they hadn't gotten together until last month. * Stephanie, or Steph as she was called by most, had met the trio during their freshman year. She was head cheerleader, but always hung out with Liz, Miranda, and Gordo instead of the jocks and cheerleaders. Steph sort of filled the void that had been left by Kate in junior high. Steph was wanted by every guy in school and envied almost every girl, yet she never took advantage of that. She had only had a few boyfriends before Gordo, and she didn't act like a bitch towards anyone, with the exception of Kate and Claire who always kept trying to make her life miserable.

Someone interrupted Liz's thoughts, "Liz, earth to Liz!"

Startled, Liz said "What?"

"It's rude to stare, girl," answered a smiling Miranda.

"Oh, sorry," Liz replied noticing that she had probably been staring at Steph and Gordo for a long time.

"So, what were you thinking of?"

"I was just thinking of what a good couple those two make."

"You're right, who would've known that two of our best friends would end up going out with each other?"

"Yeah," muttered Liz, "Who would've known?"

* Was that a hint of jealousy I detected in her eyes? * Thought Miranda. * Couldn't be, they've known each other for too long, they were never interested in each other like that*

"Liz, are you-" Miranda was interrupted as she dropped into the pool with a big splash. She came out of the water and saw a laughing Ethan.

"Ethan!! I'm gonna kill you" Miranda jumped out of the water and started chasing her boyfriend. The chase went on for a few minutes before Ethan scooped Miranda up and jumped into the pool with her in his arms. In the pool, they started a splash fight.

Everyone was screaming and squealing as everyone ended up being thrown into the pool. Liz was watching all of this fiasco from a bench near the pool, she was sort of bored and felt lonely. She stood up and started heading towards the food table, when suddenly she plunged deep into the pool.

"Urgh!" Liz fumed and looked around. "Who did that?"

Suddenly, the hottest guy Liz had ever seen popped his head out of the water and shook his head to get the water off his face. "Sorry, I hope you're not too mad. You just looked sort of sad and I thought you needed to have some fun. I'm Anthony, by the way."

Liz was speechless; she just kept staring at Anthony's eyes. They were an incredibly deep shade of greenish-blue. "Um, hi, I'm Elizabeth McGuire, but call me Liz. I'm not mad, I just didn't really expect that." She kept on staring at Anthony, not only did he have the cutest eyes, he had a gorgeous body too.

"Well," he said, with a mischievous twinkle in his eyes, "I guess you won't expect this either." Anthony splashed Liz. They both laughed, and they ended up playing around in the pool for the rest of the afternoon. When they got tired, they both exited the pool and sat down on a nearby bench to talk as they dried off.

"So, I'm assuming you're new here since I've never seen you before," mentioned Liz.

"Yeah, I'm new here. I just moved here from England. My dad moves around a lot because of his job and he was being transferred to Germany for a year, and I didn't want to go. So they sent me here to live with my cousin and finish high school."

"Oh, who's your cousin?" asked Liz.

"Ethan."

* Ethan Craft?! No wonder Anthony's so hot, it must run in the family! * Thought Liz with a smile.

"Whoa, that's so cool. Ethan's a really nice guy."

"I don't know him too well, we don't really see much of each other."

They talked for a long while and it seemed as they were in their own little world. The more they talked, the more Liz liked him. After a while, it began to rain and everyone headed inside.

"It's raining," said Liz standing up from the bench and started heading inside along with everyone else.

"So? Come on, McGuire," Anthony took Liz by her hand and they both started jumping up and down in the rain like little kids. They ended up rolling on the grass laughing their heads off.

They were covered in mud, but they didn't care. When they both stood up, Anthony pulled Liz closer and gave her a soft, gentle kiss. Liz was stunned, but eagerly kissed him back. The kiss was amazing, unlike any kiss Liz had ever had. A sort of electrical charge went through her body.

Liz pulled back as a ray of lightning crossed the sky. "I think that's our cue to go in."

"Your wish is my command, milady." Said Anthony with a fake British accent as he carried Liz inside.  

Liz asked Ethan for permission to quickly take a shower so she could get all the mud off, Ethan agreed. "Sure, go ahead. Second door to the right".

After she was cleaned up, she changed into her clothes, which were a pair of tight jean shorts and a light blue tank top. * I should've brought a sweatshirt *

She walked down the stairs to find everyone sprawled on the floor and sitting on the couch. Various couples, including Gordo and Steph, were making out on the floor. A hint of hurt clouded Liz's eyes as she watched Gordo and Steph, but it "cleared up" once she saw Anthony sitting on a chair talking to Ethan and Miranda. Miranda was sitting on Ethan's lap and they kissed every once in a while.

"Hey, mind if I sit here?" asked Liz when she walked towards Anthony, referring to sitting on his lap.

"Go ahead."

"Hey Mir. I'm assuming you've met." Liz said, referring to Miranda and Anthony.

"Yeah" Miranda smiled as she mouthed 'hottie'.

'I know' Liz mouthed back and struggled to keep from laughing.

The four of them talked for a while, until Ethan and Miranda got busier with each other than with the conversation. Liz was getting really cold and she wrapped her arms around herself. Anthony noticed Liz was shivering and offered her his sweatshirt.

"Thanks," Liz smiled as she put it on and smelled Anthony's cologne.

"No prob." He put his arms around her and they cuddle on the couch.

After a few more talks and a bunch of more kisses, they stood up and it was time to go home.

Anthony put his arms around Liz's waist, kissed her, and the whispered in her ear "See you tomorrow." After a final kiss, everyone said goodbye.

She got home half an hour later. She was floating on air as she walked up to her room and flung herself on to the bed. She would have never expected this, but it had been an awesome day. She drifted off to sleep, with the happy thoughts of the day swimming around in her head.