Disclaimer: no one mentioned belongs to me, I guarantee it.
Author's note: there was an episode of Kim Possible where they talked about Animology - astrology meets...soemthing else...I don't know, it was crazyness, but it amused me, and I thought what the hell, I'll apply it to LMG. So...I did. Hope it amuses.
(P.S.: I know my author notes always suck, but I really hate writing them because I never know what to say.)
*Karasuma*Firestorm*
~Animal Attraction~
Chapter One: The Quiz
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When Gordo joined Miranda and Lizzie at the lunch table, they were immersed in a book. He raised his eyebrow quizzically. They didn't have any reading assignments currently, and he couldn't remember the last time he'd seen either of them read anything for pleasure other than a fashion or a teenybopper magazine.
He sat down.
"You're at the mall on a Saturday afternoon, and the pants that you've been saving up to buy just went on clearance. What do you spend the rest of your money on?"
Lizzie pursed her lips and furrowed her brow, deep in thought. "I dunno. A shirt to go with them, I guess."
Miranda nodded, and jotted something down.
"Um, hey?" Gordo said, waving his hand to get their attention.
"Oh, hey, Gordo," Lizzie said.
"What's going on?" he asked, watching as Miranda scribbled down some more notes.
"Animology," the blond said.
"Say what?"
Miranda slammed the book shut and looked at him. "It's only the biggest thing right now, Gordo. You take this test, and you're assigned a color and animal. It tells you what kind of person you are."
"And what kind of person your soul mate is," Lizzie added dreamily, looking over at the cheerleading table, where Ethan was scarfing down a sandwich while Kate and Claire watched admiringly.
Lizzie couldn't possibly think that Ethan Craft was her soul mate, could she? It was obvious that she and Gordo were supposed to be together...at least, it was obvious to him. But Lizzie, as usual, was oblivious.
"Okay, so you're a colored animal," he said, deciding to go along with it. "What're you guys?"
"Haven't finished scoring yet," Miranda said, doing the math in her notebook. "Hey, Gordo, wanna take the test?"
Want to take the test? It seemed stupid and pointless, just another ridiculous trend that meant nothing. But with the way Lizzie was staring at Ethan, blatantly wishing they were soul mates, he felt a hot defiance rising up in him. Maybe this way he could prove that he really was meant to be with Lizzie. "Yeah, sure. I'll take it now, and we'll all find out what we are together, okay?"
"Ooh, a big unveiling," Miranda said. "Sounds good." She pushed the book at Gordo, and he opened it up to the first page.
1) 'You're late to class and you see your enemy drop their books all over the hallway. What do you do?'
Oh, geez. This was stupider than he'd originally thought. And there was a whole book of ridiculous questions.
He sighed, and began to take the test.
~~~~~
At Lizzie's house after school, Miranda shuffled three pages of scoring scribbles and opened the Animology book. "Okay. According to this, I am a...ooh! I'm a purple giraffe."
"Let me guess, a purple giraffe is a freak of nature?" Gordo teased.
Miranda elbowed him. "Shush. 'A purple giraffe is a unique individual, driven to excel in both academic and creative pursuits.'" She looked up. "Hey, that's me."
"Do me do me," Lizzie said excitedly. Her face was flushed slightly, and there was a glint in her eyes. She looked incredible, and Gordo forced himself to look away before she caught him staring at her for the millionth time without a reason.
"Lizzie McGuire, you are a magenta tiger," Miranda proclaimed. "'A naturally vibrant person, believing the best in everyone, the magenta tiger has a good heart.'"
"That's definitely Lizzie," Gordo put in.
"'They're interested in a variety of things, unable to put too much focus on any one topic,'" Miranda continued, and looked at Lizzie teasingly. "Except Ethan Craft, maybe."
"Ha, ha."
"Okay, now Gordo," Miranda said, returning her attention to the book. "Gordo, Gordo, Gordo."
"I know my name, Miranda."
"Just checking. Gordo, you are a navy owl. 'The navy owl has above-average intelligence, and is usually thinking of a million things at one time. They have an affinity for all things beautiful and have a creative streak a mile wide.' Guess they're talking about your movies, Gordo," Miranda said with a smile.
"Get to the soul mates business," Lizzie said.
Miranda laughed. "Eager, are we? You don't even know what Ethan Craft is."
"I'll find out soon enough," she said. "C'mon, Miranda!"
Gordo said nothing. He was just as eager about the 'soul mates' business as Lizzie was, but he didn't want to show it. They would never stop making fun of him if they knew how excited he was.
Miranda flipped through the pages. "Well, according to this, I get along best with tigers, owls, and monkeys." She looked up and grinned. "Hey! Whaddya know, we're meant to be friends."
"Of course, silly," Lizzie said.
"And my soul mate is the red turtle. Ooh."
"What, like the ninja turtles?" Gordo joked. "Raphael?"
"I always liked Michelangelo better," Miranda admitted.
"GUYS!" Lizzie said. "This is fascinating and all, but could we finish what we've started?"
"Right, right. Magenta tiger. Well, it would appear that your soul mate is a..." Miranda trailed off and stared at the page, and very slowly, a smile crept onto her face. But it was soon gone.
"Miranda?" Lizzie said. "What? What is it?"
"Your soul mate is a navy owl."
He *knew* it.
Author's note: there was an episode of Kim Possible where they talked about Animology - astrology meets...soemthing else...I don't know, it was crazyness, but it amused me, and I thought what the hell, I'll apply it to LMG. So...I did. Hope it amuses.
(P.S.: I know my author notes always suck, but I really hate writing them because I never know what to say.)
*Karasuma*Firestorm*
~Animal Attraction~
Chapter One: The Quiz
~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~
When Gordo joined Miranda and Lizzie at the lunch table, they were immersed in a book. He raised his eyebrow quizzically. They didn't have any reading assignments currently, and he couldn't remember the last time he'd seen either of them read anything for pleasure other than a fashion or a teenybopper magazine.
He sat down.
"You're at the mall on a Saturday afternoon, and the pants that you've been saving up to buy just went on clearance. What do you spend the rest of your money on?"
Lizzie pursed her lips and furrowed her brow, deep in thought. "I dunno. A shirt to go with them, I guess."
Miranda nodded, and jotted something down.
"Um, hey?" Gordo said, waving his hand to get their attention.
"Oh, hey, Gordo," Lizzie said.
"What's going on?" he asked, watching as Miranda scribbled down some more notes.
"Animology," the blond said.
"Say what?"
Miranda slammed the book shut and looked at him. "It's only the biggest thing right now, Gordo. You take this test, and you're assigned a color and animal. It tells you what kind of person you are."
"And what kind of person your soul mate is," Lizzie added dreamily, looking over at the cheerleading table, where Ethan was scarfing down a sandwich while Kate and Claire watched admiringly.
Lizzie couldn't possibly think that Ethan Craft was her soul mate, could she? It was obvious that she and Gordo were supposed to be together...at least, it was obvious to him. But Lizzie, as usual, was oblivious.
"Okay, so you're a colored animal," he said, deciding to go along with it. "What're you guys?"
"Haven't finished scoring yet," Miranda said, doing the math in her notebook. "Hey, Gordo, wanna take the test?"
Want to take the test? It seemed stupid and pointless, just another ridiculous trend that meant nothing. But with the way Lizzie was staring at Ethan, blatantly wishing they were soul mates, he felt a hot defiance rising up in him. Maybe this way he could prove that he really was meant to be with Lizzie. "Yeah, sure. I'll take it now, and we'll all find out what we are together, okay?"
"Ooh, a big unveiling," Miranda said. "Sounds good." She pushed the book at Gordo, and he opened it up to the first page.
1) 'You're late to class and you see your enemy drop their books all over the hallway. What do you do?'
Oh, geez. This was stupider than he'd originally thought. And there was a whole book of ridiculous questions.
He sighed, and began to take the test.
~~~~~
At Lizzie's house after school, Miranda shuffled three pages of scoring scribbles and opened the Animology book. "Okay. According to this, I am a...ooh! I'm a purple giraffe."
"Let me guess, a purple giraffe is a freak of nature?" Gordo teased.
Miranda elbowed him. "Shush. 'A purple giraffe is a unique individual, driven to excel in both academic and creative pursuits.'" She looked up. "Hey, that's me."
"Do me do me," Lizzie said excitedly. Her face was flushed slightly, and there was a glint in her eyes. She looked incredible, and Gordo forced himself to look away before she caught him staring at her for the millionth time without a reason.
"Lizzie McGuire, you are a magenta tiger," Miranda proclaimed. "'A naturally vibrant person, believing the best in everyone, the magenta tiger has a good heart.'"
"That's definitely Lizzie," Gordo put in.
"'They're interested in a variety of things, unable to put too much focus on any one topic,'" Miranda continued, and looked at Lizzie teasingly. "Except Ethan Craft, maybe."
"Ha, ha."
"Okay, now Gordo," Miranda said, returning her attention to the book. "Gordo, Gordo, Gordo."
"I know my name, Miranda."
"Just checking. Gordo, you are a navy owl. 'The navy owl has above-average intelligence, and is usually thinking of a million things at one time. They have an affinity for all things beautiful and have a creative streak a mile wide.' Guess they're talking about your movies, Gordo," Miranda said with a smile.
"Get to the soul mates business," Lizzie said.
Miranda laughed. "Eager, are we? You don't even know what Ethan Craft is."
"I'll find out soon enough," she said. "C'mon, Miranda!"
Gordo said nothing. He was just as eager about the 'soul mates' business as Lizzie was, but he didn't want to show it. They would never stop making fun of him if they knew how excited he was.
Miranda flipped through the pages. "Well, according to this, I get along best with tigers, owls, and monkeys." She looked up and grinned. "Hey! Whaddya know, we're meant to be friends."
"Of course, silly," Lizzie said.
"And my soul mate is the red turtle. Ooh."
"What, like the ninja turtles?" Gordo joked. "Raphael?"
"I always liked Michelangelo better," Miranda admitted.
"GUYS!" Lizzie said. "This is fascinating and all, but could we finish what we've started?"
"Right, right. Magenta tiger. Well, it would appear that your soul mate is a..." Miranda trailed off and stared at the page, and very slowly, a smile crept onto her face. But it was soon gone.
"Miranda?" Lizzie said. "What? What is it?"
"Your soul mate is a navy owl."
He *knew* it.