Prom
Chapter Ten: Uh Oh
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Lizzie was surprised at first, but found herself falling into the kiss. She didn't know why. After what Ethan and Kate had done to Miranda, she was even more angry with them. But she just couldn't pull back from him. She wasn't kissing back, she was just letting him kiss her. She was about to pull back when Miranda walked into the room. When Miranda saw Ethan and Lizzie, her eyes opened wide and her mouth dropped open. Lizzie saw Miranda turn and quickly run out of the room. She pulled away from Ethan and ran out, trying to catch up to Miranda.

But Miranda was already gone, and Mr. Diller was coming back. Lizzie ran into him, knocking them both down. She got up to chase after Miranda again, but Mr. Diller spoke up.

"I don't think so, McGuire. Back to the detention room. Now," he said. Lizzie had no choice. She'd have to spend the remaining forty-five minutes in detention. With Ethan. But this time Mr. Diller would be there. So Lizzie trudged after the teacher, back to detention, where she'd have to think about Miranda the rest of the time.

When they got there, Ethan was back in his seat, with a satisfied grin on his face. Lizzie gave him a scowl and sat back down, this time a few seats away from him. She stared at the clock and wondered if Miranda would tell Gordo or not.

After what seemed like hours to Lizzie, Mr. Diller released them. Lizzie ran all the way home, leaving Ethan there, even though he tried to talk to her. Lizzie got home and hurried up to her bedroom, logging on to the internet to see if Miranda was online. She'd rather talk on the internet right now than on the phone or face-to-face.

To her luck, she was. So she sent her an instant message.


LIZZEE: miranda?
MANDER: ...
LIZZEE: have you told gordo?
MANDER: no
LIZZEE: are you gonna?
MANDER: i should, but i dont know yet.
LIZZEE: please dont tell him. he cant know... it was an accident... ethan just... did it, and i... i dont know, it just happened
MANDER: Lizzie, how could you?
LIZZEE: i said i didnt mean it
MANDER: well try explaining that to Gordo
MANDER: and nows the time, he just logged on
*D_GORDON has entered the room*
MANDER: hello Gordo.
D_GORDON: Hey guys, what's up?
MANDER: Lizzie has something to tell you
D_GORDON: Yeah?
LIZZEE: no i dont
MANDER: just tell him
LIZZEE: i cant... look, i g2g, bye
*LIZZEE has left the room*
D_GORDON: What was that all about?
MANDER: nevermind... i gotta go too, ttyl
D_GORDON: Bye.
*MANDER has left the room*

- - -

Lizzie plugged her phone cord back in, and her phone rang as soon as she did. "Hello?"

"Lizzie, it's Miranda. You NEED to tell him."

"Miranda, I can't, I told you," she replied.

"I know it must be hard, but the way me and Jason stay close is by being honest to each other," Miranda said.

"Well have you kissed another guy besides Jason when you were dating Jason?"

"No, but..." Miranda said.

"Exactly. You don't know how horrible it feels. And how hard it would be to tell him that. I don't want to lose him," Lizzie said.

Miranda was quiet for a minute. "I'm just trying to help. And I know I shouldn't be the one giving advice when I didn't take Gordo's about Ethan, but still. Anyway, I have to go help my mom clean the living room. Do what you want," Miranda said, and hung up.

Lizzie stood there with the phone in her hand for a minute. She finally hung it up and sat down on her bed. She couldn't tell him. It would hurt him so bad. She couldn't do it.

She couldn't...

- - -

The next day at school, Gordo came up to where Lizzie and Miranda were standing. "I know, Lizzie," he said.

"What do you know?" Lizzie asked, fearing the worst. That he knew about her and Ethan.

"About you and Ethan," he said, as if reading her mind.

Lizzie swallowed. "Gordo, I-" she started, but Gordo cut her off.

"Don't try to explain anything Lizzie. I heard Ethan bragging about it to his friend. Why didn't you just tell me? If you would have explained everything to me and told me what happened, I might not be so mad. But you didn't. And I'm mad. I don't know what else to say," he said, and turned around, leaving the two girls by their lockers.

Miranda gave Lizzie a look which was sympathetic, but also had a slight 'I told you so' feeling to it. Lizzie looked down at her feet, trying to hide her tears. Now Gordo might never forgive her. She might be Gordo-less forever. She might have ruined it for herself.

Miranda slowly walked away, knowing that Lizzie probably needed time alone. Lizzie stood there, tears still gliding down her cheeks.
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A/N: LIZZEE and MANDER were Lizzie and Miranda's screen names in the first Lizzie McGuire episode, so I used them here. I made up Gordo's.

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