A/N: Heyhey! The following chapters are about high school and prom and stuff. I don't live in the U.S. and we don't have proms or dances where I live, so keep in mind that I'm basing my information on other fanfics and on movies and shows and stuff. Also, our high schools are different from yours and we have a different system, so if I get something wrong, please don't kill me. Just point out the mistake and I'll fix it. Thanks :)  Here we go!

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

Chapter 5:

"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 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 stood up and started heading towards the food table, when suddenly she felt a rush of cold water over her.

"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 of 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 the Anthony's eyes. They were an incredibly deep shade of greenish-blue. "Um, hi, I'm Liz. I'm not mad, I just didn't really expect that." She kept on staring at Anthony, not only sis 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" for the rest of the afternoon. When they got tired, they both exited the pool and sat down 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. My dad 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.

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

"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.

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 quickly agreed. 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.

Liz looked around and found 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."

The four of them talked for a while, until Ethan and Miranda got busier with each other than with the conversation. Anthony noticed Liz was shivering and offered her his sweatshirt.

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

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

"Bye Ethan, great party. Bye Anthony, see you tomorrow." Said Liz with a wink.

She got home half an hour later. She was floating on air as she walked up to her room. It had been an awesome day.

A/N: Hey! This is the first of what I think will be about 3 senior-year chapters. After that, it'll be about 3 more chapter before the story ends. Please review! It took me forever to write this chapter. I'll update the next one as soon as I can, I have a lot of work to do, so you probably won't see many updates in the net month. Although, I will strive to update faster depending on my reviews. Bye!