Disclaimer: Lizzie McGuire isn't mine. Slash(m/m) Lanny/Matt.so on and so on.complete couplings on part one. This bet actually did kind of happen (it never carried out because my two friends are dorks) I was the part of Melina!

THE BET (dun, dun, dun!)

It was sophomore year when it happened. They were in Study together, along with Melina. Around this time, Lanny had a steady girlfriend named Wendy, while Matt himself, was between girls. Melina seemed to have that little mischief in her eye as she dug through her jeans and found two dollars. Lanny and Matt were just talking a bit. Since freshmen year, Lanny had been talking a little more than usual. But he only really talked to Matt, Melina, Oscar, and Wendy. Matt saw Melina say something to Lanny, though he couldn't make out what he was saying. Soon enough, Melina went up to him as well.

"Hey Matt," she said with a smile "I'll pay you and Lanny two dollars to kiss"

"What?! Are you mad, woman?!" he said shocked "I can't do that!"

"Oh, come on.just one!" she said "It won't kill you"

"If you raise the bet more, maybe I'll consider" said Matt back

"Okay, I'll give you five each.actually, maybe I can bookie this." said Melina jokingly

"Try it!" said Lanny with a smile "I'd like to see how much you can get."

"Just wait and see." said Melina

A few days passed by and Melina ended up with a grand total of one hundred and twenty dollars. Matt was surprised to see his English teacher Mr. Dig to bet twenty dollars on it, which meant ten for each of the boys. Soon enough, showdown was on. They decided to crowd around in Mr. Dig's room to watch it.

"Okay, here are the rules, you have to actually make lip-to-lip contact, you won't get your money until then, and finally; you have to get your picture taken. Don't worry, it won't get yearbook press, I'll make sure of it, I respect you guys too much to do that" said Melina "And these guys better not either, or I'll have to beat them into a bloody pulp..Understand?!"

The others in the room gulped, as Melina smiled sweetly. Melina still had her manipulative side, that was true; but she was a very good friend to the two boys. She gave the nod to commence, and she waited for Matt and Lanny to start the kiss. The two looked at each other and just shyly approached each other, as they whispered their nerves away.

"I can't believe you're going through with this" Matt said to Lanny "I'm not the only one, McGuire..let's just get this done forth" said Lanny back "Okay on the count to three." said Matt "We're waiting" said their friend Oscar with ten dollars in his hand

"1...2....3!" said Matt and Lanny together

Matt and Lanny closed their eyes tightly and their lips met together in a kiss. The kiss started out tightly, out of complete nervousness, but after a while, their lips loosened up. Matt was thinking vaguely 'Wow, no wonder why Wendy likes him so much.' Even with his eyes closed, Matt could feel the cameras flashing. It was as sparks flew between the two teenagers. After, who knows how long, the two pulled apart. It seemed like almost an hour. The two pulled apart looking at each other deeply, stunned at the magnitude of their liplock. Melina stared back in shock and giddiness.

"Wow..that..was a kiss" said Melina "You know what? I'm doubling the amount!" "How long was it?" asked Lanny "About thirty seconds" said Melina as she handed five to each guy "Okay, people, pay up.they went through the effort to pull through with it, now pay up!"

Matt and Lanny ended up getting that money, but no amount of money could compare to the kiss they shared. Since that event, Wendy and Lanny broke up; but not because of that, it was about three months afterwards. Lanny told Matt it was because she was too needy. Matt had finally given up on girls, realizing his own feelings for Lanny, nobody knew though. He swore he thought Melina knew but Melina was all the way in Boston in college, there was no way he could've gotten in touch with her.

'If only you'd show up' he thought

Suddenly, at the door, a African-American man with a Navy suit walked in and was walking towards the bar.

Who's that shady character? Find out next time! Feel free to opinionate!