Hey guys. Yeah...I know it has been a while since I last posted another chapter. But here it is. Yep. Expect another one real soon though because I want to get this story done by April 11. Which was when I first started the story.
Anyway, I just thought I would take the time to tell you why I have not updated in so long. Well, it was the post that 'xcdiva' posted that my story was like a Degrassi/Lizzie McGuire crossover because of MY character Ellie. Ellie was a character made up from my mind and I began to think that my character had been stolen for the show Degrassi. I still think that (and let me tell you, the thought that someone took my character, changed her around, and then put her on some TV show, is not a very good feeling)...But I wanted to finish the story. I mean, it would be cruel to just drop the story right when it was getting to the good part.
I'm not trying to personally attack anyone. But if someone actually did steal my character Ellie for that middle school sitcom...I just have one thing to say to them...*That was so wrong, and bad. What kind of person does that? Takes ideas from young writers so that they don't even want to finish the story...You must have no conscience. You lost so many cool points. And I hope you are happy with yourself, because I think you are scum.* Yea...Now thats off my chest. I feel a lot better. Sort of.
But as for what xcdiva said. Ellie is mine. I started this story over a year ago (Ellie appeared on the show in the fall of 2002, doesn't that say something? To me it sure does) and there is in no way shape or form a Degrassi/Lizzie McGuire crossover. I just wanted to get that straight.
So as for the disclaimer. I do not own any characters on the Lizzie McGuire show. Ellie is MINE. Travis is MINE. Shawn is MINE. Nick is MINE. All other characters not usually on the show are MINE. Do not use them without MY permission.
Well...Now that is all out. Enjoy the chapter!
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On Saturday afternoon at exactly 2:30, Lizzie stood outside of Ellie's house carrying everything she needed to get ready to go to the dance, as well as a bag full of overnight stuff. They weren't going to get home until late and so Lizzie was just going to spend the night at Ellie's house.
About twenty seconds later, Ellie came to the door, wearing sweat pants and a baby tee, with her hair up in a clip.
"Hey Lizzie, come on in. We have so much to do within the next two and a half hours." She said.
Lizzie came in and shut the door behind her. "Yes, busy busy...And even then we probably will not be completely ready for 5:00."
"4:45 actually. Thats when Travis is going to be here, and my parents want to take pictures." Ellie said as they began to walk up the stairs to Ellie's room.
"Oh yeah. Pictures...I forgot." Lizzie said, rolling her eyes and laughing a bit.
"Yeah, we just have to look extra beautiful for them." Ellie said.
Lizzie threw her stuff down on Ellie's bed. "Yeah, and extra beautiful for Travis."
Ellie rolled her eyes. "We're just friends Lizzie." She said.
"Yeah, and Claire is just the meaniest girl in school." Lizzie said. "You got it bad for him girl."
Ellie took her hair down and picked up her brush. "I don't..." She said.
"Whatever." Lizza rolled her eyes. "But anyway, come on much work is to be done."
For the two hours, the girls did each other's hair and make-up and then finally put their dresses on and did a final inspection.
Ellie ran her fingers through her hair as she looked down at her dress, it was a prefect fit for her and made her look really pretty. Lizzie had done her hair so that it was curled, and Lizzie had done a braid across the front part of her hair. Her make-up was just the natural look, which worked well. It was what Ellie was used to wearing. And of course topped off with some big hoop earrings.
Lizzie had on her light blue dress, which was backless and it came up around her neck to be hooked. It was as long as Ellie's was, and it had a trim of silver on the bottom and around the neck part. Ellie had down her make-up in a silverish theme, her eyes had silver liner with blue shimmer and a silverish gloss on her lips. Her hair was braided in the front, secured with bobby pins and then put up into a high ponytail. She decided against the idea of hoops, so she just put in her fake diamonds earrings.
Lizzie was looking in the full length mirror checking out every detail. "You know what? I think that this is the cutest that we have ever looked." She said, inmating Romy from the movie 'Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion' which was one of her favorite movies.
Ellie came over and joined in. "Oh me too." She said.
"You know what? Its nice that we are such good friends that we can give each other complements like that and not sound consident." Lizzie said.
"Oh yeah...Me too." Ellie said. ((*A/N: I know that is off...But I don't have the movie at home right now so whatever. If you haven't seen the movie go see it...Good laughs*))
Lizzie giggled. "Come on, Travis will be here any minute." She said picking up her purse and then linking arms with Ellie. "Oh this wonderful...I know that date isn't going to be late."
Ellie laughed. "Oh if I know Ethan, he is going to take forever. He is probably still trying to get his hair prefect." She said pulling her purse off the coat rack in her room as they then left to go wait downstairs.
They got downstairs and saw Ellie's parents standing there with the camera. "Wait girls! We need a picture of you coming down the stairs. Just stand there a moment." Mrs. Craft said.
Ellie and Lizzie stopped and smiled for the camera. "The first of five hundred pictures." Ellie said through her smiling mouth.
"Oh I know." Lizzie said as the doorbell rang.
Mr. Craft opened it and it turned out to be Mr. and Mrs. McGuire with a camera of their own.
"You've got to be kidding me..." Lizzie said to Ellie. She then continued down the stairs to greet her parents. "Mom...Dad, what are you doing here?"
"Oh honey, I had to see what you looked like in your dress and with your hair done. I couldn't just see pictures." Mrs. Mcguire said.
"And believe me, we have enough film to take a hundred pictures." Mr. McGuire added.
"Oh...Thats great." Lizzie said with a 'oh dear God' look on her face.
Ethan then came running down the stairs. "Hey everyone. I figured it was getting to be picture time and I was right." He said. He then looked at Lizzie. "Lizzie, Lizzie...Might I say that you are looking..." He began to say 'hot' but remember his parents, as well as Lizzie's parents were in the room. "Very nice." he said.
"Thank you Ethan." Lizzie said. "I have to say the same thing about you."
" Nowcome on...Lizzie you go up the stairs and Ethan wait at the bottom for her. That will be such a cute picture." Mrs. McGuire said.
Lizzie smiled faintly, but walked back up the stairs in her heels for the picture. After about ten pictures were taken of Lizzie and Ethan. Ellie and Ethan had a couple of twin shots. Then the doorbell rang.
"Travis...Come on in." Mr. Craft said happily motioning for Travis to come in the door.
Travis smiled and shook Mr. Craft's hand. "Its nice to see you again Mr. Craft." He then looked at the other parents, he was such a gentlemen around adults. "Mrs. Craft, Mrs. McGuire, Mr. McGuire, it is very nice to see you this evening." He then looked over at Ellie.
"Hey Travis." Ellie said with a big smile.
Travis looked like he didn't know what to say for a moment. But then snapped out of it, then gave a shy grin. "Hey Ellie. May I say that your dress looks very lovely."
"Well thank you." Ellie said.
"Now come on, the boys have to pretend they are just getting here for the picture." Mr. Craft said.
After several staged pictures, and then pictures inside, and outside the parents finally agreed the kids had enough and let them go.
"Thank you." Ellie breath a sigh of relief once she heard the news.
"Now, we must go get in the car." Travis said. "Now its nothing special...But you know its our ride."
Lizzie just smiled. "As long as we get there. Thats all that matters." She said.
The girls linked arms with their dates and they walked around to the front of the house where there was a big black car in the front.
"You got a LIMO!" They exclaimed that the same time.
Travis and Ethan laughed at the girls facial expressions.
"We knew you would like it." Ethan said.
Just then, Miranda and Kate jumped out of the limo and ran over to them with Nick and Shawn got out behind giving their friends the thumbs up signal.
"Can you believe it!" Kate exclaimed as she approached them. She had a spaghetti strapped dress which was about ten shades of pink, it looked really pretty with her hair and make-up all done.
"I thought we were just riding over in cars! But this is awesome." Ellie exclaimed.
"I know, come on and see the inside." Miranda said. She had gotten a dark red strapless dress with black lining over it and as always found something interesting to do with her hair.
After the girls went through the limo they jumped back out, knowing their was one more round of pictures to be taken. All four couples in front of the limo, then each indivual couple, and then the guys opening the door for their date. Finally they were off to the Olive Garden for dinner. Then to the school gym for the dance.
It seemed like their were about fifty limos in front of them. But they finally got out and went into the gym.
Nick and Miranda went straight to the dance floor, while everyone else stood around for a minute. Then got on the dance floor.
Lizzie leaned over to Miranda a few minutes later and said, "I guess somethings never change." She then pointed to Ethan who was doing his usual dancing. ((*a/n: It is so freakin' funny in the show when he dances! Who agrees with me?*))
Miranda laughed. "I guess that Ellie was the twin who was given all the grace."
"Come on now Lizzie!" Ethan said grabbing her hand. "I'd feel a little silly dancing out here all by myself."
Lizzie then began to dance with Ethan again. Trying to avoid his random arm movements.
"Hey watch it!"
"You ruined my hair!"
"You stepped on my foot!"
Those were just some of the things in which Ethan and Lizzie were having people yell at them all night.
"People are just jealous that they don't have the moves." Ethan told her.
Lizzie laughed. But didn't say anything.
After dancing for about a half hour, Ellie and Kate went to go get drinks with Ethan and Nick following, as Travis danced with Lizzie, and Shawn danced with Miranda.
"Hey Ellie." They heard someone behind them with a real sticky voice. Both girls turned around, it was Claire, along with Mary and Beth; her new 'popular' best friends.
Ellie smiled lightly. "Hey Claire. Whats up?" She asked, trying not to sound too fake.
"Oh nothing much." Claire said, brushing her hair behind her ear. "So, don't you think that I'll look so good with that crown on my head?"
Ellie's just looked at her as though to say, 'Don't get too full of yourself'. "We won't know who won for about an hour." She reminded Claire, who's dress was tight it looked like she would pop out of it.
"Yeah I know. But you know, it is just a dead give-away that I am going to be the one who wins. Along with Travis." She said. "Oh won't it be great. Me standing up on the stage, along side your date, Ellie?"
Before Ellie could open her mouth to say anything, the three turned and walked away. Ellie shook her head.
"Forget her Elle..." Kate said, noticing the glare in her eyes. "By getting mad, you'll just be giving Claire what she wants."
Ellie shrugged. "Yeah, I know." She sighed.
Ethan watched Claire talk to Ellie like that. "I can't believe I used to hang out with such a snob." He thought to himself.
When Claire turned around, she practically ran into Ethan. But instead of Claire yelling at him, she just smiled.
"Hey Ethan. Listen, there is a party going on after the dance. Would you like to come and have some, fun?" She asked.
Ethan just looked at her and shook his head. "No thanks, I have plans." He told her smoothly.
Claire looked at him in shook. "Fine." She then walked off with her posse.
Nick looked at Ethan. "You can go if you want to you know." He said.
Ethan just shrugged. "Nah, its much more fun to hang with you guys then the whole popular group." He said.
The four went back out on the dance floor about ten minutes later. They were all having a great time, but then Ellie couldn't help but think about who was going to win Ice Princess from the junior class. She didn't exactly want to win, she just wanted Claire to lose.
"Alright guys, its time to slow it down." The DJ said. "So grab your dates and enjoy this next song."
It seemed as though all the guys in the room tensed up before going to find their dates as "Somewhere Out There" by Our Lady Peace came on.
"So Lizzie, may I have this dance?" Ethan asked as he held out his hand to her.
Lizzie smiled and took his hand. "Of course." She said.
Ethan put his hands on Lizzie's waist as she put her hands around his neck. Neither said anything for a few minutes, but about a million things were running through Lizzie's head.
"Okay, I have waited to dance with Ethan for about four years! Why aren't I happy?" Lizzie thought to herself. "Maybe because you have finally moved on."
"I can't believe I was such an idiot for so long and told Lizzie I just wanted to be friends?" Ethan thought. "I thought my type was the cheerleaders and popular girls, but thats not it. Lizzie is prefect. How could I not see that?"
The two danced, and thought the rest of the time. Debating whether to say something to one another.
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Travis came over to Ellie after a few moments of hesitation. "Hey Ellie, do you want to dance?" He asked.
"I would love to." Ellie replied. The two then began to dance cheek to cheek. Just rocking back and forth to the music. Finally Travis spoke up.
"So, when are you leaving for Turin?" He asked.
Ellie was caught off guard. Okay, it was pretty nice and romantic for a moment, and then he asks her about the one thing she didn't want to talk about for the night. "Next Monday, really early in the morning. Why?"
"Well, you know...I was just wondering if next Saturday you would like to go and catch a movie and maybe get dinner afterwards." Travis said.
Ellie stopped rocking to the beat and looked at Travis. "Are you asking me out?" She asked.
Travis looked back at her. "Well, it depends on your answer..."
Ellie just smiled. "I would love to go out on a date with you this weekend." She said.
Travis smiled back. "Great."
Ellie smiled and looked around at all her friends. Each were dancing with their dates, and seemed to be having a great time. She never thought she would have such an awesome group of friends, but then she never thought that she would win a National title about ten minutes after getting the wind knocked out of her. Everything that she had always wanted was becoming reality, maybe moving to Hildridge was for the best after all.
The song came to an end, and then everyone went back to dancing to the techno remixs of pop songs. Ellie danced, but at the same time thought of new programs in her head as she moved to the music.
Finally the DJ turned off the music and then leaned closer to the microphone. "Okay guys, and now the moment in which everyone has been waiting for...Its time to announce the Ice Royalties!"
Everyone in the gym looked up and clapped. Ellie had butterflies in her stomach as she stood there. They announced the Freshman and Sophomore royality. Then it was time for the Junior class.
"Okay, and now...The Ice Prince for the Junior class are..." The DJ said, into the microphone. "Travis Reynolds!"
Travis smiled and ran up onto the stage. He was trying to get everyone to cheer louder and chant 'Travis'.
"Calm down now..." The DJ told them. "And now the Ice Princess, in the closest vote ever in Winter Formal history..."
Ellie saw Claire already walking up to the stage. She just closed her eyes, and waited for the moment to pass. Claire was going to stand up there with Travis, not her. Why did she come anyway?
"Ellen Craft!" The DJ announced.
Everyone began appaulding again. Ellie opened her eyes and saw everyone around her cheering around her.
"Did he just say my name?" Ellie leaned over and asked Miranda.
Miranda laughed. "Yeah. Now come on girl, get up there!" She said as then gave Ellie a bit of the push towards the stage.
Ellie smiled, and then ran up the steps onto the stage and hugged Travis.
"We're number one!" Travis said to her.
Ellie barely heard him through all the appaulding that was going on in front of them. But she smiled at him, and he smiled back as Mrs. Thomas, the school's vice principal came over and placed crowns on their heads and handed Ellie flowers.
"Come y'all!" Travis yelled as he pumped his arms up to get everyone even louder than they already were.
"Mr. Melrose stop that!" Mrs. Thomas demanded.
Ellie laughed as Travis then stopped and began to ask all innocent. They stood there, while the other royalities were announced. She looked down and noticed that Claire was standing with her posse. Her arms were folded and she looked pissed. She wanted too laugh, because it wasn't everyday that Claire got pissed off. Wait, actually yes...Yes it was everyday that happened.
After the royalities were announced, the five couples got to dance in the center of the gym to some weird 80's music, which threw everyone off.
After another hour of dancing, and talking, and good times. The dance was over. It was 11:30, and the night was still young. The whole group of eight found their limo and began to debate what they should do.
"Lets go to the movies." Kate suggested.
"Nah...There's nothing good in theaters right now, and we only have the limo until 1:00 am." Nick said.
"Um...Lets go get ice cream." Lizzie said.
"And lets go bowling!" Travis exclaimed.
Miranda laughed. "Yeah right. Eight teenagers in formal wear in a bowling alley." She said. "That looks normal."
"And thats the fun of it!" Travis said.
"I like the idea." Ethan chimed in.
"Yeah, me too actually." Kate said.
Shawn laughed. "Now come on girls. If Kate actually wants to, you have to come too."
Ellie laughed. "Okay...Lets go bowling, and then for ice cream."
They told the driver to take then to the bowling alley downtown. They got out of the limo and then went into the alley. All the people who were already there, seemed to be staring at them. But then, who wouldn't stare at a group like them, all dressed in formal clothing and in bowling shoes. ((*a/n: Don't you think that would be the coolest thing to do after a formal dance! I sure do!*))
The night soon came to a close and everyone was dropped off to go home. Nick, Shawn and Miranda got out at Kate's house, and then Lizzie and Travis got out as they came up to Ellie and Ethan's house.
"You know...I really had a nice time tonight." Ethan said to Lizzie as they walked up the front steps to their house and sat on the porch swing.
"I did too Ethan...Thanks for taking me." Lizzie said. "I have to say, you were the most popular guy out on the dance floor night."
"Was I?" Ethan asked.
Lizzie laughed. It was obvisous that Ethan hadn't heard all the death threats from everyone around them that night. "You sure were."
Ethan took a deep breath. "Listen, Lizzie...I know back in eighth grade I told you I didn't think you were my type. But now, I...I mean...Whats I'm trying to say is..." He stuttered. "Would you like to go on a real date sometime?"
Lizzie sighed. "Ethan, I'd love to...But it would only be as friends." She said. "I mean, I guess our timing is off. I would have loved to go out with you three years ago, but now...I think of you more as a friend, and Ellie's brother." She felt bad, knowing that Ethan's heart had probably just been ripped out. "I'm really sorry."
Ethan just shrugged to play it off cool. "Its alright. I mean, I guess you are right...Our timing is off. But its okay." He said.
"But lets say that the next dance...We can go together." Lizzie said. "I don't think I could find a better dance partner."
Ethan halfway smiled. "Its a date." He said.
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After Ellie said goodnight to Travis and went up to her room, since her parents were already in bed. She went over to her window just in time to see Travis get in his car and drive off. Aw, it was a great night.
Ellie heard her door open, and turned to see Lizzie standing there. "Lizzie! That was the night of my life!" Ellie squealed as she shut the dor.
Lizzie smiled. "You thought that tonight was great. Just wait until..." She then paused. "Never mind."
"Wait until what?" Ellie asked.
"Nothing." Lizzie said as she sat down in Ellie's butterfly chair.
"Lizzie McGuire. If you don't tell me you are going to wake up tomorrow with blue hair." Ellie playfully threatened.
Lizzie shrugged. "Blue is my favorite color." She said.
Ellie rolled her eyes. "Anyway...I have a date with Travis next week!" She said.
Lizzie smiled. "I knew it. You liked him."
"I'm falling for him." Ellie finally confessed.
"I knew it!" Lizzie exclaimed.
Ellie blushed. The girls continued to talk about their night and gossip about everything that had happened that night. Eventually they went to sleep at about 4:30.
Ellie woke up the next morning. She was still glowing about the night before. But she couldn't help what Lizzie had began to say the night before. What was she planning?
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What is Lizzie/everyone else planning? I will update very soon. I will have this story done by April 11th if it kills me! I promise. So tell me what you think.
Hope you liked it. The Olympic chapter is next! So review review review! And have a nice day.
And if my note at the top of the page offended anyone. I am sorry. But I just didn't want it to go unsaid.
~Liza Jane
Anyway, I just thought I would take the time to tell you why I have not updated in so long. Well, it was the post that 'xcdiva' posted that my story was like a Degrassi/Lizzie McGuire crossover because of MY character Ellie. Ellie was a character made up from my mind and I began to think that my character had been stolen for the show Degrassi. I still think that (and let me tell you, the thought that someone took my character, changed her around, and then put her on some TV show, is not a very good feeling)...But I wanted to finish the story. I mean, it would be cruel to just drop the story right when it was getting to the good part.
I'm not trying to personally attack anyone. But if someone actually did steal my character Ellie for that middle school sitcom...I just have one thing to say to them...*That was so wrong, and bad. What kind of person does that? Takes ideas from young writers so that they don't even want to finish the story...You must have no conscience. You lost so many cool points. And I hope you are happy with yourself, because I think you are scum.* Yea...Now thats off my chest. I feel a lot better. Sort of.
But as for what xcdiva said. Ellie is mine. I started this story over a year ago (Ellie appeared on the show in the fall of 2002, doesn't that say something? To me it sure does) and there is in no way shape or form a Degrassi/Lizzie McGuire crossover. I just wanted to get that straight.
So as for the disclaimer. I do not own any characters on the Lizzie McGuire show. Ellie is MINE. Travis is MINE. Shawn is MINE. Nick is MINE. All other characters not usually on the show are MINE. Do not use them without MY permission.
Well...Now that is all out. Enjoy the chapter!
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On Saturday afternoon at exactly 2:30, Lizzie stood outside of Ellie's house carrying everything she needed to get ready to go to the dance, as well as a bag full of overnight stuff. They weren't going to get home until late and so Lizzie was just going to spend the night at Ellie's house.
About twenty seconds later, Ellie came to the door, wearing sweat pants and a baby tee, with her hair up in a clip.
"Hey Lizzie, come on in. We have so much to do within the next two and a half hours." She said.
Lizzie came in and shut the door behind her. "Yes, busy busy...And even then we probably will not be completely ready for 5:00."
"4:45 actually. Thats when Travis is going to be here, and my parents want to take pictures." Ellie said as they began to walk up the stairs to Ellie's room.
"Oh yeah. Pictures...I forgot." Lizzie said, rolling her eyes and laughing a bit.
"Yeah, we just have to look extra beautiful for them." Ellie said.
Lizzie threw her stuff down on Ellie's bed. "Yeah, and extra beautiful for Travis."
Ellie rolled her eyes. "We're just friends Lizzie." She said.
"Yeah, and Claire is just the meaniest girl in school." Lizzie said. "You got it bad for him girl."
Ellie took her hair down and picked up her brush. "I don't..." She said.
"Whatever." Lizza rolled her eyes. "But anyway, come on much work is to be done."
For the two hours, the girls did each other's hair and make-up and then finally put their dresses on and did a final inspection.
Ellie ran her fingers through her hair as she looked down at her dress, it was a prefect fit for her and made her look really pretty. Lizzie had done her hair so that it was curled, and Lizzie had done a braid across the front part of her hair. Her make-up was just the natural look, which worked well. It was what Ellie was used to wearing. And of course topped off with some big hoop earrings.
Lizzie had on her light blue dress, which was backless and it came up around her neck to be hooked. It was as long as Ellie's was, and it had a trim of silver on the bottom and around the neck part. Ellie had down her make-up in a silverish theme, her eyes had silver liner with blue shimmer and a silverish gloss on her lips. Her hair was braided in the front, secured with bobby pins and then put up into a high ponytail. She decided against the idea of hoops, so she just put in her fake diamonds earrings.
Lizzie was looking in the full length mirror checking out every detail. "You know what? I think that this is the cutest that we have ever looked." She said, inmating Romy from the movie 'Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion' which was one of her favorite movies.
Ellie came over and joined in. "Oh me too." She said.
"You know what? Its nice that we are such good friends that we can give each other complements like that and not sound consident." Lizzie said.
"Oh yeah...Me too." Ellie said. ((*A/N: I know that is off...But I don't have the movie at home right now so whatever. If you haven't seen the movie go see it...Good laughs*))
Lizzie giggled. "Come on, Travis will be here any minute." She said picking up her purse and then linking arms with Ellie. "Oh this wonderful...I know that date isn't going to be late."
Ellie laughed. "Oh if I know Ethan, he is going to take forever. He is probably still trying to get his hair prefect." She said pulling her purse off the coat rack in her room as they then left to go wait downstairs.
They got downstairs and saw Ellie's parents standing there with the camera. "Wait girls! We need a picture of you coming down the stairs. Just stand there a moment." Mrs. Craft said.
Ellie and Lizzie stopped and smiled for the camera. "The first of five hundred pictures." Ellie said through her smiling mouth.
"Oh I know." Lizzie said as the doorbell rang.
Mr. Craft opened it and it turned out to be Mr. and Mrs. McGuire with a camera of their own.
"You've got to be kidding me..." Lizzie said to Ellie. She then continued down the stairs to greet her parents. "Mom...Dad, what are you doing here?"
"Oh honey, I had to see what you looked like in your dress and with your hair done. I couldn't just see pictures." Mrs. Mcguire said.
"And believe me, we have enough film to take a hundred pictures." Mr. McGuire added.
"Oh...Thats great." Lizzie said with a 'oh dear God' look on her face.
Ethan then came running down the stairs. "Hey everyone. I figured it was getting to be picture time and I was right." He said. He then looked at Lizzie. "Lizzie, Lizzie...Might I say that you are looking..." He began to say 'hot' but remember his parents, as well as Lizzie's parents were in the room. "Very nice." he said.
"Thank you Ethan." Lizzie said. "I have to say the same thing about you."
" Nowcome on...Lizzie you go up the stairs and Ethan wait at the bottom for her. That will be such a cute picture." Mrs. McGuire said.
Lizzie smiled faintly, but walked back up the stairs in her heels for the picture. After about ten pictures were taken of Lizzie and Ethan. Ellie and Ethan had a couple of twin shots. Then the doorbell rang.
"Travis...Come on in." Mr. Craft said happily motioning for Travis to come in the door.
Travis smiled and shook Mr. Craft's hand. "Its nice to see you again Mr. Craft." He then looked at the other parents, he was such a gentlemen around adults. "Mrs. Craft, Mrs. McGuire, Mr. McGuire, it is very nice to see you this evening." He then looked over at Ellie.
"Hey Travis." Ellie said with a big smile.
Travis looked like he didn't know what to say for a moment. But then snapped out of it, then gave a shy grin. "Hey Ellie. May I say that your dress looks very lovely."
"Well thank you." Ellie said.
"Now come on, the boys have to pretend they are just getting here for the picture." Mr. Craft said.
After several staged pictures, and then pictures inside, and outside the parents finally agreed the kids had enough and let them go.
"Thank you." Ellie breath a sigh of relief once she heard the news.
"Now, we must go get in the car." Travis said. "Now its nothing special...But you know its our ride."
Lizzie just smiled. "As long as we get there. Thats all that matters." She said.
The girls linked arms with their dates and they walked around to the front of the house where there was a big black car in the front.
"You got a LIMO!" They exclaimed that the same time.
Travis and Ethan laughed at the girls facial expressions.
"We knew you would like it." Ethan said.
Just then, Miranda and Kate jumped out of the limo and ran over to them with Nick and Shawn got out behind giving their friends the thumbs up signal.
"Can you believe it!" Kate exclaimed as she approached them. She had a spaghetti strapped dress which was about ten shades of pink, it looked really pretty with her hair and make-up all done.
"I thought we were just riding over in cars! But this is awesome." Ellie exclaimed.
"I know, come on and see the inside." Miranda said. She had gotten a dark red strapless dress with black lining over it and as always found something interesting to do with her hair.
After the girls went through the limo they jumped back out, knowing their was one more round of pictures to be taken. All four couples in front of the limo, then each indivual couple, and then the guys opening the door for their date. Finally they were off to the Olive Garden for dinner. Then to the school gym for the dance.
It seemed like their were about fifty limos in front of them. But they finally got out and went into the gym.
Nick and Miranda went straight to the dance floor, while everyone else stood around for a minute. Then got on the dance floor.
Lizzie leaned over to Miranda a few minutes later and said, "I guess somethings never change." She then pointed to Ethan who was doing his usual dancing. ((*a/n: It is so freakin' funny in the show when he dances! Who agrees with me?*))
Miranda laughed. "I guess that Ellie was the twin who was given all the grace."
"Come on now Lizzie!" Ethan said grabbing her hand. "I'd feel a little silly dancing out here all by myself."
Lizzie then began to dance with Ethan again. Trying to avoid his random arm movements.
"Hey watch it!"
"You ruined my hair!"
"You stepped on my foot!"
Those were just some of the things in which Ethan and Lizzie were having people yell at them all night.
"People are just jealous that they don't have the moves." Ethan told her.
Lizzie laughed. But didn't say anything.
After dancing for about a half hour, Ellie and Kate went to go get drinks with Ethan and Nick following, as Travis danced with Lizzie, and Shawn danced with Miranda.
"Hey Ellie." They heard someone behind them with a real sticky voice. Both girls turned around, it was Claire, along with Mary and Beth; her new 'popular' best friends.
Ellie smiled lightly. "Hey Claire. Whats up?" She asked, trying not to sound too fake.
"Oh nothing much." Claire said, brushing her hair behind her ear. "So, don't you think that I'll look so good with that crown on my head?"
Ellie's just looked at her as though to say, 'Don't get too full of yourself'. "We won't know who won for about an hour." She reminded Claire, who's dress was tight it looked like she would pop out of it.
"Yeah I know. But you know, it is just a dead give-away that I am going to be the one who wins. Along with Travis." She said. "Oh won't it be great. Me standing up on the stage, along side your date, Ellie?"
Before Ellie could open her mouth to say anything, the three turned and walked away. Ellie shook her head.
"Forget her Elle..." Kate said, noticing the glare in her eyes. "By getting mad, you'll just be giving Claire what she wants."
Ellie shrugged. "Yeah, I know." She sighed.
Ethan watched Claire talk to Ellie like that. "I can't believe I used to hang out with such a snob." He thought to himself.
When Claire turned around, she practically ran into Ethan. But instead of Claire yelling at him, she just smiled.
"Hey Ethan. Listen, there is a party going on after the dance. Would you like to come and have some, fun?" She asked.
Ethan just looked at her and shook his head. "No thanks, I have plans." He told her smoothly.
Claire looked at him in shook. "Fine." She then walked off with her posse.
Nick looked at Ethan. "You can go if you want to you know." He said.
Ethan just shrugged. "Nah, its much more fun to hang with you guys then the whole popular group." He said.
The four went back out on the dance floor about ten minutes later. They were all having a great time, but then Ellie couldn't help but think about who was going to win Ice Princess from the junior class. She didn't exactly want to win, she just wanted Claire to lose.
"Alright guys, its time to slow it down." The DJ said. "So grab your dates and enjoy this next song."
It seemed as though all the guys in the room tensed up before going to find their dates as "Somewhere Out There" by Our Lady Peace came on.
"So Lizzie, may I have this dance?" Ethan asked as he held out his hand to her.
Lizzie smiled and took his hand. "Of course." She said.
Ethan put his hands on Lizzie's waist as she put her hands around his neck. Neither said anything for a few minutes, but about a million things were running through Lizzie's head.
"Okay, I have waited to dance with Ethan for about four years! Why aren't I happy?" Lizzie thought to herself. "Maybe because you have finally moved on."
"I can't believe I was such an idiot for so long and told Lizzie I just wanted to be friends?" Ethan thought. "I thought my type was the cheerleaders and popular girls, but thats not it. Lizzie is prefect. How could I not see that?"
The two danced, and thought the rest of the time. Debating whether to say something to one another.
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Travis came over to Ellie after a few moments of hesitation. "Hey Ellie, do you want to dance?" He asked.
"I would love to." Ellie replied. The two then began to dance cheek to cheek. Just rocking back and forth to the music. Finally Travis spoke up.
"So, when are you leaving for Turin?" He asked.
Ellie was caught off guard. Okay, it was pretty nice and romantic for a moment, and then he asks her about the one thing she didn't want to talk about for the night. "Next Monday, really early in the morning. Why?"
"Well, you know...I was just wondering if next Saturday you would like to go and catch a movie and maybe get dinner afterwards." Travis said.
Ellie stopped rocking to the beat and looked at Travis. "Are you asking me out?" She asked.
Travis looked back at her. "Well, it depends on your answer..."
Ellie just smiled. "I would love to go out on a date with you this weekend." She said.
Travis smiled back. "Great."
Ellie smiled and looked around at all her friends. Each were dancing with their dates, and seemed to be having a great time. She never thought she would have such an awesome group of friends, but then she never thought that she would win a National title about ten minutes after getting the wind knocked out of her. Everything that she had always wanted was becoming reality, maybe moving to Hildridge was for the best after all.
The song came to an end, and then everyone went back to dancing to the techno remixs of pop songs. Ellie danced, but at the same time thought of new programs in her head as she moved to the music.
Finally the DJ turned off the music and then leaned closer to the microphone. "Okay guys, and now the moment in which everyone has been waiting for...Its time to announce the Ice Royalties!"
Everyone in the gym looked up and clapped. Ellie had butterflies in her stomach as she stood there. They announced the Freshman and Sophomore royality. Then it was time for the Junior class.
"Okay, and now...The Ice Prince for the Junior class are..." The DJ said, into the microphone. "Travis Reynolds!"
Travis smiled and ran up onto the stage. He was trying to get everyone to cheer louder and chant 'Travis'.
"Calm down now..." The DJ told them. "And now the Ice Princess, in the closest vote ever in Winter Formal history..."
Ellie saw Claire already walking up to the stage. She just closed her eyes, and waited for the moment to pass. Claire was going to stand up there with Travis, not her. Why did she come anyway?
"Ellen Craft!" The DJ announced.
Everyone began appaulding again. Ellie opened her eyes and saw everyone around her cheering around her.
"Did he just say my name?" Ellie leaned over and asked Miranda.
Miranda laughed. "Yeah. Now come on girl, get up there!" She said as then gave Ellie a bit of the push towards the stage.
Ellie smiled, and then ran up the steps onto the stage and hugged Travis.
"We're number one!" Travis said to her.
Ellie barely heard him through all the appaulding that was going on in front of them. But she smiled at him, and he smiled back as Mrs. Thomas, the school's vice principal came over and placed crowns on their heads and handed Ellie flowers.
"Come y'all!" Travis yelled as he pumped his arms up to get everyone even louder than they already were.
"Mr. Melrose stop that!" Mrs. Thomas demanded.
Ellie laughed as Travis then stopped and began to ask all innocent. They stood there, while the other royalities were announced. She looked down and noticed that Claire was standing with her posse. Her arms were folded and she looked pissed. She wanted too laugh, because it wasn't everyday that Claire got pissed off. Wait, actually yes...Yes it was everyday that happened.
After the royalities were announced, the five couples got to dance in the center of the gym to some weird 80's music, which threw everyone off.
After another hour of dancing, and talking, and good times. The dance was over. It was 11:30, and the night was still young. The whole group of eight found their limo and began to debate what they should do.
"Lets go to the movies." Kate suggested.
"Nah...There's nothing good in theaters right now, and we only have the limo until 1:00 am." Nick said.
"Um...Lets go get ice cream." Lizzie said.
"And lets go bowling!" Travis exclaimed.
Miranda laughed. "Yeah right. Eight teenagers in formal wear in a bowling alley." She said. "That looks normal."
"And thats the fun of it!" Travis said.
"I like the idea." Ethan chimed in.
"Yeah, me too actually." Kate said.
Shawn laughed. "Now come on girls. If Kate actually wants to, you have to come too."
Ellie laughed. "Okay...Lets go bowling, and then for ice cream."
They told the driver to take then to the bowling alley downtown. They got out of the limo and then went into the alley. All the people who were already there, seemed to be staring at them. But then, who wouldn't stare at a group like them, all dressed in formal clothing and in bowling shoes. ((*a/n: Don't you think that would be the coolest thing to do after a formal dance! I sure do!*))
The night soon came to a close and everyone was dropped off to go home. Nick, Shawn and Miranda got out at Kate's house, and then Lizzie and Travis got out as they came up to Ellie and Ethan's house.
"You know...I really had a nice time tonight." Ethan said to Lizzie as they walked up the front steps to their house and sat on the porch swing.
"I did too Ethan...Thanks for taking me." Lizzie said. "I have to say, you were the most popular guy out on the dance floor night."
"Was I?" Ethan asked.
Lizzie laughed. It was obvisous that Ethan hadn't heard all the death threats from everyone around them that night. "You sure were."
Ethan took a deep breath. "Listen, Lizzie...I know back in eighth grade I told you I didn't think you were my type. But now, I...I mean...Whats I'm trying to say is..." He stuttered. "Would you like to go on a real date sometime?"
Lizzie sighed. "Ethan, I'd love to...But it would only be as friends." She said. "I mean, I guess our timing is off. I would have loved to go out with you three years ago, but now...I think of you more as a friend, and Ellie's brother." She felt bad, knowing that Ethan's heart had probably just been ripped out. "I'm really sorry."
Ethan just shrugged to play it off cool. "Its alright. I mean, I guess you are right...Our timing is off. But its okay." He said.
"But lets say that the next dance...We can go together." Lizzie said. "I don't think I could find a better dance partner."
Ethan halfway smiled. "Its a date." He said.
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After Ellie said goodnight to Travis and went up to her room, since her parents were already in bed. She went over to her window just in time to see Travis get in his car and drive off. Aw, it was a great night.
Ellie heard her door open, and turned to see Lizzie standing there. "Lizzie! That was the night of my life!" Ellie squealed as she shut the dor.
Lizzie smiled. "You thought that tonight was great. Just wait until..." She then paused. "Never mind."
"Wait until what?" Ellie asked.
"Nothing." Lizzie said as she sat down in Ellie's butterfly chair.
"Lizzie McGuire. If you don't tell me you are going to wake up tomorrow with blue hair." Ellie playfully threatened.
Lizzie shrugged. "Blue is my favorite color." She said.
Ellie rolled her eyes. "Anyway...I have a date with Travis next week!" She said.
Lizzie smiled. "I knew it. You liked him."
"I'm falling for him." Ellie finally confessed.
"I knew it!" Lizzie exclaimed.
Ellie blushed. The girls continued to talk about their night and gossip about everything that had happened that night. Eventually they went to sleep at about 4:30.
Ellie woke up the next morning. She was still glowing about the night before. But she couldn't help what Lizzie had began to say the night before. What was she planning?
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What is Lizzie/everyone else planning? I will update very soon. I will have this story done by April 11th if it kills me! I promise. So tell me what you think.
Hope you liked it. The Olympic chapter is next! So review review review! And have a nice day.
And if my note at the top of the page offended anyone. I am sorry. But I just didn't want it to go unsaid.
~Liza Jane