Disclaimer~ Lizzie McGuire no es mio.
Chapter 2: Midnight Games
"No Matt, this is not going to be fun," Mrs McGuire stated indignantly, wagging a finger
at him. "This is going to be orderly! The phone lines are dead, so we'll try to contact all of your
parents in the morning. In the meantime, Melina and Miranda, you girls can room with Lizzie.
She has a queen sized bed. Gordo and Ethan can bunk with Matt," Mrs. McGuire informed them,
looking exhausted.
"But Mom!" Matt cried.
"Don't *but Mom* me!" Mrs. McGuire said.
"I was just going to say you forgot about Lanny," Matt explained, plopping down on the
couch.
"Oh I'm sorry Lanny dear, you are so quiet that sometimes I forget you're here," Mrs.
McGuire apologized. So everyone trooped upstairs to get settled in, but on the way, Miranda
caught my eye.
"Lizzie," Miranda hissed, pulling me aside.
"What?" I asked, now curious.
"After everyone's asleep, lets sneak down to the basement for one of our late night talks.
That way we can have some privacy. It will be like old times," Miranda squealed.
"Great! Don't forget to tell Gordo, ok?" I reminded her. It wouldn't be the same without
all three of us there.
"You can count on it," Miranda smiled.
~One hour later~
Miranda and I carefully slipped out of the bed, trying our best to not wake the sleeping
Melina. We tiptoed down the steps and finally made it to the basement, where Miranda high
fived me on a job well done. Before we knew it Gordo joined us. Followed by Ethan, Lanny,
Matt, and Melina.
"What are all of you doing here?" I asked in a loud whisper.
"Sorry Lizzie, they must've heard me," Gordo apologized, sitting on the maroon loveseat.
"Well as long as were all here..." Matt began. "We may as well have fun. How about a
game of truth or dare?"
"Truth or dare with my brother?" I exclaimed. "No way!"
"Come on Lizzie, it'll be fun. We have nothing better to do," Miranda reasoned.
Everyone nodded.
"I'll start us off," Ethan volunteered to everyone's surprise. So we all sat down in a circle
on the comfy carpet of the McGuire basement. I sat between Gordo and Miranda.
"Lizzie. Truth or dare?" Ethan asked, his eyes twinkling. Darn! Why do I have to be first?
"Dare," I decided, too afraid to admit the truth about anything to anyone except Miranda.
I don't want to even admit the truth about certain things to Gordo.
"Call the Tudge up. Tell him you're Darth Vader and ask him if he would like come to
the dark side," Ethan suggested. The entire room cracked up. Maybe this won't be so bad after
all. After finding Larry's number in the school directory, I tapped in his number.
"Hello?" Tudgeman yawned at the other end of the phone.
"Larry Tudgeman," I tried to make my voice raspy in my best Darth Vader impression.
"This is Darth Vader. You're mission, should you choose to accept it, is to join me in the dark
side." Out of the corner of my eye, I could see everyone in the circle trying their hardest to hold
in their laughs. It was too much for me, I began cracking up too.
"Lizzie? My fair maiden? I knew you would call me again one day," Larry responded.
Wow, I guess my Darth Vader impression is worse than I thought.
"How did you know it was me?" I asked quizzically.
"The psychic powers of the inner most depth of my mind led me to believe this," Larry
replied, his voice mystical.
"OK now you're *creeping* me out," I said.
"Just kidding. I have caller ID," Larry informed me before hanging up. I laughed into the
receiver and hung up.
"That was great!" Ethan proclaimed. I had the conversation on speaker phone. Now it's
your turn to dare someone Lizzie." I searched the room, wondering how I could make this to my
advantage.
Who will Lizzie dare? What did Gordo want to say Lizzie earlier? What sort of dares will the rest
of the group do? What did the trio want to talk about alone? Find out in Chapter 3!
Chapter 2: Midnight Games
"No Matt, this is not going to be fun," Mrs McGuire stated indignantly, wagging a finger
at him. "This is going to be orderly! The phone lines are dead, so we'll try to contact all of your
parents in the morning. In the meantime, Melina and Miranda, you girls can room with Lizzie.
She has a queen sized bed. Gordo and Ethan can bunk with Matt," Mrs. McGuire informed them,
looking exhausted.
"But Mom!" Matt cried.
"Don't *but Mom* me!" Mrs. McGuire said.
"I was just going to say you forgot about Lanny," Matt explained, plopping down on the
couch.
"Oh I'm sorry Lanny dear, you are so quiet that sometimes I forget you're here," Mrs.
McGuire apologized. So everyone trooped upstairs to get settled in, but on the way, Miranda
caught my eye.
"Lizzie," Miranda hissed, pulling me aside.
"What?" I asked, now curious.
"After everyone's asleep, lets sneak down to the basement for one of our late night talks.
That way we can have some privacy. It will be like old times," Miranda squealed.
"Great! Don't forget to tell Gordo, ok?" I reminded her. It wouldn't be the same without
all three of us there.
"You can count on it," Miranda smiled.
~One hour later~
Miranda and I carefully slipped out of the bed, trying our best to not wake the sleeping
Melina. We tiptoed down the steps and finally made it to the basement, where Miranda high
fived me on a job well done. Before we knew it Gordo joined us. Followed by Ethan, Lanny,
Matt, and Melina.
"What are all of you doing here?" I asked in a loud whisper.
"Sorry Lizzie, they must've heard me," Gordo apologized, sitting on the maroon loveseat.
"Well as long as were all here..." Matt began. "We may as well have fun. How about a
game of truth or dare?"
"Truth or dare with my brother?" I exclaimed. "No way!"
"Come on Lizzie, it'll be fun. We have nothing better to do," Miranda reasoned.
Everyone nodded.
"I'll start us off," Ethan volunteered to everyone's surprise. So we all sat down in a circle
on the comfy carpet of the McGuire basement. I sat between Gordo and Miranda.
"Lizzie. Truth or dare?" Ethan asked, his eyes twinkling. Darn! Why do I have to be first?
"Dare," I decided, too afraid to admit the truth about anything to anyone except Miranda.
I don't want to even admit the truth about certain things to Gordo.
"Call the Tudge up. Tell him you're Darth Vader and ask him if he would like come to
the dark side," Ethan suggested. The entire room cracked up. Maybe this won't be so bad after
all. After finding Larry's number in the school directory, I tapped in his number.
"Hello?" Tudgeman yawned at the other end of the phone.
"Larry Tudgeman," I tried to make my voice raspy in my best Darth Vader impression.
"This is Darth Vader. You're mission, should you choose to accept it, is to join me in the dark
side." Out of the corner of my eye, I could see everyone in the circle trying their hardest to hold
in their laughs. It was too much for me, I began cracking up too.
"Lizzie? My fair maiden? I knew you would call me again one day," Larry responded.
Wow, I guess my Darth Vader impression is worse than I thought.
"How did you know it was me?" I asked quizzically.
"The psychic powers of the inner most depth of my mind led me to believe this," Larry
replied, his voice mystical.
"OK now you're *creeping* me out," I said.
"Just kidding. I have caller ID," Larry informed me before hanging up. I laughed into the
receiver and hung up.
"That was great!" Ethan proclaimed. I had the conversation on speaker phone. Now it's
your turn to dare someone Lizzie." I searched the room, wondering how I could make this to my
advantage.
Who will Lizzie dare? What did Gordo want to say Lizzie earlier? What sort of dares will the rest
of the group do? What did the trio want to talk about alone? Find out in Chapter 3!