Gordo POV
Lizzie had just... left us there. She ditched us. I shook my head.
"Come on, we don't want to be late." I said. "Let's go!"
"Yeah, your *girlfriend* is waiting for us!" Danny exclaimed sarcastically, bursting out in laughter. Kate joined in.
We headed outside. "GUYS!" I cried.
"Look at that! Look how red he is!" Danny pointed at my face, still laughing.
Kate clutched her stomach, doubling over in giggles.
"Am I missing something here?" Brooke, who was clearly confused, spoke up.
"Gor-dork's *girlfriend* just abandoned us!" Kate managed to say.
Her face lit up. "You mean-?"
I nodded silently.
She burst out in laughter, too.
What the heck was so funny?
I clamed down and shook my head. My skin color returned to normal. "Whatever." I said.
We walked to the address that Lizzie had told us.
"Whoa!" I heard Brooke exclaim.
'Whoa' was right. It was marvelous! It was a million-year-old stone building, but it looked totally modern with all of the lights and decorations. It was so crowded that it seemed like all of Rome was there.
"One thing, you guys." Kate said.
"What?" We asked in unison.
"How are we going to find Lizzie here?"
***
Lizzie POV
"Hey, there are going to be fireworks soon." Paolo said.
I giggled. "Really? You never said anything about fireworks."
"I didn't know until now."
It had been about twenty minutes there. Paolo and I were having the greatest time. We danced, and ate, and got our pictures taken.
"Lizzie?" He asked.
"Yeah?"
"Do you mind if you dye your hair black? I mean, that was Isabella's hair color, and I was wondering...so can you do it?"
I was surprised. It was such a weird question. Dye my hair? I mean, where did that subject pop up from? But, hey, I'd do anything to make Paolo like me.
"I could, I guess. But not permanently. Like, maybe for our concert and stuff..." I trailed off.
Animated Lizzie: Did I really say that? *Our* concerts? As in concerts, plural? As in, we're going to be together forever?
He didn't say anything. He was staring at me. I totally freaked me out. There was a dreamy look on his face, that looked so cute, but he didn't blink.
"Uh, Paolo?" I said, tilting my head. "You okay?"
"W-what? Oh, yeah, I'm fine." He said.
Now where I had I hard that before?
I realized it right away. Gordo acted like that all the time! Like he was focused on something else. I thought it was just pressure on something, but I guessed it was something going on with all guys.
"Oh, look the fireworks are starting!" He said before I could say anything.
We rushed over to the ledge that we'd been looking down earlier that afternoon. It seemed so familiar. I knew it right away. Rome was where I belonged.
I first saw a red rocket-like firework fly up into the sky and explode into a million little shimmering stars. Then a blue one came up, along with a gold one, and they exploded at the same time, leaving me stunned.
"It's so beautiful." I whispered, glancing at Paolo to see what he'd say.
"Yes, you are." His hand reached for mine, and he held it softly.
I would have fainted right there, right then, but something stopped me. Paolo leaned in forward, and I suddenly knew what he was doing. I closed my eyes and leaned forward, too.
Animated Lizzie: Oh, my gosh! Is this really happening to me?
A rainbow of fireworks exploded as we shared our first kiss.
Lizzie had just... left us there. She ditched us. I shook my head.
"Come on, we don't want to be late." I said. "Let's go!"
"Yeah, your *girlfriend* is waiting for us!" Danny exclaimed sarcastically, bursting out in laughter. Kate joined in.
We headed outside. "GUYS!" I cried.
"Look at that! Look how red he is!" Danny pointed at my face, still laughing.
Kate clutched her stomach, doubling over in giggles.
"Am I missing something here?" Brooke, who was clearly confused, spoke up.
"Gor-dork's *girlfriend* just abandoned us!" Kate managed to say.
Her face lit up. "You mean-?"
I nodded silently.
She burst out in laughter, too.
What the heck was so funny?
I clamed down and shook my head. My skin color returned to normal. "Whatever." I said.
We walked to the address that Lizzie had told us.
"Whoa!" I heard Brooke exclaim.
'Whoa' was right. It was marvelous! It was a million-year-old stone building, but it looked totally modern with all of the lights and decorations. It was so crowded that it seemed like all of Rome was there.
"One thing, you guys." Kate said.
"What?" We asked in unison.
"How are we going to find Lizzie here?"
***
Lizzie POV
"Hey, there are going to be fireworks soon." Paolo said.
I giggled. "Really? You never said anything about fireworks."
"I didn't know until now."
It had been about twenty minutes there. Paolo and I were having the greatest time. We danced, and ate, and got our pictures taken.
"Lizzie?" He asked.
"Yeah?"
"Do you mind if you dye your hair black? I mean, that was Isabella's hair color, and I was wondering...so can you do it?"
I was surprised. It was such a weird question. Dye my hair? I mean, where did that subject pop up from? But, hey, I'd do anything to make Paolo like me.
"I could, I guess. But not permanently. Like, maybe for our concert and stuff..." I trailed off.
Animated Lizzie: Did I really say that? *Our* concerts? As in concerts, plural? As in, we're going to be together forever?
He didn't say anything. He was staring at me. I totally freaked me out. There was a dreamy look on his face, that looked so cute, but he didn't blink.
"Uh, Paolo?" I said, tilting my head. "You okay?"
"W-what? Oh, yeah, I'm fine." He said.
Now where I had I hard that before?
I realized it right away. Gordo acted like that all the time! Like he was focused on something else. I thought it was just pressure on something, but I guessed it was something going on with all guys.
"Oh, look the fireworks are starting!" He said before I could say anything.
We rushed over to the ledge that we'd been looking down earlier that afternoon. It seemed so familiar. I knew it right away. Rome was where I belonged.
I first saw a red rocket-like firework fly up into the sky and explode into a million little shimmering stars. Then a blue one came up, along with a gold one, and they exploded at the same time, leaving me stunned.
"It's so beautiful." I whispered, glancing at Paolo to see what he'd say.
"Yes, you are." His hand reached for mine, and he held it softly.
I would have fainted right there, right then, but something stopped me. Paolo leaned in forward, and I suddenly knew what he was doing. I closed my eyes and leaned forward, too.
Animated Lizzie: Oh, my gosh! Is this really happening to me?
A rainbow of fireworks exploded as we shared our first kiss.