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Open Your Eyes - Chapter Four: Dance With Me By Taygeta
Gordo opened his mouth as to speak, but the Ms. Zachary was shuffling them into the classroom. Lizzie and Gordo sat near Miranda who was already seated in the class, and Gordo turned to try to talk to Lizzie, but Ms. Zachary had already began the class.
All the while, Lizzie was a bit flabbergasted with herself.
-Cartoon Lizzie- So why did I just tell Gordo what I told him?
"Now class, I know your projects are coming up soon so I'm going to give you guys the entire class period to work on them. Please use your time wisely," announced Ms. Zachary.
The project was an individual history project, so Gordo couldn't talk to Lizzie the entire class period. He tried his best to concentrate on his topic, but the entire time his mind was wandering. He was beginning to think that he had imagined the entire thing.
The bell finally rang and Lizzie dashed out of class.
-Cartoon Lizzie- Gotta go! Gotta go! Move people! MOVE!
"Lizzie!" Gordo called after her.
Lizzie winced and stopped.
-Cartoon Lizzie- Okay...okay...just be cool.
"What's up?" she said turning around slowly.
The rest of the class had scattered to their respective after-school activities except for Miranda who was wondering what the heck was going on with her friends. Hiding behind a locker, she saw Gordo approaching Lizzie.
"Lizzie, did you just tell me what I think you told me before class?" he asked hesitantly.
She bit her lower lip and said, "You mean that whole thing about 'I'd love to dance with you'?"
Miranda's eyes widened and her mouth fell open into a happy expression.
"Yeah..." he said. "That thing."
"Um...yea..." she said pulling her hair back behind her ear. "I mean...pending you'd want to dance with me."
"Ask her...ask her..." Miranda said under her breath.
Mustering some courage from somewhere, Gordo said, "Lizzie...would you, maybe, want to go to the dance with me?"
Lizzie gave him a wide smile.
-Cartoon Lizzie- Woohoo!
"I would love to go to the dance with you," she replied.
After a few awkward moments, he replied, "Okay...so you and me at the dance on Friday...I'll stop by...at seven."
"Um...okay," she said with a laugh.
"Okay, so...I'm going to go now before you change your mind," he said.
"Gordo..." she laughed.
He smiled and said, "I'll see you later, Lizzie."
"Bye, Gordo," she replied, and she saw him walked off down the hall.
Before she could even get her thoughts together, she heard a voice behind her, "Lizzie McGuire, what did I just witness?"
Lizzie turned to see Miranda emerge from the side of the locker, "I don't know...how much did you witness?"
"Oh, maybe all of it...or at least all of this part."
She explained to Miranda her second dream and what had happened on the walk to class.
"And so now I have a date with Gordo..." Lizzie paused. "Which sounds so weird..."
Miranda smiled, "Not weird. Cute...and finally, I might add."
The blonde turned to her brunette friend and said, "What's that supposed to mean?"
"You and Gordo? I've seen this coming since the beginning. He's always liked you and you've always liked him."
"Not true," Lizzie tried to argue. "Gordo's been my best friend for like ever and I don't know what changed...or if anything's even changed...or am I just being led blindly by these dreams I've been having?"
"I wouldn't put too much stock in your dreams, Lizzie," said Miranda. "Like you said, they're just dreams. They just happened to have led you to have a date with Gordo on Friday."
"I guess," said Lizzie, but she wasn't so sure about the 'just dreams' factor about it all. "A date with Gordo on Friday. I wonder what my parents would say?"
-*-*-*-
"With who?" Mr. McGuire asked at dinner.
"With Gordo," Lizzie repeated for the third time.
"Well, that's sweet, honey. Two friends can always go to dance together. You kids always think that dances mean dates, but not necessarily," said Mrs. McGuire as she cut into her chicken.
-Cartoon Lizzie- Hello? They're not getting this.
Lizzie hesitated before saying, "No, Mom. It's a date...at least, I'm pretty sure."
Mr. And Mrs. McGuire looked at each other with blank expressions.
Mr. McGuire opened his mouth to speak, but soon closed it again as he found himself at a lost for words.
"Since when have you and Gordo..." Mrs. McGuire began, but then wasn't sure how to continue.
"I think what the parental units are trying to establish is when you and Gordo stopped being just friends," Matt supplemented.
The parents looked at Matt and said, "Thank you" and then turned to Lizzie expectedly.
"Um..." she said.
-Cartoon Lizzie- Okay, now they get it. But what do I say?!
"Uh...we're still just friends," she said. "The dance would be the first time we're going to go out on a date. I mean, you guys would know that. After all, I haven't asked if I could out with Gordo before."
"Are you sure you want to do this?" asked Mrs. McGuire.
Lizzie blinked, "What do you mean, Mom?"
"What I think your mother is trying to say is that romance can really complicate a friendship," said Mr. McGuire.
-Cartoon Lizzie- That fact has been well-established, Dad.
"But what if it's worth it?" asked Lizzie.
"What do you mean?" asked Mrs. McGuire.
"I mean, some friendships turn into pretty awesome romances, right? Weren't you and Dad friends before you guys started dating?"
The two parents glanced at each other and smiled.
"You're right, Lizzie," said Mrs. McGuire. "That's definitely possible, but we just want you and Gordo to be careful because we know how close of friends you both are, and we'd hate to see you lose that."
"Mom, it's just one date," said Lizzie. "We're not getting married or anything."
-Cartoon Lizzie- One new, weird romantic scenario with Gordo for one period of time, thank you!
"Besides," she added, "I think we're close enough friends where if the date doesn't work out, we'll be fine."
The McGuires resumed eating their dinner and Lizzie chewed on her food slowly.
-Cartoon Lizzie- At least, I hope so...
Open Your Eyes - Chapter Four: Dance With Me By Taygeta
Gordo opened his mouth as to speak, but the Ms. Zachary was shuffling them into the classroom. Lizzie and Gordo sat near Miranda who was already seated in the class, and Gordo turned to try to talk to Lizzie, but Ms. Zachary had already began the class.
All the while, Lizzie was a bit flabbergasted with herself.
-Cartoon Lizzie- So why did I just tell Gordo what I told him?
"Now class, I know your projects are coming up soon so I'm going to give you guys the entire class period to work on them. Please use your time wisely," announced Ms. Zachary.
The project was an individual history project, so Gordo couldn't talk to Lizzie the entire class period. He tried his best to concentrate on his topic, but the entire time his mind was wandering. He was beginning to think that he had imagined the entire thing.
The bell finally rang and Lizzie dashed out of class.
-Cartoon Lizzie- Gotta go! Gotta go! Move people! MOVE!
"Lizzie!" Gordo called after her.
Lizzie winced and stopped.
-Cartoon Lizzie- Okay...okay...just be cool.
"What's up?" she said turning around slowly.
The rest of the class had scattered to their respective after-school activities except for Miranda who was wondering what the heck was going on with her friends. Hiding behind a locker, she saw Gordo approaching Lizzie.
"Lizzie, did you just tell me what I think you told me before class?" he asked hesitantly.
She bit her lower lip and said, "You mean that whole thing about 'I'd love to dance with you'?"
Miranda's eyes widened and her mouth fell open into a happy expression.
"Yeah..." he said. "That thing."
"Um...yea..." she said pulling her hair back behind her ear. "I mean...pending you'd want to dance with me."
"Ask her...ask her..." Miranda said under her breath.
Mustering some courage from somewhere, Gordo said, "Lizzie...would you, maybe, want to go to the dance with me?"
Lizzie gave him a wide smile.
-Cartoon Lizzie- Woohoo!
"I would love to go to the dance with you," she replied.
After a few awkward moments, he replied, "Okay...so you and me at the dance on Friday...I'll stop by...at seven."
"Um...okay," she said with a laugh.
"Okay, so...I'm going to go now before you change your mind," he said.
"Gordo..." she laughed.
He smiled and said, "I'll see you later, Lizzie."
"Bye, Gordo," she replied, and she saw him walked off down the hall.
Before she could even get her thoughts together, she heard a voice behind her, "Lizzie McGuire, what did I just witness?"
Lizzie turned to see Miranda emerge from the side of the locker, "I don't know...how much did you witness?"
"Oh, maybe all of it...or at least all of this part."
She explained to Miranda her second dream and what had happened on the walk to class.
"And so now I have a date with Gordo..." Lizzie paused. "Which sounds so weird..."
Miranda smiled, "Not weird. Cute...and finally, I might add."
The blonde turned to her brunette friend and said, "What's that supposed to mean?"
"You and Gordo? I've seen this coming since the beginning. He's always liked you and you've always liked him."
"Not true," Lizzie tried to argue. "Gordo's been my best friend for like ever and I don't know what changed...or if anything's even changed...or am I just being led blindly by these dreams I've been having?"
"I wouldn't put too much stock in your dreams, Lizzie," said Miranda. "Like you said, they're just dreams. They just happened to have led you to have a date with Gordo on Friday."
"I guess," said Lizzie, but she wasn't so sure about the 'just dreams' factor about it all. "A date with Gordo on Friday. I wonder what my parents would say?"
-*-*-*-
"With who?" Mr. McGuire asked at dinner.
"With Gordo," Lizzie repeated for the third time.
"Well, that's sweet, honey. Two friends can always go to dance together. You kids always think that dances mean dates, but not necessarily," said Mrs. McGuire as she cut into her chicken.
-Cartoon Lizzie- Hello? They're not getting this.
Lizzie hesitated before saying, "No, Mom. It's a date...at least, I'm pretty sure."
Mr. And Mrs. McGuire looked at each other with blank expressions.
Mr. McGuire opened his mouth to speak, but soon closed it again as he found himself at a lost for words.
"Since when have you and Gordo..." Mrs. McGuire began, but then wasn't sure how to continue.
"I think what the parental units are trying to establish is when you and Gordo stopped being just friends," Matt supplemented.
The parents looked at Matt and said, "Thank you" and then turned to Lizzie expectedly.
"Um..." she said.
-Cartoon Lizzie- Okay, now they get it. But what do I say?!
"Uh...we're still just friends," she said. "The dance would be the first time we're going to go out on a date. I mean, you guys would know that. After all, I haven't asked if I could out with Gordo before."
"Are you sure you want to do this?" asked Mrs. McGuire.
Lizzie blinked, "What do you mean, Mom?"
"What I think your mother is trying to say is that romance can really complicate a friendship," said Mr. McGuire.
-Cartoon Lizzie- That fact has been well-established, Dad.
"But what if it's worth it?" asked Lizzie.
"What do you mean?" asked Mrs. McGuire.
"I mean, some friendships turn into pretty awesome romances, right? Weren't you and Dad friends before you guys started dating?"
The two parents glanced at each other and smiled.
"You're right, Lizzie," said Mrs. McGuire. "That's definitely possible, but we just want you and Gordo to be careful because we know how close of friends you both are, and we'd hate to see you lose that."
"Mom, it's just one date," said Lizzie. "We're not getting married or anything."
-Cartoon Lizzie- One new, weird romantic scenario with Gordo for one period of time, thank you!
"Besides," she added, "I think we're close enough friends where if the date doesn't work out, we'll be fine."
The McGuires resumed eating their dinner and Lizzie chewed on her food slowly.
-Cartoon Lizzie- At least, I hope so...