Right for Me
Chapter 2
Disclaimer: I don't own a thing, Disney or ABC owns the show, I just write for the fun of it.
Authors Notes: Hey guys, It's me again. Next chapter is kinda slow paced but I need to show how Lizzie & Crew got the invites so bear with me.
Lizzie, Miranda, and Gordo were actually going to one of Althea Thomas' parties. It was Lizzie who found out that the group was invited one day in school. Lizzie hated gym and made a point to come early, no matter what. Well on that Thursday, Lizzie was running late and she was upset because her locker jammed and no one would help her. So she was flying down the hallway, trying to make it to the small gym before the girl's locker door closed. When Lizzie jumped down some stairs and turned a corner quickly, she slammed into something hard. She fell backward and smashed her head against the ground.
"Hey! Watch where you're going you dumb-" said a girl from atop her. Realizing who's voice that was, Lizzie sat up quickly despite her pounding head. The girl sat to the side of Lizzie while stood up.
"I'm so sorry, Althea. I was late for a class and I wasn't really looking where I was going, are you all right? Here let me help you up. "Lizzie said very quickly. She bent down to help the girl but she snatched her arm back to her side.
"No thank you." Althea said with an attitude. "I don't need your help I-" She stopped and looked up and noticed that Lizzie was looking like a little puppy dog that had gotten his hindquarters hit with a newspaper.
"Oh Lizzie! I'm so sorry. I didn't realize it was you. I thought it was a freshmen or some goofy boy." Althea said apologetically.
"So your not upset?" Lizzie asked, still looking like she might burst with tears.
-Poor girl- Althea thought -She looks so pathetically sad. Why in the world did Claire want to invite them? -
But in fact, Althea was wrong. Lizzie and Co. have changed from sweet, innocent preteens from middle school. No longer was Lizzie naïve about the world, Miranda such a worrying brat, and Gordo such a clueless wonder. Even though it still looked like they had the perfect suburban upper-middle class American families, looks can be deceiving. Lizzie was trying every trick in the book to go to that party. Everyone except the old and dorky teachers knew about Althea's parties and everyone wanted to go. Lizzie and Miranda decided if they wanted to be the most popular girls in Hill ridge High school, they had to get invited to that party. So it was Lizzie's appointed task to get three invites and they would be on their way into the most talked about social event of the year.
Easier said than done, as the old saying goes.
Seems like Lizzie and Crew weren't the only ones trying to get into that party. Anyone willing to improve their social status was begging, bribing, doing tasks, and basically embarrassing themselves in front of the whole school to get that all elusive invite. They would show off in front of Althea, her friends, and their lackeys and they would stop at nothing to achieve their goal. Lizzie really wanted to skip over the drama and talk to Althea strait, but how?
Now her perfect opportunity was right in front of her, and she would take full advantage. She finished picking up all of her stuff and Althea's, and then handed her things back to the girl. She was about to say something to Althea, when she interrupted Lizzie.
"Thank you." Althea said as she took her books and started brushing the dirt off her denim skirt and ruby red shirt. Althea Thomas was a tall light skinned girl with brown hair, light brown eyes, and a nice cheerleader's body.
"No problem Althea." Lizzie said. She pulled down her black shirt and wiped off the dust on her blue jeans.
"Actually I was looking for you." Althea stated, taking Lizzie and guiding her towards the back of the school. "It's my lunch hour, so lets go get something to eat. I'm really hungry so lets go out for lunch, ok? The cafeteria food here makes me sick."
Lizzie was in shock. This never happened before, someone like Althea asking Lizzie to do something so socially important. She knew this would be her only chance to impress the senior and it needs to be perfect. So Lizzie forgot all about being late to gym class and kept her pace up with the older girl. They made a right to the staircase and walked forward, past the classes still in session. The two walked up a small stairway and turned to the left. Lizzie remembered that the exit Althea was taking her to was near the gym class that she was supposed to be in, so they had to be extra careful and make sure they didn't run into any administrators who patrolled that hallway. They made it past the door to the back student parking lot. If you had a car and it was your lunchtime, you could leave the school and head to any fast food restaurant, or you could sit back and relax at home.
"So, which one is yours?" Althea asked.
"Um. the blue Dodge Neon." Lizzie answered, pulling out the car keys from her purse.
-Thank you, Miranda- Lizzie thought. Her car was some old beat-up piece of junk that her dad bought cheep. Miranda had lent Lizzie her car keys to watch over them for her. The two girls walked over to the car, and Lizzie unlocked it. They hopped in and Lizzie pulled out of the parking lot and drove down the road.
"So, um where do you want to eat?" Lizzie asked Althea while trying to shield her eyes from the sun.
"Well I was thinking about this great little café and bar. They have the best pasta!" Althea answered, looking through her purse. "Do you know where I'm talking about?"
"Do you mean Zanzibar's?" (A/N: If you know the name of this bar, let me know in the review!)
"Yeah, that's the place. Hmm. I thought I was the only one who knew about that place."
"Nope. My friends and I go there sometimes. It kinda replaced the Digital Bean when it closed down a few years ago." Lizzie said with a small smile, remembering that special hangout. " Did you know about Digital Bean?"
"Yeah, sure. I mean all the kids who grew up around here knew about the Digital Bean. I rarely went because I was always studying for some class or another."
Lizzie stopped at a light and looked over to the other girl. "You know the best thing about Zanzibar's? The music. I mean this place has some great in- house bands. If I had any musical talent, I'd try and play there everyday like Phoebe off of Friends, you know?"
"Yeah I understand. The thing I really like there is the poetry nights. I've gone and tried it a couple of times. It's a interesting and enjoyable." Althea said.
-Huh- Althea thought -What in the world does Kate have against this girl? She doesn't seem to fit the dumb blond type to me-
Lizzie parked on the side of the street next to a pharmacy and they climbed out. They walked to Zanzibar in silence, letting the bright sunlight and the noise from the street carry out their conversation. They entered the restaurant, sat down, and looked over the menus. Lizzie ordered a chicken sandwich and Althea ordered the house pasta. As the girls were waiting for their food, Lizzie decided now was the best time to ask Althea why she had brought her here.
"Hey Althea, was their a reason that you invited me here?" Asked Lizzie casually, trying her best to hide her excitement.
Althea took a sip of her water, thinking -Right down to business I see.-
"Now you want to know why I've brought you here. Well it's really simple. You, Miranda, and David are all invited to my End of the Year party." Althea said with a small smile. Lizzie was sitting strait up in her chair, looking like she had just swallowed a piece of ice. Think about the most exciting thing that happened to you. Then times that by five. That's the kind of delight that Lizzie was feeling right now.
"Your serious?" Lizzie asked, mouth hung open.
"I wouldn't joke about something concerning my parties. Your either invited or not, no mistakes."
"Oh ok, sorry about that. So what are the specifics?"
"Here," Althea said. She handed Lizzie a formal invitation with all the information. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ You are cordially invited to an End of the Year Event!!
The Date is set for: Saturday, June 7
The time of the party is set for: 8:30 pm to 2:30 am
You may bring the following people to the party: Miranda Sanchez David Gordon
So come early, bring something, and have a good time!!!
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ "I know, I know. The card is kinda cheesy, but I spent most of the money on the party and the maid service that cleans up the next day." Althea said, noticing that Lizzie was finished reading the card.
"Maid service? This must be some wild party that you need to hire a maid service."
"You have no idea. Last year, it took me two days to clean up by myself and the house smelled like beer for a week. Thank God that my parents didn't come back until July."
"So should I bring beer or something else?"
"Anything type of food is ok. We don't usually run out of food until the party is almost over anyway."
The waitress came back with their orders, and the girls ate in silence. Lizzie was thinking on her incredible luck and Althea was wondering why Kate wanted Lizzie and this Miranda chick to go to the party. If anything, she would want to keep them away from a social event like this. Unless that fool is trying to pull something.-Oh well- Althea thought. -Better ask Kim about her later-After finishing up the meal, packing up the leftovers, and paying the bill; the girls left the restaurant.
"Thanks for the lift to Zanzibar's." Althea said while they walked along the sunny sidewalk to the car.
"Oh no problem. If it wasn't for you, I would be listening to Ms. Miller bitch about how much I suck at sports." Lizzie said with a smile.
"Sure. Hey if you want to go back anytime, just let me know." They reached the car and Lizzie unlocked it. They got into the car and Lizzie drove back to school, thinking all the way, -Yes! Ha-ha. I just made a new and powerful friend today. I so cannot wait to tell Miranda and Gordo! -
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A/N: That's it for chapter 2. So let me know if ya liked it or not. Since it's spring break, chapter 3 should be coming out soon, seeing as if I have all this free time. So until next time, bye.
Disclaimer: I don't own a thing, Disney or ABC owns the show, I just write for the fun of it.
Authors Notes: Hey guys, It's me again. Next chapter is kinda slow paced but I need to show how Lizzie & Crew got the invites so bear with me.
Lizzie, Miranda, and Gordo were actually going to one of Althea Thomas' parties. It was Lizzie who found out that the group was invited one day in school. Lizzie hated gym and made a point to come early, no matter what. Well on that Thursday, Lizzie was running late and she was upset because her locker jammed and no one would help her. So she was flying down the hallway, trying to make it to the small gym before the girl's locker door closed. When Lizzie jumped down some stairs and turned a corner quickly, she slammed into something hard. She fell backward and smashed her head against the ground.
"Hey! Watch where you're going you dumb-" said a girl from atop her. Realizing who's voice that was, Lizzie sat up quickly despite her pounding head. The girl sat to the side of Lizzie while stood up.
"I'm so sorry, Althea. I was late for a class and I wasn't really looking where I was going, are you all right? Here let me help you up. "Lizzie said very quickly. She bent down to help the girl but she snatched her arm back to her side.
"No thank you." Althea said with an attitude. "I don't need your help I-" She stopped and looked up and noticed that Lizzie was looking like a little puppy dog that had gotten his hindquarters hit with a newspaper.
"Oh Lizzie! I'm so sorry. I didn't realize it was you. I thought it was a freshmen or some goofy boy." Althea said apologetically.
"So your not upset?" Lizzie asked, still looking like she might burst with tears.
-Poor girl- Althea thought -She looks so pathetically sad. Why in the world did Claire want to invite them? -
But in fact, Althea was wrong. Lizzie and Co. have changed from sweet, innocent preteens from middle school. No longer was Lizzie naïve about the world, Miranda such a worrying brat, and Gordo such a clueless wonder. Even though it still looked like they had the perfect suburban upper-middle class American families, looks can be deceiving. Lizzie was trying every trick in the book to go to that party. Everyone except the old and dorky teachers knew about Althea's parties and everyone wanted to go. Lizzie and Miranda decided if they wanted to be the most popular girls in Hill ridge High school, they had to get invited to that party. So it was Lizzie's appointed task to get three invites and they would be on their way into the most talked about social event of the year.
Easier said than done, as the old saying goes.
Seems like Lizzie and Crew weren't the only ones trying to get into that party. Anyone willing to improve their social status was begging, bribing, doing tasks, and basically embarrassing themselves in front of the whole school to get that all elusive invite. They would show off in front of Althea, her friends, and their lackeys and they would stop at nothing to achieve their goal. Lizzie really wanted to skip over the drama and talk to Althea strait, but how?
Now her perfect opportunity was right in front of her, and she would take full advantage. She finished picking up all of her stuff and Althea's, and then handed her things back to the girl. She was about to say something to Althea, when she interrupted Lizzie.
"Thank you." Althea said as she took her books and started brushing the dirt off her denim skirt and ruby red shirt. Althea Thomas was a tall light skinned girl with brown hair, light brown eyes, and a nice cheerleader's body.
"No problem Althea." Lizzie said. She pulled down her black shirt and wiped off the dust on her blue jeans.
"Actually I was looking for you." Althea stated, taking Lizzie and guiding her towards the back of the school. "It's my lunch hour, so lets go get something to eat. I'm really hungry so lets go out for lunch, ok? The cafeteria food here makes me sick."
Lizzie was in shock. This never happened before, someone like Althea asking Lizzie to do something so socially important. She knew this would be her only chance to impress the senior and it needs to be perfect. So Lizzie forgot all about being late to gym class and kept her pace up with the older girl. They made a right to the staircase and walked forward, past the classes still in session. The two walked up a small stairway and turned to the left. Lizzie remembered that the exit Althea was taking her to was near the gym class that she was supposed to be in, so they had to be extra careful and make sure they didn't run into any administrators who patrolled that hallway. They made it past the door to the back student parking lot. If you had a car and it was your lunchtime, you could leave the school and head to any fast food restaurant, or you could sit back and relax at home.
"So, which one is yours?" Althea asked.
"Um. the blue Dodge Neon." Lizzie answered, pulling out the car keys from her purse.
-Thank you, Miranda- Lizzie thought. Her car was some old beat-up piece of junk that her dad bought cheep. Miranda had lent Lizzie her car keys to watch over them for her. The two girls walked over to the car, and Lizzie unlocked it. They hopped in and Lizzie pulled out of the parking lot and drove down the road.
"So, um where do you want to eat?" Lizzie asked Althea while trying to shield her eyes from the sun.
"Well I was thinking about this great little café and bar. They have the best pasta!" Althea answered, looking through her purse. "Do you know where I'm talking about?"
"Do you mean Zanzibar's?" (A/N: If you know the name of this bar, let me know in the review!)
"Yeah, that's the place. Hmm. I thought I was the only one who knew about that place."
"Nope. My friends and I go there sometimes. It kinda replaced the Digital Bean when it closed down a few years ago." Lizzie said with a small smile, remembering that special hangout. " Did you know about Digital Bean?"
"Yeah, sure. I mean all the kids who grew up around here knew about the Digital Bean. I rarely went because I was always studying for some class or another."
Lizzie stopped at a light and looked over to the other girl. "You know the best thing about Zanzibar's? The music. I mean this place has some great in- house bands. If I had any musical talent, I'd try and play there everyday like Phoebe off of Friends, you know?"
"Yeah I understand. The thing I really like there is the poetry nights. I've gone and tried it a couple of times. It's a interesting and enjoyable." Althea said.
-Huh- Althea thought -What in the world does Kate have against this girl? She doesn't seem to fit the dumb blond type to me-
Lizzie parked on the side of the street next to a pharmacy and they climbed out. They walked to Zanzibar in silence, letting the bright sunlight and the noise from the street carry out their conversation. They entered the restaurant, sat down, and looked over the menus. Lizzie ordered a chicken sandwich and Althea ordered the house pasta. As the girls were waiting for their food, Lizzie decided now was the best time to ask Althea why she had brought her here.
"Hey Althea, was their a reason that you invited me here?" Asked Lizzie casually, trying her best to hide her excitement.
Althea took a sip of her water, thinking -Right down to business I see.-
"Now you want to know why I've brought you here. Well it's really simple. You, Miranda, and David are all invited to my End of the Year party." Althea said with a small smile. Lizzie was sitting strait up in her chair, looking like she had just swallowed a piece of ice. Think about the most exciting thing that happened to you. Then times that by five. That's the kind of delight that Lizzie was feeling right now.
"Your serious?" Lizzie asked, mouth hung open.
"I wouldn't joke about something concerning my parties. Your either invited or not, no mistakes."
"Oh ok, sorry about that. So what are the specifics?"
"Here," Althea said. She handed Lizzie a formal invitation with all the information. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ You are cordially invited to an End of the Year Event!!
The Date is set for: Saturday, June 7
The time of the party is set for: 8:30 pm to 2:30 am
You may bring the following people to the party: Miranda Sanchez David Gordon
So come early, bring something, and have a good time!!!
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ "I know, I know. The card is kinda cheesy, but I spent most of the money on the party and the maid service that cleans up the next day." Althea said, noticing that Lizzie was finished reading the card.
"Maid service? This must be some wild party that you need to hire a maid service."
"You have no idea. Last year, it took me two days to clean up by myself and the house smelled like beer for a week. Thank God that my parents didn't come back until July."
"So should I bring beer or something else?"
"Anything type of food is ok. We don't usually run out of food until the party is almost over anyway."
The waitress came back with their orders, and the girls ate in silence. Lizzie was thinking on her incredible luck and Althea was wondering why Kate wanted Lizzie and this Miranda chick to go to the party. If anything, she would want to keep them away from a social event like this. Unless that fool is trying to pull something.-Oh well- Althea thought. -Better ask Kim about her later-After finishing up the meal, packing up the leftovers, and paying the bill; the girls left the restaurant.
"Thanks for the lift to Zanzibar's." Althea said while they walked along the sunny sidewalk to the car.
"Oh no problem. If it wasn't for you, I would be listening to Ms. Miller bitch about how much I suck at sports." Lizzie said with a smile.
"Sure. Hey if you want to go back anytime, just let me know." They reached the car and Lizzie unlocked it. They got into the car and Lizzie drove back to school, thinking all the way, -Yes! Ha-ha. I just made a new and powerful friend today. I so cannot wait to tell Miranda and Gordo! -
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A/N: That's it for chapter 2. So let me know if ya liked it or not. Since it's spring break, chapter 3 should be coming out soon, seeing as if I have all this free time. So until next time, bye.
