Hi people. Wazuuuuuuuuuuup!!! Just thought that I'd let you know that I want to finish up this fanfic in the next 5 or so chapters. I might make it longer but actually I have a great new idea that I've already started writing. I don't want to post it yet because I know that if I do I'll become delinquent with updating this one and you guys especially my reviewers are way to great to be forced to suffer through long waits for updates. I know from experience that after a while it gets annoying. I have a sequel planned however so have no fear. If I didn't do something you wanted in this fic just tell me and I'll try to incorporate it into the sequel. I'll give you a hint as to what my new fic is about though. It's loosely based on a Sandra Bullock movie. Don't you just love Sandra Bullock movies? N E WAYZ Back to the story.

Wait! Before I get beck to the story I just want to tell you about the songs in this chapter. Obviously the first one would be Hilary Duff's 'I Can't Wait- Dance Remix', the second one however I wrote especially for this fanfic called 'How Much You Mean to Me'. It's not my best work but I hope you like it. Ok, NOW back to the story.

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Lizzie and Miranda screamed with excitement. The announcer had just gone up on stage to introduce them. They were actually going to sing at the dance!!! They still weren't talking to Kate since their fight three weeks ago, and that did put a damper on their joyous mood but not much of one. They were about to do their first real performance as a duo. They had decided to do two songs, an upbeat dance number and a sappy love song. Getting the music without the studio was not as difficult as they thought. All they had to do was to call up the school's 'resident dj'. He had been well equipped to provide customized instrumentals for their songs.

They ran onstage to a unanimous gasp from their schoolmates followed by a frenzied uproar of cheers and whistles. The school was ecstatic that two of their own were the mystery super group.

"Lookin' good girls." The announcer called before handing over the microphones. They didn't know if he said as a default comment to exit the stage or if he really meant it. In any case it didn't matter. They WERE looking good. Lizzie was wearing a sparkly white tube top with black leather bellbottoms while Miranda had on the same thing only her tube top was of a black sparkly material and her bellbottoms were white leather. Together they resembled a checkered flag but a very cool one at that.

"How are you guys doing tonight?" Lizzie asked into her mike. She was answered with a roar of approval from the crowd.

"Are you ready to have some fun?" Miranda asked.

"ROAR"

"Are you ready to dance?" Lizzie

"ROAR"

"Are you ready to PAAAR-TAY?" Miranda

"ROOOOOAAAAAAARRRRRR"

With that the music started up on their first number. They were doing the dance song first with Lizzie on lead vocals. By the school's reaction, they were loving it. They even invited Ethan up onstage to do some of his dancing antics. Unfortunately while trying to put his own bizarre spin on the funky chicken he kicked over a mike stand. Luckily they weren't using it.

At the end of the song amidst furious applause the pair spotted Kate for the first time that night. She was moving up to the front of the stage with Claire and another girl with wild red hair holding a huge plastic bag. Obviously Kate and the former had resumed their friendship. What did it matter to them anyway? But it did and as much as they tried to deny it they had regained a strong bond with Kate in the time she spent hanging out with them. At that same moment Kate said something to the redhead next to her. From the expression on her face it was clear that she was angry with the girl. After a second of yelling she flounced off. She did not disappear for long though as she reappeared with Ms. Ungermyer who proceeded up unto the stage just as Lizzie and Miranda were beginning their second song. It had taken them a little while to set up as Miranda was accompanying the instrumental track with her guitar for this song.

"Excuse me girls, I have an announcement to make. Mimi Anderson I would like to see both you and the contents of that bag you're holding in my office right now." Big Red was wearing the expression of a deer just before a car hit it. All around her she could see people look at her, mouth the word Mimi incredulously and the double over with laughter. She ignored them however and continued her search for one face in particular. She found her still close to the stage.

"You're gonna pay for this Saunders" She said fiercely and stalked off to the principal's office still holding the bag of balloons. Things soon got back to normal however and after a call by the pair on stage to hold that 'special someone' close the music began.

Hold on; Buckle up 'cause we are going for a ride into love.

Stay strong, Take me in your arms and prove that we can fly like a dove

There were times when I thought that I would never reach this state. This state of grace

Now my life is so magical and I'm reminded why every time I see your face.

God has blessed me, profoundly

When he made your love for me

I can't tell just how much

You mean to me

How much you mean to me

We'll survive, all the troubles and the pain to come ahead, we have before.

And now I take this moment just to say it's not a crush, it's so much more.

Your warmth and encouragement inspires me so much, you need to see

The type of special girl that is deserving of your love inside of me.

God has blessed me, profoundly

When he made your love for me

I can't tell just how much

You mean to me

How much you mean to me

Every time I go to sleep I dream you

Everyday I wake up to your voice

If I was forced to live one day without you

I'd demand I get another choice (Repeat to a fade)

When they were finished there wasn't much of an applause like the song before but that was ok. Everyone was more occupied doing 'other stuff'. The announcer broke the trance, however and the girls were given a huge round of applause. When they stepped off the stage, they were engulfed by a swarm of well-wishers as they weaved their way through them in search of their song's inspiration. At that moment Lizzie felt a familiar hand take hers in its grasp. She looked up to see Ronnie smiling at her.

"Lizzie that was great! I didn't know you had such a sensational voice." She was genuinely glad to see him. She hadn't seen him around school for a few weeks but at this moment he was not the focus of her attention.

"Thanks." She smiled at him, still searching to find Gordo and Larry.

"That's not the reason I came over though." He said pulling a girl from behind him and lacing his arm over her shoulder.

"Lizzie, this is my girlfriend Hope Peterson. She just moved back to Hillridge. Hope, THIS is Lizzie McGuire." Lizzie was stunned for a second. Could this be the girl that he. One look in his eyes told her that she was. He looked absolutely smitten with her. HER eyes, however, were full of apprehension.

"Nice to meet you Lizzie. Ronnie said you were pretty but I didn't think that you were this gorgeous. I'm almost jealous." She wrapped her arms tightly around Ronnie's waist and Lizzie laughed inwardly.

"No need to be, you're ten times more beautiful than I am." She smiled amiably and the girl who was in fact very pretty with soft brown hair and eyes to match. "I don't need to be rude but if you'd excuse me I have to go." With that and stars in her eyes she headed to where Miranda had already made her way over to the guys.