*-*-Disclaimer: I do not own, nor have I ever owned, Lizzie McGuire. All characters belong to the creators of Lizzie McGuire.-*-*
The New...Everything
Chapter Twenty-Three
Lizzie hadn't been in Gordo's arms crying long before Miranda came downstairs. Lizzie looked up at Miranda and began to sob even harded. Miranda was confused. What had happened? If Gordo had done anything to her, she was going to kick his butt all the way to Pluto. There was no way she was going to let Gordo play her friend like this. Things like that do NOT happen to Lizzie McGuire. She was too nice of a person for that. Miranda glared at Gordo. Gordo glared at Miranda. Lizzie sobbed. Miranda looked at Lizzie and her facial expression softened. She walked up to Lizzie and placed a hand on her shoulder. "Liz, what's wrong? What happened?" Miranda stared into Lizzie's eyes.
Lizzie looked at Miranda briefly. She sniffled and looked at Gordo. What was she going to say? She couldn't tell Miranda that she had heard the conversation between her and Kate. She had to make up something quick. She sniffled and smirked, "It's nothing. I just saw a really big bug."
Gordo did a double take. That's not what she had told him in her hysterics just a minute ago. She had...Oh. That's what she's doing. She doesn't want Miranda to know. He nodded, "Yeah, just a bug. I took care of it though." He rubbed Lizzie's back, trying to comfort her in her desperate time of need.
Miranda stifled a laugh, "Oh, Liz, you'll never change!" She turned and sat on the couch. She looked up at Lizzie and Gordo. Gordo looked upset with her. Lizzie shook her head. He smiled, half satisfied, and nodded in acceptance. An unspoken conversation, like they had read each other's mind. Miranda sighed dreamily, how she wanted something like that. Then she remember Larry, which brought a huge smile and a slight blush to her cheeks. She quickly shook her head of the thought and looked at the other two room occupants. "So, what are we doing?" she asked the two staring at her.
Gordo and Lizzie had seen the whole little charade. They saw Miranda blush and smile. Now, they were determined to find out what that was about, even though Miranda had been blackmailed into splitting up the two. Lizzie and Gordo plopped down on either side of Miranda. Miranda laughed and looked at the two on either side of her. She knew what was coming. Lizzie was first to speak up, "Spill, Miranda."
Miranda laughed, "What's there to say?"
Gordo looked at her, "You can't be serious. We saw the whole thing. Who is it? And what is he to us?"
Miranda looked at Gordo, "Gah, you're acting like a detective, and that I've just been accused of commiting a heinous crime!"
"Cha...Miranda! If you don't tell us, it will BE a heinous crime on your part. We're your friends. You should tell us," Lizzie smiled. "Besides, I've known you for forever, why wouldn't you tell me? It's not like that one time with the pumpkin or anything like that!"
Miranda's jaw dropped. "LIZ!" Miranda yelled. "I told you not to bring that up ever again. Do you know how embaressing that was?"
"Miranda! I've done worse! So, don't go there," Lizzie laughed. "Remember my treadmill accident?" Miranda nodded and laughed remembering what had happened. "See, that was way worse than the pumpkin thing!"
"Mmm! Food..."
The girls turned and looked at Gordo. They turned to each other. "Boys!" they exclaimed with a laugh.
Gordo looked at them, "Hey! I heard that!"
"And that's probably all you heard once I mentioned the word pumpkin, right?" Lizzie smirked. Gordo scrunched his nose so that his lack of listening wouldn't be given away. Lizzie and Miranda laughed. Lizzie reached over and patted Gordo's head, "Thought so. There's food in the kitchen. Go help yourself." He hopped off the couch and practically ran into the kitchen. Lizzie laughed again. She looked back at Miranda. She became very serious, "Why do you take that crap from her?"
Miranda was confused, "Take what crap from whom?"
Lizzie scoffed and grimaced, "Kate."
The New...Everything
Chapter Twenty-Three
Lizzie hadn't been in Gordo's arms crying long before Miranda came downstairs. Lizzie looked up at Miranda and began to sob even harded. Miranda was confused. What had happened? If Gordo had done anything to her, she was going to kick his butt all the way to Pluto. There was no way she was going to let Gordo play her friend like this. Things like that do NOT happen to Lizzie McGuire. She was too nice of a person for that. Miranda glared at Gordo. Gordo glared at Miranda. Lizzie sobbed. Miranda looked at Lizzie and her facial expression softened. She walked up to Lizzie and placed a hand on her shoulder. "Liz, what's wrong? What happened?" Miranda stared into Lizzie's eyes.
Lizzie looked at Miranda briefly. She sniffled and looked at Gordo. What was she going to say? She couldn't tell Miranda that she had heard the conversation between her and Kate. She had to make up something quick. She sniffled and smirked, "It's nothing. I just saw a really big bug."
Gordo did a double take. That's not what she had told him in her hysterics just a minute ago. She had...Oh. That's what she's doing. She doesn't want Miranda to know. He nodded, "Yeah, just a bug. I took care of it though." He rubbed Lizzie's back, trying to comfort her in her desperate time of need.
Miranda stifled a laugh, "Oh, Liz, you'll never change!" She turned and sat on the couch. She looked up at Lizzie and Gordo. Gordo looked upset with her. Lizzie shook her head. He smiled, half satisfied, and nodded in acceptance. An unspoken conversation, like they had read each other's mind. Miranda sighed dreamily, how she wanted something like that. Then she remember Larry, which brought a huge smile and a slight blush to her cheeks. She quickly shook her head of the thought and looked at the other two room occupants. "So, what are we doing?" she asked the two staring at her.
Gordo and Lizzie had seen the whole little charade. They saw Miranda blush and smile. Now, they were determined to find out what that was about, even though Miranda had been blackmailed into splitting up the two. Lizzie and Gordo plopped down on either side of Miranda. Miranda laughed and looked at the two on either side of her. She knew what was coming. Lizzie was first to speak up, "Spill, Miranda."
Miranda laughed, "What's there to say?"
Gordo looked at her, "You can't be serious. We saw the whole thing. Who is it? And what is he to us?"
Miranda looked at Gordo, "Gah, you're acting like a detective, and that I've just been accused of commiting a heinous crime!"
"Cha...Miranda! If you don't tell us, it will BE a heinous crime on your part. We're your friends. You should tell us," Lizzie smiled. "Besides, I've known you for forever, why wouldn't you tell me? It's not like that one time with the pumpkin or anything like that!"
Miranda's jaw dropped. "LIZ!" Miranda yelled. "I told you not to bring that up ever again. Do you know how embaressing that was?"
"Miranda! I've done worse! So, don't go there," Lizzie laughed. "Remember my treadmill accident?" Miranda nodded and laughed remembering what had happened. "See, that was way worse than the pumpkin thing!"
"Mmm! Food..."
The girls turned and looked at Gordo. They turned to each other. "Boys!" they exclaimed with a laugh.
Gordo looked at them, "Hey! I heard that!"
"And that's probably all you heard once I mentioned the word pumpkin, right?" Lizzie smirked. Gordo scrunched his nose so that his lack of listening wouldn't be given away. Lizzie and Miranda laughed. Lizzie reached over and patted Gordo's head, "Thought so. There's food in the kitchen. Go help yourself." He hopped off the couch and practically ran into the kitchen. Lizzie laughed again. She looked back at Miranda. She became very serious, "Why do you take that crap from her?"
Miranda was confused, "Take what crap from whom?"
Lizzie scoffed and grimaced, "Kate."
