*-*-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-Four
Miranda just sat there, mouth open and eyes wide. How did she know? How did Lizzie know? She hadn't wanted to do this, but she also didn't want those pictures surfacing. That would not be good. "Liz, what are you talking about?" Miranda tried to play it cool. She tried to play down the whole fact that she didn't know what Lizzie was talking about and that she didn't want Lizzie to know. If Lizzie knew, that just would not be any good.
Lizzie blew her bangs out of her eyes; she always did that when she was frustrated with Miranda. Miranda sighed; she could tell Lizzie was frustrated. Lizzie looked at Miranda, "I know all about it."
Miranda looked at the ground, "Oh."
"I don't see why you take that crap from her, Miranda. I mean, is it absolutely, trully worth it? Is it worth our friendship? Is it worth breaking up Gordo and me?" Lizzie was harsh, but it needed to be said.
Gordo walked back into the room with a plate full of food, "What? Break up? Who's breaking up?"
Lizzie looked up at Gordo, "No one. We're going to go finish our conversation upstairs. Stay here and watch some TV. Okay?"
"You want me to wa-" Lizzie gave him a pleading look. He sighed, "Yeah, okay. Watch TV."
Lizzie smiled, "Thanks, Gordo." She pecked him on the cheek and then grabbed Miranda's hand, "Come, come. We're going upstairs."
Miranda groaned, "I don't see why. I'd be perfectly okay with Gordo hearing all of this."
"No, I don't want him to hear what I have to say," and with that Lizzie drug Miranda up the stairs and to her room. Lizzie and Miranda plopped down on Lizzie's bed. "Miranda, is it really worth it?" she asked in a seriousness.
Miranda stared at her. She finally found her voice, "No, Liz. It's not worth it." She shook her head dejectedy.
Lizzie smiled comfortingly, "Miranda, you know I'm always here for you, and I'd never abandon you for someone else. But, I have yet to see why you don't like Gordo. I mean, what do you honestly have against him?"
"Liz, to be quite honest with you, I'm not sure. There's nothing to not like about him. He's an amazing person all around. You're lucky to have him, and I will go to all costs to keep Kate away from him. I mean, can you believe that? Kate...and Gordo? That would flat out never work!"
Lizzie grinned and laughed. She gave her best friend a hug, "Oh, Miranda! You're back!"
Miranda smiled, "Yeah." She stood up on the bed and threw a hand up on the air. "I'M BACK!" she hollered, and it echoed through out the empty house. Both girls laughed hysterically.
Lizzie stopped laughing, "Hey, Miranda?"
"Yeah?"
"What was she going to blackmail you with anyways? It sure couldn't be the pumpkin incident, could it?"
"LIZ!!!!"
Lizzie giggled, "Sorry."
"But, no. It wasn't that. Although, that would be much worse than this."
"Well, what is it?"
"I....uh....."
"Miranda?"
Miranda brushed it off, "Just pictures is all. Just pictures."
Lizzie knew better than to leave it at that. Miranda didn't have very many incriminating photos of her floating around. She usually burned all the bad ones that had been taken of her. I suppose it was for reasons like these, so no one could blackmail her. Well, obviously, that didn't totally work. Someone had gotten a hold of a few somewhere and passed them along to Kate. "Pictures of what, Miranda?" Lizzie wanted to know terribly bad.
Right then, Gordo burst into the room, "I know what is in the pictures that Miranda is being blackmailed with."
Both girls snapped their head towards the door, "WHAT?!" Then in unison once again, "How long have you been there? Were you spying on us?" The rantics and questions went on and on.
Gordo laughed, "If you'd calm down, I'd tell you. The room became extremely quiet. Not a sound was being made. "Well, that didn't take long."
The New...Everything
Chapter Twenty-Four
Miranda just sat there, mouth open and eyes wide. How did she know? How did Lizzie know? She hadn't wanted to do this, but she also didn't want those pictures surfacing. That would not be good. "Liz, what are you talking about?" Miranda tried to play it cool. She tried to play down the whole fact that she didn't know what Lizzie was talking about and that she didn't want Lizzie to know. If Lizzie knew, that just would not be any good.
Lizzie blew her bangs out of her eyes; she always did that when she was frustrated with Miranda. Miranda sighed; she could tell Lizzie was frustrated. Lizzie looked at Miranda, "I know all about it."
Miranda looked at the ground, "Oh."
"I don't see why you take that crap from her, Miranda. I mean, is it absolutely, trully worth it? Is it worth our friendship? Is it worth breaking up Gordo and me?" Lizzie was harsh, but it needed to be said.
Gordo walked back into the room with a plate full of food, "What? Break up? Who's breaking up?"
Lizzie looked up at Gordo, "No one. We're going to go finish our conversation upstairs. Stay here and watch some TV. Okay?"
"You want me to wa-" Lizzie gave him a pleading look. He sighed, "Yeah, okay. Watch TV."
Lizzie smiled, "Thanks, Gordo." She pecked him on the cheek and then grabbed Miranda's hand, "Come, come. We're going upstairs."
Miranda groaned, "I don't see why. I'd be perfectly okay with Gordo hearing all of this."
"No, I don't want him to hear what I have to say," and with that Lizzie drug Miranda up the stairs and to her room. Lizzie and Miranda plopped down on Lizzie's bed. "Miranda, is it really worth it?" she asked in a seriousness.
Miranda stared at her. She finally found her voice, "No, Liz. It's not worth it." She shook her head dejectedy.
Lizzie smiled comfortingly, "Miranda, you know I'm always here for you, and I'd never abandon you for someone else. But, I have yet to see why you don't like Gordo. I mean, what do you honestly have against him?"
"Liz, to be quite honest with you, I'm not sure. There's nothing to not like about him. He's an amazing person all around. You're lucky to have him, and I will go to all costs to keep Kate away from him. I mean, can you believe that? Kate...and Gordo? That would flat out never work!"
Lizzie grinned and laughed. She gave her best friend a hug, "Oh, Miranda! You're back!"
Miranda smiled, "Yeah." She stood up on the bed and threw a hand up on the air. "I'M BACK!" she hollered, and it echoed through out the empty house. Both girls laughed hysterically.
Lizzie stopped laughing, "Hey, Miranda?"
"Yeah?"
"What was she going to blackmail you with anyways? It sure couldn't be the pumpkin incident, could it?"
"LIZ!!!!"
Lizzie giggled, "Sorry."
"But, no. It wasn't that. Although, that would be much worse than this."
"Well, what is it?"
"I....uh....."
"Miranda?"
Miranda brushed it off, "Just pictures is all. Just pictures."
Lizzie knew better than to leave it at that. Miranda didn't have very many incriminating photos of her floating around. She usually burned all the bad ones that had been taken of her. I suppose it was for reasons like these, so no one could blackmail her. Well, obviously, that didn't totally work. Someone had gotten a hold of a few somewhere and passed them along to Kate. "Pictures of what, Miranda?" Lizzie wanted to know terribly bad.
Right then, Gordo burst into the room, "I know what is in the pictures that Miranda is being blackmailed with."
Both girls snapped their head towards the door, "WHAT?!" Then in unison once again, "How long have you been there? Were you spying on us?" The rantics and questions went on and on.
Gordo laughed, "If you'd calm down, I'd tell you. The room became extremely quiet. Not a sound was being made. "Well, that didn't take long."
