A/N: Hey everyone! I usually wouldn't update so soon, but today is
BlackMage's Birthday, and she writes one of my favorites stories on fanfic:
"To the One Who Was There All Along". Happy B-day!!! Hope you enjoy!
Oh, and if anyone wants me to send you an email when I have updated, just let me know your email address and if you want to be notified. Thanks!
"Hey, Lizzie? Where's your eye liner?" Miranda asks, bursting through Lizzie's door. She sees the two standing close, holding hands, and regrets her interference. She quickly shuts the door back.
Lizzie drops Gordo's hands and runs her fingers through her hair. "I guess I should help her."
Gordo nods and begins to descend the stairs. He suddenly gets an idea, knowing Miranda's curiosity, to listen in to their conversation. He usually wouldn't do such a thing, but he had to know what Lizzie thought of him.
"Miranda, my eyeliner is right here," Lizzie says, handing it to Miranda.
"Forget the eyeliner! What was that?"
"What was what?" Lizzie asks, trying to be innocent. Miranda just gives her a look. Lizzie continues, "It wasn't what it looked like. He wanted to ask me something and then he got all fidgety with his arms flailing everywhere so I took his hands to make him calm down. No big deal."
"What did he ask you?" Miranda is pacing the room while Lizzie sits calmly on the bed.
"Nothing. You interrupted us."
"Gosh, I wonder what he was going to ask you. And he was nervous? He was nervous! I am sure it was something big!"
"Calm down, Miranda. It's Gordo. I am sure it was nothing."
"Lizzie, come on! He likes you! And if he was nervous, don't you think he may have been going to ask you out?"
"Ask me out! No! Miranda! Like on a date? No! Eww!"
"Why is that ewww?"
"Miranda, that would be like kissing my brother!" Lizzie shutters at the thought.
"Who said anything about kissing? I didn't say anything about kissing. You're thinking of kissing Gordo!"
"No, I wasn't!" Lizzie jumps up from her bed.
"Lizzie, admit it! You like him as more than a friend." Miranda stops pacing and faces Lizzie.
"I do not. He's just Gordo; nice, smart, best friend Gordo." With that, Lizzie heads toward her bedroom door. Gordo hears her coming so he dashes downstairs and hops over the couch. Lizzie descends the steps and takes a seat beside him seconds later. "So, what were you going to ask me?"
"It was nothing, really," he dejectedly answers.
"Gordo, what's wrong?" Lizzie places her hand on his without thinking, but doesn't remove it.
Gordo opens his mouth, resolved to tell her everything, when Matt walks through the front door. Gordo jumps a little and quickly removes his hand out from under Lizzie's.
But Matt noticed. "Eww, were you holding my sister's hand? You can get a lot of germs from her."
Jo walks in right after Matt. Gordo turns red. "Who was holding hands? Please tell me Lizzie doesn't have a new paper boy boyfriend!" Jo exclaims shutting the door. She sees Lizzie and Gordo sitting on the couch. "Oh, hello, Lizzie. Gordo."
"So, um, that was awkward," Gordo admits, after they are alone again.
"Yeah, it was. Sorry."
"No, it wasn't your fault. I just don't have good timing."
"No, you don't," says Lizzie, nervously laughing.
A few moments later, Sam has his camera out, pictures are taken, and the whole group heads to the school. Lizzie, Miranda, and Gordo get dressed in their graduation gowns and hats. Lizzie and Miranda find their way over to Gordo.
"You nervous about your speech, Gordo?" Miranda asks.
He answers, "Nah, not too bad. Its really corny though. They might boo me off the stage though. Most people wanted Ethan to talk."
"Gordo, Ethan doesn't even know the meaning of the word speech! Trust me, they won't be sorry," Lizzie reassures him.
"It looks like everybody is taking their seats. We better go," Miranda states.
After a few statements from the principal, Gordo gets up to make his speech. "Hello, everyone. Looks like we finally made it! Junior high I can safely say was not the best experience of my life. In fact, it was cruel at times. As most of you know, I had the opportunity to skip some of junior high and enter High school a year early. I declined the offer for one reason; my friends. I couldn't bear the thought of going to high school without my friends, and now here we are about to enter a new world together. I have learned more about myself and more about those I care for then I would have, had I skipped this year. I just want to tell all of you (turning toward his classmates) that I appreciate your friendship, and that when we go to high school, I hope that our relationships won't deteriorate. Keep strong, keep courageous, but most of all keep true to yourself." (Turns back to the audience. After a pause, the audience claps.)
Gordo continues, through the applause, "I would also like to take this time to say one more thing. All day long I have been trying to ask you this to the graduation dance, Lizzie McGuire." He turns toward her. "Will you go with me?"
Everyone is greatly surprised at Gordo's sudden outburst, most of all Lizzie. She nods, still bewildered. Sam, Jo, and Matt all have similar expressions on their faces. Gordo turns back to the audience and mutters, "Um, thank you." He takes his seat.
The ceremony is performed, pictures are taken, flowers given, and finally the graduating class gathers outside to throw their hats in the air (like Mary Tyler-Moore! Okay, fine. Or not).
The dance is to be held at a local lodge. After receiving hugs from their parents, Gordo and Miranda get back into the McGuire's van. Lizzie and Gordo sit across from each other, but exchange no glances. Each is lost in his/her own thoughts. Arriving back at the McGuire's, Lizzie, Miranda, and Gordo proceed upstairs. Gordo gets his suit and goes into Matt's room to change. After he leaves, Miranda no longer holds in her excitement.
"Lizzie! Oh my gosh! That was such a sweet thing he did! He like, proposed to you in the middle of graduation!"
"Miranda, he did not propose to me. He just asked me to go to the dance with him."
"And you said yes."
"Yeah, so? It doesn't mean we're going out or anything. We're just going to a dance together."
Miranda gives Lizzie the "yeah, right" look before grabbing her dress and heading toward the bathroom to dress and fix her hair.
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"Hey, Lizzie? Where's your eye liner?" Miranda asks, bursting through Lizzie's door. She sees the two standing close, holding hands, and regrets her interference. She quickly shuts the door back.
Lizzie drops Gordo's hands and runs her fingers through her hair. "I guess I should help her."
Gordo nods and begins to descend the stairs. He suddenly gets an idea, knowing Miranda's curiosity, to listen in to their conversation. He usually wouldn't do such a thing, but he had to know what Lizzie thought of him.
"Miranda, my eyeliner is right here," Lizzie says, handing it to Miranda.
"Forget the eyeliner! What was that?"
"What was what?" Lizzie asks, trying to be innocent. Miranda just gives her a look. Lizzie continues, "It wasn't what it looked like. He wanted to ask me something and then he got all fidgety with his arms flailing everywhere so I took his hands to make him calm down. No big deal."
"What did he ask you?" Miranda is pacing the room while Lizzie sits calmly on the bed.
"Nothing. You interrupted us."
"Gosh, I wonder what he was going to ask you. And he was nervous? He was nervous! I am sure it was something big!"
"Calm down, Miranda. It's Gordo. I am sure it was nothing."
"Lizzie, come on! He likes you! And if he was nervous, don't you think he may have been going to ask you out?"
"Ask me out! No! Miranda! Like on a date? No! Eww!"
"Why is that ewww?"
"Miranda, that would be like kissing my brother!" Lizzie shutters at the thought.
"Who said anything about kissing? I didn't say anything about kissing. You're thinking of kissing Gordo!"
"No, I wasn't!" Lizzie jumps up from her bed.
"Lizzie, admit it! You like him as more than a friend." Miranda stops pacing and faces Lizzie.
"I do not. He's just Gordo; nice, smart, best friend Gordo." With that, Lizzie heads toward her bedroom door. Gordo hears her coming so he dashes downstairs and hops over the couch. Lizzie descends the steps and takes a seat beside him seconds later. "So, what were you going to ask me?"
"It was nothing, really," he dejectedly answers.
"Gordo, what's wrong?" Lizzie places her hand on his without thinking, but doesn't remove it.
Gordo opens his mouth, resolved to tell her everything, when Matt walks through the front door. Gordo jumps a little and quickly removes his hand out from under Lizzie's.
But Matt noticed. "Eww, were you holding my sister's hand? You can get a lot of germs from her."
Jo walks in right after Matt. Gordo turns red. "Who was holding hands? Please tell me Lizzie doesn't have a new paper boy boyfriend!" Jo exclaims shutting the door. She sees Lizzie and Gordo sitting on the couch. "Oh, hello, Lizzie. Gordo."
"So, um, that was awkward," Gordo admits, after they are alone again.
"Yeah, it was. Sorry."
"No, it wasn't your fault. I just don't have good timing."
"No, you don't," says Lizzie, nervously laughing.
A few moments later, Sam has his camera out, pictures are taken, and the whole group heads to the school. Lizzie, Miranda, and Gordo get dressed in their graduation gowns and hats. Lizzie and Miranda find their way over to Gordo.
"You nervous about your speech, Gordo?" Miranda asks.
He answers, "Nah, not too bad. Its really corny though. They might boo me off the stage though. Most people wanted Ethan to talk."
"Gordo, Ethan doesn't even know the meaning of the word speech! Trust me, they won't be sorry," Lizzie reassures him.
"It looks like everybody is taking their seats. We better go," Miranda states.
After a few statements from the principal, Gordo gets up to make his speech. "Hello, everyone. Looks like we finally made it! Junior high I can safely say was not the best experience of my life. In fact, it was cruel at times. As most of you know, I had the opportunity to skip some of junior high and enter High school a year early. I declined the offer for one reason; my friends. I couldn't bear the thought of going to high school without my friends, and now here we are about to enter a new world together. I have learned more about myself and more about those I care for then I would have, had I skipped this year. I just want to tell all of you (turning toward his classmates) that I appreciate your friendship, and that when we go to high school, I hope that our relationships won't deteriorate. Keep strong, keep courageous, but most of all keep true to yourself." (Turns back to the audience. After a pause, the audience claps.)
Gordo continues, through the applause, "I would also like to take this time to say one more thing. All day long I have been trying to ask you this to the graduation dance, Lizzie McGuire." He turns toward her. "Will you go with me?"
Everyone is greatly surprised at Gordo's sudden outburst, most of all Lizzie. She nods, still bewildered. Sam, Jo, and Matt all have similar expressions on their faces. Gordo turns back to the audience and mutters, "Um, thank you." He takes his seat.
The ceremony is performed, pictures are taken, flowers given, and finally the graduating class gathers outside to throw their hats in the air (like Mary Tyler-Moore! Okay, fine. Or not).
The dance is to be held at a local lodge. After receiving hugs from their parents, Gordo and Miranda get back into the McGuire's van. Lizzie and Gordo sit across from each other, but exchange no glances. Each is lost in his/her own thoughts. Arriving back at the McGuire's, Lizzie, Miranda, and Gordo proceed upstairs. Gordo gets his suit and goes into Matt's room to change. After he leaves, Miranda no longer holds in her excitement.
"Lizzie! Oh my gosh! That was such a sweet thing he did! He like, proposed to you in the middle of graduation!"
"Miranda, he did not propose to me. He just asked me to go to the dance with him."
"And you said yes."
"Yeah, so? It doesn't mean we're going out or anything. We're just going to a dance together."
Miranda gives Lizzie the "yeah, right" look before grabbing her dress and heading toward the bathroom to dress and fix her hair.