A/N: This story hasn't received the best response, but I felt like it
needed to be updated. So I did. Enjoy and review!
Disclaimer: NEWSFLASH! : I don't own Lizzie McGuire. Oh wait, you already knew that. Silly me. I also don't own the Backstreet Boys song in this chapter. So there.
Sooner or Later
Chapter 8: How Did I Fall in Love with You?
Gordo turned sideways on his bed and glanced at the clock beside him. It flashed 8:00. The dance had started. He went to roll back over, but his eyes caught sight of a picture beside his alarm clock. He picked it up and looked at it. It was one of his favorites, but today it just depressed him. He ran his fingers over the smooth glass of the frame. He and Lizzie smiled back at him. They were young, about 4 or 5, standing in front of Sleeping Beauty's castle in Disneyland, on one of the many trips their families used to take to the park. It was before school, before Kate, before Miranda, before anything. It was just the two of them, side by side, hand in hand, the best of friends, nothing more. Gordo longed for those days as he set the picture back. Things were so easy, so uncomplicated.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Remember when, we never needed each other?
The best of friends, like sister and brother.
We understood we'd never be alone.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
But now, now things were completely upside down. Gordo's feelings had gone from completely platonic to completely in-love. He didn't know how, or when exactly, but what he did know was that he had completely missed the boat on telling her. Now she was with Ryan. Things were never going to be the same.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Those days are gone,
Now I want you so much.
The night is long, and I need your touch.
Don't know what to say,
Never meant to feel this way.
Don't wanna be, alone tonight.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Meanwhile, at the dance, Lizzie stood with Ryan and his friends, making small talk. It was alright, but Lizzie's mind was elsewhere. She should have been enjoying the night and the fact that she had a date, but she was too worried about Gordo. How he had been acting the past few days, and especially this afternoon. She could tell something was bothering him, and it was bothering her too. All she could think about was him. How distant and cold he had seemed when he told her he wasn't going to the dance.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
I hear your voice,
And I start to tremble.
Brings back the child that I resemble.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Gordo thought about what he would say to her. Eventually, he'd have to explain himself. And he couldn't hide anymore, he had to tell her the truth, that he saw her as more than a friend. Sure, he risked losing her, but if he didn't speak up, he would drive himself crazy thinking about what could have happened.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
I can not pretend,
That we can still be friends.
Don't wanna be, alone tonight.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
He couldn't take it. How was he going to tell her? Tell her about everything he'd been holding in for the past two years. Tell her that he was confused guy, that he was the one who liked his best friend and wanted to be with her. He had to. Right this minute. He got up and left his house, rushing to the school. He needed to let her know, he knew he did, he thought, as his feet pounded against the pavement.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Oh, I wanna say this right,
And it has to be tonight.
Just need you to know..
I don't wanna live this lie,
I don't wanna say goodbye.
With you I wanna spend the rest of my life.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Lizzie excused herself from the group. She needed fresh air, to get outside and try to leave behind everything she was feeling. She had come to the realization that if Gordo wasn't going to say anything, she was. She didn't know how this whole thing had happened, or how she developed these feelings, but she knew she had to speak up. She had to end this awkwardness. She would flat out tell him how she felt. That was the only way she could get her best friend back.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
What can I do to make you mine?
Fallen so hard, so fast this time.
What did I say? What did you do?
How did I fall in love with you?
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Gordo reached the middle school, and ran to the front doors. He saw a girl standing there by herself. As he moved closer, he noticed who it was.
"Gordo?" was all he heard as he approached her in the darkness.
TBC!
Review!
Disclaimer: NEWSFLASH! : I don't own Lizzie McGuire. Oh wait, you already knew that. Silly me. I also don't own the Backstreet Boys song in this chapter. So there.
Sooner or Later
Chapter 8: How Did I Fall in Love with You?
Gordo turned sideways on his bed and glanced at the clock beside him. It flashed 8:00. The dance had started. He went to roll back over, but his eyes caught sight of a picture beside his alarm clock. He picked it up and looked at it. It was one of his favorites, but today it just depressed him. He ran his fingers over the smooth glass of the frame. He and Lizzie smiled back at him. They were young, about 4 or 5, standing in front of Sleeping Beauty's castle in Disneyland, on one of the many trips their families used to take to the park. It was before school, before Kate, before Miranda, before anything. It was just the two of them, side by side, hand in hand, the best of friends, nothing more. Gordo longed for those days as he set the picture back. Things were so easy, so uncomplicated.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Remember when, we never needed each other?
The best of friends, like sister and brother.
We understood we'd never be alone.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
But now, now things were completely upside down. Gordo's feelings had gone from completely platonic to completely in-love. He didn't know how, or when exactly, but what he did know was that he had completely missed the boat on telling her. Now she was with Ryan. Things were never going to be the same.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Those days are gone,
Now I want you so much.
The night is long, and I need your touch.
Don't know what to say,
Never meant to feel this way.
Don't wanna be, alone tonight.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Meanwhile, at the dance, Lizzie stood with Ryan and his friends, making small talk. It was alright, but Lizzie's mind was elsewhere. She should have been enjoying the night and the fact that she had a date, but she was too worried about Gordo. How he had been acting the past few days, and especially this afternoon. She could tell something was bothering him, and it was bothering her too. All she could think about was him. How distant and cold he had seemed when he told her he wasn't going to the dance.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
I hear your voice,
And I start to tremble.
Brings back the child that I resemble.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Gordo thought about what he would say to her. Eventually, he'd have to explain himself. And he couldn't hide anymore, he had to tell her the truth, that he saw her as more than a friend. Sure, he risked losing her, but if he didn't speak up, he would drive himself crazy thinking about what could have happened.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
I can not pretend,
That we can still be friends.
Don't wanna be, alone tonight.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
He couldn't take it. How was he going to tell her? Tell her about everything he'd been holding in for the past two years. Tell her that he was confused guy, that he was the one who liked his best friend and wanted to be with her. He had to. Right this minute. He got up and left his house, rushing to the school. He needed to let her know, he knew he did, he thought, as his feet pounded against the pavement.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Oh, I wanna say this right,
And it has to be tonight.
Just need you to know..
I don't wanna live this lie,
I don't wanna say goodbye.
With you I wanna spend the rest of my life.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Lizzie excused herself from the group. She needed fresh air, to get outside and try to leave behind everything she was feeling. She had come to the realization that if Gordo wasn't going to say anything, she was. She didn't know how this whole thing had happened, or how she developed these feelings, but she knew she had to speak up. She had to end this awkwardness. She would flat out tell him how she felt. That was the only way she could get her best friend back.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
What can I do to make you mine?
Fallen so hard, so fast this time.
What did I say? What did you do?
How did I fall in love with you?
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Gordo reached the middle school, and ran to the front doors. He saw a girl standing there by herself. As he moved closer, he noticed who it was.
"Gordo?" was all he heard as he approached her in the darkness.
TBC!
Review!