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Oh, and BTW, I rated this PG-13 just to be safe- please tell me if it's the right rating!
Everything Has Changed
Miranda tapped her fingers impatiently, waiting for her cousin to get off the phone.
"Finally," Miranda muttered after her cousin hung up. "God, this vacation is so boring!"
The phone rang once. Then twice. Miranda waited until the 6th ring, and then hung up. Being Lizzie's best friend since kindergarten and now her roomate, she knew that it took Lizzie a long time to get up- and it was only 9 AM in Boston.
Miranda decided to call Lizzie's cell phone.
"Honey, I hope you're not wasting that calling card!" her mother shouted into the room.
"I'm only calling school! I just want to tell Lizzie to check something!"
Miranda waited longer, but Lizzie didn't pick up.
"Miranda! Come on! We have to go see your abuelo!"
"Coming, Mom! Just two more minutes!" Miranda yelled. She dialed their apartment again.
"Hi, you've reached Lizzie and Miranda. We can't come to the phone right now, so just leave a message after the beep! Luv ya! ……. BEEP."
Miranda didn't like the way her voice sounded on the message, but- oh well.
"Hey, Lizzie and Kate, if you're there, it's Miranda. Where are you? Are you two still sleeping? It's ok, I'm just really bored here in Mexico, just wanted to talk. Can one of you check my closet and see if my black sweater is in there? I just wasn't sure if I brought it or lost it or what. So, call me whenever you hear this! Love you!"
Miranda hung up, a little worried about her best friends.
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Lizzie's POV
I stirred when I heard my cell phone went off but was too tired to get up and answer it. Not to mention that my head felt like it weighed 100 pounds. I tried to sit up, but my headache got worse. I yawned and cracked my eye open.
Oh, my god. I thought frantically. Where am I? This wasn't my bedroom. This wasn't my bed.
I realized when I rolled over that I wasn't alone either. The guy lying next to me woke up and looked at me too.
I realized who he was.
"Oh, my god, what happened?" I gasped. My head was still aching. He slowly inched away from me.
"I…I…don't know…" he said shakily. We both realized that we were still naked. I wrapped the bed sheet around myself and tried to stand up. "Oh, my god, Lizzie, did we…oh, my god…" Gordo put his head in his hands.
I began getting dressed. Gordo turned around to say something.
"Gordo!" I exclaimed, covering myself up. "Turn around!"
"Sorry," he muttered. "How did this happen?"
I pulled on my jeans. "Hey, the last thing I remember is dancing at Larry's party last night," I said pointedly.
"Hey, you expect me to remember?" Gordo asked, and I could hear a hint of anger in his voice.
I swayed. My head was aching, and I was not in the mood to argue.
"Ok, listen, Gordon. Let's just forget about it, ok? This never happened!" I exclaimed, looking for my jacket.
"Ok!" Gordo replied. "The next time we see each other, we're just friends. Just best friends, like we've been forever- until this happened!"
"Hey, it's not my fault!" I hissed, not wanting to wake anybody up.
"I never said it was," Gordo hissed back.
"Fine!" I said, opened the door. He followed me.
"Fine!" he said.
I stormed out of his room, only to run smack into Claire.
"Hey, McGuire, you look a lot better now, when you're not drunk and hanging yourself on all the guys." She smirked. "Wow, who would have thought that little, innocent Elizabeth would drink that much?" Claire turned on her heel and walked to the bathroom.
"Lizzie?" someone said behind me. I whirled around.
"Yeah?" I said impatiently, but softened when I saw it was Kate. We had become much better friends over our years in high school. I hadn't seen her for two years, because we went to different colleges, but was visiting over break.
"I thought you went back to the apartment!" she said. "What are you still doing over here? I didn't see you for very long last night!" Kate nudged me. "Did you hook up with a guy?" she said coyly. "Oh, wait, I forgot," she whispered. "You're too much in love with your 'best friend!'"
I tried to smile. It wasn't Kate's fault. "Um, well, Gordo was showing me something, and I, uh, fell asleep in his room," I lied. I changed the subject. "Why aren't you back at the apartment either?"
"Well, I had a feeling that we all had too much to drink, so I just slept on the couch!" She noticed my incredulous eyes. "Honestly, Lizzie, I would never do anything like that to my Ethan! Remember this?" Kate showed me her ring.
"I could never break a promise like this!"
I shook my head. It was still aching. "Whatever, let's just go home. You drive."
***
Gordo's POV
I fell back onto my bed again. How could I have let this happen? I scolded myself. I wanted to kick myself for getting mad at Lizzie like that. It wasn't her fault…
…completely.
We all threw Larry a birthday party last night in our apartment. Our other roommate, Ryan, did most of the work, and he's one of those guys who throws those parties in high school that you always wished you were invited to. It was awesome. We got a DJ and a ton of people showed up. Larry really did get more popular when we got into high school, when he showed up in a total new, non-nerdy look.
But anyways…
Maybe first off I should say that I have been in love with Lizzie McGuire ever since, well, forever. So when she found me and started flirting, I couldn't help myself. Lizzie had had a lot to drink last night. I did too, but at least I kinda could tell that something wasn't right.
So I guess it's mostly my fault. I should have stopped it before it got too far.
But it's too late. Everything has changed.
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A/N: Hi everyone! Thanks for reading my first Lizzie McGuire fanfic! PLEASE review for me!!! They make me feel so good!!! =)
Sorry! I had to repost this chapter for just a tiny tiny little typo!!! I said Kate and Lizzie went to different high schools, but it's actually supposed to be colleges! Sorry about that! Oh, and THANK YOU to all the people who reviewed!!! The second chapter should be posted on Monday or Tuesday!