Disclaimer: Yeah, don't own anything that has to do with Lizzie McGuire. I only own this storyline. Le sigh.

Author's Note: I'm really excited! I got so many nice reviews. Thanks! Um, well, basically I'm home sick right now and I couldn't donate blood. Yeah. That's about it. On with the show. After the review responses.

Reviews:

BlackMage, Tanguay40, cool- I have decided for it to be Larry and Gordo. It will make some interesting things happen.

Tanguay40- Parker is going to be Lizzie's friend.

Cool- Thanks for reminding me! I forgot to say the setting. The beginning will be the summer after 7th grade and after that summer little bits from 8th grade will be included until a "meeting" in high school sometime. I may just go with freshman year. I'm not sure where the final setting will be, but that won't be for a while now.

Poolside Interests

Chapter 1: It's Not Everyday

Lizzie McGuire was sitting in her living room on her first summer day watching Maury Povich and Dee West straighten some bad seeds out when the phone rang.

"Hello?" She asked into one end.

"Lizzie! What do you say to a little trip to the Wave Pool?" Parker McKenzie exclaimed.

"Of course. Knowing how this year at the Wave Pool has been panning out, I'd say it's going to be my favorite. Hands down! Even if Miranda will be at singing camp for the majority of it." Lizzie sighed. Her best friend would be away for summer, but it was something Miranda loved and it wasn't a new occurrence. It was true though, this year, love was in the air at the Wave Pool.

"Oh, I know. Especially all that stuff a few weeks ago between Kate, Danny, and Ethan. I still can't believe Ethan, saying he wants Kate then the next day asking out Claire." Parker and Ethan had known each other since preschool, but still he managed to make fun of her all the time. By now, she was used to it.

"Hopefully we can steer clear of them this summer. I'm going to go get my suit on, I'll see you at the racks in about 30?" Lizzie asked.

"Masterful. I'll be there." With that, Parker and Lizzie hung up and went to their respective rooms to change.

Half an hour later, Lizzie saw Parker approach her at the bike racks. Parker proceeded to lock her bike up and the girls walked to the entrance of the pool, ID cards in hand.

"Hi, Mike," Lizzie smiled as she flashed the high schooler her card.

"Liz, Parker. Will you be getting a raft today?" The girls shook their heads. "Go on in, then." He said as he motioned towards their locker room.

"Thanks." Parker and Lizzie went into the locker room and shed their t- shirts, leaving their bathing suit tops revealed. Each girl had on a tankini, Parker's being black and Lizzie's dark blue with a line of light blue flowers across the chest. The girls walked out the back entrance into the sunny pool deck of the wave pool. They had arrived just as adult swim was starting.

"Perfect. Let's go set up our things," Parker suggested as the girls walked up to the right side of the pool. They walked all the way up, placing their things by the diving board. Neither went on the diving board very often, it was just a nice area. As they went up, Lizzie and Parker passed classmates and waved, Parker noticed some of her old friends from her previous school.
Lizzie laid out her towel just as a few boys she didn't recognize walked up to her and Parker.

"Parker, you going to spend some time with your old friends this summer?" One of them inquired.

"Of course you guys. Why wouldn't I? Oh, I almost forgot. Lizzie, these are some of my friends from Arlington Elementary, Ryan, Jake, and Scott. Wait, where are my two favorites?" Parker joked looking at the three boys.

"Right here." One boys said as he and another walked up to meet the new girl.

"Ah, there you are. Lizzie this is Larry and Gordo." Lizzie tried to stifle a laugh.

"What? You think my name is funny? Does my name amuse you?" The curly headed boy obviously named Gordo proclaimed.

"Well, you have to admit, Gordo is an unusual name. It's just I've never met another Gordo."

"Yeah, well, the name's David."

"What?" Lizzie was extremely confused now as she looked at the boys and at Parker for some answers. "How is your name Gordo if it's David?"

"Everyone just calls me Gordo. It's sort of a nickname from my last name."

"Oh. I get it. Gordo. Nice to meet you. Nice to meet all of you." Lizzie smiled, thinking that some of these boys were very cute. Especially Larry and Gordo.

"Well, are we just going to sit here all day or are we going to get wet?" Ryan asked the group. They all walked down to the entrance and dove right into the freezing water.

A/N: I know I have three random characters, but no worries they will be very minor characters, making very little appearances. Hope you enjoyed the first/second chapter.