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Gordo walked into the gym tightly holding Kate's hand. The dance committee had really outdone themselves this time. No longer were they in the same gym that weekly hosted sweaty jocks, but now they were in a clearing in a beautiful forest colored in autumn's golden hues.
One of the younger classmen hurried up to the pair and thrust a piece of into their hand. Gordo looked over at Kate and laughed. "What is this?"
He flipped the paper over and realized it was a ballot for the king and queen of the dance. He read the names listed: several of the popular people's names, Kate, Ethan, Clair, and a name that shocked him, Lizzie McGuire. What was she doing on the list? How had she made it onto this list of the most popular people in school?
Gordo tried not to let the surprise show to Kate as he reviewed the list. He realized that Lizzie standing up to Kate had set an example for the whole school, and not only was she respected for it, she'd obviously gained respect from her peers. Gordo quickly glanced at Kate then checked the box besides Lizzie's name, and he left the king selection blank, he didn't really want Lizzie to have a king, only him, and his name wasn't on the list.
"I'll be right back," Kate stated, slipping her hand out of his as she hurried over to a group of her friends.
Gordo felt oddly abandoned and moved towards the side to be out of the way of incoming couples, he turned his ballot in, then glanced around the gym for familiar faces. His eyes landed on Kate again, he wondered what it would be like to dance with her during a slow song.
"Look at you," Miranda smiled, snapping a picture of him.
Gordo blinked, trying to make his eyes adjust to the dim room quicker. She looked stunning tonight in the gold dress she'd shown him before. Now, made up with her hair fixed and make up on, Gordo was surprised she'd been able to break away from the guys long enough to come over and talk to him.
Miranda stopped on of their classmates, then leaned in with him as the picture was taken.
"Okay, are you done now?" he asked, rubbing his eyes.
"For now," she laughed, then hugged him.
Gordo was surprised but hugged her back, then laughed. "What was that for?"
"It's our final year of high school! Our last Fall Ball."
"Let's hope it's memorable," he smiled.
"It will be," she answered, an odd tone in her voice as her eyes danced around the gym. "Where's your date?"
Gordo felt an odd feeling sweep over him. "She's over there, talking to her friends."
Miranda stared at him for a minute. "I don't know what I'm going to do with you," she stated softly.
"What do you mean?"
"Why is your date halfway across the room, and you're just standing here?"
"Because she said she'd be right back."
Miranda laughed and rolled her eyes. "Go get her," she encouraged.
Gordo stared at her, then followed orders.
***
Lizzie stared ahead of her, laughing at Ethan antics in front of his jock friends. She was still partly in shock about seeing her name upon the ballot for queen. How she'd managed that was completely beyond her, but she was pleasantly surprised, she doubted she'd get it, but it was nice to think.
She shook her head, then walked over to the drink table as she scooped out a glass of punch, she idly wondered why punch bowls hadn't been banned.
She heard a slight cough to her right then turned and smiled at the principal, Ms. Ungermeyer. There was the reason it wasn't banned. With her guarding, the students wouldn't dare try anything.
"How are the studies coming, Ms. McGuire?"
Lizzie nodded. "Good, the tutor you assigned to me turned out to be something else."
Ms. Ungermeyer nodded, then turned towards a member of the faculty. With diminutive interest, Lizzie watched them walk away.
"Look who it is," a snappy voice called.
Lizzie rolled her eyes, not here, not now. She sighed, and tried to concentrate on watching the people on the dance floor.
"Did you actually find someone to bring you to the dance?" Kate continued.
Lizzie slammed down her empty punch cup and whirled around to face her. "Actually, if you really want to know, Ethan Craft asked me to his date."
The statement didn't have the effect Lizzie had anticipated, instead Kate's face twisted into a smirk as she crossed her arms and stared at Lizzie. "He's got to be more interesting than my date, Gordo. You know him right?"
Lizzie bit her tongue as she stared at Kate. She refused to show her surprise to Kate, she refused to show her hurt. "I know him, from a couple of classes."
"Well," Kate smirked. "Have a good time with Ethan and his two left feet."
She disappeared into the crowd, and Lizzie let out the gasp of breath she'd been holding. She felt tears hovering dangerously behind her eyes. Gordo took Kate!? Staring up at the light she quickly blinked her eyes and waited for the tears to subside.
"Lizzie," Miranda called.
She turned towards her friend, grateful for the comfort. "Hi."
"What's up? Where's Ethan?"
"He's over there talking," Lizzie stated. "I wanted some punch."
Miranda grabbed one of her classmates and quickly requested that they take a quick picture of the pair.
"Are you having fun so far?" Miranda asked.
"I didn't know Gordo was going with Kate."
"Yeah," Miranda replied slowly.
Lizzie stared at her blankly. "I can't believe it, Miranda! Why Kate? I thought you went with him?"
"Why does it matter?" Miranda asked, gently.
Lizzie stared at her, then dropped her eyes. "Because, I like him. I mean, I really like him. Gordo's completely different than most guys. I kissed him. I don't know why I did, but I did and I guess he didn't like me, and that's when he stared to act weird."
Miranda didn't seemed surprised, she just nodded. "Why didn't you ask him to the dance then?"
"Because, I did my part! If he liked me back he would have said something. And he didn't, he didn't show any interest at all, so when Ethan asked me in the mall, I said yes."
Miranda nodded slowly, she brushed a stand of her straight black hair out of her face. "I think you should tell him how you feel."
Lizzie shook her head. "It's done Miranda, there's nothing left to do." Lizzie forced a smile to her lips and she pushed her way through the crowd to find Ethan.
***
Miranda stared after Lizzie. She and Gordo were completely impossible, there had to be some way, something, she could do to give them the shove they needed.
Her thoughts were interrupted by an outburst of laughter. Turning around, she saw Kate and her faction laughing loudly. "Please, don't let them make this night more complicated than it already is," she moaned, going in search of Gordo.
Gordo walked into the gym tightly holding Kate's hand. The dance committee had really outdone themselves this time. No longer were they in the same gym that weekly hosted sweaty jocks, but now they were in a clearing in a beautiful forest colored in autumn's golden hues.
One of the younger classmen hurried up to the pair and thrust a piece of into their hand. Gordo looked over at Kate and laughed. "What is this?"
He flipped the paper over and realized it was a ballot for the king and queen of the dance. He read the names listed: several of the popular people's names, Kate, Ethan, Clair, and a name that shocked him, Lizzie McGuire. What was she doing on the list? How had she made it onto this list of the most popular people in school?
Gordo tried not to let the surprise show to Kate as he reviewed the list. He realized that Lizzie standing up to Kate had set an example for the whole school, and not only was she respected for it, she'd obviously gained respect from her peers. Gordo quickly glanced at Kate then checked the box besides Lizzie's name, and he left the king selection blank, he didn't really want Lizzie to have a king, only him, and his name wasn't on the list.
"I'll be right back," Kate stated, slipping her hand out of his as she hurried over to a group of her friends.
Gordo felt oddly abandoned and moved towards the side to be out of the way of incoming couples, he turned his ballot in, then glanced around the gym for familiar faces. His eyes landed on Kate again, he wondered what it would be like to dance with her during a slow song.
"Look at you," Miranda smiled, snapping a picture of him.
Gordo blinked, trying to make his eyes adjust to the dim room quicker. She looked stunning tonight in the gold dress she'd shown him before. Now, made up with her hair fixed and make up on, Gordo was surprised she'd been able to break away from the guys long enough to come over and talk to him.
Miranda stopped on of their classmates, then leaned in with him as the picture was taken.
"Okay, are you done now?" he asked, rubbing his eyes.
"For now," she laughed, then hugged him.
Gordo was surprised but hugged her back, then laughed. "What was that for?"
"It's our final year of high school! Our last Fall Ball."
"Let's hope it's memorable," he smiled.
"It will be," she answered, an odd tone in her voice as her eyes danced around the gym. "Where's your date?"
Gordo felt an odd feeling sweep over him. "She's over there, talking to her friends."
Miranda stared at him for a minute. "I don't know what I'm going to do with you," she stated softly.
"What do you mean?"
"Why is your date halfway across the room, and you're just standing here?"
"Because she said she'd be right back."
Miranda laughed and rolled her eyes. "Go get her," she encouraged.
Gordo stared at her, then followed orders.
***
Lizzie stared ahead of her, laughing at Ethan antics in front of his jock friends. She was still partly in shock about seeing her name upon the ballot for queen. How she'd managed that was completely beyond her, but she was pleasantly surprised, she doubted she'd get it, but it was nice to think.
She shook her head, then walked over to the drink table as she scooped out a glass of punch, she idly wondered why punch bowls hadn't been banned.
She heard a slight cough to her right then turned and smiled at the principal, Ms. Ungermeyer. There was the reason it wasn't banned. With her guarding, the students wouldn't dare try anything.
"How are the studies coming, Ms. McGuire?"
Lizzie nodded. "Good, the tutor you assigned to me turned out to be something else."
Ms. Ungermeyer nodded, then turned towards a member of the faculty. With diminutive interest, Lizzie watched them walk away.
"Look who it is," a snappy voice called.
Lizzie rolled her eyes, not here, not now. She sighed, and tried to concentrate on watching the people on the dance floor.
"Did you actually find someone to bring you to the dance?" Kate continued.
Lizzie slammed down her empty punch cup and whirled around to face her. "Actually, if you really want to know, Ethan Craft asked me to his date."
The statement didn't have the effect Lizzie had anticipated, instead Kate's face twisted into a smirk as she crossed her arms and stared at Lizzie. "He's got to be more interesting than my date, Gordo. You know him right?"
Lizzie bit her tongue as she stared at Kate. She refused to show her surprise to Kate, she refused to show her hurt. "I know him, from a couple of classes."
"Well," Kate smirked. "Have a good time with Ethan and his two left feet."
She disappeared into the crowd, and Lizzie let out the gasp of breath she'd been holding. She felt tears hovering dangerously behind her eyes. Gordo took Kate!? Staring up at the light she quickly blinked her eyes and waited for the tears to subside.
"Lizzie," Miranda called.
She turned towards her friend, grateful for the comfort. "Hi."
"What's up? Where's Ethan?"
"He's over there talking," Lizzie stated. "I wanted some punch."
Miranda grabbed one of her classmates and quickly requested that they take a quick picture of the pair.
"Are you having fun so far?" Miranda asked.
"I didn't know Gordo was going with Kate."
"Yeah," Miranda replied slowly.
Lizzie stared at her blankly. "I can't believe it, Miranda! Why Kate? I thought you went with him?"
"Why does it matter?" Miranda asked, gently.
Lizzie stared at her, then dropped her eyes. "Because, I like him. I mean, I really like him. Gordo's completely different than most guys. I kissed him. I don't know why I did, but I did and I guess he didn't like me, and that's when he stared to act weird."
Miranda didn't seemed surprised, she just nodded. "Why didn't you ask him to the dance then?"
"Because, I did my part! If he liked me back he would have said something. And he didn't, he didn't show any interest at all, so when Ethan asked me in the mall, I said yes."
Miranda nodded slowly, she brushed a stand of her straight black hair out of her face. "I think you should tell him how you feel."
Lizzie shook her head. "It's done Miranda, there's nothing left to do." Lizzie forced a smile to her lips and she pushed her way through the crowd to find Ethan.
***
Miranda stared after Lizzie. She and Gordo were completely impossible, there had to be some way, something, she could do to give them the shove they needed.
Her thoughts were interrupted by an outburst of laughter. Turning around, she saw Kate and her faction laughing loudly. "Please, don't let them make this night more complicated than it already is," she moaned, going in search of Gordo.