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Gordo scanned the crowd, he pushed through until he finally came upon Kate. She was talking to Clair. She noticed him as he approached. "Hi," she smiled.
Clair looked him over, then smiled quickly when she realized he was watching her. Kate placed her hand on his arm as a slow song started. "Let's dance," she suggested.
He allowed her to lead him to the center of the gym, then wrapped his arms around her waist, her arms slid around his neck.
Swaying to the music, Gordo reluctantly felt his eyes search the crowd for Lizzie. Dancing with Kate wasn't how he'd pictured it to be, he feared his toes were in danger, and every way he seemed to move, Kate tried to go the opposite way. Gordo had never been so grateful to hear the final notes of a song as he was when that was over.
Kate stepped back and smiled at him. "Would you mind getting me something to drink? Some punch, please."
Gordo nodded. He walked over to the punch table and nodded in greeting to Ms. Ungermeyer. After pouring the drink, he turned towards the crowd and sighed. He started to make his way through, struggling to keep the drink steady.
"Hey, Gordo!" a classmate, Larry smiled. Larry was unique, he cared little for what other thought, and often was often the outcast, but it seemed to bother him very little if at all.
"Hi," Gordo replied. "How do you like the dance so far?"
"It's great," Larry nodded. "You here with Lizzie?"
Gordo raised his eyebrows in surprise, then shook his head. "No, I'm here with Kate."
Larry nodded, but didn't say more. Confused, Gordo made his way back towards his date.
"It's worth it," Kate's voice stated. Gordo stopped, suddenly. What was worth it?
"When they start to announce the court, she'll walk up to the front of the gym. You know, it's such a pretty dress," her voice sneered. "It will be just awful if something happened and it snags and gets ripped, and she falls."
Laughter erupted from the group. Gordo felt his heart pounding. Who were they talking about? He had to know who she was talking about.
"Lizzie McGuire will regret ever coming to Hillridge," Kate declared, crossing her arms.
Gordo took a sharp intake of breath. She was going to try and embarrass Lizzie. He wouldn't let that happen. He would stop it, there was no way he would let Lizzie get hurt. His mind raced as he struggled to come up with an idea of what to do to prevent Kate's plot.
Everything seemed to move in slow motion, he saw Ms. Ungermeyer take a microphone and walk to the front of the crowd. He had to do something now, but what?
"They're about to announce the court," Larry observed behind him.
Ms. Ungermeyer called the first name, the girl made her way to the stage.
Gordo shoved the drink into Larry's hand, freeing his own hands. "Hold that," he ordered, rushing around Larry. He hadn't anticipated the crowd being so close, he stumbled backwards, falling into Larry. Gordo whipped around to see Larry stagger forward, the drink flew out of his hand and right onto the sparkling white dress of the girl walking towards the stage.
Gordo felt his jaw drop but his heart leap. The drink hit Kate! Her squeal echoed across the gym. Apologies bubble from Larry's lips, Gordo quickly stood to the side so he couldn't be identified as he one who'd started it. Kate wiped at the front of her dress, let out another angry shriek then stormed towards the bathroom. Gordo hardly cared that his date was in the bathroom no doubt throwing a fit. Lizzie was out of harm's way, because Kate's follower had flocked after her.
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Lizzie stared ahead, confusion written across her face as the janitors cleaned up the drink. Ms. Ungermeyer was undaunted by the event and continued with the names. Lizzie vaguely heard her name called and followed the same path Kate had, hoping the same fate wouldn't befall her. As she turned to face the audience, her eyes landed on Gordo, he was gazing at her a smile.
Lizzie broke the gaze and turned her attention to Ms. Ungermeyer. "And this year's Fall Ball King is Ethan Craft!" There was a loud roar of applause as Ethan was crowned. Lizzie smiled, he looked adorable with the crown. Then, the queen was announced, a girl Lizzie hadn't met before, but the crowd approved and Lizzie joined in the applause.
"And now, the court will lead us all in a dance," Ms. Ungermeyer concluded.
Lizzie stared blankly ahead of her. Obviously, she wouldn't be dancing with Ethan, he had to dance with the queen. A friendly looking guy turned to Lizzie and held out his hand. "Dance with me?" he asked politely.
Lizzie smiled, grateful that she wouldn't be left standing alone. Gentle music drifted over the speakers, she wrapped her arms around the young man's neck. As they began to move slowly to the music, Lizzie found herself scanning the crowd for Gordo. She felt shocked at herself, and turned her attention to the guy in front of her.
"Excuse me," a deep voice stated beside them.
Lizzie turned and felt her heart jump. There was Gordo, smiling at the young man. "Do you mind if I dance with her?"
Miranda suddenly appeared behind him, holding her hand out towards the guy. "Come on, Danny, you can dance with me."
As partners were switched, Lizzie willed herself to erase the smile plastered across her face. There were some question that needed to be taken care of.
"Where's your date?" she asked.
"Cleaning up," he answered simply.
"What happened?" Lizzie asked, letting her fingers play with the hair at the back of his neck.
"Let's just say that when you try to pick on people who really don't deserve it, you're going to get it worse than the person you're plotting against."
Lizzie felt a surge of affection. He'd done it! He'd done it for her! The nagging shadow at the back of her mind reared it's head, did he do it because she was the new girl and he felt responsible?
She glanced up and her hazel eyes locked with his blue ones. She felt lost in the deep pools of his eyes, his hands resting on the small of her back. Everything felt so right, exactly how she wanted it, but at the same time, everything seemed confused, how did he really feel about her?
Gordo stopped moving, he tilted her head up, his lips met hers. She felt herself melt in his arms, in the kiss he initiated. Lizzie held his head against hers. This was what she'd been waiting for, this is what she'd hoped for.
As he pulled back, Lizzie didn't even attempt to hide her shock. She thought he hadn't been interested, she'd been wrong, very wrong.
Their gazes met and both broke into a smile. Lizzie leaned forward and kissed him again.
Gordo leaned back suddenly, staring intently at her. "I'm taking a chance on you, Lizzie. Don't let me down, okay?"
She smiled up at him then laid her head upon his shoulder. "I won't," she promised. It was a promise she intended to keep. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* That's all folks! The end! The grand finale! What did you think? Come on, you can tell me! Because I really want to know! Please REVIEW this final chapter, and you can tell me what you thought about the story as a whole too!
Along with my thanks to all the reviewers, I'd like to say thanks to those who suggested things, thanks so much! If I didn't use your suggestion, it wasn't because I didn't like it, I loved them all, it was just because I'd already written that part of the story. So thanks so much for the input! I really love it and appreciated it so much! Thank you all! I hope you enjoyed it as much as I enjoyed writing it!
Gordo scanned the crowd, he pushed through until he finally came upon Kate. She was talking to Clair. She noticed him as he approached. "Hi," she smiled.
Clair looked him over, then smiled quickly when she realized he was watching her. Kate placed her hand on his arm as a slow song started. "Let's dance," she suggested.
He allowed her to lead him to the center of the gym, then wrapped his arms around her waist, her arms slid around his neck.
Swaying to the music, Gordo reluctantly felt his eyes search the crowd for Lizzie. Dancing with Kate wasn't how he'd pictured it to be, he feared his toes were in danger, and every way he seemed to move, Kate tried to go the opposite way. Gordo had never been so grateful to hear the final notes of a song as he was when that was over.
Kate stepped back and smiled at him. "Would you mind getting me something to drink? Some punch, please."
Gordo nodded. He walked over to the punch table and nodded in greeting to Ms. Ungermeyer. After pouring the drink, he turned towards the crowd and sighed. He started to make his way through, struggling to keep the drink steady.
"Hey, Gordo!" a classmate, Larry smiled. Larry was unique, he cared little for what other thought, and often was often the outcast, but it seemed to bother him very little if at all.
"Hi," Gordo replied. "How do you like the dance so far?"
"It's great," Larry nodded. "You here with Lizzie?"
Gordo raised his eyebrows in surprise, then shook his head. "No, I'm here with Kate."
Larry nodded, but didn't say more. Confused, Gordo made his way back towards his date.
"It's worth it," Kate's voice stated. Gordo stopped, suddenly. What was worth it?
"When they start to announce the court, she'll walk up to the front of the gym. You know, it's such a pretty dress," her voice sneered. "It will be just awful if something happened and it snags and gets ripped, and she falls."
Laughter erupted from the group. Gordo felt his heart pounding. Who were they talking about? He had to know who she was talking about.
"Lizzie McGuire will regret ever coming to Hillridge," Kate declared, crossing her arms.
Gordo took a sharp intake of breath. She was going to try and embarrass Lizzie. He wouldn't let that happen. He would stop it, there was no way he would let Lizzie get hurt. His mind raced as he struggled to come up with an idea of what to do to prevent Kate's plot.
Everything seemed to move in slow motion, he saw Ms. Ungermeyer take a microphone and walk to the front of the crowd. He had to do something now, but what?
"They're about to announce the court," Larry observed behind him.
Ms. Ungermeyer called the first name, the girl made her way to the stage.
Gordo shoved the drink into Larry's hand, freeing his own hands. "Hold that," he ordered, rushing around Larry. He hadn't anticipated the crowd being so close, he stumbled backwards, falling into Larry. Gordo whipped around to see Larry stagger forward, the drink flew out of his hand and right onto the sparkling white dress of the girl walking towards the stage.
Gordo felt his jaw drop but his heart leap. The drink hit Kate! Her squeal echoed across the gym. Apologies bubble from Larry's lips, Gordo quickly stood to the side so he couldn't be identified as he one who'd started it. Kate wiped at the front of her dress, let out another angry shriek then stormed towards the bathroom. Gordo hardly cared that his date was in the bathroom no doubt throwing a fit. Lizzie was out of harm's way, because Kate's follower had flocked after her.
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Lizzie stared ahead, confusion written across her face as the janitors cleaned up the drink. Ms. Ungermeyer was undaunted by the event and continued with the names. Lizzie vaguely heard her name called and followed the same path Kate had, hoping the same fate wouldn't befall her. As she turned to face the audience, her eyes landed on Gordo, he was gazing at her a smile.
Lizzie broke the gaze and turned her attention to Ms. Ungermeyer. "And this year's Fall Ball King is Ethan Craft!" There was a loud roar of applause as Ethan was crowned. Lizzie smiled, he looked adorable with the crown. Then, the queen was announced, a girl Lizzie hadn't met before, but the crowd approved and Lizzie joined in the applause.
"And now, the court will lead us all in a dance," Ms. Ungermeyer concluded.
Lizzie stared blankly ahead of her. Obviously, she wouldn't be dancing with Ethan, he had to dance with the queen. A friendly looking guy turned to Lizzie and held out his hand. "Dance with me?" he asked politely.
Lizzie smiled, grateful that she wouldn't be left standing alone. Gentle music drifted over the speakers, she wrapped her arms around the young man's neck. As they began to move slowly to the music, Lizzie found herself scanning the crowd for Gordo. She felt shocked at herself, and turned her attention to the guy in front of her.
"Excuse me," a deep voice stated beside them.
Lizzie turned and felt her heart jump. There was Gordo, smiling at the young man. "Do you mind if I dance with her?"
Miranda suddenly appeared behind him, holding her hand out towards the guy. "Come on, Danny, you can dance with me."
As partners were switched, Lizzie willed herself to erase the smile plastered across her face. There were some question that needed to be taken care of.
"Where's your date?" she asked.
"Cleaning up," he answered simply.
"What happened?" Lizzie asked, letting her fingers play with the hair at the back of his neck.
"Let's just say that when you try to pick on people who really don't deserve it, you're going to get it worse than the person you're plotting against."
Lizzie felt a surge of affection. He'd done it! He'd done it for her! The nagging shadow at the back of her mind reared it's head, did he do it because she was the new girl and he felt responsible?
She glanced up and her hazel eyes locked with his blue ones. She felt lost in the deep pools of his eyes, his hands resting on the small of her back. Everything felt so right, exactly how she wanted it, but at the same time, everything seemed confused, how did he really feel about her?
Gordo stopped moving, he tilted her head up, his lips met hers. She felt herself melt in his arms, in the kiss he initiated. Lizzie held his head against hers. This was what she'd been waiting for, this is what she'd hoped for.
As he pulled back, Lizzie didn't even attempt to hide her shock. She thought he hadn't been interested, she'd been wrong, very wrong.
Their gazes met and both broke into a smile. Lizzie leaned forward and kissed him again.
Gordo leaned back suddenly, staring intently at her. "I'm taking a chance on you, Lizzie. Don't let me down, okay?"
She smiled up at him then laid her head upon his shoulder. "I won't," she promised. It was a promise she intended to keep. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* That's all folks! The end! The grand finale! What did you think? Come on, you can tell me! Because I really want to know! Please REVIEW this final chapter, and you can tell me what you thought about the story as a whole too!
Along with my thanks to all the reviewers, I'd like to say thanks to those who suggested things, thanks so much! If I didn't use your suggestion, it wasn't because I didn't like it, I loved them all, it was just because I'd already written that part of the story. So thanks so much for the input! I really love it and appreciated it so much! Thank you all! I hope you enjoyed it as much as I enjoyed writing it!