~Always and Forever~
Disclaimer: Nothing's changes since the last chapter; I still don't own anything; except for.well no I don't own anything.
"Ugg.What is this stuff? Can they legally make us eat it?" I asked as I speared a piece of food that looked like it might once have been a piece of meat. Frankly, I was disgusted. I looked over to see Miranda sharing the same look as me. I looked to Gordo who was sniffing at it.
"Maybe it's not as bad as it looks." He said without any real conviction. He put the fork to his mouth and chewed thoughtfully on the food that had previously been on his fork.
"Ok, so maybe it is as bad as it looks." He said as he took a mouthful of his soda and making a crude face. Miranda and I laughed but stopped as the resident cheerleaders walked up to us.
"I thought you were eating lunch with us today Lizzie?" Michelle, the leader of the "pack" addressed me.
"Well you know, decided it was time for a change of scenery." How lame can I get? Lucky for me their so air headed that sarcasm (or anything for that matter) doesn't register with them.
"You're right Lizzie." One of the other girls, Sarah her name was said smiling sweetly at me. I returned the smile, when I saw Kate on the other side of the cafeteria eating alone.
I had just pushed my plate away when Ethan Craft walked over to our table. Well he didn't really walk, he sauntered. I had just enough time to catch Gordo's eye roll before Ethan sat down beside me.
"Hey Lizz-ay. How's it goin'?" he asked me, running a hand through his hair. His perfect hair.
"It's going.fantastic actually Ethan. How's it going for you?"
"It's fantastic for me too. Fan-Lizzie-tastic actually." He said whilst grabbing a fry off of Miranda's plate and popping it into his mouth.
Fan Lizzie tastic? Huh? What's that about?
"What do you mean Ethan?" I asked, smiling at him.
"What do I mean about what? Ohhh the Lizzie comment. Well word has it that you are a very popular lady Lizzie. I already know that I am a very popular fellow so I was thinking that maybe we should hook up one night?"
Ethan Craft was asking me out on a date? What happened to there not being any "Chemistry" between us? I guess popularity changes everything. Well there was no way I was going to go out with someone just because I was popular.
"Sure Ethan. When and where?" I heard myself say. What happened to saying no? It's not every day that I get asked out by popular guys. Let alone Ethan Craft. What harm could it do?
"Great. How about.a few weeks from now, I'm all booked up at the moment. But I'll make a special reservation for you." He said grinning at me. He stood up, removed his jacket and placed it around my shoulders.
"A little something to remember me by." He said as he winked and walked off. I looked at Miranda and squealed with her. Gordo mimicked Ethan's wink at me and I felt a strange tingling sensation in the area of my stomach but I shook it off as un-edible cafeteria food.
"This is so cool! I can't believe you just accepted a date from Ethan Craft! Way to go Lizzie!" Miranda said, slapping my high five. I couldn't believe it either. It was so amazing. This whole popular thing was really beginning to pay off.
"Come on Lizzie, the guy is in love with his hair and he has to schedule a time for you two to go on a date. Wouldn't you think that he would put you first. I know I would." He said, poking at his food.
"What do you mean you'd put me first?" I said half shocked, half amused.
"Huh? Oh I just meant in general. If I had other arrangements, I'd put them off for a girl. I definitely wouldn't ask her out knowing that I had other stuff planned and that she'd have to be pushed to the back burner." He said making a face and shaking his head. That was so sweet. But yet so strange. I've never heard Gordo talk about dating and stuff, not since the incident with Brooke.
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I sat in a booth by myself at the Digital Bean reading a book that I had picked up from the Library. We needed to read a novel that appealed to us, then do a book report on it the next week. It was a really cool book too, it was about this girl and her family and they travel all around the world, never staying in one place for very long. I would love that kind of life except I'd have to leave my friends behind and oh yeah, I'd be going with my family which would mean Matt twenty-four seven. At least I can get away from him at school!
I turned the page and looked up briefly to see Gordo coming towards me. He offered up a smile and stopped at the edge of the table.
"This seat taken?" he asked, gesturing stupidly to the chair opposite me.
"Oh course not you dirk." I said, closing my book, and placing it into my bag next to me on the table.
"So, what brings you down here?" I asked folding my arms on the table and facing Gordo. He shrugged.
"Smoothie with drawals." He says, grinning slightly at me.
"Oh but of course. How could I not know that?" I said, smacking my self in the forehead in a "doh" kind of way. He laughed then looked down at the Menu on the table.
"Hey Gordo, you're not upset about me going on this date with Ethan are you?" I asked, biting my lip.
"Personally, I think you could do a lot better but hey it's you're life, who am I to tell you what to do." He said, looking up at me from the Menu. I frowned slightly at him.
"But you don't like Ethan do you?" I asked. Well duh McGuire! He never has!
"No not exactly but you choose who you date so it's really none of my business."
"Yeah.but it matters to me what you think, I wouldn't want you to be upset by me dating him."
"If it's ok with you Lizzie, then it's ok by me." he said smiling at me to reassure me. It worked.
I lunged forward and hugged him around the neck. I was so relieved that he wasn't annoyed or anything. Then things would really suck.
"Thanks so much Gordo! It really means a lot that you're ok with this." I said, squeezing him tightly around the neck. Judging by the lack of words coming from his mouth, I'd say too tight.
"Woah.no problem Lizzie. I didn't know you cared so much." He said, wiping a false tear from the corner of his eye. I slapped him gently on the arm and we talked for hours about nothing in particular. The next time I looked at the clock I realised that I needed to be home in twenty minutes.
"I'll walk you." Gordo said standing up. I stood up too and we left through the doors of the DB and walked in the direction of my house.
"So Lizzie.How's this whole popularity thing treating you?" he asked casually as he shoved his hands into his pockets and glanced at me sideways.
"To tell you the truth, It's not that exciting is it? I mean I think it's just getting started really. Not that many people seem to have noticed me. Not as much as they did Kate anyway." I said looking back at Gordo.
"Maybe that's cos you're a nice person, Kate isn't.or rather wasn't. I actually saw her talking to a "loser" yesterday. Must say it was very degrading." He said shaking his head slightly.
"Yeah. Well if this is popularity, then it's pretty boring." I said as we reached my front door.
"Well I guess this is goodbye," he said in mock sadness. "Parting is such sweet sorrow." He said holding a hand up. I rolled my eyes.
"You're supposed to quote dead guys, albeit Shakespeare when you love someone Gordo." I said as I turned the doorknob. I looked at him and saw him shrug and walk down our front path grinning to himself. I shrugged it off and went inside.
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Oh my first reviewer! The feeling never changes when I open up my inbox and find reviews! Gotta love the bot @ fan fiction. Lol. Yes, I know I am weird.
Thanks Andi! You made my day. You really did!
Disclaimer: Nothing's changes since the last chapter; I still don't own anything; except for.well no I don't own anything.
"Ugg.What is this stuff? Can they legally make us eat it?" I asked as I speared a piece of food that looked like it might once have been a piece of meat. Frankly, I was disgusted. I looked over to see Miranda sharing the same look as me. I looked to Gordo who was sniffing at it.
"Maybe it's not as bad as it looks." He said without any real conviction. He put the fork to his mouth and chewed thoughtfully on the food that had previously been on his fork.
"Ok, so maybe it is as bad as it looks." He said as he took a mouthful of his soda and making a crude face. Miranda and I laughed but stopped as the resident cheerleaders walked up to us.
"I thought you were eating lunch with us today Lizzie?" Michelle, the leader of the "pack" addressed me.
"Well you know, decided it was time for a change of scenery." How lame can I get? Lucky for me their so air headed that sarcasm (or anything for that matter) doesn't register with them.
"You're right Lizzie." One of the other girls, Sarah her name was said smiling sweetly at me. I returned the smile, when I saw Kate on the other side of the cafeteria eating alone.
I had just pushed my plate away when Ethan Craft walked over to our table. Well he didn't really walk, he sauntered. I had just enough time to catch Gordo's eye roll before Ethan sat down beside me.
"Hey Lizz-ay. How's it goin'?" he asked me, running a hand through his hair. His perfect hair.
"It's going.fantastic actually Ethan. How's it going for you?"
"It's fantastic for me too. Fan-Lizzie-tastic actually." He said whilst grabbing a fry off of Miranda's plate and popping it into his mouth.
Fan Lizzie tastic? Huh? What's that about?
"What do you mean Ethan?" I asked, smiling at him.
"What do I mean about what? Ohhh the Lizzie comment. Well word has it that you are a very popular lady Lizzie. I already know that I am a very popular fellow so I was thinking that maybe we should hook up one night?"
Ethan Craft was asking me out on a date? What happened to there not being any "Chemistry" between us? I guess popularity changes everything. Well there was no way I was going to go out with someone just because I was popular.
"Sure Ethan. When and where?" I heard myself say. What happened to saying no? It's not every day that I get asked out by popular guys. Let alone Ethan Craft. What harm could it do?
"Great. How about.a few weeks from now, I'm all booked up at the moment. But I'll make a special reservation for you." He said grinning at me. He stood up, removed his jacket and placed it around my shoulders.
"A little something to remember me by." He said as he winked and walked off. I looked at Miranda and squealed with her. Gordo mimicked Ethan's wink at me and I felt a strange tingling sensation in the area of my stomach but I shook it off as un-edible cafeteria food.
"This is so cool! I can't believe you just accepted a date from Ethan Craft! Way to go Lizzie!" Miranda said, slapping my high five. I couldn't believe it either. It was so amazing. This whole popular thing was really beginning to pay off.
"Come on Lizzie, the guy is in love with his hair and he has to schedule a time for you two to go on a date. Wouldn't you think that he would put you first. I know I would." He said, poking at his food.
"What do you mean you'd put me first?" I said half shocked, half amused.
"Huh? Oh I just meant in general. If I had other arrangements, I'd put them off for a girl. I definitely wouldn't ask her out knowing that I had other stuff planned and that she'd have to be pushed to the back burner." He said making a face and shaking his head. That was so sweet. But yet so strange. I've never heard Gordo talk about dating and stuff, not since the incident with Brooke.
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I sat in a booth by myself at the Digital Bean reading a book that I had picked up from the Library. We needed to read a novel that appealed to us, then do a book report on it the next week. It was a really cool book too, it was about this girl and her family and they travel all around the world, never staying in one place for very long. I would love that kind of life except I'd have to leave my friends behind and oh yeah, I'd be going with my family which would mean Matt twenty-four seven. At least I can get away from him at school!
I turned the page and looked up briefly to see Gordo coming towards me. He offered up a smile and stopped at the edge of the table.
"This seat taken?" he asked, gesturing stupidly to the chair opposite me.
"Oh course not you dirk." I said, closing my book, and placing it into my bag next to me on the table.
"So, what brings you down here?" I asked folding my arms on the table and facing Gordo. He shrugged.
"Smoothie with drawals." He says, grinning slightly at me.
"Oh but of course. How could I not know that?" I said, smacking my self in the forehead in a "doh" kind of way. He laughed then looked down at the Menu on the table.
"Hey Gordo, you're not upset about me going on this date with Ethan are you?" I asked, biting my lip.
"Personally, I think you could do a lot better but hey it's you're life, who am I to tell you what to do." He said, looking up at me from the Menu. I frowned slightly at him.
"But you don't like Ethan do you?" I asked. Well duh McGuire! He never has!
"No not exactly but you choose who you date so it's really none of my business."
"Yeah.but it matters to me what you think, I wouldn't want you to be upset by me dating him."
"If it's ok with you Lizzie, then it's ok by me." he said smiling at me to reassure me. It worked.
I lunged forward and hugged him around the neck. I was so relieved that he wasn't annoyed or anything. Then things would really suck.
"Thanks so much Gordo! It really means a lot that you're ok with this." I said, squeezing him tightly around the neck. Judging by the lack of words coming from his mouth, I'd say too tight.
"Woah.no problem Lizzie. I didn't know you cared so much." He said, wiping a false tear from the corner of his eye. I slapped him gently on the arm and we talked for hours about nothing in particular. The next time I looked at the clock I realised that I needed to be home in twenty minutes.
"I'll walk you." Gordo said standing up. I stood up too and we left through the doors of the DB and walked in the direction of my house.
"So Lizzie.How's this whole popularity thing treating you?" he asked casually as he shoved his hands into his pockets and glanced at me sideways.
"To tell you the truth, It's not that exciting is it? I mean I think it's just getting started really. Not that many people seem to have noticed me. Not as much as they did Kate anyway." I said looking back at Gordo.
"Maybe that's cos you're a nice person, Kate isn't.or rather wasn't. I actually saw her talking to a "loser" yesterday. Must say it was very degrading." He said shaking his head slightly.
"Yeah. Well if this is popularity, then it's pretty boring." I said as we reached my front door.
"Well I guess this is goodbye," he said in mock sadness. "Parting is such sweet sorrow." He said holding a hand up. I rolled my eyes.
"You're supposed to quote dead guys, albeit Shakespeare when you love someone Gordo." I said as I turned the doorknob. I looked at him and saw him shrug and walk down our front path grinning to himself. I shrugged it off and went inside.
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Oh my first reviewer! The feeling never changes when I open up my inbox and find reviews! Gotta love the bot @ fan fiction. Lol. Yes, I know I am weird.
Thanks Andi! You made my day. You really did!