It's Your Turn To Win
Summary: "It's your turn to win." Those words remained etched into Lizzie's mind. Now, with another murder mystery party approaching, Lizzie's determined to show Gordo that the feelings for one another are mutual.
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Lizzie McGuire characters. All of them were created by Disney. The idea is mine though. I've never seen another story with my exact plot nor am I willing to search through 60 some pages for any story of this nature. Therefore, I'm claiming this idea as mine own.
Author's Note: I am soooooo sorry for the delay in my updates! I had a huge writer's block and was really stuck on it for a while but now I've got the ball rolling again so I should have chapter 4 up within a week. There's a chance that might be the last chapter but most likely I will make a fifth chapter. Now on with the story!
The night carried on with the party in full swing. Lizzie and Gordo were hot on the murderer's trail, cleaning out the house of all its clues. The race for the solution was on and its contestants were neck and neck. Clue after clue was found, but in order for the puzzle to be complete, all of the pieces had to appear together. Unfortunately these pieces were being kept apart by two stubborn opponents.
A pen and a sheet of paper sat on the carpeted living room floor propped up by a sofa. Both "Penelope" and "Aubrey" entered the room at the same time from different doorways, oblivious to the fact that the other was there. Immediately they spotted the clue seeing as it was basically handed over to them on a silver platter. After all, it was Ethan who hid the clues, he just chose to ignore the hiding factor. Their reactions were identical; a shocked expression glued on their faces, a hushed "Yes!" after realizing it was indeed a clue, and a fast paced walk toward the objects, gradually speeding up after they noticed the presence of one another. Reaching the clue at precisely the same moment, each person grasped onto the clue with all their might, refusing to back down.
A glimmer of determination was embedded in Lizzie's hazel eyes as Gordo tried to stare her down. If this had been any other object like the last cookie or the remote control, Gordo would have gladly handed it over to his best friend, but this was different. This was a game and he couldn't back down. Losing the battle would mean losing her to Ethan, and he wasn't about to let that happen.
'It's your turn to win.' No, no! This was not the time for Gordo's conscious to kick in, seconds before his guaranteed victory. The message wouldn't leave his mind though. There was nothing in the world that could make him break a promise to Lizzie, even if it meant sacrificing his own happiness for pain. And with one final sigh he gently let go of the clue so as not to cause Lizzie to lose her balance.
"Go ahead Lizzie, take it, it's your turn to win," Gordo mumbled while he looked down at his feet. Chancing a look at Ethan's lovely bride, Gordo saw that her sparkling eyes had changed from a confused state to a fit of rage. He immediately felt his heart sink but managed to stutter, "What?"
"Gordo!! Is that how you see me, as some helpless girl who can't do anything on her own without the help of some knight in shining armor?" Gordo had to fight back the smile creeping on his face at the subtle mention of him possibly being her knight in shining armor. Unfortunately Lizzie saw this and became even more outraged then before. "You think this is funny Gordo?! You know what? You can really be a dirk sometimes in these competitions and I hate it! I miss my Gordo, the one that I grew up with who didn't care about what people thought. Now I know I might never be as smart as you but until now I never realized that you considered me a lesser human being who needs to be escorted around all the time!" With that, Lizzie let out a small frustrated scream, spun around on her heels, and stormed out of the room, leaving behind the pen and paper.
What had happened? Gordo had tried to do Lizzie a favor by giving up the clue to her and instead she blew up at him! His mind was racing as he pondered how girls always managed to manipulate an action into an insult. He shook his head slowly and retreated upstairs to his bedroom to be alone for a few minutes. Gordo nearly jumped a mile high when he realized Ethan was in his room playing some space invaders game on his computer. Ethan seemed too consumed with his game to notice Gordo's entrance but to Gordo's surprise Ethan greeted him with, "Having trouble with the Mrs.?"
"Who, where, when, why, and most importantly WHAT?" Ethan's comment had completely thrown Gordo for loop.
"Oh come on, I could hear you guys arguing all the way up here. Such a shame too since you both have noble intentions at heart. I mean you just want to score brownie points with Lizzie so she'll like you more and she just wants to win to impress you."
"Whoa wait, she wants to impress me? Why?"
"Dude I thought you were smart," Ethan replied sarcastically, "you can't tell me that you don't realize yet that Lizzie feels the same way as you feel about her."
"For once we have carried on an entire conversation without the mention of 'Word' a single time, and I still don't understand you!"
"Let me put it like this; you've had a crush on Lizzie since forever, she's had a crush on you since forever, and the entire school has been trying to get you two together since forever. She wants to win to impress you, just like you did at the last murder mystery party but she's not going to impress you by having you hand over all the clues to her. It makes her feel like a dumb blonde that isn't worthy of you. At the same time she wants to see that you'll always be there for her even under pressure where you guys are forced apart. Does it make sense now?" Ethan stood up, frustrated with Gordo's obliviousness to everything and removed himself from the room.
Gordo just stood there stunned. He pinched himself to make sure he wasn't dreaming or anything but remained convinced that he was in an alternate world. Ethan for once was the smart one and Gordo was left in the dust. Even stranger was the idea of Lizzie liking him back as more then a friend. There was no way that could be right. There were millions of guys out there, why on earth would Lizzie choose him? But what scared him the most was that the more he thought about Lizzie and her actions over the past year, the more he realized that there could be an ounce of truth in Ethan's comments. Of course Gordo couldn't just come out and ask Lizzie if she liked him that would be unbelievably humiliating. He'd have to trick her into saying it, or confess his love to her regardless if she reciprocated the feelings. But how could he let Lizzie win without making it look like he backed down? Whatever the case may be, he needed to come up with a plan and quick.
He headed back down to the party to continue searching for clues. Then he saw it, a book standing upright on top of the television that was conveniently labeled "Clew" thanks to Ethan. What captivated him more was the sight of Lizzie at the other end of the room eyeing the book as well, poised in a run position. They sprinted towards the book, tripping over their own feet in the rush. Both guests clasped their hands firmly on the book. This was it; Gordo's one chance to make amends with Lizzie, Gordo's one chance to be her knight in shining armor, Gordo's one chance to let her win.
Gordo opened his mouth wide, pausing for a second to think over his wording, and whispered, "Lizzie it's your turn to win but.."
A/N: OOOOOooooo cliffhanger! Don't you hate it when authors do that to you? But hey that's what keeps me coming back for more, hopefully it'll do the same to you! Anyways thanks for the positive feedback! It's really encouraged me to keep going. REMEMBER 5 REVIEWS OR NO NEW CHAPTER!!!! (hehe aren't I evil) Which by the way means the count has to be up to 32 reviews (for those of you who can't do the math its 27, the number of reviews thus far, plus five, the number of reviews I need to receive, equals 32! Tadaa! lol). Hope you liked it!
Summary: "It's your turn to win." Those words remained etched into Lizzie's mind. Now, with another murder mystery party approaching, Lizzie's determined to show Gordo that the feelings for one another are mutual.
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Lizzie McGuire characters. All of them were created by Disney. The idea is mine though. I've never seen another story with my exact plot nor am I willing to search through 60 some pages for any story of this nature. Therefore, I'm claiming this idea as mine own.
Author's Note: I am soooooo sorry for the delay in my updates! I had a huge writer's block and was really stuck on it for a while but now I've got the ball rolling again so I should have chapter 4 up within a week. There's a chance that might be the last chapter but most likely I will make a fifth chapter. Now on with the story!
The night carried on with the party in full swing. Lizzie and Gordo were hot on the murderer's trail, cleaning out the house of all its clues. The race for the solution was on and its contestants were neck and neck. Clue after clue was found, but in order for the puzzle to be complete, all of the pieces had to appear together. Unfortunately these pieces were being kept apart by two stubborn opponents.
A pen and a sheet of paper sat on the carpeted living room floor propped up by a sofa. Both "Penelope" and "Aubrey" entered the room at the same time from different doorways, oblivious to the fact that the other was there. Immediately they spotted the clue seeing as it was basically handed over to them on a silver platter. After all, it was Ethan who hid the clues, he just chose to ignore the hiding factor. Their reactions were identical; a shocked expression glued on their faces, a hushed "Yes!" after realizing it was indeed a clue, and a fast paced walk toward the objects, gradually speeding up after they noticed the presence of one another. Reaching the clue at precisely the same moment, each person grasped onto the clue with all their might, refusing to back down.
A glimmer of determination was embedded in Lizzie's hazel eyes as Gordo tried to stare her down. If this had been any other object like the last cookie or the remote control, Gordo would have gladly handed it over to his best friend, but this was different. This was a game and he couldn't back down. Losing the battle would mean losing her to Ethan, and he wasn't about to let that happen.
'It's your turn to win.' No, no! This was not the time for Gordo's conscious to kick in, seconds before his guaranteed victory. The message wouldn't leave his mind though. There was nothing in the world that could make him break a promise to Lizzie, even if it meant sacrificing his own happiness for pain. And with one final sigh he gently let go of the clue so as not to cause Lizzie to lose her balance.
"Go ahead Lizzie, take it, it's your turn to win," Gordo mumbled while he looked down at his feet. Chancing a look at Ethan's lovely bride, Gordo saw that her sparkling eyes had changed from a confused state to a fit of rage. He immediately felt his heart sink but managed to stutter, "What?"
"Gordo!! Is that how you see me, as some helpless girl who can't do anything on her own without the help of some knight in shining armor?" Gordo had to fight back the smile creeping on his face at the subtle mention of him possibly being her knight in shining armor. Unfortunately Lizzie saw this and became even more outraged then before. "You think this is funny Gordo?! You know what? You can really be a dirk sometimes in these competitions and I hate it! I miss my Gordo, the one that I grew up with who didn't care about what people thought. Now I know I might never be as smart as you but until now I never realized that you considered me a lesser human being who needs to be escorted around all the time!" With that, Lizzie let out a small frustrated scream, spun around on her heels, and stormed out of the room, leaving behind the pen and paper.
What had happened? Gordo had tried to do Lizzie a favor by giving up the clue to her and instead she blew up at him! His mind was racing as he pondered how girls always managed to manipulate an action into an insult. He shook his head slowly and retreated upstairs to his bedroom to be alone for a few minutes. Gordo nearly jumped a mile high when he realized Ethan was in his room playing some space invaders game on his computer. Ethan seemed too consumed with his game to notice Gordo's entrance but to Gordo's surprise Ethan greeted him with, "Having trouble with the Mrs.?"
"Who, where, when, why, and most importantly WHAT?" Ethan's comment had completely thrown Gordo for loop.
"Oh come on, I could hear you guys arguing all the way up here. Such a shame too since you both have noble intentions at heart. I mean you just want to score brownie points with Lizzie so she'll like you more and she just wants to win to impress you."
"Whoa wait, she wants to impress me? Why?"
"Dude I thought you were smart," Ethan replied sarcastically, "you can't tell me that you don't realize yet that Lizzie feels the same way as you feel about her."
"For once we have carried on an entire conversation without the mention of 'Word' a single time, and I still don't understand you!"
"Let me put it like this; you've had a crush on Lizzie since forever, she's had a crush on you since forever, and the entire school has been trying to get you two together since forever. She wants to win to impress you, just like you did at the last murder mystery party but she's not going to impress you by having you hand over all the clues to her. It makes her feel like a dumb blonde that isn't worthy of you. At the same time she wants to see that you'll always be there for her even under pressure where you guys are forced apart. Does it make sense now?" Ethan stood up, frustrated with Gordo's obliviousness to everything and removed himself from the room.
Gordo just stood there stunned. He pinched himself to make sure he wasn't dreaming or anything but remained convinced that he was in an alternate world. Ethan for once was the smart one and Gordo was left in the dust. Even stranger was the idea of Lizzie liking him back as more then a friend. There was no way that could be right. There were millions of guys out there, why on earth would Lizzie choose him? But what scared him the most was that the more he thought about Lizzie and her actions over the past year, the more he realized that there could be an ounce of truth in Ethan's comments. Of course Gordo couldn't just come out and ask Lizzie if she liked him that would be unbelievably humiliating. He'd have to trick her into saying it, or confess his love to her regardless if she reciprocated the feelings. But how could he let Lizzie win without making it look like he backed down? Whatever the case may be, he needed to come up with a plan and quick.
He headed back down to the party to continue searching for clues. Then he saw it, a book standing upright on top of the television that was conveniently labeled "Clew" thanks to Ethan. What captivated him more was the sight of Lizzie at the other end of the room eyeing the book as well, poised in a run position. They sprinted towards the book, tripping over their own feet in the rush. Both guests clasped their hands firmly on the book. This was it; Gordo's one chance to make amends with Lizzie, Gordo's one chance to be her knight in shining armor, Gordo's one chance to let her win.
Gordo opened his mouth wide, pausing for a second to think over his wording, and whispered, "Lizzie it's your turn to win but.."
A/N: OOOOOooooo cliffhanger! Don't you hate it when authors do that to you? But hey that's what keeps me coming back for more, hopefully it'll do the same to you! Anyways thanks for the positive feedback! It's really encouraged me to keep going. REMEMBER 5 REVIEWS OR NO NEW CHAPTER!!!! (hehe aren't I evil) Which by the way means the count has to be up to 32 reviews (for those of you who can't do the math its 27, the number of reviews thus far, plus five, the number of reviews I need to receive, equals 32! Tadaa! lol). Hope you liked it!