***After thinking about it and getting opinions of others, I have decided
to just add on to this story. I am taking down the author note because I
don't need it. Also, I don't really plan on this part of the story being
longer than ten chapters. Anyway, thanks for your help, and for those of
you who don't like sequels, think of this as a continuance to the story. I
am even calling it chapter 14***
***This story is basically about the reactions of people to the new couple and just overcoming it all. Reactions include Miranda.***
Chapter 14
Life Goes On
Well, Monday went on, and everyone was buzzing about the hottest new couple. They were a couple, right? That is what it seemed. How did it happen? Nobody knew. People were curious, but didn't know how to approach the subject. The nerd and the wannabe Goth- together? People who didn't know about Lizzie and David, which was the majority of the school, were especially confused, for this was unheard of in the high school realm.
Lizzie and David's friends in their separate worlds were uneasy about the whole thing. Were they supposed to be nice to this significant other? This person that was in the same group of people they loathed and/or taunted? Were they supposed to pretend to be friends? Like nothing unusual was going on?
While teachers applauded the situation, they had to admit it seemed rather off beat. Of course, teachers didn't really know Lizzie and David's history.
Lizzie and David never really planned out how they were going to spread the news. It was a spur of the moment type thing, so they had to act sporadically and in the moment with all the questions coming at them. They only people who were courageous enough to bring up the topic were some of Lizzie's friends during the break between second and third period.
Mel walked up to Lizzie as she was walking to class, "Hey, Liz!"
Lizzie looked from behind her, "Oh, hey Mel. What's up?"
"I don't know. You tell me! What is up with you today? You need a good grade in science or something?" Mel asked.
Lizzie initial reaction was shock. With friends like this, who needs enemies? Then, she figured out that the situation probably did look suspicious. She imagined Gordo was going through the same agony with his group of friends.
"Actually, Gordo is an old friend of mine. We ran into each other and, well, things just kind of happened," Lizzie said. She was sounding happier than usual.
"Gordo?" Mel repeated, unimpressed, "What kind of name is that?"
"The kind of name I gave him," Lizzie shot back. She then hurried off to her next class. She wasn't in the mood to explain anything else.
Her next class was science. Her science class was mostly full of juniors. She ended up having to take biology a year late because she didn't take science last year. She didn't have this class with anyone she really knew, though, although she did recognize two of them who she saw hanging out with Gordo from time to time. She figured they wouldn't bother her because they had always seemed so afraid of her before.
When she walked in, however, she saw that the guys were looking at her and whispering. She felt tempted to ask them what was so interesting, but then remembered they were Gordo's friends and should probably show them some respect if she wanted any in return. She never thought this would be so complicated. The worst part was that she could hear exactly what they were saying.
"Yeah, that's the girl I saw him with earlier," the shorter one, Jon, whispered.
"Her? The one with the purple hair?" the other one, Mark, said.
"Yeah. Strange isn't it?"
"Are you sure you saw them kissing earlier? I mean, David and her?" Mark said, emphasizing the word "her."
"Yeah. I think it has to do with grades."
"What do you mean?"
"Well, Lizzie isn't exactly the smartest human, is she?"
Lizzie couldn't take it anymore. She had to say something. She turned around to face them and started laughing. "Wait, hold on!" she said, "So what you are trying to say is that I am using Gordo. Am I right?"
Jon and Mark froze. Then, they looked at each other, "Who is Gordo?" Jon finally said.
Lizzie sighed, "Excuse me, I mean David," she said.
"Oh," Jon said, nodding his head, "You know David Gordon?" He tried to act like he didn't say anything.
"As a matter of fact, I do. David and I happen to be really good friends," Lizzie said, confidently.
"Oh, r-really?" Jon said, nervously, "And you would be?"
"Lizzie McGuire."
Jon's eyes widened, "THE Lizzie McGuire?"
"What's going on?" Mark asked, "Why is she so important?" He looked at Jon expectantly.
"No reason. I guess whenever David described you, I didn't picture his Lizzie to be THAT Lizzie," Jon explained.
"Why not?" Lizzie asked.
"Well, for one, I thought you had blonde hair. And two, well, you just seem . . .different."
"Different? Well, I did use to have blonde hair, and I guess people do change over the years," Lizzie said, trying to give him some credibility.
"Very true indeed! So, are you and David, you know, dating?" Jon asked.
Lizzie nodded her head, "Yeah, we're going to try it out."
Jon nodded as if he understood, "Oh, how nice."
"Yeah, I think it is," Lizzie said, dreamily, then she got serious, "But, I am dating him because I like him; NOT for his brains."
"Oh, I believe you," Jon said.
"You do?" Lizzie asked suspiciously.
"Yeah, if you are the elusive Lizzie he always talks about, then I believe you. I apologize for being skeptical."
"No hard feelings," Lizzie said.
"Oh, I'm Jon," he said and he stuck out his hand, "This is Mark," he pointed to Mark.
Lizzie shook her hand, "And I guess you know I'm Lizzie," Lizzie said.
Jon sighed, "Well, it's nice to finally meet you. I hope to be seeing you around more."
Lizzie smiled, "You, too."
Just as Lizzie turned back around, class began. She decided that Jon genuinely meant what he said. She misjudged them before. Maybe, she thought, this as not only a chance to start over with Gordo, but also a chance to make new friends along the way. That wouldn't be too bad.
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***I hope you enjoyed this chapter. I am sorry it didn't really have Gordo and Lizzie together. That will be the next chapter. I really have no idea how much longer this will be, but probably about ten chapters. I will be able to tell more as I go along. Miranda will come, just have patience. Thanks and please review!
***This story is basically about the reactions of people to the new couple and just overcoming it all. Reactions include Miranda.***
Chapter 14
Life Goes On
Well, Monday went on, and everyone was buzzing about the hottest new couple. They were a couple, right? That is what it seemed. How did it happen? Nobody knew. People were curious, but didn't know how to approach the subject. The nerd and the wannabe Goth- together? People who didn't know about Lizzie and David, which was the majority of the school, were especially confused, for this was unheard of in the high school realm.
Lizzie and David's friends in their separate worlds were uneasy about the whole thing. Were they supposed to be nice to this significant other? This person that was in the same group of people they loathed and/or taunted? Were they supposed to pretend to be friends? Like nothing unusual was going on?
While teachers applauded the situation, they had to admit it seemed rather off beat. Of course, teachers didn't really know Lizzie and David's history.
Lizzie and David never really planned out how they were going to spread the news. It was a spur of the moment type thing, so they had to act sporadically and in the moment with all the questions coming at them. They only people who were courageous enough to bring up the topic were some of Lizzie's friends during the break between second and third period.
Mel walked up to Lizzie as she was walking to class, "Hey, Liz!"
Lizzie looked from behind her, "Oh, hey Mel. What's up?"
"I don't know. You tell me! What is up with you today? You need a good grade in science or something?" Mel asked.
Lizzie initial reaction was shock. With friends like this, who needs enemies? Then, she figured out that the situation probably did look suspicious. She imagined Gordo was going through the same agony with his group of friends.
"Actually, Gordo is an old friend of mine. We ran into each other and, well, things just kind of happened," Lizzie said. She was sounding happier than usual.
"Gordo?" Mel repeated, unimpressed, "What kind of name is that?"
"The kind of name I gave him," Lizzie shot back. She then hurried off to her next class. She wasn't in the mood to explain anything else.
Her next class was science. Her science class was mostly full of juniors. She ended up having to take biology a year late because she didn't take science last year. She didn't have this class with anyone she really knew, though, although she did recognize two of them who she saw hanging out with Gordo from time to time. She figured they wouldn't bother her because they had always seemed so afraid of her before.
When she walked in, however, she saw that the guys were looking at her and whispering. She felt tempted to ask them what was so interesting, but then remembered they were Gordo's friends and should probably show them some respect if she wanted any in return. She never thought this would be so complicated. The worst part was that she could hear exactly what they were saying.
"Yeah, that's the girl I saw him with earlier," the shorter one, Jon, whispered.
"Her? The one with the purple hair?" the other one, Mark, said.
"Yeah. Strange isn't it?"
"Are you sure you saw them kissing earlier? I mean, David and her?" Mark said, emphasizing the word "her."
"Yeah. I think it has to do with grades."
"What do you mean?"
"Well, Lizzie isn't exactly the smartest human, is she?"
Lizzie couldn't take it anymore. She had to say something. She turned around to face them and started laughing. "Wait, hold on!" she said, "So what you are trying to say is that I am using Gordo. Am I right?"
Jon and Mark froze. Then, they looked at each other, "Who is Gordo?" Jon finally said.
Lizzie sighed, "Excuse me, I mean David," she said.
"Oh," Jon said, nodding his head, "You know David Gordon?" He tried to act like he didn't say anything.
"As a matter of fact, I do. David and I happen to be really good friends," Lizzie said, confidently.
"Oh, r-really?" Jon said, nervously, "And you would be?"
"Lizzie McGuire."
Jon's eyes widened, "THE Lizzie McGuire?"
"What's going on?" Mark asked, "Why is she so important?" He looked at Jon expectantly.
"No reason. I guess whenever David described you, I didn't picture his Lizzie to be THAT Lizzie," Jon explained.
"Why not?" Lizzie asked.
"Well, for one, I thought you had blonde hair. And two, well, you just seem . . .different."
"Different? Well, I did use to have blonde hair, and I guess people do change over the years," Lizzie said, trying to give him some credibility.
"Very true indeed! So, are you and David, you know, dating?" Jon asked.
Lizzie nodded her head, "Yeah, we're going to try it out."
Jon nodded as if he understood, "Oh, how nice."
"Yeah, I think it is," Lizzie said, dreamily, then she got serious, "But, I am dating him because I like him; NOT for his brains."
"Oh, I believe you," Jon said.
"You do?" Lizzie asked suspiciously.
"Yeah, if you are the elusive Lizzie he always talks about, then I believe you. I apologize for being skeptical."
"No hard feelings," Lizzie said.
"Oh, I'm Jon," he said and he stuck out his hand, "This is Mark," he pointed to Mark.
Lizzie shook her hand, "And I guess you know I'm Lizzie," Lizzie said.
Jon sighed, "Well, it's nice to finally meet you. I hope to be seeing you around more."
Lizzie smiled, "You, too."
Just as Lizzie turned back around, class began. She decided that Jon genuinely meant what he said. She misjudged them before. Maybe, she thought, this as not only a chance to start over with Gordo, but also a chance to make new friends along the way. That wouldn't be too bad.
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***I hope you enjoyed this chapter. I am sorry it didn't really have Gordo and Lizzie together. That will be the next chapter. I really have no idea how much longer this will be, but probably about ten chapters. I will be able to tell more as I go along. Miranda will come, just have patience. Thanks and please review!