Radio: A Compilation

A/N: Hey! It's a NEW story! Wait, though... It's not really a STORY, more like a various artist's CD kinda thing, except for it's not a CD. It's a compilation on songfics that I would think of riding home from a long drive or something like that. So here you go!

Songfic #1: The Reason (Hoobastank)

Lizzie McGuire sits on her bed and turns the knob on the radio, starting the music. She turns the channel to FM 105.3 (A/N: the best alternative station in the Bay Area, in my opinion) and hears Hoobastank's The Reason.

"I'm not a perfect person

There's many things I wish I didn't do

But I continue learning

I never should have done those things to you"

Wow, she thought. Coincidentally, she had broken up with Gordo, her boyfriend of two years, just yesterday, because of her own insecurities. At first, she thought it was her not loving him anymore. Now, she realized it was because of her loving him too much.

"And so I have to say before I go

That I just want you to know

I found a reason for me

To change who I used to be

A reason to start over new

And the reason is you"

I need to change, she thought. I need to be sure of myself, I need to know how I feel about people, I need to be with him.

"I'm sorry that I hurt you

It's something I must live with everyday

And all the pain I put you through

I wish I could take it all away

And be the one who catches all your tears"

She knew that Gordo loved her with all of his heart. She loved Gordo too, romantically, and just because she's known him forever, and the fact that he's her best friend. She never wanted to hurt him, and she never realized how much it would hurt him to break things off. Until now.

"That's why I need you to hear

I found a reason for me

To change who I used to be

A reason to start over new

And the reason is you"

I need to go there, she thought. Go there NOW, McGuire. She ran and got shoes on and a jacket. She ran out the door and realized, a little too late, that it was pouring rain. It still wouldn't stop her. She ran five houses down to the Gordon family's home. She rang the doorbell.

"And the reason is you

And the reason is you

And the reason is you"

She stood out in the rain until the door hesitantly opened. Gordo opened the door, luckily, and saw Lizzie standing there, drenched from the rain. He was just about to slam the door again, when Lizzie grabbed the door. She said, "I'm not a perfect person, I never meant to do those things to you, and so I have to say before I go, that I just want you to know: I found a reason for me, to change who I used to be, a reason to start over new, and the reason is you." They looked at each other, eyes locked, and finally Lizzie grabbed hold of Gordo and kissed him. Gordo waited a second, and kissed back. They stood there, kissing in the rain, and Lizzie whispered, "I'm so sorry." Gordo pulled away, and said, "It's alright, Lizzie, it's alright."

"I found a reason to show

The side of me you didn't know

The reason for all that I do

And the reason is you."

A/N: How was that? That probably sucked, because it was my first attempt at a songfic, but I was bored and the next chapter of TOAL is on the other computer, which is occupied, so I just did this. Look out for "Notice Me" next!