The Trip of a Lifetime

A/N: I'm BACK! Yay! I have, like, a million reviews! Well, not really, but it's really really nice to see a lot more reviews coming in right when I come back home! Sorry this took so long, but yesterday was hectic (we redecorated my room) so I couldn't write. But I'm here today, with tons of homework! I'll try to write as much as possible, though, k?

Chapter 5: A Surprise in the Form of a Guy

As they finally reached the top of the mountain, Matt saw that there were about 200 people waiting for Space Mountain! At least Lizzie had her friends, and his parents had the other parents. But Matt didn't have anyone! No Lanny, no Melina, no Jasper (A/N: sorry! LOL), no Oscar . . . and even though Gordo was here, it wasn't fair, because he was with Lizzie and Miranda. 'I'll just have to get him out', Matt thought. Matt walked over to the spot where Lizzie, Gordo, and Miranda were standing, and listened to their conversation.

"Dang!" Miranda exclaimed. "I forgot my towel! If I get wet, I'll be freezing!"

"Here," Gordo said, throwing a pink and white towel to Miranda from his bag. "You asked me to hold it for you, along with the brush and lip-gloss AND extra outfit."

'Now was the time', Matt thought. He walked over to Gordo, put an arm around him, and opened his mouth. Gordo rolled his eyes, and Lizzie giggled. Miranda shaded her eyes with her hand and shook her head.

"You really should have some guy friends," Matt said to Gordo. "Hey, well whaddaya know? I'm a guy, and I'm a great friend," (Lizzie rolled her eyes, Miranda laughed)" So I guess I'm the perfect guy friend!"

Gordo looked pleadingly at Lizzie and Miranda for help, and they just burst out laughing. Gordo had just opened his mouth to reply when Jo said, "Hey, guys, the line's moving! Come on!" Gordo sighed.

"When you're ready to answer, you know who to call," Matt said, in his Bond voice. With that, he left them and went up to his mom and dad.

"Yeah, Gordo, you know who to call," Miranda joked. Lizzie laughed, and the two girls ran up to the rest of their group. Gordo started to walk slowly toward his friends and family when he heard a familiar voice call his name behind him. He made out the words, "Yo, Gor-don!" 'Oh, God, it's Ethan.' he thought. He stopped and waited for Ethan to approach him.

"Yo, dude! What's crackin'?" Ethan said, throwing up his hand for a high five. Gordo slapped his hand hesitantly, and turned away to roll his eyes.

"Nothing really, but I gotta go. Sorry, I gotta catch up," Gordo said, pointing to the group. Ethan smiled and scratched his head.

"Whoa, you're here with Miranda and Liz-zay! And MATT! I love that little guy! And those two FINE ladies over there!" Ethan exclaimed, a little confused.

"Yeah," Gordo said, as if Ethan were really that dumb (because he IS!). "Hey, wanna come over with us?" 'Way to bring Ethan, of all people, to mess up any chance with Lizzie! Wait; did I just say that I want a chance with Lizzie? Man, Ethan does that to you.'

"Sure, dude! Let's go!" Ethan said, and ran up to Lizzie and Miranda. Gordo followed and shook his head reluctantly.

"Yo, Lizzay! And Randa! What's up?" Ethan said, putting his elbows on Lizzie and Miranda's shoulders. Miranda smiled politely at him and Lizzie had this look on her face that said, "Okay, get off of me before I scratch you—HARD." Gordo saw this and was puzzled. Wasn't Lizzie head over heels for Ethan?

"Hey Ethan. So, why are you here?" Lizzie said. "I mean, I'm not trying to be rude or anything, but aren't you with family or something?" It was true. She wasn't trying to be mean, but she really did not want him there.

"Yeah, uh, Tawny's back over there, with my dad," Ethan said, a little puzzled. "Or at least I thought they were. Hold up, guys!" And with that, he ran over to the lady who was next to him and his family in the line. She directed him downstairs, and he ran down, yelling, "Dad! Tawny! WAIT!!" Lizzie and Miranda laughed, while Gordo shook his head, smiling.

"Hey, Lizzie, what was that look for?" Gordo asked. He still didn't find that one out.

"Uh, what look?" Lizzie asked, pretending to be oblivious. 'Darn, he saw it!'

"The one that said, 'Get off of me before I kill you' all over it," Gordo replied slowly, allowing her to fully comprehend what he was saying.

"Oh, that look! Well, uh, he was hurting me by jamming his elbow into my shoulder, so, uh, yeah. K?" Lizzie spit out. She realized how hard it was to lie to her best friend, not to mention the guy she was in love with. 'What?!? Love? Whoa, I didn't know I liked him that much.

"Ook," Gordo said, a little doubtful. But he thought he had to believe her. She was his best friend, not to mention the girl he was in love with. 'WHAT?!? Love? When did THAT happen?'

"Come ON, guys! We're gonna be on soon!" Sam called to the teens. They ran over to him and thought some more about what was going on. (Except for Miranda, who was stuck with Matt.) As they boarded their car, they tried to stop thinking about this, but they still couldn't stop. At least they were alone in their thoughts. Or so they thought...

Little did both of the 'lovebirds' (as Miranda called them) know, but Miranda had special mind-reading abilities. OK, not really, but she could definitely tell when they were having thoughts about each other. And Miranda read right through them.

E/N: That was weird, huh! At least it filled up spots. Man, all I can think about with this story is the ending, since I know exactly what's gonna happen! Oh well, I'll upload this and do some homework! xox MeGaN