A/N: Hey thanks for the reviews! Srry it took so long to update! But here
is chapter 2
Atlantis
Chapter 2~ in the pink
Morning was too early! I mean what *normal* teenager wakes up at 5:30 am? Definitely not me, even when Atlantis is in the future. We all piled onto the bus in our pajamas. The only three-seater was near the mobile restroom and was already occupied by our chaperones. Miranda was sleeping on Larry's shoulder by the window so Gordo and I quietly made our way three-quarters of the way back on the bus. No one was sitting near us and we bickered for the window. Just as he was about to say 'no' I kissed him hard, he gasped and I slipped past him into the seat and smirked. I always get my own way with Gordo.
The bus pulled out of the parking lot, leaving our school and our tired thoughts behind. Everyone was talking quietly with his or her buddies and some girl even convinced the bus driver to turn on the radio. I pulled off the sweatshirt I was wearing and modeled my navy blue tank top. It was velvet with yellow stars, white cloud and light blue moons. My cropped pants matched my shirt and Gordo openly gaped. I playfully swatted him with my hand and settled back against the seat.
"Hey Liz?" he asked, his eyes fastened on me. I nodded and waited for him to continue.
"Yeah Gordo?"
"Um- I- uh, I was wondering-" he was twisting his hands in his lap and staring straight ahead now.
"Spit it out Gordo!" I commanded and rested my back against the window. The glass was cool against my shoulders and I let my hair down to keep me slightly warmer. This action however caught Gordo's attention and his vocal chords were momentarily paralyzed. I raised my eyebrows at him and sighed. Boys could be so stupid! He noticed my look.
"Well I what I want to say is, well, I want you to go out with me! But- only if that wont ruin our friendship! You mean everything in the world to me Liz and I never want to loose you!" I let my breath out, after realizing that I had been holding it.
He was staring at me, his beautiful blue eyes holding fear and hope at the same time. I knew what answer he wanted and I knew what answer I would give. I shivered in the sun and Gordo snapped back to reality. His eyes boring into mine, holding concern and pleading.
"You okay?" his question made me tingle, partially from hearing his voice and partially from hearing his care.
"Yeah- I just- well- I" now I was stuttering like an idiot. I took a deep breath and licked my lips, "I guess I'm trying to say that I want to go out with you too!" wow! That took a lot more courage than I thought.
He looked kind of shocked and I wondered if I had said something wrong. I bit my lip and turned towards the window. It was over. I had gone too far. Our chances at dating AND our friendship. I felt tears well up behind my eyes and threaten to spill over my cheeks. I felt a warm hand on my shoulder and I turned around. Gordo was looking at me, his eyes searching mine for something he couldn't quite grasp. Ever so slowly, he leaned in and kissed me gently on the lips. It was the only answer I needed, and my eyes fluttered closed.
~*~*~*~*~*~
I fell asleep on the bus ride and was shaken awake by Gordo.
"Babe, we're at the dock! You might want to wake up considering that if we miss the boat we can't go to Atlantis!" I stretched and sat up, wiping sleep from my eyes.
"We're here?" I questioned and he gave me a sheepish grin.
I leapt from the seat, banging my head against the ceiling. He grabbed my hand as we started off the coach bus with the rest of our grade. The harbor was beautiful, boats bobbed around the blue water and there was a slight scent of saline. Wind whipped around my shoulders and I shivered. I reached around my waist for my sweatshirt and pulled it around my shoulders.
Miranda made her way over to us and handed us each a packet of paper. I looked at her questioningly.
"It's all our room assignments and stuff" I bit my lip and flipped through the pages. There it was on page 2
_______________________________________ Room assignments in Atlantis
Girls~ Group A
Room 444 Lizzie, Miranda, Kate,
Room 446 Veruca, Janie, Marsha,
Room 448 Parker, Brooke, Claire,
Boys~ Group A
Room 445 Gordo, Larry, Ethan,
Room 447 Sam, James, Max,
Room 449 Josh, Ronnie, Danny, _________________________________________
I squealed. There were groups A-D and each group had 9 girls and 9 boys. We would have to do thing together for the entire trip. I shoved the paper at Gordo and he grinned.
"Yo, Gordon, Liz-zay!" Ethan and Kate had waltzed up also.
Ever since summer after eighth grade, Kate had really changed towards Miranda and me. Ethan had even brought up his grade point average to a B+. All in all they had dropped their old reps and acquired new ones.
"We're all together!" Kate squealed and Miranda and me joined in also. Gordo and Larry covered their ears and grimaced. Ethan just laughed.
~*~*~*~
The cruise ship started boarding and we all grabbed our suitcases and headed onto the boat. After choosing our cabins we unpacked and changed. Miranda chose a white tank top and red wrap skirt, she secured her raven hair with a red headband and smiled at me. She slipped a pair of red and white hibiscus sandals on and applied some lip-gloss. Kate had slipped on a pink sundress that tied around her back. She was wearing a pink, furry scrunchie around her ponytail. I had put on a pink halter with white polka dots. I wore a white terry, pleated, skirt and pink flip-flops. I tied two white, satin bows in my hair after pulling my golden locks into pigtails and I curled them using my finger and some hairspray. A pair of see- through pink sunglasses completed the ensemble and the three of us set out to find our prince charmings.
The boys had all changed into polo shirts of varying colors and khaki shorts. They had all slipped on sneakers without socks. My eyes met Gordo's and we simply stared at each other as the two couples around us performed several kinds of PDA. Finally, just as Miranda and Larry were coming up for air, and Kate and Ethan were gazing into each other's eyes, Gordo drew me to him and placed a soft kiss on my mouth. I grinned at our friend's shocked expressions and giggled. Gordo arms dropped around my waist and he smiled too.
"Ok!" Miranda burst in (I swear she has the worst timing in the world!), "What is going on between you two?"
A/N: Ok! Cliff hanger I know! I'm having a problem too. Last time I went to Atlantis I was four so I don't really remember much of the lobby. My family stayed in the beachside towers and I was wondering if anyone could remember what it looked like please email me the description at puppy_pout@yahoo.com! Thanks!
~ilona
Atlantis
Chapter 2~ in the pink
Morning was too early! I mean what *normal* teenager wakes up at 5:30 am? Definitely not me, even when Atlantis is in the future. We all piled onto the bus in our pajamas. The only three-seater was near the mobile restroom and was already occupied by our chaperones. Miranda was sleeping on Larry's shoulder by the window so Gordo and I quietly made our way three-quarters of the way back on the bus. No one was sitting near us and we bickered for the window. Just as he was about to say 'no' I kissed him hard, he gasped and I slipped past him into the seat and smirked. I always get my own way with Gordo.
The bus pulled out of the parking lot, leaving our school and our tired thoughts behind. Everyone was talking quietly with his or her buddies and some girl even convinced the bus driver to turn on the radio. I pulled off the sweatshirt I was wearing and modeled my navy blue tank top. It was velvet with yellow stars, white cloud and light blue moons. My cropped pants matched my shirt and Gordo openly gaped. I playfully swatted him with my hand and settled back against the seat.
"Hey Liz?" he asked, his eyes fastened on me. I nodded and waited for him to continue.
"Yeah Gordo?"
"Um- I- uh, I was wondering-" he was twisting his hands in his lap and staring straight ahead now.
"Spit it out Gordo!" I commanded and rested my back against the window. The glass was cool against my shoulders and I let my hair down to keep me slightly warmer. This action however caught Gordo's attention and his vocal chords were momentarily paralyzed. I raised my eyebrows at him and sighed. Boys could be so stupid! He noticed my look.
"Well I what I want to say is, well, I want you to go out with me! But- only if that wont ruin our friendship! You mean everything in the world to me Liz and I never want to loose you!" I let my breath out, after realizing that I had been holding it.
He was staring at me, his beautiful blue eyes holding fear and hope at the same time. I knew what answer he wanted and I knew what answer I would give. I shivered in the sun and Gordo snapped back to reality. His eyes boring into mine, holding concern and pleading.
"You okay?" his question made me tingle, partially from hearing his voice and partially from hearing his care.
"Yeah- I just- well- I" now I was stuttering like an idiot. I took a deep breath and licked my lips, "I guess I'm trying to say that I want to go out with you too!" wow! That took a lot more courage than I thought.
He looked kind of shocked and I wondered if I had said something wrong. I bit my lip and turned towards the window. It was over. I had gone too far. Our chances at dating AND our friendship. I felt tears well up behind my eyes and threaten to spill over my cheeks. I felt a warm hand on my shoulder and I turned around. Gordo was looking at me, his eyes searching mine for something he couldn't quite grasp. Ever so slowly, he leaned in and kissed me gently on the lips. It was the only answer I needed, and my eyes fluttered closed.
~*~*~*~*~*~
I fell asleep on the bus ride and was shaken awake by Gordo.
"Babe, we're at the dock! You might want to wake up considering that if we miss the boat we can't go to Atlantis!" I stretched and sat up, wiping sleep from my eyes.
"We're here?" I questioned and he gave me a sheepish grin.
I leapt from the seat, banging my head against the ceiling. He grabbed my hand as we started off the coach bus with the rest of our grade. The harbor was beautiful, boats bobbed around the blue water and there was a slight scent of saline. Wind whipped around my shoulders and I shivered. I reached around my waist for my sweatshirt and pulled it around my shoulders.
Miranda made her way over to us and handed us each a packet of paper. I looked at her questioningly.
"It's all our room assignments and stuff" I bit my lip and flipped through the pages. There it was on page 2
_______________________________________ Room assignments in Atlantis
Girls~ Group A
Room 444 Lizzie, Miranda, Kate,
Room 446 Veruca, Janie, Marsha,
Room 448 Parker, Brooke, Claire,
Boys~ Group A
Room 445 Gordo, Larry, Ethan,
Room 447 Sam, James, Max,
Room 449 Josh, Ronnie, Danny, _________________________________________
I squealed. There were groups A-D and each group had 9 girls and 9 boys. We would have to do thing together for the entire trip. I shoved the paper at Gordo and he grinned.
"Yo, Gordon, Liz-zay!" Ethan and Kate had waltzed up also.
Ever since summer after eighth grade, Kate had really changed towards Miranda and me. Ethan had even brought up his grade point average to a B+. All in all they had dropped their old reps and acquired new ones.
"We're all together!" Kate squealed and Miranda and me joined in also. Gordo and Larry covered their ears and grimaced. Ethan just laughed.
~*~*~*~
The cruise ship started boarding and we all grabbed our suitcases and headed onto the boat. After choosing our cabins we unpacked and changed. Miranda chose a white tank top and red wrap skirt, she secured her raven hair with a red headband and smiled at me. She slipped a pair of red and white hibiscus sandals on and applied some lip-gloss. Kate had slipped on a pink sundress that tied around her back. She was wearing a pink, furry scrunchie around her ponytail. I had put on a pink halter with white polka dots. I wore a white terry, pleated, skirt and pink flip-flops. I tied two white, satin bows in my hair after pulling my golden locks into pigtails and I curled them using my finger and some hairspray. A pair of see- through pink sunglasses completed the ensemble and the three of us set out to find our prince charmings.
The boys had all changed into polo shirts of varying colors and khaki shorts. They had all slipped on sneakers without socks. My eyes met Gordo's and we simply stared at each other as the two couples around us performed several kinds of PDA. Finally, just as Miranda and Larry were coming up for air, and Kate and Ethan were gazing into each other's eyes, Gordo drew me to him and placed a soft kiss on my mouth. I grinned at our friend's shocked expressions and giggled. Gordo arms dropped around my waist and he smiled too.
"Ok!" Miranda burst in (I swear she has the worst timing in the world!), "What is going on between you two?"
A/N: Ok! Cliff hanger I know! I'm having a problem too. Last time I went to Atlantis I was four so I don't really remember much of the lobby. My family stayed in the beachside towers and I was wondering if anyone could remember what it looked like please email me the description at puppy_pout@yahoo.com! Thanks!
~ilona