To Belong
Summary:
Gordo and Miranda leave Lizzie for the summer before their first year of high school. During the summer Lizzie and Kate become friends. When Gordo and Miranda return, Miranda shares a life changing decision that she made over the summer.
A/N:
This is my first fan fic. I hope you like it. Please tell me what you think. I basically have the whole story written, but I'm going to put in a new chapter every couple of days so I can get some feedback before I add more so I can make changes if you guys really don't like something.
Chapter One: Alone for the Summer
Lizzie McGuire wasn't the coolest kid at her school, or the smartest, but that didn't matter to her right now, because she was officially done with middle school, unlike all of those seventh graders who would be merely in the eighth grade next year.
Lizzie was leaving her middle school, her childhood, her safe haven for the last time. Leaving with her were her two best friends, Miranda Sanchez and David Gordon (less formally known as Gordo), who had not only survived through middle school with her, but who she had known since what seemed like forever.
"I cannot believe that we are high schoolers! It seems like just yesterday we were little sixth graders, and now look at us," Miranda exclaimed.
"We're not actually in high school yet," Gordo replied. "Plus, freshmen are like the scum of the earth. I heard that once a freshman was…"
"Give it a rest Gordo. We know that you've been to high school once before and that you didn't have the best experience, but don't ruin it for the rest of us," Lizzie said.
Gordo was often the one who kept Lizzie and Miranda in check when they went off in the deep end thinking about guys or clothes or, in this case, high school.
"What ever," he said. "So, what are your plans for the summer?" he asked them.
"For the three of us to hang out and try really hard to get absolutely nothing done, just like always," Lizzie said.
"Well, you're gonna have to count me out this summer," Gordo said.
"Why?" Lizzie asked, shocked.
"I've been given the opportunity of a lifetime to go to the University of Southern California to study theater for the whole summer!"
"What?!" Lizzie half screeched. "And leave Miranda and I here to do nothing by ourselves?"
"Hey, you know that I've always wanted to be a director. This is the opportunity of a lifetime for me. I'm gonna be learning about what I love to do at a more challenging level in a highly accredited university. You should be happy for me," Gordo replied.
"Okay, fine," Lizzie said. "Then, I guess it's just you and me, Miranda."
"Um, actually, I've kinda got plans for the summer too."
"What kind of plans?"
"Well, my abuela lives in Mexico, and she wants me to visit her. So, my parents decided that we should go as a family. She lives in Morelos, which is right by Cancun."
"What? Cancun is probably gonna be so hot you won't be able to survive for the summer. Why can't you just stay here and go for Christmas break or something. You can't both leave me," Lizzie said, exasperated.
"Hey, I'm not happy to leave you here by yourself either, but my parents said that she's starting to act a little out there, if you know what I mean, and they don't how much longer she's gonna be around for," Miranda said.
"Well, have a nice summer you guys. I'll just stay here and do nothing without you," Lizzie said. "So when do you guys leave, anyway?"
"Tomorrow morning," the two said in unison.
"What? Tomorrow morning? Both of you? This can't be happening." Lizzie could feel her throat swell. Summer was going be nothing like what she had imagined. What had happened to the three of them being together? Apparently that had left just as quickly as middle school.
"You'll find stuff to do, Lizzie. I wish I could stick around longer, but I have three months of packing to do in less than 24 hours," Miranda said, and with a quick wave, she turned around and left.
"Hey, Lizzie, you'll have fun. Just be yourself," Gordo said. "I'll see you in August." Gordo turned around, and, suddenly, Lizzie was alone for the whole summer. Three months. Twelve long weeks. Lizzie turned and ran all the way home.
"Hi, Lizzie. You're home early. Where are Gordo and Miranda? You guys always spend the first day of summer together," Lizzie's mom, Jo McGuire said.
"Yeah, well, not any more. Things have changed."
"What do you mean, honey?"
"Oh, mom, it's awful. I had planned on spending the whole summer hanging out with Gordo and Miranda and doing everything with them, and now Gordo's going to the University of Southern California, and Miranda's going to Cancun. And that's not the worst part. They're both gonna be gone all summer," Lizzie said, breaking into sobs.
"Oh, honey, that's awful," Jo said, hugging her daughter until she calmed down. "I have good news for you, then. This summer, the high school is doing a program for students who are gonna be freshmen next year. It's like a day camp, but for older kids. There's gonna be all sorts of things for you to do, and you can make some new friends."
Lizzie looked up at her mother. "But I don't want any new friends. I want Gordo and Miranda to stay here so I can hang out with them all summer."
"Just give it a chance it'll be fun, I promise. You'll get to know your way around the high school before the upperclassmen get there."
"I don't know. I still don't want to spend the summer at a school."
"It goes from ten to three every weekday. You'll enjoy it, I know."
"Sure, mom, whatever you say. I'll be in my room," Lizzie said as she headed upstairs.
"It starts tomorrow morning," Lizzie's mom called after her.
A/N:
So, what do you think so far?
Summary:
Gordo and Miranda leave Lizzie for the summer before their first year of high school. During the summer Lizzie and Kate become friends. When Gordo and Miranda return, Miranda shares a life changing decision that she made over the summer.
A/N:
This is my first fan fic. I hope you like it. Please tell me what you think. I basically have the whole story written, but I'm going to put in a new chapter every couple of days so I can get some feedback before I add more so I can make changes if you guys really don't like something.
Chapter One: Alone for the Summer
Lizzie McGuire wasn't the coolest kid at her school, or the smartest, but that didn't matter to her right now, because she was officially done with middle school, unlike all of those seventh graders who would be merely in the eighth grade next year.
Lizzie was leaving her middle school, her childhood, her safe haven for the last time. Leaving with her were her two best friends, Miranda Sanchez and David Gordon (less formally known as Gordo), who had not only survived through middle school with her, but who she had known since what seemed like forever.
"I cannot believe that we are high schoolers! It seems like just yesterday we were little sixth graders, and now look at us," Miranda exclaimed.
"We're not actually in high school yet," Gordo replied. "Plus, freshmen are like the scum of the earth. I heard that once a freshman was…"
"Give it a rest Gordo. We know that you've been to high school once before and that you didn't have the best experience, but don't ruin it for the rest of us," Lizzie said.
Gordo was often the one who kept Lizzie and Miranda in check when they went off in the deep end thinking about guys or clothes or, in this case, high school.
"What ever," he said. "So, what are your plans for the summer?" he asked them.
"For the three of us to hang out and try really hard to get absolutely nothing done, just like always," Lizzie said.
"Well, you're gonna have to count me out this summer," Gordo said.
"Why?" Lizzie asked, shocked.
"I've been given the opportunity of a lifetime to go to the University of Southern California to study theater for the whole summer!"
"What?!" Lizzie half screeched. "And leave Miranda and I here to do nothing by ourselves?"
"Hey, you know that I've always wanted to be a director. This is the opportunity of a lifetime for me. I'm gonna be learning about what I love to do at a more challenging level in a highly accredited university. You should be happy for me," Gordo replied.
"Okay, fine," Lizzie said. "Then, I guess it's just you and me, Miranda."
"Um, actually, I've kinda got plans for the summer too."
"What kind of plans?"
"Well, my abuela lives in Mexico, and she wants me to visit her. So, my parents decided that we should go as a family. She lives in Morelos, which is right by Cancun."
"What? Cancun is probably gonna be so hot you won't be able to survive for the summer. Why can't you just stay here and go for Christmas break or something. You can't both leave me," Lizzie said, exasperated.
"Hey, I'm not happy to leave you here by yourself either, but my parents said that she's starting to act a little out there, if you know what I mean, and they don't how much longer she's gonna be around for," Miranda said.
"Well, have a nice summer you guys. I'll just stay here and do nothing without you," Lizzie said. "So when do you guys leave, anyway?"
"Tomorrow morning," the two said in unison.
"What? Tomorrow morning? Both of you? This can't be happening." Lizzie could feel her throat swell. Summer was going be nothing like what she had imagined. What had happened to the three of them being together? Apparently that had left just as quickly as middle school.
"You'll find stuff to do, Lizzie. I wish I could stick around longer, but I have three months of packing to do in less than 24 hours," Miranda said, and with a quick wave, she turned around and left.
"Hey, Lizzie, you'll have fun. Just be yourself," Gordo said. "I'll see you in August." Gordo turned around, and, suddenly, Lizzie was alone for the whole summer. Three months. Twelve long weeks. Lizzie turned and ran all the way home.
"Hi, Lizzie. You're home early. Where are Gordo and Miranda? You guys always spend the first day of summer together," Lizzie's mom, Jo McGuire said.
"Yeah, well, not any more. Things have changed."
"What do you mean, honey?"
"Oh, mom, it's awful. I had planned on spending the whole summer hanging out with Gordo and Miranda and doing everything with them, and now Gordo's going to the University of Southern California, and Miranda's going to Cancun. And that's not the worst part. They're both gonna be gone all summer," Lizzie said, breaking into sobs.
"Oh, honey, that's awful," Jo said, hugging her daughter until she calmed down. "I have good news for you, then. This summer, the high school is doing a program for students who are gonna be freshmen next year. It's like a day camp, but for older kids. There's gonna be all sorts of things for you to do, and you can make some new friends."
Lizzie looked up at her mother. "But I don't want any new friends. I want Gordo and Miranda to stay here so I can hang out with them all summer."
"Just give it a chance it'll be fun, I promise. You'll get to know your way around the high school before the upperclassmen get there."
"I don't know. I still don't want to spend the summer at a school."
"It goes from ten to three every weekday. You'll enjoy it, I know."
"Sure, mom, whatever you say. I'll be in my room," Lizzie said as she headed upstairs.
"It starts tomorrow morning," Lizzie's mom called after her.
A/N:
So, what do you think so far?