***Sorry it took so long for the next chapter. Anyway, this chapter was written by piacere. Have a lovely holiday!***
***I do not own Lizzie McGuire.***
Chapter Ten
Thoughts and Misunderstandings
~Gordo~
The next day, I half expected the previous day to be all a dream. I expected to wake up in my own room with my own face. Unfortunately, there was no such luck.
Again, on Sunday morning, I woke up with the face of Ethan. This was only day two, right?
Ethan slept until noon, and by then, his father was ready for "Gordo Gordon" to go home. I guess it doesn't really matter, but I definitely made sure that Ethan wasn't planning on actually doing something today. He told me that he would probably stay at home and work on some homework. That reminded me—homework. How am I going to handle tomorrow? I guess I am lucky that I did my homework ahead of time, but what about Ethan? Did Ethan write his paper? If not, I hope he doesn't expect me to write the paper for him. How am I going to turn my paper into the teacher if the name doesn't belong to the face?
As if tomorrow couldn't be bad enough, I don't know Ethan's schedule and I take advanced classes. I hope a teacher doesn't give a pop quiz or something because if so, I am royally screwed.
The only good thing about tomorrow is that I am going to be tutored by Lizzie. Spending time with Lizzie should remind me why I did this in the first place and make this situation a little better than it is.
How am I going to handle my classes though? How can Ethan take my place without making me seem like a total idiot? I am not really worried about his classes—I mean how bad can they be? I have either already taken them or am taking them now.
I never knew so much baggage would follow with one seemingly simple wish. I never thought the most romantic thing I ever did for a girl was be Ethan for a week, even if I don't feel romantic.
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~Ethan~
I woke up and was kicked out of my own house by my own father. Can you believe that? I don't care if he didn't know it was actually his own son, it was still rude.
Oh, and when I tried to tell Gordo how to fix his hair, Gordo was hardly listening. When I was going to ask him how to get to his house from here, he told me he was busy.
Whatever Gordo has planned for us isn't working very well because even though I told him I would just stay mellow at his house, I can't. Ha, Gordo! I can't listen to you because I don't even know how to get to your house. I only know how to get to two places: school, the Digital Bean, and Kate's. Wait? Maybe that's three places, but still! I only know how to get to Kate's because it is really near the Digital Bean.
So, because like no one goes to school on a Sunday. Well, except for Sunday School, but that's connected to church, and since church isn't one of the three places I know how to get to, and the Digital Bean is only a little closer to Kate's, I went to the Digital Bean. Mind you it wasn't really me, because I look like Gordo and all, but for right now, this body has the heart of Ethan. Maybe I should use this heart to get Gordo some girls, because all the ladies love me for my looks and my heart of gold. Now that I am Gordo, the looks aren't the same, but the Ethan is.
I know how to open a door like I own a place, and that is exactly what I did today. I walked over and sat down by myself to look mysterious and cool. I ordered myself an ice water and looked around for someone that I recognized. I looked over and saw Kate and Claire in the corner. I smiled my magic smile, but Kate and Claire only looked back at me in disgust. After a minute of personal confusion, I remembered that I was Gordo. I forget that a lot. It is easy to slip in and out of character like that. I suppose the magic smile doesn't work for everyone.
No one came up to talk to me or anything while I was there, which is something I guess I need to get used to. It wasn't until none other than Lizzie McGuire herself walked in that I talked to anyone. Lizzie spotted me immediately, smiled, and walked toward me and sat down across from me. "Hey," she said.
"Hey," I said, coolly, nodding my head "Sup?"
Lizzie looked at me strangely, but smiled anyway, "Nothing much. What are you doing today, Gordo?"
"Oh, a little of this, a little of that. You know," I said, pausing dramatically, "stuff."
Lizzie smiled and rolled her eyes, "Like what?"
Uh, what am I supposed to do again? What did Gordo say?
"Like, stuff around my house," I said. If I ever figure out how to get there, that is. Wait! Lizzie is his best friend! She will know how to get to my house. Maybe she can take me there!
"Oh, because I was thinking maybe we could do something like go to a movie."
Hold it! Was this chick asking me on a date? Lizzie asking Gordo on a date? Are we dating? Did Gordo forget to tell me something? What am I supposed to say? Gordo asked me not to do anything today at all, "I don't know. I mean, I would love to go, but I kind of need to stay home and," I said, pausing. What sounds like a Gordo thing to do? "Read books."
Lizzie nodded her head, "Okay. I understand. If you change your mind though, you have my number."
Lizzie started to get up then, but I stopped her. This was my chance to go home! "Wait! Don't go!"
Lizzie looked around confused, "All right."
"Would you mind walking me home?" I said.
"What??" Lizzie asked, "why?"
Lizzie looked even more confused at this point, "Um, well," I took her hand to show some affection (we are dating, right?) "You know, I really enjoy spending time with you and this walk would give us a few extra minutes together."
Lizzie smiled and blushed a little, "Okay, sure. I would love to walk you home. Let me just get my smoothie to go, okay?"
I nodded my head and watched as she went to get her smoothie. Well, Gordo, of all the girls you could have picked, I am glad you picked Lizzie. I always thought you too belonged together.
I just hope that I don't mess things up between the two of them.
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***Please review! I know it wasn't as long as it could have been, but I thought the ending kind of opened things up a little.***
***Also, Lizzie was not asking Gordo out on a date, she was just asking him to a movie as a friend. The real Gordo would have known that, but Ethan isn't that sharp. Anyway, stay tuned in the next chapters to see if Ethan does in fact, mess things up between Gordo and Lizzie.***
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***I do not own Lizzie McGuire.***
Chapter Ten
Thoughts and Misunderstandings
~Gordo~
The next day, I half expected the previous day to be all a dream. I expected to wake up in my own room with my own face. Unfortunately, there was no such luck.
Again, on Sunday morning, I woke up with the face of Ethan. This was only day two, right?
Ethan slept until noon, and by then, his father was ready for "Gordo Gordon" to go home. I guess it doesn't really matter, but I definitely made sure that Ethan wasn't planning on actually doing something today. He told me that he would probably stay at home and work on some homework. That reminded me—homework. How am I going to handle tomorrow? I guess I am lucky that I did my homework ahead of time, but what about Ethan? Did Ethan write his paper? If not, I hope he doesn't expect me to write the paper for him. How am I going to turn my paper into the teacher if the name doesn't belong to the face?
As if tomorrow couldn't be bad enough, I don't know Ethan's schedule and I take advanced classes. I hope a teacher doesn't give a pop quiz or something because if so, I am royally screwed.
The only good thing about tomorrow is that I am going to be tutored by Lizzie. Spending time with Lizzie should remind me why I did this in the first place and make this situation a little better than it is.
How am I going to handle my classes though? How can Ethan take my place without making me seem like a total idiot? I am not really worried about his classes—I mean how bad can they be? I have either already taken them or am taking them now.
I never knew so much baggage would follow with one seemingly simple wish. I never thought the most romantic thing I ever did for a girl was be Ethan for a week, even if I don't feel romantic.
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~Ethan~
I woke up and was kicked out of my own house by my own father. Can you believe that? I don't care if he didn't know it was actually his own son, it was still rude.
Oh, and when I tried to tell Gordo how to fix his hair, Gordo was hardly listening. When I was going to ask him how to get to his house from here, he told me he was busy.
Whatever Gordo has planned for us isn't working very well because even though I told him I would just stay mellow at his house, I can't. Ha, Gordo! I can't listen to you because I don't even know how to get to your house. I only know how to get to two places: school, the Digital Bean, and Kate's. Wait? Maybe that's three places, but still! I only know how to get to Kate's because it is really near the Digital Bean.
So, because like no one goes to school on a Sunday. Well, except for Sunday School, but that's connected to church, and since church isn't one of the three places I know how to get to, and the Digital Bean is only a little closer to Kate's, I went to the Digital Bean. Mind you it wasn't really me, because I look like Gordo and all, but for right now, this body has the heart of Ethan. Maybe I should use this heart to get Gordo some girls, because all the ladies love me for my looks and my heart of gold. Now that I am Gordo, the looks aren't the same, but the Ethan is.
I know how to open a door like I own a place, and that is exactly what I did today. I walked over and sat down by myself to look mysterious and cool. I ordered myself an ice water and looked around for someone that I recognized. I looked over and saw Kate and Claire in the corner. I smiled my magic smile, but Kate and Claire only looked back at me in disgust. After a minute of personal confusion, I remembered that I was Gordo. I forget that a lot. It is easy to slip in and out of character like that. I suppose the magic smile doesn't work for everyone.
No one came up to talk to me or anything while I was there, which is something I guess I need to get used to. It wasn't until none other than Lizzie McGuire herself walked in that I talked to anyone. Lizzie spotted me immediately, smiled, and walked toward me and sat down across from me. "Hey," she said.
"Hey," I said, coolly, nodding my head "Sup?"
Lizzie looked at me strangely, but smiled anyway, "Nothing much. What are you doing today, Gordo?"
"Oh, a little of this, a little of that. You know," I said, pausing dramatically, "stuff."
Lizzie smiled and rolled her eyes, "Like what?"
Uh, what am I supposed to do again? What did Gordo say?
"Like, stuff around my house," I said. If I ever figure out how to get there, that is. Wait! Lizzie is his best friend! She will know how to get to my house. Maybe she can take me there!
"Oh, because I was thinking maybe we could do something like go to a movie."
Hold it! Was this chick asking me on a date? Lizzie asking Gordo on a date? Are we dating? Did Gordo forget to tell me something? What am I supposed to say? Gordo asked me not to do anything today at all, "I don't know. I mean, I would love to go, but I kind of need to stay home and," I said, pausing. What sounds like a Gordo thing to do? "Read books."
Lizzie nodded her head, "Okay. I understand. If you change your mind though, you have my number."
Lizzie started to get up then, but I stopped her. This was my chance to go home! "Wait! Don't go!"
Lizzie looked around confused, "All right."
"Would you mind walking me home?" I said.
"What??" Lizzie asked, "why?"
Lizzie looked even more confused at this point, "Um, well," I took her hand to show some affection (we are dating, right?) "You know, I really enjoy spending time with you and this walk would give us a few extra minutes together."
Lizzie smiled and blushed a little, "Okay, sure. I would love to walk you home. Let me just get my smoothie to go, okay?"
I nodded my head and watched as she went to get her smoothie. Well, Gordo, of all the girls you could have picked, I am glad you picked Lizzie. I always thought you too belonged together.
I just hope that I don't mess things up between the two of them.
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***Please review! I know it wasn't as long as it could have been, but I thought the ending kind of opened things up a little.***
***Also, Lizzie was not asking Gordo out on a date, she was just asking him to a movie as a friend. The real Gordo would have known that, but Ethan isn't that sharp. Anyway, stay tuned in the next chapters to see if Ethan does in fact, mess things up between Gordo and Lizzie.***
Save the elephantes!!!!