Chapter 10: Powder Puff Begins
Quick A/N: In case anyone doesn't know, powder puff is when the girls play football and the boys are the cheerleaders. At most schools, it's a homecoming tradition to have the senior girls play the junior girls.
(Auditorium After School- Mid-September)
"Okay girls! Quiet down, we're ready to start," a teacher yelled over the sea of voices.
It took a few moments for the hundreds of girls to get quiet. They were all excited to be starting the tradition of Powder Puff football. For the seniors, it was most girls' second year playing and the juniors were all in their first year. The girls listened to the teachers talk impatiently. All they were concerned about was ordering their jerseys.
"All right, so we'll see you girls next Monday. Remember seniors, you meet at Hillridge Elementary and juniors you will be meeting at Valley Heights Elementary for your first practice. Now you may get in line to order your jerseys, go seniors!" the teacher finished.
"Yeah SENIORS!" all the senior girls screamed.
"Are you ordering a new jersey?" Lizzie asked Miranda.
"No, I'll just keep the same one," she said," I liked my nick name. Wild Thing, it fits me."
Lizzie laughed," Yes it does, especially on the field. I think I'll keep mine too, Gordo's Girl."
"Good then, let's get out of this place, those lines are insane, look at them pushing," Miranda gestured to the mad pushing girls trying to be first in line.
"Okay, I think Gordo's waiting for us in the parking lot," Lizzie lead her friend out of the crazy auditorium.
They took their time leaving the school, chatting about the previous year's Powder Puff game. They had lost 31-24, keeping it close until near the end. In all of their school's history, no junior team had ever defeated the seniors. Lizzie and Miranda weren't about to let their class be the first senior class to lose. They were both excited for Monday to come, but they were also glad for the weekend.
"Hey girls, you finished already?" Gordo called out to them.
"Yeah, we didn't have to wait in line and pay for jerseys, we're just keeping ours for last year," Lizzie kissed Gordo.
"You should have seen the girls pushing to be first in line though," Miranda said," glad we didn't wait, right Lizzie?"
"You would have thought there was free money or something," Lizzie exclaimed.
"Oh boy, I can imagine, girls get crazy," Gordo laughed.
"What's that supposed to mean?" Miranda lightly punched her friend on the arm.
"Nothing, I forgot, shouldn't say those things when I have two girls with me," Gordo smirked.
"You better watch it mister," Lizzie warned him.
"What are you going to do to me?" Gordo faked a scared voice.
"You'll just have to wait and see," Lizzie laughed evilly.
"So Gordo, are you going to be a cheerleader this year?" Miranda joked.
"Ha! Are you kidding me? Could you honestly see me as a cheerleader?" Gordo laughed at the thought.
(The Next Monday, Powder Puff Practice)
"Are you sure you want to watch? It's probably going to be boring," Lizzie informed her boyfriend.
"I don't care, if you're doing this, I'm going to be her to support you," Gordo kissed her a couple times.
"Okay, I gotta go, don't want to be late," Lizzie ran to catch up with Miranda.
Gordo sat on a bench in the shade to watch the girls practice. They all sat in a semi-circle and listened to the coaches talk at first. Gordo watched as a kid named Jimmy Martinez walked past with his puppy.
"How lame," Gordo thought," trying to score a girl by bringing his puppy with him. The sad thing is it will probably work."
The girls got up and split into several different groups. Gordo watched as Lizzie and Miranda joined with Kate and a few other girls that they were friends with. They were then sent to the closer half of the field. From watching, he gathered that they were all wanting to be offensive groups. They ran some basic warm-up drills and the practice went by quickly. After practice, Lizzie and Miranda ran over to where Gordo was sitting. He was watching all the girls stopping to fawn over Jimmy's puppy and rolled his eyes.
"Guess what?" Miranda shouted as she ran to Gordo.
"What?" he asked watching his friend who was clearly excited.
"I'm going to be the quarterback!" Miranda exclaimed.
"Yep, she's got a great arm, the coach says so," Lizzie rested her arm on her friend's shoulder.
"That's great," Gordo said.
"We are going to kick butt," Miranda boasted.
"I get to be the wide receiver," Lizzie explained," so I could perhaps catch a touchdown pass and run it in."
"Hope you don't trip," Gordo teased.
"Hey! That's mean," Lizzie was upset.
"I was only joking. So you guys were on defense last year, right?" Gordo quickly changed the subject.
"Yes, we thought we'd switch over and try offense," Miranda told him.
(Saturday Evening-Lizzie's house)
Lizzie checked her makeup in the mirror once more before going downstairs to wait for Gordo to come. He was taking her out to see a movie. She was wearing a cute pink outfit that Miranda had selected for her earlier. She had a white purse with an "L" in fake pink jewels. She sat on the couch and waited for her boyfriend to show up.
Ding dong!
"I'll get it," Lizzie shouted to her parents and brother who were eating dinner.
"Have fun!" Sam called out as his daughter ran out the door.
"You're lucky this time," Lizzie greeted Gordo," they're eating dinner. I hate it when we get stuck talking to them forever."
Gordo laughed," Aw, I love your family. They're a bit crazy, but you know they love you."
"Good point," Lizzie wrapped her arms around Gordo's waist.
"How was your day?" Gordo inquired.
"It was so boring, all I could do was think about tonight, I love you," Lizzie kissed Gordo on the lips.
"I love you too," Gordo started kissing her back.
Lizzie suddenly pulled away," Not here, we don't my family to start watching us!"
"Okay, I figured we'd go out for hamburgers before the movie, does that sound good?" Gordo asked.
"Sounds great," Lizzie got into the passenger seat of Gordo's car.
(Saturday Evening-Movie Theatre)
Lizzie and Gordo found a couple of seats in the back of the theatre. No one else sat near them as everyone else was closer to the front. They had bought some candy and a large pop to share. Once they got settled into their seats, the previews were just finishing. Gordo wrapped his arm around Lizzie's shoulder and she leaned into him. This was a "chick flick" but Gordo didn't mind going with Lizzie.
About halfway through the movie Lizzie whispered," This is incredibly boring isn't it?"
"I wasn't going to say anything, but yeah it is," Gordo whispered back.
"I'm sorry, I thought this movie would be better," Lizzie giggled quietly.
"Ah, it's okay," Gordo gave Lizzie a quick kiss.
She smiled and kissed him back. They quickly scanned to make sure they weren't being watched and then started to make out. Fortunately, it seemed everyone was too engrossed in the movie and all had their eyes forward. They hoped that no one they knew would catch them, even though they were only kissing. Before they knew it, the movie was over and the lights came on.
"Oh my goodness, is my hair okay?" Lizzie was startled that so much time had passed.
"It's a little messy," Gordo told her.
"Good think I have a hairbrush in my purse," Lizzie quickly brushed out her hair and then fixed Gordo's as well.
Gordo stared lovingly into Lizzie's eyes as she brushed his hair.
"What?" she asked catching his gaze.
"Nothing," he tucked a strand of loose hair behind her ear," I love you so much Lizzie McGuire."
"I love you too Gordo," she stood up and took his hand.
"How about some ice cream?" he asked.
"Oh that sounds good," Lizzie held Gordo's hand as they exited the theatre.
A/N: Wow, Loopylou1, you must have read my mind. I had intended for this chapter to have some more L/G in it. I hope you and all the other readers enjoy it.
13ittersweet, I agree, it has been boring in spots. I'm trying to work on that and make it a little better. The story is loosely based on my own senior year. Most of it is fictional, so don't worry about that.
Keep the reviews coming. I love them. Thanks to everyone who reviewed. Go Flames! (it's a close game, still going right now). T18
Quick A/N: In case anyone doesn't know, powder puff is when the girls play football and the boys are the cheerleaders. At most schools, it's a homecoming tradition to have the senior girls play the junior girls.
(Auditorium After School- Mid-September)
"Okay girls! Quiet down, we're ready to start," a teacher yelled over the sea of voices.
It took a few moments for the hundreds of girls to get quiet. They were all excited to be starting the tradition of Powder Puff football. For the seniors, it was most girls' second year playing and the juniors were all in their first year. The girls listened to the teachers talk impatiently. All they were concerned about was ordering their jerseys.
"All right, so we'll see you girls next Monday. Remember seniors, you meet at Hillridge Elementary and juniors you will be meeting at Valley Heights Elementary for your first practice. Now you may get in line to order your jerseys, go seniors!" the teacher finished.
"Yeah SENIORS!" all the senior girls screamed.
"Are you ordering a new jersey?" Lizzie asked Miranda.
"No, I'll just keep the same one," she said," I liked my nick name. Wild Thing, it fits me."
Lizzie laughed," Yes it does, especially on the field. I think I'll keep mine too, Gordo's Girl."
"Good then, let's get out of this place, those lines are insane, look at them pushing," Miranda gestured to the mad pushing girls trying to be first in line.
"Okay, I think Gordo's waiting for us in the parking lot," Lizzie lead her friend out of the crazy auditorium.
They took their time leaving the school, chatting about the previous year's Powder Puff game. They had lost 31-24, keeping it close until near the end. In all of their school's history, no junior team had ever defeated the seniors. Lizzie and Miranda weren't about to let their class be the first senior class to lose. They were both excited for Monday to come, but they were also glad for the weekend.
"Hey girls, you finished already?" Gordo called out to them.
"Yeah, we didn't have to wait in line and pay for jerseys, we're just keeping ours for last year," Lizzie kissed Gordo.
"You should have seen the girls pushing to be first in line though," Miranda said," glad we didn't wait, right Lizzie?"
"You would have thought there was free money or something," Lizzie exclaimed.
"Oh boy, I can imagine, girls get crazy," Gordo laughed.
"What's that supposed to mean?" Miranda lightly punched her friend on the arm.
"Nothing, I forgot, shouldn't say those things when I have two girls with me," Gordo smirked.
"You better watch it mister," Lizzie warned him.
"What are you going to do to me?" Gordo faked a scared voice.
"You'll just have to wait and see," Lizzie laughed evilly.
"So Gordo, are you going to be a cheerleader this year?" Miranda joked.
"Ha! Are you kidding me? Could you honestly see me as a cheerleader?" Gordo laughed at the thought.
(The Next Monday, Powder Puff Practice)
"Are you sure you want to watch? It's probably going to be boring," Lizzie informed her boyfriend.
"I don't care, if you're doing this, I'm going to be her to support you," Gordo kissed her a couple times.
"Okay, I gotta go, don't want to be late," Lizzie ran to catch up with Miranda.
Gordo sat on a bench in the shade to watch the girls practice. They all sat in a semi-circle and listened to the coaches talk at first. Gordo watched as a kid named Jimmy Martinez walked past with his puppy.
"How lame," Gordo thought," trying to score a girl by bringing his puppy with him. The sad thing is it will probably work."
The girls got up and split into several different groups. Gordo watched as Lizzie and Miranda joined with Kate and a few other girls that they were friends with. They were then sent to the closer half of the field. From watching, he gathered that they were all wanting to be offensive groups. They ran some basic warm-up drills and the practice went by quickly. After practice, Lizzie and Miranda ran over to where Gordo was sitting. He was watching all the girls stopping to fawn over Jimmy's puppy and rolled his eyes.
"Guess what?" Miranda shouted as she ran to Gordo.
"What?" he asked watching his friend who was clearly excited.
"I'm going to be the quarterback!" Miranda exclaimed.
"Yep, she's got a great arm, the coach says so," Lizzie rested her arm on her friend's shoulder.
"That's great," Gordo said.
"We are going to kick butt," Miranda boasted.
"I get to be the wide receiver," Lizzie explained," so I could perhaps catch a touchdown pass and run it in."
"Hope you don't trip," Gordo teased.
"Hey! That's mean," Lizzie was upset.
"I was only joking. So you guys were on defense last year, right?" Gordo quickly changed the subject.
"Yes, we thought we'd switch over and try offense," Miranda told him.
(Saturday Evening-Lizzie's house)
Lizzie checked her makeup in the mirror once more before going downstairs to wait for Gordo to come. He was taking her out to see a movie. She was wearing a cute pink outfit that Miranda had selected for her earlier. She had a white purse with an "L" in fake pink jewels. She sat on the couch and waited for her boyfriend to show up.
Ding dong!
"I'll get it," Lizzie shouted to her parents and brother who were eating dinner.
"Have fun!" Sam called out as his daughter ran out the door.
"You're lucky this time," Lizzie greeted Gordo," they're eating dinner. I hate it when we get stuck talking to them forever."
Gordo laughed," Aw, I love your family. They're a bit crazy, but you know they love you."
"Good point," Lizzie wrapped her arms around Gordo's waist.
"How was your day?" Gordo inquired.
"It was so boring, all I could do was think about tonight, I love you," Lizzie kissed Gordo on the lips.
"I love you too," Gordo started kissing her back.
Lizzie suddenly pulled away," Not here, we don't my family to start watching us!"
"Okay, I figured we'd go out for hamburgers before the movie, does that sound good?" Gordo asked.
"Sounds great," Lizzie got into the passenger seat of Gordo's car.
(Saturday Evening-Movie Theatre)
Lizzie and Gordo found a couple of seats in the back of the theatre. No one else sat near them as everyone else was closer to the front. They had bought some candy and a large pop to share. Once they got settled into their seats, the previews were just finishing. Gordo wrapped his arm around Lizzie's shoulder and she leaned into him. This was a "chick flick" but Gordo didn't mind going with Lizzie.
About halfway through the movie Lizzie whispered," This is incredibly boring isn't it?"
"I wasn't going to say anything, but yeah it is," Gordo whispered back.
"I'm sorry, I thought this movie would be better," Lizzie giggled quietly.
"Ah, it's okay," Gordo gave Lizzie a quick kiss.
She smiled and kissed him back. They quickly scanned to make sure they weren't being watched and then started to make out. Fortunately, it seemed everyone was too engrossed in the movie and all had their eyes forward. They hoped that no one they knew would catch them, even though they were only kissing. Before they knew it, the movie was over and the lights came on.
"Oh my goodness, is my hair okay?" Lizzie was startled that so much time had passed.
"It's a little messy," Gordo told her.
"Good think I have a hairbrush in my purse," Lizzie quickly brushed out her hair and then fixed Gordo's as well.
Gordo stared lovingly into Lizzie's eyes as she brushed his hair.
"What?" she asked catching his gaze.
"Nothing," he tucked a strand of loose hair behind her ear," I love you so much Lizzie McGuire."
"I love you too Gordo," she stood up and took his hand.
"How about some ice cream?" he asked.
"Oh that sounds good," Lizzie held Gordo's hand as they exited the theatre.
A/N: Wow, Loopylou1, you must have read my mind. I had intended for this chapter to have some more L/G in it. I hope you and all the other readers enjoy it.
13ittersweet, I agree, it has been boring in spots. I'm trying to work on that and make it a little better. The story is loosely based on my own senior year. Most of it is fictional, so don't worry about that.
Keep the reviews coming. I love them. Thanks to everyone who reviewed. Go Flames! (it's a close game, still going right now). T18