Chapter 12: Homecoming
(Miranda's House- pre-dance)
"Thanks again for volunteering to do our hair Mrs. Sanchez," Lizzie thanked Miranda's mother for the hundredth time.
"You know it's no big deal," Mrs. Sanchez smiled," I love doing your hair Lizzie, it's beautiful."
"Thank you!" Lizzie grinned as Mrs. Sanchez worked on her daughter's hair.
Miranda was getting her hair curled in to princess curls. She was going to leave her hair down, which was a rarity for her. She almost always had swept up into some updo or another. Lizzie, on the other hand, was getting her hair put up into a bun. She had some hair jewels that Mrs. Sanchez placed throughout her hair. She was wearing a simple pink full length dress. Miranda had an orange dress with a ruffled skirt that went down to about her knees. Both girls had their nails painted to match their dresses. Lizzie had pink high heels to go with her ensemble and Miranda had flat orange sandals for hers.
As they got dressed and checked themselves out in the mirror, Miranda asked," Lizzie, how on earth can you dance in those shoes?"
"I have practice," Lizzie laughed," LOTS of practice."
"Well I applaud you because I could never dance in shoes like that," Miranda stared at Lizzie's shoes.
"Girls! I believe your dates are here," Mr. Sanchez called to the girls.
Gordo and Miranda's date, Kyle, had rented a limousine for the night. Kyle was a friend of Miranda's since her freshman year and they had decided to go to the dance as friends. With a last check of their makeup, the girls went to meet their dates. Both had a corsage for his date to match the dress they were wearing.
"Oh, you guys are so cute!" Mrs. Sanchez cooed," I have to take lots of pictures."
"Yeah or my mom will throw a fit!" Lizzie rolled her eyes. Jo had nearly broke down in tears when Lizzie told her Miranda's mom was going to help them get dressed for the dance.
Once they were sure that there was plenty of pictures, the kids headed out to dinner. They were eating at a fancy restaurant that none of them had ever been to before. It was very expensive and their food wasn't all that great. All of them decided they would never eat dinner there again. The girls had forced the boys into letting them pay for half of dinner. That was all the more they were allowed to pay, despite the very expensive meal and the limousine. The driver took them to the school, where they always held the homecoming dance.
Lots of students were heading into the school gym. Several of them turned and raised their eyebrows at the people arriving in limousines. It was mostly seniors as the younger students couldn't afford to rent limousines without sharing with 10 other couples. Gordo and Kyle escorted their respective dates out of the car and lead them into the gym. The gym was decorated in the Hollywood theme with a red carpet leading couples into the gym and gold stars all over the place along with star-shaped balloons. There were tables set up on the far side of the gym with candy centerpieces and there was a refreshment table on the back wall. The center was lit up as the dance floor. The girls found a table where they could leave their purses and then followed their dates onto the dance floor.
They danced with a circle of friends for a while and then separated when a slow song came on.
"Having fun?" Gordo asked Lizzie.
"Yes, are you? I mean I know you don't like these big social events so much," Lizzie said.
"I don't mind them, not when I'm with you," Gordo leaned forward to kiss Lizzie.
"Oh David, you are so sweet," Lizzie looked lovingly into her boyfriend's eyes," I have never met anyone like you before in my life."
"You're one-of-a-kind too Lizzie. I am so glad that we found eachother, I couldn't imagine my life if I had never known you," Gordo kissed Lizzie again.
"I love you David Gordon," Lizzie whispered into his ear.
"I love you too Lizzie McGuire," Gordo smiled at her beauty.
At that moment, Ethan Craft swept by (he had learned to really dance in high school) and asked if he could have a dance with Lizzie. Gordo gave Lizzie a questioning look and she nodded her head yes. She danced with Ethan while his date, Kate danced with Gordo. Both Ethan and Kate were cool people now. Of course if you asked Lizzie in 8th grade she would have never thought she'd befriend Kate again. No one at her school would have believed that Ethan would be smart. People changed though and they both changed for the better. She enjoyed her short dance with Ethan before going to find Gordo again.
"I'm thirsty now, how about you?" Lizzie asked.
"Yeah, I could go for some punch," Gordo agreed.
As they made their way to the refreshment table, they spotted Miranda and Kyle already there.
"Hey Randa," Lizzie called out to her friend.
"Lizzie, how's it going so far?" she asked.
"It's going great, how about you two?" Lizzie asked the couple.
"Fine, we're having fun," Kyle said.
"Yeah, it's kind of boring though," Miranda admitted.
"I think so too," Gordo put in.
"Well I'm glad that it's not just me, but since I'm in the running for Homecoming Queen, we should stay at least until they crown the royalty," Lizzie explained.
"True, I guess we stay until then. We could go see a movie or something," Miranda suggested," we do have the limo all night."
"Yeah, after the crowing, we'll get out of here," Kyle said.
"Fine by me," Gordo said," is that okay with you, Liz?"
"Yep. I think they should be doing it soon too," Lizzie scanned the crowd for the student council president to ask her," I'll be right back."
"Okay," the three friends said in unison as she walked across the gym.
(Hillridge High Gym-20 minutes later)
"And the Homecoming Queen is..........Kate Saunders!" the student council president announced.
The crowd cheered and applauded as Kate made her way to join Ethan on the stage.
"Told you it was a popularity contest," Gordo muttered to Lizzie.
"You're saying I'm not popular?" Lizzie pretended to be hurt.
"Well, I uh, um. No. It's just," he stammered.
"I'm joking," Lizzie elbowed him.
"You guys ready to blow this joint?" Kyle asked.
"Yep," Lizzie and Miranda said at the same time.
(Riding in the limo)
"Hey! I have an idea," Lizzie exclaimed suddenly.
"Did you hurt yourself?" Gordo teased.
Lizzie glared at him," No. Let's stop to get ice cream, then we can just cruise around."
"That's not a bad idea," Miranda said.
"Actually it's a pretty good idea, McGuire," Kyle agreed.
"Okay then, I'll let the driver know of our plans," Lizzie picked up the phone," Frank? We want to get ice cream....yeah, you could get some too...laughs okay...thanks....then we'll just ride around for a while....wherever."
A/N: I was writing this really late at night, so please forgive any typos or things that don't make sense. Also, sorry if it's kind of boring. I have been sick, my kidney was...well not sure, but it was causing lots of pain. So I'm all better and that's why I haven't updated for a while. I think I should stop saying I'll write the next day because I never do...lol, I'm bad about that. Thanks for reading and reviewing.
(Miranda's House- pre-dance)
"Thanks again for volunteering to do our hair Mrs. Sanchez," Lizzie thanked Miranda's mother for the hundredth time.
"You know it's no big deal," Mrs. Sanchez smiled," I love doing your hair Lizzie, it's beautiful."
"Thank you!" Lizzie grinned as Mrs. Sanchez worked on her daughter's hair.
Miranda was getting her hair curled in to princess curls. She was going to leave her hair down, which was a rarity for her. She almost always had swept up into some updo or another. Lizzie, on the other hand, was getting her hair put up into a bun. She had some hair jewels that Mrs. Sanchez placed throughout her hair. She was wearing a simple pink full length dress. Miranda had an orange dress with a ruffled skirt that went down to about her knees. Both girls had their nails painted to match their dresses. Lizzie had pink high heels to go with her ensemble and Miranda had flat orange sandals for hers.
As they got dressed and checked themselves out in the mirror, Miranda asked," Lizzie, how on earth can you dance in those shoes?"
"I have practice," Lizzie laughed," LOTS of practice."
"Well I applaud you because I could never dance in shoes like that," Miranda stared at Lizzie's shoes.
"Girls! I believe your dates are here," Mr. Sanchez called to the girls.
Gordo and Miranda's date, Kyle, had rented a limousine for the night. Kyle was a friend of Miranda's since her freshman year and they had decided to go to the dance as friends. With a last check of their makeup, the girls went to meet their dates. Both had a corsage for his date to match the dress they were wearing.
"Oh, you guys are so cute!" Mrs. Sanchez cooed," I have to take lots of pictures."
"Yeah or my mom will throw a fit!" Lizzie rolled her eyes. Jo had nearly broke down in tears when Lizzie told her Miranda's mom was going to help them get dressed for the dance.
Once they were sure that there was plenty of pictures, the kids headed out to dinner. They were eating at a fancy restaurant that none of them had ever been to before. It was very expensive and their food wasn't all that great. All of them decided they would never eat dinner there again. The girls had forced the boys into letting them pay for half of dinner. That was all the more they were allowed to pay, despite the very expensive meal and the limousine. The driver took them to the school, where they always held the homecoming dance.
Lots of students were heading into the school gym. Several of them turned and raised their eyebrows at the people arriving in limousines. It was mostly seniors as the younger students couldn't afford to rent limousines without sharing with 10 other couples. Gordo and Kyle escorted their respective dates out of the car and lead them into the gym. The gym was decorated in the Hollywood theme with a red carpet leading couples into the gym and gold stars all over the place along with star-shaped balloons. There were tables set up on the far side of the gym with candy centerpieces and there was a refreshment table on the back wall. The center was lit up as the dance floor. The girls found a table where they could leave their purses and then followed their dates onto the dance floor.
They danced with a circle of friends for a while and then separated when a slow song came on.
"Having fun?" Gordo asked Lizzie.
"Yes, are you? I mean I know you don't like these big social events so much," Lizzie said.
"I don't mind them, not when I'm with you," Gordo leaned forward to kiss Lizzie.
"Oh David, you are so sweet," Lizzie looked lovingly into her boyfriend's eyes," I have never met anyone like you before in my life."
"You're one-of-a-kind too Lizzie. I am so glad that we found eachother, I couldn't imagine my life if I had never known you," Gordo kissed Lizzie again.
"I love you David Gordon," Lizzie whispered into his ear.
"I love you too Lizzie McGuire," Gordo smiled at her beauty.
At that moment, Ethan Craft swept by (he had learned to really dance in high school) and asked if he could have a dance with Lizzie. Gordo gave Lizzie a questioning look and she nodded her head yes. She danced with Ethan while his date, Kate danced with Gordo. Both Ethan and Kate were cool people now. Of course if you asked Lizzie in 8th grade she would have never thought she'd befriend Kate again. No one at her school would have believed that Ethan would be smart. People changed though and they both changed for the better. She enjoyed her short dance with Ethan before going to find Gordo again.
"I'm thirsty now, how about you?" Lizzie asked.
"Yeah, I could go for some punch," Gordo agreed.
As they made their way to the refreshment table, they spotted Miranda and Kyle already there.
"Hey Randa," Lizzie called out to her friend.
"Lizzie, how's it going so far?" she asked.
"It's going great, how about you two?" Lizzie asked the couple.
"Fine, we're having fun," Kyle said.
"Yeah, it's kind of boring though," Miranda admitted.
"I think so too," Gordo put in.
"Well I'm glad that it's not just me, but since I'm in the running for Homecoming Queen, we should stay at least until they crown the royalty," Lizzie explained.
"True, I guess we stay until then. We could go see a movie or something," Miranda suggested," we do have the limo all night."
"Yeah, after the crowing, we'll get out of here," Kyle said.
"Fine by me," Gordo said," is that okay with you, Liz?"
"Yep. I think they should be doing it soon too," Lizzie scanned the crowd for the student council president to ask her," I'll be right back."
"Okay," the three friends said in unison as she walked across the gym.
(Hillridge High Gym-20 minutes later)
"And the Homecoming Queen is..........Kate Saunders!" the student council president announced.
The crowd cheered and applauded as Kate made her way to join Ethan on the stage.
"Told you it was a popularity contest," Gordo muttered to Lizzie.
"You're saying I'm not popular?" Lizzie pretended to be hurt.
"Well, I uh, um. No. It's just," he stammered.
"I'm joking," Lizzie elbowed him.
"You guys ready to blow this joint?" Kyle asked.
"Yep," Lizzie and Miranda said at the same time.
(Riding in the limo)
"Hey! I have an idea," Lizzie exclaimed suddenly.
"Did you hurt yourself?" Gordo teased.
Lizzie glared at him," No. Let's stop to get ice cream, then we can just cruise around."
"That's not a bad idea," Miranda said.
"Actually it's a pretty good idea, McGuire," Kyle agreed.
"Okay then, I'll let the driver know of our plans," Lizzie picked up the phone," Frank? We want to get ice cream....yeah, you could get some too...laughs okay...thanks....then we'll just ride around for a while....wherever."
A/N: I was writing this really late at night, so please forgive any typos or things that don't make sense. Also, sorry if it's kind of boring. I have been sick, my kidney was...well not sure, but it was causing lots of pain. So I'm all better and that's why I haven't updated for a while. I think I should stop saying I'll write the next day because I never do...lol, I'm bad about that. Thanks for reading and reviewing.