A/N: Thanks so much for all the reviews you guys!! You're all great! I asked some questions about the first chapter and I'd like to thank you so much (again) for your advice/feedback. I'm going to try to do a little less dialogue and more description. The next few chapters will move slower and I'll try my hardest to not speed into it quite so quickly. There's going to be a few "flashback" of the first two weeks (which is one of the reasons the 1st chapter sped ahead so fast). And one more thing, one of my new found pet peeves is grammar in fanfics, so if you see any big grammar mistakes, please let me know. I love all the feedback and I'm very willing to suggestions to make my writing better. Okay! Enough babbling... onto the 2nd chapter...
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The Prince You Charmed
Chapter Two: Broken Crown
Lizzie drummed her fingers against the table in the Digital Bean. Close to nothing was going right in her life right now. Sure, school was okay, the work wasn't to hard but it was the whole relationship aspect of high school that was hard. First Gordo got upset with something she did, or maybe didn't do, she didn't know. Then when she asked what was wrong, Miranda blew up at her.
She'd gone through the rest of the day with virtually no friends. Now normally, she'd apologize, fights with her two best friends in the world weren't worth it. But she didn't what went wrong and that was hard to apologize for. Lizzie blew her bangs out of her eyes and turned in her chair. She glanced around to find sight of Ryan but he was nowhere to be found.
Lizzie smiled, now there was one thing that was going right for her. Or at least, it seemed to be, but then again, she'd thought the exact same thing with Ronnie and look how that had turned out. But despite all that she couldn't help but grin and remember the day he'd asked her out.
And it was only 3 days into high school.
Flashback
Meeting Ryan before Biology had become a daily ritual (for the past three whole days). So Lizzie stood in the spot they always met and waited. She didn't have to wait long because before long the tall blonde guy showed up next to her. She smiled up at him and she grinned back. She couldn't help but think that his smile was nothing like Gordo's, it wasn't a reassuring smile, it wasn't the "Gordo" smile, the smile she loved.
Lizzie shook her head, since when did she compare guys to Gordo.
"So-uh-Lizzie, I was thinking, maybe we could like, I don't know, go out?"
Lizzie turned her head slightly and analyzed him for a seconds. She looked into his brown eyes before saying anything. "As in, be boyfriend, girlfriend?" She questioned.
He nodded. "Yeah, as in that."
Lizzie smiled, she hardly knew him and knew that maybe a relationship with him wasn't the best idea. She looked at him for a few seconds. I mean, come on, she'd known Gordo her whole life and him, she'd known him three days.
Shaking her head Lizzie dismissed thoughts of Gordo, confused. She nodded. "Of course." Ryan nodded back at her. "Great, that's awesome."
End of Flashback
Lizzie once again blew her hair out of her face and glanced around. Once again, no Ryan. Shaking her head, a habit she had gotten in lately, she thought back to telling Miranda and Gordo about Ryan.
She was going to figure out what she had done wrong if it was the last thing she did.
Flashback
Bursting with energy Lizzie ran up to Gordo and Miranda giving them both huge hugs. Gordo felt a huge grin cover his face. He loved having her in his arms.
"Guess what?" Lizzie asked them both.
"What?" They both had their 'I really have no clue but it seems to be good so just spit it out' looks over their faces so that's exactly what Lizzie did.
"Ryan asked me out!" Lizzie squealed.
Miranda's face lit up with happiness for her friend but was then washed over with sadness for her other friend.
Lizzie looked at them. "Aren't you happy for me?"
They both nodded but both seemed hesitant at the same time. "What's wrong?"
"Lizzie," Gordo started, a semi-pained expression on his face, "You've only known him for what, three days?"
Lizzie bit her bottom lip. "Well yeah, I thought about that, but, I really really like him."
Gordo nodded again. "Well if you really really like him, then yes, I'm very happy for you."
Lizzie let out another squeal of delight and engulfed Gordo in a huge hug. "Oh! Thanks so much."
"No problem."
Miranda looked at Gordo sympathetically. She didn't like being in this position. She didn't like it at all.
End of Flashback
'Okay Lizzie, think. Did you say something? Do something? Ugh. Think.' Lizzie coached herself.
"Hey Liz," Ryan said, coming up behind her.
"Hey," Lizzie answered, a saddened expression on her face, "You're late."
He shrugged as if it didn't matter. "Yeah I know," he told her simply and she left it at that. She didn't really mind anyways but this seemed to be becoming a habit of his.
"Lizzie, you alright?"
She nodded, knowing she was somewhat lying to her boyfriend. "Yeah, sure."
"Then where's my happy, spunky, spirited Lizzie?"
It was Lizzie's turn to shrug. "Not here," she told him, bitterly.
"Okay, something's defiantly up with you. Spill."
Lizzie smiled a sad, half smile. That's what Miranda always said when she wanted something. Miranda, her second best friend, her companion, her confidant.
"Hello, Lizzie, you there."
Once again, she nodded and then shrugged. "It's Miranda and Gordo. We kind of got into a fight, I think."
"About what?"
Shrugged once again Lizzie replied, "I don't know."
"You don't know," he asked her, disbelievingly.
"No, I don't. Miranda told me that you wanted to met me and then Gordo asked what we were talking about, I told him you. He got up, walked away, I asked Miranda what was wrong with him and she got mad at me and left to."
Ryan nodded, somewhat knowingly. "They're jealous that you have a boyfriend and they don't."
"Gordo's jealous that he doesn't have a boyfriend?"
"No, he's jealous that I have you as a girlfriend. He likes you, ya know."
Lizzie sighed. "So I've heard. But really, Miranda's not the type to get jealous about stuff like that. She just isn't."
"Whatever, just give them time, you can hang with me all day tomorrow."
"I don't know Ryan, they're my best friends."
He looked up at her with a somewhat angry look on his face. "Yeah, and I'm your boyfriend and you see them more than me anyways."
"That's so not true. You could come see all of us once in awhile you know."
"Why? I don't like Gordo and Miranda, Lizzie. You can do better than them. Why don't you try hanging out with Claire and them?"
Lizzie's mouth dropped in shock. This was way to much information to take in right now. "Not good enough for me? I've grown up with them. They're the best friends you could have."
"Yeah well, I don't think I want you around them especially Gordo."
Lizzie stared at him for a few seconds. She could not believe this was really happening. She wanted to wake up and find her self in a nightmare. To shocked to say anything Ryan continued.
"He's not worthy of your time."
This was the last straw for Lizzie. "Not worth my time? Gordo has always been there for me, no matter what. He's always given me a shoulder to cry on, always listened to me complain about everything, he gave up a whole Saturday to help me Tie-dye my sheets, he made me feel on top of the world after Ronnie broke up with me, he's risked so much just to cover for me, he even missed a Sadie Hawkins dance to see me because I didn't have a date."
Ryan shrugged. "Great. Then why is he ignoring you now, putting you through this pain?"
Lizzie was once again shocked. Ryan kind of had a point, didn't he. Maybe Ryan really knew what he was talking about.
To Lizzie, Ryan was perfect and could do no wrong. He had somehow sucked her into his world where he wanted her to be perfect too.
Ryan watched Lizzie as different emotions passed over her face. He liked her, he really did but he wanted a perfect girlfriend. Lizzie had seemed perfect when he asked her out but getting to know the real her, the confusion she went through, he didn't want to deal with that. He'd get rid of her problems for her, mainly, Miranda and Gordo. Then she could be his perfect Lizzie again.
He shrugged. "Whatever Lizzie. Them or me, you pick." Ryan turned and smiled to himself. He had her wrapped around his finger, he wasn't worried.
Lizzie started, unblinking. No way was he really making her make that choice.
Miranda sighed, unhappily. After leaving Lizzie by herself at the lunch table she had gone after Gordo. After a short heart-to-heart talk with him she realized his feelings for Lizzie ran deeper than she had thought.
She remembered their conversation.
Flashback
"Gordo! Gordo, wait up!"
The two had now entered an empty classroom. Gordo turned and faced Miranda and tears threatened to spill down his face. Miranda was shocked. She had never, ever, seen Gordo cry. Not that she could remember anyways.
"What?"
Miranda was at a loss for words for a few seconds. After a minute of leaving her mouth agape like a fish searching for water, she found a few.
"Just tell her."
"Tell who what?" He asked, trying to avoid the conversation he knew was at hand.
"Tell Lizzie that you like her."
"I don't like her Miranda," Gordo started softly. He looked up at Miranda's expression of disbelief. "I love her. I love her more than anything in the world. I'd die for her if I knew it would make her happy."
Once again at a loss for words Miranda was shocked. "You love her."
"Of course I do," Gordo responded, "but it doesn't matter."
"Doesn't matter, how can you say that. That totally matters."
"No, because she's with Ryan and that's what makes her happy. I could never make her happy like that."
"Yes you could. She likes you, she has to."
"No she doesn't."
Miranda shook her head, he was possibly right. "But if you tell her--"
"No Miranda, I'm not telling her. I'm not going to risk losing her as a friend, I love her way to much for that," Gordo broke down and hot tears began to roll down his face. Miranda rushed to his side and hugged him tightly as he sank to the floor.
End of Flashback
Miranda shook her head again, a habit she was picking up from Lizzie. The information she had acquired still shocked her and yet, she didn't know why she hadn't seen that coming.
But she did know one thing. That even if Gordo thought that his and Lizzie's relationship was hopeless, she didn't. And she was going to make sure they ended up together if it was the last thing she did.
That's what friends were for, right?
A/N: Hopefully this was a little better with the description and less dialogue. I realize that there's still a LOT of dialogue though. But did it get a little better, honestly? I tried to show more from other POV's to, it kind of adds depth to stories, I think. Please leave me a review with some feedback and I'll get the next chapter up ASAP!!