Disclaimer: Again, I don't own "Lizzie McGuire" or the song "Half-Life" by
Duncan Sheik. It's on the "What a Girl Wants" soundtrack if you want to
take a listen. It's a pretty song!
Chapter Three: Half-Life
David Gordon woke up the next morning feeling refreshed. He pushed his curly brown locks out of his eyes and stretched. Sitting up, he looked at the digital clock on his beside table. It read 7:27. He rubbed his eyes and looked over at Ethan. His head was hanging over the side of the bed, spaghetti sauce around his open mouth. He was snoring in a nasally kind of way.
Slowly getting out of bed, Gordo remembered Lizzie and the kiss on the roof last night. At first he thought it was just a dream, but then he also remembered how he had chickened out on telling her his true feelings once again. He was beginning to lose track of how many times that had happened. It seemed that last night, though, Lizzie was almost *expecting* him to profess his love.
'Just have a fun day with her today,' he thought to himself as he brushed his teeth. 'Just have a good time. The time you were supposed to have before Paolo showed up.'
~I'm awake in the afternoon. I fell asleep in the living room. It's just one of those moments where everything is so clear. Before the truth goes back into hiding, I wanna decide cuz it's worth deciding, wanna work on finding something more than this fear~
Gordo got dressed and snuck quietly out of the hotel room. He walked down the hall to Lizzie's room and knocked quietly on the door. Muffling came from inside. Soon a half-awake Lizzie McGuire opened the door.
"Hey sleepy-head," Gordo said playfully. "You gotta get dressed if you want to go sight-seeing."
Lizzie opened her eyes fully. "Hey." She looked down at her sleepwear and rolled her eyes. "Oh gosh, I'm exhausted."
Gordo smiled at her. "Well, this is the last day in Rome and we haven't spent one together so far so you're going sight-seeing." They shared a laugh.
"Okay. I'll be out in five minutes."
Gordo continued to joke around. "You? Five minutes to get ready for a full day?"
Lizzie slapped his arm. "Very funny. I'll meet you on the roof in five." Then she shut the door.
That left Gordo turning reluctantly making his way towards the hidden staircase that led to the rooftop. Nervousness filled his stomach.
~It takes so much out of me to pretend. Tell me now, tell me how to make amends~
Gordo opened the door that led to the staircase and walked up the door almost kitty-corner. Do he dare try to tell Lizzie how he felt *again*? It hadn't exactly worked out the last one hundred times. Then he remembered his vow that he would tell her before they left for Hillridge. But when and where and how? Now he knew how she and Miranda felt when they tried to talk to Ethan and just couldn't do it and he never got why. Now he knew exactly why.
He soon got to the top of the stairs and opened the door, walking out into the Roman morning sunshine. He stood at the ledge, looking at the city from the very spot where Lizzie had kissed him.
~Maybe I need to see the daylight, to leave behind the half-life. Don't you see I'm breaking down? Lately something here don't feel right. This is just a half-life. Is there really no escape, no escape from time of any kind~
'Don't tell her now,' one side of him was saying. 'It will only lead to disaster.'
'Are you crazy?' the other side was retaliating. 'You've gotta let her know! You'll never marry her if you don't get that much out of your system!'
"Marry her?" he said quietly to himself in disbelief.
"Marry who?"
Gordo turned around.
~I keep trying to understand this thing and that thing, my fellow man. I guess I'll let you know when I figure it out. But I don't mind a few mysteries. They can stay that way; it's fine by me. But you are another mystery I am missing~
Lizzie stepped through the door and began walking towards Gordo, big smile on her face. His back was to her.
"Marry her?" he suddenly said.
"Marry who?" Lizzie said, causing him to turn around and look into her eyes.
"Um, n-nobody," Gordo stuttered as she took her place next to him, folding her arms on the ledge. "I was just, ya know, thinking about. . ." he looked at Lizzie and her at him, giggles spilling out of her mouth. ". . . n-never mind."
Lizzie laughed and looked out at the city. It was so beautiful and so romantic. She let out a long sigh. "I can't believe this is our last day here."
"Yea," said Gordo, half-paying attention. He was distracted by the bright golden sun reflecting hints in Lizzie's eyes. It suddenly became hard for him to breathe.
~It takes so much out of me to pretend. Tell me now, tell me how to makes amends~
Lizzie let out another small sigh and turned to Gordo with a smile. "So, what are you going to miss the most about Rome?"
'Wow,' Gordo thought. 'She's doing a really good job of pretending that nothing happened last night.' He looked down at his shaking hands. 'I'm doing a horrible job. Ugghh, I'm so pathetic.'
"What am I going to miss the most?" he repeated. He thought for a moment and then rubbed his stomach. "I'm gonna miss gelato."
Lizzie laughed. "What are you going to miss the most?" he asked her.
She looked longing at the city. She knew she would miss this, right here what she had with Gordo on this rooftop in this city. She would miss the magic and the mystery of this place.
~Maybe I need to see the daylight, to leave behind the half-life. Don't you see I'm breaking down? Lately something here don't feel right. This is just a half-life. Is there really no escape, no escape from time of any kind~
"I'm going to miss everything," she finally said, looking back at him with a smile. "I'm going to miss the adventures and the excitement and the beauty." She sighed one final time and looked back at the sun. "But we have to go home sometime.'
Gordo looked down at his feet and thought for a moment. Then he came up with it.
He touched her arm. "Wait here. I'll be right back." He ran towards the door.
"Wait, Gordo!" she called after him. "Where are you going?"
"Gimme a minute!" he shouted from the stairs.
~C'mon, let's fall in love. C'mon, fall in love. C'mon, let's fall in love. C'mon, let's fall in love. . . again~
Lizzie waited for Gordo on the rooftop. A few minutes later he returned. She heard his footsteps on the stairs.
"Close your eyes!" he shouted.
"But-"
"Just do it!"
She closed her eyes. "Okay, they're closed!"
A few moments later, Gordo's voice, a lot more near, said softy, "Okay, now open them."
Lizzie slowly opened her eyes and looked to down to see in Gordo's hands a snow globe. Inside was the Coliseum with glitter flying all around it. The familiar tune of "What Dreams are Made Of" played from it.
"Oh my gosh, Gordo!" Lizzie exclaimed, taking the snow globe in her hand. "It's beautiful. Is it for me?"
Gordo laughed. "Yea." He shrugged smugly in his Gordo-way. "I thought you might like it."
"I love it!" she shouted, giving him a huge hug and a kiss on the cheek. "You are the absolute best friend a girl could ever dream to have!"
They pulled away and Gordo's face turned to bright red. "Thanks."
Lizzie looked back down at the globe and began singing with the melody, "I've got somewhere I belong. I've got somebody to love." She looked up at Gordo. "This is what dreams are made of."
~Maybe, I need to see the daylight. Save me from this half-life. Without you I am breaking down. Lately, something here don't feel. This is just a half-life. Let's you and I escape, escape from time of any kind~
Suddenly a voice boomed from down the stairs. "Head check! Head check! Sanders, where's McGuire? Craft, where's Gordon?"
"Uh-oh," Lizzie said. "We better get down there pronto."
"Yea," Gordo agreed, running his hand through his hair. "I'm already on the list. And that's a place I don't want to be."
Lizzie laughed and raced towards the door and down the stairs, Gordo right behind her.
~C'mon, let's fall in love. C'mon, let's fall in love. C'mon, let's fall in love. C'mon, let's fall in love. . . again~
Heyy! Hoped you like this chapter maybe just a little bit and I hope you check out that song sometime. It's really pretty. OO, and congrats to those who answer the question correctly. LoL. Stayed tuned for more updates.
Keep it Heavenly,
(* Goddess4LiFe
Chapter Three: Half-Life
David Gordon woke up the next morning feeling refreshed. He pushed his curly brown locks out of his eyes and stretched. Sitting up, he looked at the digital clock on his beside table. It read 7:27. He rubbed his eyes and looked over at Ethan. His head was hanging over the side of the bed, spaghetti sauce around his open mouth. He was snoring in a nasally kind of way.
Slowly getting out of bed, Gordo remembered Lizzie and the kiss on the roof last night. At first he thought it was just a dream, but then he also remembered how he had chickened out on telling her his true feelings once again. He was beginning to lose track of how many times that had happened. It seemed that last night, though, Lizzie was almost *expecting* him to profess his love.
'Just have a fun day with her today,' he thought to himself as he brushed his teeth. 'Just have a good time. The time you were supposed to have before Paolo showed up.'
~I'm awake in the afternoon. I fell asleep in the living room. It's just one of those moments where everything is so clear. Before the truth goes back into hiding, I wanna decide cuz it's worth deciding, wanna work on finding something more than this fear~
Gordo got dressed and snuck quietly out of the hotel room. He walked down the hall to Lizzie's room and knocked quietly on the door. Muffling came from inside. Soon a half-awake Lizzie McGuire opened the door.
"Hey sleepy-head," Gordo said playfully. "You gotta get dressed if you want to go sight-seeing."
Lizzie opened her eyes fully. "Hey." She looked down at her sleepwear and rolled her eyes. "Oh gosh, I'm exhausted."
Gordo smiled at her. "Well, this is the last day in Rome and we haven't spent one together so far so you're going sight-seeing." They shared a laugh.
"Okay. I'll be out in five minutes."
Gordo continued to joke around. "You? Five minutes to get ready for a full day?"
Lizzie slapped his arm. "Very funny. I'll meet you on the roof in five." Then she shut the door.
That left Gordo turning reluctantly making his way towards the hidden staircase that led to the rooftop. Nervousness filled his stomach.
~It takes so much out of me to pretend. Tell me now, tell me how to make amends~
Gordo opened the door that led to the staircase and walked up the door almost kitty-corner. Do he dare try to tell Lizzie how he felt *again*? It hadn't exactly worked out the last one hundred times. Then he remembered his vow that he would tell her before they left for Hillridge. But when and where and how? Now he knew how she and Miranda felt when they tried to talk to Ethan and just couldn't do it and he never got why. Now he knew exactly why.
He soon got to the top of the stairs and opened the door, walking out into the Roman morning sunshine. He stood at the ledge, looking at the city from the very spot where Lizzie had kissed him.
~Maybe I need to see the daylight, to leave behind the half-life. Don't you see I'm breaking down? Lately something here don't feel right. This is just a half-life. Is there really no escape, no escape from time of any kind~
'Don't tell her now,' one side of him was saying. 'It will only lead to disaster.'
'Are you crazy?' the other side was retaliating. 'You've gotta let her know! You'll never marry her if you don't get that much out of your system!'
"Marry her?" he said quietly to himself in disbelief.
"Marry who?"
Gordo turned around.
~I keep trying to understand this thing and that thing, my fellow man. I guess I'll let you know when I figure it out. But I don't mind a few mysteries. They can stay that way; it's fine by me. But you are another mystery I am missing~
Lizzie stepped through the door and began walking towards Gordo, big smile on her face. His back was to her.
"Marry her?" he suddenly said.
"Marry who?" Lizzie said, causing him to turn around and look into her eyes.
"Um, n-nobody," Gordo stuttered as she took her place next to him, folding her arms on the ledge. "I was just, ya know, thinking about. . ." he looked at Lizzie and her at him, giggles spilling out of her mouth. ". . . n-never mind."
Lizzie laughed and looked out at the city. It was so beautiful and so romantic. She let out a long sigh. "I can't believe this is our last day here."
"Yea," said Gordo, half-paying attention. He was distracted by the bright golden sun reflecting hints in Lizzie's eyes. It suddenly became hard for him to breathe.
~It takes so much out of me to pretend. Tell me now, tell me how to makes amends~
Lizzie let out another small sigh and turned to Gordo with a smile. "So, what are you going to miss the most about Rome?"
'Wow,' Gordo thought. 'She's doing a really good job of pretending that nothing happened last night.' He looked down at his shaking hands. 'I'm doing a horrible job. Ugghh, I'm so pathetic.'
"What am I going to miss the most?" he repeated. He thought for a moment and then rubbed his stomach. "I'm gonna miss gelato."
Lizzie laughed. "What are you going to miss the most?" he asked her.
She looked longing at the city. She knew she would miss this, right here what she had with Gordo on this rooftop in this city. She would miss the magic and the mystery of this place.
~Maybe I need to see the daylight, to leave behind the half-life. Don't you see I'm breaking down? Lately something here don't feel right. This is just a half-life. Is there really no escape, no escape from time of any kind~
"I'm going to miss everything," she finally said, looking back at him with a smile. "I'm going to miss the adventures and the excitement and the beauty." She sighed one final time and looked back at the sun. "But we have to go home sometime.'
Gordo looked down at his feet and thought for a moment. Then he came up with it.
He touched her arm. "Wait here. I'll be right back." He ran towards the door.
"Wait, Gordo!" she called after him. "Where are you going?"
"Gimme a minute!" he shouted from the stairs.
~C'mon, let's fall in love. C'mon, fall in love. C'mon, let's fall in love. C'mon, let's fall in love. . . again~
Lizzie waited for Gordo on the rooftop. A few minutes later he returned. She heard his footsteps on the stairs.
"Close your eyes!" he shouted.
"But-"
"Just do it!"
She closed her eyes. "Okay, they're closed!"
A few moments later, Gordo's voice, a lot more near, said softy, "Okay, now open them."
Lizzie slowly opened her eyes and looked to down to see in Gordo's hands a snow globe. Inside was the Coliseum with glitter flying all around it. The familiar tune of "What Dreams are Made Of" played from it.
"Oh my gosh, Gordo!" Lizzie exclaimed, taking the snow globe in her hand. "It's beautiful. Is it for me?"
Gordo laughed. "Yea." He shrugged smugly in his Gordo-way. "I thought you might like it."
"I love it!" she shouted, giving him a huge hug and a kiss on the cheek. "You are the absolute best friend a girl could ever dream to have!"
They pulled away and Gordo's face turned to bright red. "Thanks."
Lizzie looked back down at the globe and began singing with the melody, "I've got somewhere I belong. I've got somebody to love." She looked up at Gordo. "This is what dreams are made of."
~Maybe, I need to see the daylight. Save me from this half-life. Without you I am breaking down. Lately, something here don't feel. This is just a half-life. Let's you and I escape, escape from time of any kind~
Suddenly a voice boomed from down the stairs. "Head check! Head check! Sanders, where's McGuire? Craft, where's Gordon?"
"Uh-oh," Lizzie said. "We better get down there pronto."
"Yea," Gordo agreed, running his hand through his hair. "I'm already on the list. And that's a place I don't want to be."
Lizzie laughed and raced towards the door and down the stairs, Gordo right behind her.
~C'mon, let's fall in love. C'mon, let's fall in love. C'mon, let's fall in love. C'mon, let's fall in love. . . again~
Heyy! Hoped you like this chapter maybe just a little bit and I hope you check out that song sometime. It's really pretty. OO, and congrats to those who answer the question correctly. LoL. Stayed tuned for more updates.
Keep it Heavenly,
(* Goddess4LiFe