A.N.: I'm ba-ack! Lol. *Waves* Decided I'd best work on this again before
y'all get cranky on me. Lol. Can't have that, now can we? Anyway, Enjoy!
Disclaimer: Only own Lenore & the story idea! That's it! Disney & the people who made Home Improvement own the rest!
Monday.
"Can you believe we leave Thursday for the trip?" Lizzie asked. "I mean, who ever heard of leaving for a class trip in the middle of the week?"
"Yeah, I know," Miranda agreed.
"Hey guys," Lenore grinned, walking over with Gordo. "What's shaking?"
"Where have you guys been?" Lizzie demanded. "We've been waiting forever!"
"Lizzie, it's only been five minutes," Gordo pointed out. "And the teacher asked us to stay after class."
"Whoa. Wait. Gordo? In trouble?" Miranda said. "Unbelievable."
"We weren't in trouble Miranda," Lenore told them, while rolling her eyes. "The teacher congratulated us on our assignment and presentation."
"What presentation?" Lizzie wanted to know. "I don't remember any assignment involving a presentation."
"Lenore and I did an extra credit project," Gordo stated. "Remember? I asked you guys, but you said you'd rather go shopping."
"Oh, yeah," Miranda acknowledged, then looked at Lenore like she was crazy. "You mean you rather do school work than go shopping?"
"Um. I don't really shop much," Lenore shrugged. "Besides, Gordo needed help."
"Well, yeah, okay then," Lizzie replied with a bit on an attitude. "Let's eat lunch already."
"What's her problem?" Lenore asked Gordo as they made their way to their table.
"Who knows now," Gordo answered. "She probably got burned by Kate or Claire, or both, in front of Ethan."
"Ah, I see," Lenore nodded.
They heard girls squealing then. "Ahhh!"
"Oh, great," Gordo complained rolling his eyes. "Ethan's arrived."
But when they looked, it wasn't Ethan that the girls were squealing over. It was Lenore's brother they were gawking at.
"Ugh!" Lenore groaned. "Must they go nuts when they see him? I mean, yeesh! He's just my brother!"
Kate when up to Brad, and batted her eyes at him. "Hey Brad," she smiled.
"Um. Hi?" Brad replicated, then quickly got past her and headed for his sister's group of four. "Hey Lenore."
"Hey Brad," she responded. "What are you doing here? I thought you had school today."
"I do," Brad riposted. "But I figured I'd drop by and see if you guys wanted to go for ice cream."
"Do Mom and Dad know you're taking us?"
"Must Mom and Dad know everything we do?" He countered.
"You buying?" Lenore wanted to know.
"No. I just came here knowing you have no money, but giving my offer anyway," he retorted. "What do you think?"
"C'mon guys," Lenore said. "Brad's buying us ice cream cones."
"Wish I had a brother as cool as him," Lizzie grumbled.
"I just wish I had a brother," Miranda stated. "It's a pain having a sister."
"Not all brothers are as cool as Brad and Randy," Lenore said. "Take Mark for instance."
"I like Mark," Gordo piped up. "He's nice enough."
"Yeah, to you," Lenore riposted. "I'm hated 'cause I'm his sister AND the baby of the family."
They reached the ice cream parlor then, and went in only to find Randy waiting for them.
"Hey," Randy smiled.
"What are you doing here?" Lenore asked. "I thought you had a test to make up for today or something like that."
"Already did it," Randy answered. "Brad talked me into coming for ice cream, so whether or not I'd finished I'd be here anyway."
Lenore looked at her brother shocked. "YOU leave BEFORE you're done? Okay. Who are you, and what have you done with Randy?"
Randy laughed. "You know I was only kidding. I would've finished first, though ice cream is tempting."
"Okay, who wants what?" Brad queried. "I need to know so I can give the lady our order."
"Chocolate chip cookie dough!" Lizzie and Miranda shrieked.
"Cookies 'n' cream," Gordo replied.
"Maple walnut," Randy stated. "And I'll help ya get the cones."
Brad looked at his sister. "Death by chocolate, right?"
Lenore thought a moment, then shook her head. "No. Cookies 'n' cream please."
Both Brad and Randy looked surprised, but then realized that Gordo had asked for that type of ice cream as well.
"You sure?" Brad double-checked, knowing death by chocolate was her all time favourite. "You know once you get it, you can't change."
Lenore nodded. "Positive Brad. Cookies 'n' cream for me."
"Okay," Brad said, giving her a weird look, then going off with Randy.
"I think our lil' sis has a crush," Randy whispered as they reached the counter. "There's no other logical explanation for her not wanting her favourite ice cream."
Brad nodded, then ordered. "Two chocolate chip cookie dough, one cookies 'n' cream, one maple walnut, one cherry blast, and one cookies 'n' cream with death by chocolate."
Meanwhile the four pre-teens were sitting at the table that Randy had managed to get and save for them.
"So, Miranda," Lizzie began. "Who do you think the hottest guy in school is?"
Miranda looked at her best friend oddly. "Like, hello! Ethan Craft!"
"I know," Lizzie giggled. "He's so hot! What I wouldn't give to jump him."
"Who do you think Lenore?" Miranda questioned.
"Um." Lenore trailed off, blushing slightly. "Aaron Carter?"
"Lenore, he doesn't go to our school, remember?" Lizzie snapped somewhat.
"Oh, yeah." Lenore said, ducking her head some.
"Who do you like Gordo?" Lizzie wanted to know.
"I'm afraid I can't say," Gordo responded.
"Oh, c'mon Gordo," Miranda pressed. "We told you who we like. Now it's your turn to tell us who you like."
Gordo glanced at Lenore and then looked away quickly as she did the same thing.
"Hey!" Lenore said suddenly. "There's Brad and Randy with the ice cream. I'm gonna go help them!"
"Me too!" Gordo stated, jumping up when she did and running over to help her brothers out.
Lizzie looked at Miranda. "Do don't think he really likes her, do you?"
"I don't know," Miranda shrugged. "But we know she likes him."
"If he does, he won't for long," Lizzie whispered as the four reached the table.
"Look," Lenore beamed. "Brad got my two kinds of ice cream and not just one."
"Well, we all got two scoops too," Randy pointed out. "You just got two flavours 'cause we know what your fave is."
Lenore shrugged as she sat down. "Meh."
"Meh?" Lizzie and Miranda repeated.
"It means whatever," Gordo supplied.
"How would you know?" Miranda questioned.
"I've been over at Lenore's place enough to know what it means," Gordo replicated. "Besides, she told me when I asked."
"Oh, really," Lizzie said, raising an eyebrow. "Is that where you've been when we phoned your place to see if you wanted to hang out?"
"Yeah," Gordo replied. "We were working on our project."
"And when we were done we went go-karting with Brad and Randy.and Mark," Lenore added. "It was so much fun!"
"Why didn't you phone and invite us to go too?" Lizzie demanded. "We weren't doing anything."
"Dad only had five tickets," Lenore shrugged. "And Gordo was there, so I invited him."
"We could've gotten our own, you know," Lizzie rejoined.
"Lizzie!" Miranda hissed. "Not here! Not now!"
Brad and Randy, who'd finished their cones, watched the conversation with interest. They detected a bit of jealousy coming from Lizzie, but weren't too sure, as they didn't know the girl as well as they knew Gordo.
"Uh.gang," Brad said finally. "It's time to start heading back, unless y'all wanna be late."
"We've gym first, right?" Lenore asked, looking at Lizzie.
"Don't ask me," Lizzie snapped. "Ask Gordo. He'll know."
"But I always ask you," Lenore replied, looking a tad confused. "You always know what we have."
"C'mon Miranda," Lizzie said, ignoring Lenore. "We'd best get going."
She looked at Brad. "Thanks for the ice cream, we appreciate it. But, I'm afraid we have to be going now."
"But!" Miranda started to protest. "I'm not."
Lizzie grabbed her friend's arm and proceeded to drag her out of the ice cream parlor.
"Bye! And thanks!" Miranda called.
A.N.: Well, hope ya liked this chapter! Anyone else sensing that Lizzie don't like how close Lenore and Gordo are? Lol. Adios! KTBSPA & KTNTPA & KTACPA & KTJTPA & KTKCPA & KTCPA & KTJTTPA!!!!!
Disclaimer: Only own Lenore & the story idea! That's it! Disney & the people who made Home Improvement own the rest!
Monday.
"Can you believe we leave Thursday for the trip?" Lizzie asked. "I mean, who ever heard of leaving for a class trip in the middle of the week?"
"Yeah, I know," Miranda agreed.
"Hey guys," Lenore grinned, walking over with Gordo. "What's shaking?"
"Where have you guys been?" Lizzie demanded. "We've been waiting forever!"
"Lizzie, it's only been five minutes," Gordo pointed out. "And the teacher asked us to stay after class."
"Whoa. Wait. Gordo? In trouble?" Miranda said. "Unbelievable."
"We weren't in trouble Miranda," Lenore told them, while rolling her eyes. "The teacher congratulated us on our assignment and presentation."
"What presentation?" Lizzie wanted to know. "I don't remember any assignment involving a presentation."
"Lenore and I did an extra credit project," Gordo stated. "Remember? I asked you guys, but you said you'd rather go shopping."
"Oh, yeah," Miranda acknowledged, then looked at Lenore like she was crazy. "You mean you rather do school work than go shopping?"
"Um. I don't really shop much," Lenore shrugged. "Besides, Gordo needed help."
"Well, yeah, okay then," Lizzie replied with a bit on an attitude. "Let's eat lunch already."
"What's her problem?" Lenore asked Gordo as they made their way to their table.
"Who knows now," Gordo answered. "She probably got burned by Kate or Claire, or both, in front of Ethan."
"Ah, I see," Lenore nodded.
They heard girls squealing then. "Ahhh!"
"Oh, great," Gordo complained rolling his eyes. "Ethan's arrived."
But when they looked, it wasn't Ethan that the girls were squealing over. It was Lenore's brother they were gawking at.
"Ugh!" Lenore groaned. "Must they go nuts when they see him? I mean, yeesh! He's just my brother!"
Kate when up to Brad, and batted her eyes at him. "Hey Brad," she smiled.
"Um. Hi?" Brad replicated, then quickly got past her and headed for his sister's group of four. "Hey Lenore."
"Hey Brad," she responded. "What are you doing here? I thought you had school today."
"I do," Brad riposted. "But I figured I'd drop by and see if you guys wanted to go for ice cream."
"Do Mom and Dad know you're taking us?"
"Must Mom and Dad know everything we do?" He countered.
"You buying?" Lenore wanted to know.
"No. I just came here knowing you have no money, but giving my offer anyway," he retorted. "What do you think?"
"C'mon guys," Lenore said. "Brad's buying us ice cream cones."
"Wish I had a brother as cool as him," Lizzie grumbled.
"I just wish I had a brother," Miranda stated. "It's a pain having a sister."
"Not all brothers are as cool as Brad and Randy," Lenore said. "Take Mark for instance."
"I like Mark," Gordo piped up. "He's nice enough."
"Yeah, to you," Lenore riposted. "I'm hated 'cause I'm his sister AND the baby of the family."
They reached the ice cream parlor then, and went in only to find Randy waiting for them.
"Hey," Randy smiled.
"What are you doing here?" Lenore asked. "I thought you had a test to make up for today or something like that."
"Already did it," Randy answered. "Brad talked me into coming for ice cream, so whether or not I'd finished I'd be here anyway."
Lenore looked at her brother shocked. "YOU leave BEFORE you're done? Okay. Who are you, and what have you done with Randy?"
Randy laughed. "You know I was only kidding. I would've finished first, though ice cream is tempting."
"Okay, who wants what?" Brad queried. "I need to know so I can give the lady our order."
"Chocolate chip cookie dough!" Lizzie and Miranda shrieked.
"Cookies 'n' cream," Gordo replied.
"Maple walnut," Randy stated. "And I'll help ya get the cones."
Brad looked at his sister. "Death by chocolate, right?"
Lenore thought a moment, then shook her head. "No. Cookies 'n' cream please."
Both Brad and Randy looked surprised, but then realized that Gordo had asked for that type of ice cream as well.
"You sure?" Brad double-checked, knowing death by chocolate was her all time favourite. "You know once you get it, you can't change."
Lenore nodded. "Positive Brad. Cookies 'n' cream for me."
"Okay," Brad said, giving her a weird look, then going off with Randy.
"I think our lil' sis has a crush," Randy whispered as they reached the counter. "There's no other logical explanation for her not wanting her favourite ice cream."
Brad nodded, then ordered. "Two chocolate chip cookie dough, one cookies 'n' cream, one maple walnut, one cherry blast, and one cookies 'n' cream with death by chocolate."
Meanwhile the four pre-teens were sitting at the table that Randy had managed to get and save for them.
"So, Miranda," Lizzie began. "Who do you think the hottest guy in school is?"
Miranda looked at her best friend oddly. "Like, hello! Ethan Craft!"
"I know," Lizzie giggled. "He's so hot! What I wouldn't give to jump him."
"Who do you think Lenore?" Miranda questioned.
"Um." Lenore trailed off, blushing slightly. "Aaron Carter?"
"Lenore, he doesn't go to our school, remember?" Lizzie snapped somewhat.
"Oh, yeah." Lenore said, ducking her head some.
"Who do you like Gordo?" Lizzie wanted to know.
"I'm afraid I can't say," Gordo responded.
"Oh, c'mon Gordo," Miranda pressed. "We told you who we like. Now it's your turn to tell us who you like."
Gordo glanced at Lenore and then looked away quickly as she did the same thing.
"Hey!" Lenore said suddenly. "There's Brad and Randy with the ice cream. I'm gonna go help them!"
"Me too!" Gordo stated, jumping up when she did and running over to help her brothers out.
Lizzie looked at Miranda. "Do don't think he really likes her, do you?"
"I don't know," Miranda shrugged. "But we know she likes him."
"If he does, he won't for long," Lizzie whispered as the four reached the table.
"Look," Lenore beamed. "Brad got my two kinds of ice cream and not just one."
"Well, we all got two scoops too," Randy pointed out. "You just got two flavours 'cause we know what your fave is."
Lenore shrugged as she sat down. "Meh."
"Meh?" Lizzie and Miranda repeated.
"It means whatever," Gordo supplied.
"How would you know?" Miranda questioned.
"I've been over at Lenore's place enough to know what it means," Gordo replicated. "Besides, she told me when I asked."
"Oh, really," Lizzie said, raising an eyebrow. "Is that where you've been when we phoned your place to see if you wanted to hang out?"
"Yeah," Gordo replied. "We were working on our project."
"And when we were done we went go-karting with Brad and Randy.and Mark," Lenore added. "It was so much fun!"
"Why didn't you phone and invite us to go too?" Lizzie demanded. "We weren't doing anything."
"Dad only had five tickets," Lenore shrugged. "And Gordo was there, so I invited him."
"We could've gotten our own, you know," Lizzie rejoined.
"Lizzie!" Miranda hissed. "Not here! Not now!"
Brad and Randy, who'd finished their cones, watched the conversation with interest. They detected a bit of jealousy coming from Lizzie, but weren't too sure, as they didn't know the girl as well as they knew Gordo.
"Uh.gang," Brad said finally. "It's time to start heading back, unless y'all wanna be late."
"We've gym first, right?" Lenore asked, looking at Lizzie.
"Don't ask me," Lizzie snapped. "Ask Gordo. He'll know."
"But I always ask you," Lenore replied, looking a tad confused. "You always know what we have."
"C'mon Miranda," Lizzie said, ignoring Lenore. "We'd best get going."
She looked at Brad. "Thanks for the ice cream, we appreciate it. But, I'm afraid we have to be going now."
"But!" Miranda started to protest. "I'm not."
Lizzie grabbed her friend's arm and proceeded to drag her out of the ice cream parlor.
"Bye! And thanks!" Miranda called.
A.N.: Well, hope ya liked this chapter! Anyone else sensing that Lizzie don't like how close Lenore and Gordo are? Lol. Adios! KTBSPA & KTNTPA & KTACPA & KTJTPA & KTKCPA & KTCPA & KTJTTPA!!!!!