Disclaimer: Lizzie McGuire series belong to none other than erm..It's creators. I have not done any research on its creators so I am going to leave it just as it is.
Rating: General. I don't know. Maybe it'll change as the story change but for now, it's for general audience.
Genre: Humor/Drama/Romance
A/N: Thanks to all who even too a glance and reviewed this story. After writing the first chapter, I totally lost the mood to continue thus the long break in updating. Anyway, I found back my mood and some ideas so here's the next chapter! ;)
Black Knight 03 : Hey, thanks for the feedback! Maybe, you could help me point out the minor errors so that I can make the changes to the fic. Thanks for reading!
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Forever Friends
By nymphadora-era
2 Inside his head
Gordo sat slumped in his chair, tapping the blue pen against the edge of his desk, glancing at the Quartz clock on the wall as the minute hand tick by, slowly.
Hmm...Is that clock working or is the day really passing by that slowly? He looked at his wristwatch, a present from Miranda and Lizzie for his fourteenth birthday, and the time matches the one on the wall of his American history classroom.
He sighed and slumped down further in his chair.
This may seem unusual to anyone who knows him because Gordo is the type of person who loves school and enjoys every lesson, and American History is one subject that he absolutely love, but hey, even American History has its boring moments. And with Mr. Diggs away for a seminar, they had another substitute teacher who is, unlike Mr. Diggs, actually looks like a teacher and is currently droning away like one.
Thus, right now, Gordo is waiting impatiently for the period to end so that he could move on to his next favorite period.
Lunchtime.
And guess what?
That is the most favorite period of the day for his two best friends who is none other than the lovable, giggly girls, Lizzie McGuire and Miranda Sanchez. Speaking of which, there they were, sitting in front of him, giggling and chattering away on the hot topic of the day, whatever that is, and without a care for the droning bee at the front of the classroom.
Obviously, they're talking about something that has nothing to do with American History, he figured for himself.
However, he still was curious about what the duo in front were discussing excitedly between themselves this time, thus, he leaned forward in his chair towards Miranda, who sat directly in front of him, and tried to listen in on their conversation.
"Oh my god, look at his hair! It's like glowing!" gushed Lizzie, in an excited whisper to Miranda, while looking adoringly at the guy-in-the-conversation's head that is none other than the infamous Ethan Craft.
"Yeah! I wonder what shampoo he used.... I'd sure love to get one for myself..." Miranda pondered with a dreamy-like expression on her face, making Gordo roll his eyes at the pointless conversation that his two best friends were having.
He just shook his head at them and ignored the rest of their conversation as he slumped back in his chair.
Yup. That's how his best friends usually are. Giggling non-stop about that oh-so delectable Ethan Craft and his gorgeous hair, eyes, face and other physical features of his tall schoolmate. Not that he is jealous or anything.
Sure, that guy has the best physical features and that every girl in school is gushing nonstop about him. He is what every guy dreams to be. But seriously, Ethan is lacking in the brains department, something that Gordo obviously has plenty and which the girls don't give a hoot about.
Lizzie and Miranda has been his best friends like since forever, (hey! I sound just like a girl there!) and they have been through hardships (If you count being grounded as a hardship) and happiness together as a trio and their friendship has grown stronger, even if it has only been fifteen years.
Looking at Lizzie, who is donning a white sleeveless tee and blue beaded jeans with her blonde hair worn down on her shoulders with a matching headband to keep the hair in place, he smiled to himself. He had known Lizzie since he was a toddler playing with his little airplanes and Lizzie with her dolls. She was the first friend he'd made ever since his family moved here and they have been best friends ever since.
They had always done stuff together like playing in the park to taking swimming lessons and whenever they're doing things together, it was always fun. Lizzie knows him inside out and they tell each other almost everything, well, almost being the word here. There is some stuff that he would never reveal to anyone, especially to Lizzie, as it concerns the matters of his heart.
Yes. He had a crush on Lizzie. Emphasize on the had.
This is not something new because everyone already knows that he had a crush on Lizzie in the fourth grade, courtesy of Lizzie's mom who blurted out to everyone. But that was a thing of the past.
Lizzie's and his parents have always been trying to get Lizzie and him together, much to their embarrassment. However, Gordon had insisted that he and Lizzie are only the best of friends, nothing more, nothing less. Truthfully, he wouldn't mind being something more than just a best friend to Lizzie, but he value their friendship even greater.
Oh yeah, he already knew what would happen if he were to date Lizzie alright.
He'd heard about those kinds of relationships where you date your best friend and when things go downhill, your friendship is the one that suffers the most. He did not want to risk that. Thus, for now, he's contented with being her best friend.
Right.
Although, no one can stop him from still liking Lizzie right? Even if it's hidden deep down in heart and only makes its appearances when Lizzie gets close to a guy.
One thing's for sure. Gordo is really protective of Lizzie. He always make sure that he has her back and supports her hundred percent whenever she's being harassed by bullies or by Kate and her posse. He always takes her side in arguments with other people and normally let her win when they are having a tiff.
Lizzie is the kind of girl that can get hurt easily and may not have the courage to stand up for herself, thus, that's why he always makes sure that he is always by her side whenever she needs him.
She is sweet and kind and helpful and very pretty but she just doesn't dare to be firm with people and the lack of courage to accept criticisms is the only thing that is bringing her down sometimes.
Which is the total opposite of his other best friend, Miranda Sanchez.
Turning to the girl in front of him, he let out a soft chuckle as he watched her.
Today, Miranda was wearing a black shirt with words emblazoned "Dorks are Hot" with a red and black tie around her neck that matches with her knee-length checkered skirt. To top it off, she had her hair tied up in a bun with a few strands of colored hair coming out from the hair band and with some soft curls on her side burns. Right now, she was whispering animatedly to Lizzie about something and her facial expressions working in full gear.
Yep. Definitely the spunky Hispanic that he knew.
Miranda is what you can call, the 'different' one amongst the three of them. She dresses the way she likes without giving a care to what people might think of it.
She's feisty, has a lot of spunk in her actions and she totally stands up for herself. She'll never let what anyone say about her get in her way of doing what she likes to do and one thing is for sure, she would never let him win any argument without giving her best fight, which is, of course, is to his disadvantage.
She has stood up against Kate and her posse and even went as far as to plot nasty pranks against Kate in retaliation. She has done more 'bad' things than Lizzie and him put together but still, she is a very loyal friend and would go through perils to stand up for him and Lizzie. She would do almost anything for them if needed, just like he would to her and Lizzie.
Miranda is a great looker, even with her different fashion style, she manages to look good.
She exudes confidence and she's always cheerful, which is one quality that she shares with Lizzie. He must admit, Miranda always manages to lift his spirits up with her incessant gossips and even when they're constantly bantering. Their banterings is really enjoyable and Miranda is definitely the one person who can infuriate him at one moment, and make him chuckle in the next.
Gordo smiled to himself, and was so deep in thought, thinking about his two best friends that he wasn't aware that the lesson was over and that everyone is leaving for lunch.
"Hello? Earth to Gordo." Miranda frowned, looking at Gordo who was still staring blankly into space. She decided to try again, more firmly this time. "Gordo! The Martians have landed and is waiting to have lunch with you!"
Miranda's voice jerked him out of his inner ponderings and he focused his mind on the person in front of him, with her eyebrows raised and amusement clearly on her face.
"Gordo? Are you alright?" Lizzie's voice asked, concern lacing her question as she looked at him.
Gordo immediately shook away his thoughts and rolled his eyes at Miranda. "Very funny Miranda." He said, deadpanned.
"Well, at least it worked. Which planet were you on anyway? And you were smiling to yourself there. A bit freaky if you ask me." Miranda retorted, getting up from her seat and grabbing her books off the table.
"Yeah Gordo. C'mon, spill. What made you zone out into space?" Lizzie prodded, also getting up from her seat and stood beside Miranda. They looked at him, expectantly waiting for an answer.
"Look it's nothing really," he explained as he got up from his seat and began to walk towards the door. "It was getting a little bit boring so I just let my mind drift away while waiting for lunch to ring."
Miranda stopped short in her tracks with her jaws dropped slightly. "Wait, did I just hear that correctly? Did Gordo just say that American History was boring?" She turned to Lizzie for confirmation, disbelieved of what Gordo had just admitted.
"Well I heard that too!" Lizzie confirmed and they turned to stare at Gordo.
Putting her hands akimbo, Miranda demanded. "Okay who are you and what have you done to our Gordo?" He stopped and turned to look at them.
"What?" He defended. " American History can get a little bit boring sometimes too, and with that new substitute teaching it, I just can't concentrate so I drift away. Just like you two who constantly yapped through the lesson even when the lesson wasn't boring," He retorted, and continued walking towards the cafeteria.
"Yeah, I gotta admit though. The way that the new substitute teaches made the lesson a total dud. I'm amazed I didn't fall asleep while I'm talking to you." Lizzie admitted to Miranda, who just shrugged.
"Well, I'm just surprised that Gordo can find a lesson to be boring. That's all. He is, after all, " winking at Gordo in a teasing manner, " the resident smarty who loves school." She smiled at Lizzie who chuckled with her and they walked past him through the doors of the cafeteria in search of a table for them.
He looked at their retreating backs and shook his head with a sigh.
That's definitely Miranda alright. Always with a smart-ass comeback. And he hurried his pace to join them as they went about eating their lunch for the day.
TBC.