Title: Untold
Rating: G
Summary: Some stories need a little telling.
Type of fic: Series of vignettes
Disclaimer: Miranda, Gordo, and all Lizzie McGuire related stuff
belongs to Disney and…whoever else has rights to them.
He laughed, wishing that Miranda were here.
But at the thought of one of his bestfriends, the laughter died promptly on his lips. Other than Tudgeman, the other person who would have enjoyed seeing Kate get drenched in punch the most had missed it all. He remembered Miranda's face as she had ran from the stage. She had been completely crushed.
'I wish Miranda could see this!' Lizzie said, still giggling along with the rest of the class.
'Maybe we should go see if she's all right…?' He trailed off, unsure.
Lizzie also stopped laughing, and she looked worriedly towards the door that Miranda had disappeared to. 'I hope she's okay.'
She took a step forward, but he stopped her. 'Maybe I should go?'
Lizzie frowned. 'Are you sure?'
He nodded. 'I have a feeling this is going to be a guy friend thing.'
Lizzie bit her lip thoughtfully for a moment, but then nodded. 'You're probably right.'
With a slight nod, he went in search for Miranda. It was a quick search. He found her in an empty classroom not far from the gym where they were doing their presentations. She was sitting at one of the desks, head buried in her folded arms.
He closed the door behind him and walked towards her. He sat at the desk beside her. 'Miranda?'
She looked up, surprised. Although she wasn't crying, he could tell that she wanted to. 'Gordo?'
'Are you okay?'
Her shoulders slumped and she stared listlessly into space. 'Am I really that hideous, Gordo?' she asked, ignoring his question.
He frowned. 'No, of course not.'
'I thought Ethan and I had everything. We talked lots about it, you know?'
'It was just a school project,' he pointed out gently, not wanting to upset her anymore.
'Yeah, I know, but…it seemed like he was having as much fun as me with this project. Why would he want to get with Kate? Just because she's popular and-'
'Miranda, listen. Ethan is an idiot to give you up for Kate.'
'But what's wrong with me that he didn't want to stay married to me?'
School project or not, it was still a painful rejection.
'Maybe Ethan was at least smart enough to realise that he didn't deserve someone as great as you,' he said.
She looked at him and rolled her eyes. 'Gordo, you're my friend. You're supposed to say that.'
He looked seriously at her. 'Even if we weren't bestfriends I would be saying the exact same thing. If we had been partners, I would have done everything to stay married to you.'
A dubious, but hopeful, look came over her face. 'Really?'
He nodded. 'Really.'
She reached over and placed a hand on his shoulder, patting him gently. 'Thanks, Gordo.'
He smiled at her.