I'm back!!! I could give you my long list of excuses, all I will say is my summer became busier than planned. Plus a lot of people wont look for this because they got rid of the Jane Austen category, and it's now in Pride and Prejudice. Here's chapter 11.

Lizzie's thoughts.

The holidays passed, and Lizzie didn't see Will or any of his family the rest of her stay. Lizzie had breakfast with the Collins Easter morning and Jane showed up to take her home around noon. Jane loved Cadence, until said dog got a little too excited in her backseat. The family celebrated Lizzie's birthday with her favorite meal her grandma's beef and dumplings. School started and Lizzie did everything in her power to avoid William, she didn't talk at lunch, and during band class threw herself into her playing, and school work. It did help that William disappeared to a company thing a week before they left for the parade. She didn't know how much her guilty mind would take. Before any of them knew it was April 30th and Lizzie and Jane were packing some last minute things.

"I hate packing I'm always afraid I'll forget something." Lizzie complained hanging partly off her bed. Jane picked up her pajamas and put them in a bag.

"What's there to forget really you only need two band shirts, shorts, pajamas and what ever toiletries you need." Jane told her sister, "And sit up straight you'll fall off."

"Yes mom" was the sarcastic answer. The door to their room just banged open as their two little sisters' ran in.

"Why can't we come with you?" Lydia demanded. Lizzie groaned.

"We go though this every year, your not part of the band, so you can't come."

"We went last year!" Kitty shouted.

"Cause Dad went last year, and you guys had a separate room, he's not going so you can't come." Lizzie told them.

"Sorry sweetie" was Jane's reply.

The two stomped their feet and left the room. Lizzie laughed and Jane just shook her head.

"Where we sitting tomorrow?" Lizzie asked her sister after they both had finished packing.

"On the bus" Came Jane's reply as she was typing away at there computer.

"Funny, your hilarious I meant like behind the T.V., near the front, or the back?"

"Not the back that's always really loud, if we can get one or two behind the T.V. in the middle would be good." Jane said. Lizzie agreed and scratched Cadence.

"What time do we get up?" Lizzie asked, when her sister didn't respond Lizzie threw a pillow at her.

"OW!" Jane turned around and glared. "What was that for?"

"You didn't answer me."

"I was about to, I'm talking to Charles he wanted to know the same thing you did. We need to get up at 415 to 430, cause we need to be at school at 5 so we can load everything up."

"Then I'm going to sleep on the bus." Lizzie said with a smile. Jane gave her a questioning look. "Fine you win I can never sleep in cars or buses." Lizzie said with a laugh.

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The alarm rang loud and clear at 415 in the morning, Lizzie groaned. It's inhumane to get up this early. It took Jane 10 minutes to get her sister out of her bed. They finally arrived at the school 5 minutes before 5, with minor incident. Unless you count Lizzie running into a chair and scrapping her leg.

"Hi Mr. Hanes," Lizzie yawned as Jane went to find them seats. "Where are the dddrumss? She asked. Their teacher looked at her.

"On the stage, you're not a morning person are you?" He asked with a chuckle. Lizzie shook her head and walked into the school, and started loading up the bus. Lizzie had finally saw that the last drum was loaded she got onto the bus. She found Jane talking to Charles on the bus, and Lizzie climbed in next to her.

"Hello sweetie, every loaded?"

"Yes finally, I hope they play a good movie for this ride."

"How far away is it?" Charles asked.

"4 wonderful hours." Lizzie told him sarcastically. Lizzie let the two love birds talk and zoned out till she saw a very familiar face walk up the aisle. He nodded to her, and she nodded back. He looked about as uncomfortable as she felt.

"Hey Darce, saved you a seat." Charles said waving to the two seats right behind Jane and Lizzie. Fun was all that Lizzie thought. He sat down and pulled out an Ipod. Oh this better not ruin my trip.

"Jane did you bring the snacks?" Lizzie asked her sister after listening to the love birds chat. Jane reached down and pulled out some crunchy cheetos, and gave them to her sister. "Thanks"

"We were allowed to bring food?" Charles asked grinning.

"YEP!" Lizzie said, "They do give us a breakfast bag but it doesn't have a lot of good stuff in it… Charlotte!!!" Lizzie stood up in her seat in waved to her friend who got in the seat in front of her.

"Are you ready Lizzie!?" Charlotte shouted.

"Are YOU ready Char!?" Lizzie shouted back.

"SHUT UP!" came the cry from the parents on board. Lizzie and Charlotte high fived each other and sat back down. Mr. Hanes stood up at the front of the bus and got onto the buses megaphone thing.

"Listen for your names." He started reading off the list to make sure everyone was here. "Ok, everyone's here so lets go over some rules." All the kids groaned. "Deal with it, now some of you remember Mr. Roy he drove our bus last year." Lizzie, Charlotte, and about half of the people from last year started chanting.

"Cowboy Roy! Cowboy Roy!" The driver stood up and gave a little bow, and the bus cheered.

"Moving on," Mr. Hanes said "We will be stopping at McDonalds around 8 for lunch/breakfast. I suggest you eat, after that we will go to the symphonic competition, then to the hotel to get settled in before the parade. Any questions? No ok lets head on out." He sat down and the bus rolled out. Parents were soon walking up and down the aisles handing out fruit and snack bags. Lizzie curled up in her seat and watched half the people get ready to go back to sleep, and handed Jane back the cheetos. Lizzie was about to talk to Charlotte when someone tapped her shoulder. It was William.

"Lizzie this fell out of you bag and rolled back." William handed her a book that she saw was hers. Lizzie stared at him for a minute.

"You called me Lizzie, you always call me Elizabeth."

"Your sister told me you prefer Lizzie, so I thought you would like it more if I called you Lizzie like everyone else." He said staring at her. For some reason Lizzie couldn't imagine she didn't want him to call her Lizzie. She would never admit it but she felt that she liked it when he called her Elizabeth. It made her feel a little special, not that she would tell him that.

"You can call me Elizabeth, I don't care either way." She knew very well that if this had happened a month ago she would have made him call her Lizzie. He looked at her in surprise, and grinned.

"Ok if you want me to stop just tell me but I like calling people by there full names." Lizzie got an evil grin.

"Can I call you by your full first name?" William looked horrified.

"I shouldn't have signed my full name."

"No you shouldn't have." Lizzie laughed and stuck out her hand. "Friends?" He gave her a small smile.

"Friends."

"Kay, later Fitzie." He groaned and she laughed and turned around.

He called me Lizzie because he thought I would like it more. Why is he being so nice to me, I said all those mean things him, when he asked me out. He should hate me, that's one reason why I didn't talk to him all month. Especially considering how I was wrong about everything. Does this mean he still likes me? Don't think of that you don't like him anyway stupid at least not in that way.

"Liz you got a weird face." Charlotte's voice broke though her thoughts.

"Sorry what Charlotte?"

"There picking a movie."

"Sucks that they can't be pg-13." Lizzie complained.

"I know but what can you do, there are a couple middle-schoolers on the bus, and Mr. Hanes' kids." Charlotte said. Lizzie nodded and flicked Jane.

"Why must you be so violent?" Jane asked.

"Cause I love you, now pay attention we're going to pick a movie."

"I don't care which movie we watch."

"So vote for the one I want." Lizzie gave her sister a duh look. Jane just put her arm around her sister and shook her head.

"Ok people, we have Evan Almighty, Alvin and the Chipmunks, Coraline..." He laughed at what was next. "Finding Nemo." There was a loud cry of no as they watched that movie every year since it had come out. "We also have Mulan, the Little Mermaid, and Bedtime Stories."

"Coraline!!" Lizzie shouted.

"Anything but, Coraline." Jane mumbled. Lizzie gave her another look.

"Why? It's a cool movie."

"It's creepy, and it gave Lydia nightmares after we went and saw it in theaters." Jane reasoned.

"No, that was me. It's amazing how much you can do with mom's sewing kit, an old doll and a tiny strobe light." Her friends looked at her. "What?"

"You're a little weird." Charles said with a smile.

"I know." Lizzie said.

About 3 hours later Mr. Hanes got back on the megaphone.

"Guess what everyone? Were here!

Guess where they are. I hope you guys like it. Sorry I couldn't write more this summer, but with 2 free periods this year for school might get to write more.

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