(A/N I just wanted to give JustAGirl4 a big thanks for encouraging me to continue my story. So here's a big thanks, JustAGirl4!)

During the middle of the night, an idea sprung into Miranda's head. An evil idea. One that, if she carried it out, could have Lizzie and Gordo hating her forever. She sat up in bed, just thinking about the pros and cons. But she, the third wheel, the friend that was always in the background, would finally take the spotlight. "Some would say juvenile… I say, genius!" she whispered to herself. (A/N Where have we heard those words? Matt, of course!) An alliance of all Lizzie's worst enemies…. Matt, Kate, Claire, herself, Larry would probably agree… his girlfriend Veruca… Parker! Matt's little friends…

I think we all agree that the taste of revenge is better that the consequences. "I'll do it," she decided, and vowed to talk to Matt the next day.

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"Mom, I… You wanted to talk to me," Lizzie said.

"I heard what happened at the talent show," Jo said to the 14-year-old girl.

"How??? HOW?" Lizzie asked, bewildered.

"I have connections…. Apparently both Mrs. Gordon and Mrs. Sanchez got

detailed stories that I didn't."

"SHOOT! Miranda's mom?" Lizzie asked, obviously on the verge of saying something that she couldn't because of the G rating the author put on the story.

"Yes, Miranda's mom. She stormed up to her room after getting home. The story poured out. When I heard you talking to Gordo, yes, I know it was Gordo," she said after the brief shake of the head her daughter gave her, "I knew something that happened that you hadn't told me. So I called Mrs. Gordon and asked if Gordo had told her anything. She told me the whole story."

"Mom?"

"Yes?"

"Are you… mad at me for not telling you? Or for having a real boyfriend, not like Ronnie?" (A/N I'm really, really sorry, but I haven't seen that episode, the Family Channel hasn't aired that or a few other ones in a while, but I've read summaries about it on TV tome.)

"Gordo is your boyfriend? Oh, honey, Gordo didn't tell his mom that! Oh, baby, you're growing up! You're in high school! You have a boyfriend!" Her mom squealed and hugged her.

"But don't forget about Miranda."

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'Miranda….Miranda…..Miranda….' slowly the name kept going around and around in his head. No matter how hard he tried to sleep, she wouldn't let him. 'Why? I like Lizzie.' He contemplated it. 'Of course, I've been kinda forced towards her my whole life. No, I like her. In fact I even love her. Miranda. No, I don't like Miranda… do I?' He remembered the first day of big kid school, grade one, when she and Kate had been joined into Lizzie and Gordo's friendship. Miranda was so independent, so different from Lizzie… 'I like Lizzie. She is beautiful, and smart, and funny, she cares about me, she was jealous of Brooke… she has it all…'

He was just drifting off to sleep when an image of a familiar black-haired girl floated into his head. She was carrying a bass over her shoulder and her heart was breaking as she told her crush to call her best friend.

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(A/N And, coming next chapter!

"Miranda, this is ridiculous. Even I wouldn't do this to her, as much as I hate her. And you're her best friend!"

"Was. Was her best friend."

"Well, you've come to the right person," the companion replied.

And Miranda joined up with the forces of evil.