A Night To Remember

by Favorite Ginger Kid

Logan has a girlfriend, Whitney. Logan really likes Rory, but is convinced its just a crush and that it will pass. It's Friday and the pub does karaoke. What happens when Rory express all of her feelings through songs. Rated T for language and paranoia.

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It was Friday night of finals week and the Pub was packed wall to wall with triumphant, swaggering college students flush with the thrill of victory over the tyranny of the pedagogues of Yale. The party was in full swing and the participants were reaffirming with every jubilant shot downed and beer guzzled the successful re-emergence into the land of living after subsistence in the dungeons of the Yale library. As with any long fought battle won the mood was celebratory, exultant, rhapsodic and uninhibitedly gleeful, the entire crowd was high on the buzz of combined adrenaline, chemical stimulants and long repressed hormones. And while I had a respectable-ish girlfriend Whitney as of 3 weeks-I think, I was longing for someone else. A certain blue-eyed brunette, the one who constantly reminded me of the little tiny insignificant fact of my girlfriend at every chance single chance she got. And I just so happened to see my Ace over in the corner talking to the stage manager about something; and then the music started as she walked up onto the stage when the words of Avril started to play.

"okay everybody most of my songs have a meaning to them some I will share others to personal or to boring" she started off.

Hey, hey, you, you I don't like your girlfriend No way, no way I think you need a new one Hey, hey, you, you I could be your girlfriend Hey, hey, you, you I know that you like me No way, no way No, it's not a secret Hey, hey, you, you I want to be your girlfriend You're so fine I want you mine you're so delicious I think about you all the time you're so addictive Don't you know what I can do to make you feel alright (Alright...)Don't pretend I think you know I'm damn precious And hell yeah, I'm the mother fucking princess I can tell you like me too and you know I'm right (I'm right...)She's like so whatever You could do so much better I think we should get together nowAnd that's what everyone's talking about Hey, hey, you, you I don't like your girlfriend No way, no way I think you need a new one Hey, hey, you, you I could be your girlfriend Hey, hey, you, you I know that you like me No way, no way No, it's not a secret Hey, hey, you, you I want to be your girlfriend I can see the way; I see the way you look at me And even when you look away I know you think of me I know you talk about me all the time again and again (Again and again...)So come over here and tell me what I wanna hear Better, yet, make your girlfriend disappear I don't wanna hear you say her name ever again (And again...)Because...She's like so whatever And you could do so much better I think we should get together now And that's what everyone's talking about Hey, hey, you, you I don't like your girlfriend No way, no way I think you need a new one Hey, hey, you, you I could be your girlfriend Hey, hey, you, you I know that you like me No way, no way No, it's not a secret Hey, hey, you, you I want to be your girlfriend(Uh)In a second you'll be wrapped around my finger 'Cause I can, 'cause I can do it better There's no other, so when's it gonna sink in She's so stupid, what the hell were you thinking? (Uh)In a second you'll be wrapped around my finger 'Cause I can, 'cause I can do it better There's no other, so when's it gonna sink in She's so stupid, what the hell were you thinking? Hey, hey, you, you (Hey)I don't like your girlfriend (Yes)No way, no way (No way)I think you need a new one Hey, hey, you, you (Hey)I could be your girlfriend(No way, no way) Hey, hey, you, you (Hey)I know that you like me No way, no way (No way)No, it's not a secret Hey, hey, you, you (Hey)I want to be your girlfriend(No way, no way)(Hey hey!)Hey, hey, you, you I don't like your girlfriend (No way!) No way, no wayI think you need a new one (Hey!) Hey, hey, you, youI could be your girlfriend (No way, no way) (Hey hey!)Hey, hey, you, youI know that you like me (Now way!) No way, no way No, it's not a secret (Hey!) Hey, hey, you, you (No way)I want to be your girlfriend (No way, no way) Hey, hey!

I almost forgot that on Fridays the pub did karaoke, it was almost like she was singing the song to me but I'm probably just imagining it and then her next song started as one of my old friends Tristan walked in.

"Hey Tristan," I called over to him "over here." as he was walking over here when Rory's next song started. And this one wasn't directed to me but more towards some brunet kid over there that I didn't recognize.

"So I see you have taken to Mary's singing Logan," Tristan said. Mary? Who the hell is that?

Oh, sweetheart, put the bottle down

You've got too much talent

I see you through those bloodshot eyes

There's a cure, you've found it

Slow motion, sparks

You've caught that chill

Now don't deny it

But boys will be boys

Oh, yes, they will

They don't wanna define it

Just give up the game and get into me

If you're looking for thrills then get cold feet

Oh, no I do not hook up, up I go slow

So if you want me, I don't come cheap

Keep your hand in my hand,

Your heart on your sleeve

Oh, no I do not hook up, up I fall deep

Cause the more that you try, the harder I'll fight

To say goodnight

I can't cook no, but I can clean

Up the mess she left

Lay your head down and feel the beat

As I kiss your forehead

This may not last but this is now

So love the one you're with

You wanna chase but you're chasin' your tail

A quick fix won't ever get you well

Oh, no I do not hook up, up I go slow

So if you want me, I don't come cheap

Keep your hand in my hand,

Your heart on your sleeve

Oh, no I do not hook up, up I fall deep

Cause the more that you try, the harder I'll fight

To say...

Cause I feel

The distance

Between us

Could be over

With the snap of your finger

Oh no!

Oh, no I do not hook up, up I go slow

So if you want me, I don't come cheap

Keep your hand in my hand,

Your heart on your sleeve (On your sleeve)

Oh, no I do not hook up, up I fall deep (I do not hook up)

Cause the more that you try, the harder I'll fight

(Cause the more that you try the harder I'll fight)

To say...

Cause the more that you try, the harder I'll fight (The harder I'll fight)

To say goodnight

Oh, sweetheart, put the bottle down

Cause you don't wanna miss out

"Mary?" I tried to say over the applause

"The singer, Rory"

"Oh, you mean Ace." I said realizing who he was talking about.

"Ace?"

"Yeah, you know her?"

Here's the thing we started off friends
It was cool but it was all pretend
Yeah yeah
Since you've been gone

You dedicated you took the time
Wasn't long till I called you mine
Yeah Yeah
Since you've been gone

And all you'd ever hear me say
Is how I pictured me with you
That's all you'd ever hear me say

But since you've been gone
I can breathe for the first time
I'm so moving on
Yeah yeah
Thanks to you
Now I get
What I want
Since you've been gone

How can I put it? You put me on
I even fell for that stupid love song
Yeah yeah
since you've been gone

How come I never hear you say
I just wanna be with you
I guess you never felt that way

But since you've been gone
I can breathe for the first time
I'm so movin on
Yeah yeah
Thanks to you
Now I get
I get what I want
Since you've been gone

You had your chance you blew it
Out of sight, out of mind
Shut your mouth I just can't take it
Again and again and again and again

But since you've been gone
I can breathe for the first time
I'm so moving on
Yeah yeah
Thanks to you
Now I get
What I want
Since you've been gone

But since you've been gone
I can breathe for the first time
I'm so moving on
Yeah yeah
Thanks to you
Now I get
What I want
Since you've been gone
Since you've been gone

Since you've been gone

Since you've been gone

"We went to high school together, I have a feeling that this particular song is more directed towards her ex Dean, he's over there, and he doesn't even go here" He said nodding his head in that direction. "And he's been trying to get back together with her for almost a year now, and he's married to some ditzy blond . . . Oh great the other one's here."

"One: It's not like you go here either, two married! And three the other what?" I asked.

"Jess is another ex; I bet the next song is for him"

Just as he said that hot and cold started to play.

You change your mind like a girl changes clothes
Yeah, you PMS like a Bitch I would know
And you always think, always speak cryptically
I should know that you're no good for me

'Cause you're hot and you're cold
You're yes and you're no
You're in and you're out
You're up and you're down

You're wrong when it's right
You're black and it's white
We fight, we break up
We kiss, we make up

You, you don't really wanna stay, no
But you, you don't really wanna go, oh

'Cause you're hot and you're cold
You're yes then you're no
You're in and you're out
You're up and you're down

We used to be just like twins, so in sync
The same energy now's a dead battery
Used to laugh 'bout nothing, now you're plain boring
I should know that you're not gonna change

'Cause you're hot and you're cold
You're yes and you're no
You're in and you're out
You're up and you're down

You're wrong when it's right
it's black and it's white
We fight, we break up
We kiss, we make up

You, you don't really wanna stay, no
But you, you don't really wanna go, oh

You're hot and you're cold
You're yes and you're no
You're in and you're out
You're up and you're down

Someone call the doctor
Got a case of a love bipolar
Stuck on a roller coaster
Can't get off this ride

You change your mind like a girl changes clothes

'Cause you're hot and you're cold
You're yes and you're no
You're in and you're out
You're up and you're down

You're wrong when it's right

It's black and it's white
We fight, we break up
We kiss, we make up

You, you don't really wanna stay, no
But you, you don't really wanna go, oh

You're hot and you're cold
You're yes and you're no
It's in and you're out
You're up and you're down

"What are you doing here?" I asked Tristan.

"I'm with mare, next song after this is a classic 'our song' kind of deal, can't do it with out the other" he said as the song finished and he headed towards the stage. How did she know Tristan other than the whole 'we went to high school together' thing? Oh. My. God. Am I –gulp-jealous? NO. Maybe the next song might answer some of my questions.

After the monstrous applause died down, the next song began as a total of 5 people came out on stage. (Rory, Tristan, Paris, Louis, and Madeline; there's also a lot of dancing on the stage.)

[R&T]So no-one told you
Life was gonna be this way
Your jobs a joke
You're broke
Your love life's DOA

[R]It's like you're always stuck in second gear
And when it hasn't been your day
Your week
Your month
Or even your year, but

[P,M&L]I'll be there for you
When the rain starts to fall
I'll be there for you
Like I've been there before
I'll be there for you
Cause you're there for me too

[T]You're still in bed at ten
And work began at eight
You've burned your breakfast so far
Things are going great
Your mother warned you
There'd be days like these
But she didn't tell you when
The world was brought
Down to your knees, and

[All]I'll be there for you
When the rain starts to fall
I'll be there for you
Like I've been there before
I'll be there for you
Cause you're there for me too

[R&T]No-one could ever know me
No-one could ever see me
Seems you're the only one who knows
What it's like to be me
Someone to face the day with
Make it through all the rest with
Someone that I'll always laugh with
Even at my worst I'm best with you, yeah

[All]It's like you're always stuck in second gear
And when it hasn't been your day
Your week
Your month
Or even your year

[P,M&L]I'll be there for you
When the rain starts to fall
I'll be there for you
Like I've been there before
I'll be there for you
Cause you're there for me too

[All]I'll be there for you
I'll be there for you
I'll be there for you
Cause you're there for me too

Who knew Rory and Tristan where so close, but in a non-romantic way. I turned to my girl friend and asked "So what do you think of her songs?"

"It was ok, I guess" she replied.

"Like you could do better?" I said before I could stop myself.

"As a matter of yeah I could." She retorted.

"Prove it."

"Prove what" she said like true dumb blonde. (A/N: no offense to and blonds! my best friend is a dirty blond, named stella)

"That you can sing better than her." I replied.

"Why?" she asked.

"Because I don't believe you"

"You don't believe your own girlfriend" she shrieked.

"Nope" I replied quickly; too quickly.

"Fine I will. I'll sing " she said as if she were running for president- god help us she doesn't.

She walked over to the manager and asked when she could go on. She stomped back over here and told me "I can't go on until that bitch over there is done with 3 more songs"

"Hey," I almost yelled at her "she happens to be one of my friends" I was pissed off now, "you don't even know her so don't judge her, and she just so happens to a lot better that you at every-damn-thing possible" she sat there stunned; like a deer caught in head lights.

Ace's next song was You belong with me by Taylor Swift

"ok before I start I want say some thing about this next song came on the radio back when I was in high school and it literally explains every thing that I'm going through, and I know that somewhere out in the crowd now my best friend is out there and she's the only one here in the crowd that'll get the joke. I love ya babe."

You're on the phone with your girlfriend, she's upset
She's going off about something that you said
'Cause she doesn't get your humor like I do

I'm in the room, it's a typical Tuesday night
I'm listening to the kind of music she doesn't like
And she'll never know your story like I do

But she wears short skirts, I wear T-shirts
She's Cheer Captain and I'm on the bleachers
Dreaming about the day when you wake up and find
That what you're looking for has been here the whole time

If you could see that I'm the one who understands you
Been here all along, so why can't you see?
You, you belong with me, you belong with me

Walking the streets with you and your worn-out jeans
I can't help thinking this is how it ought to be
Laughing on a park bench, thinking to myself
Hey, isn't this easy?

And you've got a smile that could light up this whole town
I haven't seen it in a while since she brought you down
You say you're fine, I know you better than that
Hey, what ya doing with a girl like that?

She wears high heels, I wear sneakers
She's Cheer Captain and I'm on the bleachers
Dreaming about the day when you wake up and find
That what you're looking for has been here the whole time

If you could see that I'm the one who understands you
Been here all along, so why can't you see?
You belong with me

Standing by and waiting at your back door
All this time how could you not know?
Baby, you belong with me, you belong with me

Oh, I remember you driving to my house in the middle of the night
I'm the one who makes you laugh when you know you're 'bout to cry
And I know your favorite songs and you tell me 'bout your dreams
Think I know where you belong, think I know it's with me

Can't you see that I'm the one who understands you?
Been here all along, so why can't you see?
You belong with me

Standing by and waiting at your back door
All this time, how could you not know?
Baby, you belong with me, you belong with me

You belong with me
Have you ever thought just maybe
You belong with me?
You belong with me

"Okay now I've only got one song left tonight, and it's called Everywhere by Michelle Branch" she said. I like how all of her songs have a meaning to her.

Turn it inside out so I can see
The part of you that's drifting over me
And when I wake you're never there
But when I sleep you're everywhere
You're everywhere

Just tell me how I got this far
Just tell me why you're here and who you are
'Cause every time I look
you're never there
And every time I sleep
you're always there

'Cause you're everywhere to me
And when I close my eyes it's you I see
You're everything I know
that makes me believe
I'm not alone
I'm not alone

I recognize the way you make me feel
It's hard to think that
you might not be real
I sense it now, the water's getting deep
I try to wash the pain away from me
Away from me

'Cause you're everywhere to me
And when I close my eyes it's you I see
You're everything I know
that makes me believe
I'm not alone
I'm not alone

I am not alone
Whoa, oh, oooh, oh

And when I touch your hand
It's then I understand
The beauty that's within
It's now that we begin
You always light my way
I hope there never comes a day
No matter where I go
I always feel you so

'Cause you're everywhere to me
And when I close my eyes it's you I see
You're everything I know
that makes me believe
I'm not alone
'Cause you're everywhere to me
And when I catch my breath
it's you I breathe
You're everything I know
that makes me believe
I'm not alone

You're in everyone I see
So tell me
Do you see me?

"Okay Bitch off the stage its time for some real talent." Whitney said before she started singing absolutely terrible, that even over half the pub left.- even though all the ones that left where all drunk and it was only nine- now that's just sad.

Risin' up back on the street
Did my time, took my chances
Went the distance now I'm back on my feet
Just a man and his will to survive
So many times, it happens too fast
You trade your passion for glory
Don't lose your grip on the dreams of the past
You must fight just to keep them alive

(Chorus)
It's the Eye of the Tiger
It's the thrill of the fight
Rising up to the challenge of our rival
And the last known survivor
Stalks his prey in the night
And he's watching us all
With the Eye of the Tiger

Face to face, out in the heat
Hangin' tough, stayin' hungry
They stack the odds till' we take to the street
For we kill with the skill to survive

(Repeat Chorus)

Risin' up straight to the top
Had the guts, got the glory
Went the distance, now I'm not Gonna stop
Just a man and his will to survive

It's the Eye of
The Eye of the the Tiger
It's the thrill of the fight
Rising up to the challenge of our rival
And the last known survivor
Stalks his prey in the night
And he's watching us all
With the Eye of the Tiger

The Eye of the Tiger Tiger
The Eye of the Tiger
The Eye of the Tiger

"Hey Ace," I called over to her.

"Yeah hey what's up"she said.

"What's up Ace is that you did amazing up there and that as soon as that comedy act up there is done. In fact I demand that you go up there and sing one last song before you leave."

"You demand huh." she said in a flirtatious tone.

"Yes in fact I do demand"

"Well in that case I might as well if you absolutely demand"-"which I do"-"I think I might" she said. "By the way that comedy act, was your -" "don't say it" "fine I wont because I know it will haunt you that you said that, and that I caught it even more so."

Why is she always right? Seriously. It gets annoying. But it's still incredibly sexy.

"What'd ya think" Whitney said to me.

"During the song I died. and then I went to hell and they asked me how I died. I said I died by listening to you singing and then they decided hell wasn't a good enough punishment for me so I'm back here at square one" I said all in one breath. God ace is really a major influence on my life. It's kind of scary. I thought as Ace went back up on the stage to sing again. It's amazing that she can be an ace reporter and be able to sing like that.

"okay everybody a little birdie told me that the only way to save the night was if I sang another song so here I am. This one an ex wrote for me a while back and he was really close friends with one of the plain white tees and they heard it, tweaked it so it would get the plain white tee stamp of approval and then if you look at the original name for the dedication you'll see my name and Jess Mariano's."

Hey there Delilah
What's it like in New York City?
I'm a thousand miles away
But girl, tonight you look so pretty
Yes you do
Times Square can't shine as bright as you
I swear it's true

Hey there Delilah
Don't you worry about the distance
I'm right there if you get lonely
Give this song another listen
Close your eyes
Listen to my voice, it's my disguise
I'm by your side

Oh it's what you do to me
Oh it's what you do to me
Oh it's what you do to me
Oh it's what you do to me
What you do to me

Hey there Delilah
I know times are getting hard
But just believe me, girl
Someday I'll pay the bills with this guitar
We'll have it good
We'll have the life we knew we would
My word is good

Hey there Delilah
I've got so much left to say
If every simple song I wrote to you
Would take your breath away
I'd write it all
Even more in love with me you'd fall
We'd have it all

Oh it's what you do to me
Oh it's what you do to me
Oh it's what you do to me
Oh it's what you do to me

A thousand miles seems pretty far
But they've got planes and trains and cars
I'd walk to you if I had no other way
Our friends would all make fun of us
and we'll just laugh along because we know
That none of them have felt this way
Delilah I can promise you
That by the time we get through
The world will never ever be the same
And you're to blame

Hey there Delilah
You be good and don't you miss me
Two more years and you'll be done with school
And I'll be making history like I do
You'll know it's all because of you
We can do whatever we want to
Hey there Delilah here's to you
This ones for you

Oh it's what you do to me
Oh it's what you do to me
Oh it's what you do to me
Oh it's what you do to me
What you do to me

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A/N: review please! let me know if a should update or leave it a one shot.