Rory Gilmore was sitting in a coffee shop reading a novel she had brought with her. However, Poor Huxley had failed to grab her attention. She was reflecting on her life.
Rory Gilmore was born out of wedlock when her mother was sixteen years old. Lorelai did not want to get married, she was young and hated the pressure and pretentiousness of society, especially as a Gilmore; the Gilmores owned an international insurance business that made them Harford elites. So Lorelai stole away in the middle of the night with a young Rory with a mission to raise her away from society. At least for a little bit.
At 4 years old, Rory and her mother finally moved out of the Independence Inn, where Lorelai had been working as a maid, and into a small 3 bedroom house. Lorelai was also promoted and was now working at the desk at the Inn.
It was this age when her father, Christopher Hayden, came back into her life. He showed up at their house one day. Grudgingly, Lorelai could not deny him the chance to see his daughter grow up so Chris came to visit once a week under the condition that he could not bring his high society life with him. Christopher was heir to the internationally acclaimed Hayden & Co LLP law firm and son of a Supreme Court Chief Justice; he still lived with his parents in Hartford and attended Princeton University. His parents did not know of his weekly visits to Stars Hollow, a rule of Lorelai's that Chris did not mind. In fact, none of the Hartford Elite, especially the Gilmores and Hayden's knew where Lorelai and Rory were.
All was well with Rory. She grew up with her mom as her best friend, started drinking an abnormal amount of coffee at the age of 5, and was daddy's little girl whenever he was around. Not to mention they had a good amount of money from Chris who insisted on helping out. The obvious romantic intentions between Lorelai and Chris were still there; it was clear that they loved each other still, but would not do anything about it until Chris was done with Princeton Law School.
Rory sighed into her Brave New World book. The next part of her life changed everything for her. She still remembered that day.
It was Rory's 6th birthday and Lorelai, Chris, and Rory were sitting on the couch watching Rory's favorite movie: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate factory. Rory was also wearing a crown and sash with "Birthday Girl" written all over. They were sitting on the couch when the doorbell rang.
"Nose Ghost!", Lorelai yelled touching her finger to her nose. Chris followed her actions and Rory was left to roll her eyes at her parents in amusement. She couldn't have asked for a better birthday with both of her parents present.
"Pause the movie then!" Rory said as she got up to open the front door.
"Did you hear that? Sounds like someone who didn't touch their nose!" replied Lorelai but she still paused the movie. They all laughed.
She could still hear her parents muttering when she finally got to the door. She opened it and her bright blue eyes met 4 pairs of eyes.
No one said a word, but Rory took in their appearances. On her porch stood two elderly men in suits and 2 elderly women in dresses. They reeked of money and you could tell they were well off. Not to mention the car that stood behind them that seemed to have it's own driver
And they were still staring at Rory.
Rory being polite asked in strong confident voice that one would not expect from such an angelic looking girl, "Hello, can I help you?".
The four adults just stared until one of the elderly men with greying hair approached her and lowered himself to be at the same height as her.
"It's your birthday," he said.
For some reason, Rory felt comfortable with these people instantly. So she did what she did best, she started rambling.
"Oh yes! I'm 6 years old now. I'm in school right now. I love school. Today was good. Mom and Dad got me so many books. My new favorite book is Huckleberry Finn or Too Kill a Mockingbird. Mom told me I was too young to be reading books like that but she stopped saying that as soon as I finished reading them. I don't think she thought I could do it. But afterwards she called me her genius daughter. Dad said he had no doubts because I have never gotten below an A. I think he said I inherited it from my grandparents, but I don't know what that means. I have never met my grandparents before. But it's okay...and I'm rambling. That tends to be a problem with me." said Rory as the group before her smiled hugely.
Before anyone else could say a word, Lorelai made made her appearance, "Rory what's taking you so long-" and stopped when she saw all the adults looking at her daughter.
"Lorelai it's been a long time," said one of the elderly woman, someone whom Rory realized looked a lot like an older version of her mother.
Lorelai looked at Rory and told her, "Sweetie why don't you go back inside and send your father out here, alright?" Rory nodded and did as she was told. Once she left, it began.
"What the hell are you doing here," at the same time the other elderly woman had said, "Chris is here?!".
That was the night her grandparents, all four of them, made amends with her mother and father. It even gave her parents the chance they never had, and at the age of 8 it was a dream come true when Rory witnessed a small wedding for her parents.
Rory grew up with a loving family in Stars Hollow. But, she grew up society bred as she was the heiress to the Hayden law firm and the Gilmore insurance industry. It took awhile for both parents to agree to this. But they knew Rory was meant to go places and, based on how she was already raised, they were confident that she wouldn't be a typical society girl now that she had her own credit card.
Luckily she was the perfect fit. One look at her angelic petite body, pale skin, bright blue eyes, and wavy brown hair and anyone would instantly melt. She looked the true blood part. Most importantly, she was intelligent, never getting less than an A and enjoying the company of books over anything else. Yet, she had a level of confidence and voice to speak that really made Rory an ideal heiress. Thus she was trained to be a blue blood.
However, a deal she made with her grandparents had allowed her to stay living in Stars Hollow with her parents under the name Gilmore to protect herself from the vultures of society. No one would know she was a Hayden and as her mother went by the name "Hayden" she was the last Gilmore Girl left. That would be until she turned 18 years old, the age agreed upon by her parents and grandparent to finally properly present their heiress to society as well as officially changing Rory's name to Lorelai Leigh Gilmore-Hayden III.
She attended public school in Stars Hollow up until high school where she transferred to Chilton, one of the best prep schools on the East Coast. Rory knew she would go to an Ivy League School, after all the Haydens were Princeton legacies and the Gilmores were Yale legacies. Although Rory always entertained the idea of going to Harvard, she knew that she would do one legacy for undergrad and the other for law school.
And she was not doing this to please anyone but herself. She was happy how she was raised away from society but she was ready to join that world once again. Her first year of Chilton was the first baby step into doing so. And now, in her Senior year, she had proven herself without the power of her full name. She was editor of the school paper, on her way to valedictorian, and basically guaranteed acceptance into all the schools she was applying to. Which would make her decision even harder and the reason why she was going to be touring Princeton and Yale soon.
Which school should she attend for undergrad and which one should she attend for grad school: Princeton or Yale. And here she was, in her home away from home, a bookstore in Harford trying to figure that out away from her parents.
She sat in a cozy chair tucked away with a cup of coffee she heard two loud voices.A brunette boy around her age, wearing a sweater vest that reeked prep and trust fund, walked into the coffee shop followed by a tall dark haired boy who wore sunglasses, a Hawaiian shirt, and shorts. Rory recognized that his clothing, as crazy as they were, were also designer and the sunglasses he was wearing indicated that this boy was probably very hungover.
The brunette boy, rather loudly, was rolling his eyes at the tall dark haired boy who kept fidgeting as if he was really uncomfortable being in a bookstore. Rory dismissed them, they had probably never stepped into a bookstore before."Finn, what are we doing here," said the Brunette. The boy with the Hawaiian shirt, Finn, who seemed to be nursing a headache slapped a hand to his forehead.
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Not to loud Colin! I told you, I need a book for class!"
Colin, the brunette boy looked at Finn again, "And we couldn't go to the Yale bookstore because...?"
Finn became overdramatic, "Why Colin, If I, Finnius Morgan, walked into a Yale bookstore, it would ruin my rep with the ladies."
Rory giggled a little at this comment. Enjoying the antics of the two and Colin continued to banter as they began to look through the store to find a book.
Colin getting frustrated asked, "Finn, this would be easier if we actually knew the title of the book."
Finn paused for a second, "I need it for my Russian lit class. Something about a girl named Anna and some Count."
Rory heard them coming closer to where she was sitting. And although she was enjoying their banter, Emily and Francine had instilled manners into her and she knew she should help Colin and Finn being almost next to the couch she quickly said, " I believe you're talking about Leo Tolstoy's book Anna Karenina, though I don't know why your teacher would assign that. I'm a War and Peace girl myself, but then again, I can't really compare both. I mean, War and Peace is much more than a novel but... I'm sorry, I'm rambling again. The book you want," and she pointed with her hand holding the book she was currently reading "is over there." And she opened her book and resumed reading.
Finn stared at this girl. She was beautiful, with long brunette hair, very blue eyes, pale blemish- free skin, and a slim figure. She was very relaxed, as if she always came to the store and based on her directing them to where the book was, both knew she was probably a regular.
Colin eyed the girl; she wasn't a society girl, if the literature she was reading said anything about her. She was too smart. That, and between the three of them (Colin, Finn and Logan) one of them had to know her if she was in society. But he noticed her casual clothes, not sure if they were designer, though they looked like it; if only he could get a better look.
Finn snapped Collin out of his thoughts as he approached the girl, "Thanks Love, what's a beauty like you doing here?"
And the girl looked back up at them, "An Aussie, if I am correct?" and Finn nodded and she continued, "My oh my aren't you an exotic being around here. Although, the hungover look does nothing but impedes your beauty".
Finn was a little put out. He was attractive, hungover or not. "Love, I am nothing but attractive. It must be the presence of my stuffy friend, Collin, over here. He does detract from me, nuh? You should see me when he's not around," Finn replied and then winked suggestively.
This usually would make any girl giggle, but the brunette raised one eyebrow and gave both boys a look over. For the first time, her scrutinizing look made Finn and Collin both apprehensive.
"For some reason, I don't think that's it and as unfortunate as it is to end what could potentially be a lovely conversation with two handsome gentlemen," and she glanced at her watch, confirming Colin's thoughts that she was rich as he identified her watch as Chanel, "I do need to get home. I hope you find your book." And she quickly stood up and exited the store.
Colin and Finn watched the girl leave from the same spots they had been when she spoke. For some reason that girl was interesting. There was something about her. It was in silence that Collin walked with Finn to the area the girl had pointed. They found the book, bought it and began to make their way out of the store and back to Yale both lost in thought. Who was this girl?
As they walked to the dorm they shared with Logan, both remained silent and entered the room. They didn't even notice Logan eating at the Kitchen looked at Finn.
"Who was that?" And Finn shrugged.
" I dunno mate, she was...something else."
"Finn, I read a lot, and even I probably wouldn't have been able to keep up with the lecture she was giving us on Tolstoy. Intelligent, witty, and..."
"Gorgeous," finished eyed to two boys.
Logan was unsettled by their calm presence. They were obviously talking about a girl, "So, want to tell me what happened?"
And Colin and Finn began to fill him in on the smart witty Brunette beauty they had met at a bookstore that seemed immune to their laughed at the way the girl reacted to his friends.
Finn sighed as they finished their conversation, "We don't even know her name. And neither of us recognized her even though it was obvious she was rich. How can we not know her, mate."
Logan shrugged, "I don't know. But I wouldn't worry about it. It's doubtful you'll run into her again. Maybe she's wealthy but not wealthy enough to run in our circle if you know what I mean. But, boy it sounds like we could all use a trip to the pub."
And all three boys exited the room, pushing the thought of the beautiful brunette to the back of their head.