"And We Meet Again"
Chapter One
"Come on Gellar, I need me some caffeine!" she pulled up her best friend, and dragged her to the door, and walking into the bright sunshine.
"Again Gilmore? Like really?" she rolled her eyes at the brunette that was pulling her towards the permanent coffee kart that was now available to them whenever they needed it. Curtsy of one Logan Huntzberger.
"How long have you known me for?" she pointed out to her blond roommate.
"You have a point there Gilmore! You and your mom live off it! Imagine a world without caffeine? How would you both survive?" she snickered with laughter, aiming a hurt and outraged look from her friend.
"Such blasphemy! What would the coffee god say if they heard you speak such words again? Help your injured soul. She knows not what she says! Forgive her oh coffee god" she looked at the sky, hands up in the air like she was pleading with the sky.
"God Gilmore, you are making a scene with all your tyranny!" Paris said with embarrassment, when people pointed to her and laughing with amusement.
"Ha! You know you love it Gellar!" she said with a laugh
"Whatever Gilmore! Get your caffeine before you lose consciousness" she threw her hands towards the coffee kart. Rory pretended to go weak in the knees.
"I don't think I will be able to make it!" she pretended to walk like she was losing energy.
"OMG Gilmore! Please two cups of your best coffee!" she said in a rush, her cheeks staining pink with embarrassment, and wishing the coffee man would hurry up already.
"Two of my finest coffee for you lovely ladies!" the man smirked with laughter. Paris eyed him lightly, and dragged Rory towards their dorm room for more intense study.
"I swear Gilmore, your dramatics are boundless!" she handed her the coffee, which she smelt like it was the most delicious creation ever made!
"Nice acting skills you have their Gilmore!" an amused voice was spoken across the walk way at them.
"Yes bravo, little honey" Finn said with amusement, clapping his hands like he just saw the most spectacular performance in the world. Rory bent over for a bow and then did a curtsy.
"Amusing Gilmore" Colin said with a drawl.
"Aren't you all meant to be studying gentlemen?" Paris asked the three men.
"Have you ever heard of a break Gellar?" Colin said in a serious tone, his eyes dancing with amusement. He loved revving up the blond; it was one of his pass times.
"Shut it McCrae!" she said in irritation, he always got under her skin.
"You gona make me?" he mocked her.
"God get a room already!" Finn said, cutting the animosity between his friends, winking at his friend.
"Come on Gilmore!" Paris began to pull them towards their dorm room, sporting a laugh from the three men behind them. "Can it you three!"
"Oh come on Gellar! It was a joke!" Logan says, trying to make things better. He loved spending time with the girls.
"Like ha ha" Colin put in
"Colin?" Finn reined his friend back in, putting a hand on his shoulder to stop his antics now, so the girls would come with them.
"Okay okay, sorry Paris! Forgive me, with a Cherie on top!" Colin said, coming to stand next to the blond.
"Okay, where are we going?" Paris gave in to them
"Yay!" Stephanie arrived, clapping her hands together. "Glad you are both coming! I was worried that you would have left me with them again!" she made a face, covering her face with a hand, and gesturing to the boys with her thumb with the other. The three girls laughed with amusement.
"Whoo hoo!" Finn said with happiness! Picking up Paris for a hug, she struggled a bit, trying to get out of his grasp.
"OMG let go Finn! You're crazy!" she puffed
"I want to get some stuff from our dorm room" Rory said, stopping their dorm, and went inside followed by her two blond friends.
"Hrmm Colin?" Logan looked at his friend with amusement.
"What?" he asked in annoyance. "Stop staring at me like that! You're freaking me out!"
"So what's the deal with you and Gellar?" Finn added in, knowing what Logan was thinking because he was thinking it too.
"What? Gellar and me? Come off it!" he defended himself.
"Why are you being so defensive McCrae? Something to hide?" Logan asked him
"What? I have no idea what you are both talking about! Now stop before they hear you!" he said clearly annoyed and not like the conversation one bit.
"You can pretend all you like McCrae, but sex is spilling between you too!" Finn said, aiming a smile at his friend, and earning him a scowl.
"The girls are busy doing there make up. So we are free to talk" he winked at his friend, and began to laugh hard.
"There is nothing to talk about! Paris freaks me out" he tried to convince his friends, but failing miserably.
"Yeah sure she does!" Logan said.
"Sure who does?" Stephanie asked the three men, curious to know what they were talking about.
"AH nothing Teph!" Finn grinned at his friend. And they wall walked to Logan and Paris' car. They broke in gender, and followed Logan's car.
They stopped at their usual hang out at Rich Man's Shoe, which was very popular with the Yale students, so business was really great for them. They sat at their usual booth, and order their usual meals and drinks.
"So tell me, what are we going to do for break?" Logan asked everyone.
"My uncle has a beach house he isn't using this summer" Stephanie suggested. Nods of agreement passed through the six friends.
"Perfect! Summer at the beach! And all those lovely red heads looking finnne in their bikinis" Finn said with a big grin in his face, a look of heaven opening up to swallow him whole marked on his face.
"I'm in!" Rory said with excitement, clapping her hands
"Yeah I guess I'm not doing anything so grand. Count me in" Paris said flatly, not wanting to be left behind, or go home for three months to an empty mansion.
"Yeah sounds great" Colin said, his friends smiling at him, all kinds of things going through their heads.
"Then that's settled! Stephanie speak to your uncle about it, so we don't have any unexpected visits from him. We'll leave the day after everyone's last exam. Sound good?" Logan said, taking command like he always did.
"This is so exciting!" Stephanie chirped to her friend, placing down her duffle bag in Rory and Paris' dorm room lounge.
"Yeah a real ball!" Paris said flatly, not so sure what three months with her five best friends would be like. She had never gone with them before.
"Oh come on Gellar! Lighten up! This will be three months spent at the beach, with our best friends! Could anything be any greater than that?" Rory chimed in with excitement, not wanting to let her friend turn the good experience bad.
"Yeah Paris, you're kinda killing the buzz! So Stop!" Stephanie told her friend, waiting patiently for them to finish fixing their things, and waiting for the guys to arrive.
"Well I'm just being honest!" she said
"Well ever heard of taking one for the team, and zipping it?' Stephanie said with annoyance.
"Don't be such a bi…" Paris was cut off with a knock at the door. The guys had finally arrived, all streaming into their lounge room, duffle bag in hand.
"Oh goodie! You guys are here!" Stephanie grabbed her bag and followed the boys out into the courtyard.
"Come on Paris, it'll be fun, you'll see" Rory assured her long time friend, putting a reassuring hand on her shoulder, and walking to the door.
"I know… sorry for being such a downer… holidays just aren't my thing I guess. It doesn't excite me like a normal person" she shrugged her shoulders, and Rory patted her arm knowing why Paris felt that way.
"Summer vacation here we come!" Finn yelled into the air, clearly already starting the fun before he had left his dorm room. A wallop of agreement went around the group, and they headed to their cars.
They drove the three hours to Stephanie's uncles beach house, arriving very early, having left Yale at five in the morning so they could spend a couple of hours in bed recovering, and would still have enough time to enjoy the day.
"Finally! Summer Vacation has begun!" Finn yelled at the top of his voice, forgetting how early it still was. A yawn escaping his lips, "Well after I have my nap!" he laughed to himself, which received a couple of head shakes from his friends, who were already settling themselves towards their rooms.
"Guys there are seven bedrooms, so just pick whichever one you like!" she yawned sleepily and headed towards the stairs where her usual sleeping area was located.
"Sleep well guys! Cause we have some exploring to do!" Logan warned his friends, not having been there before. Everyone agreed, and headed for their rooms sleepily.
Rory was the first up, having gone for a run at eleven. She always felt better after a long run, which made her blood pump, and seemed to make her more alert and able to start the day easier than when she hadn't gone on one.
She was running with one of her favourite play lists, sounding in her IPod, feeling so fresh, when she bumped into someone, they hadn't been in her vision a moment ago.
"Oh ah… sorry, didn't see you there!" she apologized to the body she had run into. She looked up to see the clearest clue eyes that she had ever seen.
"Mary?" the voice asked with surprise.
"OMG Tristan!" she said with the same surprise.