Life and Love of Boarding School

By Valerie Morris

Chapter 1

The room was silent, no one made a noise. No one was there except a petite, beautiful, brunette girl, about 16 years old named Rory. She was waiting for her father to get done talking to someone about business, or so she thought. She was sitting there in her high school uniform looking unblinkingly out the window. Rory was a little uncomfortable because she knew they were at a boarding school but her dad said that he knew the headmaster and wanted to catch up with him, so he picked Rory up from school and drove her down here.

Rory heard a door open and close, she didn't know if it was her dad so she just continued to stare out the window, thinking to herself that if it was her dad he would come and get her. She saw a man that looked like her father, Curious she continued to watch the man. It was her father! He got in the car and started to drive away.

"Dad!" Rory yelled. She ran out the door and was about to run down the stairs to get outside to chase after the car, but there blocking her way was the headmaster and two security guards.

"Rory, your parents and I decided you will be staying here." Headmaster Charleston said.

"What?! No I can't. What about my friends and my grandparents? I can't go to a boarding school!" Rory said, she could feel trickles of tears starting to stream down her cheeks as she spoke.

"I am sorry we believe that this is the best thing for you right now." He retorted.

Rory tried to squeeze past them, trying to run away from this horrible dream but the security guards caught her by the arms and held on to her. "Stop! Let me go! I want to go home! Just leave me alone!" she was yelling trying to break free. The security guards carried her to a van that was waiting to take Rory to her dorm room. They drove up to a big old building where the headmaster got out of the car and said "Come Along Rory."

The security guards got out and Rory unwillingly followed. She sniffled "Can you just tell me where my room is?"

"Second floor room 213. Right next to Miss Stephanie Vanderbilt. You should be nice to her, she is very important, along with her friends." He warned. Headmaster Charleston handed her a key and she just went inside by herself.

As she climbed the stairs she started to cry again 'How could he just leave me like this?' she thought to herself. She was so caught up with her thoughts that she ran right into a girl.

"Oh, are you alright?" She asked. Rory nodded "I'm Stephine Vanderbilt, nut my friends all call me Steph."

"Rory Gilmore, I'm moving into the room next to yours." Rory replied still crying.

Steph smiled warmly and said "Well then, why don't you come to my dorm now and we can talk and get to know each other. From the looks of things you have something that you need to talk to someone about and I am a great listener." She didn't know why but for some reason she immediately warmed up to this small girl . many people had tried to get on her good side but none of them had worked out, but this girl was different, she didn't act differently because of Steph's last name.

Rory smiled, gave a little sniffle and replied "I do need to talk but I don't want to bother you, it looks like you were getting ready to leave."

"I was just going to see my friends Logan, Colin, and Finn, but I can call them and have them swing by in an hour or two, I think you would like them and they certainly would make you laugh." She said trying to convince her new friend.

"If you're sure." Rory answered.

"Great, I'll call the three stooges and tell them the plan. Okay?"

"Lead the way." Rory said significantly happier. However once Rory started talking about her last year and her father leaving her like he did the tears began to stream out again.

Rory had her head resting on Steph's knee continuously saying "How could he leave me like this? I'm his daughter! I'm his daughter." Now crying harder then ever.

Steph's heart broke for the girl the moment she heard the story, she was sitting there stroking Rory's hair and saying comforting things to her. She looked up to wipe tears out of her long eyelashes, she was shocked to see that standing in her door way were none other than Logan, Colin, and Finn standing there shocked at what they saw.

Steph waved them to hide so Rory couldn't see them. She looked down at Rory and said as nice as can be "Rory, why don't you go take a nice hot shower and change out of this uniform, into something more comfortable, it will make you feel better."

"I don't have any other clothes." Rory said.

"You can borrow some of mine, the boys and I will take you shopping tomorrow." She said sweetly.

Rory sat up and said "thank you."

Steph go t up and went to her drawers and pulled out underware and a bra she had never worn before, a tank top and some boxers. She walked back over to Rory, handed them to her and said "These should work for tonight. The shower is right through that door, and the boys will probably be here when you get out."

"Okay, thank you Steph. I don't know what I would do without you." Rory said.

Steph smiled and said "Anytime" she walked up and hugged the girl infront of her tight for a few seconds before saying "Now go before the boys get here and see you in your private school uniform. You know it will cause a reaction from them." The girls laughed and Rory went into the bathroom.

Steph waited until she heard the water running before going to the living section of the dorm where the boys where.

"So, how much did you hear?" The boys looked up at her all looking disturbed.

"we came in when she was talking about the security guards. How could they do that to her?" asked Logan while pacing back and forth.

"So you guys like her too?" Steph asked glad that they hadn't heard the part Rory told her about what happened to her earlier this year.

"Of course we like her. Who wouldn't, just looking at her we like her." Said Fin

"Good because for my plan to work you need to like her." Steph said starting to get nervous.

Colin looked up suspicious. "What's your plan?"

"Well as I'm sure you guys heard she really doesn't have a family now." She waited for the guys to nod showing their understanding "And I'm sure you heard me say that we would take her shopping tomorrow." Again she waited for a response. "Well I was thinking that…" she paused hesitantly "that she could join our group." She nervously went on, worried they would reject the plan "I mean she fits in, I really like her, we are like a family which is what she really needs right now, we can take care of her." She looked sadly at the boys and said "She has had a hard year since something horriable happened to her, something I know you wouldn't wish on anyone, I really want to help her feel better, she needs us guys." She waited for the guys response.

After what seemed like an our to Steph Colin spoke up "What happened to her?"

Steph gave a small smile she knew that was coming, she had asked Rory if it was okay that she told them for this reason. Steph was just nervous about their reactions. She took a deep breath and said "Rory was dating this guy for about 2 years. Last year he started hitting her and beating her up. She didn't do a thing, she didn't know what to do. Then one night about 9 months ago he wanted to have sex with her. Rory was still a virgin and didn't want to, so her boyfriend raped her, beat her unconscious and left her there. Rory never reported it to the police because her parents were worried about their image, they wouldn't let her. That's when the trouble at home started which ultimately landed her here. Do you see why she needs us to be a loving family for her?" She stopped Logan, Colin, and Finn were all staring at her. Steph turned to her boyfriend and said "Colin, you agree with me don't you?"

"What? Oh ya, of course I agree with you we can't just ignore her. What do you say boys?" Colin said

They agreed, Logan said disgusted "I can't believe someone would do that to her."

Right as they finished talking Rory opened the bathroom door and walked out. Logan just stared at her amazed, he had been with more than his fair share of naked girls but here was a fully clothed girl in front of him and he had never seen anyone more beautiful.

She looked at the boys and said "Hello." As if it was the most natural thing in the world to be in a girl's dorm that she just met in that girl's clothes, looking at a group of boys she had never met.

Finn jumped up and ran to Rory saying "hello Love, how are you doing?" Finn gave her a big hug and lifted her off her feet.

Rory laughed while she returned the embrace and said "I'm doing fine. Do you always introduce your self with a hug?" She actually liked that he was that outgoing and nice.

"Only you Love." Finn said with a mile.

Colin raised his eyebrow questioningly and asked "Love?"

"I'm Australian what do you want from me?!" Finn said exasperated.

"Hey I'm Colin." He said shaking her hand.

"Hello." She replied smiling at all of them, her first real smile in a long time.

Logan snapped out of his thoughts quickly and walked up to her, and said "I'm Logan Huntzburger." They shook hands, looking right into each others eyes. A warm shot feeling shot through Logan and Rory's bodies when their hands met. They held each others hand for much longer than necessary still stairing into each others eyes.

Finally Finn asked, trying to get rid of the awkward silence "So, want to pick out a movie? Love, your choice."

Rory and Logan quickly snapped out of their thoughts and broke eye contact, for the first time in several minutes "I'm sorry what?" Rory said.

"Pick a movie." Said Finn patiently.

"Oh, umm do you have Charlie and the Chocolate Factory? The old one, the new one creeps me out. I mean I love Johnny Depp and all but he's just creepy in that movie. OH, wait do you have a lot of junk food? You can't watch this movie without it." Rory ranted.

Everyone started laughing at her little rant but Steph said "Ya, I know what you mean the new one is just scary. But Charlie is my favorite movie, and I agree you can't watch this movie without candy. Can you eat a lot?" She asked trying to figure out how much to get.

"Tones." Rory replied honestly.

"Boys got get my whole stash." Steph demanded.

"Why do we have to go get it?" asked Colin. "I'm your boyfriend, make them go get the candy." he wined

"Well if you don't stop whining and acting like a two year old you won't be my boyfriend for long. The other reason is so Rory and Logan will stop holding hands." Steph said smiling at the two of them.

Rory and Logan looked down and sure enough they were still holding hands. Rory blushed and dropped his hand. She felt a certain connection with Logan. A warm tingling feeling went through her whenever they touched, not to mention he was extremely attractive.

They got the junk food and settled down on the couches to watch the movie. "Dang girl, you can eat!" said Steph observing Rory's eating habits.

"I'm a Lorelai, I've been trained by my mother my whole life to eat a lot, drink tons of coffee, and never exercise." Rory said leaning back on the couch, only to find Logan's arm there. Instead of moving away, she cuddled closer to him and rested her head on Logan's shoulder. Logan smiled and wrapped his arm around her.

About half way through the movie Steph, Colin, and Finn fell asleep so Rory decided it was time to talk to Logan and get to know him.

"So Logan is a bit of a playboy?" she said jokingly. She hoped he wasn't just being nice to her to get her in bed.

"Ya, I am but if I could just find the right girl I know I could stop." He hinted. They had been talking for coming up on three hours, it was late into the night and the movie was long over. He was starting to develop a strong crush on the beautiful brunet girl in his arms.

"Okay, lets play a game. You tell me a secret or something I don't know about you then I tell you one and we continue to do it. Okay?" Rory suggested.

"Okay, I'll go first." he thought for a minute and said "I don't want to take over for my dad at Huntzburger Media."

Rory thought "My real name is Lorelai Leah Gilmore-Hayden."

"Really?"

"Yep, but I go by Rory Gilmore because my mom raised me without my dad, I was 14 years old when they finally got married.

They continued this game for awhile, Logan learning about Rory's future career plans in Journalism and Rory finding out all the schools Logan had been expelled from.

It was Logan's turn and he said "I love looking into your eyes."

Rory caught off guard asked "Why?"

"They are beautiful, you are beautiful." He said. It surprised him that even that little flirtatious comment made him nervous that he had gone too far.

Rory blushed but smiled at him and said "Thank you, you're not to bad yourself." They laughed and then sat there cuddled in each others embrace in a comfortable silence until they fell asleep.