Chapter 1

One Friday morning 16 year old Rory was called down to the prinicipal's office she waited outside until she was called in

Principal Fletcher opens the door ''Miss Gilmore can I see you in my office please?'' she asks her

Rory walks in.

''what did I do this time Fletcher?'' Rory asks her

''Tardy again thats 10 tardy's this semester and it's Principal Fletcher to you!'' Principal Fletcher tell's her

''yea so traffic sucks in the morning and I don't live around here and you know that!'' Rory tell's her

''I want you in lunch detention everyday for a month in my office until you learn how to get to school on time!'' Principal Fletcher tell's her

''What!'' ''No way your crazy!'' She stands up and is ready to walk out.

''Hey that's no way to talk to me kid I'm your mother!'' Principal Fletcher tells her

Rory swallows and drops back down into the chair.

''your my what?'' Rory asks her

''your mother'' Principal Fletcher tell's her

''your not my mother I don't have a mother I have a father and he is my best friend in the entire world I was adopted I know I don't have a mother because if I did don't you think he would of told me and I would even care to even maybe try find her or she would try and find me or even want to contact my father so she could of contacted me?'' Rory asks her

Clair sighs and takes a breath ''well your looking at her now this beautiful creature sitting right here in front of you.'' Principal Fletcher says

Rory basically stops breathing for a minute and just sits there.

''breathe kid.'' she says and pulls out a file

''so your father is Luke Danes of Stars Hollow?'' Principal Fletcher asks her

''yes and he is a great person who would want me to be getting an education and not be sitting here talking to you!'' Rory tell's her

''ugh if your father was here listening to the way you are talking to me!'' Principal Fletcher says

''I don't think he would care.'' Rory tell's her

''your biological father would he would of grounded you kid.'' Principal Fletcher tell's her

''Great whatever I don't care I got to get to class.'' Rory tell's her

''Sit We're not done!'' Principal Fletcher tell's her

''what now?'' Rory asks her

''I wanted to talk to you.'' Principal Fletcher tell's her

''ok so talk tell me how I came to this world if you know me well enough to be telling me that your my mother.'' Rory says

''well your biological father Chris Hayden and I had you when we were 16 but had to put you up for adoption because my parents wouldn't let us keep you because we were way to young to take care of a baby it was the hardest thing in my life I ever had to do and I was so depressed for a long time then your dad asked me to marry him and I said no and we broke up then decided to move myself out of my parent's house and I found a job as a maid but hated it so I gave it up to teach and got promoted to prinicpal and got married so here I am and I wanted to find you or at least give you the option of finding me when you got older because I missed the first 16 years of your life and I can't make that up.'' Principal Fletcher tell's her

''wow so you really are my mother which means you are?'' Rory asks her

''Lorelai Victoria Gilmore changed my name to Clair Fletcher when I got married.'' Principal Fletcher tell's her

''wow!'' Rory says

''I know'' Principal Fletcher says

''Well I guess I'm sorry for everything then... so then does this mean you will drop everything then?'' Rory asks her

''yes I will think about it but you still have lunch detention for a week but don't think of it as detention think of it as mother/daughter bonding time because you will be in here with me and we can chat and I can answer anything and everything you want to know.'' Principal Fletcher tell's her

''super!'' she says sarcastically

''oh my god you really are my daughter.'' Principal Fletcher says

''so can I go now?'' Rory asks her

''go and get to class.'' Principal Fletcher tell's her

Rory gets up and is ready to walk out.

''dinner tonight Hartford 7:00 don't be late!'' Principal Fletcher tell's her

Rory turns around ''What it's Friday what if I had plans already?'' Rory asks her

''it's your grandparent's rule not mine and already know that you are coming so they are expecting you to be there and if you don't show up it will be all my fault and I don't want to get the blame for you not being there!'' Principal Fletcher tell's her

''ok I'm sorry mom I'll make this and everything up to you.'' Rory tell's her

''ok have a good day sweetie I love you.'' Principal Fletcher tell's her

''love you too.'' Rory says and walks out

Principal Fletcher smiles and goes back to doing her work.