OK, here's the next chapter. Sorry if my portrayal of NY is a little
unrealistic, but a) it's fanFICTION, and b) I've never been to NY. Anyway,
on with the fic!
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The next morning, Rory woke up around ten and stretched under the sheets. "Time to go to Luke's," Rory thought to herself. She opened her eyes, and immediately remembered where she was. She sighed. There would be no Luke's coffee today.
Rory sat up, stretched, and looked around her new room, pleased with what she had done.
The walls were nice, light lavender, and the carpeting was nice and thick. The furniture was white with lavender handles and trim, and the louvered doors of the closet were mirrored, with white trim and handles.
Rory had hung long white shelves on the wall next to her bed, and on these she had placed little knickknacks, and photographs of her family and friends. She had hung a bulletin board and a French memo board up on the wall, and these were covered with more photos, as well as academic awards of excellence. There was a poster of the Go-Gos on the wall, signed by Belinda Carlisle. There were two posters of The Bangles, a poster of Linkin Park, and a Charlie and the Chocolate Factory movie poster. All of her books were on the bookshelves, which Rory had arranged so that they blocked off a corner of the room. This formed a separate little room, and here Rory had placed a beanbag chair, a few pillows, and some large stuffed animals. She had hung a little wall lamp on the wall, low enough to reach from the floor, and this was her own cozy "reading room". Rory looked around, satisfied. She was very pleased with the results. Rory got out of bed and put Linkin Park on the CD player, to try and wake herself up. Humming along to "In the End", she stripped off her PJs and put on her bathrobe. Then, she stepped into the bathroom across the hall to get ready for the day.
Rory took her time, enjoying the luxury of having her own bathroom, not having to share with anyone. If someone had taken the other fourth floor bedroom, she would have had to share. But no one had wanted it, and so they had made that room into a guest room.
At last, Rory dressed and went downstairs. Laura was waiting in the kitchen, nursing a cup of coffee. Rory immediately poured herself a cup.
"Where is everyone?" she asked, taking a gulp of coffee.
"Getting ready, mostly. Monica and Cassie are playing pool in the den.
Just then, Ashley walked in. "What's the plan for the day?" she asked, flipping back her shiny light brown hair.
"Why don't we go exploring?" suggested Rory.
"Good idea!" said Laura and Ashley enthusiastically.
"What's a good idea?" asked Cassie, walking out of the den with Monica on her heels.
"Going exploring. We can get totally lost in New York today, to celebrate finally getting here" explained Laura.
"I like that idea" said Monica. She grinned. "I'll go get Kati and Mona."
About an hour later, after every one had gotten ready and eaten, the group of teens set off on a tour of New York.
First, they set off across the street to Central Park. They walked through, going to the zoo and riding on the carousel.
They walked Madison Avenue, went to FAO Schwartz, and ate lunch at Serendipity 3 and dinner at The Hard Rock Café. Rory was glad she had made the decision to go to Colombia. If she hadn't, she never would have had the chance to meet her new friends, and explore this wonderful city fully.
Plus, she was closer to her mom.
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The next three days passed quickly. Rory had registered for her classes, gotten her schedule and all her books, and memorized the map of the campus. She had explored more, hung out with her new friends, and gotten a job at a nearby Border's Books. Today was the day she would officially start college; her first class was that afternoon.
Rory arrived at the classroom a few minutes early. It was already crowded with students; all ready and waiting for advanced Journalism to begin. Rory looked around nervously and took a seat next to a pretty girl with dark brown hair and green eyes.
"Hi, I'm Amanda Wosik" the girl said, offering her hand to Rory.
"Rory Gilmore. Are you majoring in Journalism, as well?"
Amanda smiled. "Yeah. It's always been a dream of mine to write for Time Magazine."
"I want to work at CNN." Rory said. "I'd love to be a travel reporter."
Just then, a tall, dark haired male walked in, casually dressed in khakis and a polo shirt.
"Hello. I'm Professor Higgins. You guys can call me Paul, if you'd like. Now, we have a lot to do today, so let's get started. I would like your first assignment to be a mock newspaper. You will divide up into groups of two, and each of you will write a series of articles. One group will do the Sports section; one group will do Metro, and so on. I would like you all to hand in your articles at the beginning of next week's class. Keep in mind; they must be on REAL events. In five minutes, I would like each of you to come up here and tell me who you have chosen to work with, and I will assign you to a section of the newspaper.
Rory turned to Amanda. "Would you like to work with me?" she asked.
Amanda smiled. "I'd love to."
"Great." Rory walked up to Paul, and told him who she was working with. He assigned the two girls the Entertainment section of the newspaper. Rory was noncommittal. It wasn't exactly hard-hitting journalism, but at least it wasn't sports!
"Let's go to your place after class" Rory suggested.
"My place isn't good. My roommate kicked me out for the evening, her boyfriend's coming over. What about your place?" Amanda suggested.
"Rory shrugged. Works for me."
Paul clapped his hands to get the classes' attention. "Are we all set? Right, then, let's get started. Who can tell me.?"
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"Movie reviews," Rory suggested.
"OK," Amanda said, scribbling that down in a notebook. "And maybe an article about Angelina Jolie and Billy Bob Thornton's split." Just then, Mona walked into the room.
"Whatcha doing?"
"We have to write the entertainment section of a mock newspaper for journalism class." Rory explained. "Oh- what about an article on reality TV and why so many people are drawn to it?"
"Don't forget an article about the breakup of The Backstreet Boys" Mona said. (Don't worry BSB fans, the Boys aren't really breaking up! I just needed an article idea.)
"Right." Amanda scribbled it down. "By the way, I'm Amanda."
"Mona." The girls shook hands. "I'm Rory's roommate."
"Nice to meet you, Mona."
"Ditto."
Amanda looked around. "This is a wonderful place."
"Thanks" said Rory and Mona.
Rory stood up. "Let's take a break. Want the grand tour?"
"Sure!"
"This, as you can see, is the kitchen." Rory gestured around the room.
"That's the den, and through that door is the dining room." Rory led them through it. "Here's the living room."
The two then walked up the curving staircase to the third floor. Rory showed her where everyone's rooms were, and then they continued up to the fourth floor.
".and that's Laura's room, here's a guest room, and here" Rory pushed open a door "is my room".
Amanda looked around. "This is a really nice- wait, did you say guest room?"
"Yeah, why?" Then it dawned on Rory.
"You need a place to stay?"
"Well, I was thinking about switching dorm rooms, but there weren't any open. My roommate is driving me crazy! She parties all day and all night, and when she's not partying, she had her boyfriend sleeping over. It's beginning to annoy the hell out of me."
"Well, I'll have to ask the others, but I don't see any problem with you living here." Rory led the way back downstairs, and Amanda began gathering up her stuff. "It would lower the rent and utilities; it would be more convenient for you."
Amanda handed Rory a slip of paper. "Here's my number. Call me when you guys make your decision."
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Sorry. I know that that's a weird place to stop, but it is 2:30 am and I am currently out of inspiration. Don't worry, the troryness will come soon. I promise! Probably even in the next chapter (
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The next morning, Rory woke up around ten and stretched under the sheets. "Time to go to Luke's," Rory thought to herself. She opened her eyes, and immediately remembered where she was. She sighed. There would be no Luke's coffee today.
Rory sat up, stretched, and looked around her new room, pleased with what she had done.
The walls were nice, light lavender, and the carpeting was nice and thick. The furniture was white with lavender handles and trim, and the louvered doors of the closet were mirrored, with white trim and handles.
Rory had hung long white shelves on the wall next to her bed, and on these she had placed little knickknacks, and photographs of her family and friends. She had hung a bulletin board and a French memo board up on the wall, and these were covered with more photos, as well as academic awards of excellence. There was a poster of the Go-Gos on the wall, signed by Belinda Carlisle. There were two posters of The Bangles, a poster of Linkin Park, and a Charlie and the Chocolate Factory movie poster. All of her books were on the bookshelves, which Rory had arranged so that they blocked off a corner of the room. This formed a separate little room, and here Rory had placed a beanbag chair, a few pillows, and some large stuffed animals. She had hung a little wall lamp on the wall, low enough to reach from the floor, and this was her own cozy "reading room". Rory looked around, satisfied. She was very pleased with the results. Rory got out of bed and put Linkin Park on the CD player, to try and wake herself up. Humming along to "In the End", she stripped off her PJs and put on her bathrobe. Then, she stepped into the bathroom across the hall to get ready for the day.
Rory took her time, enjoying the luxury of having her own bathroom, not having to share with anyone. If someone had taken the other fourth floor bedroom, she would have had to share. But no one had wanted it, and so they had made that room into a guest room.
At last, Rory dressed and went downstairs. Laura was waiting in the kitchen, nursing a cup of coffee. Rory immediately poured herself a cup.
"Where is everyone?" she asked, taking a gulp of coffee.
"Getting ready, mostly. Monica and Cassie are playing pool in the den.
Just then, Ashley walked in. "What's the plan for the day?" she asked, flipping back her shiny light brown hair.
"Why don't we go exploring?" suggested Rory.
"Good idea!" said Laura and Ashley enthusiastically.
"What's a good idea?" asked Cassie, walking out of the den with Monica on her heels.
"Going exploring. We can get totally lost in New York today, to celebrate finally getting here" explained Laura.
"I like that idea" said Monica. She grinned. "I'll go get Kati and Mona."
About an hour later, after every one had gotten ready and eaten, the group of teens set off on a tour of New York.
First, they set off across the street to Central Park. They walked through, going to the zoo and riding on the carousel.
They walked Madison Avenue, went to FAO Schwartz, and ate lunch at Serendipity 3 and dinner at The Hard Rock Café. Rory was glad she had made the decision to go to Colombia. If she hadn't, she never would have had the chance to meet her new friends, and explore this wonderful city fully.
Plus, she was closer to her mom.
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The next three days passed quickly. Rory had registered for her classes, gotten her schedule and all her books, and memorized the map of the campus. She had explored more, hung out with her new friends, and gotten a job at a nearby Border's Books. Today was the day she would officially start college; her first class was that afternoon.
Rory arrived at the classroom a few minutes early. It was already crowded with students; all ready and waiting for advanced Journalism to begin. Rory looked around nervously and took a seat next to a pretty girl with dark brown hair and green eyes.
"Hi, I'm Amanda Wosik" the girl said, offering her hand to Rory.
"Rory Gilmore. Are you majoring in Journalism, as well?"
Amanda smiled. "Yeah. It's always been a dream of mine to write for Time Magazine."
"I want to work at CNN." Rory said. "I'd love to be a travel reporter."
Just then, a tall, dark haired male walked in, casually dressed in khakis and a polo shirt.
"Hello. I'm Professor Higgins. You guys can call me Paul, if you'd like. Now, we have a lot to do today, so let's get started. I would like your first assignment to be a mock newspaper. You will divide up into groups of two, and each of you will write a series of articles. One group will do the Sports section; one group will do Metro, and so on. I would like you all to hand in your articles at the beginning of next week's class. Keep in mind; they must be on REAL events. In five minutes, I would like each of you to come up here and tell me who you have chosen to work with, and I will assign you to a section of the newspaper.
Rory turned to Amanda. "Would you like to work with me?" she asked.
Amanda smiled. "I'd love to."
"Great." Rory walked up to Paul, and told him who she was working with. He assigned the two girls the Entertainment section of the newspaper. Rory was noncommittal. It wasn't exactly hard-hitting journalism, but at least it wasn't sports!
"Let's go to your place after class" Rory suggested.
"My place isn't good. My roommate kicked me out for the evening, her boyfriend's coming over. What about your place?" Amanda suggested.
"Rory shrugged. Works for me."
Paul clapped his hands to get the classes' attention. "Are we all set? Right, then, let's get started. Who can tell me.?"
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"Movie reviews," Rory suggested.
"OK," Amanda said, scribbling that down in a notebook. "And maybe an article about Angelina Jolie and Billy Bob Thornton's split." Just then, Mona walked into the room.
"Whatcha doing?"
"We have to write the entertainment section of a mock newspaper for journalism class." Rory explained. "Oh- what about an article on reality TV and why so many people are drawn to it?"
"Don't forget an article about the breakup of The Backstreet Boys" Mona said. (Don't worry BSB fans, the Boys aren't really breaking up! I just needed an article idea.)
"Right." Amanda scribbled it down. "By the way, I'm Amanda."
"Mona." The girls shook hands. "I'm Rory's roommate."
"Nice to meet you, Mona."
"Ditto."
Amanda looked around. "This is a wonderful place."
"Thanks" said Rory and Mona.
Rory stood up. "Let's take a break. Want the grand tour?"
"Sure!"
"This, as you can see, is the kitchen." Rory gestured around the room.
"That's the den, and through that door is the dining room." Rory led them through it. "Here's the living room."
The two then walked up the curving staircase to the third floor. Rory showed her where everyone's rooms were, and then they continued up to the fourth floor.
".and that's Laura's room, here's a guest room, and here" Rory pushed open a door "is my room".
Amanda looked around. "This is a really nice- wait, did you say guest room?"
"Yeah, why?" Then it dawned on Rory.
"You need a place to stay?"
"Well, I was thinking about switching dorm rooms, but there weren't any open. My roommate is driving me crazy! She parties all day and all night, and when she's not partying, she had her boyfriend sleeping over. It's beginning to annoy the hell out of me."
"Well, I'll have to ask the others, but I don't see any problem with you living here." Rory led the way back downstairs, and Amanda began gathering up her stuff. "It would lower the rent and utilities; it would be more convenient for you."
Amanda handed Rory a slip of paper. "Here's my number. Call me when you guys make your decision."
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Sorry. I know that that's a weird place to stop, but it is 2:30 am and I am currently out of inspiration. Don't worry, the troryness will come soon. I promise! Probably even in the next chapter (
