Chapter 2

"Well, well Gilmore made it." Paris stood with her friends as Rory was getting into class. Rory decided to let them have their little laughs, it was juvenile, all of it. She felt lucky that day since her mother didn't stop her alarm clock that morning. She would have to do something about that.

" Hey Rory." a soft voice caught her ear. She looked around to find who called her name. She found that guy again. She really needed to find out his name. She smiled and waved. It was good to have at least one person be nice to her. She felt really good after meeting him. Her instinct told her to trust him. All through class, she seemed to be more aware than ever. As she began to sit down, Tristan began playing with her hair.

" Tristan, what are you doing?" Rory said in the most aggravated voice she could conjure. Maybe that would make him stop. He kept on inching closer and closer to her. He sniffed her neck.

" You smell really good today," he said ignoring what anger Rory had out for him. Rory shoed him off with her hand, finally.

" Please Tristan, stop." Rory said trying to get out her books. Tristan finally stopped as the teacher entered the room once again. She figured maybe she would come to class later so that she didn't have to deal with Tristan. After all, Paris was practically in love with him. In her opinion they would be a very good couple. Tristan should really invest in Paris. Class seemed to zoom by, as did the day. Her stomach was growling really loudly. She looked at the clock and began putting her books away. Lunch was after this class. The bell rang at just the right time. She was off like a bullet to escape Tristan who was probably trailing behind her. Tristan however caught up.

" Hey where you going so fast, Mary?" Tristan said tauntingly.

" Would you stop calling me Mary?" Rory yelled out loud. She didn't care of people stared. She hoped that at this very moment Paris would come and chase him away with her flirting. A smirk crossed his face.

" You're too cute when you're pissed." he said in a pleased tone. Then, a voice cut in.

" Hey! This young lady has asked you to leave her alone. If you don't then I'll do something about it." It was that Mysterious Boy. He was way bigger than Tristan, so he backed away.

" Hey man, no trouble." Tristan said almost quivering. Rory felt a smile coming on. She turned to thank the boy. There he was grinning in satisfaction.

" Oh, my God, Thank You! He has been bothering me all day." Rory brightened up. She really liked this fellow, she only wished she knew his name. They started talking. And talking. And talking. They talked about anything and everything, and nothing at all. They got into the deepest of conversations. It turned out they had a lot in common. She felt herself falling deeper and deeper into emotions for him. She had only met him yesterday, but she questioned not. They seemed to be really in synch with each other; complimenting each other. She couldn't wait to tell her mom about this guy. They threw away their trash from their lunch, and walked one another to class. A paper seemed to slip from his backpack so she bent down to pick it up. She saw his name in the sheet.

" Evan," she whispered to herself, " you dropped your paper." she handed it to him.

" Thanks."

She put on her Macy Grey CD and began to do her homework. She realized she couldn't stop thinking about him. This was the beginning of something new. She heard the door open and close downstairs. Her mom finally got home.

" Mom!" Rory ran downstairs.

" Prodigal daughter!" Lorelai said in her usual witty manner.

" Mom, you'll never guess what happened today!" Rory said smiling. She could hardly wait to tell Lorelai about Evan. Her mom went into the kitchen.

" What happened?" Lorelai said pouring the coffee pot. Rory paused for a minute, taking in a deep breath.

" I met a boy." Rory finally said, smiling ear to ear. Her mom sat down and squealed.

" So what's his name?" Lorelai couldn't resist.

" Evan." Rory's heart skipped a beat. She loved saying his name. It was magical. Just then, she heard the doorbell ring.

"I'll get it!!!" Rory yelled. She ran up to the door and opened it.