Authors Note: Alas, I own nothing... pouts But it's alright : ) I get to twist it to my own amusement laughs This is my first FanFic so Read & Review please. Any comments and criticism is welcome : )

The next day, Rory woke up early and curled her hair instead of wearing it up today and dressed in her Chilton uniform. She put on the tiniest hint of lip gloss and smiled at her reflection then sighed. She wiped of the lip gloss and debated pulling her hair up anyway but then Loreali called down the stairs, "Ready kiddo?" She smiled again. "I was born ready Batman." She came out of the bathroom, where Loreali was waiting. "Holy Guacamole, Robin, you look hott!" They both laughed and linked their arms, walking down the stairs. Rory veered towards the kitchen and then there was a knock at the door. "I'll get it!" Loreali yelled. Rory hurried to cover her ears. "Seriously mom, I'm right here." Loreali laughed and opened the door to find Kirk, dressed in a large coffee cup. "Hello, Loerali. I have a delivery for Rory." Rory stood behind her mother. "What is it Kirk?" Kirk stepped aside and behind him were flowers galore and coffee mugs were everywhere filled with all kinds of coffee. "And you're sure it's for me?" She asked, raising an eyebrow. Kirk nodded his affirmative response. "Yep." Loreali looked impressed. "Is there a card Kirk?" Again, Kirk nodded and handed over the card. Rory opened it and her mouth fell open. "Maybe I'll put on that lip gloss after all." She smiled happily at her mother. "Kirk can you put all of this inside please?" Kirk nodded again. "And quit nodding Kirk." He started to nod then thought better of it. "Do I get some sort of tip out of this?" But the Gilmore Girls heard none of it, they were already pulling out of the driveway. He sighed and started moving everything into the living room.

"So, are you going to spill?" But Rory didn't hear her, she was in her own little world. Loreali waved her hand in front of her face. "Earth to Rory. Take 'One Giant Leap' back into the land of the Loreali's and tell me what's going on." Rory laughed, then shrugged. "I'll tell you when I know." She slid easily out of the Jeep and headed into school. Loreali cocked her head to the side. There was something different about Rory, and she wasn't entirely sure that she liked it.

Rory walked into the school, she felt… Strangely confident. It was new for her, but she was pretty sure she liked it. She walked up to her locker and spun the combination. She didn't notice the blonde boy propped up on the lockers behind her, smirking. She opened it and knew something was different. There, inside was a cup of coffee with a note taped to it. She grabbed it and smiled happily. She pulled the note off and read it. 'Turn around.' She took a minute to compose herself, and wiped the smile off her face and replaced it with the smirk she had seen him use. She turned slowly and cocked her head to the side. He sauntered over to her, and her heart sped up in her chest. He leaned in and whispered: "I take it you liked your surprises." Rory shrugged noncommittally and sipped her coffee, acting as if his close proximity wasn't driving her insane. He placed a kiss on her cheek and whispered: "See ya at lunch, Mary." And then, just like that, the spell was broken. "The name's Rory." She bristled and moved away from him. Instantly he wanted to kick himself. He caught her arm and was going to pull her slowly back to him, but this time she was faster. She pulled away and moved down the hallway, leaving her book bag at his feet. He sighed, picked it up, and started after her.

Authors Note: Sorry for such a short chapter- work is getting slammed, but there will be more updates soon : )