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Rockrose: I can't say if she'll get caught for obvious reasons, but I am continuing soon! Thanks for reading.
FairyGirl07: Maybe it's one of those secret societies with links to weird cults and things! I'm glad it's getting more addicting, I like writing this story more too. Thanks for reading.
Rish: See I haven't left you hanging for too long! Thanks for reading and reviewing.
Mrmp: Don't tell anyone, but I finished both chapters 3 and 4, but only loaded 3, so technically I shouldn't have left anyone hanging, but I couldn't resist… sorry. Thanks for reading.
Shygirly4eva: I'm not very good at suspense because I tend to get too excited and kill surprise by telling everyone too quickly. And I'm glad you like my take on Finn, I've only seen two episodes with him (since GG isn't ratings tv in Australia and only gets shown for a few weeks each summer).
Chapter 4…previously…
"Hey, can you hear that?" she heard someone ask.
"Hear what?" another voice responded
Rory froze, she didn't recognise either speaker, which meant that they weren't LDB. She quickened her pace, ducking into the nearest darkened alcove she could find.
"I swear I heard someone walking," the first voice returned.
"Well which way did they go?" a third voice asked.
"That way, I think," the second voice added.
Rory held her breath as the three voices drifted towards her, she could hear their footsteps grow louder and louder. Damn it, Finn, where are you?
…
She heart beat furiously, hoping the Order of Scarlet members would pass her by. Where was Finn and the others? The footsteps grew louder and she held her breath, not wanting the slightest sound to alert them to her presence. She exhaled slowly as they passed by the alcove. The silence stretched for minutes before she dared step out of the shadows. Okay if she took a left turn over there, she would be heading back the way she'd come, but then that wasn't the right way anyway, so –
"Lost?"
The voice startled her and she froze, wishing she hadn't taken that one step forward into the light.
"Um, no?" she replied weakly, the statement coming out as a question, desperately and vainly searching for somewhere to hide.
"You sure?" the voice asked again.
She looked up finally and found two blue eyes, dancing with amusement, gazing down at her. She straightened, holding her head high and trying to regain her lost confidence. The speaker, a boy, about her age with a short blonde hair seemed awfully familiar. She took in his casual attire, loose jeans and a dark blue shirt, which set off his eyes, he had a confident air about him. And then he smirked.
"Tristan Dugrey?" she asked, disbelievingly.
"Rory Gilmore," he returned grinning, "What are you doing?"
"I can't tell you," she whispered, suddenly remembering the cause for late night dash to Harvard.
"You can't?" he asked back, clearly amused by her attitude.
"Keep your voice down," she hissed, annoyed at being a source for his amusement.
"Come on," he said, grabbing her hand and before she could protest, he dragged from alcove.
"Where are you taking me?" Rory demanded, almost having to run to keep up with him.
"You'll see," he replied confidently as they hurried between the many dark buildings that made up Harvard at night.
After seemingly countless turns, Tristan stopped suddenly.
"Okay, see that odd-shaped building there?" he pointed to an indeed odd-shaped building in the distance.
"With the statue in front of it?"
"Yeah. Go to the end of the building and take a left."
"Why?"
"Just trust me," he flashed her a smile.
"Famous last words," Rory muttered to herself, staring across the empty expanse that stretched between her current location and the said building.
There was just too much exposed ground.
"What about you?" she asked turning to Tristan, only to find he had vanished.
With no other choice, she hurried across the brightly lit front of the and turned left as directed and to her surprise and relief, there was a familiar wooded area, a familiar black SUV hidden amongst the trees.
"Oh God, Rory, I've been looking for you everywhere," Finn exclaimed, exiting the SUV as she approached it.
"I got lost," she explained apologetically, "Where's everyone else?"
"Logan and a few others were spotted, everyone had to make a quick getaway."
"And you waited for me," she smiled affectionately up at him as he held the door open for her.
"Well someone had to," he retorted, closing the door before she respond.
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"So how'd you find your way back?" Finn asked as they drove back to Yale.
"I bumped into someone I knew from high school, I guess he must go here."
"Does 'he' have a name?" Finn asked, with a slight frown.
"Tristan Dugrey."
Finn's frown deepened.
"What?" Rory asked anxiously.
"No relation to Janlen Dugrey?"
"His grandfather, I think," Rory replied, thinking back to her days at Chilton.
"And he just told you how to get back to the car?" Finn asked sceptically.
"Yes! What's wrong?"
"Dugreys are all Scarlets," Finn explained finally.
"Oh," Rory replied quietly.
"Logan's not going to want to hear about that."
"I won't tell him?" Rory asked, looking for confirmation.
"Good," Finn nodded.
"So did they find the gargoyle?"
"Just," he grinned.
"Guess, it's alright then."
"It doesn't end here though."
"No," Rory groaned, thinking how tired she was already.
"It's war, m'dear," Finn grinned, "And we're only just getting warmed up!"
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AN: You may have noticed that I wrote 'Dugrey', which is contrary to what I have written in all my other stories. I have made this change specifically for photoboothromance, I don't like to annoy my readers. However I will not change the spelling of Tristan's surname in my other current stories because I prefer 'Du Gray' and I'm too lazy, nor do I know if I will keep the 'new' spelling for any other stories I may right in the future. If there are any other issues, let me know and further changes may occur.