A/N: I'm so glad you all enjoyed the previous chapter. The reviews are awesome, thank you…all of you who read and still continues to read my story. Really, you help my confidence in writing grow and I can't thank you enough for that. Now I know, that was a line many like to use in their fanfics, but I really mean it. Thank You!

Anyway, so a few people were asking for some Lorelai interaction. So here's this chapter. I hope you enjoy it. Although I don't know if this chapter will live up to your expectations, I was kind of trying to bring people back, so it may not be great, but if you think I should change it a little, please let me know and I'll re-post it with the changes. I won't re-post it without another chapter to tag along, so don't worry about that. Just tell me if you like t or not. Now I'll stop boring you with my rants and let you get back to the story…

CHAPTER 9 – Drama, Drama and More Drama

Rory sat in her dorm room looking fiercely at her laptop screen. The luminous glow of her blue wallpaper casting fractions of the room into shadows as the sun slowly descended further into the hungry barrier of the horizon.

Rory was a little stressed right now. Her mother would be coming to visit and she had to complete her article before the longed for and well overdue arrival. However, before Rory could do anything further a constant knocking broke her out of her reverie. Heaving a great sigh, she slowly logged out and began to attempt hastily making it to the door. Upon opening it she came face to face with one of three people, she thought she wouldn't see in a while…Finn.

"Uh, Finn…what are…what are you doing here?" stuttered Rory.

"Love, I'm bored," sighed Finn.

"Excuse me?" asked Rory completely shocked.

"I needed to talk to someone. Logan is busy finishing all my alcohol. Colin is busy acting like a daft imbecile and you're my only option. Now love, please do old Finn a favor and give me some alcohol. Pretty please. I lost my key to my emergency stash, so I'm pretty sober right now," pouted Finn.

"Now that can't be good can it," stated Rory in mock seriousness as she allowed Finn to enter, while walking into the kitchenette to find a bottle of scotch for Finn.

"So, love how've you been?" asked Finn once he had successfully drank half the bottle.

"Finn, what are you doing here? Seriously," asked Rory not in the mood to play games. She had a glint of hopeful feeling inside of her, but hope for what she wasn't sure.

"Okay love, you see, Logan's been kinda 'out of it' for two weeks now and Colin and I are getting a little worried. You wouldn't happen to know of anything that happened would you?" asked Finn, a knowing gleam in his eye.

"Well, I'm sort of the reason he's upset. You see we had a fight that wasn't actually resolved," explained Rory already knowing Finn knew all the details. She knew the threesome better than most gave her credit for. Finn was just about to respond when someone burst through the door.

"Fruit of my loins, why don't you talk to mommy anymore. The woman who gave you life, you know. Did you forget about little o'l me? Lorelai stated as she entered, her back towards the pair who were know sitting on the couch.

"Finny!" she eclaimed when she turned around.

"Lorelai my love, how art thou?" asked Finn, now standing and waving his arms in the air as if he were Romeo talking to Juliet.

"I'm great Finny and how's my favourite Aussie?" asked Lorelai as she gave Finn a hug.

"I'm the picture of perfection, ain't that right Rory?" asked Finn as he posed in weird positions showing off his muscle.

"Finn, are you sure you're gonna be able to untangle yourself when you're done?" asked Rory as she hugged her mother.

"No problem loves, I just need a minute," replied Finn now sitting in a tangled position. Mother and daughter began catching up, almost completely forgetting the whining Australian on the floor. Just then his phone rang, magically untangling Finn who just seconds ago was sighing in defeat.

"Hey mate how's it going?"

"Finn, where the heck are you man. Huntz is too upset to talk to and all mopey, Steph's giving me the silent treatment because I refused to lend her my already worn out black card and you're…where are you? Sorry, I forgot I asked you that already and now I'm rambling, so I'm going to shut up and you're going to answer my questions," called Colin from the other end causing all three inhabitants of the room to erupt in laughter.

"And just what is so funny? And Finn…why do have an echo? More importantly, why is your echo so feminine?" asked Colin with pure confusion causing Finn to pout and the Gilmore Girls to smirk.

"Mate, I'm not feminine in any way. I'll let you know, I'm quite masculine although I can't say the same for you," laughed Finn

"Hey, that was un called for," screeched Colin on the other end, "I'm not a girl!"

"Course you aren't mate, course you aren't," replied Finn, his voice dripping with sarcasm.

"Y-" but Colin's reply was cut off by a loud bang.

"Mate…you okay," asked Finn suddenly worried by the sudden silence.

"Finn, what happened?" asked Rory growing increasingly worried.

"Colin?"

"…"

"Mate answer me for heaven's sake!" yelled Finn in pure panic.

"…"

"Finn give me the phone," whispered Rory as she got off the couch and walked over to the frozen Finn; her voice weakened in worry. 'I hope Logan and Colin are okay,' was the only thought swimming in her mind.

"Colin, if you ever want Steph to talk to you again I suggest you answer me right now!" yelled Rory, her voice's quick recovery mainly from fear.

"Rory?" a voice answered.

"Logan?" asked Rory clearly confused, but relieved he was okay.

"Rory, take Finn and meet me at Hartford memorial," replied Logan in a distracted tone.

"Why, are you okay? Are you hurt? Is Colin okay?" asked Rory

"I'm okay Ace, but Colin…he's been shot Ace," answered Logan.

"…"

"Look Rory we're in an ambulance now. Bring Finn and hurry down here as fast as you can, I don't trust him with his own safety right now," stated Logan.

"Okay, we'll be right there. Bye Logan,"

"Bye Ace," and with that both parties ended the call.

GGRLGGRL

Rory and Finn rushed down the hallway of Hartford Memorial. They left Lorelai to call Steph and make her call the McReas. Logan had given them Colin's room number so they didn't have the hassle of trying to get it out of the nurses. They reached the waiting area and found Logan sitting on the far end chair, gazing into space. One of his best friends was sitting in ICU right now and he couldn't help but think it was his fault or he was in someway connected to the reason behind the crazed madman's action. He had no idea how right he was.

"Logan," Rory was the first to speak and without contemplating her actions she rushed over to him and held him tightly in a firm, caring embrace caring more messages from one simple action than that which can be described in over a hundred words. He returned her embrace almost immediately feeling a very familiar, but long since forgotten, wave of calmness wash over him. "We'll get through it together Logan. I'm here for both you, I promise," whispered Rory in his ear. Their issues weren't resolved yet, they were far from it, but for now, they'll push their problems to the back of their minds and find out who shot Colin and why. That was most important.

"What happened mate?" asked Finn as he and Logan engulfed one another in a hug that expressed each of their respective fears.

"Well," began Logan pulling away and sitting in the chair next to the one Rory was currently occupying, "I was sitting in my room, like I was the whole day when I heard the door being slammed rather loudly. I knew you had gone out and that Colin was busy pouring his heart out to you, so neither of you could've possibly slammed the door. I quickly ran out of my room and entered the living room just in time to see that moron pull the trigger. He ran away soon after muttering something about 'I'm sure she'd never settle for a blonde' and left. I'm sure he saw me, that's why he said that but I was too preoccupied with Colin. I called the ambulance then I answered your call and now we're here."

Throughout the entire explanation Finn listened attentively, but Rory bore a look of pure apprehension and fear, more so than before.

"Rory love, are you okay?" asked Finn. His voice piercing through her thoughts.

"Logan, did you see what he looked like?" asked Rory afraid of the answer.

"Yes, why?" asked Logan a little worried.

"Did he have short, curly hair, a dark complexion and weird looking eyes?" asked Rory straining her eyes in deep thought.

"Ace, do you know him, because that's an exact description?" asked Logan completely worried.

"Oh my gosh Logan. I nearly killed Colin!" sobbed Rory. In an instant Logan had pulled her onto his lap and started rubbing soothing circles on her back.

"Rory, unless you were the one who pulled the trigger, you are in no way responsible for Colin's condition," reasoned Logan.

"No Logan, you don't understand…It's all my fault. I'm the reason that trigger was pulled. Logan if Colin doesn't make it, I'll never forgive myself," cried Rory as she sobbed harder into Logan's chest. Logan was about to say something when the doctor entered.

"Family of Colin McRea,"

"We're his best friends," replied Finn as the threesome started making their way to where the doctor stood.

"I'm sorry, I can only release information to family," stated the doctor as Logan and Rory arrived.

"That's quite alright doctor," hiccoughed Rory, "I'm his sister," she lied easily staring the doctor dead in the eye. The doctor surveyed them carefully.

"Alright, he's in a stable condition. Your brother's a very lucky young man and he's expected to make a full recovery," stated the doctor before he turned on his heel ad disappeared down the hall.

"See love, he's gonna make a full recovery," smiled Finn, genuinely happy at the good news.

"That's great Finn, I'm truly happy…but, I got to go," answered Rory suddenly and started making her way quickly down the hall. She was almost out the building when a strong, gentle hand embraced her own and forced her to stop.

"Ace, I know you know this guy and feel responsible for Colin…but whatever you do, don't go near him okay, for my sake. Let's get through this together okay," stated Logan as he pecked her on the cheek and headed back inside the hospital after receiving a convincing nod from Rory.

'He's gonna pay'

A/N: How was it? Hate it, like it, despise it? Please let me know. I wanted a bit more drama, but have I gone overboard. I figured someone getting hurt will bring the two closer together and at the same time, open a new passage for my story. Tell me if I should rewrite this chapter without Colin or anyone getting hurt. Please, tell me what to do and don't worry, the attempted murder is neither Dean nor Jess...or not!

Anyway, please let me know. Good luck to all!

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PS – I feel so overjoyed that my fanfic made it into one of your C2s. Thank you!