The next morning Rory woke up to the sound of a gurgling coffee pot, her mother had, for once,gotten up before her. Rory got dressed into her uniform and went out into the kitchen to get some cereal.
"Good morning sunshine,I made you a poptart," Loralei said with a hint of sarcasm.
"Well thank you for all your effort, since you did make me a poptart, I think i'll go to school," Rory said just as sarcastic.
Rory entered Chilton with her usual bright smile. She went to her locker and was surprised to find Tristan somewhere else. She shrugged and continued to open her locker. Just as she started to put her books in her locker, she heard a commotion coming down the hallway.
"My name isn't Mary, how many times do i have to tell you?! That's lame anyways!" a young girl Rory didn't recognize came striding to a halt right next to her locker, Tristan on her heels.
Rory stopped putting her books away and watched.
"What's your name then?" Tristan asked, not even noticing Rory standing there.
She turned to him with a disgusted look on her face, then pulled her schedule out, and opened her locker.
"What, do you not have a name?" Tristan asked dumbly.
"As far as you know i don't," she answered.
He laughed nonchalantly and said, "You're fiesty, i like that."
She rolled her eyes, and Tristan strode away to his locker.
"Is he always that annoying?" the girl turned to Rory and asked.
Rory was startled the girl would talk to her. She was a little taller than Rory, tall, brown hair, hazel eyes, and a beautiful face. She had a nice build and always seemed to stand confidently.
"Oh yeah," Rory said, with a shake of the head.
"Oh man, just like my other school," the girl said rolling her eyes again, "I'm Ashley."
"Rory," she said in return, and shook the hand that was held out in front of her.
"Cool name," she said, then went on, "do you know this school well?"
"Yep," Rory answered simply.
"Well what class do you have first?" Ashley asked again.
"Biology," Rory said.
"Oh me too, with Grenfell?" she asked again.
"Yep."
"Let's go then," the girl grabbed Rory's arm and dragged her off to class.
It was lunch and Rory and Ashley sat alone at a table.
"So you only live with your mom?" Ashley said.
"Yep," Rory said.
"Wow, that's cool, i hate having a big family, especially when you're the youngest."
"You're the youngest?" Rory asked as if it were a sin.
"Oh yeah, of seven," she said as she took a bite of something that looked like chicken.
"Ugh! What is this?" Ashley asked in disgust.
"The school chicken, i should've warned you," Rory said.
Ashley laughed then said, "Oh god! It's disgusting!"
Rory laughed, then was interrupted.
"Who's you're new friend?" Paris suddenly appeared, with Madeleine and Louise at her side.
"This is Ashley," Rory said coldly, which made her sound sweet after hearing Paris's icy tone.
"Can you keep it down a little, we're working on something," Paris said.
"This is lunch," Ashley said.
"This is also school, which from your behavior you seem to have forgot," Paris said.
As she started to walk away Ashley said, "I never knew this was a bitch academy Rory."
Rory laughed and Paris and her posse turned around and gave the meanest glare they could produce, it wasn't enough to even make the girls turn.
School was over and Rory and Ashley stood outside talking.
"If you want you can come to my house and stay for dinner," Rory asked.
"That'd be nice break from hell, thanks," Ashley said, and hopped into the passenger car of Rory's jeep.