Hehe. I made 50 reviews!!! (Bounces around like a deranged bunny on Speed
(kind of like when Sarah arrived, right Mona?).) Anyway, thanks to all my
loyal reviewers (you know who u are!) and here's the next chapter for ya!
Oh, and I realized AFTER I posted Chap. 5 that I screwed up with the
location of COSI. It's in Columbus, not Toledo. Sorry!
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The house was a huge, yellow Victorian. There was a wraparound porch, and Rory could see turrets and lots of bay windows. It was perched on a bluff, with the back of the house overlooking Lake Superior. There were steps in the back leading down to the beach. Lights were on to keep out the deepening twilight. The whole scene was beautiful, and Rory sighed in delight. Tristan's voice broke into her thoughts.
"The bugs are getting bad. Come on, I'll show you around."
Rory obediently followed Tristan up the front steps and through the front door into the house. In the entryway a man hurried to greet them.
"Hello, Master Tristan."
"Hi, William. Will, this is Rory Gilmore."
"Hello Miss Gilmore. It's a pleasure to meet you."
"Nice to meet you, too" answered Rory.
"Rory, this is William. He's our main handyman/housekeeper. His wife, Rose, is our cook, and helps with the housework. If you need anything, you can just ask one of them." Just then, a plump, motherly-looking woman hurried out of what Rory assumed to be the kitchen.
"I thought I heard voices. Tristan! I'm so glad you've arrived safely. And who is this pretty young thing?"
"This is Rory Gilmore" Tristan answered while Rory blushed at the compliment. Tristan yawned, and Rory followed suit. Rose noticed.
"Why don't you go on up to bed?" she suggested. "Tristan, we've put Rory in the green room. Why don't you show her to it?"
Tristan agreed. William and Rose picked up the bags and followed Rory and Tristan upstairs. William took Tristan's bags to what was obviously his room. Rory caught a fleeting glimpse of dark wood furniture and a deer head on the wall. A few steps down the hall, they got to Rory's room, right next to Tristan's.
"This is beautiful!" Rory exclaimed. It was a little round tower room, with pale green walls and white carpeting. A full-sized canopy bed with green canopy and tied-back curtains stood against one wall. There was a white dresser, desk, and armoire. The armoire had only one hollow cavity, with a rod for dresses and skirts and such to hang on. Three long shelves were mounted on the wall next to the bed, perfect for Rory's books. A long padded seat curved underneath the windows. A door led into what Rory could see was a small bathroom. Rory went in. Tiled in green and white, and painted the same shade as the bedroom walls, the bathroom held simply a toilet, a shower, and a small sink and counter. Rory smiled and came back out into the bedroom. She said goodnight to Rose, Tristan, and William, and then unpacked and went to bed.
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"Thank you, Doctor Phillips." Lorelei was so excited she couldn't stand it. She couldn't wait to tell Luke her news!
"You're very welcome, Mrs. Danes."
"Lorelei, please."
"Ok, Lorelei" the doctor agreed. "I assume you have a doctor in Connecticut?"
"Yes, Doctor Collins." Lorelei answered. Doctor Phillips' face changed.
"Not Doctor Jackie Collins?"
"That's her name, yes."
"Red hair, green eyes, freckles, about yay high?" The doctor put his hand up to Lorelei's chin.
"That's her."
"Well! I went to Med School with Ms. Jackie Collins. Tell her David Phillips says hi, will you?"
"Of course." Lorelei smiled at the doc.
"Thank you. In the meantime, I'll fax this stuff right over to her," the doctor indicated Lorelei's chart, "and you make an appointment with her as soon as you get home, ok?"
"Will do. Thank you again, doctor." Lorelei left the doctor's office, grinning widely.
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Rory got up and stretched luxuriously. The clock on the bedside table said 9:56 am. She had unpacked all of her things last night, and she felt right at home in the pretty little room. Rory showered and dressed in jean shorts and a purple t-shirt, then wandered down to the kitchen for some coffee.
She found Rose making something. It smelled wonderful. "Good morning, Rose. What are you making?"
"Hello Miss Gilmore, dear. Just some freshly baked bread. You look well- rested."
"It's Rory, and I slept wonderfully, thank you. May I please have some coffee?"
"Of course, dear."
"Thank you. Is Tristan up yet?" Rory sat down at the kitchen table.
"No, he rarely gets up before 10:15 during the summertime." Rory was surprised. She never would have taken Tristan to be such a late sleeper. Just then, Tristan stumbled into the kitchen in a white Planet Hollywood Orlando shirt and jeans, yawning.
"Coffee?"
"It's brewing now. What would you two like for breakfast?"
"Do you have any Pop Tarts?" Rory asked hopefully. She was homesick, and thought that Pop-Tarts might make her miss her mother a little less.
"I'm afraid not. I can pick some up for you later, if you want."
"That's fine. Thank you, Rose."
"I'll have chocolate-chip pancakes" said Tristan.
"Me, too" said Rory, as her stomach growled.
"Coming right up!" Rose said cheerfully, pouring the coffee.
Tristan and Rory ate their breakfast and discussed their plans for the day.
"We should go find Matt and everyone. I want to say hi."
"Ok," said Rory, putting the last bite of her pancakes into her mouth. She pushed back her chair, and went up to her room to put on her shoes, white flip-flops with little flowers beaded onto them.
"I'm ready."
"Let's go, then. Matt's house is right next door." Tristan walked out of the sliding doors that led from the kitchen to the back deck. He grinned as he spotted most of his friends having a little pre-breakfast volleyball game on the beach.
"Come on, I'll introduce you." Tristan went down the steps leading from the top of the bluff to the beach.
"Boo," said Tristan as he walked up.
"Hey, man! How've ya been?"
"Not bad, not bad. Guys, this is Rory Gilmore. Rory, this is Matt, Sarah N, aka Lil Washu, Sarah D, and Amanda."
Matt grinned. He was tall and good-looking, with blonde hair and brown eyes. His twin sister, Sarah aka Lil Washu, looked exactly like him. Both teens were tall and lean. Sarah D was about Rory's height, with a gorgeous pale face, dark blue eyes, and dark, thick brown hair down to her shoulders. Amanda, also, had brown hair, but hers was fine, thin, and long; almost down to her waist.
Everyone said their hellos, nice to meet yous, etc.
"So, anyone wanna explore the island with Rory and me?"
Matt grimaced. "Can we eat breakfast and change first? 'Cause I'm starving."
"Sure. Meet you down here in an hour?"
Everyone agreed to this plan, and Rory and Tristan sat on the beach and talked as they waited for the rest of the teens to appear. Their chat was interrupted by the arrival of three more teens.
"Tristan! I was wondering when the hell you were gonna come back!"
"Hey, Jeff. Nice to see you too, man!" Tristan grinned at him. "This is my friend Rory. Rory, this is Jeff, Danni, and… I don't know you" he said, looking in puzzlement at the third teen.
"Sorry" Jeff grinned. "This is my girlfriend, Paula. She moved here from Japan last summer. Jeff was a tall boy with dirty blonde hair. He wore jeans and a T-Shirt that said 'Mackinac Island High School' on it. (A.N: I don't know if the island has a high school, and if it does, I don't know what it's called. So just go with me on this people!) His girlfriend, Paula, was petite and thin, with dark hair that she'd streaked with red. She had brown eyes, and wore glasses. She wore really baggy jeans, red flip- flop sandals, and a black T-shirt that showed a Japanese girl and the words 'Confucius Says: Sexy girl get more guys'. Danni was thin and medium height. She wore denim shorts and a ¾ sleeve shirt with a picture of a tiger on it, along with black sandals.
Just then, Matt, Sarah, Sarah, and Amanda walked onto the beach. "Ready to go explore?" Matt asked. "You know it, man" answered Tristan. And so the teens set off.
"So Paula," Rory began, as they climbed the steps to Fort Mackinac, how long have you lived in Japan? Forgive me, but your accent is distinctly American, and you LOOK American…
"It's no problem. My dad worked for Volkswagen for a number of years. He got transferred to Japan five years ago. He recently got transferred back to Detroit, where we're originally from, but he quit his job. He's currently working on a book, and my mom's teaching at the elementary school." Paula sighed. "I really miss Japan, though. I mean, it was crowded as hell, and there was like zero living space, but it was just so much fun. I'm gonna go back there as soon as I'm done with school. I wanna be a cartoonist for an anime- that's Japanese Animation" she added, when Rory shot her a confused look.
"Wow. That must be hard, having to move so much."
"I'm not too crazy about it" Paula admitted. "But what can ya do, right?"
"Hey Rory!" Sarah, Washu, Danni, and Amanda suddenly accosted Rory and Paula. Paula went to go catch up with Jeff, and the four girls fell into step beside her.
"So," Sarah said enviously, "I see you've won the heart of Tristan Dugray."
"I haven't, though" answered Rory, confused.
"Yes you have honey, it's written all over his face!"
"Yeah," Rory laughed. "I wish!"
The four girls looked at each other. "She's in denial," whispered Washu. "Totally," said Danni. Just then, Amanda waved to someone standing by the cannon.
"Mona!"
"Hey guys!" Mona walked over. She was a pretty dark-skinned girl, with black hair and brown eyes so dark they were almost black. She wore flowered jeans and a purple tank, with natural colored wedge sandals on her feet. "Guess what! Charlie's comin to visit!"
"Charlie? Who's Charlie?" Tristan came walking up to the girls. "Hey, Mona, how've you been?"
"Hi, Tristan. Can't complain. Charlie's my boyfriend… I met him when I went to Boston with my parents back in February."
"That's nice. Congrats, Mony Pony" Tristan used the affectionate nickname he had come up with when he was younger.
"Thanks. Charlie'll be here for the last two weeks of July. I can't wait!" Mona's face radiated with happiness. Just then, she noticed Rory. "Who're you?"
"I'm Rory Gilmore. I'm staying with Tristan at his place up here for the summer."
"Well, OK then. Does anyone wanna go into town with me?"
"We were just headed there. We'll be happy to give you some company," Amanda told her friend.
"Actually," Paula spoke up, "Jeff and I are supposed to meet my parents for lunch in a few minutes."
"Ok, see you guys later."
"Bye, it was nice meeting you Rory" said Paula and Jeff.
"Nice meeting you," replied Rory. Paula and Jeff made their way down the hill.
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The house was a huge, yellow Victorian. There was a wraparound porch, and Rory could see turrets and lots of bay windows. It was perched on a bluff, with the back of the house overlooking Lake Superior. There were steps in the back leading down to the beach. Lights were on to keep out the deepening twilight. The whole scene was beautiful, and Rory sighed in delight. Tristan's voice broke into her thoughts.
"The bugs are getting bad. Come on, I'll show you around."
Rory obediently followed Tristan up the front steps and through the front door into the house. In the entryway a man hurried to greet them.
"Hello, Master Tristan."
"Hi, William. Will, this is Rory Gilmore."
"Hello Miss Gilmore. It's a pleasure to meet you."
"Nice to meet you, too" answered Rory.
"Rory, this is William. He's our main handyman/housekeeper. His wife, Rose, is our cook, and helps with the housework. If you need anything, you can just ask one of them." Just then, a plump, motherly-looking woman hurried out of what Rory assumed to be the kitchen.
"I thought I heard voices. Tristan! I'm so glad you've arrived safely. And who is this pretty young thing?"
"This is Rory Gilmore" Tristan answered while Rory blushed at the compliment. Tristan yawned, and Rory followed suit. Rose noticed.
"Why don't you go on up to bed?" she suggested. "Tristan, we've put Rory in the green room. Why don't you show her to it?"
Tristan agreed. William and Rose picked up the bags and followed Rory and Tristan upstairs. William took Tristan's bags to what was obviously his room. Rory caught a fleeting glimpse of dark wood furniture and a deer head on the wall. A few steps down the hall, they got to Rory's room, right next to Tristan's.
"This is beautiful!" Rory exclaimed. It was a little round tower room, with pale green walls and white carpeting. A full-sized canopy bed with green canopy and tied-back curtains stood against one wall. There was a white dresser, desk, and armoire. The armoire had only one hollow cavity, with a rod for dresses and skirts and such to hang on. Three long shelves were mounted on the wall next to the bed, perfect for Rory's books. A long padded seat curved underneath the windows. A door led into what Rory could see was a small bathroom. Rory went in. Tiled in green and white, and painted the same shade as the bedroom walls, the bathroom held simply a toilet, a shower, and a small sink and counter. Rory smiled and came back out into the bedroom. She said goodnight to Rose, Tristan, and William, and then unpacked and went to bed.
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"Thank you, Doctor Phillips." Lorelei was so excited she couldn't stand it. She couldn't wait to tell Luke her news!
"You're very welcome, Mrs. Danes."
"Lorelei, please."
"Ok, Lorelei" the doctor agreed. "I assume you have a doctor in Connecticut?"
"Yes, Doctor Collins." Lorelei answered. Doctor Phillips' face changed.
"Not Doctor Jackie Collins?"
"That's her name, yes."
"Red hair, green eyes, freckles, about yay high?" The doctor put his hand up to Lorelei's chin.
"That's her."
"Well! I went to Med School with Ms. Jackie Collins. Tell her David Phillips says hi, will you?"
"Of course." Lorelei smiled at the doc.
"Thank you. In the meantime, I'll fax this stuff right over to her," the doctor indicated Lorelei's chart, "and you make an appointment with her as soon as you get home, ok?"
"Will do. Thank you again, doctor." Lorelei left the doctor's office, grinning widely.
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Rory got up and stretched luxuriously. The clock on the bedside table said 9:56 am. She had unpacked all of her things last night, and she felt right at home in the pretty little room. Rory showered and dressed in jean shorts and a purple t-shirt, then wandered down to the kitchen for some coffee.
She found Rose making something. It smelled wonderful. "Good morning, Rose. What are you making?"
"Hello Miss Gilmore, dear. Just some freshly baked bread. You look well- rested."
"It's Rory, and I slept wonderfully, thank you. May I please have some coffee?"
"Of course, dear."
"Thank you. Is Tristan up yet?" Rory sat down at the kitchen table.
"No, he rarely gets up before 10:15 during the summertime." Rory was surprised. She never would have taken Tristan to be such a late sleeper. Just then, Tristan stumbled into the kitchen in a white Planet Hollywood Orlando shirt and jeans, yawning.
"Coffee?"
"It's brewing now. What would you two like for breakfast?"
"Do you have any Pop Tarts?" Rory asked hopefully. She was homesick, and thought that Pop-Tarts might make her miss her mother a little less.
"I'm afraid not. I can pick some up for you later, if you want."
"That's fine. Thank you, Rose."
"I'll have chocolate-chip pancakes" said Tristan.
"Me, too" said Rory, as her stomach growled.
"Coming right up!" Rose said cheerfully, pouring the coffee.
Tristan and Rory ate their breakfast and discussed their plans for the day.
"We should go find Matt and everyone. I want to say hi."
"Ok," said Rory, putting the last bite of her pancakes into her mouth. She pushed back her chair, and went up to her room to put on her shoes, white flip-flops with little flowers beaded onto them.
"I'm ready."
"Let's go, then. Matt's house is right next door." Tristan walked out of the sliding doors that led from the kitchen to the back deck. He grinned as he spotted most of his friends having a little pre-breakfast volleyball game on the beach.
"Come on, I'll introduce you." Tristan went down the steps leading from the top of the bluff to the beach.
"Boo," said Tristan as he walked up.
"Hey, man! How've ya been?"
"Not bad, not bad. Guys, this is Rory Gilmore. Rory, this is Matt, Sarah N, aka Lil Washu, Sarah D, and Amanda."
Matt grinned. He was tall and good-looking, with blonde hair and brown eyes. His twin sister, Sarah aka Lil Washu, looked exactly like him. Both teens were tall and lean. Sarah D was about Rory's height, with a gorgeous pale face, dark blue eyes, and dark, thick brown hair down to her shoulders. Amanda, also, had brown hair, but hers was fine, thin, and long; almost down to her waist.
Everyone said their hellos, nice to meet yous, etc.
"So, anyone wanna explore the island with Rory and me?"
Matt grimaced. "Can we eat breakfast and change first? 'Cause I'm starving."
"Sure. Meet you down here in an hour?"
Everyone agreed to this plan, and Rory and Tristan sat on the beach and talked as they waited for the rest of the teens to appear. Their chat was interrupted by the arrival of three more teens.
"Tristan! I was wondering when the hell you were gonna come back!"
"Hey, Jeff. Nice to see you too, man!" Tristan grinned at him. "This is my friend Rory. Rory, this is Jeff, Danni, and… I don't know you" he said, looking in puzzlement at the third teen.
"Sorry" Jeff grinned. "This is my girlfriend, Paula. She moved here from Japan last summer. Jeff was a tall boy with dirty blonde hair. He wore jeans and a T-Shirt that said 'Mackinac Island High School' on it. (A.N: I don't know if the island has a high school, and if it does, I don't know what it's called. So just go with me on this people!) His girlfriend, Paula, was petite and thin, with dark hair that she'd streaked with red. She had brown eyes, and wore glasses. She wore really baggy jeans, red flip- flop sandals, and a black T-shirt that showed a Japanese girl and the words 'Confucius Says: Sexy girl get more guys'. Danni was thin and medium height. She wore denim shorts and a ¾ sleeve shirt with a picture of a tiger on it, along with black sandals.
Just then, Matt, Sarah, Sarah, and Amanda walked onto the beach. "Ready to go explore?" Matt asked. "You know it, man" answered Tristan. And so the teens set off.
"So Paula," Rory began, as they climbed the steps to Fort Mackinac, how long have you lived in Japan? Forgive me, but your accent is distinctly American, and you LOOK American…
"It's no problem. My dad worked for Volkswagen for a number of years. He got transferred to Japan five years ago. He recently got transferred back to Detroit, where we're originally from, but he quit his job. He's currently working on a book, and my mom's teaching at the elementary school." Paula sighed. "I really miss Japan, though. I mean, it was crowded as hell, and there was like zero living space, but it was just so much fun. I'm gonna go back there as soon as I'm done with school. I wanna be a cartoonist for an anime- that's Japanese Animation" she added, when Rory shot her a confused look.
"Wow. That must be hard, having to move so much."
"I'm not too crazy about it" Paula admitted. "But what can ya do, right?"
"Hey Rory!" Sarah, Washu, Danni, and Amanda suddenly accosted Rory and Paula. Paula went to go catch up with Jeff, and the four girls fell into step beside her.
"So," Sarah said enviously, "I see you've won the heart of Tristan Dugray."
"I haven't, though" answered Rory, confused.
"Yes you have honey, it's written all over his face!"
"Yeah," Rory laughed. "I wish!"
The four girls looked at each other. "She's in denial," whispered Washu. "Totally," said Danni. Just then, Amanda waved to someone standing by the cannon.
"Mona!"
"Hey guys!" Mona walked over. She was a pretty dark-skinned girl, with black hair and brown eyes so dark they were almost black. She wore flowered jeans and a purple tank, with natural colored wedge sandals on her feet. "Guess what! Charlie's comin to visit!"
"Charlie? Who's Charlie?" Tristan came walking up to the girls. "Hey, Mona, how've you been?"
"Hi, Tristan. Can't complain. Charlie's my boyfriend… I met him when I went to Boston with my parents back in February."
"That's nice. Congrats, Mony Pony" Tristan used the affectionate nickname he had come up with when he was younger.
"Thanks. Charlie'll be here for the last two weeks of July. I can't wait!" Mona's face radiated with happiness. Just then, she noticed Rory. "Who're you?"
"I'm Rory Gilmore. I'm staying with Tristan at his place up here for the summer."
"Well, OK then. Does anyone wanna go into town with me?"
"We were just headed there. We'll be happy to give you some company," Amanda told her friend.
"Actually," Paula spoke up, "Jeff and I are supposed to meet my parents for lunch in a few minutes."
"Ok, see you guys later."
"Bye, it was nice meeting you Rory" said Paula and Jeff.
"Nice meeting you," replied Rory. Paula and Jeff made their way down the hill.
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