A/N: First of all THANK YOU SO MUCH to everyone who reviewed both here and
at my other posting (In case your wondering I have the same story under two
slightly different names, Summer Changes on the GG page and Summer of
Changes on the Smallville page). Second, I'm really glad you all like it, I
hadn't seen the idea anywhere else so I wasn't sure. So here are more
chapters, same stipulation, 10 reviews or not update. THANKS!!
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Rory started to unpack her clothes and other stuff but only got a few shirts and pants done before deciding to wait to unload the rest until after she had looked around a bit more. So she let Martha know she was going for a walk and headed out.
After looking around most of the immediate farm, Rory saw the barn. Normally it wouldn't have caught her attention, but on that day it seemed especially peaceful. First she looked around the lower level, introducing herself to the animals, with out getting to close of course. Then she noticed the stairs leading up. So, in hopes of getting a better view of her surrounding she headed up the stairs.
The view from the loft was more breath taking than she expected. From the door you could see for miles. She also noticed that the sun, which had begun setting when she arrived, had now completely disappeared beneath the horizon. The stars had also begun to slowly come out. Seeing the telescope next to her she began to use it to look closer at the cosmic diamonds that were covering the sky like sequence on one of her mothers various clothing items.
"Hey!" a surprised voice from behind her said making her jump nearly a foot.
"Jeez! You scared me." She exclaimed trying to make sure her heart was still beating.
"Sorry, I just didn't expect to see any one else up here."
"Oh God, is this a private area or something, I'm so sorry, I'll leave. I'm sorry I didn't know. I just…" Rory rambled as she started to head for the door.
"It's ok, really. I just meant that, it's kinda nice to have company up here." He said trying to recover. "You can stay if you want." He told her as he made his way over to the telescope.
"Are you sure?" she asked cautiously.
"Absolutely." He told her giving her the patented Kent smile that made her blush and go a little weak in the knees.
"Ok." She said returning to look at the view. "Man, the stars are amazing here. I can really see all the constellations I lied about seeing in astronomy." She told Clark as she sat down and dangled her feet over the side of the barn.
"What do you mean?" Clark asked as he followed suit and sat next to her.
"Well even though Star's Hollow's not a big town, it's almost impossible to get far enough away from all the lights to really see the stars. Especially since Hartford is only 45 minutes away. I guess anywhere in Connecticut is going to be too bright to see the stars like this." She explained.
"That must be really weird." He commented looking at her and noticing how peaceful she looked.
"Why do you say that?" she asked.
"I don't know, maybe it's just because I've always lived here, and I've never really been anywhere else for longer than a weekend." He said realizing how little he'd traveled. "Heck, I'm probably the most untraveled person alive." He said with a laugh.
"Oh I'm sure there are people who have traveled less." She said trying to comfort him, but not really sure if it worked.
"I don't know, I…" he began but was interrupted with a call to dinner. "Dinner time, let's go." He said getting up and offering her a hand.
"Thanks" she said as she took his help. "Wow! You've got a cooking mom!" she joked, remembering her own anti-cooking mother.
"Doesn't your mom cook?" he asked.
"No! No, no… but that probably a good thing." She laughed. "But it keeps Luke in business." She told him as they entered the house.
"You two go wash up" Martha told them as she finished setting the table.
"Who's Luke?" Clark asked as he led the way upstairs.
"Luke is a really good friend and he owns a dinner, he feeds us." She explained
as they both washed their hand and Clark splashed water on his face.
"Wow! That was really great." Rory said as she finished dinner.
"Well I'm glad you enjoyed it." Martha thanked her. "So tomorrow, Clark has to go to school, and you can either stay home or, if you'd like, the school has given permission for you to tag along with Clark. It's up to you." Martha said. "I will warn you, you'll probably be pretty bored around here." She tried to joke.
"Um, well, if it's alright with Clark, I wouldn't mind going to school with him." She said inwardly dreading being left on a farm alone all day. "Is that alright with you Clark."
"Yea, of course, if you want to." He told her, seeing that she wasn't particularly fond of the idea of frolicking around the farm all day. And he honestly didn't mind the company. He thought it would be a nice change from the mindless drone jock he had the pleasure of dealing with all day.
"Then it's settled!" Martha said excited that Clark and Rory were getting along.
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Rory started to unpack her clothes and other stuff but only got a few shirts and pants done before deciding to wait to unload the rest until after she had looked around a bit more. So she let Martha know she was going for a walk and headed out.
After looking around most of the immediate farm, Rory saw the barn. Normally it wouldn't have caught her attention, but on that day it seemed especially peaceful. First she looked around the lower level, introducing herself to the animals, with out getting to close of course. Then she noticed the stairs leading up. So, in hopes of getting a better view of her surrounding she headed up the stairs.
The view from the loft was more breath taking than she expected. From the door you could see for miles. She also noticed that the sun, which had begun setting when she arrived, had now completely disappeared beneath the horizon. The stars had also begun to slowly come out. Seeing the telescope next to her she began to use it to look closer at the cosmic diamonds that were covering the sky like sequence on one of her mothers various clothing items.
"Hey!" a surprised voice from behind her said making her jump nearly a foot.
"Jeez! You scared me." She exclaimed trying to make sure her heart was still beating.
"Sorry, I just didn't expect to see any one else up here."
"Oh God, is this a private area or something, I'm so sorry, I'll leave. I'm sorry I didn't know. I just…" Rory rambled as she started to head for the door.
"It's ok, really. I just meant that, it's kinda nice to have company up here." He said trying to recover. "You can stay if you want." He told her as he made his way over to the telescope.
"Are you sure?" she asked cautiously.
"Absolutely." He told her giving her the patented Kent smile that made her blush and go a little weak in the knees.
"Ok." She said returning to look at the view. "Man, the stars are amazing here. I can really see all the constellations I lied about seeing in astronomy." She told Clark as she sat down and dangled her feet over the side of the barn.
"What do you mean?" Clark asked as he followed suit and sat next to her.
"Well even though Star's Hollow's not a big town, it's almost impossible to get far enough away from all the lights to really see the stars. Especially since Hartford is only 45 minutes away. I guess anywhere in Connecticut is going to be too bright to see the stars like this." She explained.
"That must be really weird." He commented looking at her and noticing how peaceful she looked.
"Why do you say that?" she asked.
"I don't know, maybe it's just because I've always lived here, and I've never really been anywhere else for longer than a weekend." He said realizing how little he'd traveled. "Heck, I'm probably the most untraveled person alive." He said with a laugh.
"Oh I'm sure there are people who have traveled less." She said trying to comfort him, but not really sure if it worked.
"I don't know, I…" he began but was interrupted with a call to dinner. "Dinner time, let's go." He said getting up and offering her a hand.
"Thanks" she said as she took his help. "Wow! You've got a cooking mom!" she joked, remembering her own anti-cooking mother.
"Doesn't your mom cook?" he asked.
"No! No, no… but that probably a good thing." She laughed. "But it keeps Luke in business." She told him as they entered the house.
"You two go wash up" Martha told them as she finished setting the table.
"Who's Luke?" Clark asked as he led the way upstairs.
"Luke is a really good friend and he owns a dinner, he feeds us." She explained
as they both washed their hand and Clark splashed water on his face.
"Wow! That was really great." Rory said as she finished dinner.
"Well I'm glad you enjoyed it." Martha thanked her. "So tomorrow, Clark has to go to school, and you can either stay home or, if you'd like, the school has given permission for you to tag along with Clark. It's up to you." Martha said. "I will warn you, you'll probably be pretty bored around here." She tried to joke.
"Um, well, if it's alright with Clark, I wouldn't mind going to school with him." She said inwardly dreading being left on a farm alone all day. "Is that alright with you Clark."
"Yea, of course, if you want to." He told her, seeing that she wasn't particularly fond of the idea of frolicking around the farm all day. And he honestly didn't mind the company. He thought it would be a nice change from the mindless drone jock he had the pleasure of dealing with all day.
"Then it's settled!" Martha said excited that Clark and Rory were getting along.
