The next morning, after breakfast, Rory and Clark left for the bus stop. "I don't think I've ever had a breakfast like that, that didn't come from Luke's." Rory commented, referring to the pancakes, French toast, sausage, bacon, eggs and fresh squeezed juice that Clark's mother had served for breakfast.

"Yea? Well usually we just have cereal and toast." He told her hoping he wasn't bursting any bubbles.

"Which is still better than anything my mom and I make ourselves. We never do more than leftover take out or pop-tarts for any meal. Which is why there is Luke." She laughed as they arrived at the bus stop.

"So how often do you go to Luke's?" Clark asked as he realized just how much she talked about him.

"At least once a day, usually twice times, but three times wouldn't be a stretch… come to think of it, four times isn't too unusual either." She answered.

"Ok I get the point." Clark laughed at his funny friend as the bus pulled up. "After you." He told her.

"And you're a gentleman too! Boy, you must have the girls all over you!" Rory teased as she took the first empty seat she saw. "Is here ok?" she asked before sitting.

"Yea, it's fine." He sat next to her but began looking around.

Rory noticed this and asked, "Did you want to sit with your friends or something, cause we can move."

"Actually, they're not here." He said bringing his attention back to his own seat. "They probably had to work on the Torch stuff." He said. Then he noticed that Rory had begun to fidget "Are you alright?" he asked.

"Yea," she said hesitantly. "I just… well it's been a really long time since I've gone to public school, or a school that didn't have uniforms for that matter, and I'm…"

"Nervous?" Clark finished her sentence. "Don't be, you'll be fine. The worst that could happen is that you are invisible, because you're with me." He tried to convince her. "And besides, it's probably better than spending a day on a farm with animal that you don't have to drop a quarter in their ear to make them move." He teased her.

"You listened to my conversation with my mom?" she exclaimed, more afraid he'd heard what she said about him than mad.

"NO! No, I just… I was walking to the bathroom and your door was open and I… I only heard that one part. I promise. I'm sorry." He tried to explain, not wanting her to be mad at him.

"Ok, I believe you." Rory laughed seeing how worried he was that she was mad. "Just don't let it happen again!" she said trying her best to look stern, but failing miserably.

"Ok, I won't." Clark said as the bus pulled up to the school. "Well we're here."

"Oh boy." Rory mumble following Clark off the bus.

"I want to introduce you to Pete and Chloe first, so lets head to the Torch office. Is that ok?"

"Sure that's fine, but, uh, what's the torch?" Rory asked.

"It's our school news paper, Chloe basically runs it and drags Pete along for the ride." He explained as they walked down the hall. Before they got to the Torch room, Clark had to stop at his locker. While he was getting his book, Rory noticed the large amount of whispering that was coming from a group of cheerleaders a few lockers down. Then she heard a rather loud whistle come from a group of football players standing at the end of the other side of the row of lockers.

"Clark, am I just being paranoid, or is everyone looking at me?" Rory whispered to Clark. But before he could answer a jock named Charlie came up to Clark.

"Hey Kent, Man, who's your gorgeous friend?" Charlie asked not bothering to look at Clark or even wait for him to answer. "I'm Charlie." He said to Rory. "And you are?" he said still paying no attention to Clark.

Rory began feeling very uncomfortable, so she looked to Clark for comfort. When she made eye contact with him, she felt a little more confident and though about what she would say if it were Tristan. "I am not in anyway interested in your little 'try to snag the new girl first by using overrated, misogynist, ignominious pick up lines' game. So why don't you take yourself down that way to a group of girls much more likely to fulfill you lecherous carnality's and much more likely to be vapid enough to fall for you lines. But thanks for trying." Rory replied in her typically not interested way, leaving both Clark and Charlie in awe. Charlie, unable to grasp what had just taken place turned and walked away.

Clark, finally finding his voice laughed and simply said, "Well done." He then turned and saw two more amazed faces as Pete and Chloe walked up.

"Wow! That was good." Chloe said in awe of this new stranger who had just blown half the school away. "He's probably still trying to figure out what half the words you said mean!" she laughed. "You got all of that on tape, right Pete?" she asked turning to Pete.

"Oh yea, this is good stuff." He said motioning to the video camera in his hand.

"Hey guys, we were just coming to find you." Clark said when he regained full awareness. "Rory this is Chloe Sullivan and Pete Ross, my two best friends, Pete, Chloe this is Rory Gilmore, she's staying at the farm for the summer." He introduced every one.

"Uh, it's nice to meet you." Rory said, starting to realize how big of a scene she had made.

"Great to meet you too." Pete said as he extended his hand, which she shook.

"Yea, like he said, great to meet you." Chloe said shaking her hand as well. "But if you don't mind, can I ask you a question?" She asked.

"Sure." Rory said not seeing the problem.

"Oh great, it's over now!" Pete mumbled. Chloe heard him and hit him.

"Don't listen to him. He thinks that just because I'm a reporter on the paper I intend on interrogating everyone. But it's not true."

"Just watch you'll see I'm right!" Pete said dodging another swing.

"So as I was saying…" she glared at Pete, "actually I guess It's two questions, first why on earth would you want to spend the summer in Smallville of all places?"

"Well, it was more of a lack of options choice. I wanted to get away from Star's Hollow, the town I live in and away from Connecticut. And my mom knew Martha from when they were younger, so they set it up for me to spend the summer." She explained. "And your other question?"

"Why, since you are on vacation, did you want to come to school!" Chloe asked.

Rory laughed and said "Because this trip is my fist time ever being on a farm and I don't think I'm quite ready for a full day of being Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm."

"Oh, I see." Chloe said as the bell rang. "Well, we'll see you at lunch." She said as the four went to their classes.