Title: Predictable

Author: ~aDdIcTeD-2-GG~

A/N: Hey pplz, thanx for reading my story! Sorry about the wait for this chapter. I've been having all my yearly exams so i haven't had time to write. For those worried about Tristan, fear not, he is on his way!

Summary: Something's gone wrong between Rory and Dean, and it's having an upsetting affect on Rory. She's getting depressed, but maybe the arrival of a new student at Chilton could cheer her up…? TRORY.

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Chapter 3:  A Cruel Prank Arrives At Just The Right Time In Life

***** Next day (Friday), morning *****

"Are you driving me this morning?" Rory yelled from her bedroom.

"Yep." Loralei replied, pouring a cup of coffee for Rory and herself. "Poptart?"

"Yes please! And a coffee!"

"I'd figured that much already!"

"You know me too well, Mom."

"Not well enough to figure out what went on last night though." Loralei commented, now standing in the doorway of Rory's room.

"It was nothing, I swear." Rory busied herself with making her bed.

"When have you ever felt that you've had to keep things from me?" Loralei questioned softly.

Rory could tell her Mom felt offended.

"*sigh* I broke up with Dean." A tear once again, ran down her face.

"Oh, Honey!"

Loralei immediately ran to her daughter and scooped her up in a comforting, motherly embrace. Loralei could feel her daughter's pain and instinctively felt protective of her.

"What happened?"

Rory continued to sob.

"It's ok, mini-me. It can wait. You tell me whenever you're ready, ok?"

Rory nodded weakly in reply. It felt good to share her burden with someone. Just to know that her Mom knew she was upset was enough to bring her comfort. She was thankful for having such a supportive mother, especially at times like these when she had nowhere else to turn. All her friends had been lost when she made the transition to Chilton, leaving her dependant upon dean. But now even he was gone.

Recluctantly she pulled away from her mom, wiping away the last of her tears.

"Mom?"

"Honey?"

"Thankyou. I really appreciate it, mom. I feel a lot better already. I'll tell you everything later."

"Sure. And remember, I'm always here for you, ok?" Loralei kissed Rory on the forehead and went back to preparing coffee and poptarts.

***** 15 minutes later *****

"MOM!!!" Rory yelled impatiently from the Jeep, "Hurry up!"

Loralei fell out the door and onto the veranda, then struggled down the stairs with a cup of coffee in hand.

"Sorry, Honey. Got caught up at Fred." Loralei held up her mug of coffee. "He took forever to make coffee this morning so I had to give him a smack."

"No, you didn't did you?!?" Rory said disbelievingly.

"Did too!"

"Well, well, well. That's something you don't hear of everyday." Rory smiled.

"Agreed, but I'd had enough of Fred's disobedience. Someone had to set him straight and the responsibility seemed to fall on me." Loralei said proudly.

"Good for you. Now get in the car!" Rory laughed

"Oh, that's right." Loralei placed a leg in the car. "Hold this." She handed her mug to Rory and then got in.

Loralei put the key in the ignition and started up the car. The trusty Jeep began to purr gently and then they were off. The drive was spent in a comfortable silence; both women pouring through their thoughts, annalysing and annalysing again the events of the last few days. Rory stared absent-mindedly out the window, not aknowledging what she saw, just seeing. Maybe if she'd been paying more attention she may have noticed a pair of startling blue eyes staring back at her.   

***** Chilton, morning ****

[A/N: sorry if i get some of the facts wrong about American schools etc. I have to guess because i live in Australia. If anyone wants to fill me in, you're welcome to. Thanx]

Rory snuck into the classroom just as the bell rang for 2nd period. She quickly sat down and put her bag under the desk, out of the way. Mrs Snowden strode into the classroom right at that moment, with a fake smile plastered onto her pasty looking face. With forced politeness she greeted the class and began her lesson. For half an hour Mrs Sowden's monotone voice droned on, the whole class fighting to keep their eyelids from closing. Rory found her head slowly falling to rest on the desk. The pain from hitting her head on the desktop managed to wake her up. Sleepily she looked up at the teacher.

"Nice of you to join us in reality, Miss Gilmore." Mrs Snowden said, her voice oozing with sickening politeness. "I hope i didn't disturb your little dream, because that would make me feel just awful!"

The class sniggered.

Rory sighed to herself and looked down at her desk. Mrs Snowden continued the lesson and the class continued their naps.

***** Morning break *****

Rory wandered alone to her locker. She turned the dial to her locker but it wouldn't open. She tried a second time, but again it refused to open. Fed up, Rory yanked at her locker dial but the plastic dial simply came off. Fustrated and annoyed Rory slamed her fist down on her locker. Slowly her locker creaked open. She rolled her eyes and went to get out her books, when she realised the contents of her locker had been drenched in water and raw eggs. Rory turned and saw a group of guys from her class, pointing and roaring with laughter. Rory turned and took a second look at her locker then placed her head in her hands.

ARGH!!!!!

A/N: Tristan will be in the next chapter, i promise! Please review!

~aDdIcTeD-2-GG~