Thank you for all the reviews. It's great to know that you like it. I still don't know where I'm going with this story but I guess we'll see…
Chapter 3 : She's a man eater
It looks like the Second World War, she thought while scanning her room. All of her wardrobe was scattered on the floor and the bed. Nothing seemed to be good enough. She quickly started to pick up every one of her clothes for a second analyze in hope to found something she missed. It was probably lying under the pile of clothes… you know, the perfect outfit! The one who make you look beautiful, sexy, mysterious and yet, elegant! She was acting too girly for herself. Why was she making a big deal out of it; it was just a party for god sake! She keeps telling herself that she wanted to impress the rich crowd whom probably belonged to the Yale legacy. Even if she was coming from a small town and didn't have four houses, a yatch and a sport car, she could compete with those kids. That's why she was so nervous; nothing to do with a certain blond haired boy. Yeah, keep telling yourself that Gilmore. She knew there was more to the story but she wasn't ready to think about that. Logan Huntzberger and all the mixed emotions he seemed to wake up in her was still a mystery to her. She pushed these thought in the back of her mind and concentrated herself on the task at hand.
She was definitely running low in time. She had to make a decision if she wanted to make it on time even if she doubted everyone would notice her delay. She was hesitating between two long sleeve sweatshirts. They were both very simple but yet, elegant. Blue or black? Every times she made a choice her eyes were distracted with the far too sexy light blue top that was lying on her bed. She dismissed it early because it was her mother's. Lorelai had given her the top a year ago because she looked "so sexy in a boys-won't-be-able-to-take-theirs-eyes-of-you kind a way" in it. Yeah, that was Lorelai's words and precisely the reason why Rory had never worn it. Rory Gilmore didn't like to be noticed or worst, the subject of discussion. She couldn't wear that. She made her choice on the black sweatshirt. She was going to put it on when a voice stopped her.
"Come on, the sweatshirt is too reserved!"
"It's perfect and very elegant" she retorted.
"You're not going to a diner at your grandparents, you're going to a party with full of hot boys!"
"I'm just going for some fun, not for a making out session!"
"You want to impress them (or him should I say)… Rory Gilmore is getting loose, remember?"
"That doesn't mean that I have to go half-naked", she replied angrily.
"You're exaggerating! And by the way, you know that the light blue top is the perfect match for your eyes."
"Now you make a point… but it's not me. I can't wear that! I'll feel so exposed and…"
Her thoughts were interrupted when her door slammed open revealing an angry Paris.
"Someone is trying to do some yoga here and that would be easier if you stopped talking to your clothes!", Paris shouted.
"I wasn't talking to my clothes, I was just debating my choice of outfit but it's all chosen now. I'm going to wear a pair of jean with my black sweatshirt."
Paris scanned the room before adding "So you keep telling yourself that you don't like him, right?"
"Who are you talking about?", she asked while looking to the ground.
"Come on Rory, you know very well who I'm talking about!", an exasperate Paris answered.
"There's nothing between me and Logan and beside, it's none of your business!", she hissed.
"Yeah I know, I'm just your roommate", Paris said with a bit of sadness in her voice. She turned and headed back to the living room.
It wasn't often that Paris seemed to be human. Most of the time it was like she didn't care what people thought of her. But Rory knew her well enough to see past the wall. She wasn't so scary after you knew her better. And Rory knew that she cared about her even if she will never admit it.
"Paris, I'm sorry"
Just before closing the door Paris added "By the way, I think you should add on your pro-list the fact that Logan would be so damn surprised if you walked in with the blue top and your little black skirt on."
And she was gone but her last words lingered on Rory's mind. She was right, Rory could imagine Logan's face and it was priceless. Her choice was made; tonight she will show him what she's capable of. She quickly got dressed and finally headed back to Logan's dorm.
Rory heard the noise before arriving at the dorm. All the campus seemed to have gathered around. Everyone who wanted to participate to the party just had to open their doors. Rory didn't know which one was Logan's so she wandered around in hope to find someone she knew. She was amazed to see has much people. She wasn't accustomed to such a big crowd and suddenly she felt well aware of her clothing underneath her coat. Maybe she should go back and change after all. A familiar face interrupted her thoughts.
"Could I take your coat milady?"
Too late, now she couldn't go back. She would recognize this Australian accent anywhere.
"Hi Finn", she said while handing him her coat.
He took Rory's coat and suspended it on his lower arm like a waiter towel. Then he proceeded to whistled at her while looking her up.
"God, you're sooo sexy"
She blushed instantly.
"And even more when you blush like that. Logan his going to have a heart attack when he sees you", he added with a conspiring wink. "Let's get you a drink."
He led her to the kitchen where a temporary bar had been set.
"What do you want reporter girl?"
She glanced at the giant amount of bottles which didn't say anything to her.
"Give me whatever you're having."
"You're sure that you're ready for that?", a doubted Finn asked.
"Yes, I am", she added with more confidence in her voice. Then she took his glass and proceeded to drink it in one shoot. It was like a river of fire descending her throat. A huge grimace contortioned her face and finally the coughing followed.
"What was that", Rory managed to say between the cough.
"Rum and Coke, or should I say, rum with a slip of coke. It's pretty tough when you're not a heavy drinker like me", he added with a slight smile.
"I think I need another. But with more coke this time."
"Alright, but you don't know what you're missing."
This isn't so bad she though after the second glass. She was starting to get accustomed to the taste and Finn wasn't bad company at all. He was very easy to talk to and he made sure that she felt welcomed. He was surprised that she didn't know anything about the people around them.
"Rich people hide the most juicy secret", Finn said as a mater of fact.
"Finn, you're a rich person", she reminded him.
"Yes, but I'm like an open book. I don't have secret for beautiful girl like you", he added with a wink.
She couldn't help but laugh. That was the thing about Finn: he was so adorable that you couldn't be mad at him.
"You remind me of a little puppy. Even how bad your acting, we forget all of it when we look at your cute innocent eyes."
"Now, would you want to slap me?", he asked hopefully.
"Nop, sorry", she winked at him.
"You're crushing my heart Gilmore!", he dramatically added.
"Quit whining and start instructing me on the gossip." She couldn't help but be curious.
"I knew you'd want to know." He leaned toward her and dropped his voice to a murmur. "First of all there's William, the one by the door." He started.
Rory mimicked his gestures. This was going to be interesting.
In another room, a concerned Logan wasn't listening to the pretty blonde in front of him. This wasn't from a lack of trying but her words were passing thru like the wind outside the dorm. He kept stealing glance toward the door in hope to see a certain brunette walk in. He stopped denying it half an hour ago. She wasn't the type to be late so maybe she decided not to come. He didn't know why but he was disappointed. Since why was he waiting for a girl? That wasn't him. He didn't know how she did it but since she came in his life, he wasn't acting like himself anymore. But he wasn't interested in her. She was a mystery to him and he wanted to know what she like, or dislike, what she was afraid of… he wanted to know everything about her. Logan liked nothing more than a challenge and Rory Gilmore was a great one. A little voice in his head told him that maybe he wanted more of her or else he wouldn't be ignoring the gorgeous blonde talking to him.
"Logan, are you listening to me?", the girl asked.
"Yeah?", he asked abstractedly.
"Forget it! I'm not sleeping with you if you aren't even pretending to listen to me!", she shouted at him. She turned on her heels and headed toward another guy.
"Shit!"
Since when he was letting pretty girl go! Since, Rory Gilmore, he though.
"Argggh!"
"Did I just saw Giselle leave with Jake?", asked a disbelief Colin.
"I don't know."
"Wow, you're grumpy. There's plenty of alcohol and pretty girl, what's the problem?" Suddenly, the parts of the puzzle were starting to fell into place. "Ah", he added, finally understanding.
"What do you mean by that?"
"I just find out what got you in your grumpy mood."
"And that would be?", Logan asked despaired.
"I'll give you a hint: her nickname is a three letters word and she is our favorite reporter."
"That was two hints by the way."
"Still denying it, hen?"
Logan was annoyed. "I don't know what you're talking about. There's nothing between me and Ace."
"Funny, I didn't mention Ace! Ha!Ha! I got you!"
"Do you know any reporter who has a three letters nickname? I think that you're drunk Collin."
"Yeah, I know. Let's go find Finn. It's always distracting to see which girl has fallen for his foreign charm."
"Ok, it's boring here anyway."
It took a long time before they finally spotted Finn in a room at the end of the hallway. He was in the kitchen, sited in chair with a girl in front of him. They were leaning on the top of the table and Finn seemed to whisper something very funny cause the girl was laughing very hard. They didn't see her face but she seemed familiar for both of the guys.
Colin was the first to speak. "Looks like Finn have found a cutie."
"Yeah, I wonder who she is. Her back seem familiar", Logan said wondering.
They headed back to the couple.
Finn had told her everything she needed to know about the people that surrounded them.
"And what about the girl in the red dress beside the fireplace?", Rory whispered to him.
"Bianca? You don't want to hook up with that one. I'm sure it's the devil incarnate!"
"Why? She didn't fall for your charm?", an amused Rory asked.
"How could you say that? She really scares me you know."
He was looking really frightened now and Rory couldn't help but laugh.
"Come on Finn, let's get you out of here before you start peeing in your pants", she asked still laughing.
They proceeded to stand up while holding to each other not to fall. Rory was tipsy but Finn was clearly drunk and he lost the ability to walk straight.
"I think I need to go the bathroom right now", Finn said.
"Ah! Ah! You're gonna be sick, I told you so!", she said triumphantly even if she was sorry for him.
"Nope, I just need to pee or else I'll pee in my pants. Sorry to disappoint you but I can held my alcohol very well. But now we need to hurry. Just come here and then I'll hold to your waist and you'll guide me thru to the room."
They awkwardly started their little procession. Finn wasn't helping very much and Rory didn't think she will be able to last very long. She didn't have to ponder longer because when she looked up to see how far was the bathroom; she saw two familiar faces in front of them. She stopped dead in her track.
"Why are you stopping Gilmore! I told you I was in a hurry to…", he was shortly stopped with Colin's comment.
"An hurry to what?", Colin lifted his eyebrows suggestively.
Finally realizing who was in front of them Finn added "Oh, just peeing. Don't worry Logan, I know my limits. I never touch a drunken lady." He tried to stand straight but ended up tripping over a cushion. He was still holding Rory's waist so they stumbled very ungracefully to the floor.
"What the hell was a cushion doing to the floor? I'm so gonna pee in my pants.", Finn mumbled.
"I won't let that happen. It will be so embarrassing for us!", Colin added. He lifted him up and took him to the bathroom.
Rory was still on the floor so Logan kneeled in front of her.
"So I guess were doing a floor party?", an amused Logan added.
"My feet hurt. I don't understand why someone invented heels. It was certainly a punition invented for women. It's horrible! I bet you wouldn't last an hour with that", she babbled.
"As appealing as it is, I think we should go to my dorm and release you from this torture."
"There's only a problem with that. I don't think I can walk anymore."
"I'll help you. Hold on to my neck", Logan ordered her.
She timidly wrapped her arms around his neck and he lifted her up. They were so close now and she didn't want to let him go. Somehow it felt right. She didn't know if it was the alcohol but she could get lost in those chocolate eyes. She realized that her arms were still wrapped around his neck; she felt embarrassed and quickly took them back.
"Thanks", she said a little huskily.
He hopped that he was the one to make that affect on her. He was also taken aback by what just happen. They were so close and for a moment it seemed that nothing else mattered. Get a hold of yourself Huntzberger, you look like a teenager he told himself.
"Where are your coat and purse?", he asked her hoping that his voice wasn't reflecting his thoughts.
"Finn took it. They're probably still at the table."
"I'll go get them. Do you think that you can stand on your own?"
"Yeah, that's ok."
Logan went back to the table and found Rory's belonging. He didn't return immediately to Rory though. She was still standing in the middle of the living room. She wasn't looking in his direction so he could take the time to look at her without her noticing. God she was beautiful! It wasn't that he hadn't noticed it before but Rory had an Audrey Hepburn kind of beauty. Tonight, it was more a Marilyn Monroe's beauty. She was sexy. He never thought that she had that side in her. The black skirt fitted her perfectly and the top showed a great amount of skin but not too much so you could still let your imagination wander. And the light blue made her eyes shine like stars. Suddenly, someone sneaked behind him and put his hands on his eyes.
"Who is it?", Logan asked.
"Your dream comes true", Bianca said while removing her hands.
Logan turned over. "Hi Bianca. You look great."
"And you're looking quite eatable", she added while looking him up.
"What can I do for you Bianca?", he said, unaware of what she just said.
"Just wanted to see how you where doing."
She wasn't just looking great. She was looking dangerous in her short red dress. Logan knew that she wasn't just here to greet him. He knew girls like that too well; they always had something on their minds. And by the way she was looking at him; Logan was pretty sure what Bianca had on her mind right now. Normally it wouldn't have stopped him but with Rory in the room, it was a different story.
Rory wondered why that took so long to Logan to go grab her coat when she spotted him with a girl. And not an ordinary girl; Bianca, the girl Finn was freaking about just a moment ago. By the way she was staring at him it was obvious that it wasn't just a friendly conversation. She was angry at him but she didn't know why. Or maybe she knew but she wasn't ready to admit it.
"I've made it!", a relieved Finn shouted while leaving the bathroom with Colin.
"What took you so long? I almost though that you and Colin…"
Colin interrupted her with a warning look. "I wouldn't finish that sentence if I were you Gilmore."
"Where is Logan?", he suddenly asked while looking around searching for the familiar blond head.
"He's right there with the devil", Rory answered while pointing to the couple.
Finn looked in the direction she was pointing but Colin was looking strangely at Rory. Was he the only one who noticed her tone? She looked angry and… yeah that was it, jealous! Could it be possible? Everyone said that she was the only girl not falling for his charm but right now, he would swear the opposite. Rory Gilmore had a thing for Logan; that was an interesting turn of event. Finn, on the other way, was obvious of this fact. He was hysterical.
"Oh my god, it's her! We have to do something."
"Come on Finn, Logan his mature enough to know what his doing. And, by the way, it's not because a girl made you undress and walk the entire schoolyard half naked that she's the devil."
That turned Rory attention back to the guys. She burst of laughing.
"Don't dare laughing at me!", an offended Finn retorted.
"I was only 10 and it terribly affected me. After that, girls scared me and I would have been a monk if it wasn't from Suzie."
The thought of a monk Finn made Rory and Colin laugh even more.
"Stop laughing! As my friends, you should be on my side. Plus, you know that she's a total bitch Colin."
"I didn't know that we were friends Finn", Rory said.
"We could be so much more if you wanted to", Finn responded while kissing her hand.
Colin was exasperated with Finn's actions.
"Stop with the flirting already. You're right about Bianca; we should save him before it's time. I think Rory should do it."
"What?", she baffled.
"You owe him this after what he did at your grandparent's party. He saved you, now it's your turn. Come on Rory, he look trapped and you don't know her, she's a man eater."
Rory looked up at Logan who was casually flirting with Bianca.
"He doesn't look trapped at all Colin. They look more like that they should get a room."
"So? It's even more interesting that way.", Colin winked at her.
Colin was right. That was a good prank to pull on Logan. She pushed back in her mind the thought that maybe there was another reason why she wanted to stop him. She was also still drunk so she didn't though very far. She looked up at the flirting couple with a determined look on her face.
"You're right. Watch me!"
And she was gone. The boys were startled.
"Jesus, Colin, what did you do?"
"I don't know. I just wanted to push her buttons but I didn't think that she had the guts to do it."
"She had a thing for him, don't she?", a suddenly serious Finn asked.
Colin was surprised.
"I though that you were to drunk to notice it."
"I'm drunk but I'm not blind. And I would add that Logan has a thing for her too."
"You're damn right companion and I think that we should help them if there too stubborn to admit it."
They both nodded in silence while watching the events in front of them.
Rory reached the couple and wrapped a sure arm around Logan's waist.
"What are you doing honey? I thought that we were going to your dorm. Isn't what you just said?", she asked innocently to Logan.
Author's note: What will happen next? How Logan will react at Rory's behavior? Right now you just have to wait and wonder… ;-)