COFFEE

by: Dru

Chapter. 2:

Shopping

Disclaimer: Own absolutly nothin regarding Gilmore Girls.

Next day Rory and Lane were at a Hartford mall, both shopping for some clothes. So, farRory hadn't found anythingshe felt was worth actually buying.

But when they had been there for two hours and Rory had yet to find anything she really liked, Lane decided to take things into her own hands. She found this really cute denim-miniskirt. It hit like midthigh, had 5 fake pockets, rivets and contrast stitching.

"No, I'm not wearing that. Why would you think that I'd wear that?" Rory told her, when Lane showed her the miniskirt.

"Come on, Rory. Your going to a party and I'm guessing the reason you haven't even told Tristan you're going is because you want to surprise him. And what are you gonna wear your normal kinda plain clothes or do you want to look hot?" Lane asked her, as she handed Rory the skirt again and she looked at it in front of the mirror.

"I guess it won't hurt to try, right?" She asked Lane, but Lane had already disappeared to god knows where in the store.

She was already in the skirt, in the changing-booth, lookin over how it fit her when a hand appeared with a black baby-doll camisole. It had a japanese satin weave with mesh trims that tied at the waist, lace trim and detailing at necklane. Also, spaghetti straps. "Are you dressed?" Came Lane's voice from the other side of the curtain, who's hand was holding the top.

"Yeah, I am. Why?" Rory asked her, as Lane got into the booth too.

"Because here, try this on. Then we can go and look at shoes, I think I saw some nice once earlier." Lane told her, and looked over her friend after rory put on the top. She was satisfied. She had already found her clothes in the first store they checked out, but she didn't know what Rory had even been looking for. "So, what do you think?" She asked Rory, who was looking over herself in the mirror.

"I like it, Lane. You're a genius." Rory told her, as she hugged her and then pushed her out of the booth. "I'll be just a minute changing. Then you can show those shoes you think will fit. You're better at this than me." Rory told her, from inside the booth as she put on her jeans.

"Well, like I said, you did want to make Tristan's jaw drop to the floor at the party, right?" She asked, as Rory pulled the deep-purple curtain open and stepped out. Wearing her jeans and T-shirt, holding the skirt and top.

"Well, I didn't say it exactly like that but yeah, I want that. " Rory told her, as a faint blush came to her cheeks.

"Okay, so lets get this payed and go check out the boots." Lane told her, as she picked up her bag of clothes and they headed for the checkout counter that had this red-haired woman behind it, smiling a big, fake smile.

"Wait, boots? You said shoes, these are boots? High heeled boots?" Rory asked her, as she put the clothes on the counter and the woman started to punch in what they costed.

"Yeah, Rory, because high heeled shoes just wouldn't fit. You need boots." Lane told her, as Rory handed the fake-smiling woman the money for her, now bagged, miniskirt and baby-doll camisole.

"See, I told you that you'd like them. I think black would go better with the skirt though than the brown." Lane told her, as Rory held up her jeans to look at the boots on her feet. One was black and the other was brown.

"Yeah, I'm going with the black. But then I'm gonna go and buy a book. I need something to read tomorrow-night." Rory told Lane, who was also tryin on some shoes. Just for fun.

"Your joking, right? You just bought these really nice clothes and are going to buy these nice boots, but you're also gonna buy a book, if you get bored in the party that you want to surprise your boyfriend by showin up in said clothes and boots?" Lane ased her, as Rory took of the boots and put her sneakers back on.

"Well, yes. If I get bored. Usually if I don't take something to read, I actually get bored." Rory told her, as she picked up the black boots handed them to Lane and put the brown ones back where she had taken them.

"Well, I still think it's weird." Lane told her, as they once again walked to a checkout counter. This time a blonde, who seemed to have a actual smile.

As soon as they went into the book store Lane went to where the magazines were. Rory went to check out some Jane Austen books. She reached for a book on the top shelf and when she did get it she pulled it from it, but she didn't know that there was a book in front of it and that sent the other book flying for the floor.

But instead of a thud, she heard a 'OWW'. She looked beside her and saw a black haired guy sprawled on the floor. In his hand was a book called 'Persuasion' by Jane Austen. It had been in one of the lower shelfs on the wall. On the floor next to him was the book Rory had knocked to the floor while trying to get one with the same name. 'Mansfield Park'.

"Oh, I'm so sorry. I didn't see you there and I didn't know that book was there. Hi, I'm Rory." She told him, all in one breath as she helped him up of the floor.

"It's okay. I'm always really unlucky and clumsy. Hi, I'm Chris." He told her, as he picked up the book that fell on his head and handed it to Rory.

"Thanks. Huh, that's funny. My dad's name is Chris. Well, Christopher. Is that your name?" She asked him, as she returned the book to the top shelf.

"No, actually, it's Christian. But close. So, do you live here in Hartford?" He asked her, as they just stood there and talked.

"No, I just go to school here. I live about 30 minutes away from here, in Stars Hollow. You?" She asked, as she toyed with the cover of the book she was holding.

"I just moved here, from california. I'm starting my new school on monday. You said you only go to school here, what school is that?" He asked her.

"Chilton. It's a prep school. I just started there last cemester." She told him, as she seemed to be remembering something funny but yet annoyin.

"That's the school I'm starting on monday. What's so funny?" He asked her, as Lane got closer to them.

"Oh, I'm just remembering how I met my boyfriend for the first time. It was my first day at Chilton and he said to me 'see you later, Mary'. Thought he was really funny. Actually, just a really annoying guy." She told him, with a smile on her face.

"And he's your boyfriend now? Why? Sounds like a well, annoyin guy." Chris asked her, as Lane got to where they still stood.

"Well, I just found out that he's not really like that. Actually he can be very sweet." Rory told him, as she handed the book to Lane so she could see.

"Oh, are we talkin about Bible boy?" Lane asked, as she handed Rory the book back.

"Bible boy? You call your boyfriend Bible boy? Why?" Chris looked at the two friends. People here were weird.

"You see, Chilton is a higher education school and they don't have regular insults, they have biblical insults. He calls me Mary as in the virgin mary and I call him Bible boy cause he seems to like those biblical insults." She tells him, smiling as Lane tries hard not to laugh.

"And that's a good thing? Him calling you that?" He asked, very confused.

"Well, not at first. But then when he actually remembered my name and it only slips once in a while, it's okay. Because I know he does it just to try and annoy me." Rory told him, as they headed to yet another checkout counter. This one had a brown haired guy, this one seemed rather bored with no smile.

"Yeah, see you. It was nice meeting you." He told her, as Lane and Rory walked to the exit of the store.

To Be Continued...

A/N: Okay, so this wasn't a great chapter. lol. But this was kinda just a filler chapter. Stuff happens in chapter.3 which I'm starting now after I've posted this chapter.