A/N: Hey you guys! SophIe here, I'm back for another chapter. I hope no one is getting confused or anything. Anyway, here ya go, Rory's POV:

Chapter 4:

I was sitting in my room, laughing with Ace on the phone when I heard a thump down the hall. I rolled my green colored eyes and hopped off my bed. I opened the door to Wendy's room to find her wrestling a bookcase, her many, many, many books scattered all over her floor and flying everywhere.

I couldn't help but begin to laugh at her. She shot a glance my way and immedently slipped on a hard covered novel, and fell to the ground. The bookcase fell to the left, missing her, but knocking down a lamp on her nightstand. I continued to laugh at my sister's clumsy ways.

"A little help?" She asked, as I snickered away.

"I'll pass." I said, still laughing at her.

"You're right, that was selfish of me." Wendy retorted, glaring at me, her eyes booming.

"You are such a dweeb." I said, and skipped into my room, slamming the door behind me.

About an hour later, I went into the kitchen to grab a glass of water, with my record of the very nasally, Millie Smalls, thriving in the living room. Wendy was sitting at the table, attempting to write an essay that was due tomorrow, in our class. She had been perfecting hers over the weekend, while I didn't even start mine.

"Rory! I'm trying to read, can you shut the stupid record off!" She yelled.

"My boy lollipop! You make my heart go giddy-up!" I sang loudly with the record, purposely ignoring her. I liked seeing Wendy's temper rise. It was fun.

"Rory!" She screeched as I sang teasingly in her face. She got up and started chasing me around the table, as I laughed and sang with the record.

"You set my world on fire! You are my one desire, whoa, my lollipop!" I screamed to her. Just then, the doorbell rang, and I realized I wasn't ready to go out yet.

Wendy heaved an angry holler at me, and went to answer the door. Our hair was tangled and unruly, and our faces flushed because of our running. Great time for the guys to show up.

"Ace!" Wendy whispered in a gasp as I darted up the stairs, the record still blasting.

"Bad time?" He said, and I ran to my room.
I heard Wendy finally shut off the record as I pulled on a snug black t-shirt. I slipped on tight, dark blue jeans, and white sneakers. I quickly combed my hair and let it hang down, past my elbows. My pink lips and perfect make-up brought out my green eyes. When I charged down the stairs, half an hour later, Eyeball was the first person I saw.

"Hi." I said in a flirtatious tone.

"Hey." He replied smoothly. "You look great." I smiled, staring into his beautiful brown eyes.

"Yeah, I'll say." Ace said, and my glance fell in his direction.

"Hey Ace," I said, hopping off the steps. "Ready to go?"

"Yeah, I've had enough duck for one night." Still not getting the joke, I shrugged it off and took my keys from the small table by the door.

"I'll see you tonight Wendy." I called to her, and she stood there, fidgeting, and I smiled to myself. She always got like that when she was nervous, but which guy she was nervous about lingered in my mind. It had to be Ace. But was she nervous because she was uncomfortable with all the taunting things he's done to her, or was she nervous because she had a crush on him and didn't tell me?

"Say good-bye to your record as well." She warned. I smiled and said to her: "I love you too."

"See ya later Duckie." Ace said, and saluted Wendy on his way out.

"You'll have to explain that one to me sometime," I said hitting Ace's arm, and I could tell Wendy noticed the meaningless gesture. At least it was meaningless to me.

"Okay Wendy, don't kill yourself studying,"

"Yeah, yeah. Just beat it." She snapped. I let Eyeball follow Ace out the door.

"Don't wait up." I winked to my sister, she rolled her eyes and I couldn't help but laugh. "I'll see ya."

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Ace and I sat in his car alone, as the rest of the Cobras drank and partied in the lot behind us. I sat, somewhat uncomfortable, with my stomach turning, I smiled at Ace who was strangely staring back.

"Are you okay?" I said with a small laugh. "You look like you're going to eat my face or somethin'."

"I was just thinkin'," He started to say.

"There's a first time for everything I guess." I said smartly. we laughed a little then flashed a smile.

"Well, I was thinking, it's was about time we got together." I was certain I was in a dream. This had come as a complete shock, as if a bomb went off right next to me. I was so busy focusing on flirting with Eyeball, I had missed the vibe Ace was sending. But I was good at acting smooth, as if everything was fine.

"But Ace, we are together." I teased and he laughed.

"I'm serious, what do you think?"

"Together, me and you, as in dating?"

"Yeah." It was clear he wasn't going to give me much time to think. Then again, any other girl would jump at the chance to date Ace Merrill.

"Okay, sure." I said simply and he gave me an Ace Merrill kiss.