Disclaimer: Gilmore Girls isn't mine. Obviously, if it were I sure as heck would be living in LA.

Talking To Me Self: All right, my last chapter wasn't great, so I got to try to top it. Shouldn't be too hard! So since I'm not too happy with my last chapter this one is going to be my best yet (maybe). LUVin the idea of this chapter being good. By the way if you want to read about the fight that broke R/L up look for my story 'The Last Spill'. One more thing there will be one more chapter, I don't know about you, but I hate stories that go on forever. I might to a little chapter afterwards. But it will be small. Anyway you came to read a story not listen to me ramble. Enjoy!

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The Clear Water

Rory sat in the lounge chair that was cleverly placed near the pool. She had been trying to kick back and relax; forgetting the day before was her goal. She squirmed around in her chair and took a sip of her ice water. Realizing there was no way she was going to get comfortable with Pearl and Logan running laps in her head she got up and approached the pool. First she just stuck her toes in letting the water glisten on her silver-polished nails (her mom did them). Then slowly she just dropped into the water, not even realizing what she was doing.

BAM! She hit the water with a slap that snapped her back to reality. Suddenly she was aware of the ice water and how red her arm was from the pool-taking whack at it. She caught her breath and wiped the dripping mascara from her face as she stepped out of the pool.

Figuring out that she was soaked she wrapped her black towel around her waist and started to head back up stairs. She was watching her clicking flip flops so didn't see when Logan came right up in front of her. She didn't stop either, just BAM she slammed right into him. And CRASH down she went so did he.

"Logan watch where you're going!" Rory squealed. She noticed how close she was laying to him. Their noses were actually touching. And she could feel his breath coming in minty wisps. Their eyes lingered for a second and Rory felt a wave of memories coming back. She wanted that feeling again. The feeling of love, happiness, freedom, of being young.

"Well don't watch your feet." Logan contradicted.

"So don't watch me watching my feet."

"I wasn't watching you Rory." Logan said quietly. He seemed a little defeated, out of his usual Logan character. It was almost like fantasy, he was the shy one. Rory looked at where she was laying, then where Logan was laying. They were even closer than before. Rory scooted backwards not ready to get up, afraid she wouldn't get the last word. She needed the last word. They both did and that's probably why they never worked out.

"You seem a little down Logan not enough girls in line?"

"Pearl broke up with me." He stated flatly. Immediately after he made that statement Rory knew who caused the brake up. And guilt arose like magma. She silently longed for her 'Legalism: The Past, The Present, The future' book to calm her.

"Oh." Rory mumbled she got up, "Oh."

"God Rory I tried to be nice to you. Give you cash that you needed. And you go and show up so many times my girlfriend breaks up with me!" Logan yelled stepping up as well. Rory suspected the whole block could here, but knew he was right and it was her fault.

Rory stared with a blank, "The past is still there Logan, you can't start over just because it's a few years later! I can get cash on my own! And you never called me your girlfriend!" Rory searched her mind for excuses knowing that the first to were lame, but the last was solid.

"I give up on you Rory. Wait I don't give up on Rory I give up on Ace!" He shouted as he stomped down the hall. She couldn't understand why he was so angry or why she was. The sobbing came steady as an ocean tide. She knew every word he said was true. And it all stung like a bee. But one part broke her heart. Ace was gone, and without Logan Rory wasn't getting her back.

Logan lay awake that night alone in his bed.

Damn he thought why do I still think about her. Logan was thinking of him self thinking of Rory. More specifically Ace, and how she was nothing more than dust now.

He laughed out loud while he thought of how he was making her sound as though she had a split personality

He got from his bed and went to the window watching the water and stars twinkle. But as he looked closer he saw Rory, and Paris. They were swimming around in the pool splashing each other, at 9:30 PM.

He thought Rory was beautiful. And he remembered how great she was. But then he remembered the Rory which was now and remembered her grudge. And the power to cause great annoyance that she was blessed with.

Then he went back to bed.

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