Rory awoke to the loud ringing of her phone.

"What the hell..?!"

She reached out for her phone from underneath her warm blanket en found it on the book she had been reading.

"Whoever this is… you're going to die a horrible death if this isn't at least a matter of life or dead…" she grumbled in on breath.

"Whoa Ace, don't hang up immediately and just look out of your window." Logan chuckled at the other end of the line. Knowing she wouldn't just leave the comforting warmth of her bed he decided to lure her out. "There's coffee on the other end of your window…" Thank God for knowing her weak spot.

"Damn you Huntzberger, for knowing my Achilles' heel" she mumbles as she dragged herself to the window. She was just about to give him hell for waking her up, but the words got caught in her throat as she opened her curtains and saw the magnificence of the first snow of the year. She was hypnotized by the big fluffy white flakes that where falling on her window but snapped out of it when a big thermos was waved in front of her face. She opened the window and smiled at her midnight visitor.

Logan was about to make a comment about her pj's but was taken aback by the warmth of the smile she gave him. God she is beautiful. Snap out of it Huntzberger, you're not 12 anymore! Billions of girls have smiled at you…

"Why don't you put on something warm and meet me out here, Ace?" he said to hide his confusion.

"Okay, give me three minutes" she said as she closed her window. She ran to her closet and pulled out a pair of jeans and a warm turtleneck. She put on some socks and her shoes. She wasn't really sure what Logan was doing outside of her room, but she liked it, it was like a romantic passage out of some of her favorite books. She grabbed her coat and scarf on her way out and remembered to take her keys of the hook before she closed the door behind her.

When she rounded the corner she almost bumped into Logan. He silently handed her a cup of coffee and took her hand. They started walking slowly, holding hands, just enjoying the comfortable silence between them and the beauty of their surroundings.

Rory had no idea where they where going, but to be honest, she didn't really care either. She did, however, wondered what Logan was doing outside her room in the middle of the night, but she didn't want to ask, afraid she'd spoil the comfy atmosphere between them.

Logan was totally caught up in his own thoughts. He didn't plan to wake up Rory in the middle of the night. He was walking to his dorm after coming home from a rather peculiar evening when he felt snowflakes falling on his face. His thoughts immediately went to Rory. He remembered she once told him about one of her and her moms little traditions. They would always take a stroll down their town when the first snow was falling. He knew her mom was on a trip with her boyfriend. He overheard his mom and Emily Gilmore talk about it last weekend. Apparently Emily didn't approve of her daughter's love interest. What had driven him to get a thermos of coffee at his room and go to Rory's dorm to wake her up, he didn't know. But what he did know was that he didn't want her to miss out of something she obviously enjoyed because her mom wasn't home. No big deal.

He would have done this for all of his friends right? There was nothing special about this. He and Rory had established a friendship over the last couple of months and he was just doing her a favor. But then why did it feel like he was doing himself a favor? Did he like Rory? Of course he did. She was smart, funny, sweet and probably the only girl he ever met that could keep up with him when they were entangled in one of their countless bantering sessions. But he wasn't interested in her romantically; he wasn't attracted to her right? I mean, yes, of course he was easily hypnotized by the way she was playing with her hair when she was in deep thoughts. And he loved the way a he could make her blush. And of course he often wondered what it would be like to feel those beautiful tempting lips on top of his. And… Yup.. he definitely liked Rory Gilmore, and that freaked him out because she was the total opposite of his type. Plus, there's the fact that she probably didn't….

His thoughts where cut off when he felt Rory freeze up beside him. He followed her gaze and saw a pond right in front of them. It was frozen and there were little lights in the trees surrounding the pond.

Rory looked at Logan and pulled him into the direction of the fairytale sight. When they reached it he expected her to sit down on one of the wooden benched since they didn't have skates with them. But she walked onto the ice, still holding his hand.

He followed her, mesmerized by the way she looked. Her eyes were dreamy and a look of sheer bliss graced her face.

When they reached the middle of the pond she turned to face him. She wrapped her arms around his neck and laid her head on his shoulders. He laid his hand on her lower back as they started dancing to the music that was playing in their minds.

They still hadn't said a word since she left her window to get dresses.

Logan was enjoying the feeling of his Ace in his arms. Somehow it just felt right.

All of a sudden he heard her whisper a soft "Thank you" against his neck. He positioned his head so he could look at her. He felt himself drowning in her big blue eyes.

Rory looked into his caramel colored eyes and felt herself melting. She saw a soft smirk forming on his lips and felt the butterflies she was feeling since she saw him standing outside of her window working overtime.

"Thank you, Ace, for joining me" he said softly as he lowered his head to place a soft kiss on her lips. He was planning to leave it at that, not wanting to push her into something she wasn't ready for. But as he started to break away Rory pushed his head down and kissed him fiercely. She opened her mouth for him and he plunged his tongue into the warm depths of her mouth. Wow, she tastes even better than I ever dared to imagine.

As the kiss became more intense Rory felt like she was floating. For once she wasn't thinking about her actions, but just followed her instincts, and man did that feel good!

When the oxygen deficiency finally forced them to break their kiss they looked into each others eyes, their foreheads touching as they tried to steady their breathing.

Logan smiled at her, a smile that she returned without any reservations.

"Wow, that was some kiss, huh?" Rory smirked to break the ice, sort of speaking.

"Yes it was, Ace. I can tell you I've never kissed anyone like that before."

"Is that a good thing?" Rory asked, feeling a small sting of insecurity.

"It is, trust me, it is" he smiled when he saw her eyes lit up. But he knew Rory, she wasn't much of a impulsive person. He had to be careful with his next actions. He couldn't rush into things, it could scare her away.

Her next words caught him completely off guard. "Want to go to my room and make out some more?"

He wasn't saying no to an offer like that. "Hell yeah!" he yelled as he grabbed her arm and started running toward her dorm.

When they reached her front door they were kissing again. Between kisses Rory managed to open the door. They stumbled into her room and let themselves fall onto her bed… still kissing.

It was about 11 a.m. when Logan woke up. Thank God it was Saturday. When he opened his eyes he saw Rory looking at him.

"Good morning sunshine" she said as she cuddled up next to him.

"Good morning beautiful." He answered. "Did you sleep well?"

"Like a baby. And you?"

"I slept with a sexy brunette in my arms and then had the honor of waking up next to her without being kicked out. Need I say more?" he whispered with a sexy smirk.

She shivered and held him closely. They stayed like this for a while. Logan broke the silence. He had to know something… "So, where are we standing right now?"

Rory thought of a witty comeback, but decided to be serious. "Well, I know I like you."

"I like you too." He answered.

"So how about we go on a date tonight?" she suggested with more confidence than she was feeling.

"Sounds great!" he said, ecstatic about her way of going at this. "So, dinner and a movie?" he asked her, thinking of her love for 'normal'.

She accomplished to surprise him again when she answered "Nope, that's way to cliché. I'll take you out, but I'm not telling you where we're going. Okay?" she said, thinking of a perfect way to get to see a different side of him.

"Okay, can I get a hint?" he asked.

"No way mister, you'll just have to trust me. Sucks huh, when the roles are turned." she smirked when she saw the baffled expression on his face. She liked being in control and decided to keep the upper hand for as long as possible. "How about we get dressed, go for some coffee and then we go get ready for tonight and I'll pick you up around

6:30 pm. Okay?" she smiled up at him.

"Okay." He smirked, he liked this other side of her. "What should I wear to our hot date?" he asked while they got up and put on some clothes.

"Whatever you feel like wearing. And that's all I'm going to disclose, you never give me anything on that certain topic either." With that she grabbed her keys and her coat and started walking to the nearest coffee stand. Logan followed quickly, knowing she was right.

After they got their coffee they kissed each other goodbye and both walked to their own suites. Knowing they were in desperate need of discussing the previous events with somebody.

For Logan that 'somebody' consisted of his two best friends, Finn and Colin. Who conveniently were also his roommates. When he got in he found the two of them in front of the television playing Halo 2 on the X Box.

As soon as they heard the door close they seized their activity and turned to them with questioning faces.

"And where, pre tell, have you been last night?" Finn asked in his typical aussy accent. "We thought you were going home because you were bored stiff at the party. Imagine our surprise when we got home to an empty suite. Now, where were you young man!" Finn exclaimed with a tone that made Logan think about his dad's lecture voice.

"Since when do you guys worry about me?" Logan asked, sounding aggravated because of the feeling of guilt in the pit of his stomach.

"Since you looked nothing like yourself when you left last night. Now, last time, where were you blondie?" Finn knew Logan felt guilty, but at that moment he didn't care, he and Collin hadn't slept at all so they'd know it when Logan came home. They called every member of the LDB, but nobody had seen him.

Logan sat down on the chair next to the couch and looked at his friends. He might as well tell them right away. "I was with Rory."

After this little confession the faces of his friends lit up seemingly.

"Are you telling me that you two realized you are perfect for each other already? Wow, you're ahead on schedule. So did you spend the night with her?" Finn asked with a big grin on his face.

"Yes, but not like you think." Logan answered.

"Oh, so you did have sex." Finn smirked.

"Huh?!" Logan reacted, obviously confused.

"Well, I'd never think she'd have sex with you right away, she's a girl with class and self respect." Finn stated.

"Oh, than it was exactly like you think. We just slept and let me tell you my dear friends, I've never slept that good ever before."

"So, is she your girlfriend now? Is Logan Hunztberger finally of the market?" Colin asked his childhood friend. He knew Logan his entire life and he had never seen him like this before. It was obviously he was in love with Rory. He had found his match. Unfortunately so did he and he found her in the same girl Logan did. There was a tough time ahead of him, but he would get over her, he had to.

Logan's voice interrupted his pondering.

"I don't know actually. I know she likes me and I definitely like her. But I don't want to jinx it by labeling it without discussing it with Rory. She has her very own manual, you know?"

"Yes we do." They answered in at the same time. The three of them started laughing about their own encounters with the lovely miss Gilmore.

"So, where are you taking her?" Colin asked breaking the silence.

"Actually…." Logan smirked "she's taking me, and I have no idea where we are going." He smiled at the memory of this morning.

"Wow, look who turned all Huntzberger on us!" Finn joked, approval evidently present in his voice. "Now, let's get you ready for tonight. What time is your date picking you up? And what is the dress code?"

"Well, I can only give you the answer to one of those questions. She'll be here at 6:30. I'm going to take a shower." Logan said as he walked to the bathroom.

At the same time Rory arrived at Lane's place, who came running out as soon as she heard Rory's car pull up.

Lane practically pulled her out of her car and inside the house. They directly went into Lane's room, ignoring the enquiring stares from her roomies.

"So spill." Lane demanded as she pushed Rory onto her bed.

"Why don't I tell you everything while you help me pick an outfit for my date tonight."

Rory had called Lane from the car, telling her she was on her way to talk about the night she had spent with Logan. She didn't forget to mention that they didn't have sex and said she'd be at her place in forty minutes.

While rummaging trough Lane's closet for the perfect outfit to wear Rory told the entire story, from the moment that Logan had called untill the moment they kissed goodbye this morning.

"So, question time?" Lane asked while she was blow drying Rory's hair, who just came out of the shower.

"Question time." Rory answered.

"Okay, the most important one… How's the lip action?"

"It's good" Rory said with a smirk on her face.

"Just good?" Lane asked in utter disbelieve.

"It's a mindblowing, over the top and back again, towcurling, step out of your body and fly to the moon, kind of good." Rory exclaimed.

"Fffiew." Lane sighed in relieve. "A bad kiss means no chemistry and no chemistry means a lack of an essential part of a relationship. Not that it isn't obvious that the two of you have chemistry to spare. Ever since you and your grandfather pulled that prank on him, something changed between you two. Everybody saw it, except for you guys of course." Lane rambled.

"Anyway, second question, Is he your boyfriend now?"

"I don't know, I guess we'll talk about it tonight."

"So, last question before you have to go, are you going to tell him about Dean?"

Rory hesitated before answering. "If I want this thing to work, I can't step into it baring secrets."

The two friends said goodbye and Rory promised to call Lane the next morning to tell her everything.

At 6:30 sharp Logan heard a soft knock on his door.

"Very punctual Ace" Logan said as he opened the door. "And here I thought…" The rest of whatever he wanted to say was forgotten as soon as he looked at the vision in front of him. She was wearing tight dark blue jeans that lingered on her perfect hips. The sapphire top was cut of at one side so she had one bare shoulder and arm, seeing the naked creamy skin send shivers down his spine. The color of the top made her eyes look even more luminous and he felt himself drowning in them. Her voice pulled him back to reality.

"Is something wrong?" she asked with a small voice.

He could hear the hint of insecurity in her voice. "No, the exact opposite actually. Everything is perfect, I mean… you look.. you… wow!" He knew he sounded like a rambling fool, but he didn't care.

She felt a blush creeping up from her neck to her cheeks. "Thank you, you look very handsome yourself." She said as she looked at his ensemble. He was wearing a pair of loose, light beige pants that tie instead of button and a black V-neck shirt that accented his tight upper body.

"Ready to go?" she asked to get rid of the sensual images that started to form in her mind as she stared at his well trained body.

"Yes, just let me grab my jacket. Want to come in?" he answered with a knowing smirk on his face.

"No thanks, just hurry up." She hated that cocky smirk of his, but at the same time she found it very attractive.

"Let's go beautiful." Logan grabbed her hand as they walked to Rory's car.

"So, ready to fill me in about our destination?" Logan asked as they drove away from the campus.

"All I can say is that I'm taking you on my definition of a perfect first date. I hate the whole diner and a movie thing. You never eat what you want because you want to look like a perfect lady/gentleman and during the movie you can't talk to get to know each other better. So I came up with my own little alternative." She said, never taking her eyes of the road in front of her.

"You're right. But most people use dinner and a movie as a safety net. If dinner sucks you don't have to entertain your date for the rest of the evening. But, I admit, I like your approach more than the whole being save thing. Seems like you're much more adventurous than I thought. You never fail to surprise me." He looked at her profile and noticed the little smile in the corner of her mouth. It made him smile too.

Twenty minutes later they arrived at their destination. It was a huge arcade complete with a Burger King and a club attached to it.

"How come I didn't know about this place?" he wondered out loud.

"Because it's not super fancy and exclusive." Rory answered.

When they got in Logan couldn't believe his eyes. There were games everywhere, some small, some big, some huge. Everybody was laughing and having fun. He turned around to say something to Rory, but she wasn't behind him anymore. He looked around and scanned the arcade for her. All of a sudden he felt her hand on his arm.

"Where did you go?" he exclaimed, feeling relieved.

"I told you, I was getting coins. It's not my fault your dumbfoundness makes you deaf."

"Dumbfoundness?" he asked with a smile.

"Yes, dumbfoundness. No let's go and have some fun. What do you want to do first?" she asked while they walked into the crowded area.

"Hmmm," slightly embarrassed that he didn't know the names of most of the games "surprise me Ace, what's your favorite game?"

"Air hockey of course." she said, like there was no other answer to his question.

Now air hockey he did know.