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(A/N The story is moving back to Stars Hollow.)
Lorelia pulled into the crap shack Rory got out, grabbed her suitcase and book bag, and walked into her room. Rory lay down on her bed a mix of anger and sadness her mom had lied to her. Lorelia was mad at her mom and her self she walked to Rory's room and knocked on the door. "Go away I don't want to talk to you!" Lorelia was about to cry she went to Luke's and sat down.
"How was Rory's trip?" Luke saw after his mention the trip Lorelia was upset he walked over and hugged her. "What is wrong Lorelia?"
"She hates me Luke."
"She doesn't hate you Lorelia."
"She won't talk to me she is so angry."
"What happen did he do something to her I'm going to go and kill him." Lorelia heard the anger in his voice.
"Lucas didn't do anything to her me and my mom did."
"What did you do?"
"She is going to go to Duke and we said she shouldn't pick a college based on her boyfriend."
"That doesn't seem so bad you're being a good parent."
"But I told her as long as she is happy it doesn't matter to me."
"Why don't you go and talk to her." Lorelia shocked her head and kissed Luke and left to go talk to Rory. Lorelia stopped and looked in Rory's window she saw Rory packing her clothes. Lorelia ran into Rory's room and opened the door.
"What the hell are you doing?"
"Packing my things."
"Where the hell do you think you're going?"
"Tree Hill"
"You're not running away."
"You did and look how you turned out mother."
"That was different I just had you and my mother was suffocating me."
"The only different is that I don't have a baby." Lorelia know she was right. "You said you were fine with my decision you lied to me mom."
"Would you have even thought about Duke if it wasn't for him?"
"His name is Lucas."
"Relay I thought is was Tristan."
"I told you his story and why he done what he thought was right. To answer your question probably not I would be going to Yale or Harvard."
"Then why give up your dream for him?"
"Because I love him mom. I lost him a few years ago and I'm not letting that happen again."
"You're in high school Rory you don't relay now what love is." Lorelia saw the hurt in Rory's eyes. Rory went back to packing her clothes. "You are not going to leave young lady if you do how are you getting their?" Rory reached into her nightstand a pulled the open ticket that Lucas gave her a showed it to her mom. "He gave you an open ticket?"
"He gave it to me on new years because of all the fights we were having."
"We wouldn't be fighting if it wasn't for him."
"He didn't do anything mom."
"He is the reason you broke up with Dean, the reason you're fighting with your grandparents, and the reason you're moving away"
"Mom I made all the choices not him, Lucas didn't have anything to do with the decisions I made."
"What about school?"
"I'll go and take an exam to graduate early."
"You need parental permission."
"You're not my only parent."
"Chris would never do that."
"Call dad and ask him if he would."
"You called asked him didn't you?"
"He apologized for his last visit and asked how he could make it up to me. He is meeting me at nine tomorrow to talk to Headmaster Charleston. I told him if you changed his mind I would never talk to him again." Rory smirked at her.
"How can I make this up to you?"
"Come with me and dad tomorrow we can talk to the Headmaster and see my options."
"Will you stay if I do?"
"We'll see I don't relay know what I'm going to do yet."
"Okay Rory goodnight."
"Goodnight mom." Rory hugged her mom, Lorelia left, and Rory went and pick up the phone.
"Hey Mary," Lucas could hear Rory sobbing he know Lorelia had something to do with it. "What happen this time Rory?"
"Another fight about my choice of schools."
"I thought she was cool with you going to Duke."
"So did I but after having a lovely dinner with my grandparents she changed her mind"
"What happens now with school?" Rory could here the worry in his voice.
"I'm still going to Duke no matter what my family wants."
"Glad to hear it Mary. I found out some good news what to here it?"
"Of course I'm always up for some good news."
"I'll be in Hartford this weekend." Rory was smiling about the news.
"Why is that?"
"My aunt and uncle want to throw me a birthday party."
"Your birthday isn't for a few more weeks."
"They are going to be in Europe until the end of February then so I don't have basketball this weekend so I have a birthday party."
"Are you going toinvite me?"
"I'll have to run it by my other girlfriends but I see why not." Both Rory and Lucas laughed.
"Thank you what time is it?"
"Six I'll pick you up at five on Friday."
"Okay I'll see you then love you."
"Love you too Mary."
Rory woke up the next morning dreading going to school, today the rumors will be out in full force today about her and Lucas. She walked of her room and saw Lorelia waiting to go to Luke's she grabbed her book bag and left.
"Luke coffee and food now." Lorelia yelled walking into the diner.
"What your turn Lorelia I'm busy." Luke told her not leaving the kitchen. Lorelia walked behind the counter, got her and Rory some coffee, and brought it over to the table. Luke came over with the order pad and looked at Lorelia. "Were in the hell did you get coffee from?"
"The little green coffee fairy." Lorelia looked up at him with puppy dog eyes he shocked his head and she laughed. "French toast and bacon extra crispy."
"Chocolate chip pancakes please." Rory asked and Luke walked off to the kitchen.
"Why are you in a good mood for this morning?"
"Lucas is coming up for the weekend." Lorelia who was smiling until she heard his name. "I saw that you said you were going to give him a chance mom."
"I know why is he coming up this weekend for?"
"His aunt and uncle are throwing him a birthday party."
"I thought you said his birthday wasn't until the end of the month?"
"They are leaving for Europe and won't be back until the end of February."
"What time is it?"
"Lucas is picking me up at five on Friday."
"How about dinner on Friday?"
"They will get over one dinner they owe me one from Sunday." Luke brought the food out and they ate and went to Chilton.
When they arrived, Lorelia and Rory walked into the Headmasters office where Chris was already waiting for them. Rory hugged her father and Lorelia hugged him too.
"The Headmaster will see you know." The three stood up and walked in the office.
"Miss. Gilmore Mr. Hayden it's nice to see you again Rory you too. What is this I hear you want to take the early exit exam is that right?"
"Yes sir that is right."
"Why do you want to take the test for?"
"If I decide to take the test it's so I can get early entry into Duke University sir."
"So Miss. Gilmore you're going to Duke?"
"Yes sir I took a tour this weekend and loved it."
"Duke isn't relay where Chilton people go to college."
"What do you mean sir?"
"While Duke is a fine school but it's not an Ivy League school."
"Not all Chilton students want to go Ivy League schools."
"Didn't you want to go to Harvard?"
"I changed my mind sir. What does this have to do with me taking the exit exam?"
"Nothing Miss. Gilmore I just wanted to know what one of most brightness students future plans are."
"So can I take the test if I wanted to?"
"After reviewing your grades and talking to your teachers you my take the exit test."
"When are they offered?"
"The end of the month you have to notify the office by the twentieth. My I speak to your parents Rory?" Rory go up and went to her class. "Why did Rory changed her mind about Harvard?"
"Her boyfriend is on a scholarship to Duke."
"Who is her boyfriend if you don't mind me asking?"
"Lucas Scott or as you know him as Tristan DuGrey." He nodded and reached into his draw and pulled out some papers and handed them to Lorelia.
"Just full the forms out and have them retuned before the twentieth if she wants to take the test." Lorelia and Chris left the room and Chris singed the papers and hugged them both andleft.
Rory sat in lunch reading when Paris, Madeline, and Louise came over to her, sat down, and was staring at her. Rory felt someone was watching her and looked up at them with a puzzled look on her face.
"Why are you guys staring at me?"
"Where were you this weekend?" Paris asked Rory looking mad.
"I went to North Carolina why?"
"What did you do while you were there?"
"I visit Duke University with a friend of mine from Tree Hill"
"Would that friend be the former King of Chilton Tristan DuGrey?" Louise asked her with a smile thanking about Tristan.
"No her name is Haley James."
"She must have been the third member in the three way." Madeline whispered in Louise ear she shocked her head and smiled.
"So you didn't see Tristan?" Paris asked trying to keep the interrogation going.
"No I didn't why would you thank I did?"
"Brad told some of his friends and the word spread like wildfire about you Tristan and an another girl with chocolate sauce and whipped cream." Louise said her smile was now huge on here face.
"Louise if the smile on you face gets any bigger your face will stick like that." Louise brought her hand up to here face and touched it Rory laughed at her.
"So Brad is lying to everyone I'm going to kill him." Paris stood up and was looking for Brad.
"I did see Brad at Tree Hill I was with Lucas and Haley." Paris sat down and looked at Rory.
"I thought you were with Dean?"
"No I broke up with Dean I'm dating Lucas Scott." Paris figured it out and laughed.
"Your grandparents Christmas party truth or dare you almost had me Gilmore. It's about time you two get together," Paris noticed the look in Rory's eyes and got mad again. "You slept with him didn't you. You slept with Tristan I mean Lucas didn't you?"
"Why would you say that for Paris?"
"It's true isn't?" Paris saw the smirk on Rory's face. "Our Mary not a Mary anymore."
Paris, Madeline, and Louise left and Rory keep reading until lunch was over.
It wasFriday and Rory and Lorelia was eating at Luke's when Dean walked in and Lorelia motion for him to set with them Rory was not happy.
"Hey Dean how have you been? I haven't seen you much." Lorelia was talking to him Rory was looking into he coffee cup.
"I've been doing okay thanks for asking Lorelia." Dean was looking at Rory the whole time.
"I'm going to go home and wait for Lucas." Rory got up and left leaving Lorelia and Dean talking.
Rory went home and done her homework it was about five so Rory decided to get ready for the party. She went, showered, put on a purple knee length dress, curled her hair, and put on some makeup. She looked at her watch and still had about ten minutes until Lucas showed up she walked over and pick up the gift she got him and put it in her purse. The doorbell rang and Rory went and answered it thinking it was Lucas she opened it and it was Dean.
"What are you doing here?"
"I came to see you I miss you Rory."
"I don't want you back I love Lucas now not you. Well Lucas is going to be here any minute so you better leave." Dean grabbed her and kissed her she didn't kiss him back. Rory tried to get away from him and then she heard a car pull up when she finally got away from Dean she saw it was Lucas. Rory saw the look on his face and it broke her heart she saw Lucas walking up, punched Dean right in the jaw, turned around, and walked away.
"Lucas stop please." Rory caught him before he got to his car and grabbed his arm. "He kissed me I didn't kiss him back please listen to me." Rory had tears running down her face Lucas closed his eyes before he jerked his arm out and got into his car and left. Lorelia saw the whole incident happen from Dean kissing Rory to Lucas leaving she was rather happy until she saw Rory's face and how sad she was that broke her heart what happened next surprised her. Rory walk up to Dean and smacked him as hard as she could and went inside Dean walked away knowing it was over for him. Lorelia walked into the house and didn't see Rory anywhere. Lorelia walked into Rory's room and saw her crying and putting the phone down beside her.
A/N: I would like to thank everyone who has reviewed my story. This is the half way point of the story. I don't now how the early exit exam works that was just a guess so if it's wrong I'm sorry. To answer some questions people might have yes Luke and Lorelia are dating.