Lucas and Rory were watching the selection show on Lucas's couch. Rory was lying between his legs with her head on his chest. Duke was the overall number one seed playing in the Atlanta bracket. When the Washington D.C bracket came on Uconn was the number one seed taking on Yale who was number sixteen seed.

"So who are you going pulling for me or your school?"

"I have to go with Yale." Lucas moved to look at her. "If they win I get you earlier then if you win." Rory leaned up and kissed him. The phone rang and Rory picked it up and handed it to Lucas.

"Yea."

"Who is the number one overall seeded?" Nathan said and Lucas knew he loved this.

"For now wait until the finals and see who is number one."

"Like you will make it the Final Four shooting your weak ass jumpers."

"Who lead the league in scoring?"

"By two points over me."

"Still I lead the league and you were second. Put Hales on the phone."

"Congratulations Lucas."

"Thanks Hales you better get his ego under control before you have no room in the dorm."

"I will love yea."

"Love yea two Hales." Lucas hung the phone up and saw Rory was looking at him. "What is wrong?"

"Nothing just thinking."

"It's bad for you so stop." Rory smiled and Lucas kissed her again.

"I need to get back to Yale and right up an article about how the sixteen seed is going to upset the number one seed."

"It has never happened and it won't happen in our game." Rory kissed him again before getting off the couch and putting her shoes on. Lucas walked over to the door with her and he kissed her again. "I will have practice most of the week, but none on Tuesday so I will drive to New Haven and visit you after my morning class."

"Okay if I'm not home then just walks around campus."

"That will be real good me walking around Yale when I'm going to be facing them." Rory kissed his cheek and walked out of the apartment.

Lucas was walking around the campus looking for Rory's dorm when he saw Logan was talking to his friends.

"Well guys look who it is the great Lucas Scott came to visit our little campus." Logan shook Lucas's hand. "Colin, Finn you remember Lucas Scott?"

"No should we." Colin said which made Lucas laugh.

"You were wasted when we meet."

"Sounds like us nice to meet you again."

"You're looking for Rory right?" Logan said and Lucas nodded at him. Logan pointed Lucas to the dinning hall where Rory was. Lucas was getting many weird looks from people when he walked into the dinning hall. He saw Rory was talking to some other women sitting at her table so he walked over to her and covered her eyes. Rory turned around and saw Lucas was standing behind her.

"Hey I thought you were going to be her until later."

"I got out of class early." Lucas sat down beside her. "I've been getting some weird looks today."

"You are the star player for the Uconn Huskies who is taking on Yale."

"Anymore classes toady?"

"Nope I'm all yours for the rest of the day."

"I like that you're mine sounds good." Lucas nodded and pulled a shirt out of the bag he was carrying it was a Big East Championship shirt. "You got me a shirt thank you Lucas."

"I got your mom one too."

"You'll earn some points with her." Rory kissed him and then put shirt on over the one she was wearing.

"Looks good on you."

"Yea it does look good on me."

"Are you sure you should be wearing that around here I don't want something to happen to you."

"I'll be fine but it's cute you're worrying about me." Rory took his head and they just sat at the table until she was done.

Lucas was packing his clothes, as the flight was getting ready to leave for Philadelphia. The door opened and he saw Rory was walking in with her own bags.

"What are you doing?"

"I'm covering the game for the paper."

"So we get to spend more time together?"

"Yes we do but remember I'm a member of the Yale media."

"So watch what I say around you."

"Yep I will write everything that is said." Rory walked into Lucas's bedroom and started packing folding his clothes.

"My mom did the same thing before I move here."

"Well looks like you don't know how to fold clothes."

"They are going to get wrinkled no mater what."

"So how long are you planning on being gone?"

"About ten days."

"What about classes?"

"We still have to do all the work like we were in class." Rory nodded and finished packing Lucas's clothes.

Lucas was at his first press conference of the week. He saw that Rory walking into the room smiling at him. Lucas shook his head and smiled.

"We'll opened questions for Lucas Scott now." The man who was running it said.

"What is your thought on the possibility of facing your brother in the finals?"

Lucas laughed at the question. "I'm not in the finals yet so right now I'm only thinking about Yale game."

"How are you going to approach your first NCAA Tournament game?"

"Like every other game this season just go out and play my best." The questions were coming and Lucas answered them all. Then Rory raised her hand.

"Rory Gilmore The Daily Yale Mr. Scott. How has your relationship with a student from Yale affected your game?" Lucas and the people who knew about Rory all laughed.

"She has helped my game a lot with her being my shooting coach as of late. She has been great for me keeping me focused." Rory smiled and wrote something done on her pad.

"She seems like a great woman for you."

"She is great I don't know where I would be without her." The female reports all awed at this, which made Rory blush and look away.

The game was coming with Rory in the stands wearing a Yale hat and an Uconn sweater. Uconn ran onto the floor and the fans cheered they had more fans here then Yale did. Rory was sitting with the Yale people who were giving her a hard time. During the Game Uconn was winning by twenty at half. Lucas had fifteen points. Rory's cell phone vibrated and she saw it was her mom.

"Hi mom."

"It's loud there."

"Yea I know are you watching the game?"

"Yea with your grandparents who called me."

"Is there a purpose for this call?"

"I like your picture on TV very cute."

"I'm on TV?"

"Yea is has your name and under it say Lucas Scott's girlfriend."

"Why are they doing that for?"

"You are a Yale student with an Uconn boyfriend so it's really simple."

"Half time is almost over I'll call you later."

"Later." Uconn won the game with Lucas on the bench most of the second half. He ended with twenty-five points and six rebounds.

Rory was home now since Yale lost in the first round. Lorelai and Luke were sitting in the living room watching the second round game against Kentucky. Uconn won the game by five points Lucas had twenty points. The sweet sixteen was in Washington D.C. and they were taking on Washington. The game was coming right down to the end. Uconn was winning by two when Washington tied the game Lucas had the ball driving the lane and kicking it out to a wide open team mate who made the basket as the buzzer went off. Uconn was now taking George Mason in the Elite Eight. Uconn was losing at half time by ten points. Lucas was sick all day today, which was affecting his game he was shooting two for ten tonight. He called Rory earlier and told her about being sick she told him not to play but knew he was going too. The second half was like the first with G. Mason having a ten to two run extending there lead to eighteen. Lucas was now back in the game and made three straight threes cutting the lead by half. With time running down the lead was now two for G. Mason Lucas has not missed in the second half going ten for ten from the field with four three pointers. With time, running out Lucas drove the lane and put up a behind the back lay-up and was fouled on the play. Rory saw the sweat pouring off Lucas's forehead as he stepped up to the line and made his free throw. On the other end of the court G. Mason drove the ball and Lucas blocked the shoot as the buzzer sounded sending Uconn into the final four.

Lucas was now home for a few days before going to Indy. Rory walked inside the apartment and Lucas was on the couch. Rory lay down on top of him and kissed him.

"Are you coming to Indy to watch the games?"

"Yep Logan got us tickets and we are flying on April first since you don't play until that night. When are you flying out?"

"We have practice on Tuesday and Wednesday then flying out Wednesday afternoon." Lucas was rubbing her back as Rory closed her eyes. "What do you want to do right now?"

"Lay here sounds good right now."

"Yea it does." They laid on the couch not talking to each other.

Lucas was tired about all the questions he was getting about Nathan and maybe playing him in the finals the only thing on his mind was Florida. Lucas was on the court warming up with his teammates getting ready for the game. He saw Dan and Karen were here Dan was just wearing Duke clothes where Karen was only wearing blue. Keith was going to be at the games because Lucas asked him to come. Haley, Brooke, Peyton, was here also since Jake was on the Blue Devils team with Nathan. It seem like to Lucas everyone he knew from Tree Hill was here to cheer for Nathan. Lucas saw Rory, Logan, Colin, and Finn who were here for him and the beer.

Uconn and Florida game was the first one tonight and Uconn come out scoring. At halftime, the score was 45-30 with Lucas having twenty-three points. Lucas who played all twenty minutes of the first half started the second half on the bench. When Florida closed the lead to four Lucas was coming back into the game and Uconn went back on the roll they were on the first half. When the game was over Uconn won the game 86-73 Lucas having scored forty points. After showering up Lucas was going to watch Nathan play tonight, he had a seat right beside Rory. Lucas walked over to her in his warm ups and she hugged and kissed him. Logan reached his hand over and shook it while Collin and Finn were hitting on the young women beside them. This was the first time he has to watch Nathan play for a while. Duke was taking on UCLA. It was a close game with Nathan hitting the game winning shoot while time expired sending them to the finals. Lucas clapped for him a little as he saw how happy his parents were. Rory saw the sad look in his eyes she took a hold of his hand and smiled at him.

The media was all over the game Lucas has answered the same question what seem like a hundred times.

"Lucas what is it going to be like facing your brother?"

"Well it's like all the other times I've answered the question. It has been a while since we last played each other so it's going to be fun."

"Last game you had to carry your time do you have anything left for this game?"

"If you're not pumped up for this game then why are you playing for? My teammates have picked me up when I wasn't playing well so I just returned the favor."

"How are your parents siding for the big game?"

"You'll have to ask them about that I don't read minds."

"It seems like your whole home town is going against you. What do you think about that?"

"They can pull for who ever they want to I have my fans from Uconn behind me."

"Will you be guarding Nathan or is someone else going to?"

"I'm not the coach if he tells me I'm guarding Nathan then I will if I'm not then I can help out if they need me too."

"If you're losing by two would you go for the win or tie if Nathan is guarding you?"

"I don't know it all depends on the game I'll take what ever shoot I have."

"How would you rate your freshman year?"

"No matter what happens tomorrow I have learned a lot of things this season what to do and not do on the court."

"That concludes Lucas's interview next up is Duke's Nathan Scott." Lucas hugged his brother before walking out of the room.

It is game time and the RCA Dome is rocking half the crowd is for Duke the other half for Uconn. The game was a very close one-ether team had a big lead. Lucas was guarding Nathan as he was guarding him. At half time Duke was winning by two, 49-47 Nathan had fourteen points Lucas had ten. The second half was like the first very close as the time was going down both Lucas and Nathan was matching each other shoot for shoot. With the time, winding down Duke still had a one-point lead. Lucas was trying to get open but both Nathan and Jake were on him Lucas wasn't going to beat them. With four seconds, left Lucas finally got the ball and put up the three pointer it rattled in and out before.

Thank you for your reviews as always for the last chapter. I tired to wait to see which teams actully made the games since I suck at picking them. Next chapter is Emily and Richard's wedding I toke some ideas from the show just changed some of the story. Something big happens next chapter for Lucas and Rory some good and some not so good. Once again thank you for reading.