AN: I've had this idea in my head for awhile, so I decided to write it!
Good Day
Rory thought that this moment would never come. The moment when she was standing in her room wearing her cap and gown and was once again wearing the Valedictorian shall, she was graduating from Yale. Yale University, she couldn't believe it.
Today, she would become no longer a child in school, but a woman in the world. Sadly, her boyfriend and great friend could not be there to see this day. Logan Huntzberger had been shipped off to Jolly Old England by his dad, Mitchum. Speaking of the devil, he had said that Logan wanted to come, but had meetings and such to take care of. That fact made Rory jump back into reality. Her mom was standing in the doorway with a baby in her arms and was simply watching her daughter. The baby started to fuss and Rory looked at her mom.
"Here, let me take her." Rory said. She took her little sister, who was only 6 weeks, old out of her mother's arms and rocked her. Then she brought her to her chest and the baby looked up at Rory and saw her eyes and instantly calmed. Something about her big sister calmed her and made her content, Lorelai thought that it was the fact that Rory was the spitting image of her, but Luke had other ideas. He thought that his little Haley Emily Danes was in love with her big sister because she had a way with her. She loved being in her sister's arms, she was safe and loved beyond words.
"Shhh, Hales…Rory's here." Rory said rocking her. Luke stood next to his wife in the doorway and just watched his daughters, smiling with pride.
At the Ceremony
The Dean had just finished summing up the year at Yale and called Rory up to make her speech.
"Now, may I present our Valedictorian, She is an amazingly driven young woman and her grades have never sullied the Yale name. May I please call up Rory Gilmore-Danes." Claps were heard from the crowd. Rory made her way up to the podium and started her speech.
"Well, thank you all for coming. A new day has come and now we must live it. Today is the day that I have been dreaming of for a long time and now it is finally here. I have learned so much at Yale. I memorized the schedule for the freshman assembly the first day I was here. I have learned about life and if it is humanly possible, I learned more about books and writing. Most of all I learned who I was at Yale.
"I learned about what life means to me. To me life can be summed up in about 5 words. 'Live Like You Were Dying'. Those eloquent words were spoken by Tim McGraw, they inspired me from the first time I heard them. I have had an amazing life so far. My Grandparents have been a great part of my life and I feel so blessed that I have been able to be their grandchild. My hometown of Stars Hallow is where I grew up; it's also where my mother met my adoptive father, Luke Danes. Luke owns a diner in Stars Hallow where my mother and I frequented for 20 plus years. Every time we came in, I felt that we were showered with love; Luke showed me what love means. He showed me that you have to approach love without abandon or not approach it at all. He means so much to me. He and my mother were married in my junior year and my new sister Haley Emily Danes was born this past April. I have been given so much in life.
"Now, it's my turn to give back to the world. That is what every graduate hopes to do, we have had an exemplary education and now, we can become a person who is not only looked up to, but respected. Now, we can graduate and find out what life is about. Thank you to all who changed my life for the better."
The applause was overwhelming. Rory saw her mother and new father crying, she knew that they would get emotional, but she still was happy that she touched them like that.
"Lorelai Leigh Gilmore-Danes." The announcer said. Rory walked up and shook the Dean's hand. While receiving her diploma, she saw him. Logan Huntzberger was out in the audience sitting near her parents. He smiled at her and blew her a kiss.
When the ceremony ended, she saw him running towards her. He scooped her up into his arms and kissed her passionately. She pulled back and said,
"Your dad said that you couldn't be here!"
"Well, to hell with what he says! I'm here because there was no way that I can stay away from you for a whole year! I'm back to stay. Now, I had a lot of time to think while I was on that plane ride here. I have made my decision. I love you more than life itself." He then got down on one knee and said,
"Lorelai Gilmore-Danes, you are the light of my life and I realized that it is your face that I want to see when I get up and your lips I kiss at the end of everyday. Will you please marry me?"
Rory was taken aback. She thought about this, made a pro-con list in her head and found that there were no cons that could keep her from saying no.
"Yes Logan Monroe Huntzberger, I would be honored to marry you."
They kissed and he spun her around in his arms and then he saw her family coming towards them. He set her down and Luke just smiled at Logan. You see, Logan had called Luke and formally asked him if he could ask Rory to marry him and Luke said yes. They were getting married.
AN: personally I think that this is a bad piece of my writing, but I decided…what the heck! Tell me if you want me to continue it!
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