Lorelai walked into the cafeteria. Everyone immediately noticed her. She was becoming tired of the spotlight always shinning on her, but this time she had to admit she asked for it.

"Hey… great burn!" A random guy replied as he walked by.

"Yeah, you totally scolded Danes today." Another boy added.

"I bet his big head bubble burst into a thousand pieces."

Lorelai sighed. Though she enjoyed giving Luke what he had coming, she wished that she hadn't of been so public about it. She set her trey down at the "norms" table.

"Wow… there she is folks." Jackson replied. "A legend in the making. And sitting at our table."

"Jackson, lay off." Sookie replied.

"Aw, come on, she ought to be dancing with pride. She's going to become more popular than Luke now." Jackson smiled.

"Now she'll be the "new girl who busted Luke Danes." Miranda added.

"Until everyone figures out her real name." Matt said. "Then she'll be the infamous Lorelai Gilmore."

"Hey, Lorelai, don't feel bad. Luke deserved what you gave him this morning." Savannah smiled. "He's obviously letting his popularity go to his head. It's a good thing that someone has shown him that he's not as invincible as he believes."

"So, you're all ready to turn on him? You were just telling me how great he was yesterday." Lorelai replied.

"It sounds shady." Jackson replied. "But that's high school."

Nick laughed. "Yep. One day you're the most popular guy in school and everyone loves you…"

"Then you're the guy who totally got schooled by the new girl, and everyone's ready to make fun of you." Matt finished.

"It makes high school sound like survival of the fittest." Lorelai confirmed.

"Sweetie…" Bridgette smiled. "That's exactly what high school is."

"But hey, you have college to look forward to." Miranda replied. "No one pays attention to anyone there."

"I think I'll go outside for the rest of lunch." Lorelai stood from the table and emptied her trey. She walked outside the cafeteria and out by the benches. She pulled a book out of her back pack and began reading as she made herself comfortable on wooden seats. This was something Lorelai had hoped would become more seldom. She felt as if reading books by herself during lunch was resorting back to the quite, friendless, Lorelai who had nothing better to do, or no one to speak with. She was just about finished with her first paragraph when she felt the weight of someone else on her bench. She lowered her book.

"Hey." Sookie replied. "What are you reading?"

"To Kill A Mockingbird." Lorelai answered. She slowly shut her novel. "Did you come all the way out here to ask me that?"

"No… I came out here because I thought you might like to talk about what happened. I know everyone thinks you're a Goddess now, but I can tell, you're not happy with what you've done."

Lorelai smiled. "You should be a psychologist… or a social worker."

"You did like him…. Didn't you."

Slowly, Lorelai nodded her head. "Yeah… I did." She replied softly. "It's a good thing I never let it go too far, huh? It really would have been embarrassing then."

"I'm sure I didn't help." Sookie replied. "I shouldn't have listened to all the gossip, like you said."

"It's okay… You didn't know what was going to happen."

"Sure was something seeing you tell Luke off like that, though." Sookie's smile returned. "How'd you come up with such a quick burn?"

Lorelai shrugged. "I don't know. I didn't even have to think about it. It just came out. Usually, I try to avoid saying things like that, my parents always considered it rude and ill mannered."

"Really? Hmm, I would have figured anyone who was cool enough to let their daughter call them by their first name would be cool enough to appreciate quick come backs."

"Sookie…" Lorelai paused. "There's a lot you don't know about me."

"Well, yeah… I just met you yesterday." Sookie replied.

Lorelai let out a deep breath. "My family… it's not like the traditional family."

"How so?"

"Well, it's kind of a lot to explain. I just found out most of it a few months ago."

Sookie held up her hand. "Hey, you don't have to tell me anything that makes you uncomfortable."

"I'd like to tell you sometime." Lorelai smiled. "If you're willing to listen."

"Sure, I'm willing." Sookie returned. "You could come over to my house this weekend if you'd like. We could sit up all night long and talk."

Lorelai had never been invited to stay over at someone's house before. She immediately said yes without evening giving it a second thought. The lunch bell rang, signaling that lunch was over. Lorelai grabbed her book bag from the ground and walked back into the school with Sookie.

Finally, it came. The class that Lorelai had been dreading all day. Spanish. She knew that she had picked the seat in front of Luke yesterday, and now she was regretting it more than anything. She walked into the room, and was instantly relieved to see that Luke wasn't in his seat. She wouldn't feel completely safe however, until the tardy bell had rang and she was guaranteed he wasn't going to show up.

"Hey, Gilmore…" A boy leaned over to Lorelai's desk. "If you're looking for a man to treat you right, I'd be more than happy to fill those shoes." He smiled.

"No thanks." Lorelai replied.

"Aw, come on. I don't mind you being a freshman." The boy continued. "I'm not like Luke, I actually care about girls."

"Sorry, I'm not interested."

The boy huffed. "What are you, like a lesbo or something?" Laughter quickly burst out around the classroom. "Are you not into guys?"

Lorelai lowered her head and looked down at her desk.

"What, no snippy come back for me?" The boy asked.

"Go to hell." Lorelai replied.

"Oh, how original." The boy smiled. "I'll never battle you in a game of wits again. Believe me, I've learned my lesson."

Suddenly, another boy came up beside Lorelai. He grabbed the first guy by the shirt. "Beat it, Brad." He growled.

"Hey, Chris, man… lighten up."

"You know what I've always heard?" Chris began. "People who accuse others of being gay, are usually trying to cover up their own homosexual tendencies."

Brad scowled at Chris.

"You should apologize." Chris stated.

"You're crazy. I'm not apologizing to her." Brad glanced down at Lorelai.

Chris shoved Brad up against the wall. "Apologize!"

"Okay! Okay!" Brad yelled. "I'm sorry!"

Chris released the boy. He straightened his shirt and quickly took his seat.

Mrs. Walker walked into the classroom as all the excitement had ended. "Alright everyone, take your seat. Open your books to chapter 7. Today we are going to learn how to ask for directions and give directions."

Lorelai glanced over at the brown haired boy who had stood up for her. She wanted to thank him, but after seeing how everyone else acted in this school, she assumed he had taken up for her just to gain some attention. 45 minutes was too long to wait for this horrible day to be over.