1Lorelai ran into her house and up to her room. She fell back on her bed and smiled.

"Lorelai ?..Lorelai?" Lorelai head Emily call from the other side of the door.

"Yes?"

Emily came into the room.

"How was school?"

"Fine."

"Make any friends?"

"A few."

"Who are they?"

"Mom, you wont know them.."

"I just want to know their names Lorelai.."

"Well, Luke mom.."

"Thats all you said a few.."

"Well, Luke's friends were nice to me..Sookie, Jackson and Andrew.."

"All boys?"

"No, Sookie 's a girl."

"I see. Why are you smiling?"

"No reason."

Emily turned to leave.

"Hey mom!"

"What?"

"Can I hang out in Stars Hollow after school tomorrow?"

"Why on earth would you want to do that?"

"I don't know..everyone hangs out after school..I want to be included."

"Very well..I'll tell Tony to pick you up at six pm."

"Thank you." Lorelai smiled. Emily nodded and left the room.

The next morning Lorelai put on black pants and a white tee shirt. She put her crimped hair in two low pigtails. This time Lorelai was just on time for breakfast.

"Good morning." smiled Lorelai walking in the dining room.

"Good morning." said Emily. Richard folded down the tip of his paper and nodded to his daughter.

"So, dad..how's work?"

"Its fine.."

"Oh..and mom, how's the DAR?"

"Its very well thank you." said Emily not looking up from her plate.

"Your welcome...so, Tony will pick me up at six?"

"Why would Tony be picking you up at six?" asked Richard.

"I'm hanging out in the town after school today dad.."

"When was I to know about this?"

"Apparently now." said Lorelai.

"Emily, why didn't you tell me?"

"Richard, your making this into a big deal.."

"I just would like to be informed on our daughters whereabouts."

"I'm sorry, next time I will tell you when our daughter will return home late."

"Wow, okay, I'm gonna be late." said Lorelai grabbing a piece of toast and heading for the door.

"See you later!" she called and headed for the bus stop.

"Hey Luke." said Lorelai as she walked up behind him in the hall. Luke turned around and smiled.

"Oh, hey Lorelai."

"I was thinking...you wanna hang out after school today?"

"Uh, sure..the guys and I usually hang out at my dads store.."

"Sounds great..so, where does your dad work?"

"The hardware store in town."

"Oh..where does your mom work?" Luke looked down.

"My mom died.." Lorelai automatically felt horrible.

"Oh, I'm sorry..I didn't know.."

"Its fine, she died when I was nine.."

"I'm sorry."

"You did nothing."

"I made you remember it.."

"Its fine." said Luke smiling. "What about your parents?"

"Uh, my dads in the insurance biz, and my mom doesn't have a job, she mainly organizes parties, charity events..nothing remotely worth talking about."

"Got it." said Luke. They glanced into each others eyes, and the gaze locked.

"Luke!" called Andrew. Both Luke and Lorelai broke the gaze and looked down.

"Uh, hey Andrew."

"Hey Lorelai.."

"Hi."

"Just to let you know..my parents are allowing me to have a graduation party." smiled Andrew.

"Graduation?" asked Lorelai. "Its September."

"I like to get a jump start on things, plus the sooner I get out of this school the better."

"Why? It doesn't seem that bad."

"When you've been going to the same school with the same people for eight years, it gets bad."

"I see."

"Graduating class of nineteen eighty two." smiled Andrew. Luke rolled his eyes and Lorelai grinned. Just then the bell rang.

"Were gonna be late for homeroom." said Luke. Andrew nodded and walked into his classroom, while Luke and Lorelai walked to theirs.

Luke sat with Sookie, Jackson and Andrew at a lunch table. Luke looked around for Lorelai but couldn't find her anywhere.

"Who you looking for?" asked Jackson.

"No one." said Luke.

"No one wouldn't happen to have brown hair and blue eyes now would it?" asked Sookie.

"No." said Luke. Just then Lorelai ran up to their table.

"I officially hate gym." she said. Everyone at the table looked at her.

"Why?" asked Jackson.

"Somebody locked me in the locker room."

"What?" asked Luke.

"I was changing in the stall, cause nobody gets to see this for free..and then all of a sudden the lights went out I heard the door slam.."

"Oh." said Sookie. Just then everyone at the table started laughing.

"What? Its not funny!"

"Oh okay." laughed Luke. Lorelai pouted and slumped next to Sookie on the bench.

"So, how did you get out?"

"Well. First I tuned the light back on, and then, I noticed the gym teachers whistle hanging on a hook so I blew it till somebody came to see what was going on."

"I was wondering what that was." said Jackson.

"So, what for lunch?"

"Something disgusting. We don't eat lunch here. We go over to Sookie 's after school and she cooks us something."

"Really, you cook?"

"Yeah, you should come today." smiled Sookie. Just then a blond girl walked up to the table.

"Luke, I need five dollars."

"Why?"

"Lunch, duh."

"Liz, you are not going to eat this toxic waste."

"You cant tell me what to eat, god your such a worry wort."

"When you get food poising don't expect me to be your servant."

"Oh Luke, you know you would be my servant even if I didn't ask you."

"Shut up."

"Make me."

"Alright, enough." said Sookie. "Luke, give Liz five dollars."

"Yeah Luke listen to Sookie..." said Liz.

"Fine." Luke reached in his pocket and grabbed five singles.

"Singles?"

"Take it or leave it.."

"I'll take it..thanks big bro." Liz walked away.

"So, thats your sister?" asked Lorelai.

"Thats Liz."

"You guys twins or something?"

"No, she's a year younger."

"Got it."

"So, Lorelai, how come you don't go to your old school anymore?" asked Andrew.

"Oh..I uh..I got expelled."

"Really?" asked Jackson.

"Yeah, no biggie." everyone saw Lorelai didn't wanna talk about it so they dropped it until further notice.

The last bell rang and the five walked over to Williams Hardware.

"Dad! Where here!" called Luke as they entered the store, the bell jingling above them. Lorelai looked around and saw a tall man, that looked a lot like Luke standing behind the counter.

"Hey guys..knew friend?"

"Yeah, dad this is Lorelai."

"Nice to meet you." smiled Lorelai.

"You too." smiled William.

"Hey Mr. Danes." said Andrew. "How's the store doing?"

"Its doing great."

"So, how about we show Lorelai the town?" asked Sookie.

"Alright, good idea." said Jackson.

"Luke, be home by seven."

"Alright, bye."

"Bye."

Lorelai, Luke, Sookie, Jackson, and Andrew walked around town.

"And this.." said Sookie showing Lorelai something, but noticed Lorelai stopped.

"What?" asked Luke.

"This house. Its beautiful." Lorelai looked at an old run down house.

"Actually, its an inn..the old Dragonfly. Its been abandoned for years."

"Wow." said Lorelai.

"Its great, isn't it." smiled Sookie.

"It sure is."

"Anybody want ice cream?" asked Andrew. Everyone nodded and walked over to the ice cream parlor.

They all sat in the gazebo eating ice cream, when a fancy car pulled up. The door opened and out came a snooty women dressed in a fancy suit with pearl earrings and a matching neckless. Lorelai 's eyes widened.

"Who's that?" asked Sookie.

"Oh my god." said Lorelai.

"Lorelai Gilmore!" called Emily.

"Mom? What are you doing here? I thought Tony was supposed to pick me up?"

"Oh, I fired him..he leaked oil all over the driveway."

"Mom, how do you know that was just not dad fixing one of his cars?"

"Oh, well..anyway, where have you been?"

"Mom, I told you six."

"Yes, and it is six fifteen. I've been waiting for you in front of that school of yours for fifteen minutes."

"In front of the school? I never said we would meet there."

"Well, I don't know this town, it's a logical place to meet, please Lorelai.."

"Mother.."

"Are these your friends?"

"Yes."

"How..nice..Lorelai we should get home now, Mr. and Mrs. Gracie are coming to dinner tonight."

"Alright..bye guys."

"Bye." said all four together. When the car drove off, they looked at each other.

"Did you see that car?" asked Andrew. They nodded.

"You could tell they save their pennies." said Sookie. Again everyone nodded.

Lorelai stormed into the house. She ran to her room and slammed the door, before letting out a annoyed scream.

"Lorelai Gilmore what has gotten into you?" asked Richard coming into his daughters bedroom.

"Mom, just humiliated me in front of my new friends."

"Oh, I'm sure Emily didn't mean any harm."

"Yeah, I'm sure." said Lorelai sarcastically.

"Lorelai, you mother just went to pick you up to come home for dinner."

"But she acted like a crime buster, storming up to me like I was stealing hubcaps off a car."

"Lorelai, your being so dramatic."

"Alright dad." Lorelai rolled her eyes.

"Now, change out of those cloths, the Gracie's are very important clients of mine."

"Yeah, yeah, yeah."

Richard nodded and left the room. Lorelai stuffed her head in her pillow and screamed.

"God." she sighed. Lorelai ran to her tape player and blasted Rick Springfield. Jessie's girl played and Lorelai danced around while changing into a black knee length skirt and a white satin blouse.

Luke walked home at six thirty that night.

"Luke?" asked Liz walking out of the living room.

"What?"

"Who was that girl sitting with you at lunch today?"

"Thats Lorelai."

"She's new?"

"Yeah, Liz."

"She's pretty.."

"I guess.."

"You like her don't you?"

"What? Come on Liz..thats crazy, were friends."

"Sure..whatever." Liz waved her hand and walked back into the living room. "I think she likes you though."

This caught Luke's attention.

"What?"

"I think she likes you."

"How?"

"Well, before she knew I was your sister, I could see she was a little jealous when a girl walked up to you, I think she thought I was your girlfriend." Liz made a gagging noise. "And she smiles at you nice. I saw her staring at you today in the hall, she was smiling."

"Really?"

"Yeah." Liz smiled and rolled her eyes as she walked out of the room. Luke stood there, a smile forming on his lips.