A.N.: Okay, okay! It's a two to three hours difference! Jeez, you'd think I'd get a bit of leniency seeing as I'm the provider of this story… but no! You guys have to be all persnickety about it… hehehe, I've always wanted to use that word in a sentence. I'm just fooling guys. I'll go back to that last chapter and fix it seeing as I only mentioned the time zones that once. So this chapter I'm also changing it. But for the sake of the story, Connecticut is behind! So if it's eight in LA, it's six in Connecticut. At least give me that! Please! Let's just leave it at that. 'Cause I agree it is a little hard to believe a twelve hour difference… but just let it be this way. I know it's probably not correct but it needs to be that way for the story... Thank you! Now on to the new part! Woo Ha! (Don't know why I did that… just felt like it… sorry read ahead)

Kassandra

Part 24: Going Home

Aladdin and Jasmine, Belle and the Beast, Snow White, her Seven Dwarfs and her Prince, Nala and Simba, Mickey and Minnie, Daisy and Donald, all were in attendance. Every Disney couple, villain and character were at this party. Not one was left out, from Will and Elizabeth from Pirates of the Caribbean to Maleficent from Sleeping Beauty. There was even a live band dressed up as the Big Bad Wolf and the Three Little Pigs.

"Wow." Rory said as Logan led her into the mansion's ball room. Logan smirked.

"Cool, huh?"

"Very." Rory said taking in her surroundings. "Is this house especially for LDB events?"

"No, we have one down in New Haven for that. This is just one of the old member's houses. He lets us use it if we need a place to stay or for the parties."

"And we didn't stay here because..."

"The hotel was closer to the event. And it's easier to sneak in when you're closer."

"Right." She said with a nod.

"I'll go get us drinks. Remember, no one is answering your question unless I'm with you." Rory rolled her eyes and gave a nod, looking around at more of the Disney characters. Twiddle Dee and Twiddle Dum from Alice in Wonderland and the Si and Am cats, two of Rory's favorite characters. She started humming the tune in her head. "We are Siamese if you please… do do do do... we are Siamese if you don't please."

"Whatcha hummin' there?" She looked over and saw Robert and Seth standing next to her. She laughed. Robert was dressed as Captain Hook while Seth was dressed as Robin Hood.

"Sorry."

"No, don't apologize." Seth said. "Just tell us what it was."

"The Siamese cat song." Rory said, they both raised an eyebrow. She rolled her eyes and pointed to the blonde twins that were dressed as the Si and Am cats. "From Lady and the Tramp."

"Never seen it." Robert stated. Rory gasped.

"You host an event dedicated to Disney characters and you haven't even seen the movies?" Logan came back with their drinks and handed Rory a champagne flute.

"What are we talking about here?"

"Robert has never seen Lady and the Tramp." Rory said in a huff.

"That's the one about the dogs, right?"

"The Dalmatians? Cause I've seen that one." Robert said.

"No," Rory said. "The Dalmatian one is called 'One Hundred and One Dalmatians'. With Cruella De Vil... who is over...," Rory looked around the room. She found a girl with white hair in a yellow fur coat and an old fashioned cigarette holder with a cigarette at the end. "There." She said pointing her out.

"Okay... then what's the one you're talking about?" Robert asked.

"Lady and the Tramp is about the two dogs that fall in love. One's a mutt who lives his life on the street. The other's a pure bred who lives in a sheltered world living as a house dog. They're from completely different sides of the tracks. There's that famous scene when they're eating spaghetti and they end up kissing because they end up getting the same strand and they slurp it not realizing and ..." Rory looked at the amused expression on all three boys' expressions. "Their noses touch." She finished.

"Never seen it." Robert repeated.

"Then you've been living under a rock all your life. Next thing you'll tell me is that you've never seen Charlie and the Chocolate Factory."

"Charlie and the what?" Rory's eyes widened and Logan put a hand on her arm.

"He's kidding, Ace. Tell her you're kidding."

"I'm kidding Rory. I've seen it. I'm a Wilder fan." He said. Rory gave a breath of relief.

"So Robin Hood, where's your Maid Marian tonight?" She asked turning her attention to Seth.

"Is that who I am?" Seth said. Rory rolled her eyes.

"I really don't see the point of dressing up in Disney characters if you have no clue who you are."

"It's fun, Ace. I bet you don't know every single one in here."

"I never said I did. But I can at least name half. I was raised on these movies. Along with others." She turned back to Seth. "Who did you think you were?"

"I though I was Peter Pan. But now I see a very big difference in the costumes."

"How are the tights, man?" Robert asked with a smirk.

"Oddly freeing." Logan said with a nod. Rory laughed.

"I have to introduce you to TJ. Remind me to do that."

"Will do, Ace. Now if you two don't mind, Rory and I have to mingle." Robert and Seth rolled their eyes and went to find their dates.

"You take this too seriously. Has anyone ever told you that?" Logan asked.

"I'm just saying that if they don't know who they're dressed as, there's no point in having the event. I think that should be a rule."

"Not all of them can do research, Ace." She heard the teasing in his voice and rolled her eyes. He introduced her to most of the LDB, all of them greeted her nicely and she even found some that had some of the same interests as hers. She had danced with Finn and Logan as well as Colin. Even Seth and Robert. But they mostly stayed with their dates. It was amusing to watch Finn dance. He would make Evie twirl him, sending his already short skirt flying up. Everyone would just laugh at his antics. Finn was the crazy one of them all. Logan appeared by her side with a refill of drinks.

"It's like a family." She said. Logan looked at her.

"What is?"

"The LDB. Everyone thinks that it's just a bunch of spoiled rich kids wanting attention from parents and facultyand that's why you all do what you do. But in reality, it's like a surrogate family. You all understand what goes on in each others' lives and can turn to each other when in need. These events are very relaxing for you all." Logan scanned the crowd taking in Colin, Steph and Finn, Robert and Seth, Evie and Jude. He turned back to her and gave her a nod.

"They are." Rory smiled happy she had found an angle for her story. "And talking about families."

"Jeez, you're the king of segues."

"Thank you. I couldn't help but overhear that you're going home tomorrow."

"Lunch at my mom's inn, you heard right."

"Are you going to talk to her?"

"If she happens to sit at my table and eat lunch with me I might engage in some polite conversation."

"You miss her."

"I do." Rory said looking at him. "She's my best friend. But…"

"You're still mad at her for what she did."

"It's not what she did. It's the fact that she didn't tell me when it happened."

"What would you have done if she told you that day?" Rory shrugged.

"I like to be in control. Everyone who knows me knows that I like control."

"Does that apply in the bedroom as well?" Rory glared at him and he smirked. "Kidding, Ace, I know what you mean. Tristan told me." Rory raised an eyebrow.

"What exactly did Tristan tell you?" Logan smirked

"Wouldn't you like to know?" Rory laughed. "Come on, let's dance." He took her hand and led her to the dance floor. The rest of the night was spent dancing, drinking and eating. It was a carefree night that ended early for them. Just as they were getting ready to leave, Seth and Robert got up to where the band was playing.

"Okay, okay. Hello all LDB members! We just want to make a quick announcement." Robert said, then passed the mic to Seth.

"We have had a very successful event this month! The winners of this year's event have come up with the punishment. Steph." Steph smiled and walked up to the stage.

"Hello everyone. After talking it over we have decided that the losers have to streak across the Yale campus at noon. We would have had you do it at Disneyland, but we had to think about the little kids and their virgin eyes. We will send you a message saying what day you have to do it. Have fun." Steph gave a smile and walked off the stage and towards a steaming Colin. Robert grabbed the mic again.

"There will be no event next month because of the impending marriage of Logan Huntzberger and the lovely Rory Gilmore." They all turned to him and Rory and clapped. Rory blushed and Logan gave a nod. "Congratulations, you two lovebirds."

"I'm going to kill him." Logan muttered. Rory laughed.

"You've got to admit it's pretty funny... Do they all know the situation?"

"They all know." Logan said sending a death glare at Robert who was laughing.

"And that concludes our one hundred and ninth annual LDB event!" Seth said. They all cheered and the band started up again.

"Come on guys, let's get going. We've all got class tomorrow." They all said their goodbyes and walked to their SUVs and made their way back to the hotel. Steph and Rory went to their room to pack up what they could and change while the guys into theirs.

"Did you have fun?" Steph said pulling a black turtle neck over her head and pulling on some jeans.

"Definitely." Rory said pulling her own blue turtle neck on and some jeans as well. They sat on the bed and put on their sneakers. There was a knock on the door and Steph got up to open it while Rory washed her face from the glitter she had put on for her costume.

"You girls ready?" Logan asked as he, Finn and Colin walked in to the room. Rory came out of the bathroom.

"Yep, where's Evie?"

"She stays." Finn said. "She doesn't have classes tomorrow so she's staying in LA for one more day." Rory gave a nod as they looked around the room. They still had shopping bags all over the room, spilling out the clothes they had been trying on the day before.

"I'll go get the concierge guy." Colin said as he left the room. Rory and Steph smiled at each other as they started picking up the clothes and putting back into the correct bags.

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By the time they left Los Angeles it had been four in the morning making it two in New Haven.

"That was so much fun." She told Logan as they unloaded the back of the SUV from all the shopping bags they packed in there.

"I'm glad you thought so." Rory smiled as he handed her her book bag.

"Did you get everything for your article, love?" Finn asked.

"Almost. I still have to interview you guys." Logan gave a nod.

"Just give us a time and place and you can ask your questions."

"I'll send you a memo." Rory said. Logan made a grab for the garment bag, but Steph beat him to it, picking it up and slinging it over her shoulder, giving him a smile.

"Mine." Was all she said. Rory smiled at her and helped him with the rest of the bags. Just as he closed the back and they were picking them up from the floor they heard Colin shout.

"Shit." They turned to him as he handed Rory her vibrating cell phone he had been holding for her in his pocket.

"Do I want to know why you had it on such a high vibration?" Rory blushed, then instantly paled as she saw the caller ID.

"Crap... oh crap."

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A.N.: That's right, I'm leaving it there... cause I'm EVIL! LOL! Stay tuned next week to see who called... though I bet you all know who it is..

I wasn't really happy with this chapter. I think I could have done a better party... but then I sort of thought that I dragged on the LDB event for, like, five chapters so it was time to end it. Not the best... but oh well. Next chapter up soon! Hope you enjoyed! Please review!