Chapter Fifteen

Rory stood in front of the Towers and stood looking out over the enormous black limousine waiting for Rory and Warren. Warren was smiling at her reaction, "Wow," was all she could manage.

Warren laughed, "Yeah I know it is a little over powering when you first see it."

Rory looked at him, "Just a little," He smiled at her.

"Come on," He took her hand and they walked down the steps to get in the vehicle.

It had been a few days and Rory had been given a clean bill of health and ready to travel back to school. At this news Warren was almost as excited as she was. He had taken her out through the city and shopping.

Rory had been taken aback by the number of things he bought her and quick frankly she felt weird accepting them but he wouldn't take no for an answer.

She was wearing a red dress that stopped at her knee with a halter-top style top, and beige over coat that he had bought for her. She had been given an enormous array of hair bands of almost any colour for her ears.

As she sat in the back of the limousine she watched the skyscrapers pass the window as they headed for the airport. She felt so out of place. She looked at Warren. His elbow was resting on the door and his head was on his hand, he was looking at her with an all-knowing smile on his face, Rory forced a smile back at him.

She was looking forward to getting back to school were she felt more like one of his equals. He didn't make her feel like she was below him but she felt like that in herself looking around the penthouse in which he grew up, going shopping in stores her grandma and her used to just window shop in, sitting in the limo that would take him to school when he was younger, whether she liked it or not Warren and her were very different people.

The plane flight was long and the drive to the school seemed even longer. Rory was thrilled to be back in her own room. She felt more comfortable. She went through the motions of telling Jubilee what happened, but that was all, the other students were told she went to see her grandmother again.

Jubilee sat and stared at her from the end of Rory's bed. "So you don't love him?" She asked raising an eyebrow.

"I didn't say that," Rory said feeling completely lost in herself, "Oh I dunno how I feel anymore, I mean I really do care about Warren, and not exactly in a purely platonic way either but I dunno, how do I know I love him?"

Jubilee stared at her friend, "They say when you look death in the face your priorities become crystal clear."

Rory lay back, "Yeah but then I wouldn't have to deal with the fall out, I would be dead, but lucky me not this time."

"You can't mean that," Jubilee said calmly.

"I don't I am thrilled I am alive just wish I hadn't gone to that extent, telling Warren I loved him? I mean come on."

Jubilee shook her head, "All is fair in love and war,"

Rory sat up and stared at her friend, "How in the hell does that help me?" Rory demanded.

Jubilee shrugged, "Dunno, just thought it would sound wise."

Rory glared, "Thanks big help." Jubilee laughed.

"Look I have to get to bed, just tell Warren the truth, if he does love you then he will understand." Rory nodded biting on her lower lip. "Oh by the way, Kitty, Rogue, and I are going into town tomorrow to by grad dresses, you wanna come?"

Rory looked at her friend, "I though you were going to wait a year and then grad?"

Jubilee shrugged, "Yeah but I plan to stay on at the school so there isn't much point, anyway Peter asked so I am going with him. So you wanna come?"

Rory nodded, "'Course. I will talk to Storm tomorrow, I think I want to grad early too."

Jubilee nodded, "Kay, night,"

"Night,"

Rory lay back in bed, not only did she have a major crisis with Warren but now she had to get a dress for Grad. Just what she needed. She also needed a date. Rory supposed that it was implied that Warren would go with her. She would ask him just to be sure tomorrow.

When did life get so complicated?