Summary: After he loses his job, Richard, Emily and a 15-year old Lorelai are moving to Stars Hollow.

Disclaimer: The names you don't recognize are probably mine, and all the others are ASP's and the WB's.

Author's Note: Busy busy busy life… I'm sorry for not updating so long, a lot is going on right now. I hope I can update sooner the next time, but no promises…

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Thanks to Laura for betaing!

Chapter 3

Your imagination is a weird thing. When Luke showed Lorelai the school building yesterday, it looked small compared to her old school, but right now the building looked twice his size than when she saw it yesterday. She didn't have more time to marvel over the fact, 'cause Emily began to talk to her.

"Lorelai! I want you to behave, be polite to the teachers and find out as much as possible about someone's background before you decide to 'hang out', or whatever you call it, with people. Keep in touch with only the good, respectable persons. And do not – I repeat: do NOT – mention anything about your fathers' business failure in Hartford. We have to build a reputation, and you young lady have to help with that. Understand?"

Lorelai gave Emily an eye-roll and when Emily glared at her she nodded shortly.

"Good. Now come on, we don't have the whole day!"

"Mom, we're an hour too early. I doubt if the principal is even there."

"Of course he is, why would he not be there? Not all people sleep until noon like you would like to do Lorelai."

(--- In The Principaloffice, After Emily Left---)

Lorelai sat on a chair, while the principal, Mr. Howell, searched for her file, after explaining that he hadn't expected them so early and that's why he wasn't as prepared as he wanted to be.

"Ahh, there it is. Lorelai Victoria Gilmore. Well Lorelai, I understand you've just moved from Hartford for private business, correct?"

"Yes, sir." Lorelai answered, kind of surprised she was called 'Lorelai' instead of 'Ms. Gilmore'.

"Ah, you're coming from Kingswood Private School, right?"

"Yes, sir."

"Wonderful! Well, I see your grades are fine, and I suppose 10th grade would be too easy for you. So I would like to place you in 11th grade. You'll have to work hard, but I think you can make it. Try to find a tutor or something. Are you okay with that?"

"Yes, sir!" Lorelais first thought was 'Luke'. Now she wouldn't be alone! She felt a like a big weight fell off her shoulders.

"Great! Here is your schedule, and your locker number. If there's anything wrong you can go to the school nurse or Miss Driscoll, who's the gym teacher. Any questions?"

"Not at the moment…"

"Than I wish you a great time here on Stars Hollow High. Goodbye, Lorelai!

And with a short goodbye Lorelai stood up and walked to the door, thinking how different this was than her old school. A bit unsure she walked into a still really empty hallway. Very soon she found her locker, and she decided to go see if Luke was ready. She walked outside the school and walked across the square towards the Hardware store, remembering that Luke told her that he very often helped his father opening the shop in the morning. Just when she'd arrived, Luke stepped outside.

"Hey there, stranger. Missed me?" Lorelai said.

"Lorelai! Don't you have to go to school? I mean, classes are starting in ten minutes."

"No kiddin'! No, but I just felt lonely in school 'cause my darling mother wanted to be early, which meant that I was there an hour early… And the talk with the principal was done in 15 minutes, and after a half hour of waiting I was bored so… Here I am!" Lorelai replied, while they started to walk towards school.

"What is your first class?" Luke asked.

"English… What's yours?"

"English too, but how? I mean, we aren't in the same class right?" Luke asked really confused.

"Ah right, forget to mention that… Well, the lovely principal thought since I'm coming from a great, difficult school and had good grades there that I could go straight to the 11th grade. She didn't want me to be bored. Looks like you're sticking with me!" Lorelai said with a big smile.

"Great, a crazy lady talking to me during class and letting me fail classes…" Luke replied with a grin.

"He, be nice! So, where do we go now?" Lorelai found it hard to believe that they only met yesterday. They already joked around and nobody had ever called her so much in a few days 'crazy', but she had to admit that it didn't bother her.

"Well, here's the classroom, the teacher is Mrs. Byington. She's okay – if you're not rude to her."

"I? Never."

(---In The Classroom---)

"Class, we have a new student: Lorelai Gilmore. Why don't you introduce yourself Lorelai?" A bit unsure Lorelai stood up, but soon she stepped in her imago as 'cute, charming and sexy', like she did in Kingswood. "Well, I'm Lorelai, 15 years old, and I've just moved here from Hartford. I was in 9th grade, but Mr. Howell thought that I would be bored there, so now I make you guys happy with my presence." The last part she said with a small laugh.

"Thank you, Lorelai. Does anyone have a question?"

"Have a boyfriend, beautiful?" A handsome boy but with a little not-so-sympathetic something in his face."

"Shut up, Frank." Luke grumped.

"Sorry Luke, are you in love with her?" Frank began to make kissing-noises.

"Boys, please! Okay, you may sit down again Lorelai. If you don't understand something, just ask me or another student. Class, attention please. Last time we were talking about…"

(---After School---)

"Tonight is a town meeting, do you want to come? We're always going with the group, well, most of the time Luke don't want to come with us 'cause he get aggressive listening to them – or so he says. Maybe you can persuade him?" Anne said with a wink. "What's going on between you two by the way?"

"Nothing, we're friends. Luke's one of the first people I met in Stars Hollow, he gave me a tour of the town. But anyway, aren't those town meetings boring? I mean, a council – men in suits, boring speeches?"

"Boring? You can't call Taylor brawling with Ms. Patty about who wants the floor boring! Taylor wants to be the new town selectmen, and because the Mayor isn't here a lot of the time, he wants to practice. And Kirk engorged him; Taylor is his hero – next to Luke of course... Oh, if Luke is there it's more fun; he's the one who says exactly what he thinks, and… Do you have any idea what I'm talking about?"

Lorelai, who has been listening amused and confused at the speech, began to nod a little.

"Miss Patty I've met, Luke mentioned Taylor – positive stories, the words 'moron, idiot, must kill' were used – and I've no idea who Kirk is."

"You have to see it yourself to believe. Are you coming tonight?" Anne asked again.

"Sure, why not. And don't worry, Luke will be coming too." And with that they said goodbye and walked both their own way.

She never felt so welcome in her whole life. Luke introduced her to his friends, and they were really nice. Anne, Peter, Marcel, Danielle, and Nicky – she already considered them as her friends too. And the thing that was weird was that she felt like herself. Sure, she was still hurt from Christopher's behaviour, but she didn't want to wallow. She just lived her life, and enjoyed the what seems positive change in her life.

She arrived home, yelled an "I'm here!" to her parents, grabbed an apple and the telephone on her way to her room and dialled a number.

"Hey Luke… You're going to the town meeting tonight!"