AN: Sorry this is later than usual I had to go to my best friend's grandfather's wake today and confort her, so I didn't get much computer time. I hope you all understand. I know i told you I would update this story ever other day and right now it's 12:12 AM which means I'm 13 minutes late.. sorry guys! Enjoy the chapter though!
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The month of October passed like a breeze. Rory had somehow been pulling in writing for the Franklin, the school's newspaper. With all that was going on in her life, she had completely forgotten about joining the paper, and when she finally realized it, it was too late because the staff had already been set. However, sometime in the middle of October the editor, a spit fire intense blonde Paris, had sought her out.
Rory was on her way to lunch after getting a few books from her locker when she felt an unfamiliar hand grab her shoulder. She spun around surprised to come face to face with a blonde who had a scowl on her face.
"Can I help you?" Rory asked somewhat annoyed.
"The paper needs your help, not me the paper," the blonde replied.
"Excuse me?" Rory replied confused.
"Oh wow and here I thought that you were intelligent, never mind I take it back. We don't need you," the blonde said back beginning to walk away.
"You know you really have no right to judge someone by first impression, maybe you're not such a good reporter if you do," Rory shot back shaking her head and walking away. She heard to girl sigh before she spoke once again.
"My name's Paris Gellar and I am the editor of the Franklin. I looked up your portfolio in your file and think that the paper could benefit from your membership," she said begrudgingly.
"Huh looking up my private files, maybe you are a good reporter after all," Rory said turning around and shaking Paris's hand. "I don't think I need to introduce myself considering the information you got," she said with a smirk. She was getting really good with the arrogant façade ever since she started hanging out with her new friends.
"Yeah, yeah, so are you in or not? The paper requires copious amounts of dedication and hard work. We meet everyday after school until 5 except for when this school has one of its stupid social events where we cut it earlier at 3 and also on Fridays," she said. Rory nodded and pretended to contemplate, even though in truth she was very excited to join. However before she could answer her 7 friends came bounding down the hallway causing Paris to scowl deeper and groan.
"Ace we got worried so we formed a search party, everything alright?" Logan asked lacing an arm around her waist.
"Mate, I still don't get it, what the hell is a party without alcohol?" Finn asked annoyed. The group just collectively sighed.
"Listen as much as I would love to watch your Laguna Beach reenactments I really have to get going so can I just get an answer?" Paris asked annoyed.
"Don't be snippy Paris," Louise said rolling her eyes.
"The answer is yes, see you at dismissal," Rory replied with a smile. Paris put on an accomplished face before giving a stiff smile and walking away shaking her head.
"What was that all about?" Logan asked leading them all back to the lunchroom.
"I just joined the paper," Rory replied with a big smile.
"That's great Rory," Stephanie said from under the arm of Colin.
"Yeah the paper could use someone who isn't so stuck up," Colin said.
"Yes mate and you of all people know who has a stick up their butt considering the large one up yours," Finn joked. Colin replied by rolling his eyes and ignoring the comment while everyone else nodded their heads in agreement.
"I'm happy for you Ace," Logan said, "Now I have a reason to attend the meetings."
"You're on the paper?" Rory asked surprised, not once had she seen Logan stay after school for a meeting.
"Yea my dad made me join," Logan replied with a shrug.
"So why don't you ever go to the meetings?" Rory asked confused.
"Never had a good reason until now," he said with a smile and wink. Rory just giggled like a little school girl before planting on a kiss on his lips flattered that Logan saw her as a good enough reason to attend something he obviously had no interest in.
So now Rory was an essential part of the paper, proving her journalistic skills to everyone. She had assumed that her joining of a less trendy club would diminish her popularity and the attention she got, but instead it increased it. More and more people started reading the paper, taking interest in the feature stories that Rory wrote. Rory had also found that Logan had a true knack for writing. He had taken over the sports column and was extremely talented in giving the play by play for all of the games and also keeping it interesting instead of just saying the scores.
The duo was quite a team and Rory had already been given several letters and calls from Logan's parents thanking her on the influence she had on him. Although Rory still disliked his parents for choosing Logan's future, she still was touched to see that they cared enough about Logan to know he was writing. Logan stayed for every meeting that Rory did, taking her home since Tristan took the limo home. Rory loved to spend time with him and she had to admit that when writing his piece, she found his looks of determination so cute.
Tonight however, both Rory and Logan weren't at a newspaper meeting but instead Rory was home with the girls while the guys were next door. Both sets of parents were once again away on business. They had come back from their trip for only a week before being swept away by the business this time to China to settle the offices there. As much as Rory and Tristan hated their parents being away, they were both glad that their new best friends could always stay over and keep them both company, especially tonight on Halloween.
"I hope they don't totally kick our asses for what we're going to do tonight," Colin said pulling his leather jacket that matched with his pants, on top of his plain white tee shirt.
"Relax mate, who can get mad at a face like this," Finn said pouting while slicking his hair back.
"Why did we agree to dress like this again?" Logan whined as he looked at himself in the mirror. He was wearing black leather, that's right leather, pants with a black fitted shirt and a black leather jacket with his hair slicked back as much as it would allow. He felt gross sticking that stuff in his hair but he had agreed with Rory that he would do it.
"She used to puppy dog eyes and pout, they all did," Tristan replied putting on his outfit that matched with Colin and Finn's. His hair was too short to slick back so he just left it as it was, but he would be the one out of the four having to the sunglasses and most fitting of the leather pants.
"Right, that's why," Logan said remembering while groaning at the same time. "I look ridiculous," he mumbled.
"No mate you look hot! Nice toned stomach too," Finn commented.
"I can't believe we got the guys to agree to this," Steph said laughing while pulling her hair into a ponytail with a pink ribbon.
"I knew they couldn't resist the eyes," Louise said satisfied. "Good job Rory."
"Hey anything that lets me see those four dressed up in leather pants," she replied laughing as Madeline put the finishing touches on her hair. The girls were all dressed up in tight black spandex Capri's with pink belts. While Madeline, Louise, and Steph all wore pink tank tops and pink high heels, Rory wore a black off shoulder shirt with black high heels. The four had all purchased the classic Pink Lady's glossy jacket and also the vintage sunglasses just like the girls had in Grease. Of course, Rory was Sandra D and Logan was Danny Zuko which was why their outfits were different from everyone else's.
"Do you think it's too poofy?" Rory asked in reference to her hair. Madeline had curled it and then teased it to make it as close as possible to the way Sandra D had it in the movie.
"No it's perfect Rory," Louise said while pulling her curled and teased hair into a ponytail identical to Stephanie's. "If you say so," she replied with a shrug before popping some pink bubble gum in her mouth and handing the container to the rest of the girls so they could take some.
"Do we look pink ladies enough?" Rory asked twirling her hair around her finger in a ditzy manner while chewing loudly on the gum.
"I think so," Madeline said putting her hair into a pony tail also. All of them had on pink eye shadow and dark eyeliner and mascara, with pink blush and pink nail polish. They were the peak of Grease perfection. The maid came into the room and asked for some pictures in various posses, ordered by Lorelai to take them. The girls heartily agreed and took one regular picture, one picture blowing kisses, one picture where they all blew bubbles, and one picture looking like they were the bitches of the 50s. The maid laughed and Rory thanked her, happy to see the maid appreciated the gesture.
After 10 minutes, the guys had arrived and waited for the girls in the foyer as usual. The maid proceeded to take pictures of them also before she left them alone.
"Rory let's go!" Tristan yelled to the top of the stairs. The four girls appeared at the top of the steps within seconds. "Tell me about it, stud," Rory said in her best sexy voice she could do before the girls doubled over in laughter and walked down the steps.
"Loving the pants boys," Louise said with a smirk eyeing all of them. All the guys blushed under the attentive gaze of Louise except Finn.
"Love let me tell you it was so hard to get into these, in fact I'm not even wearing underwear!" Finn replied rubbing his ass.
"Too much info Finny," Rory said laughing while also eyeing the guys.
"Looking good MAC," Rory chuckled while going over to Logan to give him a kiss.
"You too Ace," he said with a smirk immediately snaking his arms around her waist and letting his hands rest on her ass while she pulled him in for his kiss.
"Watch those hands mister," Rory joked.
"Can I watch the ass instead?" Logan replied. Rory playfully hit him and pulled away to greet the other guys with hugs and kisses.
"Rory love who invented spandex?" Finn asked when Rory gave him a kiss.
"EI du Pont de Nemours & Company, why?" Rory replied not skipping a beat. Her friends raised their eyebrows at her but she just shrugged it off. "It was in one of my books. Anyways, Finn, why?"
"I'd like to personally thank them for their wonder full invention," Finn replied dazed while running his hands up and down the sides each of the girl's legs. "Finn!" Colin and Logan yelled.
Finn jumped and glared at the guys but before he could whine about ruining his moment the maid came back in with the camera. "Ok more pictures," she said holding up the camera.
Rory immediately ran to Logan and lifted her leg up to Logan's waist telling him to hold it up, he took it confused while she wrapped her arms around his neck and leaned her forehead against his head, giving him bedroom eyes.
Logan gulped, "Rory wearing leather pants today, not the best material for giving me that look."
Rory just laughed while the girls assembled behind her. The all put their sunglasses on and posed. Madeline twirled a piece of stray hair around her finger while Stephanie blew and bubble and Louise bit the tip of her nail and looked seductive. Behind Logan, Finn put an arm on Logan's shoulder supporting himself while pretending to look over and one of the other girls. Colin pulled out his comb and pretended to run it in his hair while Tristan slid on his sunglasses and crossed him arms over his chest. The group as a whole looked like they should be on the DVD cover of modern Grease as the maid snapped a picture.
The rest of the poses included them smiling, them all making funny faces, and them all in a big huddle with their arms around each other. They had no idea what would happen to the pictures but they just decided to have fun with it.
"Thank you Abigail," Rory said when she saw it was time to head to the Halloween dance at Chilton.
The group stepped out of their limousine and onto Chilton groups to find that the party was already fully underway. They walked to the gym and made their usual entrance, with the gossip mills immediately turning. They took a seat at a table that seemed as if it were reserved for them, right next to the dance floor and situated close to the spiked punch and stale food that Chilton offered at in school events. The song 'Public Affair' by Jessica Simpson began playing and Louise immediately jumped up and called for a dance dragging the rest of the girls onto the floor.
"Ok boys they're gone lets talk about tonight," Tristan said rubbing his hands together in anticipation after sitting for 5 minutes in silence.
"Did you get hockey masks and fake blood?" Colin asked him. Tristan nodded. "Did you guys figure out a plan?"
"Yea," Logan started, "We'll go to your house after the dance to change and the girls to theirs but we have to change quick so that they don't think it's us. One of us will trigger the alarm so that Rory gets a call asking if everything is alright. That call should be enough to freak them out for the time being but then we'll put the timer reset on the generator giving us about 5 minutes of darkness to freak them out, then the lights will come on. Finn recorded the chainsaw sounds to play over the intercom while we attack."
"Mate I kind of feel bad playing this prank on the Shielas," Finn said.
"It's Halloween…. They'll understand," Colin said in a more hopeful voice than assuring. So caught up in their conversation, the group of four didn't notice a certain blonde that was listening in on their conversation the whole time. She quickly made her way back to the 3 girls that were waiting for her on the dance floor with a smirk on her face.
"Hey Louise where's the drinks?" Rory said searching for punch, she didn't care if it was spiked she just need a drink, who knew dancing in tight spandex and heels could be so tiring.
"I got something better than drinks," Louise replied.
"Ice cream?" Stephanie suggested also quite tired.
"No, news," Louise said.
"Can't drink news, news is no good," Madeline grumbled.
"It is when it's news that will prompt revenge."
"Spill!" the three girls all said in unison.
"The guys are playing a prank on us tonight, trying to scare us out of our panties. In short, something with hockey masks, fake blood, lights out, and chainsaw sounds. Finn was the only one in opposition," Louise said still swaying to the music as she spoke.
The girls shook their heads. "When will they learn to be discreet and secretive?" Rory asked.
"When Finn doesn't drink anymore. So, never," Stephanie answered. "So Rory what's the brilliant plan because I know you've formulated one already."
"Well I think…"
"Ladies we're just going to go change and then we'll meet you back at the house," Tristan said trying to hide his smirk when they arrived back home from the lame dance.
"Alright, don't take too long. It's Halloween… there's all kinds of monsters out," Rory said sounding sincerely scared, even though in truth it was an act.
"Give us 20 minutes," Logan replied giving her a kiss on the cheek before walking off with the rest of the guys. The girls just watched them walk off before quickly making their way into Rory's house. "Idiots," mumbled Rory as they climbed up the stairs to set up their plan.
"Ready?" Logan asked making sure his hockey mask was in place. The other guys just nodded in agreement before the four crept to the backyard and purposely tried to open a window that Tristan knew was attached to an alarm. The four just sat and waited for the sound of a call ringing through the hours.
"Yes I accidentally opened the rigged window sorry about that," Rory said to the alarm company that called her. The three girls watched on with anticipation as Rory hung up the phone.
"Ok, they should be putting it into action soon. Make the screams good and remember me first, then you Steph, then Louise and Maddy. Then all of us can get Finn," Rory said. The girls nodded right before the lights in the whole house turned off. Rory quickly slung her arms around her friends to make sure they were all there as chainsaw noises began playing over the intercom, to the benefit of the guys the intercoms were not connected to the regular generator to the house but battery operated.
"Oh my god what's going on?" Louise screamed feigning fear very well.
"Rory hold me," Stephanie said trying not to giggle as the sound of Madeline's half forced half intentional sobs filled the air. After all, she was scared of the pitch black dark. The girls all heard footsteps coming towards them and as their eyes adjusted to the darkness, they saw four people with bloody hockey masks walk into the room laughing evilly. The girls all started screaming loud enough to distract the guys. "See you," Rory whispered before she stealthily made her way out of the room screaming, "Let go!" and quickly running down to the generator.
The other three girls still stood screaming like lunatics when the lights went on and the tape of the chainsaws stopped. As soon as the lights went on all four of the guys pulled off their masks and doubled over in laughter, failing to notice a missing member of the party.
The girls put on hard stares pretending to be anger. "Ha ha very funny," mumbled Steph wiping tears off of Madeline's cheeks. "How'd you get Rory in on it?" she asked.
The guys all stopped laughing. "What are you talking about?" Colin asked looking around for Rory.
"How'd you get her to pretend to get taken away screaming 'Let go! Let go!'," Louise asked. "Rory you can come out now come on!"
The guys just looked at her confused while looking around the room expecting Rory to show up somewhere.
"Guys quit it with the fake confusion it's not amusing," Steph scolded looking around.
"Where is she?" Madeline asked looking around. Logan paled and looked around with wide eyes while Tristan, Finn, and Colin all looked around the room expecting her to pop out of somewhere.
"This isn't funny," Louise said accusingly.
"We th-thought she was with you!" Logan stuttered becoming extremely nervous.
"Logan quit it mate where is she!" Finn asked looking around frantically. Before Logan could even defend him self the lights went back off and the shrill sound of Stephanie's screams filled the air. Everyone's eyes had barely adjusted to the dark when the lights flashed back on.
Stephanie screamed her best while trailing the fake blood bottle brush across the wall as she ran out of the room to meet Rory, hoping that Louise and Madeline didn't give it all away.
"Where's Steph!" Madeline screamed holding onto Louise. "Guys stop it this isn't funny!" Louise yelled with tears in her eyes.
"We're not doing this!" Colin yelled worriedly. "Holy shit!" Tristan yelled pointing at the wall. Everyone turned to see a streak of red, resembling blood. "Call the police mate!" Finn yelled right when the lights turned off once more. Two muffled screams and cries were heard once more and the lights turned back on.
As soon as the lights turned off, Madeline and Louise held each other's mouths shut and ran out of the room holding onto each other to meet up with the other two. The two tried their best not to giggle thinking about the camera Rory had strategically set up with the night vision.
"They're gone!" Tristan yelled scared for his life. "Mates, it's just like the movies, one of us is next!" he exclaimed nervously.
"What the fuck is going on!" Logan asked worried more about Rory's life than his own. One last time, the lights went off and Finn's voice yelling, "Help me mates!" was heard before the lights flickered on.
As soon as the lights turned off again, Finn felt a small hand clutch his hand. "Act scared Finny and you get a treat," purred the voices of Louise and Rory into his ear. He heartily complied, yelling his plea for help before the girls dragged him out of the room and quickly down the steps to the main floor and then the basement.
He reached the bottom of the steps to find Madeline and Steph sitting there watching TV and eating popcorn giggling. "What the hell is going on loves!" Finn yelled out of breath from the adrenaline rush he was feeling.
"We heard about your plan, and we heard you were the only one who opposed so we decided not to have you freak out like they're doing right now," Louise said plopping down on the coach next to Steph. He turned to Rory disbelieving. Rory just smirked back. "Watch this," she said sauntering over to the intercom. "Mute it," Rory told Steph. Steph immediately muted the TV and sat in silence waiting for Rory to do something.
Rory ran in place quickly before pressing the talk button on the intercom, "Logan, anyone," she panted frantically, "Basement help!" she yelled.
"GET THE FUCK OFF THE INTERCOM BITCH!" Louise yelled in a very convincing man voice making her way over to Rory.
"No please don't!" Rory yelled back with a smile. Louise gave Rory a firm slap on the ass echoing through the room and into the intercom before Rory turned it off and the girls doubled over in laughter.
"Nice," Madeline said as Rory and Louise rejoined the coach. They looked over at Finn who had a big grin on his face, "Kinky girl on girl, love it kitten," he said winking. The girls rolled their eyes. "Come sit Finny and enjoy the stupidity show," Rory said motioning from the spot next to her. Now all the 5 had to do is sit and wait for the guys to come downstairs with their macho selves.
"Got something?" Logan asked holding a golf club he had found under Rory's bed.
"Yea," Tristan said motioning to his pair of scissors he had retrieved from inside Rory's bathroom.
"Let's go," Logan said determined walking out of the room with Colin running after them holding a body spray, unable to find anything threatening.
The guys quietly made their way down the steps and quickly to the basement stairwell, grasping their 'weapons'. They stood listening for any sign of violence below but only heard a crunching, step by step they made their way down as silently as possible. They reached the final step and jumped out holding their weapons up and yelling "Let them go!" only to be met with the amused faces of the girls and Finn with a camera.
The five knew immediately when the guys were at the stairwell, discreet was not a word that could describe them. The girls just sat munching on their popcorn. As soon as they jumped out from behind the wall separating the stairwell from the room, Finn snapped a picture with Rory's digital camera she had left in the basement. Finn put the camera down and the three stared at the five and vice versa before the five cackled and pointed, unable to contain their mirth.
There was Logan with a determined looking on his face, holding up a gold club as if it were a baseball bat. Tristan had the exact same expression on his face as he held a pair of scissors in his hand, holding it as it he was going to use as someone would use a knife. The cream of the crop however was Colin, determination evident as he clutched onto a bottle of Strawberry body spray with his pointer finger threatening to spurt at a moment's notice.
"What the hell is going on!" Logan spat putting down his golf club angrily and embarrassed, his only answer was for the girls to laugh harder and Finn to swagger over to the with a goofy grin. "Lovely Sheilas figured out our plan and wanted pay back!" he said laughing.
"Colin, Tristan, planning on grooming the attackers to death before they go for a nice game on the green with Logan?" Finn asked causing the girls to crack up harder. After 5 minutes of laughter and the guys standing there sheepishly and angrily, the girls finally regained their composure.
"We're sorry we didn't really mean to worry you that much, we were just angry about your prank!" Rory said pouting.
"Whatever," Tristan said just happy everyone was alright. "Let's just get some sleep," he said taking a spot in the sunken sitting area and pulling over some pillows and blankets. "Alright," the girls agreed still with big smiles. Finn, Louise and Madeline all got into sleeping positions while Colin still stood looking blank with Stephanie staring at him. "Night all," Rory called over her shoulder while climbing the steps after Logan who had gone ahead of her.
"Are you going to get some sleep?" Stephanie asked getting up and standing next to Colin tentatively. Colin's only response was a grunt without any direction to it.
"Are you ok?" she asked next. He grunted once more.
"Are you angry?" Another grunt.
"Are you going to do anything but make sounds?" Stephanie asked irritated. This time, Colin furrowed his eyebrows before grabbing her hand and dragging her upstairs to the living room, averting the curious stares of their other 4 friends looking at him confused.
"Logan, wait up," Rory said as he walked into her bedroom quickly ignoring her.
"Hey, don't be mad babe," Rory said subtly switching off the camera that had been taping the guys as Logan tore off his shirt and pants swiftly getting into bed in silence.
Rory sighed, maybe she had taken it too far but they couldn't make such a big deal about it. She pulled off her pajama pants and top, leaving her in her underwear as she went under the covers next to Logan who was facing the wall. Normally, she would feel uncomfortable sleeping in such little clothing but ever since her and Logan started sleeping together she felt more comfortable that way. She placed arm around Logan's waist, running her hands up Logan's taut stomach muscles.
Logan felt very stupid for being angry but he was so worried about her when the whole incident happend. However, as her hands ran comfortingly up his stomach and chest, he felt the angry slowly switch to desire. All anger flew out the window as she kissed the back of his neck gently and his boxer's tightness increased. He quickly turned his body to face Rory and found her staring back worried and guilty.
"I'm sorry Logan," she whispered with pleading in her eyes.
"You worried me Ace," he admitted running his hand up her almost bare side and into her hair, stroking it gently.
"I'm sorry; it was my vengeful ways taking over," she said again trying to lighten the mood.
"Don't do it again?"
"Promise," she replied with a smile. Logan's features immediately softened as a smile graced his handsome features before he gently placed his lips on hers, pulling her body closer.
"Thank god I turned off that camera," murmured Rory against his lips.
"What?" Logan asked confused pulling away.
"Nothing, nothing," she replied pulling him back in for more. Happy Halloween.
"Colin you've been pacing for the past 10 minutes, if you have nothing to say I'm going to sleep," Stephanie said starting to get out of her seat but immediately being pushed back down onto the couch by Colin. He looked her wearily in the eye before sitting down next to her, holding one of her hands with both of his.
"Listen Steph, you scared the crap out of me today, I thought someone hurt you and took you from me," Colin started immediately causing Steph's features to soften. "I don't even know why I was so worried. I mean what the hell is with me I shouldn't care!" he continued prompting Steph to switch her expression to anger.
Noticing this, Colin quickly rephrased, "No, no, no it's not a bad thing!" he said waving his free hand around for emphasis. Seeing that his comment didn't do much to ease her, he uncharacteristically ran his hand through his hair and sighed.
"Sorry I troubled you with having to care about me," Stephanie said freeing herself from Colin's grasp and getting up while she still could retain her dignity.
Colin watched her slowly make her way out of the living room as every fiber in his body today him to stop her. "Steph don't be stupid," Colin said suddenly, coming out more arrogant then he intended. Stupid Colin you know better than to call her that!
Steph turned around to face him with a withering glare before turning around making her way faster out of the room. With one last breath of confidence, Colin called out once more, "I LOVE YOU!" he yelled, allowing himself to soften his emotions just for her.
She stopped dead in her tracks at the sound of those three words. Her head whipped around in time to see an innocence glaze Colin's eyes before his defenses built up once again. Tears fell from her eyes in shock from the confession. She knew that the moment would eventually coming; considering how long the two of them had danced around each other but she didn't think he would be to say it first.
"I love you," he said again feebly. Steph sauntered her way back over to the couch and sat next to him with amusement trickling from gaze. "Did Colin Cameron McRae just tell me he loves me?" she asked tantalizing.
Hearing her tone, he smiled knowing the awkwardness was gone, "I can always take it back Vanderbilt." Stephanie just shook her head, "I love you too you jackass," she replied smiling and teasing at the same time before both of them crashed their lips together enjoying the confessions they had released. Colin pulled away when Stephanie began giggling.
"What?" he asked slightly offended.
"Just picturing you with that body spray," she replied trying to keep her giggles from developing into cackling.
"I'm going to get you for that," he threatened positioning his hands on either side of her.
"Col-Col no!" she yelled with a smirk before running off with Colin chasing her. Colin caught up and ended up with Steph trapped between him and the carpet. Before she could yell in protest, he brought his lips down to hers, leaving Steph to sigh into the kiss. Happy Halloween, definitely.
AN: As fluffy as a marshmellow pillow! haha Like I said enjoy it while it lasts because I assure you all hell will be break loose pretty soon and you guys might hate me for what I have planned, but what's a story with a load of fluff and no drama? Boring & unrealistic! And yes I did jump ahead to Halloween, I will be jumping because I just want to get the Holidays out of the way before starting up my drama mama skills haha. Review pleasee!