Disclaimer: I don't own Gilmore Girls

AN: The LDB event is the same one that they have on the show. I love that event and I don't think that it really needs to be changed. I am going to change a few things and add some stuff, to add some drama. Enjoy!

Chapter 10

It was 3:55pm, on the day the LDB told her, and Rory was waiting in the courtyard near her dorm. She was going to wait until the very last moment before she slipped the blindfold on over her eyes. She looked at her watch and noticed that it was 3:59, she pulled the blindfold on, and waited for someone to come get her.

"Hey, Ace, you ready?" Logan asked as he came up to her and took her hand.

"Yip, ready for anything." Rory said with a laugh. Logan laughed along with her as he helped her into the SUV.

"Hit it!" Logan said loudly as he shut the door.

"Ah! Not so loud!" Finn complained and pulled out of the parking lot.

"You're very auditorily sensitive today." said a female voice, that Rory wasn't sure she had heard before.

"Oh, and your voice helps." Finn replied sarcastically.

"Is the blindfold secure?" Colin asked, not wanting to take any chances.

"Secure and in place." Logan said, while rolling his eyes.

"Our anonymity's crucial, Logan. Crucial." Colin said with a huff as he sat back in his seat.

"Like I don't already know who you are." Rory mumbled, just loud enough for Logan to hear. He smirked and gently brushed his fingers against Rory's hand to show her that he heard her, he was rewarded with a smile on her face.

"What's wrong with Finn?" Rory asked, when she heard him groan.

"Great job with the blindfold, Logan." Colin said, clearly not in the best of moods.

"I recognized your voices, Colin." Rory said, before Logan could say anything, "No need to get all pissy." she said quietly under her breath. She heard Logan chuckle quietly when she said that.

"Could everyone keep it down, please?" Finn asked.

"Can we remove the blindfold now?" Rory asked, when everyone seemed to ignore Finn's question.

"We're hiding our destination." Logan explained to her, intertwining his pinky with hers. He could tell that this simple gesture relaxed her.

"We just had to leave at this ungodly hour?" Finn groaned out.

"It's four in the afternoon." Rory stated, a little confused.

"He's got a thing about the sun." Logan said.

"It's too bright." Finn said, as if it really meant anything to anyone other than him.

They sat in silence for a little while, before Rory couldn't take the quiet anymore, "So, how come you're not wearing the gorilla masks?"

"She can see." Colin said exasperated.

"I can tell because your voices aren't muffled." Rory shot back at him, annoyed with all of his whining.

"She's sharp." said the female voice again.

"Who's the girl?" Rory asked, wondering if it was Steph, the one she saw in the bathroom.

"I've been told we've met. I've no memory of it." the girl said.

"Oh, Gorilla Girl." Rory said, not wanting to give away that she realized that it was Steph or that she knew that her name was Steph.

"Oh, well, isn't that a pretty nickname." Steph said.

"Oh, by the way, this thing's overnight." Logan said, squeezing Rory's pinky.

"Overnight?" Rory asked.

"Didn't I mention that before?" Logan asked slyly.

"Oh, must have slipped your mind." Rory said, digging her thumb nail into Logan's finger.

"That doesn't screw up anything for you, does it?" Logan asked, already knowing the answer, but needing to keep up the charade.

"No." Rory simply said.

"No?" Logan asked for show.

"Nope." Rory said, rolling her eyes behind the blindfold.

"Hmm. Loose schedule. Good." Logan said. Rory didn't have to see to know that he was smirking.

"We like our schedules loose, like our women." Finn piped in.

"Clever." Colin said sarcastically from the back of the SUV.

"My God, it's early." Finn complained again.

They rode in comfortable silence for the rest of the trip. Logan kept constant contact with Rory, without anyone else knowing, just glad to have that small gesture, to keep them relaxed. Finally, after what felt like hours, the SUV came to a stop, "The mountain air has revived me." Finn stated with a laugh, then ran off.

"Make sure he doesn't run off a cliff." Logan warned Colin and Steph.

"Stephanie, it's your turn." Colin said.

"Finn! Slow down!" Steph yelled at Finn, running off after him.

"You okay?" Logan asked Rory softly, gently squeezing her hand.

"I smell trees." Rory stated, as she felt Logan start to lead her somewhere.

"Oh, nothing gets past you." Logan said with a laugh, as he led them through the woods.

"So, the firing squad is just up ahead?" Rory joked.

"Yup, and there's a line. Damn." Logan joked back.

"Seriously, Logan, is the blindfold coming off, or am I Patty Hearst-ing it the whole trip?" Rory asked, ready to have the blindfold off.

"It's coming off. It's coming off right now." Logan said as he pulled the blindfold off and watched her blue eyes take in their surroundings.

Once Rory's eyes adjusted, she was surprised at what she saw, "Oh, my." She said, looking around and seeing a camp full of white tents, candles and lanterns, and turn-of-the-century furniture.

Logan started walking with her among the tents, "Is this what you expected?" He asked, hoping that she liked it.

Rory, still not able to conceal the shock on her face at her surroundings, "No, not at all what I expected."

"Let me guess what you were thinking: sleeping bag, flashlights, keg, three boxes of stale Triscuits, half eaten bag of Oreos, some Doritos, and a bong." Logan said, laughing.

Rory laughed with him, "That may be exactly what I had pictured."

Logan winked at her as he came to a stop in front of a tent, "This is yours." He said, pulling open the tent.

"What, I'm not staying with you." She said quietly, with a smirk on her face.

"I wish," Logan said just as quietly, "You know I want to, but we can't. Not until people know that we are together." Logan said, running his hand through his hair.

"I know, soon enough though, okay." Rory said softly, running her hand down his arm.

Logan cleared his throat, "Not much closet space, but the view's decent." Logan said, loud enough for anyone who was walking by. He lowered his voice again, "My tent is right next door."

Rory nodded, "Cozy." And sat down on the bed.

"Festivities start in half an hour," Logan told her, he looked behind him, happy to not see anyone, leaned forward and gave Rory a soft kiss, "I will come back for you, if you want to stay here."

"Okay, I was thinking about calling my mom and telling her that I wouldn't be coming home this weekend. I forgot to call her before I left." Rory said to him, looking into his eyes.

"That's fine, make it quick. That's one of Colin's rules. No phones." Logan stated with a roll of his eyes.

"Okay, I will see you in a little while, Coffee and Scotch." Rory said.

"Coffee and Scotch, Ace. I will come back for you soon." Logan said, giving her one last small kiss and walked out of her tent.

Rory looked around her tent as she pulled out her phone, she dialed her mom's number and got her voicemail, "Mom, hi. It's me. Something unbelievably unexpected came up, and it's going to keep me busy for a couple of days. I'd give you more info, but it's all a little Dali-esque and hard to explain. I'll fill you in when I get home. If I get home. Just kidding. I hope. Love you. Bye." Rory hung up her phone and laid down on the bed, waiting for Logan to come get her.

Logan came and got her about 20 minutes later, he told her to just mingle around and to just enjoy herself. He needed to take care of some last minute things, but he would find her later.

She watched him walk off and decided to see if she could get anything out of anyone, for her article. The first group she came across, was not very helpful. She was walking around when she bumped into Steph, "Hi, Stephanie." Rory greeted her.

"Oh, good, you're using 'e's. No champagne?" Steph asked holding out the bottle towards Rory.

"No, I'll have a little later," Rory told her, "So, is Logan the head of the group?" She asked hoping to get a little perspective from Steph.

"There's no head of the group, Rory. We're an anarchy collective, we don't recognize leaders per se. Plus, it's a secret. I shouldn't be talking to you," Steph said with a hiccup, "Warning sign."

"Well, it just seems, that Logan is kind of..." Rory started to say, before Steph cut her off.

"Cute?" Steph butted in.

"No." Rory said.

"No?" Steph asked, raising an eyebrow.

"Well, yes, but..." Rory started to say again.

"There's a line to get to him, you know?" Steph said to Rory, not noticing Rory's eyes widening a little.

"Hmm..." Rory said to herself, making a mental note to ask Logan about that later, "Oh, no, I'm not looking to get in a line. I'm a reporter." Rory stated, besides, I don't need a line. Rory said to her self, containing the smile that threatened to cross her face.

"Bet you're a good reporter. And a very good girl," Steph was saying, If she only knew. Rory thought, "Oh dear, I'm talking to you. I shouldn't be talking to you. I have to kill myself now – excuse me." Steph said and turned and walked away from Rory.

Rory shook her head and walked up to a group of guys, "Hi. Hi. Um, I was wondering. Is the safari thing something you always do, or do you choose different themes?" Rory asked them.

"May I quote Max Ernst?" one of the guys asked.

"Sure." Rory said. The group of guys just turned and walked away from her. She sighed knowing that she probably wasn't going to get anything from anyone there. She looked around and saw Logan, she watched him mingle with everyone, a smile came across her face. She turned and walked into the woods, she found a log, sat down, and started writing about what she had witnessed so far.

A little while later, she was so caught up in her thoughts, that she didn't hear Logan approach, "Hey Ace, how goes it?"

"Logan?" She asked, not seeing him clearly in the dark.

"Word was a bear dragged you off," Logan said as he sat down next to her, "You okay?" he asked her.

"No bear, I just wanted a quiet place to collect my thoughts." She said as she turned at looked at him.

"Well, you found it. And you didn't answer the question, are you okay?" Logan said, still a little worried, from not seeing her around the campsite.

"Yeah. I'm okay. People are not really forthcoming with information." She said as she felt his arm come around her shoulders.

"Sorry you're not getting much from the group." He said as he kissed her temple and pulled her more into him.

"I don't really need their cooperation. I've already filled two notebooks without their cooperation." She informed him.

Logan sighed and turned her to face him, he gave her a sweet kiss, "Look, you already know that you have my cooperation and that you could probably get Finn and Colin's as well. Just enjoy your time here, have fun," Logan said, giving her a longer kiss, "But I still need to fill you in on the rest of the conditions of you being here." He told her.

She sighed and nodded her head, "Okay."

"Right. First, no pictures." Logan said, taking her camera.

She glared at him, "Hey!"

"Aw, you'll get it back at the end of the trip. Second, no names." Logan told her.

"No shit, sherlock," Rory replied, "Plus, I'm not exactly being introduced to anyone as it is."

Logan let her first comment slide, "Third, no physical descriptions of any of us. There are authority figures up and down Connecticut trying to nab us for things we may have done in the past. Naughty things."

"I know we have done some naughty things." Rory said, wiggling her eyebrows at him.

"Yes, we have, and we will continue to do naughty things," Logan said, pulling her to him and giving her another kiss.

"Okay, keep you anonymous." Rory said, nodding her head.

"What number am I on?" Logan asked her.

"Just at third." Rory said with a laugh.

"Right. Fourth, no identification of our location." Logan told her.

"I don't know where we are." Rory reminded him.

"Fifth." Logan said, looking at her.

"You're going to run out of -ifths." Rory said, smirking at him.

Logan ignored her, "Most important condition of all. You must agree not to interfere with the integrity of the event." Logan said to her.

"What is the event, and how could I interfere?" Rory asked him.

"So you agree?" Logan asked, ignoring her question again.

Rory sighed, "Yes, I agree," She locked eyes with Logan, when the camp broke out in song, "It's pretty." Rory said, breaking out of her trance.

"It's drunk." Logan said, cupping her face.

"Well it sounds pretty. I like it." Rory said, leaning into the warmth of his hand.

"I didn't say I didn't like it." Logan said softly, as he pulled Rory into a kiss.

Rory deepened the kiss as she leaned back into the tree, she was leaning against. They were so caught up in each other, that they didn't hear Finn approach until it was too late, "Well, well, well. What do we have here, mate?" The sound of Finn's voice, shocked both of them out of their little bubble.

"Finn!" Both Rory and Logan exclaimed, as they broke the kiss and tried to straighten their clothes.

"I thought you said that you weren't hiding anything about reporter girl, Logan." Finn said, tsking him.

"I never said that Finn," Logan sighed and ran his hand through his hair, "You asked, but I dodged the question. I never actually answered them."

"So, what is going on then?" Finn asked as he sat in front of them.

"Well, Rory and I are dating. Exclusively." Logan said as he turned to Rory and smiled.

Rory blushed and buried her head into Logan's chest, "No need to blush, Love," Finn said to her, "So, mate, you want to tell me how long you and this lovely sheila have been dating?" Finn asked Logan.

"Um...3 – 3 ½ months." Logan said, looking over at Rory would was nodding in agreement.

"Really? That long and I nor Colin knew about it." Finn said, perplexed.

"Yeah. We met in Europe at the beginning of the summer." Logan said to Finn.

"I knew there was something different about you, but couldn't put my finger on it, after you returned from Europe," Finn said with a smile. He watched them for a moment, glad to see Logan blissfully happy for once, "Well, I'm going to leave you two lovebirds to it. I will see you in the morning. Night mate, love." And with that Finn walked back to the campsite.

Logan laughed at the situation, "Well, I guess that makes it a little easier." He said as he turned towards Rory.

"Why do you say that?" Rory asked him.

"Cause Finn can't keep his mouth shut," Logan informed her, "He will tell people that I have settled down and I am exclusively dating one person."

"Okay. That does make it a little easier. At least that line to get to you will be put out of commission indefinitely." Rory said, laughing at the expression of confusion on Logan's face.

"What line?" Logan asked, wondering what she was talking about.

"Didn't you know that there was a line to get to you. And if I want to be with you, that I need to get in line as well." Rory said, laughing at Logan's obvious discomfort.

"Where did you hear that there was a line to get to me? I heard something along the lines of that, but never thought that it was actually true." Logan said, still trying to figure out what he was hearing.

"Steph told me when I was talking to her earlier." Rory told him, leaning more into him.

"Wow," Logan said shaking his head in disbelief, "I can't believe that that line was actually true."

"Well, I should have the permanent spot at the top." Rory joked as she gave him a kiss.

"No doubt about that. You're the only one in the line anyways." Logan said, deepening the kiss.

That next morning, Rory exits her tent to see Logan standing there in a tux, "Wow! Don't you look handsome."

"Thanks. You should start getting ready yourself." Logan told her.

"I am ready." Rory replied.

"Dressed like that?" Logan questioned.

"Well, I didn't have the 'it's an overnight thing' warning, so unless you want me to fashion something out of pinecones, this is it." Rory said.

"Maybe later," Logan smirked at her, "That clothing is going to interfere with the integrity of our even and you agreed not to interfere with the integrity of our event." Logan explained.

"All I've got is a washbowl, a towel, and a toothbrush." Rory stated.

"Is that all you've got?" Logan asked her, "Look again, Ace."

"Logan, what did you do?" Rory asked, as she stepped back into her tent. She looked around and found a large, white dress box. She opened it to find a beautiful blue gown. She got dressed in it and met Logan back outside.

"I got your event integrity right here, mister." Rory said as she exited her tent.

"You look gorgeous, Ace. I got an eye for dress sizes," Logan smirked at her, "We go this way."

"You are too much sometimes, Logan." Rory said giving him a smile.

"Come on, hurry." Logan said as he grabbed her hand and pulled her with him.

"You try running in crinoline." Rory huffed out.

"We're late." Logan said, still pulling her behind him.

"For what? The ritual sacrifice?" Rory asked him as they approached the other people gathered around.

They walk up just as Colin was finishing his speech, "I do declare here gathered, one hundred and eighth assembly of the honorable Life and Death Brigade." Finn saw them and handed them both a glass of champagne. He winked at Rory as she took her glass, she blushed and looked over at Logan.

"He's using 'e's" Rory whispered to Logan.

"Please raise your glasses. In Omnia Paratus!" Colin said.

Everyone yelled, "In Omnia Paratus!"

Logan turned to her and started to feed Rory his champagne as she did the same to him, they shared a secret smile, both thinking about the day they got married, and even though it was anything but what would be considered normal, they both enjoyed that day.

"Now you might want to cover your ears." Logan warned her.

"Why?" Rory asked, just as a gong was banged. Rory cringed and covered her ears too late.

"That's why," Logan said as everyone took off running and cheering into the field, "And to think, some groups just go bowling." He told her with a small laugh.

Rory walked around for a while, just watching all the different games that were going on. She finally spotted Logan, who was standing with Finn, "Pull! Pull! All right, I'm bored. I want to be a target." Finn said, putting the paintball gun down.

"You're always a target, Finn." Logan laughed, as Finn walked away.

"In Omnia Paratus." Finn yelled back at him.

Logan picked up the paintball gun, "Hey Ace, What do you think so far?" He asked, "Pull!"

"It's interesting," she said, as she watched him shoot at the human targets, "Not bad."

"Thank you." He said, giving her a wink, trying to decide if he should give her a kiss or not.

"So, is this your big stunt?" She asked him, wanting to get some interview questions out of the way.

"Big stunt?" Logan asked, a little confused.

"According to my research, you guys always do one big thing at your gatherings." She told him, thinking about the things she had read about.

"Ahhh...pull!" Logan said, shooting again, "Now, Ace, think for a minute, does this look like a big stunt?" He asked her, locking his eyes with hers.

"No, I guess it doesn't." She said a little defeated.

"Don't get sad, you'll know it when you see it," He gave her a smile, "Pull!" He yelled out again, before he put the gun down.

"Good." She said, stepping closer to him.

Logan was about to take a step as well, when they were interrupted by an injured Finn, "I missed the mat." Finn moaned out.

"Again?" Logan said with a chuckle.

"I'll be fine. Don't worry about me. In Omnia!" Finn groaned and laid back down on the stretcher.

Logan was laughing at Finn, when he noticed just how excited Rory looked, "Are you enjoying yourself, Ace?"

"Yeah, I am. This is fun. Plus I get to spend time with you." Rory smirked at him and grabbed his hand.

Logan squeezed her hand, "I'm glad your having fun Ace. Wait until the initiation, it will be even better."

"And when will that be?" Rory asked, hoping to get something out of him.

"Now, now, Ace, you know I can't tell you that." Logan said and leaned in to give her a small kiss. He didn't care that there were other people around, he wanted to prove that he was taken. He figured that if Finn did tell people, that they would just write him off as too drunk and not really believe him, "Come on, it's time."

Rory followed Logan towards a huge scaffold that had been set up, "What are they going to do?" Rory asked shakily.

"What do you think they're going to do?" Logan asked her.

"They're not going to jump," Rory said, looking over at a calm faced Logan, "Are they?"

Logan nodded, "They are."

"That's like seven stories! They'll die!" Rory exclaimed.

"We're all going to die one day." Logan said as he tried to calm her down.

"But those four are today." Rory stated.

"Six." Logan said simply.

"I see four." Rory said, not taking her eyes off the scaffold.

"I'm heading up." Logan said, waiting for her reaction.

Rory whipped her head around to him and narrowed her eyes, "Of course you are." She spat out.

"And Finn was supposed to do it, but few of us figured he'd make it this far, so there's an extra space." Logan explained to her, looking directly at her.

"Hmm..." Rory agreed about Finn, then saw the look that Logan was giving her, "No!" She all but yelled out at him.

"And we're not going to die. No one in the Life and Death Brigade has ever died. Old ones have." Logan said, hoping to persuade her to go up with him.

"I am not going to jump!" Rory exclaimed, loudly.

"We're all set." said a masculine voice, that approached them.

"This is Seth, he's the genius behind all this." Logan explained to Rory.

"It's very safe. We did a dozen successful test drops, every potato came through without a scratch." Seth said, trying to reassure her.

"Potato? Are you serious?" Rory asked incredulously.

"You can't test using people, that'd be dangerous!" Logan said, trying to make a joke, only to have Rory glare at him.

"Thanks for the offer, but no." Rory said, shaking her head.

"You're scared." Logan stated, as he heard the emcee, "Jumpers to their places, please!"

"Well...yeah!" Rory said.

"And that stops the greats?" Logan asked, raising an eyebrow.

"It's stopping this great!" Rory pointed out.

"Come on, you look like you need a little adventure." Logan stated.

"Excuse me?" Rory asked as she narrowed her eyes and leaned in closer to him, "I need a little adventure? Did I not marry you on a whim in Paris?" She asked.

So she had him there, that was not the best thing to say at that moment, "Fine. You need more adventure. We haven't really gone out and done anything crazy since we got back from Europe," He said softly to her, making his voice louder, "It'll be fun, it'll be a thrill. Something stupid, something bad for you. Just something different. Isn't this the point of being young? It's your choice, Ace. People can live a hundred years without really living for a minute. You climb up here with me, it's one less minute you haven't lived." Logan finished, he could see the moment that she had decided to go up with him, he gave her a genuine smile, one that he only really gave her.

"Let's go." She said.

"Let's go!" Logan repeated, grabbing her hand and leading her over to the scaffold.

"But I am not a fan of ladders." Rory said, as they started to climb up the side of the scaffold.

"They scare the crap out of me, too." Logan replied.

They get to the top and climb onto the platform, "High. We are very high."

"I've been higher." Logan said making a joke, with a little truth behind it.

"I meant distance from the ground." Rory said as she rolled her eyes at him.

Logan smirked at her, "That, too."

Seth walked up to them and started hooking them up, "This is totally safe. And it goes with your outfit. Nice." He told Rory.

"Why do they look so worried?" She asked Logan as she looked towards the ground.

"We're low on champagne. You can back out, you know. No one's forcing you." He told her, looking into her eyes.

"I know." She replied and grabbed the umbrella that was handed to her.

"You trust me?" Logan asked, knowing the answer, but wanting to ask for his own peace of mind.

"You jump, I jump, Jack." Rory said, giving him a smile.

The crowd below starting yelling, "In Omnia Paratus!"

"I really should have confirmed that those potatoes were okay." Logan said as he grabbed Rory's hand, he rubbed his thumb over her tattoo as a silent 'I love you' as they jumped off the scaffold and landed safely on the ground.

"You did good, Ace!" Logan said breathlessly.

"Once in a lifetime experience!" Rory said as she locked eyes with him.

"Only if you want it to be." Logan said, just before he drew her into a passionate kiss. Neither noticed the stares they were getting from everyone.

Later that evening, Rory was sitting in her bedroom, working on her article. Logan had dropped her off an hour earlier, telling her that he was going to go unpack and shower, then come back. She was waiting on him to return, when her cell phone rang, she picked it up when she saw that it was her mom, "Hi."

"Are you typing?" Lorelai asked.

"No." Rory said quickly.

"Yes, you are. I thought we agreed you wouldn't type while we talk." Lorelai whined.

"Gotta break the rule just this once, I'm in a rush. It's been a crazy couple of days." Rory replied a little distracted.

"Oh, school?" Lorelai asked, wanting to find out what her daughter had been up to.

"Paper. Long story, I'll fill you in in person. Where are you off to?" Rory asked her mom, trying to make conversation.

"Luke's! I have to un-stress him after his unhappy Gilmore outing. Dad tried to take over his whole life. He wants to franchise Luke's." Lorelai said in a huff.

"You're kidding," Rory said, "Well, if he does franchise the diner get him to put one near Yale. I miss those burgers."

"He's not franchising." Lorelai stated firmly.

"That's too bad," Rory said, just as Logan walked into her room with a bottle of champagne and her camera, "Mom, I gotta go. Um, say hi to Luke for me."

"If he's out of comatose. Bye, honey." Lorelai said.

"Bye," Rory said and hung up the phone, "Hey, you, what do you have there?" she asked as Logan came to sit next to her on the bed.

"I thought we could celebrate." Logan said, leaning over to give her a kiss.

"Is that my camera?" Rory asked taking it from him.

"Yeah, there are some pictures of the jump on there. They turned out really good." Logan said, standing up to strip down to his boxers.

"These are good. I am going to have to get a couple of them framed. Do you think I could use one of the farther away shots to go along with my article. I can just say that I am one of the people jumping, but not put any body else's names." Rory asked him.

"Sure that sounds okay." Logan said, as he started clearing things off of her bed.

"Logan, I need to finish this." Rory protested.

"Finish it in the morning, I spent all weekend with you, but didn't have any alone time with you, I missed you." Logan said, settling on top of her.

"I missed you, too." Rory said, pulling Logan into a kiss.

AN2: Longest chapter so far. Hope you like it. Like I said, I enjoyed this event and didn't want to take away from it. I added things though. Read and Review.