I had to update, though I know I already updated today, just because it is already number 26. Sheesh, I just updated! Anyways, here is my wonderful chapter, hope you enjoy.

What Happened to You?

"Hello?" Logan answered the phone groggily. His alarm clock read 5:45 am

"Logan, have you seen Rory?" Stephanie asked, panicked, "I called her this morning, her roommate, Paris, said that she never came home last night. I'm worried that Dean beat her up more than usual"

"Don't worry Steph, she's alright" Logan tried to sit up, noticing that his arm had been wrapped around Rory's waist

"How do you know that! She could be lying in an alley, bleeding to death" Stephanie bubbled

"Steph, she's at my place"

"Logan Huntzberger, if you even laid a finger on her" Stephanie said threateningly

"Steph, I wouldn't. I'm not that guy anymore,besides, never to Rory"

"I hope so. Now, is she awake? I'm going to come by and pick her up. We have a lot of shopping and serious girl time to do. Oh, and thanks Logan, you don't realize how much she needs you. When you left, it was like she was only half a person" Stephanie hung up. Logan turned to look at Rory.

Logan's POV

Wow, she looks so beautiful. Shit, did I just think that? Logan, pull yourself together. Your not a playboy anymore. Did I really just think that about Rory? Rory has always been a friend, like a sister. I've never thought about her like that, have I? God, if I ever met the son-of-a-bitch that did this to her, I don't think I could restrain myself from killing him on the spot. She shouldn't be treated like this. I wonder why she lets it happen. The Rory I remember wouldn't have given that guy a second glance. What happened to her? I have never know her to be so... so... like me.

end POV

Rory turned over in her sleep, her bangs falling across her face, covering the deep red cut above her eyebrow. Logan instinctively reached out and brushed her bangs back. She smiled in her sleep.

"Sorry Ace, I'm not waking you up. Steph will just have to wait" Logan lay back down and turned off the light

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"Logan where are you!" Stephanie called from the living room. She saw the couch decorated in blankets, but no one lying in the makeshift bed. Stephanie walked over to the nearest door and knocked soundly on it

"What do you want" a muffled voice yelled

"Finn, it's me. Where's Logan?" Stephanie didn't open the door, Finn probably had a guest

"How should I know. He's probably asleep like every other sane person in the world. Leave me in peace, I have the worlds biggest hangover" Finn grumbled

Stephanie walked down the hall to the other closed door, "Logan" She called. No answer. "Logan" she called again before opening the door. She sawed in, her eyes adjusting to the dim room. She saw the faint outline of a person on the bed. No, it was two persons. "Logan!" Stephanie exclaimed, "You said you didn't!"

Logan sat up and jumped out of bed, motioning for Stephanie to be quiet, "Shhh, I didn't. She walked in in the middle of the night saying that she was scared and asking if she could sleep in my room. Just morale support, like a sleepover. Nothing happened" Logan reassured an angry Stephanie

"You said you would wake her up"

"She looked so tired, so peaceful as well. I couldn't. Plus, its really early and I was to comfortable to move" Logan defended

Stephanie went over to Rory, "Oh my god, he beat her up more than he usually does. He's hit her before, but she usually just has bruises, not cuts" Steph said, looking at Rory's face, "Come on Ror, time to go. I'm gonna get you all fixed up" Stephanie shook Rory gently

"Huh? Oh hi Steph" Rory yawned, slowly getting to her feet

"I'm going to take her back to her dorm, she isn't in any shape for shopping" Steph said, leading Rory out of Logan's room, "Thanks Huntz, I can take it from here" Logan felt sorry to see Rory go. He had felt proud that she trusted him so much, enough to ask him to protect her, enough to sleep with him, knowing that he wouldn't make a move. But would the old Logan have? Logan found himself asking. Would the new Logan have under different circumstances? Maybe the old and the new weren't quiet so different as he had led himself to believe

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Rory collapsed onto her couch, thanking god that Paris was out. She was glad that Steph had agreed to let her have some alone time, but she was slightly sad that Logan wasn't there. She had enjoyed talking to him. She had felt safe asleep in his arms, a feeling she seldom felt these days.

Rory was in wallow mode. She wrapped herself up in a big warm blanket, lay down on the plush couch, soda and snacks arranged on the table, and a home video that her mom had left ready to play.

Home Video

"Come, let me see how you look" Emily Gilmore cooed. Rory, dressed in a stunning blue dress, paraded down the stairs. "Gorgeous!" Emily told her

"Sweetie, you look really pretty. Your gonna blow Logan's mind" Lorelai said, hugging her daughter

"Mom, do I need to remind you again that Logan and I are just going as friends?" Rory said, exasperatedly

"Fine, your gonna blow those stuck up Chilton kids minds" Lorelai said

"I hope so, it is our first dance as a Chilton kid"

"Believe me, the Chilton formal isn't much to write home about, but you'll have fun"

"Rachel, let me see you" Emily called up the stairs. A beautiful girl, shoulder length strawberry blond hair and glossy green eyes, wearing a silky, long, slightly ruffled but flattering green dress, a matching green silky scarf wrapped around her neck.

"Oh honey, you look great" Lorelai moved to hug her other daughter

"Thanks mom, I feel so pretty. Wow, Ror you look great, Logan's gonna love you" Rachel teased, whisking her wavy blond hair behind her ear

"Logan is my best friend, not my boyfriend" Rory said annoyed. The doorbell rang

"Coming" Rachel called, walking to the front door, "Hey" She said, smiling when she saw who was at the door

"Rache, you look beautiful" The guy in the doorway told her

"Your not to shabby yourself" Rachel turned her face up to kiss him

"Hello Tristan" Rory said disdainfully

the blond pulled out of the kiss, "Hey Mary, how have you been"

"Avoiding you"

"That kinda hard, now that I'm dating your sister" he said, his smile never wavering

"Rory, maybe you should think about getting a boyfriend, your a pretty girl, being somewhat anti-social could ruin you" Rachel said, not trying to be mean

"I'm not anti-social" Rory protested

"Hey Rory" Logan said, walking up behind Tristan

"One picture" Emily said jumping up with her camera, "Got it"

"Ok, you kids have fun while I sit here all alone waiting for my daughters to return safe and sound" Lorelai said

"Hey, you can trust me Lorelai" Logan told her

"I know I can trust you with Rory, though I can't say that concerning other girls, but it's him I worry about" Lorelai motioned to Tristan

"We'll be fine. We won't do anything stupid. It's a school dance, not a private one. We won't drink or get pregnant or anything" Rachel laughed , "Bye Grandma, bye mom" She kissed the older women on the cheek

"Bye Grandma, bye mom" Rory too kissed both of them

"The gangs all here, now scoot" Lorelai ushered them out the door and closed it behind them.

End of home video

Rory sat quivering. She wished that her mom would have labeled the tapes so she would know a head of time what she was watching. Her eyes began to water. She brushed them away, smiling to herself. Had her life ever been that simple, that loving and lively? It's hard to remember the time when it was like that

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"Rory?" Logan called through the open door of the dorm. He saw her sitting with her back to him on the couch

"Who is it? Go away" Rory said, her words sounded slightly slurred

"it's Logan" He walked quickly to the couch. She was sitting on the couch, surrounded by her usual wallowing equipment. Something unusual caught his attention. Many empty beer bottles, as well as a needle. "Rory" Logan said quietly, not wanting his assumptions to be true, "Please tell me this isn't what it looks like"

"Life isn't that black and white Logan, I learned that a while ago. It isn't a fairy tale, it's real. This is real. Yes those are beer bottles, yes thats a needle" She starred blankly off into space

"Rory... how, why?" Logan was scared of this new Rory, she was so different

"I just need to feel good"

"There are so many ways to do that Rory, getting drunk and doing drugs is not the answer"

"I know Logan, I really rarely do this, I swear, ask Steph, but now and then, it's just to much. I'm sorry you had to come back from Switzerland at one of my low points"

"Why Rory, why?"

"I just told you"

"No, why are you so different? The Rory I know would never be like this. Steph told me that you had changed. So did Colin and Finn, but I didn't think they were so right. Drinking, ignoring your classes, going with every guy who asks you, you can be like this"

"Hypocrite" Rory said simply. Logan stood stunned, he couldn't quite think of a come back to that, it was true after all.

"Rory, I saw the error of my ways. I'm different now"

"Please, I know you better than your own parents. Your just trying to convince yourself that, you can never change"

"Neither can you. This isn't like you"

"It's like the me you never bothered to come visit, or write to"

"I wanted to, but I couldn't"

"Bullshit"

"Please, I want to help Rory. Don't try to be a rebel just because Rachel is so perfect. You always felt that you were below her, but you guys really loved each other. Your great to, sibling rivalry is only natural"

"Don't you dare bring Rachel into this" Rory's voice was cold and low, she repeated louder, "Don't you dare bring Rachel into this!" Rory turned and stormed out of the dorm

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"Logan Huntzberger!" Stephanie yelled, throwing open the boys dorm door

"Steph?" Logan lifted his head out of his hands

"What did you do to her!" Stephanie yelled

"Who? Rory? Nothing, I just went to see if she was ok and found her surrounded by empty beer bottles and a needle"

"Shit" Steph cursed quietly, "She was doing so well. Fucking Dean drove her back"

"Is she always like that when he beats her?"

"No, she usually is just very quiet and goes to all her classes ad acts like a good kid for about a week. It's only when it gets really bad that she resorts to drugs and alcohol. She was doing to well, she had been off the drugs for five months. Fucking Dean"

"What happened to her? I never knew her to be like this. Rory is the last person on earth that would have taken drugs. She was always so strong and level headed. Now she seems really unstable. I mean, I just mentioned that maybe her actions were cause because she was trying to rebel, to stand out against the picture perfect family and the angelic sister"

"You mentioned Rachel?" Stephanie asked quickly

"Yeah" Logan said warily

"Logan, Rachel is dead"

Review! Btw, Rory has the same dress she did in the episode Rory's Dance. Rachel's dress can be seen at