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Authors Note: I know it took me forever to get this chapter out! And I'm sorry but I've been busy studying for exams, and had a wedding to go to and help get ready for when I wasn't studying. Anyways my exams are over so I'll be updating regularly now! Okay now I just wanted to say that I know the fic is confusing at the moment but soon it'll all be explained and just how Logan and Rory's no string relationship works. I know if she's surrounded by all boys then how would it work? You'll soon see how it works and it will work. I'm going to try and write as many chapters as I can while I'm on this mini break from school. Hopefully I'll get ahead so I can update one of my stories each day for awhile. No promises though. I'll do my best.

Oh my god! That episode was AMAZING! I loved it! Everything about it! Good boy Logan! That was like the longest line he's ever said lol he did it very well I think. The previews for next week were awesome! Can't want until next Tuesday!

Dedicated: This chapter is dedicated to the newlyweds! Congrats and good luck!

Disclaimer: I do not own anything, do you think if I did I'd be writing exams this week? No I don't think so either

Recap

Flashback

Rory stood at her locker for the last time. She quickly entered the combination, opened it, and began pulling her books out and taking down pictures. She was working so diligently that she didn't notice when Tristan approached her.

"What are you doing Mary?" Tristan asked coming up from behind her.

"Packing up my locker." Rory answered not looking at him.

"Now why would you do that? The school year just started three weeks ago" he said leaning against a locker next to hers and smirking.

"I'm leaving." she said stopping what she was doing but still not looking at him.

"What?" Tristan exclaimed standing up straight. "Why?" he said in confusion. His normal mask of nonchalance, and confidence no longer in place.

"I'm going to boarding school. I have to." she said finally looking at him.

"Why?" he said still a little confused.

"Just because..." Rory snapped, shrugging her shoulders as she closed her locker for the very last time.

"Because why?" Tristan asked in shock, and now sounding a little hurt.

"Look, I'd rather not talk about it. Okay?" she said turning to face him, trying to keep the sadness out of her voice.

"Okay" Tristan said, not knowing what else to say. "I'll miss you Mary" he said, then walked up to her and pulled her into a tight hug. He couldn't believe she was leaving.

Rory hugged him back tightly before pulling away. She didn't think it would be this hard. Then, she looked up at him, slid her right hand up to the back of his neck, and slowly pulled his head down to hers. She then looked him in the eyes one last time, and crushed her lips to his and kissed him passionately. Tristan was shocked, but responded quickly, wrapping his arms around her waist, pulling her close to him and kissing her back with just as much passion, never wanting to let her go.

Then almost as soon as it started, Rory pulled away. "Good-bye…Bible Boy" she whispered, breathlessly, grabbing her bag and quickly walking away.

Tristan was still in shock, but recovered as soon as he realized she was no longer in his arms. "Wait!" Tristan called out to her, desperation in his voice, not wanting her to leave yet. "What boarding school are you going to?"

Turning around, she called back "If you really want to find me, then you'll have to figure it out on your own."

With that she turned and ran out of the school before Tristan could see the tears running down her face.End Flashback

"So Ror" Tristan said, shaking her from her thoughts "you never answered my question. How does this non commitment thing work between the two of you?"

"Well" Rory said her breath catching, finally noticing how they were standing. "We can date other people, and the other can't get mad. Basically we're with each other but seeing other people." she said looking up at him, her heart beating rapidly.

"Okay" Tristan said, placing his hand on her cheek. "So I'm allowed to kiss you then?" He let his hand slide down her face, his fingertips stopping at her chin and lifting it gently to keep her from looking down again.

"Yeah" Rory said blushing, swallowing the lump in her throat "You're allowed to kiss me." Her voice was now barely a whisper.

He looked her in the eyes one more time, to make sure she was ok with this, and then slowly brought his lips to hers in a gentle kiss. The kiss was passionate, but not demanding. Simple and full of promise. A promise of what she had to look forward to if she just gave him a chance. They stood like that, just kissing for a few seconds, before the door suddenly burst open.

"What the hell are you doing, Dugrey?" Logan yelled, jealousy written all over his face

Chapter 3

Rory and Tristan quickly jumped apart. "Logan" Rory said breathlessly, a little upset that the kiss was interrupted. "What are you doing here?" she asked, eyes narrowing.

"I was looking for you." Logan replied, between gritted teeth, glaring at Tristan. Then he turned to her to explain further in a gentler tone. "When you didn't show up for lunch I got worried so I went looking for you…" then he paused, realizing that he wasn't the one who was caught in a compromising position. Shaking his head as if waking up from a dream, and pointing an accusing finger at her, his voice was angry again. "Wait minute! That's beside the point!" then turning to Tristan, he yelled "What the hell are you doing with her Dugrey?" Rory and Tristan could tell that Logan was barely holding in his anger.

"It's pretty obvious, don't you think?" Tristan said smirking. "Mary and I were kissing. Now…if you don't mind, please leave so we can continue where we left off." he said a little smugly, as wrapped his arms around Rory's waist, her back to him, and rested his head on her shoulder.

"I don't think so." Logan said looking at Rory, noticing that she seemed quite comfortable in Tristan's embrace. Trying to mask the hurt, he said, "This isn't like you Ace, you don't just kiss random guys in classrooms."

"I kiss you don't I!" Rory retorted, as she leaned back into Tristan's embrace before continuing. "Besides, Tristan isn't a random guy."

"Yes. I'm not some random guy." Tristan backing up Rory's statement, kissing the top of her head, then releasing his hold on Rory, he continued. "However, I can see that you two need to hash this out. So I'll see you later Mary." he said, placing one more kiss on her cheek to reassure her. He then turned to Logan, made a quick nod of his head, and smirked as he walked out of the room. Once Logan heard the door shut, and he was sure they were alone, any control he had earlier was quickly lost.

"What the hell was that?" Logan asked, his voice barely containing his anger, as jealousy emanated from every pore of his body.

"What do you mean?" Rory asked innocently, eyes wide, as if nothing had happened.

"You know what I mean Rory!" Logan said, looking away, as he tried to calm down. He then looked her in the eye and said "Why were you kissing him?"

"You say it like I did something wrong!" she said, a frown now marring the beautiful face, that just a moment ago seemed happy, while in the arms of a guy. A guy that incidentally, was not him. 'This can't be happening!' he thought to himself, as he had to quell another surge of jealousy. He knew that Rory wouldn't talk to him if he went off the deep end.

"You didn't do anything wrong." Logan sighed in defeat, as he stepped closer to her. "I just can't stand the thought of you and him together." He finished, as he wrapped his arms around her waist. Rory quickly put her hand on his chest to prevent him from pulling her closer.

"And I can't stand the thought of you with other girls, but I dealt with it." with that said, she pulled out of his embrace, and stepped away from him.

"But Rory why does it have to be him?" he whined. "It could be anyone but him and I'd be fine." he tried to rationalize.

"No. I think you'd be like this with no matter who it was!" she said arms folded across her chest.

"No I wouldn't!" he yelled, sounding like a spoiled child.

"YES. YOU. WOULD!" Rory yelled "Every time I'm even near another guy you freak!" her arms were now waving around in the air to emphasize her point. "You act like I'm doing something wrong! Well, I'm not! You're the one who doesn't want to be in a committed relationship! You date other girls and you can't expect me not to date other guys! That's not fair and I refuse to sit around and wait for you!" she paused, to catch her breath. "So deal with it." she said in an angry whisper. He just stood there gaping, shocked at her outburst. His mouth kept opening then closing, not knowing what to say. She then shook her head in disappointment, turned on her heel and stomped out of the room.

Logan felt like his heart was breaking as he watched her leave the room. 'Why do I care so much?' He thought, turning around and slamming his hand on the desk next to him. 'I'm not supposed to care about girls or who they go out with! Why do I care?' he contemplated, confused by his feelings, taking a seat at the desk. 'Because you love her' a tiny voice inside his head said. 'No I don't!' Logan thought furiously. 'I don't love her!' he thought, trying to convince himself. 'Whatever you say' the voice said again. Logan just sat there alone with his thoughts. For the first time, he was at a complete loss for what to do.

After leaving Logan, Rory raced down the hall, and burst into the dining hall. Glancing around she saw Tristan seated next to Robert, across from Colin and Finn. The three boys seemed to be completely enthralled by whatever Tristan was telling them. Smiling slightly at how quickly Tristan seemed to be fitting in, she quickly walked over to the group.

"Hey boys!" she said as she got there.

"Hey Rory" the boys minus Tristan replied.

"Mary." Tristan said smiling. He then patted his lap and said, "Sit."

"No time for that." Roy replied grabbing his hand. Looking at the confused looks on her other friends' faces, she quickly apologized. "Sorry boys, but I have to borrow Tristan for a second." She then pulled him to his feet and briskly pulled him out of the dining hall.

"That was interesting." Colin said, as he watched them leave. "Seems like Logan has some competition."

"Lets make it interesting" Robert replied, with a smug look on his face. "I bet you that by the end of the month Rory will be with Tristan." Robert and Logan aren't very close. It's not that he didn't like the guy, it's just that Logan was too arrogant for his own good. Even if Robert lost the bet, he knew that now Tristan was here, things were bound to get interesting, and that this next month would not be as easy as Logan was used to. Seeing Logan get taken down a few notches was worth it for the sheer entertainment value it brought.

"You're on!" Colin said reaching across the table to shake hands with Robert, thinking along the same lines as Robert. Colin however, hoped that things worked out for his old friend. "I bet Logan will have come to his senses and will be in a committed relationship with Reporter girl."

"Ah the bloody sun!" said Finn, who up until this point hadn't said anything.

The other two boys sat there and chuckled while shaking their heads at Finn's antics. All three continued to sit in the dining hall for the rest of the lunch period, talking about the upcoming classes and events. Their thoughts however remained on their three other friends, wondering exactly what was going on, and what the next month would bring.

-Inside Random Classroom-

After Rory pulled Tristan into the empty classroom, she let go of his hand and walked further into the classroom. Tristan stood near the door with an amused look on his face and watched her.

"We need to talk" she said, as she sat on one of the desks, and faced him.

"That we do Mary…" Tristan agreed in a low voice, stepping closer to her and placing his hands on her waist "…that we do." and with that he leaned down and kissed Rory passionately. Rory stood up and wrapped her arms around his neck as she kissed him back. This went on for a few seconds, before she pulled away.

"Tristan we really need to talk." she gasped, trying to catch her breath.

"Later" Tristan whispered, kissing her again.

Rory pulled away again after a few seconds, slightly whimpering not wanting to end the kiss. "Mmm…No now" she said separating her lips from his She placed her hands on his chest, pushing him slightly, as he tried to lean in again.

"Do we have to?" Tristan whined, then he looked her in the eye and said huskily "I'd much rather kiss you."

Annoyed Rory slid off the desk "Urgh! Boys are so…urgh!" and with that she left the room.

'What the hell did I do wrong this time?' Tristan thought frustratedly, running a hand through his hair, as he watched her leave.

-In Rory's Dorm Room-

'Boys are so infuriating!' Rory thought as she paced furiously in her room. 'Why do I even bother with them?' Plopping down on her bed Rory heard a distant bell ring announcing that lunch was over, and the next period was beginning. She sat there for a few seconds, contemplating whether or not she should go to class. 'Screw it!' She thought 'I really don't feel like dealing with either of them at the moment.' She then lay down in her bed, and soon fell into a fitful sleep.Okay that was short! Very short sorry! I'll try and make the next one longer. The next chapter will be out in the next few days so it'll kind of make up for the lack of loneness of this chapter since there won't be an overly big wait. I know that it was super short but think of it this way the shorter the chapter the faster my beta can beta it and the faster you can read it! Now I really doubt a teenager could fall asleep in the afternoon that easily but lets pretend we can...Anyways that's it for now…new chapter will be out shortly!

Warnings For Next Chapter: Some Rogan action and an argument!

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