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Authors note: Hey people! See it didn't take me long to get this chapter out! As I write this I'm still getting reviews for the last chapter. See that's fast. Ah the March break rocks. Somehow I doubt this chappie would be out already if I wasn't on March Break. Anyway hmm this is fun. Ahh! I just got a review! And I'm listening to music really loud and when the thing popped up and scared the hell out of me. Wow surprisingly it wasn't a review from one of my Gilmore Girls fic it was from my Harry Potter fic. That's shocking I haven't gotten a review from it in forever wow. Okay now enough about that. Well I can't think of anything else to say so um I guess this is the end of my authors note...so sad to because I always have so much to write, but not today I guess...

Dedicated: This chapter is dedicated to well I can't think of anyone at the moment so dedicate it to whoever you want.

Disclaimer: Do I look like Amy Sherman-Palladino? No didn't think so, so therefore I don't own Gilmore Girls.

Recap:

Meanwhile, Rory finished getting ready, and came out of her bathroom fully dressed. Humming softly to herself, and smiling, remembering the events of the night before, she walked over to her dresser, grabbed her perfume bottle and sprayed it in the air. She quickly walked through it and walked over to her door to head to the dining hall. Before she reached the door, something caught her eye. 'That's weird.' She thought, furrowing her eyebrows together in confusion as she glanced at the object on the floor. There she saw a yellow envelope with her name neatly scrawled in block letters on the top. Taking a step closer, she bent down slowly to pick it up. After taking a moment to turn it over and examine it, she quickly ripped it open to see what was inside. 'I wonder who it's from?' she thought, as the contents fell out of the envelope. She began to read over one of the items, eyes wide with shock. Placing a hand to her mouth, she screamed, and a moment later, passed out. Whatever it was she just read, was too much for her to handle. As she fell to the floor, the note and picture contained in the envelope fell from her hands.

Chapter 7

Tristan walked briskly to the dining hall. He left Logan behind in their room to shower. 'Now' he thought 'I can get some alone time with Rory before he shows up!' he grinned at his brilliance, as he continued on his way.

Tristan slid into the seat he had occupied last night, after he had gotten his breakfast. 'That line was the longest fucking line I've ever seen!' He thought, contemplating the line he had to go through to get his food. 'These people should have moved when they saw me coming, like they did at Chilton!' 'You're not the king here.' the annoying Paris voice interrupted his thoughts. 'How does it feel, by the way?' 'All in due time.' he thought harshly as he glanced around the table and chuckled slightly at the boys before him. 'These guys will have to do I suppose.' Tristan smirked evilly, as he surveyed the boys in front of him.

Due to the after-effects of a party they attended, Robert, Colin & Finn had their heads down on the table or in their hands. Each boy was either trying to sleep, block out the sunlight, or to stop the dull pounding in their heads, possibly all three.

"Wake up guys!" Tristan said loudly, sounding entirely too chipper.

Robert groaned, as he covered his ears and said "Not so loud!"

"What are you talking about?" Tristan asked loudly again. "It's a beautiful day outside!"

"Go to hell!" Colin replied without lifting his head and raising his middle finger in a random direction.

"Now that's just not nice!" a familiar voice said from behind Tristan. "DuGrey."

Tristan nodded as Logan slid into what Tristan guessed was his spot. "Have you guys seen Rory?" Logan questioned as soon as he sat down.

"Not since last night why?" Robert questioned sitting up slightly. "Did she break up with you yet?" He asked excitedly, not looking as hung over as he did earlier.

Logan snorted "No she didn't! I was just wondering because when I went to her dorm room to get her this morning there was no answer."

"So? Maybe she didn't want to see you…" Tristan said smirking "and I really can't blame her."

Logan turned and glared at him. Deciding it was probably best to ignore him, he turned to his food. Taking a bite out of his pancakes, he chewed and swallowed "You know what's weird though?" He said thoughtfully "When I went to open her door like I always do, it was locked."

"What the hell are you a pervert?" Tristan asked angrily.

"Actually," Colin said looking at Tristan clearly amused by his outburst "We all walk into each other's rooms all the time. It's no big deal." He finished trying to calm Tristan down.

"Oh!" Tristan said clearly embarrassed. "Well…that's different then."

"Where's Hayden at?" Finn asked looking up for the first time. "God! It's bloody bright in here. Logan make them turn the lights off!" He said before putting his head back down.

"Sorry Finn," Logan said amused. "but I can't turn the lights off. Last time I did, Ace almost got killed by the stampede."

"That's no excuse, where is your lovely Ace at anyway?" he said, as he looked up again, and noticed that Rory wasn't with Tristan or Logan.

"He doesn't know." Colin shrugged, as he answered for Logan who was chewing. "Which I find incredibly odd. Considering he always knows where she is." He said, giving Logan an amused look.

"I don't always know where she is!" Logan insisted after he swallowed.

"Whatever you say Huntz." Colin said, almost laughing before taking another bite of his food.

"Screw this!" Logan said standing up "I'm going to go find her."

"I'll come with you!" Tristan said as he hastily stood up, ignoring Logan's glare.

"He's so blind." Finn said shaking his head in mock disappointment, as he watched them go.

"Who is?" Robert asked taking a sip of his orange juice.

"Logan." Finn replied, as if it was the most obvious thing in the world. "Cause he is so completely in love with one Lorelei Leigh Gilmore-Hayden."

"So true." Colin said. The three boys, took a moment to seriously contemplate their spoken thoughts. They each had a serious look on their face as they regarded each other, then suddenly, they burst into laughter.

Together the two blonde boys walked determinedly to Rory's room. Neither one glancing at the other. One was trying to memorize the school, while the other was lost in his thoughts.

'I wonder where Ace is?' Logan thought 'I hope she's okay.' 'Why do you even care!' the annoying voice of Finn suddenly sounded off, mockingly. 'You've never cared before! Why is this girl so different?' 'She's not different! She's just like all the others!' 'She is and you know it' 'She is not!' 'Oh stop denying it!' the voice yelled 'The more and more you deny that you actually do love her, the more chance you have of losing her!' 'I don't love Ace!' Logan thought furiously 'Yes you do!' the voice insisted 'When you wake up in the morning who's face do you see?' 'Rory's' Logan answered without hesitation. 'And during the day who do you think of all day?' 'Damn!' he thought 'Rory again.' 'And before you go to sleep at night?' 'Oh my god!' Logan thought as if he was finally realizing something 'I love Rory!' 'Told you so!' The annoying Finn like voice said happily 'Now all you have to do is tell her.'

"Aww…shit!" Logan said out loud, as they reached Rory's dorm.

Tristan raised an eyebrow at him, but didn't say anything. He just turned and knocked on Rory's door loudly. The two waited for a moment or two when they heard a soft moan coming from inside. That was enough for Logan. He reached into his pocket, pulled out a key and unlocked the door.

"You really are twisted you know." Tristan said upon seeing the key.

"Not now!" Logan replied harshly pulling the door open.

The light trickled into the room. Rory lay crumpled on the floor. Unmoving. Two pieces of paper lay near her.

"Rory!" the boys yelled in unison, sprinting to the fallen girl. Logan got there first. "Ace!" he said shaking her lightly "Come on Ace wake up!" she moaned softly but didn't wake up.

"Mary." Tristan said softly, touching her cheek. "Come on now wake up, Logan and I are here."

Still nothing. "Go get help!" Logan demanded. "What are you useless! Rory needs help!"

"Then why don't you go get help?" Tristan yelled, scared for Rory and not sure what to do.

"Because I want to stay with her!" Logan yelled back.

"Well so do I!" Tristan yelled back.

"Guys!" a soft voice said "Please stop."

"Rory!" Logan said happily, helping her sit up, and pulling her to his chest, hugging her tightly "What happened?"

Rory pulled away and was about to answer when she was suddenly pulled into Tristan's arms, and hugged tightly. He was just so happy she was ok.

"Let's get you in bed." Tristan said standing after he let her go. With that he bent down and picked Rory up, making sure not to shake her too much, and gently carried her to her bed. Logan stepped ahead of him, pushing the covers back as Tristan gently laid her down. Logan promptly pulled the covers up and sat down at the end of the bed. For the first time, both boys were working together. They both just wanted to be there for Rory.

"So…what happened Ace?" he asked once he sat down.

"I fainted." she said, fidgeting with her comforter.

"We know that Mary." Tristan pointed out "but what we want to know is why you fainted?"

"I got a package earlier. In it was a letter and a picture." She said taking a deep breath, trying to blink back tears. "Well it was more of a note really, it was from the guy who took her." Unable to stop herself, tears started to stream down her face.

Tristan just stood there completely confused. 'A guy took who?' He thought. 'What the hell is going on?'

"Oh Ror!" Logan said reaching for her, hugging her tightly once again. "It's going to be okay. Where is the note now?"

"Over there." Rory answered softly, her voice muffled from Logan's chest.

'I should be the one comforting her…' Tristan thought jealously '…not him!' He stood there helplessly, trying not to let the disappointment show. 'Let it go.' Paris' voice intoned. 'This isn't the time to feel sorry for yourself. She needs you!' He suddenly felt ashamed of himself for being so selfish, and blushed. Fortunately, Logan was too busy looking at Rory and Rory was busy not looking at either boy to notice this. For now, Tristan decided to put aside his contempt for Logan, and just be there for Rory.

Once her sobs subsided, she pulled away from Logan. Who stood up and walked over to the scattered pieces of paper. Wordlessly, he read what was written and handed it to Tristan. Tristan read the note quickly. The look on his face quickly went from confused to shock, at what he had just read.

You're next. If you go to the police, I'll kill her. Don't think that I won't.

He looked up from the letter, looking from Rory to Logan, still in shock. Logan then handed him the 8 x 10. The picture was of a dark and dirty room. In the room, sat a woman. Tristan had a strange feeling of recognition when he took a better look at the woman. Her face and clothes were covered in dirt and dust. It looked like she hadn't brushed her hair in weeks. Her face was gaunt and paste white.

Tristan dropped the picture in shock, when the meaning of the picture finally struck him. He looked over at Rory who was gripping her blankets tightly, unable to look at him. "Why didn't you tell me?" he asked at last. Fearing her answer.

Wow! Another cliffy! Well this ones not as big as the last one its not really one I guess but meh. Anyway this chapter was longer than the last one. Still not incredibly long but longer. I had fun writing this chapter. But I had difficulty writing the note. I wasn't sure what to write exactly. I rewrote that part several times. And finally came to the conclusion that I would never be able to write it how I wanted to. The note is a bit corny I agree but I didn't know how else to write it. And about Logan's realization, I had fun writing that lol lots of fun. It's kind of crazy and all over the place but hey that's Logan. Tristan didn't say a whole lot this chapter. I've been really into writing him lately and decided it was Logan's turn to shine. One more thing! Somehow I sincerely doubt that a person can remain unconscious from shock for that long but hey who knows! I'm not a doctor so I wouldn't know let's just use our imaginations and say that they can. Well that's about it for now the new chapter will be out soon!

Warnings: Nothing for you all today. The warning for this chapter is basically already there so figure it out!

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