A/N So sorry that this wasn't out sooner. I had a really hard bio test that I had to study for. I also have Homecoming, which I still have to prepare 4. Well R and R!
Rory and Stephanie ran back into her car and Steph got back on the road. When they got to the costume store, she parked and the girls got out of the car.
"Ok, now will you please tell me why we are here?" Stephanie said opening the door.
"Remember the 2 people I saw go in the elevator, the brigadiers?"
"Ya, I remember that. You yanked me along like a dog on a leash to get to them. But you missed them, by the way."
"Ya, Ya, Ya. Well, they were wearing clothes from the fifties."
"So?"
"I think that if we wear costumes and go up to the front desk, maybe she will tell us where the party is." Rory said going up to the owner.
"Hello, how may I help you?" The owner said with a smile.
"Hi, we are looking for fifties type costumes." Rory said pointing to Stephanie and herself.
"Well, it just so happens that I have 2 outfits left. A big group came in here yesterday, wanting fifties clothes too." The man said bringing out the costumes from under his desk.
"Wow. They're gorgeous!" Stephanie said when he brought them out.
"Thank you. My wife made these costumes." The man said smiling.
"We'll take them." Rory said.
"Your total is $ 47.34." The man said giving Rory the 2 bags.
"Thanks. Do you have a dressing room where we could change into them?" Rory asked.
"Ya, there over there." The man said pointing to 3 fitting rooms in the corner.
"Thanks!" Rory said.
The girls walked over to the fitting rooms and went in and changed. When they came out they looked like a blast from the past. Stephanie was wearing a white dress with small red dots on it. It was a little below the knee and had a lightly scooped neck with a built in petticoat. She had on white gloves, red pumps and a little red hand bag. Rory was wearing a white cotton shirt with thin red stripes on it and a medium blue skirt that went a little past the knee. She had on a thick black belt around her waist, was carrying a white purse with a red bow and had on black slip-on shoes.
"I can't believe all of this came with the outfit!" Stephanie said twirling around, admiring herself in a near by mirror.
"The outfits are adorable!" Rory said also looking in the mirror.
"Well, we better go." Stephanie said gathering her and Rory's clothes and putting them in the costume bag.
"Yes, thank you sir for these clothes, they are beautiful!" Rory said.
The man just smiled and disappeared in the back room. The girls went to the car and drove back to the hotel. When they got there, they went inside and walked up to the front desk.
"Hi, we are here for a party and we both spaced out and forgot the room, so we were wondering if you could tell us which one it is?" Rory said.
"Sure. I'm going to need both of your names. This is a private party so only certain people are invited." The lady at the front desk said.
"Yes I understand. We are friends of Jenny Thompson. I'm Rory and she is Stephanie." Rory said pointing to Stephanie.
"Well, your friends of Mrs. Thompson?" The lady asked as the two girls nodded their heads.
"Then yes of course you are invited! It is on the 5th floor and they are in the Dining room labeled R3." The woman said.
"Fifth floor, R3, Got it. Thank you." Rory said before walking away from the lady with Stephanie and her arms linked.
When they got to the elevator, Rory pressed the button marked 5 and the doors slowly closed.
"I never knew you could be such a good liar, Ror." Stephanie said as the elevator slowly went up.
"Ya, I didn't know you could either." Rory said smirking.
"What? What do you mean by that?"
"Well, all this time you have been lying about how you really feel about Colin. You were very convincing I might add." Rory said as the elevator doors opened.
Rory glanced at Stephanie to see that her mouth was slightly open and she was tomato red. Rory smiled as she hastened out of the doors leaving Stephanie behind.
"Ror, Wait!" Stephanie said running out of the elevator after Rory.
Rory was in a full out run, laughing with Stephanie chasing behind her when she suddenly stopped in front of a door, with out any warning.
"Hoof." Stephanie said bumping in to Rory." Ror, why did you stop so suddenly?"
When Rory didn't answer, Stephanie followed Rory's gaze to the door to see that it was labeled R3.
"Oh. That's why." Steph said. "You're going to be fine, Hun. Just really play it up. When people ask you who you are, tell them you're a friend of a random TLBer. Don't worry. We wouldn't put you in a situation that we didn't think you could handle.
"Ya, I know you wouldn't." Rory said softly. She then took one breath of confidence and opened the door.
The TLB party was in full swing. Many of them drinking all different kinds of alcohol, which Rory found amazing because it was only 12:45pm."The Platters" were singing on the stage and there was a band in the background. The room was gorgeous, with light brown wood flooring and navy blue walls. There were many elegant chandeliers and candles all over the room. Around the huge dance floor, there were about 40 tables with 10 chairs at each. Everyone was dressed in fifties type outfits. Some girls in poodle skirts and some leathery clad like the bad sandy from the movie Grease. Some of the guys were playing it safe with lettermen's jackets and some went all out dressed in leather pants and jackets with gelled back hair. It was amazing. Rory scanned the room and saw a girl all in leather and puffed out hair with a group of girls around her. She saw that her make up was very dark and that she kept playing with her hair. A guy came up and gave her a quick peck on the lips and then went up to the stage. Everyone became quiet.
"I know that your tired of me, but I just wanted to well tell you all, including Jenny, that
I'm in love with you Jen." The guy said looking over at Jenny Thompson.
Jenny looked over at the guy with tears in her eyes and said "I love you to John."
"Ok everyone, get on the dance floor cuz its time to dance." John said grinning madly before running over to Jenny and kissing her.
"I'm guessing that that is Jenny, you know the one with her lips fused to the guy, who's name is John I think." Rory said to Stephanie.
"You know, they remind me of another couple." Stephanie said giggling.
"Who? You and Colin?" Rory said grinning.
"No! You and Logan." Stephanie said a little shaky.
"Well, they are done now; we can go up to her." Rory said weaving her way through the dancing couples.
"Kay, I'm right behind you." Stephanie said while grabbing a glass of champagne from a server.
Rory walked up to Jenny, who was sitting on a couch drinking champagne, and sat down next to her. Stephanie sat on another couch a little further away but in hearing distance.
"Um, hi my name is Rory." Rory said smiling at Jenny.
"I'm Jenny." Jenny said.
"Hi, Ya I just wanted to tell you that it was really cute what your boyfriend did." Rory said a little uneasily.
"Oh, ya thanks. I know I was totally shocked."
"Ya, when my boyfriend told me that he loved me too, I was shocked too."
"You told him that you loved him? Wow, how brave." Jenny said.
"Ya, I was like really nervous. I had never told any of my previous boyfriends that I did so I was ya, really nervous."
"Really? Well good for you! What's your BF's name?" Jenny asked.
"Um Logan." Rory said not telling her last names on purpose.
"Cool! Ya I'm just glad that we go to the same school and are in the same brigade and everything. Cuz you know then I can see John more often."
"Ya, I am glad we go to the same school too."
"How come that I have never seen you to any other TLB parties?" Jenny asked not recognizing Rory's face.
"Oh well I'm um Stephanie's friend and we do go to a pretty big school." Rory said.
There has got to be another Stephanie that is a TLBer. Rory thought.
"Ya Harvard is a pretty big school."
"Ya it is but you can always find me in the library." Rory said playing with the silver ring on her hand. It's not a complete lie; it's just that you can find me in Yale's not Harvard's. Rory thought.
"That's cool. Oh shoot!" Jenny said closing her left eye. "Something went in my eye, like a dust particle or something. Can you come to the bathroom with me to help me get it out?
"Oh sure." Rory said standing up.
Rory followed Jenny to the bathroom across the hall of the Dinning room. When Jenny got inside she immediately ran up to the mirror and tried to get it out with her finger but her silver TLB ring got in the way.
"Maybe if you take your ring off you could get it." Rory said hopefully.
"Ya, I know we aren't supposed to, but this is a dire emergency!" Jenny said taking her ring off and setting it to the side of her, on the counter.
"I don't think you can get it." Rory said walking up next to her and slowly slipping off her identical looking ring.
"I don't know what to do and it really hurts!" Jenny said blinking her eye furiously with tears running down her face.
"Here, my mom taught me this trick. Open your eye with your two fingers." Rory said leaning a little closer to her and switching the rings at the same time.
"Ok, now what?" Jenny asked.
"Hold still." Rory said blowing into her eye.
Rory leaned back and finished putting on Jenny's ring with her one hand so Jenny wouldn't notice.
"Wow! It really worked! Rory you're a life savor!" Jenny said hugging Rory.
"Sure, anytime." Rory said.
Jenny picked up Rory's ring that was on the counter and put it on her finger. She then went with Rory back to the party and went over to the couch that she was sitting on.
"Rory, I owe you big time. If you ever need or want something, just ask and I will get it for you!" Jenny told Rory.
"Sure, thanks. Well I have to go, so I will see you on campus?" Rory asked still acting like she went to Harvard.
"Sure thing!" Jenny said.
Stephanie got up and followed Rory out of the Dinning room door and into the elevator. When they got back down to the lobby, Rory and Stephanie walked back to her car and got in.
"Ok Ror, the suspense is killing me. How did you do it?" Stephanie asked as Rory gave her the ring.
"Well, Jenny got something in her eye and I convinced her to take off her ring to get it. Then I switched the ring by getting close enough and getting the particle out of her eye by blowing it out."
"Wow that was smart! I guess you get to open the box to see what your next idem is." Stephanie said handing her the box.
Rory opened the box to reveal a Harvard cheerleading costume, complete with pompoms, shoes and socks.
"You have got to be kidding me!" Rory said looking at the costume.
" Finn did say that if he got it, he would love it." Stephanie said laughing.
"Oh God, what have I gotten myself into?" Rory asked as Stephanie pulled out of the parking lot.
A/N: LOL I can't wait to write the next chapter. Lets just say that it will be very, well, interesting. Ok R and R! Also, the polls will officially close when I post chapter 14 so if you sill want to vote, you have a little more time.