Rory and Lane met on Rory's first day of kindergarten and have been best friends ever since. While they miss each other greatly after Rory leaves Stars Hollow High for Chilton, they remain close and spend a lot of time together outside school. When Rory moves to Yale and spends much less time in Stars Hollow, Lane also has her first real confrontation with the difference between her passions in life and her mother's lifestyle. Rory supports Lane through this period and Lane decides to go for what she wants in life, giving her band her all, while Rory finishes Yale and sets out to see the world.