A/N:
Ok well this is a story that popped into my mind at, ohhh I think it was close to about 1 in the morning! But I just couldn't go to sleep until I wrote at least the first chapter. So tell me what you think, good, bad, pointless etc etc.
This is my second story. My other one I haven't continued…but I might. I'm not sure right now.
Ummm…I think that's all I have to say right now! Enjoy the story and don't forget to review to tell me how you liked the story!
DISCLAIMER: I unfortunately don't own Gilmore Girls. If I did I would be the happiest person alive! IT IS MUCH BETTER THAN BEING RICH! Plus if I did own Gilmore Girls….i probably would be rich! It's the best of both worlds! But anyways…I don't own Gilmore Girls. Now continue reading…..
Chapter One: Running Into Him, Again
RORY'S POV
Come on Rory, at least try and listen to the speeches. God, get a grip! You're on the campaign trail…with Barack Obama for god sake! This is what you have always wanted to do…write, follow big events, have a life and write for a big newspaper! I thought in my head trying to focus on the speeches being given in front of me.
Rory's now 23 and had been on the campaign trail following Obama since a few days after she had graduated from Yale. Yes, indeed it was quick. Very very quick, but it was a job…an amazing job so of course she took it. Plus the trail had been a good way to keep her mind busy so she didn't think too much about declining Logan's marriage proposal.
"Psst, Rory. Rory!" whispered an annoyed voice; but it got me to focus again.
"Huh, yeah what?" I asked startled.
"It's time to go. Obama is almost done talking and our bus is getting ready to leave. Isaac said he would take good notes and quote everything Obama says after we leave, just in case we miss something important," Paris said, while she started to gather her belongings so she could head to our travel bus.
Yeah that's right! Rory was STILL stuck with Paris.
FLASHBACK
"Alright Miss. Gilmore, I'm Laurie, one of the paper's assistants. You will be "partners" with….Miss. Paris Geller. So that means she will be your roommate in the hotels and you will be responsible for each other when we are at the speeches; you know, just keep an eye out for each other and things like that. She isn't here yet, but I will point her your way when she does arrive. Ok?" Laurie had said to me.
"Ok that sounds good. And my partner is Paris? As in Paris Geller? Um, I think there is a mistake. Paris Geller studied pre-med when I knew her. And at graduation she was going to go to a med school," I said, a little confused.
"Hmm…well she is on my list, so I don't know, sorry," Laurie said, but not really apologetically.
"Ok. Well…thank you very much," I said politely and turned to walk away, when I saw Paris. "Paris! What are you doing here? I thought you were going to be a doctor!"
"Yeah well I changed my mind. I finally thought 'Hey, if sick people freak me out, then why the hell am I going to be a doctor in the first place!' so I decided I would take up journaling again until I decided officially what I want to be!"
"Oh well that makes since I guess," I said, still shocked.
The fact was: at first Rory couldn't believe that she was stuck with Paris, again! But after she thought about it, she as glad she would have a familiar face by her side.
END FLASHBACK
"Rorryyyy?" Paris said, looking at me and trying to get my attention.
"Huh yeah, oh right heading towards the travel bus. Got it. Let me use the restroom and I'll meet you by the bus," I said a little grateful I could move around a bit. I loved traveling and the experience but, it was hot and stuffy. Plus, it was our last stop before we had a week of vacation time, so I was a bit anxious to get back to the good ol' Stars Hallow!
JESS' POV
"Chris, what the hell are we doing here? And how did we even get tickets to this! I mean don't get me wrong I love being able to be at Barack Obama's speech but its hot and I'm hungry6 and I'm tired and I need to go pick up Sofie," I said to Chris matter-of-factly.
"Jess stop complaining dude! This is a once in a lifetime experience. It doesn't matter where I got the tickets either. Forget about Sofie for right now. Forget about the heat. Forget about your hunger pains and tiredness. Just relax! We will go when its over, but until then chill out! Plus I wanna write some type of story about the speech or something about this experience at least," Chris said to me, obviously annoyed by me.
"Fine, whatever. I'm gonna go….to the bathroom," I said, trying to think of a place to go.
"Uh huh. Whatever. Hey, have your cell just in case a maniac comes in with a gun or something and holds you hostage!" Chris jokingly said.
"Ok, great! Now I have to worry about that happening while I'm pissing! Gee, thanks buddy!" I said sarcastically while walking away from him, shaking my head.
RORY'S POV:
As Rory's was coming out of the bathroom, her phone began to ring. She answered it and was trying to calm Paris down, telling her that she was on her way when
SMACK!
"OW! Shit, my coffee spilt. Paris I gotta go. I'm almost to the bus. Be there in about 5 minutes. Bye," I said quickly while closing the phone.
"I'm so sorry. I wasn't watching where I was going. It was my fault, I didn't see you. Sor…Jess? Jess! Oh my god it's Jess!" I practically yelled, "Oh my god! How are you? What are you doing here? What, did you all of a sudden get an urge for political speeches?"
"Whoa, Whoa! Slow down, Ror. Take a breath!" Jess laughed, a little awkwardly, "But you're right. It's not my thing. Chris dragged me here."
"Ahhh, the buddy system," I said, while smiling.
"You got it," He said, smiling his cutest smile ever.
Then there was silence, but not an awkward silence. Just the "taking in the site of each other" silence. A peaceful silence.
"So! Umm how long are you in town? We should, um, hook-up and hang out or something before you leave," Jess said, a little unsure of himself.
"Yeah! We definitely should. I'd like that. But I'm only in town until around noon tomorrow," I said, happy he brought the subject up.
"Ok, well it's…about 6 P.M. now so you have less than 24 hours. Well, we still have time right? How about we exchange numbers and I'll text or call you," he said.
"Yeah! That'd be great. Here, I'll type my number in your phone. And here's min-"I was just about to give him my phone when it rang.
RRRRRRIIIIIINNNNNGGGG! RRRRRIIIINNNNGGG!
"Hold on, sorry. I have to answer this," I said apologetically.
"What Paris? …. Yes I know it's has over 5 minutes. …. Yes, I'm fine, I just ran into an old friend and we are exchanging numbers. Then I will head out to the bus. … Yes, I know we are leaving soon. …. Yes I know! … K, bye!" I said in a very annoyed voice.
After typing their numbers in, they quickly said good-bye and left, going two different ways.
When Rory entered the bus, she was greeted with:
"Where the hell have you been!" Paris yelled frantically at me.
But Rory didn't care. She had just seen Jess. And she was happy.
Back at the hotel, around 9 at night, both girls had decided to go to bed early since they were going back to the newspaper's office in Illinois very, very early in the morning the next day.
(A/N: This last part, I am mostly just writing in "text message" form except for a few lines. But I did label each text, so it should be easy to understand for those non-texters. Happy Reading!)
As Rory laid in the hotel bed, trying to go to sleep, her phone vibrated. She looked for her phone for a few minutes. She found her phone, and saw she had a new text message.
It read:
MSG FROM: Jess
MSG: HEY RORY. GLAD I RAN INTO YOU TODAY. IF YOU STILL WANT TO HANG OUT TOMORROW I KNOW THE PERFECT LOCATION. –DOGER ;)
Rory just smiled at the last part. The "dodger" part. She pushed the reply button without really thinking about what she was going to put, and typed in:
FROM: Rory
MSG: HEY IM GLAD I RAN INTO YOU TOO. I WOULD DEFINITLY LIKE TO HANG OUT TOMORROW. NAME TIME AND PLACE AND ILL BE THERE! –RORY
MSG FROM: Jess
MSG: GREAT! ITS TRUNCHEON BOOKS. I KNOW YOU HAVE BEEN THERE BEFORE BUT ID LIKE TO GIVE YOU A TOUR AND MY UNDIVIDED ATTENTION. PLUS I HAVE SOME NEWS FOR YOU.
FROM: Rory
MSG: CANT WAIT! I NEED DIRECTIONS TO GET THERE THOUGH.
MSG FROM: Jess
MSG: OK GREAT. HOLD ON LET ME CALL YOU. IS NOW A GOOD TIME FOR ME TO CALL AND GIVE YOU DIRECTIONS?
FROM: Rory
MSG: YEAH NOWS FINE. I WILL BE WAITING
Rory replied quickly, then waited very impatiently with butterflies in her stomach. She didn't exactly know why she had the butterflies; well she kind of had a clue but just ignored them.
Her phone rang and she answered it quickly without looking at who was calling.
RRRRRIIIIINNNNGGGGG! RRRRRIIIIIINNNNNGGG!
"Hey!" I said, a little too excited.
"Hey….Ace.
A/N: And there is chapter one! I hope you liked it and I hope it wasn't too confusing to read! It was 5 pages on Microsoft word. Please review now so I get your feedback! I don't exactly know where I'm, going with it, but I do have the next chapter written! So the more reviews, the quicker I will add! So go ahead, push the "REVIEW" button! I will take any criticism, advice, like or dislike. Doesn't matter! JUST REVIEW! I wouldn't actually mind advice on how to make it better! SO GO REVIEW!