Jess was walking around Stars Hollow High School, he was lost but he wasn't going to admit it. Him? Lost? Never. He always meant to be exactly where he was at all times. Until the bell rang, now, if he didn't care about avoiding teachers he wouldn't have asked.

"Hey, you go here, right?" He asked a black haired girl at her locker. She nodded and had a slight grin on her face. "If I didn't, I wouldn't be allowed in." She laughed.

Jess had to admit to that, that laugh... Gorgeous. "Do you?" She asked him.

"Do I what?"

"Go here? You look like a lost dog... Puppy. More like a lost puppy. You have the puppy eyes." She rambled. Jess raised an eyebrow.

"Sorry, I'm being rude. I'm Charlie." The black haired girl introduced.

"Jess."

"Cool, nice to meet you. So, do you go here?"

"I'm new." He replied, still leaning against the locker beside hers.

"I got that, puppy." Charlie smiled.

"Puppy?" Jess asked, crossing his arms over his chest.

"I give my friends nicknames. Unless you'd prefer bear? You don't look like a bear."

"Right." Jess muttered, shaking his head. "You gonna show me around or what?" He snapped.

Charlie tilted her head and closed her locker. "Don't be snappy and I will." Charlie countered. Jess sighed and stood straight as he nodded.

Charlie nodded to him with a smile. "Good, shall we walk?" As they walked, Charlie showed him around everywhere. She asked him questions, and he asked her questions.

"Why are you in Stars Hollow?"

"My mom shipped me off to get set straight with my uncle Luke."

"As in diner Luke?" Charlie questioned. "Is there another Luke in this town?"

"No." Charlie answered truthfully. "You look like him."

"I'm his nephew, course I do." Jess dead-panned.

Charlie nodded to herself and glanced at him. "No dad then?" She regretted asking from the look on his face. "Sorry..." She muttered. A teacher was walking down the hall when he stopped them.

"You both should be in class."

"I'm showing him around." Charlie replied, shrugging as Jess stood behind her. "He's new."

"Are you Jess Mariano?" The teacher asked. Jess gave him a "what-the-hell-do-you-think?" look and the teacher nodded.

"Right, you were supposed to be in Chemistry ten minutes ago, Mr. Mariano."

"So?" Jess asked, not looking for an answer. "So, I suggest you come with me. Ms. Pope, I suggest you join us, considering your current class is mine."

"Yes, sir." Charlie laughed with a salute. The teacher frowned and turned as Charlie rolled her eyes and followed. Jess stayed behind her, checking her out every now and then. Her legs, her ass, her shoulders. Just to try and envision her without clothes on.

Its something he did often. When they got to class, Charlie sat down at a desk with an empty seat and watched the teacher as she took out her book. "Class, I'd like everyone to meet Mr. Mariano. Please, introduce yourself." The teacher said.

Jess just turned his head, giving him a look and turning back to face the class. "Right, well... Uh, seeing as how Mr. Clayton is sick, please feel free to take a seat beside Ms. Pope."

Jess sat next to her. "Ms. Pope, please share your studies book with him until he gets his."

"Okay." Charlie replied, the seats were high from the ground, they were more like stools. They were like that to meet the height of the work stations. Charlie slid her book between the station as Jess didn't even bother to glance at it.

He pushed it back to her. "I won't need it."

"But-"

"I won't need it." Jess said more firmly as he glanced at Charlie. She sighed and pulled the book back in front of herself. Jess almost felt guilty, she had a pout on her face. Her left elbow was resting on the table with her left temple resting in her hand.

She looked upset, only slightly though, at Jess' rejection. He didn't really listen much as he messed with the beakers as Charlie was measuring some liquid. She had on goggles and everything as she continued to take measurements and precisely add them together without spilling them.

Jess would watch intently, turning away whenever she went to look at him. It wasn't often that she did. "Mr. Mariano, is there some reason you aren't participating?" The teacher asked.

Jess looked at him. "Don't feel like it."

"Okay, well, then maybe you can 'not feel like it' down in the principal's office. Yes?" The teacher inquired with a sarcastic smile on his face. Jess groaned and stood up, walking outside. He didn't even know where the hell it was.

Classes let out soon, and then kids started going home after he made it to the principal's office. When he got out, Luke was there. He definitely caught the eyes of some girls, even a guy. Even Charlie, the grey shirt he was wearing made his lean body obvious.

He was walking fast as Charlie ran to catch up with him. "What?" Jess snapped as she tapped his shoulder. Luke turned and glanced at her, trying not to blow steam from his ears.

"I wanted to give you my number, y'know, in case you needed help being shown around again." Charlie told him. He scoffed.

"Whatever." Jess muttered as he stuffed the piece of paper into his pocket and began walking again with Luke. Charlie caught on they were fighting, and watched as Luke leaned and pushed Jess into the lake.

Charlie raised her eyebrows and almost laughed as Jess resurfaced and wiped his face. She knew her number was probably a goner in that water. He whipped around to look at Luke and slam his hands into the water before climbing out. Charlie went back to the curb and waited for her father or mother, or even her brother to come pick her up.

"Do you have a ride?" Her best friend, Trinity Jacobs, asked her. Charlie nodded with a smile.

"I got it." She grinned. As if on cue, her brother Roy pulled up. "See? Do you have one?"

"Yeah, Helena is coming to get me."

"When has your sister ever left the mall to do that?" Charlie laughed as Trinity shrugged.

"When she wants something from me."

"Talk to you later." Charlie waved as she got in the car.

"The second I'm home, I'm calling you." Trinity assured her as she stood by the car. "We'll swap notes, answers and talk horror movies."

"You got it." Trinity grinned. "Like usual, you coming over tonight though?"

"Gotta ask my mom."

"Can we go?" Roy groaned, his hand on the shift. Trinity waved. "By guys, by Roy."

"Later!" Charlie smiled as she buckled up and Roy drove off. They went back home and Charlie practically flew up the stairs, grabbing the phone as she did. Trinity called her two minutes after she'd pulled off her jeans and shirt and put on a tank top and sweat pants.

"Hey, you answered quick."

"I had the phone in my hands, darling. Where else would it be?" Charlie questioned.

Trinity began quickly. "Up your-"

"You wish!" Charlie cut her off, laughing loudly as she grabbed her notebook. "But your mom wishes it more." Charlie grinned to herself, flopping on her bed.