Okay, most things with Rory and Jess happened except for the things in the most recent episodes where Jess has his life together. Jess left without telling Rory where or why. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask.

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New York Pity

Rory stared up at the prestigious Greenbury Academy in front of her. She transferred from Chilton, Connecticut to here, New York City.

It reminded her a little of Chilton, but not because of they way it looked. Mostly because of the vibe it gave off. Snobby rich kids was what she thought of when she looked at this school, and at Chilton, too. She was one of them, but she wasn't. Her grandparents were paying for her to go here, and had for her to go to Chilton, too.

She took a deep breath and walked in. No students were there yet. She had come a little early because she needed to have a meeting with the principal, Mr. Huntington.

"Ah, Ms. Gilmore," Mr. Huntington saidas she walked into his office. "Sit down."

Rory sat in a hard looking chair that wasn't very comfortable. She suspected that it was supposed to be intimidating, and it was. but it wasn't like she hadn't been through all this before, at Chilton.

Mr. Huntigton gave her a long speech about how she was expected to do very well and work hard because they made a big exception letting her into the school in the middle of the year. He didn't say this, but Rory guessed that the only reason she was able to start in the middle of the year was because of a huge donation her parents had made to the school.

"Now, Rory, go to your first period class. You wouldn't want to be late on your first day, would you? You can go to your locker, first. That's where the students are now. They're getting they're books. Hurry, so you'll catch up with them."

"Okay. Thank you Mr. Huntington."

Rory left the office and walked down to locker 202, the locker that she was assigned. She got there, but there was someone standing in front of it. He had his back facing her, but from what Rory could see he had black hair and was wearing a leather jacket. He kind of reminded her of Jess.

"Excuse me? You're in front of my locker."

When the boy didn't seem to hear her, she tapped his shoulder and said, "Excuse me, that's my locker."

"Oh, is it..." the boy started, but trailed off as he turned around. He quickly recovered and said, "Then you probably want me to move, don't you?"

Rory nodded. It was obvious Jess wanted to pretend he didn't know her. Jess said, "Okay." Not like him at all. He usually gave everyone a hard time.

Just as Jess stepped away, another boy with dirty blonde hair turned the corner and walked towards Jess and Rory.

"Well, well, well, Jess," he said loudly. "Looks like Greenbury's got itself a Mary."

"Yeah," Jess said, laughing. "I'm guessing she just got a lecture from the Hunter." He still uses nicknames, Rory thought dryly.

"So Mary, where are you from?" the blonde haired boy asked. when Rory didn't answer he said, "Oh, I apologise. How rude of me. I didn't introduce myself. I'm Tristan, and this here is Jess." Rory still didn't answer. "Who's the rude one now, Mary?" Tristan said.

"My name. Is Rory."

"Ooh, fiesty," Tristan said. "What's up with you, Jess. Why're you so quiet?"

"Just thinking of excuses to tell Mrs. Remmington for why were late."

Great, Rory thought. I have the same class as them next.

She finished at her locker, slammed it shut and walked off towards class.

Jess stared after her.

"Woah, Jess! You got the hots for Mary?"

"Noo," Jess replied. "Oh, no. C'mon, let's get going."

"O-kaay."


In class, Rory walked in just as the class was settling down. Jess and Tristan walked in behind her.

"You're Lorelai Gilmore, correct?" Mrs. Remmington asked a she walked in.

Rory nodded, and Tristan whispered to her, "I thought. Your name. Was Rory."

"It's a nickname," she snapped back.

You can sit right there in the back. The only seat left is next to Jess."

Rory nodded, and walked to where Mrs. Remmington said her seat was. Jess and Tristan followed to their seats. Jess was next to Rory, but Tristan was all the way across the room. Presumably so they wouldn't talk.

Rory took out her books and started to take notes, but then ripped out a piece of paper from her notebook. She wrote on it, Fine Jess, if you want to pretend you don't know me, I'm going to do the same to you. But I just want you to know that you have absolutely nothing to be mad about. It was you that left, not me.

She passed the note to Jess, and watched him read it. He crumpled it and put it in his pocket. He didn't look at Rory, and he didn't look back. He just ignored her.

Rory suspected it was going to be this way for a loong time.