*Disclaimer: I don't own the series Gilmore Girls or the characters. All I
own is my imagination and the plot.
*A/N: Hey!!! I know I just added the last chapter to 'Wanna bet ?' and I'm fully aware that I still have some stories that I need to finish, but I just had this idea for a story and I just wanted to upload the first chapter. That way I know that this is another story that I need to finish and I was wondering what you guys think of it. It's going to be a fluff story, not a lot of complication between Jess and Rory (hardly any) and it's just going to be a really light story filled with R/J goodness. So, please read this chapter and let me know. Thanks!!! (btw I swear I'll finish the other stories too.)
*~*~*:-)*~*~*Bye, smile :-)
Rory Gilmore sighed as she looked at the scenery that kept passing by. It seemed to pass by slower every time she looked out the window. Not that there was much to look at, because of the rain that kept tapping frequently against her window as if it was trying to find it's way into the warm bus. Even though she knew that it was warm in the bus, just looking at the rain made her shiver. Normally she loved the rain, cause it made the world look unreal, as if you were looking at it from the outside of a globe. But today she hated the rain and she wished that it would just stop. However, the rain didn't stop, it just started to hit against her window harder. Rory was afraid that at one point the window might actually break, but the part of her that was still thinking logically new that that could never happen. It was simply impossible. Once again she sighed and she looked around the bus. She wasn't sure for what. A nice conversation maybe ? Or just a friendly smile ? But all she saw were unfriendly faces with a thin line in the place where their mouth was supposed to be. Rory reached for her book, knowing that it was going to be a cold and lonely trip. She held the book in her hands, playing with it for a short while. Flipping the pages, listening to the way the pages would fall back once she removed her fingers. While she was doing this a small piece of paper fell out. She immediately recognized her neat handwriting. She remembered how carefully she had written that information down, afraid that she might lose it or couldn't read it if she just casually wrote it down as if it was just some address. Because it wasn't. It wasn't just some address. It was his address. Rory rested her head against the cold window, ignoring the shivers that were going through her body and let her mind wander.
*~*~*Flashback*~*~*
Rory knocked on the door of the diner, knowing that only Luke would be there. She knew that the door wasn't locked, but for some reason she felt like waiting. Some part of her was still hoping and wished that he would be there to open the door for her and that they could have one of their discussions about books. But she had to face the cold and hard truth, Jess wasn't going to be there. Finally the door opened and Luke got a surprised expression on his face when he saw her.
Luke: "Rory ?''
R: "Hey Luke.''
Luke: "What are you doing here ?''
R: "Can I come in, please ?''
Luke nodded and took a step back so she could come in to the diner that reminded her of him so much. Too much even, cause she felt a sharp pain in her heart and for a minute she was afraid that she was going to start crying. But she didn't. She hadn't cried over him when he left, or when she heard his familiar voice on the other end of a phone line. She had stayed strong and put on a happy face. She even had enough courage to talk to him at her graduation. Sure, he was in Venice, but it had been nice to know that he was there, listening to her. Although she had forgiven him for the fact that he didn't graduate, not taking her to the prom and not telling her about all this, she still hadn't gotten the closure that she wanted yet. And that was why she was here..........for closure. Or at least taking the first step towards it.
Luke: "Rory......."
R: "Yeah ?''
She snapped out of her thoughts that were too depressing for words and looked up at Luke.
Luke: "Are you okay ?"
She heard his voice soften and she knew that he felt guilty for not telling her about Jess' problems.
R: "I'm fine. I just wanted to ask you something."
Luke: "What is it ? Don't tell me your mom send you over here for coffee. I swear that woman is out of her mind."
R: "She didn't. She doesn't even know I'm here." Luke: "Oh."
Rory tucked a strand of hair behind her ear. She couldn't help it, it was a nervous habit. And right now she was nervous. Her mind was filling itself with doubts and questions that started with what if.
R: "It's about Jess."
Luke: "Oh.''
Luke adjusted his baseballcap and lowered his eyes. Rory could only imagine how difficult it was for Luke to talk about Jess when Jess just left him. He didn't keep his promise and bailed on Luke.........and her.
R: "I'm sorry Luke. If you don't wanna talk about it I'll completely understand."
Luke: "No, it's okay. Ask whatever it is that you' ve got on your mind."
Rory knew what she wanted to ask him, she had recited that question over and over in her head as she was walking over here, but for some reason it was harder now that she was actually standing in front of Luke. She clasped her hands together and found the courage to look up at Luke.
R: "You know where he went. Jess I mean, right ?''
Luke slowly nodded his head, growing more uncomfortable by the second.
R: "Did.........did he leave an address or a phone number or something ?"
It seemed to take Luke ages to answer, but Rory was patient. She knew that it was hard for him and if by being patient she would get what she wanted........it was more than worth it.
Luke: "An address................. He left an address."
Rory was quiet for a while, not sure how to continue this conversation.
Luke: "That's what you came here for, isn't it ? For his address ?"
Rory nodded sheepishly.
Luke: "I promised him that I wouldn't give it to you. I promised. He didn't even want to give me the address."
R: "I understand."
Luke: "Rory........."
R: "No, it's fine. If he wanted me to have it, he would have given it to me himself. But he didn't, so I guess.........."
Luke sighed and gave in. He couldn't say no to Rory, he never could. Even when she was little and she asked for a cup of coffee, pouting her lips and looking up at him with those big, blue eyes of hers. He could never resist her.....or her mother for that matter. Luke: "He's in Venice. With his father, Jimmy."
R: "His father ?"
Suddenly things became clear for Rory as if the fog that clouded her brain suddenly vanished in thin air. That's why he left and that's why he didn't.......couldn't tell her.
Luke: "Yeah. I'll give you his address, if that's what you want."
Rory met Luke's worried and doubtful gaze. He nodded and went over to the counter. He grabbed a small, black book out of one of the cabinets and gave it to Rory.
Luke: "First page. You have to copy it."
Rory nodded as she opened the book. When she saw the address she had to hide a smile. At least she knew where he was. She took a piece of paper out of her pocket and borrowed Luke's pen to copy the address. When she was done, she gave the book back to Luke and weakly smiled.
R: "Thanks Luke."
She turned around and headed for the door. Just as she reached it, Luke stopped her.
Luke: "Rory........."
R: "Yes Luke ?"
She turned around to face him.
Luke: "Now that you have his address.......what are you going to do ?"
Rory locked eyes with Luke and knew that he figured out her plan.
Luke: "You're not going to write him, are you ?"
Rory shook her head, shot him one last smile and disappeard into the dark night. There wasn't a star in the sky, but you didn't have to look far for stars though. Cause the stars could be found in Rory Gilmore's eyes, sparkling with joy and satisfaction. She got what she came here for. Now all she had to do was convince her mom that what she was going to do was the right thing for her. After all closure was everything.
*~*~*End of Flashback*~*~*
Rory quickly wiped a tear that ran lonely down her cheek. She and her mom had a talk about her going to Venice. Lorelai didn't approve of it, but she understood that Rory needed closure, so she didn't forbid her to go. Instead she helped Rory pack and gave her a kiss goodbye when her bus arrived. One one hand, Rory couldn't wait to see Jess again, to talk to him and to just look in his eyes, knowing that he hadn't forgotten about her and that he was truly sorry for leaving without confiding in her. But on the other hand, she was afraid.......... Afraid that he didn't want her there and that he had already moved on. He wasn't the one she got the address from after all. One thing she did know though. She wasn't backing down now.
Suddenly she realized that the rain had slowed down a little and the scenery had changed. She could see the ocean now and if you looked at the sky closely, you could catch a glimpse of the sun that was hiding behind one of the gray clouds. Only a couple of more minutes left and the bus would stop. After that she..........well, she hadn't really thought about what she was going to do once she had arrived in Venice yet. But she had Jess' address, so all she had to hope for was that this day, filled with bad weather, wouldn't turn out to be a day she wished she never had expierenced. She didn't want this day to be a bad memmory in the back of her mind, left there to be forgotten. When the buss stopped, she slowly got up and grabbed her bag. It was now or never...................
*A/N: Hey!!! I know I just added the last chapter to 'Wanna bet ?' and I'm fully aware that I still have some stories that I need to finish, but I just had this idea for a story and I just wanted to upload the first chapter. That way I know that this is another story that I need to finish and I was wondering what you guys think of it. It's going to be a fluff story, not a lot of complication between Jess and Rory (hardly any) and it's just going to be a really light story filled with R/J goodness. So, please read this chapter and let me know. Thanks!!! (btw I swear I'll finish the other stories too.)
*~*~*:-)*~*~*Bye, smile :-)
Rory Gilmore sighed as she looked at the scenery that kept passing by. It seemed to pass by slower every time she looked out the window. Not that there was much to look at, because of the rain that kept tapping frequently against her window as if it was trying to find it's way into the warm bus. Even though she knew that it was warm in the bus, just looking at the rain made her shiver. Normally she loved the rain, cause it made the world look unreal, as if you were looking at it from the outside of a globe. But today she hated the rain and she wished that it would just stop. However, the rain didn't stop, it just started to hit against her window harder. Rory was afraid that at one point the window might actually break, but the part of her that was still thinking logically new that that could never happen. It was simply impossible. Once again she sighed and she looked around the bus. She wasn't sure for what. A nice conversation maybe ? Or just a friendly smile ? But all she saw were unfriendly faces with a thin line in the place where their mouth was supposed to be. Rory reached for her book, knowing that it was going to be a cold and lonely trip. She held the book in her hands, playing with it for a short while. Flipping the pages, listening to the way the pages would fall back once she removed her fingers. While she was doing this a small piece of paper fell out. She immediately recognized her neat handwriting. She remembered how carefully she had written that information down, afraid that she might lose it or couldn't read it if she just casually wrote it down as if it was just some address. Because it wasn't. It wasn't just some address. It was his address. Rory rested her head against the cold window, ignoring the shivers that were going through her body and let her mind wander.
*~*~*Flashback*~*~*
Rory knocked on the door of the diner, knowing that only Luke would be there. She knew that the door wasn't locked, but for some reason she felt like waiting. Some part of her was still hoping and wished that he would be there to open the door for her and that they could have one of their discussions about books. But she had to face the cold and hard truth, Jess wasn't going to be there. Finally the door opened and Luke got a surprised expression on his face when he saw her.
Luke: "Rory ?''
R: "Hey Luke.''
Luke: "What are you doing here ?''
R: "Can I come in, please ?''
Luke nodded and took a step back so she could come in to the diner that reminded her of him so much. Too much even, cause she felt a sharp pain in her heart and for a minute she was afraid that she was going to start crying. But she didn't. She hadn't cried over him when he left, or when she heard his familiar voice on the other end of a phone line. She had stayed strong and put on a happy face. She even had enough courage to talk to him at her graduation. Sure, he was in Venice, but it had been nice to know that he was there, listening to her. Although she had forgiven him for the fact that he didn't graduate, not taking her to the prom and not telling her about all this, she still hadn't gotten the closure that she wanted yet. And that was why she was here..........for closure. Or at least taking the first step towards it.
Luke: "Rory......."
R: "Yeah ?''
She snapped out of her thoughts that were too depressing for words and looked up at Luke.
Luke: "Are you okay ?"
She heard his voice soften and she knew that he felt guilty for not telling her about Jess' problems.
R: "I'm fine. I just wanted to ask you something."
Luke: "What is it ? Don't tell me your mom send you over here for coffee. I swear that woman is out of her mind."
R: "She didn't. She doesn't even know I'm here." Luke: "Oh."
Rory tucked a strand of hair behind her ear. She couldn't help it, it was a nervous habit. And right now she was nervous. Her mind was filling itself with doubts and questions that started with what if.
R: "It's about Jess."
Luke: "Oh.''
Luke adjusted his baseballcap and lowered his eyes. Rory could only imagine how difficult it was for Luke to talk about Jess when Jess just left him. He didn't keep his promise and bailed on Luke.........and her.
R: "I'm sorry Luke. If you don't wanna talk about it I'll completely understand."
Luke: "No, it's okay. Ask whatever it is that you' ve got on your mind."
Rory knew what she wanted to ask him, she had recited that question over and over in her head as she was walking over here, but for some reason it was harder now that she was actually standing in front of Luke. She clasped her hands together and found the courage to look up at Luke.
R: "You know where he went. Jess I mean, right ?''
Luke slowly nodded his head, growing more uncomfortable by the second.
R: "Did.........did he leave an address or a phone number or something ?"
It seemed to take Luke ages to answer, but Rory was patient. She knew that it was hard for him and if by being patient she would get what she wanted........it was more than worth it.
Luke: "An address................. He left an address."
Rory was quiet for a while, not sure how to continue this conversation.
Luke: "That's what you came here for, isn't it ? For his address ?"
Rory nodded sheepishly.
Luke: "I promised him that I wouldn't give it to you. I promised. He didn't even want to give me the address."
R: "I understand."
Luke: "Rory........."
R: "No, it's fine. If he wanted me to have it, he would have given it to me himself. But he didn't, so I guess.........."
Luke sighed and gave in. He couldn't say no to Rory, he never could. Even when she was little and she asked for a cup of coffee, pouting her lips and looking up at him with those big, blue eyes of hers. He could never resist her.....or her mother for that matter. Luke: "He's in Venice. With his father, Jimmy."
R: "His father ?"
Suddenly things became clear for Rory as if the fog that clouded her brain suddenly vanished in thin air. That's why he left and that's why he didn't.......couldn't tell her.
Luke: "Yeah. I'll give you his address, if that's what you want."
Rory met Luke's worried and doubtful gaze. He nodded and went over to the counter. He grabbed a small, black book out of one of the cabinets and gave it to Rory.
Luke: "First page. You have to copy it."
Rory nodded as she opened the book. When she saw the address she had to hide a smile. At least she knew where he was. She took a piece of paper out of her pocket and borrowed Luke's pen to copy the address. When she was done, she gave the book back to Luke and weakly smiled.
R: "Thanks Luke."
She turned around and headed for the door. Just as she reached it, Luke stopped her.
Luke: "Rory........."
R: "Yes Luke ?"
She turned around to face him.
Luke: "Now that you have his address.......what are you going to do ?"
Rory locked eyes with Luke and knew that he figured out her plan.
Luke: "You're not going to write him, are you ?"
Rory shook her head, shot him one last smile and disappeard into the dark night. There wasn't a star in the sky, but you didn't have to look far for stars though. Cause the stars could be found in Rory Gilmore's eyes, sparkling with joy and satisfaction. She got what she came here for. Now all she had to do was convince her mom that what she was going to do was the right thing for her. After all closure was everything.
*~*~*End of Flashback*~*~*
Rory quickly wiped a tear that ran lonely down her cheek. She and her mom had a talk about her going to Venice. Lorelai didn't approve of it, but she understood that Rory needed closure, so she didn't forbid her to go. Instead she helped Rory pack and gave her a kiss goodbye when her bus arrived. One one hand, Rory couldn't wait to see Jess again, to talk to him and to just look in his eyes, knowing that he hadn't forgotten about her and that he was truly sorry for leaving without confiding in her. But on the other hand, she was afraid.......... Afraid that he didn't want her there and that he had already moved on. He wasn't the one she got the address from after all. One thing she did know though. She wasn't backing down now.
Suddenly she realized that the rain had slowed down a little and the scenery had changed. She could see the ocean now and if you looked at the sky closely, you could catch a glimpse of the sun that was hiding behind one of the gray clouds. Only a couple of more minutes left and the bus would stop. After that she..........well, she hadn't really thought about what she was going to do once she had arrived in Venice yet. But she had Jess' address, so all she had to hope for was that this day, filled with bad weather, wouldn't turn out to be a day she wished she never had expierenced. She didn't want this day to be a bad memmory in the back of her mind, left there to be forgotten. When the buss stopped, she slowly got up and grabbed her bag. It was now or never...................
