A/N: So this is going to be a crossover between Gilmore Girls and One Tree Hill... * mutters * My muse is on over drive when it comes to Gilmore Girls and One Tree Hill. She won't hardly let me work on anything else right now... Oh everyone is Senior's in this story and everything happened on OTH except Lucas isn't with Peyton or Brooke they are all just friends...
Disclaimer: I don't own GG or OTH...
****** WARNING ****** CONTAINS THE WORDS SEXUALLY ASSAULTED BUT DOESN'T GIVE DETAILS... ******WARNING******
Lorelai looked at her daughter in concern and decided that the decision she had made last night was the right one. She knew that she needed to get Rory out of town for a while so that she could come to terms with what happened. She just hoped that by getting Rory out of town not only helped Rory come to term with what happened that it also kept her daughter safe. She knew that Rory wasn't sleeping at night and she knew why and she couldn't really blame her daughter for that because she to had been having trouble sleeping.
She looked at Rory and said "Kiddo go pack a bag with some clothes in it. We're going to go on a vacation."
Rory looked up at her Mom in surprise and said "Mom, we can't just leave. I have school."
Lorelai shook her head. "No, you don't honey. Headmaster Charleston said to take as much time as you need and he will be sending your homework to you by courier. What you really need is to feel safe again and for that to happen we need to get away from here for a while."
Rory sighed but nodded. "When are we leaving and where are we going?"
Lorelai smiled at her daughter and tried not to let her concern show through because she knew the old Rory never would have given in as easy. "As soon as you can pack a bag we'll go. Mine is already in the car. As for where we're going we're heading to Tree Hill, North Carolina. I have a friend who lives there and she offered us a place to stay. Plus I want to look into a couple things while we're there."
Rory nodded and got up from her seat at the kitchen table and slowly made her way into her bedroom. She knew better than to move to fast because if she did it would cause her to double over in pain. Once in her bedroom she saw a bag already laid out on her bed and shook her head but still went to her dresser and pulled out some of the things she would need and then headed to her closet and pulled out jeans and long sleeve shirts. Once she had everything she thought she would need she headed back over to her bed and placed them in the bag and then picked the bag up and slowly made her way back to the kitchen.
"What does Luke think about us going on vacation Mom?" Rory asked as she entered the kitchen.
Lorelai looked over at her daughter with a smile on her face. "He thinks it's a good idea. He'll be coming down to see us over the weekend. Do you have everything? Well even if you don't when we get to Tree Hill we can get whatever it is that you don't need."
Rory couldn't help but give her Mom a slight smile. "I think I have everything. I just need my medicines."
Lorelai shook her head. "No, you don't Rory. I already have them packed in my bag. Why do you think when you took them this morning they were laid out on the table for you."
Rory thought about that and then slightly shrugged. "Actually I didn't even pay attention. I'm ready if you are."
Lorelai nodded and walked over and took Rory's bag from her and then gently wrapped her arm around Rory's waist and helped her out to the car. She hated knowing how much pain her daughter was still in. Once she helped Rory into the car and made sure that her seat belt was buckled she threw Rory's bag into the back seat and then went over and got into the Driver's seat. She knew that it was about eleven hours from Stars Hollow to Tree Hill but she didn't care. She would drive it straight through and stopping for nothing other than Gas and food.
Two hours into the drive she looked over at her daughter and let a slight smile grace her lips as she saw that Rory was asleep. She just hoped that this time her waking up wouldn't be because of a nightmare. She sighed again as she thought about the last three weeks things had changed. She just hoped that leaving Stars Hollow for a while would help her daughter in more than one way.
Deb took one last look around her house and let out a relieved sigh that everything was perfect. She was glad that their was one guest room downstairs because she remembered Lorelai telling her that her daughter had a hard time climbing up steps right now. She closed her eyes on a sigh when she thought about everything that Lorelai had told her. She knew that she was going to have to tell her son and his wife some of what happened so that Nathan would look out for Rory while she was here.
She smiled when she heard her son and his wife walk in and she turned to face them. "Hey you two thanks for coming over on such short notice."
Nathan looked at his Mom and saw the strained looked on her face and in her eyes. "It sounded important Mom. What's going on? Are you alright?"
Deb gave her son a slight smile and nodded. "Why don't you and Haley sit down Nathan? This is going to take a while."
Nathan looked at his Mom but nodded and with Haley they walked over and sat down on the couch and after his Mom sat on the coffee table in front of him and Haley he said "Mom you're scaring me. What's going on?"
Deb took in a deep breath and let it out. "I have a friend and her daughter coming to stay with me. I'm going to need yours and Haley's help."
Nathan looked at Haley and then back at his Mom and raised an eyebrow. "Why are you going to need mine and Haley's help Mom? Can't you just tell me what's going on? Who is coming to stay?"
Deb sighed and closed her eyes on a wave of pain as she thought about Rory's situation. "The friend coming to stay is Lorelai. I met her years ago. I'll tell you a little so that you know what's going on but the rest is up to Lorelai's telling you. I'm going to need you to help make Lorelai's daughter feel safe and I'm going to need Haley to try to get her to let her be her friend."
"Mom quit being so cryptic and just come out with her. Why do I need to make this Lorelai's daughter feel safe? Just what in the hell is going on Mom?"
Deb couldn't help but sigh again because she knew she was going to have to tell Nathan everything. "Lorelai's daughter was attacked and sexually assaulted in her own home by her ex boyfriend. Unfortunately the ex boyfriend has managed to escape the cops some how and they can't find him. Lorelai remembered that I offered her a place to go if she ever needed a vacation and she called me last night. It seems that Lorelai's daughter hasn't been eating and whenever she sleeps she wakes up screaming. The ex boyfriend has been calling her but the police have yet been able to find him. Lorelai is worried not only about her daughter's health but about her safety as well. I had to agree with Lorelai that it was probably best if she got her daughter out of Stars Hollow for a while. With luck the ex boyfriend won't find her here."
Nathan's and Haley's mouth dropped open in shock and then a hard look came into Nathan's eyes. "I'll do what I can Mom. I'll also talk to Lucas, Jake, Chase and Skills and let them know they may be needed to help to keep this girl safe if for some reason or some how her ex finds her. I'll talk to Peyton, Brooke and Rachel as well and make sure they know to be nice and see what they can do to help. When are they due?"
Deb looked at the clock above the fireplace and said "They should be arriving in about two to three hours. Thank you Nate. I knew I could count on you."
Nathan smiled and stood up and then bent down to hug his Mom. "Don't worry Mom we won't let anything happen to the girl. Do you need help with anything?"
Deb shook her head. "No, I got everything set. I made up the spare room down here."
Nathan's eyebrows rose at that and said "Why did you make up the spare room down here?"
Deb sighed. "Lorelai's daughter is having trouble walking. She has broken ribs and something is wrong with her back as well. She can't navigate stairs at the moment without screaming Lorelai told me."
Nathan nodded. "Okay Mom. Haley, Lucas and I will be back here in about two hours. If they get here before then give me a call on my cell phone."
Deb nodded and smiled. "Thank you both so much."
This time it was Haley who hugged Deb and said "Nothing to thank us for Deb. We'll make sure that we do everything we can to help your friend's daughter."
Deb smiled and hugged both Nathan and Haley and then watched them leave. She just hoped that they could all help Rory through everything she is going through and help her to feel safe.
Nathan looked over at Haley and saw the tears in her eyes and wrapped his arm around her shoulder as they walked onto the River Court. "What's the matter Hales?"
Haley sighed and blinked the tears away. "I don't even know the girl Nathan and I feel bad for her. I can't imagine going through what she has and what she still is."
Neither Haley or Nathan heard their friends walk up behind them and they didn't know they were there until Lucas said "What who is going through Hales? What is going on? Why did you and Nathan call all of us and have us come here?"
Nathan and Haley both turned towards Lucas and saw Peyton, Brooke, Chase, Jake, Skills, Rachel and Mouth all standing there and he said "Lets all sit down."
Lucas looked at his brother but nodded and said "Okay but as soon as we sit down I want to know what's going on."
Nathan nodded and led the way over to the picnic table and sat on the top of it with Haley sitting in between his legs on the bench. Once he saw everyone sit down he looked from one to the next until he had looked at them all. "Haley and I need your help."
Peyton looked up at this from where she was sitting in between Jake's legs. "You know that we will all do whatever it is we can to help you two. What's going on?"
Nathan looked at Haley who nodded at him and gave him an encouraging smile and then he sighed. "Well Mom called Haley and I over to her house today. She has asked us for our help which after what she said we were more than ready to help. But I have a feeling I'm going to need all of you guys to help too."
Lucas looked at Nathan and said "What are you going to need our help with Nathan? What does your Mom need yours and Haley's help with?"
Nathan sighed again. "Mom has a friend and her daughter coming to stay with her for a while. Mom told us where she was from but I forget. Anyways the daughter was attacked and sexually assaulted by her ex boyfriend. The ex boyfriend is still out there some where and he is constantly calling my Mom's friend's daughter. The daughter hasn't been eating and hardly sleeping."
Peyton, Brooke and Rachel all gasped in shock and Peyton said "Oh that poor girl. Of course we'll help in any way that we can Nathan. I know what she is going through kind of."
Nathan looked over at Peyton and gave her a slight smile because he knew that she still had nightmares about what psycho Derek did to her. "Thanks Peyt that will probably help. I just wanted to let you all know what was going on and to ask the guys if they had a problem helping me make sure that the daughter feels safe and that nothing happens to her. It's highly unlikely the ex will find her here but then again you never know since life is full of surprises."
Lucas, Jake, Chase, Skills and Mouth all nodded and Lucas said "We will all help Nate you know that. Do you know when they will be arriving?"
Just as Lucas asked that Nathan looked down at his watch and was surprised to see that two hours had passed already and at the same time his cell phone went off letting him know that he had a text message. He pulled his cell out and saw that the text was from his Mom and after reading it he stood up. "Actually they are here now. Lucas why don't you come with Haley and I? I told Mom I'd bring you with us. We can meet up with the others later."
Lucas nodded and stood up too. He wasn't sure why but he had a sinking feeling in the pit of his stomach. Little did he know that his life was about to take one hell of a turn. He walked off the river court behind Haley and Nathan wondering why he was all of a sudden feeling like he needed to hurry to Nathan's house.
Lorelai pulled into Deb's driveway and looked over at her daughter. She saw Deb open up the door and wave at her and she gave a slight wave back before turning her eyes back to her daughter. She looked at the clock on the dashboard and saw that it had taken twelve hours to get here since they had had to stop for gas a couple of times. She sighed as she saw that her daughter showed now signs of waking up and she wasn't sure how she felt about that.
In a way she was glad that her daughter finally got some sleep but throughout the ride her daughter's sleep was disturbed by the nightmares. She sighed and got out of her car and walked towards Deb. "Thank you so much for letting us come and stay with you."
Deb smiled and shook her head while hugging her old friend. "Lor it's no problem you know that. How's Rory doing?"
Lorelai sighed and shook her head. "She's sleeping right now but I can tell she's having another nightmare. God I don't know what to Deb. She barely talks and she won't eat at all and she barely sleeps. I know that she's worried about Dean coming after her again and I just don't know how to make her feel safe. I just hope that in leaving Stars Hallow to come here helps her some. I can't take much more of this Deb I really can't."
Deb nodded and put her hand around Lorelai's shoulder as she saw Nathan, Haley and Lucas coming towards them and said "Don't worry about it Lor. We'll all do everything we can to help her. Now let me introduce you to my son, his wife and my son's brother."
Lorelai nodded and followed Deb over to the three teens and she gave them a smile but before Deb could say anything a scream was heard from the car that made everyone standing in the driveway turn towards the car and then run to it.
Lucas was the first one to reach the car and he saw the dark haired girl sitting in the passenger seat with her eyes wide open but also noticed that she was in some kind of nightmare. Without thinking he pulled open the door and knelt down to the cement. As soon as his eyes took in the girls face he gasped and whispered loudly "Mary."
