Title : Luke in Philly
Author : GilmoreGirlsFreakazoid
Chapter 1

Summary : Luke is about 17 years old and goes to visit his Aunt who lives in Philadelphia. But he meets a mysterious young girl who never tells him her name. What happens when he sees her again? JavaJunkie

A/N : Got this idea when I was bored watching tv. This story is dedicated to the lovely Christina.

Disclaimer : I own nothing. Not Lorelai, not Rory, not Logan. Not even Luke tear

I've always been that quiet kid. Everyone knew that I didn't say much. The only times I spoke up was when it was important. Some quiet kids are the ones in the back on the class chiseling suicidal thoughts into the desk. Or some others are just quiet but have friends. That's what I am. I had a few friends back in Stars Hollow.

Stars Hollow is a town where everyone knows each other and what their story is. It was where I will always be. I'll go somewhere and eventually come back. Vacation to the beach? Sure, as long as I get to go back to the place where the nuts measure their lawns.

So when I received a phone call from my Aunt Reenie asking me if I would like to spend the summer in Philly with her and her husband I said okay, sure, no problem.

My Aunt Reenie is my mom's sister. She was named Maureen, but my mom said it was too sophisticated for her personality so everyone calls her Reenie. She moved to Philadelphia after she graduated from college. Apparently she married a rich fellow who lived right out of the city. Uncle Raymond is his name. He was raised rich but not the rich type. I visited there a few times and let me tell you. He's one cool guy. He likes rock music and wears jeans and band tee shirts all the time. He gained a huge fortune a few years back, but he isn't the materialistic type so he put it in the bank and into me and my sisters college fund, which is currently colleting interest. Obviously, he was the rebel in his family. They don't live downtown Philly though but in a neighborhood of single homes and green grass.

That's why I'm here, sitting in an airplane next to an older lady. She looks really frail. Like, if you hold her hand too tight, her bones might break into pieces and all you'll have in your hand is dust and bone remains. I'm just hoping that the plane doesn't malfunction and turn out crashing because if so, her family will be very depressed not having a body for the funeral.

As I get up, thank god I didn't take the window seat, and head to the bathroom I look around the seats of the other passengers. A family of four, two parents and young kids arguing because the boy was bugging his little sister.

That's how my family was. Before my mom died. It was my parents, who were an example of true-love if I ever met one. They evened each other out. My dad is a very solemn man, keeps to himself most of the time and hates our busy-body neighbors. My mom was the exact opposite. She was a very popular girl growing up, had the eye of every Stars Hollow guy on her. She dated a lot until she met my dad when they were in their last year of highschool. Neither of them went to college because they didn't want to separate. A few years later, they had me. I'm much like my dad, as you can tell. I only talk to a few people, the guys from back home. But then there's my little sister. Little rebellion she is. Only two years younger then me and has gotten in more trouble this year then I have in my life. She'll forever be that girl that smoked pot behind the bleachers at school or even better, the one girl who beat up the heavy-weight wrestler at our school.

But when I was nine, my mom died from cancer. Dad still hasn't gotten over it. All he does is work at his hardware store. I swear, some day he's going to work himself to death.

That's another reason I left. I don't like seeing my family all dysfunctional. I need a new change of scenery. New perspective on how life could be and not just four hollow walls and a family inside.

I look around some more and see two rich people who are discussing how upsetting it is that their tickets were screwed up and had to sit in coach. The older man looks rather uncomfortable in his suit and bow tie. Who wears a bow tie now and days anyway? The woman has on the nicest pearls and a dress - suit. Damn high society. I keep walking and see a girl who looks about my age, sitting behind the fancy couple. She's wearing a denim skirt with a Blondie tee-shirt that looks like someone ripped the stomach area on purpose. She has her headphones on that is connected to her a walkman. Taping her foot and mouthing to the words to some song. She has her eyes closed and holding the arch of her nose with two of her fingers. She looks annoyed. I continue to walk to the bathroom and see that everyone of them is occupied.

I sit down at an empty seat near the back waiting for someone to get done. I look over and see that I'm in the same aisle as the annoyed girl. She looks at me and goes back to looking annoyed.

I wonder what will happen while I'm in Philly? Will I just sit in the house all day playing video games and looking at baseball cards? I know that there was some kids that lived near Reen the last time I visited, but that was right after mom died. Will it be a big family reunion? Is Raymond still the same or did his parents finally get to him and convince him that he needs money?

After I finally use the bathroom I go back and sit next to the older lady.

Man, I really hope this plane doesn't crash.

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As I board off the plane and get my bags out of the overhead compartment, I look over and see the girl having trouble with her bags. I close the compartment door and go over to help her.

By now she's shoving her bright pink gym bag all over the place so that somehow it will slide out.

I stand next to her and pull the bag out gently and it comes out.

She looks back at me, like she's studying. Sticks her tongue out as if she's thinking.

"Your that guy that sat in my row right?"

Am I seriously that hard to forget? I'm the only male specimen that was on the plane around our age.

"Yeah."

"You got gum on you. Right here." she said as she pointed to my shirt sleeve.

I look down and - damn sister. Always chewing the gum and getting it all over the place. I told her to take the gum packets out of her pants pocket before she shoves them in with the laundry.

"Damn. Thanks." and I pull off my flannel.

"Yeah, thanks for getting my bag out. Stupid cheap plane."

I laugh. I laughed? When was the last time I laughed? Was it freshman year? I forget.

"Well. We better get out of here, the attendant ladies get mad when you stay on the plane too long after the captain said the 'okay-go-get out.'"

I nod as we pick up our bags and walk off the bridge to the airport.

"It was nice meeting you .."

"Luke." I answered her.

"Goodbye Luke."

She started to walk away until I realized I never got a name from her.

"I didn't catch your name."

She turned back around. The mystery girl just smiled and kept walking behind the fancy people.

"Luke Danes!" I hear a woman yell.

I turn around and see Aunt Reenie waving frantically over to me with Raymond standing there with his hands in the back pockets of his jeans smiling happily to me.

I look back to where the girl walked away and she wasn't there no more.

I guess I'll never know the mysterious girls on the plane's name.

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