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CHAPTER ONE - KILLER TREES AND FRANKENSTEIN
I'll admit it, there were a few days of our relationship that I thought we wouldn't make it. Like when he
went to meet my grandma. But there've also been many many good times. Lately our relationship just seems to
be getting better and better. We've been together for a little over four months. See, I know I'm in love with him,
but I've never told him. Partially because, I don't want to freak him out if he doesn't feel the same way. So, I
keep that little piece of information to myself. I wouldn't want to scare him off. Well, tonight Mom's at work, someone messed with the shifts, she had to go straight to work from dinner with the grandparents. I just got out of the shower and got dressed in my pajamas. It's storming outside,now I usually like storms, but usually I'm not alone. In fact, other than once, I don't think I've ever been alone in a storm. I could hear the thunder, it was so loud that I thought our house was being run over by a train. The lightning lit up the sky, and the wind was blowing so hard, you could see it in the trees. I heard the thunder roar and the power went out.
"Agh!" My hand flew to my mouth. "Ooh,I don't like this one bit."I murmured, as I tried to maneuver my way
around the coffee table. I grabbed a flashlight. "But at least I'm prepared." I turned it on, I shined it at the clock
to see what time it was 12:04 a.m.I sighed, maybe I should try to go to sleep. I heard a noise come from the
kitchen, I jumped. Stop, you're just freaking yourself out. I slowly made my way towards the kitchen.I was shining the light when I heard something slam against the livingroom window. My eyes widened, it was a tree branch.
"Okay storm, go away." I said aloud. Not like it would actually do any good, but it was worth a try. I heard
something at the back door again. I turned quickly, just in time to see my flashlight turn off.
"What?" The stupid flashlight quit working. How am I going to see? The thunder roared again. "That's it." I made
my way to the kitchen, to grab the cell phone on the counter. I knew their power was probably out too, but I was trying anyway. I pushed the first digit causing the numbers to light up so that I could see to dial them.
"Hello?" Came the voice on the other end.
"Jess?" I asked.
"Yeah, hi."
"Hi,"
"What are you doing?" he asked.
"Uh, catching up on phone calls."
"Uh huh, so you usually return calls at midnight?"
"Well, not usually, you're just special. Isn't your power out?"
"No, storming, but our powers not out. Why?"
"I was just wondering. So, what are you doing?" I asked.
"Not sleeping."
"Sorry." I grimaced.
He chuckled,"Don't be. I was just giving you a hard time." he said.
"Oh, you're so nice." I teased.
"I know. Any particular reason that you decided to make a social call at midnight?" he asked.
"Well, uh, seemed as good a time as any. I said. "You know, people never take the time out to call people at
midnight. I don't understand that. What's wrong with midnight? Now Cinderella, she had the right idea." I
rambled endlessly.
He stifled a laugh by clearing his throat. "I see."
"Now granted, she should have left her number or something, or at least her name, then he could have used a
phonebook." I went on.
He rubbed his chin smiling, "Yep, the guy never claimed to be a mind reader."
"Right." The tree whacked the window again. It startled me causing me to slightly gasp as I turned to look at
the window.
"What?" he asked.
"Oh, nothing."
"Why'd you do that?"
"Oh, no reason, just, uh, you know storms are really pretty. I used to like to watch them, but it knocked the
power out.Then my flashlight quit working. But I don't - I like storms." I rambled again.
He finally figured it out, "You're afraid of the storm."
"Fine, I confess! But I usually like storms, but I'm alone, and it's dark, and the tree's trying to get me and I
swear Frankenstein is in the kitchen."
This time he couldn't control himself, he accidentally chuckled.
"It's not funny.They're trying to kill me!" I protested.
"Why are they trying to kill you?" he asked, half amused.
"I don't know.Oh, yes I do! In first grade they sent a tree home to plant, and I planted it, but I didn't water it
so it died. Now it wants revenge! And there are no witnesses!"
"Would you like me to come save you from the homicidal tree?"
"Oh, could you?"
"Sure, I'll be there in a few minutes. Tell Frankenstein to wait five minutes." he said.
"Thank you." I said with a smile. I was glad he was coming over.
"You're welcome. I'll be there in a minute."
Within two minutes Jess got there.
"Hi." I greeted him.
"Hello, glad to see you still alive."
"I'm very fortunate." I nodded matter-of-factly.
We went in to the livingroom and sat on the couch.
"So, no horror movie moments?" he asked.
"No, luckily Colonel Clucker never saw Chuckie." I said.
"That's good." he said.
"I'm honestly not afraid of storms usually." I told him.
"Just because you were alone?"
"Right. Storms are usually pretty, but not when vengeful trees are out to get you, and Frankenstein has taken
up residence in your kitchen. Then, not so pretty."
He wrapped his arms around me. Wow, Jess thought, if any other girl would've done this I would have thought it
was annoying, but with Rory, it's cute.
"Thank you for coming over." I said.
"No problem at all." he replied.
We sat there for a few minutes talking, then I yawned.
"Tired?" he asked.
"Just a lack of oxygen travelling to my brain."
"I'll take that as a yes." he said.
"Maybe a little, a big little, but I'm fine."
"Why don't you go to bed?"
"I can't." I said.
"Why not?"
"I wouldn't be able to fall asleep." I told him.
"You can't sleep through a storm?"
"I can sleep through a storm, its the falling asleep thing that's the problem."
"What do you usually do when it storms at night?" he asked.
"Mom and I usually sleep in the same room." I informed him.
"So, you have to wait until six o' clock to go to sleep?"
"Unless the storm stops, I can't fall asleep alone."I said.
"Well, I'm not your mom, but I could sleep with you. Wait, that didn't come out right." he said. I smiled. "You
know what I mean."
"Yes, I do. I was just giving you a hard time."
"Well, aren't you nice. And after I risked my life to save you from the killer tree and Frankenstein." he teased.
"Yes, and I appreciate it." The thunder roared again loud. I clung to Jess. "If the offer still stands..."
"Yes, it does. Let's go to bed." Wow, that's the first time I've said that and meant it in just the sleeping way,
thought Jess.
The lights flickered, "Weird." I said.
"Well, at least the lightning has the room nicely lit."
"It's good for something then. Of course it is the lightning and wind's fault that the lights are out, but still..."
He kissed me, "You talk a lot." he teased.
"Hey," I kissed him, "I resent that. Yes, I am glibber than most."
"Well, I wouldn't like it any other way." he said.
"That's good." I yawned again. "I have no energy."
"Are you energised enough to walk to your bed?" he asked.
"I don't know, guess we'll find out. If I topple over, then no, but we shall see."
He stood up, "I have a better idea." he said.
"What's that?" I asked.
He slid an arm under my legs and the other around my back and picked me up. I smiled at him."This." he said,
and carried me in to my room. He sat me on my bed.
"Ooh, that was fun!" I beamed.
"And you got to save your energy."
He climbed into bed and we got under the covers. In a way it was strange, but a good strange.
He kissed me, "Good night, Rory."
"Good night, Dodger." I replied softly.
He smiled at the memory. He wrapped his arms around me.This is nice, he thought. I felt so safe in his arms.
At six o' clock, Lorelai pulled in. "What's Jess' car doing here?" she wondered quietly. She walked in the house.
she walked quietly down the hall and peeked inside Rory's room. Sure enough, there they were, asleep, facing
the door.Jess' arm fastened securely around Rory. She smiled softly and tiptoed back down the hall. She figured
she better call Luke, considering he probably had no clue where Jess was. Just so he doesn't worry. She dialed
the number to the diner.
"Luke's." Came the scruffy voice on the other end.
"Hey, Luke." she replied.
"Hi."
"Something wrong?" she asked him.
"I don't know where Jess is." he said.
"Yeah, that's why I was calling. I wanted to tell you not to worry, he's here." she told him.
"What? He's there? How is that not worry?"
"Chill out, Starship Captain. They're both fully clothed and I didn't get a bad feeling about it. I got a good vibe."
"Where is he?" he asked.
"He's asleep. Like most normal people are at this hour."
"Are you going to wake him up?" he asked.
"No, I'm not."
"Why?"
"Because, it's six o' clock on a Saturday morning. That would be mean. If I weren't so tired, I'd probably flip a
little more, but I got a good vibe and I'm tired."
"You got a good vibe? How could Jess being asleep at your house - "
"In Rory's room." she specified.
"Oh, nice, Jess being asleep in Rory's room, how could that be good?"
"I imagine I'll find out when I wake up." she said.
"You're going to go to sleep, with them, there, in her room?"
"Yes. Always trust your instincts. My instincts say good."
"If you say so." he said.
"Yes, I do. Okay, well, stop worrying, and good night." she said.
"Thanks for calling. Bye."
They hung up and she put the phone back on the hook and wandered upstairs.
At about nine o' clock, Jess woke up. Then he realized he was still with me."Shoot, I fell asleep." he mumbled.
"Hmm?" I acknowledged his presence.
He kissed me, "I should go. I'll see you later." he said.
"Mmm, night night." I mumbled incoherently.
He smiled at me and walked out, quietly shutting the door behind him. Then he got in his car and went home.
At one o' clock, Mom woke up. "Hey sleepyhead." I greeted her.
"Hey, hon." she staggered down the stairs.
"Did you sleep well?" I asked her.
"Yes, I did. Did you guys sleep well?" she asked.
"Yes, we - you guys?" I stopped.
"Uh huh, you and Jess, you guys." she said, informing me that she knew about our sleepover.
"I can explain that." I said.
"Oh, good. Talk please."
"Last night it was stormy and the power went out and the tree was trying to come in the house to seek
revenge. Plus, there was this horrible noise coming from the kitchen, and I couldn't sleep. So, Jess came over."
"I see." she said.
"And he went in to lay down with me because you weren't here and he accidentally fell asleep." I further
explained.
"So," she started once I finished rattling, "did you sleep good?"
"Honestly, I can't remember a time that I've ever slept better. It was nice." I said with a soft smile.
Well, thought Lorelai, looks like she's in love.
*
A/N: Okay, please review and tell me if you like it! This isn't going to be a fluff story if you were worried about that, this is just the calm before the storm. I had to put this chapter, because I already have the general idea for this story, and I felt that if I didn't put some sort of event in here, my story would have never come together. As the story unfolds it will all come together, but that's why I made this somewhat fluffy chapter. I have the next two chapters written, I just need to type them. PLEASE REVIEW!! I need to know I'm not just writing this for my own health!! Thank you!
CHAPTER ONE - KILLER TREES AND FRANKENSTEIN
I'll admit it, there were a few days of our relationship that I thought we wouldn't make it. Like when he
went to meet my grandma. But there've also been many many good times. Lately our relationship just seems to
be getting better and better. We've been together for a little over four months. See, I know I'm in love with him,
but I've never told him. Partially because, I don't want to freak him out if he doesn't feel the same way. So, I
keep that little piece of information to myself. I wouldn't want to scare him off. Well, tonight Mom's at work, someone messed with the shifts, she had to go straight to work from dinner with the grandparents. I just got out of the shower and got dressed in my pajamas. It's storming outside,now I usually like storms, but usually I'm not alone. In fact, other than once, I don't think I've ever been alone in a storm. I could hear the thunder, it was so loud that I thought our house was being run over by a train. The lightning lit up the sky, and the wind was blowing so hard, you could see it in the trees. I heard the thunder roar and the power went out.
"Agh!" My hand flew to my mouth. "Ooh,I don't like this one bit."I murmured, as I tried to maneuver my way
around the coffee table. I grabbed a flashlight. "But at least I'm prepared." I turned it on, I shined it at the clock
to see what time it was 12:04 a.m.I sighed, maybe I should try to go to sleep. I heard a noise come from the
kitchen, I jumped. Stop, you're just freaking yourself out. I slowly made my way towards the kitchen.I was shining the light when I heard something slam against the livingroom window. My eyes widened, it was a tree branch.
"Okay storm, go away." I said aloud. Not like it would actually do any good, but it was worth a try. I heard
something at the back door again. I turned quickly, just in time to see my flashlight turn off.
"What?" The stupid flashlight quit working. How am I going to see? The thunder roared again. "That's it." I made
my way to the kitchen, to grab the cell phone on the counter. I knew their power was probably out too, but I was trying anyway. I pushed the first digit causing the numbers to light up so that I could see to dial them.
"Hello?" Came the voice on the other end.
"Jess?" I asked.
"Yeah, hi."
"Hi,"
"What are you doing?" he asked.
"Uh, catching up on phone calls."
"Uh huh, so you usually return calls at midnight?"
"Well, not usually, you're just special. Isn't your power out?"
"No, storming, but our powers not out. Why?"
"I was just wondering. So, what are you doing?" I asked.
"Not sleeping."
"Sorry." I grimaced.
He chuckled,"Don't be. I was just giving you a hard time." he said.
"Oh, you're so nice." I teased.
"I know. Any particular reason that you decided to make a social call at midnight?" he asked.
"Well, uh, seemed as good a time as any. I said. "You know, people never take the time out to call people at
midnight. I don't understand that. What's wrong with midnight? Now Cinderella, she had the right idea." I
rambled endlessly.
He stifled a laugh by clearing his throat. "I see."
"Now granted, she should have left her number or something, or at least her name, then he could have used a
phonebook." I went on.
He rubbed his chin smiling, "Yep, the guy never claimed to be a mind reader."
"Right." The tree whacked the window again. It startled me causing me to slightly gasp as I turned to look at
the window.
"What?" he asked.
"Oh, nothing."
"Why'd you do that?"
"Oh, no reason, just, uh, you know storms are really pretty. I used to like to watch them, but it knocked the
power out.Then my flashlight quit working. But I don't - I like storms." I rambled again.
He finally figured it out, "You're afraid of the storm."
"Fine, I confess! But I usually like storms, but I'm alone, and it's dark, and the tree's trying to get me and I
swear Frankenstein is in the kitchen."
This time he couldn't control himself, he accidentally chuckled.
"It's not funny.They're trying to kill me!" I protested.
"Why are they trying to kill you?" he asked, half amused.
"I don't know.Oh, yes I do! In first grade they sent a tree home to plant, and I planted it, but I didn't water it
so it died. Now it wants revenge! And there are no witnesses!"
"Would you like me to come save you from the homicidal tree?"
"Oh, could you?"
"Sure, I'll be there in a few minutes. Tell Frankenstein to wait five minutes." he said.
"Thank you." I said with a smile. I was glad he was coming over.
"You're welcome. I'll be there in a minute."
Within two minutes Jess got there.
"Hi." I greeted him.
"Hello, glad to see you still alive."
"I'm very fortunate." I nodded matter-of-factly.
We went in to the livingroom and sat on the couch.
"So, no horror movie moments?" he asked.
"No, luckily Colonel Clucker never saw Chuckie." I said.
"That's good." he said.
"I'm honestly not afraid of storms usually." I told him.
"Just because you were alone?"
"Right. Storms are usually pretty, but not when vengeful trees are out to get you, and Frankenstein has taken
up residence in your kitchen. Then, not so pretty."
He wrapped his arms around me. Wow, Jess thought, if any other girl would've done this I would have thought it
was annoying, but with Rory, it's cute.
"Thank you for coming over." I said.
"No problem at all." he replied.
We sat there for a few minutes talking, then I yawned.
"Tired?" he asked.
"Just a lack of oxygen travelling to my brain."
"I'll take that as a yes." he said.
"Maybe a little, a big little, but I'm fine."
"Why don't you go to bed?"
"I can't." I said.
"Why not?"
"I wouldn't be able to fall asleep." I told him.
"You can't sleep through a storm?"
"I can sleep through a storm, its the falling asleep thing that's the problem."
"What do you usually do when it storms at night?" he asked.
"Mom and I usually sleep in the same room." I informed him.
"So, you have to wait until six o' clock to go to sleep?"
"Unless the storm stops, I can't fall asleep alone."I said.
"Well, I'm not your mom, but I could sleep with you. Wait, that didn't come out right." he said. I smiled. "You
know what I mean."
"Yes, I do. I was just giving you a hard time."
"Well, aren't you nice. And after I risked my life to save you from the killer tree and Frankenstein." he teased.
"Yes, and I appreciate it." The thunder roared again loud. I clung to Jess. "If the offer still stands..."
"Yes, it does. Let's go to bed." Wow, that's the first time I've said that and meant it in just the sleeping way,
thought Jess.
The lights flickered, "Weird." I said.
"Well, at least the lightning has the room nicely lit."
"It's good for something then. Of course it is the lightning and wind's fault that the lights are out, but still..."
He kissed me, "You talk a lot." he teased.
"Hey," I kissed him, "I resent that. Yes, I am glibber than most."
"Well, I wouldn't like it any other way." he said.
"That's good." I yawned again. "I have no energy."
"Are you energised enough to walk to your bed?" he asked.
"I don't know, guess we'll find out. If I topple over, then no, but we shall see."
He stood up, "I have a better idea." he said.
"What's that?" I asked.
He slid an arm under my legs and the other around my back and picked me up. I smiled at him."This." he said,
and carried me in to my room. He sat me on my bed.
"Ooh, that was fun!" I beamed.
"And you got to save your energy."
He climbed into bed and we got under the covers. In a way it was strange, but a good strange.
He kissed me, "Good night, Rory."
"Good night, Dodger." I replied softly.
He smiled at the memory. He wrapped his arms around me.This is nice, he thought. I felt so safe in his arms.
At six o' clock, Lorelai pulled in. "What's Jess' car doing here?" she wondered quietly. She walked in the house.
she walked quietly down the hall and peeked inside Rory's room. Sure enough, there they were, asleep, facing
the door.Jess' arm fastened securely around Rory. She smiled softly and tiptoed back down the hall. She figured
she better call Luke, considering he probably had no clue where Jess was. Just so he doesn't worry. She dialed
the number to the diner.
"Luke's." Came the scruffy voice on the other end.
"Hey, Luke." she replied.
"Hi."
"Something wrong?" she asked him.
"I don't know where Jess is." he said.
"Yeah, that's why I was calling. I wanted to tell you not to worry, he's here." she told him.
"What? He's there? How is that not worry?"
"Chill out, Starship Captain. They're both fully clothed and I didn't get a bad feeling about it. I got a good vibe."
"Where is he?" he asked.
"He's asleep. Like most normal people are at this hour."
"Are you going to wake him up?" he asked.
"No, I'm not."
"Why?"
"Because, it's six o' clock on a Saturday morning. That would be mean. If I weren't so tired, I'd probably flip a
little more, but I got a good vibe and I'm tired."
"You got a good vibe? How could Jess being asleep at your house - "
"In Rory's room." she specified.
"Oh, nice, Jess being asleep in Rory's room, how could that be good?"
"I imagine I'll find out when I wake up." she said.
"You're going to go to sleep, with them, there, in her room?"
"Yes. Always trust your instincts. My instincts say good."
"If you say so." he said.
"Yes, I do. Okay, well, stop worrying, and good night." she said.
"Thanks for calling. Bye."
They hung up and she put the phone back on the hook and wandered upstairs.
At about nine o' clock, Jess woke up. Then he realized he was still with me."Shoot, I fell asleep." he mumbled.
"Hmm?" I acknowledged his presence.
He kissed me, "I should go. I'll see you later." he said.
"Mmm, night night." I mumbled incoherently.
He smiled at me and walked out, quietly shutting the door behind him. Then he got in his car and went home.
At one o' clock, Mom woke up. "Hey sleepyhead." I greeted her.
"Hey, hon." she staggered down the stairs.
"Did you sleep well?" I asked her.
"Yes, I did. Did you guys sleep well?" she asked.
"Yes, we - you guys?" I stopped.
"Uh huh, you and Jess, you guys." she said, informing me that she knew about our sleepover.
"I can explain that." I said.
"Oh, good. Talk please."
"Last night it was stormy and the power went out and the tree was trying to come in the house to seek
revenge. Plus, there was this horrible noise coming from the kitchen, and I couldn't sleep. So, Jess came over."
"I see." she said.
"And he went in to lay down with me because you weren't here and he accidentally fell asleep." I further
explained.
"So," she started once I finished rattling, "did you sleep good?"
"Honestly, I can't remember a time that I've ever slept better. It was nice." I said with a soft smile.
Well, thought Lorelai, looks like she's in love.
*
A/N: Okay, please review and tell me if you like it! This isn't going to be a fluff story if you were worried about that, this is just the calm before the storm. I had to put this chapter, because I already have the general idea for this story, and I felt that if I didn't put some sort of event in here, my story would have never come together. As the story unfolds it will all come together, but that's why I made this somewhat fluffy chapter. I have the next two chapters written, I just need to type them. PLEASE REVIEW!! I need to know I'm not just writing this for my own health!! Thank you!