Authors Note: My cousin and I, with our families went to Six Flags last summer and had a total blast, and I really thought it would be cool to write a story with Luke and Lorelai going to Six Flags. This takes place in season four, at the end of the season, but the Dragonfly was already opened. (I.e. No Jason, no Nichole… and the Dragonfly opening was a couple months before). So everyone please read and review!
Another note: I'm still writing the other story: "It's about Time" I just thought I should do something new and interesting!
Another note: I already have the plan for what's going to happen, and I've been there before so I actually have a game plan for this one, as apposed to just jumping in, like I do with my other stories.
Disclaimer: I (defiantly) don't own Six Flags or Gilmore Girls… but if I did it would go a little like this:
MEGGAN.
Lorelai was completely bored out of her mind. She was sitting on her couch at home watching TV; it was a little past ten o'clock.
She put her elbow on the couch arm and rested her head atop of it; after about five minutes her arm hurt so she moved again, this time resting her head on the couch arm.
"This sucks," She mumbled and looked at the clock.
It was 10:10, and normally she would be watching and mocking some really stupid movie with Rory, but she was at Yale studying for her exams that were coming up in about two weeks.
She could just go to bed, but that would be kind of sad considering it was only ten, Sookie officially kicked her out of the Inn for a full twenty-four hours, because apparently she was working too hard.
Along side being bored, she was also very hungry, but the pizza box with only one slice on the counter that was four hours old didn't look so appetizing. She thought about going to Luke's, but reminded herself that she would have to walk, because her jeep wasn't working, and she defiantly didn't have enough energy to walk the two whole blocks it took to get to Luke's.
She started slowly falling asleep when a commercial on the TV woke her up.
It was the Six Flags theme song playing in the background, and the old man was dancing around all the rides.
Now, normally, Lorelai would have changed the channel, but it looked really fun, there were people just lying around at the water park, and other people on the rides. She wasn't exactly the kind of person who would run to be first in line at a park, but lounging around at the water park, or going on her ultimate favorite ride, the Scrambler, sounded pretty fun.
The truth was, although Lorelai loved rides in a Six Flags park, she remembered when her and Rory went to 'Six Flags: Lake George' a long time ago, Lorelai and her had a blast going on all the little rides, but when it came to Roller Coasters, Lorelai couldn't get far enough away. Really, she loved the thrill, but she couldn't stand getting that high up in the air.
The more she thought about it the more Lorelai was getting excited; she really wanted to go. She ran upstairs and looked up Six Flags on the Internet and looked at each of the park's sites. Checking when she could actually book at time she decided that they would go to Six Flags; Buffalo, because they had an opening in two weeks.
She excitedly picked up the phone and called Rory while she booked the RV they were going to rent while they stayed in the park.
"Hello?" He daughter answered on the other line.
"You are so going to love me!" Lorelai said into the phone.
"Okay… why?" She asked.
"Remember when we went to Six Flags a while back, and we said we were going to do it again some time, but never actually got to because I was too busy with work and you were too busy with school?" Lorelai asked talking a mile a minute.
"Yeah, why?" Rory replied.
"I saw the Six Flags commercial just now, and went online, and they had tickets available and we are going to Six Flags as of… now" Lorelai said and clicked the 'BOOK THIS TRIP' button.
"Cool, when?" Rory asked excided.
"Two weeks, on May fifteenth" Lorelai said.
"Oh" Rory said sounding sad.
"Oh what?" Lorelai asked concerned.
"Mom I have exams that week, I can't go"
Lorelai hit her head with her hand, "How could I forget you had exams, man I feel so stupid, especially since I just paid like three hundred dollars for a three day trip"
"Well… don't waste the money, go with someone else, go with Sookie"
"Sookie's busy with Jackson and the family," Lorelai said tapping her pencil.
"Well, okay, go with Luke"
"Luke in Six Flags… ha!" Lorelai laughed into the phone.
"Okay then go with your mother," Rory deadpanned.
"… Oh, you're serious, I think going by myself is a better idea" Lorelai snorted.
"Well I'm all out, but you should go, it sounds like fun" Rory said.
"Yeah, all by myself, a thirty five year old eating cotton candy all by herself, yippy" Lorelai said sarcastically.
"Sounds like a blast, I have to study so I'll talk to you later!" Rory said and hung up as soon as Lorelai said bye.
Lorelai opened the door to the diner the following morning and was surprised when she stepped into a completely deserted diner.
She turned around and looked at the door, the 'closed' sign was facing into the diner, so it was defiantly open.
"Luke?" She called out, while looking around. Luke came out of the kitchen and walked up behind her,
"Hey," He said as he whipped the table next to her.
She screamed and put a hand over where her heart was. "You scared the daylights out of me!"
"Sorry," He said and moved on to the next table.
"Seriously, I think my heart just blew up," She said, over exaggerating.
"I said sorry," He said again with a little more attitude.
"Where is everyone?" She asked calming down.
"Just a lull, everyone's at work probably." He shrugged. "Why are you here so late?" Luke asked finally looking at her.
"Sookie kicked me out of the Inn, she said I'm working too hard"
"You are working too hard" Luke replied going behind the counter.
"It's just something to do, I guess. It's really boring not having Rory home, and it's much more entertaining going to work then staying home watching TV" Lorelai thought about her words then added, "I can't believe I just said that"
Luke nodded and re filled the coffee machine.
"Anyways… talking about my pathetic life is making me tired, coffee please"
"Hold on a sec' will yeah?" Luke asked, still filling up the machine.
"Sorry Mr. Grumpy pants"
"Sorry," He said and filled up her coffee mug, "Just a little tired."
"A-men brother" Lorelai said and sipped her coffee.
"It's not too bad, just after twenty years, it gets kind of old doing the same thing day after day." He said and leaned against the table behind the counter.
Lorelai's light bulb turned on, but quickly faded. Luke in an amusement park?
"Hey Luke… do you like, Amusement parks?" Lorelai asked and put her coffee mug down. Luke shot her a funny look.
"Amusement parks?"
"Yeah… yesterday, I was watching TV and some commercial came on, for Six Flags…" Lorelai started.
"The one with the old man dancing around in circles?" Luke asked.
"Yeah… and I really wanted to go, so I went online and booked tickets for me and Rory to go, but then I called her and it's in two weeks and she has exams in two weeks, so I had to look for someone else… and Sookie can't come because she is busy with her family, so I thought of you!" Lorelai smiled, then crunched up her face, "That sounded really mean, sorry" Lorelai apologized.
"It's okay" Luke said sarcastically.
"It's not a pity invite, because I really do want you to go, it would be fun"
"I don't know… I would have to take time off work"
"Yeah but that's what you want to do, you're totally bored with the same thing everyday, you just said it"
"Yeah I guess… but" Luke said.
"But nothing. Let's go have fun; just the two of us, to Six Flags" Lorelai smiled and then added, "Please"
Luke looked like he was actually thinking about it… which Lorelai wasn't expecting from him at all. "Where's Six Flags?"
"You've never gone to Six Flags?" Lorelai asked shocked.
"Well I went when I was a kid, me and Liz would go on the roller coasters all day until we barfed, but I don't remember where it was"
"Oh, they're all over the place. There are like five in a three hour radius of Stars Hollow" Lorelai said trying to be a good salesman.
"Which one are you going to?" Luke asked.
"Um, Buffalo, which is kind-of farther than the other ones, but it has the best park, in my humble opinion."
"Um, I guess, two weeks right?" Luke confirmed.
"So you want to go?" Lorelai asked happily.
"I guess, I mean, if you're really desperate, and you want to go, and I'm your last option… then it could be fun"
Lorelai smiled widely.
"Okay, so we leave May fifteenth, and we'll spend three days there, I already booked the RV… it's going to be totally fun"
"Okay… but if Ceaser and Lane say they can't handle it then I have the right to back out"
"It's a plan" Lorelai said and skipped off.
First chapter, I know, it's not that interesting… my first ones never are, but they will get better; I promise. So please read and review and tell me if you think this story is going to work out or if you think I should quit while I'm ahead.
Okay… thanks,
MEGGAN.
