Disclaimer: I do not own Gilmore Girls. And for that, I am sad.

A/N: This is my first ever fan fic, so if y'all could R&R, that'd be great. Constructive critism is accepted and apprieciated.

Hollywood

By the Environmentalist

Prologue: Meet the Family

"Rory!! Rory, sweetie, wake up!" Eighteen year old Lorelai Gilmore shouted, as she shook her two year old daughter awake.

"Mommy….It's four in the morning! Why am I getting up?" Rory whispered as she rubbed the sleep from her piercing blue eyes.

"I'm sorry kid, but Julia's gone!!" Lorelai whispered to her child. The fear was evident in her voice. One could easily tell she was worried about her other child, Julia Jenifer Hayden, Rory's one year old sister.

"Julia?" Rory's big blue eyes widened, "Why…How?? Where is daddy!?" Rory burst into tears, trembling so hard that her chestnut hair was even shaking.

Chris… Lorelai thought; she hadn't realized that he was missing, too. "Sweets, I need you to go up to daddy's room and see if he's there." Lorelai pleaded with her daughter, she needed to know that her child was safe.

"Mkay..." Rory nodded and dashed up the stairs in their small home.

Brriinggg! Brriingg!

Lorelai looked at her cell phone to see who was calling. Christopher! She answered. "Where the hell are you?! And where did you take Julia?!"

"Lor, I know you're upset, but I took Jules because I had to. She is a Hayden, and she doesn't belong in Stars Hollow. I would've taken Rory too, but she is already oriented to the town, and knows everybody," Chris said, "Jules won't even remember. She's only a year old." He took a deep breath, waiting for Lorelai to respond.

Lorelai gritted her teeth; the anger was evident on her face, and in her voice. "Go to hell, Chris, you just broke Rory's heart, and mine!! We're through! Never contact me or Rory, ever again! And don't you dare try to get custody!" She finished at scream, and slammed her phone shut.

Two Years Later

"Mommy, coffee?" Four year old Rory asked her mother. Her big blue eyes were wide, and full of innocence, and her long chestnut hair was sleek and shiny.

Lorelai couldn't resist her daughter's eyes, and immediately gave in, "Sure sweets. Let's just go to Luke's, and beg him. It's more fun that way." Lorelai grinned mischievously, her sapphire colored eyes sparkling.

"Off to Luke's we go!" Rory sang.

Two Years Later

"Lorelai, what in the world possessed you to get a four year old child addicted to coffee?" Luke Danes asked. "Ya know what, never mind!" He shook his head. He knew that the Gilmores of the Hollow were crazy, he didn't need proof.

"Well..." Lorelai said, "I just got bored, and decided to give Rory some after she begged me to try it," Lorelai ran her fingers through her silky chestnut hair, "Besides, she's not four anymore. She's starting first grade. My little baby is six years old."

Meanwhile, at the other end of the diner, a small six year girl was reading a very large book that, if I do say so myself, looked like it weighed more than her. She gently turned the page, as if she didn't want to harm it. But when you think about it, who would want to harm a first edition copy of Oliver Twist? Jess Mariano had been watching her, and he liked her, for any child of her age, Oliver Twist was a great challenge. He decided to go talk to her.

"Hey," He said, "My name's Jess. What's yours?" Jess' big brown eyes were looking rather sparkly, almost like he saw something in her.

The girl jumped. "Oh! Hey! Who the heck are you?" She exclaimed, "Wait…Sorry! You just said that," Her blue eyes shone when she laughed, "I'm Rory Gilmore. Me and my mom come her every day. Luke's coffee is the best in the tri-city area."

"Huh," Jess said, mostly to himself, "Well Rory Gilmore, I'll be seeing you."

"No! Wait!" Rory said, "Do you wanna come read?" She patted the chair next to her, and gave Jess the biggest Gilmore pout known to man. "Please?"

Jess, having not been introduced to Rory's famous pout, and piercing baby blue eyes, gave in almost immediately, "Well, uh…Sure. Oliver Twist is a great book." He grinned.

"You read?" Rory asked; she wasn't used to other kids her age reading as much as she did.

"Yeah, I love Hemmingway." Jess answered.

"Oh, ew!" Rory exclaimed, "I hate him!" She shook her head vigorously, "Let's just stick to Oliver for now. Will you read it to me?"

"Uh, sure…" Jess trailed off, becoming slightly startled as she laid her head on his shoulder. "Um…Rory?"

"Yeah?"

"What page were you on?" He asked quietly.

"The very beginning of page 226. It's the best part." Rory replied.

"Okay," Jess said as he began to read, "That was something in this way, warn't it?' rejoined Mr. Blathers; That was done by Conky Chickweed, that was.'"