Gilmore Girls: Love Unexpected

Chapter 1 of a new Gilmore Girls story, not intended in any way to be connected to any of the others but could possibly be seen as a sequel of sorts to Burning Down. Enjoy, please.

Disclaimer: I don't own Gilmore Girls or its characters.

Chance Meeting

Rory Gilmore sighed and stretched, it had been a hard day. Now that she was at Yale, she found herself better prepared than ever to accomplish her dream. She had been busy all day and desperately needed coffee. Looking out of her dorm window she smiled, just across the street from the dorms was a coffee shop.

'Perfect, I love this place even more now.' She thought joyfully before grabbing anything she felt she needed and heading out towards the coffee shop.

As she walked to the coffee shop Rory pondered how things were going at Yale. Her workload had drastically increased since Chilton, but she was managing to keep on top of things. She was lost in thought and therefore, as she walked into the coffee shop she nearly walked into someone.

"Whoa, sorry," She said, stopping just in time.

"Zat's fine" The person replied in a strong German accent.

Rory got a good look at him. He was around her age, maybe a little older. He had short; neatly cut brown hair and hazel eyes. He was dressed casually but also wore clothes that identified him as an employee of the coffee shop.

"Ekscuse me," he said, before taking the small tray with coffee cups on it to a nearby table. Once he put them down he turned back to her and smiled. He held out his hand and introduced himself.

"Henry Kohl," Rory smiled and shook his hand, "Rory Gilmore."

They both smiled and, since Henry was on break they sat down to talk.

After a while Rory asked.

"So, where exactly are you from?" Henry smiled and replied, "My parents vere from Germany, but I vas born in zis kountry."

Rory nodded and then Henry spoke again, "So, vat about you?"

"I'm from Stars Hollow, a little town in Connecticut; I just moved here, I'm attending Yale."

"I zee, I'm in Hartford University. I vork here part-time."

"Cool."

They continue to talk; Rory was amazed at how easy it was to talk with him. She had only just met him and yet she felt like they had been friends their entire lives.

'He's so easy to talk too, he's such a nice guy…It also doesn't hurt that he's good looking.' She thought happily before catching herself, 'Wait, did I really just think that, focus Rory, you barely know the guy.'

"So, your Mom vent to Hartford too?" Henry asked in response to the latest bit of information Rory had told him.

"Yeah, although she had to fit around her work at the Inn she ran…This was after I was born too."

"Oh." Before Henry could offer any further reply however his phone rang, "Ekscuse me."

He answered the phone and Rory watched as his expression changed. He went from calm, to shocked and then worried almost instantly.

"I'll be right zere," He said quickly before hanging up, he turned to her, "Sorry, but I need to go."

Rory nodded, "S-sure, no problem, is everything okay?" Henry sighed, "Family emergency."

With that he told the owner of the coffee store what was going on and left, Rory finished the coffee she had ordered while they were talking, paid and then left. She headed back to her dorm room her thoughts still on the German boy who had made her feel strangely and blissfully happy despite it being their first meeting. She hoped that, whatever the family emergency was, it wasn't too serious.

'Maybe I'll try and see him again…If I can find out when he works at the coffee shop; I can go in and talk to him again.'

With that happy thought she smiled, and decided to she would start trying to find out more about him tomorrow.

End of chapter hope you enjoyed it. The German accent was done to the best of my ability and may not be very good but hopefully it still works. Anyway read and review please.