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Chapter 1: Magical Town

December 1983

The weather was freezing, schools were on break. Another fight broke out between Emily and Lorelai Gilmore. She had nowhere to go this time. Christopher Hayden was no longer in her life, as she had broke up with him in the beginning of December after catching him making out with another girl. All her friends were on vacation. Lorelai knew that anyone in Hartford would tell her mother that they saw her, wherever she chose to go. She walked around the neighborhood following footsteps made in the snow until the stopped. They stopped in front of the bus station. That's when she decided; wherever this bus took her is where she'd spend her day.

Her first thought off of the bus was that this town that was new to her, the town called Stars Hollow, seemed magical. Children played in the front yards with the snow, various people stood in the town square building snowmen and women, everything you don't see in Hartford. Again, she began follow snow-prints...and that time, she ran in to someone.

"Oh, I'm sorry," she began to apologize to the man she had bumped into. Lorelai stopped short on her rambling when she looked up at him. Not a bad sight.

"It's okay, don't worry about it." The boy, dressed in jeans, flannel, an army green winter jacket, work boots topped off with a gray backwards baseball cap. He was instantly mesmerized by her bright blue eyes. How could he get mad at that? "I'm Luke."

"Lorelai," and with that, Lorelai held her hand out and they shook hands.

"You new around here?"

"I wish. Nah, I live in Hartford. Just needed time away from my mother. Hopped on a bus and it brought me here. Do you happen to know where I could get a cup of coffee?"

"Weston's is right up the street. I could uh...I could take you if you want."

Lorelai smiled her one hundred watt smile. "That would be nice."

For the whole day, the two had stayed together getting to know each other and becoming friends. They were the complete opposite of the other which they both found amusing. The eyes around them zeroed in on the girl that had Luke Danes smiling and talking; the girl is a miracle worker, they all thought.

"So, tell me more about Hartford."

"Oh, you wouldn't really like it."

"I told you about Stars Hollow," he challenged.

"Okay. Hartford; home of the riches. Most kids party hard, adults attend functions and events, the women belong to the DAR. Kids are sent to private schools. Nannies and maids raise us. Maid after maid run far, far away from Hartford once fired from someone in the Hartford society."

"What's the DAR?"

"Daughters of the American Revolution. All females are expected to join."

"So you'll be in the DAR?"

Lorelai shook her head. "As soon as I'm done school, I'm leaving Hartford. I hate it there. My parents expect me to go to Yale, but I don't see that happening. I'm not the Yale type of person. Maybe Vassar. Maybe none. Who knows."

And the rest of their day went along like that. That is until Lorelai realized the time...and that she missed the last bus going to Hartford. Although she had spent her day with Luke, she was shocked when he said he would take her home.

The thirty minute drive passed my quickly and before they knew it, he pulled up outside of the Gilmore mansion.

"You live in there?"

"Yep. Gilmore House of Terror. Thanks for the ride, Luke."

"When can I see you again?"

"I'll come to Stars Hollow again tomorrow. Here, take this," she pulled out a paper from her wallet and wrote something down. "That's my number. Call me tomorrow and tell me when it's a good time for me to come over."

Luke nodded and watched Lorelai enter her house. He saw a light flicker on upstairs then a body on the balcony. It was Lorelai waving bye. Luke gave her a wave and headed home.

Lorelai walked into the house calling out for her parents. She found a note telling her that they were out at a function. It's always a function. Never worry about your daughter's safety. Lorelai shook her head and ran up the stairs to her bedroom. Looking out the window, she could still see his truck out there so Lorelai decided to say one final goodbye for the night. Opening the window, Lorelai walked out of the frame and stood on the balcony. She stood there and waved. Once Luke had noticed her standing there, he waved and Lorelai watched him drive away.

Lorelai sat on her bed and replayed all the days events. She could not remember a time she had been so happy. It was definitely before she started going out with Christopher. That thought brought on another. Lorelai was able to be herself around Luke without anyone judging her. When she was with Christopher, she always had to watch what she did. If she was too wild, he would say she was embarrassing him. If she was too quiet and trying to actually pass high school, he would say she was embarrassing him. It wasn't like that with Luke. A smile grew on her face as she thought about the way they had talked and began to know each other. Tomorrow; tomorrow she would be back in Stars Hollow, the town that she thinks is magical. The town that held the happy children, the adults that thought it was cool to build snowmen and women, then there was Luke. Man, she thought, I think I'm falling for him. Wait...what? Come on, Lorelai. It's not always about being in a relationship. But Luke isn't just some guy, I can be myself when I'm with Luke and he actually, truly likes my personality. I don't have to pretend I'm someone I'm not. Maybe he doesn't even like you like that. Oh, but the looks he gave me today. Gah! I have to figure this out tomorrow with Luke. Hmm...Luke and Lorelai...the alliteration couple. Double L. The L couple. That's cute. Luke's cute. Need. To. Stop. Thinking. Lorelai was having an internal debate with herself. She decided that, yes she did like Luke as a friend but as something more too. Now she only had to wait until tomorrow to find out how Luke feels.

Like Lorelai, Luke was having the same debate with himself. He knew how he felt but was unsure of how she felt. Luke, unlike Lorelai, wasn't sure if he should bring it up. But he really wanted a relationship with the girl he met today. She was unlike any girl he had ever met. Any woman he had ever met. She reminded him of someone though. Different names of women flew through him, then he remembered who it was...his mother, the woman he would go home to tonight and talk to about all of this. She'd know exactly what to do, he thought. And one thing he knew for sure, the minute he got up, he would eat, do some work around the house, take his shower and then call Lorelai. He'd offer to pick her up so she didn't waste money on the bus. That would be when he took whatever action his mother told him to take.

Just the beginning of this. An update tomorrow most likely. Hope you liked it.