Title: Kiss Me Fool
A collection of connected one shots and drabbles about Rory and Jess. Many will be set when they're young. Obviously a bit AU and definitely Lit. Mainly FLUFF, some angst later on. Jess will be out OOC a little when he's portrayed as a child because of his innocence in Stars Hollow.
Rating: Mostly T, but the rating will not get higher.
Disclaimer: I own a little computer. If I owned Gilmore Girls, I would have a bigger one.
Father's Weeper
Five year old Rory Gilmore was crying. Her friend Jess Mariano looked on as she shed her tears. Being six, Jess didn't even know how to suspend the crystalline drops falling from the little girl's eyes. Rory looked up at the dark haired boy looking back into her misty blue orbs. Quickly, he averted his eyes and scuffed his sneaker on the pavement.
"Aw jeez, Rory," he started. She shook her head so that he would stop talking. Jess, however, went on. "Your dad's a jerk, Rory."
Rory buried her face into the little boy's soft, black shirt encased shoulder. "I don't want to hate him," she whispered softly, tears still glistening in her bright blue eyes.
Without saying anything, Rory let her face leave Jess's shoulder. She perched her body on the bench behind them while Jess followed dutifully. Her feet dangled with his as they sat in silence. Jess glanced around to be certain none of his friends were watching before he gazed back at Rory. He snuck his arm around her shoulders and let her face become a part of his shirt as she babbled about her father's latest shortcomings.
"It'll be okay, Ror." Rory peered up at Jess timidly. As lightly as possible, Jess kissed his friend on the cheek.
A light blush spread across Rory's face. "What was that for?"
Jess looked at his friend innocently and said, "Because Mommy says when things are broken, this is how you fix it."