True Love Never Dies Chapter 1: Say Goodbye, a gilmore girls fanfic

Title: True Love Never Dies

Disclaimer: I don't own Gilmore Girls, Rory, or sadly, Jess. Lave ya Jess.

Summary: Jess stayed after Kyle's party and he says goodbye to Rory when she leaves for the Barrack Obama report.

Rory had just gotten the news. She had just gotten the arrack Obama story. She was finally fulfilling her dreams as being a journalist. This was her first real job.

Rory fished her cell phone out of her purse and dialed the familiar number.

Jess: "Hello?"

Rory: "Hey! Oh my gosh! Meet me at our apartment as soon as you can!" she said excitedly.

Jess: "Why is something wrong?" he asked, worry apparent in his voice.

Rory: "No, the exact opposite. Just get there as soon as you can."

Jess: "Okay. See you then."

Rory: "Bye." She said as she hung up. While smiling to herself she got into her car and drove to their apartment.

After the incident at Kyle's party, Rory found Jess and they had a big fight. She said he didn't talk enough and acted like he didn't care. Jess then said that he wasn't graduating high school and that he couldn't take her to prom.

Rory just stared into space. She was shocked beyond words. When she finally spoke, she asked him what he was going to do. He said he didn't know and he left. Apparently he did some major thinking because he came back the next night and kissed her.

She was caught off guard but she didn't push him away either. He told her that he would finish high school, for her, and he would change. He kept his promise and everyone noticed the difference. Instead of being monosyllabic, he told Rory everything and anything that happened to him.

He wrote a book and published it without her knowing and he showed it to her as a present for her birthday. She was so happy that when he asked her to move in with him, she didn't even hesitate. She was the happiest then than she had ever been in her whole life..

Rory was snapped out of her thought when she realized she had reached her and Jess' apartment. She walked in and sat on the couch, which faced the door. She stared at it intently until she thought she heard Jess coming. Then she stood up and when he walked through the door, she jumped in his arms with a running hug.

Jess: "Someone's happy." He said amused.

Rory: "I can't believe it! I really can't!" she said very loudly. Jess was a little worried on the inside because she thought he found something of his. He was going to ask her, he really was, he was just waiting for the perfect time.

Jess: "What can't you believe?" he asked anxiously with a smile.

Rory: "Well, I met with that guy I told you about." She said as he nodded. "He offered me the Barrack Obama story!!!" she said as she shrieked happily.

Jess: "Wow, Rory that's great! When do you start?" he asked just as excited as she was.

Rory: "I start on Monday!" she said excited but then her face dropped.

Jess: "What? What's wrong?!" he asked concerned.

Rory: "I can't start Monday! This is my first job! And who knows when I'll be back… OH MY GOD!! I don't know when I'm coming back." She said softly as she sat on the couch.

Jess: "Rory, you can do it. You have a whole town that supports you and you were on the Yale paper." He said, trying to make her feel better.

Rory: "Jess, I don't know when I'm coming back." She said to him. He finally got the point and there was a big silence.

Jess: "What does this mean for us?" he asked in a soft voice, almost a whisper.

Rory: "I don't know." She said, on the borderline of tears. "I can't take the job." She said to Jess.

Jess: "What?! No, you have to Rory! This is a once in a lifetime opportunity. If this is because of me you're taking the job."

Rory: "But Jess, what about us? I don't know when I'm coming back." She said sadly.

Jess: "I'll wait." He said, reassuring her.

Rory: "I can't ask you to do that. For all I know I'll be back in 6 months. Maybe a year." She said, a tear falling out of the corner of her eye. Jess took the back of his hand and wiped it away for her.

Jess: "I'll wait." He said smiling at her. She just smiled back at him, through her tears, and kissed him.

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In the years to come
Will you think about these moments that we shared
In the years to come
Are you gonna think it over
And how we lived each day with no regrets
Nothing lasts forever though we want it to
The road ahead holds different dreams for me and you

Rory was packing her things in her suitcase. She was kind of on auto pilot. Her eyes were unfocused and she wasn't paying attention to anything because she was remembering everything that had happened between her and Jess. Her chest constricted as she thought about leaving him.

Sometimes goodbye though it hurts in your heart is the only way for destiny
Sometimes goodbye though it hurts is the only way now for you and me
Though its the hardest thing to say
I'll miss your love in every way
So say goodbye
But don't you cry
Cause true love never dies

It was now Monday morning and Jess was driving Rory to the air port. Lorelai would've done it but she knew how hard this was for them so she gave them some privacy. The ride was considerably silent. It wasn't uncomfortable, it was just… sad.

They were both thinking about all the good and bad things between them. They would go back and relive every experience, even the bad ones because they all got worked out in the end. Jess pulled into the airport parking lot and got out of the car.

In a year from now
Maybe there'll be things we'll wish we'll never said
In a year from now
Maybe we'll see each other, standing on the same street corner no regrets
Each and every end is always written in the stars
If only I could stop the World I'd make this last

Rory was now at security. This was the farthest Jess could go without buying a ticket. Rory looked at him with tear filled eyes. He enveloped her in a sweet hug and kissed the top of her head. She cried lightly into his chest and when she pulled away and looked up at him, the tears were still streaming down her face.

She leaned in and kissed him. They kissed like it was their last and he pulled away first. She leaned in to kiss him one more time but pulled away at the last second, and walked towards her plane, crying.

Sometimes goodbye though it hurts in your heart is the only way for destiny
Sometimes goodbye though it hurts is the only way now for you and me
And its the hardest thing to say
I'll miss your love in every way
So say goodbye
But don't you cry
Cause true love never dies

He watched her go and he pulled the small velvet box out of his pocket. He was going to propose today, but he knew it would only make things harder for her. He couldn't let her give up her dream. While he was putting the box back in his pocket, he saw Rory start running back to him.

She kissed him again and this one lasted as long as they could both hold their breaths. Jess could feel her tears on his cheek and he wiped them away as he kissed her.

And when you need my arms to run into
I'll comfort you
Nothing will ever change the way I feel

Jess watched her as Rory got walked up the ramp to get on her plane. She turned around one last time to look at him before she boarded. Jess felt his throat tighten and his eyes burn but he refused to let any tears fall. He had to be strong, for Rory. She would come back if he wasn't.

And don't you cry

Jess looked at the engagement ring one last time. He got it because it matched her eyes. His eyes then focused on the plane that slowly drifted out of sight. He hoped she would come back soon. She wasn't even gone for 5 minutes and he already missed her.

He would ask her 'the question' right when she came back. It almost physically hurt him for her to be Rory 'Gilmore.' He wanted more. And he would get it. When she came back.

Because a true love never dies.