A/N: Takes place after "Teach Me Tonight". Slight spoilers. Feedback is
appreciated. Hey I'm bored, I have nothing better to do. But hey! For this
first time in like, ten years my school won homecoming! So I'm happy.
Except the fact that I had to sit in the freezing bleachers for three hours
to witness the victory. (Growls)
Disclaimer: This will be the first and last disclaimer. There is no point in doing them. No one would bother with FF.net if they owned the WB.
Summary: After the accident, Jess gets sent to military school.
Jess sat down on the bridge and flicked cigarette ashes into the lake. His eyes stung and his ears were ringing. He, of course, made sure that Rory got to a hospital but that didn't stop the guilt and regret. There was so much that could've been done. So many things that went wrong. He heard yelling in the distance, then he heard footsteps nearing the bridge. He didn't turn around because, although he wasn't crying, he didn't want anyone to see him while he was so vulnerable.
Luke sat down beside him.
He sighed a breath of relief.
"I made sure she was okay." Jess said, his confident voice betraying all of the emotions inside.
"I know." Luke whispered.
They sat there in silence until Jess spoke up again.
"I can't stay here." He said, his voice wavering. Hearing how weak he sounded was the last straw, hot tears escaped from beneath his closed eyelids. He threw the remainder of the cigarette into the lake and wiped his tears away. He spoke again, this time his voice stronger.
"I can't stay here. There is nothing for me here. I usually don't care what other people think but I screwed up too much this time." Then Jess lapsed into silence. He didn't want Luke to think that he was just another vulnerable teenager. He didn't want to talk to Luke, or anyone else because what he felt was his business.
"I could go back to Lizzy in New York." Jess said. He noticed that Luke remained silent this whole time. He was about to speak again, but Luke spoke before he had a chance.
"No. There's nothing there that you don't have here. It won't be good for you. Look, I know you won't be crazy about the idea but there's this military school in North Carolina that I've heard about. It's grea--" But before he could finish, Jess got up and walked off of the bridge.
Jess walked with his head down, his feet taking him to the familiar path towards the diner. He saw Lorelai talking on her cell phone on the sidewalk, but he kept his head down and sped up his pace.
No one wanted him, that was the truth. Plain and simple.
Lizzy got rid of him, because he was too much trouble. His dad left, he supposed it was something he did. And now Luke didn't want him. No one in this town wanted him. He sadness turned to anger.
That's how he was. Just an anger driven teen.
He looked at his surroundings and noticed that he was in his room. He didn't know how he got there, but was grateful that he did. He was too emotionally drained to go back and argue with Luke, besides, there was no point in doing it now anyway. He would just have to go to this little military school and see how things worked out from there.
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Jess stared at Luke. Luke stared at Jess. Luke knew this was hard for Jess. Jess knew this was hard for Luke.
"Well, write me when you get there. Or call." Luke said, gruffly.
"Yeah." Jess replied, he was never one to show his feelings.
"I think you'll like it."
"Yeah."
"Believe it or not, I'll miss you." Luke squirmed, uncomfortably.
"Huh." Jess cringed. His "huh" came out a little more sarcastically than he intended.
"Now boarding flight 463, Delta Airlines, to Roanoke, North Carolina. Gate 23." The announcer said.
Jess got out of his seat and walked up to the gate. He looked back and did something he hadn't ever done to Luke.
He smiled.
That showed Luke that he understood it was for the best. It showed Luke so many things. It even showed Luke that Jess would miss him. Without uttering a single "goodbye", Jess walked onto the plane and out of everyone in Stars Hollow's life.
A/N: Okay, well I know this chapter is a tad bit short, but you know, that's okay. I just wanted to get a start on this story that I had an idea of. I hope you guys like it. I'm not gonna be as sensitive as I was before and I want the hardcore TRUTH of what you think so far. Review!
Disclaimer: This will be the first and last disclaimer. There is no point in doing them. No one would bother with FF.net if they owned the WB.
Summary: After the accident, Jess gets sent to military school.
Jess sat down on the bridge and flicked cigarette ashes into the lake. His eyes stung and his ears were ringing. He, of course, made sure that Rory got to a hospital but that didn't stop the guilt and regret. There was so much that could've been done. So many things that went wrong. He heard yelling in the distance, then he heard footsteps nearing the bridge. He didn't turn around because, although he wasn't crying, he didn't want anyone to see him while he was so vulnerable.
Luke sat down beside him.
He sighed a breath of relief.
"I made sure she was okay." Jess said, his confident voice betraying all of the emotions inside.
"I know." Luke whispered.
They sat there in silence until Jess spoke up again.
"I can't stay here." He said, his voice wavering. Hearing how weak he sounded was the last straw, hot tears escaped from beneath his closed eyelids. He threw the remainder of the cigarette into the lake and wiped his tears away. He spoke again, this time his voice stronger.
"I can't stay here. There is nothing for me here. I usually don't care what other people think but I screwed up too much this time." Then Jess lapsed into silence. He didn't want Luke to think that he was just another vulnerable teenager. He didn't want to talk to Luke, or anyone else because what he felt was his business.
"I could go back to Lizzy in New York." Jess said. He noticed that Luke remained silent this whole time. He was about to speak again, but Luke spoke before he had a chance.
"No. There's nothing there that you don't have here. It won't be good for you. Look, I know you won't be crazy about the idea but there's this military school in North Carolina that I've heard about. It's grea--" But before he could finish, Jess got up and walked off of the bridge.
Jess walked with his head down, his feet taking him to the familiar path towards the diner. He saw Lorelai talking on her cell phone on the sidewalk, but he kept his head down and sped up his pace.
No one wanted him, that was the truth. Plain and simple.
Lizzy got rid of him, because he was too much trouble. His dad left, he supposed it was something he did. And now Luke didn't want him. No one in this town wanted him. He sadness turned to anger.
That's how he was. Just an anger driven teen.
He looked at his surroundings and noticed that he was in his room. He didn't know how he got there, but was grateful that he did. He was too emotionally drained to go back and argue with Luke, besides, there was no point in doing it now anyway. He would just have to go to this little military school and see how things worked out from there.
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Jess stared at Luke. Luke stared at Jess. Luke knew this was hard for Jess. Jess knew this was hard for Luke.
"Well, write me when you get there. Or call." Luke said, gruffly.
"Yeah." Jess replied, he was never one to show his feelings.
"I think you'll like it."
"Yeah."
"Believe it or not, I'll miss you." Luke squirmed, uncomfortably.
"Huh." Jess cringed. His "huh" came out a little more sarcastically than he intended.
"Now boarding flight 463, Delta Airlines, to Roanoke, North Carolina. Gate 23." The announcer said.
Jess got out of his seat and walked up to the gate. He looked back and did something he hadn't ever done to Luke.
He smiled.
That showed Luke that he understood it was for the best. It showed Luke so many things. It even showed Luke that Jess would miss him. Without uttering a single "goodbye", Jess walked onto the plane and out of everyone in Stars Hollow's life.
A/N: Okay, well I know this chapter is a tad bit short, but you know, that's okay. I just wanted to get a start on this story that I had an idea of. I hope you guys like it. I'm not gonna be as sensitive as I was before and I want the hardcore TRUTH of what you think so far. Review!