A/N: Warning this story deals with the violent crime of rape in a graphic nature. If you may be upset by reading about it, please, please, please DO NOT read this story (especially this chapter). Having said that, I also want to point out that this story also deals with love and support and the human spirit.

Summary: Set sometime in Rory's third year at Chilton, however it does not follow the story line of the show at all.

Disclaimer: I don't own anything.

Chapter 1

Lorelai and Rory walked into the bank engrossed in a discussion about why Luke's food always tasted better than any one else's. Rory was teasing her Mother "It's only because Luke made it and everyone knows that Luke has a thing for you and that you have a thing for him." She smiled at the frustrated look on her mom's face. "I know, I know, you're just friends."

"I don't know why everyone finds that sooo hard to believe." She led Rory over to the line of customers that were waiting to see a teller. They were in Hartford and she wanted to open a small account at this bank. The other day, she had forgotten her bank card at home and had found herself without any money to buy the things she had come to Hartford for in the first place. She had gone into a bank to try to cash a check, but they wouldn't do it because she didn't have an account there. She had to drive all the way back to Stars Hollow and do her shopping there and she really wanted to avoid that situation again.

"No one believes it because they see the way the two of you act around each…" Rory stopped in mid sentence as three gunmen burst through the doors of the bank yelling at everyone to lie down on the floor.

Lorelai pulled Rory down and tried to cover her up with her own body. The yelling continued and they cringed when a few shots were fired. It was pandemonium and suddenly they heard sirens and the gunmen were even more frenzied. They were swearing and running around, trying to cover the windows and suddenly the phone started to ring. One gunman ran over to it, picked it up and slammed it back into the receiver, but it just started ringing again. This time he picked it up and told whoever it was on the other end, to stop calling or he would kill one of the hostages and then he slammed it down again. The phone didn't ring again.

They got some of the bank personnel to finish covering the windows and then two of them had a conference in the corner while the third one kept his gun trained on the hostages.

Suddenly they were all being rushed up against the teller's counter to form one long line of hostages. Lorelai took hold of Rory's hand tightly and pulled her up to the counter with the rest of the people. One of the gunmen took the manager in the back and the other two stayed with the hostages. The tall one stayed back and kept his gun pointed at them. He continually scanned up and down the line, making sure no one moved. The second one, he was shorter and weighed more than the first, started at one end of the line and began to examine his hostages. Sometimes he would take their wallet, or stick his gun in their face to scare them, others he would bypass altogether.

When he got to Lorelai he leaned into her and whispered in her ear. "Nice." He said as he reached around and grabbed her ass. Lorelai squirmed to get away from him, but there was really no where for her to go. "I have a little time, what do you say." He motioned to the back of the bank with his head. "Me and you, in the back, we'll have some fun." Lorelai shook her head, trying not to let him see the paralyzing fear that had enveloped her. "Maybe, you would like it better if I did the girl." He said, moving sideways towards Rory and Lorelai immediately put herself between Rory and the gunman. "That's what I thought." A smile appeared on the gunman's lips.

Suddenly, he grabbed her wrist so tightly, that the bracelet she was wearing cut into her skin. She felt Rory's arms go around her waist and hold onto her tightly. "If you do what I say, I won't touch the girl." He said into her ear. "Otherwise, I'll do you both." She felt Rory's arms tighten around her, and she knew that Rory had heard him. She took her free hand and placed it on Rory's hands on her stomach. Lorelai gently caressed Rory's hand for a minute and when the gunman yanked on her wrist to get her to come with him, she took a deep breath, removed Rory's hand and freed herself from Rory's grasp.

The instant she was free, the gunman again yanked on her arm, this time hard enough to pull her forward and she allowed herself to be dragged away from the group.

"MOM, NO!" Rory yelled, stepping forward to follow them, but Lorelai turned around and shook her head once, looking directly into Rory's eyes. Lorelai and Rory's eyes locked with all the love they shared between them until Lorelai disappeared from sight. Rory knew that she had no choice but to stay where she was, yet she couldn't bear the thought of what was going to happen to her mom.

The one gunman that was left ordered them all to sit down and Rory slid down the counter, tears running furiously down her face, her eyes never leaving the spot where her Mom had disappeared.

The gunman pulled Lorelai into the nearest office and slammed the door. He stuck the gun under her chin and forced her to look him in the eye. "If you don't do exactly what I tell you, I'll bring the girl in too." He said, his eyes narrowing and the touches of a smile appearing to let Lorelai know that he would enjoy it.

He ordered Lorelai to undo the buttons on her blouse and she obeyed, slowly, concentrating on each button, one by one. When she had undone 4 buttons, he became impatient and stuck the butt of the gun between the opening and with one downward yank, he opened her shirt the rest of the way. Lorelai jumped at the sudden movement and he laughed at her. "Relax, you're going to enjoy this." He smiled when he saw that her bra unclasped from the front and he stuck the butt of his gun between the fabric of her bra and her skin. He enjoyed her sharp intake of breath and set the gun down on the shelf behind him. In one swift movement, he undid her bra and pushed the fabric out of the way. Her shirt and bra fell off her shoulders but she stretched her arms and braced herself as he pushed her against the desk behind her, preventing her blouse and bra from sliding off her arms. His hands kneaded her breasts so hard that she felt the pain throughout her entire body.

Lorelai stared at the gun that he had set behind him, trying to figure out a way that she could get to it before he did, but it was impossible. His body was between her and the gun. He bent his head and bit her left nipple, drawing blood, then he sucked her right breast, while his hand reached under her skirt and grabbed her crotch tightly. He ripped her panties off and turned her around. Then he forced her to bend over the desk so violently that her head hit the top of it with a resounding thud. Lorelai was disoriented for an instant, before she felt the searing pain as he ground into her. He slammed into her again and again as she crashed into the desk over and over. She could hear his grunts of satisfaction and she knew that he was ripping her apart. It felt like he was tearing out her insides. Finally, after what seemed like an eternity, he finished with her, pulled up his pants and grabbed his gun. "Come on." He said grabbing her hair and pulling her out the door, not giving her anytime to dress herself. She hastily pulled her skirt down and tried desperately to do up a few buttons of her shirt, as he pulled her back out to where Rory was waiting. She knew that she was bleeding and she tried to keep her legs together so that Rory would not see the blood but she could feel it begin to run down her leg. She felt light headed but was determined not to black out. She had to protect Rory.

When Rory saw her Mother she ran to her and put her mother's arm over her shoulder and her arm around her waist. She could feel her Mother's body shaking and she held her tightly. The gunman pushed Lorelai's head forward violently, nearly knocking both of them over, then he let go of her hair and walked away from them. Rory guided her Mother to their spot in the line and gently helped her sit down. She noticed her mother's disheveled clothing and helped her get dressed while trying to shield her from the other hostages. Whatever little bit of dignity she had left, Rory wanted to preserve it.

Lorelai smiled at the gentle hands of her daughter and allowed herself to be dressed, all the while keeping her arm around Rory's shoulder, not wanting to be separated from her daughter ever again. Rory shuddered and pulled back just a little when she saw the blood on Lorelai's shirt where it was seeping through from the bite on her nipple. Lorelai caught her daughter's hand and brought it up to her mouth and kissed it. They looked into each other's eyes then, for the first time since Lorelai had returned and although Rory had been crying since her mother left, Lorelai let the first tears slip down her cheeks and they hugged each other fiercely and didn't let go for a long time.

When they finally did pull back Rory placed her head gently on her mother's shoulder and kept her hands around her mother's waist protectively and Lorelai continuously ran her hand through her daughter's hair and kept her arm around Rory's shoulders. They hadn't spoken a word out loud. They didn't need to, their communication was deeper than words could ever be.

A/N: Very important to review this story and let me know what you thought. I know that some of it was hard to read and I would really like your thoughts on this. Also do you think I should continue? Thank you for reading my story.