Title: A few years on

Rating: PG-13 (to be on the safe side)

Disclaimer: I own nothing except the plotline. Characters, names, places, all do not belong to me. Except those that you do not recognise. I do not own the Gilmore girls, I am just using the characters as a reference for my stories so please don't sue me. I don't own any of these characters they all belong to the WB.

AN: This is my first ff and im new to all of this, so please review and help me out with any comments about my writing it would be greatly appreciate thanxs :)

Um This fic is set in the future with Rory aged 25, also this fic will hopefully be a Trory and will be AU

This has been playing at me for a few months now, so I have decided to put pen to paper so to speak and write it. Also there are some places I just made up along the way cos I don't really know the specifics but I hope u will be able to give me feedback and where I could do better or anything im open for suggestions, thanxs heaps :)

I have revamped the style up to make it easier (hopefully) for everyone to read … now on with the story ….

A Few Years On

Chapter one: Its Funny how fate works…

She sat there looking outside her office window contemplating her life, three years ago she had fled her home, her life her existence without telling her loved ones where she was going and how long she would be gone.

She had obviously missed them but had to run from her life, she couldn't stand it anymore, her mother, her grandparents and and and him....It had been 3 years since she has saw him standing there in the rain crying while she ran away from him from her life and her existence and she has always contemplated what it would be like to just be with him, with him holding her but that was all in the past, she told herself that life would be different now and it has.

Ever since she moved to Perth (AN: Hey I wanted to find a place that would be very secluded so that it makes a bit more interesting and since I found out that Perth is the most isolated capital city in the world it was the best place to set the story in) she has lived a different existence then what she was used to, she has made friends fast and found herself a respectful job, although she had to work her way to the top but it all was worth it, she loved her job her friends and most of all her new life.

She turned around when she heard someone knock on her door, as she did she saw her long time best friend walked in, "Hey, you wanna go grab something to eat?  Its nearly lunch time and I'm sure John will be okay with us going 15 minutes early, its not like there is any thing exciting her for us to do!" Simone said. Leigh looked up at her friend and smiled "yeah lets go I kinda need my coffee now", let me just grab my coat and we can go. Leigh smiled as they walked to their usual place of food and coffee in the city, she had always loved the city and this place made her love it even more, the coffee was superb.

25 year old Leigh Gilmore moved here on a limb, she had meet her friend Simone while at Harvard, who had told stories of her home back in Australia, she had feel in love with the stories and when she had to escape her world it was the perfect place for her. Simone had invited her to stay with her family, and they treated her as if she was their own. Together Simone and her went out to seek a job, Simone too had majored in Journalism and graduated from Harvard with honors, they were best friends all through college and both felt a connection when they found out they would be roommates sure their love for coffee was also a bonus but they also enjoyed each other's company.

After many failed attempts at finding a job because they weren't experienced enough they soon found two small positions at a local community newspaper. They needed two roaming reporters to interview people about their opinions and views on certain topics, and then write a small column detailing the "The People's Voice" which represented the community's voice on current issues.  They soon became an instant success with the local community, every week hundreds of letters from the people of the local community would write in and complement the two reporters on what a lovely issue they wrote the week prior. The two had loved their job, they wrote with a passion and enthusiasm each issue although it was other people's opinions they still loved it.

Soon enough the major editor of the Sunday Times a respected newspaper in Perth had came upon one of their articles and saw the humour, sarcasm and wit along with the intelligence that these two reporters drew from such a boring topic as "Is today's society using to much water?". He quickly feel in love with their writing along with half local community. He had approached them with an offer that they couldn't refuse, he had offered them the same job as the local community but allowed them the freedom of writing another column just on whatever they wanted to write, current issues, their thoughts, he gave them free reign on whatever they wanted to write.  He knew that this was very risky, two complete unknown reporters writing their own column but from what he has read of their work and not to mention they both graduated from one of the most renown University in the world he had no hesitation in offering them a job. They had both worked their way up during their time working at the Times and are two of the most respected reporters in Perth.

Leigh had rang her mother and grandparents about a year after she left to tell them that she was safe and that she was staying with a friend but did not devour her where abouts to them. Leigh however did not know that Simone had unintentionally told her mother where she was staying but told her not to come looking for Leigh because she needed to find herself in the world before she could see her again. Lorelai at first was reluctant and wanted to fly over straight away but Simone had convinced her if she wanted her daughter back just be patient and soon enough she will come back, she also mentioned the fact that Lorelai once had done the same thing, she ran for her freedom just like Leigh was doing. Leigh still talks to Lorelai and they ware beginning to rebuild their relationship, neither would dare bring up the subject of her past and him…, just what each other is doing at the present time. They knew if either one said anything wrong that they would go back to not talking again and both knew they that they didn't want that, her mother was the most important thing to her but she just couldn't go back to the way things were not after what had happened. Leigh enjoyed her life here and had no problem with calling this place home, thats what it felt like.

They walked into "Instant Glory" a favorite place for food and coffee (I don't know any good places so im making things up such as the restaurant) and saw Andrew, their friend who owned the place. "Hey guys will it be the usual again today?".

 "Yeah what else?" Simone poked her tongue out at him, and he simply grinned and walked of,

this place was a god send she thought to herself lovely food and lovely people and best of all the coffee was not to be beat, it just reminded her of … Luke's coffee…. Which made her think of her mother and Luke's Diner and also Luke and it also made her think of …. Stars Hollow. She shook her head and continued to watch as her best friends fought it out and it just reminded her more and more of the way her mother and Luke would constantly bicker and flirt with each other. Andrew and Simone were going out ever since she had came back from Harvard and were both smitten about each other just like Luke and her mother. She smiled at the two and when the food came Andrew came and sat with them.

"So guys what's happening today? Anything that I should know?",

"Not much nothings really been happening, just usual paperwork u know the life of journalist one minute everything seems to be happening and the next nothing" replied Rory while taking a sip of her coffee.

"We still don't know what we are goin to write this week for the column no real "exciting news" that hasn't been written about yet, still" Simone added.

"Hey Leigh when's Jason comin back from the states?" Andrew asked

"Oh he's coming back tonight actually, he's really excited about coming back, apparently the states was not what he expected, but he said he was gona bring a friend he met there a business associate of his or something" Leigh smiled as thought about Jason and Andrew and Simone both knew she was falling for Jason more and more by the way she talked about him.

Leigh had meet Jason through Simone, Jason and Simone grew up together they attended the same schools and high school, their families knew each other and at one the regular family get together Simone had introduced Leigh and Jason and they hit it of straight away. They had been going out officially for about a year and in a few days would be their 1 year anniversary and she knew Jason would be planning something big for it.

+That Night+

Leigh and Simone shared a house with their friends; the house was situated 10 minutes away from the city in a suburb called North Perth. They shared a house which had 8 rooms, the apartment was expensive but amongst the 10 of them managed to pay the rent quite well, the gals took the top floor while the guys took the bottom floor of the house.(AN I don't know im just making up this place I don't even know if there is a house with 8 rooms in Perth) 

"Come on Simone, Justine, Becca, Kristie, Mark, Clayton, Nick, Andrew we don't wanna miss the plane, you know he wont be very pleased with us if we missed his flight and he has to wait around for us" Leigh yelled out to her friends.

"What's the big rush, the plane doesn't land for another two hours Leigh relax we're not gona be late and let you miss ur boyfriend anymore than we have to, Mark poked his tongue at her.

This followed by Leigh giving him a death glare, "I don't miss him, I just don't want him to think we forgot about him" she replied.

"besides Leigh we live like 20 minutes away from the Airport its not like it very far so just relax and calm down and try to think what he brought you back from the states… maybe more coffee"  

"Coffee yes he better have brought back coffee…" she smiled at the thought, Jason was always like that always trying to find her the best coffee whenever he went away for his business trips for his company "ASTEC" a consulting firm.

She had liked Jason but could never forget the one person that always made her knees weak, his piercing blue eyes were etched into her memory with the way they used to look at her with such love and adoration, although Jason would look at her with so much love in his eyes she could not forget those blue eyes that once adorned her.

Jason was sweet and loving, he had made her feel welcomed in Perth, he helped to grow stronger from the past and made her want to live life again, he had made her feel whole again after what had happened to her. He didn't press matters just told her he would be there for her to talk to. Leigh waited outside the terminal for him, her friends could tell that she was missing him, she was never her chirpy self when he was of on his business trips and knew that he made her happy, made them happy. Her friends didn't know about her rusty past, except for Simone who knew pieces of her past and only then Leigh would be very secretive about it.

Leigh was beginning to forget the past and move on with her life with Jason. After much more groveling amongst her friends to tell them to hurry up they finally left for the airport the guys in one car and the girls in the other, they arrived with 20minutes before the flight was due to land.

"Leigh I told u we would be early, but miss 'Im gona be late' here wouldn't listen" Mark said trying to make her annoyed, all he got in return was a slap from Simone, Becca, Leigh, Kristie and Justine. "Fine Fine, I get the point" Mark Yelled out raising his hands in defeat,

Clayton, Andrew and Nick just stood their laughing at their friend getting the death glare from the girls, they knew he should have known not to annoy any of the girls but he doesn't think. Finally the board flashed telling them that Jason's flight had landed and 10 minutes later out walked Jason and his friend he had told her would be coming to stay with them for a while.

Jason ran up and gave Leigh a long kiss and he took her into a bone crunching hug " Hi I have missed you heaps, how have u been?",

"Um I would be a lot more betta if I can breath Jas, but Im good, I have missed you too". She then looked up and saw his friend,

"Um Guys this is TJ he'll be staying with us for a few days, my company is doing business with him and he has to fly over to finalize the deal so I told him he could stay with us if that's ok?"

The all mouth their acceptance and They all started to walk towards their cars. Jason stopped Leigh while the others walked to their car, "Um TJ I'd like you to meet my girlfriend Leigh"

She stood wondering that the man standing before her had a familiarity about him but could not pinpoint where she had actually meet him before. She took in his appearance, his blonde hair was messed up and he had blue eyes, and was well built, he was taller then her but not by much. Those piecing  sapphire blue eyes and that smile she felt her knees weaken, that smile, those eyes the hair a voice inside her heard scream, as she winced at the thought, the thought of him, No she told herself It isn't him he's back in Hartford living his dream life, he cant be here, he doesn't even know this place exists… he doesn't even know where I am, I hurt him so much and now I cant even think about it without wanting to cry

 "Hi I'm TJ its nice to meet the person that Jason cant stop talking about" he said putting out a hand for her to shake. She stood there still not knowing what to do instead she reached out and shook his hand

"Hi Im Leigh". She tried to ignore the spark of electricity she felt upon contact with his hand. She though to herself no one has made me feel that kind of electricity before except him…. No stop that he doesn't know where you are

"Um I think you will like Perth its nice I like it, its not like where I cam from but its nice and peaceful, I hope u will like it and I hope we can get along well too" she said finally.

"I hope so too" TJ replied.

As they walked to the car Leigh was talking to Jason, they left TJ trailing at the back. Oh I think we are going to get along quite well Leigh, you can count on it, TJ mumbled under his breath as his new friends escorted him out to their car.

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Who is the guy from her past? Who is this TJ? Why did she move away from her life in Stars Hollow? What happened between her and Lorelai? R&R to find out :)