Disclaimer: I own nothing on Gilmore Girls, but I wish I did.

Summary: Takes place during Keg! Max! Luke and Lorelai are dating, Rory and Jess are dating (obviously) and Lane is dating Dave.

A/N: I'm not sure if I will continue, but if I do it will have mostly Rory and Jess with a little Luke and Lorelai.

I Know You Better Than Anyone

Scene opens to Jess trying to buy prom tickets

Jess knocks on principal's door and enters

PRINCIPAL: Ah, Mr. Mariano, just the person I wanted to see.

JESS: I was just trying to buy prom tickets and they told me to come here.

PRINCIPAL: You don't seem like the person who would want to go to prom.

JESS: My girlfriend wants to go.

PRINCIPAL: Well that's a shame because prom tickets are for graduating students only.

JESS: What are you talking about?

PRINCIPAL: You're not graduating, you missed too many days.

JESS: So I missed a few days I can catch up no sweat. Please! I'll go to summer school, anything, but I have to graduate.

PRINCIPAL: I'm sorry Jess, you can't.

JESS: Please can we work something out? Anything! Just please.

PRINCIPAL: I will talk with your teachers and see if they will consider helping you catch up after school and on weekends, but that will only happen if they agree. You do understand because this is your last chance Jess. You have to work hard.

JESS: I know and I will work hard.

PRINCIPAL: Come back after school and I will give you the final verdict.

JESS: Thank you.

Scene cuts to after school

PRINCIPAL: Jess I'm glad you showed up. You're teachers have agreed to help, but they say you will need to make up all of your work that you missed and ace your finals. Do you understand?

JESS: Yes and thank you.

PRINCIPAL: You're welcome. Go see your teachers and figure out a schedule because you need to complete your work by the end of the semester.

JESS: Ok.

PRINCIPAL: You are dismissed. Have a good day.

JESS: Does this mean I get to buy prom tickets?

Principal sighs and hands him 2 tickets.

JESS: Thank you walks out to see his teachers

Cut to party that night at Kyle's house where Lane's band is playing

JESS: So, what now?

RORY: What do you mean, what now?

JESS: Let's go, let's get out of here.

RORY: Go where?

JESS: Anywhere.

RORY: It's early.

JESS: It's boring.

RORY: Jess, we can't just go.

JESS: Yes, we can.

RORY: The band's playing a whole other set.

JESS: They can do it without us.

RORY: I don't wanna leave. Now, come on, try to have fun. Talk, mingle.

JESS: I don't wanna talk to anybody else. I don't like anybody else.

RORY: I don't wanna leave. I need to stay here for Lane, come on.

JESS: We'll go right when they get done playing, okay?

RORY: Sure we will leave the second they are done. We won't even say goodbye to the band. trying not to giggle

JESS: Rory.

RORY: We'll go then, I promise.

Later that night, Rory walks upstairs and finds Jess sitting in an empty bedroom

RORY: There you are.

JESS: Hey.

RORY: I've been looking all over for you.

JESS: Just got tired of everything down there.

RORY: Are we allowed to be up here? I mean, Kyle was kind of discouraging it.

JESS: When you have a party, you get what you get.

RORY: Yeah, I guess. Sad boy, what's wrong? You were looking forward to this party, what happened?

JESS: Nothing.

RORY: Something did. I know you better than anyone. Come on, tell me.

JESS sighs: I wasn't graduating but I-

RORY interrupts: What? That's impossible you're smarter than anyone there.

JESS: You didn't let me finish.

RORY: Sorry.

JESS: Like I was saying I wasn't going to be able to graduate, but I struck a deal with the principal, and now I have to make up all the work I missed after school and weekends. I know you're disappoint-

RORY: I could never be disappointed in you.

JESS: Oh, okay. Sort of smiles a relieved smile

Rory smiles I'm glad you decided to fix everything though.

JESS: Me too, me too.

RORY: Come on.

JESS: What?

RORY: Let's get out of here.

JESS: But you said you wanted to stay.

RORY: I changed my mind.

JESS: Alright, let's go back to the dinner. We can have a movie night or read or something.

RORY: Really? Obviously happy

JESS: Yeah and I'm sure Luke is at your house with your mom, so we don't have to worry about him coming up every ten minutes-remember that?

RORY: How can I not? That was really annoying.

JESS: Yeah. So, let's... But Rory is already out the door going to say goodbye to Lane and the band ...go.

Rory is walking downstairs when Dean comes up to her

DEAN: Rory, what's wrong noting how quickly she came out of the bedroom and down the steps

RORY: What? Oh nothings wrong, I was just leaving and had to go to say goodbye to Lane, so leave me alone, Dean.

DEAN: I love you Rory.

RORY: Well I don't and I never did. So leave me alone.

Dean grabs her arm so she can't leave

RORY: Let me go.

Jess comes out and has heard the whole thing

JESS: She said to leave her alone.

DEAN: What do you care?

JESS: I care about her and what she wants so leave her alone.

Dean tries to punch Jess, but Jess dodges and takes Rory's hand and leaves the party

Cut to Rory and Jess walking through the streets to the dinner

RORY: Did you mean that?

JESS: What? Snapping out of his day-dream

RORY: Did you really mean it when you said that you cared about me and what I wanted?

JESS: Yes. And it scares the crap out of me because I love you and I have never felt that way before.

Rory stops dead in her tracks and looks at him wide-eyed while Jess realizes what he just said

JESS: I wasn't supposed to say that now 'cause it wasn't the right timing. Just forget it.

Jess starts to walk again, but Rory grabs his arm and kisses him passionately

RORY: I don't want to forget about it because I love you too.

Jess smiles and looks into her blue eyes before leaning down and kissing her again. It wasn't long, but filled with love and sweetness

JESS: I love you after the kiss was over

RORY: I love you too.

They walk back to Luke's and Rory's head is rested on Jess's shoulder and his arm wrapped protectively around her waist

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