Okay in light of the failure that is 'Within This Perfect Town', I have decided to take the idea I was going to use for that story, and alter it to my use and liking. Okay, the story is set in season four. This is set during 'An Affair to Remember', but I'm going to say that it is set during the winter.
Snowstorms and SecretsPart One: A Tour of the Hollow
It was just another day at Yale. Rory was in her room studying, Janet was working out, Tanna was watching the TV loudly, and Paris was out with Professor Fleming. Rory got very frustrated and decided to try and study with Marty. Rory knocked on the door twice before Marty answered.
"Oh Rory! Hey! Sorry I thought you were my roommate. He 'lost' his key. But I actually hid it, he's very annoying sometimes. So, what's up?" He babbled.
"Oh I can't study in my room. I was just wondering if you wanted to study together?" Rory told him.
"Oh sure, but I know you've been studying all day and I have too. We need to take a break. Let's do something." Marty said.
"Okay. Do you want to come to Star's Hollow with me?" Rory asked with stars in her eyes.
"Sure I've been dying to see this place. Let's go." Marty replied with a sly smile.
"Alright come on." Rory said.
About fifteen minutes later, they passed the 'Welcome To Star's Hollow' sign.
"Wow." Marty said in disbelief.
"I know." Rory said chuckling.
"This is the most fascinating place I have ever seen." Marty told her in a daze.
"Is it everything I promised?" She asked.
"And more!" He replied.
"Just wait until you meet everyone. You'll have fun here." Rory told him.
At the Gilmore Household
"So where's your room?" Marty asked once they were inside.
"Um, right through here." She told him.
When they got in the kitchen, they saw Luke at the sink fixing something.
"Hey Luke!" Rory said.
"Oh hey Rory. I didn't know you were coming home today." He said.
"Yeah it was kind of a spur of the moment thing. Hey, where's my mom?" She asked.
"Oh she's upstairs changing." Luke replied.
"Oh thanks. Oh, this is my friend Marty from school. Marty this is Luke, he makes the best coffee." Rory said.
"Nice to meet you." Marty said.
"Yeah, you too." Luke replied.
Then suddenly Lorelai started coming down the stairs.
"Hey Luke, are you-" Lorelai pauses when she sees Rory and Marty. "done yet?"
"Hey mom!" Rory exclaims, and then runs to give her mother a hug.
"Hey kid what are you doing here?" She said.
"Well, Marty and thought that we could use a break from studying so I decided to take him to visit the Hollow." Rory told her.
"Oh your lucky you came when it was snowing here. Everything's magical when it snows. When are you going back? We could have a movie night tonight." Lorelai told them.
"Um, I don't know. Do you have any plans for this weekend?" Rory asked Marty.
"No we can stay as long as you want." He replied.
"Great!" Rory exclaimed.
"Okay, well I've got to get to the Inn. You guys have fun exploring around town, I'll meet you back here at home around 6:30ish?" Lorelai said.
"Sounds good." Rory told her.
"Okay, great. Well bye Marty it was nice to see you again. I'll see you later Luke." She told him.
"Yeah bye." Luke said.
They shared a longing glance at each other completely unnoticed by Rory and Marty.
Rory spent the day showing all of the town's 'Hot Spots' to Marty. She promised him that they would go to see the showing of Sunset Boulevard at 'The Black, White, and Read Theater' the next day. Needless to say he was very excited. Around four Rory took him to see the Dragonfly Inn. Marty was very impressed. She introduced him to Sookie and Michel, and then her mother came in and talked to them for a moment.
"Hey you guys! You having fun?" She asked.
"Oh yeah Rory's showing me all of Star's Hollow." Marty said.
"Yes. We've been around town for about two hours and amazingly the tour is not over yet." Rory exclaimed.
"Hmm. Oh, I invited Luke over to watch movies with us tonight, is that okay?" Lorelai asked.
"Okay. That's good then Marty won't have to experience his first Gilmore Movie Night by himself." Rory said.
"Yes." Lorelai agreed.
"So, you want us to pick up the movies and food?" Rory asked.
"Yeah, and Luke said he'd bring some too." She replied.
"Great." Rory said,
Around six Rory decided it was time to wrap up the tour and go to Luke's for some coffee. When they got in they found the place to be almost deserted, except for Kirk of course.
"Hey Luke!" Rory called to Luke who was standing behind the counter.
"Hey Rory," he said sitting cups of coffee down on the table in front of her and Marty.
"Thanks. Is Lane working?" Rory asked.
"Um, yeah she's in the back helping…" He said trailing off.
"Who? Caesar?" Rory asked.
"Uh, not exactly." Luke said walking back to the counter.
"JESS!" Lane yelled from the kitchen.
"What?" Jess replied just as loud.
"Kirk's cheeseburger is on fire!" Lane said.
"Oh jeez." Luke said running into the kitchen.
"Has it been that long since you used a stove?" Luke asked him, extinguishing the fire.
Meanwhile Rory was looking rather white and staring at the door to the kitchen.
"So, is Jess your ex or something?" Marty asked.
"What? Oh, yeah." Rory answered in a daze.
Luke came out of the kitchen and over to the table that Rory and Marty were seated at.
"Sorry about that. What can I get you?" Luke asked.
Rory snapped out of her daze and said jokingly, "Well, I won't be having a cheeseburger."
"Can I get a piece of Boysenberry pie please?" Rory said.
Luke looked at Marty.
"Oh, I'll just have some more coffee." Marty replied.
"Alright. I'll get that pie for you." He said before leaving.
Just as Luke was scooping the pie off the tin, Lane ran from the kitchen.
"Luke!" Lane said.
"What is it?" He asked concerned.
"I just heard on the radio there's a powerful storm moving through the county." She said worried.
Luke turned his gaze outside the window and his eyes grew large. Suddenly it had become dark outside. The snow was falling more fiercely than it been fifteen minutes earlier. Luke then noticed Kirk running out the door screaming,
"I've gotta save Kirk!"
"Okay nobody's going anywhere, it might get worse. Rory, I'm gonna call your mom and tell her where you are." Luke said. Rory nodded and Luke went over to the phone.
"Dragonfly Inn, this is Lorelai speaking." She said professionally.
"Lorelai it's me." He stated
"Oh hey." She said sexily.
"Have you heard the weather report?" He asked her.
"Well, this conversation has taken an odd turn. No. Why?" She said puzzled.
"There's a bad storm coming in. Rory and Marty here at the diner, Their gonna stay here tonight." He told her.
"Oh okay, I'm leaving right now. I'm going to come over there." She told him.
"Be careful." He said pleadingly.
"I will. I'll be there soon. Don't worry." She replied.
"Okay see you soon. Bye." He said.
"Bye." She said hanging up.
"Your mom's coming she'll be here in a minute." Luke told Rory.
"Okay." She said.
"Do you want anything to eat?" He asked.
"Um, I'll just wait until mom gets here, but thanks." Rory replied.
TBC
Okay, that's it for now. I hope you liked it. Also, for those of you who want to know what's going on between Luke and Lorelai, I'll give you a hint. Read the lyrics to Michelle Branch's 'Something To Sleep To'. Well, I'll try to update later this week if anyone thinks it's worth updating. If it's not updated by Sunday, then either I'm not going to bother, or I'm just having writer's block. But I probably will update, so if I haven't updated by Sunday, you'll have to wait until next weekend to find out what happens.