Chapter 1: Intro
On the horizon the sun began rising. While many people in Stars Hollow were already on their way to work so they wouldn't be late, Lorelai and her daughter Rory Gilmore sat in Luke's Diner and drank their third cup of coffee.
"Luke, I want more coffee!" demanded Lorelai.
"There's no way I'll give you more coffee. Then I will get the blame if you die in three years!" Luke replied.
"Luke Danes, give me coffee right now or I'll fake the letter of agreement for Taylor that he is allowed to redesign your diner"
"You wouldn't"
"Oh, I can already see 'Hello Kitty' stickers on the walls. The cups will have sweet frills on the rim and the tortes will be decorated with smilies made of cream. On weekends little danseuses will perform. Taylor will force you to wear a tuxedo while you have to serve me as much coffee as I want" Lorelai had a hard time suppressing a grin, when she saw Luke's facial expression.
"Okay okay! You'll get as much coffee as you want but please spare me with Taylor. It's bad enough that he wants to force me to put on that nasty illumination on Christmas. I mean, these lamps are pure energy waste, these gross colours that blind you when you only look at them from the corner of your eyes!" Luke complained.
Rory and Lorelai laughed out loud as Luke disappeared behind the counter to prepare six coffees to go for Lorelai.
"Okay mom, I have to go or I'll miss the bus" Rory stated and grabbed her school bag.
"Okay, have a nice day sweetie. I'll see you in the afternoon!"
"Bye mom!"
Rory arrived at Chilton and went to her locker and took the books out that she needed for the first few hours. She took a deep breath and set off to her first class; History. She sat in her usual seat in the first row and observed her class mates who were slowly walking in and taking their seats. Nobody bothered to greet Rory, let alone begin a conversation with her but that was something that Rory got accustomed to fast. She accepted the fact that she didn't fit in.
She and the students around her came from separate worlds. They grew up here in Hartford, surrounded by social parties and rich parents. Rory however grew up in Stars Hollow, surrounded by endless beautiful experiences and people that loved her like their own child. Her thoughts were interrupted when Mr. Spencer entered the class.
"Okay class. Please be quiet! I have some news for you. The teachers have decided that it would be better if we undergo the subject matter practically, not just theoretically. That's why we have decided to put together an excursion. We will spend five days in a hostel near Connecticut. A few miles from the hostel there are cave-paintings that endured thousand of years. The bus that will take us to the hostel leaves the day after tomorrow at six o'clock. Those who aren't there on time will be left behind." Turning to a student in the front row, he continued "Mr. Baxster, please do me a favor and distribute these two things. Firstly you will find a description of what you can visit and do during your stay. Furthermore the hostel and its ambience get described. Secondly you will be given a permission slip that needs to be signed by your parents or your carer by tomorrow. Any more questions? No? Than we will continue with the lesson"
"Luke, coffee please!" Lorelai pleaded as she entered the diner.
"Lorelai, three hours have just passed since the last time I made you six coffees, for the second time today might I add"
"But Luke, you don't understand. I need the coffee. If I don't get it immediately then I can't guarantee that I won't turn into a fury on the spot and bite your head off"
"That's something I can live with."
"Luke, one word…Taylor!"
"Okay, how many cups of coffee do you want? Five? Six?"
In that moment Rory came through the door.
"Mom, please kill me! I can't do this anymore!"
"What happened? Did they give you a ton of homework again?"
"Yeah, that too. But what's worse is that they want to force me to spend five days in a hostel with my classmates and stare at doodles drawn by people that have been six feet under for thousands of years. That's not fair! Please, forbid me to go. Just say that someone who was close to us died and you're not ready to sign a letter of agreement because we have to stick together in times like this!"
"Honey, why are you so mad about this trip? Just imagine, while you're sleeping in your bunk ants and spiders crawl all over your face. Everyday they offer you something to eat which consists of grass and roots!"
"Thank you mom, now I'll have nightmares!"
"Seriously Rory, go on this trip. You have to spend two more years with these people. You can't hide from them for the rest of your time at Chilton"
"But mom, you don't understand."
"I don't understand? How do you think my classmates treated me when they found out I was pregnant? Just look at the bright side, it's only for five days."
"Okay, I give up. Five days, I'll survive that. I can't hide behind my books all the time"
"Yeah, and actually there aren't many books anymore that you haven't read."
The next school day went by fast. After four hours the teachers gave up trying to teach the students because they wouldn't calm down. Not even Mr Charleston's threats of detention stopped the students from planning parties during the excursion.
That afternoon Lane and Lorelai were helping Rory pack her things when Rory's cell phone began ringing.
"Lane, have you seen my phone?" Rory asked her best friend.
"I think I already packed it in your bag. I'm sorry" Lane apologized.
"No problem" Rory smiled, took out her phone and stared astonished as Paris' name was displayed on her cell.
"What have I done now?" she muttered and picked up. "Hello?"
"Rory, it's Paris, Paris Gellar. Listen well, because I'm not going to repeat myself. I need you during the trip to learn. Madeline and Louise have refused to review the school work of the last few years with me. Can you believe that? They'd rather go to crackbrained parties instead of preparing themselves for the exams. I mean, the exams are in five months. FIVE MONTHS!! Do you know what that means? Oh my God, I'm going to fail. Why didn't I start studying in the Christmas holidays? But no, I was so stupid that I read twenty one books instead. I'm so stupid, stupid, stupid…"
"Paris, calm down! Okay? For all I care I will help you but please, PLEASE, stop yelling. Otherwise I'll go deaf. You could have at least warned me that I should hold the phone one meter away from me when you call" Rory interrupted while massaging her temples. After this talk she would surely need some painkillers.
"Okay, then it's settled. I'll see you tomorrow. I still have to finish my English project."
"Paris, it's not due for another two months"
"Oh my god. ONLY TWO MORE MONTHS?! I will mess his project up big time. I have to go…"
When Paris hung up Rory shook her head confused and took out a packet of pills that she had packed for the trip. "Lane, I think I'm going to need another pack of painkillers if I want to survive this thing"
Lane laughed and turned towards Lorelai who has just entered the room.
"Hey, I thought I heard another voice in here. Did somebody come over to say goodbye?" Lorelai asked Rory.
"No mom, Paris was on the phone."
"Phone? Man, I could swear the voice was right next to me. Not even your grandmother screamed that loud when I puked all over her Persian rug"
Rory stared at her with an expression that contained both disgust and confusion. "I don't even want to know about it" she said after thinking about it.
She had just packed her phone away when something caught her eye that was buried under her clothes. "MOM!" Rory yelled and held the pack of condoms that SHE for sure didn't put there.
"What?" Lorelai asked innocently. "I just thought that maybe your going to need them"
"Mom, I'm going to spend the entire time with Paris"
"Maybe Paris is a man in reality. I should go and get another pack for you if you are there with her the ENTIRE time."
Lane and Rory scrunched up their nose in disgust.
"Okay, I changed my mind. I'm not going on this trip" Rory stated and began unpacking.
"Honey, come on, it was only a joke. Only women can scream as loudly as Paris" Lorelai laughed and stuffed the things that Rory had just unpacked back into the bag.
After another hour and a lot of scheming on what they could do with Luke now that they found his weak spot Rory was finally ready for the upcoming trip.
"Well, I have to go home. Mama has said that she needs my help embedding our bible" Lane gave Rory a hug before she left the house.
"Okay, so what should we do now?" Lorelai asked Rory.
"Movie night?"
"Yeah, movie night, definitely movie night" Lorelai agreed, as she put her arm around Rory's shoulder and walked into the living room to enjoy their last evening together before Rory's big trip. For now it was only mother and daughter time.
AN: Well, a new story. About time I guess. Warning: This story deals with dark themes like drugs, abuse ecc. The drama will begin with chapter 2 and believe me, there is going to be lots of it.