At the End of Reality – An Internal Prelude
Disclaimer: I do not own any part of the Gilmore Girls. I am simply a fan writing a fic.
His smirk as he handed her the book lingered in her mind as she closed her eyes and curled up into a ball, pulling the covers over her head. She could remember the way he had made her smile. He had stolen he book and written in it, and she had smiled.
Her bed was warm and her house was comfortable, but she had the itch to leave. However, she was extremely tired and sleep was swallowing her whole.
Rory sat at the familiar counter of Luke's Diner, in between her mother, the witty Lorelai and her boyfriend, the handsome Dean. On the other side of the counter, Luke was busy making coffee for the three.
They all seemed happy. But Rory felt as though she didn't belong. She felt like she was looking in from the outside. And she was. She could see herself, her mother, and Dean inside Luke's through the window. She shook her head and turned, confused. She was quite clearly dreaming.
No sooner had she turned than she was back inside Luke's looking out at the two people outside the window. One was a girl, brunette and blue-eyed, looking up at a boy, darkhaired and brooding. She couldn't tell what the girl was saying to the boy, but there was some confusion on her face. That's when Rory realized that the girl was in fact her standing outside of Luke's and that the boy was Jess.
Jess smiled down at her, and took her hand. He tugged her away from the window and Rory lost sight of herself. She turned back to Lorelai, who was prating to Luke about something.
Dean said he had to leave and kissed Rory on the forehead. Lorelai rolled her eyes and laughed. Rory moved over a seat, next to her mother, and suddenly, she had double vision. If that's what you could call it. In one eye, she could see her mother and Luke, and in the other she could see herself and Jess.
Jess had abducted her and taken her to the bridge. Rory was grasping his hand as he spun around on the old wood and they were both laughing. The Rory inside Luke's could not tell what was happening, it was as though she was watching one of those TV's where you can watch two shows at once, but the second one was on mute. Not that she was much paying attention to Luke and Lorelai's ramblings, but the second vision was definitely on mute.
The Rory with Jess looked at him, confused, as she held her Vulcan death grip on his hand. Jess looked at her thoughtfully and she laughed as he said something undoubtedly witty. Now, the only thing Rory could see was Jess.
She lessened their proximity and Jess was breathing in her ear. His breath was warm and moist against her cheek and she felt the craving desire to kiss him. She pulled back and ran off, leaving a confused Jess standing on the bridge.
Rory ran through the town of Stars Hollow, past Miss Patty's, and into Luke's. She saw her double staring off into space, and ran over to her. Her hand slid right through the other Rory and she seemed to remain calm.
Rory gasped as she felt a cold sensation on her shoulder, as though someone had just stuck an ice cube down her shirt. She turned around, and there was the other Rory, staring at her confused. Lorelai looked over at the two Rorys and laughed. Kirk, Luke, and Jess, who had just come down the stars, joined Lorelai. Both of the Rorys panicked and the one sitting took the one standing's hand.
The two ran away and suddenly, they were one in the same. She was sitting on Dean's lap in his house, and she gave him a kiss, longing for something more.
Jess was something more, wasn't he?
Rory awoke with a start to the sound of her alarm. She ran her fingers through her hair and sighed deeply. She could still smell Jess's scent, lingering in her nostrils. She could still feel his breath on her cheek and neck.
She could also still feel Dean's lips on her forehead and she shuddered, knowing that she wanted something more. Even if something more was Jess, she didn't know him. Why was she having dreams about him?
This was a very short chapter. Later chapters shall be longer, I promise. This one, obviously, is for "Nick Nora/Sid Nancy." I'm going to try to have a different dream for every episode Jess is in from here on out, but for now, enjoy the uber-short introduction story to At the End of Reality - An Internal Prelude.