A/N: This is just a sorta strange idea that popped into my head. I thought it would be neat to rewrite every Rory/Jess ending into one that actually paired them together. None of these will be continued (unless people seriously pester me). For the moment, they're just one shots that would lead to Literati pairings in the near future. Expect some IC and some blatantly OOC. I'll warn people about the OOC ones. This particular chapter is IC. One the list of going to be rewritten episodes, there are:

Season Two

Nick & Nora, Sid & Nancy 2x05 - Jess's POV

Presenting Lorelai Gilmore 2x06 - Rory's POV

The Ins and Outs of Inns 2x08

The Bracebridge Dinner 2x10

Richard in Stars Hollow 2x12 - Rory's POV

A-Tisket, A-Tasket 2x13 - Jess's POV

Lost and Found 2x15 - Rory's POV

There's the Rub 2x16 - Jess's POV

Dead Uncles and Vegetables 2x17 - Jess's POV

Teach Me Tonight 2x19

Lorelai's Graduation Day 2x21 - Rory's POV

I Can't Get Stared 2x22

The list will change with the addition of the rest of the actual stories. This will probably be done rather quickly, as it's just a distraction from my other stories. Anyway, onto the story:

A Little Tip

Nick & Nora, Sid & Nancy, Episode 2x05

IC Chapter

Rated K

"Little tip?" Rory stated, staring at him with those eyes that seemed to humor him and tell him he never had a chance at the same time.

"Yeah?" Jess responded anyway, bringing his hands in front of him to keep from doing anything that could possibly get him smacked.

"If you ever want to speak to me again, don't pull that out of my ear," she told him seriously.

"So I assume the nose is off limits too?" he responded seriously with a nod.

"Any place you wouldn't naturally find a coin, let's leave it that way," she returned with an answering nod.

A moment of awkwardness covered them and he continued nodding, before they turned and started walking again.

"So what are you doin' now?" he asked her curiously.

"I have some homework to finish," she answered casually, falling into step beside him.

"Okay," he accepted. "Then I'll leave you this last little… trick." He reached into his back pocket and took out the copy of Howl he'd taken from her house as he'd left her room. As he handed it to her, he saw her face change into something he could almost have called pleasant shock.

"Oh, you bought a copy? I told you I'd lend you mine," she half-scolded with a smile, her first smile of the night.

"It is yours," he informed her, flipping the book a little in his hands.

"You stole my book," she stated, and stopped their walking.

"Nope, borrowed it," he shrugged off.

"Okay, that's not called a trick, that's called a felony," she chided.

"Well, I just wanted to put some notes in the margins for you," he said honestly.

"What?" she asked in surprise and took the book from her hands. She read the words he'd written a few times with a frown before looking up at him. "You've read this before."

He nodded, watching the book in her hand. "About forty times," he agreed.

"I thought you said you didn't read much," she reminded him.

"Well," he drew out, shrugging back on his feet a little bit. "What is much? Goodnight, Rory."

"Goodnight, Dodger," she cracked back, and went back to reading the notes he'd written. As he was about to make his big exit, he found himself turning around to face her again, amused with the nickname.

"Dodger?" he asked.

"Figure it out," she challenged, and started to walk away. For some reason, he didn't want her to leave just yet. From the moment he'd seen her picture, he'd known that there was something special about Rory Gilmore.

"Oliver Twist," he finally called after her, once she'd completely turned away.

She walked a few more steps before turning around with a nod. He smiled at her retreating form, and then turned to walk away again. After only a few steps, he was surprised to find himself being turned around by someone.

"Hello again," he greeted, surprised that Rory stopped him, let alone with as much force as she'd used.

"Umm… do you want to go get some coffee?" she asked shyly, glancing down at the book in her hand nervously.

"What about school?" he quipped, but led her towards Luke's anyway.

"It can wait," she shrugged. He saw some of her hair fall into her face, and almost brushed it away before she did it herself. They fell into a comfortable silence on their way, giving each other glanced out of the corner of their eyes.

When they stepped inside, Luke looked up at him and was about to scold him, when he saw Rory. Jess smirked as his uncle faltered and had to catch himself on the counter. He led Rory to one of the tables away from the windows, out of the view of the counter, so that it offered some sort of privacy, as well as the added bonus of his uncle not landing on his face.

"Uh…" Luke started as he came to their table, obviously not quite sure what to make of the situation.

"Coffee?" Rory asked brightly.

"Sure… and…?" Luke agreed, and then turned to his nephew.

"I'm fine," Jess shrugged, and turned back to Rory. They started discussing the notes in the margins of his books, and he knew then and there, that there was something worth staying for in Stars Hollow.