A.N: So this isn't my first fanfiction but this is my first attempt at Gilmore Girls. I have a vast interest in twins and so I thought I would give it a shot and introduce a twin for Rory. This is also definitely going to be JessXOcc centric, sorry for all those who are Literati lol I love Jess and Rory together as well and I just wanted to see how a story would progress between someone who is also a bit on the wild side, and I'm going to use some of the actual dialogue from the show but a lot of things are going to be changed up. Reviews are encouraged and I want to know what you guys think! I don't own any of these amazing characters I only own my Occ. Enjoy. Link to Polyvore for the story: cant_blame_girl_for_trying/collection?id=5636540
Chapter 1: Gilmore Say What?
It was finally the end of the day, no school and no homework being pushed into my face, I could just hang out with my mom and sister; finally get that down time I was waiting for. I'd been trying to find my place here, having just moved in thanks to my father.
His ability to be unreliable finally paying off after all these years and a new girlfriend deciding that now was the time he needed to 'Parent' me. That had sure ended well, I'd gone ballistic after sneaking out to drink with a few friends, she'd caught me and we had an altercation.
By altercation I really I had just screamed in her face sounding like I was possessed by some sort of demon, I'd never been so angry at someone and in that moment I was doing a good impression of my mother when she was 16.
By the end of it, it was clear that my dad had chosen her, 17 years of camaraderie thrown out the window as he told me that I was out of control.
I had let off a few colorful expletives before telling him that I hated him and that this was the last straw, I was leaving to live with mom and I wasn't coming back. My mom was more than happy to take me in, having been heartbroken at the fact she had to split me and my twin up when we were babies and my twin in question was thrilled at the prospect of me living in Stars Hollow.
I'd felt pretty good that they were on my side when I told them everything that happened and it resulted in the ultimate decision that we were going to ignore dad until we deemed our anger at him satiated.
I knew deep down that I would never forgive him but that was only because he'd been the one to raise me and most of my life it had been him and me against the world, he'd thrown it away for Sherrie.
I've been in the weird little town of Stars Hollow for a few months finding that even though the towns people were quirky they loved me like I'd been here the whole time and treated me no different than they treated Rory.
So here I was in the Gilmore home rocking out to The Distillers I had blasting on the radio I put in the kitchen, reading my favorite book while Sookie and Jackson argued in the kitchen as Sookie cooked for a 'Welcome to Stars Hollow' dinner we were throwing for Luke's nephew who had just arrived in town yesterday.
Mom had wanted to help Luke make his nephew feel like this was home, I'd heard bits and pieces about the mystery nephew, his name was Jess and he'd been kicked out to the curb and moved from New York to our lovely little town, I knew how he must have felt.
And as I danced around the kitchen reading 'In Our Time' a collection of short stories by Hemingway that my grandfather Richard had gifted to me for my 16th birthday knowing that we shared a love for Ernest, my sister sat in her room doing an assignment that wasn't due for another week.
Rory and I differed when it came to the schooling thing, she went to Chilton aspiring to be a journalist; her eyes set on Harvard. I had opted out of the whole private school experience much to my father's parent's dismay as well as my other set of grandparents. Straub and Francine saw me as a way to start over and give me the future they wanted for my father, Richard and Emily just wanted me to be like Rory. I just wanted to finish school easy or not and if I got into an Ivy League then I would go to an Ivy League, I just didn't have my future planned that far ahead.
For now Stars Hollow High would do. As I turned my thoughts back to the book in my hands my mother energetically bounced her way into the kitchen, announcing that our dinner guests had arrived, with a sigh I walked over to my radio and turned it off as Luke entered the kitchen arguing/flirting with my crazy mother.
He turned his attention to me and smiled awkwardly, "Hey Chrystal"
I smiled back at him in amusement, I'd only ever met Luke on my holiday visits to mom and Rory when I lived with my dad so Luke and I weren't as close as say him and Rory but I knew that he was still a really great guy and totally in love with my mother.
"Hey Luke" I responded, leaning against the wall as I finished the last paragraph of one of the stories.
But my attention was yet again taken away from my book as I glanced up to see the second figure appear behind Luke, the nephew.
Jess was average height, a little bit taller than me but not towering like Rory's boyfriend Dean, he was handsome even with the scowl on his face, his hazel brown eyes were narrowed as he was harassed by Sookie and Jackson's antics, and his dark hair was messy in a way that actually took time and a lot of hair gel.
He was bad boy incarnate and I knew just by looking at him that he was trouble, which meant that I was going to be in trouble. I didn't realize that I'd been staring at him until his narrowed eyes met mine and his scowl turned into a smirk as he took in my 'Clash' band tee. I blushed under his gaze and his smirk turned into a face of interest as his eyes settled on the cover of my book.
I frowned as curiosity filled me, did he like Hemingway as well? I hadn't met anyone else besides my grandfather. Rory read just as much as I did but she detested poor Ernest for some reason unknown to me, we'd definitely had many arguments about it.
I walked into the bedroom I shared with Rory and set my book down on my desk next to my other favorite book 'Howl'. I sat on the bed shuffling through my C.D's when my mom popped her head into the room.
"Are you just gunna sit in here all night? Come on girls dinner time!" She exclaimed loudly before walking away.
Rory sighed and closed her laptop; Jess chose this time to walk into our room.
"Hey, I'm Rory" She introduced.
"Jess" He answered simply.
Rory smiled and walked out of the room to join everyone for dinner, leaving me alone with the James Dean wannabe.
"I'm Chrystal" I put out awkwardly as he studied my book shelf.
"Yeah I figured" He mused.
"Nice to meet you" I muttered.
He just continued to study all my books before looking at me, "Wow aren't we hooked on phonics?" He drawled with a hint of sarcasm.
I played with a strand of my blue streaked hair nervously as I looked back at him, "Yeah I uh read a lot. Do you read?" I asked lamely.
I mentally kicked myself, 'Good going Gilmore, Oh do you read? What kind of lame question is that' I scolded myself silently.
Jess shrugged at my question, "Not much" was his reply as he picked up my copy of 'Howl'.
I shifted on my bed, "I could loan that to you if you want, it's great" I offered politely.
He set it down and shook his head, "No thanks"
I shrugged and stood up from my bed, "Oh okay, well if you change your mind…" I trailed off being interrupted by my mother popping into the room again.
"Okay, we really need to get Jackson away from the lemons now, so we're moving the feast in the living room" She informed before walking away again.
"Be right there" I called after her with a chuckle.
"So do these open?" Jess asked as he studied my windows.
I frowned, "Oh yeah, you just have to unlatch them and then push" I instructed in confusion.
He smirked back at me, "Great, shall we?" He asked gesturing to my windows.
I stared at him blankly, he wanted to bail; He wanted me to sneak out my window with him and do God knows what, definite trouble. If I'd been living with my dad when this happened then I wouldn't have questioned it I would have said, "Hell yeah" and gone with the potentially dangerous boy I didn't know but I had respect for my mom and she wasn't like my dad, she would flip.
With a sigh, I shook my head "No" I said firmly.
He tilted his head in surprise, "Why?"
I rolled my eyes and closed the window he had opened, "Because, Eval Coneval, It's a Tuesday night in Stars Hollow. There's nowhere to bail to. The 24-hour mini-mart just closed twenty minutes ago" I explained slowly.
He shrugged, "So we'll walk around, or sit on a bench and stare at our shoes" He replied with heavy sarcasm.
"Look, Sookie just made a ton of really great food and I'm starving and though it may not seem like it right at this moment, it's gunna be fun. Trust me" I tried to coerce.
He narrowed his eyes at me, "I don't even know you"
I widened my baby blue eyes and gave him the most innocent look I could pull off, while wearing smoky eyeliner, and pouted a little, "Well don't I look trustworthy" I asked sweetly.
"Maybe if you were your sister" He responded smartly.
I glared, "Come on, let's eat" I said leading him into the kitchen.
To my surprise he followed, I stopped and looked back at him, "You want a soda?" I offered.
"It's okay I'll get it" he offered quickly.
I shrugged and went to the living room to eat my weight in food, thanks to the Gilmore genetics.
As I dug into my food Sookie announced that she had forgotten the Garlic Bread, I not only realized that Jess still hadn't joined, which made me suspicious, but now my mom was standing to go get the bread. I quickly jumped to my feet and hurried towards the kitchen, "I'll get it!" I called back.
My mom shrugged and plopped back down in her chair with a grunt which Luke muttered, "very lady like of you" to which my mom replied back starting another flirty argument, I rolled my eyes, those two needed to get a room.
I didn't see Jess anywhere in the kitchen or the downstairs bathroom which confirmed my rising suspicion that he was up to no good. So I grabbed the bread out of the oven and made my way over to the back door. I peeked out the window to see Jess' back facing me as he casually took a swig of one of my mom's beers.
He had a way of holding the bottle and leaning on the balustrade that was so serene. I almost felt guilty for disturbing him, except that he was supposed to be inside drinking coke, not beer. I felt like such a hypocrite, I'd done my fair share of partying but for some reason I really didn't want my mom finding him and hating him, then she wouldn't approve of me getting to know him and I felt like he needed a friend. I know I did.
I stepped onto the porch shutting the door quietly behind me, "I'm not exactly sure this is the parent-approved fun you're supposed to be having" I joked lightly.
Jess didn't face me as he responded quickly to my jab with a, "Ah interesting observation you've made, Miss Gilmore. I'm not exactly sure this is the appropriate place for a young lady such as you to be gallivanting in after dark"
I snorted, "Gallivanting?"
"Damn, too much?" he mocked.
I nodded, "I'd say so"
"I was feeling ambitious" He shrugged nonchalantly.
"I see" I replied, sitting on the porch swing.
Jess turned to face me as we conversed, now he leaned his elbows on the railing so that he appeared even more tranquil than he had before; this tranquil, however, was accompanied by minor hints of annoyance and a casual smirk on his face.
I began to rock peacefully, and Jess, his free hand in his pocket, slumped his tired figure on the other side of the swing. We swung comfortably for a moment, while I was stuck deep in thought.
I grabbed the beer from his hand and took a long drink much to his surprise, the warmth from the alcohol almost comforting to me. I played with the label on the bottle as I contemplated our situation.
"You know" I began, but paused, letting the air clear.
He stayed silent, as if letting me gather my thoughts. I handed him back the bottle with a small smile.
"Stars Hollow isn't as bad as it's cracked up to be" I finally finished.
"Huh" he grunted.
I sniffed," I mean, it's not everyone's cup of tea, but, as far as tea is concerned…it's very good tea"
He gave me a questioning glance, and I couldn't help but be amused at my own analogy.
I chuckled lightly, "I guess what I'm trying to say is that…Stars Hollow may not be as diverse or as exciting as New York, or even Boston. I'll give you that. But something about this place makes it feel like home. I've visited for as long as I can remember and we have a giant yarn ball and amazing cakes and Luke's Diner and this awesome bridge where almost no one ever goes-"
"Bridge?" Jess cut me off in interest.
"Yeah I discovered it when I was visiting one Christmas, it's this really quaint place, I guess. I go there to read or clear my mind when everything else is too chaotic" I revealed, thinking back to my past experiences at the bridge.
It was a place everyone knew about but only Rory and I dared to go. It was old and worn and perfect, I was absolutely in love with it. It was the first place I went to when I was kicked out and moved here, I'd never told anyone else besides Rory about the bridge, my sanctuary, and now a stranger named Jess who drank beer, looked like he aspired to be James Dean and didn't read much knew about it. I couldn't help but feel a little self-conscious.
"You said something about Boston and visiting" Jess mumbled.
I looked at my converse in embarrassment, "Hey you're not the only one who was forced out of their home and moved here. The only difference is I like this place and I've had a long time to get used to it" I laughed bitterly.
"You got kicked out? Sorry if I seem a little surprised" He snipped.
I looked at him feeling a flash of anger, "Hey don't act like you know a damn thing about me! You don't know the shit I've been through and you sure as hell don't know what kind of person I am or what kind of life I've had. I just thought maybe you could use a friend but if you're gunna be an ass then fine, consider the message received" I hissed.
Jess stared at me silently with his dark eyes showing a bit of surprise at my outburst. I took a deep breath and got to my feet,
"We should get back to the party before someone comes looking for us" I muttered lowly.
A little confused at the sudden change of pace, Jess just nodded and gave a simple "Okay" before getting off the porch swing to go inside.
"Oh and Jess" I began; he looked up at me questioningly. "You might want to dispose of that" I finished pointing to the bottle in his hands.
"Right" and with that he tossed it into the giant green trash bin.
I was stuffed to capacity and still a little bitter over my outburst at Jess. But I was satisfied; Sookie's meals had a way of sneaking up on you long after you had finished eating. I said goodbye to all our guests, though Luke and Jess had yet to leave, and retired to my room to read.
Mom and Luke were flirting unabashedly in the kitchen while Rory was upstairs showering, and Jess…who knew?
"Knock, knock" he called good- humoredly from my door frame.
'Speak of the Devil' I thought sarcastically, "come in" I muttered as I looked up from my place on the bed. I was reading The Catcher in the Rye, a book I'd read no less than 20 times.
"Huh" Jess voiced curiously.
"Yes?" I asked in slight annoyance.
"Nothing, I just didn't really peg you as the type to read Salinger"
I huffed, "Fair enough, I didn't really peg you as the type to read" I bit back.
"Touché" He grunted.
"Someone's been practicing their French" I mused sarcastically.
"You know, sarcasm does not become you" He quipped back.
I smirked, "Yes but it does sustain me" I giggled feeling my previous anger at him disperse a little.
"Have a seat" I added, motioning to the chair at Rory's desk.
"Actually, I just came to say goodbye"
"Oh" I responded trying to hide the slight disappointment I felt.
"So goodnight, Chrystal"
"Night, Jess" I mumbled.
And with that he slid out of view, closing the door behind him. I couldn't suppress my smile any longer that is until Rory came into the room ready for bed. I put a book marker in my book and leaned against my pillows thinking that maybe Stars Hollow would have a lot more to offer now.
A/N So what did you guys think?! Really I want some reviews I think that this will be some good to come. Eeep! So now as I drink my coffee to stay up, I'm going to be thinking about the next adventures for our lovely duo. Tootles!
