Disclaimer: I own a computer. I own a backpack. I own 3 highlighters, in the words of Rory Gilmore, "One gets lost, one dries up, I have one left." Yeah. That pretty much sums it up. Wait. I don't even own the computer. I'm a fifteen year old girl who aspires to become a psychiatrist but meanwhile I'm content with writing fanfiction. So. Amy Sherman-Palladino owns Gilmore Girls. Not me. I also don't own Rent. And I'm not entirely sure who does. Sorry.
A/N: Hey all! Soooo... I know I put Alone on hiatus, but I decided to come back to the fan fiction world. I should have probably updated Alone before starting a new story but I had an idea that I was afraid I'd forget. Thanks to all the reviewers for Alone and especially to those who supported my decision to put it on Hiatus. I'll put up another chapter on Alone as soon as possible. Thanks again! Read and Review! You don't have to have seen Rent to understand this. The first chapter's introducing you to our characters.
Chapter One: Prologue
The People
Rory:
Born to Lorelai Gilmore II, a 16 year old girl, living in the high society of Hartford, Connecticut. After having Rory, Lor decided that she didn't want to raise her daughter the way she was raised. So she got on a bus to New York City. She got a job as a secretary at a magazine, and moved with her daughter to a small apartment where they lived until Rory was 15 and her mother was mugged and killed on her way home, walking from a store down the block. After she was killed, Rory freaked out, running away from Social Services. She made her way to the East Village, at first living in an alley, then breaking into a run down apartment building that had been closed for years. It was there that she met her best friend, Madeline, who was three years older than Rory, at age 18. She was working at The Cat Scratch Club, the local strip club. She was also living in one of the abandoned rooms. She managed to get Rory a job at the Cat Scratch Club as a dancer like her. Rory had always been a smart girl, reading and writing a lot, so she was kind of uncomfortable with dancing, but she became used to it and good at it after a while. She had to lie about her age to get the job. She's 19 now.
Madeline:
Madeline Lynn ran away from her family at the age of 16. Her father had always been beating her up and one day, she just cracked, hitting him upside the head with a frying pan then running away while he was unconscious. She got a job as a dancer at the Cat Scratch Club and made friends with Rory, helping her get a job. She's 22 now.
Jess:
Jess Mariano was 16 years old when his mother left with no warning, leaving without paying the rent or leaving anything for him. He couldn't stay in the apartment because when the rent wasn't paid, he would be kicked out or turned into Social Services. Jess made his way to the broken down apartment building, meeting Madeline, Rory and others. He works as a bartender at the Cat Scratch Club. He's 20 years old now.
Dave and Lane Cohen:
Dave (30 yrs old) is that manager of the Cat Scratch Club, and Lane (23) was a dancer there until they fell in love and got married. Lane now works as a bartender there. They help out Jess, Maddie and Rory as much as they can.
A/N: And that's the end of the prologue! I'll actually get to the story next chapter. This was just to introduce the charries.
Review please! It makes me veeeery happy.
