Tomorrow's already here

A/N: For all of those who are wondering, don't worry this isn't another one of those pesky Mary Sue's…I wouldn't do that to you, wink. But this is my first GG Fan fiction and the idea for the story popped up in my head during US History, and hopefully it's good.

Disclaimer: I don't own anything. Except for the idea. Whew, got that out the way.

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Welcome Back

Lily Tomoko laid back, bottling up all her required teen angst. She didn't feel like doing anything and instead lay like an untouched doll on her bed. She focused her attention on the roof, considering that the rest of the room was bleak and depressing-light grey walls, brown carpeting that was probably so dirty that it turned that way, a dusty wooden desk in the corner, and a grandmother style afghan draped over her bed. It was definitely a change from the pastel pink walls and tween wall hangings that graced her room eight years earlier. Sighing, she turned on her side. Lily could hear footsteps slowly creeping up the stairs, and figured that it was her father. He was now used to her monosyllable rebuttals and the cold shoulders, that he didn't even bother to come in and try to talk. From outside, she could hear an annoying buzzing, that either was coming from a grass hopper or a cricket. Lily turned to her other side, and tried to ignore it. The buzzing was persistent. Frustrated, Lily got off her bed, and slipped on some sneakers. Trying not to get attention or annoyance for finally getting out of her bed, she quickly and quietly left her room and snuck by her father. Not knowing that he noticed, and had a grin forming on his face.

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Lily made it outside, and crossed her arms over her chest. Stars Hollow still had that kitschy small town feeling, and still looked the same; the gazebo in its same spot. She walked around, hoping that no one would notice. But this wouldn't work, as people walked past and did a double take, eventually realizing that it was Lily Tomoko, who had been whisked off with her mother to the utter bleakness of Seattle eight years ago. Even with all that space, no one had seemed to change either. Kirk was still, well Kirk, as she watched him walk around frantically in a giant French toast outfit trying to grab people's attention.

"Everybody big and small! Come and have breakfast at Westin's!" He said yelling, only with 10 inch proximity from Luke's. Luke's. She wondered if Luke would remember her, the girl who had once bugged him into helping her study her flash cards for English, and who would always help fill up the ketchup and mustard bottles. She smirked before, before deciding to walk in. It was somewhat busy, as Lily couldn't spot Luke, so she took a spot at the counter. Passing by was Cesar, with both hands cradling two plates; one with eggs, pancakes, and bacon, and the other with waffles.

"Hey, Cesar!" Lily said a little bit loudly. Cesar stopped, and turned around. He looked at Lily for a moment.

"Hey…you aren't. You can't be…Lily?"

"Yep. Back in the flesh." Lily said smirking.

"Look at you, you're tall."

"Yeah, most people have been saying that lately. So, Cesar, have you been holding down the fort here or what…" Lily said looking around.

"It's usually not that busy at this time, but Luke has been preoccupied with Jess and all, so he hasn't been here that much.." He said in a rush. Jess? Luke didn't seem like the father type, nor the animal type; well, at least not the Luke she knew. She shrugged off the feeling.

"Cesar! Where's Luke?" Lily recognized that voice from somewhere. She turned around to see an overexcited brunette, except she really did remember her from somewhere. Then it hit her. Lorelai Gilmore. Mother of Rory Gilmore, one of her best friends before she moved. Lily turned back around, and was again facing Cesar. Lorelai came up to the counter.

"He went out for something. He should be back soon." He turned towards lily. "Nice seeing ya', Lil." Lily did a half wave, while Lorelai rummaged in her purse. Not finding what she was looking for, she glanced over at Lily. Stopping, she looked at her, her expressions changing. First it was astonishment, then it was confusion, then it was a light bulb going off somewhere in her head.

"Um, you just remind me of someone that…never mind, I'm probably just delusional, nothing unusual on my part." She stopped babbling, and looked at Lily again. "You aren't Lily…Lily?"

"Hi, Mrs. Gilmore."

"Oh, call me Lorelai, hun. You know me." She said smiling. "Wow, you're really big. What's with all you kids and sneaking shots of the miracle grow, huh?" She said still smiling.

"So, how is your father doing?"

"Oh," Lily said disappointed that she had to talk about him, "He's fine. He picked me up two days ago, so I'm kind of getting to used to it all…"

Lorelai nodded her head in agreement, "Yeah, I know it's kind of awkward getting used to Stars Hollow again…but it shouldn't be that hard.. Have you seen Kirk in the French toast outfit?" She said smirking, and nodding her head up and down.

"Yes. Definitely Kirk." She raised her eyebrows, wanting to say more, but right then her cell phone went off, blasting the Go Go's "we've got the beat" ringtone. She held up her index finger to her mouth. Lily saw the "no cell phones" sign behind the counter.

"Shh. Hello? Uh huh…well can't it wait for five seconds? I'm In the middle of a conversation with…Okay, Okay, I'll be there in a minute. Really, I will. Animated clouds of dust are trailing behind me right as we speak. Kay? Bye." She hung up her phone, disappointed.

"I'm so sorry, I would love to stay and chat some more, but that was Michel saying that we have some big crisis having to do with the lack of towels. You know Michel." Lily couldn't place a face with the name. "So I have to get back to Inn, but Rory will be so excited. I'll tell her that I saw you. Ok?" She said walking backwards towards the door. Lily waved a weak goodbye, as she saw Lorelai leave. She wondered how Rory was, and if she was same girl who would rather read Hemmingway at a sleepover, than speak about guys. Lily smirked, and deciding not to wait for Luke, walked out the door.

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Rory Gilmore was in preparation for the huge movie marathon Lorelai had planned out earlier. There was no real theme, and the movies ranged from Ed Wood to High Fidelity, which Rory had to beg for. She was on her way Doosey's to pick up some food for the festivities, which included tater tots which could easily just be popped in the oven, the little frosted donuts that came twelve in a package, Capt N' Crunch, a pack of sour cream and onion Pringles, and the colorful Easter themed colored marshmallows that were always cheap and somewhat stale at this time of year. She walked inside, and felt the cold air from the newly installed air conditioner give her goose bumps. She hadn't expected to see Dean, considering that it was Wednesday, and he didn't work on Wednesdays. She got what she needed pretty quickly, and went through a checkout line.

"So, another Gilmore movie night?" Said Gil, at the register. Gil went to Stars Hollow high, and last Rory knew, liked eating glue.

"Yep, sure is."

"Sweet." He finished ringing her up, and she walked out the door. (Not to mention to the sounds of the la la la's, ahem.) She double checked the paper bag for a receipt, and realized that Gil didn't charge her for the Easter themed marshmallows. But she would let him figure that out on his own. She went towards her house, with the bag cradling in her arms. At that moment, Lily passed by, lazily giving herself a tour of Stars Hollow. Following a familiar feeling, Rory stopped and turned around. She knew that girl. She couldn't think of her name at the moment, but she was very familiar. She racked her brain for a moment, standing in a daze, until she finally remembered. It was Lily Tomoko. The same Lily who had moved away eight years ago to Seattle, Washington. What was she doing here? Rory pondered. Rory wondered how to handle the situation. Should she drop her bags and scream like a school girl? It was very confusing, how to greet one of your best friends after they've been missing in action for eight some odd years. But she had to do something, considering that Lily was about to turn a corner.

"Lily!? Lily Tomoko?" Lily stopped in her tracks, and turned around. She had the same puzzled expression that Rory once did five minutes ago.

"Rory Gilmore?" Smirking she walked up to Rory, who shifted her weight, and pulled the bag up to her chest.

"Lily…where do I start? Um, what are you doing here?"

"Well, it's a long story, my mom finally decided to loosen the reigns." They both started to walk.

"That's good…it's weird, seeing you again."

"Yeah, it really is. I saw your mom earlier. And I called her miss. Gilmore." Lily said smirking.

"She's starting to get near that age bracket.."

" So, I see that you're loaded. Gilmore movie marathon?"

"Yes."

"Oompa Loompas?"

"Definitely. Hey, why don't you come over tonight? You haven't seen our house and you can see my mom in her natural habitat.."

"Screaming out things at the TV? I don't know…I just got here, and I don't want to be a burden or anything…" Lily said pondering. They crossed the street.

"You definitely won't be a burden. Seriously." Rory said pleading. They stopped.

"Sure."

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