A/n: I haven't updated in forever! I was kinda stuck! now, though I'm so unstuck it's amazing! I hope you guys still like this fic and I'll try and update my other two soon as well! Thanks for all the reviews last chapter and can't wait to hear what you have to say about this one! lol. Chapter 3!

Chapter 3: Princess Diana and James Dean

I jammed another book into my bag and zipped it hurriedly.

"Rory! Hurry up!" mom yelled from upstairs.

I heard her stomp down the steps and I closed my door behind me as I walked out.

I straightened my black skirt and bent down to tie my black shoes tighter.

"Ready?" mom asked taking an already poured cup of coffee from the counter.

"Of course!" I chirped coffee already running through my blood.

"I love the first day of school." I said as we walked towards the Jeep.

Mom laughed as we got into the car, "I know."

We sat in a comfortably silence as she drove me to my first day of 10th grade.

I could barely talk I was so excited. I know, it's kinda geeky to be excited on the first day of school, but school was always fun for me. I couldn't imagine hating school or dropping out, the thought was too painful to bare.

"We're here! Now, Rory, be nice to the other kid's only take the freshman's lunch money and try to skip as many classes as possible and smoke behind the gym. Oh! And don't forget to drop the butts on the pavement too so the superintendent gets super pissed." mom said with a smile and a kiss.

"Oh, and don't forget to be nice to Jess." Lorelai yelled as I got out of the car.

"Goodbye!" I yelled walking towards the school entrance.

I shook my head at my mother and I headed towards my locker.

"Rory!"

I smiled when I heard Lane behind me.

"Lane!" I yelled hugging her.

"I haven't seen you in—"

"A day, long time, I know." Lane said laughing.

"So what's up? I hear we have a new student."

"Oh, really?" I asked tucking some hair behind my ear.

"It's not Jess is it?" I asked.

"Whose Jess?"

"You know, the guy who sits under my tree."

Lane laughed at me, "your still not over that? Have you even talked to the guy?"

I shrugged then smiled, "maybe."

"Ok...so what's your first period?" Lane asked excited.

"Ah yes...First, Geometry—"

"Wilson or Pearl?"

"Pearl."

"Oh my god! Me too! Second?"

"French III."

"Nope. Latin II. Third?"

"English with Williams."

"Damn. Fourth?"

"Biology with Bean."

"No. English with...Derrick."

"Man! Do we have any classes together?" I asked exasperated.

"I have 5th period lunch."

I laughed, "yep!"

"Finally." Lane said smiling just as the bell rang we walked to class together giddy for our first class.

My favorite day of school was always the first. Everything was new and unexpected, it was unbelievable how much adrenaline ran through me on these days.

Later on in the day as I found my new English class and sat not too close to the front and not too close to the back I saw a familiar face.

"This seat taken?"

I looked up in surprise at, one, the voice and two, the politeness.

"I didn't know you did polite." I said smiling at him.

"I do. I also do sad, funny and sarcastic." Jess said smirking at me and sitting in the desk beside me.

"Was that your sarcastic voice, there?"

"It was, how was it? Good enough for the town princess?"

I blushed despite myself, "I'm not a princess."

Jess laughed, "and I'm not a hoodlum! Come on Princess Rory come down off your high horse it's English time."

"I'm not a princess, James Dean!"

"Fine, whatever Diana." Jess said turning to the women who had just walked through the door.

"Hello class, I'm Mrs. Williams. I will be handing out the syllabus for this year and a couple other hand-outs. We have a busy, busy day ahead of us!"

Her voice was too chipper, I think I cringed twice. I glanced over towards Jess and I noticed a book was already out. I wondered vaguely if he even heard what she had been talking about. I leaned forward to catch the title and smiled when I saw The Color Of Water By James McBride. It was an easy read but a phenomenal book.

I sat down at Lane's and mine's usual table and started unloading the food I would not eat off my tray into a napkin. I then proceeded to take out a book as I waited for Lane to get out of the lunch line.

"Rory Gilmore." I set my book down as I heard the voice sing out my name behind me. He pulled up a chair to our table and sat one it.

"Jess, are you following me?" I snapped smiling despite my tone.

He smirked back, "I don't know anyone else in this dinky town. Give me a break, Rory, dear."

I laughed looking away and set my book down.

"What are you reading?" he asked.

"Our English assignment."

"We had an English assignment?" Jess asked smirking.

I looked at him in disbelief, "you weren't paying attention the entire time? Are you serious? Aren't you worried about college?"

He shrugged and leaned back, "no."

Just then Lane came over to rescue me from our slowly dwindling conversation.

"Hello?" Lane said confused looking from Jess to me. She raised an eyebrow and I knew what she was thinking, he was the tree-guy.

"I'm Lane." she said looking at Jess.

Jess smirked at her then stood up.

"Just keeping the seat warm for you."

And with that he walked away and out of the cafeteria. Lane took his spot and looked at me confused.

"Who was that?"

"Jess."

"Who?"

"Remember, the new kid. The one we were talking about this morning."

"Oh. Right." Lane said smiling in an all-knowing way. The smile was making me mad.

"What?" I asked crossing my arms defensively.

"Oh nothing...just you two looked pretty cozy sitting here."

"We were talking about reading." I said looking down at my untouched food. It amazed me that I could eat anything...until I got into the cafeteria and ate their disgusting food.

"He reads? As in books?"

"We saw him reading Hemingway."

"Right. Right."

I smiled suddenly thinking about him and reading. Once I realized why I was smiling though I quickly whipped the smile off my face.

"I don't like him." I said suddenly.

She looked up from her tray and smiled the same smile.

"Of course not."

"I just met him."

"I know."

"He's not my type."

"He could be."

"He's Luke's nephew and it would be weird cause mom and him are really close. We'd be like...family or something."

"Luke and your mom are close or Jess and your mom? It would be weird if Jess and your mom were close though, he'd be like...your step-dad." Lane asked smiling innocently at me.

I glared, "that's gross."

"Hm..."

"I don't like him."

"I believe you." Lane said still smiling that all-knowing look at me.

"I can't." I added.

"Why?"

"He's—"

"Hott?"

"No! I mean...yes. Yes he's very good looking but—"

"He reads."

"Hemingway! Who reads Hemingway? It's—"

But I was interrupted by the bell and we had to get to class—lucky me—Jess was there. I was determined not to look at him all through out history, although I could feel his dark pupils on me the entire 50 minutes.

"Hey hun, how was your first day?" mom asked as I walked through the door with my heavy backpack and an hour of homework.

"Peachy." I said solemnly.

She came bounding into the living room holding a take out bag of Chinese.

"Aw...that bad? Were the upper classmen mean?"

I smiled sadly.

"No...just..."

"You were so excited this morning." mom said going over to the couch and patting the seat beside her. I followed her and sat down.

"I know."

"Tell mama what happened."

I sighed not exactly sure I why I was so sad after my first day. After school I had hung out with Lane in her mother's antique shop then I had walked home from there. I had even gotten most of my homework done there.

So why was I so...depressed? Was it because she wouldn't whip that all knowing-smirk/smile off her face? Was it because she thought I liked someone I totally didn't? I was thoroughly confused about everything at this point.

"I...can we get pie?" I asked suddenly.

Mom smiled happily and we hopped up to go to Luke's. If I had been thinking clearly then we would have never went to Luke's because of the guy that's name started with a J and ended in a S.

"Two pecan pie's with extra whip-cream. Oh! And of course the mega coffee cups you provide us with because you love us so much!" mom rambled staring at Luke who rung up someone else's order.

"Two heart-attack pies and acid in your stomach? Got it." Luke said without looking up.

I smiled softly as mom pouted for him not looking at her. She sat back on her stool and turned to me.

"Grumpy man."

"Very." "So...did you see Jess today?" she asked quietly and suddenly as if he could tell we were discussing him the subject of discussion came bounding down the stars.

"Hey." he said looking at me a little surprised.

I blushed and muttered a reply back.

He smirked at me and grabbed the coffee pot.

"Are you done with your homework?" Luke asked looking at him.

Jess wasn't looking at me though, his eyes were transfused to mine.

"Yep. All done Uncle Luke." Jess said turning to him suddenly.

Luke looked at him suspiciously and set two cups in front of mom and I. When Luke and Jess split from us and went their separate ways in the diner mom turned to me and the same grin Lane had been wearing early was on.

"Don't say it." I snapped wishing I had some coffee.

"Say what?" mom asked innocently.

"Say it."

"Rory! I wasn't going to say anything. There's nothing to say...except that his eyes—"

"Mom! Please! Stop!" I screeched making half the diner quiet. I blushed and scooted off the stool and out the door.

(A/n: how was it? unrealistic?)