They sat in the car, Jess answering all Gladice's questions. Rory wasn't in a particularly chatty mood tonight. Jess kept one eye on her at all times, wondering how long it would take for her to break down. He didn't have to wait very long, it turned out. Gladice had been talking about her family, whom Robert is not a part of, by the way, when he heard a small sniffle coming from Rory. Robert and Gladice hadn't noticed. Jess turned fully to Rory ad watched her pull her legs in and hug her knees. He sighed. He hadn't the slightest idea how to comfort her, but he knew that she would start crying eventually. She was in a car now, driving away from what's after her, and she's left with her thoughts. It wasn't real to her before. She was going through it, but it didn't seem real. He knew this from experience. But now she has the chance to think about it, and its overwhelming her. The idea of dying has probably just entered her mind. He frowned and put a hand on her shoulder. She jumped slightly, but didn't pull away.
"Rory." She turned to him, and he saw her tear stained face, and it broke him. He took his seatbelt off and slid closer to her. She just watched, not really registering what he was doing, as he slowly wrapped his arms around her. Gladice had stopped talking and was now looking at the two with sad eyes.
"Don't worry, dear. I'm sure if you just explain to your family that you were in love and couldn't wait another minute to spend the rest of your lives together, they'll understand…"
Rory buried her face into Jess's shirt so Gladice wouldn't be able to see it, and she clung on to him. He looked over his shoulder at Gladice, who gave him a sympathetic look.
"Is she going to be alright?" she asked. Jess looked down at the limp girl in his arms, and right then and there he vowed that he wouldn't let anything happen to her. He couldn't explain it, it was just this feeling… she was important. And not just for whatever reason those vampires think, either.
"She'll be fine." he said, hugging her tighter.
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They were about a half hour away now, and Rory had fallen asleep in Jess's arms. Robert had taken this opportunity to interrogate Jess.
"So you two live together in New York? You have an apartment just for the two of you?" he asked. He was still suspicious, and he wouldn't stop asking pointless question, even with Gladice shushing him every two seconds.
"Yes." Jess said shortly. He was starting to get annoyed. Of all the people who they could have hitched a ride with… he sighed.
"Are you two planning on having any kids? Because you are still miners. You'd have to get a job to support the family." Robert said, not bothering to whisper. That was the thing that was ticking Jess off the most. He didn't want Rory to wake up. He was comfortable with her on top of him.
"I don't know." He said through clenched teeth. If he weren't currently holding on to the beautiful girl that was in his arms, he would have punched Robert in the face. He didn't care that he was driving. It would have been worth it just to have him shut up.
"What about school? You're still in high school. You can't be considering dropping out, can you? You'll never be able to support a family without a high school diploma. And what about-"
"Do you think you could possibly shut up? You're going to wake her up, and I don't think you want to see my reaction if that happens." Jess said quietly, but forcefully. Robert glared, then coughed and turned his attention to the road.
"Next time you want to pick up hitchhikers, too bad." He mumbled to Gladice, who just shook her head and watched with a smile on her face as Jess stroked Rory's hair.
A little while later, Jess had almost fallen asleep when Rory's eyes suddenly shot open and she sprung out of Jess's grip. She crawled as far away from him as she possible could in the small backseat of the car. Jess, surprised by the sudden lack of Rory in his arms, looked at her, concerned.
"Rory…" She squeezed her eyes shut and shook her head frantically. Jess didn't know what to do. He hesitantly put a hand on her shoulder, but she jumped and shoved it off. Robert pulled the car over and looked back at them.
"You better control that wife of yours before we kick you out." He said. Gladice swatted him on the arm before looking back herself.
"Don't worry dear. It was just a bad dream, I'm sure. You're safe here."
But Rory wasn't listening. She turned around and tried to open the door, but Jess was quick and grabbed her arm to pull he rover to him.
"Let go of me!" she yelled, trying to get out of his grip.
"Rory, calm down! It's me. I'm not going to hurt you." She just shook her head and continued fighting him.
"Rory, stop! What's wrong?" he turned her around and looked into her eyes. She stopped trying to jerk away from him and looked back. He gave her a sad look.
"What happened?" he asked softly. They didn't take their eyes away from each other. They didn't even blink.
"I… I had a dream. A really, really bad dream that didn't feel like a dream." Jess looked at her. That wasn't good. That was the complete opposite of good.
"Involving…?" he asked her.
"You." She said. She looked down at his arms encircled around her body, but he didn't notice.
"Me in what way?" he asked. She looked back up at him.
"A bad way." She said. He sighed.
"But it was different." She said. "Your eyes, they were… different. They weren't your eyes." He looked at her strangely.
"So it wasn't me?" he asked. She shook her head.
"No, it was you. But you had someone else's eyes."
"Or maybe it wasn't me, it was whoever's eyes you saw, and they just looked like me. " he said. Rory gave him a look.
"What do you mean?" she asked. Jess glanced at Robert and Gladice, who were listening to everything they said. He sighed.
"I'll explain later." He said.
"But-"
"Rory." She sighed.
"Fine." she said, pulling away from him and hugging her knees to her chest. He frowned a little before turning to Robert and Gladice.
"Sorry." He said. Robert glared at him, but Gladice gave him a sad look.
"Its fine, dear. Really." She said, then, turning to Rory, "are you alright, darling?" she asked. Rory looked at her.
"Yeah, I'm fine. Sorry about that." She said. Gladice waved a hand in the air.
"Don't worry about it. As long as you're all right." She said.
"I am."
"Well, good. Shall we continue on our way, then?" Gladice asked. Rory nodded.
"Great. Come on Robert. Pip pip. We haven't got all night." Robert glared at her before starting the car and continuing on their way.
A/n okay short pointless chapter, I know. Sorry. But at least I updated. I hope you enjoy this chapter… and just so you all know, I have no idea where I'm going with this. So suggestions are welcome. Well… review )
Watergurl123- uhm.. its not a buffy/Gilmore. I'm not quite sure what it is, if you couldn't already tell. But thanks for your review.
Sarah- yeah u totally forgot what u had to tell me. oh well. But I miss you! And I also cant wait til we're in the same school again.. in '09. well thanks for ur review. Love you!