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From the Beginning

Chapter Six: Run away, Little Boy

'Having teeth pulled out, running twenty miles in the snow, being forced to eat nothing but vegetables for a week, being banned from coffee for a month, breaking a bone.' Rory rambled as she stormed into the almost empty diner, the two tourists sat in the corner looked at her with a confused gaze, as she slumped onto a stool at the counter, Jess smirked at her and handed her some coffee.

'Nice list, what's it for?' Jess asked, resting his elbows on the counter and leaning forward slightly.

'Oh that's just a list of all the things I would rather be doing right now.' Rory replied. 'I can't go back out there.'

'Why? What's going on?' Jess asked.

'My schools putting on Romeo and Juliet as a class assignment, each group gets given a scene and they can act it out in any style they want, we have the death scene, and Paris chose to do it traditionally, we're rehearsing in Patty's and Tristan, you remember I told you about him, well he's playing Romeo and of course I'm Juliette! Anyway he's being an idiot and Dean's watching and making me nervous because he just keeps glaring at Tristan, I swear I cannot go back over there.'

'I could come over with you.' Jess suggested. Rory raised an eyebrow.

'How is that suppose to help?' Rory asked.

'Think about it, Dean will be too busy glaring at me to glare at Tristan, I also know the play pretty well, I could be like a director or something.' Jess smirked.

'I think Paris would kill you if you tried to take over, she'd freak out and storm off.' Rory started smiling, 'She'd storm off and give up on rehearsals, you're a genius, come on, hurry!'

'Luke I'm taking a break.' Jess called, being dragged out by Rory across into Miss Patty's.

'What's he doing here?' Paris and Dean both demanded at the same time.

'Wow, what a welcome, I'm flattered.' Jess smirked, Rory slapped his arm lightly.

'Jess is here to watch, and help out a little.' Rory replied.

'Whatever.' Paris sighed, 'Rory get back into position, I want to see you die properly this time.'

'Ok Paris.' Rory went back over to her position, lying down on the raised table and Tristan came over.

'Ok Tristan pick up where we left off before Rory ran out of here.' Paris snapped.

'True apothecary, thy drugs are quick, and thus with a kiss, I die.' Tristan spoke the words, then turned back to Paris.

'What are you doing! Kiss her!' Paris yelled.

'I'm just not feeling it, this scene doesn't feel authentic, I think she should cry.' Tristan folded his arms across his chest.

'Jeez.' Jess mumbled.

'Nobody wants your input.' Dean glared at Jess. 'Why don't you just leave.'

'Nah, I'm good here, but if it bothers you, why don't you leave.' Jess replied, 'Oh and take that guy with you, since apparently he doesn't have a clue how to act.'

'Well if you think your so amazing, then you try.' Tristan shouted, walking away and leaning his back against the wall of the studio.

'Can't hurt, let's face it, I won't be worse than you.' Jess shrugged his shoulders and walked over to Rory.

'What are you doing?' Rory whispered.

'Acting, you wanted this thing over with, trust me this will do it.' Jess replied.

'Can you just get it over with so the people actually in the scene can rehearse.' Paris demanded.

'As you wish.' Jess smirked. 'Play along ok.' He whispered to Rory.

'True apothecary, thy drugs are quick, and thus with a kiss, I die.' Jess recited the lines flawlessly, drawing a hush over the room as he bent down and gently kissed Rory. Nobody noticed that she kissed him back, before he pulled away and fell as if dead, on the floor.

'Why doesn't he go to our school?' Paris yelled, then turned to Tristan, 'See that's how it's suppose to be done!'

'I'm done with this, I'm out.' Tristan stormed off down the street.

'We sort of have plans.' Madeline said hopping up from her seat, followed by Louise.

'But we're not done!' Paris yelled.

'What's the point, nobody's going to do the scene as well as he just did, and our actual Romeo is gone.' Louise replied.

'Fine! Go! We'll just fail the assignment.' Paris yelled.

'We won't fail Paris.' Rory shook her head, moving off the table and helping Jess up. Dean glared at him.

'We'll rehearse again tomorrow.' Paris said storming out, followed by the rest of the group.

'My job is done.' Jess whispered in her ear, smirking as he walked back to the diner.

'What was that?' Dean demanded.

'What do you mean?'

'You just kissed Jess in front of a room full of people!' Dean shouted.

'Dean we were acting the scene, it was just acting.' Rory defended.

'He's not even at your school!' Dean yelled.

'He was helping out, showing Tristan how it's meant to be done.' Rory replied.

'It wasn't any of his business, why did you bring him over here?' Dean asked.

'Because I thought he could get the rehearsals to end, and he did so it worked.' Rory explained.

'And that was it? That little stunt, you just wanted to get out of rehearsals?' Dean asked cooling off a little.

'That was it.' Rory nodded.

'Ok then, do you want to come over for dinner? My mom's making pot roast'

'Oh I can't, I promised my mom I'd be home straight after rehearsals, she's been calling people all day trying to find out where that late wedding gift came from and she's probably about ready to lose it.' Rory replied. 'I'll see you tomorrow.' She kissed Dean then walked back home.

'Rory? Honey is that you? Because I think the ice cream maker is staring at me, I'm pretty sure it knows it's an illegal gift which should be returned, it's judging me.' Lorelai called, coming out into the hall where Rory was staring blankly into space, her back rested against the door, and a faint smile on her face.

'Earth to Rory.' Lorelai shook a hand in front of her face, finally getting her attention. 'Hun are you ok?'

'Hmm what, oh yeah I'm fine, and I'm pretty sure the ice cream maker isn't staring at you.' Rory answered, pushing herself away from the door.

'So how was rehearsal? Did Dean stay the whole time? Did you have to kiss Tristan in front of him? Did his head explode? Did Paris' head explode?' Lorelai asked.

'Nobody's head exploded, Dean stayed the whole time and he did not look happy, I didn't kiss Tristan because he was messing around and wouldn't finish the scene, so then Jess,' Rory began, being cut off by Lorelai.

'Jess? Jess was there?' Lorelai asked.

'Oh right I didn't mention that, yeah I went over to the diner because things were just so tense at Patty's and I was talking to Jess, and he said he could make the rehearsals end sooner than planned, so I got him to come over.' Rory explained.

'Ok, now I'm filled in what were you going to say?'

'Um well Jess said he's show Tristan how it was suppose to be done, and Paris was so stressed that she let him, so me and Jess acted the scene, and he did it well which made Tristan mad and he left, which made Madeline and Louise want to leave and I think Brad was pleased to get out alive, and so Paris said we could end it early and rehearse more tomorrow.' Rory rambled.

'You and Jess acted the death scene in Romeo and Juliette? You kissed Jess? In front of Dean? Are you sure no heads exploded?' Lorelai was taken back, of all the things she thought could have happened, this was the least likely.

'Yes we acted the death scene, yes we kissed, well he kissed I was dead, and yes it was in front of Dean and he was mad at first but I explained it was just acting and so his head remained unexploded.' Rory replied.

'Drama!' Lorelai flopped back against the couch cushions. 'So that starry eyed, daydream look you had on your face when you walked in, that wasn't because Jess kissed you right?'

'Of course not!' Rory defended.

'And it was just acting? And it was just him kissing you?' Lorelai questioned.

'Yes, it was acting.' Rory replied, blushing slightly.

'Ok then, I cannot believe Jess acted out a scene from Romeo and Juliette.' Lorelai scoffed.

'He was actually really good, Paris was annoyed that he doesn't go to Chilton.' Rory laughed. 'So what's for dinner?'

'I don't know, but we need to go out for it because the ice cream machine is freaking me out.' Lorelai said getting to her feet and walking out the front door.

A/N- Reviews are encouraged.