Disclaimer: Don't own Gilmore Girls, though I admit it'd be cool. Also the chapter titles are from Fall Away by the Fray so I don't own the lyrics either…
A/n: Hey, I'm actually trying to get time to write these days. Well trying meaning I'm making more of an effort to get the time to. But sorry this chapter is so late. This chapter and the last were supposed to be one but as you can see I only had time to write the first part of the chapter and even then that was updated in groups. Hopefully, this will be updated all at once and you guys can finish reading chapter 5. Also there are lots of twists and turns on the way. Again, tell me what you think! Special thanks to Curley-Q, glo1196, and Gilmorefanforever!
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The next day, Luke left the diner and headed over to the Taylor's ice cream and candy shop. Before he even reached the door, however, Taylor had spotted him coming over and ran out the door to meet him. Luke just kept walking until his face met Taylor's literally.
"Luke! How are we going to do this? I'll do anything just tell me!" Taylor said face to face with Luke. Luke just kept walking- al biet grumbling, but walking. No matter what, Taylor stayed in his face walking backwards and babbling (as far a Luke was concerned).
"Luke? Lucas are you listening to me? You have to help me!"
And finally, when Luke just couldn't take it another minute— all the raving and the begging and the not getting out of his way— he snapped.
"Taylor!"
"Yes, Luke?" Taylor said, rather attentively like a seeing eye dog listening for his master's call.
"Would you get out of my way?" Luke said, on the verge of losing his self-control.
"Uh, sure; anything you say, Lucas." Taylor said trying to do or be anything that Luke would want if only he would help him!
So Luke went inside and Taylor followed after him, or trailing him as Luke would've called it if you would have asked him just then.
"So, Lorelai, what should I do?" Kirk asked sitting attentively at the front desk while Lorelai stood behind the desk and sighed- frustrated.
"Okay, first thing you'll want to do is dress the part."
"Dress the part…"Kirk repeated writing down the words on a little tablet. "Okay, now what does that involve exactly?" Kirk asked, and at first Lorelai thought he was joking then she looked at his expression again and he was dead serious.
"You don't know what that means?" Lorelai asked in utter disbelief – she did her best to hide her smile. His expression hadn't changed he was obviously confused. Lorelai broke into laughter she couldn't hide it much longer.
"What?"
"Nothing!" Lorelai said between gasps of air. More laughter. "It's just you don't know what that phrase means?"
"No, am I supposed to?" Kirk asked completely lost.
Lorelai finally controlled her laughter and replied, "It means that you dress appropriately for the situation; you should look like a candidate- formal."
"Not a dress then?"
"No," came the reply.
Kirk sighed with relief, "Oh, thank goodness! You had me worried there."
"Second, I think we should get you ready for a debate."
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A few hours later an interesting conversation was beginning at the Diner.
"A debate?!" Luke asked.
"You're kidding?" Gypsy said, having heard the last part of the conversation.
"Shhh" Taylor said.
"When is it?" Luke asked, anger heating up.
"Now!" Taylor said hastily and headed towards the door and to the center of town, nearest to the gazebo. Luke followed as did everyone else in the diner. As he stepped out onto the sidewalk, he saw the whole town gathering at the gazebo with more people heading there.
He made his way over and stood about 15 feet away.
"Now, all of us know Taylor Doose… most of us respect the man but, let's face it people it's time for a change. We need true leadership."
"What's that supposed to mean?" Taylor said as the crowd parted for him and he made his way to the gazebo.
"What I mean is we need to elect someone who will improve the lives of the townsfolk and get things repairs around here that haven't been fixed in a very long time."
"Well, I've fixed plenty of things!" Taylor said defensively.
"Like what?" Someone in the crowd shouted.
"I held things like the Festival of Living Pictures." The crowd seemed rather pleased with that answer.
"Good, town people of Stars Hollow…hear me" Kirk started. Lorelai and Luke found each other and locked eyes before focusing back onto Kirk.
"Do you want to be forced to have a town selectman that would make it mandatory to rename your streets? You! Do you remember what he wanted to rename your street to?" No response came to which Kirk replied, "Things like Constabulary Road, Sores and Boils Alley. Just to name a few!"
"Yeah, that's right!" Everyone agreed.
Taylor chimed in, unwilling to let Kirk get the upper hand here. "And I people of Stars Hollow, promise not to let the big egg hunt disaster happen again!"
This went on back and forth until people got tired of hearing Taylor and Kirk point out each other's faults and headed back home.
Eventually the candidates didn't even care anymore although they'd be darned if the other got the last word in- regardless if anyone was listening or even there.
"Well, we'll just see to gets elected!" Taylor shouted heading down the gazebo.
"By the people for the people!" Kirk said heading home.
"Just shut up Kirk you don't know what you're quoting." Taylor said turning around.
"I may not know what but at least I know what it means!" Kirk spouted back.
"What does it mean?" Taylor shouted from across the square.
"If you have to ask…" and the rest faded out.
"WHAT?" Taylor shouted trying to hear him.
"I said…" and he still faded out.
"I can't hear you!" Taylor said still shouting. "Oh, never mind!" he said to himself after all if he couldn't hear Kirk what made him think Kirk heard him?
That left Lorelai and Luke on the square by themselves.
Luke decided to break the ice. "Well, that went well."
"At least I wasn't the one who decide to dig the well in the first place!" Lorelai said faking an imitation of the debate.
"Oh, please not you too." Luke said in shock and a slight sense of fear.
Lorelai just laughed. He did too.
"So," she said.
"So…" he replied. He just looked at her in her nice warm sweater and jeans he wanted to say something, but the words… what to say?
After a moment or two he kept repeating in his head, "Why don't you just ask her out?" Jess words weren't leaving his head and it bothered him. He wanted to, he really did, but he was a little apprehensive to- again.
"This is just a shot in the dark. You don't want to if you don't want to I mean, but since we are 'back together' and all… you want to go out on a date?"
"What do you mean?" Lorelai asked.
"Well, yes. But I just thought that we really haven't done anything. I mean I cooked you breakfast, but that wasn't really a 'date'." Luke said feeling more awkward. They started heading towards the diner though neither of them had really noticed.
"Gee, actually date the man I'm 'back together' with? Hmm…" She teased.
He stood there annoyed at how she was successfully embarrassing him without even trying. "To a restaurant? With dresses and ties and all those confusing table manners?!" She said, continuing to taunt him.
"Yes, with all that-- stuff." He said trying to cut her off.
"But you hate those things!" She said, this time seriously surprised.
"So what, I can get over that. I know women like those things."
"Okay, sure," she said with a smile.
"Okay then," He said as his expression lightened, "Coffee?" He asked, finally taking notice of where they were standing— in front of the diner.
"Yeah, definitely." She said, noticing where he was gesturing.
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A/n: I finally finished writing chapter 5! I hope you all liked this chapter. I wrote out the arch for the rest of the story and I'm hoping you'll all like what I have in store. Hope everyone's having a great weekend. – Vanessacarltonfan
(Updated/edited July 28, 2008).