Disclaimer: Sadly, I don't own either Gilmore Girls or One Tree Hill. I just meddle in their fictional lives.
Chapter eight
The Floppy Haired Jerk
It was morning in Stars Hollow and Lucas and Rory had taken a drive to The Independence Inn to pick up Nathan and Haley. The two were taking the Tree Hill teenagers to Chilton for the day and were having them pose as students whose parents were interested in having them transfer there and they were just checking the school out for the day. Rory had been the one to come up with the excuse for them to go to classes with Rory and Lucas.
"C'mon Luke, we got to go in," said Rory.
"Rory, do I have to?" whined Lucas. "I mean, do you know how much Nathan is going to mock me about this uniform? He won't stop. It will go on for ages."
Rory rolled her eyes. "Is the big, bad, basketball player afraid of what his little brother is going to say about his school uniform?" Rory said in a sarcastic baby voice.
Lucas said, "Yes, I am. He may look innocent but that's only when Haley's there to keep him in line."
"Oh come on," said Rory, "how bad can it be? Look, I've got The complete works of Jane Austen in my bag and if he says anything, I'll just whack him over the head with it."
The two were standing in the lobby of the inn and when Lorelai, who had just entered, only caught the ending of her daughters sentence, she felt the need to poke fun as she always did. "Whack Luke over the head with something? C'mon sweets, your in those privet school uniforms, if you want to play a sex game that involves whacking him, at least whack him on the ass where it counts."
Rory blushed scarlet and Lucas just chuckled, causing Rory to hit him in the arm playfully. "Ow!" Lucas exclaimed. "Damn Rory, what are you doing? Trying to kill me? You hit hard."
"Oh no Luke, she's not trying to kill you," said Lorelai, "that's her way of showing affection. You know, when she really love someone, she just gives them a good old punch in the arm. You know, its like the hillbillies do. Only this time its Rory who has her teeth intact and is nothing at all like a hillbilly."
Nathan had just now entered and upon hearing hillbilly asked, "What on earth are you guys talking about?"
"It's a long story," said Lucas, and then, "Nathan, this is Lorelai Gilmore, Rory's Mom and Lorelai, this is Nathan Scott, my half-brother."
Lorelai's eyes widened. "Damn, they've got good genes in the Scott family, don't they?" she said causing Rory to roll her eyes.
"Mom," she said, "he's seventeen."
"Hey, the woman in The Graduate pulled it off," said Lorelai.
"He's married," Rory added.
"Gah," said Lorelai, "married?"
"Yep," said Nathan, "hi, Miss Gilmore. It's nice to meet you."
"Lorelai," she said, "never Miss Gilmore. And its nice to meet you too. Hey, if you need anything, just ask. And uh, you might want to avoid Michel. He has a low people tollerance."
"So we've discovered," said Nathan.
Lorelai then turned to her daughter. "Okay, so are we meeting at Luke's today after school or do you have stuff for the paper or what?" she said.
"Actually, I'm going to hang out with Dean," said Rory, "he's been feeling neglected."
"What he can't play with that floppy hair of his to keep him entertained?" Lorelai questioned and Rory gave her Mother a pointed look and Lorelai said meekly, "Sorry."
"Ror, I thought you were going to come with me today to show Haley and Nathan around the town," said Lucas.
"Oh god---you're right," she said, "I'm sorry. Oh well. I guess I'll just ditch Dean then. I mean, he gets me all the time and they just met me."
"Morning all," Haley greeted them and gave Nathan a kiss on the cheek, making him smile and wrap his arms around her. Haley noticed Lucas's uniform and raised an eyebrow. "What's up with the privet school uniforms, BIL?"
"Not a word, Hales," said Lucas, "not a word."
Haley looked to Rory for an answer. Rory simply snickered. "He's touchy about the uniform thing," she explained, "he thinks that they make him look like an idiot."
"Huh, interesting," said Haley, "well if its any consolation, the blue brings out your eyes."
Lucas just shook his head. "C'mon people," he said, "Rory and I have got to get to school and we have the evil teacher first period, so lets go." Lucas put his arm around Rory and the two walked out of the inn together, Haley and Nathan walking behind them.
When they were on the Chilton campus, Haley and Nathan stared in amazement. "Dude," said Nathan, "where's the torture chamber? Or Filch and Mrs. Norris?"
Rory laughed. "Oh, the torture chambers just to the right," she said, "you can find it in the gym."
Nathan exchanged looks with Lucas. Lucas just shook his head. "Rory," he said, "how many times do I have to tell you, gym is not that bad."
"Not that bad?" Rory echoed. "Not that bad? Of course you're right Luke. Gym isn't that bad. It's horrible."
Lucas looked at Haley and Nathan and explained, "Rory has a love/hate relationship with gym class," Rory corrected him here by saying, "What he means to say is that its more so a hate relationship with gym class. It is the only class that I ever got an F in. Luckily Harvard doesn't care about physical fitness otherwise I would have no chance in getting in."
"Really, gym consists of stretches, running, and your choice of basketball, track, soccer, or football," said Lucas, "it's not that hard."
"When you are a Gilmore, it's hard," said Rory, "the only physical things that Gilmores are good at is golf and sex and golf is strictly for striking business deals and sex is strictly for when your eighteen and up...unless your my Mom, who bent the rules."
"Huh," said Lucas, and he added jokingly, "nice to know about the sex thing. It'll be good to know for later on."
Rory gave Lucas a pointed look. "Excuse me mister, I have a boyfriend," she said, "and need I mention that we just started being friends. Don't you think its a bit too early to bring up the issue of us possibly having sex?"
"S there is a possibility of us having sex?" This earned Lucas a punch in the arm. "Rory, damn it! I told you that hurts."
"That's the point of my doing it," said Rory.
Nathan and Haley laughed at the antics of the two. Rory shook her head. "Okay, I'm going to take Haley to the headmasters office to make sure its okay that you two can stay here for the day so you two boys are left on your own."
"I want you to both be in one piece, Nate and Luke, when we get back," Haley said.
"Hey!" the two said in one voice and the girls just rolled their eyes at each other and then they went to the headmasters office and left Nathan and Lucas to themselves.
When the two were gone, the two brothers sat in silence for a moment. Then Nathan spoke up and said, "She's a great girl Luke. You've got a good friend there."
"Yeah," said Lucas, "that I do. It's weird because I've only known her a week and we've gotten close. She lets people in. With her Mom and herself, Keith and I are good friends with the both of them. Keith wishes Rory were in his shop class just for the sake of conversation."
Nathan laughed and then said, "How is Keith, anyway?"
"Good as far as I can tell," said Lucas, "he likes his class. You'll see him today, if you want to come with me to shop class."
"Sure," said Nathan, "that'd be good."
There was a moment of silence and then Lucas broke it. "So," said Lucas, "what's your real reason for coming here, Nate? Don't try telling me that it was just because you and Haley missed me either."
"Well there's that," said Nathan, "and..." he trailed off and looked hesitant, "Dad...Dan...had a heart attack."
Lucas was quiet for a moment. He didn't quite know what to say. He was no big fan of his father and yet he had no desire to see the man get hurt or die either. "Wow," was all Lucas said, and then, "how come you didn't tell me this sooner?"
"I tried calling you," said Nathan, "but you know, with you moving to a new town and starting a new school and everything I was pretty sure that it wasn't something that you would want to hear you're first week there. So I decided to just let you get adjusted and all that."
"Is he," Lucas searched for the proper way to phrase the sentence, "is he okay?"
"Yeah, he's fine," said Nathan, "even a heart attack couldn't kill the bastard. He's a little depressed and everything but who cares? He puts people through enough as it is. If he's a little depressed, the world won't end. You know, I went to go tell him that Haley and I got married."
"Yeah," said Lucas, "how'd that go?"
"It was...interesting, to say the least," said Nathan, and then after a moments pause, he added, "you know, he asked for you to call him."
"Me?" Lucas said. "What the hell does he want with me?"
"You know, I don't know Luke," he said, "but after all he's done, I wouldn't let him in. Take my advice, and don't get pulled down by him. Getting emancipated was the best thing that I ever did and I wouldn't go back on that for the world."
"Don't worry, Nate," said Lucas, "I have no desire to get in with the devil." Although he said it, he somehow doubted the words. Dan had had a heart attack. What if...what if Dan had died and he had never gotten a chance to know his father?
Nathan noted the strange expression on Lucas's face. "Hey bro," he said, "are you okay?"
"Yeah," Lucas said, "yeah, I'm fine."
Later, Nathan, Lucas, Haley and Rory all sat at a table in the cafeteria. "Interesting place you got here, Chilton," commented Nathan.
"Yeah," said Haley, "what was up with that weird thing with you and Mr. Medina anyway?"
"C'mon Ror, spill," urged Nathan, "there was some weird vibes coming from the two of you when we were in that class. What were you a 'teachers pet' last year, if you know what I mean?"
"Nathan!" Haley exclaimed, giving her husband a look.
"What?" Nathan said. "I'm just asking."
This caused both Rory and Haley to roll their eyes. "So let me get this straight," said Rory, "you had to deal with the both of them back in Tree Hill?"
"Yes," said Haley, "do you know how hard it was keeping rival brothers from killing one another? Let me tell you, it was hard; I am forever in your debt for taking my BIL over here off my hands."
"Hey," objected Lucas, "I was not that much of a handful."
"Please, you two over here were worse then Dawson Leery and Pacey Witter fighting over Joey Potter," said Haley.
"I resent that," said Nathan, "I'm much hotter then the guy who played Pacey and I can punch better. But can we get back to the topic at hand about how weird our little Rory over here and Mr. Medina were acting?"
"Yeah," said Lucas, "I've known her for a week and she still won't tell me her assorted history with a certain Chilton teacher."
"It's nothing," said Rory.
"It sounds like something," said Haley.
"Well, okay, maybe there is something," said Rory and noting Nathan's suggestive look added, "not that something, Nate."
"Aw," said Nathan, "ruin my fun why don't you? Anyway, go ahead and tell us the story."
"Well," said Rory, "Mr. Medina dated my Mom sophomore year."
"No way!" gasped Haley.
"Yes way," said Rory, "it happened a while ago, and they were engaged for a time and nearly got married, and I should be over it, but its still weird having to run into him at school."
"Dude," said Nathan, "teachers getting down and dirty with the PTSA, sounds a lot like something that would happen in Tree Hill."
"Well," said Lucas, "it kind of did happen in Tree Hill with you in Haley, only she was a student, and your tutor."
"Oooh," said Rory, "bad boy Nathan Scott. And Haley James Scott, I'm surprised you'd do something like that----fraternizing with the tutored. Gives a new meaning to Tutor Girl."
"Ah," said Haley, "not that nickname."
Rory looked at her strangely. "Nickname?"
"Yep," said Haley, "my own personal nickname, given to me courtesy of Brooke Davies last year when I started helping Nathan."
"Behind my back, might I add," said Lucas.
"Only because I knew you wouldn't like it," said Haley, "and I was attempting to get him to lay off you."
"Okay," said Rory, "your guys's story just keeps on getting more and more wrenches in it. What next, did a teenage father live in your town too?"
Haley, Nathan, and Lucas all exchanged glances and Rory, noting the look, shook her head in disbelief. "Okay," she said, "don't tell me. Your hometown story is complicated enough as it is."
The Tree Hill teens just laughed.
From another table in the cafeteria, Paris, Madeline, and Louise all watched the four with interest. Well, at least Madeline and Louise were. Paris, on the other hand, being that she was Paris, couldn't care less. So, getting thoroughly annoyed with her friends staring problems, she snapped, "Will you to stop that? The gawking thing is getting annoying."
"Hey, its a free country," said Louise, "if we want to gawk, we will gawk."
"Who do you think the guy is?" Madeline asked.
"Lucas's brother," answered Louise.
"How do you know this?" Madeline demanded.
"I have my ways," she said simply.
"Then the girl must be his sister," said Madeline.
"And they all must be hillbillies in Tree Hill," Paris said with her usual sarcasm.
"What makes you say that, Paris?" Louise asked.
"Please," said Paris, "they're far too lovey-dovey in order to be brother and sister. And did you notice the way they were looking at each other? It's like Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt in Mr. and Mrs. Smith, the chemistry between them is so hot."
This time, instead of gawking at the four teens they had been looking at, Louise and Madeline gawked at Paris. Paris, not knowing why they were gawking, said, "What?"
"Did she just use a pop culture reference?" asked Madeline to Louise.
"I think she did," said Louise, "did she use a pop culture reference in talking about a couple?"
"I think she did," said Madeline.
"Will you please tell me what is so amazing about that?" Paris demanded.
"Our little Paris is growing up!" Louise and Madeline said together. Paris just rolled her eyes and muttered something about "idiots". Then Louise and Madeline went back to ignoring Paris and went back to gawking at Rory's gang of friends.
"So," said Madeline, "they share the same last name and they're not brother and sister. That only leaves one option."
"They're married," said Louise.
"Really?" said Madeline. "I was going to go with the cousin theory."
Louise rolled her eyes. "Madeline," she said, "stop. Think. Process."
"Oooooh," said Madeline, "they're both wearing rings."
"Right," said Louise.
"So," said Madeline, "do you think she's pregnant?"
"Obviously," said Louise, "that's the only explanation as to why they'd get married."
"You think?" said Madeline. "It couldn't just be for love?"
Louise rolled her eyes. "Madeline," she said, "have you heard the story of the Scott family? It is only natural that little Nathan would follow in Daddy dearest's footsteps."
"Explain, please," said Madeline. Louise rolled her eyes again and leaned over and whispered the story to Madeline. "Oh," she said when Louise was done, "you want to go ask if that is the case?"
"Oh but of course," said Louise.
Louise and Madeline got up out of their seats and started to walk over to Rory's table, much to the surprise of Paris. "Where are you going?" Paris questioned.
"To do some research," said Madeline.
"Gossip research," added Louise, "never school research."
"Oh but of course," said Madeline.
Paris rolled her eyes and let out a sigh. "I'm coming with you," she said.
"Why?" Louise asked. "You never gossip."
"You don't like gossip," said Madeline.
"I'm not going over there for the gossip," said Paris, "I am going over there for damage control."
"Damage?" said Madeline.
"Who, us?" said Louise. "Never."
"Ha," said Paris disbelievingly,"I don't buy it. Keep on walking missies."
The two did as ordered and went over to the table where Rory was at. The four teenagers had been laughing at something and then stopped when they noticed the three girls. "Oh, hey Paris, Madeline, Louise," greeted Rory.
"Hey," Paris said, deadpanned. "These two have something to ask the newcomers. You know how they are. They always want to get the gossip on new people. I just came so as to be damage control."
"Nice to know you care, Paris," Rory joked.
"That's me," said Paris, "I'm a regular Red Cross nurse."
"So," said Louise, looking at Nathan and Haley, "we noticed that you two have the same last name."
"But you were a little too close to be brother and sister," said Madeline, "and then we noted the rings."
"So we were wondering----" began Louise, but Madeline cut to the chase.
"Are you pregnant?" Madeline blurted out to Haley.
Haley and Nathan just laughed. "No," she answered, "I'm not pregnant."
"So why'd you get married then?" questioned Louise.
"For love," said Nathan simply.
"Wow," said Madeline, and then turning to Lucas, "you're towns cracked buddy."
"Oh that I know," said Lucas, "that I know."
Later, the four teens were back in Stars Hollow, giving Nathan and Haley the grand tour. "There's Al's pancake world," Rory pointed out one particular eating place.
"Good pancakes?" Nathan asked.
Lucas and Rory exchanged looks, and then Lucas explained, "No. He doesn't do pancakes anymore. He only does international food."
"Huh," said Nathan, "so why the pancake world?"
"Oh," said Rory, "he'd already printed out napkins with the name so he just kept it because it was too expensive to get it changed."
"Ooookay," said Haley, "that's a little weird."
"Very," agreed Nathan.
"There's Miss Patty's," Rory pointed out the dance studio.
"What's that exactly?" Lucas questioned. "I still don't know what that is."
"Oh that's right," said Rory, "you haven't met her yet. Miss Patty's the dance teacher. She was actually on Broadway once. That is her dance studio."
"Huh," said Lucas, "interesting."
"And you might want to avoid her, Nathan and Luke," warned Rory.
"Why's that?" the two brothers asked.
"She's got a tendency to hit on guys," said Rory.
"And how old is she, exactly?" questioned Lucas.
"Dumbledore's age," said Rory.
"No one knows Dumbledore's age," pointed out Lucas.
"We settle for seventy-five, but she could be older," said Rory, "no one really knows."
"Huh," said Nathan.
The teens kept on walking, every once and a while pausing when Rory would go to show them something. Lucas would put his input in here and there but as he'd only been in the town a week, some of these things were new for him too. As they walked, Rory had an unsettled feeling in her stomach. She couldn't help but think that she had forgotten something.
She searched her mind and tried to remember what exactly it was that she had forgotten but for the life of her she could not remember. Finally, she went, "Hey Lucas, did we have a paper or something due tomorrow? I keep on thinking I forgot something."
"No," said Lucas, "not that I can think of. But you know me, Rory, I'm a guy. I don't have the world's best memory."
"Right," said Rory, "it most likely isn't anything big. I most likely just left something at school or something like that."
They kept on walking, a nagging feeling still in Rory's stomach. Then her cell phone rang. She picked it up. "Hello?" she said into the phone.
"Where the hell are you?" the voice of Dean demanded over the phone. Rory stopped dead in her tracks. Dean. She had forgotten about Dean. She was supposed to spend time with him. She had forgotten to tell him that she wasn't going to be able to make it.
Oh crud, Rory thought.
"Oh my god," said Rory into the phone, "Dean. I'm so sorry. I completely forgot."
"Evidently," he said, sounding pissed, "where are you? I'm at Luke's and I'm worried sick about you."
"I'm sorry," she said, "Lucas had friends come in from Tree Hill at last minute and------"
"Lucas," Dean echoed, saying his name as though it were a dirty curse word, "you bailed on spending time with me for him?"
"Dean," said Rory, "I was going to call you, but I forgot."
"Of course you forgot," said Dean, "when you're with Lucas, why on earth would you have time to think about your boyfriend?"
"Dean," said Rory, "it's not like that."
"Oh please," said Dean, "it always is. Don't try and deny it. Whenever you get a new guy friend, we always have problems. It was the same way when you were hanging out with Tristin for a while and then Jess. It won't be any different with him."
"Don't do this, Dean," said Rory, "we're doing good. Don't do this now."
"Doing good?" he shouted into the phone making it so that Rory had to pull it away from her ear a little. "Doing good? Don't kid yourself, Rory. You know what's going to come as long as you keep on hanging out with him. That's what always happens whenever you start hanging out with a guy."
"Well it wouldn't have to happen if you weren't so damn jealous," Rory shot back, putting the phone back to her ear now.
Nathan, Haley, and Lucas stood off into the back, listening to their friends conversation, wondering what the hell was going on. Rory at this time didn't notice. She was too busy being pissed at Dean to.
"I don't want to do this, but I know its the only thing that's going to make our relationship work," said Dean, "you've got to choose Rory. Do you want to give all this up for some guy you've only known a week? Or do you want to stay with your boyfriend who you've known longer?"
"Dean," said Rory, "you've got to be kidding me. You can't ask me to choose between you and my friend."
"You don't know him that well Rory," said Dean, "it shouldn't be that hard."
There was a pause and Rory said, "You're not who I thought you were."
"Neither are you," said Dean.
"So we're done?" Rory croaked.
"We're done," said Dean. Then there was nothing but the dial tone, signaling that Dean had hung up. Rory hung up her own cell phone and then turned to Lucas, Nathan, and Haley. She looked like she was about to cry and they could all tell that she was going to.
"Um," she started to say but she couldn't finish the sentence. There was no need to. The tour was over, and they all knew that. Lucas came forward and gave her a hug.
"Go on home, Ror," he said, "I'll come over later, alright?" Rory didn't say anything, she just nodded. Tears streaming down her face, Rory Gilmore ran through the streets of Stars Hollow, ignoring the curious stares that people were giving her.
When Rory reached her house, she pushed through the door, much to the surprise of Lorelai. Lorelai gave her daughter one look and then opened her arms and Rory rushed over to her, hugging her Mom with all her might. Lorelai didn't even have to ask. She knew instantly that the cause of her daughters pain was due to the floppy haired jerk.
While hugging Rory, Lorelai reached over to the phone with one hand, picked it up, and dialed the pizzeria in Stars Hollow. "Hey," she said to the owner, "it's Lorelai. Can I get three pizza's with everything..."
a/n: Ding dong, the witch is dead! Ding dong the wicked witch, the wicked witch is dead! Finally, the break up, pt. 3! Goodbye Dean. I rejoiced as I wrote that chapter. Next Chapter: Lucas comforts Rory, Haley, Lorelai, and Rory have a girls night, and Lucas and Nathan are in a near fight with Dean which leads to Lucas challenging Dean to a good old basketball game. Things are going to get interesting, kiddies!109 reviews. You rock!
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Poetic Angelica: Thank you for the compliment.:) Rory and Lucas will get more close in the chapters to come, which will lead to more Lucas putting his arm around Rory, and things like that which will hopefully give more smiles to you. :)
solodancer: Lucas will be Woopass in the next two chapters, if you catch my drift. :) It's going to be incredibly entertaining. So will the dance marathon. No Rory and Lorelai won't be partners, Rory and Lucas will, and so will Keith and Lorelai. The tension will be HOT! And more Dean getting his ass kicked by Lucas. Hope you didn't miss too much of Smallville. I LOVE that show. Lex rocks my socks and so does Clark. And Chloe and Lois RULE.:)
katydid7186: Yeah, Rory and Luke really do fit. Dean is gone, as was your wish. I don't like him either. He's such a---insert curse words----. And as an added bonus, Lucas gets to kick Dean's ass at Basketball soon. :)
Druzilla: Glad you liked it. :)
queenmischa: There will be LOADS of Naley meddling.
Sum41rocks: I agree. The W.B. writers were EVIL this season on oth. The fight is coming soon, but I wanted the break up to happen in order for them to have a reason to fight.
soloveable: Agreed. There should be an oth/gg crossover on the w.b. :)
LoVe23:lol. I get what you meant by watching t.v. in your head. Thank you. That's a really big compliment and it makes me feel special to know that people say I can do that. Did you like the next "installment" as you put it? I hope so. :)
KarahBellah: Glad you do. :)
TiCkleDPinK22: Aw, thanks. The book won't be published under a pen name, it will be published under my real name. Tee hee. Thanks Kates. :)
jmarit17: Thanks. I thought Lucas should get an update on the Tree Hill gangs goings on. I will definitely have a little Nathan Vs. Dean in the next chapter. Thanks for the idea! I also want to mention that I started reading your fics and they're brilliant! I love your stories, especially the one with Tristin in Stars Hollow. Or, Tristan as most people spell it. Sorry. It's become a habit to spell it Tristin since I got the Gilmore Girls books.
Thank you guys all for reviewing. 109! Damn.And that was only within the first seven chapters. I wonder how many I'll get for Chapter eight. It should be interesting.
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