A/N: Hmmm, not a lot of response from the last chapter, though it was kinda short. ::shrugs:: I better get a lot of hype from this one though guys! It's an actual chapter!!!!!! ;D
FINALLY UPDATING! WOOT! WOOOOOTTTTTTT!
BIG IMPORTANT NOTE: ::is not happy:: FF deleted my other chapters from the stories, so those of you reading any of my other fics, shake your fists at It'll take a while to rewrite them (and remember what I wrote!) ::cries::
Anywhoo, time for my shout-outs!
Shout-outs:
CharoletteLee: Oh Sue. I love you so much! You are so funny and kind, and you rock. You beta my stories and reply to all my entries and back me up by joining my comms, and everything. You SO rock. (btw, yes, you ARE the 200th reviewer!!!!!!!)
DuskReaper: Jess has been pushed in many, many times. ;) I am going to try REALLY hard to get Lane's love interest in. And to try and work some more Javajunkie in as well. Keep rambling, rambling is fun! I love it when my writing makes people's days. ::grin::
Just A Girl of The Hollow x3: Awww, sorry, not the 200th reviewer! But pretty darn close! 202! That darn CharliLee, she gets those reviews in fast. XD Though that could be since she betas the story and I tell her right before I put it up. ::laughes::
The Random Fae: Jess and Rory are such book nerds! Let's join the club!
AND ON TO THE ANNOUNCEMENT TWILIGHT FANS!
ANNOUNCEMENT: I counted 6 people raising their Twilight fanatic hands???? Where is everyone else!!?!?! You HAVE to read it, or else...or else I won't write anymore! HAH! If you haven't read Twilight, I want you to read it, RIGHT NOW, before even reading this chapter, or you won't get anymore Spin. I'll even message those who have read it the story so THEY get to read it if you refuse. ::giggles::
I wouldn't be so cruel, of course. I'm just kidding. But seriously, read it! Twilight, New Moon, and Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer, read the series. EDWARD CULLEN!!!!!!
Oh yeahhhhhhh, the announcment!
I am planning on writing a Gilmore Girls/Twilight crossover fic, and I want my readers opinion of what they might think of it. I won't give any plot spoilers away or anything. Why bother reading it then, right? Anywho, the plot is, that Jess goes to Forks and gets attacked, turning into a vampire. It IS Lit(ish), so I'm sure you'll all want to read it, right? I've got it all (except the ending) ready in my mind, all I need to do is type it out. So, be on the lookout soon, the title is When All the Stars Come Out. ::grin::
In the second part of the announcement, GG designs and Twilight designs on T-SHIRTS, BUTTONS, MUGS, and MORE, at CAFEPRESS(DOT)COM(BACKSLASH)THEFUNKHOUSE, (stupid FF won't let me post sites ::huffs::) visit it, buy, tell your friends. Ok then, done, onto the story!!!!!
Chapter Five-Come Back Down
"You can't avoid him forever."
Rory looked up at her mom from her seat, frowning. "Avoid who?"
"Oooh, playing dumb." Lorelai shook her head as she pulled Pop-tarts out of the toaster. "Not gonna work hon. I'm talking about 'The Kiss: Part II." Lorelai sat at the table across from her daughter, referring to the incident as if it were a movie.
"I'm not avoiding him." Looking back to her plate that was now holding a Pop-tart, Rory picked it up and looked at it with consideration. To eat or to talk?
Lorelai sighed in frustration, taking a bite of her breakfast. "REALLY? Then why are we not eating breakfast at Luke's?"
"Your decision, not mine." Rory quickly replied, taking a mouthful so she wouldn't have to respond again.
"My decision?" The older Gilmore quirked an eyebrow, shaking her head. "Look, it's 7 AM on a Saturday, I'm tired and not up to witty comebacks right now," Lorelai continued, stifling a yawn. "I'm still stopping by Luke's to get coffee. You can come along, or keep playing the avoid-Jess game."
Rory ducked her head down as her mother sighed. Lorelai got up and pulled on a jacket, then hesitated in the doorway. "Are you sure?"
"Yes." Rory called back, hiding a sigh of frustration. Lorelai rolled her eyes and left, closing the door softly behind her.
Chimes rang as Lorelai opened the door to the diner. She walked straight to the counter and sank onto one of the stools.
"Luke!" Lorelai called, letting out a huff of frustration. The diner man walked out with an annoyed expression.
"Would it kill you to wait five minutes for coffee?" He grabbed a plate with food and handed it to Caesar, rolling his eyes at the desperate Gilmore.
"Possibly. But I need coffee, now." She frowned and stopped talking as the culprit of Rory's being-in-hiding came downstairs. Jess looked up at Lorelai and Luke, and catching Lorelai's expression, he quickly spun around and went back upstairs.
"Aha, he knows I know. But how much does he think I know, and does he know how much I know?" Lorelai muttered to herself.
"What?" Luke's eyebrows knitted together in confusion.
"Teenage drama. You don't want to know." Lorelai sighed, putting her head in her hands. Luke slid a coffee mug across the counter at her, and she looked up, flashing him a smile.
"Hey. What are you still doing here?" Luke asked Jess as the teen walked past him on the stairs.
"Working?" Jess rolled his eyes, unsure of what his uncle was talking about.
"You're supposed to be cleaning out the gutters at Lorelai's house." He reminded Jess.
Jess frowned. "No." He rubbed his temples, his headache only getting worse.
"What do you mean, 'No'? You made a promise to Lorelai that you'd clean them. She's paying you. You're going to go clean them now." Luke firmly said, crossing his arms. He wanted to know what all the fuss was over.
With a scowl, Jess gave Luke a glare. He gritted his teeth and jumped down the remaining steps, cursing under his breath.
Luke shook his head in confusion.
Jess grabbed his jacket from a shelf on the counter, shrugging it on quickly as Lorelai looked up from her meal.
"I'm going to clean out the gutters at your house. Might as well give her a warning call." He quickly muttered to her, eyebrows furrowed together with tension. The last thing he wanted to right now was see Rory when all she would do was run off again.
Lorelai's hand flew up to her head as she remembered this. "Crap." She dialed the house phone to no avail. A few more rings got no response as well. Lorelai looked out the window as Jess walked across the street, hands in his pockets. She shook her head. "Whatever. They'll have to deal with it." She mumbled under her breath as she poked at her food with a fork.
Rory walked onto the porch, carrying a bag of books to bury herself in. She bit her lip as she fumbled with her keys, only to find she didn't have the right one. The phone rang from inside, and Rory sighed. It was just not her week.
She pondered going to Luke's to find her mom, before remembering it was Jess's day to work. No. I can't face him now. Not after that kiss. She sat on the porch swing and opened one of the books from her stack.
Jess walked stiffly to the Gilmore house, hoping Rory wouldn't be there but really wishing she would be. Stupid! Stupid! He felt like throwing his head into a wall. He had to go and mess everything up because of one kiss ages ago. Rory had never been a fan of change...he should have seen this coming...he should have known not to be so stupid.
Rounding a corner in the road, he rolled his eyes as Kirk ran screaming after some kids. Taylor chased down after Kirk and Jess had an overwhelming urge to stick out his leg and trip the older man. Nope. Not now. He had to go 'clean gutters'.
Keeping his pace, Jess turned back in the direction he was heading, spotting the Crap Shack as it came into view. He came to a sudden stop at the sight of Rory on the porch, her long dark hair falling around her face as she intently focused on the book in front of her. His steps started again as he took in a quick breath, then he froze again. Rory glanced up at him, a mere 50 feet away. Her eyes widened, and she stood quickly. Before Jess could open his mouth, she tore off in the other direction, running at high speed away from her best friend.
Jess let out his breath and lowered his head, running his hands through his hair nervously.He would never get his chance to talk to her if she kept running off like that. He let out a sigh of frustration, pondering the thought that Rory should run track.
"Rory!" Lorelai entered the house, going into the kitchen throwing her purse on the table. "Darling child of mine, where are you?" She tugged off her coat and started for the living room when there was a scratching sound at the back door. Lorelai turned, raising an eyebrow and backing up a step at the same time. The scratching sound continued, until there was a click and the back door swung open.
"Ah!" Lorelai jumped back, feeling like a character in a horror movie...until she saw who was at the door.
"Um..hi Mom." Rory looked from the door to her hands to her mom.
"God." Lorelai exaggerated some deep breaths. "Do I even want to know where you learned to pick locks?"
The younger Gilmore bit down on her lip, looking guilty as she entered the house and closed the door. "Um...not really."
"Ahh...the hoodlum..." Lorelai joked, but remembered Rory was not talking to him at the time. "How's that going, by the way?"
Rory's shoulders slumped. She kept walking to her room. "Not so well."
"You should talk to him."
"Mooooommm," the younger girl dragged the word.
"You should." Rory stopped. "It's the only way you're going to solve anything." The older woman had too much logic to be ignored.
"It might change everything," Rory softly said.
Shrugging, Lorelai walked over to the fridge and started digging through the stuff. She stuck her head back out again. "Maybe, but you'll never know til you try."
Shoulders slumped forward again, Rory headed into her room for a second time, knowing her mother was right.
Even with her headphones on, her CD player turned all the way, and her mind miles away, Rory heard the tapping on the window. She sat up at the familiar sound, sliding her headphones off. Yes, there he was. She could see his face through the veil of curtains over her window. Biting her lip, Rory stood and tip-toed to her window. She pulled back the curtains and pushed the window up without any trouble.
Jess leaned back, running a hand through his hair nervously. "Hi."
Rory nodded her head awkwardly. "Hi." She bit down harder on her lip, rocking back and forth on her heels. There was an awkward pause.
"You wanna come out?" Jess asked after a few beats. Rory hesitated, then threw her leg over the window sill and crawled out.They walked over to the swinging bench, sitting down and staring at their hands in uncomfortable silence. It was a few minutes before either of them spoke.
"Soo..." Rory drew out the word, kicking her legs back and forth to keep the swing moving slightly.
"Yeah. Soo..." Jess repeated, turning to look at her.
Rory bit the inside of her cheek. "How long?" She blurted out, then almost choked on her words.
Jess's eyebrows wrinkled in confusion. "How long?"
"How long have you liked me?" She added, then mentally slapped herself.
Another pause, another beat. "A while." He finally replied.
Rory refused to meet his eyes, playing with the hem of her shirt instead. "Oh."
"Yeah..."
Still swinging her feet, Rory tried to think of what to say. But no words sounded right. Jess was staring down at his shoes with a blank expression. The silence was unbearable.
"I should go." Jess stood. Rory's train of thought was broken, and she snapped her head up. "What?"
"Yeah, Luke might notice I've snuck out."
He never has before, Rory's insides squirmed. Her mind was yelling at her a hundred times, DO SOMETHING! TELL HIM! DON'T LET HIM LEAVE!
"...Right...better get back then..." She shrugged and stood too as he started to walk down the steps.
"Wait..." Jess turned around and Rory's heart flew out of her chest as she took a step forward and pressed her lips to his. He was frozen for a second, before cupping her face in his hands and kissing her back softly. Rory felt as if her lips were on fire, standing on tiptoe to get closer to him, as if that would cool the fire. After a minute, they pulled away, breathless. Jess leaned his forehead against hers, and she smiled, taking his hand.
"Does this mean you're not going to push me into lakes anymore?" He teased.
"It's cathartic I hear." She grinned widely, squeezing his hand.
Jess kissed her again softly, and she put her arms around his neck.
"Hey! Stop sucking face out there, curfew was two hours ago!" A call came from inside the house. Lorelai stuck her head out the window of her daughter's room, and the couple jumped apart. The older Gilmore smirked at them, then pointed at Jess with a deadly gaze.
"You. This-" she gestured to the two of them "-means no more sneaking here in the middle of the night. Or else you shall meet the wrath of my hedgeclippers."
Rory put her face in her hand as Jess rolled his eyes at her.
"Whatever you say, Mom." Jess said teasingly. Rory elbowed him hard and Lorelai narrowed her eyes at him, but couldn't help breaking into a grin.
"Use the door this time." She said to Rory as she pulled back inside and they could hear her walking away. The pair turned back to each other, looking like lovesick puppies. Jess grabbed her hand again, smiling a genuine smile as he gave it a squeeze and kissed her gently.
"Inside!" Lorelai's voice called again.
Rory smiled as he pulled away, and they started to walk their separate ways.
A/N: Yes, the beginning was a bit choppy, mostly because I was writing it in a hurry. But it's also meant to be that way, because I wanted a kind of scene rush from person to person while they were avoiding each other. XD
So, what did you guys think? Pleased? Unhappy? My writing sucks now? Jeez, I need to know, so review, or you don't get the Twilight fic (which is now deleted by so I'll have to rewrite it ::more glaring::)! Mwahahah!