Shelbi165 - now, if I told you what was going to happen, you wouldn't have to read the story now would you?
DarkAngelSuicide - nope, only one post...And this is not the end...not even close, unfortunatly. There are so many more problems to come...sigh Im not a very nice person. If I was my characters would have much easier lives...And I am glad you like my story!
katesque - Thank you! I know that just sound like I cant think of anything else to say, but I really do want to thank you for being so nice!
insertwickedpennamehere - Why, thnk you for the birthday wishes, I had a good day...And yes Im 80...and live on Mars, with my half cat half fish creature named Morch. He says hi by the way. 80 is quite young for my species...I am the only child my age who can use a computer without smashing it to bit, fascinting huh?
And really, who needs to be nice when you have power?...Not sure how I feel about a new nickname though...
shortiegirl991 - They are perfect, I love them together. They are equals and everything just works...If only they were more open they would still be together, execpt its a tv show and he had to leave which is upsetting...
Gilmore-Buffy-Fan13 - oh no! dont cry! Crying means sad and sad is bad which makes people mad and then they wear plaid which makes nobody glad and...Have I lost you yet? I lost myslef somewhere in there...what was I saying? oh yeah...dont cry. Thank you for the birthday wishes!
RoRyJeSsAdDiCt - Not you too! Why is every body crying? I didn't mean to make people cry...wasn't some of it funny? (if not, I should probablyy re-read it...) ANd what song made you so upset?
scubaluver - My Rory has coping problems...Which will all be explained later but you are right, Stars Hollow is where Jess needed to be. New York was not the enviroment he should have been raised in (not that having an alcoholic mother didnt help).
And know, she doesn't even know where he is going...If you noticed, he's never said the name of the town, and she never asked...It didnt matter where because he was leaving. He also never said his uncles name...
LitGG1982 - It will be lit...eventually...I know I said not until the next fic but I have added a scene (like near the end of the fic) that sort of starts us into them being more than friends. It makes me really happy to be one of your favs, it really does!
"Come on Rory." Rory rolled on to her back, keeping and eye on her dad who was standing in the doorway.
"I told you I'm not hungry."
"That is physically impossible!" Chris was worried. Rory hadn't left her room in a week, except maybe to shower. She just laid in bed. And she wasn't eating.
"DAD! I'll just eat when I'm hungry okay?" Rory watched as his brow scrunched up, trying to figure out what to do with her, before he looked at her in defeat.
"Fine. I'll sit the food on the table. I have to head back to work. Will you...Are you gonna be okay?"
"I'll be fine dad. Just go." She didn't know why she didn't want to eat. She didn't know why she didn't want to get out of bed. All she knew was that she didn't. She listened for the closing of the door. She flinched at the slamming of the door.
Serenity had been over earlier, trying to get her to come hang out but Rory just hadn't felt like it.
Rory sat up and looked in the mirror. "I look like crap." She started to tear up again. "And I seem to suffer from sever depression." She fell back on her bed, curling up on her side. "I want my mommy."
She reached out her arm and turned the CD player on as loud as she could. Black Box Recorders 'Child Psychology' came on.
I stopped talking when I was six years old.
I didn't want anything more to do with the outside world,
I was happy being quiet...
But of course the wouldn't leave me alone...
My parents tried ever trick in the book,
From speech therapists to child psychologists.
They even tried bribery,
I could have anything,
As long as I said it out loud...
Life is Unfair...
Kill Yourself or Get Over It
Life is Unfair...
Kill Yourself or Get Over It...
A WEEK EARLIER
Jess walked off the bus and saw a man in a ball cap. "Jess."
"Luke." He just nodded while turning around.
"Okay, so, uh..." He headed off into the middle of the town. Jess followed after him, not really looking around. They entered the diner and headed up into the apartment.
Jess looked around. "Huh."
Luke wasn't sure what to say. "Belonged to your Grandpa."
Jess took that in. "Huh."
(A/N Gonna skip this next scene...Jess drops off his bag and leaves without telling Luke where he's going...okay? okay.)
Jess stepped into the hot sun, a little to bright of his eyes. He watches the towns people swinging on swings. 'Entering Pleasantville...fun..' He walked around the corner and headed off to find a quieter place, a song stuck in his head.
This is hell
This is hell
But you'll get used to it,
After a spell,
For heaven is hell in reverse...
When Jess came back into the diner he was in a type of shock. Four whole stores. UNICORNS! He hated this place. Yes he had only been her about three hours and he, Jess Marino, wanted to shot himself in the head.
He went up the stairs not talking to anyone and pulled out his cigarettes. He looked over at his makeshift bed before pulling at his bag and putting his stuff away.
When he was finished he sat himself down on his bed and lit a cigarette. Jess pulled out a deck of card Rory had put in his 'On The Bus' box. He was shuffling them when Luke walked in.
"So, you unpacked." Jess looked around as if to say 'duh'.
"Yup."
"Get enough space in the closet?"
"Plenty." All right, seriously, how long is this going to go on?
"You hungry?"
"Eighteen."
"What?"
"Just counting how many questions till we hit twenty."
"Okay, never mind." The phone rang. Jess rolled his eyes. He knows who that is. "Yeah? Yeah, Liz he got here fine."
"Got here at ten this morning!" Not that she had noticed I even left the apartment till about three minutes ago.
"Okay, hang on a sec. Jess?" Jess kept looking down.
"Pass."
"Jess, come on."
"Nope."
"It's your mom Jess, she just wants to know that your safe." Jess frowned.
"And where may I ask was this motherly concern when I needed it?" Jess grabbed his coat and walked out. He made sure he had the cell with him.
When he got outside he headed over towards a bridge he had found earlier. It was quiet and not overly happy. Seriously, everyone in this town was insane. He missed New York. He missed the noise. He missed Rory. He pulled out the cell and dialed the familiar number.
"Jess?" He laughed.
"How many other people have called with you answering like that?"
"Only two. How are you?"
"Gezz, I haven't even been gone a day."
"I know but its weird."
"You could have called me you know."
"I didn't want to interrupt you if you were doing...something."
"Well, by the looks of things I'm gonna be doing a whole lot of nothing."
"Ohhh, sounds fun." Jess pulled his book out of the back of his pants, almost dropping the phone in the water.
"I hate these thing." Rory knew he was talking about the cell phone.
"Well then give me the number to your new place."
"Its probably better you just call the cell, as the phone is in the restaurant part."
"You live in a restaurant."
"Alas no. Above one."
The conversation went on for a while neither of them really wanting to let go.
Two Weeks Later
"Kirk! Just order!" Jess really hated this guy.
"But I dont know if I want it on white bread or on brown bread." Jess wanted to slam his head against a wall.
"How bout both?" Kirk looked up at Jess in amazement.
"You can do that?" Jess nodded slowly.
"Okay! Wait...on second thought...I don't want a sandwich." Jess threw down his writing pad.
"LUKE! Taking my break now!" He stomped out the door as Luke came rushing from the back room.
"Not leave...yet." Luke shook his head. "Or sure! Go ahead." From behind him the phone rang. "Luke's."
"Hey Luke." Luke's nerves calmed as soon as he heard the soft voices over the phone.
"Hey..." He looked around the room to see Kirk watching him. "...you." He finished lamely.
"Kirk?"
"Yeah."
"So.'s been awhile. Sorry about that."
"That's fine...how are you?"
"I'm...okay." Luke stopped for a moment.."
"Just okay?"
"I've been better. Lately I've just been missing everything. You, Stars Hollow...Mom." Luke felt a sharp pain of sadness in his heart for this girl. She had lost so much.
"Rory..." Luke was at a loss for what to say. He heard her start crying.
"Its okay. Really I am. I just..." And she hung up. Kirk was staring at Luke.
"What?"
"Did you say Rory?"
"No."