0.4 My Hero!
When Jess reached his room, he was shaking. His calm exterior fell away and his psyche was conquered by confusion. Different emotions tumbled around him. He lay on his bed and tried to sort everything out. What was he feeling? Anger. Sadness. Joy. Surprise. Hurt.
Raine looked over to where Jess had just disappeared. Lorelai had gone home right after Jess' regal exit. Leo, sensing that Raine and Luke wanted to talk, was kind enough to excuse himself, saying that he would take a walk around Stars Hollow. Luke shifted in his seat.
"Was he mad when I left, Mr. Luke?"
"He was. But he was hurt, for the most part. He kind of went silent for a few days. I think Rory helped his recovery a lot, though."
"They're still together, then?"
"Yep. Grosses people out to a great extent. You should ask Lorelai; she almost stabbed herself with a straw the other day. They're quite a couple, actually. It's like they have their own world, most of the time. An own language, even. Jess does this stupid smirk thing, then Rory starts to blush. It's all very weird."
"Huh. That's nice."
"Yeah. And the irony in it is that they owe it all to you."
Raine was motionless. She clicked her tongue and stood up. She smiled slightly.
"I'd better go before Leo scares someone away."
"Uh, Raine?"
"Yeah?"
"I, ah, I like this little girly number that you have on. Suits you." Luke gestured towards Raine's outfit.
"Thanks. But don't get used to it, Mr. Luke."
Then she left.
Luke sat alone in the deserted diner, deep in thought. He marveled at Raine's transformation. She was more mature, more level-headed. Raine was still the same in some aspects, but was completely different in others.
A patron walked in, distracting him from his thoughts.
"What can I get you?"
At Luke's Diner that day, a teenager lay on his bed upstairs; a man stood behind a counter downstairs. Both were unmoving, deep in thought; thinking of the same girl who stood outside, thinking of them as well.
Jess appeared from the doorway carrying his books. Without stopping, he said, all in one breath, "I can't work today, Luke. I'm swamped with homework. Rory's going to help me so I'm on my way over. Gotta go, bye."
The door jingled shut, leaving Luke to just stare after his nephew's retreating form.
"Luke! I'm being mobbed!" Ceasar, who was quickly disappearing into a blob of townspeople, yelled from one end of the diner. "Help!"
"To the rescue, people." Raine suddenly popped out of nowhere and was already tying an apron around her waist. The nice dress she was wearing was now gone, replaced by sweats and a dark hoodie.
"My hero!" Luke heard Ceasar cry. All he could see now was Ceasar's hand, holding a plate of eggs. He turned to the teenager in front of him. Raine picked up the plates that were waiting to be served.
"I can sub for Jess while he's out smooching with his girlfriend, Mr. Luke."
He thought of a nice thing to say. Nothing came to mind, except, "Thanks for coming back, Raine."
It sounded quite lame, but it did sum up everything he was feeling.
"No problemo, Senyor Lukas."
When Jess reached his room, he was shaking. His calm exterior fell away and his psyche was conquered by confusion. Different emotions tumbled around him. He lay on his bed and tried to sort everything out. What was he feeling? Anger. Sadness. Joy. Surprise. Hurt.
Raine looked over to where Jess had just disappeared. Lorelai had gone home right after Jess' regal exit. Leo, sensing that Raine and Luke wanted to talk, was kind enough to excuse himself, saying that he would take a walk around Stars Hollow. Luke shifted in his seat.
"Was he mad when I left, Mr. Luke?"
"He was. But he was hurt, for the most part. He kind of went silent for a few days. I think Rory helped his recovery a lot, though."
"They're still together, then?"
"Yep. Grosses people out to a great extent. You should ask Lorelai; she almost stabbed herself with a straw the other day. They're quite a couple, actually. It's like they have their own world, most of the time. An own language, even. Jess does this stupid smirk thing, then Rory starts to blush. It's all very weird."
"Huh. That's nice."
"Yeah. And the irony in it is that they owe it all to you."
Raine was motionless. She clicked her tongue and stood up. She smiled slightly.
"I'd better go before Leo scares someone away."
"Uh, Raine?"
"Yeah?"
"I, ah, I like this little girly number that you have on. Suits you." Luke gestured towards Raine's outfit.
"Thanks. But don't get used to it, Mr. Luke."
Then she left.
Luke sat alone in the deserted diner, deep in thought. He marveled at Raine's transformation. She was more mature, more level-headed. Raine was still the same in some aspects, but was completely different in others.
A patron walked in, distracting him from his thoughts.
"What can I get you?"
At Luke's Diner that day, a teenager lay on his bed upstairs; a man stood behind a counter downstairs. Both were unmoving, deep in thought; thinking of the same girl who stood outside, thinking of them as well.
Jess appeared from the doorway carrying his books. Without stopping, he said, all in one breath, "I can't work today, Luke. I'm swamped with homework. Rory's going to help me so I'm on my way over. Gotta go, bye."
The door jingled shut, leaving Luke to just stare after his nephew's retreating form.
"Luke! I'm being mobbed!" Ceasar, who was quickly disappearing into a blob of townspeople, yelled from one end of the diner. "Help!"
"To the rescue, people." Raine suddenly popped out of nowhere and was already tying an apron around her waist. The nice dress she was wearing was now gone, replaced by sweats and a dark hoodie.
"My hero!" Luke heard Ceasar cry. All he could see now was Ceasar's hand, holding a plate of eggs. He turned to the teenager in front of him. Raine picked up the plates that were waiting to be served.
"I can sub for Jess while he's out smooching with his girlfriend, Mr. Luke."
He thought of a nice thing to say. Nothing came to mind, except, "Thanks for coming back, Raine."
It sounded quite lame, but it did sum up everything he was feeling.
"No problemo, Senyor Lukas."