1.4 Why Raine Has No School
[to Andy: i know it's not exactly what you had in mind, but i ran out of ideas.]
[this isn't a very vital part of the story, but i just wanted to give an explaination as to why Raine doesn't go to school. and i thought that the Wuthering Heights comparison was cool.]
The morning of the Prom, Lorelai was still asleep and Rory had just woken up. Raine was gone, but in her place lay the very same dress that Rory had pointed out the night before. It was even prettier than in the magazine. Next to it lay a small paper which Raine obviously stole from Rory's desk.
"Knock his socks off, sistah."
Rory smiled and her heart filled with gratitude towards Raine. She really was as sweet as Jess had said; and every bit as kind.
"Mom! Look!"
Lorelai groggily heaved herself up and squinted at the sunlight. When her blurry vision cleared up, she almost fell off the bed.
"Ooh, my. You're a regular Cinerella now, aren't you? Ugh, I wish your Fairy Godmother won't screw up MY Prince Charming."
Truthfully, Lorelai was looking forward to the Prom. She didn't get to attend hers when she was a senior. But a small part of her was dreading the event. That stupid blind date thing made her queasy. It wasn't that she didn't trust Raine… okay, she just really didn't trust Raine.
"Don't worry, mom. Your date will be fine. If it doesn't I'm sure you'll think of something."
"Right, we should have some sort of signal. Okay, when I do this," she rubbed her forehead, "it means I'm in real trouble. When I do this –"
"Let's go get some food first, before we hatch our evil plot."
"Yes, villains also need their energy."
When they got to Luke's Diner, Raine, Leo and Casey were sitting down, eating their breakfasts and laughing. Jess was on duty but he still managed to get in a bit of the conversation. He was also wearing one of Luke's baseball caps. Lorelai sat on a barstool while Rory walked over to the happy group.
"RORY!" they all cried in unison.
"Hey guys! How did it go last night?"
"Great, wouldn't you say, Leo?"
"Oh, fabulous. Don't you agree, Jess?"
"A very nice evening, if I do say so myself."
"Uhy, you guys sound like Athos, Porthos and Aramis." Raine said, exasperated.
"Then you can be d'Artagnan!" Casey announced.
"Speaking if books, have you guys ever noticed how Wuthering Heights this all is?" Raine said, gesturing toward Jess and Rory and Luke and Lorelai.
"See, Heathcliff," she pointed to Luke; "Cathy," to Lorelai; "Young Cathy," to Rory; "Hey, Hareton," she said to Jess.
"How so?" Jess asked curiously.
Raine nodded towards Luke and Lorelai, who thankfully couldn't hear.
"True love wouldn't work in the first generation;"
She then turned to Jess and Rory.
"But was carried on by the second. The whole Lorelai and the Catherine names being repeated is another cool thing."
The group silently took it all in while Jess suspiciously watched Raine.
"How do you know all this? You said you hated reading."
Leo laughed, "Are you kidding us? Raine graduated two years ahead of her class! She's a total nerd! Ah, in a cool way."
Raine just forced a smile.
"Huh. Really. So that's why you don't go to school."
"Gah… hey! What's with the Mr. Luke thing?" she asked, trying to turn the subject matter away from herself.
Casey and Leo snickered.
Jess stared pointedly at them and said, "It's a surprise for Rory, and something to shut you up."
"Really now."
"Yes. But I'm not showing it until tonight."
"Damn."
[to Andy: i know it's not exactly what you had in mind, but i ran out of ideas.]
[this isn't a very vital part of the story, but i just wanted to give an explaination as to why Raine doesn't go to school. and i thought that the Wuthering Heights comparison was cool.]
The morning of the Prom, Lorelai was still asleep and Rory had just woken up. Raine was gone, but in her place lay the very same dress that Rory had pointed out the night before. It was even prettier than in the magazine. Next to it lay a small paper which Raine obviously stole from Rory's desk.
"Knock his socks off, sistah."
Rory smiled and her heart filled with gratitude towards Raine. She really was as sweet as Jess had said; and every bit as kind.
"Mom! Look!"
Lorelai groggily heaved herself up and squinted at the sunlight. When her blurry vision cleared up, she almost fell off the bed.
"Ooh, my. You're a regular Cinerella now, aren't you? Ugh, I wish your Fairy Godmother won't screw up MY Prince Charming."
Truthfully, Lorelai was looking forward to the Prom. She didn't get to attend hers when she was a senior. But a small part of her was dreading the event. That stupid blind date thing made her queasy. It wasn't that she didn't trust Raine… okay, she just really didn't trust Raine.
"Don't worry, mom. Your date will be fine. If it doesn't I'm sure you'll think of something."
"Right, we should have some sort of signal. Okay, when I do this," she rubbed her forehead, "it means I'm in real trouble. When I do this –"
"Let's go get some food first, before we hatch our evil plot."
"Yes, villains also need their energy."
When they got to Luke's Diner, Raine, Leo and Casey were sitting down, eating their breakfasts and laughing. Jess was on duty but he still managed to get in a bit of the conversation. He was also wearing one of Luke's baseball caps. Lorelai sat on a barstool while Rory walked over to the happy group.
"RORY!" they all cried in unison.
"Hey guys! How did it go last night?"
"Great, wouldn't you say, Leo?"
"Oh, fabulous. Don't you agree, Jess?"
"A very nice evening, if I do say so myself."
"Uhy, you guys sound like Athos, Porthos and Aramis." Raine said, exasperated.
"Then you can be d'Artagnan!" Casey announced.
"Speaking if books, have you guys ever noticed how Wuthering Heights this all is?" Raine said, gesturing toward Jess and Rory and Luke and Lorelai.
"See, Heathcliff," she pointed to Luke; "Cathy," to Lorelai; "Young Cathy," to Rory; "Hey, Hareton," she said to Jess.
"How so?" Jess asked curiously.
Raine nodded towards Luke and Lorelai, who thankfully couldn't hear.
"True love wouldn't work in the first generation;"
She then turned to Jess and Rory.
"But was carried on by the second. The whole Lorelai and the Catherine names being repeated is another cool thing."
The group silently took it all in while Jess suspiciously watched Raine.
"How do you know all this? You said you hated reading."
Leo laughed, "Are you kidding us? Raine graduated two years ahead of her class! She's a total nerd! Ah, in a cool way."
Raine just forced a smile.
"Huh. Really. So that's why you don't go to school."
"Gah… hey! What's with the Mr. Luke thing?" she asked, trying to turn the subject matter away from herself.
Casey and Leo snickered.
Jess stared pointedly at them and said, "It's a surprise for Rory, and something to shut you up."
"Really now."
"Yes. But I'm not showing it until tonight."
"Damn."