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Disclaimer: Do I look like I own GG? Oh wait you can't see me. Oh well!
Summary: This is a story about Lorelai's death and how Rory learns to cope with it. I am slowing down a bit so this chapter will be at the funeral.
Rory wanted to wake up. She had a hard time convincing herself that this was real. It was too much for her to bear. She sat in the bathroom looking in the mirror. She looked horrible. She hadn't gotten any sleep since when she discovered Lorelai's body and that was two days ago. She adjusted her long black dress and tried to calm down. She took a deep breath and walked out of the bathroom.
She walked down a hall to a big room that was filled with chairs and people in them. She waited a moment before the previous speaker announced her.
"We will all miss Lorelai. Now we will have a few words from her daughter. Rory Gilmore."
Rory took another deep breath and walked up the stairs. Get a hold of yourself Rory, she thought, don't get up in front of all those people and cry.
She stepped up to the mike and looked into the crowd. The front row consisted of the closest people to Lorelai: Her mom, her dad, Sookie, Luke, Jess, Christopher, etc. Seeing those familiar faces she gained confidence.
"Hi everybody. For those of you who don't know me that well, I'm Rory Gilmore. My mom and I were as closed to being joined at the hip as you could be without actually being joined at the hip. We shared everything. We talked about everything. She was my best friend. We did everything from watching movies together, to going to Luke's begging him for coffee together." At this comment Luke smiled a sad smile. " I'm probably going to miss her the most. I remember when I was younger, I had a goldfish that died. My mom just hugged me and said, ' Don't worry sweetie, God just wanted to be closer to Goldie. Now you have a friend watching over you and waiting for you in Heaven'. Now I have two friends waiting for me in Heaven." Rory couldn't take it anymore tears started streaming down her face. She laughed nervously. " I came up here telling myself that I wasn't going to cry. But it kills me. It kills me knowing that I won't be able to tell her about my day anymore. I won't have someone waiting for me at home during Thanksgiving and Christmas. I won't have anyone to give me advice. I won't have my mom. I guess it's for the best. If you ask anyone, they can tell you that Lorelai Gilmore was the most interesting person you've ever met. I guess God had a reason to take her from us. He wanted to get to know her as well as we do." Rory's face was now damp with tears and she didn't think that she could go on. "I wish I could've been there. I wish one last time I could tell her how much I love her. How much I'll miss her. I don't know how I'll live without her."
Rory broke down and started to cry again. She ran off the stage with much difficulty. First Luke tried to calm her down, but she shook him off. As she made her way to the door, many more people tried to comfort her. Tristan, Dean, Jess, Mrs. Gilmore, Lane, and even Paris tried to calm her down. They tried to get her to talk to them. She just ran out into the courtyard and sat on a bench. She sat there in silence just thinking until a familiar hand landed on her shoulder. "Sit down." She said without even looking up. Shen knew it was Jess.
"We're all gonna miss her so much." Jess said.
"I know. I know." Rory said and before they knew it they were hugging each other. Rory found it so comforting that someone could be so strong so that she could cry on their shoulder. After about half an hour of crying, Rory's head started to hurt. She pulled back from Jess and looked him in the eyes. She could tell that he was holding back tears.
"Come on the service isn't over yet." Rory said and stood up. She held out a hand to Jess and they walked back inside the funeral home hand in hand.
The priest was reciting something from the bible but Rory wasn't paying attention. She was trying to keep her eyes away from the casket. If she looked at that body she would know that it wasn't a dream. She wasn't ready to face that. Jess put a comforting arm around her shoulders and her eyes made their way across the room. She looked into the casket and screamed. Her mother was sitting there paler than ever. She was so lifeless. Everyone turned and looked at Rory. She just shook her head with her eyes closed tight. She was trying to get the image out of her head but she couldn't. She got up and ran out of the room. She couldn't be in that room knowing that her mom wasn't ever coming back.
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Later that evening everyone was gathered at her grandparents house for a dinner in rememberance of Lorelai. Rory was just walking around seeing what everyone was doing. She passed a group of people that consisted of Luke, Tristan, Michel, and Jess.
" And so then I would always say 'coffee will kill you one day you know?' and she would say 'well at least I'll die a happy woman'." Luke was saying. They all held sad smiles and then Tristan spoke up.
" I came back from Miltiary school my senior year. I remember it was our graduation from Chilton. Lorelai saw me and Rory talking and she said 'Rory are you going to introduce me to your oh so charming friend?' And so Rory said ' This is Tristan, mom. Tristan this is my mom, Lorelai.' Lorelai just smiled and said 'Evil Tristan! You mean this is Satan's Spawn! The Devil Child!' " Tristan's eyes filled with tears. "I just wish I could've gotten to know her better."
Rory smiled, remembering all of the good times she had. Now she had to look towards the future and the things to come.
A/N: Okay this chapter is a litte corny, but hey what can I say?
Next chapter: Rory goes through Lorelai's stuff and has many many flashbacks. Then Rory talks one on one with Luke and he finally confessess his feelings towards Lorelai. Also, Rory develops relationships with people she never liked before.
Disclaimer: Do I look like I own GG? Oh wait you can't see me. Oh well!
Summary: This is a story about Lorelai's death and how Rory learns to cope with it. I am slowing down a bit so this chapter will be at the funeral.
Rory wanted to wake up. She had a hard time convincing herself that this was real. It was too much for her to bear. She sat in the bathroom looking in the mirror. She looked horrible. She hadn't gotten any sleep since when she discovered Lorelai's body and that was two days ago. She adjusted her long black dress and tried to calm down. She took a deep breath and walked out of the bathroom.
She walked down a hall to a big room that was filled with chairs and people in them. She waited a moment before the previous speaker announced her.
"We will all miss Lorelai. Now we will have a few words from her daughter. Rory Gilmore."
Rory took another deep breath and walked up the stairs. Get a hold of yourself Rory, she thought, don't get up in front of all those people and cry.
She stepped up to the mike and looked into the crowd. The front row consisted of the closest people to Lorelai: Her mom, her dad, Sookie, Luke, Jess, Christopher, etc. Seeing those familiar faces she gained confidence.
"Hi everybody. For those of you who don't know me that well, I'm Rory Gilmore. My mom and I were as closed to being joined at the hip as you could be without actually being joined at the hip. We shared everything. We talked about everything. She was my best friend. We did everything from watching movies together, to going to Luke's begging him for coffee together." At this comment Luke smiled a sad smile. " I'm probably going to miss her the most. I remember when I was younger, I had a goldfish that died. My mom just hugged me and said, ' Don't worry sweetie, God just wanted to be closer to Goldie. Now you have a friend watching over you and waiting for you in Heaven'. Now I have two friends waiting for me in Heaven." Rory couldn't take it anymore tears started streaming down her face. She laughed nervously. " I came up here telling myself that I wasn't going to cry. But it kills me. It kills me knowing that I won't be able to tell her about my day anymore. I won't have someone waiting for me at home during Thanksgiving and Christmas. I won't have anyone to give me advice. I won't have my mom. I guess it's for the best. If you ask anyone, they can tell you that Lorelai Gilmore was the most interesting person you've ever met. I guess God had a reason to take her from us. He wanted to get to know her as well as we do." Rory's face was now damp with tears and she didn't think that she could go on. "I wish I could've been there. I wish one last time I could tell her how much I love her. How much I'll miss her. I don't know how I'll live without her."
Rory broke down and started to cry again. She ran off the stage with much difficulty. First Luke tried to calm her down, but she shook him off. As she made her way to the door, many more people tried to comfort her. Tristan, Dean, Jess, Mrs. Gilmore, Lane, and even Paris tried to calm her down. They tried to get her to talk to them. She just ran out into the courtyard and sat on a bench. She sat there in silence just thinking until a familiar hand landed on her shoulder. "Sit down." She said without even looking up. Shen knew it was Jess.
"We're all gonna miss her so much." Jess said.
"I know. I know." Rory said and before they knew it they were hugging each other. Rory found it so comforting that someone could be so strong so that she could cry on their shoulder. After about half an hour of crying, Rory's head started to hurt. She pulled back from Jess and looked him in the eyes. She could tell that he was holding back tears.
"Come on the service isn't over yet." Rory said and stood up. She held out a hand to Jess and they walked back inside the funeral home hand in hand.
The priest was reciting something from the bible but Rory wasn't paying attention. She was trying to keep her eyes away from the casket. If she looked at that body she would know that it wasn't a dream. She wasn't ready to face that. Jess put a comforting arm around her shoulders and her eyes made their way across the room. She looked into the casket and screamed. Her mother was sitting there paler than ever. She was so lifeless. Everyone turned and looked at Rory. She just shook her head with her eyes closed tight. She was trying to get the image out of her head but she couldn't. She got up and ran out of the room. She couldn't be in that room knowing that her mom wasn't ever coming back.
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Later that evening everyone was gathered at her grandparents house for a dinner in rememberance of Lorelai. Rory was just walking around seeing what everyone was doing. She passed a group of people that consisted of Luke, Tristan, Michel, and Jess.
" And so then I would always say 'coffee will kill you one day you know?' and she would say 'well at least I'll die a happy woman'." Luke was saying. They all held sad smiles and then Tristan spoke up.
" I came back from Miltiary school my senior year. I remember it was our graduation from Chilton. Lorelai saw me and Rory talking and she said 'Rory are you going to introduce me to your oh so charming friend?' And so Rory said ' This is Tristan, mom. Tristan this is my mom, Lorelai.' Lorelai just smiled and said 'Evil Tristan! You mean this is Satan's Spawn! The Devil Child!' " Tristan's eyes filled with tears. "I just wish I could've gotten to know her better."
Rory smiled, remembering all of the good times she had. Now she had to look towards the future and the things to come.
A/N: Okay this chapter is a litte corny, but hey what can I say?
Next chapter: Rory goes through Lorelai's stuff and has many many flashbacks. Then Rory talks one on one with Luke and he finally confessess his feelings towards Lorelai. Also, Rory develops relationships with people she never liked before.