1.5 Someone Not Twenty
[it's almost done! one more chapter and your suffering is over!]
Knock – knock – knock!
Loreali took a deep breath as she walked over to the door. Rory and Jess had already left for the town square. This was it. A part of her hoped that it would somehow be Luke standing outside, with a bouquet of flowers. That image surprised her and she quickly shoved it aside.
She apprehensively opened the door. Both happiness and disappointment consumed her. She gulped in the bile of discontent and managed to smile politely.
"Leo, I'm so glad it's you!"
It was a quiet walk to the Prom for both of them. When they were a few steps away from the festivities, Leo spoke.
"Wasn't quite who you expected?"
"Honestly, no. I imagined someone older. Someone not twenty."
"That's good because I'm not your date—" Leo looked at something behind her and walked away grinning.
"—I am."
Lorelai turned and saw Luke in a suit and tie. She smiled. It took a lot to get Luke out of his plaid uniform. Raine had really outdone herself.
"I appreciate it, my friend."
Luke grunted, "You'd better. This tie is killing me."
"You look nice, Rory." Jess said as he pulled her into a charming kiss.
"You don't look to bad yourself, Jess. I love the new hair. Looks easier to maintain."
"Yeah. Imagine how much I'd save on hair gel."
Actualy, there was quite a stir over Jess new hair-do. Leo walked over to the small crowd.
"Here comes the genius himself."
"Thank you, thank you."
Raine was laughing so hard she had tears I her eyes, "I love it! It's so cool!" She ran a hand over her friend's newly bald head. Yes, people, Leo had shaved Jess' head.
"So where's Satan—gah, Fiona?" Raine asked casually.
"Why so interested in Fiona?" Casey asked in the same tone.
"Because she's so mean to you, Casey."
"Is that all?"
"… she also stole, ah, my shoes…"
Casey just laughed at his date's very lame answer. But Fiona DID have a thing for shoes…
Someone had set up a small bar. Leo walked over to it to get some drinks. He almost had a heart attack right then and there as Dean suddenly approached him.
"Nice work with Jess' hair."
Leo's chest began to pound again.
"Y-yeah. Thanks."
"So I hear you guys are going soon."
"Yep. We're going away tomorrow."
"Well, good luck then." Dean said as he straightened up to leave. He extended his hand for a handshake.
Leo just nodded and took Dean's hand.
"Bye, man."
"So long," he watched as Dean disappeared into the crowd, "you hot thing."
"Hey, where's Raine and Jess?" Casey asked, "Raine's MY date."
Rory chuckled. For the first time in weeks, she wasn't worried about those two being alone.
"I have no idea. Oh, no, wait! There they are!"
Sitting on a park bench, Raine and JEss were surveying the party and its crowd. From a distance, Rory and Casey saw Raine put a sisterly arm around Jess' shoulder and pull him into a hug.
"She's saying goodbye."
[it's almost done! one more chapter and your suffering is over!]
Knock – knock – knock!
Loreali took a deep breath as she walked over to the door. Rory and Jess had already left for the town square. This was it. A part of her hoped that it would somehow be Luke standing outside, with a bouquet of flowers. That image surprised her and she quickly shoved it aside.
She apprehensively opened the door. Both happiness and disappointment consumed her. She gulped in the bile of discontent and managed to smile politely.
"Leo, I'm so glad it's you!"
It was a quiet walk to the Prom for both of them. When they were a few steps away from the festivities, Leo spoke.
"Wasn't quite who you expected?"
"Honestly, no. I imagined someone older. Someone not twenty."
"That's good because I'm not your date—" Leo looked at something behind her and walked away grinning.
"—I am."
Lorelai turned and saw Luke in a suit and tie. She smiled. It took a lot to get Luke out of his plaid uniform. Raine had really outdone herself.
"I appreciate it, my friend."
Luke grunted, "You'd better. This tie is killing me."
"You look nice, Rory." Jess said as he pulled her into a charming kiss.
"You don't look to bad yourself, Jess. I love the new hair. Looks easier to maintain."
"Yeah. Imagine how much I'd save on hair gel."
Actualy, there was quite a stir over Jess new hair-do. Leo walked over to the small crowd.
"Here comes the genius himself."
"Thank you, thank you."
Raine was laughing so hard she had tears I her eyes, "I love it! It's so cool!" She ran a hand over her friend's newly bald head. Yes, people, Leo had shaved Jess' head.
"So where's Satan—gah, Fiona?" Raine asked casually.
"Why so interested in Fiona?" Casey asked in the same tone.
"Because she's so mean to you, Casey."
"Is that all?"
"… she also stole, ah, my shoes…"
Casey just laughed at his date's very lame answer. But Fiona DID have a thing for shoes…
Someone had set up a small bar. Leo walked over to it to get some drinks. He almost had a heart attack right then and there as Dean suddenly approached him.
"Nice work with Jess' hair."
Leo's chest began to pound again.
"Y-yeah. Thanks."
"So I hear you guys are going soon."
"Yep. We're going away tomorrow."
"Well, good luck then." Dean said as he straightened up to leave. He extended his hand for a handshake.
Leo just nodded and took Dean's hand.
"Bye, man."
"So long," he watched as Dean disappeared into the crowd, "you hot thing."
"Hey, where's Raine and Jess?" Casey asked, "Raine's MY date."
Rory chuckled. For the first time in weeks, she wasn't worried about those two being alone.
"I have no idea. Oh, no, wait! There they are!"
Sitting on a park bench, Raine and JEss were surveying the party and its crowd. From a distance, Rory and Casey saw Raine put a sisterly arm around Jess' shoulder and pull him into a hug.
"She's saying goodbye."