Addicted by Kellie

A/N: sorry its been so long, I just lost all interest for a long while there, I didn't feel like writing so I just stopped. Ive been reading a lot of fic tho, that's not the problem :) lol. Anyway, I started to write this chapter a long time ago and finished it off last night but its really bad and it stops in a stupid place, and its only short. So it doesn't have a lot going for it lol. Please read it anyway, I really need suggestions for where I'm gunna go with this, if I ever get around to it! And also, please reread my other story No Way! I hope to get to that soon.......hope being the key word there. :)

Rating:PG-13 just in case...

Spoilers, only first season (that's how long its been since I've updated! Lol)

Summary and a catch up lesson as its been so long: Luke and Lorelai make a bet over coffee which ends her up in hospital with a ridiculous illness, they fall in love yadda yadda, and are now at the annual snow festival where Richard has gone missing.

~~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~ Close encounters of the dark kind...

"RIIIIIIITTTTTTTCCCCHHHHHAAAARRRRDDDDD!!!!!"

"Mum! Be quiet! If he hasn't heard you by now, yelling even more isn't going to help anything." Lorelai attempted to calm her mother down a little.

"But what if he has been abducted? Or mugged? Or shot? Or..."

"Or run over by a steam roller? I don't think so. Just sit down, I'll be right back." Lorelai lead Emily over to a park bench before heading off in the direction that Luke had gone.

She walked in the direction of the diner, she had seen Luke head into the lane beside it a few seconds ago. It was dark behind there and she kept kicking the random things that were all over the ground. She heard a faint grumble come from what she thought was the end of the lane and cautiously headed in that direction. She reached out, using the cold walls to guide her through the darkness. The sound came again, although this time it was much more urgent, more of a growl. Lorelai moved faster, not caring what she kicked, it sounded if someone was hurt. There was a large crashing sound, followed by what sounded much like Luke swearing.

"Luke?" she asked tentatively.

"Lorelai? What are you doing behind here?" Luke replied, as he got off the floor.

"I could ask you the same thing." She said, giggling a bit at Luke as he struggled to get up. She held out her hand, "lemme help you there."

"Thanks, I was just getting a torch."

"Yeah because that makes sense, lets find the darkest lane in town, and put our torch at the END of it." Lorelai said incredulously.

Luke chuckled a bit, "I have an emergency kit at the bottom of the fire escape so I came to get the torch the whole darkness thing wasn't counted upon."

"So you thought you would take it out on the poor alley then? Its not its fault its dark, that happens when the sun goes down you know...." Lorelai poked her tongue out at him. Not that he would have seen, it being dark and all.

Luke grabbed her by whatever he could, namely her jacket, and dragged her out of the dark lane.

"Watch it! This jacket cost Rory a whole thirty dollars you know!"

"Its ok, you can pay her back. Now are you coming with me or are you going back to the party? I was going to wander around a bit with the torch, see what is to be seen, find what is to be found." Luke started to walk down the street.

"Coming with you of course! If I go back to the party it just means I have to put up with my mother yelling her head off, this way, I can find Dad AND shut Mom up; two birds, one stone my friend." Lorelai chased after him, threading her arm through his as they walked.

They made their way in the relative quietness towards the bridge, thinking that maybe Richard made his way there to get some peace and quiet. Lorelai was wondering what would make Richard leave the festival without telling anyone, and worked herself up so much as they walked in silence that she started to consider the possibility of kidnapping.

"What if he was taken by aliens Luke? I don't think I could handle that, I mean I'm not close to the guy but no one deserves that!"

"What ARE you talking about?" Luke turned to her, looking at her like she was growing plants from her head.

"What if he was taken? Or drugged and sent on one of those funky chases where they set up sting and you have to follow it and its tied to something at the end and maybe it was a black hole and maybe Dad was sucked into it and maybe he came out on the other side of the world!" Lorelai's arms flung out in all directions as she spoke.

"And maybe you've lost your mind."

"Yeah, possibly."

"I'm glad you agree. Now shut up."

Lorelai looked shocked and offended, crossed her arms in front of her and pouted.

"Ahhh, peace and quiet."

Lorelai's pout turned into a sneer. Luke ignored her, hearing a sound coming from down by the lake.

"What was that?"

Please review, I don't promise any updates but I'll try! :)