Spoilers: Maybe eventually not now

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Rating: PG

FOR SOME REASON I CAN"T GIVE ANY ONE REVIEWS CAUSE THE STUPID WINDOW WON"T OPEN SO HERE THEY ARE

Good going anonymous writer. Love the new R/J fic it rocks. KEEP GOING!!!!!! One of the best

Isabelle: No offense not a big fan of the dirty stuff but the first three chapters were good.

Rory taped up the last flyer in the hallway of Stars Hollow High. They were starting auditions the following day at Chilton and would look in Stars Hollow the day after. She was in for a busy week. They were renting out the stage in Stars Hollow because it was cheaper for them and easier since the majority of Chilton students had cars or friends with cars while the citizens of Stars Hollow High did not. Besides Rory speculated that there was more talent in Stars Hollow.

The following afternoon about ten people showed up for auditions and Rory began to worry as she handed out the scripts. The Chilton community wasn't exactly enthusiastic. Still, they found a bit of talent. Louise blew them away with her amazing characterization as Emily, the lead. She looked good at pretending to be in love. They weren't making any final decisions that day but Louise looked pretty good. They found a few prospects for a few other small characters but they were still in need of the male lead and at least ten other characters.

The next day Rory was surprised to find at least thirty people standing around in the Stars Hollow High auditorium.

He pushed open the door and hurried in. Then he saw her sitting on the edge of the stage swinging her legs back and forth. She was holding a really thick folder. She turned to a girl with blond hair and called "now this is the kind of turn out that we need." Jess smiled and wandered over to the stage. She looked at him, surprised. "What are you doing here?"

"I'm supposed to audition."

"Why?"

"Well, there was a certain incident involving a chalk board eraser and a head that I would prefer not to revisit." She laughed and handed him a script. "You're in charge?" He asked surprised. So much for avoidance.

Rory stood up on the stage and cupped her hands around her mouth. "Can you guys sit down?" Everyone quieted and sat down near the front. "Hi, my name is Rory Gilmore. I go to Chilton but I live here as most of you know." She gestured to the severe looking blond next to her. "This is Paris, we go to school together. She wrote the play and will be designing the sets as well as co-directing and producing with me. I'll give you a brief run through of the story. It's your basic Harry-met-Sally love story. There's a new guy who comes to town and befriends a studious girl who already has a boyfriend. They turn out to have a lot in common, fallen in love etc. There are a few romantic scenes and room for about thirteen roles. If you don't make it we encourage you to try out for stage crew because we're going to need a lot of help with set construction. Guys come and see me for your parts; you have ten minutes to read over them before the reading starts. Girls see Paris, be back in ten."

Ten minutes later Rory and Paris sat down in the chairs. The pairs of boys and girls read. Rory and Paris pleasantly filled almost all of the roles except for the male lead. As the final pair exited the stage they were worried. "I still have to go," a voice said. Rory saw Jess standing alone in the empty auditorium.

"I'll read with you," Rory volunteered taking the stage. Paris had chosen a fairly romantic scene for the audition but Jess needed a partner.

Jess looked at his first line and began to read the part of Dave, under his impression, a guy pretty similar to himself. "I still don't understand," he recited steadily without looking at the page. Rory glanced down.

"Don't understand what?"

"Why."

"What are you talking about?"

"Never mind," he replied bitterly.

"I'm not letting you leave until you tell me. You 're my friend, friends tell each other what they feel."

"Why…" He stammered mistakenly looking into her eyes.

"What what?"

"Why I can't kiss you." He ended the scene quietly staring at the floor.

Rory smiled, Jess was a really good actor. Paris began to applaud and Rory stepped back joining in. Paris glanced at Rory who nodded in return. "You've got the part."

Jess

What can I say I've become a slave to the paper? I have this hunger to write about my feelings. Maybe it's just hormones. There's only one thing I have to say tonight before I sleep. When I said those lines on stage today with Rory, I wasn't lying.