Title: ~*~Fallin~*~
Author: AngeloftheNight
Rating: Pg-13
Spoilers: "I Can't Get Started"
Summary: Rory makes her decision about what guy she wants to be with. After the season finale.
Disclaimer: Gilmore Girls is the property of the WB. I own no rights to the show or the characters.
~*~ Chapter 6 ~*~
"Rory!" Lorelai called.
"What mom?" Rory asked, poking her head out her bedroom door.
"What time is your picnic?"
"I told Jess to meet me here at 10."
"Okay. Are you gunna go to Luke's with me?"
"Yeah."
"All right. Well come on."
***Luke's***
"Luke!" Lorelai yelled.
Luke plowed out of the kitchen, "Why can't you just wait like all of the other customers?"
"That would make your job so much easier wouldn't it?"
"Yeah, it would."
"But nobody ever told me that I have to make peoples lives easier. So, therefore I don't."
"Why do I even try?'
"Coffee! Coffee!" Lorelai began to pound on the table.
"Okay, okay! Hang on."
"Throw in a couple of doughnuts too," Rory added.
Jess came stumbled down the stairs, "I thought that was you chanting coffee," Jess directed towards Lorelai.
"You know how I am without my coffee!" She gladly replied.
"Rory," Jess greeted.
"Hi."
"I heard about your picnic," began Lorelai. "And you better not make my daughter wear some outfit that belongs on a barbie doll!"
"I wouldn't dream of it," Jess smirked.
"Here's your coffee," Luke interrupted.
"Bout time," muttered Lorelai.
"Luke, I need the day off," Jess demanded.
"Why?" Luke questioned.
"It's Rory's last day here before she leaves and we were going to hang out."
Luke gave Jess a suspicious look and then turned to Rory, "Is he lying?"
"Nope. He's telling the truth." Rory smiled.
"Fine, but you better not get into trouble."
"Like Rory would let me get into trouble." Remarked Jess.
"I mean it!"
"Okay."
"I gotta get to work. Rory do you want me to take you home?" asked Lorelai.
"Yeah. Bye Jess. Bye Luke."
"Bye."
"See ya later."
The girls walked out the door and sped home.
"Have fun!" Lorelai hugged her daughter.
"I will."
Rory spent the next two hours reading her new book. She was just about finished when the doorbell rang.
"Hey Jess," she answered.
"Hi," he replied.
"Are my clothes in one of those bags?"
"Maybe."
"Let me see, let me see!" Rory started grabbing at the bags.
"Here, here. Damn!"
"Hmmmm," Rory opened the bag and the first thing she pulled out was a khaki colored pair of flares. Then she pulled out a pink and yellow striped shirt.
"Wow, I'm very impressed!" Rory laughed.
"I thought you would be."
"Why did you pick this out when you could have picked anything?"
"It's how you dress. I like the way you dress. You look good."
"Well thank you. Do you want yours now?"
"What do you think I've been waiting for?"
Rory went into her room and came out with a bag that she handed to Jess. He reached in and grabbed a pair of light blue jeans a white T-shirt and a long sleeve black button up shirt.
"I'm impressed to," he remarked.
"I was thinking about some black leather pants, but I changed my mind."
"Good thing."
"You can change in the bathroom and I'll change in my room."
They both returned to the kitchen 5 minutes later.
"You look nice," Jess complimented.
"So do you," Rory returned the compliment.
"Oh, I got this food from Luke's."
"Great. Let's go!"
***The Bridge***
"So what did you bring us to eat?" Asked Rory.
"I got some sandwiches and chips and stuff," Jess opened the bag and removed the food.
"And to drink?"
"Coffee for you. Water for me!"
"You are great! Bringing me my coffee and all!"
"Well, I didn't want you to be grouchy."
"I would never be grouchy."
"It was just a pre caution."
"Okay. I understand."
They ate in silence for a while and then Jess said, "I'm going to miss you."
"I'll be back."
"In six weeks. What am I suppose to do until them? Hang out at Luke's all day?"
"I'm sure you will find something to do."
"I guess."
"At least you don't have to spend six weeks with Paris. You can just ignore Luke."
"Why can't you ignore Paris."
"Have you ever tried to ignore her? It's like she goes on and on until you listen. You could tell her to be quiet and she would just get louder."
"Why did you run for vice president with her?"
"Because she begged me to. And it will also be good for Harvard."
"I'm lucky that I don't have to worry about that college crap."
"So what are you going to do after you graduate?"
"Who said I am going to graduate?"
"Jess! I really wish that you would work harder. You could do so much better."
"If you say so."
"I do say so."
"Maybe I'll actually go to school this year."
"Please? For me!"
"I said yes. Damn your good!"
"Good at what?"
"Getting your way."
"I wish."
"You have nothing to wish about. You are smart and beautiful and you are the best person I know."
"Oh really?" Came a hoarse voice. Dean was standing just a little ways from the bridge.
"Dean. What are you doing here?" Asked Rory.
"Like you care," Dean coldly replied. He began to walk away.
Rory got up and chased after him, "Dean wait."
"Wait for what Rory? You?"
"I don't want us to be like this."
"You should have thought about that before you kissed that punk."
"Please, don't be like this!"
Dean's voice was at a full-blown yell now, "Oh so I'm not aloud to be mad because my girlfriend or ex-girlfriend has already moved on to another guy? We haven't even been broken up 2 days Rory!"
Now Jess was mad. It was bad enough that he had interrupted their conversation, but now he was yelling at Rory.
"Listen you stupid ass bag boy! You better not talk to Rory like that again!"
"Jess, it's okay. He has a right to be mad," Rory cut in.
"He doesn't have a right to treat you like this!"
"You stay out of this." Dean poked Jess.
"That isn't very smart!"
"What are you going to do about it?"
"Stop it!" Yelled Rory getting more scared every second.
Jess was really mad. He normally would not have done what he did next, but he was pissed off at the way that bag boy was treating Rory. She didn't deserve to be treated like that no matter what the circumstances and bag boy needed to be shut up. Jess drew back his arm and punched Dean right in the jaw.
"Jess, stop!" Rory shoved him back before either of the guys could make another move. She ran to Dean, "Are you okay?"
"I see how it is," Jess began to walk away.
"Jess," Rory ran to him.
"He was treating you like shit Rory. I stand up for you and you run to him."
"You shouldn't have hit him!"
"Was I just supposed to let him talk to you like that?"
"He has every right to be angry! I broke his heart."
"Whatever."
"Jess! Don't turn this around on me. You started it."
"Yeah, I guess I did. You had nothing to do with it."
"That's not what I meant."
Jess gave Rory an evil glare and walked away. Rory went back over to Dean who was still trying to process what had happened.
"Are you okay?" She asked him.
"Get away from me. Go chase after Jess!"
"Dean. Stop acting like that!"
"Why don't you just go worry about your new boyfriend."
"Fine! I tried to fix things with us but if you are going to act like this then we don't even need to be friends!"
"Sounds good to me," Dean walked away leaving Rory standing there alone. She sat on the bridge for two hours just thinking to herself.
***Gilmore Residence***
"How did the picnic go?" Lorelai asked her daughter as she was walking in the door at around 6:00.
"I'd rather not talk about it."
"What did Jess do?"
"I don't want to talk about it."
"Is that the outfit that he bought for you?"
"Yeah."
"I'm impressed."
"I was too."
"So, do you wanna talk about is now?"
"No!"
"Are you hungry?"
"A little."
"Luke's?"
"No! Can't we just order in?"
"I guess. It is your last whole day here." Lorelai made a pouty face.
"Pizza?"
"Of course!"
Their food arrived 45 minutes later.
"That will be $25.50," the delivery guy announced.
Rory handed him the money. "Thanks."
"Have a good evening!"
"You too."
"Rory? Is that the food?" Yelled Lorelai from down the hall.
"Yeah. Can't you smell it?"
"Yes I can. Mmmmmmmmm."
They sat down after Lorelai popped 'Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory' into the VCR.
"Do you want to talk about it now?"
"Shhhh! The Oompa Loompa's are coming on."
When the movie ended it was 10:15.
"I should probably get to bed," Rory yawned. "My bus leaves at 9 tomorrow."
"I really wish that you would tell me what happened, honey." Lorelai politely demanded.
"Jess hit Dean."
"Wow! Why?"
"Because Dean showed up at our picnic can he got really mad and started yelling at me."
"So Jess punched him?"
"Yes."
"So now you're mad at Jess?"
"Yes."
"What about Dean?"
"I asked him if he was okay and he just told me to leave him alone so I told him fine."
"That sucks."
"Tell me about it! Jess is mad at me because I pushed him back after he punched Dean and then I asked Dean if he was all right and Jess was mad that I ran to Dean instead of him. So we are kinda mad at each other."
"At least Jess hit Dean because he was standing up for you."
"But Dean had every right to be angry."
"He didn't have a right to be yelling at you."
"That's what Jess said."
"For once, I agree with the boy!"
"Well, I have to get to bed."
"All right babe. Sleep tight." Lorelai kissed Rory on the forehead.
"Night mom."
***Wednesday Morning***
Rory got up at 6 o'clock and finished packing her last minute things. She heard a pot of coffee brewing and headed into the kitchen.
"He mom."
"Hey kid. How did ya sleep?"
"Quite well actually."
"Good. Here is some coffee for you seines how Luke's is out of the question."
"Thanks mom."
"So, anything you need help with?"
"No, I have everything I need."
"Okay."
Rory finished getting ready and the girls left the house at 8:15. They arrived in Star's Hollow at 8:20. When they got to the bus station almost everyone was there. Luke, Lane, Ms. Patty, Babette, Kirk, Taylor, Sookie, Jackson, and even her grandparents were there.
"Grandma! Grandpa! What are you doing here?" Rory asked.
"You are going to be gone for six weeks Rory. Did you want us to let you leave without saying goodbye?" Replied Emily.
"No, It's okay. I'm glad you are here. I will miss you guys!"
"We will miss you to," Richard hugged Rory followed by Emily and then she made her way to Lane.
"I'm going to miss you!" Rory hugged Lane.
"You are going to miss me?" Lane began, " I am going to be stuck here under the evil clutches of my mother while you are out exploring the world!"
"I wouldn't exactly call it exploring the world."
"Well, it is more than I'm going to get to explore this summer!"
"Oh Lane! I'm going to miss you!" She hugged her bestfriend and ran back over to her mom. "You two better make up by the time I get back," she whispered to her mother.
"Yes ma'am!" Smirked Lorelai.
"Luke?"
"Yes Rory?"
"Tell Jess that I said bye will you?"
"Sure."
"Thank you!" Rory looked at her watch and noticed that she had 5 minutes to board the bus. "I have to go mom!"
"Oh Rory! I'm going to be lost with out you!" Lorelai threw her arms around Rory, "If you come back and I've morphed into a wild animal, it's all your fault for not being here to keep me under control!"
"I'll remember that! I have to go."
"I love you honey!"
"I love you too mom!" Rory hugged her mother one last time and boarded the bus. She heard various 'Good-byes' and 'Have funs' as the bus was pulling away.
The bus was putting along when Rory jumped at the sound of the bus driver announcing, "Hartford."
Paris boarded the bus and sat with Rory.
Paris began, "I was thinking that we should go over some of our plans for Washington."
All Rory could thing was 'This is going to be one long six weeks'.
~*~
Author: AngeloftheNight
Rating: Pg-13
Spoilers: "I Can't Get Started"
Summary: Rory makes her decision about what guy she wants to be with. After the season finale.
Disclaimer: Gilmore Girls is the property of the WB. I own no rights to the show or the characters.
~*~ Chapter 6 ~*~
"Rory!" Lorelai called.
"What mom?" Rory asked, poking her head out her bedroom door.
"What time is your picnic?"
"I told Jess to meet me here at 10."
"Okay. Are you gunna go to Luke's with me?"
"Yeah."
"All right. Well come on."
***Luke's***
"Luke!" Lorelai yelled.
Luke plowed out of the kitchen, "Why can't you just wait like all of the other customers?"
"That would make your job so much easier wouldn't it?"
"Yeah, it would."
"But nobody ever told me that I have to make peoples lives easier. So, therefore I don't."
"Why do I even try?'
"Coffee! Coffee!" Lorelai began to pound on the table.
"Okay, okay! Hang on."
"Throw in a couple of doughnuts too," Rory added.
Jess came stumbled down the stairs, "I thought that was you chanting coffee," Jess directed towards Lorelai.
"You know how I am without my coffee!" She gladly replied.
"Rory," Jess greeted.
"Hi."
"I heard about your picnic," began Lorelai. "And you better not make my daughter wear some outfit that belongs on a barbie doll!"
"I wouldn't dream of it," Jess smirked.
"Here's your coffee," Luke interrupted.
"Bout time," muttered Lorelai.
"Luke, I need the day off," Jess demanded.
"Why?" Luke questioned.
"It's Rory's last day here before she leaves and we were going to hang out."
Luke gave Jess a suspicious look and then turned to Rory, "Is he lying?"
"Nope. He's telling the truth." Rory smiled.
"Fine, but you better not get into trouble."
"Like Rory would let me get into trouble." Remarked Jess.
"I mean it!"
"Okay."
"I gotta get to work. Rory do you want me to take you home?" asked Lorelai.
"Yeah. Bye Jess. Bye Luke."
"Bye."
"See ya later."
The girls walked out the door and sped home.
"Have fun!" Lorelai hugged her daughter.
"I will."
Rory spent the next two hours reading her new book. She was just about finished when the doorbell rang.
"Hey Jess," she answered.
"Hi," he replied.
"Are my clothes in one of those bags?"
"Maybe."
"Let me see, let me see!" Rory started grabbing at the bags.
"Here, here. Damn!"
"Hmmmm," Rory opened the bag and the first thing she pulled out was a khaki colored pair of flares. Then she pulled out a pink and yellow striped shirt.
"Wow, I'm very impressed!" Rory laughed.
"I thought you would be."
"Why did you pick this out when you could have picked anything?"
"It's how you dress. I like the way you dress. You look good."
"Well thank you. Do you want yours now?"
"What do you think I've been waiting for?"
Rory went into her room and came out with a bag that she handed to Jess. He reached in and grabbed a pair of light blue jeans a white T-shirt and a long sleeve black button up shirt.
"I'm impressed to," he remarked.
"I was thinking about some black leather pants, but I changed my mind."
"Good thing."
"You can change in the bathroom and I'll change in my room."
They both returned to the kitchen 5 minutes later.
"You look nice," Jess complimented.
"So do you," Rory returned the compliment.
"Oh, I got this food from Luke's."
"Great. Let's go!"
***The Bridge***
"So what did you bring us to eat?" Asked Rory.
"I got some sandwiches and chips and stuff," Jess opened the bag and removed the food.
"And to drink?"
"Coffee for you. Water for me!"
"You are great! Bringing me my coffee and all!"
"Well, I didn't want you to be grouchy."
"I would never be grouchy."
"It was just a pre caution."
"Okay. I understand."
They ate in silence for a while and then Jess said, "I'm going to miss you."
"I'll be back."
"In six weeks. What am I suppose to do until them? Hang out at Luke's all day?"
"I'm sure you will find something to do."
"I guess."
"At least you don't have to spend six weeks with Paris. You can just ignore Luke."
"Why can't you ignore Paris."
"Have you ever tried to ignore her? It's like she goes on and on until you listen. You could tell her to be quiet and she would just get louder."
"Why did you run for vice president with her?"
"Because she begged me to. And it will also be good for Harvard."
"I'm lucky that I don't have to worry about that college crap."
"So what are you going to do after you graduate?"
"Who said I am going to graduate?"
"Jess! I really wish that you would work harder. You could do so much better."
"If you say so."
"I do say so."
"Maybe I'll actually go to school this year."
"Please? For me!"
"I said yes. Damn your good!"
"Good at what?"
"Getting your way."
"I wish."
"You have nothing to wish about. You are smart and beautiful and you are the best person I know."
"Oh really?" Came a hoarse voice. Dean was standing just a little ways from the bridge.
"Dean. What are you doing here?" Asked Rory.
"Like you care," Dean coldly replied. He began to walk away.
Rory got up and chased after him, "Dean wait."
"Wait for what Rory? You?"
"I don't want us to be like this."
"You should have thought about that before you kissed that punk."
"Please, don't be like this!"
Dean's voice was at a full-blown yell now, "Oh so I'm not aloud to be mad because my girlfriend or ex-girlfriend has already moved on to another guy? We haven't even been broken up 2 days Rory!"
Now Jess was mad. It was bad enough that he had interrupted their conversation, but now he was yelling at Rory.
"Listen you stupid ass bag boy! You better not talk to Rory like that again!"
"Jess, it's okay. He has a right to be mad," Rory cut in.
"He doesn't have a right to treat you like this!"
"You stay out of this." Dean poked Jess.
"That isn't very smart!"
"What are you going to do about it?"
"Stop it!" Yelled Rory getting more scared every second.
Jess was really mad. He normally would not have done what he did next, but he was pissed off at the way that bag boy was treating Rory. She didn't deserve to be treated like that no matter what the circumstances and bag boy needed to be shut up. Jess drew back his arm and punched Dean right in the jaw.
"Jess, stop!" Rory shoved him back before either of the guys could make another move. She ran to Dean, "Are you okay?"
"I see how it is," Jess began to walk away.
"Jess," Rory ran to him.
"He was treating you like shit Rory. I stand up for you and you run to him."
"You shouldn't have hit him!"
"Was I just supposed to let him talk to you like that?"
"He has every right to be angry! I broke his heart."
"Whatever."
"Jess! Don't turn this around on me. You started it."
"Yeah, I guess I did. You had nothing to do with it."
"That's not what I meant."
Jess gave Rory an evil glare and walked away. Rory went back over to Dean who was still trying to process what had happened.
"Are you okay?" She asked him.
"Get away from me. Go chase after Jess!"
"Dean. Stop acting like that!"
"Why don't you just go worry about your new boyfriend."
"Fine! I tried to fix things with us but if you are going to act like this then we don't even need to be friends!"
"Sounds good to me," Dean walked away leaving Rory standing there alone. She sat on the bridge for two hours just thinking to herself.
***Gilmore Residence***
"How did the picnic go?" Lorelai asked her daughter as she was walking in the door at around 6:00.
"I'd rather not talk about it."
"What did Jess do?"
"I don't want to talk about it."
"Is that the outfit that he bought for you?"
"Yeah."
"I'm impressed."
"I was too."
"So, do you wanna talk about is now?"
"No!"
"Are you hungry?"
"A little."
"Luke's?"
"No! Can't we just order in?"
"I guess. It is your last whole day here." Lorelai made a pouty face.
"Pizza?"
"Of course!"
Their food arrived 45 minutes later.
"That will be $25.50," the delivery guy announced.
Rory handed him the money. "Thanks."
"Have a good evening!"
"You too."
"Rory? Is that the food?" Yelled Lorelai from down the hall.
"Yeah. Can't you smell it?"
"Yes I can. Mmmmmmmmm."
They sat down after Lorelai popped 'Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory' into the VCR.
"Do you want to talk about it now?"
"Shhhh! The Oompa Loompa's are coming on."
When the movie ended it was 10:15.
"I should probably get to bed," Rory yawned. "My bus leaves at 9 tomorrow."
"I really wish that you would tell me what happened, honey." Lorelai politely demanded.
"Jess hit Dean."
"Wow! Why?"
"Because Dean showed up at our picnic can he got really mad and started yelling at me."
"So Jess punched him?"
"Yes."
"So now you're mad at Jess?"
"Yes."
"What about Dean?"
"I asked him if he was okay and he just told me to leave him alone so I told him fine."
"That sucks."
"Tell me about it! Jess is mad at me because I pushed him back after he punched Dean and then I asked Dean if he was all right and Jess was mad that I ran to Dean instead of him. So we are kinda mad at each other."
"At least Jess hit Dean because he was standing up for you."
"But Dean had every right to be angry."
"He didn't have a right to be yelling at you."
"That's what Jess said."
"For once, I agree with the boy!"
"Well, I have to get to bed."
"All right babe. Sleep tight." Lorelai kissed Rory on the forehead.
"Night mom."
***Wednesday Morning***
Rory got up at 6 o'clock and finished packing her last minute things. She heard a pot of coffee brewing and headed into the kitchen.
"He mom."
"Hey kid. How did ya sleep?"
"Quite well actually."
"Good. Here is some coffee for you seines how Luke's is out of the question."
"Thanks mom."
"So, anything you need help with?"
"No, I have everything I need."
"Okay."
Rory finished getting ready and the girls left the house at 8:15. They arrived in Star's Hollow at 8:20. When they got to the bus station almost everyone was there. Luke, Lane, Ms. Patty, Babette, Kirk, Taylor, Sookie, Jackson, and even her grandparents were there.
"Grandma! Grandpa! What are you doing here?" Rory asked.
"You are going to be gone for six weeks Rory. Did you want us to let you leave without saying goodbye?" Replied Emily.
"No, It's okay. I'm glad you are here. I will miss you guys!"
"We will miss you to," Richard hugged Rory followed by Emily and then she made her way to Lane.
"I'm going to miss you!" Rory hugged Lane.
"You are going to miss me?" Lane began, " I am going to be stuck here under the evil clutches of my mother while you are out exploring the world!"
"I wouldn't exactly call it exploring the world."
"Well, it is more than I'm going to get to explore this summer!"
"Oh Lane! I'm going to miss you!" She hugged her bestfriend and ran back over to her mom. "You two better make up by the time I get back," she whispered to her mother.
"Yes ma'am!" Smirked Lorelai.
"Luke?"
"Yes Rory?"
"Tell Jess that I said bye will you?"
"Sure."
"Thank you!" Rory looked at her watch and noticed that she had 5 minutes to board the bus. "I have to go mom!"
"Oh Rory! I'm going to be lost with out you!" Lorelai threw her arms around Rory, "If you come back and I've morphed into a wild animal, it's all your fault for not being here to keep me under control!"
"I'll remember that! I have to go."
"I love you honey!"
"I love you too mom!" Rory hugged her mother one last time and boarded the bus. She heard various 'Good-byes' and 'Have funs' as the bus was pulling away.
The bus was putting along when Rory jumped at the sound of the bus driver announcing, "Hartford."
Paris boarded the bus and sat with Rory.
Paris began, "I was thinking that we should go over some of our plans for Washington."
All Rory could thing was 'This is going to be one long six weeks'.
~*~