Disclaimer: All the characters/places affiliated with The Gilmore Girls belong to the WB and maybe other people, but not me. 2001: A Space Odyssey doesn't belong to me either.
A/N: LOTR has the best sound track ever.
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Thanx to all the people who reviewed! You rock!
Sorry I took so long posting. I've had it done since Saturday, I was just too lazy to post it.
Oh, and it seems I over-estimated the size of Luke/Jess's apartment. Sorry about that.
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Rory pulled her cell phone out of her back-pack. She had spent all day thinking up what she was going to say to Dean, and had come up with several options. Which she was going to use all depended on how much Jess had told him, which was why she was calling him.
*Ring, Ring*
"Luke's diner." Jess responded, sounding less than happy.
"Hey Jess, it's Rory."
"Hey!" Jess' voice cheered up quite a bit.
"How much did you tell him?"
"Who?"
"Dean, you know my boyfriend, tall, brown hair, looked like he was about to kill you last time I saw him."
"Ohhh, him. Nothing, Luke came in just as you left and I figure Dean decided he couldn't take the both of us. But the situation kind of spoke for itself you know."
"Yeah, I know, but I think he'll take it a lot better if I tweak some of the details."
"Like what? Oh, never mind, Luke's yelling at me, bye!"
"Bye."
Rory hung up the phone and stared out the window, going over her story again in her head. She had went to Luke's to get coffee not to see Jess. The rest of it was pretty much the same, minus the sleeping in the same room as Jess. Dean still wasn't going to like it, but Rory was confident he'd like the "revised" version better. The bus finally pulled to a stop and Rory got off-a little nervously. Dean was there as expected and has soon as he spotted her he started yelling.
"What were you doing there in his cloths at six-thirty in the morning!" He demanded. This outburst had caused several student's to look their way, not something Rory particularly wanted.
"Dean, calm down! It's not what you think!"
"Calm down?! You were wearing his clothing for gods sake!"
"DEAN! Just let me explain." Dean stopped shouting and looked at her, breathing heavily.
"Well?" Rory took a deep breath and began.
"Last night I really wanted coffee, but the electricity was out so I couldn't make any. So I went to Luke's. Then it started hailing, and Luke wouldn't let me go outside, something about my mom not likening it if I died," she began, trying to make it sound like this wasn't rehearsed. "Yeah, and then my mom called and told me she wouldn't be coming home-the road was flooded-and Luke said I'd have to spend the night." Dean's eyes widened.
"Where'd you sleep?"
"Jess' bed…Jess slept on the coach," she added, seeing the look on Dean's face.
"And why were you wearing his cloths?"
"Mine were wet," Rory replied, crossing her fingers behind her back. Please God, make him forgive me!
"Ok then, I guess it's all right." He didn't sound completely satisfied, but he also didn't sound like he was going to run off and kill Jess, which made her story a success in Rory's mind.
"So are we still on for the movie tonight?" She asked.
"Of coarse. I'll pick you up at seven-thirty."
"Great! Can't wait."
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"Mom! Where's my sweater?!" Rory shouted as she rummaged through her closet.
"You have many sweaters. Please specify." Lorelei's voice tauntingly responded.
"This isn't funny! The blue one! I want to ware it on my date with Dean!"
"Oh. Um. It's kind of covered in coffee." Rory sighed in exasperation.
"How could you? I don't have anything to ware."
"Ware this." Lorelei offered, entering Rory's room with a black sweater draped over her arm.
"Thanks!" Rory pulled the sweater on just as the doorbell rang. "Bye mom."
"Bye."
Rory sprinted down the stairs and opened the door.
"Hi Dean."
"Hey." They kissed, and for a moment Rory wondered why they couldn't actually talk before kissing, but she quickly pushed that thought to the side. Finally Rory pulled away and looked at her watch.
"Come on, or we'll miss the beginning of the movie."
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The theater was less crowded than normal. It seemed that most of Stars Hallow thought there were better things to do on a Thursday night than watching 2001: A Space Odyssey. Not that that surprised Rory, she hadn't thought the people in her little town would be very interested in watching a movie that had actual plot and dialogue for less than half of it. She had had to beg Dean to come as it was.
A few minuets after Rory and Dean sat down Jess entered, sitting in the row across from them. He waved to Rory, who waved back, smiling. Jess was the kind of person who would want to see this movie.
"What's he doing here?" Dean demanded, as if Rory should know.
"I don't know, maybe he wanted to see the movie?" Rory responded. Dean shook his head.
"I think he's following us."
"What? That makes no sense. For starters, how would he know we were here?"
"He heard you tell me 'see you tonight' didn't he? He must of figured it out." Dean glared at Jess, who had started reading.
"I think your being paranoid. You just don't like him."
"He's playing with my mind," Dean continued, ignoring Rory, "and he's messing with you too. Why are you always supporting him?"
"Because, he's nice. And smart. And he's Luke's nephew." Dean shook his head again, but before he could say anything the movie started.
After about only two minuets of watching monkeys run around Dean got bored and leaned over to kiss Rory. She kissed him back for a second and then pulled away to watch more of the movie.
Two more minuets passed before Dean leaned over to kiss her again. Again Rory pulled away to watch the movie.
Two more minuets and he leaned over again…after about the fifth time Rory gave up on the movie and just kissed him.
While they kissed Rory glanced over at Jess and saw him looking at them with a mixture of amusement and, was it jealousy? Why am I so happy about that? She asked herself. If he DOES like me-which he doesn't-I should feel BAD because I don't like him, not happy because I…She willed herself not to think "Do".
Finally the monkey raised the rock and slammed it down on a bone in triumph- marking both the discovery of tools and the beginning of the part of the movie with a plot.
Dean finally started watching the movie instead of kissing Rory. Rory could tell he was still bored by the way he was shifting in his seat, and she felt bad for dragging him to a movie she knew he wouldn't like. Not that she had done it to be mean, she had hoped against hope he'd like it. Ignoring the restless boy next to her, Rory watched the movie. It seemed to grow on Dean, or at least he stopped shifting around.
Once the plot ended and babies started floating around in the middle of space (A/N: Ok, so it IS a weird movie) people started leaving the theater.
"Let's go." Dean said.
"No. I like this part." Dean shook his head, but kept watching.
"I'm leaving," he told her ten minuets later.
"Ok, but I'm staying."
"Are you sure?"
"Yes. Go, if you don't like it." Dean sighed, got up and left.
Jess noticed him leaving, and watched as Rory sighed in despair. She should have known he wouldn't like it. He thought. Getting up he walked over to Rory and sat next to her.
"Hey," she said as he sat.
"I see Dean left."
"He was bored." Jess shook his head in confusion.
"I really don't get what you see in him."
"Be quiet, I'm trying to watch the movie!" Rory demanded.
"'K."
But Rory wasn't really watching the movie at all. She looked at Jess out of the side of her eye. He's kind of cute. She thought. No, Rory. You have a boyfriend. Who finds "2001" boring. She bit her lip. Watch the movie Rory. Just watch the floating baby…
Dean would kill me if he came back in right now. Her resolve to watch the movie hadn't lasted very long. No, he would kill Jess. I wish he could understand we're just friends…JUST FRIENDS Rory. You are JUST FRIENDS. Remember that.
This inward battle lasted until the movie ended.
"I'll walk you home," Jess offered as the lights came up, revealing a movie theater empty except for the two teenagers.
"Ok."
It was a beautiful night. Stars speckled the night, shining like diamonds. It was warm- Rory barley needed her mother's sweater- and a slight breeze was blowing. Very romantic. I should be regretting that Dean's not here. She wasn't even going to try to convince her self that she did regret it.
They walked in a peaceful silence all the way to Rory's house. Jess walked her to the door.
"Bye," he said.
"By-" The word trailed off as there eyes met and Rory saw something in his eyes she never seen before…longing. He leaned towards her and their lips meant. They kissed for a few seconds, and then she realized what she was doing and pulled away.
"Good night, Rory Gilmore," he said before walking off.
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A/N: And so ends chapter three. R/R PLEASE. Hopefully I'll be writing more because spring break is next week. YEAH!
Ok, off to research further proof of the unfairness of the bible…er…gay rights.
