Title: Hollow-een
Author: Bent137
Rating: PG-13
Disclaimer: I don't own anything.
Summary: When the Gilmores host a Halloween party, some friends show up to watch movies and engage in some tricks. But when the newer horror flicks turn out to bark worse than they bite, they decide to entertain themselves with real ghost stories.
Author's Notes: Halloween- Gilmore Girls style. Loosely based on the Dawson's Creek episode "Four Scary Stories." The first and last chapters are the longest; the others are fairly short; sorry, that's just the way it's gonna be. Each chapter, except the first and the last, are about a different character. Muchos gracias to Gracie for being my beta.
Spoilers: Will reference characters and events not found in Season One or Season Two.

Lorelai's Fearful Sleepover

Luke had just come back from answering the door as Jess' story ended. "I had no idea that happened," he said.

"It's no big deal," Jess said, "I'm here aren't I?"

"Yeah, and that's a good thing," Rory said. Lorelai mumbled something under here breath that caused everyone to look at her. "Mom!" Rory exclaimed.

"What?" Lorelai questioned before defending herself, "I was just saying, 'Well I guess it's my turn.' That's all."

"You're right," Luke said, "it is your turn, so share."

"Fine," Lorelai said, "Mine's kind of cliche, but hey I was 15. So I was still at home. Halloween fell on a Friday that year. So, some of my friends wanted to spend the night in an old abandoned children's asylum about 30 minutes north of Hartford. Even minutes before everyone was meeting at the site I wasn't sure I wanted to go..."

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A teenage Lorelai is sitting on her bed with a bag of candy. She shoves another piece in her mouth and looks up at someone. "I don't know," she mumbled around the mouthful of chocolate, "It's practically in the middle of nowhere."

"Come on, Lor," a teenage Christopher Hayden pleaded from his position standing at the end of her bed. "If you're worried about ghosts I'll be there to protect you."

Lorelai sighed, "Who else is going?"

"Chrissy, Steve, Annabel, Mike, Teri and Zander. Plus you and I if you agree."

"Fine," Lorelai said getting off of her bed. "Let's go."

"You're the best!" Chris said as he headed out of the room. Lorelai began to follow him but suddenly turned and lunged for her bed. She grabbed the bag of candy and stood back up. She walked out of the room.

Some time later Lorelai and Chris pulled into a stone driveway. They parked his car behind three others and got out. Lorelai stared up at the stone building as a blonde girl walked up to her. "Hey Lorelai," she said, bubbly with excitement.

"Hi, Chrissy," Lorelai said, focusing on the girl before letting her eyes wander. She noticed a brunette standing off to the side. "Hi Teri," Lorelai said, smiling pleasantly at the girl.

"Hi Lorelai," Teri greeted her shyly.

"Zander! Stop that!" a voice shrieked to the left. Lorelai turned her head towards the noise. The red-headed prissy looking girl who had screamed those words was holding her hand out in front of a camera as though she were royalty. That was Annabel. The blonde haired mischievous boy holding the camera was Zander. Lorelai sighed and looked for Chris. He was standing a few feet behind her on the other side of the car talking to a brown haired boy named Mike.

"Guys we ought to head in," suggested a black haired boy who was standing near the first car with a sleeping bag at his side.

"Sure, Steve," Chris said. Everyone started migrating towards Steve with their sleeping bags, except Lorelai. She waited until Chris had grabbed a sleeping bag out of his car and the two walked up together.

"Where's your sleeping bag Lorelai?" Chrissy asked.

"Chris' is a double," Lorelai responded.

"Okay, I snuck these old blueprints out of my dad's office," Mike said as he spread them on the hood of a nearby car and shined a flashlight on it. "The left side of the school was for the boys, the right for the girls. Each side had their own common's room but there was also one in the center of the building where the two sides could mingle on special occasions. I figured that's where we could stay. What do you guys think?"

"Sounds fine to me," Chris said. Everyone nodded their agreement.

"Great," Mike said, "we just go in the front door and around the horseshoe shaped desk. The double doors behind it lead into that room." He rolled up the blue prints and aimed his flashlight on the building. "Let's roll."

They made their way into the building, and the room, as a group. The room was bare, with skylights in the ceiling. The group set up their sleeping bags in the center of the room under a large skylight. Lorelai settled into the sleeping bag with Chris as the rest of the group gossiped. Lorelai looked to her left and saw Teri laying quietly in her sleeping bag. "Are you okay?" Lorelai asked.

"Just nervous," Teri whispered.

"Me too," Lorelai confided. After that they began to fall asleep, one by one.

It was still dark when Lorelai woke suddenly. She frowned, struggling to remember where she was and what woke her up. She had just pinned down where she was when she heard someone running to her far right. No, not running, scampering. She heard a quick intake of breath to her immediate right and glanced over to find Teri wide awake. A childish giggle permeated the air. Lorelai's eyes widened and she gently shook Chris.

"What?" he mumbled as he opened his eyes. "What time is it?"

"Shh," Lorelai and Teri hissed at him. From over where the giggle had been came whispering. Chris' eyes widened as another giggle floated across the room.

"How long has this been going on?" Chris asked. Lorelai looked over at Teri.

"About five minutes," she responded. "Um, can I move closer to you guys?"

"Get over here," Lorelai said. Teri scooted over in her bag. A series of thumping noises cause Teri to look at Lorelai in confusion. Lorelai returned the look for a moment before understanding crossed her face. "Hopscotch?" she guessed in a whisper. Teri had begun to nod when a loud peal of laughter echoed through the room.

They'd spent the rest of the night like that. Wide awake and wary. However, now that light was spilling into the sky lights and brightening the dull room they were crawling out of their sleeping bags. They cautiously walked over to the area where they'd heard the noise. The floor was dusty except for the three teen's footprints and a fresh hopscotch board. The three exchanged looks. "I hope they aren't mad," Chris commented.

"They'd follow us home," Teri said quietly

"We should leave a peace offering," Lorelai said then suddenly turned and went back to the sleeping bags. She dug into her plastic bag and pulled out eight candy bars before returning to Chris and Teri. As Chris and Teri watched curiously, Lorelai set the candy on the home square of the hopscotch board. "Thanks for letting us spend the night safely."

"Yes, thank you," Teri added.

The two girls looked at Chris. "Thanks," he said quickly.

They went back and began picking up their things as the rest of the group began to stir. "What's that?" Mike asked, pointing at the candy.

"A peace offering," Lorelai responded simply. "Don't touch it. Just say thanks to the spirits."

"What, did you see a ghost?" he asked.

Teri, Lorelai and Chris exchanged looks. "You wouldn't believe us even if we told you," Chris said.