*A/N: Wow...I wrote this chapter in less than an hour! Oh boy...Well I guess it's my fever that made me got worked up with this chapter. Yeah I'm sick right now and I'm not in school so I was bored and decided to work on this new chapter. And I am surprised that this is rather a long chapter. Anyways hope you like this chapter!*
The ride to Stars Hollow was a silent one. Faith didn't feel like talking. In fact she was feeling nervous for no reason. Jess took a quick glance at her from the road; she was staring out at the window with questions and thoughts going in and out in her mind.
Who is Tristan?
Tristan…
Yes
Well…your classmate back in high school
That's what Jess told her. He couldn't tell that Tristan is the person she loves. He wanted her to figure that out on her own without any help
"are you feeling nervous?" Jess asked her
"kinda," she said
"don't be, you'll remember everything in no time, just take your time registering them in your memory," he said
"where are we now?" she asked
"Hartford," Jess replied
"Hartford…" she mumbled, Jess looked at her, she was looking around and then he stopped the car in front of a building
"what's this?" she frowned
"this is where you attended high school. Chilton Prep," he said as he got out of the car. She followed suit and looked around. She was beginning to find the place familiar. Students were around, laughing and talking. She remembered the plaid skirt and blue Chilton uniform. She remembered taking the bus going to school and home. She could almost remember everything about Chilton. Jess saw her smile and smiled to himself.
"now you remember about this place?" he asked
Faith turned to him, "yes," she smiled, "a place that is hell,"
Jess chuckled, "so…"
"so?"
"are you ready to go home?" he asked
Faith nodded her head, "I hope I survive,"
"of course you will, you'll be staying with me for awhile,"
Faith nodded and they got back into the car. After thirty minutes, they were already in Stars Hollow. Faith frowned and gasped. Memories started to come back to her but mostly they are vague.
"are you alright?" Jess placed his hand on hers
"I'll be…" she said softly
"here we are," Jess stopped the car and she looked up. Luke's.
"Luke's…I remember this place…"
"come on," Jess said as he grabbed their things. Faith stepped out of the car and looked around. People looked at her as they passed by leaving her confused.
"do I know these people Jess?" she asked
"yes…why don't we go in first?" Jess said and she nodded. Jess opened the door with his free hand as he used the other hand to carry the bags. People looked up to see who entered and mostly they were staring at Faith.
"Hey Jess," Luke came up to him
"Uncle Luke," he greeted him
"I thought you were supposed to be back the other day…" he said
"well…something came up and by the way…this is…Faith, Faith this is my uncle Luke," he said, hesitating if he should say Rory or Faith.
Luke examined her, "nice to meet you Faith,"
Faith nodded, "uh same here," Luke nodded and turned to Jess, "kitchen," he said. Jess shrugged, "I'll be right back, why don't you sit on the counter and wait for me then?"
"alright," she said and sat down on the counter as Jess followed Luke to the kitchen
"who is she?" Luke asked
"there's something I want to tell you," Jess said
"what is it?"
"can she stay with us for few days?" he asked
"what? Why don't she stay in the Inn?" Luke frowned, Jess shook his head,
"no…actually Uncle…"
"what?"
"she's Rory,"
Luke chuckled, "Rory is dead you know,"
Jess said nothing and Luke can see that he's serious
"she is Rory? If she is Rory, then how come she's still alive?" Luke frowned
"I'm guessing that it is somebody's body inside the coffin instead of hers," he shrugged
"this is crazy…" Luke said
"I know, so can she stay with us for few days until Lorelai gets back?"
"alright…but why did you say her name is Faith?" he asked
"she has amnesia…in fact she's starting to remember things slowly and that is why I brought her here," Jess explained
"how did you find her?" and Jess explained everything to him
"boy…I'm glad she's back…" Luke said, sitting down after Jess told him everything, "would she remember me then?"
"it will take awhile, serve her coffee or what then she'll remember," he said
Luke smiled, "I'm glad you brought her here…"
Jess nodded, "yeah."
Faith waited patiently for Jess to returned and when he returned with Luke, Faith was starting to feel thirsty
"hey, do you mind if I can have coffee?" she asked, Luke smiled, "sure," and he handed her a mug and poured her coffee.
When Faith drank the coffee, she frowned at the mug and turned to Luke, "this is the best coffee ever…"
Luke and Jess grinned at each other, "I think I remember drinking this before, can I have another cup?" she asked
Luke poured her another, "this is the last one because too much coffee for you is not healthy for you,"
Faith pouted, "meanie,"
Luke chuckled, "always be, by the way I better get back to work,"
Faith nodded and turned to Jess
"nice man," she said
"he can be nice if he wants to," Jess rolled his eyes and Faith chuckled
"by the way would you like to go for a walk?" he asked, "sure," she said, finished her coffee and then the two of them headed out of the diner
"tell me how long have you been living here?" she asked
"well few years, I came here when I was 17 and you were 16 that time,"
"tell me what you know about me Jess…" she said
"everything about you?" he raised his eyebrows
she nodded her head, "please?"
"well, let me see. Your favorite movie is Charlie and the Chocolate factory, favorite author is Jane Austen. You love to write, you're addicted with coffee. Your dream was Harvard and you wanted to take up journalism and work in New York Times. You had a boyfriend back then. His name is Dean and he is in Chicago, your bestfriend is Lane, and your parents are Lorelai and Christopher,"
"I had a boyfriend back then?" she raised her brows
"yeah, and I never liked him," he added
I love you Rory
I uh…
Say something Rory
Uh…the car is great…
"now I remember Dean…"
"oh boy,"
"hey…" she said
"yeah?"
"can I meet my bestfriend?" she asked
Jess thought for a minute, "you want to?"
"yes…"
"well, I don't know if it is a good idea at first…"
"why?"
"well…it was hard for everyone when they heard you died…"
"died?"
"yes, an officer came here saying that they found your body and said that you were dead… do you remember anything about the accident?" he asked
Faith thought for a minute and it hit her
hey! Get out! This is my car!
shut up!
you thief!
bullshit!
stop the car damnit!"
shut up you bitch, I have a business here and you're not getting away for now.
"Faith?" Jess said
Faith looked at him, "a man…a man…oh my god…"
"what man?"
"now I remember…I was coming from Hartford Mall…I was in the car and a man…a thief came into the car and pushed me…oh my god…"
"it's okay, it's okay," Jess hugged her as she started to tremble
"can we go back?"
Jess nodded and they headed back to diner.
That night when Jess and Luke were both asleep, Faith sat awake on the couch.
You have to help me Rory! I need to get away from dinner! Mama's bringing guests over and the next thing I know, she would be planning my marriage with his parents!
have you seen him and are they are Korean too?
You're Late
Sorry mom, we'll try to be early next time
I'm late for school Mom! Why didn't you wake me up? I have no time to get my things ready and everything…I'm late for school aaahhh!!
Rory! Calm down! You're not going to school today. You're sick and I called that you won't be in today so calm down and take a rest sweetie.
"Oh my god…" she rubbed her forehead as flashbacks continued to come to her
Well Jess, welcome back and it's nice to have you back here and I don't see why you would come back here when you liked it so much in New York
Because my mom is driving me crazy and I can't stand her anymore so…and no more avoiding the subject Rory, I know you are.
So tell me about Fez…how did things go?
Well, it was great, had a lot of fun.
Lukey!!! I want coffee! I'm in fix!
no, coffee is bad for your health!
"oh my god…I remember everything...I...am home."
*A/N: Reviews please!*