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ShadowGoddess's A/N: Yeah, if we owned GG we'd have to be paid, have escalades, and be married to Rockstars- and sadly we're not... Anyway, you guys leave us lots of reviews! It keeps us going!
CHAPTER ONE
The next morning Rory was up bright and early. The sun rose as she put the black cast iron kettle on the stove. She glanced up as her stepfather entered the kitchen. "Good mornin' Luke."
"Good mornin' Rory." Luke replied. "What are you doin' up so early?
"I couldn't sleep." She stated.
"Couldn't sleep huh?" He asked. "Anything to do with that new young man that's in town?"
"What? No! What ever gave you that idea?" Rory nearly dropped her cup. She gave him a sharp look. "I have a boyfriend, Dean. Remember? A very attentive, great boyfriend. Why would a rough roguish cowboy affect me?"
Luke stared at her. "I only meant that you were curious about why he was here, and who he is. Word has already spread that there's a newbie in town and Ms. Patty has ordered your mother to get the info on him or she'd do it herself."
"Oh." She blinked. "I already know who he is, I'm the one that checked him in yesterday. His name is Troy, I don't see what the big deal is about having someone new in town- he didn't seem interested in getting to know anyone."
Well he didn't seem interested in getting to know her anyway...
"Uh huh...hmm...Where's Jess?!" Luke asked rummaging through the cupboards. "He was suppose to help me this morning with breakfast."
"You know Jess, he's probably still in bed." Rory grinned. "I'll go wake him." She enjoyed waking her step cousin; he was not a morning person to say the least. She trudged up the stairs with her beloved cup of coffee, her dark blue cotton skirt swishing softly. She knocked lightly on the door, waiting for a few moments; she barged into the room, wondering if Troy was up. She pushed him out of her thoughts. "Wake up sleepy head." She pounced on the bed.
"Saturday, no school." Jess mumbled, rolling over.
"You promised to help Luke this morning remember?" Rory tugged at the blankets.
"Rory!" Jess pushed away her hand. "Get out!"
Troy watched the town from his room window. It was an average dusty western town. A general store named Doose's in the middle, a bank to its left and a restaurant named Sookie's on the right. Across the street was the Ace High Saloon owned by a woman named Ms. Patty, a little ways up was the newspaper office and all the other little small town stores. 'It sure is different here' he thought as he remembered his hometown. 'Everyone smiles here, they don't keep to their selves. They speak to each other in the street and wave.' Troy watched as children ran around, laughing and shouting at each other, while mother's called for them to hurry along, and that they had bread to bake. He watched one young woman in particular. The girl he met yesterday... She wore a dark blue skirt and a beige/off white peasant top. Her mousy/chocolate coloured hair setting off the cream colour of her skin. He watched as a tall guy with brown hair ran up, and wrapped his arms around her waist. He heard her squeal of laughter.
"Dean! I have to get this to my mom!" the girl laughed, she had the most beautiful laugh he had ever heard. She was quite an interesting girl to watch...why hadn't he noticed yesterday?
"Come on Rory!" Dean, the guy said, he kissed her there where they stood in the middle of the street. Didn't he have any respect? Trory wondered. Seemingly a little uncomfortable at the public display, she pulled away and ran into the B&B. The bell rang as the call for breakfast. 'Maybe I should go down for breakfast after all, it's better than sitting in this stuffy room.' he grabbed his black cowboy hat and headed downstairs.
"Good morning, guy from 29 right?." The guy from yesterday, Jess asked.
"Yeah, Troy's the name, you're the guy who broke in my room right?" Troy joked, offering his hand for Jess to shake. Jess laughed and shook Troy's hand, "That's me, Jess- You may have taken my favorite room, but hey- you want to have breakfast with us?"
Troy glanced at the girl he had met a day earlier, she shyly stood behind Jess- pretending she wasn't listening to their conversation. Troy couldn't blame her for wanting to brush him off, he was a little rude yesterday. It's just he had way too much on his mind- and he didn't have the patience for anyone or anything. "I don't want to intrude."
"Are you crazy? you? the town's new mystery guy?" Jess said with a laugh. "Everyone wants to meet you! You have no idea how nosey this town is?"
"Jess!" Rory said annoyed, but tried to stop her grin. "He over exaggerates, everyone's just curious, because we don't get too many strangers- but trust me, you're not that big deal"
Jess looked at Rory surprised, She usually was nice to everyone. It was obvious she had a problem with Troy, but why?
Troy looked over at Rory unfazed, then he smirked, "You know I think I'd love to have breakfast with you all."
"Great!" Jess said, glancing at Rory to see her reaction.
"Just great," Rory said sarcastically.
When Rory was sure Troy was out of earshot, she pulled Jess aside. "I can't believe you invited him!" Rory said. "Why did you do that?"
"Calm down Gilmore," Jess said. "You said yourself, Troy isn't a big deal- so why is he getting to you?"
"He's not getting to me!" Rory said. "It's just...I don't trust strangers. We don't know where he came from or what he wants."
Jess looked at Rory surprised, "That's the last thing I ever expected to hear from you Rory, remember when I first came to town and everyone had their doubts about me? You and Luke were the only one's there for me, so I don't understand how you can judge Troy when you don't even know him."
Rory was quiet for a moment, "That's different Jess, I knew who you were- Luke's nephew. I don't know anything about Troy, except that he's rude."
"So you're telling me, that you wouldn't have befriended me if you didn't know I was Luke's nephew?" Jess asked shaking his head in anger.
"No!" Rory said. "Jess no! you know that isn't what I meant!"
"Whatever," Jess said dismissively, but it was clear he was still angry. "And if this whole thing with Troy is because of a bruised ego, get over it. Everything isn't about you."
Rory watched at Jess stomped off to the dining hall. Great! Just great! Her day was starting off just fabulous.Rory sighed, and started toward the dining hall. She was met with lots of laughter. What was going on? Breakfast in the dining hall was always animated, but never had she heard so much laughter. Sitting at a table, smiling sheepishly was Troy. Most of the town's people, except Sheriff Forrester, Dean, and Luke surrounded him. Ms. Patty sat at the table next to Troy, with her arm around him. Rory laughed, Troy looked so uncomfortable.
"Darling you are the cutest thing!" Ms. Patty's voice was heard. "Are you sure, there's no one special?"
"No ma'am," Troy said. "I'm all alone."
The way he said it, Rory could tell that he wasn't just talking about girlfriend trouble, there was something more there. Something so sad, it made Rory's heart stop in surprise- Rory obviously wasn't the only one who felt it.
"You will never be alone again," Ms. Patty said to Troy, pinching one of his cheeks.
Rory couldn't help but smile, when she saw the biggest childlike smile come across Troy's face. Then she stopped smiling, why did she care? He was just a stranger...
ShadowGoddess's A/N: Yeah, if we owned GG we'd have to be paid, have escalades, and be married to Rockstars- and sadly we're not... Anyway, you guys leave us lots of reviews! It keeps us going!
CHAPTER ONE
The next morning Rory was up bright and early. The sun rose as she put the black cast iron kettle on the stove. She glanced up as her stepfather entered the kitchen. "Good mornin' Luke."
"Good mornin' Rory." Luke replied. "What are you doin' up so early?
"I couldn't sleep." She stated.
"Couldn't sleep huh?" He asked. "Anything to do with that new young man that's in town?"
"What? No! What ever gave you that idea?" Rory nearly dropped her cup. She gave him a sharp look. "I have a boyfriend, Dean. Remember? A very attentive, great boyfriend. Why would a rough roguish cowboy affect me?"
Luke stared at her. "I only meant that you were curious about why he was here, and who he is. Word has already spread that there's a newbie in town and Ms. Patty has ordered your mother to get the info on him or she'd do it herself."
"Oh." She blinked. "I already know who he is, I'm the one that checked him in yesterday. His name is Troy, I don't see what the big deal is about having someone new in town- he didn't seem interested in getting to know anyone."
Well he didn't seem interested in getting to know her anyway...
"Uh huh...hmm...Where's Jess?!" Luke asked rummaging through the cupboards. "He was suppose to help me this morning with breakfast."
"You know Jess, he's probably still in bed." Rory grinned. "I'll go wake him." She enjoyed waking her step cousin; he was not a morning person to say the least. She trudged up the stairs with her beloved cup of coffee, her dark blue cotton skirt swishing softly. She knocked lightly on the door, waiting for a few moments; she barged into the room, wondering if Troy was up. She pushed him out of her thoughts. "Wake up sleepy head." She pounced on the bed.
"Saturday, no school." Jess mumbled, rolling over.
"You promised to help Luke this morning remember?" Rory tugged at the blankets.
"Rory!" Jess pushed away her hand. "Get out!"
Troy watched the town from his room window. It was an average dusty western town. A general store named Doose's in the middle, a bank to its left and a restaurant named Sookie's on the right. Across the street was the Ace High Saloon owned by a woman named Ms. Patty, a little ways up was the newspaper office and all the other little small town stores. 'It sure is different here' he thought as he remembered his hometown. 'Everyone smiles here, they don't keep to their selves. They speak to each other in the street and wave.' Troy watched as children ran around, laughing and shouting at each other, while mother's called for them to hurry along, and that they had bread to bake. He watched one young woman in particular. The girl he met yesterday... She wore a dark blue skirt and a beige/off white peasant top. Her mousy/chocolate coloured hair setting off the cream colour of her skin. He watched as a tall guy with brown hair ran up, and wrapped his arms around her waist. He heard her squeal of laughter.
"Dean! I have to get this to my mom!" the girl laughed, she had the most beautiful laugh he had ever heard. She was quite an interesting girl to watch...why hadn't he noticed yesterday?
"Come on Rory!" Dean, the guy said, he kissed her there where they stood in the middle of the street. Didn't he have any respect? Trory wondered. Seemingly a little uncomfortable at the public display, she pulled away and ran into the B&B. The bell rang as the call for breakfast. 'Maybe I should go down for breakfast after all, it's better than sitting in this stuffy room.' he grabbed his black cowboy hat and headed downstairs.
"Good morning, guy from 29 right?." The guy from yesterday, Jess asked.
"Yeah, Troy's the name, you're the guy who broke in my room right?" Troy joked, offering his hand for Jess to shake. Jess laughed and shook Troy's hand, "That's me, Jess- You may have taken my favorite room, but hey- you want to have breakfast with us?"
Troy glanced at the girl he had met a day earlier, she shyly stood behind Jess- pretending she wasn't listening to their conversation. Troy couldn't blame her for wanting to brush him off, he was a little rude yesterday. It's just he had way too much on his mind- and he didn't have the patience for anyone or anything. "I don't want to intrude."
"Are you crazy? you? the town's new mystery guy?" Jess said with a laugh. "Everyone wants to meet you! You have no idea how nosey this town is?"
"Jess!" Rory said annoyed, but tried to stop her grin. "He over exaggerates, everyone's just curious, because we don't get too many strangers- but trust me, you're not that big deal"
Jess looked at Rory surprised, She usually was nice to everyone. It was obvious she had a problem with Troy, but why?
Troy looked over at Rory unfazed, then he smirked, "You know I think I'd love to have breakfast with you all."
"Great!" Jess said, glancing at Rory to see her reaction.
"Just great," Rory said sarcastically.
When Rory was sure Troy was out of earshot, she pulled Jess aside. "I can't believe you invited him!" Rory said. "Why did you do that?"
"Calm down Gilmore," Jess said. "You said yourself, Troy isn't a big deal- so why is he getting to you?"
"He's not getting to me!" Rory said. "It's just...I don't trust strangers. We don't know where he came from or what he wants."
Jess looked at Rory surprised, "That's the last thing I ever expected to hear from you Rory, remember when I first came to town and everyone had their doubts about me? You and Luke were the only one's there for me, so I don't understand how you can judge Troy when you don't even know him."
Rory was quiet for a moment, "That's different Jess, I knew who you were- Luke's nephew. I don't know anything about Troy, except that he's rude."
"So you're telling me, that you wouldn't have befriended me if you didn't know I was Luke's nephew?" Jess asked shaking his head in anger.
"No!" Rory said. "Jess no! you know that isn't what I meant!"
"Whatever," Jess said dismissively, but it was clear he was still angry. "And if this whole thing with Troy is because of a bruised ego, get over it. Everything isn't about you."
Rory watched at Jess stomped off to the dining hall. Great! Just great! Her day was starting off just fabulous.Rory sighed, and started toward the dining hall. She was met with lots of laughter. What was going on? Breakfast in the dining hall was always animated, but never had she heard so much laughter. Sitting at a table, smiling sheepishly was Troy. Most of the town's people, except Sheriff Forrester, Dean, and Luke surrounded him. Ms. Patty sat at the table next to Troy, with her arm around him. Rory laughed, Troy looked so uncomfortable.
"Darling you are the cutest thing!" Ms. Patty's voice was heard. "Are you sure, there's no one special?"
"No ma'am," Troy said. "I'm all alone."
The way he said it, Rory could tell that he wasn't just talking about girlfriend trouble, there was something more there. Something so sad, it made Rory's heart stop in surprise- Rory obviously wasn't the only one who felt it.
"You will never be alone again," Ms. Patty said to Troy, pinching one of his cheeks.
Rory couldn't help but smile, when she saw the biggest childlike smile come across Troy's face. Then she stopped smiling, why did she care? He was just a stranger...