Title: Traveling Soldier
Summary: songfic, very AU, but in my opinion very cute.
Disclaimer: I do not own Gilmore Girls, or the song Traveling Soldier.
AN: Okay I love this song so I decided to write a fic about it because
it just felt right. Hopefully you like it!!! Please REVIEW… I don't
know how I'll ever get better without them. And if you really want to
help (I had no one to check over it for me) or just comment please
feel free to email me at: angelicchik87@hotmail.com I love making
friends! Enjoy!
AN #2: All the part with a *at the beginning and one* at the end are the parts of the song (and the song is in order) I just couldn't for the life of me, get my computer to make things italic!!!
Traveling Soldier
Jess Mariano had decided to volunteer for the Vietnam War. Not
really because he felt the need to serve his country, but because he
wanted to leave his home, and he wanted to get away from
everything. In his mind, it was the perfect resolution, especially
considering he had just turned eighteen.
*Two days past eighteen
He was waiting for the bus in his army greens*
And so he got on the bus and started on his odyssey, and he started
re-reading Catcher in the Rye a book about another boy on another
odyssey. And he didn't look up from his book until he'd made it to a
small town, Stars Hollow, where he got off for lunch.
Rory Gilmore walked to table 5 to take their order. She had been
working at Luke's Diner now for a year and a half; she had to make
money if she wanted to go to college. She got the job very easily
considering her mom was now running Luke's. When he had
volunteered to fight in the war he had asked Lorelai if she would run it
for him, and of course, she accepted. So Rory got her job right away.
And it had began: the two lovely Gilmore girls ran the diner, and even
though sometimes they weren't very good at it, the kind and quirky
townspeople never let them know. Finished with table 5, Rory moved
over to take the order for table 6.
*Sat down in a booth at a café there
Gave his order to the girl with a bow in her hair*
When Jess looked up she was right there. Her hair all curled and an
amazing color of brown, her eyes intensely blue like they were
reading into him. But Jess, he didn't know how to talk to her so he
just gave his order and expected her to walk away.
*He's a little shy so she gave him a smile*
And then, she smiled at him. He felt like his whole world had been
rocked, and all of a sudden he felt a little brave.
*So he said would you mind sitting down for a while
And talking to me I'm feeling a little low
She said I'm off in an hour and I know where we can go*
Rory Gilmore could not believe what she had just done . But there
had been something to this boy; his eyes and hair were both a dark
brown, he was good looking but he seemed impenetrable. Yet those
eyes, she thought, they just seemed to speak to me.
*So they went down and they sat on the pier*
Jess, for the life of him, could not figure out why he was doing this.
Why was he walking down to some old secluded bridge with the
pretty waitress from the diner? He would never be able to talk to her,
would he?
*He said I bet you got a boyfriend but I don't care
I've got no one to send a letter to
Would you mind if I sent one back here to you?*
*I cried
Never gonna hold the hand of another guy
Too young for him they told her
Waitin' for the love of the traveling soldier
Our love will never end
Waitin' for the soldier to come back again
Never more to be alone
When the letter says a soldier's coming home*
And it started. After that night on the bridge, Rory waited patiently but
anxiously for each letter. She would read each one every night,
savoring what they said and how they made her feel. She prayed for
him all the time, for his safety and for her letters to reach him. In his
letters, he told her he thought he loved her. And oh, how she wanted
him to know that she loved him. She had been telling him in her
letters for weeks, but she didn't know if he ever got her mail, and she
knew once he was over in Vietnam, he would probably never.
Rory,
I miss you. Which kind of scares me, considering I've
only met you once. But every one of the letters I get from you
makes me feel like I've known you forever. The war over here is
not pretty. The only thing I think I can hope for is a good book
when I get back. If World War 1 produced A Farewell to Arms,
then I cannot wait to see what this war can make. And you Rory,
you can write it. I can just see you, with your dreams coming
true, and your famous book. I will be there with you. We will be
happy, I promise you. Our love will never end.
Love,
Lt. Jess William Mariano
*So the letters came
From an army camp
In California then Vietnam
And he told his heart
It might be love
And all of the things he was so scared of
Said when it's getting kinda tough over here
I think of that day sitting down at the pier
And close my eyes and see your pretty smile*
And he, of course, cherished every single one he got from her. As
few as they might be considering how many times his location
changed. He still held on to every one.
Jess,
I pray everyday that you will make it back here safely. I
just finished re-reading Oliver Twist, and no matter how much
you disagree, I think you are Dodger, my Dodger. The diner is,
surprisingly, doing very well. It seems that people really like
how mom and I are running the place. I know my mom loves it
and so do I, most of the time. At least it's a way to earn money.
I cannot wait for college, to be on my own, to be a writer, and, of
course, to be with you. I can just see us there: studying,
laughing, reading, and hanging out with everyone and with each
other. Our love will never end. I miss you, come back home
soon.
All my love,
Rory
And the letters Jess sent to Rory became few and far between when
the fighting got so bad over in Vietnam. But this did not diminish her
spirits.
*Don't worry but I won't be able to write for a while*
*I cried
Never gonna hold the hand of another guy
Too young for him they told her
Waitin' for the love of the traveling soldier
Our love will never end
Waitin' for the soldier to come back again
Never more to be alone
When the letter says a soldier's coming home*
About a month later Rory was at a Stars Hollow High football game.
She had to be there since she was in the marching band along with
her best friend Lane.
*One Friday night at a football game
The Lord's Prayer said and the anthem sang*
But nothing could prepare her for the days to come, neither Lane, nor
her mother.
*A man said folks would you bow your heads
For the list of local Vietnam dead*
And somewhere in her gut, Rory knew what was going to happen,
she ran under the bleachers and covered her ears with her hands.
But nothing could help.
*Crying all alone under the stands
Was the piccolo player in the marching band
And one name read and no one really cared
But a pretty little girl with a bow in her hair*
She didn't know what to do, and who really does at a time like that?
And she would never love another boy, for Jess would always be in
her heart. And every night she would read his letters and pray for her
Traveling Soldier.
*I cried
Never gonna hold the hand of another guy
Too young for him they told her
Waitin' for the love of the traveling soldier
Our love will never end
Waitin' for the soldier to come back again
Never more to be alone
When the letter says a soldier's coming home*
Summary: songfic, very AU, but in my opinion very cute.
Disclaimer: I do not own Gilmore Girls, or the song Traveling Soldier.
AN: Okay I love this song so I decided to write a fic about it because
it just felt right. Hopefully you like it!!! Please REVIEW… I don't
know how I'll ever get better without them. And if you really want to
help (I had no one to check over it for me) or just comment please
feel free to email me at: angelicchik87@hotmail.com I love making
friends! Enjoy!
AN #2: All the part with a *at the beginning and one* at the end are the parts of the song (and the song is in order) I just couldn't for the life of me, get my computer to make things italic!!!
Traveling Soldier
Jess Mariano had decided to volunteer for the Vietnam War. Not
really because he felt the need to serve his country, but because he
wanted to leave his home, and he wanted to get away from
everything. In his mind, it was the perfect resolution, especially
considering he had just turned eighteen.
*Two days past eighteen
He was waiting for the bus in his army greens*
And so he got on the bus and started on his odyssey, and he started
re-reading Catcher in the Rye a book about another boy on another
odyssey. And he didn't look up from his book until he'd made it to a
small town, Stars Hollow, where he got off for lunch.
Rory Gilmore walked to table 5 to take their order. She had been
working at Luke's Diner now for a year and a half; she had to make
money if she wanted to go to college. She got the job very easily
considering her mom was now running Luke's. When he had
volunteered to fight in the war he had asked Lorelai if she would run it
for him, and of course, she accepted. So Rory got her job right away.
And it had began: the two lovely Gilmore girls ran the diner, and even
though sometimes they weren't very good at it, the kind and quirky
townspeople never let them know. Finished with table 5, Rory moved
over to take the order for table 6.
*Sat down in a booth at a café there
Gave his order to the girl with a bow in her hair*
When Jess looked up she was right there. Her hair all curled and an
amazing color of brown, her eyes intensely blue like they were
reading into him. But Jess, he didn't know how to talk to her so he
just gave his order and expected her to walk away.
*He's a little shy so she gave him a smile*
And then, she smiled at him. He felt like his whole world had been
rocked, and all of a sudden he felt a little brave.
*So he said would you mind sitting down for a while
And talking to me I'm feeling a little low
She said I'm off in an hour and I know where we can go*
Rory Gilmore could not believe what she had just done . But there
had been something to this boy; his eyes and hair were both a dark
brown, he was good looking but he seemed impenetrable. Yet those
eyes, she thought, they just seemed to speak to me.
*So they went down and they sat on the pier*
Jess, for the life of him, could not figure out why he was doing this.
Why was he walking down to some old secluded bridge with the
pretty waitress from the diner? He would never be able to talk to her,
would he?
*He said I bet you got a boyfriend but I don't care
I've got no one to send a letter to
Would you mind if I sent one back here to you?*
*I cried
Never gonna hold the hand of another guy
Too young for him they told her
Waitin' for the love of the traveling soldier
Our love will never end
Waitin' for the soldier to come back again
Never more to be alone
When the letter says a soldier's coming home*
And it started. After that night on the bridge, Rory waited patiently but
anxiously for each letter. She would read each one every night,
savoring what they said and how they made her feel. She prayed for
him all the time, for his safety and for her letters to reach him. In his
letters, he told her he thought he loved her. And oh, how she wanted
him to know that she loved him. She had been telling him in her
letters for weeks, but she didn't know if he ever got her mail, and she
knew once he was over in Vietnam, he would probably never.
Rory,
I miss you. Which kind of scares me, considering I've
only met you once. But every one of the letters I get from you
makes me feel like I've known you forever. The war over here is
not pretty. The only thing I think I can hope for is a good book
when I get back. If World War 1 produced A Farewell to Arms,
then I cannot wait to see what this war can make. And you Rory,
you can write it. I can just see you, with your dreams coming
true, and your famous book. I will be there with you. We will be
happy, I promise you. Our love will never end.
Love,
Lt. Jess William Mariano
*So the letters came
From an army camp
In California then Vietnam
And he told his heart
It might be love
And all of the things he was so scared of
Said when it's getting kinda tough over here
I think of that day sitting down at the pier
And close my eyes and see your pretty smile*
And he, of course, cherished every single one he got from her. As
few as they might be considering how many times his location
changed. He still held on to every one.
Jess,
I pray everyday that you will make it back here safely. I
just finished re-reading Oliver Twist, and no matter how much
you disagree, I think you are Dodger, my Dodger. The diner is,
surprisingly, doing very well. It seems that people really like
how mom and I are running the place. I know my mom loves it
and so do I, most of the time. At least it's a way to earn money.
I cannot wait for college, to be on my own, to be a writer, and, of
course, to be with you. I can just see us there: studying,
laughing, reading, and hanging out with everyone and with each
other. Our love will never end. I miss you, come back home
soon.
All my love,
Rory
And the letters Jess sent to Rory became few and far between when
the fighting got so bad over in Vietnam. But this did not diminish her
spirits.
*Don't worry but I won't be able to write for a while*
*I cried
Never gonna hold the hand of another guy
Too young for him they told her
Waitin' for the love of the traveling soldier
Our love will never end
Waitin' for the soldier to come back again
Never more to be alone
When the letter says a soldier's coming home*
About a month later Rory was at a Stars Hollow High football game.
She had to be there since she was in the marching band along with
her best friend Lane.
*One Friday night at a football game
The Lord's Prayer said and the anthem sang*
But nothing could prepare her for the days to come, neither Lane, nor
her mother.
*A man said folks would you bow your heads
For the list of local Vietnam dead*
And somewhere in her gut, Rory knew what was going to happen,
she ran under the bleachers and covered her ears with her hands.
But nothing could help.
*Crying all alone under the stands
Was the piccolo player in the marching band
And one name read and no one really cared
But a pretty little girl with a bow in her hair*
She didn't know what to do, and who really does at a time like that?
And she would never love another boy, for Jess would always be in
her heart. And every night she would read his letters and pray for her
Traveling Soldier.
*I cried
Never gonna hold the hand of another guy
Too young for him they told her
Waitin' for the love of the traveling soldier
Our love will never end
Waitin' for the soldier to come back again
Never more to be alone
When the letter says a soldier's coming home*