Title: Expect The Unexpected
Chapter Nine: Rumors
Disclaimer: Standard. Nothing new.
A/N: This story is just random people around Stars Hollow babbling rumors, that I hope will explain some things. But I will also right a new story soon that tells the real story. But I'm busy now, so this will tide you over. I don't know how much is going to be action, it's probably more dialouge. Have you ever seen Christopher Returns from the first season? Well, this is sort of based on that, just the rumors though. They spread quickly. Anyway, here's my story.
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"Did you hear?"
(A/N: Okay, really sorry, last time, I promise. (no i don't) This thought just struck me: this chapter would make a good broadway song. You know, "did ya hear" "did ya hear" "did ya hear the new rumor today?" Anyway, that thought just struck me, but I'll let you get back to your story now.)
"No, hear what?"
"Well, it's about Rory."
"Sweet little Rory? What was it? Did her lousy husband leave her?"
"No, her lousy ex-boyfriend crashed into the diner!"
"No! Really?"
"Patty, what are you doing loitering on the street in front of my store?"
"I'm not loitering, Taylor, I'm just standing here."
"No, Patty, I've been timing you. You've been standing here for five minutes chatting up my employees."
"I don't mind."
"Yes, see that, Taylor, Kirk doesn't mind."
Taylor sighed. Sometimes Miss Patty was insuferable. "What are you talking about anyway?"
"Well-"
"Shush, Kirk, you don't know the whole story yet. Let me tell it." And Miss Patty was off, esctatic to be the center of attention once again.
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Lane walked into the music store that he had frequented so much in her last year of high school. A group of people were gathered around the cash register. Lane walked to the cash register with her purchase (a pair of drunsticks as a peace offering to her future son-in-law) but couldn't get very close. She shifted her weight from foot to foot and caught a snatch of a new rumor.
"His daughter told him that Jess said to never come to the diner and he freaked out. He got drunk and--"
"No, he didn't get drunk, he got high."
"No, I heard he just jumped through the window."
"Excuse me," Lane broke in, "but have any of you bothered to get the true story from the Marianos or the Foresters themselves? Or did you just run write ahead with something you didn't even know was true? Do you have any respect for people's lives?"
"What about the rumor I was told the other day about your daughter being pregnant and alone? Was that true?"
"NO!! My oldest daughter is engaged to be married, and there is no talk of pregnancy. Now, if you will excuse me." She pushed her way through the crowd, purchased her items, and pushed her way back through the stunned crowd.
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It was all over town within six hours of Jess and Rory finding Dean in the diner. Dean Forester, Rory's boyfriend from high school, her first love, who was exiled from Stars Hollow after the second break-up, had gotten drunk one night and in a drunken rage had jumped through the plate-glass window of Luke's Diner. No, he had been on painkillers, that's why he felt no pain, and he only did it cause he was still in love with Rory. No, Rory had broken through the window to get to Dean. Dean was the real father of Christopher Hayden Mariano, and Rory was still in love with her first love. No....
Chapter Nine: Rumors
Disclaimer: Standard. Nothing new.
A/N: This story is just random people around Stars Hollow babbling rumors, that I hope will explain some things. But I will also right a new story soon that tells the real story. But I'm busy now, so this will tide you over. I don't know how much is going to be action, it's probably more dialouge. Have you ever seen Christopher Returns from the first season? Well, this is sort of based on that, just the rumors though. They spread quickly. Anyway, here's my story.
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"Did you hear?"
(A/N: Okay, really sorry, last time, I promise. (no i don't) This thought just struck me: this chapter would make a good broadway song. You know, "did ya hear" "did ya hear" "did ya hear the new rumor today?" Anyway, that thought just struck me, but I'll let you get back to your story now.)
"No, hear what?"
"Well, it's about Rory."
"Sweet little Rory? What was it? Did her lousy husband leave her?"
"No, her lousy ex-boyfriend crashed into the diner!"
"No! Really?"
"Patty, what are you doing loitering on the street in front of my store?"
"I'm not loitering, Taylor, I'm just standing here."
"No, Patty, I've been timing you. You've been standing here for five minutes chatting up my employees."
"I don't mind."
"Yes, see that, Taylor, Kirk doesn't mind."
Taylor sighed. Sometimes Miss Patty was insuferable. "What are you talking about anyway?"
"Well-"
"Shush, Kirk, you don't know the whole story yet. Let me tell it." And Miss Patty was off, esctatic to be the center of attention once again.
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Lane walked into the music store that he had frequented so much in her last year of high school. A group of people were gathered around the cash register. Lane walked to the cash register with her purchase (a pair of drunsticks as a peace offering to her future son-in-law) but couldn't get very close. She shifted her weight from foot to foot and caught a snatch of a new rumor.
"His daughter told him that Jess said to never come to the diner and he freaked out. He got drunk and--"
"No, he didn't get drunk, he got high."
"No, I heard he just jumped through the window."
"Excuse me," Lane broke in, "but have any of you bothered to get the true story from the Marianos or the Foresters themselves? Or did you just run write ahead with something you didn't even know was true? Do you have any respect for people's lives?"
"What about the rumor I was told the other day about your daughter being pregnant and alone? Was that true?"
"NO!! My oldest daughter is engaged to be married, and there is no talk of pregnancy. Now, if you will excuse me." She pushed her way through the crowd, purchased her items, and pushed her way back through the stunned crowd.
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It was all over town within six hours of Jess and Rory finding Dean in the diner. Dean Forester, Rory's boyfriend from high school, her first love, who was exiled from Stars Hollow after the second break-up, had gotten drunk one night and in a drunken rage had jumped through the plate-glass window of Luke's Diner. No, he had been on painkillers, that's why he felt no pain, and he only did it cause he was still in love with Rory. No, Rory had broken through the window to get to Dean. Dean was the real father of Christopher Hayden Mariano, and Rory was still in love with her first love. No....