TALE UNTOLD
A/N: Alright, just to make things a little clear. I'm sorry I haven't updated in a while but something came up and I couldn't really get started until now. Also, I never said Jess never had a girlfriend before and I didn't say he had a girlfriend either. I'll try to mention something about that in a later chapter. This chapter is supposed to be about Rory starting at Chilton. I've got an idea on where this is going and don't worry plenty of Jess scenes lie ahead.
Ch 5 First Day at Chilton
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(Scene: Lorelai and Rory sit out on the porch swing laughing and talking. Lorelai is painting Rory's toe nails a bright shade of read. Rory looks down at her toes and sighs. Rory then picks up a can of whipped cream and squirts some into her mouth. Lorelai shakes her head.)
Lorelai: (Sarcastically) That's nice.
Rory: (Smiling) Thank you.
Lorelai: Hold still!
Rory: Why are we doing this again?
Lorelai: Well, you're starting at a private school tomorrow and everyone knows private school girls are bad.
Rory: I'm going to be wearing shoes.
Lorelai: Are you nervous?
Rory: About starting Chilton or about the bad girls?
Lorelai: Both.
Rory: Well I wasn't worried about starting Chilton until you mention the bad girls.
(Lane and Jess come bounding up the porch steps towards them. Lane is dragging Jess by the arm.)
Lane: XTC. Apple Venus volume 2!
(Lane and Lorelai go running into the house.)
Rory: Hey!
Jess: (Shrugs) You'll be wearing shoes anyway.
(Jess enters the house and Rory rolls her eyes getting up to follow him. XTC is playing and Rory sits on the couch next to Jess and her mother to listen.)
Jess: (Cont.) So, you start school tomorrow.
Rory: (Nods not looking at Jess.) Yup.
Jess: Excited?
Rory: Am I supposed to be?
Jess: (Smirks) Now look who's answering a question with a question.
(Scene: Rory is standing at her mother's bedside hopping up and down glancing at her watch, her mother's clock and back down to her watch. Lorelai is still sleeping peacefully.)
Rory: (Shouts) Mom!
Lorelai: (Startled) What? God!
Rory: It's 7:10!
Lorelai: No, it's not. I set my alarm for 6:45.
(Lorelai waves Rory off. Rory grabs her mother's alarm clock and shows her its time.)
Lorelai: (Cont.) NO, no, NO! This isn't supposed to happen. I planned on getting coffee and taking my shower and picking up my clothes. My clothes!
Rory: What?
Lorelai: (Exasperated) I don't have any nice clothes!
Rory: (Glances at watch) It's 7:15 I can't be late for my first day at Chilton.
Lorelai: The day will be shorter.
Rory: I'll be labelled 'the late girl'. (Groans) It's 7:16.
Lorelai: Go downstairs and start the car.
(Rory tumbles down the stairs and pulls open the front door and nearly bumps into Jess who is holding two cups of coffee.)
Rory: What are you doing here?
Jess: (Shrugs) Figured your mom wouldn't wake up (Nods to the coffee in his hands) and that you wouldn't have time for coffee.
Rory: (Takes a cup from Jess.) We're late!
Jess: Sounding a bit like the white rabbit this morning.
(Jess enters the Gilmore home as Rory races out to start the car. When Rory returns she glances at her watch quickly.)
Rory: Mom, it's 7-
Lorelai: Don't even finish that sentence!
(Lorelai cuts her off mid sentence tumbling down the stairs trying to tie her hair into a pony tail. She is wearing pink tie-dye t-shirt. Rory and Jess give her sceptical looks.)
Lorelai: (Cont.) What?
Rory: I didn't know the rodeo was in town.
(Jess laughs at this remark.)
Lorelai: That's it I'm taking the baby pictures!
(Rory's eyes widen as Lorelai grabs a picture off the mantle.)
Rory: No, the rodeo's fun! (Grabs Jess and puts him front of her) Look! Jess brought coffee!
(Lorelai stops mid-way through the door and turns)
Lorelai: (Slightly confused) What's Jess doing here and what's this about coffee?
(Rory pushes Jess forward.)
Rory: Jess brought coffee, see.
(Jess hands Lorelai the steaming cup of coffee. As Lorelai sips her coffee Jess steals the picture from her grasp.)
Lorelai: (Pouts) Hey! Not fair!
Rory: Come one we're going to be late!
Lorelai: Oh, quit dramatizing.
(Jess shakes his head and follows the two girls out of the house closing the door behind him. The girls are now in the car and Jess approaches the vehicle.)
Jess: Good luck.
(Scene: Rory had just exited the headmaster's office and is finishing off her papers. When she is down she hands them over to the secretary. Miss James, the secretary, hands Rory over her class schedule and locker number.)
Miss James: ... Welcome to Chilton.
(Rory sighs and turns to go find her next nearly walking into Jess.)
Rory: (Hisses slightly shocked) What are you doing here?
Jess: (Shrugs slipping his hands into his pocket) Thought I'd check this place out.
Rory: You're supposed to be at school.
Jess: Technically I am. Just not my school, but it's still a school right?
Rory: (Shakes her head) I need to get to class and you need to go back to Stars Hollow and learn something.
Jess: Why might that be?
Rory: Jess, you don't go to Chilton.
Jess: So, I could.
Rory: (Sighs) You don't go to school unless either Luke or I force you to. And when you do go you don't listen.
Jess: Fine. Whatever.
Rory: (Smiles slightly) I got to go to class now Jess.
(Rory walks off leaving Jess standing in the office.)
(Scene: Rory sits in class. She is amazed by all that is going on. A fairly good looking boy enters the class late, but Rory hardly takes notice of him. A blonde girl up front keeps answering questions. The boy is leaning over talking to some friends. The bell rings and Rory is given her work for the test on Monday. On her way out she nearly walks right into the blonde girl.)
Girl: I'm Paris.
Rory: (Mutters) I didn't see you there. Where'd you come from?
Paris: I know who you are too. Lorelai Gilmore from Stars Hollow.
Rory: You can call me Rory.
Paris: (Ignoring Rory's comment) Are you going out for the Franklin?
Rory: (Confused) The what?
Paris: (Scoffs) Nice innocent act. Now I know you're not going out for the drama club. The Franklin, the paper, are you going out for it.
Rory: I don't know. I have to find my locker first.
Paris: I'm going to be editor next year. I'm top of my class and I plan on being valedictorian when I graduate.
Rory: Good for you. I'm going now.
Paris: (Growls) You'll never catch up. You'll never beat me. This school is my domain, the Franklin is my domain and don't you ever forget that.
(Paris walks off and Rory watched her go strangely.)
Rory: I guess you're not going to let me borrow your notes huh.
(Rory walks down towards the area her locker is supposed to be. The blonde boy who entered the class late approached her from behind)
Boy: Hi Mary.
Rory: (Startled) Me?
Boy: Yeah you.
Rory: My name is Rory.
Boy: I'm Tristan. (Beat) So, you new?
Rory: Yeah, first day.
Tristan: Remmy's class is tough. I could lend you my notes if you want.
Rory: Uh...That'd be great.
(During this time Tristan has been walking forward forcing Rory to walk away from him, backwards. She backs right into someone. Rory turns to apologize but her expression changes as she realizes that it is Jess.)
Rory: (Scolding) I thought I told you to go home.
Jess: (Looks thoughtful) I think I remember something like that.
Rory: Then what are still doing here?
(Jess looks as if he is about to say something witty as Tristan steps between them.)
Tristan: (Nods towards Jess who is giving him a once over) Your boyfriend?
Rory: No, one of my best friends actually.
(Tristan looks between the two, doubtful)
Tristan: Well, bye Mary.
Rory: (Disgruntled) It's Rory!
(Rory then proceeds to look for her locker walking right past Jess without saying a word. Jess follows silently.)
Jess: Hey, you can be all to upset that I'm here.
Rory: Whatever Jess. I've already decided you're hopeless.
(Apparently Rory has found her locker and begins to try and open it. The locker seems to be stuck, giving it a strong pull the locker jerks open sending Rory tumbling backwards right into Paris whose project falls into the floor breaking into thousands of pieces.)
Rory: (Apologetically) Oh no, Paris I am so sorry! My locker it just slipped and-
Paris: (Coldly) Just stay away from me.
Jess: (Approaches her smirking) Whoa, she doesn't like you much does she?
Rory: (Losing patience) Jess for the last time go home!
(Scene: Outside Chilton Lorelai is waiting for Rory leaning back against the jeep holding some coffee. Rory emerges from the school. Dropping her backpack Lorelai and Rory embrace in a hug.)
Rory: (Mumbles into her mother's ear.) My day sucked.
Lorelai: Mine too.
(The two Gilmore girls pull apart and climb into the jeep.)
Rory: (Groans) They expect too much. I got stalked by Jess and this-
Lorelai: Whoa, stop and rewind. Stalked by Jess?
Rory: He came to Chilton and followed me around. This one girl hates me and this guy keeps calling me Mary.
Lorelai: (Laughs) You're kidding me? Wow, I can't believe they still say that.
Rory: Why? What does it mean?
Lorelai: It means like the Virgin Mary. They think you look like a goody two shoes.
Rory: Really? What would they have called me if I looked like slut?
Lorelai: They might have added a Magdalene to it.
Rory: Wow. This really is an advanced school. They've got biblical insults and all.
(Both girls begin to laugh uncontrollably.)
(Scene: Lane, Rory and Jess are walking through the town food in hands. It is night time now in Stars Hollow.)
Lane: It was weird you not being in school today. I noticed some other kids and let me tell you they are a sad, sad lot.
Jess: It's not all that different.
Rory: (Sighs) You weren't even at school. You followed me to Chilton.
Lane: (Laughs) He's like a little puppy dog.
Jess: Hey! I am not a puppy dog!
Lane: (Giggles) Look at him all flustered. I can't believe you went to Chilton today.
Rory: Seriously, Jess what am I going to do with you when I go to Harvard.
Lane: Take him with you. I mean he's already toilette trained and can feed himself.
(Both girls continue to laugh as Jess remains quiet trying not to join in with them.)
Lorelai: (Joining them) Hey! What's all the laughing about?
Rory: We're picking on Jess.
Lorelai: (Smile lights up) Cool! It's got all the perks of picking on Luke except Jess doesn't protest about coffee.
Lane: (Gasps) Oh No! I'm late for dinner again.
Lorelai: Run for it.
(Lane nods and takes off for the antique store.)
Rory: (Shouts after her) BYE!
Lorelai: By the way Jess Luke want you back at the diner and you're so coming to Friday dinner with us this week.
Jess: (Cautiously) Why?
Lorelai: Well, you followed Rory to Chilton. So, why not come and entertain us as a kind of punishment.
Rory: Mom, Grandma's not going to be happy.
Lorelai: (Shrugs) She drove me crazy today. We'll get them both back at the same time.
(Rory smiles slightly. Jess sighs defeated and heads off to towards the diner. Lorelai straps her arm around Rory's shoulder and the two walk off towards the Gilmore residence talking and laughing.)
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A/N: Sorry if this was a bit shot or what not. It's just I wanted to get this chapter done with and move on to the next. I don't want to put Jess in Chilton. I left the Lorelai parts out. The show is about the relationship between Lorelai and Rory and this story kind of goes into that but it emphasizes on what might've happened if Rory and Jess grew up together. If you guys are feeling kind of impatient with this and want some literati action then check out my story 'Changes' there's twenty-three chapter to keep you busy while you wait. Alright, I admit I'm desperate for someone to review for that story. It seems a shame that no one seems to be reading it anymore. Anyway, I'm sorry it took me so long to write this. Hope you enjoyed. Please send me Feedback. Thanks for reading.
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