I'm Baaaaaaaaaaack…
I just got back from French camp, I'm in the writing mood. It's 2:05 AM, don't expect anything super special…
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Setting the scene: Jeremy's moved to town. He's adjusted and he and Coral have formed a tentative friendship, or at least a truce. It borders on the Rory/Paris relationship of season 2 (post Tristin).
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"So are you just going to ignore me every time you see me?" asked Jeremy as he caught up with Coral on the sidewalk in front of Luke's.
"No, but if you're three blocks behind me and on the other side of the street I don't plan on waiting for you to catch up."
"So your counting the blocks that separate us…do I smell a hint of desperate?"
"No, just a hint of 'leave me alone'."
"Well, well, don't we have a temper."
"Well, well, aren't we a bit Victor—" But before she could finish her sentence Jeremy had grabbed her, swooped her into a dip and was kissing her, right in front of Luke's diner.
Coral struggled to get up, she pulled away and wiped her mouth off with the back of her hand. "Leave me alone!" she yelled before running off in the direction of home.
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6 months later, Coral hasn't spoken to Jeremy since the incident in front of the diner. While at a concert (for the future band "defenestrate" which hasn't even come into existence but the name is still copywrited to me cause I'm special) with her boyfriend Coral comes across Jeremy, who is seated across the aisle. Coral's boyfriend strikes up a conversation with him.
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"Hey."
"Hey."
"How're you doing?"
"Fine."
"Have you gotten to like Stars Hollow?"
"Sure."
"You've certainly got enthusiasm."
"Yup."
"Okay."
"I don't think your girlfriend wants you to talk to me."
"Why not?"
"She doesn't like me."
"Why not?"
"I embarrassed her."
"How?"
"That's for her to tell you."
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Coral's boyfriend (I don't know if I've named him in the past, but right now I'm going to name him Jimmie) bugs her about it for the next month.
"What did he do?"
"Nothing. It was nothing."
"Then why won't you tell me?"
"Cause I don't think you need to know."
"Why not?"
"Because it's nothing but unimportant nothingness."
"Well if it's unimportant nothingness then why can't you tell me?"
"This conversation isn't doing anything but doubling back on itself."
"Well you can stop it all together if you'll just tell me."
"NO!"
These conversations went on and on for ages, finally Coral gave in.
"He kissed me."
"WHAT?"
"I told you you wouldn't want to know."
"He, he, he—WHAT!"
"Yeah, exactly."
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Jimmie turned out to be a jerk, and dumped Coral. After a weekend of wallowing Coral approached Jeremy.
"I hope you're happy with yourself."
"What did I do?"
"I think you know what you did."
"I'm sorry, when did we start quoting every bad movie ever made?"
"Just now. Why'd you have to tell him?"
"Oh, this is about that."
"You're right this is about that. He bugged me until I gave in."
"Oh?"
"And then he dumped me."
"Oh."
"Don't play innocent with me. That's exactly what you wanted to happen."
"Maybe it was."
Coral paused. "Good." She kissed him.
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Okay, so this chapter sucks. I repeat, it's the wee hours of the morning. I'm still kinda thinking in French. Give me a day or two and I'll be back to normal. Just excuse this chapter.
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Mwa!
