Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters, and unfortunately, didn't
even write the first THREE chapters.
A/N: I've taken over this fic for Noor (Sleeping Star). Due to personal reasons, she can no longer finish this particular fic, but look out for her other fics, and any other fantastic creations she throws out!
I hope I've done her justice with the forth chapter, so if you've already read the first three, just skip straight to the 4th one!
Chapter One: GOODBYE AND OPEN ARMS
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"Ah, what a perfect end to the weekend. Mocking the most overrated love story in history." Lorelai grinned as she placed the video in the VCR.
"I'll never let go, Jack, I'll never let go!" Rory cried, clutching her heart and melodramatically collapsing into the couch.
"Enough said." Lorelai laughed as she joined Rory. "Scooch over, mini-me."
"Aye-aye, captain." Rory made room for Lorelai and reached down for the bowl of popcorn resting on the ground by the couch before pulling a blanket over the both of them. "Popcorn?"
Three hours later, Lorelai looked down to notice Rory fast asleep, her head on a pillow resting on Lorelai's lap. Yawning sleepily, she turned the TV off and gently placed the bowl of popcorn on the coffee table before she shook Rory in a gentle attempt to wake her up.
"Rory, sweetie, the movie's finished." She whispered as Rory stirred.
Rory looked up at her mom, mumbling incoherently as she shifted positions and promptly fell back asleep.
"Ugh; difficult child." Lorelai muttered as she looked down at her sleeping daughter for a moment before shrugging to herself. "Two can play that game."
She heavily leant her head back to sleep; but no more than five seconds had passed before a pattering noise brought her back to her senses.
Groaning slightly, she forced one eye open and listened to the sound carefully before finding herself fully awake, a wide grin on her face.
"Rory! Rory! Wake up! Can you hear that?!" she cried excitedly, shaking Rory again.
"Wha.?" Rory clumsily sat up, rubbing her eyes sleepily.
"Sshh, listen closely." Lorelai whispered in a voice full of anticipation.
Rory sat still for a moment before scowling grumpily. "It's called rain, mom."
"No no no, Rory; listen closer." Lorelai emphasized. "That sounds like.snow- rain!"
Rory looked at her mom quizzically. "Snow-rain?"
"Yes; rain that will ultimately lead to snow within the next 24 hours." Lorelai explained simply, her eyes shining. "I guarantee you that this time tomorrow; we will be in the middle of a winter wonderland!"
"Uh huh." Rory nodded, unconvinced, as she let loose a big yawn.
"Oh, ye of little faith." Lorelai scolded.
"Mom, you seriously need to get some sleep." Rory muttered as she settled herself back down onto the couch, closing her eyes contentedly.
"Says the person who is the result of the numbness in my legs for the past three hours!" Lorelai shot back, whining.
"Fine," Rory said as she moved over a bit. "That better?"
"Yes. Thank you." Lorelai smiled down at Rory as she stroked back some stray strands of hair from Rory's face.
Rory smiled warmly, her eyes still closed. "Goodnight, mom. Love you."
"Love you too, kid. Sweet dreams; and don't let the bed bugs bite." Lorelai replied quietly.
"Mom?" Rory inquired almost inaudibly after a moment's silence.
"Hmm?"
"We're on a couch. How did bed bugs suddenly get into the picture?" she asked bluntly, smirking.
"Hush, child. You think too much."
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"Well, well, well, will you look at that?" Rory waltzed into the kitchen the following morning clad in her Chilton uniform, opening the curtains victoriously. "No snow!"
"Hey, I said 24 hours, not 8 hours!" Lorelai complained as she arose from her seat at the kitchen table to close the curtains again. "Give it time."
"Yes, but, as much as I would love to continue this debate with you on whether or not it will snow, I have a debate on a more sophisticated subject matter waiting for me at school at eight." Rory said as she started jamming various books into her backpack.
"Ugh, fine, leave me here." Lorelai sunk back down in her chair at the table before she pointed an accusing finger at Rory. "But I'm telling you now, it will snow."
Rory rolled her eyes as she adjusted her bag onto her back. "Yes, mom. Whatever you say."
"Rory, think fast!" Lorelai suddenly blurted.
She looked up just in time to see a pair of keys being hurled right at her, which just managed to land safely in her hands.
"What's this?" she inquired.
"Take the car," Lorelai explained. "Just in case it snows while you're at school and you're allowed home early! And you and I both know that if you don't have a car you'll have to wait for your regular bus in the afternoon, which completely undermines the whole point of getting let off from school early from the snow."
"Mom, for the last time, it's not going to snow; and even if it does, the ground won't hold it because it will be too wet from the rain." Rory sighed with exasperation as she threw the keys back to her mom. "And besides, you'll need the jeep to get to the inn anyway."
"I'll just get a ride with Sookie." Lorelai said as she moved over to Rory, enclosing her daughter's fingers around the keys as she pushed her towards the door. "Now don't argue with the snow-rain; just go."
"Alright, alright, I'm going." Rory laughed as they reached the porch.
"Bye mom." Rory reached up and gave Lorelai a big hug.
"Bye sweets. Have a good day." Lorelai hugged Rory back tightly.
Lorelai watched as Rory ran out into the rain and quickly hurried into the jeep, trying to stay as dry as possible.
"And it's gonna snow, just wait and see!" she called after her.
Rory poked her head out of the car window amusedly. "Bye mom, love ya!"
"Love you too, kiddo." Lorelai whispered to herself as Rory began to pull out of the driveway.
She shook her head, smiling, as she gradually made her way back inside.
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Rory was gripping the steering wheel so tight that her knuckles were turning white. No later than ten minutes after she had left home, Lorelai's so-called 'snow rain' had begun coming down in heavy torrents, making driving conditions on the highway almost impossible.
Squinting as she leaned forward in her seat, Rory desperately tried to see past the windscreen wipers that were thrashing wildly from side to side, as the rain continued to lash against her windscreen mercilessly, depriving her of any ability to see the road in front of her.
Rory quickly glanced over at the digital clock on the car radio, her heart racing.
8:02.
She was already late; there was no way she could pull over and wait till the road conditions were a bit safer before she continued on into Hartford.
Sighing heavily, Rory continued down the highway slowly and steadily. Another five minutes had passed, and the rain was showing no signs of letting up. More and more blinkers on the cars around her began to appear through the haze as the number of cars seeking refuge at the side of the road gradually began to increase.
It was here that Rory realized she had no choice; she was going to have to pull over. Drawing in a shaky breath, she put her blinkers on and silently prayed that the cars around her would notice this indication. Behind her own anxious, heavy breathing and the rain, she was vaguely aware of the sounds of other cars as she slowly merged to the right of the road.
But suddenly, the steady rhythm of the roaring engine in a nearby car started becoming too loud for her liking.and was getting louder at a rapid rate.
Rory gasped in horror as a large red vehicle suddenly appeared through the haze and rain outside her window. Her own piercing scream slit through the deafening sound of the rain and windscreen wipers like a knife; but silence was quick to follow as the two cars came together with a sickening crunch, sending the smaller of them sliding across the slippery, wet roads until it was stopped heavily by a tree.
In the sky, the sun began to let loose a couple of stray rays that shed some light on the terrifying sight it had just witnessed as scores of people rushed to the now unrecognizable jeep resting at the foot of the tree.
But inside the jeep, there was nothing but darkness.
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Okay guys sorry to leave you there, but it won't be long till my next update, the next chapter is already written!!! *feels very organized*
You guys know the drill.drop me a line (or an idea for a title) in any reviews, and suggestions for the plot are more than welcome!!!
And the more you review the sooner the next chapter (yes, I know, I'm shameless.) so give that little purplish-bluish looking button down there a small visit, he'd love to meet you!!! And maybe, after you review, you guys can hold hands and skip afterwards!!! (hehehe sound familiar?)
A/N: I've taken over this fic for Noor (Sleeping Star). Due to personal reasons, she can no longer finish this particular fic, but look out for her other fics, and any other fantastic creations she throws out!
I hope I've done her justice with the forth chapter, so if you've already read the first three, just skip straight to the 4th one!
Chapter One: GOODBYE AND OPEN ARMS
~~*+*~~
"Ah, what a perfect end to the weekend. Mocking the most overrated love story in history." Lorelai grinned as she placed the video in the VCR.
"I'll never let go, Jack, I'll never let go!" Rory cried, clutching her heart and melodramatically collapsing into the couch.
"Enough said." Lorelai laughed as she joined Rory. "Scooch over, mini-me."
"Aye-aye, captain." Rory made room for Lorelai and reached down for the bowl of popcorn resting on the ground by the couch before pulling a blanket over the both of them. "Popcorn?"
Three hours later, Lorelai looked down to notice Rory fast asleep, her head on a pillow resting on Lorelai's lap. Yawning sleepily, she turned the TV off and gently placed the bowl of popcorn on the coffee table before she shook Rory in a gentle attempt to wake her up.
"Rory, sweetie, the movie's finished." She whispered as Rory stirred.
Rory looked up at her mom, mumbling incoherently as she shifted positions and promptly fell back asleep.
"Ugh; difficult child." Lorelai muttered as she looked down at her sleeping daughter for a moment before shrugging to herself. "Two can play that game."
She heavily leant her head back to sleep; but no more than five seconds had passed before a pattering noise brought her back to her senses.
Groaning slightly, she forced one eye open and listened to the sound carefully before finding herself fully awake, a wide grin on her face.
"Rory! Rory! Wake up! Can you hear that?!" she cried excitedly, shaking Rory again.
"Wha.?" Rory clumsily sat up, rubbing her eyes sleepily.
"Sshh, listen closely." Lorelai whispered in a voice full of anticipation.
Rory sat still for a moment before scowling grumpily. "It's called rain, mom."
"No no no, Rory; listen closer." Lorelai emphasized. "That sounds like.snow- rain!"
Rory looked at her mom quizzically. "Snow-rain?"
"Yes; rain that will ultimately lead to snow within the next 24 hours." Lorelai explained simply, her eyes shining. "I guarantee you that this time tomorrow; we will be in the middle of a winter wonderland!"
"Uh huh." Rory nodded, unconvinced, as she let loose a big yawn.
"Oh, ye of little faith." Lorelai scolded.
"Mom, you seriously need to get some sleep." Rory muttered as she settled herself back down onto the couch, closing her eyes contentedly.
"Says the person who is the result of the numbness in my legs for the past three hours!" Lorelai shot back, whining.
"Fine," Rory said as she moved over a bit. "That better?"
"Yes. Thank you." Lorelai smiled down at Rory as she stroked back some stray strands of hair from Rory's face.
Rory smiled warmly, her eyes still closed. "Goodnight, mom. Love you."
"Love you too, kid. Sweet dreams; and don't let the bed bugs bite." Lorelai replied quietly.
"Mom?" Rory inquired almost inaudibly after a moment's silence.
"Hmm?"
"We're on a couch. How did bed bugs suddenly get into the picture?" she asked bluntly, smirking.
"Hush, child. You think too much."
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"Well, well, well, will you look at that?" Rory waltzed into the kitchen the following morning clad in her Chilton uniform, opening the curtains victoriously. "No snow!"
"Hey, I said 24 hours, not 8 hours!" Lorelai complained as she arose from her seat at the kitchen table to close the curtains again. "Give it time."
"Yes, but, as much as I would love to continue this debate with you on whether or not it will snow, I have a debate on a more sophisticated subject matter waiting for me at school at eight." Rory said as she started jamming various books into her backpack.
"Ugh, fine, leave me here." Lorelai sunk back down in her chair at the table before she pointed an accusing finger at Rory. "But I'm telling you now, it will snow."
Rory rolled her eyes as she adjusted her bag onto her back. "Yes, mom. Whatever you say."
"Rory, think fast!" Lorelai suddenly blurted.
She looked up just in time to see a pair of keys being hurled right at her, which just managed to land safely in her hands.
"What's this?" she inquired.
"Take the car," Lorelai explained. "Just in case it snows while you're at school and you're allowed home early! And you and I both know that if you don't have a car you'll have to wait for your regular bus in the afternoon, which completely undermines the whole point of getting let off from school early from the snow."
"Mom, for the last time, it's not going to snow; and even if it does, the ground won't hold it because it will be too wet from the rain." Rory sighed with exasperation as she threw the keys back to her mom. "And besides, you'll need the jeep to get to the inn anyway."
"I'll just get a ride with Sookie." Lorelai said as she moved over to Rory, enclosing her daughter's fingers around the keys as she pushed her towards the door. "Now don't argue with the snow-rain; just go."
"Alright, alright, I'm going." Rory laughed as they reached the porch.
"Bye mom." Rory reached up and gave Lorelai a big hug.
"Bye sweets. Have a good day." Lorelai hugged Rory back tightly.
Lorelai watched as Rory ran out into the rain and quickly hurried into the jeep, trying to stay as dry as possible.
"And it's gonna snow, just wait and see!" she called after her.
Rory poked her head out of the car window amusedly. "Bye mom, love ya!"
"Love you too, kiddo." Lorelai whispered to herself as Rory began to pull out of the driveway.
She shook her head, smiling, as she gradually made her way back inside.
~~*+*~~
Rory was gripping the steering wheel so tight that her knuckles were turning white. No later than ten minutes after she had left home, Lorelai's so-called 'snow rain' had begun coming down in heavy torrents, making driving conditions on the highway almost impossible.
Squinting as she leaned forward in her seat, Rory desperately tried to see past the windscreen wipers that were thrashing wildly from side to side, as the rain continued to lash against her windscreen mercilessly, depriving her of any ability to see the road in front of her.
Rory quickly glanced over at the digital clock on the car radio, her heart racing.
8:02.
She was already late; there was no way she could pull over and wait till the road conditions were a bit safer before she continued on into Hartford.
Sighing heavily, Rory continued down the highway slowly and steadily. Another five minutes had passed, and the rain was showing no signs of letting up. More and more blinkers on the cars around her began to appear through the haze as the number of cars seeking refuge at the side of the road gradually began to increase.
It was here that Rory realized she had no choice; she was going to have to pull over. Drawing in a shaky breath, she put her blinkers on and silently prayed that the cars around her would notice this indication. Behind her own anxious, heavy breathing and the rain, she was vaguely aware of the sounds of other cars as she slowly merged to the right of the road.
But suddenly, the steady rhythm of the roaring engine in a nearby car started becoming too loud for her liking.and was getting louder at a rapid rate.
Rory gasped in horror as a large red vehicle suddenly appeared through the haze and rain outside her window. Her own piercing scream slit through the deafening sound of the rain and windscreen wipers like a knife; but silence was quick to follow as the two cars came together with a sickening crunch, sending the smaller of them sliding across the slippery, wet roads until it was stopped heavily by a tree.
In the sky, the sun began to let loose a couple of stray rays that shed some light on the terrifying sight it had just witnessed as scores of people rushed to the now unrecognizable jeep resting at the foot of the tree.
But inside the jeep, there was nothing but darkness.
~~*+*~~
Okay guys sorry to leave you there, but it won't be long till my next update, the next chapter is already written!!! *feels very organized*
You guys know the drill.drop me a line (or an idea for a title) in any reviews, and suggestions for the plot are more than welcome!!!
And the more you review the sooner the next chapter (yes, I know, I'm shameless.) so give that little purplish-bluish looking button down there a small visit, he'd love to meet you!!! And maybe, after you review, you guys can hold hands and skip afterwards!!! (hehehe sound familiar?)