*Disclaimer: I don't own the series Gilmore Girls or the characters. Except for Bryan. (I'm not sure if I wanna own him though) All I own is my imagination and the plot.

*A/N: Hey!!! I was fixing some of my stories, so that's why I'm updating now instead of yesterday. Makes no sense huh ? Already figured something like that. Anyway I would really, really like your opinion on Bryan. Is he coming over as twisted and harsh as I want him to ? Please hit the Review button and tell me. (Unless you can magically tap into my brain and tell me what you think about it) That reminds me, thanks to everyone who reviewed. You guys deserve like a zillion of them. I genuinely appreciate every single one of them.

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When Rory opened her eyes next morning, she was greeted by a couple rays of sun that found their way into the room. She could feel the warmth of them on her face and smiled. It always gave her a sheltered feeling. Ever since she was little, she saw the sun at this never ending light that was always there to get you through the dark times. Even when it rained, the sun was there, hiding behind the clouds. And when the night cast it's shadow over the sky, the stars would appear. Rory used to make up this little story in her head that the stars were really little chunks of the sun, that stayed around to light up the night. Now it just sounded ridiculous, but back then it seemed pretty logical for a 6-year-old. Maybe she should call Jess her shining star from now on, since he had been her rainbow after the rain last night. Rory laughed softly. Yeah, he would like that. She sat up straight and started to rub her eyes, to get rid of the last sleeping sand that was hiding in the corners of her eyes. After that she yawned and wanted to get out of bed, but froze when she looked into a pair of gray eyes that made her wanna run and hide someplace where he wouldn't think of looking. Rory had the urge to go back under the covers and close her eyes, hoping that this was just a part of her dream that hadn't faded yet.

B: ''Rise and shine sunshine.''

He said it with a smile on his face, but his gaze remained as cold as ever, sending freezing shivers down her spine that kept her from moving.

R: ''Bryan.''

Just saying his name while he was watching her was a hard task for her. Showing no fear on the outside was even more of a task for her, since fear was the thing that made her heart beat faster with every breath she took.

B: ''Did you really think that you could get away from me ?''

Rory didn't say a word and just waited for him to yell or even worse hit her. She was used of him reacting with his hands, but what he was doing now scared her even more. He just sat there, looking at her, as if he was waiting for the right moment to hurt her.

B: ''Did you really think that I would let you get away from me ?''

Rory lowered her eyes and thought about his question for a while. Did she really think that she could get away from him ? Last night, with the dark night to hide her, she did think that she would get away from him. And when she had been in Jess' presence that insecure thought had turned into a sure and steady one. Suddenly she stopped the stream of thoughts that were going through her mind. Jess............... She looked up and met Bryan's eyes, praying that he didn't have the ability to read her like an open book, from cover to cover, like Jess could.

R: ''Where's Jess ?''

Bryan sighed and got a small piece of paper out of his pocket. He unfolded it and started to read.

B: ''I'm at work. I'll try to be back as soon as I can. In the meanwhile, I've got a collection of books that is awaiting your arrival. Don't worry, everything will be alright. I'll bring home some takeout and coffee. Jess.''

Bryan looked at the note and shook his head. He crumpled up the note in his fist and threw it on the floor, with a neutral expression on his face.

B: ''I hope he's hungry, cause I know he's expecting you to stay for dinner and all, but I don't think that works for me.''

His expression stayed neutral, but Rory knew that he was angry, even though he was hiding it pretty well. She could see how tense he was and how he kept clenching his fists over and over. Rory's gaze fell on his hands. They were shaped roughly and he had long fingers that could always hold a firm grip on her if he wanted to. Rory shifted her gaze from his hands up to his clean-cut face. His eyes gave away that he was anything but clean-cut. Underneath his humble and trustworthy looks hid a heartless monster who took exhilaration in making her feel small and terrified. He winked at her and Rory could feel herself filling up with the hatred that she felt towards him. She grabbed a hold of her blanket and pretended that she was digging her nails into his skin, hurting him like he had hurt her.

B: ''Rory, Rory, what am I going to do with you ?"

Rory came up with a couple of things that he could do to her and cringed.

B: "You know, if you weren't so reckless and hadn't left this lying around..........."

Bryan retrieved a small, dark-blue address book out of his pocket and held it up so Rory could see.

B: ''.......you probably would've gotten away with it."

Rory gasped when she saw her address book. How could she have left that lying around the house ? That was just invitation for him to follow her and find her, hiding away in her sanctuary.

B: ''There were only two addresses in it.''

R: ''Dean and Jess'.''

B: ''Bingo. You made it too easy for me. When you weren't at Dean's I figured that you had to be here. Lucky me.''

R: ''You went to Dean's ?''

B: ''Yeah."

R: ''Wha.......what did you do to him ?''

B: ''Why do you assume I did anything to him ? Maybe we just had a nice, friendly conversation.''

Bryan had a smirk on his face as he said this, so Rory could tell that he was lying.

B: ''Let's just say that I convinced him not to call the cops.''

Rory started to feel sick to her stomach when he said that. It wasn't enough to hurt her, but he had to hurt the ones she loved too. One part of her felt scared and the other part was filled with hatred and disgust for Bryan. And together it made a combination, almost impossible to deal with. She was really close to giving up right now.

B: ''Get up.''

Without thinking twice, Rory did as he told her. She was so used to hear his voice tell her what to do that she didn't even fight him. Not that she could. He was much stronger than her. And even if she would fight him, she would end up at the bottom of the ravine or lost in the woods with no one to help her.

B: ''So, you sleep with him, but you won't sleep with me ?''

At first Rory didn't understand what he was talking about, but when she saw him looking at her, she realized what he meant. She was wearing Jess' clothes and Bryan immediately assumed that she and Jess............ That thought hadn't even crossed her mind last night, not once!

R: ''I didn't..............sleep with him.''

B: ''Then how do you explain his clothes ?''

He got out off the chair and took a step towards her, intimidating her with his length and impatient expression.

R: ''I needed something to sleep in last night.''

B: ''I'm sure he was more than happy to help you change in to them.''

R: ''Believe whatever you want.''

Bryan's impatient expression changed into an angry scowl. Within a couple of seconds he was standing right in front of Rory. He roughly grabbed her by the arm and started to pull her out of the bedroom. Rory wanted to tell him that he was holding her too tight and that he was going to leave another bruise if he kept holding her like that, but then she realized that he didn't care. He didn't care if she would end up having another bruise on her arm. He didn't care when he caused the other ones. And he didn't care like it felt as if someone had tied a rope around her arm and was pulling it too tight, waiting for the blood to appear. The only one that cared was her. Suddenly he stopped and heartlessly threw her on the couch.

B: ''Put your shoes on.''

Rory obeyed him and started to put her shoes on, knowing that he was watching her every move. She was busy lacing her shoes when the phone rang. Her head shot up and she looked from Bryan to the phone and back again, not knowing what she was supposed to do now.

B: ''Answer it.''

Rory walked over to the dresser and picked up the phone.

R: ''Hello ?''

J: ''Hey, it's me.''

R: ''Jess.''

Bryan casually leaned against the wall across from Rory and mouthed for her not to tell him anything.

J: ''How are you doing ?''

R: ''I.....I'm doing fine.''

J: ''Are you sure ?''

R: ''Yeah, why ?''

J: ''Don't know, forget it. Listen, I was thinking off Chinese for dinner. What do you think ?''

R: ''Sounds great, but don't get too much though.''

J: ''Why ? Don't tell me you're not hungry ?''

R: ''I am, it's just..............''

She looked at Bryan, who shot her a warning look and gripped the phone tighter as if she was trying to hold on to Jess' voice.

J: ''What is it ?''

R: ''Nothing, forget it. Chinese sounds good.''

J: ''Good.''

R: ''Yeah, good.''

J: ''So, I'll see you in a couple of hours then.''

R: ''Guess so.''

J: ''Okay, see you later then.''

R: ''Goodbye Jess.''

Before Jess could say anything else, she hung up. Bryan, who seemed amused by Rory's misery, slightly smiled and grabbed a hold of Rory's hand.

B: ''Let's go.''

R: ''No.''

B: ''What ?''

R: ''No, I'm not going with you.''

She pulled her hand free and took a step back. Jess was expecting her to be here when he got home from work and she was. She was going to be here. And they were going to have Chinese for dinner.

B: ''Fine.......... I'll have to go to Dean's house and finish the job though, but if he's worth spending more time with Jess.........''

Suddenly Bryan took a step towards her and Rory found herself trapped between Bryan and the dresser.

B: ''Besides, Jess can't be with you 24/7.''

And with those couple of words, he shattered Rory's last hopes. Tears were starting to form in her eyes, threatening to fall and she gave in. If she didn't, Dean would get hurt and probably Jess too. It wasn't worth it.

B: ''I knew you were smart, I mean you graduated from Yale and all.''

Bryan slipped one of his arms around her waist and pulled her against him. Rory threw one more glance at Jess' apartment, before Bryan closed the door behind them, leaving Rory's last hope behind her.