Title:  Rebellion

Pairing: R/J


Rating: PG


Disclaimer: I am, in NO WAY, affiliated with Gilmore Girls, Amy Sherman-Palladino, the WB, or any of the other big names. I am just a big fan of the Gilmore Girls, Milo Ventimiglia, and Chad Michael Murray. :)


Spoilers: Events from Season 2-3 are talked about.


Distribution: Please e-mail me first at rgilmore03@hotmail.com -Thank you very much.


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Rory walked towards Luke's Diner, her backpack hoisted on her shoulder.  She decided to pick up some coffee before meeting Dean at the bench.  She entered the diner, and headed towards the counter.

"Hey."

Rory turned around, to see Jess clearing a table in the back corner.  Rory raised her eyebrows, and looked at her watch.

"Aren't you supposed to be at school?"

"Sure."  Jess rolled his eyes, and carelessly tossed silverware into the bin.

"I'm serious."  Rory smiled.

"I gave myself a half day."

Rory rolled her eyes.  "How convenient."

"I thought so."

Rory smiled, and then remembered why she had stopped by in the first place.  "I could use some coffee right now."

"That was random."

"Not really."

"We were talking about my school attendance – or lack thereof – and all of a sudden…" Jess grinned.

Rory grinned.  "You forgot that this is a diner, and you work here.  My ordering coffee is anything but random.  You should be used to customers ordering food by now."

Jess laughed, and walked towards the counter.  Rory followed him, and took a seat at one of the stools.  She set her backpack on the floor and watched him intently.

After about a minute, Jess set a hot Styrofoam container in front of Rory.  Rory was still looking at him thoughtfully.  Jess cleared his throat. 

Rory snapped out of her trance, and gratefully took a sip of the coffee.  "Thanks."

"No problem."

"I feel so much better now," Rory said after drinking a long sip, "I'm so glad it's Friday."

"Stressful week?"

"Extremely."

Rory took another long sip of her coffee, and Jess watched her with an amused expression on his face.  "Aren't you going to come up for air every once in a while?"

Rory set her cup down.  "Hilarious."

"I try."

All of a sudden, Rory froze and she frantically checked her watch.  "I have to go."  She stood up, and picked up her backpack.  She hurriedly checked one of her backpack compartments for money, but didn't find anything.

"Darn.  I don't have any money."

"That's okay."  Jess shrugged.

"No, it's not.  I'll stop by later and pay you back."  Rory grabbed her backpack and left the diner.

Rory walked towards the bench, and saw that Dean was patiently waiting for her.  She quickened her pace, and waved to him.

"Hey." 

Dean turned around, and grinned.  "Hey."  He gave Rory a kiss, and pulled her close to him.  "I missed you."

Rory raised her eyebrows.  "Really?  You didn't have to wait for me that long."  She shrugged her backpack off her shoulder, and set it on the bench.

"I know," Dean said quietly, "I meant, in general.  I've missed you."

Rory bit her lip.  "I know.  I've missed you too.  It feels like we haven't seen each other in a while."

"That would probably be because we haven't."

Rory looked at Dean in the eyes.  "We're going to have to do something about that."

Lorelai hopped in her Jeep, and started to drive home.  She rummaged in her purse for her cell phone, and called Rory.  Nobody answered, so she left a message.

"Hey, it's me.  I'm coming home early today, so I was thinking…we have a couple hours until dinner, so what do you say we order some pizza?  I'm thinking, deep-dish, everything on it.  Hopefully you get this message soon.  Where are you?  I'm going to go ahead and call Joe, so I'll see you later.  Love you!"

Lorelai stuffed her cell phone in her purse, and stopped the car at the stop sign.  She momentarily looked outside, and saw Rory and Dean sitting at the bench, talking and laughing.

Lorelai genuinely smiled.  Now there's something I haven't seen in a while.

"Mom, I'm home!"  Rory opened the door, and threw her backpack on the floor.  "Where are you?"

"In the kitchen!"

Rory entered the kitchen, and smiled at her mother.  "Hey."

"Hey.  You look very happy."  Lorelai observed.

Rory nodded.  "I am happy.  I'm having a good day."

"You had a good day at Chilton?"

Rory shook her head.  "Not that good of a day.  I spent some much needed time with Dean today."

"I know," Lorelai smiled, "I saw you guys from the car while I was driving home."

"I just realized how much I've missed spending time with him.  We haven't really hung out in a long time…why are you home this early?"

"I gave myself a half day."  Lorelai said proudly.  Rory raised her eyebrows.

"What?"

"Uh – nothing."

Lorelai shrugged.  "I left a message on the machine, but I didn't know you weren't home.  I ordered pizza from Joe, so it should be here in about twenty minutes."

"What about dinner at Grandma's?"

"This is a test for our appetites."

Rory laughed.  "Okay.  Hey, I have to go do something."

Lorelai raised her eyebrows.  "Okay, Mysterious One…just make sure you're back in time for our little pre-dinner."

"I will."  Rory grabbed some money from her room, and headed towards Luke's.

"Hey Rory."  Luke looked at Rory and smiled.  "How are you doing?"

"Good."

"What can I get you?"

Rory bit her lip.  "Actually, I needed to talk to Jess.  Is he here?"

"Yeah.  He's cleaning up the storeroom.  I'll go get him for you."

Rory nodded, and pulled the dollar bills out of her coat pocket.  She clutched them in her right hand, and waited for Jess.

"Hey."

Rory smiled.  "Hi.  I owe you."  Rory handed him the money.

Jess raised his eyebrows.  "My, aren't we true to our word."

"What?"

"It wasn't a problem.  It's just coffee."

Rory sighed.  "Are you taking the money or not?"

Jess smirked.  "Or not."

"You're impossible."  Rory stuffed the bills back into her pocket.

"How's Dean?" 

Rory looked at him curiously.  "That was random."

"Not really."

"Yes, it was."

"You're going out with Dean, and I asked how he's doing."  Jess pointed out.

Rory stared at him.  "Like you care."

Jess shrugged.  "Whatever.  Spending some quality time with the boyfriend this weekend?"

"I don't know what you're problem is.  I'm going out with Dean, so obviously I'm going to spend time with him."

"I'm well aware of that." Jess said bitterly.

"It doesn't seem like it."  Rory replied angrily.

"I have one question for you."

"What?"

Jess looked away from Rory as he spoke.  "You're going out with Dean…what exactly are we doing?"

Rory looked at him, and she was at a loss for words.  "I…we…"

Jess nodded.  "That's what I thought."  He shook his head out of frustration, and walked upstairs to the apartment.

Rory stood there, thinking about what Jess had just said.  She didn't have an answer to his question.