*Disclaimer: I don't own the series Gilmore Girls or the characters. All I
own is my imagination and the plot.
*A/N: Please read the A/N at the end of this chapter. Thank you! :-)
*~*~*:-)*~*~*Bye, smile :-)
Suddenly the door opened and Tristan came in, dragging a man with him.
R: ''Uhm.....Tristan ?''
Tristan shot them a look over his shoulder as he dragged the man inside.
T: ''Mr. Black didn't show.''
R: ''Tristan, you have only been waiting there for an hour or so.''
Tristan let go of the man and shrugged.
T: ''I get bored easily.''
Everyone had stopped talking and was looking at the man, who was now lying on the floor. Paris examined the guy and then looked at Tristan.
P: ''What did you do to him ?''
T: ''Nothing I didn't do at Chilton.''
P: ''That's reassuring.''
R: ''We can't just leave him like this, lying on the floor when he's unconscious.''
T: ''Of course not. I'll wake him up.''
R: ''Tristan............''
T: ''Hey, you want some answers, right ?''
Rory bit her lip and nodded.
R: ''But we could at least put him on the couch.''
Tristan sighed as he walked over to the man and started to drag him towards the couch, Dave helping him. They tried to wake him up, but the man didn't, so Jess offered to get some water to throw over his face. Which caused Rory to smile, even under these circumstances. Jess emptied the glass on the man's face and this time he did wake up. He shot up and his eyes flew open.
Man: ''What the.......?!''
T: ''Hey hey, no swearing. Not in front of the ladies.''
The man looked at Tristan and then at the other teens.
Man: ''What am I doing here ?''
T: ''Oh you know, just hanging.''
Tristan had taken the part of the leader without even knowing it. Normally Paris was the leader, but this time she didn't argue. After all this wasn't some school project.
J: ''And we thought that since you're hanging with us, you could give us a couple of answers.''
Man: ''Answers ?''
Lane: ''Yeah, you know, explain a few things. The screams, the graveyard..........''
S: ''And those freaks who were knocking on the door.''
J: ''Don't they know that even if they knock louder, we still won't let them in ?''
Man: ''I'm afraid I can't give you any answers.''
T: ''I'm afraid you'll have to.''
Man: ''But I'm not allowed to.''
J: ''I'm not allowed to kill either, but if there's not other way.........''
Rory shuddered and looked at Jess. She didn't like where this conversation was going. She didn't like the way both Tristan and Jess were threatening the man. She knew that this was probably the only way they could get some answers, but couldn't they do it in a more civil way. She met Jess' eyes and saw how amused he was. Rory let out a silent sigh of relief. He was just joking.
Man: ''But my boss, he'll............''
Paris rolled her eyes.
P: ''Kill you ?''
D: ''He won't.''
T: ''Yeah, we won't give him the chance to kill you.''
The man looked at the teens again, wondering if they were serious or not. Finally he sighed and gave in. They looked dangerous and serious enough.
Man: ''Fine, what do you wanna know ?''
Lane: ''Everything.''
R: ''Let's start with the lights. Every time they went out, was it an accident ?''
The man shook his head.
Man: ''No. The electricity of this house is hooked up to our 'control room' so to speak. And our control room is hooked up to the windmills, so that we get enough power to run everything.''
Dave: ''We never saw any windmills.''
Man: ''That's because they are on the other end of this island.''
Lane: ''That explains the light, but what about those screams we kept hearing ?''
The man got a small tape-recorder out of his pocket and showed it to them.
Man: ''The scream's recorded. If we hook them up to some speakers and turn the volume up, it can be heard all over this island.''
R: ''What about the graveyard ? And all those graves ?''
Man: ''They're all fake.''
R: ''Fake ?''
The man nodded.
Man: ''Every single one of them. There's nothing underneath the ground, no bones, nothing. And the names are made up, just as the dates. It took us a while, but it was definitely worth it.''
Lane: ''That's sick.''
P: ''Not sick, but genius.''
D: ''What about all that knocking on the windows and stuff ?''
The man smiled.
Man: ''That were me and my friends. We film during the day, but when there's nothing to film we get bored, so we decided to have a little fun. Make you guys feel scared. After all that's what the boss wants.''
R: ''And what about the message............in the sand ?''
Man: ''One of the cameramen again. I didn't even know of that later on.''
T: ''What about the message on the mirror ?''
The man smirked.
Man: ''You all were on the beach and I just couldn't resist. I also was the one who held the door shut for her..........''
He nodded in Rory's direction.
Man: ''And everyone thought she was crazy.''
R: ''That wasn't funny.''
The man just smiled and shrugged. Suddenly Tristan spotted something else in the man's pocket. He reached for it and pulled out a cell phone. He handed it to the guy.
T: ''Call your boss and tell him to get us of off this island.''
The man took the phone and dialed a number.
Man: ''Yes, hello Mr. Black...................''
Mr. Black ? The guy who brought them here on that boat, he was the boss ?! They all exchanged looks, but didn't say anything. They didn't wanna miss one word that was coming out of the man's mouth. Finally the man hung up.
Man: ''Mr. Black will pick you up at the beach in two hours.''
Then the man got up.
Man: ''Now, if you don't mind, I have to get back to the control room and tell the others that the show's over.''
T: ''Thanks for your cooperation.''
The man smiled a bitter smile at Tristan and left. After that they all went to their room and started to pack, glad that this 'vacation' was finally coming to an end.
*~*~*
After everyone was done packing, they headed over to the beach. While everyone was standing near the water, Rory chose to be alone. Enjoying the way the sun colored the ocean in different shades. She liked, that when the water moved, the different colors started to mix together, creating a blur of vague colors. She was standing underneath one of the palm trees, hidden by the shades. As soon as she reached the beach, she had taken off her shoes and dug her toes into the sand. She was going to miss doing that.
She still couldn't believe that the graveyard and everything had been fake and set up. But she didn't spend too much time thinking about it. After all it was over now and even though it had been scary, she thought everything had been worth it. If it hadn't been for this trip, she and Jess would have never found each other. And they wouldn't have woken up in each other's arms on the beach. Rory smiled as she looked at her toes.
J: ''What are you thinking about ?''
Rory looked up, but didn't look at him yet. That was another thing she liked about Jess. He always seemed to show up when she was thinking about him. As if he knew she was reaching out for him. She didn't even have to kiss him, standing so close to him was enough for her. Rory shrugged and looked at him, a smile gracing her face.
R: ''Nothing.''
Jess met her eyes and was immediately fascinated by her sincere and unclouded eyes. Nothing but honesty and that was something he really appreciated about her. She wouldn't tell anyone a single lie and she always let people down gently, like a feather slowly twirling down to the ground. And she had showed him that she had been definitely worth the wait.
Lane: ''Hey guys ! The boat's here !''
Rory broke their eye contact and looked at the ocean. Indeed the boat was there, waiting for them. She had been so caught up with Jess, that she didn't even hear the boat. Rory quickly put on her shoes and started to struggle with her bags.
J: ''Need some help ?''
R: ''Not need, but want.''
Jess smirked and took one of her bags. They walked over to the boat, walking side by side. Mr. Black took their bags and started to put them in the boat. While he was doing this he kept talking.
Mr. Black: ''I'm an old man and I had all this money, so I decided to have some fun. So I put the add in that magazine, hoping it would attract some teens who had nothing better to do and were looking for some fun. I hope ya'll forgive me for all the camera's. The tapes I made were for me. I was alone and this way it felt like I wasn't. Cause I was surrounded by your emotions. Anger, fear, love, happiness............''
He kept talking as they went into the boat and sat down. Rory found a spot at the end of the boat. She had a great view of the island as Mr. Black started the boat. Jess was sitting next to her and when the beach was out of sight, Rory turned her head and met his eyes. He tucked her hair behind her ears, so he could take a closer look at her.
Rory started to blush and lowered her eyes. Jess put his arm around her waist, gently touching her skin with his rough hands. Rory cuddled up against him and closed her eyes. She could feel the wind playing with her hair and Jess' fingers on her stomach. This was truly............paradise.
*R*E*V*I*E*W*! Please ? :-) Well, another story's done. I know this chapter wasn't really worth reading, but I had a lot of trouble writing this story and the ending wasn't an exception. Thanks for reading it and leaving such amazing reviews! Really appreciate every single one of them! :-) Be sure to check for updates of 'Ace of Hearts' every now and then, kay ? I will start a new story asap. Thanks!!! :-)
*A/N: Please read the A/N at the end of this chapter. Thank you! :-)
*~*~*:-)*~*~*Bye, smile :-)
Suddenly the door opened and Tristan came in, dragging a man with him.
R: ''Uhm.....Tristan ?''
Tristan shot them a look over his shoulder as he dragged the man inside.
T: ''Mr. Black didn't show.''
R: ''Tristan, you have only been waiting there for an hour or so.''
Tristan let go of the man and shrugged.
T: ''I get bored easily.''
Everyone had stopped talking and was looking at the man, who was now lying on the floor. Paris examined the guy and then looked at Tristan.
P: ''What did you do to him ?''
T: ''Nothing I didn't do at Chilton.''
P: ''That's reassuring.''
R: ''We can't just leave him like this, lying on the floor when he's unconscious.''
T: ''Of course not. I'll wake him up.''
R: ''Tristan............''
T: ''Hey, you want some answers, right ?''
Rory bit her lip and nodded.
R: ''But we could at least put him on the couch.''
Tristan sighed as he walked over to the man and started to drag him towards the couch, Dave helping him. They tried to wake him up, but the man didn't, so Jess offered to get some water to throw over his face. Which caused Rory to smile, even under these circumstances. Jess emptied the glass on the man's face and this time he did wake up. He shot up and his eyes flew open.
Man: ''What the.......?!''
T: ''Hey hey, no swearing. Not in front of the ladies.''
The man looked at Tristan and then at the other teens.
Man: ''What am I doing here ?''
T: ''Oh you know, just hanging.''
Tristan had taken the part of the leader without even knowing it. Normally Paris was the leader, but this time she didn't argue. After all this wasn't some school project.
J: ''And we thought that since you're hanging with us, you could give us a couple of answers.''
Man: ''Answers ?''
Lane: ''Yeah, you know, explain a few things. The screams, the graveyard..........''
S: ''And those freaks who were knocking on the door.''
J: ''Don't they know that even if they knock louder, we still won't let them in ?''
Man: ''I'm afraid I can't give you any answers.''
T: ''I'm afraid you'll have to.''
Man: ''But I'm not allowed to.''
J: ''I'm not allowed to kill either, but if there's not other way.........''
Rory shuddered and looked at Jess. She didn't like where this conversation was going. She didn't like the way both Tristan and Jess were threatening the man. She knew that this was probably the only way they could get some answers, but couldn't they do it in a more civil way. She met Jess' eyes and saw how amused he was. Rory let out a silent sigh of relief. He was just joking.
Man: ''But my boss, he'll............''
Paris rolled her eyes.
P: ''Kill you ?''
D: ''He won't.''
T: ''Yeah, we won't give him the chance to kill you.''
The man looked at the teens again, wondering if they were serious or not. Finally he sighed and gave in. They looked dangerous and serious enough.
Man: ''Fine, what do you wanna know ?''
Lane: ''Everything.''
R: ''Let's start with the lights. Every time they went out, was it an accident ?''
The man shook his head.
Man: ''No. The electricity of this house is hooked up to our 'control room' so to speak. And our control room is hooked up to the windmills, so that we get enough power to run everything.''
Dave: ''We never saw any windmills.''
Man: ''That's because they are on the other end of this island.''
Lane: ''That explains the light, but what about those screams we kept hearing ?''
The man got a small tape-recorder out of his pocket and showed it to them.
Man: ''The scream's recorded. If we hook them up to some speakers and turn the volume up, it can be heard all over this island.''
R: ''What about the graveyard ? And all those graves ?''
Man: ''They're all fake.''
R: ''Fake ?''
The man nodded.
Man: ''Every single one of them. There's nothing underneath the ground, no bones, nothing. And the names are made up, just as the dates. It took us a while, but it was definitely worth it.''
Lane: ''That's sick.''
P: ''Not sick, but genius.''
D: ''What about all that knocking on the windows and stuff ?''
The man smiled.
Man: ''That were me and my friends. We film during the day, but when there's nothing to film we get bored, so we decided to have a little fun. Make you guys feel scared. After all that's what the boss wants.''
R: ''And what about the message............in the sand ?''
Man: ''One of the cameramen again. I didn't even know of that later on.''
T: ''What about the message on the mirror ?''
The man smirked.
Man: ''You all were on the beach and I just couldn't resist. I also was the one who held the door shut for her..........''
He nodded in Rory's direction.
Man: ''And everyone thought she was crazy.''
R: ''That wasn't funny.''
The man just smiled and shrugged. Suddenly Tristan spotted something else in the man's pocket. He reached for it and pulled out a cell phone. He handed it to the guy.
T: ''Call your boss and tell him to get us of off this island.''
The man took the phone and dialed a number.
Man: ''Yes, hello Mr. Black...................''
Mr. Black ? The guy who brought them here on that boat, he was the boss ?! They all exchanged looks, but didn't say anything. They didn't wanna miss one word that was coming out of the man's mouth. Finally the man hung up.
Man: ''Mr. Black will pick you up at the beach in two hours.''
Then the man got up.
Man: ''Now, if you don't mind, I have to get back to the control room and tell the others that the show's over.''
T: ''Thanks for your cooperation.''
The man smiled a bitter smile at Tristan and left. After that they all went to their room and started to pack, glad that this 'vacation' was finally coming to an end.
*~*~*
After everyone was done packing, they headed over to the beach. While everyone was standing near the water, Rory chose to be alone. Enjoying the way the sun colored the ocean in different shades. She liked, that when the water moved, the different colors started to mix together, creating a blur of vague colors. She was standing underneath one of the palm trees, hidden by the shades. As soon as she reached the beach, she had taken off her shoes and dug her toes into the sand. She was going to miss doing that.
She still couldn't believe that the graveyard and everything had been fake and set up. But she didn't spend too much time thinking about it. After all it was over now and even though it had been scary, she thought everything had been worth it. If it hadn't been for this trip, she and Jess would have never found each other. And they wouldn't have woken up in each other's arms on the beach. Rory smiled as she looked at her toes.
J: ''What are you thinking about ?''
Rory looked up, but didn't look at him yet. That was another thing she liked about Jess. He always seemed to show up when she was thinking about him. As if he knew she was reaching out for him. She didn't even have to kiss him, standing so close to him was enough for her. Rory shrugged and looked at him, a smile gracing her face.
R: ''Nothing.''
Jess met her eyes and was immediately fascinated by her sincere and unclouded eyes. Nothing but honesty and that was something he really appreciated about her. She wouldn't tell anyone a single lie and she always let people down gently, like a feather slowly twirling down to the ground. And she had showed him that she had been definitely worth the wait.
Lane: ''Hey guys ! The boat's here !''
Rory broke their eye contact and looked at the ocean. Indeed the boat was there, waiting for them. She had been so caught up with Jess, that she didn't even hear the boat. Rory quickly put on her shoes and started to struggle with her bags.
J: ''Need some help ?''
R: ''Not need, but want.''
Jess smirked and took one of her bags. They walked over to the boat, walking side by side. Mr. Black took their bags and started to put them in the boat. While he was doing this he kept talking.
Mr. Black: ''I'm an old man and I had all this money, so I decided to have some fun. So I put the add in that magazine, hoping it would attract some teens who had nothing better to do and were looking for some fun. I hope ya'll forgive me for all the camera's. The tapes I made were for me. I was alone and this way it felt like I wasn't. Cause I was surrounded by your emotions. Anger, fear, love, happiness............''
He kept talking as they went into the boat and sat down. Rory found a spot at the end of the boat. She had a great view of the island as Mr. Black started the boat. Jess was sitting next to her and when the beach was out of sight, Rory turned her head and met his eyes. He tucked her hair behind her ears, so he could take a closer look at her.
Rory started to blush and lowered her eyes. Jess put his arm around her waist, gently touching her skin with his rough hands. Rory cuddled up against him and closed her eyes. She could feel the wind playing with her hair and Jess' fingers on her stomach. This was truly............paradise.
*R*E*V*I*E*W*! Please ? :-) Well, another story's done. I know this chapter wasn't really worth reading, but I had a lot of trouble writing this story and the ending wasn't an exception. Thanks for reading it and leaving such amazing reviews! Really appreciate every single one of them! :-) Be sure to check for updates of 'Ace of Hearts' every now and then, kay ? I will start a new story asap. Thanks!!! :-)