A Whole New Life Back In An Old Place
By Emily Carol
Chapter 11
I Missed You Too Gilmore
***
Disclaimer: I'm 13 years old (almost 14) and you seem to think I own Gilmore Girls. What are you on?
Summary: For a reason unknown to anyone but herself Rory Gilmore fled her life with no trace when she was 20. It's 12 years later and she's back in Stars Hollow with a whole new look and personality to see how life went without her, positive she won't be recognized as Leah Haden. Until she realizes, maybe she never wanted to unrecognizable in the first place.
Rating- PG to be safe
Genre- General/Mystery(ish)
A/N- Thanks Reviewers!
Laura - Hey! Thanks for your great review! I'm glad you like my writing. If you click on the link of my name then you'll find all of my stories post at ff.net (though I must warn you that they're not all that good) and the URL of my fan site for Gilmore Girls. After this story I'm not planning on posting stories at ff.net but rather there. In fact right now I have a new story there called Rebel With A Cause (except it's without with the out crossed out) that's a bit different than more normal writing but should turn out to be a pretty good story I hope.
bluedancer - Hey! Guess what? This chapter is longer! Are you all happy now? You better be, this took me pretty long to write. Six Flags always leaves me bouncing off the walls too, but try doing it as a school trip with the honors music groups (I'm in symphony and honor band) so you have like an hour ride there then fun and games and then an hour ride back. Ooo, you really bounce off the walls then.
smile1 - I'm really glad you enjoyed the last chapter! It was probably one of my favorites too.
Jess'sGirl - Thanks for your review! I think you'll be happy when I tell you there won't be anything scary for at least this chapter and probably not next chapter.
EVERYBODY - Okay, I know I said in an earlier chapter that I was going to stop posting at ff.net after this story and I have. I've got a new story called Rebel With A Cause (except it's without with the out crossed out) at my site. If you're interested then go to my info for ff.net and you'll find the URL to the site there.
Also, to writers, Lives Of A Gilmore is going to be accepting stories from other writers. Go to the writers profile on ff.net for Kat Ate Lasagna to get complete details.
And now you'll probably all be mad when I tell you that I've been withholding this chapter for a day. I wrote it yesterday but didn't post it yet (anyone who's gone to my site it was posted there). But here it is! (AND IT'S LONG!)
***
Rory woke up in Jess's arms. She didn't want to move. It was so safe in his arms.
But she knew she had to, it was Monday and she had work.
"Jess?" she whispered in his ear.
"Yeah?" he asked opening his eyes.
"It's time to get up, it's 6:30," she said as she looked at the clock.
"I'd rather stay right here," he said.
"So would I but we've both got work," Rory said.
"Nun-uh," Jess said. "I've got the day off."
"But I don't," Rory said.
"It's still early," Jess said. "Call in sick, we can have a day of fun."
"I can do that?" Rory said.
"Yeah, just pick up the phone, call the school office and tell them you're sick and unable to make it."
Rory nodded and picked up her cell phone on the nightstand, she still had to get her phone lines up.
"Hello Stars Hollow Elementary Teacher Absent Line, Mrs. Bailey speaking" said the perky voice of the secretary.
"Hi, this is Leah Haden," Rory said. "Well actually I'm not Leah Haden-" Mrs. Bailey cut her off.
"Yes, I know," she said. "I too live in Stars Hollow, only a short while but I've heard of you. Hello Rory, how may I help you?"
"Well I'm not feeling so good, all the festivities last night but have gotten to me so I don't think I'll be able to make it today," Rory said.
"Okay," Mrs. Bailey said. "I'll arrange for a substitute."
"Thank you Mrs. Bailey," Rory said hanging up her cell phone. "So what do we do now?" she asked Jess.
"Now?" Jess asked. "Now we sleep."
Rory smiled and snuggled down under the covers with Jess's arms around her.
***
Three hours later Rory and Jess finally stumbled from bed. Rory changed as Jess ran back to his apartment above the diner to change clothes since he'd slept in his last night.
Fifteen minutes later he returned to Rory's apartment to find her ready to go. She was sitting at the counter reading Mr. Poppers' Penguins.
"Mr. Poppers' Penguins huh?" Jess asked.
Rory smiled sheepishly. "I was thinking of doing it as a read aloud with my class."
"Oh," Jess said.
Rory put down the book and stood up from the stool by the kitchen counter. "So where are we off to?" she asked.
"We've got a few places to go," Jess said. "Ready for a long ride?"
Rory nodded suspiciously, wondering what Jess was up to.
They walked to the train station and Jess bought two two-way tickets to New York.
"New York?" Rory asked.
"New York," Jess said.
"Why are we going to New York?" Rory asked.
"Because we just bought two two-way tickets there and back," Jess said. "Here's our train, let's go." He grabbed Rory's hand and pulled her on the train. Seconds later commuters began to fill the car of the train.
"Was it just a coincidence that you knew exactly where the door of the car was going to stop?"
"Nope," Jess said dully.
"So how did you know?" Rory asked. "Come on, I'm entitled to know why we're going to New York and how you knew where the door was going to be."
"I'll tell you this," Jess said. "We're going to visit someone who you haven't seen for a long time but I've been in contact with since I came back to the east coast. I went to visit them so often that I figured things out."
Rory nodded.
***
They got off the train a while later and Jess pulled Rory through the train station to a subway entrance.
They hopped on the subway and soon they were flying underground of New York City.
They got out at a stop and Jess and Rory walked down the street.
Rory looked around trying to figure out where she was in New York as Jess just walked like he did it all the time.
"How do you know your way so well?" She asked him.
"Every day I had off I came to talk to who we're visiting. We talked about you and how much we missed you. Sometimes another person joined us, I think they might be there today but if not I know where to find them."
Rory nodded, confused out of her mind.
Jess walked into an apartment building and pressed the intercom button for apartment number 12. "It's me," Jess said. A buzz sounded around them and the door into the apartment building opened. Jess walked Rory up two flights of stairs and knocked on room number twelve.
"Hi Je-" The girl standing in front of Rory and Jess cut off. "Rory?"
"Paris?" Rory asked amazed.
"Rory!" Paris said pulling her friend into a hug. "Oh my God, I can't believe you're back! I mean, I haven't seen you since right before you left."
Rory nodded, "I know, I'm sorry."
"You better be," Paris said. "I come back to our dorm room to find all your stuff gone and no trace of you, and you didn't show up for twelve years."
"I know Paris, but I'm really sorry," Rory said. "It just turned out that Matthew was in a gang and he threatened to kill me so I had to leave."
"Didn't I tell you that Matthew was bad?" Paris asked.
"Yeah," Rory said. "Can we stop talking about this and just catch up?"
"Yeah," Paris said. "Come on in, Jamie's at work."
Rory nodded, "I was reading newspapers on-line out in Oregon, so he's running for mayor of New York?"
Paris nodded. Rory smiled.
"Listen Rory," Paris said. "I've got a question for you. I've been waiting this out because I wanted you to do it but you hadn't come back so I was going to get Lane-"
"Lane?" Rory asked.
"Yeah," Paris said. She started to say something and Jess made a slashing motion across his neck. "We've gotten to know each other."
"Oh," Rory said. She shot a suspicious glance at Jess.
"Anyway," Paris said. "In two months Jamie and I are finally getting married during the time he'll have off between the election and actually being the mayor provided he gets it and I'd like you to be my maid of honor."
"I'd love to Paris," Rory said hugging her friend. "I can't believe you two waited this long to get married though."
"Well we had a really long engagement, I was convinced I needed you here for my wedding. It was a 6-year engagement. We finally decided to set the date a year ago." Paris said.
"Woah," Rory said.
"Yeah," Paris said. "I'm glad you're back Rory."
Rory smiled. "I really missed you Paris."
"I missed you too Gilmore."
***
A/N- I hope you enjoyed this chapter! R&R please!
By Emily Carol
Chapter 11
I Missed You Too Gilmore
***
Disclaimer: I'm 13 years old (almost 14) and you seem to think I own Gilmore Girls. What are you on?
Summary: For a reason unknown to anyone but herself Rory Gilmore fled her life with no trace when she was 20. It's 12 years later and she's back in Stars Hollow with a whole new look and personality to see how life went without her, positive she won't be recognized as Leah Haden. Until she realizes, maybe she never wanted to unrecognizable in the first place.
Rating- PG to be safe
Genre- General/Mystery(ish)
A/N- Thanks Reviewers!
Laura - Hey! Thanks for your great review! I'm glad you like my writing. If you click on the link of my name then you'll find all of my stories post at ff.net (though I must warn you that they're not all that good) and the URL of my fan site for Gilmore Girls. After this story I'm not planning on posting stories at ff.net but rather there. In fact right now I have a new story there called Rebel With A Cause (except it's without with the out crossed out) that's a bit different than more normal writing but should turn out to be a pretty good story I hope.
bluedancer - Hey! Guess what? This chapter is longer! Are you all happy now? You better be, this took me pretty long to write. Six Flags always leaves me bouncing off the walls too, but try doing it as a school trip with the honors music groups (I'm in symphony and honor band) so you have like an hour ride there then fun and games and then an hour ride back. Ooo, you really bounce off the walls then.
smile1 - I'm really glad you enjoyed the last chapter! It was probably one of my favorites too.
Jess'sGirl - Thanks for your review! I think you'll be happy when I tell you there won't be anything scary for at least this chapter and probably not next chapter.
EVERYBODY - Okay, I know I said in an earlier chapter that I was going to stop posting at ff.net after this story and I have. I've got a new story called Rebel With A Cause (except it's without with the out crossed out) at my site. If you're interested then go to my info for ff.net and you'll find the URL to the site there.
Also, to writers, Lives Of A Gilmore is going to be accepting stories from other writers. Go to the writers profile on ff.net for Kat Ate Lasagna to get complete details.
And now you'll probably all be mad when I tell you that I've been withholding this chapter for a day. I wrote it yesterday but didn't post it yet (anyone who's gone to my site it was posted there). But here it is! (AND IT'S LONG!)
***
Rory woke up in Jess's arms. She didn't want to move. It was so safe in his arms.
But she knew she had to, it was Monday and she had work.
"Jess?" she whispered in his ear.
"Yeah?" he asked opening his eyes.
"It's time to get up, it's 6:30," she said as she looked at the clock.
"I'd rather stay right here," he said.
"So would I but we've both got work," Rory said.
"Nun-uh," Jess said. "I've got the day off."
"But I don't," Rory said.
"It's still early," Jess said. "Call in sick, we can have a day of fun."
"I can do that?" Rory said.
"Yeah, just pick up the phone, call the school office and tell them you're sick and unable to make it."
Rory nodded and picked up her cell phone on the nightstand, she still had to get her phone lines up.
"Hello Stars Hollow Elementary Teacher Absent Line, Mrs. Bailey speaking" said the perky voice of the secretary.
"Hi, this is Leah Haden," Rory said. "Well actually I'm not Leah Haden-" Mrs. Bailey cut her off.
"Yes, I know," she said. "I too live in Stars Hollow, only a short while but I've heard of you. Hello Rory, how may I help you?"
"Well I'm not feeling so good, all the festivities last night but have gotten to me so I don't think I'll be able to make it today," Rory said.
"Okay," Mrs. Bailey said. "I'll arrange for a substitute."
"Thank you Mrs. Bailey," Rory said hanging up her cell phone. "So what do we do now?" she asked Jess.
"Now?" Jess asked. "Now we sleep."
Rory smiled and snuggled down under the covers with Jess's arms around her.
***
Three hours later Rory and Jess finally stumbled from bed. Rory changed as Jess ran back to his apartment above the diner to change clothes since he'd slept in his last night.
Fifteen minutes later he returned to Rory's apartment to find her ready to go. She was sitting at the counter reading Mr. Poppers' Penguins.
"Mr. Poppers' Penguins huh?" Jess asked.
Rory smiled sheepishly. "I was thinking of doing it as a read aloud with my class."
"Oh," Jess said.
Rory put down the book and stood up from the stool by the kitchen counter. "So where are we off to?" she asked.
"We've got a few places to go," Jess said. "Ready for a long ride?"
Rory nodded suspiciously, wondering what Jess was up to.
They walked to the train station and Jess bought two two-way tickets to New York.
"New York?" Rory asked.
"New York," Jess said.
"Why are we going to New York?" Rory asked.
"Because we just bought two two-way tickets there and back," Jess said. "Here's our train, let's go." He grabbed Rory's hand and pulled her on the train. Seconds later commuters began to fill the car of the train.
"Was it just a coincidence that you knew exactly where the door of the car was going to stop?"
"Nope," Jess said dully.
"So how did you know?" Rory asked. "Come on, I'm entitled to know why we're going to New York and how you knew where the door was going to be."
"I'll tell you this," Jess said. "We're going to visit someone who you haven't seen for a long time but I've been in contact with since I came back to the east coast. I went to visit them so often that I figured things out."
Rory nodded.
***
They got off the train a while later and Jess pulled Rory through the train station to a subway entrance.
They hopped on the subway and soon they were flying underground of New York City.
They got out at a stop and Jess and Rory walked down the street.
Rory looked around trying to figure out where she was in New York as Jess just walked like he did it all the time.
"How do you know your way so well?" She asked him.
"Every day I had off I came to talk to who we're visiting. We talked about you and how much we missed you. Sometimes another person joined us, I think they might be there today but if not I know where to find them."
Rory nodded, confused out of her mind.
Jess walked into an apartment building and pressed the intercom button for apartment number 12. "It's me," Jess said. A buzz sounded around them and the door into the apartment building opened. Jess walked Rory up two flights of stairs and knocked on room number twelve.
"Hi Je-" The girl standing in front of Rory and Jess cut off. "Rory?"
"Paris?" Rory asked amazed.
"Rory!" Paris said pulling her friend into a hug. "Oh my God, I can't believe you're back! I mean, I haven't seen you since right before you left."
Rory nodded, "I know, I'm sorry."
"You better be," Paris said. "I come back to our dorm room to find all your stuff gone and no trace of you, and you didn't show up for twelve years."
"I know Paris, but I'm really sorry," Rory said. "It just turned out that Matthew was in a gang and he threatened to kill me so I had to leave."
"Didn't I tell you that Matthew was bad?" Paris asked.
"Yeah," Rory said. "Can we stop talking about this and just catch up?"
"Yeah," Paris said. "Come on in, Jamie's at work."
Rory nodded, "I was reading newspapers on-line out in Oregon, so he's running for mayor of New York?"
Paris nodded. Rory smiled.
"Listen Rory," Paris said. "I've got a question for you. I've been waiting this out because I wanted you to do it but you hadn't come back so I was going to get Lane-"
"Lane?" Rory asked.
"Yeah," Paris said. She started to say something and Jess made a slashing motion across his neck. "We've gotten to know each other."
"Oh," Rory said. She shot a suspicious glance at Jess.
"Anyway," Paris said. "In two months Jamie and I are finally getting married during the time he'll have off between the election and actually being the mayor provided he gets it and I'd like you to be my maid of honor."
"I'd love to Paris," Rory said hugging her friend. "I can't believe you two waited this long to get married though."
"Well we had a really long engagement, I was convinced I needed you here for my wedding. It was a 6-year engagement. We finally decided to set the date a year ago." Paris said.
"Woah," Rory said.
"Yeah," Paris said. "I'm glad you're back Rory."
Rory smiled. "I really missed you Paris."
"I missed you too Gilmore."
***
A/N- I hope you enjoyed this chapter! R&R please!