Chapter 6: De monster Vakes
It is now Wednesday. Luke has been in a febrile state since Saturday night,
and has unknowingly been staying at Lorelai's house and sleeping in her bed. Lorelai has spent the entire time taking extremely good care of him.
Sookie has been making Lukey food for when Luke is finally able to eat. Lorelai's fridge was filled with things like lentil soup and cream of tofu.
Mostly Sookie-originals.
Rory has just come home from school and walks into the room.
Rory: Hi Mom. Have you been sitting there all day?
Lorelai: (Defensively)Nooo! I also sat over there; stood there, there and there; and momentarily ducked into the bathroom.
Rory: You even brought up the coffee pot.
Lorelai: It was lonely in the kitchen. Did you stop at the store?
Rory: Yep. (Hands Lorelai a bag.) Here is every cold, flu, and upset stomach medication that was at Doose's Market. Not to mention over ten types of painkillers. I think you need a Medical degree to legally have all of this medication.
Lorelai: It's being framed as we speak. Did you get any herbal stuff? You never know if this hippy-zombie will take real medication.
Rory: The closest thing to herbal stuff they had at Doose's was herbal essence shampoo. But Dean is going to pick some up when he goes to Hartford tonight. He has to take Clara to a friend's house.
Lorelai: Good. I want to have everything here for when Luke wakes up. I am not looking forward to telling him what has happened. He'll be mad enough when he finds out that he's been staying here, not to mention that his nephew was sent to Virginia.
Rory: North Carolina.
Lorelai: Even worse. Plus what if people in the diner remember that he was supposed to bring dinner and it was not my cooking.
Rory: You have done as much as you could. You risked your reputation as a cook to protect his livelihood.
Lorelai: I had no reputation as a cook, and definitely not a good one.
Rory: You kept him from having to stay in the hospital.
Lorelai: Possibly denying him vital medical attention and causing him to die.
Rory: You found a responsible person to look after his nephew.
Lorelai: Who sent him away?
Rory: You found someone to keep the diner running, and convinced her not to redecorate.
Lorelai: Sookie volunteered to run the diner. It's keeping her busy. Every time that she thinks about not having a job she breaks down in tears. Plus Jackson has been acting very funny and she is extremely worried. And on top of all of these problems, I have realized that I am in love with Luke. I was just too blind to see it.
Rory: Wait, you're in love with Luke? Luke Danes, the coffee guy? You fell in love with an unconscious heap of tissue?
Lorelai bites her lip and looks nervous, but nods her head, yes. Rory: Well it is about time! It has only been years since the town has been waiting for you to get together!
Lorelai looks relieved. Luke: Will you two be quiet? It is impossible to get any sleep around here.
Luke says quietly, and sounds half dead.
Lorelai: Oh my god! You're awake! I was so worried. (Slight pause) Wait, how long have you been awake?
Luke: About since "I realized I AM in love with Luke, I was just too blind to see it" What is this, I fall asleep and you go all mushy on me? And what am I doing here?
Lorelai: That does not matter, yet, you have to eat and I have to get a doctor over here.
Rory: I'll go heat up some food.
Lorelai: Thanks, hon. (Picks up the phone) Dr. Levee please. Yes I'll hold.Yes, hi, this is Lorelai Gilmore, I'm calling about Luke Da. Yes doctor, he is up. About five minutes ago. Yes he was talking. Yes.Yes, I am aware that he has been unconscious for four days. No, I still do not think that he should stay in the hospital.Yes that would be great. He will not be given a choice. No, no choice on that either. Yes, now he does. Yes. One question, Can I tell him what's going on?. Yes, a lot has changed.Nephew, not son.Yes, temporary guardian. North Carolina. Fine. I'll see you then. (Hangs up the phone)
Luke: Ok, so what is going on? (He is a bit more awake now, and closer to his old self)
Lorelai: Dr. Levee said not to tell you. It's too stressful.
Luke: Rules have never stopped you before.
Lorelai: Are there laws against trying to improve oneself?
Luke: Funny.
Lorelai: Fine. When you came over Saturday you passed out from food poisoning from the hamburgers that you ate.
Luke starts to look even paler.
Lorelai: I blamed it on my cooking, you're safe. Then the doctors wanted you to stay in the hospital, but knowing how much you hate them, I insisted on bringing you here. I practically had to kidnap you to do so.
Luke: Thanks.
Lorelai: It is now Wednesday afternoon, and you have been in a febrile unconscious state ever since. Dr. Levee is on his way over now.
Rory walks in with soup on a tray, hands it to Lorelai, and walks out
. Lorelai: The most Lukey food* that Sookie could make. I think this one is lentil. There is also cream of tofu and split pea if you would prefer. All vegetarian.
Luke: So you found out, huh?
Lorelai: Yeah.
Luke: So what's with the uniform? (Referring to the nurses uniform that Lorelai is wearing.)
Lorelai: Sookie got it for me. She has been running the diner. Rory has been on constant guard with orders to shoot to kill if any redecorating happens.
Luke: Thanks.
Luke attempts to sit up so that Lorelai can put the tray down, but is too weak. Lorelai pulls him into a sitting position and piles lots of pillows
behind his back. When she sets the tray down she picks the spoon up in
attempt to feed him.
Luke: I can do this.
Lorelai just looks at him and hands over the spoon. After a few shaky attempts to bring the spoon up to his mouth he grudgingly concedes, but it
is obvious that he hates being so helpless and dependent on Lorelai.
Luke: (between spoonfuls) So what were you saying about Jess?
Lorelai: The doctor said not to tell you.
Luke: So what were you saying about Jess?
Lorelai: Saturday night Jess dumped a gallon of paint in one of those big blue mailboxes at the post office. Taylor somehow convinced the police not to arrest him for vandalism. Then on Sunday he offered to take him in while you were away. I knew that I could not take care of both of you, and there is also not enough room in the house. Miss Patty and Kirk had also offered, but I figured that with ether of them he would kill himself within a week, soooo, I agreed. The next thing I knew there was an emergency town meeting, which I was not informed of, and Jess was on a train to North Carolina Military School.
Sookie bursts into the room.
Sookie: I came as soon as I heard. How are you Luke? How's he doing Lorelai? Can he talk?
Luke: I'm fine. I just have to get out of here.
He throws the blankets off (Lorelai had taken the tray away) and attempts
to get up.
Lorelai: Not so fast, buster. You're not leaving until Dr. Levee says that you can.
He realizes that he is too weak to resist and gives up.
Luke: (acting like nothing had just happened) What was with the town meeting?
Lorelai: Town Charity Week, "Send Jess to Military school", "Train the next Generation to Defend America", "Keep Youth in School", "Prevent Teen Violence in Small-town America" and "The Doose McDonald House". All proceeds going to fund the tuition of the towns very own Jess.
Sookie: Go ahead then, just ignore me and go on with your conversation. Forget that I am standing here, just ignore me, no. no. just pretend that I did not just run the six blocks to get here, go on.
Lorelai: Aw, I'm sorry Sookie.
Sookie: That's all right I was just kidding. You know I could never hold a grudge against you.
Luke: Good. (Turns to Lorelai) Wow, they do work fast.
Lorelai: Well it is the most exciting thing to happen to the town since Jess stole Pierpont.
Luke: That was pretty pathetic.
Sookie: I don't know, the town was pretty interested in who bought your basket Lorelai. And the "not a date" last Saturday, And.
Lorelai: Sookie, don't you have a diner to run?
Sookie: Aahh! (Runs out of the room)
Lorelai: I promise I'll get him back right away. I have been so worried about you that I did not even know how to begin.
Luke: Ahh, leave him there 'til they start asking for money. Maybe the military will straighten him out.
Dr. Levee comes, and again tries to get Luke to a hospital. After failing
to do so, he tells Lorelai not to let him out of bed for a week, and to
make sure that he gets plenty of rest.
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Stars Hollow might be "too dull to work up a real murder", but I sure hope that they know how to plan a funeral or two.
Now, I had originally planned on continuing the story in one way, but after much complaining from "Bess" and "Javalass" I have decided to write a second run of chapters. From here, "D Monster Vakes", you can choose two paths. They both end up joining back together a little while later. Just how people got together, and how others got out of my way is slightly different. You can choose the "A" path or the "B" path, but I must worn you, the "B" path is not even a half-hearted attempt at writing, it is more like a tenth-hearted attempt. The "A" run is the way I wanted the story to continue, but unfortunately not everyone is a bloodthirsty as I am. The two paths options are:
Path A
7A Six Feet Under in Fiery Flames
8A Greasers 9A Home? At Last 10A You Can Lean On Me 11 Have Your Wedding Cake And Eat It Too
Path B (For Emotionally unstable Trorys and Jorys Only)
7B A Dull And Stressful Life 8B Schedules 9B Remember When. 10B A Change of Heart 11 Have Your Wedding Cake And Eat It Too
Titles and chapters are labile to change as I actually write the story.
*"Lukey food" was created by "Javalass" not me.
It is now Wednesday. Luke has been in a febrile state since Saturday night,
and has unknowingly been staying at Lorelai's house and sleeping in her bed. Lorelai has spent the entire time taking extremely good care of him.
Sookie has been making Lukey food for when Luke is finally able to eat. Lorelai's fridge was filled with things like lentil soup and cream of tofu.
Mostly Sookie-originals.
Rory has just come home from school and walks into the room.
Rory: Hi Mom. Have you been sitting there all day?
Lorelai: (Defensively)Nooo! I also sat over there; stood there, there and there; and momentarily ducked into the bathroom.
Rory: You even brought up the coffee pot.
Lorelai: It was lonely in the kitchen. Did you stop at the store?
Rory: Yep. (Hands Lorelai a bag.) Here is every cold, flu, and upset stomach medication that was at Doose's Market. Not to mention over ten types of painkillers. I think you need a Medical degree to legally have all of this medication.
Lorelai: It's being framed as we speak. Did you get any herbal stuff? You never know if this hippy-zombie will take real medication.
Rory: The closest thing to herbal stuff they had at Doose's was herbal essence shampoo. But Dean is going to pick some up when he goes to Hartford tonight. He has to take Clara to a friend's house.
Lorelai: Good. I want to have everything here for when Luke wakes up. I am not looking forward to telling him what has happened. He'll be mad enough when he finds out that he's been staying here, not to mention that his nephew was sent to Virginia.
Rory: North Carolina.
Lorelai: Even worse. Plus what if people in the diner remember that he was supposed to bring dinner and it was not my cooking.
Rory: You have done as much as you could. You risked your reputation as a cook to protect his livelihood.
Lorelai: I had no reputation as a cook, and definitely not a good one.
Rory: You kept him from having to stay in the hospital.
Lorelai: Possibly denying him vital medical attention and causing him to die.
Rory: You found a responsible person to look after his nephew.
Lorelai: Who sent him away?
Rory: You found someone to keep the diner running, and convinced her not to redecorate.
Lorelai: Sookie volunteered to run the diner. It's keeping her busy. Every time that she thinks about not having a job she breaks down in tears. Plus Jackson has been acting very funny and she is extremely worried. And on top of all of these problems, I have realized that I am in love with Luke. I was just too blind to see it.
Rory: Wait, you're in love with Luke? Luke Danes, the coffee guy? You fell in love with an unconscious heap of tissue?
Lorelai bites her lip and looks nervous, but nods her head, yes. Rory: Well it is about time! It has only been years since the town has been waiting for you to get together!
Lorelai looks relieved. Luke: Will you two be quiet? It is impossible to get any sleep around here.
Luke says quietly, and sounds half dead.
Lorelai: Oh my god! You're awake! I was so worried. (Slight pause) Wait, how long have you been awake?
Luke: About since "I realized I AM in love with Luke, I was just too blind to see it" What is this, I fall asleep and you go all mushy on me? And what am I doing here?
Lorelai: That does not matter, yet, you have to eat and I have to get a doctor over here.
Rory: I'll go heat up some food.
Lorelai: Thanks, hon. (Picks up the phone) Dr. Levee please. Yes I'll hold.Yes, hi, this is Lorelai Gilmore, I'm calling about Luke Da. Yes doctor, he is up. About five minutes ago. Yes he was talking. Yes.Yes, I am aware that he has been unconscious for four days. No, I still do not think that he should stay in the hospital.Yes that would be great. He will not be given a choice. No, no choice on that either. Yes, now he does. Yes. One question, Can I tell him what's going on?. Yes, a lot has changed.Nephew, not son.Yes, temporary guardian. North Carolina. Fine. I'll see you then. (Hangs up the phone)
Luke: Ok, so what is going on? (He is a bit more awake now, and closer to his old self)
Lorelai: Dr. Levee said not to tell you. It's too stressful.
Luke: Rules have never stopped you before.
Lorelai: Are there laws against trying to improve oneself?
Luke: Funny.
Lorelai: Fine. When you came over Saturday you passed out from food poisoning from the hamburgers that you ate.
Luke starts to look even paler.
Lorelai: I blamed it on my cooking, you're safe. Then the doctors wanted you to stay in the hospital, but knowing how much you hate them, I insisted on bringing you here. I practically had to kidnap you to do so.
Luke: Thanks.
Lorelai: It is now Wednesday afternoon, and you have been in a febrile unconscious state ever since. Dr. Levee is on his way over now.
Rory walks in with soup on a tray, hands it to Lorelai, and walks out
. Lorelai: The most Lukey food* that Sookie could make. I think this one is lentil. There is also cream of tofu and split pea if you would prefer. All vegetarian.
Luke: So you found out, huh?
Lorelai: Yeah.
Luke: So what's with the uniform? (Referring to the nurses uniform that Lorelai is wearing.)
Lorelai: Sookie got it for me. She has been running the diner. Rory has been on constant guard with orders to shoot to kill if any redecorating happens.
Luke: Thanks.
Luke attempts to sit up so that Lorelai can put the tray down, but is too weak. Lorelai pulls him into a sitting position and piles lots of pillows
behind his back. When she sets the tray down she picks the spoon up in
attempt to feed him.
Luke: I can do this.
Lorelai just looks at him and hands over the spoon. After a few shaky attempts to bring the spoon up to his mouth he grudgingly concedes, but it
is obvious that he hates being so helpless and dependent on Lorelai.
Luke: (between spoonfuls) So what were you saying about Jess?
Lorelai: The doctor said not to tell you.
Luke: So what were you saying about Jess?
Lorelai: Saturday night Jess dumped a gallon of paint in one of those big blue mailboxes at the post office. Taylor somehow convinced the police not to arrest him for vandalism. Then on Sunday he offered to take him in while you were away. I knew that I could not take care of both of you, and there is also not enough room in the house. Miss Patty and Kirk had also offered, but I figured that with ether of them he would kill himself within a week, soooo, I agreed. The next thing I knew there was an emergency town meeting, which I was not informed of, and Jess was on a train to North Carolina Military School.
Sookie bursts into the room.
Sookie: I came as soon as I heard. How are you Luke? How's he doing Lorelai? Can he talk?
Luke: I'm fine. I just have to get out of here.
He throws the blankets off (Lorelai had taken the tray away) and attempts
to get up.
Lorelai: Not so fast, buster. You're not leaving until Dr. Levee says that you can.
He realizes that he is too weak to resist and gives up.
Luke: (acting like nothing had just happened) What was with the town meeting?
Lorelai: Town Charity Week, "Send Jess to Military school", "Train the next Generation to Defend America", "Keep Youth in School", "Prevent Teen Violence in Small-town America" and "The Doose McDonald House". All proceeds going to fund the tuition of the towns very own Jess.
Sookie: Go ahead then, just ignore me and go on with your conversation. Forget that I am standing here, just ignore me, no. no. just pretend that I did not just run the six blocks to get here, go on.
Lorelai: Aw, I'm sorry Sookie.
Sookie: That's all right I was just kidding. You know I could never hold a grudge against you.
Luke: Good. (Turns to Lorelai) Wow, they do work fast.
Lorelai: Well it is the most exciting thing to happen to the town since Jess stole Pierpont.
Luke: That was pretty pathetic.
Sookie: I don't know, the town was pretty interested in who bought your basket Lorelai. And the "not a date" last Saturday, And.
Lorelai: Sookie, don't you have a diner to run?
Sookie: Aahh! (Runs out of the room)
Lorelai: I promise I'll get him back right away. I have been so worried about you that I did not even know how to begin.
Luke: Ahh, leave him there 'til they start asking for money. Maybe the military will straighten him out.
Dr. Levee comes, and again tries to get Luke to a hospital. After failing
to do so, he tells Lorelai not to let him out of bed for a week, and to
make sure that he gets plenty of rest.
****************************************************************************
**********************
Stars Hollow might be "too dull to work up a real murder", but I sure hope that they know how to plan a funeral or two.
Now, I had originally planned on continuing the story in one way, but after much complaining from "Bess" and "Javalass" I have decided to write a second run of chapters. From here, "D Monster Vakes", you can choose two paths. They both end up joining back together a little while later. Just how people got together, and how others got out of my way is slightly different. You can choose the "A" path or the "B" path, but I must worn you, the "B" path is not even a half-hearted attempt at writing, it is more like a tenth-hearted attempt. The "A" run is the way I wanted the story to continue, but unfortunately not everyone is a bloodthirsty as I am. The two paths options are:
Path A
7A Six Feet Under in Fiery Flames
8A Greasers 9A Home? At Last 10A You Can Lean On Me 11 Have Your Wedding Cake And Eat It Too
Path B (For Emotionally unstable Trorys and Jorys Only)
7B A Dull And Stressful Life 8B Schedules 9B Remember When. 10B A Change of Heart 11 Have Your Wedding Cake And Eat It Too
Titles and chapters are labile to change as I actually write the story.
*"Lukey food" was created by "Javalass" not me.