A/N: All flashbacks are in four of these *. Luke and Lorelai are already
together.
Dediction-To my wonderful Beta, roomie, and friend Katie! Also the purple polka dotted elephant that helped me (and annoyed me to no end) to write this and helping me when I was stuck.(I swear she's real! She's actually a person although when I was hyper I told her she was a polka dotted elephant.)
Pairing: Trory, Java Junkie, Dipper.
Fears ~ Chapter 1 ~ Witch!
"1,2,3 . 1,2,3" Miss Patty's voice boomed in the background as she waved her hands to go along with the counting. Rory glanced at Miss Patty and her dancers clad in vegetable outfits wondering what town would need vegetables dancing.
"So remind me again how we got roped into this Hartford party," Lorelai began "I have no idea how my mother does it! I keep telling her no, she keeps asking in a different way and then all I can remember coming out of my mouth is, 'Sure Mom.'" Lorelai stopped mid-rant pondering this for a moment before continuing "I think she's a witch!"
"Grandma is not a witch. She's just.a very good manipulator." Rory the voice of reason tried to explain to her mother as they passed the gazebo and reached Luke's Diner.
"I like my theory better." Lorelai said as she opened the door to Luke's and heard the familiar jingle of the bells. "Counter or table?" Lorelai asked sitting down at the counter.
"What would you have done if I said table?"
"Pretended not to hear you and sit down at the counter anyways."
"Why would you ask then?"
"Just so I would look nice, and caring."
"You would be if you bought me coffee." Rory made her best puppy dog eyes and fluttered her eyelashes at her mother, but Lorelai wouldn't have any of it.
Lorelai pointed an accusing finger at Rory "Nice try my darling daughter, but it's your, turn to buy the coffee"
"Fine." Rory sighed resigned and turned to Luke who was arguing with Taylor. "Luke can we have some coffee please!" She tried shouting over though yelling even the she knew it would be pointless to try to get his attention.
Glancing for a whole second at Lorelai, and Rory, Luke turned his attention back to Taylor ignoring them.
"I DID NOT give you permission to decorate my windows for the summer festival!"
"The whole town is participating in this Luke! All the small business's are decorating their windows why can't you? You are a part of this town, are you not?
"Unfortunately I am a part of this nut job of a town!"
Lorelai chose now to interrupt "You know you love us all nut jobs Lukey!"
Ignoring her for a second time they continued to argue, "Now if you can leave I'd just love to get back to my business!"
" LUKE DANES, I command you to put up these decorations!" Taylor tried one more time, waving a plastic sun, wearing sunglasses in the air.
"That's it Taylor! Command all you want while I call the cops!" Luke threatened as he picked up the phone.
Taylor gasped in shock "You wouldn't! I'll have you know I'm a respected member of this community. I am doing this for our town, call the police let's all see what they have to say about me helping out your temper against anything cheery or festive!"
Lorelai and Rory sat stunned in their seats along with everyone else in the diner. None of their fights had gotten this far.
When Luke started dialing the numbers to the police station Taylor spoke again visibly upset "You may have won the battle Luke, but not the war!" He stormed out nearly toppling Lane, who was entering, over.
Lane glanced behind her to see what had hit her, after clarifying it was a mad Taylor she dashed for Rory's table. "Okay I have two minutes," She paused glancing at her watch "Scratch that, one minute and 28 seconds. My life, Dave and I are fine, he's doing great in California he's coming to visit this summer!" She squealed excitedly before she resumed rambling "The band's new guitarist rocks you'll meet him later. I've been missing you so much. My mother is allowing me to use the Internet but only to sites she's book marked. They all have to do with prayer, bible studies, the usual." Lane stopped to look at a plate Luke was carrying to a table. Nearly drooling Lane quickly reached out and grabbed a waffle.
"Hey what the!" Luke saw it was Lane who had taken the waffle and watched as she took a huge bite out of it and mumbled something like a 'Thank You' "Your Mom still feeding you the tofu stuff" Lane nodded her had vigorously. "Poor Kid" Luke muttered as he walked away to tell Ceaser he would need more waffles.
"Rory *bite* how *chew* are *Choke, cough, mumble* you?"
"Yale is go-"
"I'm sorry Rory got to go! The minute and a bit are up! I'll try to call you after prayer" Lane dashed off leaving Rory open mouthed and pitying her best friend.
Luke re-emerged from the back carrying two plates of blueberry pancakes and a fresh pot of coffee. Placing the plates in front of the girls he took two mugs filled them and placed them on the counter for Rory and Lorelai.
"I ordered while you were talking with Lane" Lorelai explained "Or more like while Lane was eating and mumbling." She chuckled then looked at her daughter with a proud face "I can't believe you finished your first year at Yale!"
"I know neither can I" Rory said hugging her mother "I found this great record store by Yale, which Lane would die to visit. Guess what CD I got!"
"Ooo, I know! I know!" Lorelai said waving her hand around like a first grader who had to go to the bathroom ".Wait this isn't one of those trick questions that you learned at that smart university of yours, is it?"
"Nope."
"Ok then! I guess..you found.the only Bangles CD I have missing!" Lorelai started clapping her hands along with the thought "Rory, fruit of my loins, I love you! You got me the Bangle CD I've spent my whole life looking for!"
"Well.no not exactly."
"Oh." Lorelai's face fell.
"But it's close!"
Lorelai brightened again "Do tell!"
"A CD with the Rarest Foundations song!"
"Does it have 'Build Me up Buttercup' on it?"
"What kind of Foundation CD would it be if it didn't have 'Build Me up Buttercup'"
"One not worth buying."
"Exactly!"
"This is way you're my favorite daughter of all!"
"I'm your only daughter"
"Minor detail."
"Of course, I found it underneath a Madonna's CD, and right before a P.Diddy CD."
"Do I even want to know why you were going through that stuff?"
"Hey, if I hadn't looked there you wouldn't have the Foundation CD."
"Nice evading the question tactics. Teach me O' young one!"
"Why thank you. I learned from the best." She replied grinning. The best of course being Lorelai.
"No problem." Lorelai smiled. "Now shall we dig in?"
"After you."
"By the way I found you this gorgeous dress for you to wear to the party. Who knows you might meet your Prince Charming then. He'll look at you; you'll look at him. It'll be true love at first, then you'll madly dash into each other's embrace and he'll sweep you off your feet and you two will live happily ever after!"
Rory scrunched up her face in disgust "I'd rather keep my heel wearing feet firmly planted on the ground."
Lorelai shrugged "Your choice. Random wonderful idea! How about movie night after we bail from the party, and then we can dance to the new CD! Yes I know I'm wonderful. My fantabulous ideas, and me I don't know how I do it!
"Sounds like fun. This time at the party please don't spike the punch. All the children were drunk!"
Lorelai feigned a gasp "How could you say that! It wasn't me who spiked it with vodka! I would never do that," A pause. " Although they did look pretty funny stumbling around, miniature drunk elite members."
"True," Rory chucled "but how do you know it was vodka?"
"Everyone knows you use vodka. You can't really use anything else or it'll show. I learned that after the puneer massacre in my teenage years."
"Puneer?"
"Punch, beer. Parents can always tell if there's beer in the punch. That's why I used vodka at the last par-" Lorelai stopped realizing she has just admitted she had committed the crime.
"AH HA! It was you!" Rory grinned triumphantly
"Yes." She sighed. "I guess I won't be doing it again this time."
"Good."
~*~*~*~
It was six thirty-five at the Gilmore house. Rory was sitting calmly on the sofa ready while her mother frantically ran around the room.
"Rory! Have you seen my purse with the black thing with the button thingy, and that other thing hanging off of it."
"On the kitchen cabinet. Where I told you I put it."
"Thanks babe" Lorelai came out of the kitchen hopping up and down while trying to put her shoes on and walk at the same time. She stopped when she saw Rory. "Wow. How hard did they hit you with the pretty stick this time?"
Rory looked at her halter dress it ended above her knees but had a daring slit, it was a bareback dress. She blushed; her mother had insisted she wear this. God knows how hard she tried to get out of it but Lorelai just wouldn't let her go without wearing this.
****
"You can either wear this or go naked!" Lorelai shouted.
"I guess I'm not going."
"Yes, yes you are. Either you wear this and go and everything will be fine, or you don't go and you have to deal with my *mother.* "
"I'm going but NOT wearing that."
"Well, good luck trying to find anything else in your closet."
"What? Why?"
"I hid all your clothes." Lorelai smirked evilly and as if reading Rory's mind said "The only thing in my closet is my dress which you certainly aren't wearing!"
"I-but-you-and."
"And we all know that I'm the Queen of hiding things so you won't be finding them for a while. I also will not be giving them back unless you wear this to the party."
"Fine" She huffed angrily snatching the dress and storming off leaving an amused Lorelai.
****
"Ready for a night of hell Ror?"
"Ready as I'll ever be."
"Alright then let's go."
Lorelai grabbed her keys, swung her purse around her shoulder and exited with Rory trailing behind.
Dediction-To my wonderful Beta, roomie, and friend Katie! Also the purple polka dotted elephant that helped me (and annoyed me to no end) to write this and helping me when I was stuck.(I swear she's real! She's actually a person although when I was hyper I told her she was a polka dotted elephant.)
Pairing: Trory, Java Junkie, Dipper.
Fears ~ Chapter 1 ~ Witch!
"1,2,3 . 1,2,3" Miss Patty's voice boomed in the background as she waved her hands to go along with the counting. Rory glanced at Miss Patty and her dancers clad in vegetable outfits wondering what town would need vegetables dancing.
"So remind me again how we got roped into this Hartford party," Lorelai began "I have no idea how my mother does it! I keep telling her no, she keeps asking in a different way and then all I can remember coming out of my mouth is, 'Sure Mom.'" Lorelai stopped mid-rant pondering this for a moment before continuing "I think she's a witch!"
"Grandma is not a witch. She's just.a very good manipulator." Rory the voice of reason tried to explain to her mother as they passed the gazebo and reached Luke's Diner.
"I like my theory better." Lorelai said as she opened the door to Luke's and heard the familiar jingle of the bells. "Counter or table?" Lorelai asked sitting down at the counter.
"What would you have done if I said table?"
"Pretended not to hear you and sit down at the counter anyways."
"Why would you ask then?"
"Just so I would look nice, and caring."
"You would be if you bought me coffee." Rory made her best puppy dog eyes and fluttered her eyelashes at her mother, but Lorelai wouldn't have any of it.
Lorelai pointed an accusing finger at Rory "Nice try my darling daughter, but it's your, turn to buy the coffee"
"Fine." Rory sighed resigned and turned to Luke who was arguing with Taylor. "Luke can we have some coffee please!" She tried shouting over though yelling even the she knew it would be pointless to try to get his attention.
Glancing for a whole second at Lorelai, and Rory, Luke turned his attention back to Taylor ignoring them.
"I DID NOT give you permission to decorate my windows for the summer festival!"
"The whole town is participating in this Luke! All the small business's are decorating their windows why can't you? You are a part of this town, are you not?
"Unfortunately I am a part of this nut job of a town!"
Lorelai chose now to interrupt "You know you love us all nut jobs Lukey!"
Ignoring her for a second time they continued to argue, "Now if you can leave I'd just love to get back to my business!"
" LUKE DANES, I command you to put up these decorations!" Taylor tried one more time, waving a plastic sun, wearing sunglasses in the air.
"That's it Taylor! Command all you want while I call the cops!" Luke threatened as he picked up the phone.
Taylor gasped in shock "You wouldn't! I'll have you know I'm a respected member of this community. I am doing this for our town, call the police let's all see what they have to say about me helping out your temper against anything cheery or festive!"
Lorelai and Rory sat stunned in their seats along with everyone else in the diner. None of their fights had gotten this far.
When Luke started dialing the numbers to the police station Taylor spoke again visibly upset "You may have won the battle Luke, but not the war!" He stormed out nearly toppling Lane, who was entering, over.
Lane glanced behind her to see what had hit her, after clarifying it was a mad Taylor she dashed for Rory's table. "Okay I have two minutes," She paused glancing at her watch "Scratch that, one minute and 28 seconds. My life, Dave and I are fine, he's doing great in California he's coming to visit this summer!" She squealed excitedly before she resumed rambling "The band's new guitarist rocks you'll meet him later. I've been missing you so much. My mother is allowing me to use the Internet but only to sites she's book marked. They all have to do with prayer, bible studies, the usual." Lane stopped to look at a plate Luke was carrying to a table. Nearly drooling Lane quickly reached out and grabbed a waffle.
"Hey what the!" Luke saw it was Lane who had taken the waffle and watched as she took a huge bite out of it and mumbled something like a 'Thank You' "Your Mom still feeding you the tofu stuff" Lane nodded her had vigorously. "Poor Kid" Luke muttered as he walked away to tell Ceaser he would need more waffles.
"Rory *bite* how *chew* are *Choke, cough, mumble* you?"
"Yale is go-"
"I'm sorry Rory got to go! The minute and a bit are up! I'll try to call you after prayer" Lane dashed off leaving Rory open mouthed and pitying her best friend.
Luke re-emerged from the back carrying two plates of blueberry pancakes and a fresh pot of coffee. Placing the plates in front of the girls he took two mugs filled them and placed them on the counter for Rory and Lorelai.
"I ordered while you were talking with Lane" Lorelai explained "Or more like while Lane was eating and mumbling." She chuckled then looked at her daughter with a proud face "I can't believe you finished your first year at Yale!"
"I know neither can I" Rory said hugging her mother "I found this great record store by Yale, which Lane would die to visit. Guess what CD I got!"
"Ooo, I know! I know!" Lorelai said waving her hand around like a first grader who had to go to the bathroom ".Wait this isn't one of those trick questions that you learned at that smart university of yours, is it?"
"Nope."
"Ok then! I guess..you found.the only Bangles CD I have missing!" Lorelai started clapping her hands along with the thought "Rory, fruit of my loins, I love you! You got me the Bangle CD I've spent my whole life looking for!"
"Well.no not exactly."
"Oh." Lorelai's face fell.
"But it's close!"
Lorelai brightened again "Do tell!"
"A CD with the Rarest Foundations song!"
"Does it have 'Build Me up Buttercup' on it?"
"What kind of Foundation CD would it be if it didn't have 'Build Me up Buttercup'"
"One not worth buying."
"Exactly!"
"This is way you're my favorite daughter of all!"
"I'm your only daughter"
"Minor detail."
"Of course, I found it underneath a Madonna's CD, and right before a P.Diddy CD."
"Do I even want to know why you were going through that stuff?"
"Hey, if I hadn't looked there you wouldn't have the Foundation CD."
"Nice evading the question tactics. Teach me O' young one!"
"Why thank you. I learned from the best." She replied grinning. The best of course being Lorelai.
"No problem." Lorelai smiled. "Now shall we dig in?"
"After you."
"By the way I found you this gorgeous dress for you to wear to the party. Who knows you might meet your Prince Charming then. He'll look at you; you'll look at him. It'll be true love at first, then you'll madly dash into each other's embrace and he'll sweep you off your feet and you two will live happily ever after!"
Rory scrunched up her face in disgust "I'd rather keep my heel wearing feet firmly planted on the ground."
Lorelai shrugged "Your choice. Random wonderful idea! How about movie night after we bail from the party, and then we can dance to the new CD! Yes I know I'm wonderful. My fantabulous ideas, and me I don't know how I do it!
"Sounds like fun. This time at the party please don't spike the punch. All the children were drunk!"
Lorelai feigned a gasp "How could you say that! It wasn't me who spiked it with vodka! I would never do that," A pause. " Although they did look pretty funny stumbling around, miniature drunk elite members."
"True," Rory chucled "but how do you know it was vodka?"
"Everyone knows you use vodka. You can't really use anything else or it'll show. I learned that after the puneer massacre in my teenage years."
"Puneer?"
"Punch, beer. Parents can always tell if there's beer in the punch. That's why I used vodka at the last par-" Lorelai stopped realizing she has just admitted she had committed the crime.
"AH HA! It was you!" Rory grinned triumphantly
"Yes." She sighed. "I guess I won't be doing it again this time."
"Good."
~*~*~*~
It was six thirty-five at the Gilmore house. Rory was sitting calmly on the sofa ready while her mother frantically ran around the room.
"Rory! Have you seen my purse with the black thing with the button thingy, and that other thing hanging off of it."
"On the kitchen cabinet. Where I told you I put it."
"Thanks babe" Lorelai came out of the kitchen hopping up and down while trying to put her shoes on and walk at the same time. She stopped when she saw Rory. "Wow. How hard did they hit you with the pretty stick this time?"
Rory looked at her halter dress it ended above her knees but had a daring slit, it was a bareback dress. She blushed; her mother had insisted she wear this. God knows how hard she tried to get out of it but Lorelai just wouldn't let her go without wearing this.
****
"You can either wear this or go naked!" Lorelai shouted.
"I guess I'm not going."
"Yes, yes you are. Either you wear this and go and everything will be fine, or you don't go and you have to deal with my *mother.* "
"I'm going but NOT wearing that."
"Well, good luck trying to find anything else in your closet."
"What? Why?"
"I hid all your clothes." Lorelai smirked evilly and as if reading Rory's mind said "The only thing in my closet is my dress which you certainly aren't wearing!"
"I-but-you-and."
"And we all know that I'm the Queen of hiding things so you won't be finding them for a while. I also will not be giving them back unless you wear this to the party."
"Fine" She huffed angrily snatching the dress and storming off leaving an amused Lorelai.
****
"Ready for a night of hell Ror?"
"Ready as I'll ever be."
"Alright then let's go."
Lorelai grabbed her keys, swung her purse around her shoulder and exited with Rory trailing behind.