*Disclaimer: I don't own the series Gilmore Girls or the characters. All I
own is my imagination and the plot.
*A/N: TWO WEEKS!!! TWO WEEKS WITHOUT UPDATING!!! I should be burned at the stake or something, seriously.........everything involving school sucks!!! Like grades!!! Though my writing kind of lacks in this chapter, I did bring another character in to the story. Not that it makes up for anything. Anyway enjoy!!! :-)
*~*~*:-)*~*~*Bye, smile :-)
Rory was slowly making her way towards Stars Hollow High, sipping her coffee that she had just picked up at Luke's. It had become a daily routine. Rory checked her watch as she took another sip of her coffee. She had twenty minutes before school started and at least fifteen before the other students would come pouring in to the building, already discussing their plans for next weekend. A satisfied smile appeared on Rory's face as she brought the cup to her lips again. Just as she was about to taste the flavor of the warm liquid, a soft whisper near her ear caused her to gasp and almost drop her coffee.
''Rory.''
Rory instantly took a step back, gripping and balancing her coffee. Her eyes shot up and met a pair of amusing eyes.
''Stop showing up like that !''
Jess smirked at his comment and raised one eyebrow. ''Like that ?''
''Yeah, like some creepy stalker, who follows young girls around at night and gets a kick out of scaring them,'' Rory explained.
''It's day,'' Jess pointed out, with a hint of playfulness in his voice.
''Not the point. Stalkers can stalk during the day and night.''
''Clever.''
Rory shot him a look before walking away. Jess put his hands in his pockets and caught up with her. He glanced in her direction.
''What happened to the nice and quiet no fighting thing we had going last night ?''
''We weren't talking so therefor we couldn't argue,'' Rory answered, while she quickly went through her thoughts, reliving last night.
''Not a 'make love not war' kinda girl huh ?'' Jess asked, keeping his eyes on Rory.
A faint taint of red covered her cheeks as she answered. ''''I gave up on that after the whole smoking incident.''
''It bothered you ?'' Jess asked, sincerely curious for her answer.
''No,'' Rory answered, as she took a quick sip of her coffee.
Even though she said no, it did bother her in a way. The smell of the cigarette wrapped around him entirely, blocking out the fragrance of his spicy cologne and the faint smell of shaving creme. That was the way a guy was supposed to smell. But on the other hand she couldn't deny that the cigarettes suited him in a way. It gave him an edge yet it made him look so commonly casual at the same time. She sighed and looked at Jess.
''Yes, it bothered me.''
''Figured,'' Jess responded.
''How ?''
''The 'I like my lungs like they are' comment gave you away,'' Jess said, as he heard her say it in his mind. She had said it in such a serious tune, though it was meant as a playful remark. In a way, she had been extremely clever and artful.
''I didn't mean to offend you.''
''I threw my cigarette away, didn't I ?''
''Yeah.'' Rory smiled and wondered what made him do that. Could it have possibly been her comment ?
''Now maybe you could move on to the entire package ?'' she asked.
''And get the patch ?'' Jess asked, as he met her eyes.
Rory felt the weight of his gaze on her and lowered her eyes. Immediately she felt guilty for judging him.
''Sorry, you can do whatever you want.''
Rory walked over to a nearby trash can to throw her now empty coffee cup away. Jess traced her movements with his eyes, once again thinking of how boyishly cute she looked in her baggy clothes. Rory turned around and caught his glance. She shot him a small smile. She didn't feel awkward when he looked at her. His eyes weren't longingly hungry, they were just curious, just like hers.
''It's okay, maybe I'll quit. I don't smoke that much anyway,'' Jess said, bringing his eyes up to meet Rory's.
''Good.''
''Yeah, no black lungs for me.''
''That's a good thing,'' Rory said, amusement clearly detectable in her voice.
''If you say so.''
Rory met Jess' eyes for a moment before turning her head in the direction of the school. She stopped walking as soon as she saw the group of guys standing in front of the school. She realized that because of Jess she had lingered longer than usual.
Jess saw her reaction out of the corner of his eye and wondered shy she didn't like the attention. Every girl he knew liked this kind of attention.
As they headed up the steps towards the entrance, a couple of the guys started to stare and whistle at Rory. Rory lowered her head, letting her hair fall in front of her face, building a wall between her and the guys. She didn't quite know what to do with her hands as she passed them. Right before Jess followed her inside, he threw them a dangerous glare.
''They're jerks,'' he told Rory.
''I wish they would find somebody else to bother,'' Rory said, as she glanced in the direction of the school's entrance. She returned her eyes back to Jess.
''I have to go to my locker.''
Jess nodded.
Rory turned around and started to head in the direction of her locker. Jess glanced at the entrance as a plan quickly started to form in his head. With a face as hard as stone, he walked over to them.
*~*~*
After school, Rory could once again be found at her locker. Her bag lay at her feet as she was practically throwing her books in to her locker, silently cursing all the guys on the planet. There were indeed a few exceptions, but they were so rare that they should be treasured. The thing she didn't get, was why they had to pick on her ?! Was it because of the way she dressed or because of the fact that she had beat every single one of them in basketball ? Rory slammed her locker shut. Now she knew why she never even bothered with guys. Too frustrating! She grabbed her bag and turned around, her body almost immediately colliding with someone else's. She took a step back, ready to apologize, but changed her mind when she saw that it was a guy.
''Oh great...........,'' she mumbled, loud enough for him to hear her.
''Excuse me ?''
Rory rolled her eyes.
''Don't pretend not to know what I'm talking about when you and your friends are always..........''
''My friends ?'' the guys interrupted her, obviously confused.
''Yeah, the jerks over there,'' Rory said, as she nodded in the direction of the guys that were standing near the entrance, their regular spot.
The guy followed her gaze.
''They're not my friends,'' he said.
''Right.'' Rory crossed her arms.
''I don't even know them, I'm new.''
Rory looked up at him, realizing that he didn't look familiar at all. She started to blush and focused her gaze on the floor.
''Sorry.''
''Not a problem, I was just looking for my locker,'' he said. He opened the locker right next to Rory and smiled. ''Found it.''
Rory nodded, still not daring to look up at him. She was too embarrassed by the situation. Only when he was busy going through his locker, she quickly looked at him. He was tall and lean, definitely a basketball figure. She caught herself wondering what color his eyes were, but unfortunately she couldn't see them, because of his hair that was partly hanging in his face.
''So, quick question,'' the guy said, still going through his locker. ''Those guys.........'' He waved his hand in the direction of the guys Rory pointed out earlier. ''.......are jerks because ?''
''Cause they're jerks.''
''Ah.......get it.''
''And.....you're new ?'' Rory asked carefully.
''Yeah,'' he said as he closed his locker. ''My name's Dean.''
Rory held out her hand. ''Rory.''
Dean was a little surprised by her gesture, but shook her hand anyway.
''Nice to meet you Rory. You don't happen to know where Doose's Market is, do you ?''
''Are you kidding ? This is Stars Hollow, everyone knows Doose's. It's the only market in town,'' Rory explained.
''Of course, one market. At least there is a market, right ?''
''Right.'' Rory smiled. ''Why do you need to go there anyway ?''
''I applied for a job and I start today,'' Dean answered.
''Our first bag boy,'' Rory said, with a grin on her face.
''Excuse me ?''
''Small town. Come on, I'll show you. My house is in that direction anyway.''
Rory and Dean started to head for the school's entrance. This time Rory was able to walks passed those guys without getting one single glare or whistle. And she was grateful, cause she didn't want to embarrass herself even more in front of Dean. As she was heading down the steps, an unusual sight caught her attention. She spotted Jess talking to one of those jerks who whistled at her earlier, smoking a cigarette. The first thing that entered her mind was the fact that he was smoking again, when he sort of promised her to quit. She didn't know him that well and he didn't seem like the kind of guy to keep promises, but it still did something to her, which she hated. Maybe she was wrong about Jess ? Maybe he was a jerk after all.
*~*~*
''And beware of Mrs. Patty, once she's got her eyes on you...........''
''That bad huh ?'' Dean asked.
''More than you know. Last Halloween, Kirk was dressed as a ghost, white cloth and everything. Only he wasn't wearing anything underneath it. So next thing he knows, he's being pulled into Mrs. Patty's dance studio...........''
''And never heard from again ?'' Dean interrupted.
''No, he was seen again............except he was covered in red lipstick,'' Rory finished.
''So, I guess wearing a kilt in this town is out ?''
''Just remember to wear something underneath it,'' Rory said, with a serious expression.
Dean smiled. ''I'll remember.''
They stopped in front of Doose's Market.
''Here it is, Doose's Market,'' Rory said.
''Doose's Market,'' Dean repeated.
''Yep.''
''I better go in,'' Dean said.
''Yeah, maybe I'll come to Doose's more often now.''
Dean softly laughed and nodded. ''Bye Rory.''
''Bye,'' Rory said softly, as he head home blushing. She couldn't believe she had actually said that to Dean. At least he didn't say anything about it. He seemed like a very open and honest open. Talkative too, unlike Jess who only spoke to her when he felt like it. What she was doing right now, was hypocritical of her. She just met Dean and she hardly knew Jess. The question was, which one did she want to know better ? Her mind was made up very quickly. She had seen Jess herself, actually talking to those jerks who got a kick out of bothering her. Maybe the first impression she got of Jess when he was standing across from her in the corridor, staring at her, had been the right one. She decided to stop thinking about Jess and started to focus on the butterflies in her stomach. Only, were these butterflies the same ones she felt when she was around Jess or were these new ones ?
*~*~*
At home, Rory found Lorelai sitting at the kitchen table, flipping through a magazine.
''Thank God, you're home. I'm so bored,'' Lorelai said, as soon as she spotted Rory.
''Hey mom,'' Rory greeted, dropping her bag on the floor.
''Entertain me ?'' Lorelai childishly asked.
''With what ?''
''Stories.''
''About ?'' Rory asked, as she sat down across from her mother.
''Such a big imagination, yet you can't find a way to entertain your mom. Dirty by the way.''
Rory rolled her eyes.
''How was school ?''
''Fine,'' Rory answered.
''Anything fun happen ?''
''My teacher got in to a debate with a student.''
''I said something fun, not boring,'' Lorelai whined.
''It was about the difference between cherry and strawberry lip gloss,'' Rory pointed out.
''Bad day sweets ?''
''Not entirely. There was one bright side.........''
Rory stopped talking and looked at her mom, who was waiting in anticipation to hear her story.
''Don't keep me in suspense.''
''I.....uhm....actually met this guy today.........'' Rory started.
''Are you sure this guy isn't a creation of your imagination ?''
''And he's really nice,'' Rory continued, trying to ignore her mom.
''Cause it's okay, you know ?''
''His name is Dean.''
''It's perfectly normal,'' Lorelai said.
''Mom, Dean's new and unless ghosts have finally gotten a good fashion and flesh adviser, he's human.''
Lorelai's face lit up. ''I have waited so long to say this............spill !''
*~*~*
After talking to her mom about Dean over pizza for about an hour, she called Lane and talked about the same subject for another hour. And believe it or not, Rory didn't find it annoying or a waste of her time. It felt good to talk about it. For once she was the one telling Lane about a guy, about his eyes, how nice he was..........how different he was from Jess. Rory shook her head and cleared her mind as she reached the basketball court.
When she shot the ball for what seemed like the millionth time, she heard footsteps behind her. Without thinking twice she turned around, not even looking to see if the ball went in or not. Jess was standing a couple of feet in front of her with a cigarette between his fingers and his eyes locked on her. Rory shivered as she watched him take a drag of his cigarette and blow out the smoke.
''Nothing but net,'' he said, referring to the shot she just made.
''Hey,'' Rory mumbled.
Jess nodded, still not moving. Rory let out a silent, almost wishful sigh and went to get her ball, trying to pretend that Jess wasn't here at all. When she got the ball and made her way back towards him, she couldn't stand the silence anymore and looked up at Jess.
''What do you want, Jess ?''
Jess shrugged, throwing his cigarette on the court.
''Just wondering about something.''
''Could you be anymore vague ?''
''Problem ?'' Jess asked, as she buried his hands in his pockets.
''No, forget it.'' Rory started to dribble the ball again.
''You saw me, didn't you ?''
Rory shrugged. ''It seemed like you fitted in perfectly with the rest of those jerks.''
Inwardly she cringed at her harsh comment. Jess understood her sudden anger, but still didn't make an attempt to tell her about his ingenious plan, which turned out being not so genius after all. He actually liked those guys, they reminded him of his friends back in New York. A smile appeared on his face as he thought about this. He glanced in Rory's direction, looking at the way she had her gaze fixed on the ball in her hands. He tried looking at the situation from her point of view. But after only a second he started to wonder why he even cared. She lived in the same town and went to the same school, so what ? And she was a nice person, nothing more...........but certainly nothing less. Jess sighed.
''You wouldn't understand. My friends........are just like them and they're my kind of people.''
''Yeah, figured that already,'' Rory said, not looking up.
Jess glanced at her once more, before turning around and walking away. He wasn't sure what to do now.
''Hey.......Jess ?''
Jess stopped and turned around to meet her honeslty unclouded eyes.
''Just don't...........''
''I won't,'' he said, before she could finish her sentence.
Rory slightly smiled. ''You rhymed.''
Jess smirked and removed his hands from his pockets as he walked over to her.
''One on one ?''
Rory threw him the ball. ''You start. You need all the points you can get.''
*R*E*V*I*E*W*! Please ? :-) So, what did ya think ? Was it really as bad as I thought it was ? I apologize for my non existent updates and my horrible writing. Thanks for the reviews and your patience!!! :-)
*A/N: TWO WEEKS!!! TWO WEEKS WITHOUT UPDATING!!! I should be burned at the stake or something, seriously.........everything involving school sucks!!! Like grades!!! Though my writing kind of lacks in this chapter, I did bring another character in to the story. Not that it makes up for anything. Anyway enjoy!!! :-)
*~*~*:-)*~*~*Bye, smile :-)
Rory was slowly making her way towards Stars Hollow High, sipping her coffee that she had just picked up at Luke's. It had become a daily routine. Rory checked her watch as she took another sip of her coffee. She had twenty minutes before school started and at least fifteen before the other students would come pouring in to the building, already discussing their plans for next weekend. A satisfied smile appeared on Rory's face as she brought the cup to her lips again. Just as she was about to taste the flavor of the warm liquid, a soft whisper near her ear caused her to gasp and almost drop her coffee.
''Rory.''
Rory instantly took a step back, gripping and balancing her coffee. Her eyes shot up and met a pair of amusing eyes.
''Stop showing up like that !''
Jess smirked at his comment and raised one eyebrow. ''Like that ?''
''Yeah, like some creepy stalker, who follows young girls around at night and gets a kick out of scaring them,'' Rory explained.
''It's day,'' Jess pointed out, with a hint of playfulness in his voice.
''Not the point. Stalkers can stalk during the day and night.''
''Clever.''
Rory shot him a look before walking away. Jess put his hands in his pockets and caught up with her. He glanced in her direction.
''What happened to the nice and quiet no fighting thing we had going last night ?''
''We weren't talking so therefor we couldn't argue,'' Rory answered, while she quickly went through her thoughts, reliving last night.
''Not a 'make love not war' kinda girl huh ?'' Jess asked, keeping his eyes on Rory.
A faint taint of red covered her cheeks as she answered. ''''I gave up on that after the whole smoking incident.''
''It bothered you ?'' Jess asked, sincerely curious for her answer.
''No,'' Rory answered, as she took a quick sip of her coffee.
Even though she said no, it did bother her in a way. The smell of the cigarette wrapped around him entirely, blocking out the fragrance of his spicy cologne and the faint smell of shaving creme. That was the way a guy was supposed to smell. But on the other hand she couldn't deny that the cigarettes suited him in a way. It gave him an edge yet it made him look so commonly casual at the same time. She sighed and looked at Jess.
''Yes, it bothered me.''
''Figured,'' Jess responded.
''How ?''
''The 'I like my lungs like they are' comment gave you away,'' Jess said, as he heard her say it in his mind. She had said it in such a serious tune, though it was meant as a playful remark. In a way, she had been extremely clever and artful.
''I didn't mean to offend you.''
''I threw my cigarette away, didn't I ?''
''Yeah.'' Rory smiled and wondered what made him do that. Could it have possibly been her comment ?
''Now maybe you could move on to the entire package ?'' she asked.
''And get the patch ?'' Jess asked, as he met her eyes.
Rory felt the weight of his gaze on her and lowered her eyes. Immediately she felt guilty for judging him.
''Sorry, you can do whatever you want.''
Rory walked over to a nearby trash can to throw her now empty coffee cup away. Jess traced her movements with his eyes, once again thinking of how boyishly cute she looked in her baggy clothes. Rory turned around and caught his glance. She shot him a small smile. She didn't feel awkward when he looked at her. His eyes weren't longingly hungry, they were just curious, just like hers.
''It's okay, maybe I'll quit. I don't smoke that much anyway,'' Jess said, bringing his eyes up to meet Rory's.
''Good.''
''Yeah, no black lungs for me.''
''That's a good thing,'' Rory said, amusement clearly detectable in her voice.
''If you say so.''
Rory met Jess' eyes for a moment before turning her head in the direction of the school. She stopped walking as soon as she saw the group of guys standing in front of the school. She realized that because of Jess she had lingered longer than usual.
Jess saw her reaction out of the corner of his eye and wondered shy she didn't like the attention. Every girl he knew liked this kind of attention.
As they headed up the steps towards the entrance, a couple of the guys started to stare and whistle at Rory. Rory lowered her head, letting her hair fall in front of her face, building a wall between her and the guys. She didn't quite know what to do with her hands as she passed them. Right before Jess followed her inside, he threw them a dangerous glare.
''They're jerks,'' he told Rory.
''I wish they would find somebody else to bother,'' Rory said, as she glanced in the direction of the school's entrance. She returned her eyes back to Jess.
''I have to go to my locker.''
Jess nodded.
Rory turned around and started to head in the direction of her locker. Jess glanced at the entrance as a plan quickly started to form in his head. With a face as hard as stone, he walked over to them.
*~*~*
After school, Rory could once again be found at her locker. Her bag lay at her feet as she was practically throwing her books in to her locker, silently cursing all the guys on the planet. There were indeed a few exceptions, but they were so rare that they should be treasured. The thing she didn't get, was why they had to pick on her ?! Was it because of the way she dressed or because of the fact that she had beat every single one of them in basketball ? Rory slammed her locker shut. Now she knew why she never even bothered with guys. Too frustrating! She grabbed her bag and turned around, her body almost immediately colliding with someone else's. She took a step back, ready to apologize, but changed her mind when she saw that it was a guy.
''Oh great...........,'' she mumbled, loud enough for him to hear her.
''Excuse me ?''
Rory rolled her eyes.
''Don't pretend not to know what I'm talking about when you and your friends are always..........''
''My friends ?'' the guys interrupted her, obviously confused.
''Yeah, the jerks over there,'' Rory said, as she nodded in the direction of the guys that were standing near the entrance, their regular spot.
The guy followed her gaze.
''They're not my friends,'' he said.
''Right.'' Rory crossed her arms.
''I don't even know them, I'm new.''
Rory looked up at him, realizing that he didn't look familiar at all. She started to blush and focused her gaze on the floor.
''Sorry.''
''Not a problem, I was just looking for my locker,'' he said. He opened the locker right next to Rory and smiled. ''Found it.''
Rory nodded, still not daring to look up at him. She was too embarrassed by the situation. Only when he was busy going through his locker, she quickly looked at him. He was tall and lean, definitely a basketball figure. She caught herself wondering what color his eyes were, but unfortunately she couldn't see them, because of his hair that was partly hanging in his face.
''So, quick question,'' the guy said, still going through his locker. ''Those guys.........'' He waved his hand in the direction of the guys Rory pointed out earlier. ''.......are jerks because ?''
''Cause they're jerks.''
''Ah.......get it.''
''And.....you're new ?'' Rory asked carefully.
''Yeah,'' he said as he closed his locker. ''My name's Dean.''
Rory held out her hand. ''Rory.''
Dean was a little surprised by her gesture, but shook her hand anyway.
''Nice to meet you Rory. You don't happen to know where Doose's Market is, do you ?''
''Are you kidding ? This is Stars Hollow, everyone knows Doose's. It's the only market in town,'' Rory explained.
''Of course, one market. At least there is a market, right ?''
''Right.'' Rory smiled. ''Why do you need to go there anyway ?''
''I applied for a job and I start today,'' Dean answered.
''Our first bag boy,'' Rory said, with a grin on her face.
''Excuse me ?''
''Small town. Come on, I'll show you. My house is in that direction anyway.''
Rory and Dean started to head for the school's entrance. This time Rory was able to walks passed those guys without getting one single glare or whistle. And she was grateful, cause she didn't want to embarrass herself even more in front of Dean. As she was heading down the steps, an unusual sight caught her attention. She spotted Jess talking to one of those jerks who whistled at her earlier, smoking a cigarette. The first thing that entered her mind was the fact that he was smoking again, when he sort of promised her to quit. She didn't know him that well and he didn't seem like the kind of guy to keep promises, but it still did something to her, which she hated. Maybe she was wrong about Jess ? Maybe he was a jerk after all.
*~*~*
''And beware of Mrs. Patty, once she's got her eyes on you...........''
''That bad huh ?'' Dean asked.
''More than you know. Last Halloween, Kirk was dressed as a ghost, white cloth and everything. Only he wasn't wearing anything underneath it. So next thing he knows, he's being pulled into Mrs. Patty's dance studio...........''
''And never heard from again ?'' Dean interrupted.
''No, he was seen again............except he was covered in red lipstick,'' Rory finished.
''So, I guess wearing a kilt in this town is out ?''
''Just remember to wear something underneath it,'' Rory said, with a serious expression.
Dean smiled. ''I'll remember.''
They stopped in front of Doose's Market.
''Here it is, Doose's Market,'' Rory said.
''Doose's Market,'' Dean repeated.
''Yep.''
''I better go in,'' Dean said.
''Yeah, maybe I'll come to Doose's more often now.''
Dean softly laughed and nodded. ''Bye Rory.''
''Bye,'' Rory said softly, as he head home blushing. She couldn't believe she had actually said that to Dean. At least he didn't say anything about it. He seemed like a very open and honest open. Talkative too, unlike Jess who only spoke to her when he felt like it. What she was doing right now, was hypocritical of her. She just met Dean and she hardly knew Jess. The question was, which one did she want to know better ? Her mind was made up very quickly. She had seen Jess herself, actually talking to those jerks who got a kick out of bothering her. Maybe the first impression she got of Jess when he was standing across from her in the corridor, staring at her, had been the right one. She decided to stop thinking about Jess and started to focus on the butterflies in her stomach. Only, were these butterflies the same ones she felt when she was around Jess or were these new ones ?
*~*~*
At home, Rory found Lorelai sitting at the kitchen table, flipping through a magazine.
''Thank God, you're home. I'm so bored,'' Lorelai said, as soon as she spotted Rory.
''Hey mom,'' Rory greeted, dropping her bag on the floor.
''Entertain me ?'' Lorelai childishly asked.
''With what ?''
''Stories.''
''About ?'' Rory asked, as she sat down across from her mother.
''Such a big imagination, yet you can't find a way to entertain your mom. Dirty by the way.''
Rory rolled her eyes.
''How was school ?''
''Fine,'' Rory answered.
''Anything fun happen ?''
''My teacher got in to a debate with a student.''
''I said something fun, not boring,'' Lorelai whined.
''It was about the difference between cherry and strawberry lip gloss,'' Rory pointed out.
''Bad day sweets ?''
''Not entirely. There was one bright side.........''
Rory stopped talking and looked at her mom, who was waiting in anticipation to hear her story.
''Don't keep me in suspense.''
''I.....uhm....actually met this guy today.........'' Rory started.
''Are you sure this guy isn't a creation of your imagination ?''
''And he's really nice,'' Rory continued, trying to ignore her mom.
''Cause it's okay, you know ?''
''His name is Dean.''
''It's perfectly normal,'' Lorelai said.
''Mom, Dean's new and unless ghosts have finally gotten a good fashion and flesh adviser, he's human.''
Lorelai's face lit up. ''I have waited so long to say this............spill !''
*~*~*
After talking to her mom about Dean over pizza for about an hour, she called Lane and talked about the same subject for another hour. And believe it or not, Rory didn't find it annoying or a waste of her time. It felt good to talk about it. For once she was the one telling Lane about a guy, about his eyes, how nice he was..........how different he was from Jess. Rory shook her head and cleared her mind as she reached the basketball court.
When she shot the ball for what seemed like the millionth time, she heard footsteps behind her. Without thinking twice she turned around, not even looking to see if the ball went in or not. Jess was standing a couple of feet in front of her with a cigarette between his fingers and his eyes locked on her. Rory shivered as she watched him take a drag of his cigarette and blow out the smoke.
''Nothing but net,'' he said, referring to the shot she just made.
''Hey,'' Rory mumbled.
Jess nodded, still not moving. Rory let out a silent, almost wishful sigh and went to get her ball, trying to pretend that Jess wasn't here at all. When she got the ball and made her way back towards him, she couldn't stand the silence anymore and looked up at Jess.
''What do you want, Jess ?''
Jess shrugged, throwing his cigarette on the court.
''Just wondering about something.''
''Could you be anymore vague ?''
''Problem ?'' Jess asked, as she buried his hands in his pockets.
''No, forget it.'' Rory started to dribble the ball again.
''You saw me, didn't you ?''
Rory shrugged. ''It seemed like you fitted in perfectly with the rest of those jerks.''
Inwardly she cringed at her harsh comment. Jess understood her sudden anger, but still didn't make an attempt to tell her about his ingenious plan, which turned out being not so genius after all. He actually liked those guys, they reminded him of his friends back in New York. A smile appeared on his face as he thought about this. He glanced in Rory's direction, looking at the way she had her gaze fixed on the ball in her hands. He tried looking at the situation from her point of view. But after only a second he started to wonder why he even cared. She lived in the same town and went to the same school, so what ? And she was a nice person, nothing more...........but certainly nothing less. Jess sighed.
''You wouldn't understand. My friends........are just like them and they're my kind of people.''
''Yeah, figured that already,'' Rory said, not looking up.
Jess glanced at her once more, before turning around and walking away. He wasn't sure what to do now.
''Hey.......Jess ?''
Jess stopped and turned around to meet her honeslty unclouded eyes.
''Just don't...........''
''I won't,'' he said, before she could finish her sentence.
Rory slightly smiled. ''You rhymed.''
Jess smirked and removed his hands from his pockets as he walked over to her.
''One on one ?''
Rory threw him the ball. ''You start. You need all the points you can get.''
*R*E*V*I*E*W*! Please ? :-) So, what did ya think ? Was it really as bad as I thought it was ? I apologize for my non existent updates and my horrible writing. Thanks for the reviews and your patience!!! :-)
