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Chapter 3: Local James Dean Gets Carried Away
((Rory back at Yale))
Glen was walking down the hall by Rory's dorm with a stack of books at hand. The pile of books was so high that Glen could hardly see where he was going; he nearly knocked Rory over.
"School sucks, school sucks, school suuuuucks!" Glen sang in a depressing kind of way.
"Nice to see you too Glen!" Rory shouted back.
She walked into her dorm to find that Tanna was soldering a glass piece together.
Rory waved her hand in front of her face to shoo the smelliness.
"Hey Rory," Tanna said.
"Hey, Tanna."
"God, I love burning things! It's quite fascinating," said Tanna, not looking up from her piece.
Rory half smiled and walked to her room muttering, "That's usually the sign you get when someone needs help." She took one last glance at Tanna before entering her room.
Tanna smiled crazily when she heard the solder sizzle uncontrollably when it hit the flux that was on the copper foil. Rory looked disturbed and shut the door behind her.
Paris wasn't in, so Rory took advantage of this and started studying.
A while later, Rory got tired after studying and decided she would go out and read. She already finished her class for the day earlier so she had the rest of the day to herself.
While walking out of the building, with a book at hand, she saw someone that resembled- oh good god, it can't be!
But it was.
What the hell is he doing here?
Rory continued walking but he caught sight of her and awkwardly walked toward her, so she stopped.
"Rory," Jess said, acknowledging her presence.
"Jess," Rory greeted, using the same tone as him.
She took in a deep breath, rolled her eyes at how pathetic he was being, and started walking away.
"Rory, wait," he begged; this was a rare occasion to see him beg- it was very entertaining.
She raised her eyebrows, hinting for him to continue.
He sighed and said, "I-a..... I..... Ineedaplacetostay........." he mumbled.
He could have spoken German, Latin, Japanese- heck even Islamic and she still would have seen this coming.
She raised her eyebrows again and had an amused smile dancing across her face. She crossed her arms and said, "So what do you want me to do?"
She was no going to make this easy; she was going to milk this for all it was worth!
He sighed and shoved his hands in his pockets.
"I-a was wondering if I could........" She got him squirming. "If I could kinda crash at your dorm........"
She still had her arms crossed and her smile taunted him.
"Well, I dunno...... I mean, I do have other suite mates you know...... and I'm not sure if they'd like that you stayed there, even if it was for a while......."
He looked defeated, as if he knew this was coming.
He nodded and murmured, "Thanks anyways," and walked away.
"Wait!" she called to him. "Doesn't mean we can't ask," she said.
He smirked- - OH that heart melting smirk! However insignificant it was, it had a great impact.
Rory led Jess back to her dorm room. This time, Paris and Janet are in there and Rory sighs. Paris sees Jess and nods at his presence, he sort of half nods.
Rory clears her throat and says, "Guys?...." Trying to catch their attention, "Would it be okay if Jess stayed here for awhile..." They all nodded.
Paris said, "He's sleeping with you," in a firm, voice. All eyes swayed directly over to Paris. Rory's eyes went extremely big. "No- no! That's not was I meant- mean!..." They looked at her expectantly and she stuttered, "I- I..." and grew with fury so she stomped off into her room.
Jess chuckled, but Rory looked frantic; he smirked at this.
"C'mon," she whispered softly as she grabbed his duffle bag. He followed her into her room, with his hands in his pockets and looked around. Her dorm room kind of looked like her old room. Paris had her face into her pillow.
"I can take the floor..." he offered.
She only nodded.
"If you're not comfortable with me being here, I can always just go..."
"No, you can stay."
"I'm stupid! I don't deserve to go to Yale!" Paris yelled into her pillow.
Rory rolled her eyes and motioned towards the door. He followed her out and into the hall.
Glen was racing by, this time without books, and zoomed past Rory.
"I think I'm cuuurrrsseedd!!" he shouted.
"It's always a pleasure to see you too Glen!" she shouted back.
He stopped shortly after hearing her voice and said, "We have a meeting for the paper you know!"
Rory stood there, frozen.
"No we don't," she softly said.
"Yes, we do. Didn't you get the memo?"
"What memo?"
Glen reached into his pocket and pulled out a piece of paper that said: Meeting at 4:15.
Her eyes went big and he said, "Told you!"
She then saw the part where it said: on Wednesday.
She rolled her eyes; all the while Jess is watching with amusement.
"It says Wednesday, Glen!"
He took the paper and put it closely to his face.
He huffed and said, "I think I need a new prescription......"
Rory nodded and patted him on the back.
He started sobbing and said, "It's that Russian Economics class that's getting to me......"
Rory was a little weirded out by this and said, "Get a hold of yourself!"
He looked shaken with wide eyes. As if in a daze, he walked away.
"Interesting people at Yale already!" Jess said.
"You have no idea," she responded, remembering their earlier conversation about him and his bad back.
He smirked and they continued walking out of the building.
They started walking down the sidewalk and towards a bench. Rory sat first, then Jess.
There was an uncomfortable silence and the two were looking anywhere but each other.
"So......" Jess said.
Rory nodded, "That's the best way to kill the silence, the only problem is coming up with something 5 times more cunning than the word 'so'."
Jess chuckled and the silence began again.
"The uh.... The weathers nice down here....." Jess said.
"The weather's the same in Stars Hollow," Rory replied.
"I know, but at least it was 5 times more cunning than the word 'so'."
"Mm, that it was."
Rory clasped her hands together and stared at the ground.
Jess was slouching and got bored so he leaned over, his elbows being supported by his knees, and sighed.
"Yeah, talking is definitely something the two of us should work on," Rory said.
He nodded and said, "Class in session?"
"Take notes," she responded.
The two started laughing.
"Well at least we're talking again, sort of........ 'At least you're talking to me again' sounds better," said Jess. Rory smiled.
"Yes, because when I think or hear your name I always say, 'Jess? Oh he's a talker'...."
Jess laughed and said, "Yeah, well when I think or hear *your* name, I always say, "Rory? She can't stop talking!"
Rory laughed and said, "That is so not true!"
"It is so! I always had a hard time shutting you up!"
Rory crossed her arms and looked away.
"However," Jess said.
"This should be good," Rory murmured.
"It was kind of cute....."
She smiled and felt her face burn to a deep, deep crimson.
"And I loved how I could make you blush like you were on fire!"
Rory swatted his leg and said, "You're mean you know that?!"
"Yes, too many times have I been told that....."
"Only 'cause it's true!"
Waving it away he said, "Psh! It is not!"
Rory nodded and said, "It made the Stars Hollow Gazette......"
"Oh good god, what did it say?" Jess said. He put his hands in the air, motioning the headline, "Local James Dean gets carried away with his attitude?"
"Close, very close," Rory seriously said.
Jess laughed and they continued talking.
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Chapter 3: Local James Dean Gets Carried Away
((Rory back at Yale))
Glen was walking down the hall by Rory's dorm with a stack of books at hand. The pile of books was so high that Glen could hardly see where he was going; he nearly knocked Rory over.
"School sucks, school sucks, school suuuuucks!" Glen sang in a depressing kind of way.
"Nice to see you too Glen!" Rory shouted back.
She walked into her dorm to find that Tanna was soldering a glass piece together.
Rory waved her hand in front of her face to shoo the smelliness.
"Hey Rory," Tanna said.
"Hey, Tanna."
"God, I love burning things! It's quite fascinating," said Tanna, not looking up from her piece.
Rory half smiled and walked to her room muttering, "That's usually the sign you get when someone needs help." She took one last glance at Tanna before entering her room.
Tanna smiled crazily when she heard the solder sizzle uncontrollably when it hit the flux that was on the copper foil. Rory looked disturbed and shut the door behind her.
Paris wasn't in, so Rory took advantage of this and started studying.
A while later, Rory got tired after studying and decided she would go out and read. She already finished her class for the day earlier so she had the rest of the day to herself.
While walking out of the building, with a book at hand, she saw someone that resembled- oh good god, it can't be!
But it was.
What the hell is he doing here?
Rory continued walking but he caught sight of her and awkwardly walked toward her, so she stopped.
"Rory," Jess said, acknowledging her presence.
"Jess," Rory greeted, using the same tone as him.
She took in a deep breath, rolled her eyes at how pathetic he was being, and started walking away.
"Rory, wait," he begged; this was a rare occasion to see him beg- it was very entertaining.
She raised her eyebrows, hinting for him to continue.
He sighed and said, "I-a..... I..... Ineedaplacetostay........." he mumbled.
He could have spoken German, Latin, Japanese- heck even Islamic and she still would have seen this coming.
She raised her eyebrows again and had an amused smile dancing across her face. She crossed her arms and said, "So what do you want me to do?"
She was no going to make this easy; she was going to milk this for all it was worth!
He sighed and shoved his hands in his pockets.
"I-a was wondering if I could........" She got him squirming. "If I could kinda crash at your dorm........"
She still had her arms crossed and her smile taunted him.
"Well, I dunno...... I mean, I do have other suite mates you know...... and I'm not sure if they'd like that you stayed there, even if it was for a while......."
He looked defeated, as if he knew this was coming.
He nodded and murmured, "Thanks anyways," and walked away.
"Wait!" she called to him. "Doesn't mean we can't ask," she said.
He smirked- - OH that heart melting smirk! However insignificant it was, it had a great impact.
Rory led Jess back to her dorm room. This time, Paris and Janet are in there and Rory sighs. Paris sees Jess and nods at his presence, he sort of half nods.
Rory clears her throat and says, "Guys?...." Trying to catch their attention, "Would it be okay if Jess stayed here for awhile..." They all nodded.
Paris said, "He's sleeping with you," in a firm, voice. All eyes swayed directly over to Paris. Rory's eyes went extremely big. "No- no! That's not was I meant- mean!..." They looked at her expectantly and she stuttered, "I- I..." and grew with fury so she stomped off into her room.
Jess chuckled, but Rory looked frantic; he smirked at this.
"C'mon," she whispered softly as she grabbed his duffle bag. He followed her into her room, with his hands in his pockets and looked around. Her dorm room kind of looked like her old room. Paris had her face into her pillow.
"I can take the floor..." he offered.
She only nodded.
"If you're not comfortable with me being here, I can always just go..."
"No, you can stay."
"I'm stupid! I don't deserve to go to Yale!" Paris yelled into her pillow.
Rory rolled her eyes and motioned towards the door. He followed her out and into the hall.
Glen was racing by, this time without books, and zoomed past Rory.
"I think I'm cuuurrrsseedd!!" he shouted.
"It's always a pleasure to see you too Glen!" she shouted back.
He stopped shortly after hearing her voice and said, "We have a meeting for the paper you know!"
Rory stood there, frozen.
"No we don't," she softly said.
"Yes, we do. Didn't you get the memo?"
"What memo?"
Glen reached into his pocket and pulled out a piece of paper that said: Meeting at 4:15.
Her eyes went big and he said, "Told you!"
She then saw the part where it said: on Wednesday.
She rolled her eyes; all the while Jess is watching with amusement.
"It says Wednesday, Glen!"
He took the paper and put it closely to his face.
He huffed and said, "I think I need a new prescription......"
Rory nodded and patted him on the back.
He started sobbing and said, "It's that Russian Economics class that's getting to me......"
Rory was a little weirded out by this and said, "Get a hold of yourself!"
He looked shaken with wide eyes. As if in a daze, he walked away.
"Interesting people at Yale already!" Jess said.
"You have no idea," she responded, remembering their earlier conversation about him and his bad back.
He smirked and they continued walking out of the building.
They started walking down the sidewalk and towards a bench. Rory sat first, then Jess.
There was an uncomfortable silence and the two were looking anywhere but each other.
"So......" Jess said.
Rory nodded, "That's the best way to kill the silence, the only problem is coming up with something 5 times more cunning than the word 'so'."
Jess chuckled and the silence began again.
"The uh.... The weathers nice down here....." Jess said.
"The weather's the same in Stars Hollow," Rory replied.
"I know, but at least it was 5 times more cunning than the word 'so'."
"Mm, that it was."
Rory clasped her hands together and stared at the ground.
Jess was slouching and got bored so he leaned over, his elbows being supported by his knees, and sighed.
"Yeah, talking is definitely something the two of us should work on," Rory said.
He nodded and said, "Class in session?"
"Take notes," she responded.
The two started laughing.
"Well at least we're talking again, sort of........ 'At least you're talking to me again' sounds better," said Jess. Rory smiled.
"Yes, because when I think or hear your name I always say, 'Jess? Oh he's a talker'...."
Jess laughed and said, "Yeah, well when I think or hear *your* name, I always say, "Rory? She can't stop talking!"
Rory laughed and said, "That is so not true!"
"It is so! I always had a hard time shutting you up!"
Rory crossed her arms and looked away.
"However," Jess said.
"This should be good," Rory murmured.
"It was kind of cute....."
She smiled and felt her face burn to a deep, deep crimson.
"And I loved how I could make you blush like you were on fire!"
Rory swatted his leg and said, "You're mean you know that?!"
"Yes, too many times have I been told that....."
"Only 'cause it's true!"
Waving it away he said, "Psh! It is not!"
Rory nodded and said, "It made the Stars Hollow Gazette......"
"Oh good god, what did it say?" Jess said. He put his hands in the air, motioning the headline, "Local James Dean gets carried away with his attitude?"
"Close, very close," Rory seriously said.
Jess laughed and they continued talking.
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