Disclaimer: I own nothing except Maggie Perkins
Summary: Jess can't take it anymore. Does Rory have her first crush?
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4 MONTHS LATER
"Jess, could you read the next paragraph to the class, please?" Asked Mr. Sarkney. Jess looked up with a horrified look on his face.
"No." He replied.
"Jess, please read for us." The whole class looked at him and smiled evilly. Jess shook his head again. "Jess, read now." The teacher forced. He looked down at the book and then back up at the teacher, realizing he was dead serious.
"M-Marty went to sc-school one d-day. H-he loved t-to play b-ball w-with his f-friends." The whole class was snickering except for the teacher, Rory, and Lane. The teacher was oblivious to the fact that the whole class was laughing at Jess. Jess slumped further down into his seat. "H-he was goo-good at p-playing b-ball." The class began to laugh louder. "S-stop!" Jess yelled, tears comming into his eyes once again. "I h-hate this sc- school!" He yelled as he ran out of the classroom. Rory stood up from her chair.
"Why do you guys alway laugh at him! He can't help it!" She yelled as she chased after him. The class continued laughing as she raced out the door.
"Class cut it out!" The teacher tried to yell over the top of them.
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"JESS!! Jess, wait!" Rory chased the little boy. She stumbled across a book and picked it up. She opened it and it read: Jess M. "HEY, JESS!!!" She followed him to the bridge where he sat with his head in his hands. She walked over to him and put the book down next to him. "You dropped this." She heaved, out of breath. "Where did you learn to run like that?" She asked, still out of breath. He looked up at her out of the corner of his eye and then looked back down at his reflection.
"W-what do y-you want?" He asked solemnly.
"Nothing...I just noticed that you dropped your book." He nodded and continued looking down. He had had a crush on her from day one and he would always get nervous around her. He decided that he had to leave Stars Hollow, whether Luke liked it or not. He was going to leave that afternoon. He stood up and stared into the bright blue angelic eyes of Rory Gilmore. He took off his glasses.
"Thanks." He said as he leaned forward and quickly pecked Rory's lips with his own and ran off. Rory touched her lips and turned around to watch Jess run off. She felt a weird feeling in her stomach...but she quickly dismissed it and turned back around and realized he had once again forgotten his book. She picked it up and carried it home with her. She wasn't going to go back to school that day.
Even though Jess was dorky, Rory thought he was kind of....sweet.
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"Rory?" The little girl turned around from watching TV.
"Hey Mommy!" Lorelai came and sat down on the couch next to her daughter, with a confused look on her face.
"What are you doing home? It's 2:00..you don't get off until 3:30."
"I uhh..." Rory looked down at the ground. She wasn't going to lie to her mom. "It was awful mom! They were horrible to him!" Lorelai's confused look remained.
"Who? What happened?"
"You know Jess? Luke's nephew?" She nodded. "Everybody always makes fun of him and I never do anything about it! I feel horrible! And today, during our reading class, Mr. Sarkney asked Jess to read to the class and he has that speech problem! The kids were laughing at him and finally Jess just ran out of the class. I stood up and told them to stop laughing, but they didn't listen....so I followed him."
"You followed Jess? Where?"
"To the bridge. He had dropped his book and I took it to him." Rory all of a sudden got a small smirk on her sweet little face. "He said, 'thanks', and then kissed me." Her smirk turned into a smile.
"Well, dear daughter of mine, I think you have your first crush." Rory's smile quickly disappeared.
"I do not!" Her face turned blood red. She didn't! Did she? He was the dorkiest kid in the class...no of course she didn't like him. Boys were weird and foreign to Rory...she knew boys liked her, but she really had no clue as to why. *Yes, boys are icky....* she thought, trying to convince herself.
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"Jess, your teacher said you left class and-" Luke stopped when he realized Jess wasn't up in the apartment. "Jess?!" He went over to Jess' side of the room. There was a note laying on his pillow. It read:
Uncle Luke,
I have to leave. Everybody hates me. I'm going home. I'll call you when I get back to New York.
Luke threw the piece of paper on the ground and ran out the door to the bus stop. There sat Jess. He walked over and silently sat down next to his crying nephew. Jess looked up and jumped to the other side of the bench. "L- Luke!"
"Whoa! Sorry I scared you, kid." The two looked straight ahead, not saying anything. Jess finally decided to speak.
"You c-can't stop m-me." He stated, a look of determination on his small face.
"I know..." Luke was sad that Jess wanted to leave because he was the first kid Luke actually liked (besides Rory of course). The bus finally came and stopped in front of the bench. Jess stood up and grabbed his bag. Luke stood up as well. Jess started to get on the bus, when Luke ran over and caught him by the arm and turned him around. He got on his knees and held both of Jess' arms. "Jess, you promise me one thing. Don't you ever change. Ok?" The little boy looked at his uncle, tears still swimming in his eyes. "Don't you change from being a good kid, Jess." Jess nodded.
"I p-promise Luke. I'll be a goo-good boy always." Luke smiled at him and pulled him into a hug. When they let go, Jess slung his bag over his shoulder and walked onto the bus. Luke watched him walk to the back through the windows. Jess looked out at his uncle and waved a small wave. Luke waved back, hoping that one day, Jess would come back and visit him. *Jess won't change, he's a good kid.* Luke thought.
Jess WAS going to change.....for the bad.
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A/N: I hope you guys are liking this story! PLEASE REVIEW!!!
Summary: Jess can't take it anymore. Does Rory have her first crush?
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4 MONTHS LATER
"Jess, could you read the next paragraph to the class, please?" Asked Mr. Sarkney. Jess looked up with a horrified look on his face.
"No." He replied.
"Jess, please read for us." The whole class looked at him and smiled evilly. Jess shook his head again. "Jess, read now." The teacher forced. He looked down at the book and then back up at the teacher, realizing he was dead serious.
"M-Marty went to sc-school one d-day. H-he loved t-to play b-ball w-with his f-friends." The whole class was snickering except for the teacher, Rory, and Lane. The teacher was oblivious to the fact that the whole class was laughing at Jess. Jess slumped further down into his seat. "H-he was goo-good at p-playing b-ball." The class began to laugh louder. "S-stop!" Jess yelled, tears comming into his eyes once again. "I h-hate this sc- school!" He yelled as he ran out of the classroom. Rory stood up from her chair.
"Why do you guys alway laugh at him! He can't help it!" She yelled as she chased after him. The class continued laughing as she raced out the door.
"Class cut it out!" The teacher tried to yell over the top of them.
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"JESS!! Jess, wait!" Rory chased the little boy. She stumbled across a book and picked it up. She opened it and it read: Jess M. "HEY, JESS!!!" She followed him to the bridge where he sat with his head in his hands. She walked over to him and put the book down next to him. "You dropped this." She heaved, out of breath. "Where did you learn to run like that?" She asked, still out of breath. He looked up at her out of the corner of his eye and then looked back down at his reflection.
"W-what do y-you want?" He asked solemnly.
"Nothing...I just noticed that you dropped your book." He nodded and continued looking down. He had had a crush on her from day one and he would always get nervous around her. He decided that he had to leave Stars Hollow, whether Luke liked it or not. He was going to leave that afternoon. He stood up and stared into the bright blue angelic eyes of Rory Gilmore. He took off his glasses.
"Thanks." He said as he leaned forward and quickly pecked Rory's lips with his own and ran off. Rory touched her lips and turned around to watch Jess run off. She felt a weird feeling in her stomach...but she quickly dismissed it and turned back around and realized he had once again forgotten his book. She picked it up and carried it home with her. She wasn't going to go back to school that day.
Even though Jess was dorky, Rory thought he was kind of....sweet.
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"Rory?" The little girl turned around from watching TV.
"Hey Mommy!" Lorelai came and sat down on the couch next to her daughter, with a confused look on her face.
"What are you doing home? It's 2:00..you don't get off until 3:30."
"I uhh..." Rory looked down at the ground. She wasn't going to lie to her mom. "It was awful mom! They were horrible to him!" Lorelai's confused look remained.
"Who? What happened?"
"You know Jess? Luke's nephew?" She nodded. "Everybody always makes fun of him and I never do anything about it! I feel horrible! And today, during our reading class, Mr. Sarkney asked Jess to read to the class and he has that speech problem! The kids were laughing at him and finally Jess just ran out of the class. I stood up and told them to stop laughing, but they didn't listen....so I followed him."
"You followed Jess? Where?"
"To the bridge. He had dropped his book and I took it to him." Rory all of a sudden got a small smirk on her sweet little face. "He said, 'thanks', and then kissed me." Her smirk turned into a smile.
"Well, dear daughter of mine, I think you have your first crush." Rory's smile quickly disappeared.
"I do not!" Her face turned blood red. She didn't! Did she? He was the dorkiest kid in the class...no of course she didn't like him. Boys were weird and foreign to Rory...she knew boys liked her, but she really had no clue as to why. *Yes, boys are icky....* she thought, trying to convince herself.
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"Jess, your teacher said you left class and-" Luke stopped when he realized Jess wasn't up in the apartment. "Jess?!" He went over to Jess' side of the room. There was a note laying on his pillow. It read:
Uncle Luke,
I have to leave. Everybody hates me. I'm going home. I'll call you when I get back to New York.
Luke threw the piece of paper on the ground and ran out the door to the bus stop. There sat Jess. He walked over and silently sat down next to his crying nephew. Jess looked up and jumped to the other side of the bench. "L- Luke!"
"Whoa! Sorry I scared you, kid." The two looked straight ahead, not saying anything. Jess finally decided to speak.
"You c-can't stop m-me." He stated, a look of determination on his small face.
"I know..." Luke was sad that Jess wanted to leave because he was the first kid Luke actually liked (besides Rory of course). The bus finally came and stopped in front of the bench. Jess stood up and grabbed his bag. Luke stood up as well. Jess started to get on the bus, when Luke ran over and caught him by the arm and turned him around. He got on his knees and held both of Jess' arms. "Jess, you promise me one thing. Don't you ever change. Ok?" The little boy looked at his uncle, tears still swimming in his eyes. "Don't you change from being a good kid, Jess." Jess nodded.
"I p-promise Luke. I'll be a goo-good boy always." Luke smiled at him and pulled him into a hug. When they let go, Jess slung his bag over his shoulder and walked onto the bus. Luke watched him walk to the back through the windows. Jess looked out at his uncle and waved a small wave. Luke waved back, hoping that one day, Jess would come back and visit him. *Jess won't change, he's a good kid.* Luke thought.
Jess WAS going to change.....for the bad.
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A/N: I hope you guys are liking this story! PLEASE REVIEW!!!