Chapter 3

Darkrainmistress

I own nothing. I wish I did. Like CMM's body. I could find some uses for that.Sorry I haven't updated in so long. School, life, pursuit of happiness(ha!) got in the way. Please tell me what you think.Some people had liked the Summer-perspective but I don't think I can get all the angles of the story from her POV. Suggestions on everything are always welcome.

Rory sat on the bus, still thinking about what Summer had said. If Summer had come to her with the proposal a week ago, she may have succeeded in convincing Rory to help. But after the talk with she in the courtyard with Tristan, she was not about to join a plot against him. They had decided to be friends. Rory smiled in remembrance of his confusion over her Casablanca reference. He has so much to learn. She was looking forward to initiating him in the world of two-color movies.

The bus driver broke through her thoughts by announcing the stop for Stars Hallow. Rory grabbed her multitude of book bags and stepped off into the town square. She hauled her bags over to Luke's, her mind set on the liquid gold served there. Walking through the door, she received a gruff nod from Luke and sat down at her usual table to wait for her mom. A server, who she vaguely believed to be Peter, set a steaming mug in front of her and she raised it in silent thinks in Luke's direction. Another curt nod was given and she began to gulp her drink.

The jingle of the shop bell and a dramatic plea for coffee announced Lorelai's arrival. She sat down across from Rory and began the daily squabble with Luke for coffee.

"No, it rots your gums and studies have shown it can give you cancer, not mention widthdrawl."

Lorelai responded with: "But that point's moot since I'm already addicted and going through widthdrawl." She widened her eyes and started convulsing in her chair. She whispered in a hoarse pained tone. "Give me a hit. Please! Everything is going dark! Need coffee quick!"

Luke rolled his eyes, sighed, poured her a cup, and turned away, having deemed her hopeless. Lorelai immediately made a miraculous recovery and began chugging away. Rory grinned at her mom's foolery and began sipping her own cup. Her mind turned back to Tristan and she wondered what he had done to Summer that made her want revenge. From what Rory knew, their relationship had ended because she had cheated on him. She brushed the problem from her mind and concentrated on what Lorelai was saying.

"….So these people had loved the inn so much that they sent us some lawn gnomes. Michel, it seems, had a particularly bad run-in with one as a child and insisted I remove them. I told him to go buzz off and he tried to hide them in Sookie's ovens. Then," She giggled in remembrance, "Sookie, being her usual wacky self, didn't notice the small lifeless men residing in the top of her oven. So she goes and puts in her brownies. An hour later, the brownies have a lovely glaze of coloured plastic which the guests probably wouldn't appreciate. Now Sookie is furious at Michel and is planning on poisoning his lunch tomorrow with the leftover melted dwarves."

"Sounds like fun. Take pictures for me!" They finished their coffee and walked

out of Luke's towards the video store for their weekend supply of movies.