"Luke!"
"Hey Rory. Sebastian. Coffee for you guys?"
"Do you even have to ask?" Rory asked, laughing. The two sat at the counter, and Luke filled the two mugs he had placed down in front of them. Rory inhaled her coffee. Sebastian drank his fast as well, faster than he had that first time this winter, but still nowhere near rivaling Lorelai and Rory.
Suddenly, Rory raised her half-empty cup in the air, and Sebastian followed suit with a confused look on his face. "To us!" Rory said, "We finally did it!"
Luke stopped in his tracks. He froze as he heard what Rory had said. Now, he knew that he had a reputation for being a bit clueless, but there was no way he could have ever seen this one coming. He and Lorelai had been talking about Rory and Sebastian for a while, wondering when they would get together, but Luke thought that they were still just friends.
"Yeah, I know," Sebastian said, laughing, "Who would have guessed that we, lowly freshmen, could create our own club."
"An Ayn Rand club no less!" Rory replied, laughing.
Luke sighed. He had nothing to worry about, and nothing to tell Lorelai. He picked up the coffee pot and walked back over to the friends, replenishing their mugs. "So what's this I hear about a club?" Luke asked.
"We started our own club at Yale, Luke!" Rory said.
"Well... that's just great. Really, that's great."
After the two had finished their coffee, Rory asked Sebastian, "Wanna go do something?"
"Sure," he replied.
The two slid off their stools and walked to the door.
"Bye Luke!" Rory called.
They started wandering around town, saying hi to people they passed. People were used to seeing Sebastian around town now. He had been coming almost every weekend since that first over Christmas break. Everyone knew that it was only a matter of time before they got together. The Gilmore women were both the same: oblivious of who they liked until it smacked them in the face. Everyone was still waiting for Luke and Lorelai to notice, but Rory tended to have better luck with that sort of thing.
They reached the Gilmore house. "I think we should study... at least a litttle bit," Rory said.
"OK," Sebastian replied. "We only have two finals, but fine."
They sat down across from each other at the breakfast table. Rory pulled out her books and began to study. Sebastian opened his books, but he studied Rory.
"What are we, Rory?" he asked, suddenly.
"What?" she asked.
'What are we?"
"Well... we're friends, right?" Rory asked, not quite sure where Sebastian was going with this.
Sebastian frowned a moment, then stood, walked over to Rory and kissed her. Rory recoiled at first, in shock, but then she sat still, accepting the kiss, passively. He pulled away, a slight smile on his face.
Rory gave a slow, slight nod, not to say yes, not to say no, just to move her head. She swallowed. "Sebastian-"
"I really, really like you. I... I would have said something earlier, but you were so hung up on that Jesse guy-"
"Jess," she whispered.
"Yeah, him. So I just wanted to wait. But now, you're over him, so we can be together?" Sebastian smiled hopefully.
Rory had never noticed how much of a little boy Sebastian was. He had that cocked head, that innocent smile, nothing was really wrong with him. He didn't do anything wrong. He never blew up at her for no reason, and if she got mad at him, he ended up apologizing. It was nice, for a change. It was safe. And though she had never seen Sebastian in that way, she thought she could. In fact, she was already beginning to, in those five seconds.
Rory smiled, and nodded again, this time with feeling behind it.
"Yeah, I... I think that would be good."
Sebastian smiled again and leaned in to kiss her again. This time, she responded. When they pulled away, she was smiling. His kisses were just like him. Sweet, slow, and yet.... she licked her lips... almost apologetic?
"Hey Rory. Sebastian. Coffee for you guys?"
"Do you even have to ask?" Rory asked, laughing. The two sat at the counter, and Luke filled the two mugs he had placed down in front of them. Rory inhaled her coffee. Sebastian drank his fast as well, faster than he had that first time this winter, but still nowhere near rivaling Lorelai and Rory.
Suddenly, Rory raised her half-empty cup in the air, and Sebastian followed suit with a confused look on his face. "To us!" Rory said, "We finally did it!"
Luke stopped in his tracks. He froze as he heard what Rory had said. Now, he knew that he had a reputation for being a bit clueless, but there was no way he could have ever seen this one coming. He and Lorelai had been talking about Rory and Sebastian for a while, wondering when they would get together, but Luke thought that they were still just friends.
"Yeah, I know," Sebastian said, laughing, "Who would have guessed that we, lowly freshmen, could create our own club."
"An Ayn Rand club no less!" Rory replied, laughing.
Luke sighed. He had nothing to worry about, and nothing to tell Lorelai. He picked up the coffee pot and walked back over to the friends, replenishing their mugs. "So what's this I hear about a club?" Luke asked.
"We started our own club at Yale, Luke!" Rory said.
"Well... that's just great. Really, that's great."
After the two had finished their coffee, Rory asked Sebastian, "Wanna go do something?"
"Sure," he replied.
The two slid off their stools and walked to the door.
"Bye Luke!" Rory called.
They started wandering around town, saying hi to people they passed. People were used to seeing Sebastian around town now. He had been coming almost every weekend since that first over Christmas break. Everyone knew that it was only a matter of time before they got together. The Gilmore women were both the same: oblivious of who they liked until it smacked them in the face. Everyone was still waiting for Luke and Lorelai to notice, but Rory tended to have better luck with that sort of thing.
They reached the Gilmore house. "I think we should study... at least a litttle bit," Rory said.
"OK," Sebastian replied. "We only have two finals, but fine."
They sat down across from each other at the breakfast table. Rory pulled out her books and began to study. Sebastian opened his books, but he studied Rory.
"What are we, Rory?" he asked, suddenly.
"What?" she asked.
'What are we?"
"Well... we're friends, right?" Rory asked, not quite sure where Sebastian was going with this.
Sebastian frowned a moment, then stood, walked over to Rory and kissed her. Rory recoiled at first, in shock, but then she sat still, accepting the kiss, passively. He pulled away, a slight smile on his face.
Rory gave a slow, slight nod, not to say yes, not to say no, just to move her head. She swallowed. "Sebastian-"
"I really, really like you. I... I would have said something earlier, but you were so hung up on that Jesse guy-"
"Jess," she whispered.
"Yeah, him. So I just wanted to wait. But now, you're over him, so we can be together?" Sebastian smiled hopefully.
Rory had never noticed how much of a little boy Sebastian was. He had that cocked head, that innocent smile, nothing was really wrong with him. He didn't do anything wrong. He never blew up at her for no reason, and if she got mad at him, he ended up apologizing. It was nice, for a change. It was safe. And though she had never seen Sebastian in that way, she thought she could. In fact, she was already beginning to, in those five seconds.
Rory smiled, and nodded again, this time with feeling behind it.
"Yeah, I... I think that would be good."
Sebastian smiled again and leaned in to kiss her again. This time, she responded. When they pulled away, she was smiling. His kisses were just like him. Sweet, slow, and yet.... she licked her lips... almost apologetic?