Thanks a bunch to those who so kindly reviewed - it's always appreciated.
Now, as for the rest of you, sleep with one eye open! (Just Kidding) I'm
not a violent person, really.
Anyway - on with the story
*So, the ship had finally departed. Destination: Alaska. -After a long, draining battle, both Rory and Lorelai finished unpacking.
"What time is it?" asked Lorelai.
"It's 2:30 in the afternoon," answered Rory.
"Oh god, is that all?" Lorelai was beyond exhausted; the day was seemingly endless.
"This is what happens when we get up early - we are so not morning people," Rory affirmed.
"I hear that," Lorelai agreed. "Well," she yawned. "I think I'm just gonna have a little nap - wake me up for supper, ok?"
"Oh, no you don't," Rory snarled. "You drag me on this cruise and then expect me to entertain myself - I think not!"
"Whoa, let's not freak out here, shall we? There are plenty of other people aboard this ship. Why must I entertain you?"
"In case you didn't notice, Kirk and I aren't exactly bosom buddies. And Patty and Babette should be institutionalized."
"You're right, you know."
"Of course I'm right," Rory hesitated. "About what?"
"Patty and Babette should be institutionalized, and so should Kirk for that matter." Lorelai was averting the central issue as usual.
Rory was truly annoyed. "You never stop, do you?"
"Stop what?"
"Oh, never mind," Rory gave up. "You better enjoy this afternoon nap, cause it's the last one you're going to get, understand?"
"Yes Drill Sergeant!" Lorelai shouted in a mocking tone.
"You're impossible!" Rory teased.
"I'm encourageable!"
"Bye. Be good!" Rory eyed her mother.
"You too. I don't want to wake up and find you married with children!" Lorelai eyed Rory.
"I'm not even going to dignify that with an answer." Rory turned around and with a slight wave, exited the room.
-Luckily for Rory, the massive ship made it easy to avoid certain people. On more than one occasion, she conveniently escaped from the sight of the Star's Hollow crew. Sookie and Jackson however, were another story. Rory wasn't afraid to come in contact with them; in fact she would have welcomed their presence, yet they were nowhere to be found. She deduced that they were busily avoiding the others as well. Maybe it was best for Rory to think that, because you know, there was a reason why they called it the 'love boat'.
As the hours passed, Rory was slowly becoming acquainted with the ship. She had made her way to the main deck and was actually starting to enjoy herself. There weren't many young people on board; actually, there weren't any young people on board. Rory had come to that realization long ago. Essentially, the majority of passengers were middle-aged or older.
As Rory proceeded in the direction of the social room, she nearly stumbled into Luke. Rory quickly gathered herself and hid behind a group of tourists. Luke did a double take. Had he just seen Rory? No, he dismissed the possibility. I'm going crazy- Luke thought. First Lorelai and now Rory, his mind was consumed with the Gilmore girls.
Once the coast was clear, Rory abruptly returned to her room.
"Mom! Mom! Wake up!" Rory shouted unbelievably loud.
"Huh? What! What's going on?" Lorelai's voice was groggy and panicked. "Are we sinking? Did we hit an ice burg?" Oh my god, I'm too young to die!" Lorelai was slightly overreacting.
"What? No - Mom, it's nothing like that. I, I think I saw Luke."
"You think you saw Luke? You wake me up from the most exceptional nap I've ever had in my entire life, causing me unnecessary panic and trauma, because you think you saw Luke?"
"Um, yes." Rory felt a teeny bit guilty.
"Ok - just making sure. My daughter is the devil's child," Lorelai muttered under her breath.
"What was that?" Rory said, pretending that she hadn't heard.
"What was what?" Lorelai was back to doing what she did best, avoidance.
Rory ignored her mother. "I don't think he saw me."
"That's nice to hear, why don't we pop open a bottle of champagne and celebrate!" Lorelai sarcastically stated.
"What was I supposed to do? It's not like we can elude him forever."
"I know, I'm sorry. But how am I going to approach him? What am I going to say - Hey Luke! Rory and I had a vote, and cold, deserted Alaska beat out warm, inviting Europe."
"Sounds good to me."
"Devil child." This time Lorelai wanted to be heard.
"Hey! Just for that, I wont tell you the other big news I have."
"Oh, Please tell me! I'll never call you devil child again!"
"That remains to be seen," Rory smartly commented. "Ok - I'll tell you, now brace yourself."
"C'mon, out with it, out with it!" Lorelai demanded.
"They have a two-storey buffet on this cruise ship! Imagine, every possible food that ever existed right at your fingertips."
"You're not serious? Rory, don't toy with my emotions."
"I'm completely serious, you'll have to see it to believe it."
"Well, what are we waiting for? Let's go and show em what we Gilmore's are made of!"
"Here, here."
-And with that, the girls were off on yet another adventure. As they rapidly approached the dining area, Lorelai was taken aback. In all her life she could never have imagined a grander sight than the one before her. After all, what were the Gilmore girls if not champion eaters? This was better than an amusement park.
"Rory! I think we've officially entered Heaven!" Lorelai shouted with glee.
Rory drooled over the display before them and snuck a few bites. "Heaven never tasted so good!"
With heaping plates and beaming smiles, the girls took their seats at an elegantly decorated table and began devouring their precious food. Both were far too occupied to even notice Luke and Nicole's presence. They were only a few tables away, yet they too seemed lost in thought. Their thoughts however, didn't consist of food. Luke was unmistakably thinking of Lorelai, while Nicole was thinking about how peaceful it was to be on a cruise with Luke, away from distraction, away from Lorelai.
"Oh, I'm so full, but there's so much food," Rory moaned in agony.
"You give up too easily my child. I, Lorelai, Olympic gold medallist eater, am going up for yet another plate." Lorelai started to get up and nearly lost her balance. With great effort, she returned to the battlegrounds for round four. The first two rounds she had won quite easily, the third round proved to be a bit more difficult. Would the fourth round be her final round? Only time would tell.
As Lorelai busily piled delicacies from the world over onto her plate, Luke and Nicole began to fill their own plates on the opposite side of the buffet. He was the first to notice Lorelai, and this time he knew he wasn't dreaming. Luke was more relieved to see her than anything else; at least this would confirm that he wasn't crazy. When Nicole's back was turned, he decided to approach Lorelai.
*Nice little cliff-hanger, isn't it? Please R/R and the story will get even better, and by better I mean BETTER!
*So, the ship had finally departed. Destination: Alaska. -After a long, draining battle, both Rory and Lorelai finished unpacking.
"What time is it?" asked Lorelai.
"It's 2:30 in the afternoon," answered Rory.
"Oh god, is that all?" Lorelai was beyond exhausted; the day was seemingly endless.
"This is what happens when we get up early - we are so not morning people," Rory affirmed.
"I hear that," Lorelai agreed. "Well," she yawned. "I think I'm just gonna have a little nap - wake me up for supper, ok?"
"Oh, no you don't," Rory snarled. "You drag me on this cruise and then expect me to entertain myself - I think not!"
"Whoa, let's not freak out here, shall we? There are plenty of other people aboard this ship. Why must I entertain you?"
"In case you didn't notice, Kirk and I aren't exactly bosom buddies. And Patty and Babette should be institutionalized."
"You're right, you know."
"Of course I'm right," Rory hesitated. "About what?"
"Patty and Babette should be institutionalized, and so should Kirk for that matter." Lorelai was averting the central issue as usual.
Rory was truly annoyed. "You never stop, do you?"
"Stop what?"
"Oh, never mind," Rory gave up. "You better enjoy this afternoon nap, cause it's the last one you're going to get, understand?"
"Yes Drill Sergeant!" Lorelai shouted in a mocking tone.
"You're impossible!" Rory teased.
"I'm encourageable!"
"Bye. Be good!" Rory eyed her mother.
"You too. I don't want to wake up and find you married with children!" Lorelai eyed Rory.
"I'm not even going to dignify that with an answer." Rory turned around and with a slight wave, exited the room.
-Luckily for Rory, the massive ship made it easy to avoid certain people. On more than one occasion, she conveniently escaped from the sight of the Star's Hollow crew. Sookie and Jackson however, were another story. Rory wasn't afraid to come in contact with them; in fact she would have welcomed their presence, yet they were nowhere to be found. She deduced that they were busily avoiding the others as well. Maybe it was best for Rory to think that, because you know, there was a reason why they called it the 'love boat'.
As the hours passed, Rory was slowly becoming acquainted with the ship. She had made her way to the main deck and was actually starting to enjoy herself. There weren't many young people on board; actually, there weren't any young people on board. Rory had come to that realization long ago. Essentially, the majority of passengers were middle-aged or older.
As Rory proceeded in the direction of the social room, she nearly stumbled into Luke. Rory quickly gathered herself and hid behind a group of tourists. Luke did a double take. Had he just seen Rory? No, he dismissed the possibility. I'm going crazy- Luke thought. First Lorelai and now Rory, his mind was consumed with the Gilmore girls.
Once the coast was clear, Rory abruptly returned to her room.
"Mom! Mom! Wake up!" Rory shouted unbelievably loud.
"Huh? What! What's going on?" Lorelai's voice was groggy and panicked. "Are we sinking? Did we hit an ice burg?" Oh my god, I'm too young to die!" Lorelai was slightly overreacting.
"What? No - Mom, it's nothing like that. I, I think I saw Luke."
"You think you saw Luke? You wake me up from the most exceptional nap I've ever had in my entire life, causing me unnecessary panic and trauma, because you think you saw Luke?"
"Um, yes." Rory felt a teeny bit guilty.
"Ok - just making sure. My daughter is the devil's child," Lorelai muttered under her breath.
"What was that?" Rory said, pretending that she hadn't heard.
"What was what?" Lorelai was back to doing what she did best, avoidance.
Rory ignored her mother. "I don't think he saw me."
"That's nice to hear, why don't we pop open a bottle of champagne and celebrate!" Lorelai sarcastically stated.
"What was I supposed to do? It's not like we can elude him forever."
"I know, I'm sorry. But how am I going to approach him? What am I going to say - Hey Luke! Rory and I had a vote, and cold, deserted Alaska beat out warm, inviting Europe."
"Sounds good to me."
"Devil child." This time Lorelai wanted to be heard.
"Hey! Just for that, I wont tell you the other big news I have."
"Oh, Please tell me! I'll never call you devil child again!"
"That remains to be seen," Rory smartly commented. "Ok - I'll tell you, now brace yourself."
"C'mon, out with it, out with it!" Lorelai demanded.
"They have a two-storey buffet on this cruise ship! Imagine, every possible food that ever existed right at your fingertips."
"You're not serious? Rory, don't toy with my emotions."
"I'm completely serious, you'll have to see it to believe it."
"Well, what are we waiting for? Let's go and show em what we Gilmore's are made of!"
"Here, here."
-And with that, the girls were off on yet another adventure. As they rapidly approached the dining area, Lorelai was taken aback. In all her life she could never have imagined a grander sight than the one before her. After all, what were the Gilmore girls if not champion eaters? This was better than an amusement park.
"Rory! I think we've officially entered Heaven!" Lorelai shouted with glee.
Rory drooled over the display before them and snuck a few bites. "Heaven never tasted so good!"
With heaping plates and beaming smiles, the girls took their seats at an elegantly decorated table and began devouring their precious food. Both were far too occupied to even notice Luke and Nicole's presence. They were only a few tables away, yet they too seemed lost in thought. Their thoughts however, didn't consist of food. Luke was unmistakably thinking of Lorelai, while Nicole was thinking about how peaceful it was to be on a cruise with Luke, away from distraction, away from Lorelai.
"Oh, I'm so full, but there's so much food," Rory moaned in agony.
"You give up too easily my child. I, Lorelai, Olympic gold medallist eater, am going up for yet another plate." Lorelai started to get up and nearly lost her balance. With great effort, she returned to the battlegrounds for round four. The first two rounds she had won quite easily, the third round proved to be a bit more difficult. Would the fourth round be her final round? Only time would tell.
As Lorelai busily piled delicacies from the world over onto her plate, Luke and Nicole began to fill their own plates on the opposite side of the buffet. He was the first to notice Lorelai, and this time he knew he wasn't dreaming. Luke was more relieved to see her than anything else; at least this would confirm that he wasn't crazy. When Nicole's back was turned, he decided to approach Lorelai.
*Nice little cliff-hanger, isn't it? Please R/R and the story will get even better, and by better I mean BETTER!