A/N: I didn't like this chapter. I promise it will get better. Thanks for the reviews. Keep doing that, it's nice. I feel good.

Disclaimer: Not mine, and unless you have a time machine, it won't be, ever.

I – And I wish you were queen…

"Luke's" He answeared in his usual tone.

"Hey..."

"Oh, hey, where are you? I've been trying to reach you for hours."

"Yeah, see, about that 'hang out' thing we have… I don't think I'll be able to go."

"Oh, ok… Where are you?"

Lorelai looked at her mother sitting at one of the gate chairs. Staring at nothing in particular… Totally off.

"I am at the… Hartford International Airport." She said slowly getting her thoughts back to Luke.

"O-kay, what?"

"My aunt Hope passed away…And my mom is devasted. I'm worried Luke, I've never seen her like this… But anyway, Hope lived in Paris, so that's where I'm going in exactly 30 minutes… Please don't be mad, I didn't have time to call you or say goodbye, it was all very fast and…Sorry."

"It's ok. I think that it's really nice what you are doing, Lorelai. Just focuse on your mother right now."

"Thanks…Well, I have to…"

"Ok, go. Oh, and by the way, how come you never told me about this aunt?"

"Yeah, well, she was never around… I, myself, have only seen her once, so…It's not like I know more than you do."

"Yeah well, someday I'll tell you about my French aunts too."

"Bye, Luke."

"Bye, and for heaven's sake, don't get hurt, or in a accident or anything similar."

"I'll try…But you know what they say, as long as you are pronoucing things properly in France, you don't get hurt."

"Have a nice trip, Amelie."

"I'm so gonna make fun of you later because of this."

He hung up and she grinned. But the small smile disappeared the minute she looked back at her mom. Taking a deep breath she went 'till Emily.

"Hey, sorry for that, I just needed to warn Luke about this."

Emily slowly turned her head like she was slowly waking up after a tiring night. She raised her eyebrows also too slowly. The process was starting to creepy Lorelai out a bit. She didn't know that woman at all, did she?

"Oh, It's ok… So, how is Luke?"

"He is doing really great…"

"Good, good…That's just…"

"Good?"

Lorelai said turning her body to look at her mother.

"Mom?"

"What, Lorelai?" Emily answered with a distant voice, looking at her watch.

Lorelai thought about hugging Emily, she could say that she was sorry… She should ask to hear stories about Hope… She shoud say something to help. But instead of doing this, she just turned around and said:

"I'm gonna buy some things to eat during the trip, want something?"

"Ah… No whatever you get is just fine."

"Okay…"

II – …Just for today…

"Hey, I'm going to this party with your father… Would you watch over your sister?"

"You do know you don't even have to ask for this kind of thing, don't you?"

Helena Everit walked inside her daughter's bedroom and kissed her forehead.

"Well, maybe you woke up today and decided that you were going to behave like all the other girls do and go to balls instead of taking care of your sister."

"Actually, now that you mentioned, I do have a ball it would be nice to attend at school, tonight. I was thinking about taking Emily."

Her mother sighed.

"You know the asnwear to that."

"Yes, I do… But, mom… Have you noticed how Em only gets out of the house when we make her? And that there are no little girls running around playing with her…Don't you and dad noticed that?"

Hope layed down on her bed and stared at the ceiling.

"Let me just dress her up tonight, take her to have dinner at this ball, present her to my classmates, and then we come back. Let me just try."

"You are always trying, Hopey..." Helena closed the door behind her and sat on the bed beside her daughter. "You are a very good sister. But you have to understand that someday Emily will have to walk on her own, you won't be able to help her forever… And the sooner as she realises that, sooner she'll change."

"She doesn't have to change, mom. She needs to take the idea that she is less than anyone else out of her mind."

They both sat in silence 'till Hope heard her mother sighing again.

"It's just a ball, mom."

"Fine…Take her…I swear you should win some kind of prize." Her mother smile and said "But be back early, and do not, for heaven's sake, drink anything."

"I won't. I'll behave, I promise."

Her mother waved goodbye for a last time and Hope just stood there.

She would change places with Emily… She would do anything to stop feeling that horrible pressure on her shoulders. She had to be the best, she had to go to a big famous university and marry with someone with a high status. She knew that they pretended that this was all her invension. They wanted her to believe that she could do anything… But she couldn't really… And she knew she couldn't..

She heard a little laugh under her bed that took her off of her daydreams.

"You can get out now, Em."

"You knew I was here?"

"I might be stupid, but I ain't deaf."

Emily stood up and layed down beside her sister.

"What were you thinking about?" She asked smiling, playing with her sister's hair.

"Nothing, really…" Hope sighed. "Well… Let's go… We have a ball to attend, angel."

"Ok… I'll put one of my dresses?"

"Yes, you will. And lipstick."

They both smiled and Emily slowly climbed out off of the bed.

"Thank you, Hope…" She said and closed the door. She couldn't help but smile.

Emily felt something she only felt with her sister… She felt loved, in a way, that she would find out later, that she would never feel from someone else.