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Authors Note: I know it's been like 3 weeks since I updated. But I had finals and Scholar Bowl tournaments and piano and guitar and I know it's been too long. But I'm on Christmas break now until January 4th! Woohoo! So, I'll update probably twice next week and hopefully, by Christmas. If I get reviews, I'll be motivated a lot more!

"Over Christmas break, your assignment is to interview someone you admire and write a report about why you admire them and tell about their life. Since you are interviewing them, you must know the person. And I don't want you to interview someone you're related to. These will be due as soon as you come back from break. Merry Christmas," Mrs. Stevens said as the bell rang to end the school day.

It's not that Rory minded having homework over the break, because she didn't. It's just she didn't know who to interview. She most admires her mom, but she can't interview someone she's related to, so that eliminates her. Who else is there? Sookie, Mia, Luke. Luke! Luke's always been there and she respects him. She'd interview him and she'd get to learn more about his childhood. Maybe this assignment wouldn't be that bad after all, Rory thought as she walked into the Independence Inn.

"Hey, hun! How was your day? Glad you don't have to go back for 2 weeks?" Lorelai asked.

"It was fine. And yeah, I'm looking forward to sleeping in for a while tomorrow morning."

"Do you have any homework?"

"I have to interview the person I most admire and write a report."

"Interesting. Who're you going to interview? Your fantastic mother, I hope."

"I can't. It has to be someone I'm not realated to. You know you were my first choice, but I can't."

"Hey, as long as I was first choice. So, who are you going to interview?"

"I think Luke. I respect him and it'd be pretty interesting to learn more about him."

"Luke, huh? Well, let's go to the diner for dinner and you can ask him about it, okay?"

"Hey Luke!" Rory said as she walked into the diner. "Can I interview you for my homework, please? I have to interview a person I admire and write about their life."

"And you picked me? I would have thought you'd pick your mom." Luke said.

"I would, but I can't be related to the person. So, can I interview you? Please!"

"Sure, when do you want to do it?"

"When do you have time?"

"How about I close the diner a little early tonight and you and your mom can stay."

"Okay! Is that okay, Mom?"

"Sure, but if it's okay with Luke, I think I'll just leave you here so I can get some last minute wrapping done." Lorelai said. "Would you mind that?" she said to Luke.

"Of course not. It's no problem."

As soon as all the customers, except Lorelai and Rory, had left, Luke switched the sign to closed and came and sat across from Rory at her table.

"Okay, so I just have a few questions to ask you about your life and what is was like when you were my age." Rory said.

"Well, I haven't had a really exciting life, so sorry if it's a little bit boring."

"It won't be boring. So, what is your favorite Christmas memory?"

"I must have been about six, I guess. And I really wanted a new bike. It was all I had been asking for. I wouldn't shut up about it. It was all I could think about. So, on Christmas Eve, when I heard my dad putting the rest of the presents under the tree, I got up and looked out of my room at the tree. I saw all these presents, but I didn't see a bike. I was so upset. When morning came, I didn't want to go out and open presents, because I knew what I wanted most wouldn't be there. I went out and opened my presents and then my dad said they had one last present and brought in my new bike. I spent the rest of the day outside riding my bike, even though it was freezing."

"Cool. What sort of things did you do when you were my age?"

"Nine wasn't really a good year for me. I don't really remember much about that year, except that's when my mom died."

"Oh. I'm sorry."

"It's okay. You didn't know."

"Um, what sort of things did you do in high school?"

"Mainly, I worked in my dad's hardware store and tried to keep my sister out of trouble. I ran track, though. That was about it."

"Really? Were you any good?"

"I was okay. I made all-state a couple of times and I got an athletic scholarship to college at Southern Connecticut State."

"Wow! So, why did you open a diner?"

"When my dad died, he left me his hardware store and I didn't really care much about hardware, but I definitely didn't want to sell the place. Too many memories here. I was pretty good at cooking, so I thought it'd be fun to open a diner."

"Okay. That's all the questions I have, so I guess that's it. Thank you, Luke!"

"No problem. Come on, I'll walk you home."

The next day, Rory wrote her report. It was a lot easier than she had originally thought it would be. She wrote it out twice, and put one of the copies in an envelope and put a bow on it. She asked Lorelai to take the envelope over to the diner on her lunch break and give it to Luke.

That night, after the diner had closed, Luke went upstairs and opened the envelope. Inside was a note from Rory: Dear Luke, I thought you might want to read my report. Merry Christmas! Love, Rory

The Person I Admire Most

By Rory Gilmore

Luke Danes owns one of the most successful businesses in Stars Hollow. He turned his dad's hardware store into a diner when his dad died and since then it's been great. He makes the best coffee in town and everyone loves him. He ran track in high school and even got a scholarship to college for it. His mom died when he was very young and people have said that it made him grow up faster than he should have. He said his favorite Christmas memory is getting a bike when he was six.

Why do I admire Luke? He's always been there for my mom and me. He fixes stuff around our house and tries to get us to eat healthy, even though it doesn't work. When our heater broke at two in the morning and we were freezing, Luke came over and fixed it. It's not just that he does stuff for us. Most people think Luke's always grumpy, and he can be at times, but when you really get to know him he'd do anything for you.

The assignment was to interview someone we admire who we're not related to. For the most part, I stuck to that. I may not be related to Luke, but he's family.

AN2: So, there's another chapter. I have an idea for the next chapter, but after that who knows? If anyone has any ideas, please let me know! If I get some reviews, I may be able to come up with new ideas though! Merry Christmas, yall!