Title: Changed to "Chaos"

Author: Cry Tears of Darkness

Setting: This pertains to the episode where Rory comes back from Washington and has trouble deciding between Jess and Dean. Starts when she is still in Washington though.

Disclaimer: As always, I do not own any of these characters, unless I make one up that's not in the show but I don't know yet about that. They belong to the WB and all. Oh well. I wouldn't mind owning Dean though.

Though, I do own "cousin Rita".

Rory's Point of View

I was really excited about my date tonight with Jess. Really excited. I mean, it can be the chance of a lifetime. Yet I had ended the chance of a lifetime with Dean as well. Either way, I had to focus on Jess now. Which shouldn't be too hard considering he's always on my mind anyways.

"You look so pretty." My mom said as she entered my room.

"Thank you, are you sure it's not too fancy but not too causal. I want to make a good impression." I said.

"Yes, now Rory. There's something I want to say first. You know I'm not fond of Jess, but as long as you're honest with me I will support you okay? But you need to be honest with me." She said.

"I understand. And I swear I will be. Look what happens when we're not honest with each other." I said.

"Good, I'm glad we're in agreement." And then the doorbell rang. "That must be Jess. I'll get it."

Jess appeared in my room a few seconds later. "Hello beautiful." He said to me.

"Why hello there Jess." He reached out to hug me and I saw a wrap with blood on his arm. "Jess! What's on your arm!"

"Nothing, nothing." He said and pulled his arm away really fast.

"That was not nothing. That nothing was a something." I said. I was worried. What could that be.

"No that nothing was a nothing so just back off!" He yelled at me.

"Don't yell at me! Jess you're scaring me." I said.

"What's all the yelling going on in here?" My mom said as she came back.

"Jess has a bandage on his arm with blood and he won't tell me what happened." I said quickly before he could run away.

"No, it's…" He started.

"Let me see." My mom said.

"Excuse me, it's my body, my life." He said.

"Jess, show my mom." I said. I'm scared, what is this?

"Make me." He said. As he said that my mom made a grab for his arm and she was too quick for him. She fought him to see, and she won. She took the bandage off and there was a bunch of cuts along his wrist and forearm.

"Jess, what the hell is this?" I asked. I started to cry.

"Look, you don't understand…" He tried to explain.

"Don't undestand? I understand that you cut yourself. That's all I need to know. " My mom said and she picked up the phone and called Luke.

"Rory, please…" Jess pleaded with me. He came to me and hugged me from behind. He tried to whisper in my ear. I turned to face him. I slapped him in the face.

"I guess I deserved that…" He said. I could see tears in his eyes. I just looked at him, I cried too and I fell into his arms.

"Rory, come here." I heard my mom say.

"Why, but… I'll be back Jess." I left him in my room while I went to see what my mom wanted. She handed me an envelope and said Luke would be over shortly to discuss Jess as a group.

I went back to my room and sat on my bed with Jess. I opened the envelope;

Dear Rory,

I just wanted to tell you I'm moving to Michigan with Rita. I'll be staying there for a long time. Don't try to raech me, you won't be able to. It's over between us for good. I'm sorry it's ending like this, but it needs to.

Dean.

Jess read over my shoulder with me.

"Well, what do you think?" He asked me.

"I think, this is one way to solve the problem we've bene having. Dean gone, we can be together. But I'm so sorry to hurt Dean like this." I replied.

"Understandable." Jess said and he looked at me. He kissed me.

"Let's go. Kitchen, you two. Now." Luke said as he appeared in the doorway. We went to the kitchen.