The Greatest Show Ever 6
A/N: I loved writing this chapter…Because it's about some of my favorite Lit scenes ever...So it will be short and sweet lol I don't want to sound nostalgic, but hell I REALLY miss episodes like these…
Again thank you all for your reviews... I still can't believe that you actually like it... You're amazing!
Enjoy!
Disclaimer: You know it's not mine, right? I don't want to repeat it every time… And I don't want it without Jess anyway!
(Opening. Once again the stage is completely changed. It looks like a typical New York's street. There's even a hot dog cart in a corner. Billy Joel's New York State of Mind is playing.)
Rory and Jess appear. They look around, both surprised and enchanted.
Rory: Wow Jess look at that! It's so…
Jess: New York-ish?
Rory (smiling): I was going to say beautiful but you're definitely right.
Jess: It's a bit cliché, don't you think? All you need to add is a tourist with I heart N.Y. t-shirt…
Rory: No, it's perfect! (shyly) Perfect set to talk about perfect day…
Jess nods and smiles back.
Narrator appears dressed as a hot dog salesman. His apron isn't entirely covering his I heart N.Y. t-shirt…
Jess (noticing the t-shirt): First time?
Narrator (sheepishly): Yeah… I'm from Kansas…
Jess chuckles. Rory smiles widely.
Narrator: Forgot to say hello… to you two and to our public…
Rory: That won't be a problem… being in New York…
Jess (pretending being offended): Are you saying that New Yorkers are rude?
Rory (teasing): Just this one I know.
Jess (jokingly): Huh. I didn't know you knew other New Yorkers beside me…
They smile at each other.
Jess (to narrator): So who's the guest tonight? The owner of the record store?
Rory: The hot dog cart?
Jess: One of my books?
Rory: Jess' jersey shirt?
Jess (surprised, to Rory): You remember what I was wearing that day?
Rory (avoiding eye contact): Yeah… Only because you looked good in it… (she blushes)
Jess (teasing): Well well well… Miss Gilmore I'm shocked! Did you keep any of my t-shirts too? Coz I can't find my favorite Metallica…
Rory (protesting a little too eagerly): NO! Maybe you left it somewhere or maybe Luke hided it or maybe it got stolen or…
Jess (whispering): Don't worry… Your secret is safe with me…
Rory blushes again. Jess smirks.
Narrator: There won't be any guests tonight. (they look surprised) Just the two of you. Inviting someone else seemed out of place… That day was all about you two and tonight's show will do the same.
Rory (very quietly): Thank you… (turning to Jess) So…
Jess: So… (looks uncertainly) It was a perfect day for you?
Rory: And for you?
Jess (awkwardly): Yeah…. Why do you think it was perfect?
Rory (taking deep breath): Because it was one of the few times I was really spontaneous and I was following my heart for once and… because it was just the two of us… It seemed like everything else existed in some other world… There was no "poor innocent Rory, who never does stupid things and who got in a car accident only because of this bad boy", there was no mom and Luke fighting, there was no Dean and his jalousie… Just you and me… And it felt perfect… You said it yourself… It was fate… (Jess smiles) You know… without your phone call the night before…I don't think I would have courage to come and see you…
Jess: You know… without your visit that day… I don't think I would have courage to come back…
Rory (teasing): I though you just wanted to come back.
Jess (smugly): True. I also knew you wouldn't resist my charm anymore and you would at least give me a welcome home kiss.
Rory: It was a very innocent kiss!
Jess: Innocent with tongue?
Rory: There was no tongue!
Jess: Right. We were one second away from that.
Rory pretends to be mad then laughs.
Jess: Do you think they have other songs than this one? If I hear it one more time…
Rory: God I hope so, four times in a row seem enough… (to narrator sitting in a corner) Do you have something else? Other songs about New York?
Jess (hopefully): Sex Pistols? Bowie? AC/DC?
Narrator shakes his head.
Rory: Dylan? Springsteen?
Narrator shakes his head again.
Narrator (after long reflection, happily): We have Barry Manilow!
Rory and Jess exchange glances.
Rory (quickly): That's ok, we have to go anyway. It was a very nice show… thank you again... erm… bye! (they both storm out)
Narrator shrugs. A minute later we can hear Barry Manilow's New York's Rhythm and narrator singing along.
A/N: I have nothing against New Yorkers (quite the contrary :)), nor tourists buying this kind of t-shirt (if I ever go to New York, I am so buying one!), nor Kansas (came to my mind without any particular reason), nor Barry Manilow's fans (though I'm not one of them... ).
That was me being politically correct lol
Oh! The Billy Joel's song is about 6 min long so there's no way it could be played 4 times during this conversation, but hey let's pretend!