The Greatest Show Ever 7
A/N: Just a big thanks to all of you… I'm glad you enjoy it, coz I sure am enjoying writing it!
About a kissing scene… Patience young grasshopper, one day it will happen… :)
And rebellover: You're serious? Coz ok I can be crazy but making such a comparison should be illegal! So my answer is no I didn't (or at least not intentionally…) :)
Disclaimer: I'm tired of saying the same thing… I'll brag instead lol Next week I'll be in Paris for Damien Rice's concert! YAY! At least for me it's a yay, coz I love his music :) Ok I'll stop now… Sorry… Just ignore this part…
On with the show!
(Opening. The stage looks exactly like Doose's Market. Jess is sitting near the counter. It seems like he's talking to someone.)
Jess (annoyed): Fascinating…
Voice (excitedly): Isn't it? And then my second cousin, but not the one I told you about before, because that one was on my mother's side, the one that's on my father's side, he said "I won't be treated like this"! And he decided to conduct a strike which at that time was pretty unusual because of economic changes that witnessed North American society…
Rory enters.
Jess (relieved): Rory! Thank God!
Rory (amused): So now I'm a God send… I can live with that.
Voice: Oh Rory! It's so nice to see you again! Did I ever tell you a story about my uncle, the one who used to live with a lumberjack for about two years?
Rory looks confused. Jess grimaces.
Rory (unsurely): No?
Voice: You so have to know this one! Jess, wanna know what happened to him?
Jess (deadpan): No.
Voice: Oh, Jess you're always so funny! Pretending like you don't care and all! (Jess shakes his head exasperated) So as I was saying my uncle the one who used to live with a lumberjack for two years told me once this story…
Rory (interrupting the babbling, to Jess): When did you get here? I think it's the first time you're on time!
Jess: About 10 min and 50 family stories ago… Traffic was good… (looks at the guest) unfortunately.
Rory (to the guest): Who are you and where is our narrator?
The guest: He was here when I arrived. He was very interested in the story my great aunt told me about her travel to Vegas coz he was going there to some fan convention but unfortunately when I started telling him this really funny anecdote involving…
Rory: He left?
The guest: Yes… he suddenly got a phone call from a friend from Alaska and had to leave immediately… That reminds of my parents' friend who actually saw a bear and when…
Rory: He left! I can't believe he left!
Jess: Can you blame him? I just can't believe he didn't warn us…
Rory (again to the guest): So who are you?
The guest: I'm here for the show; I'm your tonight's witness. I lived with Doose for long time now and they wanted me to tell something about you two and I consulted this with my family and they said that it's my opportunity to become famous coz I don't know if I told you but I sing a little and I even wrote a song or two and it's mostly about everything my family…
Jess: You live with Taylor? And I thought my life wasn't easy…
Rory smiles.
Jess (frowns): What?
Rory (amused): Nothing… Luke junior.
Jess: I am not like Luke!
The guest: There is a slight resemblance. I for example was told that I look just like my uncle…
Rory: Can you just tell us your story? We'll do the narrator part.
The guest (sadly): Oh no… I wanted his part… I'd love to host my own show one day… (dreamily) Maybe something on MTV…
Rory (tiredly): Go ahead. Just try to avoid family related topics.
The guest (excitedly): Oh thank you so much! Ok (changing his voice into a narrator-like one) Ladies and Gentlemen… Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeere's Johnny!
Jess puts his head in his hands. Rory sighs.
Rory (to Jess): Are you thinking what I'm thinking?
Jess: Does it involve Jack Nicholson and an axe? (Rory nods) Oh yeah…
The guest (continuing): Welcome to my show! Tonight we will receive a wonderful guest. We feel truly honoured and thrilled to have him here and…
Jess: Get to the point.
The guest (in his usual voice): Well thank you for this warm welcome!
The guest (in his narrator like voice): Why don't you introduce yourself to our favourite couple and of course faithful audience?
The guest (in his usual voice): Of course. I'm a canned tomato soup and I've spend a quite long time at the Doose's market. Tonight I will tell you what I witnessed… Let's start with the fact that Doose's is a pretty boring place. I have a cousin in Boston and he told me once some good stories (noticing warning looks from both Rory and Jess) that… I will tell you another time. It happened one evening. I have to say that it's been a very long time since we heard a fight like this and we were all more than intrigued. Rory and Jess fighting. I have to say that with you two our life at the market was less monotonous… I mean with Rory and Dean all we ever witnessed were chaste kisses or dull conversations… Except when they were fighting about Jess… Ah, good old times… Anyway Rory was definitely giving Jess the cold shoulder, while Jess was desperately trying to find out why she was ignoring him.
Rory (interrupting): I wasn't giving him the cold shoulder. My mom was waiting outside!
Jess: Desperately trying to find out? I couldn't care less if she was ignoring me or not!
Rory (to Jess): Well of course you didn't care! You were too busy making out with this little… hussy!
Jess: Her name was Shannon ok!
Rory (shocked): Her name was Shane! God you don't even remember her name! How did you call me when we weren't together anymore? (bitterly) Tori?
Jess (angrily): Geez you still don't get it! There are thousands of Shanes but there is only one Rory!
Rory looks surprised. She smiles, slightly embarrassed.
The guest (in his usual voice, in a very serious tone): I'll tell you two what I saw that evening. I saw a guy desperately trying to hide the fact that he was hurt by a girl he was in love with. I saw a very jealous girl pretending like she didn't care that the guy was with someone else. And I saw a couple of unhappy people who couldn't admit that they were drawn to each other and that the only thing they wanted was to be together.
Rory (quietly): You're right… I was jealous… How could I not be? It was supposed to be me…
Jess (reluctantly): I guess I might have been a little hurt… No news, nothing… and after what happened…
They look at each other. Jess reaches out for Rory's hand.
The guest: Now that everything is settled… (happily) How about I tell you about my friend's grand uncle who got to pose for Warhol?
Jess rolls his eyes, takes Rory's hand and they leave.
The guest, not even noticing their departure, still rambles.
A/N: Tell me if I'm getting too mushy or something…