TITLE: Presenting... Mary
SUMMARY: A twist in the episode "Presenting Lorelai Gilmore." Who will be Rory's escort?
DISCLAIMER: I don't own Gilmore Girls or anything related to it. I am just an obsessive fan!
A/N: This is my first fanfic ever! I have been reading and enjoying them for a long time and never got the courage to write one myself! Please be kind and review. I accept constructive criticism! Thanks for giving me a chance!
Also italics mean a character's thoughts!
Hey, thanks for those of you that did review! I really appreciate the fact that you guys are being so nice to the newbie! Your reviews made me smile!
So, I had this chapter already written and I figured why not just post it?
Rory finally arrives home after an exhausting bus ride to find her house completely quiet. "Mom, I'm home! You are never going to believe what just happened! Where are you?"
"Hey hun, I'm upstairs! Oh, and bring some coffee will ya?" Lorelai shouted
Rory grabbed a 'Slave to Coffee' mug and filled it the top, inhaling the sweet scent. I have a feeling I'm going to need a lot of this.
Rory's spirits brightened when she discovered what her mom was doing. Lorelai was standing in front of her mirror, clad in her latest Halloween costume: a large blue flannel shirt, jeans and a backwards baseball cap.
"So, what do you think? Do I look like a grumpy diner man?" asked Lorelai excitedly.
"Mom, Luke is going to kill you when he sees that. He will probably refuse to give us coffee for a month!"
"Hmm, I don't know. I have many ways of persuasion! Oh, dirty!" said Lorelai as she started to change.
"Okay mom, as I was going to say before the baseball hat fashion show, I have a problem!" Rory said while digging through her backpack.
"Sorry Hun! What's wrong? You were at grandma's house, so nothing good could have come from that." Lorelai said with a genuine look of concern.
"This!" Rory handed her the pamphlet about the upcoming ball guidelines. "I'm coming out!"
"Of the closet?" Lorelai joked.
"Mom! No, I'm going to be in a debutante ball and just guess who my escort is."
"Brad Pitt! Oh, please let it be Brad Pitt!" Lorelai said while browsing through the 'Proper Presentation of a Young Lady to Society' pamphlet.
Rory rolled her eyes and said "No! My escort is Tristan! You know as in Bible Boy, E.T. and Spawn of Satan?"
"So it IS Brad Pitt, or at least as close as we'll get to him!" Lorelai said, ignoring the groans coming from Rory.
"Mom! I don't care how cute Tristan is, I am not being escorted by him. That guy lives to make my life hell."
"So, you admit Bible Boy is cute! Interesting…" Lorelai got up and reached for the phone beside her bed.
"Uh, no, I didn't mean he was cute, I just-"
"Say no more! I get it." Lorelai was hitting the phone against the nightstand. "Okay, I mean it. This is really the last time I buy something just because it's furry!"
The two went downstairs into the kitchen, where Lorelai picked up the non-furry phone to dial Emily. Rory, who was drinking her second cup of coffee, sat ready to listen to a verbal spar between her mom and grandma.
To Emily on the phone: "Mom, I can't believe you did this. What do you mean who is this? It's Lorelai, who else would it be?"
"I'm sorry Lorelai, I am very busy at the moment."
"Yes, very busy making plans to torture my only daughter."
"I knew you would react this way. Just because you didn't make your debut doesn't mean that Rory shouldn't. This is very important to me Lorelai."
"I get that mom, but can't Rory have her boyfriend Dean as an escort?"
"Absolutely not! Tristan DuGrey will be her escort."
"Do you even care what Rory wants?"
"Of course I do, but this is a decision she is not capable of making. I have a lot to do tonight, so if you will excuse me."
"Fine, bye" Lorelai hung up the phone and looked over at Rory. "I'm sorry hun, but I don't think she will budge on this one."
"I figured. Thanks for trying though." Rory got up and went to her room to start her homework. A couple minutes later, Lorelai came in and plopped on her bed.
"Are you sure you are okay with this? Just say the word. I have no problem yelling at my mother. In fact, I rather enjoy it, so-"
"No, no, I'll do it. It seems so important to grandma. She isn't getting along with grandpa and she needs something to cheer her up." Rory said, reverting to her usual 'I don't want to hurt anyone's feelings' self.
"Okay. Hey, I should probably call your dad. You know it is proper for young ladies to be presented by their fathers." She said in her best Emily Gilmore impression.
"Oh yeah, I forgot I was supposed to ask you to do that. At least this whole thing means we get to see dad, right?" Rory said, giving a small smile.
"That's my little soldier."
"Yup, I'm a regular G.I. Jane"
"But you get to keep your hair!" Lorelai joked.
"Oh, I'm so lucky. A night full of Bible Boy, but at least my hair will be intact!"
"Hey, don't joke. We Gilmores have fabulous hair!" Lorelai said, while giving her cute hair twirl.
"Okay! So I better finish my homework. Tomorrow at school is going to be hard enough without adding incomplete homework."
"Good thinking. I will see you tomorrow morning with lots and lots of coffee, right?"
"As long as you don't show up to Luke's in your new costume." Rory said, smirking.
"Oh no, I couldn't. That baby is saved for Halloween. I can't wait!" Lorelai gave Rory a kiss on the forehead and went upstairs, leaving Rory alone.
Me and Tristan together? I can't believe this. I still have to tell Dean, who will go nuts as usual. He is so possessive! It's about time he learned to trust me. Besides, I can be trusted with Tristan. Right? I mean yeah, he's gorgeous, but so not my type. Wait, did I just think Tristan was gorgeous? Ok, time to stop thinking about this. Do NOT think about Tristan, just do homework.
Hey, sorry no Trory action yet! I was going to keep going but I thought it needed to stop here. I promise Trory next chapter! Please keep reviewing, I'm new at this! Love you all!
P.S. I also don't own the movie G.I. Jane. You may recognize a similar reference from an actual Gilmore Girls episode.
