Hiya people, sorry 'bout the hold up. I was stuck, and I didn't know where to go with the story. But then last weekend I stayed over at a friend's place, and we watched a loooot of GG en my inspiration got renewed! But then it took me forever to write this chapter anyway, so sorry about that!

Disclaimer: I do wonder why you have to keep putting this thing on here...I mean, it's not like after the first time you said it you suddenly do own anything...I mean, where's the point! It's just a cruel way to remind you to the fact that you don't own the show, so there's absolutely no way of rewriting season 5, coz that's just completely out of character for Rory, and also, bring Jess back to be with her forever!

So here you go, chapter seven! Hope you like it, please don't yell if you don't! And please R&R :D

Chapter Seven

"How much farther?" Lorelai whines as she and Rory walk down the street, they're only a few meters away from Luke's.

"Don't worry, only about 10 steps." Rory smiles, patting her mother on the back.

"What was I thinking taking out the trash before having coffee?"

"My mother, the drama queen, everyone."

"Can't…go on…"
They enter the diner. "Thank God! Luke!" Lorelai hurries to a table. "Coffee, now!"

Luke comes from the kitchen. "Oh great, it's here, the fun can begin." He says sarcastically, and goes over to them.

"As funny as you are Luke, I'm not up for your jokes."

"Wait…you?"

"She had to empty one entire half-filled trashcan!" Rory says mockingly. "Without coffee!"

"Gasp, what was I thinking not hurrying over with my coffee to destroy your health." Luke says dryly.

Lorelai acts like she's dying, with a lot of coughing and choking noises. "Please…" She says weakly, resting her head on the table.

Luke sighs, and gets her a cup of coffee. "Every single day." He mumbles to himself.

Lorelai jumps up. "Jay!"

Rory grins, as she gratefully takes her own cup. "Thanks Luke."

"Yeah, we'll just see if you'll still be thanking me when you're pushing up daisies next to your mother."

"Can I have a Danish with this?" Lorelai asks.

Luke sighs. "What day is this?"

"Saturday."

"So is it Danish-day?"

"Uh, every day is Danish-day where I live."

"And where is that, Nutsville?"

"I'm hurt! You know I live in Townsville! Where the Power Puff Girls save the day!"

Luke gives her a look. "The Power Puff Girls?"

"Yeah you know, those girls with the pumpkin-heads, and superpowers, and that mayor, oh he's so funny –"

"-I'll get you that Danish." Luke grunts, not wanting to hear the rest of that.

Rory laughs, but is distracted when she sees Dean is about to enter, but when he sees her, he changes his mind and walks away. "I'll be right back." She says to Lorelai, and walks out of the diner, following Dean. "Dean!" She yells.

He doesn't stop walking.

"Dean, come on!"

He finally stops, but doesn't turn around. Rory catches up with him, and walks around him to face him. He sighs, avoiding eye contact. "You can't just keep avoiding me." Rory says.

Dean doesn't answer.

"Look Dean, I know I hurt you real but, but just…"

"What, Rory!" Dean suddenly exclaims.

"I wish you'd just give a reaction!"

"Like what, you want me to yell at you? You want me to beat up Jess?" Dean yells.

"I –"

"- This goes beyond that Rory! I wish it were as simple as just storm in and beat up Jess, but it's not! It's too painful for that. Every time I even see you my heart gets ripped apart!"

Rory opens her mouth to say something, but no words come, as tears start to well up in her eyes. "I'm so sorry. I – I never meant for any of this to happen. I still really care about you Dean."

Dean looks down, calming down a bit. "You just don't love me anymore." His voice sounds broken.

Rory takes a step closer to him. "Is there a way we can…maybe some day…be friends?" She asks hopeful.

Dean sighs. "I don't know. Maybe. After a while. I just don't think I'll ever forgive you for what you did…"

"I know…I just…I miss talking to you. I mean we saw each other every day, and for that to just stop cold turkey…it's hard."

Dean sighs and looks down. "I know."

Rory hesitates, before she puts her arms around his waist and hugs him.

Dean blinks away a few tears, as he reluctantly puts his arms around Rory, returning the hug. Both of them never notice that half of Stars Hallow, including Jess, is watching them.

Rory enters the house, still looking sad.

Lorelai right away comes up to her. "Are you okay?"

"I guess."

She pulls Rory into a hug. "That was quite a scene you performed there, honey." She lets Rory go and leads her to the couch.

"I just, I can't stand all this emotional stuff anymore! I wish everything could just be fine."

"I know, but it takes time. Eventually it'll be better."

Rory sighs. "Eventually sounds awfully long."

Lorelai gives her a small smile. "How 'bout we have a movie-night? Feel-good movies without drama only."

"No-drama sounds good."

"How 'bout Thelma & Louise?"

"That's not no drama."

"Yeah, but it has no romance in it whatsoever."

"Fine."

"Oh, and Scream!"

"I thought you said this would be a feel-good movie night?"

"Well I changed my mind."

"Fine, but I want Groundhog day!"

"Ooh, I love that one!"

The phone rings, and Rory gets up to answer. "Hello?"

"Hello, it's Michel, put your mother on." Michel says, sounding annoyed.

Rory rolls her eyes. "It's Michel." She says to Lorelai, and hands her the phone.

"Hello?...No…come on, it's my day off!...Fine…I said I'll do it Michel…yes, I'll be right there." And she hangs up. "Uhg."

"He wants you to come to the Inn?" Rory asks.

"Yeah, some problem with the plumbing, again. I don't see why he can't just do it himself."

"Because he's Michel."

Lorelai sighs. "I guess I'd better go. You go shopping for move-supplies. I'll see you tonight." She kisses Rory on the head and she's out.

Jess walks out of Luke's, and as he walks by Doose's, he sees Rory inside, so he decides to wait outside.
When Rory walks out of the store she right away sees Jess, and smiles. "Hey." She says as she walks up to him.

Jess glances at the junk food filled bag Rory's holding. "Feeding the weight-watchers rejects?"

"Movie-night with my mom."

"Ah." Jess nods understanding.
They start walking and come by a poster of the Dance Marathon.

"Hey the Dance Marathon is already in one moth!" Rory says excited.

"Goodie." Jess says sarcastically.

"What, it's fun!"

"Yeah nothing says fun like dancing on annoying music with sore feet 24 hours straight."

"My mom participates every year. She's been trying to win from Kirk for the last five years, but he somehow always wins. And then he keeps showing off his trophy until it eventually gets stolen." Rory chuckles.

"Sounds just dandy."

"Well I'm going. To watch, not participate." Rory looks at Jess, who doesn't respond. "What's with you?" She asks.

"What do you mean?"

"You seem mad or something."

"Huh."

"Jess come on." Rory stops in front of him. "What's going on?"

"Nothing." He shrugs.

"This is about what happened earlier isn't it?"

"I have no idea what you're talking about."

"I don't want to get back together with Dean if that's what you're thinking."

"Well you two did seem awfully close."

Rory sighs frustrated. "Jess don't be like this."

"Like what."

"You're acting all jealous."

"I'm not."

"Jess, Dean was in my life for two years!"

"I never said anything."

"Fine, whatever! Be like that!" Rory sighs again, and stalks off towards her house.
Jess looks at her for a few seconds before turning around and walking off in the opposite direction.

OOOOOOOO

Rory walks into the house, slamming the door behind her.
Stupid Jess. He was always being so jealous of Dean, even though there was clearly nothing to be jealous of.
She sighs frustrated as she flops onto the couch.
Well at least he didn't lose his temper and jump to conclusions like Dean always did.
The phone rings. "Hello?" She says when she picks up.

"You never believe who just called!" Lane says excited, hiding in her closet.

"Okay, uh, let me guess, Dave?"

"Dave!" Lane squeals.

"Aw, that's great, what did he say?"

"Well he just called to say hi! Isn't that just amazing? Him, calling me, to say hi!"

"Yeah that's really amazing!" Rory laughs.

"Okay I gotta go now, coz I already used up my five minutes with Dave, but I just had to tell you!"

"Okay, bye Lane."

"Bye." And she hangs up.

"Was that Lane?" Lorelai asks, suddenly sitting next to Rory.

"God! Where did you come from?"

Lorelai grins. "I snuck up behind you while you were on the phone."

"Evil woman!"

"So I rented those movies." She holds up three video's.

"Ghost?" Rory asks skeptically.

"Yeah I was standing there with Thelma & Louise in my hand, when I saw Ghost, and it hit me! I was totally craving a Patrick Swayze movie!"

"You just wanted to see the claying scene."

"Dirty child, that's something only you would think."

Rory sighs. "Okay let's just start the movie."

Lorelai frowns. "Already? We haven't even decided on take-out. Is everything okay?"

"Yeah I'm just…Jess and I had a fight."

"A fight?"

"Well not really a fight, but he was being jealous of Dean and he just kept denying it so I got mad and stormed off."

"Did he have a right to be jealous?"

"No, he was just looking too much into the whole hug thing."

"Oh…"

"I mean I guess I sort of get the jealous thing, but he just doesn't get that I care about Dean without being in love with him."

"Well honey, maybe explaining it would help." Lorelai says with a smile.

"You're too funny. Now let's just focus on take-out okay?"

"Okay, whatever." Lorelai says as she gets up to get the take-out folders.

Rory enters Luke's in her Chilton uniform and her yellow backpack on. She looks around, not seeing Jess, who she hadn't spoken since the "fight". She sighs and goes up to the counter, where she drops her backpack and sits down on a barstool. "Hey Luke." She says as Luke walks up to her.

"Hey Rory. What can I get you?"

"Coffee would be great."

"Really, nothing else?" Luke asks hopeful.

Rory gives him a sympathetic smile. "You just keep trying don't you?"

"Well someone has to look out for your health, I mean, you're mother certainly doesn't."

"Just give me the coffee." Rory says with a grin.

Jess enters the diner, and starts heading upstairs, not seeing Rory.

"Jess!" Luke stops him. Jess turns around. "You're shift started ten minutes ago, where were you?" He demands.

"Just out." Jess replies with a shrug.

"Fine, get to work." Luke says and he goes to a table to bring the customers their order.

Jess ignores Luke's orders, and walks up to Rory with his hands in his pockets. "Hey."

Rory puts her coffee down. "Hi."

"So…are you mad?" He asks when he sees Rory's expressionless face.

"Of what, you being jealous unjustified?"

Jess sighs. "Yeah…"

"I'm not mad." She says and looks down as she takes a sip of her coffee.

"You are." Jess states.

"Well yeah, you totally overreacted over nothing!"

"I didn't even say anything."

"You didn't have to."

Jess leans closer on his arms. "Look, I'm sorry, I know there's really nothing going on between you two…I just tend to do the jealous thing when I see you with him…It goes together with the whole me hating him bit."

Rory smiles slightly. "I know. But you have to trust me, there's really nothing to be jealous about."

Jess nods. "Okay…so…are we good?"

"Yeah we're good." Rory says with a genuine smile this time.

"Good." And he leans in to kiss her. "I gotta work." He says as he pulls back.

"Jup." She says with a nod. "And I'm supposed to meet Lane. So, I'll see you later." And she gets up after finishing a coffee. She gives Jess another kiss and she walks out.

A/N: I'm sorry if this chapter is a bit crappy, but I've just been busy with …well…not really much. But school's out, so I tend to get really really lazy and do nothing but sleep all day and watch Gilmore Girls or read fanfiction…
But I actually already have a few good idea's for what's going to happen later on, even though you might hate me for it…damn, I just practically told you what's going to happen didn't I? Aw crap…I mean, the you hating me for something usually equals you hating me for…that thing…that I'm not gonna say in case you didn't guess already…