Chapter 9

Let's skip a few years to when Lucy is 4, and just starting kindergarten. Emily and Richard haven't seen Lorelai, Rory or Lucy since Rory's dinner birthday, though Emily has called and tried to get them to come for dinners. Lorelai objected to it.

Beep! Beep! Beep!

Lorelai stretched her hand over, shut off her alarm clock and went back to sleep. A few minutes later, Lorelai heard a little voice calling her, and little fingers poking her.

"Mommy? Mommy, are you up yet?" Lucy said continuously poking Lorelai's back.

Lorelai groaned and turned over looking Lucy in the eye. "Lucy, my angel?"

"Yes Mommy?"

"Do you know what time it is?"

"7 something."

"Do you know what time school starts?"

"8:30."

"Why are you awake this early?"

"Because I couldn't sleep anymore. I'm too excited! When I heard your lalarm clock go off I came in here."

"My alarm clock Sweetie."

"That's what I said."

"How long have you been awake?"

"Since before it was sunny."

"You're gonna be sleepy in school today. Come lie down."

"I'm not going to be sleepy." Lucy insisted.

"Please Honey, I promise you that we'll get up in 5 minutes, and then we can get up."

"Fine." Lucy said reluctantly giving in, and lying down.

"Thank you." Lorelai put the covers over Lucy, and Lucy cuddled with Lorelai.

"Okay Mom, get up." Rory said excitedly coming in the room and pulling the covers off Lorelai and Lucy.

"Aah jeez!" Lorelai said. "Rory what's with the evil wake up calls?"

"It's the first day of school Mom. Chop, chop! Move it, move it!" Rory left the room. Lorelai groaned, Lucy stood on the bed and jumped off, then followed Rory.

Luke's Diner
Lorelai, Rory, and Lucy arrive

"Coffee, coffee, coffee!" Lorelai said as she entered the diner.

"Can you keep it down Lorelai?" Luke asked from behind the diner.

"No." Lorelai said plainly. "Brenda and Kelly over here woke me up so early."

"It wasn't that early Mom, it was normal time. What time did you go to bed?"

"Late, and now I need coffee. Please Lucas?" Lorelai pouted.

"Fine." Luke said reluctantly giving in. "What'll you two have?" he asked Rory and Lucy.

"I want chocolate chip pancakes and chocolate milk and blueberry pie." Lucy said.

"You can't have pie in the morning."

"Why not?" Lucy whined.

"You'll get cavities."

"Fine." Lucy pouted and sat back in her seat.

"I want the same thing as Lucy, except I want coffee instead of chocolate milk." Rory said.

"You can't have coffee." Luke said.

"Why?" Rory whined.

"Because it'll stunt your growth, make your teeth yellow, and you're too young."

"Please Luke?"

"No." Luke said firmly. "Chocolate milk or nothing."

"Fine." Rory pouted and sat back in her seat.

"They take after you." Luke said to Lorelai.

"I feel so proud." Lorelai said.

Luke rolled his eyes and said, "Your food will be ready in a minute."

"Thanks Luke."

"No problem, it's what I do." Luke went over to serve the rest of his customers.

"Are you excited Luc?" Lorelai asked.

"Yeah. Rory says that you get to color and read and paint and all that stuff." Lucy said excitedly.

"Wait till you get to Rory's grade, then you have to do homework."

"That's okay, I don't care. I like school."

"You haven't even gone yet."

"Oh but I will." Lucy insisted.

"Okay."

"Okay, here is your breakfast." Luke said putting plates in front of the girls. "And for Lucy, I put some extra chocolate chips in there for you for your big day."

Lucy got a huge grin on her face and said, "Thanks."

"Come on guys. Hurry, you don't wanna be late on your first day."

Rory and Lucy ate faster.

"Not so fast you're gonna choke." Luke said.

Rory and Lucy exaggeratedly and slowed down.

"You guys are something."

"We're great." Lorelai said. "Hey Luke what time is it?"

"Where's you're watch?"

"Uhh I don't have one." Lorelai said matter-of-factly.

Luke gave her a look and said, "8:17."

"Okay guys we gotta go. Don't wanna be late." Lorelai, Rory, and Lucy stood up. "Bye Luke." Lorelai said.

"See ya."

"Bye Luke." Rory and Lucy said in unison.

"Bye. Have a good first day Luc."

"I'm gonna tell you all the things I do when I get home." Lucy said.

"Okay, you do that." Luke said.

"Bye." The three Gilmore girls then left the diner.

"It was amazing! I didn't know that there were computers that we could use. We played games on it and there's a teacher named Mrs. Short, she let us get books." Lucy was babbling on about her first day of school to Luke.

"Oh yeah, did you make any friends?" Luke asked.

"Yeah, I have a friend named Esther and another one named Makayla. There my bestest friends."

"They're your best friends."

"That's what I said. I have more friends too, there's Giselle, and Darlene, and hmmm and Nikki and Emma. There's more but I can't remember all their names."

"That's okay, you did a good job as it is."

"When's Mommy and Rory coming back?" Lucy asked, then biting into her food.

"They have to go to an assembly at Rory's new school."

"Why?"

"Because it's her first day in middle school and they have an assembly for parents."

"Oh." Lucy just shrugged her shoulders and went back to her food.

"I'll be right back, okay?"

"Okay." Luke went over to serve his customers.

After a few minutes, when Lucy was finished eating, and was bored, she asked Luke, "Luke can I play outside please, just in front of the diner?"

"Where I can see you?"

"Where you can see me. Please Luke, I'm so bored."

"Fine, but if I lose sight of you, I'm coming out to get you." Luke said.

"Thanks Luke!" Lucy jumped off her seat and ran outside.

"Don't run in the diner!" Luke called after her.

"Sorry!" Lucy called back.

A little while later, Luke looked out to see that Lucy was still in his sight. He saw Lucy in tears and Miss Patty helping her back in the diner.

"What happened?" Luke asked Miss Patty.

"I'm not too sure, I was just passing by and I saw her crying." Miss Patty said.

"Okay. Thanks Patty."

"No problem Luke." Miss Patty left the diner.

"What happened Lucy?" Luke asked, picking up the little girl and seating her on the counter.

"I was…I was racing…with my friend…in front of the diner…and I…I fell." Lucy said in between tears.

"Where's your friend?"

"His mommy called him…and he…and he didn't see me."

"Come on, let's go upstairs and take a look at that."

"Okay."

By the time they got upstairs Lucy had stopped crying and was just sniffling.

Luke put some antibiotics on Lucy's knee. "Ow, ow, ow. It stings." Lucy said, almost going back in tears.

"I know, I know, it'll be over in a second." Luke paused. "Is it better?" Lucy nodded. Luke put on a Band-Aid and said, "Are you ready to go back downstairs and wait for your Mommy?" Lucy nodded again.

Luke picked Lucy up. Lucy put her head on Luke's shoulder, and began to fall asleep.

"Hey Luc, do you wanna sleep on the bed?"

"No." Lucy muttered. "I wanna stay with you."

"Okay."

They got back downstairs.

"Hey Caesar, I'll take the orders and you cook the food since it isn't that busy." Luke said once they got back downstairs.

"Sure thing boss." Caesar said.

Luke went over to serve the rest of the people who were in the diner.

"Thank you Daddy." Lucy mumbled.

Luke paused and thought about what he just heard. Behind him, there were two people who also heard, and when they did, they left the diner. Luke turned around to see who it was, but they had already left.

Author's Note: Happy New Year guys! Well it hasn't passed New Years for me yet. While I'm writing this it's still 10:04 p.m. but to all you in the other time zones Happy New Year! All the best for you guys in 2006!

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