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When we got to the dance Jess and I went in a Tristan kind of followed. Jess and I scanned the room as if looking for someone we knew even though we didn't.
"Gilmore" Paris said "who is he your bodyguard or something I thought you were here with Tristan."
"I am Paris but I'm also with Jess" I told her "is that ok with you."
"Oh yeah I guess" she walked away.
"Want to dance" Tristan asked.
"Not really."
"Punch?"
"No thanks."
"Wanna make out."
"No"
Jess came over and held out his hand I took it and glanced at Tristan the let him lead me to the dance floor. We danced to one song that I know Jess requested because I doubt anyone else had heard it. Then Jess got me a cup of punch.
"Are you going to do everything I asked you to do with me with him instead" Tristan asked.
"Tristan we're not having fun to piss you off" I told him.
"That's a load of shit and you know it" Tristan almost yelled.
"Hey calm down" Jess tried.
Tristan stood up and Jess did the same.
"You want to take this outside" Tristan asked.
"Why don't you just move you your spoiled ass" Jess said.
"Why don't you move me" Tristan said.
"You're not worth it"
"Trust me I'm worth more than you"
"Whatever"
"You're destined to be a delinquent"
"I'll call you if I need a lawyer"
"Rory needs a lawyer" Louise said.
"Shut up Louise" Paris said.
"Why don't you handle it like a man" Tristan provoked.
"I'm not going to fight you" Jess told him.
Tristan punched him "fuck it" Jess said and punched him back.
Tristan shoved him out the door and got him against a wall in the hallway. Jess got in another punch to his eye and Tristan got him in the stomach. Jess slipped to the ground then pushed Tristan across the hall. Tristan lunged at him and the two of the started fighting on the floor.
"Stop it guys hello STOP! Get off of him" I yelled.
Finally Mr. Medina came and pulled Tristan off of Jess.
"What's going on here" he asked.
"Nothing sir" Tristan said.
"Come on Jess let's go" I said.
Jess and I took the bus home. On the bus I cleaned up his cuts and put ice that I had gotten from the punch on his bruises.
"I'm sorry I shouldn't have asked you to come" I said.
"It's fine" he said.
"No it's not" I said "I'll make it up to you."
"Really" he asked "how.
"I don't know but I'll figure it out" I told him.
"You know what I think I know how you can make it up to" Jess said.
"Really how" I asked.
"Come on" he grabbed my arm lightly and pulled me out the door of the bus.
"Jess this isn't Stars Hollow" I told him.
"I know" he said simply.
"So where are we" I asked.
"Not sure" he said.
"Why are we here" I asked.
"You'll see"
"You know what I realized I haven't actually changed you wanted to see the old Rory right but I'm still not her the old Rory would have gone to that dance in a blue dress not black and red I'm still not the same and I don't know how to be Rory was good never did anything to upset anyone but I'm supposed to unleash acting dogs who are pretending to be vicious on the town I'm still not me and I don't know how to be me or if I want to"
"Shh it's ok" he comforted me as I began crying.
"Why are you always there when I need you?"
"Because I'm always there"
"Lane"
"What"
"I promised Lane I'd go to the movies with her tonight"
"I know"
"Why didn't you remind me?"
"Don't worry I told Lane about the dance"
"Oh ok so she's fine'
"Yeah and you know that I told you all of this yesterday right"
"You did?"
"Uh huh"
"Oh sorry"
"It's ok so are you going to tell me why we're here"
"You'll see"
A few minutes later another bus came and we got on it.
"So was that just a waist of time" I asked.
"Nope"
"Why did we get off?"
"We needed to go on this bus"
"Why"
"Your mom" he pointed to my mom sitting in the back
"No I'm not here" mom said "continue your night."
"You know I heard another interesting story from Luke" Jess said.
"About the princess" I asked.
"Yup but this story started when she was two" he began.
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"She's scarred Jess" Lorelai said "you're the first person she's let in, in a long time."
"I know" I told her.
"No Jess you don't" she raised her voice a little "you think she's all better now but she's not yes we're friends again yes she's happier yes Dean is gone but she's still broken and she may never be fixed."
"What are you talking about?"
"Rory and you're friendship if you can even call it that considering she's only known you for a week"
"That's not true and you know it" Luke spoke up.
"What" I asked.
"You probably don't remember but you used to spend summers here from the time you were 2 to when you were 5" Luke said "you would spend the whole summer with Rory teasing her and reading with her and making her eat sand."
"See he made her eat sand he was even bad for her then" Lorelai said.
"He was 2" Luke said "he ate some sand said it was good and she tried it then spit it out and said yucky every year."
"How do I not know this" I asked.
"You were little Rory doesn't remember either but I'm guessing that's why it was so easy for her to just be best friends with you on contact" Luke told me.
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"Interesting story" I said "how don't either one on us remember this."
"Maybe we were both dropped on our head when we were 5 and forgot the whole thing."
"Mom" I started.
"Not here" she said.
I shook my head and laughed.
"So we were best friends" I said.
"Oh yeah when he left you would cry for days" mom said.
"I thought you weren't here"
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August 21st 1986
"Mommy" Rory cried.
"What's wrong sweetie" I asked.
"Where's Jesse" Rory asked.
"He went back to New York" I told her.
"Why doesn't he like me anymore" Rory tried to catch her breath.
"Of course he does" I said.
"Then why did he leave"
"His mommy wanted him to come home"
"I want him to come back"
"He'll back again next year"
"Is he like frosty?"
"Yep"
"So is his mom Professor Hinkle"
"No that's Luke" I said.
'Hey!" Luke said.
Rory laughed sadly. "I miss Jesse"
"Me too kid" Luke smiled.
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Sorry this was kind of a filler. Next chapter will be better.
Preview
How's rory going to handle Jess leaving
"I have to go Rory I'm sorry"
How many of her friends are going
"Rory I'll be back soon she can't keep me in Korea for long"
Will rory get them back
"I'm going to get my friend"
"Please tell me you're not going to Korea"