Let's pretend Rory and Jess have never met before, she is in her last year of Yale and lives with Lane in a small apartment in New Haven where Lane rehearses with her band.

Pairing: Jess/ Rory, Lane/Dave, Luke/Lorelai… other characters are in it too.

Warning: Rory is slightly OOC, she's more reckless, some might say wilder.

Disclaimer: no, I don't own them

Rory's POV:

The first thing that came to my mind when I opened my eyes this very morning was:

"Oh my god, this is what hell must feel like" I quickly shut my eyes, making the world go dark again, I welcomed the darkness and tried to drift off again which was difficult since I tried to figure out what had happened last night. I remember Logan, a bar, shots, a fight, and parts of a conversation which made no sense at all to me now. I concentrated harder, trying to fill the blanks; that had never happened to me before in my whole life. I always had been perfect, perfect grades, perfect manners, always eager to achieve the goals in my life that other people had chosen for me. I groaned frustrated but no sound came out, my mouth was dry and I couldn't make myself to get up to pour me some water.

Suddenly it all came back to me: my parting line to Logan: have a nice life! I had left him standing in the middle of some bar,had turned on my heels and had walked out of his life.

I shifted in my position and gave up on sleep; another inaudible groan escaped my mouth. I rolled over and suddenly bumped into someone. Even in my post drunken state of mind I realized that there was someone next to me in my bed, someone who definitely wasn't supposed to be there. My eyes shot open. Oh nononononono, this person definitely wasn't supposed to be lying next to me. Naked. Was I naked as well? I travelled down my body that was fully covered by my blanket which apparently I had wrapped tightly around me during the night. Nope, no clothes. None at all. My mind raced, how and when and most importantly who? I took a deep breath and tried to work up the courage to move so I would get a reaction out of the body lying next to me. I took in my surroundings; I was in my room, that's always a plus, right? I mean, it would be really embarrassing if I was lying in someone else's bed. I scanned my book shelves, yes, my room indeed. My eyes caught the waste basket next to my bed; a used condom was carelessly hanging over the edge, at least we had been safe. Another plus in my book. The guy I had apparently spent the night with was sleeping with his back facing me, very romantic, but in the back of my mind I reminded me that there was nothing romantic about this situation. I carefully lifted my hand and shook him lightly. I got a grunt of acknowledgement out of him.

"Sorry?" I spoke up quietly and when he wouldn't answer I tried again.

I poked his shoulder.

"Sorry!" I cleared my throat and my body suddenly screamed for water, hydration.

The body moved, slowly and I couldn't help but congratulate me on the choice I had made. Definitely well built.

"Yeah?" the person rubbed his eyes and rolled over so he was facing me.

I swallowed as my gaze met his.

"Would it be totally inappropriate to ask who you are?" I was met by a smirk and I couldn't help but chuckle at how ridiculous this all seemed to be. I covered my eyes with my hands in embarrassment.

"Boy, my mom would be so proud of me." Now, it was his time to chuckle slightly.

"Somehow I doubt this." The reply came from the still unknown guy in front of me. I liked his voice, laced with sleep. I shivered.

Suddenly he extended his arm, shaking my hand.

"Nice to meet you, I'm Jess. Jess Mariano." I shook his hand and started laughing.

"Man, normal people would have had this conversation before…." I trailed off, suddenly embarrassed to continue.

"Before ripping off each other's clothes? Where's the fun in that?" I stared at him, not believing how coolly he was taking this whole situation. I withdrew my hand, getting ready to get up. I hesitated and looked at him again.

"I, huh, I assume you have already seen most of it, but could you still please turn around while .." I trailed off again, gesticulating with my hands which was quite a difficult task for I was still holding tightly on to the blanket that covered most of my body. He rolled over again, his back facing me once again, and I couldn't help but wonder why I missed his gaze already.

"sure." I got up quickly, too quickly as I stumbled over my purse lying on the ground.

"You okay?" I heard his distant voice and I just nodded until I realized he couldn't see me.

"Yep, I'm fine. Quite embarrassed but fine." I got dressed in no time and suddenly felt better, I felt like I was in charge of things now, since he was still lying naked on my bed.

I went to the door, turning around.

"So, I really don't know how to handle the situation, should I ask you if you wanted coffee, breakfast? A hole to disappear into? An easy way out?" I didn't wait for an answer, but quickly left the room. I shut the door behind me and let out the breath I didn't know I had been holding.

Lane was sitting at the kitchen table, drinking a cup of coffee and reading the newspaper.

"Hey Ror´" she didn't even look up when she heard me enter the kitchen.

"So, everything's fine between you and lover boy? "She chuckled slightly.

"I mean those headphones sure were god sent last night."

I plopped down on the chair, taking a sip from the water bottle.

"Sorry" I apologized; not really knowing what else there was to say.

Lane looked up from the paper when the door to my room cracked, signalizing that someone was about to enter the kitchen. White, this was what came to my mind when I saw Lane's reaction. White, no colour in her usually red cheeked face, hands trembling as she put down the news paper, suddenly not interested anymore in what was going on in the world.

The guy, Jess was standing awkwardly in the common room that separated my room from the kitchen, hands in his pockets. I jumped up, knocking down my cup on the way.

"Jess." I started, the name sounding unfamiliar on my tongue. I swallowed and sighed at the same time.

"Jess, meet Lane. Lane Jess." I introduced the two of them as if it was the most normal thing in the world. It may have been for others, but it definitely was a first for me.

Jess nodded his head and Lane seemed to be in a loss of words.

"So, I know the name of your friend who I suppose is your roommate, but I still don't know yours." I blushed and dropped my head. I could practically feel Lane's gaze on my back.

"I, ahm, I, huh." Nice full sentence, way to go for English major.

Apparently Lane had found her voice again and felt quite entertained by this.

"Jess, meet Rory, Rory Jess." She gesticulated between him and me and smirked.

Jess pointed to the door.

"I guess, I should go. It was nice meeting you, Lane. Rory." He nodded again and I still words failed me.

"Rory enjoyed meeting you too, Jess." Lane definitely was getting too much fun out of this.

Once he was out of the door and out of the apartment, I spoke up:

"Not a word!" I shot at Lane and burst out laughing.

So, what do you think? I know they all seem totally OOC, but this just popped into my head, tell me what you think, please review, it'll make my day. You know you want to. Tell me if I should continue. Thanks for reading!