Background: Okay so I started this forever ago, you know back in third season when things were the best with Rory and Jess. Also when everyone was still 'will they wont they'-ing it with Luke and Lorelai, But I never thought I should post it until I decided, who cares. People may like it, people may not. Sorry about that, I promise the story's better, unless you don't like Jess and Rory together. But how could you not, right. This is meant to take the place of the third season episode: Keg! Max! You know the one where the Dean and Jess fight at the party.
Chapter 1: Here is a Bridge.
Opening: It's another perfect day in Stars Hollow. School has just started and a bus has just reached its stop in the town. A young girl, about 16 maybe 17 years old, comes out and looks around at the small town of Stars Hollow.
"So this is Stars Hollow." She says as she begins to laugh. This girl is carrying two bags with her as she crosses the street and heads for Luke's Diner. She enters the diner and there's about 5 people in it, none of which look like they want to be there. She looks around at the people for a moment then she spots him. She comes running up to him but, of course like every morning he and Lorelai are in an argument about how many cups of coffee she's had to drink already.
"You've had four just while you've been here, who knows how many you had at home." Luke tells her
"None, and I only had three here. That was Rory that had four, plus does it even matter I'm a paying costumer."
"Not for refills, those are free."
"Yeah well that's your fault for making em' that… way…" She trailed off as she noticed Luke was no longer paying any attention to her.
"Hey there Luke, how've you been?"
"Kate, it sure has been a while."
"Yeah it has."
"Well come here." He says as he pulls her over and gives her a hug. Felling ignored, Lorelai clears her throat. "Oh, yeah, Kate this is Lorelai, and Lorelai this is Kate."
"Hi, Kate, so how do you know Luke?" Lorelai asks.
"Oh Kate's my…"
"His old friend, hi Lorelai, it's nice to met you." Kate says as she interrupts Luke. He gives her a weird look. Lorelai smiles at Kate then looks over at the clock.
"Oh I have to get to work, Bye Kate nice meeting you."
"You too, bye Lorelai." She says as Lorelai leaves.
"So why didn't you want her to know who you are?" Luke asks after Lorelai leaves.
"Well because of, you know, I hear she don't like him all that much. Speaking of, is he here?"
"Um, no, I don't think so." He says as he looks around.
"Oh so school maybe?"
"Ha, please, I wish. He's probably just walking around reading somewhere."
"K thanks. I'll find him, I always do." Kate says as she walks out the door to find Jess.
After looking around for awhile, Kate decides that Jess is at school. She walks up to a bench across from the school and sits down, pulls a book out of her back pocket and begins to read. As she finishes the book the bell ring and people are rushing out of the school, but Kate doesn't even notice. Jess is one of the last people out of the building, and he too, has his head buried in a book. He stops to look around and then spots Kate, than he walks up to her.
"Hey there, don't I know you from somewhere?" Kate looks up from her book.
"Hey, I was waiting for you. You know I wanted it to be a surprise, guess I ruined that."
"No I'm still surprised. So Katie-Kat, What brings you here?"
"Well, you silly, I missed you way to much. But if you don't want me here…"
"No it's not that. I'm just; well I am happy to see you." Jess says as he gives her a hug.
"Good cause for a second there I thought you were mad I was here."
"I guess I never thought you would come."
"Yeah well I didn't either. It's like one minute I was thinking about how much I missed you like crazy then the next I was on a bus on my way here. I missed you to much; don't ever leave without saying goodbye again, K."
"Okay I'll try not to. C'mon I wanna show you some thing." Jess says as the two walk away from the school.
"Where is this something exactly?" Kate asks.
"Just somewhere."
"Not really helping me."
"Don't worry, it's a surprise."
"Ha-ha, Jess just tell me where we're going, you know I hate surprises."
"No."
"No you're not gonna tell me."
"This is way more fun, I get to see you squirm." Jess says jokingly
"I hate you."
"I know. We're here."
"Here? Here is a bridge."
"Yes here is a bridge. What do you think?"
"I think you're crazy." Kate tells Jess right before he pushes her in the water.
"See that, that is where Luke pushed me in. And now I do the same to you."
"YOU! You evil monster."
"Yeah I know." He admits proudly. Then Kate pulls him in "Hey that's not fair."
"Oh really, well what are you gonna do about it?"
"I'll tell you what I'm gonna do." He says as he swims after her. They run up on the bank and Jess tackles her and begins to tickle her when Rory comes over to them, still wearing her school uniform.
"Hi Jess." Jess looks up at Rory
"Hey, Rory, um Kate this is my girlfriend Rory. Rory this is my…"
"Hi I'm Kate." She says interrupting Jess. "I'm a good friend of his, just stopped in for a visit. So you finally got Jess to settle down. That's good; God knows I've been trying for years." She pauses as she notices Jess is glaring at her. "And I'm gonna go, I should change I left my stuff at Luke's I'll see you later, nice meeting you Rory."
"Hey wait, I'll go with you. See you for dinner later." Jess says to Rory.
"I guess." Jess kisses Rory. "Bye." She says as he runs after Kate still dripping.
"Bye." He says back. "So Kate what was that."
"What was what?" she asks knowing exactly what he's talking about.
"You not letting me tell Rory who you are."
"Oh that, well I think people shouldn't know who I am just yet. Hold off for a while; let me get to know people before that start making assumptions about me."
"Too late, you're walking around with the town pariah, honestly I think the truth would be better then anything these people come up with."
"Still I wanna get use to the town first before the news gets out, K."
"Okay I'll keep your secret, for now. But I don't like lying to Rory."
"Wow she really is changing you, it's nice."
"What, no, I haven't changed at all."
"Yes you have I mean you have a girlfriend. You usually go on a few dates then when you get bored you brake up, but you two seem close and you have titles." She says teasingly.
"Okay, that's enough, you're done."
"I'm just glad you let me stick around." Kate says ignoring him.
"Yeah well you're special; you're my favorite of all girls."
"Okay, too mushy." Kate says as they enter Luke's.
"Hi guys, um are you okay?" Luke asks at the sight of there wet clothes.
"Oh this, Jess decided we should take an unexpected dip in a pond."
"That's not entirely true; I decided you should take an unexpected dip in a pond."
"Oh ha-ha-ha, you're so funny."
"We'll be upstairs." Jess says to his uncle as he and Kate run up the steps.
Kate is talking on the phone to someone very quietly while Jess is in the other room
"Look I don't plan on coming back for now I'm sorry but that's just the way it has to be……NO! Don't you dare come here; look Will you don't even know where here is, so just leave me alone for awhile let me figure this all out and maybe we can talk……OF COURSE! Who do you think I am? Look I really am sorry but I need some time, I love you……Good bye Will." Kate says as she hangs up the phone just in time for Jess to hear the last part of the conversation.
"Will, oh wow I haven't talked to him in awhile. How is he?"
"Um, well, different."
"Yeah, how are Rick, Tim and the others."
"All pretty good, I guess."
"That's good; hey what about the band did they ever find a lead singer?"
"Yeah I think they may have. But hey what about you, you go to school now. What's that like?"
"Well, you know you go too."
"Um yeah not so much anymore."
"What? No you were so good at it and you actually liked it and what about Ithaca College, you were so excited about going there."
"Yeah well things happen, stuff changes." Just then the phone rings and Jess answers it.
On the phone: "Hello, oh hey Rory….. what why…… oh right it is Friday…… Okay see you tomorrow…. Bye."
"What happened Jess?"
"Well, Rory goes to her grandparents' every Friday night. I don't really know why though."
"Oh, so we can hang."
"Yeah I guess, and Luke's closing early cause he has something he's gotta pick up a couple of towns over, so we'll have the place to ourselves."
"Cool."
"Okay how bout movies and pizza and ice cream."
"Only if we can get it in cones."
"Okay whatever you want."
"Can we jalapeño peppers on the pizza?" Jess looks confused "I'm craving something spicy. Oh and sugary can we have ice cream sundaes too."
"Sure I guess. Do you want sausage on the pizza too?"
"Icky, no way I can't even get near the stuff."
"What when was this you've always loved sausage on pizza."
"Oh yeah well I guess not much anymore."
"Okay, you're acting really weird, are you alright?"
"Yeah I'm fine. Just hungry."
Later that night the two, Jess and Kate are watching the end of the movie they rented.
"Katie-Kat?" Jess asks
"Yeah."
"Why are you really here?"
"Oh what I can't just come and see you. I have to have ulterior motives." She said sounding a little angry.
"No that's not what I meant I just don't get it. Why now are you coming?"
"I told you I missed you, God Jess do you have to give me the third degree. I just wanted to see you.
"I know you Kate, you're here for something."
"Yeah you, don't you get it you're my world!" She says now yelling.
"Kate, I didn't mean to…" He says as Kate starts to pack her things.
"You know what, if you don't want me here that bad I'll just go!"
"No I don't want you to go."
"Yeah you do, I get it you don't want me screwing up your new perfect life!"
"Kate that's not it, I don't want you…"
"I already know you don't want me!"
"Please, calm down."
"You just don't get it do you." She says calmer.
"What don't I get?"
"Jess you're supposed to be there for me that was the rule. You and me, forever."
"I know we still are, I never wanted to leave you."
"Jess, don't blame this on her, not everything that goes wrong in your life is Liz's fault."
"I know Kate just calm down. Take a seat, breath okay." He says as she starts down the stairs.
"Jess, you really don't get your role do you. Brothers protect their sisters when bad things happen."
"I know, I'm sorry I do wanna help you but mom, she…" Kate stops at the door and turns around.
"She did nothing to make you come back here. Look I made a mistake I get it. I thought you could help and now I can't even tell you."
"What happened, did someone hurt you?"
"Yeah you did, I love you Jess, but I can't I'm going home. Bye." She runs out the door, Jess runs after her.
"Kate, Kate, Kate just stop for a second please." Jess stops.
"Why?" she asks as she still is walking. Just then a car comes rushing by.
"KATE!" Jess screams as the car hurtles toward her.