Nine Months Earlier
Jess Mariano was washing down tables. If you said this to anyone in New York City, they most likely would have laughed and blew you off. Jess Mariano didn't work for anybody. He was his own person. His own leader. But now, he was living with his uncle, Luke Danes, who owned his own diner. His mother was a drug addict and forced him to live with his uncle because she though he was out of control. He wasn't as tall as many guys. Maybe only reaching 5'5. His black hair was spiked. His uncle always asked if he ever worried if that a bird flew into his hair it would never come out. Jess dressed normally but spoke like he didn't belong.
Jess is also very musical. He loves to sing and play the guitar. Nobody knows of this though. He is a bit shy of his singing. He's always afraid people will tell him he isn't any good. He writes his own lyrics and writes his own music. He doesn't like playing or singing in front of people much. He has been playing the guitar since he was 7. A lady down the street from him had a husband who was a guitar teacher. She herself was a voice coach. So they taught him for free.
But washing tables is what he did now. He got in to Stars Hollow, Connecticut a day ago. Luke was very clear on rules and working. He was being sent to a college preparatory school. He also had to work in the diner after school. Jess's life, or what it used to be, was very different. He was top of the streets. He hardly went to school. He knew the limit of senior year was 20 days. He knew he couldn't graduate if he went over that limit. But really didn't care. He didn't want to go to college.
He was in a gang. They ruled the streets. They ruled New York City. They were called The Cobras. Each member was a lifetime member. If you tried to back out you were killed. Extreme but necessary. Each member had a cobra tattooed on his or her left shoulder, except for the leader, it was tattooed on his or her right. The leader of The Cobras, Danny, took this very seriously. Five members had tried to back out. Danny killed them personally.
But Jess wasn't worried. He and Danny were good friends. Have been since Jr. High. Jess explained what happened to Danny. Danny suggested divorcing his mom. But the courts didn't let him. So, Jess had no choice but to live with Luke. Jess promised that once he turned 18, he would drop out and move back to the city and re-join The Cobras. That's only a few months away. And Jess couldn't wait.
Back to reality, Jess was washing tables. And he didn't like it. Ever since he got there he made it clear that he didn't want to be there. There weren't many people at the diner that Sunday morning. A guy named Kirk, who was the oddball of the town (according to Luke) and two women named Babett and Miss Patty, the two gossipers (also according to Luke).
"Order!" Luke called to Jess. Jess snapped back to attention. He picked up the food and brought it to Kirk, who was talking to his bag.
"That better not be that stupid cat you brought last week Kirk." Luke said while helping another customer.
"It's not stupid!" Kirk yelled. Then he walked out of the diner. Jess just stood there with an eyebrow raised. He turned to look at Luke but only got a sigh.
"As I said Kirks the oddball of the town." Luke said.
"Jeez this place needs to be sent to a mental home." Jess commented.
"You're telling me." Luke replied.
Just then, a woman no more than 35 flew into the diner. She had brown hair and bright blue eyes.
"Lukey!" she called. Luke groaned and shook his head.
"Sit down Lorelai." He said plainly.
She looks around the diner very seriously. Behind her walks in a teenage girl no older than 18. She looks exactly like this Lorelai girl. Except a younger her. But her eyes. Her eyes are the brightest blue Jess has ever seen. He nearly stopped breathing.
"Hi can you move?" Lorelai asked a couple who walked in before them. They looked at her bewildered.
"Can you stop doing that?" Luke said pushing her towards another table. Then surprisingly, Luke and Lorelai gently kissed. They broke apart and smiled.
"Mom, hurry I would like to meet Logan and the gang before Christmas." The girl said in an annoyed voice.
"I know Rory, I know. But just come and eat. If you want to stay pretty you need to eat." Lorelai said in a sigh.
"Fine, but 10 minutes. That's it." This girl Rory said. Luke came up behind Jess and hit him on the back.
"She's taken." He whispered to Jess. Jess started to breathe again.
"Lorelai, Rory this is my nephew Jess. He's going to be staying here for awhile." Luke said pointing to Jess.
"Oh, that's cool. Hi Jess." Lorelai said with a smile. Jess shrugged and kept washing the tables.
"Actually, he's going to be starting Chilton tomorrow." Luke continued. Then Rory's head snapped to Luke.
"My Chilton?" Rory asked. "My Chilton?" Jess thought. "What? Does she think she owns the place? Jeez she better not be those rich snob type."
"Yes, your school." Luke said oddly. He took their order and walked away.
"Hey, You forgot my coffee!" Lorelai yelled. She jumped up and ran after him. Jess took this time to go up and talk to Rory, who had now pulled out a book to read.
"So, you go to Chilton?" he asked sitting down next to her.
"Yup." She replied.
"Wow, you must be rich or something." Jess commented.
"Or something." Rory replied eyes not moving from her book. Jess took this hint that she didn't want to talk to him.
"Okay, well I have to get back to work." He said getting up.
"Whatever." She said with a sigh.
"I'll see you at school tomorrow." He said.
"You do that." She replied. She then got up, called to her mother goodbye, and walked out of the diner.
"She is weird." Jess said to nobody. Behind him, somebody laughed. He turned to see Babett and Miss Patty laughing at him.
"Oh sugar, she's always been that way." Miss Patty said.
"She and Lorelai live in Hartford." Babett said.
"They only come to Luke's Diner for the coffee." Miss Patty said.
"Hartford is a town with a lot of rich folks living there. The Gilmore's are one of the richest there." Babett said.
"Wait, so Lorelai and Rory are Gilmore's. And they are loaded?" Jess asked. "Well, I was right about the whole rich snob scenario."
"Yup. Also, Rory's going to Yale next year." Miss Patty said.
"Jeez. That explains the attitude." Jess commented.
"Well, it explains a lot." Babett said. Jess looked at her oddly.
"She has a bunch of rich kid friends. They could buy out the White House if they wanted. Rory also has a boyfriend who belongs to the Huntzberger family. They are up there with the Gilmore's. There family's want them to get married right when they graduate from Chilton." Babett said quietly.
Just then Lorelai came over to them. Miss Patty and Babett quickly straightened up and smiled at Lorelai.
"Hey Babett, Miss Patty." Lorelai said.
"Hey sug. Look Miss Patty and I have to leave." Babett said. They both got up and basically ran out of the diner.
"Okay odd." Lorelai said looking out the window towards where the two women were running.
"Yup." Jess said. He then walked behind the counter. Lorelai turns to him and slightly looks at him like she's thinking.
"What?" he asks.
"You got into a lot of trouble where ever you came from." She said.
"Yeah, see I stole a pencil from a local business type place. So my dear mother sent me here." He said sarcastically.
"That's a ridiculous answer." Lorelai said with a bit of annoyance in her voice.
"Ridiculous accusation calls for a ridiculous answer." He answers smirking.
Lorelai rolled her eyes at him, grabbed her stuff, and then walked out of the dinner. Luke came up behind Jess and hit him upside the head.
"Mind not driving the customers out of here." Luke said. Jess rolled his eyes and went back to work.
Lorelai Leigh Gilmore-Hayden III, Rory for short, was driving towards the hang out place where her and her friends hung out from time to time. Rory was still thinking about Luke's nephew Jess. "Good boy image, Bad boy attitude." Rory thought. She smirked and started to laugh to herself. "Stephanie's new victim."
Rory's friends were a bunch of the same crowd her parents and grandparents hung around with. There's Logan Huntzberger (her boyfriend), Tristan Dugrey, Collin McCray, Finn Morgan, and Stephanie Vanderbuilt. All rich, all shoved into school where there last names were known by all. They didn't mind, but they didn't like the people who hung on there every word like a celebrity. But, they just ignored it.
Rory's parents had her when they were 16. They both finished high school, married, and went to college. Yale for that matter. All of the Gilmore's went to Yale. Lorelai and Christopher (Rory's dad) truly did not want to be married. They couldn't stand each other. So naturally, they both had their affairs. Christopher with some new blonde bimbo every week. And for Lorelai, she's been seeing Luke for about a year now. Rory knows both her parents would like a divorce, but they both would be shunned from their families and all money would be cut off. Lorelai would give anything to get out of her family, marriage, and even her money. She would give anything to be Luke, but Christopher likes the money. And he won't let Lorelai leave.
Rory hated it that her dad wouldn't let her mom go. Rory loved Stars Hollow. She loved Luke. She didn't mind not having money. He knew her friends would always be there for her even if she didn't have money. But, for now, they had to wait.
Rory grew up in a large fancy mansion. Her father worked with her grandfather. He was never home. But her mom, she was always there. Everyday they would take trips out of Hartford. That's how they found Stars Hollow. That's how they found Luke's. Lorelai and Luke basically fell in love at first sight. It took them years to figure that out. Luke understood Lorelai's situation. He tried to help also. But all failed. So they had their relationship. Of course, when Christopher found out he was furious. He tried to close down Luke's diner; he tried to ruin his life, but all failed.
Luke's diner stood strong. The people of Stars Hollow wouldn't let anything happen to the diner or their town. So, Christopher dropped everything. He let the affair go on. But, he wouldn't let Lorelai go. But, Lorelai had a plan. She planned to save all money that wasn't from her family, but from her job and Rory's job, and runaway with Luke. Rory wanted to go with them. But Lorelai said she had to go to school. Afterwards, she could join her and Luke and they could live peacefully.
Ring, RingRory's cell phone.
Ring, RingCaller ID said 'Logan'.
"Hello?" Rory said.
"Hey Ace." Logan said. Ace was Logan's nickname for her.
"Hey you, where are you?" she asked.
"Where at Finn's place. You coming?" he asked. In the back round you could hear Finn's pleas for her to come.
Rory laughed and smiled.
"Of course I will come. I'll be there in about 10 minutes." She said.
"Great, I love you." He said softly.
"Love you too." Rory replied just as softly. They hung up.
Ten minutes later Rory was at Finn's. She saw everybody's car in the driveway. She smiled and walked into the house. When she walked in she saw the whole gang was there.
"Love!" Finn yelled and tackled Rory.
"Finn! Ow! Finn! Get off!" Rory yelled and laughing at the same time. Finn was tickling her.
"Logan, come save me!" Rory yelled. Logan laughed and came over to help Rory get Finn off of her. He somehow managed to pick Finn up and throw him on the couch. Then he picked up Rory and set her on her feet.
"Oh you're so brave!" Rory said in a high-pitched voice. Logan rolled his eyes and walked away.
Rory walks into the living room and sits next to Logan. Everyone is excited and they keep giggling. Rory raises an eyebrow.
"What's going on?" Rory asks. They all broke out laughing.
"We just called Paris pretending to be people from Harvard." Collin said trying to keep his cool.
"We said we've been watching her record. And that we aren't interested in her." Stephanie finished.
"Dear God." Rory mumbled shaking her head.
"It was great. Who knew Paris Gellar could cry." Tristan said still laughing.
"Great, now I have to deal with her down moodiness all year. Remember, I'm Vice-President and Paris is President." Rory said putting her head in her hands.
"Don't worry love. You will be great." Finn said.
"Finn, how many times have I told you not to call me 'love' 'doll' or any other pet names. Call me Rory. Everyone does." Rory said in a huff.
"Many times love. Many times." Finn replied.
"Oh yeah, forgot to tell you. I met some guy who is starting Chilton tomorrow." Rory said perking up.
"Who?" Stephanie asked.
"His name is Jess Mariano. He's Luke's nephew." Rory said. "And maybe your new victim Steph."
"Oh, I can't wait to meet him. I'm bored with this Travis guy." Stephanie said with a sigh.
"You go through guys like tissues." Collin said.
"No, she goes through guys like outfits." Logan said. "Once she wore it once she gets another one."
Stephanie threw a pillow at him. Everyone laughed. "I love these people. It's almost like having a large family." Rory thought.
"Pie!" Finn yelled. Everyone stopped and looked at him like he was nuts.
"What? Everyone laughs at pie." He says with a confused look on his face.
"Almost."
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