A man was walking down a very dark and narrow alley. His breath was shallow and his thoughts were very serious. As much as he didn't want to do this he knew he must. Joey needed to save Jess.
"Joey." A voice said. Joey spun around pulling out his gun, but put it down when he saw who it was.
"Danny. I've been looking for you." Joey said.
"I've heard. How is our Jess?" Danny asked.
"Not good." Joey replied. "Two guys nearly killed him a few weeks ago."
"Did he kill them?" Danny asked.
"No." Joey replied. "A girl stopped him."
"And he listened!" Danny hissed.
"Yes. I think he loves this girl." Joey said looking towards the ground. Danny started to pace for a few minutes.
"What are the two guys names?" Danny asked.
"Logan Huntzberger and Tristan Dugrey." Joey replied.
"And the girl?" Danny asked.
"Rory Gilmore-Hayden." Joey whispered.
"Rich kids?" Danny asked. Joey nodded.
"Well, they all must die." Danny said. Joey nodded and turned to walk away. Joey knew he had to warn Jess. He knew that Jess and Rory had to runaway so that Danny couldn't find them.
But within that second, Joey heard a shot. He froze. And when Joey looked down, he saw blood. It was his blood. He turned to look at Danny. Joey took his last breath and collapsed to the ground.
"I don't like traitors." Danny said to nobody in particular. Danny turned and walked towards the streets of New York.
When he turned the corner, he came across a group, his gang. They all stopped talking at the sight of him. He walked towards the middle, stopped, and thought for a few minutes. In the back round you could hear guns going off, cars beeping and crashing, and people arguing within the apartments.
"We're taking a trip." Danny said. They all nodded and didn't ask any questions.
"Watch out Stars Hollow here we come." Danny said.
And with those few words, the walls of silence were broken.
For the next few weeks, life for Jess was going great. His wounds were nearly all healed. Logan and Tristan were basically afraid of him. Oh, and he had the girl of his dreams. He and Rory have been dating for about three weeks now. And Jess was liking it. The whole gun ordeal at Madeline's party was hushed were quickly. Nobody talked about it, nobody thought about it. They just knew not to get in Jess's way.
Jess didn't miss New York much anymore. He loved it here in Stars Hollow. He loved Luke and Lorelai. He loved the crazy town. He loved Rory. Jess has never been in love before. He felt so amazing all the time. He felt like he could fly. He liked Chilton. He and Paris were really close friends. Jess had never had a close friend before. Except Danny, but that was different. And Jess, he didn't want to be a Cobra anymore. And he was afraid of that.
He was afraid that if Danny heard of this, he would kill Jess. Or even worse Rory. He had to find a way to get out. But so far, Jess had nothing. He couldn't think of a single thing. And he couldn't tell Rory either. She never asked about why he had a gun. She never even asked about it. But Jess knew she did. He could see it in her eyes from time to time. And Jess could never tell Rory that he used to willingly kill people and have no guilt. But he had the guilt now.
But this Wednesday afternoon at Chilton was fun. It was the middle of October and near Rory's birthday. But today was a meeting of the Franklin. And Paris was having a meltdown. The newspaper was supposed to go out tomorrow and she didn't like anybody's article.
"Can anyone here write a decent article!" Paris screamed. Jess tried very hard to hold back his laughter.
"Paris calm down." Rory said.
"Shut it Gilmore-Hayden. Just because your Jess's girlfriend doesn't mean I cut you any slack." Paris said angrily.
"Didn't expect you to." Rory said annoyed.
"Paris." Jess said sharply. Paris turned to him.
"Calm down." He said.
"Fine." She said. She then walked out side. Rory looked at Jess oddly. Jess shrugged and went outside to catch Paris.
"Paris!" he called. He couldn't find her.
"Paris!" he called again. He had a bad feeling in his gut. Like something was wrong. So Jess started to run.
"Paris!" he yelled. He then heard a shot. He stopped dead and nearly lost his breath.
"No." he mumbled.
"Paris!" he screamed. He turned a corner to out side and found Paris. But next to her was Danny. Pointing a gun to a person on the ground.
"Danny." Jess called. Danny looked up and smirked.
"My dear friend how are you?" Danny asked in an odd voice. It sounded like he was angry.
"Danny, what's going on?" Jess asked moving closer.
"I'm just protecting you Jess." Danny said. When Jess got close enough he looked to the body on the ground. It was Tristan.
"Tristan." Jess whispered. He bent down to the ground and went to check a pulse. There was none. Jess closed Tristan's eyes and stood back up.
"Wasn't this one of the guys who hurt you?" Danny asked in mock concern.
"That doesn't matter." Jess said. Paris looked frightened. Tears were coming down her face. She looked to Jess and just broke out into a sob.
"Shut up girl." Danny hissed. Jess's insides flew up in anger. Without thinking he punched Danny. Jess grabbed Paris's and they both ran.
"Get back here Mariano!" Danny yelled. He started to run after him.
"Where are we going?" Paris asked while they were running.
"Any where away from him." Jess replied. They turned the corner to the newspaper.
"Rory come on." Jess yelled. She looked at him oddly. Next, a shot went off. Everyone in the newsroom screamed. Jess turned to see Paris on the ground holding her shoulder. Jess pulled out his gun and began shooting at Danny.
"Paris, listen. Get out of here. I'll cover you!" Jess yelled over the shots. Paris nodded and began to get up. Jess started again to fire at Danny.
Paris thankfully made it out of the building alive. Though, her shoulder was in bad shape. The first thing Paris did was call 911.
"911 What's your emergency?"
"Hi, my name is Paris Gellar. I'm at Chilton and there is a guy with a gun here. I've already been shot in the shoulder but I think more people will be wounded.
"Hold on there. Police and an ambulance are on the way." They hung up.
"Jess, be careful." She whispered. She sat on a bench and started to cry.
Rory, however, couldn't cry. She was afraid. She was hiding under a desk, listening to the shots going on out in the hall. She could here Jess yelling this guy name Danny to stop. But by the sound of things, he wasn't going to.
"Danny, give it up." Jess yelled as he re-loaded his gun.
"Damn." Jess whispered.
"What's wrong?" Rory asked.
"I have five bullets left." He said.
"What does he want?" Rory asked.
"You." He said. Rory gasped and the tears came.
"Why?" she asked.
"Because you changed me. Because I fell in love with you." He said looking at her.
Rory melted at his answer. But it made her more afraid. She knew Jess would die for her. She knew he would do anything for her. But she didn't want him hurt.
"Let's run then." She said. Jess looked at her oddly.
"Let's get out of here. We'll go somewhere far away. We'll live together, get married, and build our own life." She said. Jess just looked at her.
"Rory." He started.
"No." she interrupted him. "Let's leave now. We'll get back home, pack a few stuff, empty my bank account, and leave."
"Okay." He said.
"First, how do we get out?" she asked. Jess looked around for a moment. His eyes then landed on the window. Without saying anything they both bolted to the window and jumped out. In the back round they could hear Danny yelling at them. They could also hear the sirens of the police in the school parking lot.
"Jess!" somebody screamed. Both Jess and Rory turned to see Paris running to them.
"Here." Paris said handing Jess her car keys.
"The other key is a key to my summer house down in North Carolina." Paris said. "My parents never use it, but I sometimes go down there in the summer. Get there and I will see you in June." Paris then took off toward the police.
"She serious?" Rory asked.
"As a heart attack." Jess replied. But they took the offer and got into Paris's car.
On the way back to Stars Hollow Rory emptied out her bank account. It totaled to about 500,000$. Not surprising since Rory's family was rich. Once that was done, they quickly arrived in Stars Hollow. They snuck into the apartment from the back, and packed everything they owned.
Dear Luke and Lorelai,
We are fine. But we're heading somewhere where no one can bother us. Somewhere we can be together. We'll call soon.
Love,
Jess and Rory
"Wrote it." Jess said. Rory took it and pinned it on the board where they normally left notes.
"Let's go." Rory said. So they set out.
That night, Logan was home alone working on a project for history class. It was nearly 10:30 and he was tired. All night he had been receiving empty phone calls. So by the time he started hearing things outside he was freaked out.
But what really freaked him out was the crash down stairs. Logan grabbed a bat he kept by his door. He quietly crept down stairs to find his house trashed. As he walked into the kitchen he saw a dark figure standing in the middle.
Before he could react, a shot was sound. Logan fell dead to the ground. With only a bullet hole left in his head.
"Two down, one to go." The figure said. But when the figure stepped into the light it revealed a familiar face. Danny was ready to finish what he started.
A few days later, Jess and Rory were settled in at Paris's summerhouse. They called her and thanked her many times. She told them about Logan's death. Rory was a bit shaken but grew over it.
They also called Luke and Lorelai. Lorelai said they would meet them down there in a month or so. Luke said to purchase a good alarm system just in case. But they were way ahead of him. They minute they got there, they got the best one out there. Jess also bought some more bullets and a second gun. He wanted to be as safe as possible.
Jess and Rory also got jobs. Jess worked in a local bookstore and Rory took a waitress job in town. They both also decided to get married. So, that night they were heading over to the church and have a priest perform a quick ceremony.
"We're getting married." Rory said as they were heading over to the church.
"I know." Jess said smiling. He was excited because that day he picked out the most beautiful ring for Rory. It was silver and had three diamonds in the middle. It also had an inscription: "Forbidden Love"
When they got to the church, they found the surprise of their life. Finn, Collin, Stephanie, Luke, and Lorelai were standing outside on the steps.
"Mom, Luke!" Rory yelled. She ran over and hugged them. Lorelai started to cry and held onto her daughter for dear life.
"Oh Rory, my baby. You're getting married." Lorelai whispered in her ear.
"I know." Rory whispered back.
"Rory, I have something for you." Luke said when they pulled away. He handed her a large box. And when Rory took off the top she gasped.
Inside the box was a beautiful wedding gown. It was strapless and made of fine silk. It was gorgeous in Rory's eyes. She started to tear and hugged Luke.
"Thank you." She said.
"Anytime." He said. When they pulled away Rory looked to Finn, Collin, and Stephanie. Both Finn and Collin were dressed in tuxedos. But Stephanie had a beautiful dark pink dress on. She was also holding two bouquets of flowers. One was a pattern of red roses matching Stephanie's dress. And the other was a pattern of white roses.
"I knew you would need a maid of honor." Stephanie said smiling. "We always talked about it. How when you got married I would be yours. And when I would get married you would be mine."
"Thank you." Was all that Rory could manage to get out without crying.
"Oh love, be happy!" Finn said. "The poodles are on their way." Everyone laughed at Finn. No matter what the mood was, he always managed to cheer everyone up.
"Hey Jess. Need a best man?" Collin asked. Jess smiled and nodded.
"You'd be first on my list." He replied. They shook hands and turned to Rory.
"Shall we get ready?" Jess asked Rory.
"Oh we shall." She replied.
Stephanie, Lorelai, and Rory walked into a room behind the church. There, Rory got into her dress and the two women did her hair and make-up. When they were down Rory turned to the mirror and gasped. She saw a different person in the mirror. Someone who was beyond beautiful. Her hair was curled so it gently flowed past her shoulders. Her make-up looked so natural, and it brought out her blue eyes even more.
"Honey, you look amazing." Lorelai whispered as tears filled up her eyes.
"Really?" Rory asked.
"Really." Lorelai replied. Then there was knock on the door and came in Luke.
"Hey, we're ready to get going." He said. They nodded, grabbed their stuff, and proceeded out.
"Luke?" Rory asked as they made there was to the main entrance.
"Yeah." He said.
"Can you walk me down the aisle?" she asked. Luke's eyes filled with tears as he nodded.
"I would love to." He replied.
Stephanie and Collin walked down first. Then came time for Rory and Luke to proceed down. When the doors open, Rory's eyes filled with tears. She saw Jess standing at the end waiting for her. All she could think about was spending the rest of her life with him. All the terror of what happened in Connecticut was gone. All that remained was happiness.
As she reached Jess, Luke kissed her cheek and handed her off to Jess. They held hands as the priest started the ceremony. Jess and Rory couldn't stop staring at each other.
"Do you Jess William Mariano, take Lorelai Leigh Gilmore-Hayden to be your wife?" the priest asked.
"I do." Jess replied.
"And do you Lorelai Leigh Gilmore-Hayden, take Jess William Mariano to be your husband?" the priest asked.
"I do." Rory replied.
"Then by the power invested by me, I pronounce husband and wife. You may kiss the bride." The priest said. Everyone cheered as the couple shared their first kiss as a married couple.
They walked down the aisle, then out side to their friends and family. Everyone was cheering and throwing birdseed. Jess and Rory were beyond the moon. Their happiness was overwhelming.
"My baby is married." Lorelai said crying. Rory hugged her mom and started to cry to.
"So Mrs.Mariano, should we head back home?" Jess whispered in her ear. Rory nodded and they said their goodbyes.
"We'll see you tomorrow." They yelled to their friends and family.
But when they got home, they found something very disturbing on their door. It was a note. But the handwriting was only familiar to Jess.
"I found you."
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