Chapter 5-

"Rory, get in the car go back." Jess said grabbing his gun from the front seat.

"What. I'm not leaving you here." Rory said. But Jess grabbed her and looked her in the eye.

"Rory, please. Go back. I'm going to finish him once and for all." Jess said. Rory saw the anger in his eyes. Jess saw the terror in hers.

"Okay." Rory whispered. But before she left, she kissed him ever so lightly. That's when the shot went off.

Jess broke the kiss and looked around. But when he turned back and looked at Rory, he noticed something that wasn't right. He wedding dress, her white wedding dress, was stained red.

"Rory." Jess whispered. Rory inhaled quickly, and collapsed in Jess's arms.

"Rory!" Jess screamed. He laid her on the ground and started to stroke her hair.

"Jess." Rory whispered. Tears started to fall from her eyes.

"My god Rory. I am so sorry. This is my entire fault. Please forgive me." Jess begged. Rory smiled and nodded.

"I love you." Rory whispered.

"I love you too." Jess whispered and kissed her forehead. But when he picked his head up, Rory's eyes were closed. She also wasn't breathing. Jess started to cry.

"You aren't crying, are you Jess?" a cold voice said. Jess looked up and saw Danny leaning against the car.

"Get the hell out of here Danny." Jess hissed. His grip tightened around his gun.

"Is that anyway to treat your friend?" Danny asked. Jess held back the urge to shoot him right there and then.

"Friend? You think you're my friend?" Jess asked. The he started to yell. "You just killed my wife! You have killed the love of my life! You have ruined my life!" Jess was angry. "How can anyone stand there and not care they just killed someone?" Jess asked him self.

"You've killed before Jess." Danny said almost like he read Jess's mind. Jess couldn't respond to that. He knew it was true. He knew that Danny was right. Jess had his share of murders. It was only now that he was truly sorry for what he did.

"I regret it." Jess whispered. Danny's face turned serious.

"If you regret that, then you regret us, and The Cobras. We are you're family!" Danny yelled pointing his gun at Jess.

"Like hell you were my family." Jess said calmly. Danny had his finger on the trigger.

"Say goodbye Jess." Danny said. Jess closed his eyes and waited to join Rory in death. But death never came. Jess heard the quick footsteps of running then and loud crash. Jess opened his eyes to Luke and Danny rolling on the ground struggling for the gun. It seemed that Luke jumped Danny just in time. Behind him were Collin and Finn running full speed towards them.

Jess stepped back as Collin and Finn tried to help Luke. Both Luke and Danny had their hands on the gun. Jess's gun was still in his hand. He looked to it for a moment and decided on what to do. He raised his gun and pointed it at Danny. He waited for the right moment when Danny's back would be towards him. He needed not wait long. When Danny's back was to him, he fired.

The struggle stopped immediately. Danny died almost instantly. Luke was shocked but quickly got up. Luke slowly walked to Jess, who still had his gun pointed at Danny's dead body, and took the gun from him.

"It's okay Jess. It's over now." Luke whispered. But Jess was still in shock. He turned to look at Rory's body. He fell to the ground in a sob.

"No, Rory!" someone yelled. Jess turned to see Lorelai running at them. When she reached them, she fell to Rory's body and held her close crying.

"My baby. Oh Rory, my baby." She kept saying rocking back and forth. Luke went over to her and pried her away from the body.

"I should have never come here." Jess whispered. He got up, and walked away.

Present Day

After his song, Jess left the stage. They all just came back from the funeral. They were in the square of Stars Hollow. The whole town gathered to celebrate Rory's life. Every person she knew was there. Even Christopher was there.

Jess walked over to Finn, Collin, and Stephanie by the bar. It looked like they haven't touched their drinks. It looked like they were in deep thought.

"Hey." Jess said hoarsely.

"Hey." They all mumbled. It was an awkward scene.

"You know, you were the best thing that ever happened to her." Stephanie said after a few moments.

"Thanks." Jess said. He sat next to them and ordered the strongest drink they had.

"Where will you go?" Collin asked.

"California. I heard my dad lives there." Jess said taking a sip.

"California?" Finn asked. "The bloody sun is always there." They all laughed. At least Finn didn't lose his sense of humor.

"Jess!" somebody called. Jess looked to see Paris coming towards him. Her right shoulder was in a sling. He got up and swept her into a hug.

"I am so sorry you were hurt." Jess whispered holding her tight.

"It's my shoulder, I have another." She whispered back. They broke apart and smiled.

"I was right." She said. Jess rolled his eyes. "I knew you two would fall in love."

"Alright Paris, you were right." He said.

"You know, I feel like 10 years has past." Paris said as they walked away from the party.

"Yeah, I know." He replied. They kept walking for a while. Lost in deep thought. They didn't speak again until they got to the bridge.

"I guess this is goodbye then." Jess said looking at his feet.

"Yeah." Paris said. They looked at each other and smiled again.

"Thank you for everything. You helped me find her, love her, and cherish her. We had little time but they were the best. I will always love Rory. I owe all of that to you." Jess said with a tear coming down his face.

"You're welcome. I was happy to do it. You two were fated. It's just sad you won't ever see her again." Paris replied. Jess smiled lightly.

"We will. Someday when it is time." He said. They shared one last hug, and he walked away.

Paris looked towards the sky and saw the heavens open up. She smiled and shook her head.

"Watch him Gilmore. I can only do so much." She said. She too, then walked back towards the party.

From a place, far away, Rory was watching this whole scene. She was in a place that was peaceful. Where it was safe.

"I will Paris. I always will." Rory whispered in the wind.