Summary: After he loses his job, Richard, Emily and a 15-year old Lorelai are moving to Stars Hollow.

Disclaimer: The word only says enough…

Author's Note: Here's the beta'd version of this chapter, it makes reading a lot enjoyable without stupid mistakes I guess. Sorry for the ones who thought this is an update, but I'll start working on chapter 5 tomorrow or somewhere around that, so it shouldn't take as long as my earlier updates. This is the last replacement of this chapter, I promise. It uploadeda little weird, did you see it? Well, now it's okay I guess.

Love towards Laura for betaing!

Chapter 4

"I still can't believe you pulled me into this! If I die in there – or if I murder Taylor – it's your fault! Just so you know."

"Ah come on big baby, you know you want to introduce me to the town. You've to make sure that I'm talking to the cool people!" Lorelai said while mocking Luke.

"This is Stars Hollow, there're no 'cool people'. And don't be surprised if Taylor or Ms. Patty introduces you during the meeting." Luke said sneering.

"Oh goodie, I love being the center of attention!"

"Really? Huh, I didn't notice that."

"Oh shush! You know you loooveee showing me around!" Lorelai answered.

"Hey, are your parents coming too?" Luke said, quickly changing the subject, 'cause if she only knew how true that statement was...

"My father is; he says he has to start 'building on his social connections'. My mother isn't going – thank god."

"Why not?" Luke hadn't met Emily and Richard yet, but he heard stories about them. He knew already that Lorelai was a bit of a drama queen – that didn't bothered him, most of the time it was actually quite funny – but when it came to parents he couldn't suppress a feeling of anger. She should be happy she had a mother, even if she wasn't as great as most moms. He ignored the feeling though; it wasn't worth to get in a fight about.

"Without my mother here I can show the town that I'm sweet, nice, fabulous etcetera. If Emily is here, everybody would be scared of her, and ignore me." Lorelai said with a serious face – maybe because she did mean it.

"Right… Stupid question. Well, come on, let's go. I hope you know I'll blame you for everything unpleasant that is gonna happen, right? And you're responsible if I kill Taylor."

Lorelai just pouted to him. Luke sighed and opened the door to the town meeting.

(---)AT THE TOWNMEETING(---)

This was the first official meeting with the town, and Taylor had the floor.
He seemed annoying and a real rule-follower. 'He speaks like he thinks he owns the town.' Lorelai thought.

"And it appears we have new town members... I hope that this people will bring something extra in this town, otherwise they'll be completely useless to us. I believe their names are the Gilmores - and they coming from... Hmm, that's weird. Miss Patty, where are this people coming from?" Lorelai looked towards her father: he looked a little overwhelmed by this short, round man who he half-expected to sing the national anthem right in front of them. Knowing that he wouldn't be to happy if this Taylor-guy would start questioning about their past, she stood up.

"Hi, I'm Lorelai. One of 'the Gilmores' as the man over there so sweetly mentioned. That there is my father, and my mother is at our home, you'll recognize her by the look on her face - like she smells something really bad."

"Taylor, I promise, I'll do something about these skunks. Promise!" a man around the age of 40 said as to a reaction on Lorelais words.

"Mick, could you please arrange it before we're all die? I swear.."

"Die?Are we all gonna die? When, how, where? I have to get out!" and with that a weird looking boy who was around the age of twelve ran out of the building.

"And that was Kirk, he's crazy. The other man, Mick, is his uncle. I think he has his craziness from him, 'cause his other brothers are slightly normal. As normal as can be in Stars Hollow.." Luke explained to Lorelai.

"Wow, I think that was your longest sentence I ever heard you speak! How did it feel?" Lorelai teased a little, thinking about how she wanted to see his eyes roll again. She didn't get disappointed, 'cause not even a second later he gave her the thing.

"You're crazy" Luke said, while he kept wondering why he didn't mind.

"And look how well I'm fitting in here!"

"The worst thing is that you're right, you are fitting in. Not sure about your dad though." he replied while looking to the corner of the row, where Richard - who looked really confused, frustrated (probably because he was confused) and annoyed - was seated.

"Oh he's gonna be fine - or maybe not. It's just so different here than my old world. I like this way much better, but I'm not sure about my dad - or Emily. I think.-"

"Why do you call your mother 'Emily' instead of 'mom'?" Luke asked, while interrupting Lorelai.

"Hey, I was talking here! 'Mom' doesn't suit my mother. It doesn't suit my father too actually. Hmm, I have to start calling him Richard too, just to have it even. Nah, I just like the face of Emily way to much when I call her Emily and dad Dad." She wasn't really talking to Luke anymore, more to herself. Again Luke felt a little bit of anger in him - she had a mom but she almost wished she didn't, or so it seemed. Again suppressing the feeling, he turned his attention again towards the now bickering Taylor and Miss Patty.

"Just give me my hammer!" Taylor yelled in Patty's face. Lorelai, of course, had to say (a) "dirty!", but after a shush from Luke and a disapproving look from Richard, she continued to watch the fight between Taylor and Patty.

"Why is it your hammer? I don't see your name upon it! And do I have to remind you that it's my space we're using for this meeting! So I have the full right to have the hammer!" Ms. Patty said extremely calm.

"No! It's your space so you can't have the floor! Haven't you ever heard of a Trias Politica?" Ms. Patty rolled her eyes (Lorelai noted that they did that a lot in this town) and didn't protest more when Taylor took the hammer from her. She muttered something under her breath and sat down.

"Okay, after that annoying and unnecessary..." - he said that while looking at Patty disapproving - "interruption, I like to continue. Next on the agenda is... -"

(---)OUTSIDE MISS PATTY'S(---)

"Well that was interesting." Lorelai said after an hour long hearing really personal stuff of people.

"Did I say only one word too much?" Anne said, obvious that she was proud at her town.

"Luke was so mad! Did you see his face getting red?" Lorelai said remembering when Taylor began attacking Richard with questions about his work, where they used to live and if Lorelais behaviour was acceptable.

"Hey, I'm standing right here!" Luke said getting again a little red - this time from embarrassment for his behaviour.

"Oh, we're seeing you, cutiepie." Lorelai teased, while Anne saw it from the sideline, watching amused how Luke's redness began to take five different shades of red. He than saw Lorelai paling.

"Lorelai, are you okay? You don't look so good…" Luke asked concerned.

"Thanks Luke, how kind of you…" Lorelai replied with an eyeroll, but right after that she yelled (still a little weakly) "Oh my god, now I feel like a real member of this town! I just did my first eye roll! Aren't you proud?"

"Over the top, trough the roof. But you're sure your fine?"

"Yes, I'm okay. Just a wave of nauseous, that's all."

"AIIII!" Luke and Lorelai looked in terror who just screamed.

"Sorry, I felt left out." Anne said dryly.

"Don't ever – ever do that will you? I thought somebody got murdered there!" Luke was really angry; he always seems to grab his forehead when he was angry or annoyed. Again Lorelai wondered how well she seemed to know him in such a short time. She knew Christopher like forever, but she felt like she knew Luke better than she ever knew Chris. Chris… It still hurt to think about him. She wondered what he was doing right know… NO! She didn't want to see him, never, ever again. She was taking a boy-break. Except for Luke, 'cause he's just a friend.

And again Lorelai felt a wave of nauseous coming up.