The Diary of Rory Gilmore-Entry Two

So, here I am. I'm sitting on the bus. On the way to New York. Today, the beginning of my adventure has been an adventure in itself. First, I had to go to the doctor. Slightly uncomfortable but I'm on the pill now. Not that I'm planning on having sex anytime soon. I don't even have a boyfriend.

Then, mom gave me a credit card and some cash for the road. Apparently the credit card has the extra child support money dad's been paying over the years. Mom has been saving it for something important and she decided my new life journey was important enough to have some money.

We went to Luke's then. I think Luke is mad at mom for letting me go with Jess. He doesn't think it's a good idea. Lane was there. Jess gave her the address of the apartment so she can send me money and I can send her back CD's. She's excited for me.

Luke, despite his disagreement with the situation is a god. Officially. Mom is jealous. He had paper bag for me. Inside was bags of Luke's coffee. Enough to last me the next two months if I'm careful. He really does care!

Jess is reading right now. We're only about an hour away from New York. He seems completely relaxed. Then again, why wouldn't he? This is his home town. City, I guess. I haven't really spent a lot of time here. I'm a little nervous.

The first part of the trip Jess actually talked a lot. I guess he could tell I'm nervous and he wanted to put me at ease. We're going to be staying in an apartment with his two friends Riley and Darcy. He said they only had two bedrooms and he wasn't sure what the sleeping arrangements would be. Apparently they're nice, especially Darcy, but tough. He said a few of his other friends live in the same apartment building. It's not the nicest but it's a place to live. Quote from Jess.

We're almost at the bus station. I hope we don't have to walk a lot when we get there. Jess has his mega duffel bag and I have two medium ones and a backpack. I took Jess's advice and shipped a couple boxes here. I would never be able to carry everything I need or live out of two duffels for two months. Laundromat or not, I'd never make it.

We're pulling in. Hopefully this won't be as scary as I think it is!

Reality

"Got your stuff?"Jess asked. He was standing in the aisle, bag slung over his shoulder, book now in his backpocket.

I slipped on my backpack and grabbed a duffel in each hand. "Yes."

Jess grabbed one of my duffel bags in his hand and took my hand with his other."Come on."

The bus station. I've been here before. Not much to see. Just a bunch of people who commute a lot and a few homeless people sitting in corners on some blankets. I clung to Jess's hand when we hit the street. It was crowded and if I lost him I was screwed.

Jess led me down onto the subway. We stood close together, near the door. I clung to the pole with my free hand. Jess had the whole balance thing down and he had his spare arm wrapped around my waist. He knows I'm nervous about this.

"It's okay."I heard his voice reassure me softly.

"I know. It's just different. You know?"I glanced up at him. He smiled. He looked happy here. Much happier than in Stars Hollow.

"Yeah. Don't worry about anything, okay? I won't let anything happen."

I nodded, "I trust you."

We got off two stops later and walked a block. It was less crowded around here. Jess walked up to an apartment building and consulted the panel of names on the wall. He hit buzzer A7.

"Yeah?'A voice crackled over the intercom.

"It's Jess."

There was no reply. Only another buzz and a click as the door unlocked. Jess held it open for me and we walked in. The lobby was small and dark with a dingy brown carpet. There was a door to our left with a sign announcing STAIRS. The elevator in front of us had a different sign. OUT OF ORDER. Someone had written the word AGAIN underneath in a different color. Jess held open the door to the stairs.

"Seventh floor."He announced and we started walking.

By the sixth I was exhausted.

"Jeez, you're out of shape."Jess commented.
"I'm a Gilmore. We don't exercise. It's in our rulebook."

"You're gonna die."

I rolled my eyes, "Thanks Luke."

"Floor Seven."He announced and opened a door. I walked into a dimly lit hallway with the same brown carpet.

I followed him in silence all the way down to the door with a golden A on it. He knocked and the door was flung open.
"Hey. What the hell took you so long?"asked the guy who let us in.

"Elevator's out."Jess told him."Riley, this is Rory. Rory, Riley."

Riley looked me up and down."Hey."

"Hi."I didn't mind his scrutiny since I was examining him just as closely.

He was taller than Jess but only by a couple inches. He had short dark hair and his eyes were almost black. He was skinny but obviously had some muscles. He was dressed like Jess, all in black but his short sleeved tee shirt showed off a big tattoo on his right forearm. It looked like a design to me. It probably had some meaning or another but I had no idea what that was.

While Jess and Riley talked I looked around the apartment. The hallway had lowered my expectations but this apartment was actually really nice. The room we were standing in was fairly large, a combined kitchen and living room.

There was a beat up couch and a mismatched arm chair with some random end tables placed around. A t.v. and a stereo sat randomly on a kitchen table against the wall and CD's and movies were piled everywhere. The place wasn't a mess, it just had a lot of clutter. It was actually pretty clean.

The kitchen was a basic kitchen with a small table and four chairs. There was a window that opened to the fire escape and a pile of dishes in the sink. At least there was a coffee maker on the counter. Beside the counter was a small hallways where I could see three doors. Probably the bathroom and two bedrooms.

"Mariano!"A voice rang out. A girl came out of the hallway and enveloped Jess in a giant hug.

"Darcy, hey. This is Rory. Rory, this is Darcy."

Darcy grinned, "Hey!"

"Hey."I echoed and she blinked before turning to ask Jess a question. That gave me the chance to study her too.

She was pretty. That's for sure. She was a bit shorter than me. Probably 5'4". Her hair was dark brown and fell to her shoulders, still damp. She had olive skin and pretty green eyes. Her makeup was light but her eyeshadow a smokey black. She was wearing baggy jeans and red converse sneakers. Her tee shirt was black but said Dashboard Confessional in red letters that matched her shoes. She kept picking at the dark purple nail polish on her finger nails.

"So, Rory? That's a cool name."She was looking at me again.
"Short for Lorelai."I explained.
"Sweet. I wish I had a cool name. Darcy is lame. So, we're gonna be roomies, huh?"

"I guess."I shrugged, not really sure.

Jess jumped in, "Is that the deal? She's in with you?"

Darcy blinked again, "Unless you want her with you. I guess I could move in with Riley and you two could have my room. But I just figured cuz I have the two beds."

"No. That's cool. Riley has two beds though. Right?"

Riley laughed, "One bed and an extra mattress on the floor. Good thing 'cause I'm sure as hell not sleeping with you, man."

Jess made a face, "I'm crushed. Can we ditch our bags?"

Darcy smacked her forehead with her palm making a loud slapping noise, "God. Sorry. Yes. We're idiots. Rory, you can come with me. Jess, you know where Riley's room is."

"Yep."Jess gave me my bag back and I followed Darcy.

Her room was cluttered as well. I could see she'd cleared all the junk to one side of the room. Her side had her bed, a dresser, the closet and a desk with a stereo and an old looking computer. My side had a bed and dresser and nightstand table.

"Sorry about the mess. Your side is pretty clean. I can move my posters too if you want."

I glanced around the room. You couldn't even see the walls. They were covered in band posters. Most of them good bands too.

"Nope. You have good taste."I dropped my bags on my bed.
"God, thanks. So,"She plopped on her bed and I followed suit and sat on mine. "You and Jess?"

"We're friends."

She raised an eyebrow, "That's all?"

"Swear."

She nodded slowly, processing this.

"You and Riley?"I shot back.

She blinked very slowly and stared at my blankly. I've noticed she does that when she needs time to think. "We're complicated."

"Oh?"I raised an eyebrow to match her previous expression.
"We used to date but decided we're better as friends. But apparently we have benefits."

"Oh."

"Yeah. It's random. We'll be sitting around doing whatever and randomly he'll just start kissing me and we'll end up in bed. I just can never seem to turn him down. I know I'll end up hurt in the end or when he brings a girl over but I can't help it. It's a horrible cycle. I know."

I just looked at her. Her lifestyle was so different than mine. She was so open.

"Sorry!"She burst out again, "I'm blabbering like we're best friends and we barely even know each other yet! We'll get to the blabbering point soon I hope. So you. What's your boyfriend situation? Do you have a guy back in Sleepy Hollow or where ever?"

"Stars Hollow."I replied. I picked at a hole that was forming in the knee of my jeans, "And I'm single. I had a boyfriend but I broke up with him. Yesterday actually."

"Because you were coming here?"

"No. Because I wasn't happy anymore."

"So, do you like Jess?"Darcy raised an eyebrow.

Riley appeared in the doorway, Jess close behind him, "I'd be interested in hearing this also."

Darcy threw a pillow at him, "Shut up! We were girl talking. It's private!"

"So close the door."Riley shrugged and walked over to her.
"Go away!"She squealed and he tackled her on the bed.

Jess walked over and sat by me, "You okay?"

I smiled, "Great. Thanks again."

Darcy and Riley finally stopped wrestling and sat up. "So, did you ever hear about the time when Jess was mistaken for a male prostitute?" Darcy asked.

"Or the time when he almost got caught planting pot in Central Park?"Riley added.

I raised my eyebrows at Jess, "No. Tell me."
"Don't believe half the things they say."Jess rubbed his eyes with his hand.
"Okay, so we embelish sometimes."Darcy rolled her eyes, "But a lot of our Jess stories are true. Including these two."

"Tell me!"I repeated.

"Let's go eat."Jess cut in.

"Party pooper. You know I'll just tell her later."

"And I have Stars Hollow Jess stories."I added.

"Oh, tell us!"Darcy leaned forward eagerly.

"Let's go eat."Jess said again.
"Fine."Riley jumped up and pulled Darcy off the bed, "Let's go out and eat. We'll share Jess stories later."

"And I have stories on all three of you so just remember what goes around comes around."Jess replied.

We followed him out the door and down to the street to find some nutrition.

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