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A week later, Jess sat in the diner. News of him being in town had spread pretty quickly. Rory still didn't know he was here, but everyone else sure did. The chattering around the town was virtually non-stop.

Jess was in his room at Luke's apartment, getting ready to go to see one of his favorite bands playing, Three Days Grace. It helped that Hep Alien was opening for them, and so he could claim to be supporting the town when Luke started to rant about bad music.

Putting the finishing touches on the gelled spikes he wore as a teen, he grabbed his keys and headed to the concert.

Logan walked to Rory's door. Looking at his watch, he saw that it read 5:55. He was still 5 minutes early, and he couldn't be early to pick her up.He was excited, but was trying his best to hide it. This was their first date as an official couple. His first exclusive relationship. They were going to a concert that Rory's best friend was opening in, and Rory had been excited for weeks about it. They got to go back stage and everything, and even meet the band that Hep Alien was opening for, Three Days Grace. He had never heard of them, but Rory apparently loved them.

After checking his watch and seeing he was now 5 minutes late, which he thought was good enough, he approached Rory's door. Upon arriving at Rory's dorm, he could hear muffled yelling and then a loud thump.

"Well, that's never good..." Knocking loudly, he heard an invitation in, so he opened the door to a most amusing sight.

Rory had been running around, picking out what to wear on her fits official date with Logan when Paris had stopped her to talk about a YDN article. After 10 minutes of talk, Rory checked the time and screeched.

"PARIS! I have 10 minutes to do hair, makeup, and shoes!" Shooting out of the common room, Rory came out 3 minutes later with her makeup almost completely done, with only mascara and lip gloss to do. Running into the bathroom, she quickly re-curled her already curly hair and applied mascara and lip gloss. Checking her appearance in to mirror and finding it satisfactory, she ran out of the bathroom in search of shoes. As she passed Paris' room, she saw Paris holding her favorite shoes, which would have looked great with her outfit of jeans and a black stylish T-Shirt with the logo for Hep Alien on the front and Three Days Grace on the back.

"Paris, give me my shoes! I need them for tonight." Rory walked into the room, holding her hand out.

"Why? so you can look all pretty for Huntzburger?" Paris said teasingly, holding the shoes just out of reach.

"Paris, give me my shoes!"

"No, I think I'll wear them tonight!"

"AH!" with that, Rory ran after Paris, who quickly dodged into the common room.

"Jesus Gilmore!" Paris jumped over the back of the couch and ran until Rory jumped on her and pinned her to the floor. Just as Rory was about to snatch her shoes, there was a loud knock on the door. Neither wanting to get up and leave a weak spot for the "enemy" to use, they yelled " Come in!" in unison.

In walked Logan, who quirked an eyebrow at their interesting position. "Well, Rory, if you had the hots for Paris and not me, why didn't you just say so? I'm all for watching if you don't mind though!"

The girls look at each other and blushed. Rory snatched her shoes and got up, putting them on and tying the heels around her ankles as Paris got up and slammed the door to her room, muttering a few choice insults along the way, in both English and what Rory guessed to be Portuguese.

"Not nice Logan. Ready to go?" Rory grabbed her bag and walked towards him.

"Whenever you are, m'dear."

When Rory and Logan got there, they immediately headed towards the bar, where Finn and Collin were waiting for them with drinks all ready.

"'ello luv!" He greeted Rory with a hug and a drink. "It's a mixture I got the bar tender to let me make! You will love it!"

"Thanks Finny! I'm gonna go back stage and say hi to Lane, they are gonna start any minute, so I'll be back soon." With that, Rory walked off to say hi to her best friend.

It was an hour into the concert. Hep Alien had played already, and now a few other unknown bands were playing, so Jess made his way to the bar. Showing his ID, he got a beer and started to sip at it. The band playing was called "Healing Power" and they were not very good, so he drank a little bit more beer.

Just as Jess was about to walk around to see if he knew anyone, he saw something that interested him. A man came up to the bar and hopped over the counter and just started mixing drinks. When Jess asked the barman about hi, he said that the guy was a regular and did this everytime. He liked his drinks stronger them most and loved to make unusual concoctions, so he made them himself.

Intrigued, Jess walked over to the man and striked a conversation about the drink he was currently making.

"Hi," Jess said. "What d'you call that?"

"Hmm?" the other man seemed preoccupied with mixing, but he still responded. "Don't have a name for it yet, but it sure tastes good. Here, have one." Jess took the offered glass and smelled it.

"Strong," he said. He took a sip, and started coughing. "What's in

this?"

"My secret," he hopped back over the bar and grabbed his own glass.

"I'm Finn, by the way." Finn proffered his hand, and Jess took it.

"I'm Jess."

"Hey, I'm here with some friends and I think you all would really hit it off. Come hang with us." Finn slurred. He had had a few drinks by then, and was feeling the effects.

"Um, sure. OK. Lead the way." Jess followed Finn through the crowds of dancing people toe two blonde guys and a brunette.

"Oi, mates! Look who I picked up." The one of blondes turned around, but the brunette kept dancing with the slightly taller blonde. They grinded and were close, and Jess couldn't help but think she was gorgeous and he hadn't eve seen her face yet.

"Jess, this here's Colin the ass."

"Thanks Finn, but I think I'll introduce myself from now on. That girl from the bar disappeared and probably called the cops."

"I liked her. I thought I introduced you well."

"You made me sound like a pervert. Especially when you said Huntz's girl was like a sister to me, then proceeded to say that I wanted to bang her, which I don't. Hi, by the way. I'm Colin."

"I'm Jess."

"I see that. Logan, come one over here! Newby." Colin went back to stand by the girl because Finn had gone over and started dancing wildly with her and she was laughing, or at least Jess thought she was.

"Hey, I'm Logan."

"Jess."

"Cool. So, how do you know Finn?"

"I don't I just met him at the bar."

"Oh, well-" Logan was cut off by a very drunk Finn

"Logan, come dance with your date. It's your fits date, what's the poor girl gonna think if she has to dance with me the whole time? She might leave you for me and that would be awful for you...wait a minute what am I saying! Stay there and I'll dance with the lady!"

Laughing, the girl yelled over her shoulder to Logan, "Finn's hands are traveling Logan! Might need some help in a moment."

Jess froze. He knew that voice. Approaching the girl, he put his hand on her shoulder.

"Thank god, I thought I was gonna have to-" Turning around Rory froze.

"Rory?"

"Jess?"