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Part 5 'Feeling Free'

Rory woke up, feeling sort of happy, which wasn't something usual for her. Rory usually woke up because she had to, or because she had been woken up. But today, nobody woke her up and there was no reason for her to get up early, which made Rory feel like for the first time in 5 years, she was free.

Rory turned over to find Jack, however the other side of her bad was empty, and no jack. She got out of bed, grabbed her dressing gown from behind her bedroom door and went downstairs into the kitchen.

The house had a scary empty feel about it, the kind of feeling that Rory had always dreaded. Living In a big house had its advantages, yeah, but it also had its downsides, being alone I this house, was never a good sign.

Rory stood in the kitchen, like she used to at home when she was younger and had to wait for her mom to get her breakfast because she didn't know how. Sometimes she thought that when she had left home, she had become totally reliable on other people to the things she used to long to for herself. When she had moved in with Logan, someone made her meals for her, did her laundry, drove her places and did basically everything for her. Now, she had became so reliable on other people, that it felt strange for her to be stood there alone in her kitchen, having to make her breakfast for herself.

Rory found the cereal that she had made Levi and Dylan last week, the first time she had done that in years, and poured some into a bowl. She took the cereal and poured some milk over the top of it, then went into the dining area, sat down and switched on the television. Rory never really got the chance to watch TV; she didn't have a favourite programme or channel anymore. CNN flashed across the screen, spreading the latest news to the world. Next was the celebrity news, Rory had been on the CNN celebrity news, many many times before, however she had never actually took the time to watch it.

"And today, the latest news from Hollywood, with your host Laurence Carter"

Rory decided since she had no idea what was actually going on with the world, and she had no idea what channel was which, she may as well watch the celebrity news.

With Rory, focused on the television, her cereal on hand, she turned up the volume and made herself comfortable.

"Hello and welcome to celebrity news at 2oclock, I'm your host Laurence Carter and these are your headlines.

Dylan Huntzberger, child of A-list actress Rory Gilmore and Billionaire Logan Huntzberger, has been knocked over outside his fathers Beverley hills home earlier this morning"

Rory stopped dead, her cereal dropped to the floor, the bowl smashing and the cereal spraying across the floor. How come nobody had called her? So what if she didn't have custody, he was still her son!

Rory's mind was buzzing with anger, filling with questions and dazed with shock. She ran up the huge marble staircase and into her room. Pulled on the closet pair of jeans and T-shirt with 'Dazee loves you' written on it, brushed her beautiful wavy hair, washed her face quickly and then ran out into the driveway, jumped into her car and drove to the children's hospital.

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Lorelai had been running around the inn all day, she felt like she was never going to get a break. She wasn't talking to Luke so she couldn't go to the dinner, Michel was pestering her about always being here when there was nothing for her to do, and Sookie was in the middle of the lunchtime rush, so there was no where for Lorelai to go.

She decided just to simply go home, watch TV and maybe order Chinese food, even if it was only 2 in the afternoon.

She sometimes wished that she lived a more glamorous life, like the life Rory lived now, though she hated to admit it, was a dream come true to her. To live high above the Hollywood hills, in a marble-floored house, with a beautiful real green grassed back garden and a huge bright blue swimming pool.

Lorelai sat down and turned on the TV. She flicked through the channels, all showing rubbish daytime movies, until she reached CNN, she had never really watched this channel before, and it had always been something Rory had watched.

It was the 2 o'clock celebrity news

"And today, the latest news from Hollywood, with your host Laurence Carter"

Ugh, Lorelai hated that guy, she didn't know why, he just annoyed her. Normally she would have turned it off straight away, but there was something about it that made her leave it on. She thought that it was probably since reading that magazine article, she had been curious since then to find out about Rory and her new life, especially her children, the grand children Lorelai didn't know.

Lorelai sat and waited while a small theme tune played, introducing the show and the host.

"Hello and welcome to celebrity news at 2 o'clock, I'm your host Laurence Carter and these are your headlines.

Dylan Huntzberger, child of A-list actress Rory Gilmore and Billionaire Logan Huntzberger, has been knocked over outside his fathers Beverley hills home earlier this morning"

Lorelai suddenly stopped, as the words rang through her ears.

'Rory Gilmore' he had said her name. Dylan, that was the little boy, he had been knocked over.

Normally Lorelai wouldn't have a care in the world for some kid she knew nothing at all about, but this was her grandchild, granted she had never met him before, but she felt like something inside her had been broken. Like that night Rory had called from the hospital, after she had gotten into that car accident with Jess. Lorelai was getting the same feeling now.

Lorelai didn't really know what to do. It wasn't a s if she cold just call Rory up and ask how he was, even if she was daring enough to that, she had no number at all for Rory now.

Lorelai just got up, she didn't know why but she knew what she had to do. She ran out of the house, without even switching off the Television set. She just got up and ran. Ran to Luke's, she wasn't talking to Luke and he knew that, but now she needed him, so all that stuff before was going to have to be let go.

"Luke, we're going on road trip" Lorelai stormed into the diner to find Luke in the back holding a pan

"We are?" Luke questioned, looking surprised as he set down the pan "Caesar, take over"

"Yeah, me and you, we're picking up right now and driving to California" Lorelai said, smiling

"What, why, where," Luke began to ramble, he was very puzzled

"Full sentences dude" Lorelai said, she had her fast paced face on, Luke knew this was serious

"Ok, right, I'll go with you, just one crazy little question" Luke agreed

"Shoot" Lorelai offered

"Why?" Luke asked, as if it were obvious

"Well, it would take a long time to explain right now, so I need you to pack a whole bunch of food, some clothes. I'm gonna go home and do the same and I'll meet you here in say, 10 minutes

"10 minutes?" Luke was shocked

"Ok, make it 15, then I'll tell you why were going as we go" Lorelai said. She looked at Luke who was still trying to process this, waited until he looked as though he had, then ran off back home.

Luke looked up to see she was no longer there, then realising what he had just agreed to, muttered "California?"

Miss Patty, who was sitting on the table in front of him replied "That's what she said honey" and then continued eating.

Luke looked at her, then realising he was wasting time, quickly ran upstairs to his apartment to prepare for this impromptu road trip.

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Ok, so, I'll update as soon as I can, and until then, peace out

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