Title: The Mariano Agenda
Author: Bent137
Rating: R
Disclaimer: Characters of Gilmore Girls(as well as anything else associated with it) aren't mine, the title is a spin of the Dark Angel episode "The Berrisford Agenda".
Spoilers: Up to the Season 2 Finale
Music References: None
Authors Note: I've had this bouncing around for a little while. I finally got the chance to sit and write it out. This is the first time I've done script format. Thanks to Rea for beta reading for me. Also, this has gone a little AU... so... yeah. It's kinda AU.
Timeline: I've decided to help you all out by providing you with a quick timeline. Rory left for Washington very early on a Friday morning. Saturday Jess went to New York. Two chapters ago you found out Jess had been in New York a week. Last chapter was a continuation of a Monday in New York City, then in Stars Hollow. It is revealed Jess is back in Stars Hollow. This is a continuation of that Monday.. still.

Sister? What Sister?

Previously

Luke: Come on, I'll show you the diner.

Emily: Okay. (Luke walks off and Emily and Jess follow him side by side.) Diner?

Jess: Yeah, We live over a diner. Luke owns it.

Emily: Okay. (looks at a shop they're passing then looks over her shoulder.) Wait a second, didn't we just pass a shop that sells porcelain unicorns?

(Jess laughs and wraps an arm around her shoulder guiding her onwards.)

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(The camera pans across Luke's apartment, landing on the door as it opens and Luke walks in, followed by Emily and Jess.)

Emily: This town is so weird.

Jess: You have no idea.

Emily: It's too clean.

Luke: According to Taylor it can never be too clean.

Emily: Who's Taylor?

Jess: I'm sure you'll find out soon enough.

Luke: I'm sorry it's not bigger.

Emily: (interrupting) It's bigger than our apartment in New York.

Luke: (flustered) Oh, Okay. Well I set you up a bed over here in Jess' area for now. Maybe in the future we can come up with something slightly more permanent.

Jess: Maybe this time with walls?

(Luke glares at him.)

Emily: This is fine Uncle Luke. (Emily set her bag on top of the bed.)

Luke: Okay, great, I've got to get back to the diner. (gestures over his shoulder) Jess can show you around town. I'll close up early tonight so we can talk over a late dinner.

Jess: Okay. (Luke nods and leaves. Jess turns to Emily.) Come on, there isn't much to see so we'll be back in plenty of time. (Jess turns and walks out the door. Emily follows. Cut to Jess and Emily emerging from the stairwell in the diner. They begin making their way to the door) Prepared for the weirdest town ever?

Emily: No, but I'm sure I'll manage.

(Cut to Jess and Emily walking out the diner and past Miss Patty's. Cut to Miss Patty watching from the door of her dance studio. She takes a drag off of her cigarette and picks up a phone. Cut to Jess and Emily walking down the sidewalk. Doose's is just ahead. As they approach Taylor emerges.)

Taylor: Hello Jess.

Jess: Taylor. (Jess and Emily share a glance.)

Taylor: Who is this young lady? (Jess pauses a moment as Emily looks at him, raising an eyebrow.)

Jess: This is my sister.

Taylor: Oh, is she visiting?

Jess: Oh, no, she's here to stay. (Emily smiles at Taylor. Taylor takes a step back.)

Taylor: Oh, oh my. Oh. (He hurries back into his store. Emily and Jess share a grin before continuing on. Cut to Emily sitting at the table in Luke's apartment, the camera pans to show Jess sitting across from her then pans further and reveals Luke is setting food in front of them. Luke sits down. Cut to close up on Luke.)

Luke: Enjoy. (Cut to close up on Emily.)

Emily: Thanks Uncle Luke. (Cut to close up on Luke.)

Luke: You can just call me Luke. ( Cut to close up on Emily, whom glances at Jess. Cut to close up of Jess shaking his head. Cut to close up on Emily)

Emily: Okay Luke.

( Cut to close up of Luke grinning. Cut to close up of Emily as she takes a bite of her salad. Cut to close up of Jess with his fork in his mouth. He pulls it out, empty. Suddenly the phone rings. Cut to Luke looking up abruptly from his dinner. Cut to wide shot of the three looking at each other. Luke slowly stands and picks up the phone. Cut to close up on Luke.)

Luke: Hello. (There is a pause.) Hi Liz, is there something I can do for you? (Cut to New York, Liz is on the phone.)

Liz: Do you know where Emily is? (Cut to a close up of Emily turning her head to look at Jess startled. Cut to Jess looking back at Emily. Cut to close up on Luke.)

Luke: Who? Liz, what are you talking about? (Cut to New York, close up on Liz.)

Liz: Jess' sister. I think she ran away to him. (He pauses, then turns and looks at Jess and Emily, the camera follows the movement, maintaining the close up.) Jess has a sister? (Cut to a wide angle shot of Jess and Emily looking at each other. Cut to a close up of Emily)

Emily: (whispering) Maybe we should tell her, ask her. (Cut to a close up of Jess.)

Jess: (thinks) Okay. I guess we can give it a shot. (Jess turns, the camera pulls back providing a wide angle of the group.) Luke. We can tell her. (Luke looks at Jess. Cut to a close up of Luke.)

Luke: Fine, Liz, I'll let you talk to Jess about it. He knows more than I do anyways. (Cut to a wide shot. Jess gets up and walks over to Luke. Taking the phone from him. Luke walks back over to the table and sits down. Jess raises the phone to his ear.)

Jess: Hi, (Cut to a close up of Jess) Mom. (He pauses.) Yeah, she's here. (He pauses again.) Let me explain mom.

(Cut to later. Close up of Jess hanging up. Camera pulls back as Jess walks back to the table and sits down.)

Emily: Well?

Jess: (sighs) She says she didn't know. Now she does. She told me she'll think about it, and let me know if you can stay. For now though, and I quote, 'she should just consider this a vacation.'

Luke: When will she tell us?

Jess: By Friday.