Ok, here is the update, just as I promised. This could be the last chapter, but you tell me. I hope you enjoy. Also, I have fast-forwarded this story in time… Now Rory has just turned 13-years-old. I know it's another huge jump, I it made it work, I promise. Enjoy!

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Like Mother, Like Daughter

Rory slumped out of her bedroom, as if gravity forced her to the floor. She found Lorelai waiting her at the door.

The coffee Lorelai clutched seemed to be working. "Rory, where were you? I called you 20 minutes ago. It is eleven thirty already! We are wasting valuable shopping time!"

"Sleep…" Rory yawned.

"Sleep? Missy, we have shopping to do! Now come on!"

"Wait… just let me have a sip of you coffee…"

"What do you think you're doing? This is myyy coffee. My precious… My precious…" Lorelai rubbed the warm mug.

"Please mom? Rory complained.

"Fine. Here, but a small sip, and don't let your father know, he hates you having the stuff."

"Yeah, sure, dad won't find out." Rory eagerly grabbed the mug. Watching, Lorelai smiled. She liked the way Rory called Luke "Dad", even though technically he wasn't. But he was to her. Rory couldn't even remember a time without Luke. Lorelai and him had married when she was four. And now, the terrible past she had, didn't bother Lorelai. She was graced with the ideal life, the one she'd always dreamed of. The perfect family and the perfect town, she couldn't ask for anything else.

"Mom?" Rory interrupted. "Why are we shopping for Dad's birthday present now? October 27th isn't for two more weeks?"

"Rory, have I taught you nothing? Never, and I mean never, turn down a chance to shop, ok?"

"Yes. Mom." replied Rory.

"Now come on, the car is all ready." Lorelai called, motioning Rory to follow her to the jeep.

Rory entered the car, fastening her seatbelt as she sat next to Lorelai. "You know mom, instead of going to the mall, can't we just stay here, and find something in Stars Hollow?"

"Well, fine. But can we go to the mall sometime soon?" Lorelai begged.

"Fine, sometime."

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In just a minute, they arrived in the main street of Stars Hollow, people rushed around running errands in the miniscule town.

"Mom, can I go find Lane, please? I'll help you shop later, ok?"

"Um… sure Rory, that's fine. I'll find you later." She agreed.

"Thanks mom, bye!" Rory called, leaping out the car door. She ran across the rode, dashing toward the sidewalk, without looking at what was ahead of her. Soon enough, she collided with a boy, knocking both of them to the ground.

"I'm… I'm so sorry!" Rory exclaimed, recollecting herself. The boy looked very confused, and as nervous as Rory did.

"It's ok." He said, brushing the dirt off his jeans and adjusting his light, brown hair.

"I haven't seen you here before…" Rory continued, lifting herself off the ground.

"I'm just visiting here. Visiting my aunt, she lives a couple hours away from here. We're just stopping here for the day, and then we'll head on to her house. I'm from Chicago."

"Oh, cool. I've always wanted to go to Chicago. I want to travel when I'm older, well- more like in Europe, oppose to… Illinois." Rory laughed nervously. He laughed too. "Oh, I'm so sorry, forgetting to introduce myself and all. I'm Rory Danes."

"Dean Forester." He replied, holding out his hand. Rory paused before shaking it. "So… Stars Hollow. Kind of an interesting name for a town, huh" Dean seemed polite, she thought, but shy too.

"Yep. I guess I never really thought about it before. I have lived here most, well all my life I can remember. It's a suitable name though."

"So…" Dean hesitated. He wiped his sweaty palms against his pants. "What do you do, around here in Stars Hollow?"

"Well… do you like cake?" But Rory continued, without giving him a chance to respond. "There's a bakery, Weston's, there's good cake there. Very… round."

Dean genuinely laughed. "Round cake. I'll remember that Rory. But I'm not hungry right now, actually, I was wondering if you could help me."

"Sure, I guess, what with?"

"Well, my mom has my sister Clara, she's 5, and she told me to meet them at Luke's- later of course though, she thought it might be fun for me to explore. Anyway, I was looking earlier, and I can't seem to find it, could you help me?"

"Sure, that's my dad's place!"

"Luke's your dad?"

"Uh-huh, now come on, I'll show you." Rory led Dean a few blocks into Stars Hollow, guiding the way to the doorstep of Luke's Diner. Dean followed her inside.

"Hey Rory!" Luke called from behind the counter.

"Hi Dad." Rory replied, nearing the counter. "This is Dean Forester, he's visiting from Chicago."

"Why hello Dean, it's nice to meet you."

"Same with you." Dean answered. Rory and Dean sat down at an empty table in the back.

"Your dad seems nice, though, you don't look much like him."

"Oh." Rory responded. "Well, he isn't my real Dad, but he seems like one. I have known him for all I can remember. Technically, he's my step-dad, but he's a real dad to me."

"My dad's not around much. He didn't even come on this trip."

"Oh."

"Actually, now that I think of it, I kind of am hungry for cake."

"Do you want to go to Weston's?" Rory suggested

"Sure. I have heard the cake there is round"

Rory laughed. Then she smiled more, and led Dean out of the diner.

Lorelai entered only seconds later. "Hey babe." She directed to Luke, grabbing a stool at the counter and setting her bags on the chair next to hers.

"Hey." Luke responded, eyeing the bag Lorelai poorly hid under her purse. What's in the bag?"

"Uh…" Lorelai said the first thing that came to mind, other then the fact it was Luke's birthday present. "Fish." She stared as a lady a few chairs down from her salted her salmon.

"Fish?" questioned Luke.

"Books." Lorelai wittily tried to come up with an excuse. "Fish Books, you know, in case someday we ever get a pet fish,"

"Ok…" By now, Luke was used to the strange ways of Lorelai Danes. Almost instantly, Luke changed the subject. "Did you see her?"

"Did I see who?"

"Rory. Did you see Rory? And that… boy?"

"Yeah, I just walked by them coming here."

"And, that's it?"

"What's it, Luke?"

"Rory was with some… boy? Aren't you concerned?"

"About what? Rory was just with some boy, that's it. He didn't look like a vampire or anything. He looked nice."

"So you don't know him either?"

"No Luke, I don't know vampire boy. I am not going to be worried, it's Stars Hollow. She probably just knows him from school or something."

"His name is Dean!" Luke overreacted.

"I know Luke, you must know thousands of vampires named Dean, but you have to trust Rory, she's responsible."

: "Lorelai, I guess you're right. She isn't six anymore.

"You have to face it sometime, Rory's really growing up."

"Yeah." Luke sighed "I guess she is"

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I intended on adding more into that chapter, but that means another quick update then. I hope you liked it, and I know what is going to happen next chapter, but after that I'm blank. I really want to here from you. I need to so PLEASE REVIEW. That was more of Rory then I thought it would be, after next, the other chapters will focus more on Lorelai, probably. If there are more, but it's up to you. I am loving the Javajunkie, but I am not in love with Dean. I only used him because Jess is pretty much her cousin, so, yeah. But don't worry, I have an idea I might use involving jess. Thanks for reading! And tell me what you think, so REVIEW!!!

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