Disclaimer: I own my imagination, my thoughts, and this storyline.
A/N: Okay this might be hard to explain, but this is a crossover of One Tree Hill and Gilmore Girls. All you really need to know is:
1. Karen Roe and Lorelai Gilmore met each other in a single pregnancy class. Karen had Lucas four weeks before Lorelai had Rory. Lucas and Rory grew up in Stars Hollow together and are BEST friends. Their other best friend is Haley James.
2. The town remains Stars Hollow NOT Tree Hill.
3. Karen works with Luke they share the diner. Luke was Karen's friend along with Lorelai's when they were pregnant. Luke did so much for them, and so Karen named Lucas after him. The diner is still called Luke's.
4. Liz and TJ have been married since Jess and TJ's daughter Brooke Davis were twelve years old.
5. Jess has been known as the bad boy player and is dating Peyton.
6. Tristin DuGrey NEVER existed.
7. They are all Juniors at Stars Hollow High.
8. Nathan is still the big basketball star, but Dan and Deb are divorced.
A/N2: I doubt you really care, and are probably saying "Get on with the story!", but I felt like you needed to know this information to understand the story better.
Friends
Really everyone likes everyone, but the people they hang out with are:
Peyton Sawyer, Brooke Davis; Rachel Gatina
Rory Gilmore, Lucas Scott; Haley James
Jake Gagelski, Logan Huntzberger; Jess Mariano
Lane Kim, Mouth McFadden; Paris Gellar
Enemies
Rory Gilmore and Peyton Sawyer
Paris Gellar and Rachel Gatina
Logan Huntzberger and Dean Forrester
Relationships
I don't want to spoil it and tell you who will end up with who, but I will tell you who are together now:
Peyton Sawyer and Jess Mariano
Haley James and Nathan Scott
Rachel Gatina and Dean Forrester
ON WITH THE STORY!!!
Previously on One Stars Hollow:
She kisses his cheek and walks out of the supply closet after looking both ways to see if anyone will see her. She walked out and went to her next class. Jess waited a minute before walking out after her and down a different direction in the hall.
Dean was watching from the water fountain and saw Jess come out after Rory
"Well, you are friends with Jess and… well… I was just wondering. Does he have something going on with Rory Gilmore?" She put on her stern face.
Logan laughs, "No. He's dating your best friend."
Brooke nodded, still thinking there had to be something, "Are they friends?"
"Yeah… they hang out a lot, but they are just friends. And if they weren't he would tell me." He shrugs and looks back at her, "Why?"
"Just wondering… I heard him talking to her last night on the phone." Brooke looked out the window.
"You don't have to worry. She's too goody two shoes for Jess." He laughs, and Brooke forces a smile.
"No it's not." He took a step forward, "You are such a hypocrite! Logan is my best friend and you are playing him. So even if I was cheating on Peyton you couldn't say a dang word."
"Bite me!" Brooke snapped at him as a come back.
Jess walked towards the door, "No, I'll let Lucas… or was it Logan ?" He slammed the door and left leaving Brooke speechless.
Brooke pulled up to Peyton's house and went in, "Hey Mr. S." She bounced up the stairs.
Larry shook his head and laughed filling up his coffee cup, "Hey Brooke."
"P. Sawyer! Get your cute butt down here!" She yelled from the middle of the staircase.
The door slammed and the footsteps got closer. Peyton stood at the top slipping on her jacket, "Thought you said you could get Jess to come."
"How did you know I couldn't?" Peyton tossed her cell phone and Brooke read the text aloud, "Listen Peyt, I already said I couldn't come. I'm sorry, but why did you send 'Cheer Dictator' after to me to force me to go? You know I hate parties anyway. I'll call later..." She closed the phone and crossed her arms over her chest, "Cheer Dictator? What the heck?"
"Well it's better than what he used to call you." Peyton laughed slightly walking down the stairs.
"And what is that?" Brooke questioned, raising her eyebrows.
"Dracula in Heels." She laughed walking past her. When she saw Brooke's face she rolled her eyes, "You know... sucking the life out of everyone... making them all brain-washed."
"I am hurt, appalled, my heart has been crushed." Brooke put her hand to her heart and followed Peyton down the steps, "I am so taking back that clay heart with the handprints that I made him for his birthday that said 'Best Brother In The World'."
"What were you like five?"
"It was last summer at cheer camp." Brooke huffed and walked outside with Peyton after waving goodbye to her father.
Peyton laughed at that and gets into the car, "You are really cheering me up here, thank you."
"Glad to know that when I am serious… you think it is funny." Brooke mumbled getting into the car.
Rory sat on Lucas' bed flipping through one of his 'Rolling Stone' magazines from 1995, "Music was so much better in the old days when we were playing in sandboxes."
"We listened to Barney."
"Nice clean music." Rory deadpanned, turning the page, "And do not dis my friend."
Lucas turned to her from his spot in front of the mirror, "You know Rory, we tried to make you more social when you were young… so you wouldn't grow up and have purple dinosaurs for friends."
"No, I just have an egotistic jerk as a friend." Rory stuck her tongue out at him.
He laughed and turned back to the mirror.
Looking up at him, Rory smiled, "You know you are going to be late. I'm sure Brooke doesn't care how pretty you get."
"Ha. Ha. You are hilarious. I am not getting 'pretty' for Brooke. I don't want to go looking like a hobo from the corner of Cherry Street ."
"Poor Stevie." Rory said, referring to the hobo that she named on her own.
"More like your mother everyday." Lucas wiped his hands on his jeans and turned to her, "Let's go to Luke's before we leave."
"You mean you leave." Rory said hopping off the bed.
"I do not understand why you won't just come to the party and have a little fun." He walked out of his room and outside.
Walking down the sidewalk with Lucas, Rory shoved her hands in her pockets, "I just… don't feel like seeing Peyton and her boyfriend huddled up together in the corner making everyone nauseas." She covered up as best as she could.
"Why? Have a thing for Jess?" Lucas nudged her, laughing.
"No! Of course not, jeez, why would you say that? I mean… he's Jess… so not my type and-"
"Rory, Rory, I get it… I was joking." Lucas furrowed his brow.
She waved her hand as to dismiss the subject, "Oh yeah… I knew that."
"Sure you did…" Lucas shook his head and opened the door for her in Luke's.
Rory walked in and ran to her mom, "Hello favorite mommy."
"Hey there, favorite daughter." Lorelai smiled, "Luke, coffee!"
Luke brought out a coffee for Rory and a coke for Luke, "I saw them coming." He walked to the back again.
"Something is going on with him. I just don't know what." Lorelai shook her head.
Jess burst in and ran behind the counter, "Sorry I'm late Uncle Luke!" He turned to Rory, "Hi." He smirked and looked up at Lucas, "Hi." Then he shifted his glance to the other Gilmore Girl, "And Hi."
"I've got to go… I need to catch up on my reading before I get ready for a night alone." Rory said grabbing her coffee, "Jess can you put this in a to-go cup?"
He nodded and reached for it. For a brief second their fingers brush and both pause to feel the spark in the touch. Jess was first to recover and poured her coffee in a plastic cup.
Lucas looked at Rory, oddly, "Hey Ror… I could just stay home from the party if you need company."
"No, no. I don't want to ruin your fun. I'll be fine." She smiled and took the cup from Jess, "Bye." Rory rushed out the door and down the street.
Jess watched her, smiling, a real smile.
Jake looked around for someone to talk to as he entered the party. This wasn't his scene and he knew Jess wasn't coming, " Logan should be here by now…" He mumbled.
"Jake!" Haley walked up to him and smiled, "Finally someone sane!" She laughed, "Have you seen Nate?"
"No, no I haven't." He looked in his cup of Sprite and wondered what else was mixed in, "But if I see him I'll tell him you are looking."
"Thanks Jake…" Haley smiled and nodded to the door, "Look who showed up."
He looked at the door and saw Peyton and Brooke walk in, "Yeah I know…" He smiled at the sight of the blonde beauty that he had been wanting for a time now. He knew his best friend was Jess and it was his girlfriend, but he couldn't help it.
"Talk to her." Haley said before walking off.
Jake shook his head and walked back to the punch bowl, "Might need a couple of drinks first." He mumbled to no one particular.
Peyton walked over to Lucas, "Where's you friend?" She asked as coldly as she could.
"Where's your pet?" He asked referring to Jess.
"Touché." Peyton held her glass up and then took a sip, "But seriously where is she?"
"Rory is staying home tonight… not that it is any of your business."
"Well Jess decided to stay home, too. He said the party wasn't his scene. Don't you find that odd?"
"No, Jess is pretty much the James Dean of our time… Mr. Rebel Without a Cause." Lucas stood up straight and leaned against the bar.
"I mean don't you find it odd that they are both not here." Peyton emphasized on both.
Lucas sighed, "Okay, Peyton, if there was something going on between your boyfriend and my best friend, I would know. Now if you don't mind I want to spend the rest of the evening ignoring you."
"What is your deal?" Peyton stood in front of him not letting him go anywhere.
"I'm just not a big fan of you, can I go now?"
"Fine." Peyton stepped aside and watched him walk away from her.
Brooke made her way over to her blonde friend and tapped her shoulder, "What's wrong, goldilocks?"
"You know your little lover boy is a jerk."
" Logan?"
"The other one."
"Lucas? Nah… he's sweet." Brooke smiled a little, "Why?"
Peyton just shook her head, "Never mind."
"Want to go to Gypsy's?" Brooke had an evil grin on her face.
Smiling, Peyton looked at her, "Yeah…"
Rory walked up to Gypsy's and smiled when she saw Jess leaning against his car, waiting for her. She walked up to him and kissed his cheek, "Hi."
"Hey there." He smiled and brought her close to him, kissing her solidly.
Kissing him back, Rory smiled against his lips. When she pulled away they rested their foreheads together, "So… have you thought about it?"
"What?"
Rory pulled away, completely and sighed, "Jess… I told you I was sick of sneaking around. I want to be with you, openly. If you want to be with Peyton, then go. But if you really want to be with me… then break up with her. I do not have anything against her, and I hate being the other woman."
He groaned, "Rory…"
"No! Don't try to get out of this."
"I'm not." He looked around, "Let's go to the bridge."
Rory nodded and walked to the bridge a few steps ahead of him. He caught up with her and laced their fingers together. He hated cheating, but he didn't know how to break it to Peyton that he just… felt something different with Rory. She smiled down at their hands and walked the rest of the way to the bridge.
When they got there, they both sat down and let their feet dangle over the edge.
"Let's just talk." Jess said slowly looking up and meeting her blue eyes, "Okay?"
"Okay." She nodded and lay back on the damp bridge beneath her. Jess followed suit. They were lying so close together and started talking about everything.
It was late. At least midnight or 30 minutes till. Lucas saw Haley in the corner drinking drink after drink. He walked over and sat in front of her, "Hey, I think that's enough." He took the drink from her and set it on the table.
"No!" She reached for it.
He drank the rest and made a face then shook his head, "Can you stand up?"
"Of course, silly." Haley laughed and started to stand up, but sat down really quickly, "Or not."
Lucas sighed and picked her up, "Let's get you out of here." He walked out of the house and to his car. He put her in the back seat and got into the driver's seat. The drive to his house was quiet and when he parked and got out, he knew why. Haley had fallen asleep in the back and he chuckled as he picked her up and brought her in his house.
When he laid her down on his bed, he sat beside her and watched her sleep. Not much later her eyes fluttered open and she looked up at Lucas with a warm smile, "Hi."
"Hey Hales, you feel better?"
Haley sat up and held her head, "Oh not at all… Thank you for bringing me here."
"What was wrong with you? I've never seen you drink."
"I just wanted a drink, okay?" Haley snapped.
"Okay, sorry…"
She sighed heavily, "I'm sorry, I just… Nathan and I broke up."
Surprisingly, Lucas felt his heart skip a beat; he couldn't help but to smile. He had to hold it back, "Why?"
"I just decided it would be best to stay friends. Our hearts weren't in it." Haley looked at him, "Feelings for someone else took place."
"Who?"
"He's liked this one girl for so long and I don't even know who she is, but his heart is just never in it… he always seems distant." She sighed and laid her head in Lucas' lap, "Where's Ror?"
Lucas shrugged, "Honestly, I don't know… she said she was going home, but things have been weird with her lately. I think she's hiding something."
"She'd tell us…" Haley stated, dozing off into a drunken slumber.
Lucas nodded, still unsure and looked down at Haley. "Yeah… maybe she would."
Brooke and Peyton drove up to Gypsy's in Brooke's little VW bug, "I don't see them." She smiled, "Maybe he's not cheating!"
"Maybe not, Peyt, maybe not." Brooke smiled at Peyton, "Let's go see him. He's at home, right?"
"That's what he said."
Brooke left and road past Luke's, Patty's dance studio, Tric, and finally made it to Brooke's house, "Come on." She got out of the car and walked into her house, "Mom! Dad! Jess!" She called throughout the house, "Anyone home?"
Walking out of the laundry room, Liz grinned at both girls, "Hey baby, Hey Peyton, what's up? Sucky party?"
"Nah, we came to get Jess and drag him to the party." Brooke said, laughing.
Liz shifted her gaze between both girls, almost nervously before looking directly at Brooke, "He's sick." She lied.
"Sick? What's the matter with him? Can I go up?" Peyton said in a worried tone.
"It's just a cold, but he's sleeping. I'll have him call you?" Liz questioned hopefully.
"Yeah sure." She smiled and looked at Brooke who was staring at her step-mother as if she was an alien from a different planet.
"Hey Peyton, how about you take my car and go back to the party… bring it to me in the morning. I'm about to go hit the sack."
"Oh… okay." Peyton took the keys from her and gave her a quick hug, "See you later. Call me." She walked out of the house and left Brooke and Liz alone.
"So what's really going on?" Brooke crossed her arms over her chest.
Liz sighed, "I thought he broke up with Peyton."
"No. Where is he mom?"
"He went to meet Rory Gilmore somewhere, but he said they were just friends. They didn't look that way the other night, though."
"What do you mean?" She sat down at the table looking up at Liz.
"Well two weeks ago when you were out of town with Rachel and Peyton, I invited Lorelai, Karen, Luke, Lucas, and Rory to dinner. Lucas couldn't make it because they had a game that night, as you know. So it was all of us and then Rory and Jess. All night Jess kept looking at Rory while she was eating. They would flirt and talk and they even went upstairs together to look at his book collection. After that they started talking more and more." Liz stopped and sat down across from Brooke, "I thought he had broken up with Peyton, because they always see each other and one night I walked in on them kissing."
Flashback
"So…did you read the book that Leo Tolstoy wrote called 'What Is Art?'?" Jess asked sitting on his bed looking down at Rory who was lying on his floor.
Rory sat up and hopped on his bed, "Yes, man I loved that book. I have the hardback and paperback copy."
He laughed and looked at her for a minute, "You're different from other girls." He smirked.
"I've heard." She mumbled, looking down and putting stray hairs behind her ears.
Jess leaned forward a little, "I like it."
She looked up and he was right in front of her. Before he could smirk or say anything cocky, she leaned forward the rest of the way and crashed her lips on his. He recovered from shock and pulled her closer to him. His hands cupped her cheeks and her hand went to the back of his head holding him there. As their kiss deepened, he started to lean her back on his bed, hovering over her. Rory kissed him with full force pulling him down on top of her.
The door slung open and Liz walked in, "Jess-" She stopped when she caught sight of what was in front of her, "Oh my! I'm so sorry!" She closed the door and leaned against it on the outside, not stopping the grin on her face.
"I'm sorry." Jess said sitting up on the bed.
Rory scurried out from under him, "I need to go…"
"No, Rory… Please don't say this was an accident."
Rory turned to him quickly and kissed him again, "It wasn't an accident. I'll talk to you later, okay?" She smiled at him, and then walked out of the room.
Liz smiled sweetly to her. She liked Rory better than Peyton. Rory was better for Jess than Peyton was. But she would never tell Brooke that… Peyton was her best friend.
'This will not end well' Liz thought.
End Flashback
"They were kissing?! He lied to me!"
"Now, come on, Brooke, be reasonable. You know he wouldn't have told you if he was still with Peyton. You're her best friend... you'd tell her."
"Of course I'd tell her!"
"See! That's why he didn't tell you." Liz sighed and shook her head, "I wish you could be understanding of him Brooke. He is trying to please everyone. Everyone expects him to go with Peyton, it's tortured artist meets rebellious heartbreaker, but he doesn't love her. With Rory I see something different. He actually smiles when someone mentions her name and he unintentionally blushes when someone catches him staring at her. It's cute." Liz gushed smiling at the thought of her son being happy.
Brooke sighed and nodded, "Okay... I get it, but I don't want Peyton to get hurt. She has enough hurt in her life."
"I am ashamed Brooke Penelope Davis. Remember when Peyton 'accidentally' cheated on Jess with that transfer student? You covered up for her and Jess never knew. And yet, when your own brother does something and you have the chance to hide it for him.. you decide against it."
"I'm sorry. You're right in some way... it doesn't make what Jess is doing right... but you have a point."
Liz smiled a little at her and tightened her apron, "Want to help me cook this spaghetti for your father?"
She nodded and looked down at her stomach, "Wow you are getting big..."
"Yeah, Doula should be out soon." Liz grinned and stirred the sauce, "Two more months."
Brooke smiled and patted Liz's stomach, "Hey there baby sister. You are going to be nothing like your brother, you hear me? He's mean."
Liz laughed and watched as Brooke talked to the baby growing inside of her.
Paris left the party and walked to her car, bumping into Nathan, "Sorry." She said without looking up. She wasn't as intense as she used to be, she has lightened up some. Not alot, but some. She was still a little fireball with a glare that could kill anyone.
"No, I am... Hey... Paris, right?" He smiled slightly towards her.
"Yeah, brainless jock, right?" She smiled innocently and started to walk off again.
"Wait! Do you want me to walk you home?" He grinned as he caught up with her.
"It's Stars Hollow." Paris deadpanned, "What could happen?"
Nathan shrugged, "A lot of things... someone could accuse you of stealing a gnome from Babette's yard or you could be spotted walking alone after nine and Taylor would go into a hissy fit."
She laughed a little and kept walking. Nathan stopped dead in his tracks and Paris turned to look at him, "What?"
"Did I just make Paris Gellar laugh? I thought that was an impossible task for a, oh what was that you said? Brainless jock?" He smirked a bit and continued walking down the road with her.
"Sorry." She smiled and they walked the rest of the way in silence.
Jake walked home with his head down and his hands stuffed in his pockets. He tried over and over again to talk to Peyton, but he couldn't get the courage to walk up to her. She looked gorgeous tonight, but unbelievably sad. He knew it had something to do with Jess not being there so he left it alone. It was bad to think about his best friend and his girlfriend breaking up, but it was always on his mind. Like it was on his wish list for this year. One night he had told Jess that he had feelings for Peyton and Jess didn't seem like he cared too much. He just nodded his head and went back to his video game he was playing with Logan. It was odd, because come to think of it, when Logan had said something about Rory being hott and betting she wasn't so innocent Jess had went off. Yelling at him and talking about respecting women and not treating them like they were a piece of meat. After that Logan stopped talking about girls like that for a while. But one time he had let it slip. He had said something about Rachel being a hottie… Jess didn't say anything. So we figured out for some odd reason Jess only got mad when we talked about Rory and Brooke.
Rory. Was there something going on between Rory and Jess? He let the thought linger for a while before he snapped out of it and walked into Logan's house, "Blondie!"
"Would you call me Logan, please?" He said walking out and glaring at him.
"I actually meant Honor… you know? That sister of yours who has the hotts for me." Jake laughed and walked into the living room with Logan, "Where is Jess?"
Logan shrugged and scratched his head, "I don't know… home?"
"I want to go find him."
"Can it wait till morning?" Logan yawned and lay back on the couch, "Please?"
"Fine." Jake groaned and stole the control from Logan, "Lazy."
Logan rolled his eyes and called Jess' cell.
Rang once, rang twice, and rang three times… voicemail: 'This is Jess, don't want to talk to you… ' Beeeep.
"Hey Jess, it's Logan… Jake and I were kind of worried about you, there, buddy. So call me when you get this okay dude? See you later." Logan hangs up and throws his phone down, "There."
"Thank you." Jake smirked and threw the pillow at him.
The sun shone brightly and Rory groaned and rolled over onto… Jess' chest? She sprang up, quickly, "Oh my god!"
Jess opened his eyes slowly, "What is it?"
"We fell asleep on the bridge!" Rory stood up and shook her head, "My mom is going to kill me!"
"Rory, calm down, okay?" Jess stood up and put his hands on her shoulders, "Its okay… calm down."
"No, no, no… I'm dead… my mom is going to murder me… and then you!" She ran her hands through her hair, "I've got to go." She started to turn and leave but turned back and kissed him.
Jess responded quickly and kissed her back, "Go… I'll see you later." He smirked and patted down her hair.
She smiled and ran off away from him. He watched her, grinning. Oh yeah, he was hooked.
A/N2: Hope you liked the chapter… it was kind of a filler. But I tried to make it interesting. Thank you for all of the reviews! As you see this story mostly revolves around: Rory, Jess, Lucas, Brooke, Peyton, Jake, Haley, and Nathan… others just blend in.