A/N: Hello! So the prologue was really just setting up what is going on in this story. This is chapter one. If you hate it, feel free to comment. I LOVE REVIEWS so please leave one! I have Chapter two almost ready, but I'm not putting it up until I get five reviews so I know whether or not this is any good and even worth continuing. Thanks, guys!

Chapter 1:

Rory woke up on the first day of school to a very loud voice yelling at her. "Rory! RORY!!! Fruit of my loins! Wakey wakey! I have coffee! The elixir of life!" Lorelai Gilmore excitedly called out to her 17 year old daughter as she pushed open the door to her room.

"Mmmmh… coffee?" Rory slowly pushed herself up and grabbed the mug from her mother's hands. "Mm. Coffee."

"So… are you excited?" Lorelai asked her as she sat on the edge of the bed.

"For what?" Rory replied cheekily, for she knew exactly as to what her mother was referring.

"For School! You know, I was thinking, today is the last first day of school you are EVER going to have! Well, besides afterwards, when you go to Yale."

"Yes, mom. Good observation. Now leave so I can get ready."

"After 17 long hours of labor, the buying of the food, clothes, books, etcetera, the teaching you the joys of junk food and coffee, you'd think I would be shown some respect. Apparently not," Lorelai said jokingly.

"Fine. Oh, dearest mother of mine, would you please momentarily excuse yourself while I get dressed for school so that we can go to Luke's and get more coffee?" Rory put emphasis on the last three words, knowing that the promise of coffee would persuade her mother to do anything.

"I'm gone," She said and swiftly departed.

"So, is Dean meeting us here?" Lorelai asked as she and Rory found a table at Luke's.

"Yeah, he should be here any minute," Rory said as she flagged down Luke.

"Well, I guess we're lucky that Jess has the morning off," Lorelai said, her expression deadly serious.

Rory sighed. "I still don't see why everyone can't just be mature adults and get to be friends with the guy who I have been dating for three months now,"

Lorelai was about to respond when she was interrupted by Luke.

"What can I getcha?"

"Ummm…. Pancakes and bacon. And coffee, of course," Rory replied. He turned to Lorelai.

"Eggs. And sausage. And-"

"Yeah, I know. Coffee. Comin' right up," Luke replied with his usual gruff manner as he went to place their order.

The ringing of the bell above the door signaled the entrance of Dean Forrester, who came in and sat down next to Rory.

"Hello," he said, greeting her with a small peck on the lips.

"Hey, we just ordered but I can go ask Luke to make you something," Rory replied.

"Nah, that's ok. I already ate something at home. My mom insisted that she make me my breakfast on the first day of the year."

Rory smiled at her boyfriend. She turned when she heard a voice call her name from behind the counter.

"Ror!" Jess called.

"Jess!" Rory got up and walked over to where her friend was waiting. "Do you have it?!" She asked excitedly.

"Have what?"

"Jess! Come on, you're killing me!"

"Fine. Here," he said, sliding a book across the counter to her.

"Thank you thank you thank you! You're the best friend EVER!" She said, immediately opening the book and reading.

"Um… Ror? Your boyfriend is over there giving me the death-stare. You might want to get back over there," Jess said, glaring at Dean.

Rory sighed. "Fine. Thanks for the book. I'll give it back as soon as I'm finished."

"Liar. You'll give it back as soon as you finish, and then Paris finishes. And then possibly after all your other Chilton friends finish.

Rory rolled her eyes. "Fine. I'll give it back after Paris, Rose and I finish. No one else can put up with your notes in the margins," She smiled and walked back over to the table, where Luke had just finished setting down their breakfasts.

"So… you got a new book?" Dean asked, somewhat roughly.

"Yeah, Jess is letting me borrow it. I'm so excited."

Dean visibly tensed at mention of Jess, and mumbled something under his breath.

"What was that?" Rory asked innocently, digging into her pancakes.

"What? Oh, nothing," Dean said, turning away from Rory.

Rory might have pressed the subject if she had not been interrupted by a very disgruntled Kirk running into the diner.

"Luke! I need a patty-melt sandwich, and I need it fast. Lulu told me to meet her at the gazebo in 5 minutes, and she hates it when I'm late,"

"Comin' up, Kirk, take a seat," Luke said, rolling his eyes as he went into the back to tell Ceaser to start the sandwich.

"Negative, Luke. Sitting down will only waste time."

Rory snorted. Lorelai tried to hold back laughter. Dean was unsuccessful and doubled over, laughing loudly. Rory put her hand over his mouth and Lorelai shushed him loudly. That only made the three laugh harder.

"What's so funny?" Lane Kim asked, walking into the diner with her boyfriend Zach.

"Kirk," Lorelai said, as if that explained everything. And in a way, it did.

About half way through their breakfast, Lorelai received a call on her cell. Blatantly ignoring Luke, who was pointing at the "No Cell Phones" sign furiously, Lorelai answered.

"Hello?"

"Hey, hun, are you on your way yet?" a frazzled-sounding Sookie St. James said on the other end.

"Umm… no, I'm still at Luke's, Sook, what's wrong?"

"No, nothing's, uh… Well, Michel is angry about something or other, and I'm scared to come out from the kitchen. I think he might have thrown the keyboard at one of the guests. I'm not sure…"

"Ok, don't worry," Lorelai said, trying to keep a straight face, but being completely unsuccessful. "I'm on my way." She hung up and begun to gather her things.

"Sorry, kiddos," She said, referring to Rory, Dean and Lane who were all talking about the up-coming first day of school. "I have to run; Michel is throwing things at the guests,"

"K, Mom. Good luck," Rory said, completely unfazed at the thought of the angry French man throwing things at the Dragonfly Inn.

"Actually, Rory, I should probably go too," Lane said apologetically. "Zach! Let's go!" Lane called to her boyfriend, who was at the counter discussing music with Brian and Jess.

"Coming!" He yelled back. "Bye guys, I'll talk to you soon, and I'm bringing you that CD, Jess. You've gotta hear 'em."

"Lookin' forward to it," Jess said. Rory detected faint sarcasm in his response that went unnoticed by Zach.

"Dean, I should go too if I want to catch the bus," Rory said, gathering her jacket and gulping down the rest of her coffee.

"Ok, will I see you after school?" Dean asked hopefully.

"Umm… well, actually, Dean, I sort of have plans," Rory said, wincing at the conversation that was about to take place.

"With who?" Dean said, getting mad.

"Um… We were all going to head over to… Logan's place after school and work on all the homework we're sure to have and then have a movie marathon," Dean's face darkened when she said Logan's name.

"Rory, come on. I'm your boyfriend, not Logan. Not Jess. Not the Logan look-alike, or Colin, or the drunk Aussie dude," Dean said.

"You mean Tristan? Finn? And he's not always drunk," Rory said, getting defensive of her best friends.

"Whatever," Dean said, grabbing his back-pack and heading out the door, leaving Rory staring at the place he had just been.

A/N: Well?? Review Review Review!!! And if you notice any small changes: It is just for the sake of the story, I know things are different in the show. For example: Yes, I know Rory and Dean would have been dating for longer than three months at the beginning of senior year, but I am changing it. mwahaahahah. Ok I'm done. Review!