Hey, guys, I had people telling me to update ASAP so here it is. Look below for answers to the Box Challenge!
Corn Starch-1.7, Rory's first kiss
Coming out picture-2.6, "A very cute cottonball"
Willy Wonka-1.7, Dean's first Movie Night
Bracelet-1.6, Dean's birthday present to Rory
Pictures of jumping off building-5.7, Life and Death Brigade stunt
Gorilla Mask-5.7, Life and Death Brigade gift for Rory
Rocket-7.1, Twilight Zone
Burkin Bag-6.7, Logan finds out Rory's birthday
Howl-2.5, "Goodnight Dodger"
Huckleberry Finn- Lorelai mentions it being Rory's favorite book in the seventh season. I don't remember the episode and I had to choose between updating and watching all of the seventh season to find the answer. I think I made the right choice.
The Fountainhead-2.13, "Maybe you can explain what the hell this crazy woman is talking about"
Concert ticket-3.15, Distillers anyone?
Hemingway books-2.13, "Give the painful Ernest Hemingway a chance"
Piece of a box-2.16, "I've never seen you squirm"
Cigarettes-3.8, Rory and Jess's first official kiss
What if's-3.20 bus ride, 4.13 Jess's visit, 4.21 Dorm visit, 6.18 Philly visit
Baby Box/Bananarama-4.7, "They're both dogs"
Harvard Picture-2.4, "Hi Susie"
Chilton Graduation-3.22, "Thank you Mom"
Blue flannel-5.3, Who doesn't love a good floor show?
Wreath-4.21, Themed wedding
Weston's Cup-5.17, "At least I didn't ask you on this, the day of your daughter's wedding"
Chuppah-2.3, "People can evolve together"
Paint can-1.15, Nothing so romantic as having sex on a balcony
Old Menu-3.16, "She has got you menu-whipped"
Receipt-Rachel, Luke, and Lorelai moment in season 1. Nothing so awkward as walking in on your boyfriend with his friend dressing him
Rotten apple-5.21, "Count how old you are to the day and add nine months"
Congrats to my second reviewer, I'm sorry I don't know your pen name, but they got nearly every single answer.
Thanks again for the reviews and enjoy!
This dream was really creepy. Here I was, seventeen years old, who had something very important to do today and I was running off to someone who didn't care. Only in this dream, everything is different: I'm older, I'm not wearing my Chilton uniform, my arm's not in a cast, I'm on a plane instead of a bus, and instead of missing school and my mom's graduation, I'm missing my first job. This isn't a dream, it's a nightmare.
I open my eyes slowly, hoping against hope that it was actually a dream and that I was on my plane to Chicago. But I know, my nightmare is real and reality is a now ruined dream. I was repeating history from five years earlier. I begin to berate myself. How could I do this again? I'm not that seventeen year old. We've both grown up. There's nothing there.
Oh, how I wish that were true.
I hadn't seen or spoken to him in a year. The last time I saw him, it ended in disaster. I used him. I saw his eyes light up when he saw me. I saw him lean forward and I kissed him. I was sure I wouldn't feel anything.
I was wrong.
The moment his lips touched mine, my blood started to boil. I couldn't believe it. I hadn't felt this feeling in so long. His arm went across my waist and immediately Logan popped into my head. I felt guilty and pushed him away. I was ready to sleep with him because I thought there was nothing between us. But, when I actually wanted to sleep with him, I wouldn't let myself. Ironic.
I saw that light in his eyes change from happiness to anger to hurt. That's when it hit me. He still loved me. Even though he had told me he loved me over two years ago, the words were still as true in his eyes as they were then.
I started apologizing like crazy, but I knew it wouldn't help, so I just left. And then he said I could tell Logan we did something. That just made me feel worse. I walked to my car and just stared at the wheel for what felt like hours.
I didn't allow myself to think about him. Thinking about him just brought up old fights, feelings, and fears. It was easier to become distracted after Logan's company went bust. He resorted back to his old ways and I had to start taking care of him. We had been growing apart for months though. It's funny, I never noticed how similar Dad and Logan were.
I hear the pilot call that we are beginning to descend, and I take a deep breath, knowing there's no going back.
XXXXXXX
I go home and I feel the slightest sense of Déjà vu. This reminds me of four years earlier, after I came home for the first time since Rory went to Yale. I sit down on the couch and stare at my hands. I can't bear to look up. Everything reminds me of Rory. Everywhere I look I remember something we did or talked about, and it makes me want to cry. Even Paul Anka reminds me of Rory.
Fed up, I leave the house and walk to Luke's. I walk inside and sit at the counter, hoping to see Luke. It doesn't even take Luke a moment after he sees me to start yelling at people to finish their food.
Within five minutes everyone is out of the diner and pressed against the windows, anxious to see what happens.
I look back and see Luke hand me a cup of coffee. I smile slightly and gulp it down, letting the hot liquid burn my throat.
"Do you want anything to eat?" he asks gently.
I shake my head no, my eyes never leaving his. The only thing I want is for him to comfort me. I want to feel his arms around me like last night. No one knows we kissed last night, except for Rory.
Rory.
I feel tears well in my eyes again but I brush them away quickly, not wanting Luke to notice.
But he does. He walks into the kitchen and I hear something sizzle. I sigh and glance to my side. There're still people at the windows, maybe even more. I sigh and continue drinking my coffee.
I see Luke walk out of the kitchen with a plate. He sets it down in front of me, and I feel new tears surface.
On my plate sat a Santa burger. It looked exactly like the one he had made me years ago and I look up at him.
He smiles and blushes, "I just..want you to be happy."
I stand up and walk around to face. I notice, out of the corner of my eyes that the audience is getting tense. But I don't care what they see. They'll always be the same, nothing can change. I turn my focus back to Luke and he's already taken a step back. But I won't let him. We've told each other that we were all in, and I'm not letting him forget.
"Lorelai…the town." Luke whispers.
"Are about to get a show." I say quietly before kissing him. I hear people squeal and scream and I hear Kirk faint. But they don't matter. The only thing that matters right now is me and Luke, who pulls me against him. I'm content.
XXXXXXX
I stand in front of the door. It's surprising but this door seems almost as intimidating as the Gilmore's door.
Somehow, I'm not really sure because I can't remember, but I knock on the door and wait. The door opens after a minute and there he is, Jess Mariano. He looks exactly the same as the last time she saw him. His hair is little longer, and a mess.
But it is only nine in the morning.
"Rory? What are you doing here?"
"I needed to see you."
"Why?"
"Because…I fixed everything."
If you hate cliffhangers, I apologize. But I was planning to end it like this anyway. So, question of the day: What's your favorite episode of Gilmore Girls? Mine is "They Shoot Gilmores, Don't They?" I loved the dance marathon and it ended Rory and Dean and started Rory and Jess. Ah, now if they had been together longer than six months.
