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A/N- Right so a new fanfic. Please read a review.

The strangest things

Chapter Three

Rory and Lorelai entered the diner the next morning, to find utter chaos. Ally was throwing what could only be described as a tantrum, as Luke tried to calm her, Caesar was no where in sight, the diner was full of angry customers and there was no sign of Jess.

'Uncle Luke it's not fair! I can't go to school looking like this. Look at my hair, it's a mess, a complete mess. You have got to let me stay at home.' Ally screamed, her hair looked fine, curled up around her shoulders.

'Ally honey you look great.' Lorelai tried to calm her. Whilst Rory looked around for Jess, she figured he could at least come down and help with the customers.

'No, I have to make a good impression, I cannot go with curly hair, I need it straightened, but my stupid brother decided to throw them out the window last night, so now I have a pair of broken straightners.' Ally squealed.

'Ally you have to go to school.' Luke pleaded with her, she shook her head violently.

'Ok come on, I have some straightners and home, we'll run back fix your hair and then get you to school.' Lorelai responded looking at the defeated expression on Luke's face.

'Really?' Ally looked hopeful as Lorelai ushered her out of the diner.

'Rory I'll see you after school here.' Lorelai called over her shoulder.

'Now can I get some waffles Luke.' Kirk said from his position at the counter, causing an eruption of noise as everyone started asking for food.

'Luke where's Jess?' Rory asked, glancing at the curtain that led to the stairs.

'Upstairs, making a mess probably.' Luke replied gruffly, she nodded slightly.

'Could I…?' She pointed towards the curtain, he looked confused for a second but let her go up. She reached the top of the stairs to find the door partly open, so instead of knocking she pushed it open. Finding Jess, lying on his back on a mattress on the floor. Book in one hand, lighter in the other. He was flicking the lighter on and off, she watched him for a minute, until he looked up and caught her.

'Didn't anyone ever tell you it's rude to stare at people?' He smirked, sitting up slightly.

'No, they must have missed that one out.' Rory smiled over at him, catching site of the book in his hand.

'I said I'd lend you that, you didn't have to buy a copy.' She said looking at Howl.

'It is yours.' He said closing the book again. She looked at him with wide eyes and he handed it to her.

'You stole my book.'

'Borrowed' He answered.

'Whatever Dodger.' She smiled.

'Dodger?' He questioned. She smiled at him again.

'Figure it out.'

'Oliver Twist.' He said almost instantly. She smiled and nodded.

'So why'd you take it?' Rory asked him.

'Just wanted to put some notes in the margins for you.' Jess replied, she automatically opened it up to read what he'd written, she was impressed.

'You've read this before.' She acknowledged.

'Only about 40 times.' he smirked at her again. She smiled back, then looked around the messy apartment, there was a door to the side which led to the bathroom, and another door the other side which led to Ally's room.

'Crowded up here.' She remarked, looking at his stack of books.

'Luke says we're moving, he's got a house near your friend Lane.' Jess said standing up alongside her.

'Really? I can't imagine Luke in a house, he's always been here as long as I've known him.' Rory said picking up one of his books. 'You have quite the collection.'

'I guess, not as good as yours though.' He said watching her look through his books.

'So your sister caused quite a scene down there this morning.' Rory said remembering the reason she'd come up. He smirked to himself but didn't reply.

'You know Luke had a lot to deal with, the diner was busy he could have done without Ally throwing a tantrum. Since you're the reason she didn't have her straightners you could have at least helped him out in the diner.' Rory said crossing her arms over her chest.

'Could have, didn't want to, besides she deserved me throwing them out the window, she ripped out 25 pages of Oliver Twist, it was a first edition.' He explained.

'Ok now I want to slap her.' Rory said looking shocked. 'So I'm guessing your sister isn't big on reading.'

'I'm not entirely sure she know how to read anything besides Jane magazine and Cosmo.' Jess rolled his eyes.

'She doesn't know what she's missing.' Rory smiled at him, then looked at the time. 'Oh no, I have to go or I'll miss my bus…I'll uh see you later?' She half stated, half asked.

'Sure I guess.' He replied, a small smirk playing on his lips. She smiled again and raced down the stairs, grabbing a cup of coffee and a doughnut.

'I'll pay later Luke, thanks.' She yelled as she ran across the square, just as her bus was pulling up.

'So you want to tell me what that was about back at the diner?' Lorelai asked as they reached the Gilmore house.

'I just want to look my best for school you know, and well as much as I love my Uncle Luke he doesn't get it and my brother is useless, he was too busy with his head stuck in a book to notice anything, and so I got really mad at him because he wouldn't help me find my pink top. So I ripped some pages out of one of his books, how was I meant to know it was first edition or whatever, so he was furious and grabbed my straightners and threw them out the window.' Ally said sitting in a chair as Lorelai began sorting out her hair.

'You know it isn't Luke's fault and you really took it out on him. I know how important it is to a girl of your age to look good, especially in a new school, but maybe calm it down a little next time.' Lorelai said, already disliking Jess, and she'd only encountered him twice.

'I know, it's just they don't get it. It's hard living with two guys, and even in New York my mum wasn't exactly the type to take me out shopping or anything. She was always too busy drinking or yelling.' Ally sighed.

'Oh sweetie I know it must have been tough. Feel free to come round here anytime you need a little girl time.' Lorelai smiled at her.

'It must be great to have it being just you and Rory.' Ally said as Lorelai finished her hair.

'It is, we're best friends as well as mother and daughter, you should come round tonight, we're having our weekly movie night, which usually ends up happening every other night. It would be great if you could come, though we may have to work on that whole healthy eating, non-coffee drinking thing you have going, if you want to be an honorary Gilmore that is.' Lorelai smiled at her, as her eyes lit up.

'I'd love to! Thanks Lorelai, and thanks for my hair, it looks perfect now.' Ally smiled getting up from her seat. 'I'd better get to school, and apologise to Uncle Luke.'

'Good girl.' Lorelai nodded. 'See you tonight, about 7.'

'Ok, do you want me to bring anything?' Ally asked.

'Just yourself…Ooh and food from Luke's and coffee, apart from that just yourself.' Lorelai said ushering her out of the house.

A/N- Right please review and let me know what you think of this. I think I made this one even longer, sorry. Review…Hint…Review.