Chapter 9.

I knew Luke's Uncle died, we went into Luke's and saw the Chaos. I helped My Mom before I went to school. I mentioned to Luke off hand that if he wants to be buried with lot of stuff, you might want to go the Big and tall coffin shop first. I had been known for my psychic flashes for a while and he nodded. I'd also been giving mom investing advice this world was exactly like my world and I was going to keep her from getting crushed in the credit crunch. We now had a nice Portfolio, Of course I also bet on the outcomes of baseball games. I helped with the diner phrases I even wrote more down for her. At the diner the wake happened and everyone had food, and spoke about Louie in laughter and remembrance

We spent Friday Night starving because of Grandma's strict rules of conduct. Saturday I was working on a Self-portrait in my room while JR watched.

"Hey girls….What are you doing?"

"I'm doing a self-portrait."

"Very nice. What about you JR?"

"I took some pictures and I'm making a story up about them." JR was a Photographer but she only used them as a jumping off point she always wrote stories about her pictures. It was kind of like fiction to go with photos. It was an interesting combination. "Oh, and I brought over some food. My Mom taught me to make Lasagna this week, So I brought over the test Lasagnas over for you guys, they're in the fridge and the garlic bread is on the counter"

"Thanks." Mom said

"My Mom wrote out the instructions…."

"Thanks, JR, we really appreciate it."

"No, Problem." JR was really the best friend I could have. Better than any friends Q had. Q wasn't good at making friends she was too socially awkward. She had plenty of acquaintances, fellow artists, neighbors and business contacts but no true friends, and of course she had family but she was never close with any of them. Q is becoming a tinier and tinier part of who I am. Although her memories of the show and how the next several years happen are still strong. I'm also becoming less and less of an adult. And My academic skills are starting to falter a little. I'm Still smarter than your average 6th grader but I don't have all my academic memories, up to and including college. After JR and I hung out for a while she went home, and mom, Rory and I watched Pleasantville on DVD.

"If You were Reese Witherspoon would you have stayed?" I asked Rory.

"I think I would have it was her only chance to get into a good college to have a chance at a real life." She said "And it's where she found herself."

"Mom."

"No way, I reinvented myself here she could have too." I nodded. "What about you, Little one?"

"I Would have gone back and forth." I said. "Then never said that wasn't an option.

"Ahh." Mom said

Monday while Rory was getting her Economic Project, I was getting a Project of my own. A family History Project, luckily it wasn't a family tree project it was just the history of our own personal nuclear family, and how it came to be. Well, My own was going to be interesting. I tried to get out of it, but the teacher insisted there would also be a Presentation on Friday Our parents were invited to. Great. After Mom got Rory to ask Grandpa to help her with her Project, and Grandma to doubt guilted him into it, and then he got into it. I got into my project My Mom helped. I used paintings and photos and such. Getting them for Friday Mom came on Friday. In Social Studies, When It was my turn I went.

"I'm Quinn Alexis Gilmore, Second daughter of Lorelai Victoria Gilmore and Christopher Hayden, My older sister Lorelai Leigh Gilmore, or Rory as she is known was born October 8th, 1984 in Hartford, Connecticut to the then 16 year old couple, though Christopher Proposed Marriage my mother declined knowing the marriage wouldn't last and they'd be miserable, a year later she ran away here to Stars Hollow and got job working as a maid in the Independence Inn, On one of his Infrequent Visits She and Christopher once again became Pregnant and I was born on January 20th, 1991. Lorelai eventually became Executive Manager of the Inn, allowing the owner to travel, and allowing Me, my sister, and My Mother to move into our own home. My sister and I thrived under my mother's loving and supportive, and eccentric guidance that is the Lorelai Gilmore Experience as well as living in the town of Stars Hollow, there is really is no better place to live, and We wouldn't want to live anywhere else. Thank you." There's applause. After My Mom and I walk out.

"Very Nice kid, I like what you said."

"Thanks."

"How's the Self-portrait going?"

"Good."

"You know if you want to go to Yale it's going to be hard work, you should probably go to one of those Private schools, like Rory."

"I could go to the Rhode Island School of Design, or Parsons, or Cooper Unions, there are dozens of Art Schools out there…They should be looking at my Portfolio not how many clubs I belong to, and whether or not I belong to a fancy private school."

"But that School of the arts Grandma mentioned last year, that could give you the edge no matter which art school you went to yeah."

"Yeah…..that's true."

"They don't start in High School like Rory's school, they start in Middle school."

"Oh." I sounded dejected "You checked them out?"

"Of course I did, I'm going to ask Mom for the Money."

"Do I have to go?"

"At least check it out with me."

"When?"

"Grandma got us a tour and Interview in June after Sookie's Wedding."

"Okay."

That Night we went to Grandma and Grandpa's and Grandpa announced he's returning to work, I congratulated and offered to make him nice charcoal drawings for his office, or a nice painting. He asked for the Charcoal drawings. I agreed.

I know it's cruel but I don't want the accident to happen, so the morning before the tutoring session, I leave the door open in her car, causing the battery to die. She ends up walking to the Session, and they flirt, and have Ice Cream and everything, but there's No Accident. But it also means Luke doesn't send Jess away. It also means we're in a fight, because Rory knows I left her door open and she doesn't believe I have psychic powers and doesn't believe she was going to crash her car. Dean's a good boyfriend and comes and helps recharge the battery and then he drives it around with Rory and they cuddle up and get Ice Cream when he gets back from Chicago. I'm in the backseat.

"So, Why did you leave the door open?"

"She was going to crash it."

"She was?" He believed in my visions.

"There was going to be a fuzzy thing in the road, there was going to be swerving and Taylor's new park bench, and a fractured wrist, and she was going to total the car. I just thought it was best, a dead battery was better." I decided not to mention Jess. Dean didn't need to hear it. I was starting to like Dean, at least this season Dean, the Dean who married when he was still in love with Rory and then cheated on his wife was a dick, and figured Nature would take its course eventually. As long as I stopped the relationship in Season five.

"Okay, Rory I know you don't believe she's psychic but she does, she was just looking out for you maybe you could forgive her." Dean said

"I forgive you Quinnie, but couldn't you have just asked me not to take my car."

"You wouldn't have believed me."

"No but if it was really important to you I would have walked."

"Okay, so I messed up."

"And I shouldn't have gotten so mad." We went home and then Dean went home and he watched My favorite Movie You can't take it With you. Starring Jimmy Stewart and Jean Arthur. Meanwhile Mom was trying to find a movie to show because she pissed off Taylor which wouldn't be so hard except he had a deal with a specific distributor who had a limited good selection and she ended up picking the Yearling again but she also had a treat again a Kirk original Movie.

The next week really goes off the rails with Jess still there, and us not fighting with Luke. Grandpa still doesn't have a Margie so Mom goes to help him out, I sent Mom with some Charcoal Sketches of buildings around Hartford, Mom had them framed and they were hung. I also sent some framed Photographs of me and Rory for his desk. Rory and I went to the opening of Grandpa's business. It was a party and Rory wasn't in a cast and there was no Blow up, and it was a nice evening.

The Next week, Rory and Dean have a huge fight because she's still hanging out and occasionally flirting with Jess, there is flirting and Sexual Tension we all know it's there. and Dean breaks up with Rory, Rory gets mad and throws the car keys at his head. The day before the graduation Rory and Jess skip school and go to New York, they see New York, and see the sights go to the record store get the signed Go-Gos record, come home on the express, because Jess knows what he's talking about, they kiss when he brings her home. Lorelai opens the door to see them kissing.

"What is happening here?" She asks with me behind her.

"Dean and I broke up, yesterday, Jess and I went to New York today to help me get over it. I've already grounded myself."

"Honey it's okay you don't have to ground yourself. Jess you want to come in we were going to order Chinese." Mom said

"No, I should get back to Luke's." He said

"the next day is the graduation Rory, me, Sookie and Jackson go. Lorelai is belittled by her peers because her parents show up and push people around. I lose it.

"Look here, you jerk! My Mom ran away from Home when she was 17 she had two kids out of Wedlock and worked her way up from nothing to manage an inn by herself she paid for this herself, yes her parents are rich but we're not! So one more word about her being better or worse or whatever than you and your shins are toast!"

"We're sorry!" Male Jerk said

"Yeah Lorelai we're sorry." Female Jerk said

"Thank You for coming to Mommy's Rescue baby." Mom said kissing my head.

We were sitting discussing a song.

"If You want Ella, How about At last." I said "That's classic."

"Sookie your choice is Morbid."

They fought a little while, then they went over who else to invite. And they decided to invite Grandma and Grandpa.

'No, Don't they'll consider the invitation rude." I said "inviting them at the last minute, because people dropped out. You don't want to go insulting them, you don't need the aggravation, especially since they will show up anyway."

"Thanks for the heads-up." Mom said

"Yeah, so who do we invite." Rory was going with Jess and Lane, I was going with JR.

"JR's family is always up for a party?"

Dad didn't come for the cast off, there for didn't come to the wedding, or the wedding rehearsal. Paris called Mom's cell phone to tell Rory she won and was going to DC for the summer. Jess apparently could dance. Now All I had to do was get Mom and Luke together sooner and Keep Dad away. And Dean from coming back.