Takes place right at the end of "Nag Hammadi Is Where They Found the Gnostic Gospels" Jess and Rory are leaving together...will it be forever?

"Jess! Jess!" Rory called walking through her house looking around for him.

"In here!" Jess calls from Rory's bedroom.

"I was just in here and I didn't see you!" Rory smiles as she enters her room. "When'd you come in here?"

"Right after you left to go looking for me. You all packed?" Jess asked nodding at the duffel bag Rory was clutching.

"Yup." She smiles up at him.

"Did you tell your mom?"

Rory shook her head. "I was going to call her from your car, that way she won't be able to stop me."

Jess grinned. "Well, I've rubbed off on you haven't I?"

Rory grinned back and nodded. "You're a bad influence Jess Mariano." She said kissing him softly.

He smiled under her lips and whispered "Guilty."

They pull away from each other and walk out of the house together.

"Take one last look, who know's when you'll be back?" Jess says playfully.

"Jess!" Rory exclaims and slaps his arm with the same amount of play fullness in her voice.

"What? Things might change and you might not want to come back..."

"Well you wanted to come back."

"True, I did. But I only wanted to come back to see you. Now that I have you once again I don't need to come back."

"What about Luke?!"

"I'll call him every month. I swear."

"And my mom?"

"Eh...you guys are too close already. I figured some time apart would do you good."

"Jess!"

"Alright, alright. I'm just kidding. You can call her everyday if you need too."

"And Lane? And Suki? And Jackson? And Ms. Pattie? And Babette? And Cesar? What about Kirk?! No one whose lived in Stars Hollow can go a week without hearing a Kirk story."

"I can."

"Jess!!" Rory whined.

"Alright, alright. We'll come back."

"Promise?"

"Yeah, promise." Jess smiled and kissed her again.

"Well, what are we waiting for? Let's go!"

"Now that's more like it."

Jess leads the way back down the street to where his car was parked and takes Rory's things from her.

"Thank you." She smiles at him as he places the bag in the backseat.

"That's pretty light. How many books did you bring?" He asks smiling.

"I couldn't find any of my favorites! They were there this morning and now they're gone..." Rory looked saddened by the loss of her books.

"Gone? Like...in the car already?"

"What?!" Rory looked at the backseat and noticed a white plastic bag sitting on the floor.

"When did you...?"

"While you were packing your clothes." Jess smiled again and pulled Rory in for a hug.

"Thanks Jess. I love you."

"I love you too Rory."

The two stood in the now almost deserted street clinging onto each other with high hopes for the future.

But the street was not as deserted as they thought. Someone had been watching them from afar. They felt something in the pit of their stomach as they watched Jess and Rory pull apart laughing, and get into the car. They stood under the darkness of a large oak tree, hoping for a change of plans. The change did not come, and the car began to drive in their direction. Just as the headlights lit up the space beneath the tree, the stranger ducked out behind some bushes.

"So when do you plan on calling your mom?" Jess asked as he drove past a large oak tree. He glanced at the shade beneath it, certain he had seen someone. But when he looked again whoever it was, was gone.

"Oh...I don't know. Probably somewhere around New York." Rory grinned.

"What?! Rory that's not safe. She'll be worried sick by then..."

"Alright, alright. I'll call her ten minutes away from Stars Hollow. As long as we're not going in the direction of Hartford." Rory clarified, knowing her grandparents would pounce on the oppurtunity to take her into their home.

"No worries, I'm staying clear of that place."

"Okay, good." Rory smiled and leaned back in her seat.

The stranger watched the car get farther and farther away. When they could no longer see the backlights, they whispered "Careful now."

Who was watching them? Any guesses? I know it was short but I'll try to update frequently, no promises! After all...it is stress time at school. Reviews are never required, but always greatly appreciated. :) Thanks to all the reviews so far! Reviews keep me going!