What Am I Doing With My Life?
Authors Note: Okay this is my second Gilmore Girls fan fic. The first one was stand alone and this one has chapters exciting isn't it! So, if I should continue past chapter one click review and tell me. Oh and if I shouldn't continue well at least tell me in a clever way. Personally, I've always thought a good Pirate joke can soften the blow to any tough news.
Spoilers: None.
Premise: Set sometime after "The Festival of Living Art" Episode. To make it clear for the purposes of this fic, Lorelai isn't with anyone. As for Luke well we all know what happened at the end of that particular episode. Basically, this story is just one of the millions of possible ways that Luke and Lorelai might have gotten together. Okay on with the show, chapter one, yay!
Chapter 1 "Secret Favorite Movies and Fruit Loops":
"From now on I see a red sash; I kill the man wearing it. So run you cur. And tell the other curs the law is coming. You tell 'em I'm coming! And Hell's coming with me you hear! Hell's coming with me!"
The lines blared throughout the television speakers as Lorelai resituated herself on the couch. She pulled her blanket down a little bit and reached into the box of fruit loops that rested on her stomach. She grabbed another handful of loops and haphazardly through them in her mouth. A few stray fruit loops surrounded her body and one appeared to be stuck to her face.
It was Saturday night and Rory was too busy studying to come home for the weekend, and Sookie was just too busy with Jackson to come over. After Lorelai had exhausted those two options she began to realize that her list of people who she felt comfortable just calling up and asking to hanging out was very short. So she had convinced herself that a movie night alone was going to be the best movie night ever.
"See this is the beauty of living alone. I can watch my secret favorite movie, and eat fruit loops right out of the box. No one is here to tell me that thinking Val Kilmer is hot even though he has TB in this movie is sick and wrong. In fact no one is here to tell me that liking Tombstone in general is wrong, or that cereal shouldn't be eaten dry, that cereal belongs with milk…" Lorelai touched her face and found the stray fruit loop and popped it into her mouth. "..And no one is here to see me do that…." Lorelai stopped for a second and looked at the scene around her. A frown began to form on her lips as she continued. "Oh god I'm pathetic, I'm talking to myself while I eat fruit loops off my face…" Lorelai sighed and threw a couple of the fruit loops that surrounded her at the TV screen.
"Great now my back itches. If I had a boyfriend or a Rory then someone would be here when my back itches…But no I'm alone, a lone wolf... Oh god this itch is killing me…." Lorelai stands up suddenly and the box of fruit loops flies everywhere. She barely notices as she runs around trying to find something to scratch her back.
She spots the edge of the wall and exclaims, "Ah yes, I will take care of this Baloo style!"
Lorelai walks up to the edge of the wall and begins to quickly rub her back up and down against it. "Okay this is not working, Damn you Disney! First, you made Rory think she could fly using only a carpet and now this…"
She stopped and surveyed the room looking for something, anything to fix the inescapable annoyance that burned on her back. She spotted a hanger and immediately ran to it. She picked it up and in an instant began scratching away at her back.
"Oh ya that's the stuff." Lorelai sighed as she put the hanger down. She looked around and saw her fruit loop mess and Val Kilmer's pale face coughing at her and sighed. "Okay I just said, 'That's the stuff,' I am officially embarrassed for myself, and yet I continue to talking to absolutely no one. Great I need to get out of here before someone with a really big butterfly net tries to come and get me."
And with that Lorelai finally had and idea of where to go. She grabbed her coat and her purse and headed out the door to the one place she knew another lone wolf like herself would be.
"LUKKKEEEEEEEYY…" Lorelai exclaimed in her best Ricky Ricardo accent as she practically bounced into the diner. "I'm home."
It was just about closing time when Lorelai arrived and the diner. The place was empty besides Luke and one other person. Lorelai looked over to the counter and who she saw sitting there making pretty eyes at Luke made her let out a small gasp. It also made her wish she hadn't made such a dramatic entrance so she could have quietly sneaked back out.
"Hey, Lorelai," Luke said in an awkward tone.
"Hi Lorelai," Nicole said in a sugary sweet voice that made Lorelai want to throw up.
Lorelai was completely shocked. Last she had heard Luke and Nicole were getting divorced. Lorelai noticed that Nicole had just placed her hand on top of Luke's. That is not what divorced people do Lorelai thought. Her inner monologue continued. Nicole is so transparent. She is like a dog just peeing all over Luke. Okay that was gross. Seriously what is going on what is this??? Luke couldn't have possibly got back together with her she is so ugh 'I'm a lawyer' ugh 'I'm so skinny Calista's closes are baggy on me'... I hate her... Whoa, where is this coming from. Okay, you have been silent for a really long time. Okay, you need to say something. Say something, say anything, say hi back. Hi is good, hi is casual.
"Hi." Lorelai finally said quietly.
"Are you okay, you look a little off..." Nicole started a bit condescendingly.
Luke tried to stay as still as possible hoping that if he was still for long enough this whole situation would disappear.
"I'm not a little anything … I'm great. I'm just super." Lorelai said with fake confidence. "I just wanted a cup of coffee but I don't want to interrupt."
"It's okay Lorelai. I still have some coffee. I will go get you a cup." Luke replied.
"Um to go. I need a coffee to go. Cause after this I have plans. Big Saturday night plans." Lorelai began to ramble.
"Okay to go it is then." Luke made a wierd face as he reached for a to go cup.
The minute it took him to pour the coffee and put a cap on it was the longest most uncomfortable moment of Lorelai's life. After what seemed like a lifetime Luke handed Lorelai the steaming hot cup of goodness.
"On the house," Luke said as Lorelai clumsily reached her hand in her purse to take out some money.
"Thanks." Lorelai quickly responded. And just as quickly she was out the door.
Once safely outside Lorelai turned around and looked back into the diner. Nicole was now behind the counter with Luke and had her hands wrapped around his waist.
Lorelai quickly looked away not wanting to be caught staring. She began to walk back to her house in a daze. While she was walking a million thoughts were running through her head. Why didn't Luke tell me they were back together!? Why are they back together? Why does Luke never tell me anything? Why is Nicole such a night ruiner! I was supposed to go in there and Luke was supposed to be a lone wolf with me. She ruined the wolf pack! And now it's back to Tombstone and fruit loops for one. Why is this bothering me so much? Luke is just a friend I have no claim on his time. But still he should have told me, you tell your friend when you get back together with your wife! OH. MY. GOD. She is still his wife. Oh my god what if they get a house with a white picket fence with little kids in flannel and backwards baseball caps running around. Okay my head is spinning. I am going to throw up. Okay I need oxygen and to sit.
By the time Lorelai had gotten to this point in her thoughts she walking up her driveway. She immediately plopped down on the stairs leading up to her house. She inhaled deeply and put her face in her hands. One nagging thought came back into her head. WHY do I care so much, Why DO I care so much, Why do I CARE so much, Why do I care SO much, Why do I care so MUCH…..
Lorelai then looked down at her bright pink pumas and tried to calm her thoughts. Then her shoes reminded her of the rest of her outfit. She was in such a hurry to leave the house she wasn't paying attention to her attire. The rest of her outfit consisted of a pair of holey grey sweatpants and a tight pink shirt, that read, "Take it easy, and if it's easy take it twice..." Oh yeah in this get up I'm sure they bought my big Saturday night plans alibi. Lorelai looked up at the night's sky and exclaimed, "What am I doing with my life!"