Glitter Years

Love and War and Snow

Anna and Lorelai walk into Miss Patty's Dance studio, where the town meeting was being held. Anna was holding the sodas while Lorelai was carrying the hotdogs. Anna didn't see the appeal of the town meeting like her sister and mother did. Taylor or the Mayor would get up and explain town events then they give the citizens a moment to grumble. If they wanted it to happen, it would happen anyway.

If she didn't go then the rest of the night her family would fill her in on what happened, even though she didn't care. She found it better to go, that way it was an hour or two of discussion after and then they would finally move on to something else. This town meeting was the only one she looked forward to every year because it was the one that had the reenactment plans in it. The meeting already started when they took their seats next to Rory.

Anna sat down and gave her sister and mother a drink. "What'd I miss?" Lorelai asks Rory as she passes out the hotdogs.

"Taylor Doose wants the no-parking zone in front of his store removed. He says his customers are being unfairly ticketed." She fills her in.

"No, it's just because he wants to park there all day." She read between the lines.

"Genius," Rory nods as she looks at the cardigan clad man.

Mayor Harry Porter went over to the podium. "I have been mayor of this fine town for a long time. I tend to think of all of you as my children. Unfortunately, sometimes children have to be disciplined. Now I'm going to say something and I'm only going to say it once . . . we have leash laws, people."

"Daddy's getting angry." Lorelai whispers.

"Rover will not leash himself." The mayor shouts.

"Where are all these dogs running around?" Anna tried to think of a time she saw a dog running around the town.

Mayor decided to change the subject, "I would like to now move on to something of even greater importance. As you all know, this coming Friday is the anniversary of the legendary Battle of Stars Hollow." Everyone in the room except one clapped.

"Where's Luke?" Lorelai whispers.

Gilmore Girls searching the crowd for him. "Up there." Rory points over to Luke who was sitting more in the front. They kept their eyes on him as the Mayor continued to talk about the reenactment.

"Penny will be circulating a sign-up sheet for those of you who would like to participate in the reenactment of the aforesaid battle." Harry points to his assistant.

"He's turning red," Rory whispers.

"Alright, it was a frigid November night, some 224 years ago." Mayor gave the story like he did every year.

"He's shifting in his seat" Lorelai whispers.

"The brave Stars Hollow militias stood in wait for the Red Coats." Harry read on from his paper.

"He's adjusting the cap. It's going to happen." Anna leans forward waiting for her boss to explode.

"Tired and hungry, twelve proud men took their positions in the town's square, braving the elements. . ." With every word that Harry spoke Luke was having a harder time holding it in.

"He's fighting the urge, he's fighting the urge." Lorelai narrated.

". . .and imminent death in their valiant efforts. . ." Harry speaking about them like they were heroes is what pushes Luke over the edge.

"Oh, for God's Sake, do we have to go through this every damn year!" He stood up and shouted.

"Yes!" Gilmore cheered.