Summary: Rory invites Tristan to her birthday party in Stars Hollow.
Pairing: RD and RT
Rating: K+
Disowner: I do not own any of the characters. Amy Sherman-Palladino and the WB do.
Happy Birthday, Mary
Chapter 1
"Oh, coming to greet me?" Tristan asked when Rory came up to him as he entered the door.
"Hello, Tristan." Rory said bitterly.
"So, where's my birthday kiss?" he said smirking.
"It's my birthday." she said coldly.
"So, I'll give you a birthday kiss." he said walking toward her.
"What is wrong with you?" she asked changing the subject.
"Ok, I gotta tell you something. I'm madly in love with you." he said seriously.
"Well, good luck with that." she said bitterly.
"I can't eat. I can't sleep. I wake up in the middle of the night calling out your name. Rory. Rory!" he said teasingly.
"Would you shut up, please!" she asked nervously.
"Rory, who's your friend?" her grandfather asked walking into the room.
"I don't know, but this is Tristan." she said cringing.
"Excuse me?" he asked confused.
"Tristan DuGrey, sir." Tristan said holding out his hand for Mr. Gilmore to shake.
"DuGrey? Are you in any relation to Janlan DuGrey?" he asked curiously.
"That's my grandfather, sir." Tristan said calmly.
"Well, I've done business with Janlan for years. He's a fine man." Mr. Gilmore said interested in what kind of relationship this young man had with his granddaughter.
"That he is." Tristan said nodding his head.
"Rory, you have very good taste in friends. I approve." he said smiling. Someone called for Mr. Gilmore in the other room. He walked out of the room and Tristan smirked.
"He likes me." he said still smirking.
"He's drunk." Rory said trying to hide the fact that her grandfather highly approved of Tristan.
"Come on, let's take a walk." he said holding out his hand.
"This is stupid. You don't even like me. You have this weird need to prove I'll go out with you. That's not liking someone." she said frustrated.
"Why are you fighting this? You're gonna give in eventually." he said pretty sure of himself.
"I'm gonna go find my mom." she said walking off.
"Wow. Meeting your mom. It's a bit sudden, but okay I'm ready." he called after her.
A/N: I got that straight from the show. The next part won't be from the show.
