AUTHORS NOTE: This is just a teaser chapter, I've written multiple chapters for this story, but I wanted to first get a feel for what everyone thought about it before I started posting other chapters. Here's a little background, Luke has died and since his death Lorelai has gone into a downward spiral and has taken Rory with her. the chapter and the story goes into the further details later on. so please read and review and let me know if I need to continue this Story.
"Rory are you almost ready" Lorelai called from the bottom floor of their overly sized apartment, they lived in a loft, after the passing of her soon to be stepfather, her mother's attitude changed. She was no longer the fun-loving human being that she used to be. With Luke's death as soon as the funeral ended it was like she needed to be removed from anything that reminded her of him that meant leaving Starshollow. It was where their story began, it was where they fell in love. Leaving the small town that Rory grew up in meant returning to the life that Lorelai never wanted, it was like her mother had done a complete 360 and was returning to the life she ran away from, Rory had noticed that Lorelai's relationship with her parents also changed, Lorelai had agreed without argument or arrangements or bribes that she would be returning to New Haven, she would reenter into the society lifestyle, that meant that she would try to erase everything that she remembered about Starshollow.
"Yes mom" Rory replied
Lorelai glanced at Rory "That's what you're wearing?" she asked disgusted
Rory looked down at herself, she had on a simple black dress with pearl earrings "Yes" Rory asked confused
"Go change into something more sophisticated" Lorelai ordered
Rory looked at her mother puzzled, "More sophisticated" Rory repeated
"Yes, something with a higher neckline and pin you hair up" Lorelai explained as she finished ironing out a skirt-suit "These are important people we're having dinner with"
Rory stared at her mother in shock, "A higher neck line" she responded through her teeth, Lorelai looked at her with order in her eyes "Yes, mother" she said as she turned back towards her room. What Rory really wanted to do was yell at her mother, she wanted to say 'who are you' over and over again and explain to her what she was being like, and who she used to be, but she didn't. She would let her mother grieve, and Rory prayed that one day she would be able to move past this. Rory changed, into the dress that was originally laid out for her, she had ignored it earlier as a way of seeing if her mother would still let deception in when it came to having dinner with her parents, it backfired just like every other attempt that she made to bring her mother back down to earth. "Is this acceptable" she mumbled as she came back down the stairs
Lorelai glanced up again "Yes, you look lovely" she said formally "We must get going"
"Its 5o'clock" Rory said glancing at the oven clock "Dinner doesn't start till 7"
"Yes I know, but we have guests to greet and people to have acquaintances with" Lorelai explained grabbing her clutch, "Now if you're done, we must go"
Rory sighed and shook her head disappointed, but followed her mother out of the apartment. Like most of their car rides, it was no longer filled with good music, instead the music was replaced with silence, an awkward silence. They arrived at her grandparents place only moments later, they got out of the car and walked up the cobblestone path in silence, as soon as the door opened Rory knew that her mother would put aside anything feelings that she had and put on a fake smile for display, she knew how these parties would go, her mother would go through the night greeting and making small talk with whoever wanted to talk to her, they would stay until every guest had left, and then they would drive home in silence, Lorelai would tell Rory goodnight and head straight to bed, without a single word.
"Hey" Madeline and Louise greeted Rory out on the patio "What're you wearing?" Louise asked looking at Rory's dress
"Something sophisticated" Rory said rolling her eyes, grabbing a glass of champagne as the tray went past "My mom picked it out"
"She's picking out your clothes now, Rory" Madeline said
Rory took a deep breath "I don't want to upset her"
"It's been six months since Luke's car crash" Madline told her
"I know that" Rory reassured her "But I've never seen her like this"
"She's back in society Rory, she even grounds you" Louise explained "She never lets you come out anymore"
Rory nodded her head "I know, I just, I don't know, it was the day before the wedding, that's not something that you just get over"
"I understand that, but you don't cut everyone that ever cared about you out of your life, and you especially don't return to this" Madeline said pointing to the house
"It's her way of dealing with it" Rory defended "Who's that guy she's talking to?"
The girls turned towards the house, "Jared Hunter, son of Fredrick Hunter and grandson of Nelson Hunter, they have the biggest law firm in the area" Louise explained "You grandparents would be very satisfied if that was who your mom end up dating"
"She would do that" Rory said taking a sip of her champagne "She may look like a high society queen on the outside, but I'm positive the Lorelai I know is in there somewhere"
Louise and Madeline gave her sincere smiles, Louise glanced into the sea of people and kinked her eyebrow "Well, well, well when did he get back into town?" she asked biting her lip
Madeline and Rory tried to see who she was looking at "His sentence can't be over already can it?"
"How long has it been?" Louise asked
"Only a couple months" Madeline said
"Maybe he didn't get as long as everyone thought"
"Who is that?" Rory asked
"Tristan Dugrey" Madline and Louise said at the same time
Rory looked at them waiting for more "He's Chilton's more notorious criminal"
"Criminal?" Rory asked, "What'd he do?"
"Stole the headmasters car, lit the west wing on fire by an 'accidental' explosion in science class" Madeline began
"Released a thousand goldfish free in the pool, graffiti the boys locker-room, anything else?" Louise asked
"Oh and there was the whole gang related thing" Madeline added
"But I think that's it" Louise said
"That's it" Rory said stunned "Are you kidding, we have to get out of here"
"He's hotter than when he left" Louise said glancing at him
"Who knew it was possible" Madline said staring
"Are you kidding" Rory said panicked "You guys, he's a criminal"
"I wonder if he's still with Summer, or was it Lana" Louise pondered
"I think it was both" Madeline told her
"Makes sense, he never was one for relationships"
"Seriously you two!" Rory interjected "Do you hear yourselves"
"Rory he's harmless"
"I beg to differ"
Madeline rolled her eyes "He never did anything to anyone, especially someone in this crowd"
"And that's supposed to make me feel better" Rory said exasperated
"It was supposed to" Madeline shrugged
"Can we go" Rory said grabbing them by the arms and pulling them, they both pouted at Rory dragged them towards the front door
"Stop" Rory closed her eyes as she heard her mother behind her, the three girls turned around slowly "Where do you think you're going"
"Out" Rory mumbled crossing her arms
Lorelai laughed quickly "I don't think so" she told her "Your grandparents are expecting you to stay"
"My grandparents? You mean the ones that didn't even acknowledge that I was here?" Rory battled back "I'm not staying here with a bunch of old people that I don't even care about"
"Rory that's enough" Lorelai ordered
Rory snarled "No, it's not" she said "I'm leaving" she said turned around again
"I don't think so" Lorelai told her Rory turned around slowly "You will stay until the end"
Rory rolled her eyes "No mom, I won't be. I don't want to be here, you never would have wanted to be here either, if…" she stopped herself
"If what Rory" Lorelai asked sternly
"Forget it" she mumbled "I'll see you at home" she said turning around again and didn't look back she continued to walk out regardless of her mother calling after her to stop
"You okay" Madeline asked as they sat on Louise's car outside
"I'm fine" Rory whispered
"I seen her" Madline told Rory leaning her head on her shoulder "You were right, she's still in there"
Rory smiled weakly "Yeah, she's in there, just so far away at the same thing"
"Can we please do Tristan for five minutes" Louise asked
"What about him" Rory asked
"He's back, do you think he'll be interested" she asked
Madeline laughed "No, he doesn't do girls our age, unless you're a virgin"
"So Rory has a chance" Louise laughed
"Hey!" Rory smacked her arm "So uncalled for"
They all laughed together "On a serious note, Rory, would you ever"
Rory rolled her eyes "Not likely"
"But he's hot" Louise defended
"And a convict" Rory added
"Fair enough" Madeline laughed "I would"
"Well that's a given" Louise laughed
"So this is where the real party is" All girls froze when they heard the accent
"Finn" Louise rolled her eyes
"Blondie" He smirked "Mind if we join you" he asked pointing behind him
"Logan" Louise smiled
Finn rolled his eyes "And Colin, and I'm sure you remember Tristan"
This was the first glimpse Rory had actually gotten of Tristan, when she had seen him earlier he was surrounded by people, he was attractive, she would give Madeline and Louise credit for having good taste, he had dusty blonde hair, he was about 6 feet tall with crystal blue eyes, as far as Rory seen he looked good in a suit, and knew how to properly dress himself, he didn't look bad, except for the smirk he wore on his face. It was cocky, she could tell, and mysterious
"Who could forget Tristan" Madline said next to Rory "He's the reason I had to cut my hair"
"I think he did you a favor" Finn laughed "Looks way better now"
"Bite me" Madline snarled
"Where and how hard?" Finn countered with a grin, Madeline glared "I don't think we've met" Finn said noticing Rory "I'm Finn"
"Rory" she said as Finn took her hand and kissed the top of it, she quickly snatched it away "We were just leaving"
"Already?" Logan asked "Aren't you supposed to stay the whole time Miss Gilmore"
"I don't live here, and have no intention of dealing with some people" She said quickly glancing at Tristan, causing him to tilt his heads in interest
"Dugrey, looks like she's not your biggest fan" Colin laughed
Tristan stared back at her, with his smirk in place "Strange, I've never even met her before" he turned to Finn "Or have I?"
She glared at him, he was trying to make it sound like she had slept with him and didn't remember "Trust me, you haven't" she said getting of the car "Let's go" looking at Madline and Louise
They both followed "Miss Gilmore" Tristan called, he held up his glass as she turned around "Great party" his eyes said everything that he didn't, she seen in his eyes that he would be seeing her again the look of determination and challenge, she had never seen someone that had such telling eyes, she didn't even have to second guess herself as what they were saying. She sighed to herself, she didn't want to get wound up, from what she had heard he was dangerous, and she would avoid him at all costs
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