"Rory I have something important to tell you." Lorelai said into the phone. She was at the inn and Rory was at Chilton.
"Tell me later! I'm late bye." Rory hung up the phone and rushed to her locker. She got out her English book and quickly paced to her next class. Completely unaware of what she was doing she sharply turned the corner and ran into another student. Books and papers went flying.
"Sorry!" She mumbled. She quickly gathered her books and stood up. The girl she had run into was facing the floor and had chestnut curls dangling in her face, so Rory couldn't see who she was.
"That's okay!" She said picking up her textbook. She stood up and brushed her hair out of her face with her
hand. Rory couldn't believe her eyes. She looked exactly like her. She had beautiful blue eyes and the same
color hair. She cocked her head and squinted. "Rory?" The stranger seemed to know her.
"I'm sorry do I know you?" Rory asked stunned. Just then the bell rang.
"Gotta Go! Meet me at the bathroom after class okay?" The girl darted around the corner. Who was she?
Rory thought as she raced to her classroom.
"You're late." Mr. Medina scolded.
"I know I'm sorry. Something came up, I'm sorry!"
"Take your seat." The only remaining seat was in front of Paris. Rory quickly sat down and prepared herself
for the torture to come. Paris leaned forward.
"So what came up?" Paris whispered in her ear.
"Family thing." She whispered back. Paris sat back down but Rory knew it wasn't over. Rory tried her
hardest to pay attention but her mind kept wandering. Who was that girl? How did she know my name?
Rory thought. On the plus side Mr. Medina never called on her. As soon as the bell rang Rory sprung for
the door avoiding Tristan, Paris and a lecture from her teacher. She switched her books quickly and
hastened to the girl's bathroom. There she was waving some of Rory's friends. Then she lock eyes with Rory
and waved for her to come.
"Hey!"
"Hey."
"Does some really hot guy call you Mary?"
"What?"
"I got called Mary and was ask why I switched classes. When I tried to tell him the truth he didn't exactly
believe me. He said 'Can't keep away from me Mary.'" The girl said in a manly voice. "Oh my gosh we
haven't been properly introduced! I'm Sophie. You must be Rory!" Sophie held out her hand. Rory just
stared at it.
"Why do you look like me?" Rory said finally shaking her hand.
"Didn't Lorelai tell you?"
"How do you know my mother?" Sophie smiled. She opened her mouth to answer but the bell rang. "Gotta
go! Meet me at lunch?" She turned around and ran in the other direction.
"Wait!" Rory called after her.
"Lunch!" She called back not turning around. Rory scurried to her next class. Everyone was still mingling
when she took her seat. When the teacher cam into the room the class took their seats and class began.
Once again Rory' mind wasn't on topic. She took no notes and didn't even bother to ask to borrow some.
When the bell rang Rory was the last one to exit because she was still pondering the situation. When she got to her locker she grabbed her backpack and headed for the cafeteria, but Tristan stopped her.
"Did you want me to pick you up?" Tristan asked. He was leaning against her locker with his hands in his
pockets.
"Excuse me?" Rory said impatiently.
"For our date? Don't tell me you forgot already?"
"Oh God. Uh, that girl you asked was my friend Sophie. Not me."
"Okay Sophie. Are we going to meet at the movies or do you want a ride?"
"Your going to have to ask Sophie. The one with curly hair. Look my hair is straight."
"I was going to ask...anyway tell Sophie I'll meet her there." Rory rolled her eyes and walked off to lunch.
Sophie was eating at the table she normally ate at.
"Hey Rory!" She said cheerfully.
"Hey did you make a date with Tristan." Sophie blushed.
"Yes. We're going to the movies. We should double date! I could try and ask one of his friends out for you.
They' can't tell the difference anyway."
"I have a boyfriend!"
"Oh than ask him!"
"Wait who are you?" Sophie's smile faded.
"I'm your twin." Rory blinked furiously. Twin!
"That can't be possible! My mother had me when she was sixteen!"
"Yes but Emily and Richard didn't think Lorelai could handle two babies. When she was sleeping they took
me to an adoption center in New York. They told your mother I was dead. A single woman in Florida adopted me. I was raised there." Sophie looked at her plate. "She died recently in a car accident, so I decided
to find you guys. I inherited my mother's fortune so I used that to enroll in Chilton. I met your mother this morning. She tried to tell you." Rory was silent. She stared at Sophie intently.
"Roo-ry?" Sophie said waving a hand in her face.
"I'm sorry!" Was what spilled out of Rory's mouth.
"It's okay. Your mother invited me to live with you guys. Is that okay?"
"Yes! Of course!"
"So what do you want to be when you graduate?"
"Journalist you?"
"Cardiologist. Dream college?"
"Why does Tristan call you Mary?"
"Because he's a jerk." Sophie pulled one of her curls and it sprung back up. "It's like Virgin Mary." Sophie
mouthed 'Oh' and tugged at another one of her curls.
"Is it a perm?"
"Yeah."
"Do you like to read?"
"Love it!"
"Me too." Just then Sophie spotted Tristan.
"Let's go sit over there." She said staring.
"I think we should stay here."
"Suit yourself." Sophie got up and walked over by Tristan. Rory watched in awe. She set her plate down
and pointed in her direction. Tristan's jaw dropped. Rory was too far away to hear what they were saying.
Sophie turned his face to hers and she said something. Then she gave him a kiss, grabbed her tray and
walked away. Tristan watched as Sophie walked away. Rory could tell from the way he was staring he was
looking at her butt, and she couldn't help but wonder if he had ever looked at her behind that way. Sophie
dumped her food and left the lunchroom without a word to anyone else. Tristan got up and followed. That's just sick. Rory thought but she couldn't help herself and she decided to spy on them. She tossed her uneaten sandwich and cold unopened soda. After watching that she hadn't an appetite. It was almost like watching a recording of her and Tristan. Rory wrinkled her nose at the thought. Rory looked down almost every hallway. When she was about to give up she found them. They were making out against Tristan's locker. Take time to breathe! Rory thought. Rory was personally glad she had chose Dean. Just then the bell rang they finally separated.
"Now let's not have too much of a good thing. I'll see you later." Sophie said. She walked away. She took longer strides than Rory's making her hips swing more than Rory's and catching Tristan's eye. She was walking in Rory's direction and Rory ducked around the corner just in time. Sophie didn't see her and passed her without saying a word. Rory followed her to her locker. She leaned against the locker next to hers.
"He goes through a lot of girls you know."
"Rory you scared me!" Sophie said but she showed no signs she was frightened. "Who now?"
"Tristan. He goes through a lot of girls."
"That doesn't surprise me." She replied grabbing her books. "I go through a lot of guys." She said closing
her locker. "I'll cut him loose in a week or so. Do you have a thing for him?"
"No!" Rory and Sophie walked over to her locker.
"How long have you been with your guy?"
"We just got back together. If you count the time we were apart 4 months."
"I have only been in one relationship that long. My guy back in Florida."
"Oh." Rory closed her locker and headed off to her next class. Sophie walked next to her. It wasn't until they
entered the same classroom that they realized they shared the next class.
"No way!" Sophie exclaimed. Rory gave her a weak smile. Paris, Louise, Madeline, Tristan and Sophie. This
will be interesting. Rory took a random seat and Sophie sat next to her. Just then Tristan walked in. Sophie
signaled for him to come over with her finger. She stood up and put her books at a different seat in the back
with Tristan. Then she put her arms around his neck and he put his hands around her waist and they started
making out in the classroom. No one paid much attention but Rory. Paris, Louise and Madeline walked in
and all three of their jaws dropped. Paris walked up to Sophie and tapped her on your shoulder.
"Excuse me?" Sophie said as she whirled around.
"Rory can I talk to you?" Paris said through gritted teeth.
"I'm her twin sister Sophie and if you want to talk to Rory she's right there." Sophie pointed in Rory's
direction. All three of their jaws dropped again.
"Is this why you were late?" Paris asked rather loudly.
"I just found out this morning." Rory responded. The teacher came in and everyone took their seats.
Whenever Rory looked back Tristan and Sophie were either passing notes or blowing kisses or waving back
at Rory. The teacher announced they were doing Romeo and Juliet skits and Rory was put into a group with
her sister, Tristan, Louise, Paris and Madeline.
Paris made herself director.
"Tristan should be Romeo." Louise suggested.
"No." Paris screeched.
"Tristan was born to be Romeo." Madeline added. Paris ignored the comment.
"Brad your Romeo."
"Are you letting your personal feelings get in the way of your professional decisions?" Louise asked.
"Brad how are you with public speaking?" Rory asked Brad.
"I tend to throw up."
"Fine!" Paris said rather upset.
"Than I'll be Juliet." Louise claimed quickly. Sophie glared at her.
"She has to run."
"Oh."
"Then..." Madeline tried.
"And has more than one line. What about you Gilmore?"
"I can't! Why can't you do it?"
"I'm the director. How about you?" Paris said pointing to Sophie.
"Me?" She said pointing to herself. "If no one else wants to." She tried her hardest to hide her smile.
"Than it's settled." Sophie squeezed Tristan's hand under the table. Tristan smiled.
"Mom we're home!" Rory shouted. Lorelai quickly met them at the door.
"Hey Lorelai." Sophie said setting down her bag.
"How was your first day at Chilton, school of the dead?"
"Great. I got the part of Juliet and am the new girlfriend of Tristan Dugray." Lorelai frowned.
"The one who is like madly in love with Rory? Or used to be?"
"I guess." Sophie shrugged. "I'm going to go look around a little and give you guys time to talk. I know it a
big change for you guys and I'll probably be around so much." She went to Rory's room changed into a pink
sweater and jeans and then left.
"So..." Lorelai said.
"So...She's not shy at all!"
"Really?"
"She walked up to Tristan and kissed him."
"Oh. Are you jealous?"
"No! I was just saying she is very spontaneous. She made out with him in the hall too."
"Aren't we a little tattletale!" Lorelai said walking to the kitchen. She grabbed some coffee and a large bowl
of popcorn and went back into the living room.
"It's just. I would have expected her to be more like me."
"I'm sorry this had to happen."
"It's not your fault." Rory grabbed a handful for popcorn and watch television with her mother.
Meanwhile:
Sophie walked into Luke's diner.
"Hey Rory." Luke said.
"I'm Rory's twin sister Sophie. Long story." She said taking a seat at the counter.
"Whatever you say Sophie. So what'll it be?"
"Uh I'll take a coke."
"Rory Gilmore THE Rory Gilmore doesn't want coffee?"
"Sophie Gilmore."
"Right...Right...SOPHIE. Coming right up." Luke took some burgers to the other customers leaving Sophie
alone with Jess.
"So what's with the change of heart."
"Excuse me?"
"Sophie? Coke? Something's up."
"That's because I'm Sophie."
"Huh. Still sticking to that Sophie theory?"
"Would Rory do this?" Sophie grabbed Jess' collar and pulled him to her. Then she captured his lips in hers.
Dean stormed angrily into Luke's.
"What do you think your doing?" Dean shouted pulling Sophie off of Jess.
"Hey!" She yelled.
"Rory what are you doing?"
"For your information my name is Sophie!"
"Whatever." Dean mumbled.
"Oh God! Your Rory's boyfriend! Uh..." Sophie took out her driver's license and gave it to him. "My name is
Sophie! See!" The license said Sophie Gilmore. He mother let her keep her last name. "Stay right here I'm
going to go get Rory!" Sophie ran out of the diner and got Lorelai and Rory to come down.
"Rory!" She said panting. "I kissed Jess and your boyfriend saw us and now he's threatening to break up with
you! I'm so sorry! You have to come to the diner now!"
"Mom we have to get to the diner NOW!" Rory screamed. She grabbed Sophie's arm and started running for
the diner.
"Why would you kiss Jess?"
"Why wouldn't I?" She tried to laugh but she was out of breath. When they got there they could hear Dean
and Jess arguing from outside. Rory glared at Sophie.
"Sorry!" They burst through the door and everyone in the diner became silent. Jaws dropped to the floor.
"Yeah, Yeah big deal!" Sophie said. "I'm Rory's twin Sophie!" She said to Dean.
"I am so sorry!" Dean managed to get out. "Rory never told me she had a twin."
"Yeah well she didn't know!" Sophie said. "How about refills for everyone my treat!" Everyone in the diner
cheered.