Author's Notes: Well after reading a couple of fanfics, and on a whim of inspiration here goes my first fanfic! I hope you all enjoy it and please feed my fire by reviewing! Thank You!
Following his graduation from the Military Academy of North Carolina Tristan DuGray hopped on a plane and headed home. The tall, muscularly built blonde was back.
It had been two years since he had been in Hartford, yet everything seemed to be unchanged by time. The halls at Chilton where still filled with loud students, and his heart was still filled with resentment and longing for "Mary".
He had made his way down to the auditorium where he watched from a distance as his old classmates went up one by one to the podium and received their diplomas. No one had stood out to him more than the object of his affection. Rory Gilmore. There she stood with her black cap and gown, and even though everyone was dressed in the same attire, she made it look extraordinary.
After Rory delivered her valedictorian speech, Tristan decided to leave before anyone could recognize him and badger him with a million questions of the last two years away from home.
He couldn't face them and most of all her. He wouldn't do it until the Annual Auction Fundraiser later that evening.
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