Disclaimer: I don't own anything especially Gilmore Girls

Author's Note: This is my first fanfic ever!!!!! Anywayz I'm not really sure when this takes place, probably after Dean and Rory break-up the first time but they never got back together, and before Tristan goes to Military school.

Just Friends?

Prologue

"Are you sure?" he asked

"Yeah" she replied, she knew what she was getting herself into but couldn't help it.

Tristan was surprised, he didn't expect this from her but went on. They moved closer together, grunts, groans, and moans coming from both of them.

"Come On!" he said in a somewhat whine.

"I almost . . ." Rory began

"Ah shit!"

"Ha! I won. I knew I could beat you!"

"Yeah, yeah, yeah, you weren't thinking that 20 seconds ago"

"How would you know anyway, you're just pissed I beat you at THUMB WRESTLING !! "

He knew she was right, as usual. And as usual he couldn't help but notice how beautiful she looked gloating. Her smile made losing well worth it.

All Rory could do was laugh, she couldn't believe that she had won. It was hilarious. In the midst of her gloating, she couldn't help but notice the look on Tristan's face, it was one that she'd seen before and she knew it well. It was the same look he'd always have when she caught him looking at her in class. She didn't mind it too much but she always wondered what he was thinking.

Tristan saw her looking at him and figured this was the perfect time to ask her out, he knew that she and Dean had broken-up awhile ago so he figured this was a perfect time. He knew it couldn't be a real date so he thought he'd ask her after everybody left the table.

Rory was still snickering when everyone left but stopped when she noticed him calling her.

"Hey, uh Rory?" he'd stopped calling her Mary awhile ago and only did when he knew she knew he was just kidding.

"Yeah?" she said with a huge smile still on her face.

"Why don't you let me take you out?, Tristan said with all of his confidence intact, "I mean since you won and everything."

"Like a date?" Rory said cautiously

"Um.no, of course not" he flashed a half grin to show his innocence, he should have expected it but it caught him off guard anyway. "Just as friends, like a pizza or something like that, nothing too special."

"Um, I don't know. . ."

"No pressure" he said flashing another smile hoping it would help.

Rory racked her brain for an excuse but she came up short.

"Where?" she asked hoping it would give her an excuse.

To Tristan this was a glimmer of hope.

"You pick"

Still resistant she tried to think of a place. She didn't want to meet in town because knowing Ms. Patty and Babette the whole town will think that they were married by noon the next day.

"I don't know" she said

"How about your place?" He said not fully knowing what he had just said and tried to take it back but quickly stopped himself knowing he'd regret that even more.

Rory was reluctant to answer but her mother was at a seminar in Hartford for the weekend and wouldn't mind. Plus, there wouldn't be anyone there to bug her after he left.

"Sure." She replied and almost burst out laughing at the expression on his face. It was almost as if he thought she said "no" but then realized that she had said "yes", leaving a goofy expression on his face.

"Well then I guess I'll see you later, around.7 ?"

"Yeah" he said still trying to comprehend what was happening.

"Oh, do you know they way to my."

"Yeah" he interrupted finally 'there'.

"I'll get the movies, you get pizza, okay? I'm off to the library. Bye." Then she rushed out of the cafeteria to the library'