ONE LINE AUTHOR: ALEX P RATING: PG SPOILERS: SEASON 1

SUMMARY: Alternative season 1 ending, Dean never came and Rory, Tristan. Lane and Henry all go to PJ Harvey. This is my first fan fiction and is in the form of a transcript as I found that an easy way to write, the beginning is directly from the episode.

CUT TO OUTSIDE CHILTON

(Tristan is waiting against the wall for Rory. As she walks past, he walks next to her.)

TRISTAN: So I'm a little tired of this game.

R: What game?

TRISTAN: Are we meeting there or what?

R: What are you talking about?

TRISTAN: The concert's tonight.

R: Well I hope you and the empty seat next to you have a lot of fun.

TRISTAN: I'm started to get a little irritated here.

R: So am I.

TRISTAN: What are you mad about?

R: You've been telling everyone that I'm going to this thing with you.

TRISTAN: Just a couple.

R: You told Paris. Paris and I had just started getting along and now she hates me again.

TRISTAN: Well, the damage is done. You might as well go to PJ Harvey with me.

R: Never. I am never going anywhere with you ever.

TRISTAN: You know, these tickets cost me a fortune.

R: They cost your daddy a fortune.

TRISTAN: I don't even know anybody else who's even into this stupid guy.

R: PJ Harvey's a woman.

(Tristan grabs Rory's books)

R: What are you doing?

TRISTAN: You'll get them back when you agree to go with me.

R: You're pathetic Tristan. Keep the books. I'm leaving.

TRISTAN: Rory wait.

(Rory turns around) TRISTAN: Look I'm sorry, I know I'm pathetic.

R: Well at least you're not delusional about it, so there is some hope for you yet.

TRISTAN: I'll talk to Paris.

R: That would be a start.

TRISTAN: I get it ok, you don't like me, but I thought we were going to try to be friends.

R: Friends don't force each other to do things, they ask, and friends don't steal each others books?

(Tristan hands Rory her books)

TRISTAN: No one said anything about stealing. I just borrowed them as a bargaining tool.

(Tristan hands Rory the tickets)

TRISTAN: Look, you keep them, I can't return them and I don't even know who "he" is.

R: I can't.

(Tristan interrupts her)

TRISTAN: Just think of it as an apology, for all the things I've done this year. I promise it's not a trick, take Lane; take whoever just enjoy the show.

(Tristan turns and leaves)

CUT TO GILMORE HOUSE

L: Rory, honey where are you?

(Lorelai runs around the hours frantically)

R: In here

(Lorelai run's into Rory' room and sits on the bed next to where Rory is reading)

L: Oh my, you, Max, flowers?

R: Slow done, complete sentences, we talked about this.

L: Max just proposed!

R: What, Where, How, Why?

L: You're leaving out when.

R: When?

L: Today, at the inn, a thousand daises and because he loves me.

R: What did you say?

L: I haven't answered him yet and I don't know what I'll say when I do.

R: Oh Boy, this is big, Spice Girls big

L: Just call me Geri!

R: Hey Geri, want to get some food?

CUT TO LUKE'S

(Rory and Lorelai are at there usual table)

R: Oh I forgot to tell you, guess who landed two tickets to PJ Harvey?

L: What happened, crazy contest on KBBL, guess the number of chickens in the box?

R: No Tristan gave them to me.

L: Tristan, Tristan, the kissed the boy and made you cry Tristan.

R: How many Tristan's do you think I know?

L: Well if you include soap opera stars, 5.

R: The Tristan who goes to Chilton and is a real person asked me to go with him, and then we had a fight because I wouldn't go, and then it ended and he apologised and gave me them as a piece offering.

L: So there are no sugar daddy implications

R: The tickets are string free and gross.

L: So did you ask Lane, you know she'll cast a hex on you if you don't.

R: Yep it's all set, Mrs Kim is away and some how her grandma has the idea that PJ Harvey is a classical violinist.

L: My lips are sealed Baby.

CUT TO RORY'S BEDROOM

(A PJ Harvey CD is playing in the background)

R: Do you want to borrow my turquoise, dangly earrings.

LANE: Thanks, you don't think they're too girly. I want to look hip but grungy. Chic but cool. Think Nico meets Gwen Stefani meets Blondie, in the eighties that is, not the whole Maria I'm over the hill look they emerged a few years ago.

R: PJ would approve

LANE: You do know this is my first real concert, not just me jumping around in my cupboard, listening to the live version of Lou Reed in Amsterdam.

R: I'm well aware I am personally responsible for fulfilling your life long fantasy, well me and Tristan that is.

LANE: So am I still supposed to hate this Tristan or have we mellowed on the whole he is the devil thing.

R: Well I wouldn't put away the dartboard yet but he may not be Lucifer himself.

LANE: More like Ozzy Osbourne pre reality show.

R: Hide your bats.

(Lorelai enters the room)

LANE: I'm off, take the phone, here's some cash and don't forget my T- shirt.

R: Where are you going with your betrothed?

LANE: Bowling, the least romantic place I could think of, it's senior's night.

CUT TO CONCERT VENUE

(Rory and Lane are looking for there seats)

LANE: Wow, third row centre, are you sure Tristan's no good because for these kind of connections I may be forced to pull an Anna-Nicole Smith.

R: You can practically see Rob Ellis's nose hairs.

LANE: My life is now complete, the rest is just gravy.

R: It looks sold out.

LANE: Except for those two seats in front of us, what kind mental deficient would buy PJ Harvey tickets and not come.

R: It takes all kinds, how do you think Creed got so popular.

Not to mention Linkin Park's rise to fame (a voice speculated)

(Rory and Lane look up)

R: Tristan!

LANE: Henry!

R: What are you doing here?

TRISTAN: Didn't I mention I had four tickets.

R: No you conveniently left that part out.

TRISTAN: My mistake, where has my mind been lately.

HENRY: In the gutter probably, Hi Rory, Lane I had no idea you guys were coming, Tristan just called me out of the blue and asked if I'd like to come with him to see PJ Harvey and who's going to refuse.

LANE: Not me that's for sure, I can't believe you're here this is like kismet or something.

R: Tristan can I talk to you for a second!

(Rory grabs Tristan's arm and begins dragging him towards the exit)

TRISTAN: Hey the concerts starting, you're interrupting my viewing pleasure.

CUT TO OUTSIDE CONCERT

(Rory pushes Tristan in the chest)

R: Why do this, after all your talk about friendship and not playing anymore tricks.

TRISTAN: What can I say, I lied.

R: And bringing Henry, you did that on purpose, you knew I'd bring Lane and somehow you found out about her and Henry and thought it was the perfect way to make it seem like a date.

TRISTAN: I'm not denying it; I wasn't ready to give up on you.

R: Why, you could have anyone, you do have everybody, why me, why ruin my life.

TRISTAN: Because I love you, you idiot.

R: Oh, I mean I got the idea you kinda liked me but... why does everybody keep saying that, we are 16 year olds what is this obsession with love, what's wrong with like or am attracted to or.

(Tristan interrupts her)

TRISTAN: Maybe it's just something about you, you're beautiful and more intelligent then I'll ever be, look I know you don't feel the same and I don't expect you to but I can't change the way I feel.

R: I...

TRISTAN: And I know your not over Dean, I got that with the crying and all but I think you did feel something when we kissed, it may have been small but I know it was there.

R: But.

TRISTAN: Tell Henry I had to go, I'm sure you guys can give him a lift home.

R: Yea...I...

TRISTAN: Bye Mary.

CUT TO INSIDE CONCERT

LANE: What happened, are you ok, where's Tristan.

R: He went home.

LANE: What?

R: I don't want to talk about it.

(On stage PJ Harvey is singing)

Do you remember the first kiss? Stars shooting across the sky To come as such a place as this You never left my mind.

FADE OUT

END OF PART ONE