Secrets That Kill: A Gilmore Girl Fanfiction
Disclaimer: sadly I do not own anything Gilmore Girl related, not even Tristan or Jess (tears)
Summary: what happens when deals are made w/ the wrong people? Will a life be lost? Rory, Tristan, Paris, Logan, and the rest of the crew will find themselves face to face w/ secrets that can kill… AU! Could be a Trory… who knows… hehe!
Some Background on the story: Rory is in her sr. yr. Chilton. Tristan stayed after he convinced his grandfather to let him live there, and he becomes best friends w/ Rory. Lane knows all of her friends Chilton. Logan, Finn, and Colin are all new transfer Chiltonians. Lorelai was engaged to Luke but w/o warning she married Christopher Hayden and moved to Hartford, leaving the Inn to Sookie. Why did Lorelai marry Chris? What will happen to Rory and her friends? Well read and find out!
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CHAPTER 1: Friends, Strangers, and Lies
The school day was coming to an end, but Rory seemed to be the only one still studying during Study Hall. A book in one hand and a highlighter in the other, Rory was skimming the previously read pages to review for a test that would not occur for another week. She appeared unconcerned with the commotion around her at the table she sat at. Paris was debating with Logan over some pointless political topic, and Tristan was mocking Finn over his anonymous girlfriend. "Come on Finn, just tell me! It's not like you to commit to one girl, why all of a sudden?" Tristan said, starring Finn down as he squirmed uncomfortably.
"First of all she is special, and I feel that she is all I need. I do not desire to ruin that by bringing the outside world into our relationship too soon. Bloody Hell! Gossip ruins everything!" The Australian leaned back in his chair, avoiding Tristan's prying eyes. Tristan let out a sigh and shook his head.
"Whatever man!" He decided he'd press the issue another time and turned his attention to the crystal-blue eyed beauty sitting silently in front of him. "Do you ever stop studying, Mary?" He asked as he impatiently snatched the book from her hand. Rory's eyes narrowed, without her book she knew she had no way to ignore him.
"It's Rory," she acknowledged. He smirked at that but still refused her the book, which he dangled in front of her, "I like to do well in school Tristan, and you should try it sometime! It's actually quite beneficial in the long run. Now give me my book back…" he looked at her and wiggled his eyebrows, "please." She said in a threatening tone. Everyone at the table stopped and listened to yet another Tristan-Rory Quotable in the making.
"Mary, Mary, Mary… you need to lighten up and live a little!" He said, waving the book in front of her.
"We are in school Tristan, we can't exactly make life-changing decisions during school, so until the bell-" it rang, interrupting Rory and making Tristan smile.
"Well Mary, I guess it's time to make one of those life-changing decisions." He tossed the book into her bag and eyed Logan and Finn. Finally catching on, the two boys nodded and looked at Rory their eyes dancing.
Logan was the first to speak, "Yeah, party, my place. You in Rory?" Rory rolled her eyes and shook her head in disbelief.
"School night boys! You know the answer to that!" She said in a monotone frustration.
"Sooo…" Logan started, rubbing his chin in deep thought. "Does that mean we have to kidnap you?" He smiled and got a laugh out of Tristan with it, and then Finn spoke.
"Yea, come on love… it's time to end this school week one day early." Rory was completely astonished by their persistency but smiled nonetheless.
"Sorry for the rude awakening Finn, but Mr. Potter does not plan his tests around our schedule!" She snapped, and Finn just grabbed her upper arm like he never even heard her.
"Alright love, let's get goin' then!"
"Finn!" She pulled away from him smiling, "Tomorrow we will party, okay?" She looked to Logan to Tristan and then back to Finn with a fierce determination. All three of them nodded in defeat. Tristan was the first to answer.
"Fine Mary, no partying on school nights. Your innocence controls you!" Rory rolled her eyes but laughed at his words, "Do you want to go home now?" He asked her and Rory nodded. Tristan and Rory were best friends even though their relationship had started off rocky. After Tristan was given permission to stay at his grandfather's instead of the Military School, the two had become extremely close. They had started off in bitterness but after hardships in one of Rory's relationships, Tristan's support turned their hate-love relationship into a brother-sister-like one.
Rory took his arm and walked to his car without saying a word. Both of them did not find themselves burdened to talk all the time and they drove off to Rory's house in comfortable silence.
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A low, scared voice came onto the line after the third ring of the telephone, "Christopher Hayden speaking."
"Chris? It's Eugene Dugrey." Eugene's voice was stern and he had no time to spare, which he made apparent in his voice. "We've got a problem."
"What do you mean?" Chris was officially nervous by the apprehensive phone call.
"They're asking for border-crossing and cargo transportation for the shipment on Saturday!"
"Shit, that's in two days! We don't have that kind of time to prepare!"
"Stop it! We need to focus. Between you, Gellar, Mitchum, and me, we'll figure this out." He tried to sound confident but he failed miserably.
"No way! How do you plan to without being arrested? If they are going to cross with the merchandise like that we need more time to plan it out!" he let out a breath, "When they're arrested there goes both our money and our title in the pits of hell!"
"Chris, calm yourself! I'll call Mitchum and we'll plan an emergency meeting for tomorrow!" and with that both men hung up their phones with edgy hands. Chris Hayden was scared but he knew he had to hide his emotions or the girls would get suspicious.
His thoughts were interrupted when he heard a car door slam shut in the driveway outside. He looked out the window to see his daughter get out of a red, Mustang convertible with his accomplice's son, Tristan. If something went wrong… he thought… my life would not be the only one ruined. He stared at the two teenagers with worry in his eyes.
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Tristan and Rory entered her home but stopped at the door. "Tristan?" Rory said questioningly.
"Yea?" Rory opened her mouth to respond but suddenly forgot what she ha wanted to say.
"Never mind. Sorry, amnesia!"
"Coffee can do that to you." He said with a smile and Rory punched him playfully.
"Sooo, Rory, I'm gonna get going… I have to stop by Finn's on the way home. I'll see you later!" She nodded and gave him a quick hug, and walked him back to his car. She sighed as she waved goodbye to him while he sped out of her driveway.
Something had been bugging Rory all day, like a tingly-uncomfortable feeling in the pit of her stomach. She had no idea hot to stop the feeling, it was like a warning that she could not decipher. Frustrated, Rory pushed the worry aside again as she had done all day during school.
"Rory?" She turned on her heel and smiled a smile from ear to ear when she saw her mother standing on the bottom step of the spiral staircase. "Hey hunny! Good day?"
"Same old, same old mom. Silent morning drive with Bible Boy, frequent locker visits from Paris and the girls, a pop quiz in Hartwell's class, Finn making a commitment to a girl – actually, I want to talk to you about that!" Lorelai's eyes widened with excitement.
"Yay! Gossip! I love it!" Lorelai and Rory walked into the kitchen as Rory shared the news.
"Finn has a girlfriend!" She hadn't let Finn see her shock and interest at school because she knew he felt uncomfortable about it, but in the confined walls of the Hayden mansion, Rory felt the security to share anything.
"Girlfriend!" her mother gasped in disbelief.
"Yup, and get this… he said he doesn't want to risk ruining the relationship by publicizing it too soon!" Rory knew it wasn't in Finn's nature but somehow she believed him.
"Wow, the boy found himself a keeper! I am stunned, in a good way of course, but stunned nonetheless."
Lorelai turned to the fridge and offered Rory some cheesecake left over from the previous night where the family had celebrated the one-year anniversary of Lorelai and Chris' wedding.
"Mom?" Lorelai looked up at Rory to see her staring at her cheesecake.
"What is it hunny?"
"Did you… I mean do you," she made eye contact with her mom before she continued, "do you miss Stars Hallow… don't you miss Luke?" She had wanted to ask her mother this for some time. She was still oblivious to why her mother had suddenly broken up with Luke and then married Chris last year.
"Ummm…" Lorelai let out a nervous laugh and looked back down to her cake and shoved another bite into her mouth. She used the chewing time to her advantage and thought about Rory's sudden question. She swallowed and looked away from Rory, breaking their intense gaze. "Very much so-"
Rory interrupted her mother quickly and said, "then why-" but her mother silenced her with a raise of her right hand.
"Not now, Rory!" Rory dropped it when her father walked into the kitchen. Putting on a fake smile, she glanced up at him and started to laugh, "that was a good one mom!" she added, trying to change the subject and avoid an awkward moment. Chris felt the tension and smirked.
"What were you talking about?" He said almost snake-like.
"Nothing, just joking around about my school day." Rory looked innocent but Chris knew better and decided to pry with other methods.
"Really…mmmhmm? Well, Lorelai, how's the inn doing?" Lorelai's eyes narrowed.
"Oh, just dandy! Sookie is just great running the inn all ALONE!" She said with pure sarcasm. Chris walked away and grabbed a glass from the cupboard, continuing the conversation. Rory knew it would be hopeless to try and avoid another fight so she decided to retreat upstairs when her mother gave her a go-away-I'm-going-to-commit-murder look.
Chris had banned Lorelai from working at the inn a few months ago because he felt threatened of Luke's continuous presence with Lorelai while she was working. Lorelai missed Star's Hallow and her work so much that she was disheartened greatly by finding she had very little opportunity to sneak out with Chris keeping such a close eye on her.
Rory could hear their voices starting to rise and she quickly ran into her room, closing the door behind her. Why did she marry him… she asked herself. Her mother was not happy and she didn't know how to fix it. She was starting to drift into her own world when her cell phone snapped her back to reality. Rushing to find it she saw the caller ID and smiled, "Lane!" she answered the phone.
"Hey stranger! How's the high society life going?"
"Ugh! I wish we never moved here!" Rory fell back into her bed as she thought of Stars Hallow some more.
"Is Chilton treating you well?"
"Yes! Oh, I have new for you!"
"Oh really, and what's that?"
"It has something to do with your favorite Chiltonian boy!"
"wait-"
"Finn has a girlfriend!" Rory knew lane had always crushed on her Australian friend, the two got along very well when Lane visited Rory in Hartford, but their relationship never flourished because of his incapability to commit.
"Cool." Lane said it with such composure that Rory knew Lane was hiding something.
"What aren't you telling me?"
"Huh?" Lane said as if she had no clue, but Rory could hear the sudden shyness and she recognized that tone of voice. Finally understanding it, Rory smiled.
"You're his girlfriend! Oh my goodness, how could you not tell me?"
"Shh… you're yelling! Finn wanted to work on this commitment idea so he decided that if he didn't broadcast the relationship then he would improve."
"I totally understand! Anyways, congrats! It's so cute!"
"Don't-" Lane began but Rory quickly cut her off, knowing what Lane was going to say.
"I will not tell anyone! I promise, scout's honor!"
"Okay, well my mom is calling for me; she must have found that new mini-skirt I bought with you last week! Talk to you tomorrow!"
"Alrighty then, bye lane!"
"Bye!" and with that their phone call ended, but what they didn't know was it could have been the last time they ever spoke again…
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Okay… so it's truly my first fanfic, but what do you think? Give me ideas! I need to improve in all aspects and appreciate the help with the compliments too… haha. Anyways next up: emergency at school! Secrets revealed! Luke comes back into the picture when secrets that kill cause havoc at Chilton High School.
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