New Story. Can't think what to write for the other ones. Hope you like it!




****Before Tristan left for military school Rory and him became friends. They haven't seen each other since, but are on good terms.






"Fancy seeing you here, Mary".



Rory Gilmore suddenly snapped around as Tristan ran to meet up with her just as she was walking into Luke's Diner.


Tristan? she questioned. "You look.... uh.... different," she stated and stifled a laugh.


"Yeah, have a giggle fest over it, Mar, they do give crew cuts in military school." "Makes no difference though, you have to admit, I'm still devishly handsome."


"You got devil right," she muttered


"What?"

"Nothing" she replied grinning.

"So how was hell anyway?" she said jokingly, "You weren't there long, but I guess long enough for them to have destroyed your preppy hair."

"Hey, I resent that, 'Hell' he said mockingly, wasn't that bad, but more talk about that later." "I have good news, he grinned, I'll be coming back to Chilton for the last quarter."


"That's great"


"Missed me, did you Mary?" "Well, I don't have a girlfriend....yet....."he replied and edged nearer to her.


She gave his chest a nudge and he stepped back, a grin forming on his well sculpted face.

"Uh, Uh, Uh, I'm taken. she announce proudly. She girlishly held up her hand to him revealing an emarald ring.

"It's a promise ring, she explained, I'm sort of engaged to be engaged."

"So, bag boy stole and kept your heart, it's like a fairytale"


Rory looked down at her hands sadly thinking about Dean, but then forced her chin up and smiled.

"Not bag boy?" he guessed surprised.

"Nope" she said simply.

"Then who?"

"Nosy, Nosy, have you turned into a busy body, Dugrey?"

"Aww .....come on,,........ tell me------

But he was stopped in midsentence as a certain dark- haired teen emerged from the diner and passionately kissed Rory.

"So this him?" Tristan said sarcastically as the couple pulled apart.

"Tristan, this is Jess, Jess, this is Tristan, aka satan's spawn."

Jess nodded to acknowledge him and realization kicked in as a grin spread across his features. "Oh... the guy who made Chilton a living hell for you."

"I'm well known, how exciting" Tristan replied friendly.

"Shouldn't I kick his ass or something...?" Jess joked leaning in towards Rory.

Rory brought a finger to her chin as if she was pretending to consider the go-ahead. "Well, she finally spoke, maybe later, I'm really hungry, and I haven't had my cup o' caffeine yet." "Tristan threw me off schedule." she joked

They all laughed and walked inside.

As they entered Luke's, arguing echoed throughout the room , from none other than Loreali Gilmore and Luke Danes.

"Were Out"

"Out?, that is not possible. Luke cannot be OUT of coffee . That is like Rory wihout Jess attached. It's impossible. Never happens".

"Mph.. speak of Romeo and Juliet." Luke grunted.

They glanced at each other and sat down cuddling into one other.

"Gross. Loreali proclaimed. "You're gunna crush my poor baby girl."

"Nuh uh" Rory said ....and Luke, we are better than that old Shakespeare story... we are still alive for one and we have a better vocabulary."

Jess grinned.

"OOoooo we have company, Loreali realized, then her eyes widend and she shouted, "Satan!" "Is that really you, I almost didn't recognize you with that peach fuzz you try to name hair."

"Hello Loreali, he said rolling his eyes, "I do not name my hair, thankyou."

"Why ever not, we named Luke's tool box, didn't we sweets?" Loreali wined.

"That's right, how is our chummy lead friend?"

"Bert is just fine." Jess joked

"I'm scared" Tristan announced as he looked back and forth between mother and daughter.

"You should be kid." "It only gets worse from here." Luke gruffed but secretly was taking pride that he is a part of their crazy world.

"Luke.......Loreali wined breking him from his trance, Coffee.....now"

"I told you, there's NONE left" he stated firmly.

"Lukie, she cooed, come on Lukie, Pretty please...."

"No, and don't call me that." he gruffed.

"Jess, Rory said, is there really no coffee?" she said sweetly and pouted.

Jess kissed her bottom, pouted lip and went back behind the counter.

"Yucky.." Loreali said child-like.

"I think I like him." Rory said jokingly.

"Hey, maybe you're right, Loreali announced, he has coffee!"

"Traitor." Luke mumbled

"Romeo is sucking up to Juliet's mother, Loreali sang, Wise choice."

Jess rolled his eyes and poured three cups of coffee. He slid one over to Tristan and he accepted. He placed another in front of Loreali and her mouth became plastered to the mug of black goodness.

Rory gleamed her eyes up at him expectantly.

Jess grinned and brought the steaming cup to his lips to take a big gulp.

Rory stood up and they began to playfully wrestle for the mug.

"You know I get cranky without my obsession fufilled" she wined.

"I'm not your obsession?" he pretended to be hurt.

"Hey you give me the coffee, she stated sternly but with a smile, and you move to number one."

He handed her the cup.

"Thankyou, darlin", she said in a southern voice.

"Hey sweets, I gotta get back to Sookie and Michel they're having a huge fight about watermelons...watermelons of all things, Anyway, cya later babe."

"Goodbye mother dearest, you presence will surely be missed." Rory answered

A low gruff could be heard from behind the counter.

"I love you too Lukie!" Loreali joked as she left.


So what do you want to do today, Ror?" Jess asked.

"Movie?"

"Sure. Movie"

"Tris, you wanna come?"

"Nah, I'd be the third wheel, it's okay" he said shrugging it off.

"Aww come on, Rory pushed, I'll bring my very best friend for you."

"She hot?" he asked raising an eyebrow.

Rory rolled her eyes.

"Alright, Mary, I'll come."

"Okie dokie" she said gleefully. She lifted herself off of Jess's lap and went up to his room to call.

She could hear Jess and Tristan talking and joking as she trudged upstairs. 'Tristan and Jess.....friends??' 'What a thought.' she smirked at the way things turned out.

Ring!! Ring!!

"Yes, mama, I'll be there in a minute." "Hello?"

"Guess what?" Rory said abruptly

"What Ror?" she said playing along.

"I got you a date." she cooed.

"Who?" she demanded

"Tristan DuGrey" she said uncertaintly

"You're kidding..... Satan?!"

"He's my friend now, I told you that" she wined.

"I know but.. he really wants to go out with me?, wait.. does he even know me?"

" Well, ..... it's a double date....nothing major....we just thought the four of us could see a movie."

"Uhh......"

"Please, Lane, Please, I'll be your bestest friend."

"You already are."

"Aww....come on----"

"Alright, Alright" she agreed defeated.

"We'll meet you at your house at noon?"

"Sure" she groaned.

"Thankyou....."

"Yeah, Yeah "

"See ya later."

"Bye"

"She'll come!" Rory yelled down the stairs excitedly.


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