TITLE: DARING - By Raven Dark

SUMMARY: Challenge Entry - Rory and Tristan play a game of cat and mouse, but who will win? Kept it as close to canon as I could to make it believable. Hope you like it.

DISCLAIMERS: Nope, not mine... I'm not even gonna try to fool you.

CHALLENGE:

Things to Include

1. Plot line based on the French film Love Me If You Dare. General gist:

Two kids, a girl and a guy start playing this game of daring each other and over the course of time the dares become meaner and meaner as the two try to hurt each other because of what they feel for each other. Eventually after a dare goes terribly wrong, one dares the other for space…

2. Rory's dares have to get increasingly meaner, as does she, and eventually Tristan is the one to make the dare that they don't see each other for five years.

3. Tristan is a bit of a bastard, but it's his nature and not something he puts on.

4. Rory makes the first move Tristan, and is the first to fall for him (you know, basically Rory chasing Tristan).

Things Not to Include

1. Tristan being in love with Rory from the start.

2. Lorelei and Rory being best friends.

3. Just one kiss. They're teenagers not nuns or monks.

4. Any quick fixes in Rory and Tristan's relationship

Daring

**Part 1**

"Excuse me!" Rory stomped her foot in frustration, "I need my book back."

"Say please…" The blonde held the paperback away from the fiery brunette.

Rory exhaled loudly, "Please…"

"Oh that was way too easy," the blonde smiled a taunting leer, "how about a kiss for the book? Name's Tristan by the way…"

"Tristan?" Rory walked up to him with pouty frown. Her wide eyes sparkled with innocence, her hair cascaded down her shoulders making Tristan think of a milk-chocolate waterfall. Her lips were parted and had the sheen of bubblegum lipgloss. Tristan had to admit that he was impressed; she had met his gaze and walked right up to him without blushing or looking away. Was it possible that she really couldn't read the look in his eyes? Was she that innocent? Tristan leaned down a little to see how far this little girl was willing to play the game but instead was surprised by a double-fist to the gut which sent him back coughing for air dropping the book in the process.

"Jerk." Rory huffed out as she picked up her book and walked away, "I dare you to try that again!"

Tristan, floor-bound, could only chuckle in appreciation of the fine looking ass stomping away from him. She had a bit of a Paris thing going for her, "I'll see you around, Mary!"

**End of Part 1**

A/N - Just a quick setup. More coming up!