PRELUDE:
Loving him is all I could imagine right now. I know that I used to hate him. I know that we used to be enemies. But now I can't imagine being without him. I love Tristan DuGrey.
END PRELUDE.
AUTHORS NOTE: Key things to know about my writing in this peice. When a new person speaks i will put a mark. example: (Tristan). This isnt like anything i've written so far, and it's going to be a long term project, so check back. It might be a while in between chapters, because I plan on focusing and drafting it so it's the best it could be.
ON to the story:
The city was beautiful at night. This was her first time in New York. She never actually left Connecticut. She sighed and wrapped her sweater closer to her body and breathed in the cool air. She didnt exactly know why she was here, or how she got there. It all happened all too quick. One minute she was in Stars Hallow, and the next, New York City. But it felt right.
Footsteps behind her woke her up from her trance. She slowly turned, facing the hotel room from the balcony she stood on. There he was. Clad in tan khaki pants and an over-sized sweatshirt. His hair more muffled than usual, his eyes hardly open from the sleep he just emerged from. He stood, hands in his pocket, just looking at her.
She gazed back at him, awaiting his next move. He slowly walked to her, one step at a time. He stopped about two feet in front and looked down at her intense blue eyes. He could get lost in those ocean blue ovals.
Rory How'd you sleep?
She asked in a soft, husky voice.
Tristan He nodded."Very well." He leaned against the doorframe that was conveiniently to his right and continued to look at her. "Why'd you come with me?"He asked, finally.
She sighed and sat down on the bench next to the rail and looked down at her feet before meeting his eyes again.
Rory "Did you not want me to come?" She asked reversing the question he asked.
He groaned. Why was she doing this to him. She knew what he meant.
Tristan "Rory, you know what I mean. Why'd you come with me?" He asked again.
Rory "Because I love you and I wanna make sure you're alright." she surrendered and looked back down at the floor of the nice balcony. "Are you alright?"
Her eyes were on his again. Blue on blue. He sighed.
Tristan "As well as expected. But being here, with you, helps a lot." She smiled at him. "How is it that even after a big fight between us, you can be so loving?" He asked sitting down next to her.
She thought for a moment.
Rory "Because I love you and I'm going to be there when you need me. And you need me now. I want you to be okay. I want us to be okay...." She trailed off. Thehy had gotten in an arguement only a few days before. It really didn't have a reason. They just disagreed and brought old topics up and an argument rendered. He nodded and sat silently next to her. "Come on. Let's go inside. It's getting cold." She said getting up and walking into the open doors and into their hotel room. He followed, running his hand through his hair.
Tristan "Wanna order something to eat? I dont feel like going out for anything." He sat at the table and flipped through the things that the hotel offered.
Rory "Sure. I dont feel like going out either. Besides, it's kinda late." She also looked through a booklet. "Wow, they have everything in here."
Tristan chuckled. "Of course they do. Rory, this is a five star hotel."
She flushed slightly. "Forgot, DuGrey's don't settle for anything less."
Tristan "Find anything you want?" he asked.
Rory "Three cups of coffee, and this lasagne thingie." She said pointing to a picture. He nodded and jotted it down on a pad near by. He also jotted down his order of hot chocolate and some kind of French Duck. He phoned the order in and looked over to her, sitting across from him.
Tristan "Thanks for coming."
She smiled. "Anytime." He got up and gave her a quick kiss on the lips before going into the bathroom.
Tristan"I'm going to take a quick shower." he grabbed a towel, his joe- boxers and closed the door behind him, leaving a crack open for her imagination to soar. 'I am so damn lucky to have her.' He whispered to himself when he was alone behind the closed door of the shower.
She got up from her seat and collapsed onto the king sized bed in the middle of the room and sighed. "He's so damn hot!" She muffled her scream with the pillow and sighed. "But he's having such a hard time in his life right now. Think about him." She scolded herself.
Tristan's mother left him and his father. She was the parent that cared for him, unlike Mr. DuGrey. Tristan could tell his mother anything. But she couldn't take it anymore and moved to Chicago. Away from her old life and Mr. DuGrey. Tristan broke down back in Hartford. He showed up at Rory's house at 2 A.M. begging for her to go to New York with him. If only for a few days to get away. Lorelei saw the hurt and need in Tristan's eyes. She said that she could go for one week, but then they'd have to return to Connecticut.
She looked towards the bathroom door where steam from his hot shower escaped through the crack he left open. Why did he have to leave it open? Temptation his her but she scolded herself. Just when it was going to get the best of her again, room service knocked. She got up and opened the door. The doorman pushed in a cart full of their foods and she gave him some money for his services before closing the door and gazing at the food set out infront of her. Her head snapped up when she heard the bathroom door squeek open and tristan stepped out wearing his joe-boxers.
She gasped at the sight and he looked over at her, grinning. She blushed and looked away, back to the food. "So food's here." He smiled and walked over to his suitcase pulling out a wife beater and sweats.
"Ugh...yeah. It just came. You're just in time." He pulled the clothes on and sat down across from her at the table where she set out their food and drinks. "this looks great." She smiled and dug into her lasagne.
"Yes, it does. And it should for the money it costs." Rory looked up at him. He only smiled and continued eating. "So it's only six. What are we doing after dinner?" he asked looking out at the city through the window before looking back at her.
"Whatever is fine. Even just staying in." She grabbed her second cup of coffee and put her empty first one back on the cart.
He chuckled. "I know we said we didnt wanna go out, but do you think we can go to this lounge. It's also a kareoke bar, but its really confertable and after you buy one cup of coffee, refills are free. We can take advant...."
He was caught off by her almost chocking on her coffee and squealing. "Lets go!" She was about to get up.
"Rory, finish eating! Its open all night."She reluctanly sat back down and finished up. They dressed in casual jeans and sweatshirts and went out.
They were walking down the sidewalk, headed towards the lounge, in silence. The silence wasn't so confortable for Rory. She needed him to say something, anything, to make the awkward silence pass. She turned her head to look at him. He was looking straight ahead walking in small strides.
Rory "Tris, are you really okay?" He stopped and looked in the eyes.
Tristan "You know I dont like being vulnerable. I dont like being the weak one. But with you I'm not so afraid to show that part of me. You know me. Sensitive, caring, cocky, conceited, you know all of me, Rory. I was suffocating back at home. My father on my case about everything, blaming me for mom leaving us. I couldnt' take it. I broke down. I knew that if I could just get away with you, I'd be okay. It wouldnt hurt as much. You have that power over me Rory, and i love you for that, along with everything else about you that I love too. You're the only one who really actually knows me. Being here, in New York with you, I'm okay. Really, Rory."
She smiled a small smile and hugged him like a little child. He kissed the top of her forehead and embraced her tightly, smelling her sweet scent of her strawberry shampoo. "I love you so much Tristan. I just want you to be okay." She tightened her hold. "I'm sorry about the fight."
He pulled away and looked her in the eyes. "Believe me, that's all forgotten." He smiled and kissed her lips with his smooth ones and held her to him. He broke away reluctantly. "Wanna go to the lounge now?" She nodded with a smile. They walked to the lounge in a comfortable silence hand in hand.
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Sitting there listening to a girl with a marvelous voice sing one of Michelle Branch's songs, "All You Wanted", and being in the arms of the guy she loved, Rory was happy. She snuggled deeper into Tristan's chest as he ran his thumb over her knuckles. Rory started singing along with the words.
I wanted to be like you,
I wanted everything
So i tried to be like you
and i got swept away,
I didnt know that it was so cold
and you needed someone
to show you the way
so i took your hand and we figured out
that when the tide comes
i'd take you away
If you want to
I can save you
I can take you away from here
so lonely inside
so busy out there
and all you wanted
was somebody who cares
Tristan kissed Rory's head as she sang the words aloud. He knew she was singing them to him. He could save her.
I'm sinking slowly
so hurry and hold me
your hand is all i have to keep me
hanging on
please can you tell me
so i can finally see
where you go when youre gone
If you want to
I can save you
i can take you away from here
so lonely inside
so busy out there
and all you wanted was somebody who cares
all you wanted was somebody who cares
if you need me you know i'll be there
oh yeah,
if you want to
i can save you
i can take you away from here
so lonely inside
so busy out there
and all you wanted was somebody who cares
Please can you tell me
so i can finally see
where you go when your gone.
The song finished and Rory smiled up at Tristan. He brought his mouth on hers in a gentle and sweet kiss. "Come one lets get to the hotel. It's pretty late, we should go to sleep." She nodded and he helped her up out of the couch.
Rory "I really like this." She said hugging his arm.
He nodded in agreement. "I liked it too." They got to the hotel without anymore conversation except about how a few people were dressed or what they saw. They got to their room and changed into their sleeping attire. Tristan was already laying in bed, dressed in his joe-boxers and wife beater, when Rory came out in her shorts and tank top. She smiled at him. He was laying on his back, arm streched over his face eyes closed and a slight frown on his face.
She walked over to the bed, shut off the light and climbed in on her side of the bed. He wrapped his arm around her waist and they fell asleep.
THE END OF CHAPTER ONE~
Loving him is all I could imagine right now. I know that I used to hate him. I know that we used to be enemies. But now I can't imagine being without him. I love Tristan DuGrey.
END PRELUDE.
AUTHORS NOTE: Key things to know about my writing in this peice. When a new person speaks i will put a mark. example: (Tristan). This isnt like anything i've written so far, and it's going to be a long term project, so check back. It might be a while in between chapters, because I plan on focusing and drafting it so it's the best it could be.
ON to the story:
The city was beautiful at night. This was her first time in New York. She never actually left Connecticut. She sighed and wrapped her sweater closer to her body and breathed in the cool air. She didnt exactly know why she was here, or how she got there. It all happened all too quick. One minute she was in Stars Hallow, and the next, New York City. But it felt right.
Footsteps behind her woke her up from her trance. She slowly turned, facing the hotel room from the balcony she stood on. There he was. Clad in tan khaki pants and an over-sized sweatshirt. His hair more muffled than usual, his eyes hardly open from the sleep he just emerged from. He stood, hands in his pocket, just looking at her.
She gazed back at him, awaiting his next move. He slowly walked to her, one step at a time. He stopped about two feet in front and looked down at her intense blue eyes. He could get lost in those ocean blue ovals.
Rory How'd you sleep?
She asked in a soft, husky voice.
Tristan He nodded."Very well." He leaned against the doorframe that was conveiniently to his right and continued to look at her. "Why'd you come with me?"He asked, finally.
She sighed and sat down on the bench next to the rail and looked down at her feet before meeting his eyes again.
Rory "Did you not want me to come?" She asked reversing the question he asked.
He groaned. Why was she doing this to him. She knew what he meant.
Tristan "Rory, you know what I mean. Why'd you come with me?" He asked again.
Rory "Because I love you and I wanna make sure you're alright." she surrendered and looked back down at the floor of the nice balcony. "Are you alright?"
Her eyes were on his again. Blue on blue. He sighed.
Tristan "As well as expected. But being here, with you, helps a lot." She smiled at him. "How is it that even after a big fight between us, you can be so loving?" He asked sitting down next to her.
She thought for a moment.
Rory "Because I love you and I'm going to be there when you need me. And you need me now. I want you to be okay. I want us to be okay...." She trailed off. Thehy had gotten in an arguement only a few days before. It really didn't have a reason. They just disagreed and brought old topics up and an argument rendered. He nodded and sat silently next to her. "Come on. Let's go inside. It's getting cold." She said getting up and walking into the open doors and into their hotel room. He followed, running his hand through his hair.
Tristan "Wanna order something to eat? I dont feel like going out for anything." He sat at the table and flipped through the things that the hotel offered.
Rory "Sure. I dont feel like going out either. Besides, it's kinda late." She also looked through a booklet. "Wow, they have everything in here."
Tristan chuckled. "Of course they do. Rory, this is a five star hotel."
She flushed slightly. "Forgot, DuGrey's don't settle for anything less."
Tristan "Find anything you want?" he asked.
Rory "Three cups of coffee, and this lasagne thingie." She said pointing to a picture. He nodded and jotted it down on a pad near by. He also jotted down his order of hot chocolate and some kind of French Duck. He phoned the order in and looked over to her, sitting across from him.
Tristan "Thanks for coming."
She smiled. "Anytime." He got up and gave her a quick kiss on the lips before going into the bathroom.
Tristan"I'm going to take a quick shower." he grabbed a towel, his joe- boxers and closed the door behind him, leaving a crack open for her imagination to soar. 'I am so damn lucky to have her.' He whispered to himself when he was alone behind the closed door of the shower.
She got up from her seat and collapsed onto the king sized bed in the middle of the room and sighed. "He's so damn hot!" She muffled her scream with the pillow and sighed. "But he's having such a hard time in his life right now. Think about him." She scolded herself.
Tristan's mother left him and his father. She was the parent that cared for him, unlike Mr. DuGrey. Tristan could tell his mother anything. But she couldn't take it anymore and moved to Chicago. Away from her old life and Mr. DuGrey. Tristan broke down back in Hartford. He showed up at Rory's house at 2 A.M. begging for her to go to New York with him. If only for a few days to get away. Lorelei saw the hurt and need in Tristan's eyes. She said that she could go for one week, but then they'd have to return to Connecticut.
She looked towards the bathroom door where steam from his hot shower escaped through the crack he left open. Why did he have to leave it open? Temptation his her but she scolded herself. Just when it was going to get the best of her again, room service knocked. She got up and opened the door. The doorman pushed in a cart full of their foods and she gave him some money for his services before closing the door and gazing at the food set out infront of her. Her head snapped up when she heard the bathroom door squeek open and tristan stepped out wearing his joe-boxers.
She gasped at the sight and he looked over at her, grinning. She blushed and looked away, back to the food. "So food's here." He smiled and walked over to his suitcase pulling out a wife beater and sweats.
"Ugh...yeah. It just came. You're just in time." He pulled the clothes on and sat down across from her at the table where she set out their food and drinks. "this looks great." She smiled and dug into her lasagne.
"Yes, it does. And it should for the money it costs." Rory looked up at him. He only smiled and continued eating. "So it's only six. What are we doing after dinner?" he asked looking out at the city through the window before looking back at her.
"Whatever is fine. Even just staying in." She grabbed her second cup of coffee and put her empty first one back on the cart.
He chuckled. "I know we said we didnt wanna go out, but do you think we can go to this lounge. It's also a kareoke bar, but its really confertable and after you buy one cup of coffee, refills are free. We can take advant...."
He was caught off by her almost chocking on her coffee and squealing. "Lets go!" She was about to get up.
"Rory, finish eating! Its open all night."She reluctanly sat back down and finished up. They dressed in casual jeans and sweatshirts and went out.
They were walking down the sidewalk, headed towards the lounge, in silence. The silence wasn't so confortable for Rory. She needed him to say something, anything, to make the awkward silence pass. She turned her head to look at him. He was looking straight ahead walking in small strides.
Rory "Tris, are you really okay?" He stopped and looked in the eyes.
Tristan "You know I dont like being vulnerable. I dont like being the weak one. But with you I'm not so afraid to show that part of me. You know me. Sensitive, caring, cocky, conceited, you know all of me, Rory. I was suffocating back at home. My father on my case about everything, blaming me for mom leaving us. I couldnt' take it. I broke down. I knew that if I could just get away with you, I'd be okay. It wouldnt hurt as much. You have that power over me Rory, and i love you for that, along with everything else about you that I love too. You're the only one who really actually knows me. Being here, in New York with you, I'm okay. Really, Rory."
She smiled a small smile and hugged him like a little child. He kissed the top of her forehead and embraced her tightly, smelling her sweet scent of her strawberry shampoo. "I love you so much Tristan. I just want you to be okay." She tightened her hold. "I'm sorry about the fight."
He pulled away and looked her in the eyes. "Believe me, that's all forgotten." He smiled and kissed her lips with his smooth ones and held her to him. He broke away reluctantly. "Wanna go to the lounge now?" She nodded with a smile. They walked to the lounge in a comfortable silence hand in hand.
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Sitting there listening to a girl with a marvelous voice sing one of Michelle Branch's songs, "All You Wanted", and being in the arms of the guy she loved, Rory was happy. She snuggled deeper into Tristan's chest as he ran his thumb over her knuckles. Rory started singing along with the words.
I wanted to be like you,
I wanted everything
So i tried to be like you
and i got swept away,
I didnt know that it was so cold
and you needed someone
to show you the way
so i took your hand and we figured out
that when the tide comes
i'd take you away
If you want to
I can save you
I can take you away from here
so lonely inside
so busy out there
and all you wanted
was somebody who cares
Tristan kissed Rory's head as she sang the words aloud. He knew she was singing them to him. He could save her.
I'm sinking slowly
so hurry and hold me
your hand is all i have to keep me
hanging on
please can you tell me
so i can finally see
where you go when youre gone
If you want to
I can save you
i can take you away from here
so lonely inside
so busy out there
and all you wanted was somebody who cares
all you wanted was somebody who cares
if you need me you know i'll be there
oh yeah,
if you want to
i can save you
i can take you away from here
so lonely inside
so busy out there
and all you wanted was somebody who cares
Please can you tell me
so i can finally see
where you go when your gone.
The song finished and Rory smiled up at Tristan. He brought his mouth on hers in a gentle and sweet kiss. "Come one lets get to the hotel. It's pretty late, we should go to sleep." She nodded and he helped her up out of the couch.
Rory "I really like this." She said hugging his arm.
He nodded in agreement. "I liked it too." They got to the hotel without anymore conversation except about how a few people were dressed or what they saw. They got to their room and changed into their sleeping attire. Tristan was already laying in bed, dressed in his joe-boxers and wife beater, when Rory came out in her shorts and tank top. She smiled at him. He was laying on his back, arm streched over his face eyes closed and a slight frown on his face.
She walked over to the bed, shut off the light and climbed in on her side of the bed. He wrapped his arm around her waist and they fell asleep.
THE END OF CHAPTER ONE~