Title: A Different Version of the Gilmore Girls

Author: Ice

Rating: PG-13 (to be on the safe side)

Summary: What if Rory and Tristan had known each other before Rory went to Chilton?

Part 1 A lot of the parts from the TV show.

Disclaimer: I own nothing except the plotline. Characters, names, places, all do not belong to me.

Background: Lorelai Gilmore,21, beautiful, rich, sarcastic, suffocating. If it wasn't for her boyfriend Christopher, and 5 year old daughter she would have gone crazy in her parents' house a long time ago. Hell she probably would have left. She tried once, but the maid caught her. She has been under lock and key ever since. Chris was there supporting her in every way he could. Mainly because, even though this is the man that got their daughter pregnant at 16, Richard and Emily Gilmore liked him. They figured maybe he would convince Lorelai to become like them. Socialites. But Chris was more like Lorelai than the Gilmore elders. He wanted out of the rich community too. But they both knew that Lorelai the second, better known as Rory, the smart little girl that they had brought into this world, would have a better chance in life if they stayed with Lorelai's parents.

            "Lorelai! You're going to be late for Rory's first day at school!" Lorelai pulled on a stocking and rolled her eyes at her five-year-old daughter who giggled on the floor in her private school uniform.  Rory handed her mother her shoes and Lorelai tied them. "Mommy?"      

"What babe?"

"Does Grandma and Grandpa have to not go with us today?"

"Yeah Sweetie. And Daddy's at school. So it's just me and you. Ok?" Rory nodded. Lorelai finished getting dressed and took Rory's hand as they climbed down the stairs to the living room. Emily was waiting there with a camera. Shy Rory hid behind her mother. Emily smiled. "Come on you two you shouldn't be late."  They went outside, with no arguing from the two elder Gilmores, and Lorelai and Rory climbed into the jeep, Lorelai with a cup of coffee in her hand.

"Goodbye Rory! Have a good day!" Rory waved to her grandmother as they pulled out of the driveway.

~~10 Minutes Later~~~

"You ready kiddo?" Rory nodded. The building was very Hunchback of Norte Dameish. At least that's what Rory thought it looked like. They got out of the car and joined a group of other kindergartens at the stairs. Some of kids were with their parents but it seemed like most had come with nannies. Lorelai knew how that was.

Rory looked around taking in her surroundings. She saw a girl with brownish-blonde hair next to her with a lady speaking in Spanish, and a boy with blonde hair, that was combed to look like he was getting his picture taken, with a older man. Rory watched as her mom went up to the older man and said, "Is this where the kindergarteners are supposed to be?" The man said, "Why yes miss. Hello I'm Janlan Dugrey and this is my grandson Tristan." Lorelai shook his hand. "I'm Lorelai Gilmore and this is my daughter Lorelai Gilmore." Janlan smiled, "Gilmore, Richard and Emily's girl? I've done business with your father many times." Lorelai smiled, as Mr. Dugrey turned back to the podium  and said to Rory, "He seems nice." But Rory didn't hear her she was to busy looking at Tristan. Who kept staring back.

"Somebody's got a crush," Lorelai teased.

"I do not Mommy!" Lorelai smiled at her daughter and said innocently, "shush, the headmaster is starting to speak."

"Welcome to Wellington's Primary School ladies and gentlemen. This is a prestige school that starts at kindergarten and goes up through grade 3. I hope that we will see each and everyone of you each year.  At this moment we have, three kindergarten classes. The children will be put into their class alphabetically by last name…" He went on.

"Looks like you'll be in the same class as Mr. Dugrey over there." Lorelai teased her daughter."

"Nuh Uh. It depends on how they spilt us up." Rory retorted. Lorelai smirked. Rory looked back at Tristan as the names were being called out.

"Anderson to Gilmore will go to Miss Lasen's class." Rory inwardly groaned. She wasn't gonna hear the end of it now.

~~In Class~~

"Hello children I'm Miss Lasen and I will be your teacher for the year."         

"Duh," Tristan murmured, loud enough for everyone to hear. The kids laughed, except Rory. She thought it was mean of him to do that.  Miss Lasen ignored the comment.

"Why don't you all get acquainted and play with the toys or read some of the books, and then your parents will be back to pick you up." She nodded to the parents. Lorelai squatted down to Rory's level and turned her to face her mother. "I'm leaving now ok kiddo?" Rory nodded, a frown on her face. "Daddy or I will be back to pick you up in a little while. Be good ok?" Rory hugged her mother sad that she had to leave. "Ok. Bye," Lorelai had tears in her eyes as she left the room. Her little girl was growing up.

            Rory wandered over to the books when her mother left hoping to find something to cheer her up. The girl with brownish-blonde hair was there looking at the titles.

            "Hi. I'm Lorelai Gilmore, you can call me Rory."

            "I'm Paris Gellar." Paris turned back to the books, "I've read almost all of these. What about you?" Rory looked quickly at the books, noticing some of her favorites, The Velveteen Rabbit was there along with Fox in Socks, and the Emily Mouse books. "These are some of my favorites."

"Hi." A shy voice came from behind them. Rory and Paris turned around to see Tristan Dugrey.

"Hi," Rory smiled at the boy. For some reason she felt like she should be friends with him, "I'm Rory Gilmore."

"Paris Gellar."

~~3rd grade- Hartford~~~

"Rory! Tristan!  Stop running in the house!" Emily said to the eight year olds who were racing to the kitchen.

"Frankie! May we please have some coffee?" Rory gave the cook a pitiful look.

"You had better be careful Tristan this one's gonna be the death of you yet." Frankie said getting them their coffee.  "After this let's go back to your room and watch some movies." Tristan suggested. "Ok. Frankie, could we have some junk food too?"

"I'll bring it up in a second." The two carried their drinks to Rory's room hearing the fighting going on in Lorelai's room as they passed it. When they got to Rory's room Tristan asked her about it. "What's going on with your parents?" Tristan bring her best friend, knew the whole story.  "I don't know." Rory said. "One day Mom and Dad just started fighting about everything. Me, Daddy going to school in New Jersey,Grandma and Grandpa and I don't like it." Tristan hugged her. Rory wiped her tears and popped Back to the Future into her VCR. A favorite of both of them.

            About halfway through the movie Christopher came into the room. "Tristan I'm taking you home. Now. Rory pack a suitcase and go into your mother's room." The kids looked at each other but did as they were told. Rory's father had never had such force in his voice. The kids looked nervous. After Chris and Tristan left Lorelai came into a packing Rory's room. Her eyes were tear-stained and puffy. "Rory, come here for a second." Rory went to her mother and sat on the bed. "Sweetie, umm…we're moving. To a small town where I've found work."

"Grandma and Grandpa too?" Lorelai shook her head. "No I have to get out of this house. I have to do my own thing. We have to have a life of our own. Do you understand?" Rory nodded her head. "Can I tell Tristan?" Lorelai felt the tears in her eyes coming back. "No Kiddo. We can't tell anyone not even Grandma and Grandpa ok?" Rory nodded but felt tears in her own eyes.

~~~~Sophomore Year-Stars Hollow~~~~

"Rory! Where is my Blue Angel Hello Kitty shirt?"

"You mean my hello kitty shirt?"

"Ok yes!"

"My top drawer!" Rory laughed as she heard her mother run down the stairs and go into Rory's room.

"Mom. There's nothing to eat in this house except expired yogurt and moldy bread."

"Luke's?" Lorelai asked coming out of Rory's room.

"Luke's."

Luke's Diner-

"No coffee." Luke said before Lorelai and Rory had gotten all the way in the door.

"LLLuuuukkkeee. Please?"

"Had many cups has she had today?"

"Three."

"No Coffee."

"Traitor," she said to Rory, "Meanie," that was directed  at Luke.

"Pancakes?"

"Yes Please." Luke went into the kitchen to make the pancakes.

"Ok so. What's on the schedule for today?"

"Well. Since Lane is going crazy because there's this new CD out she wants I was thinking I could pick it for her after school."

"That's ok, I might have to go to the inn for awhile anyway, so come over after and make a few bucks." Luke walks over with two plates of blueberry pancakes, bacon, and two cups of coffee.

"Luke! Thanks You I love you!" Luke grunted and turned away. Rory laughed digging into her food.

"So tonight. Movie night? Lane? Sookie?" Rory shook her head.

"Lane is going to church. Her parents are going overload since she's now 15."

Lorelai made a face. "Ick." "Yeah well she seems to enjoy it. Some cute guy."

"Well she always finds the best in everything."

"Yeah. Oh. I have to go. School."

"Have a good day Kiddo." Rory left the diner and walked down the street to Stars Hollow high. "Rory! Rory!" her best friend Lane Kim ran up to her, "I just got here. There's a new guy!"

"Lane, calm down. Ok? Now Speak."

"There's a new guy in school about 6'1, brown hair, brown eyes, adorably cute."

"Ok Lane. But see I can't get involved with anyone can I? I might be leaving to go to Chilton."

"Dumb private school."  Rory laughed and pushed her friend gently towards the school.

~~Independence Inn~~

"Sookie!" Lorelai came into the kitchen just as Sookie accidentally put her hand on the hot stove, "Owww!!!" 

"Sookie! She did it! She got in!

"To Chilton?!" 

"To Chilton!" Lorelai takes out the letter. "'Dear Ms. Gilmore, We are happy to inform you that we have a vacancy at Chilton Preparatory starting immediately. Due to your daughter's excellent credentials and your enthusiastic pursuit of her enrollment --' I offered to do the principal to get her in -- ' we would be happy to accept her as soon as the first semester's tuition has been received.'"

"Wow!"

"Mom?" Rory walks into the kitchen.

"Rory!" Rory sees Sookie and Lorelai.

"Mom, you're happy. Did you do something slutty?"

"I'm not that happy." She holds up the letter which Rory quickly reads. A look of disbelief appears on her face.

"I got in to Chilton?"

"You got in babe!" Sookie, Lorelai, and Rory laugh and jump around the kitchen.

"I've gotta call Lane!" Michel walks into the kitchen.

"Lorelai, your offspring is using my phone."

"Were you using it?"

"No."

"Were you planning on using it?"

"No."

"Then shush." Michel hmphed and turned back to go to his desk.

"Sookie, agh. I just saw the tuition bill. Boy there's a lot of zeros behind that 5."

"I know you're probably gonna hurt me for suggesting this but what about if you…."

"No Sookie."

"Then what are you going to do?"

"I don't know there has to be another way."

That Night

"Ding Dong!"

"Hello Lorelai." Emily Gilmore smiled as she answered the door.

The next day on a bench in Stars Hollow:

"Madame Bouverie. Interesting choice."  Rory looked up to see the new guy staring at her.

"Well it stimulates the brain."  The boy laughed.

"I'm Dean, I just moved here from Chicago."

"Ah…Chicago, Windy, Oprah."

"That's the place." There was a pause.

"Oh! I'm Rory. Well Lorelai actually."

"Lorelai. I like that."

"It's my mother's name too. She named me after herself. She was lying in the hospital thinking about how men name boys after themselves all the time, you know, so why couldn't women. She says her feminism just kind of took over. Though personally I think a lot of Demerol also went into that decision. I never talk this much."

"Well I'd better go." Rory looks disappointed.

"Oh well ok."

"I have to look for a job."

"Oh you should check with Miss Patty. She knows basically everything that happens in this town."

"Miss Patty."

"Yeah she runs the dance studio. Over there. I'll go with you if you want. She's a little scary if you don't know what to expect." Dean smiles and Rory gets up and they walk down the street to Miss Patty's.

Luke's Diner-

"You're late."

"Coffee please Luke."

"You're to young to drink coffee."

"Luke."

"Fine but if it stunts your growth, not my fault."

"Sorry Mom. I was at the library."

"Oh. Ok."  Luke comes over with two plates of hamburgers, and a coffee for Rory.

"Thanks Luke." There was a silence.

"So you're being quiet tonight."

"Yeah I guess."

"So guess who we're gonna see tomorrow?"

Rory took a bite out of her hamburger.

"Emily and Richard." Rory almost choked.

"Come again?"

"Yeah ,well…they heard about Chilton and wanted to have you over for dinner."

"Ok."

"Yeah." Lorelai looked at her daughter. "You ok?"

"I guess. I just don't know if I want to go to Chilton. It's gotta be costing you a lot of money and such. And the bus ride is just so long each way."

"Sweetie what about Harvard?"

"I can still get into Harvard from where I am." Lorelai looked at her funny.

"Just try it. If you don't like it you can drop out and come back to Stars Hollow high. Ok?" Rory grumbled an ok.

"Let's go." Rory and Lorelai walked out of the dinner and went home.