A/N: OTH/GG. My first crossover. What if Tristan was actually Lucas? Okay so here me out. Tristan Dugrey is actually Lucas Tristan Scott. The DuGreys in Hartford were actually Karen's cousin and had agreed to get him out of Tree Hill for a while. Well when he was sent to military school Karen actually brought him back home to Tree Hill. And what if Peyton's mom had actually been a Gilmore? Lorelai's twin to be exact. Now its been four months since Tristan (aka Lucas Scott) has been back in Tree Hill. Lorelai's planning a vacation. And it just happens to involve Tree Hill.
Chapter 1
Tree Hill…Lucas (Tristan) POV
It's been four months since Mom brought me back to Tree Hill. I gotta say it's nice to be back but I can't get her out of my head. Rory Gilmore. I know that Mom's worried about me…I know she is. She even tried to get Keith to talk to me. Hales has been hanging out with Nathan but I can't stand the guy so we haven't been talking that much. Keith convinced me to join the Ravens but the guys hazed me. It was pretty brutal. Today I'm working at Keith's, but I decide to stop by the Café to get a bite before heading over. When I walked in, Mom was standing at the counter. "Hey Mom." I said, walking over and taking a seat.
"Hey, you headed to Keith's?" She asked me.
"Yeah, thought I'd come get something to eat first though." I said.
"Okay. You want a burger?" She asked me.
"Thanks Mom."
Peyton POV - her bedroom
I was sitting on my bed, working on a sketch when I looked up and saw my Dad standing in the doorway. "Hey Dad." I said.
He walked in and sat on my bed. "Hey. So I need to talk to you." He said.
I sat up a little bit. "Everything okay?" I asked. He had this serious tone about him, he only ever had it when it came to something that he was unsure I would feel about.
"Your mom's sister and your cousin are coming to visit." He said.
"Aunt Lorelai's coming?" I asked and he nodded. "But normally we have to go to Stars Hollow to see her and Rory."
"I know. She said that Rory just got out of a tough relationship and she could use a break. Honestly I just think that she wants to get out of Connecticut for a while." Dad said.
"That's understandable. Grandma and Grandpa aren't exactly the easiest people to get along with." I said.
"I know. That's why we don't go there often. Just promise to make Rory feel comfortable while she's here. Maybe you and Brooke can take her shopping or something."
"Sure thing Dad." I said.
Stars Hollow…Rory POV
"What do you mean we're going to Tree Hill?" I asked mom. She had bounced into my room early that morning and told me that we were taking a vacation. Dean and I had broken up two weeks ago and I think that she was just tired of me moping around.
"I mean, that we're going to see your Uncle Larry and your cousin Peyton." Mom said.
"Mom, we've never once been to Tree Hill. They always come here. Why is now any different?" I said.
"Because. I need a vacation and so do you." She said.
"Fine. Whatever." I said, as I stuck my earbuds back in my ears and turned my music up. At least it was spring break, maybe I could see if Peyton wanted to spend some time at the beach. Maybe even meet a cute guy…yeah that could work. Spring break fling to get over Dean. Even if the breakup had been building. Things hadn't been the same the last four months. Not since…he left.
Several hours later, we pulled into a driveway and climbed out of the jeep. We walked up to the front door and Mom rang the bell. The door opened and there was Uncle Larry. I never met my mom's sister. She died when I was little. They had drifted apart when her and Uncle Larry moved to Tree Hill and got married. Peyton's mom had died after getting into a car accident. Mom had left me with Sookie so that she could come up here with Grandma and Grandpa for the funeral. "Lorelai." Uncle Larry said.
"Hi Larry." Mom said as she stepped inside and hugged him.
When they both stepped back from the hug, Uncle Larry looked at me. "Hi Rory." He said pulling me into a hug.
"Hi Uncle Larry." I said. "Is Peyton here?" I asked.
He nodded. "Yeah, she's upstairs in her room. Top of the stairs on the right." He said.
"Thanks." I said. I made my way up the stairs and I saw that Peyton's door was open. "Hey." I said.
Peyton was laying on her bed drawing. In my opinion, she was an incredible artist. She leaned up and looked back at me when she heard me. "Hey, you finally made it." She said, sitting up.
"Yeah, just got here." I said, walking in and sitting on the edge of her bed. "No big plans tonight?" I asked, knowing that normally she would be at a party on a Friday night.
"Supposed to meet Brooke at a party on the beach. I was waiting for you to see if you wanted to go." She said.
I nodded. "Sure. Not sure if I'm dressed ok." I said. I had a pair of blue jeans and a thin sweater on.
"Jeans are okay. We gotta find you a different shirt though." She said. "And I know just the one." She got up from the bed and walked over to her closet. I followed her. She pulled a shirt and a leather jacket out and handed it to me. "This is perfect." She said. I took them from her and went into her bathroom and changed. I was surprised at how good it looked on me. It definitely wasn't my usual look but it worked. When I walked out of the bathroom, she looked at me. "Perfect. Let's go." She said and we walked out of her room and downstairs. Mom and Uncle Larry were sitting in the living room when we came downstairs. "Okay Dad, we're gone." She said.
"Where?" Uncle Larry asked.
"Beach party. Nathan's parent's beach house." Peyton told him.
"Okay. Be safe. Watch out for Rory. You're the only person she knows."
"I know Dad. Hi Aunt Lorelai." She said.
"Hi Peyton. Have fun girls." Mom said.
And with that we were gone. I wasn't sure what would happen but at this point I didn't really care.
Beach Party….Lucas POV
I wasn't much of a partier but Brooke had been telling me that I needed to have more fun. When I showed up at the party, Brooke was standing around the kitchen island with Nathan, Haley, Tim and Theresa. I wondered where Peyton was. They usually came to these things together. "Hey guys." I said, when I walked into the kitchen.
"Hey Luke." Haley said.
"Hey Lucas, glad to see that you finally took my advice." Brooke said handing me a cup.
"Yeah well you said that I need to have more fun. No Peyton tonight?" I asked her.
"She's coming later. Her cousin came into town so she was gonna wait and see if she wanted to come." Brooke said.
I nodded. "Where's she from?" Haley asked Brooke.
"Connecticut…I think. Not really sure. She doesn't talk about her Mom's family much. Brings up memories." Brooke said.
"I'm sure the four of us can find something to do while she's here." Haley told her and Brooke agreed.
"Yeah." Brooke said as she took a drink. "Oh there she is."
"Hey guys." Peyton said as she walked into the kitchen and joined us. "Hey I wanna introduce you guys to my cousin." She said. "Guys I want you to meet -" Peyton said as I turned around.
"Rory." I said, barely above a whisper.
She looked up at me when I said her name. "Hi Tristan." She said.
There were only two people in our group that knew my full name. Haley and Nathan. "You guys know each other?" Peyton asked.
"We went to school together in Hartford." I said. I had told everyone about my stupid stunts that I had pulled at Chilton. I had told them about the girl that wouldn't go out with me. I just never told them her name.
"Lucas Scott…Please tell me that my cousin is not the girl that you told us about." Peyton said.
I notice Rory blush. "You talked about me?" Rory asked me.
"Yeah well your kind of hard to forget." I said. She smiled at me.
"Okay…Anyway, Rory I want to introduce you to every one. This is Brooke, Nathan, and Haley." Peyton said.
"It's nice to meet you guys." Rory said. "Excuse me I need some air." Rory said, grabbing a cup and walking outside. Once she walked outside I turned back to the group.
"What?" I asked.
"Don't you look at me like that. You know what? Your in love with my cousin aren't you?" Peyton asked with a smirk.
"I don't know. But I know that I need to talk to her." I said. "Catch you guys later."
Rory POV
After I grabbed a cup and walked outside, I made my way down to the beach. I couldn't believe it. Tristan was here. Only everyone seemed to be calling him Lucas here. I wasn't quite on the beach. It was more like a pier. I leaned against the side of it and took a drink. I hated alcohol but if I was going to be seeing Tristan or Lucas or whatever he was calling himself, I was going to need some liquid courage.
"What're you doing here?" I heard someone asked. Not just anyone. Tristan or Lucas. Whatever.
"I told you. I needed some air." I said.
"No not here. Here in Tree Hill." He said, stopping in front of me.
"I'm visiting my cousin, Peyton and her dad." I told him.
"How are you guys even related?" He asked me.
"Her mom and mine were twins." I told him.
"And this is your first trip to Tree Hill?" He asked me and I nodded. There was an awkward silence. "You look good."
"Thanks. What happened to military school?"
"My mom got pissed when she found out and she brought me home." He said and I nodded.
"Why did Peyton call you Lucas?" I asked, finally wanting to know.
"It's my first name. When I was in Hartford, I was living with my Mom's cousin. They enrolled me in Chilton using my middle name and their last name. I didn't think much about it. So when I came home, I went back to everyone calling me Lucas or Luke. That's what they all know me as. There's only two people in that house that know my full name. Haley and I have been friends since we were little and Nathan…well Nathan's my brother. He's heard my mom use my full name a couple of time. Our relationship is complicated. Same dad different moms." He said.
"Well what do you want me to call you?" I asked.
"It doesn't matter. For you, I'll answer to either." He said. I nodded and smiled a little. I took another drink. "How's Dean?" He asked me.
I shuddered at the sound of Dean's name. "Oh. We uh…we broke. Couple weeks ago." I said.
"Oh sorry." He said, looking down at his feet.
"Why? I'm not. It had been coming. Things hadn't been the same since…" I said, trailing off.
He looked up at me. "Since what?" He asked.
"Since you left. The last thing that you told me before you left was that if Dean wasn't looking you would kiss me. And then you walked away. I don't know…something about that night changed the way that I saw my relationship with Dean. I tried but my heart wasn't in it. Then a few weeks ago, I went to surprise him at his house and he was making out with this girl from Stars Hollow High. I couldn't handle that so I broke up with him." I told him.
"Idiot." Lucas said.
"I believe that's the same thing you said that night at Madeline's." I said, smiling at him.
"Yeah well he is. Any guy that would cheat on you is an idiot." He said, smiling back at me.
I downed the rest of my drink. "I should go find Peyton." I said. I leaned up and kissed his cheek. I started to walk away. "I'll be seeing you Lucas." And with that I headed back to the house to find Peyton.
When I found her, she was talking to a guy. "Ror, there you are. This is Jake. Jake this is my cousin Rory." Peyton said.
"Hi." He said.
"Hi. It's nice to meet you." I said. "I was looking for you. I was wondering if you were about ready to go. I'm tired."
"Yeah, totally. Let's go." She said, kissing Jake goodbye. We headed out of the house and to her car. On the drive back to her house, she asked "So…"
"So…what? I like your friends their really cool." I said. I knew that she was fishing for information. It's the Gilmore blood in her.
"Don't change the subject. What happened with you and Lucas? Seems like there's a story there." She said.
I let out a sigh. "It's not an interesting one. I promise." I told her.
"I still wanna here it." Peyton said.
"We kissed once. At a party, the first time Dean and I broke up." I told her.
"Oh I remember that. It was the first Chilton party that you went to wasn't it?"
I nodded. "Yeah. Anyway, Dean and I had broken up the night before and then while at the party Summer had broken up with him in front of everyone. Anyway, I found him sitting in a music room tapping on the piano. So I walked over to him and sat beside him. We talked for a minute and then we kissed." I told her.
"Wow. That's totally not the Lucas Scott that we all know." She said.
"Yeah it's kinda weird. He's totally different here. And that's besides the name thing." I told her and she raised an eyebrow at me. "Hartford I knew him as Tristan. Apparently that is his middle name."
"You learn something new everyday." Peyton said.
I couldn't help but smile the rest of the way back to her house. It was the first time in weeks that I had really smiled.
Lorelai POV
The girls had been gone for about two hours. "Larry, I hope you know how much I appreciate you letting us come." I said, as he handed me a cup of coffee.
"It's no problem, Lor. You know that your always welcome. How'd Richard and Emily feel about you taking a spontaneous trip to Tree Hill?" Larry asked me.
I let out a sigh. "You know how they are. Even after all this time, they miss my sister. I mean she was the golden child. She at least waited until she got married to have a family. They hate that they don't get to see Peyton more than they do, but I get it." I said.
He nodded. "It's okay." He said. "Now what's really going on?" He asked me.
"I don't know. Rory and her boyfriend broke up after she caught him cheating on her. I'm grateful for all the help my parents have given me but another part of me thinks that maybe it's time for a change." I said. "Maybe it's time for a change in scenery."
"You thinking about moving to Tree Hill?" Larry asked me.
"Maybe I don't know. I guess I'll figure it out this week while I'm here." I told him.
"It might be good." Larry said.
I smiled. Half an hour later, the front door opened and the girls walked in. "Hi girls how was the party?" I asked.
They both walked into the living room and sat on the couch. "It was good. I ran into someone from Hartford." Rory said.
I raised an eyebrow at her. "Who?" I asked.
"Bible boy." She said.
"Really?"
"Yeah. It's complicated. He goes by Lucas here." She told me. I knew that Rory liked Bible boy but she hadn't wanted to admit it to herself. I smiled at her. Maybe being in Tree Hill would be a good thing. Only time would tell.
A/N: Hope you guys liked it. Let me know what you think.
