A Different Version of the Gilmore Girls, Part 2: The Reunion

Author: Ice

Author's note: The first part I admit I took out of the show. Credit where credit is due. Ok On with the show

~Rory's first day of Chilton~

Lorelai is sleeping. Rory, dressed in her Chilton clothes, opens the door to her mom's bedroom.

"Mom!"

"What? God! Hi." Lorelai in a combination of surprise and sleepiness.

"What are you doing??"

"Having a heart attack."

"I thought you were up. It's 7:10!"

" What?" 

"It's 7:10."

"Stop it! It's a quarter to six."

 "No it's not!"

"Yes it is! I set the clock for a quarter to six so it's…." Rory shows her the clock that was on the nightstand, "It's 7:10!"  Lorelai jumps out of the bed, panicked.

"I can't be late on my first day of school. Do you know what happens to people when they're late on their first day?" Rory is getting upset

"It's shorter?" Lorelai asks as she rummages through her dresser.

"They're labeled 'The late girl'."

" Ohh! So dramatic. Where's the bathroom?" Rory points to the door then goes downstairs.

 A few minutes later, "We have to go! What if there's traffic?? Mom!"

Lorelai starts to talk to herself while in the bathroom.

"I had this all planned. I was gonna get up early. I was gonna get coffee. I was gonna take a shower. I was gonna pick up my clothes from the dry cleaners. Oh my god. My clothes."

"What?!"

"I don't have any clean clothes." Lorelai screams down the stairs.

"It's 7:15."

 "All my nice things were dirty."

"It's 7:16."

 Lorelai looks in her closet. "I was gonna wear my blue suit with the flippy skirt. I look so great in the flippy skirt."

"It's 7:17."

"You know what, time lady? Why don't you go and warm up the car? That would be really super. Thank you."

"Just hurry!"

"Oh, for the love of god!!" Lorelai sighs and sits on the bed to put on socks, "This is the last time I ever buy anything just because it's furry," she says to the clock.

Lorelai finishes getting dressed and runs down the stairs to a waiting Rory in cowboy boots, really short frayed shorts, and a bright pink tye-dyed tight tee-shirt. And she's putting her hair into a ponytail. 

"It's 7—"

"Don't even think of finishing that sentence. What?!"

"Nothing. I just didn't know the rodeo was in town."

"All right, that's it. I'm bringing the baby pictures." Lorelai runs out the door.

"No!! I'm sorry! I love the rodeo! The rodeo rules!"

~~Chilton Driveway~~

"Ok could this place be any scarier?" Lorelai said as they drove into Chilton.

"It reminds me of the place where I went to kindergarten."

"You remember that place?" Rory shrugged. The place seemed familiar. Not welcoming but familiar. Lorelai pulled the jeep into a vistors' parking space. "Ready kiddo?" Rory nodded and opened the car door.  Lorelai got out of the car pulling her trench coat like coat around her tighter.

"Which one?"

"The  Ambrosia building."

"Which is?"  Rory looked confused.

"He looks cute let's ask him." Lorelai goes over to a student and taps his shoulder, "Excuse me. Where is the Ambrosia building?" The blonde boy pointed to a building to the right. 'He looks familiar.' Rory thought.

"Thanks."

"No problem." Lorelai pulls Rory, who is still staring at the boy, away. He watches them walk down the courtyard. 'No. It couldn't be her.'

~~Later that Day at Rory's new Locker~~

"So you're new?" the blonde boy walks up to Rory's new locker. Rory nods nervously, still not sure where she knows him from. 

"Where are you from?"

"Hartford originally, but now I live in Stars Hollow. 30 minutes from here." Then it hit him.

"Rory?" Rory looks confused. The boy gives her a puppy dog look. One that she'd recognize anywhere.

"Tristan!?" She hugs him hard.

"Oh my god Rory! How have you been? Why didn't you call me?"

"I couldn't. My mom wanted to cut all ties off with Hartford. She didn't even talk to my grandparents for a few months."

"Oh. So how have you been?" A girl walks by, smiling at Tristan giving him a wave. Tristan winks back at her. Rory looks skeptical. This is shy little Tristan?

"I'm ok. Living in a small town. Where everyone looks after me. 3.8 GPA. You know." Tristan laughed. The bell rings.

"Well it seems we're going to have to catch up after school. Can I drive you home?"

"Only if I can use your cell phone to call my mom so she doesn't come pick me up." Tristan smiled at her and nodded. He put his arm around her as she pulled out her schedule and showed it to him.

"Most of the same classes as me and Paris. You remember Paris Geller don't you?" Rory made a face.

"Yeah I guess you do. Let's go shall we?" Rory smiled up at Tristan happy to see him after all this time, as they walked down the hall. 

~~After School~~

"Yes Mom! That boy we asked for directions was Tristan! Yes, little shy Tristan!" Tristan smirked at Rory on the phone. She smiled back, and then said to her mother, "Yes you'll be able to see him. He's gonna drive me home ok?" A pause. "Ok I'll see you in 30 minutes." She hung up the phone and gave it to Tristan who in turn gave her a mug of coffee.

"Coffee? You remembered!"

"How could I forget? Between you and your mother how could I not skip last period and not get you the stuff?"

"Tristan!" A girl with blonde hair came up to them looking at Rory like she was dirt.

"Hey Brandi." Brandi tried to hug him but he backed off. "Um. This is Rory, Rory, Brandi." 

"Nice to meet yo…"Brandi had cut Rory off.

"So Tristan, I had fun last night." She gave him a seductive smile. "Wanna come play at my house tonight?"

"Brandi you know I'd love too, but I've to get Rory here home." He gave her a small smile. Brandi gave Rory a dirty look.

"Well ok." Brandi said tracing his chest with a finger, "I guess I'll talk to you later than. Bye. Nice meeting you Mary."

"It's Rory." She saw Tristan smiling.

"What's so funny."

"Mary. She meant like the Virgin Mary. Like you're a goody-goody." Rory whacked him with a notebook she was carrying. "Come on, Mary. Let's go to the car." Tristan smirked at her and she gave him a jokingly dirty look, while following him to his BMW convertible.

"So Miss Patty, is the weird dance teacher. Luke is the person you think is in love with your Mom but won't admit it. Lane is the person that replaced me as your best friend." Rory nods. They were driving down the road in the middle of town.

"So where am I turning?"

"It depends. Do you want food? Do you wanna go straight to my house?" She looked at him quizzically.

"Hmm…."He looked at her smirking, still not believing that Rory Gilmore, his best friend whom he hadn't seen in years was finally back in his life, "you're house. I wanna see your mom."

"Then turn there." They turn down the street that lead to Rory's house and drove straight to the driveway. Lorelai was on the porch reading a book. Rory and Tristan got out of the car.

"Tristan!"

"Lorelai!"  Lorelai ran off the porch and into Tristan's waiting arms.

"So Tris? How have you been? Nice car by the way. I'm driving it later." Tristan smiled. They walked into the house.

"So how is your grandfather?"

"He's doing pretty well actually." Tristan sat himself on the couch.  Rory sat next to him. Curling up to him. Tristan inwardly smiled.

"Lorelai. I know I just came back into your lives and everything but, what happened the day you guys left? All I remember is yelling, Back to the Future, which we never did finish by the way," he said looking at Rory, "Do you mind me asking?"  Rory and Lorelai looked at him. Lorelai knew he would understand the suffocating feeling at her parents house, but she really even told Rory the whole story.

"I was feeling suffocated at my parents house, Mom was trying to control everything. Me, Rory's life, me and Christopher. Then it was becoming too much and Chris and I started to fight. I had to get out of there. Cut off all ties. I'm sorry I didn't let Rory call you. I should have but if it got back to my parents where I was before I was ready…" she trailed off. Rory looked at her mom and then at Tristan. She had missed Tristan.

"Mom on movie night can Tristan come? I mean if you want to."

"And miss a night with my girls? No way." Tristan gave that heart melting smile that he had, "But I do have to get going right now. I'll see you later Lorelai."

"Bye Tristan. It's good to have you back."

"It's good to be back." Tristan and Rory stood up and Rory followed Tristan to the door.

"I'll see you tomorrow." Rory looked up at him. 'God his eyes are blue,' she thought, 'I don't remember them being that blue.'

"You want me to come pick you up?"

"It's so out of your way though."

"I don't mind." Rory nodded.

"Ok then." Tristan opened the door. "Bye Mary." He grinned wickedly and walked out the door. She stood there as he got into his car and drove away. She walked back inside and closed the door to the "Crap Shack".