Sugar and Spice
By Misha

Disclaimer and Notes in Part One.

Chapter Twenty-One: Chilton's Newest 'Couple'

Rory got to school on Monday and then paused because blocking off her locker, and a couple of others, were her sister and Tristan locked in an embrace. This was definitely a new development.

"Chilton's newest couple." Louise murmured. "When did those two hook-up?" She looked at Rory, obviously directing the question at her.

"Saturday night." Rory told them, still staring at the couple. It was slightly disturbing to watch your sister make out with her whatever, Rory refused to call Tristan Christa's boyfriend, against your locker.

"I want a boyfriend to make out with." Madeline complained.

"Ty Tolson likes you." Louise told her.

Madeline made a face. "I want a different boyfriend to make out with."

Paris turned to look at Rory. "Can you make your evil twin move so I can get to my locker?"

Rory sighed and nodded. She went over and tapped Christa's shoulder. Her sister broke away from Tristan and smiled at her. "Hey, Rory."

"Can you move this over a bit?" Rory asked. "I can't get to my locker."

"We're done." Christa said, pulling out of Tristan's embrace.

"We are?" Tristan asked, trying to wrap his arms around her waist.

"For now, at least." Christa said, side-stepping his embrace. "I'm going to go talk to my sister."

"Meet me later?" Tristan asked.

"If you're lucky." Christa said with a smile and then focused her attention on Rory. "How are you today?"

"I'm okay." Rory said with a small smile, grabbing her books out of her locker. "And I see you're good."

Christa shrugged. "You know how it is."

"Yeah." Rory said, though she wasn't sure she did. She had only ever kissed one guy in her entire life and that was Dean and she couldn't imagine just randomly making out with a guy at school. She sighed, it was just another one of those many differences between her and her twin.

Christa made her way to her locker after school. Rory had been giving her weird looks all day and Christa knew that her twin didn't approve of what had happened that morning. After all, it wasn't something Rory would do, but then that was true of mos of the things Christa did.

Still, it was her life and her twin didn't have to approve of everything she did. Christa wasn't quite sure how it had happened. She had arrived at school and the next she knew, she was making out with Tristan against a bunch of lockers.

"Hey." Tristan said, walking up to her. Speak of the devil.

"Hey." Christa echoed, leaning against her locker.

"I was thinking we could hang out." Tristan said, leaning in, his hands planted on the lockers on either side of her.

"Can't." Christa told him. "My grandmother's taking me shopping."

Tristan raised an eyebrow. "You can't get out of it?"

"Nope." Christa told him, then she grinned. "I might manage to cut it short though."

Tristan grinned. "Good. I'll call you." He leaned forward and kissed her.

Christa let him for a minute and then pushed him away. "I have to go."

Tristan just grinned and then moved to let her by. Christa walked away, shaking her head. She had no idea what was going on with Tristan. Last week, he had just been a hot guy who amused her and she was convinced he still had a thing for Rory. Now, they were making out at school and...

Christa shook her head. Whatever it was, it was no big deal. So, she couldn't define it or really see where it had come from, what was new? She took it one day at a time, letting things happen however they were going to happen and this thing with Tristan was no exception, so she might as well enjoy it.