Title:
Over the hill and through the woods.
Name:
Joy
Email:
SleepingBeauty2@ziplip.com
Rating:
PG
"So what you are trying to
tell me is you like this girl but you don't want to talk about it because I
know her mom?" Thina asked Tristan as they left Stars Hollow.
"No. Its just weird to talk
about this with you, especially now that you've met her."
"Why is that weird?"
"You're my sister… My older
sister. My sister that loves to mock me!" Tristan said exasperated.
"I mock you only to diffuse
the gigantic ego you carry around. Besides, as Rory said, you've gotten
better," Thina said batting her eyes.
Tristan rolled his eyes and sat in
a huff. "So how do you know her mom?"
"Lorelei was my babysitter when I was a kid. Dad didn't
want some unwed mother being a bad influence on me, so she wasn't allowed to
sit for me anymore. I got a real kick out of the fact that he fired Lorelei for
being pregnant, when he had gotten your mom pregnant. I wasn't supposed to know
what happened, but I did."
"Wow. Have you ever forgiven
dad for… me?"
"Hey kid. Don't do that! I
love you more then anything. I wouldn't trade you for all the money in the
world. Have I forgiven dad for the affair and hurting my mom so much? I don't
know. Maybe not. You were the awesome thing that came out of that situation. If
you hadn't been born, there is no way I would have ever spoken to dad
again," Thina confessed.
"But if my mom hadn't gotten
pregnant with me, you never would have known."
Thina cleared her mind and sighed.
"I guess you are old enough for me to say this. Hell, you're not a virgin
anymore! I walked in on your parents. I knew. I knew for a while."
"You walked in on my parents…
that's awful. And what does it matter I'm not a virgin anymore?"
"Well, I don't think anyone
should ever be forced to think of their parents having sex… It's just a weird
thought," she said after a while.
"Hey, how did you know about
me… not being a virgin?" Tristan asked with raised eyebrow.
"How else do you explain the
giant ego, the string of trophy wife wanna-bes you dated, and the general prick
behavior in a matter of a month? I mean, I saw you one week and you were my
brother. The next week you were dad. Sex was the only explanation," she
commented. "Now answer me this- has the feeling of power finally worn off
or is there another reason for the behavior shift?"
Tristan shift uncomfortably in his seat, "I don't
want…" His sentence was cut off be a glare from his sister, "All
right fine! It's Rory! She's the reason. Now can we drop it."
"No way. I want details.
How'd you meet?"
"She transferred into my
class a month late and was really smart. She beat Paris to a question, her
first day," Tristan said with pride.
"Wow… Lorelei was always
amazingly smart."
"Yeah well, I could tell she
was innocent, so…"
"So you called her MARY! I
hate you… You are so evil!" Thina said hitting her brother's arm.
"I would ask her out and she
would turn me down. She became this amazing challenge," he said with a
glint in his eye.
"Once again…. YOU ARE EVIL!!!"
"Hold it… Here comes the part
where I keep falling on my face. I didn't know she had a boyfriend, because
when she started school she didn't. You know the winter dance," Tristan
asked his sister. She nodded. "Well, she was in line to get tickets.
Traditionally the guys get the tickets so I sidled up to her to ask her. I
asked she turned me down, saying she had someone to go to it with. I really
wanted to go with her."
"She got to the dance and
looked amazing in this dark blue dress. She was having such a good time with
her boyfriend, I was sick. I just watched them talk and dance. He would stare
into her eyes the way I wanted to. She was looking at him, this bag boy, the
way I felt I was entitled to be gazed at," Tristan said gritting his
teeth.
"I now understand why she
won't have anything to do with you!" Thina said.
"I'm not done yet… I was so
jealous I nearly came to blows with the guy. She just took his hand and left. I
wasn't worth her time or energy. She had what she wanted and all I wanted was
to him. That was the moment I realized she wasn't a challenge anymore. There
was something else there."
"Well, so what'd you
do?"
"I stared at her in class. My
teacher busted me for memorizing her ear. I decided I needed to be distracted
so I started looking for a good girlfriend. I found Summer- big mistake. Later,
I figured out it was just an attempt to get Rory's attention, who still could
care less about me. I made out with Summer leaning against her locker. She just
politely asked me to move."
"I like this girl. If you get
her I approve greatly."
"I don't think I'm going to
get her," Tristan said looking down.
"Oh, she's still dating that
guy!" Thina said.
"No, they broke up."
"Then what's the
problem?"
"I'm still the jerk that
asked her out for months."
"Well, you seemed to be
friends when she got in the car. How'd that happen?"
"Summer dumped me on my ass
in front of my class at a big party. Rory was there trying to get her mind off
the break up she just went through," he said. "I was sitting in a
quiet room licking my wounds when she found me by accident. I said something like
I bet she and the rest of the class loved watching me get dumped. She said she
didn't and she felt bad for me. I told her I didn't want to talk about it, so
she asked about a test we had. I just couldn't fathom the fact she was being
nice to me especially after all the crap I put her through."
"She's a nice girl. Rory's
definitely the type of girl I'd like to see you date," Thina said touching
the back of his neck.
"So we sat and talked a
little. She told me about having just been dumped the night before. I told her
the guy was a moron and asked if she thought they'd be getting back together.
She said he was pretty determined. She asked if I thought Summer and I would
get back together… I had to laugh and said no. I just couldn't believe how cool
she was and sweet, so I…" he paused.
"You what?" Thina asked
with a side glare.
"Kissed her."
"Were you trying to make her
cry?" she said in frustration.
"No… And how did you know she
would cry?"
"Idiot! She had been dating this guy a while right?
She isn't one to date just to date. She had real feelings for him. You just
reinforced the fact you weren't her boyfriend," she said as she shook her
head.
"Oh… Well, then we talked about
it at school. We were in a project together and things got kind of weird."
"She apologized for crying,
didn't she?"
"Yeah… How do you do
that?"
Thina smiled, "I think what
would Lorelei have done. Anyway, go ahead."
"So we talked and she told me
her crying didn't have to do with the kiss, which I of course didn't believe.
She then complimented my kissing to make me feel better. I suggested trying it
again to which I quickly realized she wasn't going to think it was funny or
appropriate… Don't say anything please. I know I'm a moron when it comes to
this girl… She suggested I date girls with more substance like Paris… Hey, she
said something I didn't get. She said, 'Louie, this is the beginning of a beautiful
friendship' or something like that."
"I laugh in your general
direction. It is a line in Casablanca. When we get back, why don't you invite
Rory to my place and I'll have Michael come to and we'll watch
Casablanca?"
Tristan thought it over,
"Maybe… I don't know."
"So back to the saga of
Tristan and Rory."
"There is no Tristan and
Rory… I wish it were different, but its not."
"Well, have you tried to tell
her?" Thina asked.
"I went out with Paris and I
realized that there was no point. I only wanted to date Rory. I mentioned to
Paris that it was Rory's idea that we go out and she flipped out. She yelled at
Rory and totally freaked. I then had to deal with Rory being mad that I didn't try
with Paris."
"Uh-oh!"
"Yeah. So the only thing I
could say was it wasn't fair for me to keep taking Paris out if I liked someone
else. I thought then she would get it. Oh NO. Oblivious girl says, 'So you're
not over Summer, huh?' I couldn't believe it. All I could say was sort of laugh
and said, 'Yeah, I'm not over Summer,' rolling my eyes. That is sort where it
was left. We sort of talk, but nothing major."
Thina looked at her brother's
depressed posture, "You realize she may not be over her boyfriend. It may
be a while before you'll get a real shot. Do the friend thing. I know you've
never been good at that part, but for a girl like Rory you have to learn."
"Thanks… Can you help me figure
it out?"
"What are big sister's for?"